Printronix L5035 User Manual
User’s Manual
The Printronix L5035 Multifunction Printer
Consumables Information
Printronix® has years of experience designing printer imaging
systems. For the best possible performance of your Printronix
printer, use Genuine Printronix parts and supplies.
For the name of your nearest Printronix full service distributor, call:
United States (800) 733-1900 or (714) 368-2300
Europe (33) 1-46-25-1900
Singapore (65) 548-4116
Consumable Item Part Number
Toner cartridge 703532-001 21,000
Waste toner bottle 202984-001 150,000
Photoreceptor drum 703535-001 150 - 300,000
Developer 703548-001 150,000
Developing Unit 705739-001 600,000
Note 1: Varies with paper size, media type, and toner coverage.
Note 2: Inspect every 150,000 pages; clean if needed. Replace
at 300,000 pages or sooner of print quality is no longer
acceptable. Drum life is dependent upon media used and proper
maintenance and operation of the printer. Print media other than
bond paper (e.g., labels, card stock, plastic, or vinyl) may reduce
drum life as much as 50%.
For more information, please go to our website at
www.printronix.com.
Replacement Interval
(in Pages)
See Note 2
1
L5035 Multifu nctio n Prin ter
User’s Manual
706590-001D
Software License Ag re emen t
CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER. USING THIS
PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND
ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS
TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM, AND YOUR MONEY
WILL BE REFUNDED.
Definitions.
“Software” shall mean the digitally encoded, machine-readable
data and program. The term “Software Product” includes the
Software resident in the printer and its documentation. The
Software Product is licensed (not sold) to you, and Printronix, Inc.
either owns or licenses from other vendors who own, all copyright,
trade secret, patent and other proprietary rights in the Software
Product.
License.
1. Authorized Use. You agree to accept a non-exclusive license
to use the Software resident in the printer solely for your own
customary business or personal purposes.
2. Restrictions. a. To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix, Inc., you
agree to maintain the Software Product and other
proprietary information concerning the typefaces in strict
confidence.
b. You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software Product.
c. You shall not sublicense, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer
all or any portion of the Software Product separate from the
printer, without the prior written consent of Printronix, Inc.
d. You may not modify or prepare derivative works of the
Software Product.
e. You may not transmit the Software Product over a network,
by telephone, or electronically using any means; or reverse
engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software.
f. You agree to keep confidential and use your best efforts to
prevent and protect the contents of the Software Product
from unauthorized disclosure or use.
3. Transfer. You may transfer the Software Product with the
printer, but only if the recipient agrees to accept the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. Your license is automatically
terminated if you transfer the Software Product and printer.
Limited Software Product Warranty
Printronix, Inc. warrants that for ninety (90) days after delivery, the
Software will perform in accordance with specifications published
by Printronix, Inc. Printronix, Inc. does not warrant that the Software
is free from all bugs, errors and omissions.
Remedy
Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Printronix, Inc. in
connection with the Software is replacement of defective software
with a copy of the same version and revision level.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Remedies
1. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED.
Printronix, Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in
the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation
of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free.
Printronix, Inc. reserves the right to make changes and/or
improvements in the Software without notice at any time.
2. IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX, INC. BE LIABLE FOR
LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS,
OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF
PRINTRONIX, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES
CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OR MANIPULATION OF THE
SOFTWARE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
3. Printronix, Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage caused
by delay in furnishing a Software Product or any other
performance under this Agreemen t.
4. Our entire liability and your exclusive remedies for our liability
of any kind (including liability for negligence except liability for
personal injury caused solely by our negligence) for the
Software Product covered by this Agreement and all other
performance or nonperformance by us under or related to this
Agreement are limited to the remedies specified by this
Agreement.
5. California law governs this Agreement.
Termination of License Agreement
This License shall continue until terminated. This license may be
terminated by agreement between you and Printronix, Inc. or by
Printronix, Inc. if you fail to comply with the terms of this License
and such failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days after notice.
