Triumph-Adler CLP4526 Instruction Handbook

Instruction Handbook

CLP 4526

Colour Printer

Safety Notes

Please read the Operation Guide before using the printer. Keep it close to the printer for easy reference.

The sections of this guide and parts of the printer marked with symbols are safety warnings meant to protect the user,
other individuals and surrounding objects, and ensure correct and safe usage of the printer. The symbols and their
meanings are indicated below.

WARNING: Indicates that serious injury or even death may result from insufficient attention to or incorrect

compliance with the related points.

CAUTION: Indicates that personal injury or mechanical damage may result from insufficient attention to or

incorrect compliance with the related points.

Symbols

The symbol indicates that the related section includes safety warnings. Specific points of attention are indicated
inside the symbol.

....................[General warning]

....................[Warning of danger of electrical shock]

....................[Warning of high temperature]

The symbol indicates that the related section includes information on prohibited actions. Specifics of the prohibited
action are indicated inside the symbol.

....................[Warning of prohibited action]

....................[Disassembly prohibited]

The symbol indicates that the related section includes information on actions which must be performed. Specifics
of the required action are indicated inside the symbol.

....................[Alert of required action]

....................[Remove the power plug from the outlet]

....................[Always connect the printer to an outlet with a ground connection]

Please contact your service representative to order a replacement if the safety warnings in the guide are illegible or if
the guide itself is missing. (fee required)

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Caution

NO LIABILITY IS ASSUMED FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

Notice on Software

SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINT ER'S EMULATION MODE. The printer
is factory-set to emulate the PCL. The emulation mode can be changed by following the procedures described in

Chapter 3.

Notice

The information in this guide is subject to change without notification. Additional pages may be inserted in future
editions. The user is asked to excuse any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors in the present edition.

No responsibility is assumed if accidents occur while the user is following the instructions in this guide. No responsi­bility is assumed for defects in the printer's firmware (contents of its read-only memory).

This guide, any copyrightable subject matter sold or provided with or in connection with the sale of the page printer,
are protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. Copying or other reproduction of all or part of this guide, any
copyrightable subject matter without the prior written consent of Kyocera Mita Corporation is prohibited. Any copies
made of all or part of this guide, any copyrightable subject must contain the same copyright notice as the material from
which the copying is done.

Regarding Tradenames

PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. KPDL is trademark of Kyocera Corporation.

Diablo 630 is a product of Xerox Corporation. IBM Proprinter X24E is a product of International Business Machines
Corporation. Epson LQ-850 is a product of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Hewlett-Packard, PCL, and PJL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Centronics is a trade name
of Centronics Data Computer Inc. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is
a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. PowerPC and Microdrive are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. All other brand and
product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

This Kyocera Mita page printer uses PeerlessPrintXL to provide the HP LaserJet compatible PCL 6 language emula­tion. PeerlessPrintXL is a trademark of The Peerless Group, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, U.S.A.

This product was developed using the Tornado™ Real Time Operating System and Tools from Wind River Systems.

This product contains UFST™ and MicroType® from Agfa Monotype Corporation.

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IBM PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT

THE DEVICE YOU HAVE PURCHASED CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS (PRO­GRAMS) WHICH BELONG TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM). THIS
DOCUMENT DEFINES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS BEING
LICENSED TO YOU BY IBM. IF YOU Do not AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
LICENSE, THEN WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER YOUR ACQUISITION OF THE DEVICE YOU MAY RETURN T HE
DEVICE FOR A FULL REFUND. IF YOU Do not SO RETURN THE DEVICE WITHIN THE 14 DAYS, THEN
YOU WILL BE ASSUMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The Programs are licensed not sold. IBM, or the applicable IBM country organization, grants you a license for the
Programs only in the country where you acquired the Programs. You obtain no rights other than those granted you under
this license.

The term Programs means the original and all whole or partial copies of it, including modified copies or portions
merged into other programs. IBM retains title to the Programs. IBM owns, or has licensed from the owner, copyrights
in the Programs.

1. License

Under this license, you may use the Programs only with the device on which they are installed and transfer possession
of the Programs and the device to another party.

If you transfer the Programs, you must transfer a copy of this license and any other documentation to the other party.
Your license is then terminated. The other party agrees to these terms and conditions by its first use of the Program.

You may not:

1) use, copy, modify, merge, or transfer copies of the Program except as provided in this license;

2) reverse assemble or reverse compile the Program; or

3) sublicense, rent, lease, or assign the Program.

2. Limited Warranty

The Programs are provided AS IS.

THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES COVERING THE PROGRAMS (OR CONDITIONS), EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

3. Limitation of Remedies

IBM's entire liability under this license is the following;

1) For any claim (including fundamental breach), in any form, related in any way to this license, IBM's liability will
be for actual damages only and will be limited to the greater of:

a) the equivalent of U.S. $25,000 in your local currency; or
b) IBM's then generally available license fee for the Program

This limitation will not apply to claims for bodily injury or damages to real or tangible personal property for which IBM
is legally liable.

IBM will not be liable for any lost profits, lost savings, or any incidental damages or other economic consequential
damages, even if IBM, or its authorized supplier, has been advised of the possibility of such damages. IBM will not be
liable for any damages claimed by you based on any third party claim. This limitation of remedies also applies to any
developer of Programs supplied to IBM. IBM's and the developer's limitations of remedies are not cumulative. Such
developer is an intended beneficiary of this Section. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations or exclusions,
so they may not apply to you.

4. General

You may terminate your license at any time. IBM may terminate your license if you fail to comply with the terms and
conditions of this license. In either event, you must destroy all your copies of the Program. You are responsible for
payment of any taxes, including personal property taxes, resulting from this license. Neither party may bring an action,
regardless of form, more than two years after the cause of action arose. If you acquired the Program in the United States,
this license is governed by the laws of the State of New York. If you acquired the Program in Canada, this license is
governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. Otherwise, this license is governed by the laws of the country in which
you acquired the Program.

Typeface Trademark Acknowledgement

All resident fonts in this printer are licensed from Agfa Corporation.

Helvetica, Palatino and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Book­man, ITC ZapfChancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.

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Agfa Monotype License Agreement

1) Software shall mean the digitally encoded, machine readable, scalable outline data as encoded in a special format
as well as the UFST Software.

2) You agree to accept a non-exclusive license to use the Software to reproduce and display weights, styles and
versions of letters, numerals, characters and symbols (Typefaces) solely for your own customary business or
personal purposes at the address stated on the registration card you return to Agfa Japan. Under the terms of this
License Agreement, you have the right to use the Fonts on up to three printers. If you need to have access to the
fonts on more than three printers, you need to acquire a multi-user license agreement which can be obtained from
Agfa Japan. Agfa Japan retains all rights, title and interest to the Software and Typefaces and no rights are granted
to you other than a License to use the Software on the terms expressly set forth in this Agreement.

3) To protect proprietary rights of Agfa Japan, you agree to maintain the Software a nd other proprietary information
concerning the Typefaces in strict confidence and to establish reasonable procedures regulating access to and use
of the Software and Typefaces.

4) You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software or Typefaces, except that you may make one backup copy. You
agree that any such copy shall contain the same proprietary notices as those appearing on the original.

5) This License shall continue until the last use of the Software and Typefaces, unless sooner terminated. This License
may be terminated by Agfa Japan if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not
remedied within thirty (30) days after notice from Agfa Japan. When this License expires or is terminated, you
shall either return to Agfa Japan or destroy all copies of the Software and Typefaces and documentation as
requested.

6) You agree that you will not modify, alter, disassemble, decrypt, reverse engineer or decompile the Software.

7) Agfa Japan warrants that for ninety (90) days after delivery, the Software will perform in accordance with Agfa
Japan-published specifications, and the diskette will be free from defects in material and workmanship. Agfa
Japan does not warrant that the Software is free from all bugs, errors and omissions.

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY, ARE
EXCLUDED.

8) Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Agfa Japan in connection with the Software and Typefaces is repair
or replacement of defective parts, upon their return to Agfa Japan.

IN NO EVENT WILL AGFA JAPAN BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR ANY OTHER
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY ABUSE OR MIS­APPLICATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND TYPEFACES.

9) New York, U.S.A. law governs this Agreement.

10) You sha ll not sublicense, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the Software and/or Typefaces without the prior written
consent of Agfa Japan.

11) 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 252-227-7013, 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).

12) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. NEITHER PARTY SHALL 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 OPENING THIS DISKETTE PACKAGE, YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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Cautionary Labels

The printer bears any of the following labels.

For Europe, Asia,
and other countrie

s (except U.S.A. and Canada)

Ozone concentration

The printers generate ozone gas (O3) which may concentrate in the place of installation and cause an unpleasant smell.
To minimize the concentration of ozone gas to less than 0.1 ppm, we recommend you not to install the printer in a
confined area where ventilation is blocked.

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CE Marking Directive

According to Council Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC

UTAX GmbH
Ohechaussee 235, 22848 Norderstedt

Declares that the product

Product name: Color Page Printer

Model number:

Conforms to the following product specifications:

The manufacturer and its merchandising companies retain the following technical documentation in anticipation of the
inspection that may be conducted by the authorities concerned.

User’s instruction that conforms to the applicable specifications.
Technical drawings.
Descriptions of procedures that guarantee conformity.
Other technical information.

CLP 4526

(as tested with enhancement optional units; paper feeder PF-640/645, document finisher DF-610,
H.D.D HD-10, IB-21E etc.)

EN 55 022: 1998 Class B
EN 61 000-3-2: 1995
EN 61 000-3-3: 1995
EN 55 024: 1998
EN 60 950: 2000

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ISO 7779

Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder
weniger gemäß ISO 7779.

Disclaimer

UTAX GmbH will not be liable to customers or any other person or entity for any loss or damage caused or alleged to
be caused directly or indirectly by equipment sold or furnished by us, including but not limited to, any interruption of
service, loss of business or anticipatory profits, or consequential damages resulting from the use or operation of the
equipment or software.

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NERGY STAR

E

This printer is equipped with a sleep timer function that conforms with the standards of the E
This function makes it possible to reduce the amount of electrical power consumed by the printer. For maximum power
savings, turn off the printer’s power supply when not using the printer for extended periods of time.

For details on the sleep timer function and printer power consumption, refer to this manual.

Initial settings of the sleep timer function and power saved using the sleep timer function:

®

As an E

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

The basic objective of the E
encouraging the manufacture and sale of equipment that uses energy more efficiently.

Partner, we have determined that this product meets the E

NERGY STAR

Program is to reduce environmental pollution by

NERGY STAR

NERGY STAR

Program.

Initial sleep mode setting Power consumption in sleep mode

30 minutes (60 minutes) 30 W (70 W)

( ): ENERGY STAR program guideline

Group for Energy Efficient Appliances (GEEA)

The goal of GEEA is efficient use of energy. This product has a high-efficiency profile
and meets the criteria for receiving the GEEA-Label.

Initial sleep mode setting Power Consumption

Power off Sleep mode

30 min. (30 min.) 0 W (1 W) 30 W (30 W)

( ): GEEA criteria

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Installation Precautions

Environment

CAUTION

• Avoid placing the printer on or in locations which are unstable or not level. Such locations may

cause the printer to fall down or fall over. This type of situation presents a danger of personal

injury or damage to the printer. .......................................................................................

• Avoid locations with humidity or dust and dirt. If dust or dirt becomes attached to the power

plug, clean the plug to avoid the danger of fire or electrical shock. ......................................

• Avoid locations near radiators, heaters, or other heat sources, or locations near flammable

items, to avoid the danger of fire. ....................................................................................

• To keep the printer cool, be sure to allow sufficient space around it as shown below. In partic-

ular, be sure to allow sufficient space between the vents on the sides of the printer and walls,
etc. Not allowing enough space can impede cooling, which leads to overheating and poor

printer performance.......................................................................................................

• Always use the caster stoppers to stabilize the printer once it is in place to keep it from moving

and/or falling over and causing injury. .............................................................................

Other Precautions

• Adverse environmental conditions may affect the safe operation and performance of the

printer. Install in an air-conditioned room (recommended room temperature: around 20 °C,
humidity: around 65 % RH) and avoid the following locations when selecting a site for the
printer.

– Avoid locations near a window or with exposure to direct sunlight.

– Avoid locations with vibrations.

– Avoid locations with drastic temperature fluctuations.

– Avoid locations with direct exposure to hot or cold air.

– Avoid poorly ventilated locations.

• When casters are installed on the printer, moving the printer can cause damage to certain floor

surfaces.

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Power Supply/Grounding the Printer

WARNING

• Do not use a power supply with a voltage other than that specified. Avoid multiple connections

in the same outlet. These types of situations present a danger of fire or electrical shock. .........

• Plug the power cord securely into the outlet. If metallic objects come in contact with the prongs

on the plug, it may cause a fire or electric shock. ...............................................................

• Always connect the printer to an outlet with a ground connection to avoid the danger of fire or
electrical shock in case of an electric short. If an earth connection is not possible, contact your

service representative. ...................................................................................................

Other Precautions

• Connect the power plug to the closest outlet possible to the printer.

Handling of Plastic Bags

WARNING

• Keep the plastic bags that are used with the printer away from children. The plastic may cling

to their nose and mouth causing suffocation. ............................................................................

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Precautions for Use

Cautions when Using the Printer

WARNING

• Do not place metallic objects or containers with water (flower vases, flower pots, cups, etc.) on
or near the printer. This type of situation presents a danger of fire or electrical shock should they

fall inside. ....................................................................................................................

• Do not remove any of the covers from the printer as there is a danger of electrical shock from

high voltage parts inside the printer. ................................................................................

• Do not damage, break or attempt to repair the power cord. Do not place heavy objects on the
cord, pull it, bend it unnecessarily or cause any other type of damage.These types of situations

present a danger of fire or electrical shock. .......................................................................

• If the printer becomes excessively hot, smoke appears from the printer, there is an odd smell,
or any other abnormal situation occurs, there is a danger of fire or electrical shock. Turn the
power switch OFF ({) immediately, remove the power plug from the outlet and contact your

service representative. ...................................................................................................

• If anything harmful (paper clips, water, other fluids, etc.) falls into the printer, turn the power
switch OFF ({) immediately. Next, remove the power plug from the outlet to avoid the danger

of fire or electrical shock. Then contact your service representative. ...................................

• Do not remove or connect the power plug with wet hands, as there is a danger of electrical shock.

• Always contact your service representative for maintenance or repair of internal parts. .........

CAUTION

• Do not pull the power cord when removing it from the outlet. If the power cord is pulled, the
wires may become broken and there is a danger of fire or electrical shock. (Always grasp the

power plug when removing the power cord from the outlet.) ..............................................

• Always remove the power plug from the outlet when moving the printer. If the power cord is

damaged, there is a danger of fire or electrical shock. ........................................................

• If the printer will not be used for a short period of time (overnight, etc.), turn the power switch
OFF ({). If it will not be used for an extended period of time (vacations, etc.), remove the power

plug from the outlet for safety purposes during the time the printer is not in use. ...................

• For safety purposes. Always remove the power plug from the outlet when performing cleaning

operations. ...................................................................................................................

• If dust accumulates within the printer, there is a danger of fire or other trouble. It is therefore
recommended that you consult with your service representative in regard to cleaning of internal
parts. This is particularly effective if accomplished prior to seasons of high humidity. Consult
with your service representative in regard to the cost of cleaning the internal parts of the printer.

• Do not block the cooling air in and out vents and the exhaust duct against walls or with other
objects. If the flow of cooling air is blocked, heat will be built up in the printer, and there will

be a risk of fire. .............................................................................................................

