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1. Fee WARNING gt PRINT UNIT i POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR es Oo c3 eO MEN WARNING PRINT UNIT TRAY SELECT ENTER MFF SELF PAPER SIZE TEST POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR um e oO eee 4 Press the ENTER button to select this function The message changes to lt CLEAR WARNING gt PRINT UNIT The asterisk means that the print unit is expired Press the ENTER button again to perform the function The asterisk disappears from the message indicating the counter is reset Press the READY button to return the printer online The ONLINE indicator lights up without the REPLACE PARTS massage Important After the reset operation check the status report to make sure that the Warning Message is cleared 5 14 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Precharger Wire The precharger wire is on the print unit Normally you should not need to clean this wire However the following conditions may indicate that the wire needs cleaning Your printed pages have dark vertical lines or the print density is uneven Cleaning the corona wire does not solve the problem Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer This L shaped tool has two cleaning pads one for the precharger wire and the other for the corona wire inside the printer Use the pad on the longer branch To clean the precharger wir
2. READY REPLACE PARTS Cause Print unit is near end Solutions Replace print unit Note Enter menu mode and select Clear Warning After replacement be sure to press ENTER to perform Clear Warning Important If the upper door is not firmly closed or the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer does not work Upper door Rear stacker Paper guide 6 14 User s Manual Printer Status Indications Printer Status Indications Printer statuses refer to conditions which generally require no action by you The following table lists the printer statuses and explains their meaning It does not include messages in menu mode Message FORM FEED The printer displays this message when you press FORM FEED with the DATA indicator off The printer is printing data remaining in buffer lt lt lt INITIALIZE gt gt gt The printer is initializing This message appears whenever you turn on the printer close the upper door or lock the paper guide MENU RESET The printer displays this message when you press RESET MENU for five or more seconds This reset returns parameter settings in the menu to their factory defaults except for interface settings as well as clears error latches buffered data and temporary soft fonts PRINT FONT The printer displays this message when you P pay 8 y press PRINT FONT for five or
3. EN Physical buttons Second functions Basic functions m Physical buttons PRINT Ees i FONT Second functions The control panel has a character display of 16 columns x 2 lines In text the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital letters inside a box like READY and control panel display messages appear in a fixed spacing font like READY Button names or messages occupying two lines are expressed in a single line shown below Buttons gt FORM FEED Displ READY isplay messages TONER LOW gt READY TONER LOW The asterisk in the display column indicates that the displayed option is currently selected in the selected menu User s Manual vii Getting Started This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections e Getting Acquainted Learning the printer s main parts and its paper paths e Getting Ready Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the printer e Setting Up Assembling the printer Connecting the Printer Selecting an interface and connecting to the computer Installing the Printer Driver Printing Your First Document Where to Go from Here Getting The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of the Acquainted printer and two routes of paper feeding These parts are referred to throughout the manual so take some time to become familiar with them User s
4. Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M3878SA14AV The use of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less The length of the power cord must be 3 meters 10 feet or less Laser Safety Information This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations title 21 CFR chapter I subchapter J based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 and is classified as class 1 laser product Warning Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Notice to Canadian This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Users Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Notice to German Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Users Hiermit wird bescheinigt da der die das e Maschinenl rminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gem EN27779 1991 Notice to Japanese UG ue u dgZgQ K fe tubbhs Users Se as e Zp u nD u Cc gp g ry War cer GE u WI e rW M8 g PtEGA Cadagwo Be KEN ge ee Z D
5. Follow the guidelines in Chapter 1 when selecting a location for your printer To minimize paper jams store paper under favorable conditions Do not expose paper to high humidity or moisture which can cause wavy edges Do not store paper in direct sunlight or allow it to become very dry which can impart an electrostatic charge Store paper flat not on edge f you must open the printer s upper door for more than three minutes remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a dark place Exposure of the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes can cause damage Make sure small objects such as paper clips do not drop into the printer When the message display indicates REPLACE PARTS print a status report or display a CLEAR WARNING message in menu mode to confirm the cause of the message For the procedures see Chapter 3 Replace the toner bottle as soon as possible to prevent any dust from entering the print unit from the opening Shake the toner bottle before installation User s Manual 5 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Periodic Routine Table 5 1 lists the printer s periodic routine maintenance and indicates Maintenance when this maintenance should be performed Table 5 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Maintenance When to perform Replace toner bottle When the message display indicates TONER LOW or TONER EMPTY or when printing is too
6. Periodic Routine Maintenance Notice If the print unit is still installed complete this procedure quickly You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes If you think you need more time remove the print unit and store it in a clean dark place To remove the unit see the preceding section Removing the Print Unit Open the upper door and remove the print unit Be careful not to damage the green drum surface Look for spilled toner on the inside of the printer Use a damp cloth to remove any toner stains Cleaning the Corona Wire The corona wire is located in the metallic housing chrome frame on the base frame inside the printer Perform this procedure When replacing the print unit When the printout shows vertical white lines or printing is too light Notice You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes Be careful not to break the corona wire Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer This L shaped tool has two cleaning pads one for the corona wire and the other for the precharger wire inside the print unit Use the pad on the shorter branch 5 8 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance Remove the print unit and store it in a dark level steady place Be careful not to damage the green drum surface Using the tool as shown in this figure clean the corona wire Fit the positioning c
7. User s Manual Menu Functions Use and When an item is displayed ENTER asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in RAM READY Submenus Items and Options MENU to move up and down the options list selects that option adds an SETUP MENU SETUP MENU gt MENU MENU gt PAGE FORMAT MENU QUALITY MENU ENTER Y SMOOTHING MENU j ON ENTER A n Y SMOOTHING OFF Y PIE PAPER COPIES MENU MENU 001 LETTER k E Y Y COPIES PAPER 002 LEGAL k 3 Y Y The following table shows all of submenus and items and summary of options displayed on the message display in menu mode The display initially shows the factory default option followed by an asterisk underlined in the table User s Manual 3 13 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Menu Functions Submenu bold Item Options Page format menu Copies Paper Envelope Orientation Form lines Page protect 001 002 003 999 pages A4 A5 Letter Legal Executive 1 COM10 Monarch C5 DL B5 Portrait Landscape 005 006
8. Auto continue Off On Acknowledge 10 Inside Outside I O timeout 11 15 15 to 300 seconds Parallel interface LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 Serial interface COMI COM2 Top offset 12 0 0 25 0 to 25 0 mm 0 1 mm steps Left offset 12 0 0 25 0 to 25 0 mm 0 1 mm steps Letter for USA and A4 for Europe 2 This is for letter and portrait It automatically changes depending on paper size and page orientation 3 Tray 2 is displayed when the optional paper feeder is installed MFF is displayed when the optional multi function feeder MFF is installed AUTO Tray 1 not used AUTO Tray 2 not used AUTO MFF not used and AUTO All Select are displayed collectively as AUTO when above options are not installed 4 Duplex mode and binding are invalid for this printer 5 Font source is subordinate to the typeface and cannot be selected 6 The screen format changes Openia on font information except for resident fonts and compatible mode setting 7 FEIT is the acronym for Fujitsu Enhanced Image M rcd d that makes the contours of objects appear smoother than wit this printer s resolution normally possible 8 The screen format changes depending on personality setting 9 Jam recovery and PS error report are valid when the optional FPS card PostScript level 2 compatible emulation card is installed 10 This is for the Centronics parallel interface 11 This is essential for sharing the printer among multipl
9. OK A dialog box will display the model names Select the model name which you will use and click Next gt to continue A list of available Ports appears Select an appropriate Port and click Next gt You will be prompted to type the Printer name Type an appropriate name or use the one supplied and click Next gt The next dialog will prompt you to print a test page Select Yes or No and click Finish 10 Driver files should now be automatically copied from the installation disk 1 18 User s Manual Printing Your First Document Printing Your First Document 11 When all files have been copied and the driver is installed a dialog will appear querying the result of test page printout Depending on GETTING whether the test page was printed correctly or not click Yes or No RAED The Fujitsu PrintPartner 10V or 14V Windows 95 printer driver is now installed For further details see the appropriate country version of the driver s Readme file Your printer should be set up and connected to your computer This section explains how to test your installation setup by printing a trial document from an application program under Windows To test the printer alone without your computer you can use the status report printing which does not require the use of a computer See Printing a Status Report in Chapter 3 Turn on your printer and observe the ini
10. Remove the cover 4 4 User s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board 2 Hold the board with the parts mounting side left Slide the board into the empty interface slot using the guides and push it until it stops Secure the board by the two screws supplied with it A ENHANCING amp Example serial interface CUSTOMIZING Connecting to the Serial Port Secure screws Connecting to the serial port involves the following tasks Connect the interface cable to the printer and your computer Print out the status report to check the serial parameter default settings Connecting the Serial Interface Cable To connect to the serial interface port you need a cable correctly wired for this printer and your computer The cable must also have the proper connectors Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable The serial interface of this printer requires a null modem cable with a male DB25 connector at the printer side Refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required by its serial port Notice E Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interface cable Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer User s Manual 4 5 Installing an Interface Expansion Board To make the connection plug the cable connector into the serial interface port at the back right of the prin
11. User s Manual GL 3 Glossary ISO symbol set ISO stands for International Organization for Stanardization An ISO symbol set contains special international characters that replace the following twelve ASCII characters V 9 and ISO symbols sets are available for most European languages Chinese and Japanese LocalTalk A protocol for an easy AppleTalk that connects devices and computers in a Macintosh system developed by Apple Computer Margin The space at the edges of a page in which no printing occurs There are four margins left right top and bottom In application software margins are usually expressed in inches centimeters or points In printer commands left and right margins are specified as columns while top and bottom margins are specified as lines Page printers have a minimum margin typically of about 2 inch 5 mm on all four sides called the nonprint margin No printing occurs in this margin If the application software specifies a margin of 0 actual printing begins at the edge of the nonprint margin See also Printable area MarkVision A printer management integrated software which monitors printer status displays optional printer s features spools print data and cooperates with printer drivers It also displays the virtual printer control panel to allow remote operation of printers Orientation The direction of print on a page Printing such that the shorte
12. Windows 95 automatically detects the printer at installation time or during the boot process 2 Plug and Play detection code will prompt the user for the appropriate files if they are not already resident in the Windows directory by displaying the New Hardware Found dialog box User s Manual 1 17 Installing the Printer Driver From the New Hardware Found dialog box select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click OK The Install from disk dialog box will be displayed and you will be prompted to select the drive and directory containing the installation disk Insert the Printer driver installation disk into the A or B drive Type A or B V and click OK The Select Device dialog box appears displaying the model name Fujitsu PrintPartner 10V or Fujitsu PrintPartner 14V AV Click OK to continue Follow steps 8 to 11 Set up from Printers Folder k A WwW N Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Printers Double click Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard will appear Click Next gt Click Have Disk from the next dialog box The Install from disk dialog box will be displayed and you will be prompted to select the drive and directory containing the installation disk Insert the Printer driver installation disk into the A or B drive Type A V or B and click
13. 3 11 VGA 640 x 400 or higher display Hard disk drive installed 5 MB essential for MarkVision 3 5 inch double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive 1 44 MB MarkVision is supplied with three 3 5 inch double sided high density 2HD floppy disks 1 44 MB 512 bytes sector Consult your dealer when your computer does not have the corresponding floppy disk drive 2 6 User s Manual Printer Management Utility Program MarkVision To install MarkVision files and start MarkVision follow these steps 1 Insert the Disk 1 of MarkVision disk in the floppy disk drive A or B drive PRINTER SOFTWARE 2 On the Start menu click Run 3 Type A SETUP then press ENTER Follow the instructions on the screen If you want to install the y printer driver click the Custom box from the Printer Installation dialog The following screen is displayed if the printer has no error Brh parator Ferai 5xatiztiz Ug hri Faad V og Tes im Capui Clap yc 22D it 14 pipit pur ree RAM CAE EByiar Tb uil Pinka CUBE H Bp Shade Lacan Figure 2 2 MarkVision main screen initial status The top menu bar offers three functions The screen displays information and a graphic of the printer corresponding to the function selected The bottom line displays printer status Help is available from each screen Highlight the item you want to know more about then press the F1 key on your computer keybo
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16. A4 paper The succeeding toner bottles last about 5000 printed pages each Notice a Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer Be careful with the print unit s drum the green surface The drum is easily damaged by contamination or by exposure to light for more than three minutes Follow these guidelines Never touch or scratch the drum surface When the print unit is not in the printer store it in a dark place or cover it with a clean sheet of paper When the print unit is in the printer keep the printer top cover closed If you must work inside the printer for more than three minutes remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a dark place User s Manual 1 7 Setting Up To prepare the print unit and install the toner bottle follow these steps 1 Open the upper door Lift the milled portions at the front left and right of the upper door to open it 2 Remove the protective materials from the print unit Remove protective sheet q Pull clear tape W until its blue end is visible and remove it Remove two restraint cushions e 3 Remove the toner bottle from its bag 4 Shake the toner bottle by moving it back and forth in a horizontal motion several times 5 Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle Gently pull off the seal being careful not to spill toner Handle to seal carefully to avoi
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18. Ethernet interface board is installed the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the Ethernet interface Ethernet Specifications The table below shows the physical specifications of the Ethernet interface Specification Description The span of IOBASE 2 Max 185 meters coaxial bus connection The span of IOBASE T Max 100 meters twisted pair star connection Speed of data transmission 10M bits second Paper Feeder If you switch paper sizes frequently you may want to add a second paper source Or you may simply wait to increase the paper capacity of your printer You can easily do this by installing an optional paper feeder which consists of a base frame and a paper tray The paper tray in the paper feeder is identified as tray 2 and the one in the basic configuration is identified as tray 1 The paper types and sizes used by tray 2 are the same as those for the standard paper tray The capacity is 500 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper twice that of the standard paper tray 4 10 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources To install the paper feeder follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord 2 Make sure the lock lever is set to the open side Push down the lever at the left side of the paper feeder ENHANCING amp CUSTOMIZING Hold here opposite Guide pins side as well 3 Mount the printer on the paper feeder Grip the bottom l
