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1. Hex Dump Execute Prints out data received from the host PC in the hexadecimal Dump Turning off the power supply switch restores Normal Mode SHUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed This item should always be selected before switching the printer off to ensure that no hard disk data is lost If using the Operator panel button instead keep pressed for approximately 5 seconds SETTINGS EXPLANATION Shutdown Start Execute Performs controlled shutdown of the printer ensuring that all files on the internal hard disk are closed before power is turned off Only power the printer off when the display indicates that shutdown is complete Menu functions gt 30 ADMIN SETUP ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Enter XXXXXXXXXXXX Enter a password to gain entry to the Admin Setup menu Password Password should be from 6 to 12 digits of alpha numeric characters or mix The default value is aaaaaa Network TCP IP Enable Sets TCP IP Protocol Setup Disable Enable TCP IP Protocol is available Disable TCP IP Protocol is not available IP Version IP v4 Set up the IP version IP v4 v6 Operates with IPv4 for IPv4 not valid with IPv6 Operates with both IPv4 and IPv6 NetBEUI Enable Sets Enable Disable of NETBEUI Protocol Disable NetWare Enable Sets Enable Disable of NetWare Protocol Disable EtherTalk Enable Sets Enable Disable of EtherTalk Protocol Disable Frame Type
2. ITEM ACTION EXPLANATION Configuration Execute Select execute to print out a configuration report Network Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out Network information Demo Page Demo 1 Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a demonstration page File List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a list of job files displayed only if FileSystem is installed PS font List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a Postscript emulation typeface list PCL font List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a PCL font list IBM PPR Font List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out an IBM PPR font list must be enabled in System Maintenance EPSON FX Font List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out an Epson FX emulation font list must be enabled in System Maintenance Usage Report Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a list of colour and mono pages printed Error Log Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out the error log Color Profile List Execute Scroll down to this parameter and select execute to print out a list of colour profiles Menu functions gt 25 PRINT SECURE JOB NOTE Only present if an optional Hard disk Drive HDD is fitt
3. Close the front cover and close the top cover pressing down firmly at each side to latch it closed Reconnect the AC power cable and switch the printer on Installing upgrades gt 66 16 When the printer is ready print a menu map as follows 17 a b c d e Press the Enter button Press the Menu up button then the Enter button to select the Print Information menu Select Configuration with the Enter button Press the Enter button once more to execute the Configuration menu When the Configuration map is printed press On Line to exit the menu system Examine the first page of the menu map Near the top of the page between the two horizontal lines you will see the current printer configuration This list contains the figure for total memory size This should indicate the total memory now installed Installing upgrades gt 67 HARD DISK DRIVE The optional internal hard disk drive HDD enables collating of printed pages and can be used to store overlays and macros fonts and secure or proof documents waiting to be printed Installation takes a few minutes and requires a medium size cross head philips type screwdriver 1 Switch the printer off and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on recently the fuser will be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 3 Pull down
4. Printing Preferences Setup Job Options Color H axoi Quality Job Type g O Normal RENNY Encrypted e Print Copies 1 JOB PIN pae Job Name Setting O Pro02400 100 Ase Nema O Fine Detail 12004600 Normal 600 600 tido Draft 600 x 600 O Portrait TT Request Job Name for each print job O Landscape Bhoto Enhance Job Passwort rd Enter 4 digits OK Cancel Advanced Default PRINTING SOLUTIONS If the PIN window does not open click the PIN button In the Job PIN window enter a name for this print job The name may be up to 16 alpha numeric characters ao Uu p If you would like a prompt at the machine for the job name click the Request checkbox below the name entry 8 Enter a number from 0000 to 9999 in the PIN box Security gt 17 9 10 11 12 13 Your PIN must be unique on this machine Each user should be allocated a PIN by the system administrator Click OK to accept your changes Click OK to close the Printer Properties window Print your document The print job will be sent to the machine but will not print at this time PRINTING THE DOCUMENT Your secure print job is printed using the Printer Control Panel on the front of the machine O When the machine is idle use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons 2 to select the PRINT JOB menu then press ENTER 1 Select ENCRYPTED ST
5. 12 Duplex Unit optional 13 Paper size dial 14 Paper level guage The LCD display language can be changed to show different languages See Changing the display language on page 9 Introduction gt 8 REAR VIEW This view shows the connection panel the rear output stacker and the location of the optional duplex two sided printing unit ULA M 80 o LL OA POS ooodo e 0208080 lt e o O Ogo O o 30083 OSOS Oo 39999 052 26262 0 SO Q O Q se 0 1 ON OFF switch 5 Duplex unit when fitted 2 AC power socket 6 Rear face up 100 sheet stacker 3 USB interface 7 Parallel Port 4 Network interface The Network Interface may have a protective plug which must be removed before connection can be made When the rear paper stacker is folded down paper exits the printer through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up This is mainly used for heavy print media When used in conjunction with the multi purpose feed tray the paper path through the printer is essentially straight This avoids bending the paper around curves in the paper path and enables feeding of up to 200g m2 media CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The default language used by your printer for display messages and for report printing is English If required this can be changed to German Danish French Dutch Italian Turkish
6. b Press the Menu up button then the Enter button to select the Print Information menu c Select Configuration with the Enter button d Press the Enter button once more to execute the Configuration menu e When the Configuration map is printed press Online to exit the menu system Examine the first page of the menu map Near the top of the page between the two horizontal lines you will see the current printer configuration This list should indicate that the duplex unit is now installed All that remains is to adjust the printer driver to make full use of the new features Adjusting printer drivers on page 71 Installing upgrades gt 64 MEMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 256MB of main memory This can be upgraded with an additional memory board of 256MB or 512MB giving a maximum total memory capacity of 768MB Installation takes a few minutes and requires a medium size cross head philips type screwdriver 1 Switch the printer off and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Press the cover release a and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on recently the fuser will be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 3 Pull down the MP Tray using the depressions b Lift the front cover release lever and lower the front cover 4 5 Lift the edge of the side cover slightly and pull the cover away from the printer at the top
7. Egham Surrey TW20 OHJ United Kingdom For all sales support and general enquiries contact your local distributor Emergency first aid gt 3 CONTENTS Prefaces 5 2222 ara Da a aa on ee o A A ee 2 Emergency first aid 0ooooooonnnnr a a a a a 3 Manufactura s i a a ai aa a E a E alee a a er a a a aa aa oe 3 Importer to the EU authorised representative 0 oo 3 Contents sb aa id a taa al atin o gt a a aaa dada 4 Notes cautions and WarNin9S ooooooommnmanaaaa 6 INtroducti N cc aaa ae Ree eee aa eae aL ee we eee ee 7 Printer OVErvieW cia FN a a OV ee ew Re A le we A 8 ERORE VIEW Ga Cr oaea a aE E ees ta tad E Tah a ane Giese nd Sat SP 8 REAP VIGW acc le comer MOE Raion Gly ale Eb ea ana a i Bee Giles Boe ahead 9 Changing the display language 0 0 a ee 9 Paper recommendations 2 00000 eee ee eee ees 10 Cassette Tra Sis elie A dee lene Soe Bee Ay la ds 10 Multipurpose trays ac tase ele dar ek Seo Ae ee eek deo ee adi a 11 Face down stacker es 11 Face UP Starke eee oe a er ore Bs ace ode geo Bee a hw Ce hee aa 11 DUpIEX UN IE He iaa ck oad Sn es ee ee ee ea eed 11 Loading Paper esera saaana a a ee eae A a 12 Cassette raS ren catia EA Ee ae E a aE as BROS 12 Multipurpose tray s seo wa waa a Wee a A a ee ee 14 OPeratiON iia ded atlanta a a ace ad masa ayaa ad a eae ee 16 Using the machine ii ccc a cali aa ee we Pe ee ea 16 SO CU MIE Yai E ee cease aad E aa a terse oral a aE ara
8. Print Statistics category is not shown when Print Statistics function is not supported Usage Report Enable Disable Enables Disables the printing of the Usage Report When changing a setting value the printer is rebooted Group Counter Enable Disable Specifies if the Group counter is displayed in the Usage Report Print Enable Displayed Disable Not displayed Conditions for display Enable must be selected in Functions Print Statistics Usage Report Supplies Report Enable Disable Enebles disables the Supplies Report Enable must be selected in Functions Print Statistics Usage Report Reset Main Counter Execute Resets the main counter to zero When executing this menu resets the main counter to zero and exits from the menu Enable must be selected in Functions Print Statistics Usage Report Reset Supplies Execute Resets the Supplies counter to zero Counter Change Changes the password Password Enable must be selected in Functions Print Statistics New Usage Report Password Verify XXXX Sets a new password to enter Print Statistics menu Password XXXX Re enter new password set to enter Print Statistics set in New Password for confirmation Menu functions gt 45 OVERLAYS AND MACROS WINDOWS ONLY WHAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS If you would like to print on special stationery such as forms and letterhead but do not want to use pre printed stationery yo
9. Remember if necessary to format the document so that it will fit nicely within the plain areas on your letterhead overlay Open your application s Print dialogue and choose any options you will require ensuring that the target printer is your PCL printer driver in which the overlays have been defined Click the Properties button to open the Printing Preferences window On the Overlay tab check the Use active overlays checkbox 1 In the Defined Overlays list click on the first overlay 2 you wish to use and click the Add button 3 to add it to 3 4 j m the Active Overlays list If you want a reminder of how 3 rss this overlay looks click the Test Print button ier en Sa a Name Pages If you want to use another overlay with this document in sig this example it is the Continuation Page overlay click Es Sen ieee this overlay 4 in the list of defined overlays and then click the Add button 3 again to add the second overlay to the list of active overlays When the list of active overlays contains all the items you want to use click OK Finally click the Print button in your application s Print dialogue to begin printing your document Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 51 REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due NOTE When the LCD display indicates TONER LOW or if print appears faded first open the t
10. Symbol Set PC 8 Sets the symbol set of PCL see machine operator panel for complete list A4 Print Width 78 column 80 column Sets the number of characters for A4 paper Auto LF This is for 10 CPI characters when Auto CR LF Mode is set to OFF This menu is enabled only when A4 paper is selected in the menu that sets the print width of A4 paper in portrait orientation Usually such A4 paper print width is set slightly narrower than 8 inches about 7 93 inches This setting cannot print 80 10 cpi characters only prints up to 78 10 cpi characters 80 characters set at A4 Print Width widen the right and left margins A PCL command selects or selects deselects Auto CR LF mode White Page skip On Off Sets whether to eject a page without any data to print blank page upon reception of FF command OCH in PCL Mode OFF Ejecting CR Function CR CR LF Sets action when CR code is received in PCL CR Carriage Return CR LF Carriage Return and Line Feed LF Function LF LF CR Sets action when LF code is received in PCL LF Line Feed LF CR Line Feed and Carriage Return Print Margin Normal 1 5 inch 1 6 inch Sets a non printable area of paper The width of the area along the right and left sides of paper left and right sides depend on paper orientation NORMAL PCL emulation compatible approximately 1 4 1 4 3INCH depending on paper is outside the printable ar