When this License is terminated, you shall return to the place you
obtained them, the printer and all copies of the Software and
documentation.
U.S. Government Restricted Rights
Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to
restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and
Computer Software clause at FAR 242.227-7013, subdivision (b)
(3) (ii) or subparagraph (c) (1) (ii), as appropriate. Further use,
duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions applicable to
restricted rights software as set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (c) (2).
Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND
BY ITS TERMS AN D CON DI TI ONS. N EIT HER PA RT Y SHAL L BE
BOUND BY ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT
CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NO CHANGE IN THIS
AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND SIGNED
BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH
PARTY. BY USING THIS PRINTER, YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Communication Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement: This
equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provided reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be
used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Printronix is not
responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using
other than recommended cables and connectors or by any
unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.
Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Canadian Department of Communications Compliance
Statement: This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
Avis de conformite aux normes du ministere des
Communcations du Canada: Cet appareil numerique de la classe
A est conform á norme NMB-003 du Canada.
European Community (EC) Conformity Statement:
This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EC
Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of
the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
Printronix cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the
protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended
modification of the product, including the fitting of non-Printronix
option cards.
German Conformity Statement:
Zulassungsbescheinigung Gesetz über die elektromagnetische
Verträglichkeit von Geraten (EMVG) vom 30. August 1995
Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt in Übereinstimmung mit dem deutschen
das EG-Konformitätszelchen - CE - zu führen.
Der Außteller der Konformitätserklärung ist die Printronix......(1)
Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 3 Abs. (2) 2:
Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 50082-1 und
EN 55022 Klasse A.
EN 55022 Klasse A Geräte bedürfen folgender Hinweise:
Nach dem EMVG: “Geräte dürfen an Orten, für die sie nicht
asreichend entstört sind, nur mit besonderer Genehmigung des
Bundesminester s für Po st und Teleko mmu nik at ion oder des
Bundesamtes für Post und Telekommunikation betrieben werden.
Die Genehmigung wird erteilt, wenn keine elektromagnetischen
Störungen zu erwarten sind.” (Auszug aus dem EMVG, Paragraph
3, Abs. 4) Dieses Genehmigungsverfahren ist nach Paragraph 9
EMVG in Verbindung mit der entsprechenden Kostenverordnung
(Amtsblatt 14/93) kostenpflichtig.
Nach der EN 55022: “Dies ist eine Einrichtung der Klasse A. Diese
Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstörungen verursachen; in
diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt werden, angemessene
Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür aufzkommen.”
Anmerkung: Um die Einhaltung des EMVG sicherzustellen sind die
Geräte, wie in den Handbüchern angegeben, zu installieren und zu
betreiben.
This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European
Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class A equipment were derived
for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable
protection against interference with licensed communication
equipment.
Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic
environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures
.
T rademark Ackno wledgeme nts
IBM, OS/2, and Proprinter are registered trademarks, and IPDS
and PC-DOS are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Centronics is a registered trademark of Genicom Corporation.
CSA is a registered certification mark of the Canadian Standards
Association.
Dataproducts is a registered trademark of Dataproducts
Corporation.
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
EIA is a registered service mark of the of the Electronic Industries
Association.
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
DuraFusion, IGP, LaserLine, LinePrinter Plus, PGL, PSA and
Printronix are registered trademarks of Printronix, Inc.
Hitachi is a registered trademark of Kabushiki Kaisha Hitachi
Seisakusho DBA Hitachi, Ltd.
MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
PhoenixPage PCL 5 is a registered trademark of Phoenix
Technologies LTD.
PKUNZIP is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc.
3M is a registered trademark of Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
SELFOC is a registered trademark of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
Toray is a registered trademark, and Toraysee is a trademark of
Toray Industries, Inc.
UL is a registered certification mark of Underwriters Laboratories,
Inc.
This product uses Intellifont Scalable typefaces and Intellifont
technology. Intellifont is a registered trademark of Agfa Division,
Miles Incorporated (Agfa).