19. Paper and Installing the Paper Tray 1 10 Connecting the Power COR oos ton i Dkets opi ba prie ptit 1 12 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ees 1 13 Abonf Interfacing odd cia ipod cipe teta nita rt eed tes 1 13 Connecting to the Parallel Port n se 1 14 Printing a Test Page Offline a spite eR eate dedos 1 15 Installing the Printer POE ie ute Rabe lites bond pltie opebi kan sd 1 16 Get to Know Your Printer Driver eese 1 16 Printer Driver for Windows 9 1 2 11 auiusecauseiectenices 1 17 Printer Driver for Windows 95 cp fete tieni inser 1 17 Plug and Play Printer Detection ass iS xcthoslivutstnsncbiasanet 1 17 Set up from Printers Foldet v 5ooteinstaet etr mes 1 18 Printing Your First Document eese 1 19 Adjusting Print Density visco uto nea ib ta dp sz troi 1 20 If Something Goes Wrong aspe st tione bor b usas 1 21 Where To Go From Hefe eate disponente tapete ftdt 1 22 User s Manual i Contents Chapter 2 Using Printer Software seeeeen 2 1 Remote Setup Utility Program PPMENU tret itteena 2 1 Iristalling PPNIBIND S a ishcesbsetiersdesnaphs para o in o Ex tR brine 2 2 Factory I eral Shier sn bond evel tnt ar do im UI DRE 2 4 Printer Management Utility Program Lexmark s MarkVision 2 6 Installing MarkVision tao t ca tese me ast eee e PD io 2 6 Menu Bar F nctiotis etienne rien neis 2 7 Chapter 3 Printing and
20. Unreadable printout Possible causes and solutions are A wrong printer driver is selected Select the PrintPartner 10V or 14V printer driver as the document printer The document contains unknown printer commands Remove any setup strings or embedded commands or print the document with a Text only or ASCII text print option User s Manual 1 21 Where To Go From Here Where To Go To help you enhance or customize the printer the user s manual From Here contains the following additional information To get information on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper see Chapter 3 To customize printer defaults see Chapter 3 To install additional memory see Chapter 4 To load additional fonts see Chapter 4 To install an alternate emulation see Chapter 4 To add an additional paper tray see Chapter 4 1 22 User s Manual Remote Setup Utility Program PPMENU Using Printer Software This chapter provides information about the two kinds of printer management software stored in the floppy disks supplied with this printer The topics are PPMENU Explains PPMENU which enables you to remotely control or configure your printer s features from your computer s screen MarkVision Explains MarkVision which monitors printer status status is displayed with text and graphics displays optional printer s features spools print data and cooperates with printer
21. a self test report using FPS emulation Print a list of fonts available in FPS emulation Clearing the print unit counter 3 18 User s Manual Handling Paper Handling Paper Discusses paper selection and paper handling Types and sizes of paper you can use with this printer including envelopes and transparencies Ensuring that both the software program and the printer have compatible paper size settings e Ti i PRINTING AND Tips on handling print media e Adjusting the paper tray to fit a different paper size Feeding paper manually Paper Types and Sizes This printer can print on a variety of common office papers in addition to standard photocopier bond Bond paper can range in basic weight from 64 to 90 g m 17 to 24 pound for the paper tray and from 64 to 105 g m 17 to 28 pound for the manual feed slot Smooth paper produces the best print quality but textured papers usually provide satisfactory results The following descriptions also apply to an optional paper tray Notice Q When you use thick paper follow these guidelines When you are using thick paper or special paper and find improper adhering of toner to the paper turn the thick paper mode on using the control panel This mode is invalid for envelopes transparencies and labels Turn the mode off when you print on regular paper Printing regular paper with this mode on may cause a decrease in print quality or reliability of the printe
22. document 1 21 Ready definition of 3 3 Rear stacker setting up 3 28 Repacking the printer 5 16 RESET button 3 4 3 6 RESET MENU button 3 4 3 12 Resetting the print unit counter 5 13 the printer 3 6 Resident fonts samples of A 1 to A 2 RS 232C serial interface See Serial interface Scalable fonts resident available fonts C 3 samples of A 2 SELF TEST button 3 4 3 6 Serial interface how to connect 4 5 to 4 6 parameter setting 4 6 to 4 7 Setting up printer in menu mode 3 12 rear stacker 3 28 Specifications C 1 to C 4 Status indication 6 14 6 15 Status report Action required 6 15 No action required 6 13 Supplies ordering information B 1 Temperature limitations 1 4 C 1 Toner bottle installation procedure 1 7 to 1 9 ordering information B 1 replacement procedure 5 2 to 5 5 Transparencies 3 22 TRAY SELECT button 3 4 3 10 Two sided printing 3 30 Warning messages 6 16 IN 4 User s Manual Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS OF AMERICA INC 2904 Orchard Parkway San Jose CA 95134 2022 U S A TEL 1 408 432 6333 FAX 1 408 894 1709 FUJITSU CANADA INC 2800 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga Ontario L4W 4X5 CANADA TEL 1 905 602 5454 FAX 1 905 602 5457 FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED 475 Victoria Avenue Chatswood N S W 2067 AUSTRALIA TEL 61 2 410 4555 FAX 61 2
23. drivers It also describes the printer control panel function by which MarkVision allows you to remotely operate your printer from the printer control panel displayed on your computer s screen Note that PPMENU is available in Windows 3 1 3 11 or Windows 95 environments and MarkVision is available in Windows 95 environments Generally the printer driver controls the printer You can also control the printer using the remote setup utility program called PPMENU stored in the floppy disk labelled PPMENU which is packaged with this manual This section focuses on PPMENU which allows you to easily change your printer s features directly from your computer You use it to configure your printer to suit the requirements of your computer software and documents to be printed The parameters you can change using PPMENU affect page layout font and printer control If your software programs have printer drivers those printer drivers control the parameters for you Therefore it may not be necessary to change the settings using PPMENU For more details and the latest modifications refer to the ReadMe txt file in the PPMENU disk User s Manual 2 1 PRINTER SOFTWARE Remote Setup Utility Program PP MENU Installing PPMENU PPMENU needs to be installed only if you will print from DOS or DOS based applications PPMENU first displays the opening screen then the main menu The main menu offers functions to sele
24. edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide Caution Do not use the lever to pull out the paper guide The lever or the paper guide may be damaged 6 4 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams Remove the sheet gt fm 77 Caution N Do not touch the heat roller This hot area may burn your hand See the label attached to the upper door Return the paper guide to the original position Raise the top edge of the paper guide and push down it to lock the paper guide in position Notice If the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer will not work User s Manual 6 5 Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear stacker 5 Clean the inside of the printer Look for spilled toner inside the printer Clean away any toner with a damp cloth 6 6 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams 6 Install the print unit Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you First slide straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 dgree angle towards the back of the printer SOLVING Press down gently on the left Bit and right portions marked PUSH until the print unit snaps into position 7 Close the upper door Before closing the door make sure the print unit is seated properly Press down the door u
25. fonts resident in this printer This printer has the following types of resident fonts One bitmapped font Thirty five scalable Intellifonts Ten scalable TrueType fonts Line Printer Courier CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Ital CG Times Bd Ital CG Omega CG Omega Bold CG Omega Ital CG Omega Bd Ital Coronel Clarendon Cond Univers Univers Bold Univers Ital Univers Bd Ital Univers Cond Univers Bd Cond Univers Cond ttl Univers Bd Cd It Antique Olive Antique Olive Bd Antique Olive It Garamond Antiqua Garamond Halbfet Garamond Kursiv Garmnd Krsv Hbft Marigold Albertus Albertus Extr Bd Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Bd Ital Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bd Letter Goth It User s Manual A 1 FONT SAMPLES Scalable TrueType Fonts Scalable TrueType Fonts YwpfoA Arial XI Y 2X Y Arial Bold Arial Italic Arial Bold Ital Times New Times New Bold Times New Italic Times New Bd Itl A 2 User s Manual Supplies and Accessories This appendix provides ordering information on supplies required for periodic maintenance as well as optional accessories Contact your dealer to order or obtain additional information about the supplies and accessories listed here Supplies Part name order number Description Toner pack The toner pack contains two toner bottles CA02758 C300 Print unit The print unit consists of a photoconducto
26. free of excessive dust Leave space on either side of the printer for proper ventilation To avoid exposing the printer to extremes of temperature do not put the printer in direct sunlight or near a heater Ideal room temperature is from 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Humidity should be between 20 and 80 RH no condensation Use a grounded AC power outlet Do not use a three pronged adapter in an ungrounded outlet User s Manual Getting Ready e Use only the power cord furnished with the printer GETTING Do not use an extension STARTED cord Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that causes electrical noise such as motors Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that uses a lot of power such as a copier or a coffee maker Unpacking and Checking Your Printer As you unpack the printer check each item carefully for damage If you find damage notify your dealer Check also that you have received all the items shown below This printer comes with everything you need except an interface cable If you do not yet have a cable you must purchase one before you can connect the printer to your computer Important Save the original carton and packing materials in case you need to store or transport your printer User s Manual 1 5 Getting Ready Left
27. jam follow these steps Notice i Clear paper jams quickly to avoid problems with the fuser unit Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface when clearing the paper jam Be careful not to expose the drum to light for more than three minutes Take special care when removing a jam from the transfer corona unit to avoid damage to the corona wire 1 Open the upper door 2 Remove the print unit For detailed procedures and advisory notes see the section Removing the Print Unit in Chapter 5 3 Check inside the printer If the sheet has jammed Before the feed roller go to step 4a Under the feed roller go to step 4b If you cannot clear the paper jam by either step 4a or 4b go to step 4c 6 2 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams 4a Pull out the tray and raise the left and right levers of the feed roller Remove the sheet SOLVING After removing the sheet PROBLEMS return the two levers to their original positions pull the levers down toward you Notice o Leaving the two levers raised causes damage to the levers when the print unit is installed and pressed down 4b Remove the sheet Caution N Do not touch the heat roller This hot area may burn your hand See the label attached to the upper door User s Manual 6 3 Clearing Paper Jams 4c Open the rear stacker at the back of the printer Draw out the paper guide First push up the top
28. makes the drum sensitive to light Printable area The area of the physical page in which the printer is able to print Page printers have a nonprint margin typically about 2 inch 5 mm wide at each edge of the paper The printable area is the space within these margins See also Margin User s Manual GL 5 Glossary Example Printable area E o Nonprint margins Printer driver A set of instructions in application software that translates formatting choices into printer commands When installing the application the user identifies the type of printer being used so the application knows which printer driver to use Print unit A maintenance package consisting of the photoconductive drum developing unit toner and drum cleaner Reset Clears the print buffer and places the printer online Unlike initialization reset leaves the currently selected settings in effect That is reset does not restore the power on defaults See also Initialization Resolution The fineness of the printing Resolution depends on the number of dots per inch High resolution with more dots is finer and more precise than low resolution which is coarser with rougher edges Scalable font A font capable of printing in any point size Scalable fonts are stored on the computer s hard disk Each font consists of character templates that are used by the accompanying font utility software to create the characters in the desired
29. more If you cannot get memory cards select On for the banding mode in the FPS menu in menu mode using the control panel B 2 User s Manual Specifications Specification Description Printing technology Semiconductor laser electrophotography Emulations Standard Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4 PCL5e Optional PostScript level 2 compatible Switching Automatic or by the control panel Dimensions Width 376 5 mm 14 8 inches Depth 385 mm 15 2 inches Height 251 mm 9 9 inches Power requirements Weight 17 kg 37 5 pounds 120 VAC 50 or 60 Hz USA 220 to 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz Europe Consumption Maximum 600 W full option Average during operating 450 W or less 30 W or less during sleep mode Environmental requirements Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F during operating 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F during storage Humidity 20 to 80 relative humidity non condensing during operating and storage Maximum wet bulb 29 C 84 F Acoustic noise Sound pressure level front bystander position Printing 48 dBA Sleep mode Background noise level Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO9296 and ISO7779 User s Manual C 1 Specifications Specification Description Safety and EMC certification or compliance Safety Models M3878SA10V UL 1950 M3878SA14V CSA C22 2 No 950 21 CFR 1040 10 Class I M3878SB
30. more seconds in menu mode resets all parameters to the factory default values except interface settings parallel menu serial menu and network menu The following section briefly explains the menu mode and its operation The menu mode allows you to change your printer s defaults using the four buttons on the control panel You can use the control panel s menu mode to configure your printer to suit the requirements of your computer software and documents Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons The menu mode is structured as a tree consisting of submenus items and options The following example shows a small portion of the tree and illustrates how the four buttons work Fig 2 6 In the example Submenus are PAGE FORMAT MENU and QUALITY MENU Items are COPIES PAPER and SMOOTHING Options are 001 002 LETTER LEGAL ON and OFF MENU selects menu mode when the printer is ready and offline Once the printer is in menu mode MENU selects the first submenu and moves you right to the next submenu If you are on the last submenu pressing MENU returns you to the first submenu When a submenu is selected ENTER selects the first item of the submenu Once the first item is selected MENU moves you right to the next item regardless of an option selected If you are on the last item pressing MENU returns you to the first item 3 12
31. paper guide for paper tray Print unit placed in printer Printer driver disks Paper size User s Network printer manual utility disk PPMENU disk Cleaning brush e An interface cable is not a standard accessory Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer The left paper guide is an accessory for the printer customized for Letter size paper It needs to be installed in the paper tray when the paper tray is adjusted for Executive A4 or A5 size paper Figure 1 5 Printer inventory 1 6 User s Manual Setting Up Setting Up This section describes how to assemble the printer and connect the power cord after choosing a suitable location for the printer and GETTING checking that you received all the parts STARTED Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle This printer is shipped with the print unit mounted and protective materials attached Be sure to remove the two protective materials from the print unit This operation is possible with the print unit mounted First prepare and install the following two components Print unit photoconductor drum developing unit etc Toner bottle The toner bottle first installed after you purchase the printer will last about 2500 printed pages under the condition of 596 coverage on
32. paper guide inside the rear stacker Solution Perform the following Close the upper door Lock the paper guide Note See caution following in this table FUSER FAILURE Cause Malfunction in the fuser unit Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service INVALID SIMM Cause Incorrect SIMM card optional emulation or font installed Solution Press the CONT button JOB TIMEOUT Cause FPS job timeout This error occurs when the FPS card is installed Solution Press the CONT button LOAD MFF size LOAD TRAYn size Cause Paper mismatch occurred Solution Set the specified tray to the correct paper size specified MANUAL TIMEOUT Cause Paper was not inserted into the manual feed slot in the prescribed time This error occurs when the FPS card is installed Solution Press the CONT button MEMORY OVER FLOW Cause Memory overflow error Solution Press the CONT button MEMORY SHORTAGE Cause Insufficient memory Solution Add RAM board MFF NOT INSTALL Cause No MFF installed Solution Install the MFF 6 12 User s Manual Error Indications Message Causes and solutions MOTOR FAILURE n Cause Malfunction in the feed motor etc Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service NO PROCESS UNIT Cause No print unit is installed Solution
33. point size Some font utilities create a complete set of characters in the desired size and send the complete set to the printer Other utilities create and send only the individual characters as they are needed which conserves printer memory GL 6 User s Manual Glossary Serial interface A connection between the computer and printer in which data is transmitted sequentially over a single wire A serial interface is slower than a parallel interface but it can send data over a much greater distance The RS 232C interface is a type of serial interface See also Parallel interface Serial protocol A set of rules used by the computer and the printer to regulate the flow of data between them Symbol set The set of characters used in a font Most symbol sets contain standard letters numbers and punctuation Symbol sets differ in the accented characters line drawing characters and special symbols they contain ASCII Roman 8 and PC 8 and examples of symbol sets Symbol sets are also called character sets which is the term usually used with dot matrix printer fonts See also ASCII character set ISO symbol set Toner GLOSSARY Electrically charged carbon particles that adhere to charged areas on the photoconductive drum to produce an image pattern The carbon pattern is transferred to the paper and melted by the fuser unit to form a permanent image on the paper Transfer unit The part inside a page printer tha
34. preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase however you cannot adjust it to the Legal size To change the size follow these steps Rear guide 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the tray Label Paper size indicator 3 24 User s Manual Handling Paper 2 Change the setting of the paper size indicator Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the desired position that is adjust the triangle mark to PRINTING AND A4 A5 LTR or EXE PAPER HANDLING engraved on the tray 3 Remove the three paper guides from the tray Turn the tray upside down and unlock the guides as follows Left and right guides Press the two catches inward Rear guide q Press the two catches outward W slide the guide along the slit and e push out it to the opposite side User s Manual 3 25 Handling Paper 4 Attach the paper guides to the correct positions Locate the mounting holes of the desired paper size by referring to the label or engraving on the tray Left and right guides Put the two catches into the holes Rear guide Mount the guide in reverse order of the removal 5 Adhere the correct paper size label 6 Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray 7 Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Notice E Select the correct paper size on the print me
35. prints a page that summarizes printer option settings and shows samples of resident fonts To print a status report follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the SELF TEST button for five or more seconds The message changes to SELF TEST with the DATA indicator flashing and the status report begins printing After printing the printer returns to the original state See Figure 3 2 Notice If the FPS card is installed the status report is for either the PCL emulation or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used for printing the last document however the status report is for the FPS emulation if it is printed immediately after the printer is turned on To clearly select the report use the test menu in setup mode See Chapter 3 3 6 User s Manual Control Panel Functions STATUS REPORT CG Times Bold Garamond Halbfet Letter Goth It CG Times Ital Garamond Kursiv Line Printer CG Times Bd Ital Garmnd Krso Hbft CG Omega Marigold CG Omega Bold Albertus CG Omega Ital Albertus Extr Bd CG Omega Bd ltal Arial Coronel Arial Bold Clarendon Cond Arial Italic Univers Arial Bold Ital Univers Bold Times New Univers Ital Times New Bold Univers Bd ltal Times New Italic Univers Cond Times New Bd Itl Univers Bd Cond XwvupoA Univers Cond Iti PHEY KEY Univers Bd Cd It Courier Bold Antique Oli
36. s Manual PCL font menu Font source Font number Pitch size Point size Symbol set Compatible mode PCL menu Top offset Left offset FPS menu Jam recovery Print FPS errors Job timeout Wait timeout Manual timeout Banding mode Config menu Personality Auto continue I O timeout I O buffers NPAP area size Where the printer finds the font Menu Items The internal number of a font to be selected Character width characters per inch Character height multiple of 1 72 inch A set of characters used in a font consisting of the standard letters numbers and punctuation It differs in the accented characters line drawing characters and special symbols by languages PCL5e compatible font mode Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the top edge of physical paper in PCL emulation Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the left edge of physical paper in PCL emulation Whether the jammed page is reprinted Whether an error report is printed out Time interval to be allotted between jobs Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job end Time interval to be allotted for manual insertion Switching printing control band full page Selecting an emulation personality without a PJL command which clearly specifies the emulation Automatic control of continuing recoverable errors Time interval allowed for switching the interface Size of interface buffer Siz
37. 0 mm Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm When the PCL emulation is used and if the physical paper size tray size or MFF paper size is different from the logical paper size value specified by setup menu of paper size a paper mismatch error occurs User s Manual 3 21 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Handling Paper Observe the following tips when handling print media Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled Do not use paper with staples or metal parts When printing both sides of a sheet we recommend you to use paper in 105 g m2 28 pound weight Paper thinner than this weight may be wrinkled thus causing decrease in print quality Preprinted Sheets In general you can safely print on preprinted sheets such as letterhead However letterhead with thermographic raised printing embossing or foil stamping may not work well The forces used to create these effects heat and or pressure are also used in the printer s fuser unit For this reason the fuser unit may damage the preprinted image Load preprinted paper with the printed side facing down in the paper tray When using the manual feed slot place paper with the printed side facing up For printing in portrait orientation the letterhead should be at the front of the tray For landscape orientation it should be at the right of the tray For more information on printing in different orientations see the later section of this chapter Transparencies
38. 007 060 128 lines page 2 Auto On Quality menu Smoothing 3 On Off Resolution 600 300 dpi Economy mode Off On Thick paper Off On PCL font menu Font source Font number Pitch size 5 Point size 6 Symbol set Compatible mode Internal Soft SIMM 4 000 001 002 003 N depending on the font source max 999 0 44 0 45 0 46 99 99 characters inch 4 00 4 25 4 50 4 75 5 00 999 75 point Roman8 ISOLI ISOL2 ISOL3 PC8 PC8 DN PC850 PC852 PC8TK WingDings On Off PCL menu 7 Top offset 25 0 24 9 24 8 00 0 424 9 25 0 mm Left offset 25 0 24 9 24 8 00 0 24 9 25 0 mm FPS menu 8 Jam recovery Print FPS errors Job timeout Wait timeout Manual timeout Off On On Off 0 10 11 12 298 299 300 0 no check 0 10 11 12 298 299 300 0 no check 0 10 11 12 40 298 299 300 0 no check Banding mode Auto Off On 9 Config menu Personality 8 Auto PCL PS Auto continue Off On I O timeout 10 I O buffers NPAP area size 51647 15 298 299 300 seconds Auto 4K 16K 32K 64K bytes Auto Large Medium Small 3 14 User s Manual Menu Functions Submenu bold Item Options Parallel menu Acknowledge 11 Inside Outside Bi direction On Off NPAP mode Auto On Off PRINT
39. 10V EN 60950 M3878SB14V EN 60825 Class 1 Meets or complies with EMC Models Meets or complies with M3878SA10V FCC Part 15B Class B M3878SA14V Class A for Ethernet DOG Class B Class A for Ethernet M3878SB10V EN 55022 Class B M3878SB14V Class A for Ethernet EN 50082 1 Performance Print resolution 600 dots per inch Fujitsu advanced enhanced Imaging technology FEIT Equivalent to 1200 dpi Smoothing Printing speed For character printing on A4 size paper from first tray 10 or 14 pages per minute Warm up time At 25 C 77 F 60 seconds or less Recommended 5000 pages per month up to duty cycle 35 000 pages per month Toner bottle 5000 pages at 5 coverage life continuous printing Print unit life 30 000 pages at 5 coverage continuous printing C 2 User s Manual Specifications Specification Description Computer interface Standard Parallel Centronics conforming to IEEE 1284 Compatible and Nibble modes Optional Serial RS 232C 422A LocalTalk AppleTalk compatible Ethernet C NetWare amp TCP IP corresponding Switching Automatic sensing Controller Processor Fujitsu MB86930 20 MHz for PrintPartner 10V Fujitsu MB86935 40 MHz internal 20 MHz for PrintPartner 14V RAM 3 MB SIMM 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 MB 2 slots provided SPECIFICATIONS Fonts Resident 46 fonts available Bitmapped Line Printer Scalable Int
40. ABCDE amp lt Pid 0023 Garamond Halbfet scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s3b4197T ABCDE amp lt ACN aRO 0024 Garamond Kursiv scale lt Esc gt __ lt Ese gt s1p_v1s0b4197T ABCDE S 6 lt A CNOA 0025 Garmnd Krsv Hbft scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v1s3b4197T ABCDE 6 lt AGN dD 0026 Marigold scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s0b4297T ABCDE 00 amp lt ACNj Q ER 0027 Albertus scale lt Esc gt __ lt Ese gt sip__v0s1b4362T ABCDE amp lt CN aed 0028 Albertus Extr Bd scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p_v0s4b4362T ABCDE 8 lt N 0029 Arial scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s0b16602T ABCDE amp lt ACNja A 0030 Arial Bold scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s3b16602T ABCDE amp lt AGNja A 0031 Arial Italic scale lt Esc gt __ lt Ese gt s1p__v1s0b16602T ABCDE amp lt ACNj46 A 0032 Arial Bold Ital scale lt Esc gt _ lt Esc gt s1p_v1s3b16602T ABCDE H amp lt ACNj amp A 0033 Times New scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p_v0s0b16901T ABCDE amp lt ACN a OE 0034 Times New Bold scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s3b16901T ABCDE amp lt ACNja OA 0035 Times New Italic scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v1s0b16901T ABCDE 8 amp lt ACN GEDA 0036 Times New Bd Itl scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v1s3b16901T ABCDE S amp lt ACN 4604 0037 Symbol scale lt Esc gt 19M lt Esc gt s1p__v0s0b16686T ABXAE ANE amp lt Yx0 N JOC 0038 Wingdings scale lt Esc gt 579L lt Esc g
41. C851 C852 C854 C858 CAD2758 CB56 CAOLOHO CB53 Emulation cards CAOHOHO CB2 Paper feeders CA02T58 CT5 Multi function feeder CA02758 0880 stands for any number 0 to 9 e Approval ID Number S 9551798 referred to in this declaration conforms with the following directives and standards Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC EN55022 1994 Class A for 10BASE T and 10BASE 2 interfaces EN55022 1994 Class B for Centronics RS232C and LocalTalk interfaces EN50082 1 1992 IECBCI 2 1984 1991 IECBO1 3 1984 ENV50140 1993 IEC801 1988 EN60555 2 1987 EN60555 3 1987 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN60950 1992 A1 A2 EN60825 09 91 Importer Distributor in EU Fujitsu Europe Ltd 2 Longwalk Road Stockley Park Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1AB England U K Japan October 15th 1996 Ka ayers NY An Kazuyasu Sato Director Customer Satisfaction Eng Dept Reference No CE 4582 96102 Compact Printer Division Fujitsu Limited FM 4 User s Manual The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped Fujitsu has made every effort to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication The company assumes no liability for errors and omissions Copyright 1996 Fujitsu Limited Printed in Ja
42. Feeding Paper Manually tes inodo Dalee Dess st sSsuthe 3 27 Setting Up the Rear Stackefo conis sciet roles irese sius 3 28 Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes 3 29 Considerations on Paper Sizes tpe ieri ea 3 29 Page Or rieittation ss e oe cetero t Gaetan teks 3 30 li User s Manual Contents Chapter 4 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer 4 1 Adding RAM eleet tirtone bred i rette E NE c Erst estues 4 1 Installing an Alternate Emulation eee eet caos guae 4 3 Installing an Interface Expansion Board 4 4 Installing an Interface Board ssec 4 4 Connecting to the Serial Port seenen 4 5 Connecting the Serial Interface Cableuio im teen 4 5 Selecting the Serial Interface can ccienutiensatclaa vei 4 6 Verifying Serial Parameter Settings 1 eue irc 4 6 Connecting to the Local Talk Port ca iiec lei setetboptet tit 4 7 Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable 4 8 Selecting the Local Talk Interfaces ieciteies 4 8 LocalTalk Specifications coude iras louis Dorica feud 4 8 Connecting to the Ethernet Port ists astu eerte seite 4 9 Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable 4 9 Selecting the Ethernet Interface css eden 4 10 Ethernet Specifications eode oet nati alit deiner niea ide 4 10 Adding Paper SOURCES 20 rese gros eidrh t rteb deberet ies arcte hdc 4 10 Paper T eder csosonssn encor pua otl opio PR M
43. ING AND Serial menu 12 Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 Format 8Nonl 7Evenl 7Odd1 8Evenl 8Odd1 Flow control DTR Hi DTR Low XOn Off ROBUST XOn Off Network menu 13 NPAP mode Auto On Bootp No Yes IP address THE HHH HHH HHH HHH 0 1 2 255 14 IP netmask HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH 0 1 2 255 14 IP gateway HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH 0 1 2 255 14 Test menu No option Pages are printed when an item is selected PCL config page Start PCL font list Start FPS config page 8 Start EPS font list 8 Start Clear warning Shows the printing component to be replaced lt Clear warning gt Print unit Letter for U S customers and A4 for European customers 2 This is for Letter and portrait It automatically changes depending on paper size and page orientation 3 Also called FEIT Fujitsu Enhanced Image Technology which makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally possible with the printers standard resolution 4 Displayed when soft fonts are downloaded or a font SIMM card is installed 5 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and fixed spacing one 6 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and proportional spacing one 7 Effective when PCL jobs are being executed These values are used as defaults of top and left offset specifications in PCL mode User s Manual 3 15 Menu Items 8 Displayed when an FPS card is installed 9
44. If the total capacity of memory is 7M bytes or less with banding mode off the resolution is automatically set to 300 dpi When printing on Legal size paper at 600 dpi select banding mode on or install additional memory cards of 10M bytes or more 10 This is essential for sharing the printer among multiple computers 11 This is for the parallel interface 12 Displayed when a serial interface board is installed 13 Displayed when a network interface board is installed 14 Consists of four parameters The one followed by lt can be changed Menu Items The following briefly explains each item of the menu mode Page format menu Copies The number of copies the printer prints from each page Paper Envelope A paper size or envelope size to be used by the printer Orientation A printing direction Form lines The number of lines printed per page Page protect Whether a block of printer memory is reserved exclusively for text and graphics data especially for printing dense text or complex graphics to prevent memory overflow errors However it reduces the amount of printer memory available for downloadable fonts Quality menu Smoothing Whether the edge smoothness technology is applied improves resolution to 1200 dpi class Resolution The number of dots printed per inch Economy mode Toner saving mode Thick paper Mode for printing thick paper Be sure to turn this off whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness 3 16 User
45. Install the print unit OVERRUN ERROR Cause Incomplete in extracting compressed data Solution Press the CONT button PAPER JAMn Cause Paper jam in the specified position Solution Clear the jammed paper from the following area 0 Pick roller 1 Entry to paper path 2 Paper path 3 Ejection from paper path PS ERROR mn Cause A PostScript error Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service Source PAPER OUT Cause Paper out in the specified paper Source Solution Supply paper STACKER FULL Cause Paper stacker full Solution Remove paper from the paper stacker SYSTEM ERROR n Cause A system error on the controller board Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service TRAYn MISS SET Cause Paper tray installed incorrectly Solution Install the paper tray TONER EMPTY Cause Toner runs out Solution Replace toner bottle User s Manual SOLVING PROBLEMS Action required Status Indications Action required Status Indications These conditions not errors require you to take action The following table lists the message indications explains causes and suggests solutions Message Causes and solutions INSERT size Cause Printer is ready for paper Solution Put paper into manual feed slot READY TONER LOW Cause Toner runs short Solution Prepare new toner bottle
46. Manual 1 1 GETTING STARTED Getting Acquainted Stacker full sensor Top cover Control panel Paper stacker p Upper door Slide cover Font emulation card slot Front cover and RAM card slots inside Manual feed slot inside the cover Multi function feeder connector Paper tray Figure 1 1 Front and right side view Interface board Rear stacker slot cover Power switch Centronics parallel interface connector Power cord connector Figure 1 2 Rear and left side view 1 2 User s Manual Getting Acquainted Toner bottle GETTING STARTED Print density dial Print unit Figure 1 3 Interior view The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes Top cover main stacker From optional paper tray Figure 1 4 Paper paths User s Manual Getting Ready Getting Ready This section will help you Choose a suitable location for the printer Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it Picking a Suitable Location The first step is to pick a suitable location for your printer For peak performance and usability follow these guidelines e Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Choose a room that is well ventilated and
47. Paper Handling sss 3 1 Control Panel Tutorial onde oerte ru p Meany lean eph 3 1 The Control Panel Lais ose uote cer Dina rada tenu 3 1 Indicators ah irn a e aai ar Meet ind 3 2 Message Display teo curiosi es pviec aan 3 3 D ttons uctor d 3 3 Control PanebDEanctlolsse medion iste qoos euet eor ES 3 5 Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer ccc eens 3 5 Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing 3 5 Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer 3 6 P inting a Status Reportera n ene tote atate eter 3 6 Printing a Font Report sese 3 8 Selecting Paper Tray MFF or Manual Paper Feed 3 10 Setting MEE Paper S18 rdiet iro ERR ea 3 11 Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu 3 12 Menu Fu nctions tote uie ehem IO na 3 12 Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons 3 12 Submenus Items and Options Load ipe pri neta pesas 3 13 Menu Items ensenis rented asi e abdo vea e e SERE Ce C 3 16 Handling DABGE cotit ivunicssinnis deti ptio Dose obe ten ELA Out eb de 3 19 Paper Ty es ant Sizes n tortor tes a cea derer ta sate Lis 3 19 General T IBSc eee nter ege e irte Ein ste 3 22 Preptinted Sheets irii airesin DR COME 3 22 Transparencies boost debct ipee b Reto Ed gas Ea EES UP RE 3 22 Envel p s daos teta i odi ected tubis 3 23 Labals tts fond aciei divert et po ted 3 24 Changing the Paper Tray Size 520b ER 3 24
48. PrintPartner 10V 14V PAGE PRINTER USER s MANUAL FUJITSU LIMITED Communications and Electronics Tokyo Japan Notice to American Federal Communications Commission Users Radio Frequency Interference Statement Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notes
49. READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off Press the TRAY SELECT button briefly The message changes to TRAY TRAY1 The asterisk means that tray 1 is selected Select or deselect a paper source This step is valid when tray 2 or MFF option is installed Pressing the ENTER button in this condition makes the asterisk disappear Tray 1 is deselected Pressing the ENTER button again makes the asterisk reappear Tray 1 is selected Select or deselect other paper sources Press the or buttons briefly to display another paper source Use the ENTER button in the same way as described above Save the selections Press READY button to save the new settings and return to the ready state TRAY SELECT READY TRAY1 MANUALFEED OFF TRAY TRAY2 MANUALFEED ON TRAY MFF 3 10 User s Manual Control Panel Functions Setting MFF Paper Size MFF PAPER Size Pressing MFF PAPER SIZE puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to inform the controller of the physical paper size used in the MFF You must select the size of paper currently loaded in the MFF This menu is available when the MFF is installed PAPER HANDLING To select a paper size follow these steps 1 Make sur
