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1. 1 28 User s Manual 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 STARTED To get information on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper see Chapter 2 e To customize printer defaults see Chapter 2 e To install additional memory see Chapter 3 e To install an alternate emulation see Chapter 3 e To install an additional interface see Chapter 3 e To add an additional paper tray see Chapter 3 e To install an optional multi function feeder MFF see Chapter 3 User s Manual 1 29 1 30 User s Manual Control Panel Tutorial Printing and Paper Handling PAPER HANDUNG This chapter provides information you may need for day to day printing The topics are e Control panel tutorial The tutorial describes the indicators message display and buttons It includes an example of how to use the control panel e Control panel functions This section describes the functions by buttons e Menu functions This section describes how to use the control panel for customizing printer defaults e 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 fol
2. I O buffers Auto 32K 64K 128K 256K bytes Power save On after 15 min 30 min 60 min 120 min Off Parallel menu Acknowledge 11 Model Mode2 Mode3 Bi direction On Off NPAP mode Auto On Off Serial menu 12 Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 Pacing DTR Xon Xoff DTR polarity Hi Low ROBUST XON On Off Network menu 13 p NPAP mode Auto On Bootp No Yes IP address HRH HHH HHH HHH HHH 0 1 2 255 714 IP netmask HAH HHH HHH HHH HHH 0 1 2 255 714 IP gateway HAH HHH FAH HAE HAF 0 1 2 255 14 EtherTalk TR Ist 2nd 3rd 4th None Shows the printing component to be replaced Print unit Default is Letter or A4 For example Letter for U S customers and A4 for European customers To print on legal size paper banding mode must be on or the total RAM capacity must be 12M bytes or more optional 8MB or more 2 This is for Letter and portrait It automatically changes depending on paper size and page orientation 3 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 The default depends on a selected font User s Manual 2 15 Menu Items Menu Items 2 16 6 7 8 39 Displayed when the selected font is a
3. MFF PAPER XXXXX j XXXXX LEGAL MFF PAPER EXECUTIVE MFF ENVELOPE __COM10 MFF ENVELOPE XXXXX A4 AS XXXXX MONARCH c5 B5 DL Menu Functions Menu Functions 2 12 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 from the menu by using the four buttons MENU and ENTER Pressing RESET MENU for five or 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 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 printe
4. 1 Turning the printer on while pressing MENU 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 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 2 5 Control Panel Functions Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the
5. 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 Caution You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes Be careful not to break the corona wire User s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 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 engraved T Remove the print unit and store it in a dark level steady place Be careful not to damage the green drum arouse surface Using the tool as shown in this figure clean the corona wire Fit the positioning cut onto the wire housing frame and gently move the tool left and right two or three times along the 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
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7. Gaia READY Display 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 Changing Message language EEM 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 1 Turning the printer on while pressing menu 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 Viii User s Manual Getting Acquainted User s Manual Getting Started This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections Getting Acquainted Learning the printer s main parts and its paper paths Getting Ready Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the printer Setting Up Assembling the printer Connecting the Printer Selecting an interface and connecting to the computer Installing a Printer Driver and other software Printing Your First Document Where to Go From Here The illustrations on the following
8. 2 Type AInstall or B Install and click OK The following printer drivers can be installed e PrintPartner 12V PCL6 e PrintPartner 12V PCL5e e PrintPartner 16DV PCL6 e PrintPartner 16DV PCL5e e PrintPartner 1GADV PCLG e PrintPartner 16ADV PCLS5e PCL6 PCL6 printer language emulation PCLS5e PCLSe printer language emulation 3 From here follow the prompts displayed by the install program The Fujitsu PrintPartner Windows 95 Printer Driver is now installed For further details see the driver s Readme file User s Manual 1 23 Installing other Software Installing Other This section provides information about the two kinds of printer Software management software contained in the CD ROM supplied with this printer The topics are PPMENU Enables you to remotely control or configure your printer s features from your computer s screen MarkVision Monitors printer status status is displayed with text and graphics displays optional printer s features and cooperates with printer 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 or Windows NT4 0 environments PPMENU Generally the printer driver controls the
9. IrDA and LocalTalk interfaces EN50082 1 1992 EC801 2 1984 EN61000 4 2 1995 ECB01 3 1984 ENV50140 1993 TEC801 4 1988 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 TEN60950 1992 A1 A2 EN60825 1991 Importer Distributor in EU Fujitsu Europe Ltd 2 Longwalk Road Stockley Park Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1AB England U K Japan February 24 1998 A Kazuo Shimada Manager Engineering Dept 1 Compact Printer Division Reference No CE 4582 98101 Fujitsu Limited FM 4 User s Manual 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 1997 1998 FUJITSU LIMITED Printed in Japan 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 E228 02EN March 1998 Trademark Acknowledgment Fujitsu is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Fujitsu Limited The following Corporation IBM IBM PC AT IBM companies own the other trademarks PS
10. 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 4 9 Periodic Routine Meintenance Clear tape Installing the New Print Unit Caution 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 e Be careful not to allow dust or foreign matters into the toner hopper To install the new print unit follow these steps I Remove the print unit from its envelope Place the unit on a level steady place 2 Remove the protective Soy materials from the print unit Remove protective sheer 1 Pull narrow clear tape 2 until its blue end is visible and remove it 4 10 User s Manual Peri
11. lt AJ ABCDE 8 amp lt ACNIAEGA ABCDE amp lt chas ABCDE amp lt Ch ABCDE amp lt ACN OA ABCDE E lt A CNG ABCDE S amp lt ACNjaeO ABCDE amp lt ACN 40E ARCDEMS HE lt dipAR ABCDE at lt ACNiO ABCDE S ar lt A Nee ABCDE ez lt 482 ABCDE ar lt ACN Je ABCDE amp lt ACN a Qi amp ABCOE amp lt ACN 4804 ABCDE amp lt ACN AOA ABCDE amp lt A AEDA ABCDE amp lt Aeg Eze PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING User s Manual 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 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the TRAY SELECT button briefly The message changes to TRAY TRAY1 The asterisk means that tray 1 is selected 3 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 butt
12. 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 MB 2 slots pae anA a _ SPECIFICATIONS Resident PCL mode 115 fonts available Bitmapped 1 font Line Printer Scalable 114 fonts Courier Morrison Taurus Coronet EF Clarendon EF Clarendon Lyra Antique Olive Garamond Maurftlus Leos Nimbus Sans Nimbus Roman Letter Gothic Aries Libra EF Bodoni Bodoni Cooper Black Century Schoolbook Clarendon Saturn Dorado Goudy Os EF Grandera Gemini EF Rivero Cassiopeia Saturn Mono Dingbats Symbol Sorts FPS mode 35 fonts available Courier Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Times Symbol Palatino New Century Schoolbook Avant Garde Bookman Zapf Chancery Zapf Dingbats Soft fonts Available from independent vendors C 3 Notice to American Users Notice to Canadian Users Notice to German Users Notice to European and Oceanian Users In case that the interface board Ethernet C is installed this equipment complies with EMI regulations as follows Federal Communications Commission 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 arc 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 installed and used in accordance
13. 2 PC DOS used in this manual Microsoft Corporation Microsoft MS Adobe Systems Inc PostScript DOS Windows Apple Computer Inc AppleTalk Lexmark International Inc MarkVision LocalTalk Macintosh TrueType Miles Inc Intellifont AT amp T UNIX Novell Inc Netware Centtonics Data Computer Pipeline Associates Inc PowerPage Corporation Centronics Xerox Corporation 4024 Ethernet Hewlett Packard Corporation Hewlett Xerox Packard LaserJet LaserJet 5 PCL FM 5 Precautions Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safe and your printer s correct performance Follow the cautions and notices ld eled on the printer or marked with icons in the manual Save this manual for future reference e 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 e 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 wat
14. 5 Point size 6 _ Auto On 001 002 003 999 pages A4 A5 Letter Legal Executive 1 COMI10 Monarch C5 DL B5 Portrait Landscape 005 006 007 060 128 lines page 2 Qn Off 600 300 dpi Of On Off On 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 Symbol set Roman8 ISOL1 ISOL2 ISOLS PC8 PC8 DN PC850 PC852 PC8TK WingDings Courier Regular Dark PCL menu 7 Top offset 25 0 24 9 24 8 00 0 24 9 25 0 mm Left offset 25 0 24 9 24 8 00 0 24 9 25 0 mm A print width Normal 80 columns line Auto attach FF No Yes Auto CR i LE LF CR Auto LF CR CR LF FPS menu 8 Jam recovery Off On Print FPS errors Qn Off Job timeout 0 10 11 12 298 299 300 0 no check Wait timeout 0 10 11 12 298 299 300 0 no check Manual timeout Mode selection 0 10 11 12 40 298 299 300 0 no check Auto mode Memory mode Speed mode 9 2 14 User s Manual Menu Functions Submenu bold Item Config menu Personality 8 Auto continue VO timeout 10 Options Auto PCL PS Off On ECP 5 6 7 15 298 299 300 seconds Clear warning lt Clear warning gt
15. 5 2 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams 4a Pull out the tray and raise the left and right levers of the feed roller SOLVING Remove the sheet PROBLEMS After removing the sheet return the two levers to their original positions pull the levers down toward you Caution Leaving the two levers raised causes damage to the levers when the print unit is installed and pressed down 4b Remove the sheet Warning Do not touch the heat roller This hot area may burn your hand See the label attached to the upper door User s Manual 5 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 edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide Caution Do not use the Iever to pull out the paper guide The lever or the paper guide may be damaged 5 4 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams Remove the sheet SOLVING OO amro0907_ Warning 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 Caution If the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer will not work User s Manual 5 5 Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear stacker 5 Clean the inside of the printer Look for spilled
