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NOTICE TO USER
In an effort to meet t he demands of a ra pidly changing t echn ology, the manufac turer is
continually developing new features and functions to meet your changing printing or
printer needs. As a result, this manual may not exact ly reflect future changes made to
the product. Please be sure to consult al l manual updates or addenda when using this
product’s documentation.
This manual provides easy access to the information you need to operate the 184 PPM
(Pages Per Minute) laser printer.
To find out about a specific topic, refer to:
Chapter 1: Printer Overview – For printer components and features.
Chapter 2: Operator Control Panel – To access and use the liquid crystal display
(LCD) window and the menus screens.
Chapter 3: Paper Handling – For media recommendations and paper handling
procedures.
Chapter 4: Web Utilities– For information on accessing the printer via the
Internet or your company’s Intranet.
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting – For information on printing problems and printer
error and warning messages.
Chapter 6: Care and Maintenance– For detailed instructions on replacing
consumables, clearing paper jams, and cleaning and maintaining the printer.
Introduction
Audience
This manual is written for those persons responsible for operating the printer. A basic
understanding of computer equipment and its operations is required.
Appendix A: Safety Information – For safety information and printer
characteristics, including environmental and electrical requirements.
Appendix B: Printer Specifications – For printer specifications.
Appendix C: Paper Specifications – For media specifications and printing
guidelines.
Appendix D: Finisher Adjustments – For adjusting staple and fold positions.
Glossary – For definitions of terms and acronyms.
Index – For specific page references.
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Introductionix
Manual Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Bold and Italics are used sparingly for emphasis.
Information you enter: Looks Like This.
Key Names (or Labels): Look Like This.
System message s: Look Like This.
Variable user information: Looks Like This.
Pay particular attention to Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. These alert you to critical
information, as follows:
NOTE:
Provides important additional information.
CAUTION!
Alerts you to an operating pr ocedure, practice, or condition that, if not
strictly observed, might result in damage to the equipment.
WARNING!
Alerts you to an operating pr ocedure, practice, or condition that, if not
strictly observed, can result in safety hazards to personnel, severe injury,
or loss of life.
For More Information
Refer to the following related documents for more details about your printer.
Unpacking and Setu p Instructions
Engine Maint enance Manual
Controller Maintenance Ma nual
Illustrated Parts List (IP L)
xIntroduction
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What This Chapter Provides
This chapter describes the parts and functions of the printer.
Printer Features
Operator Control Panel
Printer Views
Space Requirements
Powering on the Printer
Powering off the Printer
Chapter 1
Printer Overview
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Printer Overview1-1
Printer Features
The printer is a high-speed, shared-use laser printer for a 600K page/month printing
environment. It incorporates a wide variety of features:
High-Speed and High-Quality Printing.
Print speed is up to 18 4 pag e s per minu te (ppm), A4/Letter (Sim ple x ) bl ac k /
black printout.
The printing outp ut i s at a reso lut i o n of 60 0 do t s per i nch (dpi), assuring
razor-sharp graphic and text output, even at very small point sizes.
Flexible Paper Source and Delivery.
Paper Source:
Standard – Two 500-sheet universal paper trays and one 2000-sheet universal
Standard – 150-sheet capacity Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) for automatically
Standard – High Capacity Feeder with 3000-sheet capacity.
Option – 200-sheet universal paper Inserter (92 ppm only).
paper cassette.
printing small jobs, or manually feeding single sheets (including
transparencies, labels, and odd-sized print media).
2,500-sheet (Elevator Tray)
200-sheet ( Upper T ra y)
20-set (Booklet) capacity Booklet Finisher with folding and
stapling for booklets.
Option – Container Stacker with 1,500 to 6,000-sheet capacity and stacking
capability.
Multiple Original Printing (MOP) – for printing of multiple collated document
sets without multiple file transfers. Processes PCL and PostScript jobs once,
stores the images on disk, and prints each set from disk (after the first set).