11. Card stock Rough Glossy User type 1 5 Media Weight Light Medium Light Medium Heavy Configure Paper Size Media Type Media Weight Defines default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button User type 1 to 5 are displayed only if registered in the host PC Tray 3 Configuration if fitted Default Paper size Cassette Custom Media Type Plain Letterhead Bond recycled Card stock Rough Glossy User type 1 5 Media Weight Light Medium Light Medium Configure Paper Size Media Type Media Weight Defines default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button User type 1 to 5 are displayed only if registered in the host PC Heavy Menu functions gt 27 ITEM Tray Configuration cont ACTION MPT Tray Configuration Paper size Media Type Media Weight Tray usage A3 A4 SEF A4 LEF A5 A6 B4 B5 SEF B5 LEF Legal14 Legal 13 5 Legal13 Tabloid Letter SEF Letter LEF Executive Custom Com 10 Envelope DL Envelope C5 C4 Plain Letterhead Transparency Labels Bond Recycled Card Stock Rough Glossy Usertype 1 5 Light Medium Light Medium Heavy Ultra Heavy 1 Ultra Heavy 2 Do Not Use When Mismatching EXPLANATION Configure Paper Size Media Type Media Weight Tray Usage Defines default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button User type 1 to 5 are displayed only if regi
12. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer Place it safely to one side 6 Carefully remove the new memory board from its wrapping Try to handle the board only by its short edges avoiding contact with any metal parts as far as possible In particular avoid touching the edge connector Installing upgrades gt 65 10 11 12 13 14 15 Notice that the memory board has a small cutout in the edge connector which is closer to one end than the other RSE A 5S Identify the RAM expansion slot in the printer Oy If the RAM expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board that board will have to be removed before you can install the new one To remove it proceed as follows otherwise skip to step 10 a Grip the board firmly by its short edges and pull it out of the slot b Place the removed memory board in the antistatic bag which originally contained the new memory board Hold the new memory board by its short edges so that the edge connector faces in towards the RAM expansion slot and the small cutout is closer to the rear of the printer Gently push the board into the RAM expansion slot until it latches in and will not go any further Locate the three retaining clips at the bottom of the side cover into their rectangular holes near the bottom of the printer Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4
13. PRINTING SOLUTIONS OK Cancel PRINTING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in Printing the document on page 19 for printing a secure document In this case the document will not be deleted from the hard disk after it has been printed Security gt 19 DELETING A STORED DOCUMENT Follow the procedure as described in Deleting a secure print document on page 18 for deleting a secure print document Like secure print documents any other documents stored on the machine s hard disk can also be deleted remotely from the PC using the Storage Device Manager utility ENCRYPTED SECURE PRINTING Security over the network is an increasing concern for some organisations Encrypted secure printing allows you to send store and print confidential documents on machines that are shared with other users in a network environment Encrypting your documents before sending them to your machine will prevent unauthorised personnel accessing confidential or sensitive information Print jobs are encrypted immediately before transmission to the machine where they are stored in an encrypted format on the hard disk drive The documents will remain stored and unprinted until an authorised user authenticates the print job decryption only happens when the job is actually printing This feature requires the hard disk drive in your machine this device must be enabled in the printer driver The encrypted secure printing feature
14. 373 Duplex unit 391 Paper Tray 380 Paper feed 392 2d Paper tray 381 Paper path 400 Paper size if fitted 1 Ifa sheet is well advanced out of the top of the printer simply grip it and pull gently to draw it fully out If it does not remove easily do not use excessive force It can be removed from the rear later 2 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser will be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch Clearing paper jams gt 74 3 Note the positions of the four toner cartridges a and image drums b It is essential that they go back in the same order It will be necessary to remove the four image drums b to gain access to the paper path 4 Holding it by its top centre lift the cyan image drum complete with its toner cartridge up and out of the printer 5 Put the assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface and cover CAUTION The green image drum surface at the base of the Image Drum is very delicate and light sensitive Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes Clearing paper jams gt 75 6 7 Repeat this removal procedure for each of the remaining image drum units Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of paper are visible on any part of the belt un
15. Auto Sets the frame type 802 2 Netware should be enabled 802 3 Ethernet II SNAP TypelP Auto Sets the IP Address setting method Address Set Manual TCP IP should be enabled IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX Sets the IP Address TCP IP should be enabled Subnet Mask XXX XXX XXX XXX Sets the Subnet Mask TCP IP should be enabled Gateway XXX XXX XXX XXX Sets the Gateway default router address Address 0 0 0 0 means that there is no router TCP IP should be enabled Web Enable Sets Enable Disable of Web Disable Enable Web IPP is available Disable Web IPP is not available TCP IP should be enabled Telnet Enable Sets Enable Disable of Telnet Disable Enable Telnet is available Disable Telnet is not available TCP IP should be enabled FTP Enable Sets Enable Disable of FTP Disable Enable FTP is available Disable FTP is not available TCP IP should be enabled Menu functions gt 31 ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Network SNMP Enable Sets Enable Disable of SNMP Setup Disable Enable SNMP is available cont Disable SNMP is not available TCP IP or NetWare should be enabled Network Normal When Normal is selected the network can work Scale Small effectively even when it is connected to a HUB that has a spanning tree feature However printer start up time gets longer when computers are connected with two or three small LANs When Small is se
16. PostScript partition 2 flash memory PCL Flash0 flash memory PostScript Note that the names are case sensitive and will be needed later exactly as they appear in this list Choose Projects gt Save Project and enter a meaningful name e g Letter Stationery so that you can recognise it Choose Projects gt Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer When the message Command Issued appears confirming that the download is complete click OK to clear the message TEST PRINTING THE MACRO 1 2 3 4 Choose Printers gt Test Macro In the Test Macro window enter its ID number and click OK After a short pause the printer will print the macro When each macro has been tested click Exit Click the standard Windows Close X button or choose Projects gt Exit to close Storage Device Manager DEFINING OVERLAYS This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use 1 2 Open the Printers called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP window via the Start menu or the Windows Control Panel Right click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from the pop up menu On the Job Options tab click the Overlay button In the Overlay window Click the Define Overlays button 1 ik In the Define Overlays window enter the name a and ID b of the required overlay and define which page s c of
17. Spanish Portuguese Swedish Polish Russian Greek Finnish Czech Hungarian Norwegian NOTE 1 The list above is neither conclusive nor exhaustive 2 See the information enclosed with the product Operator Panel Language Set up utility on the procedure for changing the language setting Introduction gt 9 PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media including a range of paper weights and sizes transparencies and envelopes This section provides general advice on choice of media and explains how to use each type The best performance will be obtained when using standard 75 90g m2 paper designed for use in copiers and laser printers Suitable types are gt Arjo Wiggins Conqueror Colour Solutions 90g m2 gt Colour Copy by Mondi Business paper Use of heavily embossed or very rough textured paper is not recommended Pre printed stationery can be used but the ink must not offset when exposed to the high fuser temperatures used in the printing process Envelopes should be free from twist curl or other deformations They should also be of the rectangular flap type with glue that remains intact when subjected to hot roll pressure fusing used in this type of printer Window envelopes are not suitable Envelopes should be handled by the Multi Purpose tray Transparencies should be of the type designed for use in copiers and laser printers In particular avoid office transparencies designed for use b
18. USB data interface ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION USB Enable Disable ENABLES DISABLES the USB port Speed 12 480 Mbps Selects the interface speed After setting change the menu the printer restarts on exit Soft Reset Enable Disable Enables or disables the SOFT RESET command Offline Receive Enable Disable OFFLINE RECEIVE Serial Number Enable Disable Specifies whether to ENABLE or DISABLE a USB serial number The USB serial number is used to identify the USB device connected to your PC When you have changed any settings in the USB MENU turn the printer OFF then ON again Menu functions gt 42 Security Setup Only available when a Hard Disk option is fitted ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Job Limitations Off Job limitation mode control Encrypted Jobs other than specified ones are rejected Job Reset Cipher Key Execute Resets a cipher key to be used on an encrypted hard disk When this processing is done all data stored on the hard disk cannot be restored After execution the following confirmation messages will appear Are You Sure Yes No If No is selected the display will return to the previous menu If Yes is selected the printer will be automatically rebooted and the resetting of the cipher key will be executed Storage System Only available when a Hard Disk option is fitted ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Check File System Execute Resolve
19. ate 72 Clearing paper jaMS c0cooccocooccoco a 73 Major Printer components and paper path 0 cee eee oo 73 Paper sensor error codeS 1 ee 74 Specifications ien edee aa aa wea Seay a as ai 80 O A NN Sena a wane oe oe 82 Contents gt 5 NOTES CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS NOTE A note provides additional information to supplement the main text CAUTION A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment malfunction or damage WARNING A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of personal injury For the protection of your product and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full functionality this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner cartridges Any other toner cartridge may not operate at all even if it is described as compatible and if it does work your product s performance and print quality may be degraded Non genuine original products may invalidate your warranty Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks acknowledged Notes cautions and warnings gt 6 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying this colour printer Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media for the office Your printer includes these features gt gt gt
20. continue If YES is selected the procedure will discontinue Enable initialization No Prevents a setting change accompanying initialization of Yes Block Device HDD FLASH Storage Setup SETTINGS EXPLANATION Enable initialisation Yes No Power Setup ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Peak Power Control Normal low Power Save Enable Sets Enable Disable of Power Save Mode Disable USB Host Power Off On Language Setup ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Language initialize Execute Initialises the message file loaded in FLASH When you press the Enter button the following message requesting confirmation will appear Are You Sure Yes No If NO is selected you will be returned to the source menu The procedure for clearing the disk will start immediately after the menu and rebooting Menu functions gt 44 PRINT STATISTICS MENU This menu is only accessible to System Administrators In order to gain access to this menu follow the instructions in How to change the settings Administrator on page 23 but hold down the Menu button instead of the Enter button This menu is in ENGLISH only default settings in bold type ITEM Enter Password SETTINGS XXXX EXPLANATION Enters a password to enter Print Statistics menu The default value is 0000 The password for entry to Print Statistics is different from the password for entry to Functions Admin Setup
21. face up stacker can hold up to 100 sheets of 80g m2 standard paper and can handle stocks up to 220g m2 Always use this stacker and the multi purpose feeder for paper stocks heavier than 176g m2 DUPLEX UNIT This option provides automatic two sided printing on the same range of paper sizes as tray 2 3 i e all cassette sizes except A6 using paper stocks from 64 128g m2 NOTE The duplex unit comes as standard with dn amp cdtn models Paper recommendations gt 11 LOADING PAPER CASSETTE TRAYS 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer 2 Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges 1 and in the middle 2 to ensure that all sheets are properly separated then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again 3 9 AA Z GA Pe y a y 9 Y 3 Load paper long edge feed LEF letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the right of the printer 1 up to mark a 4 Adjust the rear stopper paper guides 2 and cassette tray roller 3 to the size and orientation of paper being used For A6 paper remove and re install in the A6 position Loading paper gt 12 CAUTION gt IMPORTANT Set paper size dial 3 to Paper feed options the size and orientation of paper being Biia El Resize document to ft prrzer page used A4 LEF in the above example tome as Cover Printing Pagerfeed options E Use different source for firt page Y Auto Tray Change Muliumose Tray