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Other Precautions

• Do not place heavy objects on the printer or cause other damage to the printer.

• Do not open the front cover, turn off the main switch, or pull out the power plug during printing.

• During printing, some ozone is released, but the amount does not cause any ill effect to one's
health. If, however, the printer is used over a long period of time in a poorly ventilated room or
when printing an extremely large number of copies, the smell may become unpleasant. To
maintain the appropriate environment for print work, it is suggested that the room be properly
ventilated.

• Do not touch electrical parts, such as connectors or printed circuit boards. They could be dam­aged by static electricity.

• Do not attempt to perform any operations not explained in this handbook.

• Caution: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those speci­fied herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

• If the printer will not be used for an extended period of time, remove the paper from the cassette,
return it to its original package and reseal it.

Cautions for Toner Handling

CAUTION

• Do not incinerate toner and toner containers. Dangerous sparks may cause burn. ..................

• Never open the toner container........................................................................................

• Make sure not to inhale the toner, and not to rub your eyes or touch your mouth with the hands

stained with the toner. And make sure not to stick to your skin. ................................................

• For the disposal of old toner container, consult your dealer. Or dispose of the toner or toner

containers in accordance with Federal, State and Local rules and regulations. ......................

• Keep away the toner container. .......................................................................................

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For More Information...

Item Description

Installation Guide
(paper manual)

Quick Reference Guide
(paper manual)

The following documents are stored in the CD-ROM as PDF documents.

Operation Guide (this manual) Guides you through topics concerning the operations and main-

KX Printer Drivers Operation Guide Describes how to install and set the printer driver.

PRESCRIBE Commands Technical
Reference

PRESCRIBE Commands Command
Reference

Describes the printer setup procedure.

Describes common information about the printer such as load­ing paper, understanding messages, etc.

tenance of the printer.

PRESCRIBE is the native language of the Kyocera Mita print­ers. This Technical Reference contains the information about
how the printing is performed using the PRESCRIBE com­mands as well as the font and emulation description. Also
included is a list of permanent parameters and their explanation
needed when customizing your printer.

Gives a detailed explanation of the PRESCRIBE command
syntax and parameters.

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Guide to the Operation Guide

This Operation Guide has the following chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter explains printer features and the names of parts.

Chapter 2 Handling Paper

This chapter explains the types of paper that can be used with the printer.

Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

This chapter explains the message display, indicators and keys on the operator panel, and
how to make various settings from the operator panel.

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

This chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur, such as paper jams.

Chapter 5 Maintenance

This chapter explains how to replace the toner container and how to care for your printer.

Appendix A Options

This appendix introduces the available options to be used with the printer.

Appendix B Computer Interface

This appendix explains the pin assignment and specifications for the printer’s parallel
interface.

Appendix C Technical Specifications

This appendix lists the printer’s specifications.

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Contents

Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.2 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.3 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.1.4 Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.2 Parts and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.2.1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.2.2 Internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

1.2.3 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Chapter 2 Handling Paper

2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.1 Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.2 Paper specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.3 Minimum and maximum paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2 Selecting the Right Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.1 Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.2 Paper properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.3 Other properties of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.3 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.3.1 Loading paper into the cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.3.2 Loading paper into the MP (Multi-Purpose) tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2.4 Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

2.4.1 Selecting the special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.1 Message display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.2 Indicators in message display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.1.3 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.2 Using the Menu Selection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.2.1 Menu Selection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.2.2 Menu System Road Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

3.3.1 Printing a Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

3.3.2 Printing a Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

3.4 e-MPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

3.4.1 Using Quick Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

3.4.2 Using Proof-and-Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

3.4.3 Printing a Private Print/Job Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

3.4.4 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox (VMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

3.4.5 Changing e-MPS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

3.5.1 Changing Parallel Interface Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

3.5.2 Changing Serial Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

3.5.3 Changing Network Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

3.5.4 Resolving IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

3.6 Making Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

3.6.1 Default Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

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3.6.2 KC-GL Pen Width and Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

3.6.3 Alternative Emulation for KPDL Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

3.6.4 Printing KPDL Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

3.6.5 Default Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

3.7 Pagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.7.1 Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.7.2 Print Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.7.3 Linefeed (LF) Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

3.7.4 Carriage-Return (CR) Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

3.8 Setting Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

3.8.1 Tone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

3.8.2 Gloss Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

3.9 Operating the Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

3.9.1 Using the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

3.9.2 Using the Option Hard Disk (HD-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

3.9.3 Using the RAM Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

3.10 Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

3.10.1 MP Tray Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

3.10.2 Setting MP Tray Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

3.10.3 Setting the MP Tray Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49

3.10.4 Setting the Cassette Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50

3.10.5 Selecting the Paper Feed Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50

3.10.6 Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51

3.10.7 Adjusting the Stitch Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

3.10.8 Overriding Difference between A4 and Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53

3.10.9 Creating Custom Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53

3.10.10 Resetting the Custom Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

3.10.11 Selecting the Output Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55

3.11 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56

3.12 Reading Life Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3.12.1 Displaying the Total Printed Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3.12.2 Resetting the Toner Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3.13 Other Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.13.1 Selecting the Message Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.13.2 Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.13.3 Setting the Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59

3.13.4 Received Data Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

3.13.5 Printer Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

3.13.6 Resource Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61

3.13.7 Alarm (Buzzer) Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61

3.13.8 Auto Continue Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3.13.9 Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3.13.10 Duplex Printing Error Detection Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.13.11 Staple Error Detection Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.13.12 Punch Error Detection Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.13.13 Mixed Color/Monochrome Print Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.13.14 Color Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

3.13.15 Printing the Service Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.13.16 Color Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3.13.17 Using High Density Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

4.1 General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.1.1 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2 Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

4.3 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4.4 Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

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4.4.1 Possible Paper Jam Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

4.4.2 General considerations for clearing jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4.4.3 Paper Jam – Paper Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4.4.4 Paper Jam — Paper Cassette # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4.4.5 Paper Jam — MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4.4.6 Paper Jam – Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

4.4.7 Paper Jam – Right Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

4.4.8 Paper Jam – Paper Feed Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

4.4.9 Paper Jam – Left Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

4.4.10 Paper Jam – Option Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Chapter 5 Maintenance

5.1 Toner Container Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.1.1 Toner Container Replacement Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.1.2 Toner Container Replacement Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.1.3 Replacing the Toner Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.2 Replacing the Waste Toner Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

5.3 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

5.3.1 Cleaning the Registration Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

5.3.2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Appendix A Options

A.1 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2

A.2 Expansion Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

A.3 General Description of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

Appendix B Computer Interface

B.1 Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

B.1.1 Communication Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

B.1.2 Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3

Appendix C Technical Specifications

C.1 Printer Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2

C.2 Printing Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-4

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Welcome to professional color printing. The CLP 4526 Color
Printer lets you print top quality documents in color or monochrome at 26 pages per minute
in A4 paper size, and at 13 pages per minute in B4 and A3 paper sizes.

A full range of options includes a large-capacity paper feeder, duplex unit, document
finisher, and more.

1.1 Features

1.1 Features

1.1.1 General

This section outlines the major printer features of the CLP 4526 Color Page
Printer.

Components with an ultra-long product life

The main printer components such as the imaging drum, development units, and fuser unit
have an ultra-long product life.

The imaging drum has been developed using
that makes full use of amorphous silicon.

High-speed printing

The printer supports a print speed of 26 pages per minute for both color and monochrome
output. Actual printing time depends on the complexity of the page being printed.

Superb color printing quality and versatile color control

This printer allows you to switch the gray level of each pixel between 2 bpp and 4 bpp (bits
per pixel). Also, the intelligent color calibration system automatically optimizes colors
every time the printer is powered. These media types are also support in various sizes of
standard and non-standard.

Variety of paper sizes and types

In addition to ordinary paper, you can use print media such as transparencies, labels, and
other special papers for printouts. These media types are also support in various sizes of
standard and non-standard.

Sleep mode

the leading-edge ceramic technology

1.1.2 Hardware

The sleep mode conserves energy while printing is in standby.

Advanced data processing

A 600 MHz CPU, up to 512 MB of RAM, and the optional hard disk (HD-10) deliver ideal
throughput for wide varying printing applications.

1-2

1.1 Features

Two expansion slots for hardware interfaces

The printer is equipped with two expansion slots for plugging in an optional network
interface card and a hard disk (HD-10).

Standard bidirectional parallel interface

The bidirectional parallel interface ensures high-speed data transfer between the host
computer and printer.

Memory card slot

You can select and read the data in a memory card inserted in this slot from the printer
operator panel.

Paper cassette and tray

The paper cassette can hold approximately 500 sheets of paper. The printer also has a MP
(multipurpose) tray that can hold approximately 150 sheets.

1.1.3 Software

Options

Available options include a large-capacity paper feeder, duplex unit, document finisher, and
more.

e-MPS

‘e-MPS’ is an abbreviation for ‘enhanced-Multiple Printing System,’ which is a
post-processing function that combines electronic sorting, job retention, and virtual
mailboxing.

When printing multiple copies of a document, the data is transferred from the computer to
the printer only for the first copy; the data is then stored on the printer’s hard disk. Copies of
the document are printed using the stored data.

Printing is performed faster with less computer spooling time and less network traffic.

Furthermore, printed data that is stored on the hard disk can be called up using job retention
functions, such as Quick Copy etc., allowing you to quickly print additional copies of a
document from the printer at any time, without needing to re-spool the document or start up
the computer system.

Printer Control Language PRESCRIBE

The printer uses PRESCRIBE,
color graphics capabilities. The simple commands of PRESCRIBE allow the programmers
to easily define pagination and device control.

3

KPDL

The printer uses KPDL3,
language Level 3. The printer has 136 fonts that are compatible with Adobe PostScript
fonts. The printer also has 80 PCL fonts.

a page printer control language with enhanced

an implementation of the PostScript page description

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1.1 Features

1.1.4 Networking

PDF direct print

Allows you to send a selected PDF file directly to the printer without invoking a printer
driver.

Account management system

This printer comes equipped with an account management system function which records
the number of pages printed by each department. The administrator can preset the maximum
number of pages that each department will be allowed to print.

For details on the account management system, refer to the Account Management System
Guide.

Built-in and External Network Interfaces

The network interface supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and EtherTalk protocols.
Therefore, network printing is possible with various operating system environments
including Windows, Macintosh, UNIX and NetWare.

Support for Network Printer Monitor Utility (

Allows network wide management of printers. See the readme file in the CD-ROM
(supplied with the printer) for details.

NET VIEWER)

1-4

1.2 Parts and Functions

This section provides explanations and illustrations for you to determine the parts and their
functions. Try to be familiar with the names and functions of these parts for correct use and
optimal performance.

1.2.1 Front

1.2 Parts and Functions

165

4

2

3

7

Figure 1-1

1 Operator Panel

Used to specify printer functions and display the printer operating status.

2 Front Cover

When open, this cover gives you access to the interior of the printer when replacing toner
containers or the waste toner box. The cover must also be open to clear a paper jam.

3 Paper Cassette

The cassette holds up to 500 sheets of A5 to A3 size paper.

4 MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray

The MP tray holds up to 150 sheets of standard size paper. Transparencies, labels, and
other special media must be fed using this tray.

5 Paper Stopper

When standing up, this stopper prevents printed sheets of large size paper from falling
off the printer.

6 Top (Face-down) Tray

This tray receives printouts face-down.

7 Right Cover

Open this cover when clearing a paper jam.

1-5

1.2 Parts and Functions

8

9

10

Figure 1-2

8 Power Switch

Turns printer power on and off.

9 Power Cord Connector

Connect the power cord that comes with the printer here.

10 Left Cover

Open this cover when clearing a paper jam.

1-6

1.2.2 Internal

1.2 Parts and Functions

1234

567

Figure 1-3

1 Magenta (M) Toner Container

2 Cyan (C) Toner Container

3 Yellow (Y) Toner Container

4 Black (K) Toner Container

5 Toner Container Cover

Open this cover when replacing a toner container or when cleaning the charger unit.

6 Charger Unit

This is a high-voltage charger unit that is used for transferring toner to the drum unit.
Clean the charger unit whenever you replace a toner container. For details, see 5.3.2

Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page 5-7.

7 Waste Toner Box

Used waste toner collects in this box.

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1.2 Parts and Functions

1.2.3 Rear

1

2

65

4

3

7

Figure 1-4

1Vents

Vents allow cooling air to enter and ozone to exit.

2 Memory Card Slot

This slot receives a memory (Compact Flash) card. A memory card can hold fonts,
macros, forms, etc., that can be downloaded in the printer’s memory. For details, see

Appendix A Options, section A.3.1 Memory Card on page A-5.

3 Network Indicators

These indicators light according to the communication status with the network.
10BASE-T indicator (10): Lights when you are connected to the network at 10 Mbps.
100BASE-TX indicator (100): Lights when you are connected to network at 100 Mbps.
Status indicator (ST): Flashes during data communication.

4 Network Interface Connector

Connects to the network via a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network cable.

5 Parallel Interface Connector

This connector is for a standard Centronics parallel interface cable from the computer.
Connect this connector to the computer’s parallel port.

6 Option Interface Card Slot (Network) [OPT2]

This slot holds an optional network interface card for network printing. (An optional
Hard disk can’t be used in this slot.) For details see Appendix A Options.

7 Hard Disk Slot (OPT1/HDD)

This slot holds an optional hard disk (HD-10) for storing print jobs. A specified
hard disk must be used. For details, see Appendix A Options, section

A.3.7 Hard Disk on page A-7.

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Chapter 2 Handling Paper

The printer can use a variety of media in various sizes. However, any media you will choose
to use with the printer must be in accordance with the guidelines and specifications in this
chapter. Use of paper not satisfying these guidelines and specifications may cause problems
such as frequent paper jams, poor quality printing, and possible damage to the printer
mechanism.

Even complying with the instructions provided in this chapter, special media such as
transparencies, labels, envelopes, non-standard-size paper must be fed directly from the
printer’s MP (multi-purpose) tray and delivered in the face-up tray in ‘straight path’ manner.
For details on use of MP tray, see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.10.1 MP

Tray Mode on page 3-48.

2.1 General

2.1 General

Your Color printer is designed for high-grade bond (copy) paper, like the type
widely used for ordinary xerographic copiers. It will also support other types of paper as
long as they meet the standards explained in this chapter.

Selecting the right paper is very important. Use of unsuitable paper can cause paper jams,
misfeed, curling, poor print quality, and even worse, printer damage. This chapter shows
you how to use your printer in a way that will ensure efficient, error-free printing and
minimal printer damage. This practice will increase your office productivity.

The manufacturer will not be liable for any problems that may occur if you use paper that
does not meet these standards.

Note

2.1.1 Available paper types

The CLP 4526 can use almost any type of printer paper. These printers accept paper used
for xerographic copiers as well.

Paper comes in three generic grades: economy, standard, and premium. The grades are
determined by how easily the paper can pass through the printer. This depends on the
smoothness, size, moisture content, and cutting of the paper. The higher the grade, the less
risk of problems (such as paper jams), and higher the print quality.

The differences in paper characteristics of different paper makers also affect the printer
performance. High-performance printers can produce high-quality results only when the
right types of paper are selected. Low-priced paper is not always economical, especially if it
ends up causing frequent printing problems.

Paper of the different grades is available in basis weights (explained later). The recommended
basis weights of paper for the printers are 16, 20, and 24 pounds. When expressed in grams
per square meter, the recommended basis weights range from 60 to 105 g/m².

2.1.2 Paper specifications

Ta bl e 2 -1 summarizes the basic paper specifications. Details are given on the subsequent

pages.

