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Kyocera FS-1900 User's Manual

1. Correcting a Paper Jam When the jammed paper has been removed open and close the printer s top cover or the paper transfer unit Then the printer automatically warms up goes on line and continues printing Depending on the point at which the jam occurred the printer may or may not print the jammed page If paper jams occur frequently try using a different type of paper replace with paper from another ream turn the stack of paper over or turn the paper the other way around Read the information in Chapter 2 Also look for tiny pieces of paper that may have been torn off and overlooked when the jammed paper was removed If you cannot solve the problem by changing the paper there may be a problem with the printer Call a service person When pulling the paper pull it gently so as not to tear it Torn pieces of paper are difficult to remove and may be easily overlooked deterring the jam recovery Online help messages With the online help message function this printer can display the procedure to correct a paper jam on the message display When a paper jam message is displayed press the Ell key The display will show Please wait after the jammed paper has been removed Pressing the v key at the online help message display shows the next step pressing the A key shows the previous step To exit the online help message display press the El key The previously shown paper
2. 6 Adjust the paper guides and paper stopper to the size of paper to be used 7 8 9 Installing Option Units Load paper Do not load more paper than will fit under the load limits on the paper guides The paper cassette will hold approximately 500 sheets of paper with a 80 g m 21 Ib basis weight or with a thickness of 0 11 mm Load Limit Load Limit Set the stack of paper so that it is under the clips as shown in the figure Clip Clip Insert the paper cassette back in B 11 Installing Option Units DU 60 Duplexer Install the option duplexer immediately below the printer By combining the two binding modes short edge bind and long edge bind with the two printing orientations portrait and landscape duplex printing is possible in four different methods Duplex printing can be specified from the application printer driver 1 Remove the nine tapes and the pad from the duplexer 2 While pushing the rear cover release lever inward remove the duplexer rear cover 3 Turn off
3. Font Name Selection FSET Font ID Helvetica Nr None FSET 1p v4s0b24580T 1041 Helvetica NrBd None FSET ipKivis3b24580T 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 E Font Name _ Scatabiersitmap Password Selection FSET Font ID em Courier lt Scalable gt None FSET op hosob40997 1000 100 CGTimes lt Scalable gt None FSET ip iv0s0b41017 1001 Eos CGTimes Bd Scalable None FSET IpHivoe3b4101 M 1002 105i CGTimes It Scalable None PSET 1p vle0b4101T 1003 d CGTimes Bdlt lt Scalable gt notin pr ipHiviesbtioiT 1004 vi CGOmega e8calable None FSET 1p v0s0b4113T 1005 ic CGOmega Bd r lt Scalable gt None FSET 1pf v0s3b4113 1006 aus CGOmega It Scalable None FSET ipiivisOb4113T 1007 ud CGOmega Balt lt seolable gt None FSET ip vie3b41137 1008 ae Coronal lt Scalable gt None FSET 1p V1B0b41L6T 1009 ees Tus Clarendon Cd lt Scalable gt None FSET lpiivisib4l40T 1010 taii Univers Md lt Qcalable gt ESET 1phivOsOb4140T 101 Sus Univers Bd lt Bcalable gt FSET lp v0e3b4148T 1012 e Univers Mdlt Scalable RSET 1piivisOb4148T 1013 add Univers Bdlt Scalable None FSET 1piivisib4l48T 1014 aes Univers MdCd lt Sealable gt None PSET lpHiv sObA140T 1015 i Univers BdCd lt Scalable gt None FSET 1p v4e3b41487 1016 toes Univers MdCdlt Scalable None FSET 1pR vSsOb4148T 1017 esaet 1066 Univers BdCdlt lt Scalable gt None ams 1pf v5
4. Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 E Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk xl User Memory 16 MB Administrator RAM Disk 7 MB i Paper Feeder Cancel Apply Help 2 1 Adding Optional Devices Check Paper Feeder in the Device Options list box Paper Feeder Cassette 1 is the standard printer cassette If three optional paper feeders have been installed check Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 and Paper Feeder Cassette 4 sequentially Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 7 General Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output Device Settings Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 aper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk zl User Memory 16 MB 4 Click the OK button Adding Optional Devices Installing the Duplexer DU 60 Check that the option duplexer DU 60 is installed on the printer correctly 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Proper