16. 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 User s Manual GL 7 Toner 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 that transfers the image from the photoconductive drum to the paper GL 8 User s Manual Index AC power conditions 1 4 to 1 5 Accessories ordering information Adjusting print density 1 27 AUTOEXEC BAT file 1 17 Bitmapped fonts resident available fonts C 3 samples of A l Button functions 2 3 to 2 1 Cable interface B 1 1 13 1 15 3 6 3 7 Cautionary notes electrostatic damage 1 5 1 7 1 14 1 15 3 1 3 3 3 G 3 7 3 9 4 1 5 1 paper jams 5 2 printing off the physical page 2 3 1 print unit exposing to light 1 7 4 l removing protective sheets 1 7 4 10 touching drum 1 7 4 10 4 15 turning upside down 4 7 CD ROM attached v Centronics interface See Parallel interface Changing the paper tray size optional tray 3 10 standard tray 2 26 Connecting power cord 1 12 Connecting printer to computer 1 13 to 1 15 CONT button 2 4 2 5 Control panel buttons 2 3 to 2 4 indicators 2 2 C 2 Con
17. 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 PPI2V as the document printer In most programs you make the selection in a print menu Consult your program documentation for the exact procedure 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 1 26 User s Manual Printing Your First Document 6 Print your document GETTING 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 print 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 a
18. and sizes 2 21 to 2 25 C 4 Printing a trial document with a printer driver 1 25 Printing area 2 23 Printing performance C 2 Problems error indications 5 11 to 5 13 operational 5 8 paper jams 5 1 to 5 7 print quality 5 Y when printing a trial document 1 27 Ready definition of 2 3 Rear stacker setting up 2 30 Repacking the printer 4 16 RESET button 2 4 2 6 RESET MENU button 2 4 2 12 Resetting the print unit counter 4 13 the printer 2 6 Resident fonts samples of A l to A 2 RS 232C serial interface See Serial interface Scalable fonts resident available fonts C 3 samples of A l to A 2 SELF TEST button 2 4 2 6 Self test menu 2 6 to 2 7 Serial interface howtoconnect 1 15 to 1 17 parameter setting 1 16 to 1 17 Setting up printer in menu mode 2 12 rear stacker 2 30 Software set v 1 6 1 19 Specifications C 1 to C 4 Status indication 5 14 5 15 Status report Action required 5 15 No action required 5 13 Supplies ordering information B 1 Temperature limitations 1 4 C l Toner bottle installation procedure 1 7 to 1 9 ordering information B l replacement procedure 4 2 to 4 5 Transparencies 2 24 TRAY SELECT button 2 4 2 10 Two sided printing 2 32 Warning messages 5 16 IN 4 User s Manual Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED 475 Victoria Avenue Chatswood N S W 2067 AUSTRALIA TEL 61 2 410 4555
19. cable connector into the serial interface port at the back right of the printer Secure the connector by tightening the screws in the connector hood Plug the other connector into your computer s serial port Consult your computer Secure holding documentation if you need screws help Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Next you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same between the computer and the printer 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 printer side Baud rate 9600 fixed Data bits 8 fixed Stop bits 1 fixed Parity None fixed Pacing protocol DTR default DTR polarity HI default ROBUST XON XOFF On default Printer port COM1 default 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 1 16 User s Manual Connecting the Printer to Your Computer e Change options of the serial menu in setup mode e Set permanent defaults in your computer to match the printer s peat defaults On an IBM PC or compatible computer running MS DOS you can set permanent defaults by placing the f
20. defaults See also Initialization User s Manual Glossary 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 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 Serial interface A connection between the computer and printer in which data is transmitted sequentially over a single wire A serial interface is slower RARSAM 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
21. 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 shorter edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called portrait orientation GL 4 User s Manual Glossary Printing such that the longer edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called landscape orientation Exam ple Portrait Landscape 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 Ianguages Page protect A printer feature that reserves a block of printer memory exclusively for text and graphics data Page protect prevents memory overflow GLOSSARY 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 paralle
22. itself before you print a document Important If you encounter conflicts with other already installed external drivers 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 12V Printer Driver Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD ROM To install printer drivers contained in the CD ROM see the booklet Quick Start enclosed in the CD ROM envelope Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk To install the Windows 3 1 3 11 or 95 Printer Standard Drivers contained in the floppy disk follow these steps Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 1 Start Windows 2 Insert the PrintPartner 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 User s Manual 1 21 Installing a Printer Driver 4 Type ANnstall or B Mnstall and press the Enter key 5 The following printer drivers can be installed PrintPartner 12V PCL6 PrintPartner 12V PCLS5e PrintPartner 16DV PCL6 PrintPartner 16DV PCLS5e PrintPartner 16ADV PCL6 PrintPartner 16ADV PCLSe PCL6 PCL6 printer language emulation PCLSe PCLSe printer lang
23. megabytes FLASH ROM card 4 megabytes for PCL5e only CA04291 C850 Barcode card Barcodes and OCR fonts CA04291 C860 User s Manual B Accessories B 2 Part name order number Description LocalTalk board 2 CA04040 C826 Ethernet board CA04040 C832 CA04040 C833 CA04040 0852 CA04040 0851 CENTRO board CA04040 C802 IrDA kit CA04040 C890 AppleTalk compatible NetWare TCP IP and EtherTalk correspondin Type C English manual Type C no manual Type D English manual Type D no manual Centronics parallel interface Infrared adapter FPS card 2 CA04291 C821 IBM EPSON card CA04291 C830 PostScript level 2 compatible emulation IBM Proprinter 4202 or EPSON EX 800 compatible Paper trays CA02758 C70x CA02758 C73x Paper feeders CA02758 C75x European Asian spec USA spec Canadian spec Adjustable for a different size 250 sheets for tray 1 500 sheets for feeder unit tray 2 1 A4 2 Letter 3 Legal 4 Executive 6 A5 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 1 We recommend the installation of additional memory cards of 8MB or more when you install an FPS card and use the FPS emulation and select speed mode an
24. 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 TRAY n PAPER OUT COVER OPEN or PAPER JAM 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 5 for a complete list of messages and explanations In tray select mode or MFF paper size mode the message display shows the selected tray or 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 2 3 Control Panel Tutorial Pressing the button briefly Except for the READY button the following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline Button top label 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
25. of the card align with locating pins of the connector and the card is secured by retaining clips Important Ao When installing two RAM cards first install the lower one and then the upper one If you install them in the opposite order the upper card prevents the lower card from being installed 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 Alternate these emulations to connect your printer to different computers The Emulation FPS card PostScript Level 2 compatible and the IBM EPSON card are available The installation procedure is the same as that for the RAM card except that the emulation card uses the bottom connector To install an alternate emulation follow these steps 1 If RAM cards are already installed remove them User s Manual 3 3 Installing an Interface Expansion Board Installing an Interface Expansion Board 2 Insert the emulation card into the bottom black connector Use the bottom black connector 3 Reinstall the RAM cards 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
26. 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 The printer s standard interfaces are parallel Centronics xl and serial RS 232Cxl The currently available optional interfaces are LocalTalk Ethernet Centronics and IrDA If your computer cannot use a parallel port for your printer or the location of your printer is distant from the computer you can use the LocalTalk port or Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer Fujitsu offers the ontional LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C or D for these purposes The oprional Centronics board is offered so that you can use your printer with two computers using for both a Centronics parallel interface without disconnecting any of them The IrDA board is an infrared interface adapter Important When sharing the printer among multiple computers setting the I O time out short may cause a printing problem 3 4 User s Manual Installing an interface Expansion Board LocalTalk interface board Ethernet interface board Centronics board IrDA interface board CUSTOMIZING Installing an Interface Board an To install an interface board first make sure the printer is turned off Remove the interfa
27. pages identify the main parts of the printer and two routes of paper feeding These parts are referred to throughout the manual so take some time to become familiar with them GETTING STARTED Getting Acquainted Stacker full sensor Top cover Control panel Paper stacker Upper door at Slide cover Font emulation card slot Front cover and RAM card slots inside Manual feed slot inside the cover Multi function feeder Paper tray ace or Figure 1 1 Front and right side view Rear stacker git Interface board slot cover RS 232C serial interface connector D SUB 9 pin Power switch Centronics parallel interface connector Power cord IEEE 1284 type B connector Figure 1 2 Rear and left side view User s Manual Getting Acquainted Toner bottie STARTED a SS Print density dial 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 1 3 Getting Ready Getting Ready This section will help you e Choose a suitable location for the printer e Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it Picking a Suitable Location The first step is to pick a
28. paper equivalent to Xerox 4024 bond paper overhead transparencies equivalent to 3M 731 and envelopes See Chapter 2 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 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 pound bond in tray 60 to 105 g m 16 to 28 pound bond in manual feed slot 250 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper Manual feed slot 1 sheet Tray 1 Tray 2 500 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper MFF 100 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes 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 MFF and tray 2 are optional C 4 User s Manual CE Declaration 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 ENREGY 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