50. S i 4 10 Changing the Paper Tray Size scenes 4 12 Different Paper Tray Sizes oodd rn eed ca t nens 4 15 Multi function Peeders isa eiit e RE deba Siatanve wan tenga 4 15 Chapter 5 Maintenance nie n a one 5 1 Preventive Maintenance ssssssessssssssseesessssseesssseseesssseeseesssseesesse 5 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance s sssesssessssessssserersssssssrsrerssssststese 5 2 Replacing the Toner Bottle janie estetica et up dati 5 2 Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning 5 5 Removing the Print Unit a acerbe eet 5 6 Cleaning the Paper Path 242r teh n raa 5 7 Cleaning the Corona Waites seccaticomaste icv seeseele uebsiaveunes 5 8 Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire 5 9 Installing the New Print Unit aede ee 5 10 Resetting the Print Unit Counter tient 5 13 Cleaning the Precharget Wire v2 guber sioe re bert 5 15 Repacking the Drittebas siad noise tende D e art did 5 16 User s Manual iii Contents Chapter 6 Solving Problems 5 5 2 9 0 hxc oem 6 1 Clearing Papet JanS ororen I een Hed idee ode ape RA LEES wae 6 1 Operational PeoBlemis aque acaso qo uta ee on mU EPA iSo p ecd 6 8 Print Quality Problems aco rs erp ro ma P perta er PERI eon 6 9 Error Indications ou oer tesque batte tub dt oria up nux sius 6 11 Action required Status Indications ade ite tette tbt 6 14 Printer Status Indications ty qrucGre iste rneealanwan aia ene 6 15 Warning Messages s aoa ente cet ede s
51. This printer can print on overhead transparency material We recommend you to set up the rear stacker so that transparencies are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl The capacity of the rear stacker is about 20 sheets 3 22 User s Manual Handling Paper Use materials specially designed for laser printers or photocopiers Always feed transparency material from the manual feed slot or the optional multi function feeder To remove curls from printed transparency materials use correct frames or put a weight on them until they lay flat X PRINTING AND Be sure to fan the transparency stack to prevent sheets from sticking PAPER HANDLING together Envelopes This printer prints well on envelopes if you carefully follow these guidelines Use envelopes made of paper in 75 to 105 g m2 20 to 28 pound weight Printing with envelopes made of paper thinner than this weight may produce wrincles thus causing decrease in print quality Be sure to set up the rear stacker so that envelopes are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl The capacity of the rear stacker is about 20 sheets Use the envelope sizes shown in the preceding table To avoid damage to the printer never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows or synthetic materials Feed from the manual feed slot or the optional multi function feeder Feed the envelopes with the gummed side of the flaps facing downward Do not
52. a computer Examples are word processing spreadsheet and database programs Baud The speed of data transmission measured in bits per second Baud rates apply to data transmission through the printer s serial interface Baud is also called baud rate For example 1200 baud is approximately equal to 120 characters per second Bit A binary digit or bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer s GLOSSARY memory A bit can have the value 0 or 1 which represents the OFF and ON state in a computer s memory Eight bits equals one byte Bit map An image representation in which each point in the image is separately defined For monochrome images each point is defined by a single unit of information For color images each point is defined by several units of information representing the different color elements The characters produced by a dot matrix printer are a kind of bit map Each character image is created by defining the points in the dot matrix as either on or off Example Cee eoo oeo ooe eoo Cee Oeooeo User s Manual GL 1 Glossary Bitmapped font A font in which the character images are defined by bit maps With bitmapped fonts a separate set of definitions is required for each point size For example Times 10 point and Times 12 point are considered separate fonts See also Scalable font Configuration A combination of settings that allows your computer and printer to work to
53. advance to the next page The practical effect is to print any data remaining in the buffer For example the buffer might contain data from an interrupted print job When the buffer contains residual data the control panel DATA indicator is steadily lit Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing CONT When a recoverable error occurred pressing CONT clears the error condition and continues printing For example you can resume printing after adding paper in response to a TRAY1 PAPER OUT message You can use CONT to ignore a message such as Load TRAY1 A4 For example you might want to print a page with A4 size format on a letter size sheet CONT also allows you to override the INSERT A4 prompt when feeding paper manually By pressing CONT the printer prints from trayl MFF instead User s Manual 3 5 Control Panel Functions Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer REsET Pressing and holding down RESET for five or more seconds clears the print buffer and tells the printer to initialize itself You might use this function if you cancel a print job in the middle and want to clear the printer and start over In this case permanently downloaded fonts are removed by the initialization process You must download the fonts again Printing a Status Report SELF TEST The status report function
54. amiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users The PrintPartner 10V 14V comes with seven floppy disks Windows Printer Drivers two disks which provide the computer s operating system with the programs that control this printer MarkVision three disks printer management utility program which allows you to easily understand the printer status statistics or features and displays the printer control panel on your computer display to remotely operate the printer Network Printer Utility one disk which allows you to remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C board of the printer or locally check the printer PPMENU one disk the printer remote setup utility program which allows you to easily customize and program your printer to your computer and software environments using your computer keyboard and display User s Manual Organization Operating Environments Conventions Ch amp e To run the Printer Driver you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS Windows 3 1 3 11 or MS Windows 95 To run MarkVision you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS Windows 95 not MS Windows 3 1 3 11 with at least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk a 3 5 double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive and a VGA 640 x 480 dots or higher resolution display To run the Network Printer Utility you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or c
55. ard Press the ESC key on your keyboard to exit the online Help User s Manual 2 7 Printer Management Utility Program MarkVision Figure 2 3 MarkVision status screen cover open Menu Bar Functions The three functions of the top menu bar are as follows Status Shows a printer status message which is identical to the message appearing on the printer control panel The status is also indicated graphically You can determine what the printer is doing and what the printer needs to complete the task It also includes information about the printer s features including options which are installed on the printer With an optional setting the MarkVision icon flashes to let you know there is a problem with the printer even if the icon is minimized on your monitor FTwER OMUHE DATA LL V ogg Mural Fased Eom Tus i Dui Cape s 220 5 14 pee prr rere RAM BOSE EB Ld ey LAH H B code Lerh Control Panel Allows you to remotely operate your printer It displays an exact replica of the physical control panel on the printer on your monitor Click the appropriate button on the screen by the mouse as if you are pressing the real button on the printer control panel by a finger Both panels have exactly the same functions Statistics Summarizes details about jobs such as the total number of jobs printed total pages and average print time 2 8 User s Manual Control Panel Tutorial Printing and Paper Hand
56. ays to prevent sheets from sticking together Notice Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down If paper is curled remove the curl 1 10 User s Manual Setting Up Limit mark 4 Load the paper Place the front portion of the paper GETTING stack on the tray and slide it Mill backwards so that the stack is placed under the two stoppers Gather the edges of the stack together to ensure correct positioning of paper in the tray Make sure the stack does not exceed the limit mark 5 Lock the pressure plate If the front of the stack is raised push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place 6 Install the paper tray Align the sides of the tray with the guide grooves of the tray slot and firmly slide the tray all the way into the slot Notice You cannot install the paper tray with the pressure plate raised User s Manual 1 11 Setting Up 7 Remove the protective material from the rear stacker Open the rear stacker and remove restraint cushion q Make sure the paper guide is pushed down in the locked position Close the rear stacker Notice If the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer will not work Connecting the Power Cord This printer comes equipped with one of the two voltage ratings 120 VAC such as for the USA 220 to 240 VAC such as for Europe The manufacturer s nameplate on the back of
57. cleaning 5 9 ud QA que A cR perg gt g PPMENU epee 2 4 102 5 iau ares Print quality problems 6 9 to 6 11 clearing 6 1 to 6 7 Pri rint unit Paper margin 3 21 i aah cautionary notes per pat exposing to light 1 7 5 1 cleaning procedure 5 7 vesh dinary and straieht 1 3 removing protective sheets 5 10 ORI 5 touching drum 1 7 5 7 5 10 5 15 when to clean 5 2 6 10 turning upside down 5 7 Paper size of MFF setting 3 11 8 P 3 counter resetting 5 13 Paper source selecting 3 10 5 installation procedure 1 7 to 1 9 je ae h 5 10 to 5 12 s anging ENE paper tray size ordering information B 1 optional tray 4 12 procedure to remove 5 6 to 5 7 standard tray 3 24 when to replace 5 2 6 10 different size of 4 15 P i User s Manual IN 3 Index Printer connecting to computer 1 13 to 1 14 nomenclature 1 1 to 1 3 operational problems 6 8 repacking 5 16 resetting 3 4 3 6 Printer drivers control of print parameters by 2 1 installation 1 16 to 1 19 Printer status indications 6 15 Printing a test page offline 1 15 feeding sheets manually 3 27 to 3 28 on letterhead 3 22 3 30 on nonstandard size papers and envelopes 3 29 on transparency material 3 22 to 3 23 supported paper types and sizes 3 19 to 3 23 C 4 Printing a trial document with a printer driver 1 19 Printing area 3 21 Printing performance C 2 Problems error indications 6 11 to 6 13 operational 6 8 paper jams 6 1 to 6 7 print quality 6 9 when printing a trial
58. computer running MS DOS you can CUSTOMIZING set permanent defaults by placing the following commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P MODE LPT1 COM1 Also make sure that the file MODE COM is in your boot directory Then whenever you boot your computer the computer will print through the serial port using the printer s settings Important n For information on DOS files and commands consult your DOS manual or the manual supplied with your computer Note that you may also be able to specify serial parameters through your software programs Some software programs allow you to specify the printer port and serial settings from within the program Consult the documentation supplied with the software Connecting to the LocalTalk Port To connect to the LocalTalk port simply connect the interface cable between the printer and your computer User s Manual 4 7 Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable To connect to the LocalTalk interface port you need a cable correctly wired for this printer and your computer The cable must also have the proper connectors Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable For example the LocalTalk Locking Connector Kit DIN 8 Apple product is available Also refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required by its LocalTalk port Notice Be sure that the printer i
59. ct print options for your documents It also offers an operation guide of some keys and a help message line If the printer is not ready or has an error a status message is displayed The top menu bar offers pull down menus about functions for setup data library emulation and interface setting and maintenance You can select options or perform a function by using the main menu and top menu bar accessed through your mouse or keyboard One of the six languages the same one used in your user s manual is selectable for message display when installing PPMENU To use PPMENU your computer and its operating environments must be as follows IBM PC AT or compatible or PS 2 PC DOS 5 02 MS DOS 3 3 or higher VGA 640 x 400 or higher display Hard disk drive installed 1 MB essential for PPMENU 3 5 inch double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive 1 44 MB PPMENU is supplied with a 3 5 inch double sided high density 2HD floppy disk 1 44 MB 512 bytes sector Consult your dealer when your computer does not have the corresponding floppy disk drive To install PPMENU files and start PPMENU follow these steps 1 Insert the PPMENU disk in the floppy disk drive suppose A 2 Type A then press ENTER 3 Type PPMENU2 INSTALL then press ENTER 4 To run PPMENU type PPMENU2 then press ENTER The following main menu is displayed if the printer has no error after the opening screen is displayed 2 2 User s Man
60. ctory Defaults PPMENU initially shows the factory defaults of each item in the main menu and the pull down menus of the top menu bar Table 2 1 shows the factory defaults and other options The first three blocks are for the main menu when the PCL emulation is selected as printer personality and the others are for the pull down menus Table 2 1 PPMENU factory defaults when emulation is PCL Feature Default Other options or range Copies 1 1 to 99 pages Paper Letter 1 A4 A5 Legal Executive etc Orientation Portrait Landscape Form lines 60 2 5 to 128 lines Paper source Tray 1 Manual feed Tray 2 MFF AUTO Tray 1 not used AUTO Tray 2 not used AUTO MFF not used AUTO All Select 3 Page protect Auto On Duplex mode 4 Off On Binding 4 Long edge Short edge Typeface name Courier CG Times Univers and so on Font source 5 Internal Soft font SIMM font Pitch 10 00 0 44 to 99 99 cpi Point size 12 00 4 00 to 999 75 point Symbol set 6 Roman8 PC 8 ISOG ISO11 and so on Compatible mode On Off Smoothing FEIT 1200 dpi class Off Resolution is 600 dpi 7 On Off Resolution is 300 dpi Resolution 600 300 dpi Economy mode Off On Thick paper Off On 2 4 User s Manual Remote Setup Utility Program PP MENU eh eT OPuONs Or ange Personality 8 Auto PCL PS Jam recovery 9 Off On PS error report 9 Off On SOFTWARE
61. d staining your hands or clothes Projecting guide 1 8 User s Manual Setting Up 6 Install toner bottle Slide both projecting guides of the KHa toner bottle into the grooves STARTED of the print unit Notice If you have installed the toner bottle do not remove it from the print unit until it is empty This could causes toner to spill into the printer 7 Lock the toner bottle Push the toner bottle forward until it clicks into place The bottle stands nearly upright when installed correctly 8 Close the printer s upper door Press down firmly on the front portion of the upper door and make sure the upper door is locked completely User s Manual 1 9 Setting Up Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray This printer has a single paper tray that is preset for letter size 8 5 x 11 0 inches paper for U S customers and to A4 size 210 x 297 mm paper for European customers You can adjust the paper tray to a different size paper See Chapter 3 You can purchase an optional paper tray See Chapter 4 and Appendix B You should load about 50 sheets of copier paper to test the printer 1 Pull the paper tray out of the printer 2 Prepare the paper tray Remove restraint cushion q Check green indicator W is positioned according to the tray size label 3 Prepare a paper stack Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label Fan the paper stack both w
62. e Replacing the Toner Bottle described previously in this chapter Close the printer s upper door Press down the top cover until it clicks shut Reconnect the power cord and turn on the printer 5 12 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance Resetting the Print Unit Counter Perform this operation whenever you have replaced the print unit or the printer continues displaying the warning message REPLACE PARTS To reset the print unit counter follow these steps POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR mm co r3 READY REPLACE PARTS iii pa ab mm TRAY CONT SELECT ENTER RESET MFF SELF PRINT PAPER SIZE TEST FONT aa m TRAY a CONT SELECT RESET MFF PRINT PAPER SIZE FONT v POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR um mu co co SETUP MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR EE pe oO r3 SETUP MENU CLEAR WARNING 1 Make sure the printer is offline If necessary press the READY button to put the printer offline The ONLINE indicator is off with the REPLACE PARTS massage displayed 2 Press the mode MENU button to put the printer in menu The message changes to SETUP MENU FORMAT MENU 3 Press the repeatedly until the lower MENU PAGE button message changes to CLEAR WARNING User s Manual 5 13 MAINTENANCE Periodic Routine Maintenance POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR oO c3 cO
63. e computers 12 Effective when PCL is selected for the personality These values User s Manual 2 5 Printer Management Utility Program MarkVision Printer Manage ment Utility Program Lexmark s MarkVision MarkVision by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing printers stored in the floppy disk labelled MarkVision which is packaged with this manual It has the following main functions Monitoring the printer Displaying the printer status and features including options and statistics Providing the printer control panel on the computer s screen Remote control panel These functions are most effective and valuable for remote printers in network environments MarkVision is automatically activated when an abnormal condition occurs in the printer It operates in Windows 95 environments only The remote control panel is quite a nice function that enables you to easily and remotely operate the printer even if your printer is set up remotely MarkVision displays the printer control panel on the computer s screen and gives you the exactly same functions as available with the control panel of the printer You can perform a function by clicking a button on the computer s screen without pushing a button of the printer s control panel Installing MarkVision To use MarkVision your computer and its operating environments must be as follows IBM PC AT or compatible or PS 2 Microsoft Windows 95 not Windows 3 1