5. 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until Option appears Interface 4 S i Bp e 5 Press the ENTER key again Interface Press the gt key Each time the or V key is pressed the display changes as shown below gt NetWare gt On v4 gt TCP IP gt On v4 gt EtherTalk Off v4 gt Opt On StatusPage Range Set this item to On when you connect to a network using NetWare In submenu gt frame mode can be selected from Auto Ethernet 802 2 and 802 3 Set this item to On when you connect to a network using TCP IP Submenu gt has items including DHCP IP address subnet mask address and gateway address EtherTalk must be activated On for networking with Macintosh computers When the item is set to On the printer prints out a network status page when it prints the printer status See page 1 19 The following example explains how to activate TCP IP protocol to connect the printer in the network You can select Netware or EtherTalk in a similar manner gt TCP IP gt On If TCP IP is currently Off is displayed select On using the A or V key Press the ENTER key again gt TCP IP On 1 79 gt TCP IP gt s On Interface 8 Press the gt key Each time the or V key is pressed the item changes as shown below gt gt DHCP Off v 4 gt gt IP Address 000 000 000 000 v 4
6. Vv A HELP END Press Key gt Correcting a Paper Jam Paper Jam at the Option Duplexer Paper jam Duplexer t HELP START Press H key gt C Examples of online help messages Open duplexer wrear cover and Vv Aremove wthe paper jam Vv 4Pull out wduplex drawer Paper is jammed inside the rear cover of the option duplexer or at the duplexer drawer Remove the jammed paper using the procedure given below While the display alternates between the paper jam message and HELP START press the Kl key An online help message appears 1 Open the rear cover of the duplexer and remove the jammed paper Rear Cover 2 Duplex Drawer 4 16 Correcting a Paper Jam C 3 Remove the jammed paper Vv and remove wthe paper jam 4 Close the rear cover of the duplexer and the duplex drawer 0 4Close wrear cover 0 Aand wduplex drawer 0 4A HELP END Press Key a Correcting a Paper Jam Paper Jam at the Option Sorter Paper is jammed at the option sorter Remove the jammed paper using the Paper jam procedure given below Sorter While the display alternates between the paper jam message and HELP 1 START press the Kl key An online help message appe
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9. Capture Printer Port End Capture Timeout settings Not selected fi 5 seconds Transmission retry I seconds Spool Settings Port Settings Click the OK button to close the window Proceed to the next section Adding Optional Devices Chapter 2 Adding Optional Devices This section explains how to set defaults on option units installed on the printer Setting made in this way will become effective for all application software To temporarily change the settings make printer settings from the application See Chapter 3 Printing from Windows Applications The printer driver online help will describe the printer settings in more detail The Device Settings tab enables you to setup optional devices such as paper feeders so that the printer can recognize them Each printer has a unique set of options that are listed in the Device Settings window If you have attached one or more printer options check that option Installing the Paper Feeder PF 60 Check that the option paper feeder PF 60 is installed on the printer correctly 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x General l Details l Color Management l red a Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About
10. Printing Test Pages 10 Interface Information This information shows the default font and the default emulation for all interfaces installed in the printer 11 KIR Test Pattern KIR is the Kyocera Mita s original smoothing function This test pattern shows the effect of the KIR Kyocera Image Refinement system Printing Test Pages Service Status Page The service status page contains printer settings information that is more detailed than the standard status page and is therefore for mostly service purposes However since there is a great deal of information available on the service status page that may be helpful to you the procedure for printing it out is given below 1 2 AO Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Service gt appears gt Service gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Print Status Page appears gt gt Print Status Page Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt gt Print Status Page Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a service status page Printing Test Pages Network Card Interface Status Page ALJ m Ld n Option To use this function the network interface card must be installed on the printer You can print out a statu
11. Printing a Code Job rii nire e rette te Te ae verb EE euet dee tip aee een lee eist caudbsecetetactace 3 39 Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 1 Installing the Printer Driver If you want to use the printer as a USB printer you should install the USB device driver first See Using USB Interface on page 1 8 for instruction Using Parallel Interface When you insert the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM supplied with the printer into your computer the setup screen is automatically displayed To install the printer driver follow the on screen instructions 1 Set the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive After a few moments the License Agreement window opens If this screen does not appear click the Windows Start button and select Run Type the following in the Command Line text box CD drive letter setup Click the OK button After a few moments the License Agreement window appears 2 Click View License Agreement The License Agreement PDF opens Read the terms and conditions Kyocera Mita Digital Library IA oceral Mita Digital nyc By using or installing the device drivers and Software included on this CD ROM you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement Please open and read View License Agreement View the terms and conditions of the License Agreement License Agreement If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader insta