29. scalable and proportional spacing one The default depends on a selected font Effective when PCL jobs are being executed These values are used as defaults of top and left offset specifications in PCL mode Displayed when an FPS card is installed If the total capacity of memory is 11M bytes or less with speed mode selected the resolution is automatically set to 300 dpi and Legal size paper cannot be used To print Legal size paper or print in 600 dpi select memory mode To print on Legal size paper with speed mode selected install additional memory cards of 8M bytes or more regardless of 300 or 600 dpi 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 I4 Consists of four parameters The one followed by lt can be changed 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 print
30. sheet 1 Pull clear tape 2 until its blue end is visible and remove it Remove two restraint cushions 3 Remove the toner bottle from its bag Shake the toner bottle by moving it back and forth in a horizontal motion several times Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle Gently pull off the seal being careful not to spill toner Handle to seal carefully to avoid staining your hands or clothes User s Manual Setting Up 6 Install toner bottle Slide both projecting guides of GETTING the toner bottle into the STARTED grooves of the print unit Caution i If you have installed the roner 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 2 You can purchase an optional paper tray See Chapter 3 an
31. 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 foe FUJITSU DECLARATION according to EN46014 according to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC AnnexlIB FUJITSU LIMITED 1405 Ohmaru Inagi shi Tokyo 206 Japan declares in sole responsibility that the following products Product Type LASER PRINTER Model Number M3878SB12V including the following optione Interface boards CA04040 C802 C826 C83 C85 C87 C890 Memory expansion cards CA02417 C851 C852 C854 C858 CA02768 C856 CA04040 C853 CA04291 C85 Emulation Cards CA04291 C82 C84 C86 Paper Feeders CA02758 C75 Multi function Feeder CA02758 0880 stands for any number 0 to 9 Approval ID Number 9651798 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 EN655022 1994 Al Class A for 1OBASE T and LOBASE 2 interfaces FN66022 1994 A Class B for Centronics RS232C
32. the paper stack When loading paper be sure to fan the paper stack to prevent sheets from sticking together ENHANCING amp Adjust the left and right paper guides which are separately provided for the 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 3 15 3 16 User s Manual CHAPTER Preventive Maintenance User s Manual Maintenance This chapter covers preventive maintenance periodic routine maintenance and repacking the printer for shipment or storage Caution 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 The following guidelines can help to ensure trouble free operation e Follow the guidelines in Chapter 1 when selecting a location for your printer e To minimize paper jams store paper under favorable conditions Do not expose paper to high humidity o
33. to make sure that the Warning Message is cleared 4 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 arena 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 engraved P To clean the precharger wire 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 Caution k e Avoid exposing the drum to light for more than three minutes e Do not touch or scratch the drum surface User s Manual 4 15 Repacking the Printer Repac king the If you need to ship your printer or store it for an extended time Printer protect it by packing it in its original carton Store the print unit
34. toner inside the printer Clean away any toner with a damp cloth ee 5 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 SOLVING degree angle towards the back of the printer Press down gently on the left 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 until it clicks into place User s Manual 5 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 whe
35. 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 developed 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 IO point Times Italic 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 trouble
36. 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 cxpense FCC warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the patty responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notes 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 10OBASE 2 and 185 meters 607 feet or less for type 1OBASE T e 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 This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Intcrferencc Causing Equipment Regulations Gct appareil num rique de la Classe A respecte routes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouillcur du Canada Bes
37. 4 8 16 and 32 megabyte memory expansion cards e Emulation cards PostScript level 2 compatible by using the PowerPage Level 2 interpreter and IBM Proprinter 4202 EPSON EX 800 compatible e Interface expansion boards LocalTalk Ethernet C or D Centronics and IrDA infrared adapter FLASH ROM card 4 megabytes for PCLSe only e Barcode card Barcodes and OCR fonts e Paper trays trays 1 and 2 A4 AS letter legal and executive sizes e Paper feeder Base mechanism plus paper tray tray 2 e Multi function feeder The PrintPartner 12V has a single user s manual This user s manual provides a summary of everything for from non technical users unfamiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users The PrintPartner 12V comes with a software set a floppy disk and a CD ROM to supply you with the following items of printer control software e Printer Drivers for Windows 3 x 95 NT 3 51 and NT 4 0 which provide the computer s operating system with the programs that control this printer User s Manual Operating Environments e MarkVision for Windows 95 NT 4 0 printer management utility programs which allow 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 e Network Printer Utility for Windows 3 x which allows you to remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C
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40. CONOMY MODE THICK PAPER 1 0 BUFFER POWER SAVE RESET CONFIG NPAP MODE User s Manual STATUS REPORT A4 PORTRAIT 2066LINES 0FF 10N AUTO 7600 DPI 15sec Ort OFF OFF 7 T6KBYTES NPAP BUFFER SIZE 2 AUTO 1Smin MEMORY RESET PARALLEL I F CONFIGURATION ACKNOWLEDGI BIDIRECTION MODE E JACK WIDTH 1 10N Courier Md Courier MdIt Courier Bd Courier BdIt Morrison Rg Morrison it Morrison Bd Morrison Bde Taurus Taurus It Taurus Bd Taurus Bdit Coronal EF Clarendon CdBd EFClarendon ExBda Lyra Md Lyra Madit Lyra Bd Lyra Balt Lyra LiCd Lyra LiCatt SELECTED FONT FONT SOURCE FONT NUMBER PITCH SYMBOL SET COURIER TOP OFFSET LEFT OFFSET AS PRINT WIDTH AUTO CR AUTO LF AVAILABLE PERSOKALITIES RESICENT TUnternal 0000 110 00 ROHANB REGULAR 0 Omm 20 Onm s NORMAL LF LF iCR CR PCL sPCLXL OPTION OPTICN FONT MEMORY RAM FIRMWARE Fi ONT ENGINE FIRMWARE TYPEFACE Lyra CdMd Lyra CdMdit Lyra CdBd NGNE NONE 4O96KBYTES Ver0 0 Lev004 00 sver01 00 LevOde ver0 0 Levd1 LIST Lyra CdBdIt Lyra ExtnMd Lyra ExtnMdlt Lyra ExtnBdit Lyra ExtnBd Antiquediv Antiquedlv It Antiqueolv Bd AntiqueOly Cmpet Nimb Roman_Bdit Garamond Garamond Krsv Garamond Hf Garamond KrsvH Mauritins Leos Md Leos Mdit Leos Bd Leos ExBd figure 2 2 Status report LSAL ATIS LSAL TAS SELF TEST SELF TEST Page Printer Ni
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42. LocalTalk Interface The printer s standard interfaces are parallel and serial 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 3 6 User s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting to the Ethernet Port Type C board has two connectors 10BASE 2 and 1OBASE T Type D board has a connector LOBASE T only The 10BASE connector is for a coaxial cable bus connection The 10BASE T connector is for a twisted pair cable star connection Either will do ENHANCING amp R CUSTOMIZING Connecting to the Ethernet port involves the following three tasks iCheck the type of cables your network uses iSelect the 1OBASE 2 or 1OBASE T connector of the interface board according to the connector type of your cable iConnect 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
43. NER EMPTY Cause Toner runs out Solution Replace toner bottle User s Manual 5 13 Action required Status Indications Action required These conditions not errors require you to take action The Status following table lists the message indications explains causes and Indications suggests solutions Message Causes and solutions INSERT size Cause Printer is ready for paper Solution Put paper into manual feed slot oem ea READY Cause Toner runs short TONER LOW Solution Prepare new toner bottle READY Cause Print unit is near end REPLACE PARTS Solutions Replace print unit Note Enter menu mode and select Clear Warning After replacement be sure to press ENEJ to perform Clear Warning Important A 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 LS cr Rear stacker Paper guide 5 14 User s Manuel 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 p
44. PrintPartner 12V PAGE PRINTER USER s MANUAL FUJITSU LIMITED Communications and Electronics Tokyo Japan Notice to American Users Notice to Canadian Users Notice to German Users Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequertcy 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 protecrion 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 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 1 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 1 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 1 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 th
45. Printer m 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 Selecting the Self Test Menu SELFTEST Pressing SELFTEST puts the printer into the self test menu which allows you to print a status report which lists printer operation options currently selected in the selected emulation To select the self test menu and 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 SELFTEST button for five or more seconds Themessagechangesto PCL PAGE CONFIG START 3 Select a desired emulation when the FPS card is installed Press the or buttons until the desired emulation appears 4 start printing Press the ENTER button The message display indicates SELF TEST and the DATA indicator flashes then a status report page is printed SELF TEST ED PCL PAGE CONFIG Z START FPS PAGE CONFIG START This is displayed when the FPS card is installed 2 6 User s Manual Control Panel Functions COPIES PAPER ORJENTATION FORMLINCS MANUAL FEED SHOOTHTNG PAGE PROTECT RESOLUTION I O TIMEOUT AUTO CONT E
46. S version 5 02 MS DOS version 3 3 or higher version Vi User s Manual Conventions o amp e User s Manual 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 Warning Ignoring this information could result in personal injury Caution 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 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 Physical buttons Second functions a Basic functions Physical buttons Second functions vii 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 GZWand 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
47. TOMIZING inward 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 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 3 11 Adding Paper Sources Rear guide Mount the guides in reverse order of the removal Adhere the correct paper size label Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Important Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error occurs 3 12 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 ENHANCING amp Installing the Paper Tray in Chapter 1 CUSTOMIZING Paper size Dimensions Letter US letter size 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 210x297mm AS 148 x 210 mm Multi function Feeder The multi function feeder MFF is useful t