Item Values

Weight (basis weight) Cassette: 60 to 105 g/m² (16 to 28 lb/ream)

Thickness 0.086 to 0.110 mm (3.4 to 4.3 mils)

Dimensions See Table 2-2.

Dimensional accuracy

MP tray: 60 to 220 g/m² (16 to 58 lb/ream)

±

0.7 mm (±0.0276 inches)

†

Squareness of corners

Moisture content 4 to 6 %

Table 2-1

90

±

0.2 °

2-2

Item Values

Direction of grain Long grain

Pulp content 80 % or more

Table 2-1 (Continued)

† 135 to 200 g/m² paper should be A4 or Letter size and fed laterally.

2.1.3 Minimum and maximum paper sizes

The minimum and maximum paper sizes are as follows. For non standard paper such as
cut-sheet, the MP (multi-purpose) tray must be used.

2.1 General

Paper Cassette

210 mm

8-9/32 inches

420 mm

16-17/32 inches

Figure 2-1

Minimu
m Paper
Size

148 mm
5-13/16 inches

Maximum
Paper Size

297 mm
11-11/16 inches

MP Tray

457.2 mm

18 inches

148 mm

5-13/16 inches

70 mm
2-3/4 inches

Maximum
Paper Size

304.8 mm
12-3/16 inches

Minimu
m Paper
Size

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2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

This section describes the major considerations for selecting
the right printing paper.

2.2.1 Guidelines

Paper conditions

Do not use paper with folded edges, curls, warps, smudges,
tears, or embossing. Also do not use paper containing lint,
clay, or paper debris. Using such paper may cause illegible
printing, misfeeds, paper jams, etc., and shorten the product
life of the printer. Never use paper with surface coating or
other surface treatment. The paper surface should be as
smooth and even as possible.

Paper composition

Do not use paper with surface-coating or containing plastic
or carbon. The heat of fusing causes such paper to emit toxic
fumes.

Bond paper should have at least an 80 % pulp content. The
percentage of cotton and other fibers should not exceed 20 %.

Paper sizes

Table 2-2 lists the standard paper sizes and dimensions.

Note that certain paper sizes are available only for MP tray
feeding (as remarked) and face-up tray delivering. For details
on using MP tray, see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel,

section 3.10.1 MP Tray Mode on page 3-48.

MP tray Size

ISO B5 176 × 250 mm

12 × 18 12 × 18 inches

Statement 5-1/2 × 8-1/2 inches

Hagaki 100 × 148 mm

Oufuku Hagaki 148 × 200 mm

Youkei 2 114 × 162 mm

Youkei 4 105 × 235 mm

Custom 70 × 148 mm to 297 × 431 mm

Cassette or MP tray Size

Ledger 11 × 17 inches

Legal 8-1/2 × 14 inches

Letter 8-1/2 × 11 inches

Executive 7-1/4× 10-1/2 inches

Folio 210 × 330 mm

ISO A3 297 × 420 mm

ISO A4 210 × 297 mm

ISO A5 148 × 210 mm

JIS B5 182 × 257 mm

JIS B4 257 × 364 mm

ISO C4 229 × 324 mm

Oficio II 8-1/2 × 13 inches

8K 273 × 394 mm

16K 197 × 273 mm

The dimensional tolerances for these paper sizes are

±

0.0276 inches) for both length and width of paper. The

mm (

±

corner angles must be 90

MP tray Size

Monarch 3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches

Business 4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches

Commercial #9 3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches

Commercial #6-3/4 3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches

ISO DL 110 × 220 mm

ISO C5 162 × 229 mm

ISO A6 105 × 148 mm

JIS B6 128 × 182 mm

Table 2-2

0.2 °.

±

0.7

Table 2-2 (Continued)

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2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

2.2.2 Paper properties

Smoothness

Paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a
rough or sandy surface can cause gaps in printouts. However,
paper with surfaces that are too smooth may cause
multiple-sheet feeding and fogging problems (fogging is a
gray background effect).

Basis weight

Basis weight is the weight in pounds of 500 sheets (called a

×

ream) of paper cut to the basic size, which is 17
The number of sheets in a ream and the basic paper size
relating to basis weights depend on paper classifications. In
the metric system, the basis weight is expressed in grams per
square meter (g/m²).

Paper that is too heavy or too light may cause misfeeds, jams,
and premature wear of printer parts. Uneven weight of paper can
cause multiple-sheet feeding, print defects, poor toner fusing,
blurring, and other print quality problems. The recommended
basis weights for this printer are between 60 and 105 g/m² (16 to
28 lb per ream) for the paper cassette, and 60 and 220 g/m² (16
to 59 lb per ream) for the MP (Multi Purpose) tray.

Paper weight equivalence table

The paper weight is listed with expression in U.S. bond
weight (lb) and European metric (g/m²). The shaded point
indicates the standard weight.

U. S. Bond Weight (lb) Europe Metric Weight (g/m²)

16 60

17 64

20 75

21 80

22 81

24 90

27 100

28 105

32 120

34 128

36 135

39 148

42 157

43 163

47 176

53 199

22 inches.

Thickness (Caliper)

Thick paper is called high-caliper paper and thin paper is
called low-caliper paper. Paper used by the printer should be
neither too thick nor too thin. If you encounter paper jam,
multiple-sheet feed, or too light printing problems, the paper
may be too thin. If you encounter paper jam or too heavy
printing problems, the paper may be too thick. The
recommended thickness of a sheet for this printer is between

0.086 and 0.110 mm (from 3.4 to 4.3 mils).

Moisture content

Moisture content is the percentage of the weight of water in
paper. Moisture affects the appearance, feeding, curling,
electrostatic properties, toner fusing of the paper.

The moisture content of paper varies with the relative
humidity in the room. If the room is too humid, paper will
absorb more moisture. The edges will swell and the paper
will become wavy. If the room is too dry and the paper loses
moisture, the edges shrink and tighten, and the print contrast
may be degraded.

Wavy or tight edges can cause paper misfeeds and
misalignments. The recommended moisture content is
between 4 and 6 %.

To maintain the correct moisture content level, store the
paper in an environment that allows moisture control. These
are tips for moisture control:

• Store paper in a cool, dry place.

• Leave packages of paper wrapped as long as possible.
Rewrap unused paper.

• Return paper to its paper carton, whenever possible.
Place the cartons on a pallet or other furniture so that
they are not in direct contact with the floor.

• Before using paper stored for an extended period of time,
condition it in the printer’s environment for at least 48
hours.

• Do not expose paper to heat, direct sunlight, or damp.

Grain

Technically, grain is the direction of paper in the paper
machine. Grain is parallel with the direction of movement in
the paper machine. Grain long means that the grain runs
along the length of the sheet, and grain short means that the
grain runs along the width of the sheet. Because grain short
causes paper feed problems, always select grain long for the
printers.

Table 2-3

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2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

2.2.3 Other properties of paper

Porosity

The density of paper structure, which indicates the
compactness of the fiber bonding. It is also the characteristic
that allows air to pass through paper (i.e., air permeability).

Stiffness

The ability of paper to resist deformation under stress. In the
printer, limp paper can buckle and too stiff paper can bind.
Both conditions result in paper jams.

Curl

Most paper naturally tends to curl one way. To produce flat
printouts, load the paper sheets so that the upward pressure
from the printer can correct their curling. When loading
paper, it is also important to distinguish between the front
side and backside of the paper. Be sure to follow the paper
loading instructions printed on the paper carton.

Specially processed paper

Avoid using the types of specially processed paper listed
below, even if the paper meets the other basic specifications
defined in this manual. Be sure to perform some test prints
before purchasing any type of paper in large quantities.

• Shiny paper

• Very thin paper

• Rough paper

• Perforated paper

Electrostatic discharge

During the printing process, paper is given an electrostatic
charge to attract the toner. Therefore, the paper must
discharge the static electricity so that the printouts do not
stick to each other in the output tray.

Whiteness

The contrast of printed images depends on the whiteness of
the paper. Whiter paper produces sharper and clearer images.

Quality control

Uneven paper sizes, corners that are not square, jagged paper
edges, irregularly cut sheets, torn edges and corners, etc. can
cause various printer troubles. Before purchasing paper, find
out whether the paper store always takes measures to prevent
such problems in its products.

Packaging

Paper sheets should be shipped in strong cartons to protect
them from damage during transportation. Before purchasing
paper, make sure the store ships its products in proper
packages.

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2.3 Loading Paper

2.3 Loading Paper

The following explains the procedure for loading paper in the
paper feed cassette and the MP tray.

Fan the paper, then tap it on a level surface.
This avoid media jams or skewed printing.

Caution

Figure 2-2

Adjust the position of the paper stopper according to

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the size of the paper you will use. While pressing the
green button on the side of the paper stopper, slide it
to the position you want.

Paper stopper

Figure 2-4

Square the edges of the paper and then insert it into

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the paper feed cassette. Make sure that the height of
the stack does not exceed the upper limit line. The
paper feed cassette can hold up to about 500 sheets.
Printing is performed on the side of the paper that is
facing down as it lies in the paper feed cassette.

2.3.1 Loading paper into the cassette

Perform the following procedure to load paper into the paper
feed cassette.

Slowly pull out the paper feed cassette until it paper

1111

feed stops.

Adjust the position of the paper guides according to

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the size of the paper you will use.

Paper guide

Figure 2-5

Slide the paper feed cassette into the printer.

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Upper limit line

Figure 2-3

Figure 2-6

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2.3 Loading Paper

2.3.2 Loading paper into the MP (Multi-Purpose) tray

Perform the following procedure to load paper into the MP
tray.

Open the MP tray located on the right side of the

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printer.

Adjust the length of the tray according to the side of
paper you will use.

MP Tray

Figure 2-7

Set the MP tray paper size on the printer’s operator

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panel. Refer to Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel,

section 3.10.2 Setting MP Tray Paper Size on page
3-48.

To close the MP tray, remove all of the paper from it,
slide the paper guides as far apart as they will go, and
then close the tray.

Figure 2-10

Adjust the position of the paper guides according to

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the size of the paper you will use.

Paper Guide

Figure 2-8

Square the edges of the paper and then carefully place

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it onto the MP tray.

Paper Guide

Figure 2-9

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2.4 Special Paper

2.4 Special Paper

Besides plain paper, this printer can use the following types
of special paper:

Paper type to be used Media type to be selected

Thin paper (60 to 64 g/m²) Vellum

Thick paper (105 to 220 g/m²) Thick

Overhead projector transparencies

Postcards Cardstock

Envelopes Envelope

Labels Labels

Recycled paper Recycle

Colored paper Color

Preprinted paper Preprint

Table 2-4

When printing on A4 size paper with thickness
above 200g/m2, feed the paper sideways from

Note

the MP tray. Landscape feeding can cause
paper jams.

Transparency

You can assign one of these special paper type to a paper
cassette or MP (multi-purpose) tray by using the printer’s
operator panel keys. Then, the printer can automatically
select the paper cassette or multi-purpose tray to feed the
special paper from and internally adjust the electrical
parameters for optimum printing performance according to
the special paper type. For details, see 3.10.4 Setting the

Cassette Paper Type on page 3-50.

Note that some types of special paper do not allow feeding
from the paper feeder cassette or duplex (two-sided) printing.

Before purchasing any special paper, make a test print using
the printer and check whether the results are satisfactory.

To avoid problems, stack transparencies, labels, or envelopes
on the tray or cassette face up.

Major considerations for each type of special paper are given
below.

Transparency

Transparencies for overhead projectors must withstand the
heat of fusing during the printing process. The recommended
transparency product is as follows:

3M CG3700 (Letter, A4)

To avoid problems, always feed OHP transparencies from the
Multi-purpose tray and output them to the optional Face Up
Tray.

When unloading transparencies (e.g., for clearing jams), hold
them carefully by the edges to avoid leaving fingerprints on
them.

Adhesive-backed labels

Label paper must be fed manually.

For printing on labels, use extreme care so that the adhesive
may not come in direct contact with any part of the printer.
Adhesives that stick to the drum or rollers will cause printer
damage.

Labels consist of three parts. Printing is done onto the top
sheet (also called the face sheet). The adhesive contains
chemicals. The carrier sheet (also called the backing paper or
liner) bears the top sheet. This composition of labels can
cause more problems than other print forms during printing.

2.4.1 Selecting the special paper

Since special paper differs significantly in paper composition
and quality, special paper is more likely to cause problems
than white bond paper during printing. When using special
paper, be sure that they are manufactured for photocopiers
and/or printers.

The manufacturer shall not be liable for any
danger to a person or machine that is caused

Note

by using special paper (e.g., fumes emitted
from the special paper).

Top sheet (white bond paper)

Adhesive

Carrier sheet

Figure 2-11

When using label paper, do not leave gaps between the
arranged labels (i.e., top sheets). Labels arranged with gaps
in-between can easily be peeled off during printing, causing
serious jam problems.

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2.4 Special Paper

When the label paper has extra margin around the label’s
outside edges that correspond to the margins of the printable
area, do not remove the extra top sheet from the carrier sheet
until printing is finished.

Allowed

Top sheet

Not allowed

Top sheet

Postcards

Fan the stack of postcards and align the edges before loading
them in the MP tray. Make sure the postcards you are going
to set are not curled. Feeding curled postcards may cause
paper jams.

Figure 2-13

Some postcards have rough edges on the back (those are
created when the paper is cut). In this case, put the postcards
on a flat place and rub the edges with, for example, a ruler to
smooth them.

Carrier sheet

Figure 2-12

When selecting labels, make sure to use only those meeting
the following requirements:

Item Value

Top sheet weight 44 to 74 g/m² (12 to 20 lb)

Total weight 104 to 151 g/m² (28 to 40 lb)

Top sheet thickness 0.086 to 0.107 mm (3.9 to 4.2 mils)

Total thickness 0.115 to 0.145 mm (4.5 to 5.7 mils)

Moisture content 4 to 6 % (composite)

Table 2-5

Figure 2-14

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Envelopes

Envelopes must be fed manually.

Since the composition of an envelope is more complex than
that of ordinary paper, it is not always possible to ensure
consistent printing quality over the entire envelope surface.

Normally, envelopes have a diagonal grain direction. See
section Grain on page 2-5. This direction can easily cause
wrinkles and creases when envelopes pass through the
printer. Before purchasing envelopes, make a test print to
check whether the printer accepts the envelope.

Other handling cautions follow:

• Do not use envelopes that have an encapsulated liquid
adhesive.

• Avoid a long printing session for envelopes only.
Extended envelope printing can cause premature printer
wear.

• To avoid jams caused by curled envelopes, stack the
printed envelopes no higher than 10 on the output tray.

2.4 Special Paper

Colored paper

Colored paper should have the same specifications as the
white bond paper listed. In addition, the pigments in the
paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the

°

printing process (up to 200

C or 392 °F).

Pre-printed paper

Pre-printed paper should basically be bond paper. The inks
on the paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing
during the printing process and must not be adversely
affected by silicon oil. Do not use paper with any kind of
coating, such as calendar stock.

Recycled paper

Select recycled paper that has the same specifications as
white bond paper. See Table 2-1 on page 2-2. Recycled
paper, however, does not have to be as white as white bond
paper.

Before purchasing recycled paper, make a test
using the printer and check whether the print

Note

quality is satisfactory.

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2.4 Special Paper

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Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

This chapter provides the information you need to configure the Color printer. In
general you need to use the operator panel only to make default settings. You can make most
changes to the printer settings using the printer driver trough the application software.

Changes to printer settings made using a software application override changes made
using the operator panel.