22. gt Compact A3 desktop footprint ProQ2400 multi level technology produces subtler tones and smoother graduations of colour to lend photographic quality to your documents Up to 30 pages per minute in full colour for fast printing of high impact colour presentations and other documents Up to 32 pages per minute in black and white for fast and efficient printing of all general purpose documents not requiring colour 600 x 600 1200 x 600 dpi dots per inch and ProQ2400 print resolution for high quality image production showing the finest detail Single Pass colour Digital LED technology for high speed processing of your printed pages Profile Assistant utility allows you to download ICC profiles to the hard disc Hard Disc Drive required PostScript 3 PCL 5C PCL 6 and Epson FX emulations for industry standard operation and wide compatibility with most computer software Secure encrypted printing allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment 10Base T and 100Base TX network connection lets you share this valuable resource among users on your office network Photo Enhance mode allows printing of sharp photo like images on ordinary office quality paper WebPrint Internet Explorer 6 0 plugin a Windows function that enables you to print web pages properly Template Manager utility for Windows enables the design and print of Business cards banners
23. may not be available from within some PC applications If your application software has a collate print option turn it off Otherwise secure printing may not work NOTE Encrypted secure printing is not available with either 32 bit or 64 bit versions of Windows Vista There are two parts in encrypted secure printing gt Sending the document gt Printing the document Security gt 20 SENDING THE DOCUMENT 1 2 3 8 9 If using the PCL driver in the Setup tab choose any saved driver settings you wish to use In the driver s Job Options tab click Encrypted Secure Print The Encrypted Secure Print window opens Printing Preferences Job Options Color Setup Job Type Nomal Secure Print Store to Encrypted Secure Prin Copies 1 E Scale O ProQ2400 100 Disable O Fine Detail 12004600 Normal 600 x 600 E lirat Draft 600 x 600 Portrait 180 a O Landscape iso L Job Name Setting Job Name Photo Enhance TF Request Job Name for each print job Job Passwort de Enter 4 digits OK Cancel Watermarks __Overlays _ Fonts Advanced In the Encrypted Secure Print window enter a Password for this print job The password must be between 4 and 12 alpha numeric characters Numbers 1 to 9 and l
24. paper run 210 mm direction 297 mm Y Dimension 105 mm Specifies paper length of Custom paper as a default value Sets a paper size in the same direction as the paper run 297 mm direction 1321 mm PS Setup Network ASCII RAW Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from Protocol NIC port In RAW mode Ctrl T is invalid PS models only Parallel ASCII RAW Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from Protocol Centronics port In RAW mode Ctrl T is invalid PS models only USB ASCII RAW Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from Protocol USB port In RAW mode Ctrl T is invalid PS models only Menu functions gt 33 ITEM PCL Setup Font Source SETTINGS Resident EXPLANATION Specifies the location of PCL default font Font Number I0 190 Sets the PCL font number The valid range of this variable changes depending on the FONT SOURCE setting at the time If the default font is set for FONT SOURCE the number starts at 0 If it is not the number starts at 1 The maximum value is equal to the number of fonts installed in FONT SOURCE Font Pitch 99 9 CPI w 10 00 CPI w 0 44 CPI Width of the PCL default font in characters per inch CPI Default font is fixed pitch scalable font The value of pitch is displayed down to the second decimal place Displayed only when the font selected in Font No is a fixed spacing scalable font
25. the printer security features please refer to the Security Guide gt For full details of how to connect and use the network feature please refer to the Network Guide Operation gt 16 SECURITY SECURE PRINTING Secure printing allows you to print confidential documents on machines that are shared with other users in a network environment The document does not print until a PIN Personal Identification Number is entered through the Printer Control Panel You must go to the machine and enter the PIN This feature requires the hard disk drive option to be fitted to your machine and enabled in the printer driver If there is not enough hard disk space for the spooled data a Disk Full message displays and only one copy prints The secure printing feature may not be available from within some PC applications If your application software has a collate print option turn it off Otherwise secure printing will not work Secure printing is not supported in the Mac environment There are three parts in secure printing gt Sending the document to the machine page 17 gt Printing the document page 18 gt Deleting the document when it is not required page 18 SENDING THE DOCUMENT 1 If using the PCL driver in the Setup tab choose any saved driver settings you wish to use 2 In the driver s Job Options tab click Secure Print 3 The Job PIN Personal Identification Number window opens
26. their proprietors Ex As an Energy Star Program Participant the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency yy z A NERGY STAR This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 2004 108 EC EMC and 2006 95 EC LVD and 1999 5 EC R amp TTE as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage and Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Please note that Microsoft Windows XP was used to produce all screenshots in this manual These screenshots may vary if you are using any other operating system but the principle is the same Preface gt 2 EMERGENCY FIRST AID Take care with toner powder If swallowed give small amounts of cold water and seek medical attention DO NOT attempt to induce vomiting If inhaled move the person to an open area for fresh air Seek medical attention If it gets into the eyes flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes keeping eyelids open Seek medical attention Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing MANUFACTURER Oki Data Corporation 4 11 22 Shibaura Minato ku Tokyo 108 8551 Japan IMPORTER TO THE EU AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE Oki Europe Limited trading as Oki Printing Solutions Oki Europe Limited Blays House Wick Road
27. to normal room light for more than 5 minutes If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or very bright room lighting Replacing consumable items gt 59 4 10 Locate the two fasteners a at each side of the belt and the lifting bar b at the front end Turn the two fasteners 90 to the left This will release the belt from the printer chassis Pull the lifting bar b upwards so that belt tilts up towards the front and withdraw the belt unit from the printer Lower the new belt unit into place with the lifting bar at the front and the drive gear towards the rear of the printer Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer Turn the two fasteners a 90 to the right until they lock This will secure the belt unit in place Replace the four image drums complete with their toner cartridges into the printer in the same sequence as they came out cyan nearest the rear magenta yellow and black nearest the front Finally close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed Replacing consumable items gt 60 FUSER REPLACEMENT The fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units WARNING If the p
28. your documents will use this overlay Then click the Add button 3 to add this overlay to the list of defined overlays 3 Repeat for any other related overlays When done click the ai Close button 4 to close the window b IAN A te r x ID Value s The example illustrated shows two overlays defined one for a cover page and one for continuation pages Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 50 6 Remember that names and IDs of overlay files must be entered exactly as they appeared in the Storage Device Manager project window Remember also that names are case sensitive If you forgot to note the overlay name or ID when you created them you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file or the printer s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there The new overlays will now appear in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties window When done click OK to close the printing preferences window Your new overlays are now ready and available to be used for any future documents you wish PRINTING WITH PCL OVERLAYS Once wish you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters The first prints on just the top page and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages 1 Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software
29. CL how to create ee 49 printing with OVerlaYS ceeeeeeeeeeee 50 51 Overlays PostScript defining in the Windows A i 47 how to create ccce 46 printing with overlays 48 P Paper jam clearing ncesc 73 jam error codes 74 loading cassette trays 12 loading letterhead recommended types supported sheet sizes 10 Print order face down stacker 13 face up stacker 13 Printer OVeErvieW ceeeeeeeee 8 S Secure documents PFINtiNG iiini oi 18 Secure printing mn dT Store to hard disk 19 Switching off correctly 30 T Toner how to replace se life expectancy Transparencies recommended types 10 U Upgrades MEMOLY moi ety 65 Index gt 82 OKI EUROPE LIMITED Blays House Wick Road Egham Surrey TW20 OHJ United Kingdom Tel 44 0 208 219 2190 Fax 44 0 208 219 2199 WWW OKIEXECUTIVESERIES COM 07096401 iss 2
30. ES8430 OKI PRINTING SOLUTIONS ba mn User s Guide EXECUTIVE SERIES CREATED BY OKI PRINTING SOLUTIONS PREFACE Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from http www okiexecutiveseries com Copyright 2008 Oki Europe Ltd All rights reserved Oki Oki Printing Solutions and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of
31. ION LED is lit if ENABLED Near Life LED Enable Disable Controls the settings of the Attention LED when near end of life warning of toner drum fuser or belt occurs Attention LED is lit when enabled not lit if disabled Displays LCD message The temporary recovery by opening and closing of the cover in Life error is not included Menu functions gt 40 ITEM Change Password New Password SETTINGS XXXXXXXXXXXXXX EXPLANATION Sets a new password to enter Admin Setup menu From 6 to 12 alpha numeric digits can be entered Verify password XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Forces the User to input the new password to enter Admin Setup From 6 to 12 alpha numeric digits can be entered Settings Reset Settings Execute Resets EEPROM of CU Resets User menu to the factory default If Execute is selected exits from the menu Save Settings Execute Saves menus currently set With this function the menus with which operation was last performed are saved and overwrites with them menus that were previously saved When the Enter button is pressed the following confirmation message appears Are You Sure Yes No When No is selected the preceding menus are restored When Yes is selected the current menu settings are saved and this menu is exited CALIBRATION ITEM Auto Density Mode SETTINGS On Off EXPLANATION Enables disables automatic density adju
32. MINISTRATOR BOOT MENU This menu is only accessible to System Administrators In order to gain access to this menu follow the instructions in This menu is in ENGLISH only default settings in bold type Parallel Setup This menu controls the operation of the printer s Parallel data interface ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Enter Password XXXXXXXXXXXX Enter a password to gain entry to the Admin menu Password should be from 6 to 12 digits of alpha numeric characters or mix The default value is aaaaaa The printer will restart after the Boot Menu Parallel Enable Disable Enables or disables the parallel port Bi direction Enable Disable ENABLE DISABLE the bi directional capability of the parallel interface ECP Enable Disable Extended Capabilities Port enables disables this function ACK Width Sets ACK width for compatible reception Narrow 0 5Hs Medium 1 0us Wide 3 0us ACK Busy Timing Ack In Busy Sets the order to output the BUSY and ACK signal for Ack While Busy compatible reception I prime Disable Sets time to enable disable I prime signal 3usec 50usec Offline Receive Enable Disable To Enable disable of this function When set to Enable the interface retains a receive possible state even when switching to Offline Interface sends the BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or a service call occurs USB Setup This menu controls the operation of the printer s
33. ORED JOB Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to enter the first digit of your PIN then press ENTER Repeat step 3 to enter the remaining three digits Press ENTER to confirm you wish to print the document Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to select the number of collated copies you require Press ENTER to print your document When all required copies have been printed your document is automatically deleted from the machines hard disk It is also possible to print and delete secure documents remotely from your PC using the Storage Device Manager utility DELETING A SECURE PRINT DOCUMENT If you change your mind about printing a secure document you can delete it from the machine s hard disk without printing it first 1 2 Follow steps 1 to 4 in the above procedure for printing the document Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to highlight the DELETE option and press ENTER If necessary use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to highlight the YES choice and press ENTER to confirm the deletion Your document is deleted from the machine s hard disk without printing Security gt 18 STORE TO HARD DISK This feature allows print jobs to be created on the PC and stored on the machine s hard disk for printing on demand This is good for forms generic memos letterhead stationery etc If you use this feature for standard forms for example you can walk up to the machine at any time and print off your forms witho