64. e follow these steps 1 Open the upper door of the printer 2 Remove the print unit from the printer Place the unit on a level steady place 3 Clean the wire To clean the wire position the tool as shown in the figure then gently slide it left and right two or three times along the length of the wire to remove any toner or other particles Be careful not to break or otherwise damage the wire Notice Avoid exposing the drum to light for more than three minutes Do not touch or scratch the drum surface User s Manual 5 15 Repacking the Printer Repacking the Printer If you need to ship your printer or store it for an extended time protect it by packing it in its original carton Store the print unit separately from the printer Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit Cover the photoconductive drum to avoid exposing the drum to light wrap the print unit and toner bottle with a protective material and store it in a safe place To protect the printer from moisture place it in the plastic bag it was shipped in Seal the bag with tape Place the printer in its carton using the original packing materials to brace and protect the printer The illustration shows the position of the printer components within the carton Repack as shown 5 16 User s Manual CHAPTER Clearing Paper Jams Solving Problems Although this printer is designed to be highly reliable you
65. e RE ES EC LE uL 2r Np User s Manual FM 1 In case that the interface board Ethernet C is installed this equipment complies with EMI regulations as follows Notice to American Federal Communications Commission Users Radio Frequency Interference Statement Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not TNR and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense FCC warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notes Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M3878SA14AV The use of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the Ethernet interface cable must be 100 meters 328 feet or less for type 10BASE 2 and 185 meters 607 feet or less f
66. e manual feed slot User s Manual 3 29 Handling Paper Page Orientation Figure 3 4 illustrates the two orientations and shows the relationship between the loaded paper and the resulting printout This relationship is important if you want to print on letterhead In portrait orientation place the letterhead toward you and face down in the paper tray In landscape orientation place the letterhead against the right frame of the tray and face down Letter Head Letter Head Figure 3 4 Portrait and landscape orientation When using the manual feed slot place the paper with its letterhead facing up In portrait orientation insert the paper with its letterhead away from you In landscape orientation insert the paper with its letterhead on the right hand side Some software programs allow you to print both portrait and landscape information on a single page The function that allows you to do this is usually called something like text rotation Consult your software documentation for information 3 30 User s Manual CHAPTER Enhancing and Customizing the Printer This chapter explains the following ways to enhance or customize your printer ENHANCING amp R CUSTOMIZING Add RAM up to a total of 64 megabytes except the resident RAM Expand the fonts available from the printer Install an alternate to the resident HP LaserJet 4 emulation Add an additional interface to the Cent
67. e of work area for NPAP network printer alliance protocol User s Manual 3 17 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Menu Items Parallel menu Acknowledge Bi direction NPAP mode Serial menu Baud rate Format Flow control Network menu NPAP mode BootP IP address IP netmask IP gateway Test menu PCL config page PCL font list FPS config page FPS font list Clear warning lt Clear warning gt print unit The timing of the ACK signal against the BUSY signal Bi directional Centronics interface mode Whether the NPAP commands are used When using MarkVision the NPAP mode must be Auto or On Data transfer speed on the serial interface Data format for the serial interface The first digit indicates the number of data bits Then comes the parity and the last digit indicates the number of stop bits Interface protocol Whether the NPAP commands are used When using MarkVision the NPAP mode must be Auto or On Whether the TCP IP protocol that enables a workstation to find its IP address is enabled or disabled for the network adapter A unique address of the printer in the TCP IP network environment Bit mask that logically subdivides the network specifying a local network portion of the IP address A unique address of the equipment for the gateway to outside of the enclosed environment Print a self test report using PCL emulation Print a list of fonts available in PCL emulation Print
68. e that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the MFF PAPER SIZE button for five or more seconds The message changes to MFF PAPER A4 The asterisk means that A4 size is selected for the MFF 3 Select a desired paper size Press the or buttons until the desired paper size appears Press the ENTER button The asterisk appears and the paper size is selected 4 Save the selection Press the READY button to save the new setting and return to the ready state FF PAPER SIZE TRAY SELECT gt READY TN MFF PAPER LETTER F or y MFF PAPER XXXXX XXXXX LEGAL M A5 MFF PAPER EXECUTIVE Y MFF ENVELOPE COM1O Y MFF ENVELOPE XXXXX XXXXX MONARCH C5 DL MFF ENVELOPE B5 User s Manual 3 11 Menu Functions Menu Functions Selecting Menu Option MENU and Resetting Menu RESET MENU Pressing MENU briefly puts the printer in menu mode which allows you to set up the printer for example selecting a paper size changing a font and adjusting serial interface parameters You can select options ae the menu by using the four buttons MENU and ENTER Pressing RESET MENU for five or
69. ee ne vere en e dee b 6 16 Appendix A Font Samples o oe ala OE E cebsta itid A 1 Ditinapped Fonts sentona elits tete a A 1 bealable Intellifohts pisa dms tpe phis aque oboe vp tre petuo fide A 1 Scalable TrueType Fonts oia desee ine a quo a atest A 2 Appendix B Supplies and Accessories sss B 1 Supplies ndis proint ea e Ee b rerepdu apte Duci 6 Ha Eia d B 1 ACC SSOFI S x i eie ep Re ta rete ee e di L AREARE Ta B 1 Appendix C Specifications s canteen seen C 1 Glossary oon Umen p b DU GL 1 MIND ON Wm IN 1 Fujitsu Offices iL Inside back cover iv User s Manual Manual and Floppy Disks Preface Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 10V 14V Page Printer The PrintPartner 10V is a 10 ppm 600 dpi laser printer The PrintPartner 14V is a 14 ppm 600 dpi laser printer The PrintPartner 10V 14V is compatible with the HP LaserJet 4 printers which are an industry standard page printers Available options are 2 4 8 16 and 32 megabyte memory expansion cards FPS card PostScript level 2 compatible emulation Interface expansion boards serial interface Local Talk and Ethernet C Paper trays trays 1 and 2 A4 A5 letter legal and executive sizes Paper feeder Base mechanism plus paper tray tray 2 Multi function feeder The PrintPartner 10V 14V has a single user s manual This user s manual provides a summary of everything for from non technical users unf
70. eft and right sides of the printer to lift the printer and place it on the paper feeder When placing the printer on the paper feeder be sure you insert the two guide pins of the paper feeder into the two positioning holes at the bottom of the printer 4 Set the lock lever to the lock side Pull up the lever Notice Q Be careful not to drop the printer on the paper feeder Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer and paper feeder For paper loading refer to Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray in Chapter 1 For paper sizes and types as well as tips on handling paper refer to Handing Paper in Chapter 3 User s Manual 4 11 Adding Paper Sources Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the four paper sizes A4 A5 LTR Letter and EXE Executive If the paper tray is preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase however you cannot adjust it to the Legal size To change the size follow these steps Left frame Rear 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the Right tray Right guide Paper size indicator 2 Change the setting of the paper size indicator Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the desired position that is adjust the triangle mark to A4 A5 LTR or EXE engraved on the tray 4 12 Us
71. ellifonts CG Times Univers Univers Condensed Courier Letter Gothic Albertus Antique Olive Clarendon Condensed Coronet Garamond Marigold CG Omega Scalable TrueType Arial Times New Roman Symbol Wingdings Soft fonts Available from independent vendors User s Manual C 3 Specifications Specification Description Paper Type Size Weight Input Output Single sheet photocopy paper equivalent to Xerox 4024 bond paper overhead transparencies equivalent to 3M 731 and envelopes See Chapter 3 for more information Tray A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches Manual Minimum feed slot 100 mm wide x 148 mm long and MFF 3 94 x 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide x 360 mm long 8 5 x 14 13 inches 64 to 90 g m 17 to 24 pound bond in tray 64 to 105 g m 17 to 28 pound bond in manual feed slot Tray 1 250 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper Manual feed slot 1 sheet Tray 2 500 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper option MFF 100 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes option Stacker Face down 250 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper possible to decrease depending on paper types and paper curl conditions top cover Rear stacker Face up 20 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper C 4 User s Manual Glossary Application software A program that performs a particular task on
72. en the new toner bottle The following sections describe these procedures in the order listed Removing the Print Unit Perform this procedure in the following cases To replace the print unit To store the print unit in a clean dark place when working inside the printer for more than three minutes Caution For safety turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord before beginning To remove the print unit follow these steps 1 Open the upper door 2 Raise the green handles of the print unit 3 Remove the print unit Pull the green handles at a 45 angle toward the front of the printer This will disengage the print unit allowing easy removal When the print unit begins to move gently lift it up and out 56 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance If you want to re use the print unit be careful not to scratch the green surface of the drum against the printer or its parts MAINTENANCE lp Notice If you want to re use the print unit do not touch or scratch the green drum surface after removing the print unit Print unit To avoid spilling toner be sure to keep the print unit upright and keep the toner bottle mounted on the print unit Green drum Cleaning the Paper Path Clean the paper path When replacing the print unit After clearing a paper jam When printouts show toner smudging User s Manual 5 7
73. ence Use only the power cord furnished with the printer and a properly grounded outlet Do not use an extension power cord Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet The maximum wattage of the printer is 600 watts Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord before beginning maintenance operations Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever you are not using the printer for an extended period of time Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever thunder storms are nearby Leaving the power cord connected may allow damage to the printer or other property Do not put the printer in direct sunlight near a heater or near water Leave adequate space around the printer Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires This could cause electrostatic damage to the printer Do not touch the heat roller and motors if you have been printing recently These parts may be hot Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface and do not expose it to light for more than three minutes Use only a shielded interface cable of 3 meters 10 feet or less for the parallel interface 15 meters 50 feet or less for the serial interface 100 meters 328 feet or less for Ethernet interface IOBASE T connection and 185 meters 607 feet or less for the Ethernet interface 1OBASE 2 connection Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface Do not turn the p
74. equence RESET MENU Besides the above reset function resets all printer MFF PAPER SIZE SELF TEST PRINT FONT operation options to their factory default values except interface settings parallel menu serial menu and network menu Puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to select the paper size to be used Prints a status report which lists printer operation options currently selected Prints a font report which lists the fonts currently available 34 User s Manual Control Panel Functions Control Panel Changing Message Language MENU Functions You can select a language used for control panel messages Selectable languages are English French German Italian Spanish and Swedish To select a language follow these steps MERE 1 Turning the printer on while pressing MENU ELE HANDLING The message C P LANGUAGE ENGLISH appears after printer initialization 2 Press the or button until the desired language appears Press the ENTER button The asterisk appears after the language indicating the language is selected 3 Save the selection Pressing the READY button saves the new setting and returns the printer to the ready state The printer will display the selected language for messages Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer FORM FEED Pressing FORM FEED tells the printer to
75. er s Manual Adding Paper Sources 3 Remove the three paper guides from the tray Unlock the guides as follows Left and right guides Press the two catches inward ENHANCING amp CUSTOMIZING Rear guide Push the end of the left or right frame outward and release the pin of the guide from the hole then release the other pin 4 Attach the paper guides to the correct positions Locate the mounting holes of the desired paper size by referring to the label or engraving on the tray Left and right guides Put the two catches into the holes User s Manual 4 13 Adding Paper Sources Rear guide Mount the guides in reverse order of the removal 5 Adhere the correct paper size label 6 Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray 7 Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Notice 8 Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error occurs 4 14 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources Different Paper Tray Sizes The printer or paper feeder is shipped with a fixed size of paper tray For example it is the letter size for the USA and the A4 size for Europe You can add different sizes of paper trays as shown in the following table To install the paper tray refer to Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray in Chapter 1 ENHANCING amp Paper size Dimensions CUSTOMIZING Letter US letter s
76. eveloped by Xerox Corporation Factory default The settings that are programmed into a printer at the factory The printer uses these settings unless they are replaced by user selected settings entered from the control panel or through application software Flow control See Serial protocol Font A complete set of characters and symbols in one size typeface and style Size refers to the character height and is usually measured in points 1 72 inch Typeface refers to the character design such as Courier Times or Helvetica Style refers to the character appearance such as Italic or Bold Typical examples of fonts are 12 point Courier Bold and 10 point Times Italic GLOSSARY Fuser unit One of the internal parts of a page printer The fuser unit bonds the toner to the paper It consists of a heat roller and a pressure roller that the paper passes under after toner has been applied Hex dump A special printout used for troubleshooting A hex dump shows all data sent by the computer to the printer including control characters The data in a hex dump is expressed in hexadecimal format Initialization Resets the printer to its power on defaults Initialization clears the print buffer of any data and places the printer online See also Reset Interface The means by which information is transferred from one part of a system to another For example the cable between the printer and the computer is an interface
77. gether Some of the necessary settings are in the computer or application software while other settings are in the printer For example the interface setting must be set the same in both the computer and the printer Corona wire A fine wire in the printer that gives a positive charge to the paper This charge causes the toner on the drum to transfer to the paper Default A setting automatically used when you or your application software do not make a selection The settings in effect when you turn on or reset the printer are called power on defaults See also Factory default Density The darkness of the image as it appears on the page If the density is too dark the small white areas inside letters and numbers will be filled in If the density is too light pinholes appear in black areas Print density can be adjusted with the print density dial Downloadable font A font that is transferred downloaded to the printer s memory when or before it is needed Before they are transferred downloadable fonts are stored on font cards floppy disks or the computer s hard disk Downloadable fonts are also called soft fonts Emulation The ability of one printer to understand the command set of another printer Emulations may be built into a printer s memory or may be supplied on optional plug in emulation cards or cartridges GL 2 User s Manual Glossary Ethernet A communication hardware for a high speed network d
78. ion Board With default settings the printer automatically selects the active emulation To specify an emulation steadily select the emulation using the control panel Use the Personality item of the Config menu Once you select the alternate emulation the other menus change to reflect the options and functions of the new emulation Consult the documentation supplied with the emulation card for the menu functions and items Procedures for working in the menus remain the same as for the resident emulation Installing an The printer s standard interface is parallel The available optional Interface interfaces are serial LocalTalk and Ethernet If your computer cannot Expansion Board usca parallel port for your printer or the location of your printer is distant from the computer you can use the serial port LocalTalk port or Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer Fujitsu offers the optional serial interface RS 232C 422A board LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C for these purposes Notice When sharing the printer among multiple computers setting the I O time out short may cause a printing problem OTS Wiis a GT a SANT ID Cy apu LocalTalk interface board Ethernet interface board Serial interface board Installing an Interface Board 1 To install an interface board first make sure the printer is turned off Remove the interface board slot cover from the back right of the printer
79. is the expired fuser unit The figures below show the typical appearances Due to expired fuser unit Blurred black vertical line SOLVING PROBLEMS Due to expired fuser unit Blurred black vertical line User s Manual 6 9 Print Quality Problems Problem Solutions Printing is too light Turn the print density dial clockwise Check to see if your paper is wet Remove the print unit and rock it to distribute the toner evenly Clean the corona wire Printing is too dark Turn the print density dial counter clockwise Page is black Clean the precharger wire Replace the print unit Page is blank Clean the corona wire Replace the print unit Vertical density is uneven Clean the corona wire Clean the precharger wire Vertical white lines appear Remove the print unit and rock it to distribute the toner evenly or replace the print unit Clean the corona wire Vertical clear black lines appear Clean the precharger wire Vertical blurred black lines appear Clean the precharger wire Contact your dealer if the fuser unit is damaged Ghost printing Print several pages if this problem occurs after a paper jam Clean the corona wire Check to see if your paper is wet Contact your dealer if the fuser unit is damaged 6 10 User s Manual Error Indications Error Indications Problem Solutions Pages have toner stain