CG, Garth Graphic, Intellifont, and Type Director are registered
trademarks, and Shannon and CG Triumvirate are trademarks of
Agfa Division, Miles Incorporated (Agfa). CG Bodoni, CG Century
Schoolbook, CG Goudy Old Style, CG Melliza, Microstyle, CG
Omega, and CG Palacio are products of Agfa Corporation. CG
Times, based on Times New Roman under license from The
Monotype Corporation Plc is a product of Agfa.
Univers is a registered trademark of Linotype AG and/or its
subsidiaries.
Letraset is a registered trademark, and Aachen, Revue and
University Roman are trademarks of Esselte Pendaflex
Corporation.
Futura is a registered trademark of Fundición Tipográfica Neufville,
S.A.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Benguiat, ITC Bookman, ITC
Century, ITC Cheltenham, ITC Clearface, ITC Galliard, ITC
Korinna, ITC Lubalin Graph, ITC Souvenir, ITC Tiepolo, ITC Zapf
Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of
International Typeface Corporation.
Albertus, Gill Sans, and Times New Roman are registered
trademarks, and Monotype Baskerville is a trademark of The
Monotype Corporation Plc, registered in the U.S. Pat. and TM office
and elsewhere.
Hiroshige and Marigold are trademarks of AlphaOmega
Typography, Inc.
Printronix, Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind
regarding this material, including, but not limited to, implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Printronix, Inc. shall not be held responsible for errors contained
herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages,
whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, in connection
with the furnishing, distribution, performance or use of this material.
The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
This document contains proprietary information protected by
copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied,
translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by
any means, whether manual, graphic, electronic, mechanical or
otherwise, without the prior written consent of Printronix, Inc.
Copyright 2000, Printronix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction............................................. 19
About This Manual...............................................................19
General Safety Precautions.................................................20
Safety Label Locations And Printer Views...........................22
About The Printer ................................................................27
Features........................................................................27
Emulations ....................................................................27
Fonts And Forms...........................................................28
2 Initial Setup............................................. 29
Installation Overview ...........................................................29
Loading Paper .....................................................................30
Loading Cut Sheet Paper (Option)................................33
Powering On The Printer.....................................................40
Power Paper Stacker (Option)......................................41
Parts Of The Power Stacker................................................42
Stacker Operation Keys ................................................43
Setting The Stacker Page Length........................................44
Setting The Printer Page Length .........................................44
Removing Paper ... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... .................44
Stacker Full...................................................................45
Using The Control Panel ....................................................46
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).........................................47
LINE SYNC ...................................................................47
SYS AVAIL....................................................................47
JOB IN PROCESS........................................................47
STAND BY....................................................................47
ONLINE.........................................................................48
FAULT...........................................................................48
13
14
Table of Contents
Function Keys ...............................................................48
ONLINE Key .................................................................48
CLEAR Key...................................................................49
TEST Key......................................................................49
SHIFT Key ......................................... ....... ...... ..............49
PAGE EJECT Key ........................................................50
ENTER Key...................................................................50
CANCEL Key ................................................................51
UP And DOWN Keys ....................................................51
NEXT And PREV Keys .................................................51
3 Printer Configuration...............................53
Printer Configuration............................................................53
Unlocking And Locking The Configuration Menu..........54
Unlocking The Configuration Menu...............................54
Locking The Configuration Menu..................................54
Moving Within The Configuration Menu........................55
Printing The Current Configuration ...............................56
Factory Settings............................................................57
Changing Printer Configurations...................................62
Saving Configurations.................. ...... ...........................6 4
Configuration Menus.....................................................67
Paper Control Menu......................................................68
Mode Menu...................................................................76
Config. Control Menu ....................................................77
Host Interface Menu......................................................80
Centronics Parameters .................................................81
Dataproducts Parameters .............................................85