Note

You can also rely on other printer utilities such as PrintMonitor if you need to
change settings that are not available on the printer driver. It will allow you remotely access
to printer settings. Printer utilities are supplied in the CD-ROM supplied with the printer.

The chapter describes the operator panel in detail, including its menus and the procedures
for changing various printer settings.

3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

The printer’s operator panel has keys for operating the printer, as well as a message display
and indicators

Figure 3-1

Messages that appear on the display and functions of indicators and keys are explained in
the sections that follow.

3.1.1 Message display

The message display on the operator panel shows:

• Status information, the eight messages listed below which are displayed during normal
operation.

• Error codes, when the printer requires the operator’s attention; as explained in

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting.

Status information

Message Meaning

Self test The printer is performing self-diagnostics after power-up.

Please wait The printer is warming up and is not ready.

When the printer is switched on for the first time, this message
will take several minutes.

Please wait
(Calibrating)

Please wait
(Adding toner)

Ready The printer is ready to print.

Processing The printer is receiving data to print. This is also shown when the

The color calibration function is being performed automatically
as you powered on the printer.

You can also execute this function manually on the operator
panel. For details, see 3.13.15 Color Calibration on page 3-65.

Toner is currently being replenished. This message may be dis­played during continuous printing of a large volume of pages
which require a large amount of toner such as with photographs,
etc.

printer is reading a memory card or hard disk.

Table 3-1

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3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

Message Meaning

Sleeping The printer is in sleep mode. The printer wakes from sleep mode

whenever a key on the operator panel is pressed, the cover is
opened or closed, or a print job is received. The printer then
warms up and goes on-line. For details on sleep mode, see Sleep

timer timeout on page 3-59.

Cancelling data Jobs inside the printer are being canceled. To cancel a job, see

Section 3.1.3 Keys on page 3-6.

Waiting The printer is waiting for the rest of print job before completing

the last page. Pressing the GO key allows you to obtain the last
page immediately. See below.

FormFeed TimeOut The printer is printing the last page after a waiting period.

Table 3-1 (Continued)

Error codes

See Chapter 4 Troubleshooting.

3.1.2 Indicators in message display

Figure 3-2

Interface indicator (INTERFACE)

The interface indicator shows the interface that is currently in use:

PAR Parallel interface is in use.
NET Network interface is in use.
OPT Option network interface is in use.
SER Option serial (RS-232C) interface is in use.

--- No interface is in use.

Each interface has a timeout time of 30 seconds during which the other interface should wait
to receive a print job. Even a print job has been complete on the interface, you should wait
for this period until the other interface begins printing the job.

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3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

Paper size indicator (SIZE)

This indicator indicates:

• While the printer is in standby, the paper size of the cassette. The default paper cassette
is determined by the operator panel keys. For details, see Section 3.10 Paper Handling

on page 3-48.

• While the printer is printing, the paper size used to format the document to print by the
application software.

The abbreviations used to indicate the paper sizes and their dimensions are as follows:

A3 ISO A3 (29.7 × 42 cm)

A4 ISO A4 (21 × 29.7 cm)

A5 ISO A5 (14.8 × 21 cm)

A6

ISO A6 (10.5 × 14.8 cm)

B4 JIS B4 (25.7 × 36.4 cm)

B5 JIS B5 (18.2 × 25.6 cm)

B6

JIS B6 (12.8 × 18.2 cm)

LT Letter (8-1/2 × 11 inches)

LD Ledger (11 × 17 inches)

LG Legal (8-1/2 × 14 inches)

MO

BU

DL

C4

C5

b5

EX

#6

#9

HA

OH

O2

12

8K

16K

ST

FO

Y2

Y4

CU

Monarch (3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches)

Business (4-1/8 inches)

ISO DL (11 × 22 cm)

ISO C4 (22.9 × 32.4 cm)

ISO C5 (16.2 × 22.9 cm)

ISO B5 (17.6 × 25 cm)

Executive (7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches)

Commercial 6-3/4 (3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches)

Commercial 9 (3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches)

Japanese Postcard (10 × 14.8 cm)

Return Postcard (20 × 14.8 cm)

Oficio II (8-1/2 × 13 inches)

12 × 18 (12 × 18 inches)

8 kai (27.3 × 39.4 cm)

16 kai (19.7 × 27.3 cm)

Statement (5-1/2 × 8-1/2 inches)

Folio (21 × 33 cm)

Yokei 2 (11.4 × 16.2 cm)

Yokei 4 (10.5 × 23.5 cm)

Custom Size (7 × 14.8 cm to 29.7 × 43.1 cm)

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

† Only with MP tray feeding

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3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

Paper type indicator (TYPE)

This indicator shows the paper type defined for the current paper cassette. The paper type
can be manually defined using the operator panel. For information about configuring paper
type settings, see

3.10.9 Creating Custom Paper Types on page 3-53, 3.10.3 Setting the MP

Tray Paper Type on page 3-49, and 3.10.4 Setting the Cassette Paper Type on page 3-50.

The following abbreviations are used:

(none) Auto

PLAIN Plain paper

TRNSPRNCY

Transparencies

PREPRINTE Pre-printed paper

LABELS

BOND

Labels

Bond paper

RECYCLED Recycled paper

VELLUM

ROUGH

Vellum

Rough paper

LETTERHEA Letterhead

COLOR Colored paper

PREPUNCH Pre-punched paper

ENVELOPE

CARDSTOCK

Envelopes

Card stock

COATED Coated paper

THICK Thick paper

HIGH QUAL High-quality paper

CUSTOM1 (to 8 ) Custom 1 (to 8)

†

†

†

†

†

† MP tray feeding only

READY, DATA, and ATTENTION indicators

The following indicators light during normal operation and whenever the printer needs operator’s
attention. Depending on the status of lighting, each indicator has the following meaning:

Indicator Description

READY

DATA

ATTENTION

Flashing. Indicates an error that you can recover by yourself, such as
the loose front cover. For details, see 4.3 Error Messages on page 4-6.

On. Indicates that the printer is ready and on-line. The printer prints the
data it receives.

Off. Indicates that the printer is off-line. Data can be received but will
not be printed until the printer is on-line by pressing the GO key. Also,
indicates when printing is automatically stopped due to the occurrence
of an error. For details see 4.3 Error Messages on page 4-6.

Flashing. Indicates that a data is being received from the computer.

On. Indicates either that data received is being processed before print-

ing starts, or that data received is being written to a memory card or a
hard disk.

Flashing. Indicates that the printer requires maintenance or is warm­ing up.
On. Indicates the occurrence of a problem or an error. For details, see

4.3 Error Messages on page 4-6.

Table 3-2

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3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

3.1.3 Keys

Note

The operator panel keys are used to configure the printer operation. Note that certain keys
have the secondary function as explained below.

Configuration made with these keys affect only the interfaces that is currently active
(indicated by the INTERFACE indicator on the message display). See Interface

indicator (INTERFACE) on page 3-3.

GO key

The GO key switches the printer between on-line and off-line. Use this key to:

• Toggle the printer’s on-line and off-line states. You can temporarily stop the print job by switching

the printer off-line.

• Print and feed out one page when the printer displays Waiting.

• Recover the printer from certain errors

CANCEL key

This key is used to:

• Cancel a printing job

• Stop the alarm sound

• Reset numeric values or cancels a setting procedure while using menu system

To cancel a printing job:

While the printer displays Processing, press the CANCEL key.

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Print Cancel? appears on the message display followed by the interface which
the job to cancel is on. The interface is indicated by one of the following message:

Parallel
Network
Option (option network interface)
Serial (option serial interface)

Press the ENTER key. Cancelling data appears on the message display and

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printing stops after the current page is printed.

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3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel

MENU key

The MENU key lets you enter the menu system to change the setup and printing
environment of the printer.

Pressing this key during a menu selection will terminate the selection and return the printer
to the normal operation.

Arrow keys

The four arrow keys are used in the menu system to access a desired item or enter numeric
values.

Note

The arrow key with the question mark (?) may be pressed when the paper jam message has
appeared on the message display. Then a help message will appear to facilitate jam clearing
in the location.

ENTER key

This key is used to:

• Finalize settings of numeric values and other selections.

• Set the paper source when Use alternative? is shown in the message display. For details about
this message, see .4.3 Error Messages on page 4-6

If you hold down the ENTER key and press the MENU key when Ready is shown on
this printer, the AdministrationID menu will be displayed. This menu invokes the
account management system and is normally not used. To cancel invoking the menu,
press the MENU key to return to the Ready display.

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

3.2.1 Menu Selection System

This section explains how to use the menu selection system. The MENU key on the operator
panel allows you to use the menu to set or change the printer environment such as the
number of copies to print, emulation, etc., to your specific needs. Settings can be made
when Ready is indicated on the printer message display.

The printer obeys the most recently received printer settings sent from the application
software, or from the printer driver, which take priority over operator panel settings.

Entering the mode selection menu

Press the MENU key when Ready is indicated on the printer message display.

The mode selection menu is displayed.

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

Selecting a menu

The mode selection menu is hierarchical. Press the U or V key to display the desired menu.

• If the selected menu has a sub-menu, > is displayed after the menu.

Paper Handling >

Indicates that there is a sub-menu

Press the Z key to move to the sub-menu or Y key to go back.

• > is displayed before the sub-menu.

Indicates that this is the sub-menu

>Type Adjust >

Indicates that there is another sub-menu

Press the Z key to move to another sub-menu or Y key to go back.

• >> is displayed before the second sub-menu.

Indicates that this is the second sub-menu

>>Paper Weight
Normal

Note

Setting a menu

Select the desired menu and press the ENTER key to set or change the configuration.

Press the U or V key to display the desired item and the ENTER key to finalize the value
or selections set.

Cancelling menu selection

If you press the MENU key when selecting a menu, the message display returns to Ready.

Settings that are received from application software and the printer driver will take
priority over settings made in the operator panel.

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

3.2.2 Menu System Road Map

The following is the hierarchy diagram of the menu selection system of the printer.

For details about menu selection operations, see page 3-8.

Ready
PAR A4 PLAIN

Print
Menu Map

Print
Status Page

e-MPS >

MENU Key

>Quick Copy

>Private/Stored

Continued on the next page

>Print VMB Data

>List of VMB

>List of
Code JOB

>e-MPS >
Configuration

These items will not appear unless the printer
is installed with the applicable option unit.

>>Quick Copy
32

>>Temp. Code JOB
Size 1550MB

>>Perm. Code JOB
Size 1550MB

>>VMB Size
1550MB

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

Continued

Interface >
Parallel

Interface >
Network

Interface >
Serial

Interface >
Option

>Parallel I/F
Auto

>NetWare
Off

>NetWare >
On

>TCP/IP
Off

>TCP/IP >
On

>EtherTalk
Off

>EtherTalk
On

>Network Status
Page Off

>Network Status
Page On

>Baud Rate

>

9600

>

>Data Bits

>

8

>

>Stop Bits

>

1

>

>Parity

>

None

>

>Protocol

>

DTR (pos.)&XON

>

>>NetWare Frame
Auto

>>DHCP
Off

>>DHCP
On

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

>>Subnet Mask

000.000.000.000

>>Gateway

000.000.000.000

Emulation
PCL 6

Emulation >
KC-GL

Emulation >
KPDL

Emulation >
KPDL (AUTO)

>NetWare
Off

>NetWare >
On

>TCP/IP
Off

>TCP/IP >
On

>EtherTalk
Off

>EtherTalk
On

>Opt. StatusPage
On

>Opt. StatusPage
Off

>KC-GL Pen >
Adjust Pen (1)

>KC-GL Page Set
[SPSZ]

>Print KPDL errs
Off

>Print KPDL errs
On

>Alt. Emulation
PCL 6

>Print KPDL errs
Off

>Print KPDL errs
On

>>NetWare Frame
Auto

>>DHCP
Off

>>DHCP
On

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

>>Subnet Mask

000.000.000.000

>>Gateway

000.000.000.000

>>Pen(1) Width
01 dot(s)

>>Pen(1) Color
Black

Continued on the next page

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

Continued

Font >

Page Set > >Copies

Print Quality >

>Font Select >
Internal

>Font Select >
Option

>Code Set
IBM PC-8

>List of
Internal Fonts

>List of
Option Fonts

001

>Orientation
Portrait

>Orientation
Landscape

>LF Action
LF only

>CR Action
CR only

>Tone
Normal

>Tone
Fine

>Gloss Mode
Low

>Gloss Mode
High

>> I000

>>Courier
Regular

>>Courier
Dark

>>Letter Gothic
Regular

>>Letter Gothic
Dark

>>Size

012.00 point(s)

>>Pitch

10.00 cpi

Opt. ROM >

>Read Data

>List of
Partitions

Hard Disk > >Read Data

>Write Data

>Delete Data

>Format

>List of
Partition

RAM Disk Mode
Off

RAM Disk Mode >
On

>RAM Disk Size

>Read Data

>Write Data

>Delete Data

>List of
Partition

Continued on the next page

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3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

Continued

Memory Card >

Paper Handling >

>Read Fonts

>Write Data

>Delete Data

>Format

>List of
Partition

>MP Tray Mode
Cassette

>MP Tray Mode
First

>MP Tray Size
A4

>MP Tray Type
Plain

>Cassette 1 Size
A4

>Cassette 1 Type
Plain

>Feed Select
Cassette 1

>Duplex Mode
None

>Stack Select
Top tray F-down

>Stack Select

Left tray F-up

>Stich Adjust >

>Override A4/LT
Off

>Override A4/LT
On

>Type Adjust >
Custom 1

>>Unit
mm

>>A4/Letter
000

>>B4
000

>>A3/Ledger
000

Color Mode
Color

Color Mode
Monochrome

Continued on the next page

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>Reset Type
Adjust

>>Paper Weight
Normal 1

>>Duplex Path
Enable

>>Duplex Path
Disable

3.2 Using the Menu Selection System

Continued

Life Counters > >Total Print

>New Toner [C]
Installed

>New Toner [M]
Installed

>New Toner [Y]
Installed

>New Toner [K]
Installed

Others >

>MSG Language
English

>Form Feed
Time Out 000sec.

>Sleep Timer >
030 min.

>Print HEX-DUMP

>Printer Reset

>Resource Prot.
Off

>Buzzer
Off

>Buzzer
On

>Auto Continue
Mode Off

>Auto Continue >
Mode On

>Finishing >
Error

>Color/Mono. mix
Auto

>Color/Mono. mix
Mostly color.

>Color/Mono. mix
Mostly mono.

>Service >

>>Sleep Mode
On

>>Sleep Mode
Off

>>Auto Continue
Timer 030sec.

>>Duplex
On

>>Staple
Off

>>Punch
Off

>>Print
Status Page

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>>Print
Event Log

>>Color
Calibration

>>Print
Test Page 1

>>Print
Test Page 2

>>Hige Density
Mode 01

>>Drum

3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

This section explains the procedure for printing the printer’s
internal information using the menu selection system. The
menu map is usefull as a reference to guide yourself through
the menu selection system.

The status page is a list of parameters and settings for most
basic printer configurations. You may be required to produce
a status page when requesting service to the printer.

3.3.1 Printing a Menu Map

The printer prints a full list of menu selection system —
Menu Map. Note that menus shown in the list may vary
depending on which optional units installed in the printer.

Press the MENU key.

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3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print Menu

2222

Map appears.

Print
Menu Map

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

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Print
Menu Map ?

Press the ENTER key. The message Processing

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appears and the printer prints a Menu Map.