34. PR see machine operator Set panel for complete list Letter O Enable Disable Specifies the style that replaces 9B and Y 9D with Style ou and zero Zero Normal Slashed Specifies the style of 0 zero SLASHED SLASH ZERO Character Line Pitch 6 8 LPI Sets line space White On Off Sets whether to eject a blank sheet Available only when Page Skip simplex is set CR Function CR CR LF Sets action when CR code is received LF Function LF LF CR Sets action when LF code is received Line Length 80 136 Column Specifies the number of characters per line Form Length 11 11 7 12 inch Specifies the length of paper TOF Position 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sets the position from the top edge of paper inch Left Margin 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sets the amount to shift the horizontal print start position inch to the right Fit to Enable Disable Sets the printing mode that can fit print data equivalent Letter to 11 inches 66 lines in the LETTER size printable area Text Same Diff Sets height of a character Height SAME Regardless of CPI same height DIFF According to CPI character heights vary Continuous On Off Sets printer for using continous feed stationary Paper Mode Menu functions gt 36 ITEM EPSON FX Setup SETTINGS EXPLANATION Character 10 CPI 12 CPI Specifies character pitch in Epson FX emulation Pitch 17 CPI 20 CPI Proportional Character SET 2 Sets a characte
35. Settings El Use MP tray as manual feed C Gostom Sze tetas E Gto 5 If you have two trays and you are printing from the 1st upper tray you can pull out the 2nd lower tray during printing to reload it However if printing from the 2nd lower tray do not pull out the ist upper tray This will cause a paper jam If 3 trays are fitted this applies to trays 1 amp 2 if printing from the 3rd lower tray 6 For face down printing make sure the face up rear stacker 3 is closed the paper exits from the top of the printer Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets depending on paper weight 7 For face up printing make sure the face up rear stacker 3 is open and the paper support 4 is extended Paper is stacked in reverse order and tray capacity is approximately 100 sheets depending on paper weight Y 8 Always use the face up rear stacker for heavy paper card stock etc CAUTION Do not open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam Loading paper gt 13 To prevent paper jams gt Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper gt Do not overfill the paper tray Capacity depends on the type of paper stock gt Do not load damaged paper gt Do not load paper of different sizes or types at the same time gt Do not pull the paper tray out during printing except as described above for the 2nd tray Close the p
36. aaa a a aa EDE MSANE Anine BAe a i 17 S curep rinten Aea a a a a a eee a A A arana wher a EROT Ul ter 17 Sending the documenti ooo 17 Printing the document aa ee 18 Deleting a secure print document 1 saa aaa 18 Store to Hard disk s rerea as A Se eae 19 Sending the document ssri eai aae e e a i ee 19 Printing the document suasana aa a ee 19 Deleting a stored document a sa saa a a a a E a es 20 Encrypted secure printing sssaaa aaa aaa 20 Sending the documents sv wesine ii LA a E a ia aa ee ee A a a 21 Printing the document suasana aa ee 21 Menu functions iiac sa ad es 22 Operator Panels ceden 5 ice eee 2 aed oe A A ale ed ee ee ee A 22 How to change the settings USer 0 002 eee es 23 How to change the settings Administrator o o o ooo ooooo o 23 Configuration MENU yea ir ee eR ee A 24 Print information Menu o o o o o oeer 25 Print secure JOD ia ii a a di Bie Soe eee we pet 26 Menusa fie iw ee Re a RRR EW oe Ee Heal a ne me eee el a 27 Shutdown MeN ve sve ee a eo wee we a ee Se ee ee 30 AMI SEtUD ia boa tig sie ch a ed 31 Calibration a eae bale ta Siew o ee SR 41 Administrator Boot Menu es 42 Print Statistics Ment ceperan Sar a oaths ag ete BAYS 45 Overlays and Macros Windows ONly lt lt lt lt lt 46 What are overlays and Macros aaua e es 46 Creating PostScript OVerlayS 0 0 ooo uu e 46 Creating t
37. able USB specification version2 0 shielded Transmission mode High speed 480Mbps 0 25 maximum Network 10 Base T 100 Base TX Parallel Interface 36 pin Centronics type receptacle IEEE 1284 1994 Duty cycle 50 000 pages per month max 10 000 pages per month average MTBF 100 000 pages MTTR 20 minutes Toner life Starter CMYK 2 000 A4 pages 5 coverage 750 pages used to initially charge image drum Replacement K 7 500 A4 pages 5 coverage C M amp Y 7 000 A4 pages 5 coverage Image drum life 20 000 A4 pages average Belt life 80 000 A4 pages at 3 pages per job Fuser life 100 000 A4 pages at 3 pages per job Power supply 220 to 240VAC 50 60 Hz 2 Power consumption Operating 1350W peak 570 W av 25 C Idle 200 W typical 25 C Power saving P lt 17W Operating environment Operating 10 to 32 C 20 to 80 RH optimum 25 C wet 2 C dry Off O to 43 C 10 to 90 RH optimum 26 8 C wet 2 C dry Print environment 30 to 73 RH 10 C 30 to 54 RH O 32 C 10 to 32 C 30 RH 10 to 27 C 80 RH Colour 17 to 27 C 50 to 0 RH Noise Levels Operating Mono Colour less than 54dBa Standby Mode less than 37dBa Power Saving Mode Background level a Exit method is limited by paper size media weight and paper feed b To comply with the requirements of Energy Star when no data is present for a set period of time the printer goes into a power saving mode The printer has a wake up feature whic
38. aper tray gently MULTI PURPOSE TRAY 1 Open the multi purpose tray 1 2 Fold out the paper supports 2 3 Press gently down on the paper platform 3 to ensure it is latched down 4 Load the paper and adjust the paper guides 4 to the size of paper being used gt For single sided printing on A4 headed paper load the paper into the multi purpose tray with pre printed side up and left hand edge LEF top edge SEF into the printer gt For two sided duplex printing on A4 headed paper load the paper with pre printed side down and left hand edge LEF top edge SEF away from the printer Optional duplex unit must be installed for this function gt Envelopes should be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer Do not select duplex printing on envelopes gt Do not exceed the paper capacity of about 100 sheets or 10 envelopes Maximum stacking depth is 10mm Loading paper gt 14 5 Press the tray latch button 5 inwards to release the paper platform so that the paper is lifted and gripped in place Set the correct paper size for the multi purpose tray in the Media Menu see Menu Functions Loading paper gt 15 OPERATION USING THE MACHINE gt For full details of how to use the machine and any optional accessories to print jobs efficiently and effectively please refer to the Printing Guide and the Barcode Guide gt For full details of how to access and use
39. are now ready and available to be used for any future documents you wish PRINTING WITH POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters The first prints on just the top page and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages 1 Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software Remember if necessary to format the document so that it will fit within the appropriate space Open your application s Print dialogue and choose any options you will require ensuring that the target printer is your PostScript printer driver in which the overlays have been defined Click the Properties button to open the Printing Preferences window On the Overlays tab choose Use Overlay from the drop down list 1 Click on the first overlay 2 you wish to use In this example it is the Cover Page overlay Then click the Add button 3 If you want to use another overlay in this case it is the Continuation page click the second overlay 4 and then click the Add button 3 again When you have selected all the overlays you want to use for this document click OK MAX 32 aa ors La Finally in your application s print dialogue click OK to begin printing Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 48 CREATING PCL OVERLAYS Three steps are required to cr
40. e is being fed from tray 2 3 because parts of tray 1 are used to guide paper fed from tray 2 This also applies to tray 2 when paper is being fed from tray 3 MULTI PURPOSE TRAY The multi purpose tray can handle the same sizes as the cassette trays but in weights up to 220g m2 For very heavy paper stock use the face up rear paper stacker This ensures that the paper path through the printer is almost straight The multi purpose tray can feed paper widths as small as 64mm and lengths up to 1320mm banner printing For paper lengths exceeding 431 8mm use paper stock up to 128g m2 and the face up rear paper stacker Use the multi purpose tray for printing on envelopes and transparencies Up to 50 sheets of transparencies or 10 envelopes can be loaded at one time subject to a maximum stacking depth of 10mm Paper or transparencies should be loaded print side up and top edge into the printer Do not use the duplex two sided printing function FACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g m2 standard paper and can handle paper stocks up to 176g m2 Pages printed in reading order page 1 first will be sorted in reading order last page on top facing down FACE UP STACKER The face up stacker at the rear of the printer should be opened and the tray extension pulled out when required for use In this condition paper will exit via this path regardless of driver settings The
41. ea Menu functions gt 34 ITEM PCL Setup cont SETTINGS EXPLANATION True On Off Sets whether to use Composite Black cmyk mixed or Black Pure Black K only for the black 100 in image data OFF Mode using Composite Black ON Mode using Pure Black PCL only Pen Width On Off When minimum width is specified in PCL sometimes a 1 Adjust dot line looks broken With PEN WIDTH Adjust set to ON when the minimum width is specified the line width will be emphasized so as to look wider than a 1 dot line With PEN WIDTH Adjust set to OFF the line will appear as before Tray 2 ID 1 5 59 Sets the to specify Tray 2 for the paper feed destination command ESC amp l H in PCL5e emulation Displayed only if Tray 2 is installed Tray 3 ID 1 20 59 Sets the to specify Tray 3 for the paper feed destination command ESC amp l H in PCL5e emulation Displayed only if Tray 3 is installed MPTray ID 1 4 59 Sets the to specify the MP tray for the paper feed destination command ESC amp l H in PCL5e emulation Menu functions gt 35 ITEM IBM PPR Setup SETTINGS EXPLANATION Character 10 CPI Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR emulation Pitch 12 CPI 17 CPI 20 CPI Proportional Font 12CPI to Specifies 12CPI pitch for Condense Mode Condense 20CPI 12CPI to 12CPI Character SET 2 Sets a character set Set SET 1 Symbol IBM 437 Sets the Symbol Set for IBM P
42. eate an overlay 1 2 Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer PRN file Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file and download the generated filter BIN files to the printer Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any future document When printing files to disk do not select any special features such as two sided printing or multiple copies These are not appropriate to macros they apply only to your final documents CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE 1 2 5 6 Use your preferred application perhaps a graphics program to create the required image and Save it Open your application s Print dialogue 1 we Make sure that the selected printer name 1 is that of your PCL printer driver Select the Print To File 2 option When prompted for a print file name enter a meaningful name with the extension PRN Close your application CREATE AND DOWNLOAD MACROS 1 2 From the Windows Start menu start Storage Device Manager SDM and allow SDM to discover the printer Choose Printers gt New Project to start a new project Choose Printers gt Filter Macro File The Filter Printer Patterns dialogue box appears Make any adjustments in the settings that you need and then clic
43. ed ITEM ACTION EXPLANATION Encrypted Job Not Found Used for printing an encrypted authentication print job Print Encrypted Job stored in HDD Delete After inputting a password Searching Job is displayed until a job appropriate for the password is found Searching time increases in proportion to the number of jobs stored in HDD and the printer may take up to 20 sec The search can be cancelled by holding down the Cancel button Not Found will be displayed where a file which could be printed is not available The following message will appear if a printable file is available Encrypted Job Print Delete A set of all jobs will be printed if Print is selected and the Enter button is pressed The following message will appear if Delete is selected Are You Sure Yes No The display will return to the source menu if No is selected All jobs will be deleted if Yes is selected Print jobs with encrypted authentication stored in HDD are deleted by a delete method specified by the driver after printing or a delete instruction from the menu Stored Job Not Found Used to print out a stored job in a HDD Print Not Found will be displayed where a file which could be Delete printed is not available The following message will appear if a printable file is available Stored Job Print Delete When Print is selected Set Collating Amount is displayed and the number of pages to print can be specified Specify the number o