Serial Parameters (RS-232 And RS-422) ....................88
Miscellaneous Menu ...... ....................................... ...... .97
Font Memory Menu ....................................................101
Test Print Menu ..........................................................105
Print Statistics Menu ...................................................106
Maintenance Menu ....................................................107
Table of Contents
Virtual Printer Menu ....................................................108
Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped)..........................109
The CNVT2FLS Utility Program ........................................110
Downloading Into Flash Memory .......................................112
Flash Messages..........................................................121
4 Consumables Replacement..................123
Consumable Replacement ................................................123
Replacement Intervals ................................................123
Replacing The Toner Cartridge...................................124
Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle .............................128
Installing The Photoreceptor Drum .............................130
Proper Disposal Of A Drum Unit .................................139
Developing Unit Installation.........................................140
Replacing The Developer............................................143
Developing Unit Removal............................................144
Replacing The Developing Unit...................................147
5 Scheduled Maintenance .......................151
Maintaining Print Quality.............................. ....... ...... ....... ..151
Maintenance Tools ................... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... .. 152
Service Level Page Counts ...............................................153
Clearing Service Level Messages .....................................154
Maintenance Schedules ........... ....... ...... ............................155
User Cleaning Schedule ........................................... .. 155
User Replacement Schedule .................................... .. 156
Tech Service Replacement Schedule.........................157
General Cleaning...............................................................164
Cleaning......................................................................164
Cleaning The Chargers...............................................172
Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glass ........................178
Cleaning The Cut Sheet Option Rollers......................183
Major Cleaning ..................................................................189
Cleaning......................................................................189
15
Table of Contents
Discharge LED............................................................193
Photoreceptor Drum....................................................194
SELFOC Lens
®
(LED Print Head)...............................195
6 Troubleshooting ....................................197
Troubleshooting.................................................................197
Diagnostics .................................................................197
Fanfold Paper Jams ..........................................................198
Paper Jam Near The Tractor ......................................198
Paper Jam Near The Paper Output Section ...............199
Cut Sheet Paper Jams ......................................................203
Paper Jam At The Back Of The Paper Cassette ........203
Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section.................206
Paper Jam In The Transport Output Section ..............210
Paper Jam In The Face Up Or Down Paper Path .............211
System Status And Error Messages..................................212
Messages....................................................................212
Error Messages...........................................................217
16
A Maintenance Log Sheets......................225
Level A Maintenance - 15,000 Pages (User) ..............226
Level B Maintenance -150,000 (User) ........................227
Level C Maintenance - 600,000 (User).......................228
Level D Maintenance - 300,000 (Service Kit) .............229
Level E Maintenance - 600,000 (Service Kit)..............230
Level F Maintenance - 900,000 (Service Kit)..............231
Level G Maintenance - 1,200,000 (Service Kit) ..........232
Level H Maintenance - 2,400,000 (Service Kit)...........233
B Specifications .......................................235
Paper Specifications ...................................................235
Performance Characteristics.......................................238
Host Interfaces............................................................241
Emulations .................................................................241
Table of Contents
Memory Requirements................................................241
Safety Regulations .....................................................242
Electromagnetic Interference .....................................242
Physical Characteristics And Environment ................242
C Host I/O Interfaces ............................... 245
Overview............................................................................245
Performance Considerations.......................................247
RS-232 Serial Interface...............................................249
RS-422 Serial Interface...............................................253
Centronics Parallel Interface.......................................257
Dataproducts Parallel Interface...................................261
Termination Resistors .................................................265
17
Table of Contents
18
1 Introduction
About This Manual
This manual explains how to use your printer.
Safety Notices And Special Information
For your safety and to protect valuable equipment, it is very
important that you read and comply with all information highlighted
under the following special headings:
WARNING
CAUTION
A warning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm
you.
WARNUNG
Ein Warhinweis dieser Art weist auf Verletzungsgefahr hin.
AVISO
Las notas de adviso llaman la atención sobre una condición
que puede causar lesiones.