12. Used to access a desired item or enter of numeric values In some of the control procedures the gt and lt keys are used to enter or exit a sub item Used as the lt key in the mode selection function Used as the gt key in the mode selection function Displays online help messages on the message display when paper jam errors occur When pressed in the Ready condition displays explanations of online help messages When pressed while the online help is displayed cancels the online help 0 4 000 ENTER Finalizes numeric values and other selections 1 5 Understanding the Operator Panel Menu System Road Map Ready PAR A4 PLAIN C MENU Print Status Page Continued on next page gt Quick Copy This section explains how to use the menu selection system The MENU key on the operator panel allows you to use the menu to set or change the printer environment such as the number of copies to make emulation etc to your specific needs Settings can be made when Ready is indicated on the printer message display The printer obeys the most recently received printer settings sent from the application software or from the printer driver which take priority over operator panel settings The following is the hierarchy diagram of the menu selection system of the printer The vertical transition is made with the and v keys and horizontal transition is made with the gt and lt
13. gt gt Subnet Mask 000 000 000 000 v 4 gt gt Gateway 000 000 000 000 9 Display the item to be set and press the ENTER key For DHCB a question mark appears For IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway the cursor blinks 10 For DHCP select On or Of f using the or v key For IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses press the or v key to change the number 000 to 255 where the cursor is blinking You can use the gt and lt key to move the cursor right and left To obtain these addresses consult your network administrator 11 Press the ENTER key 1 2 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Operating the Storage Device Operating the Storage Device The printer supports three types of storage devices CompactFlash card Microdrive and RAM disk The printer is equipped with a slot for a CompactFlash card and a Microdrive By inserting a CompactFlash card or Microdrive into the printer the following operations become available For details about the handling of the CompactFlash card and Microdrive see Appendix B The following procedure assumes use of a CompactFlash card The similar procedure can be applied when using the Microdrive You can format the Microdrive using the operator panel when the first time you installed a new Microdrive About formatting a new Microdrive Note Activating the RAM Disk The RAM disk is a memory space shared wi
14. 02 RAM disk mode is Of f Turn RAM disk mode On 04 No disk space Clean up files 05 Specified file not on disk 06 No memory for use by disk system Expand printer memory Virtual mail box full The storage area for the VMB is full Print out accumulated VMB data q Alarm buzzer sounds when an error occurs Press the CANCEL key to stop the alarm buzzer 4 11 Correcting a Paper Jam Correcting a Paper Jam The Paper jam message is displayed on the message display when paper becomes stuck in the paper transport system the paper feed timing is incorrect or paper fails to feed at all The jam can be corrected by removing the paper The printer goes off line when the Paper jam message is displayed When a paper jam occurs a paper jam message and the paper jam location are indicated on the message display Details of the messages and paper jam locations are as follows Paper jam Paper jam DeocinBon Reference message location P page Paper jam A Paper is jammed at the paper 4 14 Cassette 1 cassette or inside the printer Paper jam B Paper is jammed at the option 4 14 Cassette 2 to 4 paper feeder s cassette Paper is jammed inside the rear 5 P MNA C cover of the option duplexer or at 4 16 see the duplexer drawer Paper jam D Paper is jammed at the option 4 18 Sorter sorter Paper jam M MP Tray E Paper is jammed at the MP tray 4 20
15. 02 The CompactFlash card is not installed Recheck the requirements for using the CompactFlash card 04 The capacity of the CompactFlash card is insufficient Clean up files 05 Specified file not on CompactFlash card 06 No memory for use by CompactFlash card Expand printer memory Paper path error A AN There is no paper cassette in the feeder or the cassette is not inserted properly After reinserting the paper cassette you should be able to print When two or more option feeders are installed and the lowest one is selected the same message will appear if any of the upper paper feeder and the printer cassette is improperly installed Print overrun Press GO A 715 The data transferred to the printer was too complex to print on a page Press the GO key to resume printing The page may break in some pages You can abandon printing by the CANCEL key Note After this message is displayed page protect mode will be on To maintain optimum use of memory during printing display gt Page protect from the operator panel and re select Auto See Page Protect Mode on page 1 91 If Auto Continue is set to On printing will be automatically resumed after a preset period of time See Auto Continue Setting on page 1 105 RAM disk error Press GO A 715 Look at the error code given in place of and refer to the corresponding description given below 01 Abnormal format Try turning the power off and on again