48. Virtual memory mode Attaches importance to reliable printing rather than speedup thus processing data per page 2 18 User s Manual Config menu Personality Auto continue I O timeout T O buffers Power save On after 15 min On after 30 min On after 60 min On after 120 min Off Parallel menu Acknowledge Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Bi direction NPAP mode Serial menu Baud rate Pacing DTR polarity ROBUST XON Menu Items 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 Setting the time interval during which the printer remains idle state before entering sleep mode after printing last Power save mode on The printer enters sleep PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING mode after remaining idle state for minutes after printing last Power save mode off Even in this mode the printer enters sleep mode after remaining idle state for 180 minutes The pulse width of the ACK signal 0 5 us 1 0 us 4 0 us 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 Protocol of the serial interface Level of the DTR signal in the DTR protocol ROBUST mode in the Xon Xoff protocol Use
49. al feed slot first select MANUALFEED ON using the tray select mode of the control panel Next start your software program to print a file Then follow these steps Open the front cover Pull the depression at the top of the cover Adjust the paper guides Position the left and right guides to the width of the sheet Place the sheet with rint side face up When 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 2 29 Handling Paper Release the paper once it begins to feed automatically If your file has additional pages rhe printer prompts you for another sheer 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 envelopes 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 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 2 30 User s Manual Handling Paper Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes Most of the contro
50. ap Each character image is created by defining the points in the dot matrix as either on or off Example 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 together 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
51. ar 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 operatrons see the end of this section User s Manual 4 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 e Remove the old print unit together with the toner bottle e Clean the paper path e Clean the corona wire e Install the new print unit then the new toner bottle Caution Do not return the toner remaining in the old print unit to the toner bottle to reuse the toner for the new print unit It may cause a printing trouble because such toner contains harmful foreign matters like
52. board of the printer or locally check the printer e PPMENU for Windows 3 x and 95 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 The CD ROM contains all items of the software but the floppy disk contains printer drivers for Windows 3 1 3 11 and Windows 95 only To run a Printer Driver you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS Windows 3 1 3 11 MS Windows 95 MS Windows NT 3 51 or MS Windows NT 4 0 To run MarkVision you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS Wtndows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 with at least 9MB of memory available on a hard disk a CD ROM drive or 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 compatible running MS Windows 3 1 3 11 with at least SMB of memory available on a hard disk a CD ROM drive or 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 IMB of memory available on a hard disk a CD ROM drive or 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 DO
53. can supply you with the proper cable For example C66L 2810 0111 and C66L 1240 0002 Fujitsu products are available for 10BASE T and 1OBASE 2 ports respectively Also refer to your network documentation for the type of connector required by its Ethernet port Caution 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 1OBASE port which is not in use because you use the 10BASE T port The procedure below applies to the 1OBASE 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 3 7 Adding Paper Sources Adding Paper Sources 3 8 Selecting the Ethernet Interface The printer s standard interfaces are parallel and serial While the 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 1OBASE 2 Max 185 meters coaxial bus connection The span of 1OBASE T Max 100 me
54. ce board slot cover from the back Remove right of the printer the cover 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 Secure screws Example Ethernet interface 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 3 5 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 Caution 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 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
55. cheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hicrmit wird beschcinigt da dcr die das e Maschinenla rminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der h chste Schalldruckpcgcel betrigt 70 dB A odcr weniger gem EN27779 1991 Warning This is a product which meets Class A of EN55022 and AS NZS3548 In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures FM 2 User s Manual Glossary Application software A program that performs a particular task on 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 GLOSSARY Bit A binary digit or bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer s 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 m
56. continues printing TRAYSELECT 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 bottom label Function RESET Clears the buffer of any print data and puts the printer through its initialization sequence RESET MENU Besides the above reset function resets all printer operation options to their factory default values except interface settings parallel menu serial menu and network menu MFF PAPER SIZE Puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to select the paper size to be used SELF TEST Selects the self test menu which lists printer operation options currently selected PRINT FONT Selects the print font menu which lists the fonts currently available 2 4 User s Manual Control Panel Functions Control Panel Changing Message language MENY Functions You can select a language used for control panel messages Selectable languages are English French German Italian Spanish and Swedish Rina tn PAPER HANDLUNG To select a language follow these steps
57. d print on legal size paper regardless of 300 or 600 dpi or print large image data If you cannot get memory cards select memory mode in the FPS menu in menu mode using the control panel 2 The FPS card requires an additional memory card of 1MB or more User s Manual User s Manual Specifications Specification Description Printing technology Semiconductor laser electrophotography Emulations Standard Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5 PCL6 Optional PostScript level 2 compatible IBM Proprinter 4202 EPSON EX 800 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 Weight 17 kg 37 5 pounds Power requirements 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 operatin 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 without duplex unit 51 dBA with duplex unit Sleep mode Background noise level Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO9296 and 1807779 Specif
58. d 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 1 Check green indicator 2 is positioned according to the tray size label 3 Lock the pressure plate If the front of the stack is raised push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place 4 Prepare a paper stack Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label Fan the paper stack both ways to prevent sheets from sticking together User s Manual Setting Up Caution Sine Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down If paper is curled remove the curl Limit mark 5 Load the paper Place the front portion of the paper stack on the tray and slide it 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 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 Caution You cannot install the paper tray with the pressure plate raised User s Manual 1 11 Setting Up 7 Remove the adhesive tape which secures the rear stacker Open the rear stacker and make sure the paper guide is pushed down in the locked position Close th
59. d slot Use the guide of the paper sizes e 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 2 25 Handling Paper 2 26 Labels This printer prints well on labels if you carefully follow these guidelines e Be careful to use labels under normal operating conditions Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity e Use the rear stacker so that labels are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl e 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 sheet ea Backing sheet exposed is not exposed Not acceptable Acceptable e 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 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 Right guide Label Paper size indicator User s Manual Handling Paper 2 Change the
60. e rear stacker Caution 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 the printer indicates this rating Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet 1 Check that the printer is turned off The 0 marked side of the switch should be depressed 2 Plug the female end of the power cord into the connector on the left back of the printer User s Manual Connecting the pinter to Your Computer 3 Plug the male end into a wall outlet GETTING STARTED Warning 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 Printer to Your via the parallel or serial interface Computer Caution l The following restrictions apply to interface cables e 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 e The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less About Interfacing Yo
61. e user s authority to operate the equipment Notes e Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M33101ASOI e 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 e 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 This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la Classe B respecre routes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hietmit wird bescheinigt da der die das Maschinenlaminfoormationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gemi EN27779 1991 User s Manual FM 1 Specifications Specification Description Paper Type Size Weight Input Output Single sheet photocopy
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63. eplacement 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 about 2500 pages under the same condition 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 4 2 User s Manual Periodic Routine Meintenance 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 prepare a new toner bottle E yac To replace the toner bottle follow these steps 1 Open the upper door 2 Tap the toner bottle Tap the toner case to drop a
64. er feeder 4 Set the lock lever to the lock side Pull up the lever 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 2 User s Manual 3 9 Adding Paper Sources Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the four paper sizes A4 AS 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 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer Left frame Rear guide Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the Right ay frame Right guide Paper size Label 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 A5 85 EXE LTR A4 LGL Mats 3 10 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources Remove the three paper guides from the tray Unlock the guides as follows Left and right guides P the t tch ENHANCING amp Press the two catches CUS