ATTENTION
Attire votre attention sur une opération pouvant présenter un
danger.
AVVERTENZA
Un’indicazione di avvertenza segnala una condizione di
pericolo suscttibile causare lesioni all’operatore.
A caution notice calls attention to a condition that could
damage the printer.
19
Chapter 1 General Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT
An important notice provides information that is vital to proper
operation of the printer.
NOTE: A note provides information and helpful tips about printer
operation.
Control Panel Keys And Display Messages
Keys and indicators that are labeled on the printer are printed in
uppercase letters. For example:
Press ENTER to select the value shown on the LCD.
Messages that appear on the control panel message display (called
the Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD), are printed in uppercase letters
and enclosed in quotation marks. For example:
“ENTER SWITCH LOCKED" appears on the LCD.
General Safety Pr ecautio ns
Observe the following precautions at all times to ensure safe
operation of the printer.
Read all instructions and save them for future use.
20
Follow all safety notices and instructions printed in this manual and
marked on the printer.
The operator-accessible power switch does not shut off all power to
the printer. You must unplug the power cord to shut off all power to
the printer.
The power outlet must be near the equipment and easily
accessible.
The printer relies on protective devices in the building installation
for protection. The printer must be connected to a 30 Amp, 250 V
outlet.
Do not operate the printer in a room that is not properly ventilated.
The room should be at least 1,000 cubic feet with a complete air
exchange every two hours.
Remove packaging materials carefully and save them. If the printer
is powered on without removing all internal tape and packing, the
printer may be damaged.
Keep combustible materials away from the printer. Dispose of used
toner properly, as it is flammable.
Some components in the printer are potentially hazardous. For
example, the fuser unit becomes very hot under normal operating
conditions, and several components use high voltage.
Handle the photoreceptor drum properl y, due to the nature of the
material. Do not put used drums in the trash; ship them to the
appropriate disposal facility for recycling. (See page 139.)
Do not block or obstruct any cabinet ventilation slots.
Never spill liquid on or in the printer. Use only approved cleaning
agents and methods.
Put nothing on the power cord. Do not locate the power cord where
people will walk on it. Do not place the power cord under any
carpet.
Do not lean on or put heavy objects on top of the printer.
Do not put your hand into the power paper stacker when the printer
is in operation.
Turn off the power immediately if the printer emits an unusual noise
or smell.
Do not look directly at the flash lamp light.
21
Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views
Safety Label Location s And Printer V iews
E
14
15
13
1
4
13
2
3
22
E
12
11
5
6
7
8
9
10
Legend:
1) Face Down Paper Output Tray
2) Top Cover
3) Front Upper Cover
4) Power Paper Stacker(Optional)
5) Top Cover
6) Cut Sheet Paper Input Cassette (Optional)
7) Power Switch
8) CAUTION
9) Host I/O Connections
10) Fanfold Paper
11) Control Panel
12) Front Upper Cover
13) Rear Cover
14) CAUTION
15) Face Up Paper Output Tray
Figure 1: Front and Side Views
23
Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views
%
$
5
%
1
2
4
$
24
3
Legend:
1) Front Upper Cover
2) CAUTION
3) CAUTION
4) WARNING
5) Open/Close Button
Figure 2: Front View with Front Upper Cover Open
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Legend:
1) Fuser Unit
2) Cleaning Unit
3) Discharge LED (not visible)
4) Main Charger
5) Toner Cartridge
6) Optional Cut Sheet Feeder Unit
7) Control Panel
8) Developing Unit
9) Waste Toner Recovery Unit
10) Transport Unit
11) Smoke Filter Box
12) Power Supply for Flash Lamp
Figure 3: Front View with Front Covers Removed
25
Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views
2
1
$
Legend:
1) Power Switch
2) CAUTION
3) Parallel Port
4) 232/422 Switch
5) Diagnostic Port
6) Serial Port
7) Optional Coax/ Twinax Port
$
3
4
7
5
6
26
Figure 4: Rear Cover
About The Printer
Features
Printing speed is 35 pages per minute on continuous letter size and
A4 size fanfold forms (long edge fed). In the optional cut sheet
mode, printing speed is 27 pages per minute on letter size and A4
size cut sheet forms (long edge fed). The printer produces printed
output with a 300 x 300 or, optionally, 240 x 240 or 400 x 400 dotsper-inch (dpi) resolution in either the continuous form or cut sheet
printing mode. See Appendix B for printer specifications.