16. Wide Variety of Available Fonts The printer comes with 80 PCL PS compatible fonts and a line printer bitmap font installed PRESCRIBE Command Language PRESCRIBE provides features including advanced graphics capabilities that allow you to print any conceivable outline shape or solid form Also provided are a variety of special effects such as patterned fills gray scale shading a user accessible print image model and multiple page orientations and print directions within the same page Job Retention Allows you to save print jobs onto the Microdrive installed in the printer It print them out later at the operator panel The following four types of job retention are available quick copy proof and hold private printing and stored jobs Display of printer messages in any of five languages English French German Italian or Spanish As an option it is also possible to download the messages in other languages Please contact your Kyocera Mita dealer Microdrive hard disk unit slot for various functions such as job retention VMB and more By saving print jobs onto the Microdrive they can be printed out at the operator panel when desired The electronic sort function can be used for much faster printing CompactFlash card slot for option fonts macros forms etc Data in the CompactFlash card can be selectively read from the printer s operator panel PDF417 Two dimensional Barcode The printer includes a capabilit
17. 5 Press the gt key The message display changes to the communication mode menu 8 USB Interface Mode Interface Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zParallel I F AUTO 1 Press the or V key to display the desired mode The display changes as shown below Press the ENTER key AUTO default Normal High Speed Nibble high Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready About USB interface for details see Appendix C 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key until Interface gt appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial when a serial interface board kit is installed Option when a network interface card is installed Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Interface 4 Parallel is Press the or v key until USB appears Interface 4 USB 1 Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Interface Serial Interface Parameters Y Z 7AA Option This section applies to the printers having the option serial interface board kit IB 10E installed The baud rate data bits stop bits parity and protocol for the serial interface can be set as follows 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Interface gt appears One of the interface n
18. Enter the page numbers before which you want to insert a page in the Insert Before Page box The page number range you can specify is from 2 to 255 If you want to specify more than one page numbers separate them with commas To specify a range of pages use a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range For example to insert separators before pages 5 11 12 13 and 18 type 5 11 13 18 Select the Print on to Front check box to print on the separators Note that the Print onto Back is not applicable for model FS 1900 If you check this check box on each separator sheet is printed with data reflecting its position in the entire print job For example the separator between pages 9 and 10 will be printed as page 10 when you select this check box Select the paper source for the separators from the Media for Page drop down list Note that thick paper colored paper etc should be loaded on the MP tray Click the OK button The Media tab is displayed again Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box Load the paper you want to use for the separator s onto the paper source specified in step 6 Click the OK button to start printing 3 9 Printing from Windows Applications Transparency Interleaving This function is available when the current media type is Transparency and the source is MP Tray see Setting the Paper Type in MP Tray on page 1 31 in the Operation Guide It inserts a blank or prin
19. Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epiiogue Output About Pages per Sheet 4 x Print Borders Bottom to Top and Right z n Bottom to Top and Right Sissi Left to Right and Down Left to Right and Up Right to Left and Down Right to Left and Up TT Print on Both did Flip on Long ENe Flip on Short Edge Booklet Made Left Edge Binding Right Edge Binding Restore Defaults 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 Click the OK button to start printing 3 12 Printing from Windows Applications Changing the Size of the Document When you choose the Scaling option both the height and width of the page will be scaled according to the percentage selected The range for the scaling percentage is 20 to 500 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Select the desired percentage from the Scaling box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epiiogue Output About Pages per Sheet 1 z Print Borders Layout Jato v Scaling 20 500 To Print on Both Sides Duplex Flip on Long Edge Gutter Settings Flip on Short Edge Booklet Mode Left Edge Binding Fight Edge Binding Restore Defaults 4 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 5 Click the O