80. ize 8 5 X 11 inches Legal US legal size 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches A4 European letter size 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Multi function Feeder The multi function feeder MFF is useful to print a quantity of envelopes or transparencies The MFF can hold and deliver 100 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes Paper guides for manual feed Hook Lever Paper guides for paper stack Notice When using paper do not leave the paper in the multi function feeder for long time It may cause waving of paper and dropouts in printing MFF connector User s Manual 4 15 Adding Paper Sources Notice Because the MFF does not have a mechanism that detects the physical size of paper in use you must inform the printer of the paper size Use the MFF paper size menu to select a paper size which equals the size of paper loaded in the MFF To install the multi function feeder follow these steps Notice E Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing or removing the multi function feeder 1 Open the front cover 2 Fasten the feeder to the printer Insert the left and right supports and hooks of the multi function feeder into the corresponding openings at the front of the printer Be sure the hooks catch the pins firmly 3 Connect the feeder cable Connect the feeder cable to the connector at the right side of the printer Orient the arrow ma
81. l If the configuration corresponds to these requirements and troubles persist contact your dealer for assistance When running application programs under Windows you select the printer type in the application program itself before you print a document 1 16 User s Manual Installing the Printer Driver Notice erin Q If you encounter conflicts with other already installed external drivers STARTED that use bidirectional communication on the Centronics port or with drivers of other dedicated Windows printers used in parallel with this printer conflicts like the failure to establish communication between the Printer Driver and the printer remove these from Windows and reinstall the PrintPartner 10V 14V Printer Driver Printer Driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 To install the Windows 3 1 3 11 Printer Driver follow these steps 1 Start Windows 2 Insert the PrintPartner 10V 14V Printer Driver disk into the 3 5 inch floppy disk drive of your computer 3 From the Windows Program Manager select the File menu and choose the Run command 4 Type A inst_xxx or B inst_xxx and press the Enter key Printer Driver for Windows 95 The Windows printer driver can be installed by either of the following two methods The first one applies when Windows 95 is started with the printer ready and the second one applies when the printer is on after Windows 95 has been started Plug and Play Printer Detection 1
82. light Replace print unit When print quality is bad even after replacing or cleaning other parts When the message display indicates lt CLEAR WARNING gt PRINT UNIT Replace the print unit at the next replacement of the toner bottle Clean corona wire When replacing the print unit or toner bottle when printout shows vertical white lines or when printing is too light Clean paper path When replacing the print unit or toner bottle after clearing a paper jam or when printouts show toner smudging Clean precharger wire When print density is uneven or when printing shows black vertical lines Replacing the Toner Bottle The toner bottle is designed to last approximately 5000 printed pages under the condition of 5 coverage on A4 paper or last about one year after unpacking The first toner bottle may print slightly fewer pages Replace the toner bottle when the message display indicates TONER LOW or TONER EMPTY or when printing becomes lighter than you find satisfactory After the toner low condition occurs you can only print about 20 more pages Under the toner empty condition no toner the printer will not work 5 2 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance n Important Whenever you replace the toner bottle clean the corona wire and the precharger wire to prevent a degradation in print quality You can continue to print after the toner low status if the print quality is still satisfactory However you must at least
83. ling PRINTING AND n i ed PAPER HANDLING This chapter provides information you may need for day to day printing The topics are Control panel tutorial The tutorial describes the indicators message display and buttons It includes an example of how to use the control panel Control panel functions This section describes the functions by buttons Menu functions This section describes how to use the control panel for customizing printer defaults Handling paper This section describes how to print on various types of paper This section introduces the printer s control panel beginning with a description of the indicators message display and buttons The tutorial describes the use of the buttons in some detail and follows with an example The Control Panel The control panel consists of four indicators a message display and eight buttons The physical buttons are beneath the LCD display The top row of labels represents basic functions The bottom row of labels represents secondary functions See later in this section for a list of functions User s Manual 3 1 Control Panel Tutorial POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR L3 L mmn L3 T MFF PRINT PAPER SIZE FONT Figure 3 1 Control panel Indicators The control panel has four labeled LED indicators across the top Indicator Meaning POWER Indicates printer power is on ONLINE Indicates the printer is online and ready to
84. marizing alain printer option settings and showing samples of resident fonts Use this function to check the printer performance offline P P 1 Turn the printer on The POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR FOE RS ca ca C3 printer initializes the mechanism and then enters PERDI the ready state The message display indicates a lt lt lt INITIALIZE gt gt gt UR WARMING UP then READY CONT RESET 2 Print a test page offline Press the READY button to j put the printer offline the e ONLINE indicator turns Page Printer off Press the SELF TEST button for more than five seconds The message display indicates SELF TEST and weiss qmaeser leer ine the DATA indicator flashes Letter Gothic Bd fetter Goth ith SEM EU m A status report page is CLE aa printed Check that the printing is successful SAL ATAS SELF TEST Notice With the FPS card option installed in the printer the status report is for either the PCL emulation standard or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used for printing the last document however the status report is for the FPS emulation if it is printed immediately after the printer is turned on To clearly select the report use the test menu in setup mode User s Manual 1 15 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Now that you connected your printer to the
85. may occasionally experience problems The most common problems are paper jamming and poor print quality This chapter helps you to identify the cause of the problem and suggests solutions For detailed procedures see Chapter 5 Maintenance SOLVING This chapter is divided into five sections PROBLEMS Clearing Paper Jams This section explains how to locate and clear paper jams Operational Problems Start here if the printer doesn t function properly You may save yourself a service call Print Quality Problems Check here if the printed pages don t look as they should Error Indications The printer has self diagnostic tests for a variety of hardware and interface problems If a test indicates a problem the printer displays it on the control panel This section explains these error conditions Printer Status Indications These statuses are not error conditions Most of them require no action by you However explanations are included here for your information Notice During solution of a problem do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer The printer has sensors to detect paper jams If a jam occurs the printer displays it on the message display The message is PAPER JAMn z 0 to 4 indicating the jam location Because the paper path is short and simple you should have no problem locating the jam User s Manual 6 1 Clearing Paper Jams To clear a paper
86. more seconds The printer is printing the font report READY The printer is ready to print RESET The printer displays this message when you press RESET for five or more seconds This reset clears error latches buffered data and temporary soft fonts SELF TEST The printer displays this message when you press SELF TEST for five or more seconds The printer is printing the status report WARMING UP The printer is warming up to its operating temperature User s Manual 6 15 SOLVING PROBLEMS Warning Messages Warning Messages This printer counts the number of the printed sheets to estimate the life of the consumables print unit The printer indicates the following warning message when and after the count reaches a predetermined value READY REPLACE PARTS When the warning message is indicated press the READY button to put the printer offline and press the MENU button to enter menu mode The Clear Warning message appears indicating the expired unit by an asterisk When the print unit is expired the message is CLEAR WARNING PRINT UNIT However depending on the print quality you may not have to replace print unit because you may suit be satisfied with the print quality 6 16 User s Manual Bitmapped Font Scalable Intellifonts Font Samples This appendix provides scanned print samples of the
87. n As an International ENERGY STAR Partner Fujitsu Limited has determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipments The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations This product sold in Europe conforms to the standards in accordance with EC Directives The copy of Declaration of Conformity is attached in the next page User s Manual FM 3 FUJITSU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to ENS501 amp according to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Annex B FUJITSU LIMITED 1405 Ohmaru Inagi shi Tokyo 206 Japan declares in sole responsibility that the following products Product Type LASER PRINTER Model Number M38 78SB V and M387T8SBFFAV HF stands for any number 00 to 99 including the following options Interface boards CAOHOHO CBO01 C825 C83 Memory expansion cards CAO2U1T
88. nnector of the interface board according to the connector type of your cable Connect the interface cable to the printer and a network port Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable To connect to the Ethernet interface port you need a cable correctly wired for your network The cable must also have the proper connectors Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable For example C66L 2810 0111 and C66L 1240 0002 Fujitsu products are available for IOBASE T and 10BASE 2 ports respectively Also refer to your network documentation for the type of connector required by its Ethernet port Notice a Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interface cable Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer For the same reason do not remove the protective cover from the 10BASE 2 port which is not in use because you use the 10BASE T port The procedure below applies to the 10BASE 2 port To make the connection firmly plug the cable connector into the Ethernet interface port on the back right of the printer Secure the connector by turning the connector hood Plug the other connector into a network s Ethernet port Consult your computer documentation if you need help User s Manual 4 9 Adding Paper Sources Adding Paper Sources Selecting the Ethernet Interface The printer s standard interface is parallel While the
89. nt density by turning the print density dial It is located inside the top cover above the control panel Turning the dial clockwise darkens the print A counterclockwise adjustment lightens the print After making the adjustment close the top cover print your trial document again and check the results Print density dial If you see a problem with the printed pages other than print density see Chapter 6 for possible causes and solutions If your document printed successfully skip the next subsection If Something Goes Wrong 1 20 User s Manual Printing Your First Document If Something Goes Wrong GETTING This section briefly discusses the most common problems you might STARTED encounter For more complete troubleshooting information see Chapter 6 Chapter 6 also describes all printer error and status indicators Problem Remedy No response by printer Ensure that The printer is turned on and online The ONLINE indicator should be lit The cable from the computer to the printer is properly connected at both ends Your software program has sent the print data to the printer Many programs have a printer control function that shows print status No printout DATA The printer has received data from the indicator on computer but has not printed the page To print the page put the printer offline by pressing READY briefly then press FORM FEED
90. ntil it clicks into place User s Manual 6 7 Operational Problems Operational Problems The table below contains advice on dealing with repeated paper feed problems Problem Causes and solutions Paper does not feed cleanly from paper tray Top edge of paper stack may be deformed wavy or bent sheets Try turning the paper stack around Paper stack may not be aligned properly Pull out the tray straighten the paper stack against the paper guides and re insert the tray Too many sheets in the paper stack Make sure the stack is level with or below the limit mark on the left paper guide The paper pressure plate may not be released Pull out the tray and insert the tray again until it clicks up Problem Solutions No power when you turn on the printer Check that the power cord is plugged in at both ends and that the power outlet has power Printer does not initialize Close the upper door completely Push down lock the paper guide inside the rear stacker in position Printer initializes but does not online Install a print unit Insert the paper tray all the way Printer initializes but the settings are wrong Use the control panel to select the desired settings 6 8 User s Manual Print Quality Problems Print Quality The most common cause of poor print quality is the dirty corona Problems wire or precharger wire A rare cause
91. nu of your application program or a paper mismatch error will occur 3 26 User s Manual Handling Paper Feeding Paper Manually This printer has a slot that allows you to feed sheets manually one by one Use the manual feed slot to print a document on a different type of paper without unloading your regular paper from the paper tray You also use manual feed for printing envelopes overhead transparencies and labels To use the manual feed slot first select MANUALFEED ON using the tray PAPER HANDLING select mode of the control panel Next start your software program to print a file Then follow these steps 1 Open the front cover Pull the depression at the top of the cover 2 Adjust the paper guides Position the left and right guides to the width of the sheet 3 Place the sheet with print side face up When the printer is ready to print it displays the message Insert SiZe to prompt you to prepare a sheet of paper Insert the sheet until it is stopped by the feed rollers Insufficient insertion prevents paper from being fed or causes skewed feeding User s Manual 3 27 Handling Paper Release the paper once it begins to feed automatically If your file has additional pages the printer prompts you for another sheet Setting Up the Rear Stacker This printer has a rear stacker that allows you to eject sheets straight out the back to minimize curl Use the rear stacker to print envelope
92. o allow dust or foreign matters into the toner hopper To install the new print unit follow these steps 1 Remove the print unit from its envelope Place the unit on a level steady place 2 Remove the protective materials from the print unit Remove protective sheet Q Pull narrow clear tape W until its blue end is visible and remove it 5 10 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 3 Lower the print unit into the printer Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you First slide the print unit straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle toward back of the printer When handling the print unit never allow its green surface to touch anything since it can be easily scratched User s Manual 5 11 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4 Seat the print unit in place Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH until the guide pins at both sides of the print unit are positioned at the round marks labeled in the grooves Guide pin Print unit Arrow mark Guide pin Round mark enlarged Notice If you do not proceed to the next step immediately close the printer s top cover to protect the photoconductor drum from light After you have installed the print unit install the toner bottle Se
93. ompatible running MS Windows 3 1 3 11 not MS Windows 95 with at least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk a 3 5 double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive and a VGA 640 x 480 dots or higher resolution display To run PPMENU you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS DOS with at least 1MB of memory available on a hard disk a 3 5 double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive and a VGA 640 x 480 dots display You must also be using PC DOS version 5 02 MS DOS version 3 3 or higher version Icons draw your attention to advisory messages as illustrated below A line precedes and follows the message to show where the message begins and ends Caution Ignoring this information could result in personal injury Notice Ignoring this information could result in loss of data or harm to your equipment Important These notes contain remarks tips and other useful supplementary information vi User s Manual Control Panel The printer s control panel incorporates two rows of buttons with each button having one or two labels see below The physical button is beneath the rectangular section of no labeled space The top label represents the basic function which is activated by a touch of the button The bottom label represents the second function which is activated when you release the button after holding it down more than five seconds Basic functions
94. oner inside the printer Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning The print unit life is designed to last about 30 000 pages of 5 coverage continuous printing on A4 paper or about one year after unpacking whichever comes first The print unit life depends on print coverage paper type and operating and or storage conditions The print unit life ends when background smudge ghosting or dropouts occurs Avoid unnecessary high coverage printing to maintain the print unit performance For the print unit life this printer indicates the near end of life only The printer message display begins indicating REPLACE PARTS when the print unit can print 3000 to 5000 more pages left Prepare a new print unit if you notice this indication Even if the print unit reaches its near end of life use the print unit until its toner runs out the message display indicates TONER EMPTY for economy After replacing the print unit be sure to reset the print unit counter by using the control panel For control panel operations see the end of this section User s Manual 5 5 Periodic Routine Maintenance Replacing the print unit involves replacing the toner bottle It is better to perform the following set of procedures when replacing the print unit Remove the old print unit You cannot remove it from the printer after detaching the toner bottle from it Clean the paper path Clean the corona wire nstall the new print unit th