65. er Leave adequate space around the printer Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires This could cause electrostatic damage to the printer e Do not touch the heat roller and motors if you have been printing recently These parts may be hot Do touch or scratch the green drum surface and do not expose it to light for more than three minutes e 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 1OBASE T connection and 185 meters 607 feet or less for the Ethernet interface 1OBASE connection Be sure the primer is turned off before connecting the interface Do not turn the printer 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 e 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
66. er memory available for downloadable fonts User s Manual Menu Items Quality menu Smoothing Whether the edge smoothness technology is applied improves resolution to 1200 dpi class 5 PRINTING AND Resolution The number of dots printed per inch PAPER HANDLING 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 PCL font menu Font source Where the printer finds the font Font number The internal number of a font to be selected Pitch size Character width characters per inch Point size Character height multiple of 1 72 inch Symbol set 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 Courier Thickness of the strokes of the Courier font PCL menu Top offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the top edge of physical paper in PCL emulation Left offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the left edge of physical paper in PCL emulation A4 print width Setting the width of the printable area for A4 paper size Normal PCL6 compatible Expands the width of the printable area so that 80 characters of a 10 pitch font can be printed within a line This setting is available only for 80 columns line Auto attach FF Auto CR Auto LF User s Man
67. er 3 8 Changing the Paper Tray Size 3 10 Different Paper Tray Sizes 3 13 Multi function Feeder 3 13 Chapter 4 Maintenance 4 1 Preventive Maintenance 4 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4 2 Replacing the Toner Bottle 4 2 Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning 4 5 Removing the Print Unit 4 6 Cleaning the Paper Path 4 7 Cleaning the Corona Wire 4 8 Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire 4 9 Installing the New Print Unit 4 10 Resetting the Print Unit Counter 4 13 Cleaning the Precharger Wire 4 15 Repacking the Printer 4 16 Chapter 5 Solving Problems 5 1 Clearing Paper Jams 5 1 Operational Problems 5 8 Print Quality Problems 5 9 Users Manual iii Contents Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Error Indications Action required Status Indications Printer Status Indications Warning Messages Font Samples Bitmapped Fonts Scalable Fonts Supplies and Accessories Supplies Accessories Specifications Glossary Index Fujitsu Offices 5 11 5 14 5 15 5 16 A 1 A 1 A 1 B 1 B 1 B 1 GL 1 Inside back cover User s Manual Manual and Software Set Tey Preface Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 12V Page Printer The PrintPartner 12V is a 12 ppm 600 dpi laser printer with dual interface consisting of Centronics parallel type B connector and RS 232C serial DB9 connector It is compatible with the HP LaserJet 5 printers Available options are 1 2
68. es 162x229mm 110x220mm 176 X 250 mm Important When printing on legal size paper in the FL S emulation set the one of the following e Add RAM extension cards of 8M bytes or more 12M bytes or more in total e Select memory mode in the FPS menu If a print job stops halfway with a certain error message printed the same measures above often recover the error 2 22 User s Manual Handling Pape r User s Manual 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 x210 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 X 10 5 inches Envelope COM 10 Envelope Monarch Envelope C5 Envelope DL Envelope B5 41 8 x 9 5 inches 3 7 8 x 7 5 inches 162 x 229 mm 110 x 220 mm 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 General Tips Observe the following tips when handling print media e Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled e Do not use paper with staples or metal parts e When printing both sides of a sheet we recommend you to use paper
69. es the best print quality but textured papers usually provide satisfactory results The following descriptions also apply to an optional paper tray Caution g 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 printer User s Manual 2 21 Handling Paper This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes but the size is limited when using paper trays e 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 5 x lin Legal US legal size 8 5 x 14in Executive 7 25 x 10 5 in e 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 e 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 Envelope Monarch Envelope C5 Envelope DL Envelope B5 41 8 x 9 5 inches 37 8 x 7 5 inch
70. from the print unit This operation is possible with the print unit mounted First prepare and install the following two components e Print unit photoconductor drum developing unit etc Toner bottle The toner bottle first installed after you purchase the printer or a new print unit will last about 2500 printed pages under the condition of 5 coverage on A4 paper The succeeding toner bottles last about 5000 printed pages each Caution ty 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 e Never touch or scratch the drum surface e When the print unit is not in the printer store it in a dark place or cover it with a clean sheet of paper e 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 Projecting guide 1 Open the upper door Lift the milled portions at the front left and right of the upper door to open it Remove the protective materials from the print unit Remove protective
71. g the warning message REPLACE PARTS To reset the print unit counter follow these steps POWER ONLINE DATA ERAOR 1 Make sure the printer is MAINTENANCE a o offline If necessary press READY the READY button to put REPLACE PARTS the printer offline The ONLINE indicator is off with the REPLACE PARTS massage displayed 2 Press the MENU button to put the printer in menu mode The message changes to es ee ves SETUP MENU PAGE SETUP MENU FORMAT MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU 3 Press the MENU button repeatedly until the lower SETUP MENU message changes to CLEAR CLEAR WARNING WARNING POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR oO Co i User s Manual 4 13 Periodic Routine Maintenance POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR oo o Co i EAR WARNING gt PRINT UNIT POWER ONLINE DATA EAROR i co oa oOo mo RINGS PRINT UNIT POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR a a READY Important 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 After the reset operation check the status report
72. ger wire 4 15 replacing print unit 4 5 to 4 14 replacing toner bottle 4 2 to 4 5 when to perform 4 2 preventive 4 1 Manual feed selecting 2 10 using 2 29 to 2 30 MarkVision installation 1 24 operating environments vi Memory expansion cards installation procedure 3 1 to 3 3 ordering information B l MENU button 2 4 2 5 2 12 Menu mode functions 2 12 to 2 16 items 2 16 structure and how to use buttons 2 12 submenus items options 2 13 Message display 2 3 Message language 2 5 viii MFF PAPER SIZE button 2 4 2 11 Minus button 2 4 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 MODE COM file 1 17 Multi function feeder MFF installing 3 15 to 3 17 selecting 2 10 setting paper size 2 11 User s Manual ONLINE indicator 2 2 Operating environments vi Operational problems 5 8 Options v Ordering information B l to B 2 Orientation page 2 32 Page orientation 2 32 Paper feeding manually 2 29 to 2 30 loading in tray 1 10 to 1 11 maximum and minimum sizes 2 22 2 31 to 2 32 sizes and types 2 21 to 2 26 printing on nonstandard sizes specifications C 4 Paper feeder 3 8 Paper guide before corona wire cleaning 4 9 Paper jams avoiding 5 8 clearing 5 1 to 5 7 Paper margin 2 23 Paper path cleaning procedure 4 7 ordinary and straight 1 3 when to clean 4 2 5 10 Paper size of MFF setting 2 11 Paper source selecting 2 10 Paper trays changing the paper tray size optional tray 3 10 standard tray 2 26 different size of 3 13 loading paper 1 10
73. icetions Se Specification Description at Safety and EMC Safety Models certification or compliance M33101AS01 02 UL 1950 Meets or complies with CSA C22 2 No 950 21 CFR 1040 10 Class I M33101BS01 02 EN 60950 EN 60825 Class 1 EMC Models Meets or complies with M33101AS01 02 FCC Part 15B Class B Class A for Ethernet DOC Class B Class A for Ethernet M33101BS01 02 EN 55022 Class B Class A for Ethernet EN 50082 1 Performance Print resolution 600 dots per inch Smoothing Equivalent to 1200 dpi Printing speed For character printing on A4 Warm up time Recommended duty cycle Toner bottle life Print unit life size paper from first tray 12 pages per minute At 25 C 77 F 60 seconds or less 5000 pages per month up to 35 000 pages per month 5000 pages at 5 coverage continuous printing 40 000 pages at 5 coverage continuous printing User s Manual Specifications User s Manual Specification Description Computer interface Controller Fonts Standard Parallel Centronics conforming to IEEE 1284 Compatible Nibble and ECP modes Serial RS 232C Optional LocalTalk AppleTalk compatible Ethernet C or D NetWare TCP IP EtherTalk corresponding CENTRO Centronics parallel IrDA infrared adapter Switching Automatic sensing Processor NKK R4645 75 MHz RAM 4 MB SIMM
74. in 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 pound weight Paper thinner than this weight may be wrinkled thus causing decrease in print quality Be sure to use the manual feed slot and remove curls after first printing 2 23 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Handling Paper 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 This printer can print on overhead transparency material e 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 e Use materials specially designed for laser printers or photocopiers e Always feed transparency material from the manual feed slot or the optional multi functio
75. l 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 The part inside a page printer on which the image is created before it is transferred to the paper Postscript See Page description language User s Manual GL 5 Glossary GL 6 Precharger wire A fine wire in the printer s process cartridge that imparts an electrical charge to the photoconductive drum The charge 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 Example Printable area Nonprint margins all 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
76. l over printing on nonstandard size paper must come from your software program Programs handle page size PRINTING AND specifications in many different ways PAPER HANDLING This section provides tips on feeding and using non standard paper with your Fujitsu printer Considerations on Paper Size The following considerations apply e For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes use the manual feed slot e Using the control panel select a paper size that is equal to or larger 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 the manual feed slot User s Manual 2 31 Handling Paper Page Orientation Figure 2 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 2 4 Portrait and landscape orientatio