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3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

MENU MAP

Figure 3-3

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3.3.2 Printing a Status Page

You can check the printer’s current status, including
available memory space and option settings by printing a
status page.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print

2222

Status Page appears.

Print
Status Page

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

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Print
Status Page ?

3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

Press the ENTER key again. The message

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Processing appears and the printer prints a status
page.

For a sample status page and its full description, see

Understanding the status page on page 3-18.

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3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

Understanding the status page

The numbers in the following diagram refer the items explained below the diagram. The
items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer’s firmware version.

STATUS PAGE

Hardware Information

Firmware Version: Released:

Memory

1

2

Page Information

Installed Options

4

Network Status

6

Emulation

Error Log

3

5

7

8

Consumable Status

9

Interfaces

10

Figure 3-4

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3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages

1 Software version

This item shows the version and release date of the
printer firmware.

2 Hardware information

This item shows various printer settings for
hardware-related items:

• MP tray paper size and type

• Paper cassette size and type

• Buzzer control

• Host buffer size

• Sleep time timeout time

• Formfeed timeout time

3Memory

This item shows:

• Standard memory in the printer (128 MB)

• Option memory slot status (Slots 1 and 2) in
megabytes

• Total memory in the printer

• Current status of the RAM disk

4 Page information

This item shows the page related items:

• Tone mode, Normal or Fine

• Number of copies, from 1 to 999

• Total page count

8 Error log

This item shows the last three instances of the following
types of errors, listing them in the order of occurrence:

• KPDL (PostScript) errors

• Memory overflow

• Print overrun

• File-not-found

The most recent error is displayed on the topmost line of
Error Log. Error information is cleared when the printer
is powered off.

The error log information is intended for service
purpose.

9 Consumable status

This item shows the approximate level of remaining
toner. When the value is 100, the toner container is full.
The closer to 0, the smaller the amount of remaining
toner.

10 Interface information

This information shows the emulation and the default
font for all interfaces installed in the printer.

5 Installed options

This item shows the options installed in the printer:

• Hard disk

• Option ROM

• Memory card

6 Network status

This item shows the IP address, subnet mask address,
and default gateway address for the network interface
card in the printer.

7Emulation

This item shows all available emulations of the printer.
The PCL 6 emulation is set as default when the printer is
shipped from the factory. The emulations are:

•PCL 6

•KPDL3

•KC-GL

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3.4 e-MPS

3.4 e-MPS

e-MPS is an abbreviation for ‘enhanced-Multiple Printing System’ which implements the
following functions that are available from the printer driver:

• Job retention

• Job storage

In either job mode, when printing a document, the print data is transferred from the
computer to the printer then stored on the printer’s hard disk. Since copies of the document
are printed using the stored data, printing is performed faster with less computer spooling
time and less network traffic.

• To use the e-MPS system, an optional hard disk (HD-10) must be installed in the
printer.

Note

• As an alternative to a hard disk, the RAM disk may be used in the Proof-and-Hold
and Private Print modes. To activate the RAM disk in the printer, see Using the

RAM Disk on page 3-46.

Job retention

Job Retention has four modes as summarized below. These modes are selected when you
choose on the printer driver through the application software:

Quick Copy Proof-and-Hold Private Print Stored Job

Primary function To later print addi-

tional copies

Start storing by Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver

On terminating
print setting from
application soft­ware

Retrieved by Operator panel Operator panel Operator panel Operator panel

Default number of
copies printed at
retrieval

Maximum number

of jobs stored

PIN security No No Yes Yes (if necessary)

Data after printing Stored Stored Deleted Stored

Data at power off Deleted Deleted Deleted Stored

Hard disk required Yes No No Yes

Prints simulta­neously

Same as storing

(can be changed)

32, expandable to 5032, expandable to 50Depends on the

†

To proof the first
copy before print­ing multiple copies

Prints one copy
simultaneously

One less

(can be changed)

To hold the docu­ment in printer to
prevent unautho­rized access

Does not print Does not print

Same as storing

(can be changed)

hard disk capacity
(Private jobs are
deleted automati­cally once it is
retrieved.)

To electronically
store documents
such as fax cover
pages

One

Depends on the
hard disk capacity

Table 3-3

† A job exceeding this number will be overwritten to the earliest one.

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3.4 e-MPS

Job storage

Job storage stores print jobs either temporarily or
permanently, or in virtual mailboxes, as you click an
appropriate radio button on the printer driver when printing
from a computer.

Virtual mailbox

Virtual mailbox is part of Job Storage, which stores print jobs
on the hard disk without printing. It enables you to retrieve
jobs later from the operator panel.

Each mailbox may be used by an individual who desires to
share the printer in this mode. By default, each mailbox is
numbered from ‘Tray 001,’ ‘Tray 002,’ ... etc. To ‘post’ a job
in one of these mailboxes, you assign a numbered or named
mailbox on the printer driver when printing.

To retrieve the stored job for printing, see Retrieving Jobs

from Virtual Mailbox (VMB) on page 3-24.

The virtual mailbox can be used in PCL 6
emulation only.

Note

Press the Z key.

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Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Quick

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Copy appears followed by the user name (Harold,
in this example). The user name is assigned at printing
using the printer driver.

>Quick Copy
Harold

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears before the user name.

>Quick Copy
?Harold

Press the U or V key to display the desired user

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name, Arlen, in this example.

>Quick Copy
?Arlen

3.4.1 Using Quick Copy

This mode enables you to print the requested number of
copies of a job, simultaneously storing the job on the hard
disk. When additional copies are required, you can reprint
the required number of copies from the printer operator
panel. To print a job as a quick copy job, see KX Printer

Drivers Operation Guide.

The default number of print jobs that can be stored on the
hard disk is 32. This value can be increased to up to 50 from
the e-MPS Configuration menu. For details, see Changing

the maximum number of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold jobs on
page 3-25. When the number of jobs reaches the limit, the

oldest job will be overwritten by the new one.

When the printer is turned off, all stored jobs will be deleted.

Printing additional copies using quick copy

To print additional copies of a job stored in the printer:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

Press the ENTER key. The job name entered in the

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printer driver (Report, in this example) appear with
a blinking question mark (?) before the letters.

>Arlen
?Report

Press the U or V key to scroll to the desired job title.

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Press the ENTER key. The number of copies to be

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printed can be set. To increase the copy count, press
the U key; to decrease the copy count, press the V
key.

>Report
Copies 001

Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count. The

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10

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printer prints the specified number of copies for the
job.

e-MPS >

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3.4 e-MPS

Deleting a quick copy job

All quick copy jobs are automatically deleted when the
printer is turned off. If you desire to explicitly delete a stored
quick copy job, proceed as follows:

Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section to let

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the title of the job to be deleted displayed.

When the title of the job to be deleted is displayed,

2222

e.g. Report, below, press the ENTER key. The
cursor below the copy count starts to blink.

>Report
Copies 001

Press the V key repeatedly until Delete appears

3333

below the title.

>Report
Delete

3.4.3 Printing a Private Print/Job Retention

In private printing, you can specify that a job is not printed
until you release the job from the operator panel. At sending
the job from the application software, you can specify a
4-digit access code in the printer driver. The job is released
for printing by entering the access code on the operator
panel. Thus, this function ensures confidentiality of the print
job.

In the job retention mode, access codes are not mandatory,
but can be set on the printer driver if printing with the PIN
security is required. Then, the access code must be entered
on the operator panel to print a stored job. Print data will be
stored in the hard disk/RAM disk after printing. See KX

Printer Drivers Operation Guide for the driver settings.

Releasing a private/stored job

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

Press the ENTER key. The stored quick copy job is

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deleted.

3.4.2 Using Proof-and-Hold

When you print multiple copies, this mode first prints one
copy so that you can proof it before continuing to print the
remaining copies. Since you can proof the printouts before
printing the remaining copies, wastage of paper can be
reduced.

The printer prints one copy and, at the same time, saves the
print job on the hard disk/RAM disk. You can also change the
number of copies when resuming printing from the operator
panel.

When the printer is turned off, all stored jobs will be deleted.

Printing remaining copies of a Proof-and-Hold job

Printing a Proof-and-Hold job on the operator panel is
similar to printing a quick copy job. See Printing additional

copies using quick copy on page Chapter 3-21.

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

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Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Private/

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Stored appears. The name entered in the printer
driver (Harold, in this example) also appears.

>Private/Stored
Harold

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears before the user name.

>Private/Stored
?Harold

Press the U or V key to display the desired user

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name (Arlen, in this example).

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>Private/Stored
?Arlen

3.4 e-MPS

Press the

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9999

10

10

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Agenda

(
appear with a blinking question mark (

Press the U or V key to display the desired job title.

Press the ENTER key. The ID input line appears.
Enter the four-digit access code entered in the printer
driver and press the ENTER key.

To enter the ID, press the Y or Z key to move the
cursor to the number to be changed and then enter the
correct number by pressing the U or V key.

You can set the number of copies to be printed. To
increase the copy count, press the U key; to decrease
the copy count, press the V key.

ENTER

, in this example) entered in the printer driver

>Arlen
?Agenda

>Agenda
ID 0000

key. The user name and the job name

Press the V key repeatedly until Delete appears for

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the number of copies.

?

).

>Agenda
Delete

Press the ENTER key. The private job is deleted from

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the hard disk.

Printing a code job

Install the
CD-ROM supplied with the printer. To do this, from the
CD-ROM Main Menu, select Printer Utilities > Install
NET Job Manager.

1111

2222

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NET Job Manager software from the

Browse through Windows Start > Programs >
Job Manager.

Enter the password for the software. Job Manager
will start.

Click the Add printer icon (below). Select the
Local or Network port.

>Agenda
Copies 001

Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count. The

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11

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printer prints the specified number of copies for the
job.

Deleting a private/stored job

You can individually delete stored jobs by performing the
following procedure. Jobs saved using Private Print will be
automatically deleted if you turn the power off after printing,
but jobs saved using Stored Job will not be deleted
automatically.

Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section.

1111

When the title of the job to be printed is displayed

2222

(Agenda, in this example), press the ENTER key.
Enter the four-digit access code entered in the printer
driver and press the ENTER key.

If you use the local parallel port to connect to
the printer, make sure that the printer driver is

Note

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set to print to a local port. To check this out,
click the Details tab of the printer Properties,
and note the Print to the following port setting.

Add printer
icon

Figure 3-5

Follow the wizard until the Select printer dialog
box is reached. When the printer is found in the
Printer List, click (highlight) it, then Finish.

>Agenda
Copies 001

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3.4 e-MPS

Double click Model Name on the list. The jobs

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currently stored in the printer are shown. To print the
job, right click Job name and then click Print on
the drop down list that appears.

It is possible to select more than one job at a time by
left clicking a job one by one while pressing the Ctrl
key on the computer keyboard.

Figure 3-6

The job remains intact even after printing. To permanently
delete the job in the hard disk, right click the job name on
Job Manager, then click Delete on the drop down list that
appears.

Printing a list of code jobs

Press the ENTER key again. The printer prints a

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CODE JOB LIST as shown in Figure 3-7 below.

PERMANENT CODE JOB LIST

Figure 3-7

3.4.4 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox (VMB)

To retrieve the jobs posted in the virtual mailbox, proceed as
follows.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

If you select Permanent Job Storage on the printer driver, you
can have a List of Code Job printed using the operator panel.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >List of

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Code JOB appears.

>List of
Code JOB

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Print

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Data appears. The virtual mailbox number will also
appear.

>Print VMB Data
Tray001

If you have named the virtual mailbox with an alias
on the printer driver, the alias (Richard, in this
example) will follow the number:

>Print VMB Data
Tray001

:

:Richard

VMB

>List of
Code JOB ?

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3.4 e-MPS

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>Print VMB Data
Tray001

Press the ENTER key. The document in the mailbox

6666

is printed and automatically deleted from the mailbox.

Printing a list of VMB

A Virtual Mailbox list includes the jobs currently stored in
the mailboxes.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >List of

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VMB appears.

>List of VMB

?Richard

Press the ENTER key again. The printer prints a list

6666

of jobs currently posted in the virtual mailboxes as
shown in Figure 3-8 below.

VIRTUAL MAIL BOX LIST

Figure 3-8

3.4.5 Changing e-MPS Configuration

You can change the following parameters for e-MPS
operation:

• Maximum number of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold jobs

• Maximum space assigned to temporary code jobs

• Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs

• Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes

The total amount of storage areas specified
must not exceed the total size of the hard disk.

Note

Otherwise, you may only be able to
accommodate print jobs of a smaller amount of
print jobs than specified.

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

>List of VMB ?

Changing the maximum number of Quick Copy/
Proof-and-Hold jobs

This changes maximum number of Quick Copy/
Proof-and-Hold jobs from 0 to 50. The default is 32.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

3333

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3.4 e-MPS

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >e-MPS

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Configuration > appears.

>e-MPS >
Configuration

Press the Z key.

5555

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Quick

6666

Copy appears.

>>Quick Copy
32

Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

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>>Quick Copy
32

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >e-MPS

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Configuration > appears.

>e-MPS >
Configuration

Press the Z key.

5555

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Temp.

6666

Code JOB Size appears.

>>Temp. Code JOB
Size 1550MB

To change the maximum disk space, press the

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ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

>>Temp. Code JOB
Size 1550

MB

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease the

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value at the blinking cursor. The value can be set
between 0 and 50. Use the Z and Y keys to move the
cursor right and left.

When the desired maximum number of jobs is set,

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press the ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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Maximum space assigned to temporary code jobs

This changes the hard disk space that holds temporary code
jobs. You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999
(megabytes). The actual maximum size depends on the size
of free hard disk space, however. The default size is 1/6 of
the total hard disk space, rounded off in unit of 50 MB. For
example, if the total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default
size is 1550 MB.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS >

2222

appears.

e-MPS >

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

8888

respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

9999

key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

10

10

1010

Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs

This changes the hard disk space that holds permanent code
jobs. You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999
(megabytes). The actual maximum size depends on the size
of free hard disk space, however. The default size is 1/6 of
the total hard disk space, rounded off in unit of 50 MB. For
example, if the total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default
size is 1550 MB.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key and select e-MPS >.

2222

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

3333

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Press the Z key.

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3.4 e-MPS

Press the U or V key and select >e-MPS

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Configuration >.

>e-MPS >
Configuration

Press the Z key.

5555

Press the U or V key and select >>Perm. Code

6666

JOB Size.

>>Perm. Code JOB
Size 1550MB

Press the ENTER key, the message display shows a

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blinking cursor (_).

>>Perm. Code JOB
Size 1550

MB

Press the U or V key and select >e-MPS

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Configuration >.

>e-MPS >
Configuration

Press the Z key.

5555

Press the U or V key and select >>VMB Size.

6666

>>VMB Size
1550MB

To change the maximum size, press the ENTER key.

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The message display shows a blinking cursor (_).

>>VMB Size
1550

MB

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

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respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Zand Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

9999

key.

Press the MENU key and the display returns to

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10

1010

Ready.

Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes
(VMB)

This changes the hard disk space for virtual mailboxes. You
can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999 (megabytes).
The actual maximum size depends on the size of free hard
disk space, however. The default size is 1/6 of the total hard
disk space, rounded off in unit of 50 MB. For example, if the
total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default size is 1550 MB.

Press the MENU key

1111

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

8888

respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

9999

key.

Press the MENU key to exit the menu selection.

10

10

1010

Press the U or V key and select e-MPS >.

2222

e-MPS >

Press the Z key.