Web Utilities – for remote access to the printer through the Internet or your
company’s Intranet.
Ergonomic operat i on.
The easy-to-read display clearly shows the operational status of the printer.
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Component-based cons umables.
User replaceable toner and staples.
High-volume printing (20 lb. paper)
Three standard paper cassettes with approximately 3000-sheet capacity total
and the Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) with a 150-sheet capacity.
Supports a wide-range of media types (bond, color, label, letterhead, preprinted,
prepunched, recycled, transparency) and other sizes.
Operator Control Panel
The Operator Control Panel (OCP) is your physical interface to the printer's features
and functions. From the control panel, you can monitor the printer's operating status
and configure the specific printer functions.
See Chapter 2 for detailed information about the OCP.
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External View of th e Printer
2
ty
r
The following illustration shows the printer with an Advanced Finisher and High
Capacity Feeder installed. Refer to your option-specific User’ s Gu ide for details on
other dev ices.
16. Upper Tray
17. Inserter
(option)
11. Elevator Tray
5. Toner Supply Cover
10. Switch Back Cover
(Not Shown)
18. Booklet Tray
15. Finisher
2. Front Cover
5. Toner Supply Cover
Rear Engine
1. Main Power
Switch
19. Relay Unit
Front Cover
14. Toner Collector Bottle Cover
7. Tray 1
6. Operator Control Panel
Front Engine
4. Multi-bypass Tray
3. Vertical Path Cover
13. HCF To p Cove
12. High Capaci
Feeder
9. Tray 3
8. Tray 2
0. Front Engine Switch
21. Rear Engine Switch
(Not Shown)
DDP Server
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KeyComponentDescription
1Main Power SwitchUse to turn the system on and off.
2Front Cover
3Vertical Path CoverOpen to clear paper jams. (Front and Rear Printer)
4Multi-bypass Tray (MBT)Holds up to 150 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)
5Toner Supply CoverOpen to replenish the toner supply. (Front and Rear Printer)
6Operator Control Panel (OCP)Displays printer status and menu information. (Front Printer)
7Tray 1Holds up to 2,000 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)
8Tray 2Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)
9Tray 3Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)
10 Switch Back CoverOpen to clear paper jams.(Front and Rear Printer)
11 Elevator TrayOutput tray.
12 High Capacity Feeder (HCF)Holds up to 3,000 sheets of paper.
13 HCF Top CoverOpen to clear paper jams.
16 Up per TrayOutput tray.
17 InserterHolds cover sheet or insert paper.
18 Booklet Tray
19 Relay Unit Front CoverOpen to clear paper jams.
20 Front Engine Switch
21 Rear Engine Switch (not shown)2Use to turn the rear Engine on and off.
1
2
Open to replace units, clear paper jams, or clean the inside of
the printer. (Front and Rear Printer)
Open to replace the toner collector bottle.(Front and Rear
Printer)
Output tray for the Booklet Finisher.
Use to turn the front Engine on and off.
NOTE:
1 When Booklet Finisher is installed.
2 Fro nt and Rear Engine power switch should remain on. Use Ma i n
Power Switch to power the system on and off. See “Powering On the
Printer” on page 1-9.
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Internal View of the Printer
The following figure shows an internal view of both the Front and Rear Engine. The
components are identical in both engines.
4. Fuser Latch
5. Fuser Unit
7. TH Handle
2. Drum Center Lock
8. Developer Latch
KeyComponentDescription
1Toner Hopper UnitFor replacing toner.
9. Top Cover Latch
3. Drum Unit
1. Toner Hopper Unit
6. Developer Duct
2Drum Center LockHolds the drum in place.
3Drum UnitOPC drum.
4Fuser LatchProvides access to the fuser unit.
5Fuser UnitFuses the toner on the paper.
6Developer DuctFor replacing developer.
7TH HandleHandle of the toner transfer unit.
8Developer LatchProvides access to the developer unit
9Top Cover LatchProvides access to the toner hopper unit
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Internal View of the Finish er
1. Inserter
2. Upper Tray
5
The following figure shows an internal view of the finisher with the front cover open.