77. lows 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 2 1 Control Panel Tutorial POWER ONLINE DATA am Co co figure 2 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 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 2 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 Raw may show PAPER HANDLING e What the printer is doing e Whether the printer is ready to print e When paper should be added e When paper should be manually inserted e When the toner bottle needs to be replaced e When the print unit needs to be replaced e An error message condition such as paper jam Important A Ready
78. mb Sans Nimb Sans It Nimb Sans Bd Nimb Sans Bdit Nimb Sans Cd Nimb Sans Cdit Nimb Sans CdBd Nimb Sans CdBdit Nimb Roman Nimb Roman It Nimb Roman Bd LetterGot75 tet tent Lerter ot PRINTING AND PAPER HANDUNG 2 7 Control Panel Functions Selecting the Font Print Menu PRINT FONT Pressing PRINT FONT allows you to list the fonts available in the selected emulation To select the print font menu and print the font list follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the PRINT FONT for five or more seconds The message changes to PCL FONT LIST START 3 Select a desired emulation when the FPS card is installed Press the or buttons until the desired emulation appears 4 Start printing Press the ENTER button The message display indicates PRINT FONT and the DATA indicator flashes then a font report page is printed PCL FONT LIST E START FPS FONT LIST START This is displayed when the FPS card is installed User s Manual Control Panel Functions NO F 1D FONT NAME RESIDENT FONTS 000 Courier Md 0001 Courier MdIt 0002 Courier Bd 2003 Courier Bdit Morrison Rg Morrison it Morrison Bd Morrison Bd t Taurus Taurus It Taurus Bd Taurus Bdit Coronet EFClarendon CdBd EFClarendon ExBd Lyra Md Lyra Mdit tyra Bd Lyra BdIt tyra Lild Lyra iicdit Lyra Codd Lyra CdMdT t Lyra CdBd Lyra CdBdIt Lyra
79. n 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 2 32 User s Manual Adding RAM User s Manual Enhancing and Customizing the Printer ENHANCING amp x CUSTOMIZING This chapter explains the following ways to enhance or customize your printer Add RAM up to a total of 64 megabytes except the resident RAM Install an alternate to the resident HP LaserJet 5 emulation e Add an additional interface to the parallel and serial interfaces e Add a different size of paper tray e Add a paper feeder as the second paper source e 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 Caution Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing an option Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible elec
80. n Error Condition to Continue Printing Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer Selecting the self test Menu Selecting Font Print Menu Selecting Paper Tray MFF or Manual Paper Feed Setting MFF Paper Size Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu Menu Functions Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons Submenus tems and Options Menu Items Handling Paper Paper Types and Sizes General Tips Preprinted Sheets Transparencies Envelopes Labels Changing the Paper Tray Size Feeding Paper Manually Setting Up the Rear Stacker Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes Considerations on Paper Size Page Orientation 1 24 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 ro DooDoo NNNnnn WA W N MNMNMNNMNNN DN DY i 2 1 2 11 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 13 2 16 2 21 2 21 2 23 2 24 2 24 2 25 2 26 2 26 2 29 2 30 2 31 2 3 1 2 32 User s Manual Contents Chapter 3 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer 3 1 Adding RAM 3 1 Installing an Alternate Emulation 3 3 Installing an Interface Expansion Board 3 4 Installing an Interface Board Connecting to the LocalTalk Port Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable Selecting the LocalTalk Interface LocalTalk Specifications Connecting to the Ethernet Port Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable Selecting the Ethernet Interface Ethernet Specifications Connecting to the Additional Parallel Port Adding Paper Sources WwWWWwWwWdwowdwwW u 1 vow oA NNOOON A Paper Feed
81. n feeder e To remove curls from printed transparency materials use correct frames or put a weight on them until they lay flat e Be sure to fan the transparency stack to prevent sheets from sticking together 2 24 User s Manual Handling Paper Envelopes This printer prints well on envelopes if you carefully follow these guidelines PRINTING AND e Use envelopes made of paper in 75 to 105 g m2 20 to 28 pound TAPER HANDING weight Printing with envelopes made of paper thinner than this weight may produce wrinkles thus causing decrease in print quality e 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 e Use the envelope sizes shown in the preceding table e To avoid damage to the printer never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows or synthetic materials e Feed from the manual feed slot or the optional multi function feeder e Feed the envelopes with the gummed side of the flaps facing downward e Do not use encapsulated adhesives which seal by pressure alone To avoid jamming restrict the minimum paper weight to 64 g m2 17 pound e To avoid creasing along the edges use high quality envelopes with stiff edges e To avoid uneven printing do not attempt to print on the gummed overlap areas e Be sure to feed or load the envelopes with the envelope centered against the manual fee
82. n 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 eee a 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 button and select the correct settings of the serial interface using the control panel setup mode User s Manual 5 11 Error Indications Causes and solutions COVER OPEN 1 Cause Incomplete closing of upper door Solution Close the upper door Note See caution following in this table COVER OPEN 2 Cause Incomplete locking of paper guide inside the rear stacker Solution 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 installed Solution Press the button JOB TIMEOUT Cause FPS job timeout This error occurs when the FPS card is installed Solution Press the ENIA 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 wa
83. n 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 i Use the control panel to select the desired settings 5 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 is the expired fuser unit The figures below show the typical appearances Due to dirty corona wire Too light White vertical line Ghost printing SOLVING PROBLEMS Due to dirty precharger wire Due to both Black vertical line Toner stains back Smudging Due to expired fuser unit Blurred black vertical line User s Manual 5 9 Print Quality Problems 5 10 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 co
84. nd check the results Print density dial If you see a problem with the printed pages other than print density see Chapter 5 for possible causes and solutions If your document printed successfully skip the next subsection If Something Goes Wrong User s Manual 1 27 Where To Go From Here If Something Goes Wrong This section briefly discusses the most common problems you might encounter For more complete troubleshooting information see Chapter 5 Chapter 5 also describes all printer error and status indicators Problem No response by printer Remedy Ensure that e 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 e 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 indicator on The printer has received data from the computer but has not printed the page To print the page put the printer offline by pressing GEMA briefly then press FORM FEED Unreadable printout Possible causes and solutions are e A wrong printer driver is selected Select the PrintPartner 12V 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
85. ny 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 Caution Be careful not to allow dust or foreign matter into the toner hopper User s Manual 4 3 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 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 Caution 9 Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit until all the toner has been used in order to avoid scattering toner inside the printer Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning The print unit life is designed to last about 40 000 pages of 5 coverage continuous printing on A4 paper or about one ye
86. o 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 Hook Lever Paper guides for paper stack Caution g 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 3 13 Adding Paper Sources Important Ao 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 Caution l Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing or removing the multi function feeder Open the front cover 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 Connect the feeder cable Connect the feeder cable to the connector at the right side of the printer Orient the arrow mark of the cable s connector right Caution To avoid paper jams or other feeding errors make sure that each of the left and right hooks securely hangs on the pin 3 14 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources 4 Fan
87. odic Routine Maintenace 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 wre 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 4 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 Groove enlarged Caution el 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 a new toner bottle See 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 4 12 User s Manual Periodic Routine Meintenence Resetting the Print Unit Counter Perform this operation whenever you have replaced the print unit or the printer continues displayin
88. ollowing commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P MODE LPTI COMI 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 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 User s Manual 1 17 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Printing a Test Page Offline The printer has a status report function which prints a page summarizing printer option settings and showing samples of resident fonts Use this function to check the printer performance offline 1 Turn the printer on The printer initializes the mechanism and then enters the ready state The message display indicates lt lt lt INITIALIZE gt gt gt WARMING UP then READY POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR m o oa READY 2 Print a test page offline Press the READY button to put the printer offline the ONLINE indicator turns off Press the SELFTEST button for more than five seconds The message Js Jas E rier g display indicates PCL a ed CONFIG PAGE START re Pres
89. on again makes the asterisk reappear Tray 1 is selected 4 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 5 Save the selections Press READY button to save the new settings and return to the ready state MANUALFEED OFF TRAY1 READY or TRAY TRAY TRAY2 TRAY MEF 2 10 User s Manual User s Manual Setting MFF Paper Size MFF PAPER SIZE Control Panel Functions Pressing MFF PAPER SIZER puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to inform the controller of the physical paper size PEETA used in the MFF You must select the size of paper currently loaded BLWatU Wid in the MFF This menu is available when the MFF is installed To select a paper size follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the MFF PAPER SIZE button for five The message changes to MFF PAPER means that A4 size is selected for the MFF 3 Select a desired paper size Press the or buttons until the desired or more seconds A4 The asterisk 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 ra RER MFF ENVELOPE