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3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters

3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters

The printer is equipped with a parallel interface. Option
network interface card can also be installed. Various printing
environment parameters such as the default emulation can be
changed independently on different interfaces by using the
printer’s menu selection system. Select the interface to apply
the changes in the procedure described below.

This interface selection described below does
not select which interface to receive data from

Note

the computer. The printer automatically detects
and switches to the interface on which data are
being received.

3.5.1 Changing Parallel Interface Mode

The parallel interface supports a bi-directional/high-speed
mode according to IEEE standards. Normally, this interface
is used under the default setting Auto. For details, see

Appendix B Computer Interface. After setting the interface,

be sure to reset the printer or turn the power off at least once.
The new setting will be enabled thereafter. You can select
from the following:

To change the parallel interface mode, press the Z

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key. The current communication mode appears.

To change the communication mode, press the

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ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Parallel I/F
? Auto

Press the U or V key to scroll through the following

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communication modes:

Auto
Normal
High Speed
Nibble (high)

When the desired communication mode is displayed,

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press the ENTER key.

Press the MENU key to exit the menu selection.

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10

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• Auto (default)

• Nibble/high speed

• High speed

• Normal

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Interface

2222

> appears.

If the interface is other than parallel, press the

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ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Interface
? Network

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Parallel

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appears.

Interface
? Parallel

3.5.2 Changing Serial Interface Parameters

This section applies to the printers having the
option serial interface board kit (IB-11)

Note

You can confirm or change the serial interface parameters
including baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity, and protocol.
These parameters must match those of the computer’s serial
interface.

1111

2222

3333

installed.

Press the MENU key.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Interface
> appears.

If the interface is other than serial, press the ENTER
key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Interface
? Network

Press the ENTER key again. The question mark

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disappears.

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3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Serial

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appears.

Interface
? Serial

Press the ENTER key again.

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Press the Z key. One of the following serial

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parameters is indicated (Baud rate for example).

Pressing the U or V key toggles through the serial
parameters as follows. To change the serial parameter,
press the ENTER key. Use the U or V key to change
the value or selection.

Range

>Baud Rate
9600

>Data Bits

1200, 2400, 4800
9600

(Default),

19200, 38400
57600, 115200

7

or 8 (Default)

8

Press the U or V key to scroll through values. When

115200 is displayed, press the ENTER key. Press the
MODE key to exit the menu selection.

Some computers may not be able to handle a
baud rate of 115200 bps. If you set the baud

Note

rate to 115200 and encounter communication
problems, select a lower baud rate.

3.5.3 Changing Network Interface Parameters

The printer has a built-in network interface which supports
TCP/IP, NetWare and EtherTalk protocols. In addition, you
can install an optional network interface card in the printer’s
extension slot (OPT).

To adjust the printer for networking parameters of the current

,

network, using the operator panel, you can:

,

• Activate or deactivate TCP/IP, NetWare, and AppleTalk

• Activate or deactivate DHCP

• Enter IP address, subnet mask address, and default

gateway address

• Determine whether to print a network status pages

automatically when the printer is turned on

>Stop Bits

1

(Default) or

2

1

>Parity

None
Even

(Default),
, or

Odd

Ignore

None

>Protocol
DTR(pos.)&XON

For example, to change baud rate from 9600 to
115200, display the baud rate menu following the

above procedure. When the display shows baud rate,
9600 (bps), press the ENTER key. A blinking
question mark (?) appears.

DTR (pos.) &

DTR

DTR

(nega-

(Default),

Xon

(positive),
tive),

XON/XOFF

ETX/ACK

,

>Baud Rate
? 9600

To confirm or change networking parameters, proceed as
follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Interface

2222

,

> appears.

If the current interface is other than network, press the

3333

ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Interface >
? Parallel

If the optional network interface card is installed in
the printer, Option will be displayed. The setting
procedure is basically the same even in this case.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Network

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appears.

Interface >
? Network

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Press the ENTER key again.

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3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters

Press the Z key. One of the following menus is

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indicated. To change settings for the item, press the
ENTER key. Use the U or V key to change the value
or selection. Configure settings referring to the
explanations below.

Range

>NetWare >
On

>TCP/IP >
On

>EtherTalk
Off

>Network Status
Page Off

Activate the appropriate protocol that is required to

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connect the printer to the network. To activate a
protocol, let the protocol displayed, press the ENTER
key, press the U or V key to change from Off to On,
and press the ENTER key.

Set this item to On
when you connect to a
network using Net­Ware. In submenu (>),
frame mode can be
selected from Auto,

802.3, Ethernet
II, 802.2, and

802.3SNAP.

Set this item to On
when you connect to
a network using TCP/
IP. Submenu (>) has
items including
DHCP, IP address,
subnet mask address,
and gateway address.
To resolve IP address
for the network card,
see 3.5.4 Resolving

IP Address below.

EtherTalk must be
activated (On) for net­working with Macin­tosh computers.

When the item is set
to On, the printer
prints out a network
status page when it
prints the printer sta­tus. See Printing a

network interface sta­tus pages on page
3-31.

3.5.4 Resolving IP Address

To connect the printer using TCP/IP protocol to a network in
which a DHCP server is not present, you must manually set
the IP address using the operator panel. The IP address must
be unique to the printer and should be obtained from your
network administrator.

Activate TCP/IP protocol in the manner described

1111

above.

>TCP/IP >
On

Enter the submenu by pressing the Z key. Make sure

2222

that DHCP is set to Off. If not, press the ENTER key,
then press U key to set it Off. Each time you press the
U or V key, the selection changes as shown below.

>>DHCP
Off

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

>>Subnet Mask

000.000.000.000

>>Gateway

000.000.000.000

When >>IP Address is displayed, press the

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ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears at the last
digit.

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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You can print a network status page to confirm that
the IP address, subnet mask address, and the gateway
address have been properly set. To print a network
status page, see Printing a network interface status

pages on page 3-31 which follows.

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Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

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respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

When the IP address is entered, press the ENTER

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key.

3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters

Press the U or V key to move to Subnet Mask.

6666

Perform the same procedure to complete entering the
subnet mask address.

Then, press the U or V key to move to Gateway.

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Perform the same procedure to complete entering the
gateway address.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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You can print a network status page to confirm that
the IP address, subnet mask address, and the gateway
address have been properly set. To print a network
status page, see Printing a network interface status

pages which follows.

Printing a network interface status pages

You can have your printer print out network status pages
when the printer prints the standard status page. The network
status pages shows the network addresses, and other
information under various network protocols about the
network interface. The default setting is Off (The printer
does not print network status pages.).

Press the Z key and then press the U or V key

5555

repeatedly until the display shows >Network
Status Page.

>Network Status
Page Off

The default setting is Off. If it is set to On, press the

6666

ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Network Status
Page ? Off

Press the U or V key to select On.

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>Network Status
Page ? On

Press the ENTER key again.

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Network status pages may not be available to
print depending on the type and make of the

Note

Sample network status pages are shown on Figure 3-9 on

page 3-31.

1111

2222

3333

optional network interface card.

Press the MENU key.

Press the ENTER key repeatedly until Interface

> appears.

Interface >
Parallel

If the interface is other than network, press the

ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Interface
? Parallel

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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The printer prints network status pages as an example
shown in Figure 3-9 below.

NETWORK STATUS PAGE

Figure 3-9

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Network

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appears. Press the ENTER key.

Interface
? Network

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3.6 Making Default Settings

3.6 Making Default Settings

Using the operator panel, you can set the default for the most
of printing parameters. Note default settings made using the
operator panel may be overridden by the printer driver
settings and application software.

3.6.1 Default Emulation

You can change the emulation mode and character code set
for the current interface. The printer is capable of the
following emulation modes:

• HP PCL 6 (HP Color LaserJet 8550)

• KC-GL (HPGL 7550A)

• KPDL3 (PostScript 3)

The printer can automatically switch between KPDL 3 and
another emulation depending on the print job that is received
from the computer. To do this, select KPDL (AUTO) in the
following procedure and determine the alternative emulation
by referring to 3.6.3 Alternative Emulation for KPDL

Emulation on page 3-33.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation >

2222

appears on the message display. One of the emulation
modes appears, indicating the emulation currently in
use the default emulation is HP PCL 6.

3.6.2 KC-GL Pen Width and Color

The KC-GL emulation mode enables you to set the pen
widths in dots, individual pen colors for pen numbers 1 to 8,
and the KC-GL page size.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation

2222

appears on the message display.

If the current emulation is other than KC-GL, press

3333

the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)
appears.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until KC-GL

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appears. Press the ENTER key.

Emulation >
KC-GL

Press the Z key to move to the >KC-GL Pen

5555

Adjust> submenu. To change the pen width and/or
pen color, press the ENTER key. A blinking question
mark (?) appears.

>KC-GL Pen
Adjust ? Pen (1)

PCL 6
KC-GL
KPDL
KPDL (AUTO)

To change the default emulation, press the ENTER

3333

key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Emulation
?PCL 6

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired

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emulation mode is displayed.

Press the ENTER key.

5555

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

6666

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired pen

6666

number of 1 to 8 appears. When the desired pen
number is displayed, press the ENTER key.

To change the pen width, press the Z key, then press

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the ENTER key. A blinking cursor appears at the
width value.

>>Pen(1) Width
02

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired pen

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width in dots (00 to 99) appears. When the desired
pen width is displayed, press the ENTER key.

dot(s)

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3.6 Making Default Settings

To set the pen color, press the U or V key. To change

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the pen color, press the ENTER key. A blinking
question mark (?) appears.

>>Pen(1) Color
? Black

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired pen

10

10

1010

color (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
Magenta, Cyan, White) appears. When the desired

pen color is displayed, press the ENTER key.

To set the KC-GL page size, press the Y key twice,

11

11

1111

then Press the U or V key until >KC-GL Page
Set is displayed.

To change the page size, press the ENTER key. A

12

12

1212

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>KC-GL Page Set
? [A2]

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

3333

appears.

Emulation
?PCL 6

Press the U or V key repeatedly until KPDL

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(AUTO) appears. Press the ENTER key.

Emulation
?KPDL (AUTO)

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Alt.

5555

Emulation is displayed. The alternative emulation
currently selected also appears — PCL 6 or KC-GL.

To change the alternative emulation, press the

6666

ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Alt. Emulation
?PCL 6

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired

13

13

1313

page size (A2, A1, A0, B3, B2, B1, B0, and SPSZ)
appears. The SPSZ command sets the paper edge
limits to the dimensions of a standard paper size. See
this command explained in the Programming Manual
in the CD-ROM. Press the ENTER key to set the
page set you just selected.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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14

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3.6.3 Alternative Emulation for KPDL Emulation

The auto KPDL [
printer to automatically change the emulation mode according
to the print job received. The emulation mode the printer
switches alternatively can be selected using the operator
panel. The default alternative emulation is HP

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation

2222

> appears.

KPDL (AUTO)

] emulation enables the

PCL 6

.

Press the U or V key until the desired alternative

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emulation appears.

Press the ENTER key.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.6.4 Printing KPDL Errors

The printer can print error descriptions when printing error
occurs during KPDL emulation. The default is Off — the
printer does not print KPDL errors.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation

2222

> appears.

Emulation >
PCL 6

Emulation >
PCL 6

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3.6 Making Default Settings

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

3333

appears.

Emulation
?PCL 6

KPDL

Select

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Emulation
?KPDL

Press the ENTER key.

5555

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Print

6666

KPDL Errs (errors) appears.

>Print KPDL Errs
Off

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

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appears.

Select On using the U or V key. Press the ENTER

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key.

>Print KPDL Errs
? Off

KPDL (AUTO)

or

using the U or V key.

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Font

3333

Select > appears.

>Font Select >
Internal

To select an internal font, make sure that Internal

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is displayed and press the Z key. The display changes
as shown below. If Internal is not displayed, press
the ENTER key, then press the U or V key until it
appears.

>> I000

To select an optional font, press the ENTER key
while >Font Select > is displayed. Press the U
or V key repeatedly until Option appears and then
press the ENTER key. Press the Z key next to display
the font selection shown above. You can perform this
operation only when optional fonts are installed in the
printer.

The letter before the number indicates the location of
the font, as shown below:

I Internal font

SO Soft (downloaded) font

MO Fonts in optional memory card

HO Fonts in RAM disk or optional hard disk (HD-10)

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

9999

3.6.5 Default Font

You can select the default font for the current interface. The
default font can be one of the internal fonts or a font that is
downloaded to the printer memory or stored on memory card or

I000

hard disk. The default font of internal fonts is Courier (

In this menu, you can also set the type and pitch for Courier
and Letter Gothic; as well as to print a font list.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the UUUU or VVVV key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

Font >

).

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>>?I000

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired font

6666

number appears. For font numbers of the internal
fonts, see Printing lists of fonts on page 3-36.

When the desired font is displayed, press the ENTER

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key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.6 Making Default Settings

Selecting regular or dark Courier/Letter Gothic

Courier or Letter Gothic font thickness can be selected as
Regular or Dark. In the procedure below, it is assumed
that Courier is selected. The procedure is the same for Letter
Gothic.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

Font >

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Font

3333

Select > appears.

>Font Select >
Internal

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press the

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Z key.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Courier

5555

appears. If you are selecting the thickness of the
Letter Gothic font, choose >> Letter Gothic
here instead.

Changing the default font size

You can change the size of the default font. If you selected a
proportional font, the character size can also be changed.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

Font >

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Font

3333

Select > appears.

>Font Select >
Internal

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press the

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Z key.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Size

5555

appears.

>>Size

012.00 point(s)

>>Courier
Regular

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

6666

appears.

>>Courier
? Regular

Select Regular or Dark using the U or V key.

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Press the ENTER key.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

9999

Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

6666

>>Size

012.00

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease the

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value at the blinking cursor. The font size can be set
between 4 and 999.75 points, in 0.25-point
increments. Use the Z or Y key to move the cursor
right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

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key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

9999

point(s)

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3.6 Making Default Settings

Character pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic

You can set the character pitch for fixed fonts when the
default font is Courier or Letter Gothic.

Press MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

Font >

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key until >Font

3333

Select > appears.

>Font Select >
Internal

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press the

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Z key.

Setting the character code set

You can change the character code set. Available character
code sets vary depending on the current font. (The default
character code set is IBM PC-8.)

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

Font >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Code Set

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appears.

>Code Set
IBM PC-8

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Pitch

5555

appears.

>>Pitch

10.00 cpi

Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

6666

>>Pitch

10.00

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease the

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value at the blinking cursor. The character pitch can
be set between 0.44 and 99.99 characters per inch, in

0.01 character-per-inch increments. Use the Z or Y
key to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

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key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

9999

cpi

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>Code Set
?IBM PC-8

Press the U or V key until the desired character code

6666

set appears.

Press the ENTER key.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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Printing lists of fonts

To help you decide in selecting a font, you can printout lists
of the internal fonts or the optional fonts including
downloaded fonts. Samples for font lists are shown in

Figure 3-10 on page 3-37.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font >

2222

appears.

3-36

Font >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >List of

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Internal Fonts or >List of Option
Fonts appears.

>List of
Internal Fonts

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

>List of
Internal Fonts?

Press the ENTER key again. Processing appears,

6666

then Ready. The printer prints out a list of fonts with
a sample and font ID (number) for each of them.
Sample lists of fonts are shown in Figure 3-10 below.

3.6 Making Default Settings

Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List

Font Name Scalable/Bitmap Password Selection [FSET] Font ID

Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List

Font Name Scalable/Bitmap Password Selection [FSET] Font ID

PRESCRIBE

PRESCRIBE

Figure 3-10

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3.7 Pagination

3.7 Pagination

In Page Set menus, you can set the number of copies, page
orientation, and other settings regarding pagination.