3. Elevator Tray
. Stacker Unit
6. Booklet Holder
4. Stapler Unit
7. Folding Unit
KeyComponent
1Inserter
2Upper Tray
3Elevator Tray
4Stapler Unit
4a Stapler F
4b Stapler R
5Stacker Unit
6Booklet Holder
7Folding Unit
Standard
Finisher
OO
OO
OO
OO
OO
OO
OO
XO
XO
Booklet
Finisher
Description
Use for cover or insert sheets.
Exit tray.
Exit tray.
Contains both a front and rear staple cartridge.
Front stapler unit.
Rear staple cartridge.
Copies are stacked here until they are st apled and
set to the output tray or folding unit.
Holds completed booklets.
Folds the paper.
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Space Requirements
Install the printer in a well-ventilated area and leave space around the printer as shown
below for safe and effective operation. If a fan’s exhaust port or intake port are
restricted, print quality may deteriorate or the printer may be damaged.
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Powering On the Printer
The location of the main power switch is shown below. The switch is marked “O” for
Off and “I” for On.
Main Power Switch
When the printer is powered on, the printer and the finisher go through a power-up
sequence that takes approximately 4 minutes. During the power-up sequence, the
printer runs a series of internal tests.
CAUTION!
If the printer does not power on, power off the printer, wait at least 30
seconds, then power n the printer again.
NOTE:
The entire system should be powered On and Off using the main power
switch shown above. To do this, both the front and rear engi ne power
switches must remain in the On position. If either the front or rear engine
power switch is in the Off position, an error will occur or the OCP display
will not come up. In this situation, turn Off the main power switch, turn
On the power to the front and/or rear engine, then turn On the main power
switch.
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Printer Overview1-9
Power ing Off the P rinter
The printer should only be powered off when it is in a “Ready” state; that is, there are
no jobs printing or processing. The following OCP displays indicate normal
conditions. In these conditions, wait until printing is complete and the printer is
Ready , then switch off the Main Power.
Waiting for Data
Printing
Processing
Printing Copy xxx of yyy
If the printer status is Pause/Offline, touch
powering off.
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Ready
to return printer to a Ready status before
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Canceling a Print Job
If an error condition exists, you may need to cancel the print job(s).
1. Canceling a job in the DDP Server
Please refer to “DocXPLORER Reference Guide” for instructions on canceling a
job that has been spooled to the DDP Server but has not yet begun to print.The
DocXPLORER Reference Guide can be found on the User’s Documentation CD.
2. Canceling a job in the printer
T o cancel a job that has been sent to the printer or has already been spooled in the
printer, access the Jobs menu on the OCP.
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Printer Overview 1-11
Clearing Other Erro r Con di tio ns
Paper Out Tray 1
OCP Alternates between Ready and Processing (hangs up).
1. Use the procedure above to cancel the print job(s).
Processing
E0XX, E1XX Err or
1. Correct the error and press the Resume () button on the OCP display.
2. Wait until printing is complete and the printer returns to Ready, then switch off
the main power.
Load xxx
Ready
E001
E001
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E2XX, EC#XX, BR#XX Call for Service Error
Call for Service
E2xx
1. Press the Resume () button on the OCP display.
2. Wait until printing is complete and the printer returns to Ready.
3. If the Call for Service error persists, cancel the print job(s), power off the printer,
and contact your authorized service technician.
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1-14Printer Overview
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What This Chapter Provides
This chapter contains information on the following topics.
OCP Description
OCP Menu Icons and Buttons
Using the OCP Menus
Menu Structure
Passwords
Chapter 2
Operator Control Panel
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Operator Control Panel2-1
OCP Description
The Operator Control Panel (OCP) is a touch panel display that you use to set up print
options and monitor job and printer status. It is also used by the System Administrator
to configure the printer and by the Service Technician to perform maintenance on the
printer.
Operator Control Panel
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