90. ona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer 1 14 User s Manual Connecting the Printer to Your Computer To make the connection plug the cable connector into the parallel interface STARTED 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 Connecting to the Serial Port Connecting to the serial port involves the following tasks e Connect the interface cable to the printer and your computer e Print out the status report to check the serial parameter 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 D SUB 9 pin connector at the printer side Refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required by its serial port Caution 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 1 15 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Insert connector To make the connection plug the
91. onnect 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 l 5 Getting Reedy Toner Left paper Print unit bottle guide placed in printer for paper tray Printer Power Paper size label Software set printer drivers and other software Cleaning brush oS An interface cable is not a standard accessory Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use e The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the primer 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 The software set consists of CD ROM labeled PrintPartner Software Floppy disk labeled Printer Drivers for Windows 95 and 3 1 3 11 English version only Figure 1 5 Printer inventory User s Manuel 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
92. paper particles Be sure to replace the old print unit with the toner bottle mounted The following sections describe these procedures in the order listed Removing the Print Unit Periodic Routine Maintenance 2 Raise the green hades 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 MAINTENANCE When the print unit begins to move gently lift it up and out 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 Caution l 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 User s Manual 4 7 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4 8 Cleaning the Paper Path Clean the paper path When replacing the print unit After clearing a paper jam When printouts show toner smudging Caution 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
93. printer You can also control the printer using the remote setup utility program called PPMENU stored in the attached CD ROM PPMENU 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 PPMENU needs to be installed only if you will print from DOS or DOS based applications To install PPMENU see the booklet Quick Start enclosed in the CD ROM envelope For more details and the latest modifications refer to the ReadMe txt tile concerning PPMENU 1 24 User s Manual Installing Other Software Lexmark sMarkVision GETTING MarkVision by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing printers contained in the CD ROM 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 condi
94. printer smokes prints abnormally becomes wet or falls Then consult your dealer FM 6 User s Manual Contents Preface Manual and Software Set Operating Environments Conventions Control Panel Changing Message Language Chapter 1 Getting Started Getting Acquainted Getting Ready Picking a Suitable Location Unpacking and Checking Your Printer Setting Up Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray Connecting the Power Cord Connecting the Printer to Your Computer About Interfacing Connecting to the Parallel Port Connecting to the Serial Port Connecting the Serial Interface Cable Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Printing a Test Page Offline Installing a Printer Driver Get to Know Your Printer Driver Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD ROM Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 Standard Printer Driver for Windows 95 vi vii vii viii ea a er Cee Cee Ce Ce 1 WOWNONN OF User s Manual Contents Chapter 2 Installing Other Software PPMENU Lexmark s MarkVision Printing Your First Document Adjusting Print Density If Something Goes Wrong Where To Go From Here Printing and Paper Handling Control Panel Tutorial The Control Panel Indicators Message Display Buttons Control Panel Functions Changing Message Language Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer Clearing a
95. r s Manual 2 19 Menu Items Network menu NPAP mode BootP IP address IP netmask IP gateway EtherTalk TR Clear warning 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 aR lt Clear warning gt print unit Clearing the print unit counter 2 20 User s Manual Handling Paper Handling Paper Discusses paper selection and paper handling e Types and sizes of paper you can use with this printer including envelopes and transparencies e Ensuring that both the software program and the printer have litte ng j f prog p PAPER HANDLING compatible paper sire settings e Tips on handling print media e Adjusting the paper tray to fit a different paper size e 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 produc
96. r 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 MENU 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 User s Manual Menu Functions Use and to move up and down the options list When an item is displayed ENTER selects that option adds an asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in RAM PAPER HANDLING ist submenu 2nd_submenu To 3rd submenu tst option E gt To 2nd item Default Ist item T it Tst option r EEDP To 3rd item Default 2nd option To or from To or from 3rd option 3rd option Submenus Items and Options 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 2 13 Menu Functions Submenu bold Item Options Page format menu Copies Paper Envelope Orientation Form lines Quality menu Smoothing 3 Resolution Economy mode Thick paper PCL font menu Font source Font number Pitch size
97. r 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 If 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 e Make sure small objects such as paper clips do not drop into the printer e When the message display indicatesREPLACE PARTS print a status report or display a lt CLEAR WARNI NG gt message in menu mode to confirm the cause of the message For the procedures see Chapter 2 e Replace the toner bottle as soon as possible to prevent any dust from entering the print unit from the opening e Shake the toner bottle before installation 4 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Periodic Routine Maintenance Table 5 1 lists the printer s periodic routine maintenance and indicates 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 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 r
98. rint unit is expired the message is lt CLEAR WARNI NG gt PRINT UNI T However depending on the print quality you may not have to replace print unit because you may suit be satisfied with the print quality 5 16 User s Manual Bitmapped Font Scalable Fonts Font Samples This appendix provides samples of the fonts resident in this printer This printer has the following types of resident fonts e One bitmapped font e 114 scalable fonts Line Printer Courier Md Courier MdIt Courier Bd Courier BdIt Morrison Rg Morrison It Morrison Bd Morrison Bdlt Taurus Taurus It Taurus Bd Taurus Bdit Coronat EF Clarendon CdBd EFClarendon ExBd Lyra Md Lyra Mdit Lyra Bd Lyra Bdit Lyra Lild Lyra Litalt Lyra CdMd Lyra CdMadlt Lyra CdBd Lyra CdBdit Lyra ExtnMd Lyra ExtnMdlt Lyra ExtnBdit Lyra ExtnBd Antiquedlv AntiqueOlv it AntiqueOlv Bd FONT SAMPLES AntiqueOlv Cmpct Garamond Garamond Krsv Garamond Hf Garamond KrsvHf Mauritius Leos Md Leos Malt Leos Bd Leos ExBd Nimb Sans Nimb Sans It Nimb Sans Bd Nimb Sans Bait Nimb Sans Cd Nimb Sans Cdit Nimb Sans CdBd Nimb Sans CdBdit User s Manual A 1 Scalable Fonts Nimb Roman Nimb Roman It Nimb Roman Bd Nimb Roman Bdit LetterGot 5 LetterGot75 It LetterGot75 Bd LetterGot75 BdIt Aries Aries It Aries Bd Aries Balt Libra Libra It Libra Bd Libra BdIt EFBodoni No2 Bodoni Nod Bodoni No5 ht Bodoni No5
99. rona 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 User s Manual Error Indications Problem l Solutions Pages have toner stains or If this problem occurs after a paper smudging jam print several pages Clean the paper path Clean the paper guide before the corona wire Clean the corona wire If the fuser unit is damaged contact your dealer ee aa PROBLEMS Toner insufficiently adheres Turn the thick paper mode on to or easily comes off paper using the control panel when you are printing thick or special paper j j Vertical lines appear in Check if the thick paper mode is solid black printing stains on by using the control panel if appear in the back of a the mode is on turn it off page or paper is wrinkled or curled A Error Indications Errors refer to a problem or conditio
100. s not inserted into the manual feed slot in the prescribed time This error occurs when the FPS card is installed Solution Press the RYA button MEMORY OVER FLOW Cause Memory overflow error Solution Press the button MFF NOT INSTALL Caise No MFF installed Solution Install the MFF 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 Install the print unit OVERRUN ERROR Cause Incomplete in extracting EMM compressed data PROBLEMS Solution Press the 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 QUT 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 TO
101. s the ENTER button to age Printer start printing The message display indicates SELF TEST and the DATA indicator flashes A status report page is printed MER i yey peg HHI Check that the printing is successful Important With the FPS card option installed in the printer you can select FPS CONFIG PAGE START by pressing the or button while the message display indicates PCL CONFIG PAGE START User s Manual Installing a Printer Driver Installing a Now that you connected your printer to the parallel port of the Printer Driver computer you are ready to install a Windows printer driver into GETTING your computer The Windows printer driver is essential for controlling your printer in Microsoft Windows environments Several printer drivers are contained in the attached software set consisting of a CD ROM and a floppy disk Printer drivers on the CD ROM are Standard driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 Standard driver for Windows 95 Standard driver for Windows NT 3 51 Standard driver for Windows NT 4 0 Note that the following are also contained but available with an optional FPS card FPS driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 FPS driver for Windows 95 FPS driver for Windows NT 3 51 FPS driver for Windows NT 4 0 Printer drivers in the floppy disk are Standard drivers for Windows 3 1 3 11 Standard drivers for Windows 95 Standard drivers are to be installed when your printer is used as a PCL prin
102. 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 4 16 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams User s Manual Solving Problems Although this printer is designed to be highly reliable you 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 JRUMS procedures see Chapter 4 Maintenance PROBLEMS This chapter is divided into five sections 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
103. setting of the paper size indicator Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the GEUL N W desired position that is PAPER HANDLING adjust the triangle mark to A4 A5 LTR or EXE engraved on the tray 3 Remove the three paper guides from the tray Rear guide Slide the rear guide to the left and remove it Left and right guides Turn the tray upside down and press the two catches inward to unlock the guides User s Manual 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 Adhere the correct paper size label Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Important Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error will occur 2 28 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 PRINTING AND type of paper without unloading your regular paper from the paper tray You also use manual feed or printing envelopes overhead transparencies and labels To use the manu