44. ellow 20 000 A4 pages 01247401 Fuser 100 000 A4 pages 01206601 Transport belt 80 000 A4 3 job 01206701 Average life 20 pages at continuous print 50 pages at 3 pages per job and 30 pages at 1 page per job Replacing consumable items gt 52 TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT CAUTION To avoid toner wastage and possible toner sensor errors do not change the toner cartridge s until TONER EMPTY is displayed For the protection of your product and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full functionality this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner cartridges Any other toner cartridge may not operate at all even if it is described as compatible and if it does work your product s performance and print quality may be degraded Non genuine original products may invalidate your warranty The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder It is contained in four cartridges one each for cyan magenta yellow and black Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly inside the pack that the new one came in Follow any regulations recommendations etc which may be in force concerning waste recycling If you do spill any toner powder lightly brush it off If this is not enough use a cool damp cloth to remove any residue Do not use hot water and ne
45. elp Button Provides advice when an error such as incorrect paper size occurs 10 Shut Down Restart Button When held for a few seconds carries out the correct shutdown restart procedure to prevent possible machine damage Menu functions gt 22 HOW TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS USER It should be noted that many of these settings can be and often are overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers However several of the driver settings can be left at Printer Setting which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus Where applicable factory default settings are shown in bold type in the following tables In the normal operating condition known as standby the printer s LCD window will show Ready to Print In this condition to enter the menu system press the up and down Menu buttons on the operator panel to move up and down through the list of menus until the menu you wish to view is displayed Then proceed as follows 1 Press Enter to enter the menu 2 Use the up or down Menu buttons on the control panel to scroll through the menus When the item you want to change is displayed press Enter to view the sub menus for that item 3 Use the up or down Menu buttons to move up and down through the sub menu items When the item you want to change is displayed press Enter to display the setting 4 Use the up or down Menu buttons to move up and down through the ava
46. entre with the coloured lever to the right lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first a pushing it against the spring on the drum unit then lower the right end of the cartridge down onto the image drum unit b Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated push the coloured lever c towards the rear of the printer This will lock the cartridge into place and release toner into the image drum unit Finally close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed Replacing consumable items gt 55 IMAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT CAUTION A Static sensitive devices handle with care The printer contains four image drums cyan magenta yellow and black 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully If the printer has been powered on the fuser will be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Note the positions of the four cartridges a and image drums b It is essential that they go back in the same order 3 Holding it by its top centre lift the image drum complete with its toner cartridge up and out of the printer Replacing consumable items gt 56 u Put the assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum s
47. es place Hard disk initialization and partition size change will be executed at Power Off On cycle If one partition size is modified the others are also modified If any partition size is modified Initialization of HDD needs to be executed as well If a previously used HDD is installed HDD initialization also takes place If a HDD which has been used before is installed the layout of this menu may be different from that of each partition The previously used layout will be displayed In Non PS machines PS is replaced by COMMON so the message is displayed as PCL COMMON COMMON Format Partition PCL Common PS Formats a specified partition When the Enter button is pressed the following confirmation message appears Are You Sure Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu If Yes is selected the following confirmation message appears Execute Now Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu The request to execute partition formatting is put into the memory and formatting will be executed at next power cycle If Yes is selected shutdown takes place and the partition is formatted at power Off On cycle In Non PS machines PS is replaced by Common so the message is displayed as PCL Common Common System Setup Near Life Status Enable Disable Sets the LCD display control whennear life warning of a drum fuser or trancfer belt occurs ATTENT
48. etters a to z are all valid If you would like a prompt at the machine for the job password click the Always ask for password checkbox below the password entry Select the required erase option for your print job No overwrite simply erases a print job without over writing the job with data This erase method poses a risk of the print job being reconstructed Zero out once erases a print job after over writing it with data once This erase method is safer than the No overwrite option however it still poses a risk of the print job being reconstructed Multiple Random Overwrites erases a print job after over writing it with data three times This is the safest method of erasing a print job however it takes longer to complete the job Select the Auto Erase Time out period Specify a period of time hours minutes during which the print job is stored in the machine s HDD When this period expires the print job is automatically erased from the HDD Click OK to accept your changes Click OK to close the Printer Properties window Print your document PRINTING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section Printing the document on page 19 for printing a secure document In this case you will enter your password and the document will be erased from the hard disk depending on the options you specified when sending the document to print Security gt 21 MENU FUNCTIONS This section list
49. f pages to print and press the Enter button The following message will appear if Delete is selected Are You Sure Yes No If No is selected the display will return to the previous menu If Yes is selected all jobs will be deleted Menu functions gt 26 MENUS ITEM Tray Configuration ACTION Paper feed Tray 1 MPT EXPLANATION Select tray default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Note Optional additional trays shown if fitted Auto Tray Switch On Off Switches Auto ON OFF default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Tray Sequence Down Up Paperfeed Unit of Measurement Inch millimeter Selects Tray sequence Down Up Paper feed Tray default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Selects UOM Inches or millimeter default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Trayi Configuration Default Paper size Cassette Custom Media Type Plain Letterhead Bond recycled Card stock Rough Glossy User type 1 5 Media Weight Light Medium Light Medium Heavy Configure Paper Size Media Type Media Weight Defines default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button User type 1 to 5 are displayed only if registered in the host PC Tray 2 Configuration if fitted Default Paper size Cassette Custom Media Type Plain Letterhead Bond recycled
50. g as data is RGB 4 PCL binary data Color Monochrome Menu functions gt 32 ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Print Setup Mono Print Auto Sets the monochrome print speed Prints at the most cont Speed Mono 32ppm appropriate speed for page process if Auto is set Color Speed Prints always at the color print speed if Color is set Mixed Speed Prints always at the monochrome print speed if Normal is set Prints always at 26ppm of the gradation print speed for both color and monochrome print if High Quality is set Default Portrait Specifies print orientation Orientation Landscape Not valid for PS valid only for PCL IBMPPR EPSONFX HP GL2 Form Length 5 lines Sets the number of lines that can be printed on a page x Not valid for PS valid only for PCL HP GL2 64 lines Default values listed to the left are for Letter A4 In re practice however they change according to the size of loaded in the tray 128 lines Ps De Edit Size Cassette Size Sets the size of an area to draw when the host PC does A3 A4 Short not specify the size via the paper edit size designating Edge A4 Long command Not valid for PS only for PCL Edge A5 A6 B4 B5 Short Edge B5 Longt Edge Legal14 Legal13 5 Legal13 Tabloid Letter Short Edge Letter Long Edge Executive Custom Com 10 Envelope DL Envelope C5 C4 X Dimension 64 mm Specifies paper width of Custom paper as a default value Sets a paper size at right angles to the
51. ge Device Manager DEFINING OVERLAYS This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use 1 Open the Printers called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP window via the Start menu or the Windows Control Panel Right click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from the pop up menu On the Overlay tab click the New button Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 47 8 9 In the Define Overlays window enter a suitable name 2 for this overlay and choose which page s 3 of your 2 documents will use this overlay Overlay Name Letterhead Overlay Print on Pages Custom Pages Enter the name of the overlay file 4 exactly as it appeared E in the Storage Device Manager project window Remember 4 p eee amt Add that this name is case sensitive i O If you forgot to note the overlay names when you created them you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file or the printer s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there Click Add 5 to add this overlay into the defined overlays list Click OK to close the Define Overlay window The new overlay now appears in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties window Repeat the above procedure if you wish to define more overlays When done click OK to close the printer properties window Your new overlays
52. h when initiated from a host device or the operator panel will revert the printer to its running mode Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks acknowledged Specifications gt 81 INDEX B Belt how to replace life expectancy C Cleaning the LED head 62 D Duplex how to install 64 paper size and weight Mis ani 11 E Envelopes AAA 14 F Fuser how to replace 61 life expectancy 52 H Hard disk drive how to install 68 I Image drum how to replace ccc 56 life expectancy 52 L Labels recommended types 10 M Major printer components and paper path eee 73 Menu functions eee 22 Admin Setups 31 Administrator Boot Mela 42 Language Setup 4 Parallel Setup 42 Power Setup ecce 44 Print Statistics Menu 45 Security Setup 43 Storage Setup 44 Storage System 43 USB Setup 2 42 Calibration 41 Changing the settings Administrator 23 Changing the settings USEASSA 23 Configuration Menu 24 Men lia east nescence cies 27 Menus add te 27 Operator Panel 22 Print information menu 25 Print secure Job 26 Shutdown menu sse 30 Menus ROW tO USE 22 Multi purpose tray ROW tO USE 14 paper metrics eeen 11 O Overlays and macros GONE Al 2 csicceeeseseneeedeusetses 46 Overlays P
53. he overlay image o ooo 46 Create and download the project 0000 eee ee ee 47 Contents gt 4 Test printing the overlay 0 es 47 Defining OVErla YS ra aaa a ed eae eee asa ee Raha ee ae he 47 Printing with PostScript OVerlayS cs 48 Creating PEL Overlaysis s 622k ahd od heed MAREE Ae weg E 49 Creating the overlay image naana aaa ee 49 Create and download macros 0000 eee ee 49 Test printingithe Macro ioes sata Ga a eRe es 50 Defining overlay S aai S28 gk ae ee hw ee OK ea has We ed a as 50 Printing with PCL overlayS o o e 51 Replacing consumable items 000 eee ee 52 Consumable order details sieg icen oa a aE ee 52 Toner cartridge replacement aasa a a ee 53 Image drum replacement saaa a a ee 56 Transfer belt replacement ooo o coco 59 Fuser replacements i nra aa A a Ae eee dd WE 61 Cleaning the LED head cio it ek Bae ek a ee OW eee ed 62 Installing upgrades 1 0 0 c ee a i a a a a 63 Duplex Units cerd eni es ewe eal ee ate eh a woe ea Bs 64 Memory upgrade cs 65 Hard diskidAVE thse a ah ete Be pa al tome Gao Belge Se Pa ae ee Ga Ea 68 Additional paper trays ir serra a aa alk Sete i we GR aes 70 Adjusting printer drivers a wx coke Soe ee a We ees Be EE ie ee ee 71 WINGOWS aaas gti nee a ea ded Mocs teak o Aa Goan 71 MacintOS iii ane aoe Bae ee ede E wale a We hoe HS Be 71 Storage Cabinet tri a Oa none Pn EA tn oe eee