3.7.1 Number of Copies

You can set the number of copies of each page to be printed
for the current interface. The number of copies can be set
between 1 and 999.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set >

2222

appears.

Page Set >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Copies

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appears.

3.7.2 Print Orientation

You can select portrait (upright) or landscape (sideways)
page orientation.

Portrait Orientation

ABCDE

Figure 3-11

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set >

2222

appears.

Page Set >

Landscape Orientation

ABCDE

>Copies
001

Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

5555

>Copies
001

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

6666

respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired number of copies is displayed, press

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the ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until

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>Orientation appears.

>Orientation
Portrait

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>Orientation
? Portrait

Select Portrait or Landscape using the U or V

6666

key.

Press the ENTER key.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.7 Pagination

3.7.3 Linefeed (LF) Action

This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it
receives a linefeed code (0AH).

• LF Only: Linefeed is performed (Default).

• CR and LF: A linefeed and carriage return are

performed.

• Ignore LF: The linefeed is ignored.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set >

2222

appears.

Page Set >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >LF Action

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appears.

3.7.4 Carriage-Return (CR) Action

This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it
receives a carriage-return code (0DH).

• CR Only: A carriage-return is performed (Default).

• CR and LF: A linefeed and carriage return are
performed.

• Ignore CR: The carriage-return is ignored.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set >

2222

appears.

Page Set >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >CR Action

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appears.

>LF Action
LF only

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>LF Action
? LF only

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired

6666

linefeed action appears.

When the desired action is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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>CR Action
CR only

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>CR Action
? CR only

Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired

6666

carriage-return action appears.

When the desired action is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.8 Setting Print Quality

3.8 Setting Print Quality

The printer features the Print Quality menu which lets you
select:

• Tone mode (Normal and Fine)

• Gloss mode (Low and High)

3.8.1 Tone Mode

The Tone Mode selects the way the printer handles a pixel for
representing the color and halftoning for each pixel —
Normal or Fine. The Fine tone mode uses four-bit smooth
halftone for photographs, image, etc.; and the Normal tone
mode uses a two-bit halftone for text, solid objects, etc. Either
of these tone modes consistently affects all objects on a page.

The Fine tone mode provides the print quality better than
Normal, but the printing speed is slower and more memory is
required. To enable the printing in Fine tone mode (4 bpp) on
A3 with duplex printing, the minimum printer memory
requirement is approximately 160 MB.

The amount of memory actually required may
vary depending on the data to print.

Note

The default tone mode is Normal. To confirm and change
the tone mode, proceed as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print

2222

Quality > appears.

Print Quality >

To change the toner mode, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Tone
? Normal

Press the U or V key to change to Fine.

6666

Press the ENTER key to finalize the tone mode.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.8.2 Gloss Mode

The gloss mode, when set to High, increases the effect of
glossiness in printing by reducing the printing speed by half.
The gloss mode is not available when Transparency is
selected as the paper type setting.

Depending on the paper used, printing in gloss
mode may cause wrinkle in paper. To reduce

Note

The default gloss mode is Low. To confirm or change the
gloss mode, proceed as follows:

1111

2222

wrinkle, try using thicker paper.

Press the MENU key.

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print
Quality > appears.

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Tone

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appears.

>Tone
Normal

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Print Quality >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Gloss

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Mode appears.

>Gloss Mode
Low

To change the gloss mode, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Gloss Mode
? Low

Press the U or V key to change from Low to High.

6666

Press the ENTER key to finalize the selection.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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3.8 Setting Print Quality

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3.9 Operating the Storage Device

3.9 Operating the Storage Device

The printer supports three types of storage device: memory
card, option hard disk (HD-10), and RAM disk. The memory
card and option hard disk are installed into the dedicated
slots of the printer. The RAM disk is an allocated part of the
printer’s memory. If the optional hard disk is installed in the
printer, the e-MPS function will be available. For details, see

e-MPS on page 3-20.

The basic operations of each storage device are the same.
This section mainly explains the operation of the memory
card.

3.9.1 Using the Memory Card

The printer is equipped with a slot for a memory card. By
inserting a memory card into the printer, the following
operations become available.

• Formatting Memory Card

• Reading Font Data

• Reading Data

• Writing Data

• Deleting Data

• Printing a List of Data Names

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Format

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appears.

>Format

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

>Format ?

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and

6666

formatting of the memory card starts.

Reading font data

In case of a memory card if a memory with the font data card
is already inserted into the slot when the printer is turned on,
the fonts are automatically read into the printer. To read fonts
into the printer from a memory card, proceed as follows.

For details about the handling of the memory card, see A.3.1

Memory Card on page A-5.

Formatting a memory card

A new memory card must be formatted before it can be used
in the printer. Formatting allows data to be written to the
memory card.

• Formatting will destroy any existing data
on a storage device including a used

Note

To format a memory card, proceed as follows. When a new
memory card is inserted in the printer's slot, Format
error Memory card will appear on the message display.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

memory card.

• Formatting of the memory card must be
executed from the printer.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

Memory Card >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Read

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Fonts appears.

>Read Fonts

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

>Read Fonts ?

Memory Card >

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3.9 Operating the Storage Device

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and

6666

the reading of data from the memory card starts.
When completed, Processing disappears.

>Read Fonts
Processing

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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Reading data

You can print out the data in the memory card. To read the
data saved on the memory card and print it out, proceed as
follows.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

Memory Card >

Writing data

Data can be written to a memory card until no space is left
for storing. When writing to a memory card, a name is
assigned to the file automatically. You can use the procedure
explained in the section Printing a list of data names

(Partitions) on page 3-45 to print a list of data names for

confirmation.

To write data to a memory card, proceed as follows.

The memory card must be properly formatted by the printer.
If the memory card inserted in the memory card slot is not
formatted, the >Format menu will automatically appear on
the message display. Format the memory card according to
instructions provided in Formatting a memory card on page

3-42.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

Memory Card >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Read Data

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appears (Report, in this example).

>Read Data
Report

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

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appears before the data name.

>Read Data
?Report

Press the U or V key to display the desired data

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name.

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and

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the reading of data from the memory card starts.

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Write

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Data appears.

>Write Data

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

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>Write Data ?

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears, then

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Waiting.

In this state, send the file from the computer to the

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printer.

As the printer receives data, the message display
changes to Processing, then when the end of the
data is received, the message display changes to
Waiting.

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Check that the message display has changed to

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Waiting, then press the GO key. This writes the file to
the memory card and instructs the printer to
automatically print out a memory card write
information page as shown below.

The file is written onto the memory card given a
destination name (also referred to as a partition name)
which the printer automatically assigns one after
another as follows: DataS001 (first data), DataS002
(second data), DataS003 (third data)...

WRITE INFORMATION

Figure 3-12

Deleting data

It is possible to use the printer to delete data from a memory
card one by one.

To delete data from a memory card, proceed as follows.
Check that the memory card contains data. Otherwise, the
>Delete Data menu will not appear on the message
display.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

Memory Card >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Delete

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Data appears. The data name also appears (Report,
in this example).

Partition Type: Type of data written (currently only

type 2 is supported).

Partition Name: The destination name of data writ-

ten to the card.

Write Partition Length: The size of the written data on the

memory card.

Others: Error information.

When the memory card write information page is
printed, the display returns to Ready.

Repeat above steps until you have transferred all data

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(files) that you want to write to the memory card.
Each time you finish writing data, a memory card
write information page is printed from the printer
showing the information, but pertaining only to the
data just written. To see all data contained in the
memory card at once, print a list of data names as
explained. See Printing a list of data names

(Partitions) on page 3-45.

>Delete Data
Report

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

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appears before the data name.

>Delete Data
?Report

Press the U or V key to display the desired data

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name.

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and

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the data is deleted from the memory card. The display
returns to Ready.

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3.9 Operating the Storage Device

When the formatting is successfully completed, the
printer automatically prints out a format information
page (FORMAT INFORMATION), which allows you
to check the memory card for proper formatting.

FORMAT INFORMATION

Figure 3-13

Format information page includes the following
items:

Capacity: The total size of the memory card.
Used Space: The size the printer uses for its system.
Free Space: The size remaining in the memory card

for storing data.

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

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>List of
Partitions ?

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and

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the printing of the list starts.

PARTITION LIST

Device Information

Partition Information

Figure 3-14

The printout (example above) includes the following
information:

When the memory card format information is printed,
the display returns to Ready.

Printing a list of data names (Partitions)

The printer prints a list of all data names (referred to as
partitions) stored in a memory card for reference. (Printing a
list is also available for a font card.)

To print a list of data names for the memory card, proceed as
follows.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Memory

2222

Card > appears.

Memory Card >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >List of

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Partitions appears.

Device Name/Number: MEMORY CARD/A is indi-

cated for the memory card.

Capacity: The total capacity of the mem-

ory card in bytes.

Used Space: The total size of the data stored

in the memory card in bytes.

Free Space: The size of the capacity

remaining in the memory card
for storing further data,
including the amount of mem­ory that the printer uses for its
system.

Partition Name: The name of the written data

assigned automatically by the
printer.

Partition Size: The size of the written data in

bytes.

Partition Type: The type of the written data

i.e., whether it is host data
(Data) or font data (Font).

When the list of file names (partition list) for the
memory card is printed, the display returns to Ready.

>List of
Partitions

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3.9 Operating the Storage Device

3.9.2 Using the Option Hard Disk (HD-10)

Installing the option hard disk into the printer allows you to
perform the following operations on the hard disk.

• Reading data

• Writing data

• Deleting data

• Formatting hard disk

• Printing a list of data names (partitions)

When an option hard disk is inserted into the printer for the
first time, it must be formatted before use. If the option hard
disk is not formatted, the >Format menu will automatically
appear on the message display.

The operations of the option hard disk are the same as those
of the memory card. See the relevant sections in Section 3.9.1

Using the Memory Card on page 3-42.

When data is written to the hard disk, the name automatically
given to the corresponding file will be DataH001 (for the 1st
file), DataH002 (for the 2nd file), DataH003 (for the 3rd
file), etc.

• Deleting data

• Printing a list of data names (partitions)

The operations of the RAM disk are the same as those of the
memory card. See the relevant sections in Section 3.9.1

Using the Memory Card on page 3-42. When data is written

to the RAM disk, the name automatically given to the
corresponding file will be DataH001 (for the 1st file),
DataH002 (for the 2nd file), DataH003 (for the 3rd file), etc.

• The RAM disk can not be used when an
option hard disk is installed.

Note

To confirm the RAM disk size or activate the RAM disk,
proceed as follows:

• The RAM disk stores data only temporarily.
When the printer is reset or turned off, the
stored data will be erased.

• The RAM disk is allocated within the
printer's memory available to users. If the
size of the RAM disk is set too large, the
printing speed may decrease or the
memory may become insufficient, causing
a printing error.

3.9.3 Using the RAM Disk

The RAM disk is a memory space shared within the printer
memory that can temporarily store print jobs. The RAM disk
can be used only for electronic sorting. The stored print job
can then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducing
the total amount of time required to print the whole job. It
acts similar to the hard disk except that the data is effective
only during the printer is powered up. By default, the RAM
disk is not activated (Off).

To use the RAM disk, activate and enter the desired size of
the RAM disk in the manner described below. The maximum
RAM disk size can be calculated as follows:

Maximum RAM disk size = Total printer memory -36 MB

For example, if the total memory installed in your printer is
256 MB, you can set 224 MB of RAM disk. If you attempt to
set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction, the printer
automatically round it down so that the size is always 36 MB
less than the total printer memory. Once the RAM disk size is
set, the printer must be reset.

To activate RAM disk in the printer's memory, first you must
set the RAM disk mode to On and set the desired data size
for the RAM disk as descriped in the following section. This
allows you to perform the following operations on the RAM
disk.

Setting the RAM disk size

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until RAM Disk

2222

Mode appears.

RAM Disk Mode
Off

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

3333

appears. Press the U or V key to select On. Press the
ENTER key.

RAM Disk Mode
? On

Press the Z key. Press the U or V key repeatedly

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until >RAM Disk Size appears. The data size also
appears.

>RAM Disk Size
0119 MByte

• Reading data

• Writing data

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Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

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Press the U or V key to display the desired size.
Definable RAM disk size is 0001 to 1024.

>RAM Disk Size
0119

This range varies depending on the total memory size
of the printer.

When the desired RAM disk size is displayed, press

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the ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The display returns to Ready.

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Then, turn off the printer and on again. The selected
RAM disk size is activated after the printer is
restarted.

MByte

3.9 Operating the Storage Device

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3.10 Paper Handling

3.10 Paper Handling

This section explains how to change mode for the MP
(multi-purpose) tray, the paper size and type for each paper
source, and how to select the paper source and paper
destinations.

3.10.1 MP Tray Mode

The MP tray can be used in either of two modes —
Cassette or First. The MP tray feeds paper differently
depending on the mode:

• Cassette Mode (default)
The MP tray acts in the same manner as the paper feed

cassette. The printer can feed paper the MP tray in the
similar manner as you would do on the printer driver to
feed paper from the paper feed cassette. The cassette
mode provides a faster printing speed than the first mode.

To use the MP tray in cassette mode, select the paper size
of the MP tray. Refer to 3.10.2 Setting MP Tray Paper

Size on page 3-48.

• First Mode
The MP tray automatically feeds paper placed on the MP

tray overriding another paper source that is selected on the
printer driver. After all paper sheets in the MP tray have
been used up, paper will be fed from the paper source
originally selected. This mode is convenient to feed paper
of special size or type without reloading the current paper
source. However, the MP tray must be kept empty if you
desire to feed paper from the intended paper source.

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>MP Tray Mode
? Cassette

Press the U or V key to change Cassette to

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First.

Press the ENTER key. The MP tray mode is changed.

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To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.10.2 Setting MP Tray Paper Size

When you use the MP tray in cassette mode, you should set
the MP tray size to the paper size that is used to format the
job to print. If the sizes do not match, printing will be done
on the wrong size paper. The default setting is Letter size
for the U.S. and Canada and A4 for other countries.

For more information about the paper sizes that you can feed
from the MP tray, see Chapter 2 Handling Paper.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

To switch the MP tray mode, for example, to First mode,
proceed as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >MP Tray

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Mode appears.

>MP Tray Mode
Cassette

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Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >MP Tray

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Size appears. In this example, the current MP tray
paper size is A4.

>MP Tray Size
A4

To change the paper size, press the ENTER key. A

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blinking question mark (?) appears.

>MP Tray Size
? A4

3.10 Paper Handling

Press the U or V key to display the desired paper

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size. The message display toggles through the
following paper sizes:

Business
Comm.#9
Comm.#6 3/4
DL
C5
A6
B6
A5
B5
B5-R
ISO B5
A4-R
A4
A4 Executive
Letter-R
Letter
Legal
Ledger
A3
B4
Custom
C4
Hagaki
OufukuHagaki
Oficio II
Statement
Folio
Youkei 2
Youkei 4
8K
16K
12x18

3.10.3 Setting the MP Tray Paper Type

By setting a paper type (plain, recycled, etc.) to the MP tray,
you can feed the paper on the MP tray according to the paper
type you command on the printer driver. The default setting
is plain paper.

For more information about paper types that can be fed from
the MP tray, see Chapter 2 Handling Paper.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >MP Tray

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Type appears.