104. shooting 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 User s Manual GL 3 Glossary 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 ISO symbol set ISO stands for International Organization for Stanardization An ISO symbol set contains special international characters that replace the following twelve ASCII characterst 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
105. suitable location for your printer For peak performance and usability follow these guidelines Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Choose a room that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust Leave space on either side of the printer for proper ventilation e 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 1 4 User s Manual Getting Reedy 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 CL damage to the printer Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that causes electrical noise such as motors e 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 c
106. ter and FPS drivers are to be installed when your printer is used as a PostScript printer Note that the installation procedure differs with each one of them User s Manual 1 19 Installing a Printer Driver To install a printer driver in Windows 95 note the following e When you install the printer driver the original OS CD ROM or floppy disks is required during installation e When MarkVision for Windows 95 may be 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 MY When the CD ROM is installed the following menu screen is displayed in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 PrintPartner Software CD ROM 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 1 20 User s Manual Installing a Printer Driver If you encounter problems with this installation confirm that your configuration corresponds to the minimum requirements listed on GETTING page vi at the start of this manual 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
107. ters twisted pair star connection Speed of data transmission 10M bits second Connecting to the Additional Parallel Port Simply connect the interface cable between the printer and your computer like the standard parallel port 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 User s Manual Adding Paper Sources To install the paper feeder follow these steps Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord Make sure the lock lever is set to the open side Push toni down the lever at the left side of the paper feeder lt Hold here opposite Guide pins side as well 3 Mount the printer on the paper feeder Grip the bottom left 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 print
108. 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 Caution 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 JAM N n 0 to 3 indicating the jam location Because the paper path is short and simple you should have no problem locating the jam 5 1 Clearing Paper Jams To clear a paper jam follow these steps Caution 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 Check the error message PAPER JAMnh indicates the position where the sheet has jammed Follow the instructions shown below after step 3 GaaS E Ea a ZG n Oor 1 goto step 4a n 2 go to step 4b 2 3 go to step 4c 2 Open the upper door 3 Remove the print unit For detailed procedures and advisory notes see the section Removing the Print Unit in Chapter 4
109. tion occurs in the printer 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 To install MarkVision see the booklet Quick Start enclosed in the CD ROM envelope For more details and the latest modifications refer to the ReadMe txt file concerning MarkVision User s Manual 1 25 Printing Your First Document Printing Your First Document 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 2 Turn on your printer and observe the initialization sequence If no RAM extra memory cards have been installed the sequence lasts about one minute during which the following events occur e The printer conducts a number of self checks e The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean the drum e
110. to I 11 ordering information B 2 maximum number of sheets C I selecting 2 10 Parallel interface 1 13tol 14 3 4 3 5 3 8 User s Manual Index Parts of printer 1 1 Periodic routine maintenance 4 2 to 4 15 Plus button 2 4 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 Portrait orientation See Orientation page Power cord connection procedure 1 12 to 1 13 POWER indicator 2 2 PPMENU installation 1 23 operating environments vi Precharger wire cleaning procedure 4 15 when to clean 4 2 5 10 Preprinted sheets 2 24 Preventive maintenance 4 1 Print density adjustment 1 26 Print density dial when to adjust 5 10 PRINT FONT button 2 4 2 8 Print font menu 2 8 to 2 9 Print quality problems 5 9 to 5 11 Print unit cautionary notes exposing to light l 7 4 1 removing protective sheets 4 10 touching drum 1 7 4 7 4 10 4 15 turning upside down 4 7 counter resetting 4 13 installation procedure 1 7 to 1 9 4 10 to 4 12 ordering information B l 4 6 to 4 7 when to replace 4 2 5 10 procedure to remove Printer connecting to computer 1 13 to 1 17 nomenclature l 1 to 1 3 operational problems 5 8 repacking 4 16 resetting 2 4 2 6 IN 3 Index Printer drivers installation 1 19 to 1 22 operating environment vi Printer status indications 5 15 Printing a test page offline 1 18 feeding sheets manually 2 29 to 2 30 on letterhead 2 24 2 32 on nonstandard size papers and envelopes 2 31 on transparency material 2 24 to 2 25 supported paper types
111. trostatic damage to the printer You may need to expand RAM to process more data for either of the following reasons e You commonly download several fonts when printing a job e You print files with complex graphics e You print on legal size paper in speed mode with banding mode off in FPS emulation The FPS emulation is available when you install an optional FPS card 3 1 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 4 megabytes these expansion options offer a range of RAM from 4 to 68 megabytes 8MB card N Insert with cut facing down and to the right To install the RAM card first make sure the printer is turned off and follow these steps 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 ivory ones for RAM cards Cover removed Orient the RAM card Hold the card with the cut corner down and facing right and insert the card aslant into connector Use upper two ivory connectors 3 2 User s Manual Installing an Alternate Emulation Se Caution g Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer Install the RAM card Push its top edge aant downwards so that holes
112. u can connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel or serial interface Generally use the parallel interface or the serial interface However if your computer is used as a network printer use the optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface User s Manual 1 13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Parallel Centronics or serial RS 232C 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 option Use the LocalTalk interface if the printer is connected to a Macintosh network Ethernet C option Use Ethernet C if the printer is used in a NetWare or TCP IP corresponding Additional parallel option Use the additional parallel if you want the printer shared with two computers Whichever interface you use the printer automatically detects the interface that the computer is using For 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 Centronics cable with IEEE1284 type B connector at the printer side for this purpose sold separately Your dealer can advise you on the cable you require Caution Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface Do not touch any connector contacts or cor
113. uage emulation From here follow the prompts displayed by the install program Standard Printer D river for Windows 95 The Windows printer driver can be installed by either of the following two methods The former plug and play printer detection applies when Windows 95 is started with the printer ready The latter set up from Printers folder applies when the printer is on after Windows 95 has been started Plug end Play Printer Detection 1 Windows 95 automatically detects the printer at installation time or during the boot process 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 From the New Hardware Found dialog box click Cancel Click the Start button and click Run 1 22 User s Manual Installing a Printer Driver 5 Type AInstall or B Install and click OK GETTING The following printer drivers can be installed STARTED PrintPartner 12V PCL6 PrintPartner 12V PCLS5e PrintPartner 16DV PCL6 PrintPartner 16DV PCLS5e PrintPartner 16ADV PCL6 PrintPartner IGADV PCLSe PCL6 PCL6 printer language emulation PCL5e PCLSe printer language emulation 6 From here follow the prompts displayed by the install program install from Start Button I Click the Start button and click Run
114. ual A4 paper size in portrait orientation FF code paper ejection issued at timeout CR code added to an LF code LF code added to a CR code 2 17 Menu Items FPS menu Jam recovery Print FPS errors Job timeout Wait timeout Manual timeout Mode selection Auto mode Speed mode Memory mode 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 Standard setting Automatically switches the following two modes depending on the total RAM capacity 11MB or less standard 4MB optional 7MB or less equivalent to virtual memory mode 12MB or more standard 4MB optional 8MB or more equivalent to speed mode Attaches importance to speedup of printing control thus processing all pages per job Print density depends on the RAM capacity 300 dpi when total RAM capacity is 4M to 11M bytes standard 4MB optional 7MB or less 600 dpi when total RAM capacity is 12M bytes or more standard 4MB optional 8MB or more Note To print at 600 dpi when total RAM capacity is 4M to 11M bytes standard 4MB optional 7MB or less select memory mode 1 To print on legal size paper expand the total RAM capacity to 12M bytes or more optional 8MB or more even in printing at 300 dpi or select memory mode
115. ventions used in this manual vii Controller specifications Corona wire cleaning procedure 4 8 when to clean 4 2 5 10 Dark printout See Print density adjustment DATA indicator 2 2 Density See Print density dial Print quality problems Double side printing 2 32 Emulation card installation 3 3 ENTER button 2 4 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 Envelopes 2 25 Error indications 5 11 to 5 13 ERROR indicator 2 2 Ethernet interface 3 7 Floppy disk attached v Font samples resident A l to A 2 Font specifications C 3 FORM FEED button 2 4 2 5 Front panel See Control panel User s Manual IN 1 Index Fuser unit error condition 5 10 when to replace 5 12 HP LaserJet 5 v Humidity limitations 1 4 C l Indicators 2 2 Installation emulation card 3 3 interface boards 3 4 to 3 8 multi function feeder 3 13 to 3 15 paper feeder 3 8 print unit 1 7 printer driver 1 19 RAM card 3 1 to 3 3 toner bottle 1 7 Interface Ethernet 3 7 to 3 8 LocalTalk 3 6 to 3 7 parallel 1 14 3 4 3 5 3 8 serial 1 15 to 1 17 types and merits 1 13 1 14 Inventory of printer 1 6 Labels 2 26 Landscape orientation See Orientation page Language of message display 2 5 LaserJet 5 See HP Laerjet 5 Letterhead 2 24 2 32 Light printout See Print density adjustment IN 2 LocalTalk interface 3 5 Location of printer 1 4 Loading paper 1 10 Maintenance periodic routine 4 2 to 4 15 cleaning corona wire 4 8 cleaning paper path 4 7 cleaning prechar

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