54. he rear of the machine 8 Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser replace the four image drums into the drum cavity making sure to locate them in the correct order Clearing paper jams gt 77 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre lower it into place in the printer locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity 9 Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets 10 Open the rear exit tray a and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area b gt Pull out any sheets found in this area gt If the sheet is low down in this area and difficult to remove it is probably still gripped by the fuser In this case raise the top cover reach around and press down on the fuser pressure release lever 11 If you are not using the rear exit tray close it once any paper has been removed from this area 12 If a duplex unit is fitted lift lever a and lower the duplex unit cover and pull out any sheets found in this area Close the duplex unit cover Clearing paper jams gt 78 13 Pull down the MP Tray using the depressions b Lift the front cover release lever and lower the front cover 14 Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find then close the cover 15 Pull ou
55. icon for this printer and choose Properties from the pop up menu 3 Onthe Device Options tab check the box for the upgrade you have just installed 4 Click OK to close the properties window and then close the Printers window MACINTOSH If you have added additional hardware to your printer these must be enabled in the printer driver Additional hardware may include extra paper trays a printer hard disk or a duplex unit NOTE This is required for IP and Bonjour connections only USB and AppleTalk connections are normally configured automatically Leopard Mac OS X 10 5 1 Open the Mac OS X Print amp Fax Preferences Ensure your machine is selected Select Options amp Supplies Select Driver MOA W N Select any options appropriate to your hardware and click OK Tiger Mac OS X 10 4 1 Open the Mac OS X Print amp Fax Preferences Ensure your machine is selected Select Printer Setup Select the menu and choose Installable Options AUN Select any options appropriate to your hardware and click Apply Changes Installing upgrades gt 71 Panther Mac OS X 10 3 Open the Mac OS X Print amp Fax Preferences Select Printing Select Set Up Printers Ensure your machine is selected and select Show Info Select the menu and choose Installable Options Oo i W NoE Select any options appropriate to your hardware and click Apply Changes STORAGE CABINET Instructions f
56. ics program to create the required overlay image and save it 2 Open your application s Print dialogue 3 Make sure that the selected printer name 1 is that of your PostScript printer driver 4 Select the Print To File 2 option 5 Click the Properties button 3 to open the Document Properties window 6 On the Overlay tab choose Create Form from the drop down list 4 7 Click OK to close the Document Properties window 8 Click OK again to close the Print dialogue Defined Overlay Max 32 Overlay TP 9 When prompted for a print file name enter a meaningful name with the extension PRN 10 Close your application Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 46 CREATE AND DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT 1 oh ope e 10 11 From the Windows Start menu start Storage Device Manager SDM and allow SDM to discover the printer Choose Printers gt New Project Choose Printers Add File to Project Set the Files of Type drop down list to PRN Files prn Navigate to the folder where the PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set You can have more than one printer PRN file in a project For example one for top pages and another for continuation pages Use standard Windows techniques Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to Click Open to add these files
57. ilable settings for the sub menu item When the item you want to change is displayed press Enter to display the setting An asterisk will appear next to the setting indicating that this setting is currently in effect 5 Do one of the following gt Press Back again to move up to the list of menus Or gt Press On Line or Cancel to exit from the menu system and return to standby NOTE When you have changed any settings in the USB menu turn the printer OFF then ON again HOW TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS ADMINISTRATOR You can set whether to ENABLE or DISABLE each category in the user menu Disabled categories are not displayed in the User s menu Only a system administrator can change these settings 1 Turn OFF the printer 2 Turn ON the printer while pressing the Enter button When Boot Menu appears take your finger off the button 3 Press the Enter button 4 When Enter Password appears press the up or down MENU button each time followed by Enter then Enter several times to input the 1st line of the your password and then press the Enter button Enter your 4 to 9 digit password The default password is aaaaaa 5 Press the Enter button 6 Press the up or down Menu button until the category you want to change is displayed 7 When it is press the Enter button 8 Press the up or down Menu button until the item you want to change is displayed 9 When it is displayed press the En
58. inter and open the top cover 2 Gently wipe the LED head surface with a soft tissue CAUTION Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the LED head as damage to the lens surface will occur 3 Close the top cover Replacing consumable items gt 62 INSTALLING UPGRADES This section explains how to install optional equipment into your printer This includes gt duplex two sided printing unit page 64 additional RAM memory page 65 gt hard disk drive page 68 gt additional paper tray s page 70 gt cabinet page 72 Installing upgrades gt 63 DUPLEX UNIT The duplex unit adds the function of two sided printing using less paper and making large documents easier to handle It also enables booklet printing which uses even less paper and makes large documents even easier to handle The duplex unit slides straight into the rear of the printer and requires no tools to install 1 2 3 Unpack the new unit and remove any transit material from it Switch the printer off It is not necessary to disconnect the AC power cable Ensure that the unit is the right way up as shown and push it into the slot behind the rear panel The panel will swing inwards as you push the unit into it Push the unit all the way in until it stops and latches home l Switch the printer on and wait for it to warm up about 1 minute Print a menu map as follows a Press the Enter button
59. it CAUTION Do not use any sharp or abrasive objects to separate sheets from the belt This may damage the belt surface a To remove a sheet with its leading edge at the front of the belt 1 carefully lift the sheet from the belt and pull it forwards into the internal drum cavity and withdraw the sheet b To remove a sheet from the central area of the belt 2 carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet c To remove a sheet just entering the fuser 3 separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt lift the fuser pressure release levers 4 up and press toward the rear to release the fuser s grip on the sheet and withdraw the sheet through the drum cavity area NOTE If the sheet is well advanced into the fuser only a short length is still visible do not attempt to pull it back Follow the next steps Clearing paper jams gt 76 d To remove a sheet in the fuser pull the retaining lever a towards the front of the printer to release the fuser Withdraw the fuser unit using the handle b Lift the fuser pressure release levers c up and press toward the rear to release the fuser s grip on the sheet Pull the trapped paper from the fuser al e Replace fuser unit into the machine and move locking lever a toward t
60. k OK Example If you create a black oval in MS Paint and leave all the colour command filters checked the black oval will print as a black rectangle when the overlay is used To maintain the oval shape turn off deselect the Configure Image Data Palette ID and Palette Control filters Set the Files of Type drop down list to PRN Files prn Navigate to the folder where the overlay PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set You can have more than one macro file in a project For example one for top pages and another for continuation pages Use standard Windows techniques Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to Click Open to add these files to the current project You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer directly into the project window if you prefer When a message box appears confirming that a filter file has been created click OK to clear the message The project window will display one BIN file for each printer file added Make a careful note of the name and ID number for each of the files You will need them later Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 49 9 10 If you wish to edit the names or ID numbers double click the file entry and edit the details Volume details are as follows O printer s disk drive PCL partition 1 printer s disk drive Common partition diskO printer s disk drive
61. k unit is installed Installing upgrades gt 69 ADDITIONAL PAPER TRAY S 1 Switch the printer off and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Place additional paper tray s on desired location 3 Observing safety rules for lifting and using locating guides a place printer on top of the additional paper tray s 4 Re connect the AC power cable and switch the printer ON All that remains is to adjust the printer driver to make full use of the new features Adjusting printer drivers on page 71 Installing upgrades gt 70 ADJUSTING PRINTER DRIVERS Once your new upgrade has been installed you may need to update the Windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your Windows applications Remember that if your printer is shared between users on different computers the driver must be adjusted on each user s machine The illustrations shown here are for Windows XP Other Windows versions may appear slightly different but the principles are the same If you have installed a memory upgrade it is not necessary to change the printer driver and you can ignore this section If you have installed a duplex unit hard disk or paper tray s proceed as follows WINDOWS 1 Open the Printers window called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP via the Start Menu or from the Windows be a Control Panel e RE PR I Duplex Option Unit E Printer Hard Disk 2 Right click the printer
62. labels with ease Support for Windows Vista operating system Additionally the following optional features are also available gt gt Automatic two sided duplex printing for economical use of paper and compact printing of larger documents standard on dn models Additional paper trays for loading a further 530 1060 sheets to minimise operator intervention or different paper stocks for letterhead stationery alternative paper sizes or other print media Additional memory allows printing of more complex pages For example high resolution banner printing Internal hard disk drive for Secure printing storage of overlays macros and downloadable fonts and automatic collation of multiple copies of multipage documents and the download of ICC Profiles Storage Cabinet Introduction gt 7 PRINTER OVERVIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Output stacker face down Front cover release lever Standard printed copy delivery point Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g m2 2 Operator panel Multi purpose tray release lever Top cover release button LED heads Fuser 10 Toner cartridges C M Y K 11 ID units C M Y Y Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel RA a 3 Paper tray Standard blank paper tray Holds up to 300 sheets of 80g m2 paper Multi purpose tray Used for feeding heavier paper stocks envelopes and other special media Also for manual feeding of single sheets when required
63. lected computers can cover from two or three small LANs to a large LAN but may not work effectively when the network is connected to a HUB with a spanning tree feature Hub Link Auto Negotiate Sets a method to link to a HUB When Auto is set a Setting 100Base TX Full connection method to a HUB is selected automatically 100Base TX Half 10Base T Full 10Base T Half Factory Execute Specifies whether to initialize the network factory default Defaults settings for the Network Print Setup Personality Auto Selects a printer language PostScript PCL IBM PPR EPSON FX Copies 1 999 Selects the default number of copies Duplex On Off Specifies Duplex print option if a Duplex unit is installed and enabled Binding Long Edge Specifies Binding in duplex printing if a Duplex unit is Short Edge installed and enabled Media Check Enable Sets whether the printer checks the matching of printed Disable data size and that of the tray Only standard sizes are checked Resolution 600dpi Sets default resolution 600x1200dpi 600dpi multi level Toner Save On Off This function works effectively only if the data input is Mode color RGB data This setting is valid in PS and PCL but does not take effect in the following cases 1 PS If Color Matching is set OFF 2 PS If any setting other than ASIC Color Matching is set 3 PS CMYK data when Ink Simulation Mode is used valid in any other cases except Case 1 and Case 2 above as lon
64. n is available only with PS language jobs Japan UCR Low Selects limitation to the toner layer thickness Medium If paper curl occurs in dark printing selecting MEDIUM or High LIGHT sometimes helps reduce this curl UCR Under Color Removal CMY 100 Enable Disable Enable Disable 100 output against the CMY100 TRC Density compensation Ordinarily the TRC compensation function holds control for the appropriate print density thus 100 output is not always possible Selecting ENABLE will enable 100 output in any individual color The actual print including the TRC compensation function is limited to an appropriate area This function is for special purposes such as specification in CMYK color reduction in PS CMYK On Off Setting to OFF will simplify the conversion process of Conversion CMYK data which will reduce the processing time This setting is ignored when Ink Simulation function is used PS only Memory Receive Auto Sets the size of receive buffer Setup Buffer Size 0 5 megabyte 1 megabyte 2 megabyte 4 megabyte 8 megabyte 16 megabyte Resource Auto Sets the size of resource saving area Save Off 0 5 megabyte 1 megabyte 2 megabyte 4 megabyte 8 megabyte 16 megabyte Menu functions gt 38 ITEM HDD Setup SETTINGS EXPLANATION This item is displayed only if a HDD option is installed Initialize Execute Initializes the HDD to the factory default setting Machine performs parti