>MP Tray Type
Plain

To change paper type, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>MP Tray Type
? Plain

When the desired paper size is displayed, press the

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ENTER key. The paper size is set for the MP tray.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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Press the U or V key to display the desired paper

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type. The message display toggles through the
following paper types:

Plain
Trasparency
Preprinted
Labels
Bond
Recycled
Vellum
Rough
Letterhead
Color
Envelope
Cardstock
Coated
Thick
High quality
Custom 1 (to 8)

3.10 Paper Handling

When the desired paper type is displayed, press the

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ENTER key. The paper type is set to the MP tray.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.10.4 Setting the Cassette Paper Type

After you assign a paper type to each of the paper cassettes,
the printer will automatically select the correct cassette in
accordance with the paper type you specify on your
computer for printing. The default setting for all paper
cassettes is plain paper.

If you have an optional paper feeder installed on your printer,
you can also use this procedure to specify the paper type of
the paper feeder paper cassette.

For more information about paper types, see Chapter 2

Handling Paper.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the U or V key to display the desired paper

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type. The message display toggles through the
following paper types:

Plain
Preprinted
Bond
Recycled
Vellum
Letterhead
Color
Prepunched
High quality
Custom 1 (to 8)

When the desired paper type is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.10.5 Selecting the Paper Feed Source

You can select the paper source using the operator panel,
from which the printer feeds paper as the default. If an
optional paper feeder(s) is installed, it is also available for the
default paper source.

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Cassette

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# Type appears. (Where # here refers to the cassette
number.)

>Cassette 1 Type
Plain

When the optional Duplex Unit (DU-640) is
installed, the duplex drawer takes up the space

Note

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of topmost cassette. Because of this, cassette
numbering starts from 2.

To change paper type, press the ENTER key. A
blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Cassette 1 Type
? Plain

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Feed

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Select appears.

>Feed Select
Cassette 1

To change the current paper feed source, press the

5555

ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Feed Select
? Cassette 1

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Press the U or V key to display the desired paper

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feed source. The message display toggles through the
following paper feed sources, depending on the
installed optional paper feeders (from the top most
paper cassette to the bottom paper cassette):

MP tray
Cassette 1
Cassette 2
Cassette 3
Cassette 4
Cassette 5

When the optional Duplex Unit (DU-640) is
installed, the duplex drawer takes up the space

Note

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of topmost cassette. Because of this, cassette
numbering starts from 2.

When the desired paper source displayed, press the
ENTER key.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

Binding modes

Binding refers to the manner in which printed pages of paper
are joined together (by gluing, stitching, etc.) in book form.
The two possible types of binding are: long-edge binding, in
which pages are joined together along their long edge; and
short-edge binding, in which they are joined together along
their short edge. In selecting a binding type, you must also
consider the orientation of the printed page. You can use
long-edge or short-edge binding with either landscape or
portrait printing.

Depending on the binding type and print orientation, the
duplexer provides four types of binding. These are: (1)
portrait, long-edge, (2) portrait, short edge, (3) landscape,
long-edge, and (4) landscape, short-edge. The figure below
shows these binding methods.

(1)

Portrait,
long-edge

(3)

Landscape,
long-edge

(2)

(4)

Portrait,
short-edge

Landscape,
short-edge

3.10.6 Duplex Printing

An optional duplex unit (DU-640) makes it possible to print
on both sides of the paper. For details about the duplex unit,
see Appendix A Options.

Duplex printing can be performed using the following types
of paper:

Plain
Preprinted
Bond
Recycled
Rough
Letterhead
Color
Prepunched
High quality
Custom

For more information about paper types, see Paper sizes on

page 2-4.

Figure 3-15

To select duplex printing and binding from the operator
panel, use the following procedure:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Duplex

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Mode appears.

>Duplex Mode
None

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3.10 Paper Handling

To activate duplex printing, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Duplex Mode
?None

Press the U or V key to display the desired binding

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mode. The message display toggles through the
following:

None (default)
Long edge bind
Short edge bind

When the desired binding mode is displayed, press the

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ENTER key. The binding mode is set.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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Note on Duplex Printing from the MP Tray

Duplex printing can be also performed from the
multi-purpose (MP) tray. When the MP tray is set to first
mode (First), the paper size and paper type will be the same
as those of the paper cassette currently set at the paper feed
source.

Default stitch position

(center of the paper)

Feed direction

(Approx. 6 mm)

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

-10

+10

(Approx. 6 mm)

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key. >Stitch Adjust > appears.

3333

3.10.7 Adjusting the Stitch Positions

When installing the option document finisher DF-610 and
booklet folder BF-1, adjust the stitch positions using the
following procedures. In the default settings, the stitch
position is set in the center of the paper. Depending on the
paper, a certain amount of deviation will occur. In this case,
also use this menu to adjust the stitch position. The
adjustment can be done by moving the stitch position
adjustment gear in the document finisher.

For example, select the range from -10 to +10 (1 =
approximately 0.6 mm) to move the stitch position
approximately 6 mm as shown in the following figure. The
default setting is 000 (center of the paper.)

>Stitch Adjust >

Press the Z key. >>A4/Letter appears.

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>>A4/Letter
000

Press the U or V key to select A4/Letter, B4 or

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A3/Ledger.

When the desired paper size is displayed, press the

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ENTER key. A blinking cursor (_) appears under the
value.

>>A4/Letter
000

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Press the U or V key to increase or decrease,

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respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use the
Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left.

Definable value: -010 to 010

When the desired value is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

Press the MENU key. The message display returns to

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Ready.

3.10.8 Overriding Difference between A4

and Letter

When the Override A4/LT is turned on using the
operator panel, the printer ignores the difference between A4
and Letter paper sizes. The printer prints on A4 size paper
when a job formatted in letter size is sent and no letter size
paper is loaded in the printer and vice versa.

Some part in the original job, which does not fit
in the overridden paper may be lost.

Note

By default, this feature is off. To confirm and turn on the
Override A4/LT, proceed as follows:

Press the U or V key to change Off to On.

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Press the ENTER key. The overriding mode is set.

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To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.10.9 Creating Custom Paper Types

You can use the Type Adjust menu to create your own
custom paper types on the printer. After you create a custom
paper type, you can assign it to a particular paper source for
automatic selection by the printer.

You can configure up to eight custom paper types. Crearing a
custom paper type on the operator panel is a 3-step task:

STEP 1: Select one of eight custom paper positions (Custom

1 through 8).

STEP 2: Specify the weight of the paper.

STEP 3: Enable or disable duplex printing for the paper (if

your printer has the optional duplex unit installed).

See 3.10.9 Creating Custom Paper Types on page 3-53 for
information about how to return custom paper settings to
their initial defaults.

Step 1. Selecting the custom type position

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Override

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A4/LT appears.

>Override A4/LT
Off

To change overriding mode, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Override A4/LT
? Off

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Type

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Adjust > appears.

>Type Adjust >
Custom 1

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

5555

appears.

>Type Adjust
? Custom 1

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Press the U or V key to scroll to the other custom

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position.

Custom 1
Custom 2
Custom 3
Custom 4
Custom 5
Custom 6
Custom 7
Custom 8

When the paper type to be customized is displayed,

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press the ENTER key. Proceed to the next procedure.

Step 2. Selecting the paper weight

Complete Step 1. above.

1111

Press the Z key.

2222

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Paper

3333

Weight appears.

>>Paper Weight
Normal

When the desired paper thickness is displayed, press

6666

the ENTER key. Proceed to the next procedure.

Step 3. Enabling or disabling duplex printing for
custom paper type

This step disables to duplex print when the custom size is
selected for the paper type in a print job.

By default, duplex printing is enabled for custom paper
types. To confirm and change this, proceed as follows:

Complete Step 3. above.

1111

Press the Z key.

2222

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >>Duplex

3333

Path appears.

>>Duplex Path
Enable

To change duplex printing, press the ENTER key. A

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blinking question mark (?) appears.

>>Duplex Path
? Enable

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

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appears.

>>Paper Weight
? Normal

Press the U or V key to display the desired paper

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thickness for the paper:

Light
Normal 1 (2, 3)
Heavy 1 (2, 3)
Extra Heavy

Press the U or V key to change from Enable to

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Disable.

Press the ENTER key. The duplex printing capability

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is changed.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.10.10 Resetting the Custom Paper Type

If you want to reset all custom paper type settings (1 to 8) to
the factory default, proceed as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

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Press the Z key.

3333

3.10 Paper Handling

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Reset

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Type Adjust appears.

>Reset Type
Adjust

To reset all custom paper types, press the ENTER

5555

key. A question mark (?) appears.

>Reset Type
Adjust ?

Press the ENTER key. All customized paper types,

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including weight and duplex printing capability, will
be reset to the default. The display returns to Ready.

3.10.11 Selecting the Output Stack

The Stack Select menu on the operator panel allows you to
select either the top (face-down) tray or the face-up tray for
the output stack. If the optional document finishe is installed,
it can also be selected as an output stack.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper

2222

Handling > appears.

Paper Handling >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Stack

4444

Select appears.

>Stack Select

Top tray F-down

To change the output stack, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Stack Select
? Top tray F-down

Press the U or V key to toggle through the following

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output stacks:

Top tray F-down

The output stacks change to include the following
when an optional document finisher (DF-600/610) is
installed:

Left tray F-up
Tray # F-up
Tray # F-down

When the desired output stack is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.11 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing

3.11 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing

You can use the Color Mode menu on the operator panel to
select the Monochrome or Color printing mode. By default,
the printer is set to print in color mode. To change it to
monochrome mode, proceed as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Color Mode

2222

appears.

Color Mode
Color

To change color mode, press the ENTER key. A

3333

blinking question mark (?) appears.

Color Mode
? Color

Press the U or V key to change color mode —

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Color or Monochrome.

When the desired color mode is displayed, press the

5555

ENTER key. Color mode is changed.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.12 Reading Life Counters

3.12 Reading Life Counters

You can display the total number of pages printed by your
printer whenever it is necessary. The total number of printed
pages can also be checked on the status page. See Section

3.3.2 Printing a Status Page on page 3-17. For proper

maintenance scheduling, you need to reset the toner counter
using this menu each time a new toner container is installed.

3.12.1 Displaying the Total Printed Pages

This procedure displays the total number of printed pages.
You cannot change the displayed value.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Life

2222

Counters > appears.

Life Counters >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Total

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Print appears and the latest total print count is
shown.

>Total Print
0123456

Note that if you reset the toner counter without replacing the
toner container, subsequent toner warning messages will not
appear at the correct times.

Replace the toner container according to the message

1111

given on the message display. To replace the toner
containers, see 5.1 Toner Container Replacement on

page 5-2.

Press the MENU key.

2222

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Life

3333

Counters > appears.

Life Counters >

Press the Z key.

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Press the U or V key repeatedly until the message

5555

display shows the toner container of the color you
replaced — [C]yan, [M]agenta, [Y]ellow, or blac[K].
For example, to reset the Cyan toner counter, display
>New Toner [C] Installed.

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

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>New Toner [C]
Installed ?

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

5555

3.12.2 Resetting the Toner Counter

The toner containers must be replaced when the printer
displays the [
message, each of which indicates which color toner is
running low.

The [

Low toner]

you toner is running out. If you continue using the printer the
printer will stop printing soon thereafter, and display the

Replace toner

[
container before the [
you need to manually reset the toner counter as explained
below.

Low toner]

message is an early warning that tells

] pressure. If you replace the toner

Replace toner]

Replace toner]

or [

message appears,

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Press the ENTER key. The toner counter is reset.

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To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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3.13 Other Modes

3.13 Other Modes

The following modes can be accessed in the Others
submenu:

• Message Language

• Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting

• Sleep Timer Setting

• Received Data Dumping

• Printer Resetting

• Resource Protection

• Alarm (Buzzer) Setting

• Auto Continue Setting

• Duplex Printing Error Detection Setting

• Staple Error Detection Setting

• Punch Error Detection Setting

• Color/Monochrome Print Setting

• Color Registration

• Service Menu (for service personnel)

• Color Calibration

• Using High Density Mode

3.13.1 Selecting the Message Language

You can select the language of the messages on the message
display by following the procedure given below
optionally download messages in other languages. Contact
your dealer for information.

. You can

To change the language, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>MSG Language
? English

Press the U or V key. The display cycles through the

6666

available selection in the following order:

English
Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Nederlands
Español
Português

Press the ENTER key.

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Press the MENU key. The display returns to

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Ready

3.13.2 Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting

.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >

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Language

is English.

>MSG Language
English

appears. The default message language

MSG

If the printer receives no data for a certain period, it will time
out and release the current interface. It prints whatever data it
has in its buffer and feeds out the page. The default form feed
timeout time is 0 seconds. The printer does not timeout with
the value set to 0. You can adjust the time-out time as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Form Feed

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Time Out appears.

>Form Feed
Time Out 000sec.

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3.13 Other Modes

To change the timeout time, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking cursor (_) appears.

>Form Feed
Time Out 000

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease the

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value at the blinking cursor and set the desired time.
The timeout time can be between 0 and 495 seconds,
in 5-second increments. Use the Z and Y keys to
move the cursor right and left.

When the desired timeout time is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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sec.

3.13.3 Setting the Sleep Timer

The printer has a sleep timer that is used to conserve power
when the printer is not printing, processing, or receiving data.
You can turn off or on the sleep timer function using the
following procedure.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

To turn off the sleep timer, press the ENTER key. A

6666

blinking question mark (?) appears.

>>Sleep Mode
? On

Press the U or V key to change On to Off.

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>>Sleep Mode
? Off

Press the ENTER key. The sleep timer is turned off.

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To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

9999

Sleep timer timeout

You can adjust the timer timeout time, the length of time the
printer waits before entering sleeping mode in the absence of
data. The default sleep timer timeout time is 30 minutes.

The printer reverts to normal operation mode when the
printer receives a print job, the operator panel is operated, or
one of the exterior covers is opened.

Color calibration is automatically executed
before the printer reverts to normal operation

Note

mode.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Sleep

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Timer > appears.

>Sleep Timer >
030 min.

Press the Z key and display >>Sleep Mode.

5555

>>Sleep Mode
On

To confirm and change the timeout time, proceed as follows:

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Sleep

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Timer > appears.

>Sleep Timer >
030min.

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3.13 Other Modes

To change the timeout time, press the ENTER key. A

5555

blinking cursor (_) appears.

>Sleep Timer
030

Press the U or V key to increase or decrease the

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value at the blinking cursor and set the desired time.
The timer can be set between 5 and 240 min, in
5-minute increments. Use the Z and Y keys to move
the cursor right and left.

When the desired timeout time is displayed, press the

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ENTER key.

To exit the menu selection, press the MENU key.

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min.

3.13.4 Received Data Dump

You can print data received by the printer as hexadecimal
code for debugging programs and files.

Press the ENTER key again. The message

6666

Processing appears for a second, followed by
Waiting.

Processing

Waiting

While the message display is indicating Waiting,

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send data to be hex-dumped to the printer. The
message display indicates Processing while the
data is being received.

You can cancel printing of any more dump data by
pressing the GO key and then the CANCEL key.

Once all data has been received, the message

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Waiting will appear. Press the GO key to finish
hex-dump printing.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until > Print

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HEX-DUMP appears.

>Print HEX-DUMP

Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

5555

>Print HEX-DUMP?

3.13.5 Printer Resetting

The procedure described below resets the printer’s temporary
conditions, such as the current page orientation, font, etc., set
by commands to their default values. Downloaded fonts and
macros are deleted from the printer’s memory.

Press the MENU key.

1111

Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others >

2222

appears.

Others >

Press the Z key.

3333

Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Printer

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Reset appears.

>Printer Reset

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