95. ons 3 13 Menu screen MarkVision 2 7 PPMENU 2 3 Message display 3 3 Message language 3 5 MFF PAPER SIZE button 3 4 3 11 Minus button 3 4 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 MODE COM file 4 7 IN 2 User s Manual Index Multi function feeder MFF installing 4 15 to 4 17 selecting 3 10 setting paper size 3 11 ONLINE indicator 3 2 Operating environments vi Operational problems 6 8 loading paper 1 10 to 1 11 ordering information B 2 maximum numbe selecting 3 10 r of sheets C 4 Parallel interface 1 13 to 1 14 Parts of printer 1 1 Periodic routine maintenance 5 2 to 5 15 Plus button 3 4 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 Portrait orientation See Orientation page Options v Power cord connection procedure 1 12 to 1 Ordering information B 1 to B 2 13 Orientation page 3 30 POWER indicator 3 2 PPMENU P factory defaults 2 4 to 2 5 installation 2 2 Page orientation 3 30 operating environments vi Paper Precharger wire feeding manually 3 27 to 3 28 E cleaning procedure 5 15 loading in tray 1 10 to 1 11 M when to clean 5 2 6 10 maximum and minimum sizes 3 20 1 Ak Preprinted sheets 3 22 printing on nonstandard sizes 3 29 to 3 p reventive maintenance 5 1 30 Print density adjustment 1 20 sizes and types 3 19 to 3 24 SA oe um Print density dial when to adjust 6 10 SPCOM CAORS ua PRINT FONT button 3 4 3 8 Paper feeder 4 10 Pri defaul Paper guide before corona wire
96. or type 1OBASE T The length of the power cord must be 3 meters 10 feet or less Laser Safety Information This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations title 21 CFR chapter I subchapter J based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 and is classified as class 1 laser product Warning Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Notice to Canadian This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Users Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Notice to German Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Users Hiermit wird bescheinigt da der die das e Maschinenl rminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gem EN27779 1991 Notice to European Warning This is a product which meets Class A of AS NZS3548 and EN55022 and Oceanian Users In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Notice to Japanese Users e u c e u agzo KS fo iubbhj E ezp u 4D u 2 gp Z dgw Q t N Z D E g p de De Uu Z v PEM e Z D FM 2 User s Manual Greet CE Declaratio
97. pan All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated stored in a database or retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Fujitsu Limited C145 E145 02EN November 1996 Trademark Acknowledgment Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual Adobe Systems Inc PostScript Agfa Division of Miles Inc Albertus Antique Olive Arial CG Omega CG Times Clarendon Condensed Coronet Courier Garamond Letter Gothic Marigold Symbol Times New Roman Univers Univers Condensed Wingdings Apple Computer Inc AppleTalk LocalTalk Macintosh TrueType AT amp T UNIX Centronics Data Computer Corporation Centronics Hewlett Packard Corporation Hewlett Packard LaserJet LaserJet 4 PCL International Business Machines Corporation IBM IBM PC AT IBM PS 2 PC DOS Microsoft Corporation Microsoft MS DOS Windows Lexmark MarkVision Miles Inc Intellifont Novell Inc Netware Xerox Corporation 4024 Ethernet Xerox User s Manual FM 5 Precautions Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safety and your printer s correct performance Follow the cautions and notices labeled on the printer or marked with icons in the manual Save this manual for future refer
98. parallel port of the computer you are ready to install the Windows Printer Driver which controls the printer There are two printer driver disks which contain Driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 and Driver for Windows 95 The latter also contains FPS Driver for Windows 95 FPS is an optional emulation Note that the installation procedure differs When you are using Windows 95 it is recommended that you should install the printer driver using MarkVision because the printer driver is reinforced with MarkVision s features such as remotely changing settings of a network printer and checking status of a network printer For MarkVision see Chapter 2 To install a printer driver in Windows 95 note the following When you install the printer driver the original OS CD ROM or floppy disks may be required during installation When MarkVision is already installed select a printer name followed by MV in the Printers window When MarkVision is not installed select a printer name not followed by MV Get to Know Your Printer Driver The Printer Driver has two functions 1 it automatically translates formatting choices such as tab settings or boldface type into commands the printer understands 2 it allows you to set up the printer according to your needs printer settings If you encounter problems with this installation confirm that your configuration corresponds to the minimum requirements listed on page vi at the start of this manua
99. prepare a new toner bottle To replace the toner botte follow these steps 1 Open the upper door MAINTENANCE 2 Tap the toner bottle Tap ed the toner case to drop any remaining toner from toner bottle into print unit This avoids the remaining toner from being spilt inside the printer during replacement 3 Unlock and remove the old toner bottle Pull the top of the toner bottle toward you to swing bottle from the upright position to the removable position Gently remove the bottle If necessary clean toner around the toner hopper entry of the print unit Notice i Be careful not to allow dust or foreign matter into the toner hopper User s Manual 5 8 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4 Remove the toner bottle from its envelope 5 Fully shake the toner bottle 6 Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle Pull off the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes 7 Install the toner bottle Slide both projecting guides of the toner bottle along the grooves of the print unit 5 4 User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 8 Lock the toner bottle Push the toner bottle backward until it clicks into place 9 Close the upper door MAINTENANCE Notice Q Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit until all the toner has been used in order to avoid scattering t
100. print DATA Flashes when data is being sent from your computer Lights steadily to indicate the printer s buffer contains unprocessed data ERROR Indicates a printer error has occurred Details are indicated by the message display 3 2 User s Manual Control Panel Tutorial Message Display LCD The message display uses a liquid crystal display representing status and errors by two lines of sixteen characters In operating mode it may show What the printer is doing Whether the printer is ready to print PAPER HANDLING When paper should be added When paper should be manually inserted When the toner bottle needs to be replaced When the print unit needs to be replaced An error message condition such as paper jam Important A Ready message means the printer has no data to print without any errors and the READY button is not pressed Not Ready means the printer detected an error or the READY button was pressed in the Ready state Error messages inform you of conditions requiring your attention such as TRAYn PAPER OUT COVER OPEN or PAPER JAMn They also warn you of hardware problems such as FUSER FAILURE or BD CYCLE ERROR The TONER LOW message informs you that the toner bottle needs replacement See Chapter 6 for a complete list of messages and explanations In tray select mode or MFF paper size mode the message display shows the selected tray o
101. r User s Manual 3 19 Handling Paper This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes but the size is limited when using paper trays When using a paper tray the size is Paper size physical Dimensions A4 European letter size 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Letter US letter size 8 5xllin Legal US legal size 8 5 x 14in Executive 7 25 X 10 5 in When using the manual feed slot the size is Minimum 100 mm wide x 148 mm long 3 94 x 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide x 360 mm long 8 5 x 14 13 inches When using the MFF option the size is Paper size physical Dimensions A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches Envelope COM 10 4 1 8 x 9 5 inches Envelope Monarch 3 7 8 x 7 5 inches Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm 3 20 User s Manual Handling Paper Although this printer can print on any sheet within the limits stated above printing area and margin calculations are based on several paper sizes as shown in the table below Use the control panel to change the supported paper size Paper size logical Dimensions A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches Envelope COM 10 4 1 8 x 9 5 inches Envelope Monarch 3 7 8 x 7 5 inches Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm Envelope DL 110 x 22
102. r CA02758 C400 drum a developing unit and a drum cleaner in a single module Accessories Part name order number Description Memory expansion cards 1 Allows RAM expansion by one of the following CA02417 C851 1 megabyte CA02417 C852 2 megabytes CA02417 C854 4 megabytes CA02417 C858 8 megabytes CA02758 C856 16 megabytes CA04040 C853 32 megabytes User s Manual B 1 Accessories Part name order number Description Serial interface board CA04040 C801 LocalTalk board 2 CA04040 C826 Ethernet board C CA04040 C832 CA04040 C833 RS 232C 422A AppleTalk compatible NetWare amp TCP IP corresponding For USA and UK For Europe FPS card CA04040 C821 CA04040 C822 PostScript level 2 compatible emulation For PrintPartner 14V For PrintPartner 10V Paper trays CA02758 C70x CA02758 C73x Adjustable for a different size 250 sheets 500 sheets 1 A4 2 Letter 3 Legal 4 Executive 6 A5 Paper feeders CA02758 C75x European Asian spec USA spec Canadian spec Feeder unit with without a paper tray adjustable for a different size 0 No tray 5 A4 size tray 1 No tray 6 Letter size tray 2 No tray 7 Letter size tray Multi function feeder CA02758 0880 For envelopes and transparencies When printing on Legal size paper at 600 dpi or printing large image data we recommend the installation of additional memory cards of 10MB or
103. r edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called portrait orientation Printing such that the longer edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called landscape orientation Example Portrait Landscape GL 4 User s Manual Glossary Page description language A set of codes that describe the placement of text and graphics on a page Page Control Language PCL the language used by HP LaserJet printers and Postscript are examples of page description languages Page protect A printer feature that reserves a block of printer memory exclusively for text and graphics data Page protect prevents memory overflow errors when printing very dense text or complex graphics However page protect also reduces the amount of printer memory available for downloadable fonts Parallel interface A connection between the computer and printer in which data is transferred simultaneously through multiple wires A parallel interface is faster than a serial interface but the distance over which it can send data is limited The Centronics interface is a type of parallel interface See also Serial interface Photoconductive drum GLOSSARY The part inside a page printer on which the image is created before it is aw transferred to the paper Postscript See Page description language Precharger wire A fine wire in the printer s process cartridge that imparts an electrical charge to the photoconductive drum The charge
104. r the selected paper size respectively In menu mode the message display shows menu items and option selections These modes are explained later in this chapter Buttons One or two functions are assigned to a button To use the functions represented by the top labels simply press the button To use the functions represented by the bottom labels press and hold down the button for five or more seconds The following tables summarizes the functions User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel Tutorial Pressing the button briefly Except for the READY the printer is offline button the following buttons are also valid when Button Function READY Switches the printer between online and offline FORM FEED Performs a form feed to print the remaining data CONT Clears a recoverable error and continues printing TRAY SELECT Puts the printer in tray select mode which allows you to select the paper tray to be used MENU Puts the printer in setup mode ENTER Selects the displayed option as the printer default This button and the two buttons below are valid in setup tray select or MFF paper size mode Displays the next option Displays the previous option Pressing and holding down the button for five or more seconds The following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline Button Function RESET Clears the buffer of any print data and puts the printer through its initialization s
105. ress the PRINT FONT button for five or more seconds The message changes to PRINT FONT with the DATA indicator flashing and the status report begins printing After printing the printer returns to the original state See Figure 3 3 Notice If the FPS card is installed the font report is for either the PCL emulation or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used for printing the last document however the font report is for the FPS emulation if it is printed immediately after the printer is turned on To clearly select the report use the test menu in setup mode See Chapter 3 3 8 User s Manual Control Panel Functions FONT LIST NO F ID FONT NAME POINT PITCH Esc Sequence SAMPLE RESIDENT FONTS 0000 Courier Scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt sOp__h0s0b4099T ABCDEHSt amp AcN j aA6GKB 0001 CG Times scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s0b4101T ABCDE amp lt ACN ja A 0002 CG Times Bold scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s3b4101T ABCDE amp lt CN eo 0003 CG Times Ital scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v1s0b4101T ABCDEW amp lt ACN j b0 A PRINTING AND 0004 CG Times Bd Ital scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v1s3b4101T ABCDE S amp lt ACN 4604 0005 CG Omega scale lt Ese gt __ lt Esc gt s1p__v0s0b4113T ABCDE amp lt AGN jaeOA PAPER HANDLING 0006 CG Omega Bold scale Esc Esc slp v Os3b4113T ABCDE amp lt A 0007
106. rinter off while it is printing Do not disassemble or remove any components unless instructed in the maintenance procedures Keep the print unit upright when removing or installing it Do not apply excessive pressure on the corona wire when cleaning it Do not use alcohol or other cleaning solutions on the drum surface or on any interior parts of the printer Clear paper jams quickly especially when they occur in the heat roller unit Do not drop small objects such as paper clips into the printer Do not set page margins off the physically printable page area Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord immediately if an abnormal condition occurs for instance if the printer smokes prints abnormally becomes wet or falls Then consult your dealer FM 6 User s Manual Contents Lip n we M v Manual and Floppy DisEs ad ion cA petro pip et eto e Gc pe bii due v Operating Environments eese nennen vi CONVENTIONS acd tret tee tad sug aede ee adero Qa coe eec orae Eee S vi Cantal Paneles oat eant ha Tr eee Dat Late RIT Qu vii Chapter 1 Gettin State Rem 1 1 Getting Acquainted cis eoe brat rede ga REV OR OR dS 1 1 Getting Beate ones ostiis otii prin tots poteet obo EE Te 14 Picking a Suitable Eocatiottcnsd iie eeepc es 1 4 Unpacking and Checking Your Printer es 1 5 Setting UP areor E A E EE a AEE E a 1 7 Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle 1 7 Loading
107. rk of the cable s connector right Notice To avoid paper jams or other feeding errors make sure that each of the left and right hooks securely hangs on the pin 4 16 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources 4 Fan the paper stack When loading paper be sure to fan the paper stack to prevent sheets from sticking together Adjust the left and right paper guides which are separately provided for the ENHANCING amp manual feed path and the paper stack path 5 Set the physical paper size of the MFF Use the MFF paper size menu to select the size of paper loaded in the MFF To remove the multi function feeder follow these steps 1 Disconnect the feeder cable and push the two levers at the bottom of the feeder upwards to unlock the two hooks 2 Then lift the feeder aslant toward you to remove it User s Manual 4 17 Maintenance This chapter covers preventive maintenance periodic routine maintenance and repacking the printer for shipment or storage Notice MAINTENANCE 8 Before performing any maintenance be sure that the printer is turned off During maintenance procedures do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer When performing maintenance do not disassemble or remove any components unless specifically directed in the procedures Preventive The following guidelines can help to ensure trouble free operation Maintenance
108. ronics parallel interface Add a different size of paper tray Add a paper feeder as the second paper source Add a multi function feeder to print various types of paper You can order these options separately See Appendix B for ordering information Contact your dealer for information on other new options that may be available The following gives you brief information and installation instructions for each option Notice Q Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing an option Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer Adding RAM You may need to expand RAM to process more data for either of the following reasons You commonly download several fonts when printing a job You print files with complex graphics User s Manual 4 Adding RAM You can install two memory expansion cards The expansion card can have 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 megabytes of RAM Together with the printer s resident memory 3 megabytes these expansion options offer a range of RAM from 3 to 67 megabytes sa Insert with cut Lim M facing down and to the left To install the RAM card first make sure the printer is turned off and follow these steps 1 Open the upper door and right side cover of the printer You will see a small cover on the metal plate Remove the fastening screw and the cover You can now see three connectors upper two ivor