65. o lock the toner cartridge onto the new image drum unit and release toner into it 10 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre lower it into place in the printer locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity 11 Finally close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed NOTE If you need to return or transport your printer for any reason please make sure you remove the image drum unit beforehand and place in the bag provided This is to avoid toner spillage Replacing consumable items gt 58 TRANSFER BELT REPLACEMENT The belt unit is located under the four image drums This unit requires replacement approximately every 80 000 pages Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser will be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Note the positions of the four toner cartridges a and image drums b It is essential that they go back in the same order 3 Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light CAUTION The green image drum surface at the base of each cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive Do not touch it and do not expose it
66. op cover and try tapping the cartridge a few times to evenly distribute the toner powder This will enable you to obtain the best yield from your toner cartridge As a guide the life expectancy of these items is gt Toner Starter Cartridge The printer is shipped with sufficient Cyan Magenta Yellow amp Black toner for 2 000 A4 pages 5 coverage of which 750 pages are used to charge the image drum 1 250 pages remaining at 5 coverage Replacement Cartridge Replacement cartridges have a capacity of approximately 7 500 A4 pages 5 coverage calculated on typical office usage where 20 of printing is 1 page only 30 is 3 page documents and 50 is print runs of 15 pages or more Image drum As the lifetime of the cartridge is proportional to the number of drum rotations simplex printing on A4 or Letter paper yields 20 000 pages approx for 3 pages per job 11 000 pages approx for 1 page per job 27 000 pages approx for continuous print job Transfer belt Approximately 80 000 A4 pages Fuser Approximately 100 000 A4 pages CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS ITEM LIFE fo do ok Toner black 7 500 pages 5 44059128 Toner cyan 7 000 pages 5 44059127 Toner magenta 7 000 pages 5 44059126 Toner yellow 7 000 pages 5 44059125 Image drum black 20 000 A4 pages 01247404 Image drum cyan 20 000 A4 pages 01247403 Image drum magenta 20 000 A4 pages 01247402 Image drum y
67. or installing the Storage Cabinet are supplied with the Cabinet Installing upgrades gt 72 CLEARING PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on the use of print media and you keep the media in good condition prior to use your printer should give years of reliable service However paper jams occasionally do occur and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point on the paper path through the printer When a jam occurs the printer immediately stops and the Alert LED on the Status Panel together with the Status Monitor informs you of the event If printing multiple pages or copies do not assume that having cleared an obvious sheet others will not also be stopped somewhere along the path These must also be removed in order to clear the jam fully and restore normal operation Major printer components and paper path MAJOR PRINTER COMPONENTS AND PAPER PATH O 1 Duplex unit if fitted 6 Operator panel 2 Face up stacker 7 Front cover 3 Paper exit 8 Paper tray 4 Fuser unit 9 Additional paper t if fitt 5 Top cover ray if fitted Clearing paper jams gt 73 PAPER SENSOR ERROR CODES 382 383 ol 0 p E Ho Jo ate CODE LOCATION 370 Duplex unit 382 Paper exit 371 Duplex unit 383 Duplex unit 372 Duplex unit 390 MP Tray
68. r set Set SET 1 Symbol Set IBM 437 Sets the Symbol Set for Epson FX Emulation see machine operator panel for complete list Letter O Enable Disable Specifies the style that replaces 9B and Y 9D with Style ou and zero Zero Normal Slashed Specifies the style of 0 zero SLASHED SLASH ZERO Character Line Pitch 6 8 LPI Sets line space White Page On Off Sets whether to eject a blank sheet Available only when Skip simplex is set CR Function CR CR LF Sets action when CR code is received Line Length 80 136 Column Specifies the number of characters per line Form Length 11 11 7 12 inch Specifies the length of paper TOF Position 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sets the position from the top edge of paper inch Left Margin 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sets the amount to shift the horizontal print start position inch to the right Fit to Letter Enable Disable Sets the printing mode that can fit print data equivalent to 11 inches 66 lines in the LETTER size printable area Text Height Same Diff Sets height of a character SAME Regardless of CPI same height DIFF According to CPI character heights vary Continuous On Off Sets printer for using continous feed stationary Paper Mode Menu functions gt 37 ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Color Setup Ink Off The machine has its own process simulation engine which Simulation SWOP simulates standard colors in the printer Euroscale This functio
69. rinter has recently been powered on some fuser components will be very hot Handle the fuser with extreme care holding it only by its handle which will only be mildly warm to the touch A warning label clearly indicates the area If in doubt switch the printer off and wait at least 10 minutes for the fuser to cool before opening the printer cover Switch off the printer 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully 2 Identify the fuser handle a on the top of the fuser unit 3 Pull the fuser retaining lever b towards the front of the printer so that it is fully upright 4 Holding the fuser by its handle a lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer If the fuser is still warm place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat 5 Remove the new fuser from its packaging and remove the transit material 6 Holding the new fuser by its handle make sure that it is the correct way round The retaining lever b should be fully upright 7 Lower the fuser into the printer Replacing consumable items gt 61 8 Push the retaining lever b towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place Finally close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed 9 Switch the printer ON CLEANING THE LED HEAD Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly has white lines or when text is blurred 1 Switch off the pr
70. s mismatch between actual memory and displayed memory available in a file system Performs administration data FAT information recovery Performs recovery only for an HDD Check All Sectors Execute Performs recovery of defective HDD sector information and a file system mismatch mentioned above The target device is only a HDD and it takes 30 to 40 minutes to complete this function for an HDD of 10GB Enable HDD Yes Even if a machine is inoperable at installation because of No a faulty HDD the machine can be made operable by setting this parameter to No ignores the existence of the HDD When No is set access to a HDD results in FAIL because the HDD is regarded as not attached After setting change and exit from the menu the printer will restart Menu functions gt 43 ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION Erase HDD Execute Deletion of all data stored in the hard disk DoD 5220 22 M sanitizing formula is used for clearing the disk The machine will restart after changing setup The following message appears after pressing the Enter switch Are You Sure Yes No If NO is selected you will be returned to the source menu If Yes is selected the procedure for clearing disk will start immediately after the machine reboots If the Cancel button is held down during erasing the following confirmation messages will appear to discontinue processing Do You Wish to Cancel Yes No If NO is selected the procedure will
71. s the menus accessed via the controls on the printer s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window OPERATOR PANEL 1 Ready LED ON Ready to receive data BLINKING Processing data OFF Offline 2 Display Displays the printer status and any error messages 3 Menu Buttons Enters the Menu mode In Menu mode forwards or reverses the menu item displayed Press for 2 secs or longer to fast forward or reverse 4 On Line Button Switches between ONLINE and OFFLINE Exits the menu and goes ONLINE when pressed in the Menu mode Forces printing on the paper currently loaded when pressed with WRONG PAPER or WRONG PAPER SIZE displayed 5 Attention LED ON A warning occurs Printing not possible e g empty toner BLINKING An error occurs Printing may be possible e g toner low OFF Normal condition 6 Back Button Returns to the previous higher level menu item or exits menu amp returns printer to Ready to Print 7 Enter Button In the ONLINE or OFFLINE mode enters the Menu mode In the Menu mode determines the setting selected Advances through the menu structure 8 Cancel Button Deletes the data being printed or received when pressed for two seconds or longer Deletes the data when pressed for two seconds or longer with e g WRONG PAPER SIZE displayed Exits the menu and goes ONLINE when pressed in the Menu mode 9 H
72. stered in the host PC Paper weight 189 220g m Sets MPTray usage When Mismatching if paper mismatch occurs paper is requested from the MPTray instead of the specified tray Do Not Use sets MPTray unavailable both in Auto Tray Select and Auto Tray Switch Menu functions gt 28 ITEM System Adjust ACTION Power Save Time Default 15 EXPLANATION Select from 5 10 15 30 60 240 Minutes default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Clearable Warning Select from ONLINE Job default condition Default ONLINE indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button PS job only Auto Continue Select from On Off default condition indicated Default Off by Select by scroll and Enter button Manual Timeout Select from Off 30 seconds 60 seconds Default 60 default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Wait Timeout Select from Off 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 Default 40 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 seconds default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Low Toner Select action to take when toner sensor Default Continue indicates low toner Select from Continue Stop default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Jam Recovery Select from On Off default condition indicated Default On by Select by scroll and Enter button Error Report Select from On Off default condition indicated Defaul
73. stment Adjust Density Execute If Execute is selected the printer will immediately adjust density and reflect it in TRC compensation This adjustment must be executed when the printer is idling It can become invalid if executed in any other state Adjust Registration Print Tuning Pattern Execute Execute When this menu is selected the printer performs AutoAdjust Registration This adjustment must be executed when the printer is idling Prints the pattern for the user to adjust TRC Ordinarily this function is not needed because TRC is automatically adjusted to the recommended levels through density adjustment and TRC compensation Adjustment results will be reflected as offset values addition to the corrections through the Adjust Density TRC Compensation function Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Tuning Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Darkness Highlight 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Adjusts HIGHLIGHT light area of the TRC Darker Lighter Mid Tone 3r 2 1y 0 1 2 3 Adjusts MID TONE area of the TRC Darker Lighter Dark 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Adjusts DARK area of the TRC Darker Lighter Adjusts the engine density The Darkness settings for each of CMYK will be reflected as offset values addition to the corrections through the Adjust Density TRC Compensation function Menu functions gt 41 AD
74. t Off by Select by scroll and Enter button Print Position Adjust Select from X Adjust Y Adjust default Default 0 00 condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button Define measurement Paper Black Used for fine adjustment of the black print on Settings 2 1 0 1 2 paper Default o Paper color Used for fine adjustment of the colour print on Settings 2 1 0 1 2 paper Default 0 Trans Black Used for fine adjustment of the black print on Settings 2 1 0 1 2 transparencies Default 0 Trans color Used for fine adjustment of the colour print on Settings 2 1 0 1 2 transparencies Default 0 SMR Setting 3 2 1 1 To correct variations in print results caused by 2 3 temperature humidity conditions and difference Default o in print density frequency Change the setting when print quality is uneven BG Setting 3 2 1 1 2 3 Default 0 To correct variations in print results caused by temperature humility conditions and difference in print density frequency Change the setting when background is dark Menu functions gt 29 ITEM ACTION EXPLANATION System Adjust Drum Cleaning Sets whether to rotate the drum in idle prior to cont Default Off printing in order to reduce horizontal white lines Be warned that this will shorten the ID life by as much as this rotation default condition indicated by Select by scroll and Enter button