Features include the following:
• Continuous fanfold paper and optional cut sheet forms
handling.
• User-replaceable toner cartridge.
• DuraFusion
• Liquid crystal display that provides operating and error
messages.
®
flash fusion technology.
Features
• Flash memory which stores preset configurations and
emulations.
• Serial and parallel interfaces.
• Coax/Twinax interface (optional).
• Power stacker (optional).
Emulations
Depending on how your printer was ordered, it will come equipped
with one of two emulations: either the PhoenixPage PCL 5
emulation software or the Printronix® LinePrinter Plus® emulation
software (which emulates an impact printer). Printronix LinePrinter
Plus includes the following printer protocols:
• P-Series
• P-Series XQ
®
27
Chapter 1 About The Printer
• Serial Matrix
®
/PGL
®
®
III XL
FX-1050
®
• Proprinter
• Epson
Printronix LinePrinter Plus provides portrait and landscape image
orientation. Automatic 1-up, 2-up, 4-up, and gray bar overprinting
are also provided. The emulation offers optional proportional
(scalable) fonts and multi-up form definition capability as well.
The following optional emulations are also available:
• IGP
• IGP/VGL
• IPDS™
For specific information on each emulation, see the appropriate
emulation manual.
Fonts And Forms
28
The printer provides a variety of resident fonts. The emulation you
are using determines what resident fonts are available. For
example, the LinePrinter Plus emulation provides CG Times, Letter
Gothic, Courier, OCR-A, and OCR-B as standard sets of fonts.
With either the LinePrinter Plus or PCL 5 emulations, you can load
additional fonts into printer memory from the host computer. When
additional fonts are in printer memory, you can then access them in
the same way as the resident fonts. Note that if you download fonts
from the host computer and do not save them, the downloaded
fonts will be lost when the printer is powered off.
You can store forms together with fonts. The storage space for
forms and fonts depends upon the amount of printer memory and/
or non-volatile Flash memory space available. You can manipulate
different fonts and/or forms depending upon the emulation installed.
2 Initial Setup
Installation Overview
This chapter explains how to load paper, power on the printer, use
the optional power stacker, and how to use the control panel.
The installation and setup of your printer should be performed by a
service pr ovider trained and authorized by Printronix. Your service
provider is also responsible for doing a preinstallation site survey,
unpacking the printer, connecting the power and host data cables,
and installing the first set of consumable items in the printer.
Depending on the terms of your service contract, your service
provider might also power on your printer and configure it.
As the owner of the printer, it is your responsibility to prepare the
printer site. This includes providing adequate ventilation and power
for the printer.
29
Chapter 2 Loading Paper
Loading Paper
The following section explains how to load fanfold paper. To load
cut sheet paper, go to page 33.
Loading Fanfold Paper
When loading fanfold paper, be sure the leading edge of the
paper has a clean, separated perforation (without ragged
edges or paper chaff).
NOTE: You do not need to power off the printer power to replace
paper. If you leave the printer on and replace the paper it
will resume printing where it left off when you put it on line.
To load fanfold paper, do the following steps. Repeat this
procedure whenever top-of-form must be reset (e.g., after clearing
a paper jam, loading new paper, etc.). For details on clearing paper
jams, refer to Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting.”
1.
If your printer has the optional power paper stacker installed,
set the stacker page length adjustment on the side of the power
stacker to match the paper length to be used.
30
2.
Place the fanfold paper box under the tractor unit with the first paper fold toward the printer.
Loading...