109. s overhead transparencies and labels To use the rear stacker follow these steps 1 Open the rear stacker Pull the projections at the top of the stacker 2 Remove the paper support from inside the stacker Paper support 3 Set the paper support in position Insert the two ends of the paper support into the mounting grooves of the rear stacker 3 28 User s Manual Handling Paper Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes Most of the control over printing on nonstandard size paper must come from your software program Programs handle page size specifications in many different ways j PRINTING AND This section provides tips on feeding and using non standard paper PAPER HANDLING with your Fujitsu printer Considerations on Paper Size The following considerations apply For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes use the manual feed slot Using the control panel select a paper size that is equal to or arger than the physical size of the nonstandard size paper Otherwise part of the printed image may be cut off Selecting a paper size larger than the physical paper may result in data running off the edges of the paper This can affect print quality and shorten the life of the print unit To avoid this problem adjust the page setup in your program so the print data falls within the limits of the physical page and center the paper in th
110. s or smudging jam print several pages Clean the paper path Clean the paper guide before the corona wire Clean the corona wire your dealer If this problem occurs after a paper If the fuser unit is damaged contact Toner insufficiently adheres to or easily comes off paper when you are printing thick or special paper Turn the thick paper mode on using the control panel Vertical lines appear in solid black printing stains appear in the back of a page or paper is wrinkled or curled Check if the thick paper mode is on by using the control panel if the mode is on turn it off Errors refer to a problem or condition which requires you to take action The printer shows errors by using the ERROR indicator and the message display of the control panel The following table lists the error indications explains causes and suggests solutions Message Causes and solutions BD CYCLE ERROR Cause Malfunction in the laser unit Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service COMM ERROR Cause Communication error Solution Press the CONT button and select the correct settings of the serial interface using the control panel setup mode User s Manual SOLVING PROBLEMS Error Indications Message Causes and solutions COVER OPEN Cause The following occurred Incomplete closing of upper door Incomplete locking of
111. s turned off before connecting the interface cable Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer To make the connection firmly plug the cable connector into the LocalTalk interface port on the back right of the printer Plug the other connector into your computer s LocalTalk port Consult your computer documentation if you need help Selecting the LocalTalk Interface The printer s standard interface is parallel While the LocalTalk interface board is installed the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the LocalTalk interface LocalTalk Specifications The table below shows the physical specifications of the LocalTalk interface Specification Description The span of a single LocalTalk network Max 300 meters Number of devices on a single LocalTalk network Max 32 devices Speed of data transmission 230 4K bits second Protocol 8 bit packet 4 8 User s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting to the Ethernet Port The Ehternet interface board has two connectors IOBASE 2 and 10BASE T The 10BASE 2 connector is for a coaxial cable bus connection The 10BASE T connector is for a twisted pair cable star connection Either will do Connecting to the Ethernet port involves the following three tasks ENHANCING amp Check the type of cables your network uses CUSTOMIZING Select the 10BASE 2 or 1OBASE T co
112. samples resident A 1 to A 2 Font specifications C 3 optional tray 4 12 FORM FEED button 3 4 3 5 standard tray 3 24 User s Manual IN 1 Index Front panel See Control panel Fuser unit error condition 6 10 when to replace 6 12 HP LaserJet 4 v Humidity limitations 1 4 C 1 Indicators 3 2 Installation emulation card 4 4 interface boards 4 4 to 4 10 multi function feeder 4 15 to 4 17 paper feeder 4 10 print unit 1 7 printer driver 1 16 RAM card 4 1 to 4 3 toner bottle 1 7 Interface Ethernet 4 9 to 4 10 LocalTalk 4 7 to 4 8 parallel 1 14 serial 4 5 to 4 7 types and merits 1 13 1 14 Inventory of printer 1 6 Labels 3 24 Landscape orientation See Orientation page Language of message display 3 5 LaserJet 4 See HP LaserJet 4 Letterhead 3 22 3 30 Light printout See Print density adjustment LocalTalk interface 4 7 Location of printer 1 4 Loading paper 1 10 Maintenance periodic routine 5 2 to 5 15 cleaning corona wire 5 8 cleaning paper path 5 7 cleaning precharger wire 5 15 replacing print unit 5 5 to 5 14 replacing toner bottle 5 2 to 5 5 when to perform 5 2 preventive 5 1 Manual feed selecting 3 10 using 3 27 to 3 28 MarkVision installation 2 6 operating environments vi Memory expansion cards installation procedure 4 1 to 4 3 ordering information B 1 MENU button 3 4 3 5 3 12 Menu mode functions 3 12 to 3 16 items 3 16 structure and how to use buttons 3 12 submenus items opti
113. t sip__v0s0b31402T Adelaar A moor 0039 Courier Bold scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt s0p__h0s3b4099T ABCDE amp lt ACN amp 860E 0040 Courier Italic scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt sOp_hts0b4099T ABCDE S amp lt ACN QEe 0041 Courier Bd Ital scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt sOp__h1s3b4099T ABCDEHS amp lt ACN 6QEm 0042 Letter Gothic scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt sOp__h0s0b4102T ABCDE amp lt ACN i 86e 0043 Letter Gothic Bd scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt sOp__h0s3b4102T ABCDE amp lt ACN d 0k 0044 Letter Goth Itl Scale lt Esc gt __ lt Esc gt sOp__h1s0b4102T ABCDES S2 amp ACN te 0045 Line Printer 8 46 16 66 Esc BU Esc s0p16 66hB 46v0sObOT ABCDEZSX amp ACH a 0Ka 0046 Line Printer 8 46 16 66 Esc ON Esc s p16 66hB 46v0sObOT ABCDEZSX amp 4 A D x Figure 3 3 Font report first page User s Manual 3 9 Control Panel Functions Selecting Paper Tray MFF or Manual Paper Feed TRAY SELECT Pressing TRAY SELECT puts the printer in tray select mode which allows you to select paper sources to be used The paper sources are tray 1 tray 2 if installed MFF if installed and manual feed slot When a paper source runs out of paper the printer switches it for another one When the manual feed slot is selected other paper sources are made invalid To select a paper source follow these steps I Make sure that the message display indicates
114. t transfers the image from the photoconductive drum to the paper User s Manual GL 7 Index Connecting power cord 1 12 Connecting printer to computer 1 13 to 1 15 CONT button 3 4 3 5 Control panel Ly buttons 3 3 to 3 4 indicators 3 2 AC power conditions 1 4 to 1 5 Controller specifications C 2 Accessories ordering information B 1 Conventions used in this manual vi Adjusting print density 1 20 Corona wire AUTOEXEC BAT file 4 7 cleaning procedure 5 8 when to clean 5 2 6 10 Bitmapped fonts resident available fonts C 3 Dark printout samples of A 1 See Print density adjustment Button functions 3 3 to 3 4 DATA indicator 3 2 Density See Print density dial Print quality problems n Double side printing 3 30 Cable interface 1 13 4 5 4 8 4 9 n nmm Cautionary notes electrostatic damage 1 5 1 7 1 14 4 1 Emulation card installation 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 8 4 9 4 11 5 1 6 1 ENTER button 3 4 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 paper jams 6 2 Envelopes 3 23 printing off the physical page 3 29 Error indications 6 11 to 6 13 print unit ERROR indicator 3 2 exposing to light 1 7 5 1 Ethernet interface 4 9 removing protective sheets 1 7 5 10 touching drum 1 7 5 10 5 15 mu turning upside down 5 7 status report interrupting printout of 3 6 Factory defaults of PPMENU 2 4 to 2 5 Floppy disks attached v Centronics interface See Parallel interface Font report 3 8 to 3 9 Changing the paper tray size Font
115. ter Secure the connector by tightening the screws in the connector hood Plug the other connector into your computer s serial port Insert connector Secure holding Consult your computer screws documentation if you need help Selecting the Serial Interface The printer s standard interface is parallel When the serial interface board is installed the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the serial interface Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Next you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same between the computer and the printer The reference manual explains the parameters Consult your computer and software documentation to determine the settings your computer uses Then compare these to the printer s settings in the following table Item Parameter setting default Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity None Flow control DTR HI Printer port COMI 4 6 User s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board If the settings match the installation is complete If the interface parameters of the printer and the computer do not match the message display indicates COMM ERROR The printer may not respond at all or it may print wrong characters Change the settings in one of the two ways Change options of the serial menu in setup mode Set permanent defaults in your computer to match the printer s defaults On an IBM PC or compatible
116. the printer indicates this rating Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet lt a 1 Check that the printer is turned off The O marked side of the switch should be depressed 2 Plug the female end of the power cord into the LUI connector on the left back of the printer 1 12 User s Manual Connecting the Printer to Your Computer pm 3 Plug the male end into a om wall outlet GETTING al STARTED Caution N For your safety use only a properly grounded outlet To avoid possible electromagnetic interference or power supply problems do not use an extension cord Connecting the This section explains how to connect the printer to your computer via Printer to Your the parallel interface For information about the serial interface option Computer see Chapter 4 Notice The following restrictions apply to interface cables To comply with regulations for radio frequency emissions use only shielded cable for computer to printer communications The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less About Interfacing You can connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface Many computers have a parallel interface port However if your computer does not have the parallel interface port or for printers used in a network the following optional interfaces are a
117. tialization sequence If no RAM extra memory cards have been installed the sequence lasts about one minute during which the following events occur The printer conducts a number of self checks The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean the drum The message display indicates READY indicating the printer is ready for printing The following procedures show you how to print your trial document To print a trial document follow these steps 1 Start Windows and a Windows application 2 Open your trial document Select an existing or start a new document Choose a small document for the first trial 3 Select PP10V or PP14V as the document printer In most programs you make the selection in a print menu Consult prog y P your program documentation for the exact procedure User s Manual 1 19 Printing Your First Document 4 If desired change the font s in the document to one of the fonts offered by your application 5 Check the printer Look in the main window of the Print Manager to make sure the printer is activated 6 Print your document Start the program The default paper size is fixed to A4 for Europe or Letter for the USA However you can print a document on a different size of paper using the manual feed slot which you can choose in the Printer Driver s main window Adjusting Print Density If you feel that the printout is too light or too dark adjust the pri
118. ual Remote Setup Utility Program PP MENU Library Special Options Help m Page Format lectable options window Copies ETTER PRINTER ETTE A4 SOFTWARE Orientation Executive Formlines B5 Paper Source COM10 Page Protect Duplex Mode Binding r Font Settings Print Quality Operation guide window Smoothing FE ON ALT Enter Resolution 600 TAB ESC Economy Mode OFF Cursor Thick Paper OFF Help window describes item indicated by cursor Figure 2 1 PPMENU main menu concept 5 You can either use your keyboard or your mouse and left mouse button to perform operations in the main menu Follow these steps if you will be using a keyboard Select a pull down menu Alt key L S or O key Select highlight a feature or option TAB and cursor keys Confirm or execute Enter key Cancel ESC key To apply new options to the printer press the Tab key to select the SEND button and press the Enter key To save the settings select the Save current settings function from the top menu bar User s Manual 2 3 Remote Setup Utility Program PP MENU 6 To end PPMENU and exit to DOS or your application choose the item Exit in the Library menu or select the EXIT button in the main menu PPMENU displays a message asking if the options are to be saved Fa
119. use encapsulated adhesives which seal by pressure alone To avoid jamming restrict the minimum paper weight to 64 g m2 17 pound To avoid creasing along the edges use high quality envelopes with stiff edges To avoid uneven printing do not attempt to print on the gummed overlap areas Be sure to feed or load the envelopes with the envelope centered against the manual feed slot Use the guide of the paper sizes Before attempting large scale printing on envelopes consult with your stationery dealer Also test the envelopes carefully for consistent trouble free printing User s Manual 3 23 Handling Paper Labels This printer prints well on labels if you carefully follow these guidelines Be careful to use labels under normal operating conditions Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity Use the rear stacker so that labels are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl Use only labels without backing sheets exposed in the printable area Labels mounted separately on a backing sheet tend to slip resulting in crocked print Backing al LIL Backing sheet 4 Is not exposed Not acceptable Acceptable Test print labels before using them If jamming problems occur and continue try a different type of label Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the three paper sizes A4 A5 LTR Letter and EXE Executive If the paper tray is
120. ut onto the wire housing frame and gently move the tool left and right two or three times along the MAINTENANCE length of the wire to remove any dirt or other substance Be careful not to break or otherwise damage the wire After you have cleaned the printer install the print unit and close the upper door Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire Perform this procedure when printouts show small spots of toner smudging especially near the top edge of paper Open the upper door and remove the print unit Be careful not to damage the green drum surface Look for dust on the paper guide before the corona wire Use a clean lint free cloth to gently remove any dust from the entire surface of the paper guide User s Manual 5 9 Periodic Routine Maintenance Clear tape Installing the New Print Unit Notice To avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light or contamination follow these guidelines Do not remove the print unit from its envelope until you are ready to install it Complete the procedure as quickly as possible to avoid exposing the drum to light for more than three minutes To avoid damaging the drum Be sure to remove the plastic sheets after installing the print unit Operating the printer without removing the sheets will make the print unit unusable Never touch or scratch the green drum surface Print unit Green drum Be careful not t
121. vailable User s Manual 1 13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Serial RS 232C 422A Use a serial interface if the printer is not near the computer Many computers have both parallel and serial interface ports Serial communication can operate up to 15 meters 50 feet Parallel communication is normally limited to 3 meters 10 feet LocalTalk Use the LocalTalk interface if the printer is connected to a Macintosh network Ethernet C Use Ethernet C if the printer is used in a NetWare or UNIX environment For any of these options refer to Chapter 3 Connecting to the Parallel Port This printer does not come with a parallel interface cable You can use a standard Centronics interface cable sold separately for this purpose Your dealer can advise you on the cable you require Notice Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface Do not touch any connector contacts or corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer To make the connection plug the cable connector into the parallel interface port on the back of the printer Secure the connector with the wire clips Plug the other connector into your computer s parallel port Consult your computer documentation if you need help 1 14 User s Manual Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Printing a Test Page Offline GETTING The printer has a status report function which prints a page sum
122. ve Courier Italic Antique Olive Bd Courier Bd Ital COPIES 001 SELECTED FONT Nn E PAPER LETTER FONT SOURCE I Internal t ORIENTATION PORTRAIT FONT NUMBER 0000 P uo FORMLINES 060LINES PITCH 10 00 e MANUAL FEED OFF SYMBOL SET ROMANS n H SMOOTHING FEIT 0N COMPATIBLE MODE ON z TES I n PRINTING AND PAGE PROTECT AUTO i RESOLUTION 600 DPI TOP OFFSET 0 0mm un 28 PAPER HANDLING PERSONALITY AUTO LEFT OFFSET 0 0mm UD 1 0 TIMEOUT 15sec AVAILABLE PERSONALITIES SELF TEST AUTO CONT zDFF RESIDENT PCL ECONOMY MODE OFF PS THICK PAPER 0FF OPTION NONE 1 0 BUFFER 4KBYTES NPAP BUFFER SIZE AUTO OPTION FONT zNONE PARALLEL 1 F CONFIGURATION MEMORY RAM 3072KBYTES Pa e Printer ACKNOWLEDGE INSIDE BIDIRECTION MODE ON FIRMWARE Ver3 0 Lev03 NPAP MODE zAUTO FIRMWARE FPS Ver4 0 Lev05 FONT Ver1 0 Lev04 ENGINE FIRMWARE Ver3 0 Lev8 TYPEFACE LIST Courier Antique Olive It Letter Gothic CG Times Garamond Antiqua Letter Gothic Bd Scalable type outlines arc licensed from Agfa Division of Miles Inc Figure 3 2 Status report User s Manual 3 7 Control Panel Functions Printing a Font Report PRINT FONT The font report summarizes attribute information on resident and optional fonts currently available and shows samples of these fonts To print a font report follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 P
123. y ones for RAM cards 2 Orient the RAM card Hold the card with the cut corner down and facing left and insert the card aslant into connector Use upper two ivory connectors 4 2 User s Manual Installing an Alternate Emulation Notice o Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer A 3 Install the RAM card Push its top edge downwards so that holes of the card align with locating pins of the ENHANCING amp connector and the card is CUSTOMIZING secured by retaining clips Important When installing two RAM cards first install the lower one and then the upper one Turn power on If necessary change buffer memory assignment page protect or jam recovery using the control panel To remove an unsealed RAM card push out the retaining clips When the card slants outwards pull the card to remove Installing an Alternate emulations are offered with emulation cards You can use these Alternate emulations to connect your printer to different computers The FPS card Emulation PostScript Level 2 compatible is available The installation procedure is the same as that for the RAM card To install an alternate emulation follow these steps 1 If RAM cards are already installed remove them 2 Insert the emulation card into the bottom black connector 3 Reinstall the RAM cards User s Manual 4 3 Installing an Interface Expans

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