75. t the paper tray s and ensure that all paper is stacked properly is undamaged and that the paper guides are properly positioned against the edges of the paper stack When satisfied replace the tray 16 Finally close the top cover and press down firmly so that the cover latches closed When the jam has been cleared if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams Clearing paper jams gt 79 SPECIFICATIONS ES8430 N34241B ITEM Dimensions Weight Print method Print speeds Resolution Emulations Auto Features Memory Resident Optional HDD option Operating platform Paper capacity at 80g m2 Paper weight Paper output Paper feed Media size any tray Media size MP tray Duplex Media type Paper capacity depending on paper weight Exit capacity depending on paper weight Print accuracy SPECIFICATION 485 x 556 x 345mm W x D x H without Duplex unit 36Kg approx without Duplex unit LED exposed light source electronic photographic 30 pages per minute colour 32 pages per minute monochrome 600 x 600 1200 x 600dpi or 600 x 600dpi x 2bit ProQ2400 PostScript 3 PCL 5c HP GL PCL XL PCL 6 Epson FX IBM Pro Printer III XL Auto registration Auto density adjustment Auto consumable counter reset 256MB 256MB amp 512MB 40 Gb Windows 2000 XP XP Pro x64 bit Edition Server 2003 Server 2003 x64 bit Edi
76. ter button Menu functions gt 23 10 Using the MENU up button or MENU down button identify the parameter as required 11 Press the Enter button to enter an asterisk on the right side of the setting selected 12 Press the On Line button to switch to online The machine will automatically re boot CONFIGURATION MENU Asset Number CU Version PU Version Total Memory Flash Memory HDD ITEM ACTION EXPLANATION Tray Count Tray1 Select an item to display the total number of Tray 2 pages printed from the relevant tray Tray 3 MPT Tray Note Only available when optional trays are present Supplies Life Cyan Drum Select item to display the percentage of a Magenta Drum consumable remaining Yellow Drum Black Drum Belt Fuser Cyan Toner Magenta Toner Yellow Toner Black Toner Network Printer Name Displays the full printer name Short Printer Name Displays an abbreviated version IP Address Displays the IP Address Subnet of the network Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet Mask Gateway Address Displays the Gateway of the network MAC Address Displays the Mac Address of the printer Network FW Version Displays the Network firmware revision Web Remote version Displays the Web remote version System Serial Number Displays information for these items Menu functions gt 24 PRINT INFORMATION MENU This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer
77. the MP Tray using the depressions b Lift the front cover release lever and lower the front cover 5 Lift the edge of the side cover slightly and pull the cover away from the printer at the top Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer Place it safely to one side Installing upgrades gt 68 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 Plug the end of the connecting cable a into the disk unit connector b in the printer Tighten the two thumbscrews c Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4 Close the front cover and the top cover pressing down firmly at each side to latch it closed All that remains is to adjust the printer driver to make full use of the new features Adjusting printer drivers on page 71 Reconnect the AC power cable and switch the printer on When the printer is ready print a menu map as follows a b c d e Press the Enter button Press the Menu up button then the Enter button to select the Print Information menu Select Configuration with the Enter button Press the Enter button once more to execute the Configuration menu When the Configuration map is printed press On Line to exit the menu system Examine the first page of the menu map Near the top of the page between the two horizontal lines you will see the current printer configuration This should now indicate that the hard dis
78. tion Server 2008 Server 2008 x64 bit Edition Vista x86 64 processors only Itanium is not supported Macintosh OS X 10 3 or higher 300 sheets in main tray 530 sheets in optional 2nd tray 530 sheets in optional 3rd tray 100 sheets in multi purpose tray 64 176g m2 in main tray 64 176g m2 in 2nd tray 64 176g m2 in 3rd tray 64 220g m2 in multi purpose tray Duplex 64 128g m2 250 sheets in face down top stacker 80g m2 100 sheets in face up rear stacker 80g m2 Paper tray manual feed optional additional paper trays A3 Tabloid A4 LEF SEF A5 A6 tray 1 only B4 B5 Legal 13 13 5 14 inch Letter LEF A3 A4 LEF SEF A5 A6 B4 BS LEF SEF Legal 13 13 5 14 inch Letter Executive Banner up to 1321mm length com 10 envelope DL envelope C4 C5 envelope Legal13 13 5 14 Letter LEF SEF Executive A4 LEF SEF B5 LEF SEF A5 B4 A3 Tabloid Custom Size within width 148 5 297mm and length 182 420mm weight 64g m2 105g m2 limits Plain Letterhead Transparency Bond Recycled Card stock Rough Labels and Glossy Paper tray 300 sheets approx Manual feed 100 sheets approx Optional additional paper trays 530 Face up 100 sheets approx Face down 250 sheets approx Start 2 mm Paper skew 1 mm 100 mm Image expansion compression 1 mm 100 mm Specifications gt 80 ITEM SPECIFICATION Interfaces Universal Serial Bus USB specification Version 2 0 USB Connection USB type B C
79. tion division and initializes each partition When this menu is executed the following confirmation message appears Are You Sure Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu If Yes is selected the following confirmation message appears Execute Now Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu The request to execute HDD initialization is put into the memory and initialization will be executed at the next power cycle If Yes is selected shutdown takes place and the HDD is initialized at power Off On cycle Menu functions gt 39 ITEM HDD Setup cont Resize Partition SETTINGS PCL nn Common mm PSII lt Apply gt EXPLANATION Specifies the size of partition Specifies a size by ratio to the whole HDD in 1 unit nn mm ll 1 98 and nn mm ll 100 The sizes are displayed in the partition list and can be changed by selecting the partition size to be changed If Apply is selected the following confirmation message appears Are You Sure Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu If Yes is selected the following confirmation message appears Execute Now Yes No If No is selected you will return to the previous menu The request to execute the partition size change request is put into the memory and the hard disk initialization and partition size change will be executed at next power cycle If Yes is selected shutdown tak
80. to the current project When a message box appears confirming that a filter file has been created click OK to clear the message The project window will display one HST file for each printer file added Make a careful note of each of these names Ensure that you note them exactly as they appear they are case sensitive and you will need them later Choose Projects gt Save Project and enter a meaningful name e g Letter Stationery so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it Choose Projects gt Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer If you have a hard disk in the printer SDM will automatically download files to it If not SDM will download files to flash memory If you have a hard disk but still prefer to download to flash memory double click the file name in the Project window and under Volume type in Flash0 and then click OK When the message Command Issued appears confirming that the download is complete click OK to clear the message TEST PRINTING THE OVERLAY 1 2 3 4 Click on the printer icon for the relevant printer and choose Printers gt Test Form In the Test PostScript Form window to test each overlay select it and click OK There will be a short pause while the printer processes the form and then it will print When each overlay has been tested click Exit Click the standard Windows Close X button or choose Projects gt Exit to close Stora
81. u can create your own using these advanced features You can use PostScript overlays to generate all your special stationery and store it in the printer for use whenever you need it If you have chosen to install the PCL driver macros perform a similar function You can create several overlays or macros and combine them in any way you like to produce a variety of forms and other special stationery Each image can be printed on just the first page of a document on all pages on alternate pages or just the pages that you specify CREATING POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay 1 Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer PRN file 2 Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file s and download the generated filter HST file to the printer The project file will contain one or more overlay images which are functionally related such as the cover page and the continuation page images for business letters 3 Use downloaded files to define your overlays ready for use when printing your documents When printing overlay files to disk do not select any special features such as two sided printing or multiple copies These are not appropriate to overlays they apply only to your final documents CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE 1 Use your preferred application perhaps a graph
82. urface CAUTION The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or very bright room lighting With the coloured toner release lever to the right pull the lever towards you This will release the bond between the toner cartridge and the image drum cartridge Lift the right hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left hand end as shown and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge Place the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid marking your furniture Take the new image drum cartridge out of its packaging and place it on the piece of paper where the old cartridge was placed Keep it the same way round as the old unit Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal Place the toner cartridge onto the new image drum cartridge as shown Push the left end in first and then lower the right end in It is not necessary to fit a new toner cartridge at this time unless the remaining toner level is very low Replacing consumable items gt 57 9 Push the coloured release lever away from you t
83. ut having to re send them from the PC This feature works in exactly the same way as the secure printing feature described earlier in this Chapter and is available only in the Windows PostScript and PCL drivers The difference with job spooling is that the document is not automatically deleted from the machine s hard disk after printing It remains there for future use until you delete it from the Printer Control Panel or from your PC with the Storage Device Manager utility NOTE If this choice does not appear in the driver screens or if it is greyed out check to ensure that the hard disk is enabled in the printer driver Like the secure printing feature there are three parts in job spooling 1 Sending the document 2 Printing the document 3 Deleting a stored document SENDING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section Sending the document on page 17 for sending a secure document except that on the Job Options tab in step 2 click Store to HDD Printing Preferences Setup Job Options Color EN AskOki Seale Job Name Setting OProa2400 100 5 Oo O Fine Detail 1200x600 pee ene formal 600 600 Orientation Draft 600 x 600 Portrait 180 O Landscape 180 T Request Job Name for each print job Photo Enhance Job Passwor d Enter 4 digits OK Cancel idvance Help
84. ver use solvents of any kind They will make stains permanent WARNING If you inhale any toner or get it in your eyes drink a little water or bathe your eyes liberally in cold water Seek medical attention immediately 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch Replacing consumable items gt 53 2 Note the positions of the four toner cartridges a and image drums b It is essential that they go back in the same order 3 Pull the coloured toner release lever a on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer 4 Lift the right hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left hand end as shown and withdraw the toner cartridge b 5 Put the assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture 6 Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment Replacing consumable items gt 54 7 8 10 11 12 Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge Holding the cartridge by its top c
85. y hand with marker pens These will melt in the fuser and cause damage Transparencies should be handled by the Multi Purpose tray Labels should also be of the type recommended for use in copiers and laser printers in which the base carrier page is entirely covered by labels Other types of label stock may damage the printer due to the labels peeling off during the printing process Use the MPT for printing labels CASSETTE TRAYS SIZE DIMENSIONS WEIGHT G M2 A6 Tray 1 105 x 148mm only A5 148 x 210mm B5 182 x 257mm Light 64 82g m2 Executive 184 2 x 266 7mm Medium light 83 909 m2 A4 210 x 297mm Medium 91 1059 m2 2 B4 250 x 353mm Heavy 106 128g m Ultra heavy1 129 203g m2 A3 420 x 297mm Ultra heavy2 204 220g m2 Letter 215 9 x 279 4mm gt 1769 m2 MP Tray only Legal 13in 216 x 330mm Legal 13 5in 216 x 343mm Legal 14 in 216 x 356mm If you have identical paper stock loaded in another tray 2nd 3rd tray if you have one or multi purpose tray you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper When printing from Windows applications this function is enabled in the driver settings When printing from other systems this function is enabled in the Print Menu Paper recommendations gt 10 If fitted tray 2 3 may be removed and replenished while the machine is being fed from tray 1 Tray 1 cannot be removed while the machin

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