20. Operator panel This is located on the top of the printer The panel consists of the message display three indicators and eight keys The message display shows the printer s status Press the keys when you want to switch the printer between online and offline status or to cancel printing Outline font With outline fonts characters outlines are represented by numerical expressions and fonts can be enlarged reduced or painted in different ways by changing the numeric values of those expressions Printing remains clear even if you enlarge fonts since the letters are defined by an outline You can specify font size in steps of 0 25 points up to 999 75 points Parallel interface With this interface data transfer between the printer and the computer takes place on 8 bit chunks The printer can perform IEEE1284 compatible bi directional communications Glossary Printer driver The printer driver makes it possible for you to print data created using application software The printer driver for either the printer is on the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM supplied with the printer Install the printer driver on the computer connected to the printer RAM disk This is a virtual disk drive that uses part of the printer s memory With RAM disk you can set any memory size arbitrarily and use electronic sorting to reduce print time Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP This is a protocol for the management of n
21. Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Custom 1 to 8 T When the desired cassette type is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Paper Handling Setting the Paper Type in MP Tray You can automatically select the paper cassette according to the selection made by the application software printer driver The factory default setting is Plain This menu does not appears when the option envelope feeder is installed on the printer For more details about the paper types that can be fed from the MP tray see Chapter 2 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt Press the gt key Press the A or V key repeatedly until gt MP Tray Type appears AO gt MP Tray Type Plain 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zMP Tray Type 4 Plain is Paper Handling Custom Paper Type 7 8 Press the or V key to display the desired MP tray type The display changes as shown below Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock Custom 1 to 8 When the desired MP tray type is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key and the message display returns to Ready The following describes the procedure used to set a user defined paper type for the printer Eight cust
22. The Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x General l Details l Color Management l g l Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker VI Hard Disk zi User Memory 16 MB Administrator RAM Disk 7 MB Cancel Apply Help Printing from Windows Applications Click the User button The User Settings dialog box is displayed Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties BE General Details Prologue E pilogue 5 l Color Management Output Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 E Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Iv Hard Disk User Settings 2 x Identification User Name Department T Page Description Language Units Inches GDI compatible mode Settings C Millimeters 3 35 Memory RAM Disk Watermark About E pey E User Settings p Identification 1 User Nam
23. gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Copies appears gt Copies 001 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt Copies ool i Press the or V key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking It can be set between 1 and 999 You can use the gt and lt keys to move the right and left When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Printing Orientation Pagination The default orientation of the page can be selected from the portrait upright and landscape sideways page orientation Portrait orientation Landscape orientation A A Paper feed direction 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Page Set gt appears Page Set gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until Orientation appears gt Orientation Portrait 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Orientation 4 Portrait is Select Portrait or Landscape using the or v key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready oO N O Pagination KIR Kyocera Image Refinement This printer incorporates the KIR Kyocera Image Refinement smoothing function This function provides high print quality by pro
24. lt keys to move the cursor right and left 4 Display the paper width and press the ENTER key 5 When the width is set press the v key gt gt Y Dimension appears the paper length setting Set the desired length in the same way as the width The length can be set between 210 and 356 mm 8 27 to 14 02 inches 6 Display the paper length press the ENTER key 1 27 Paper Handling T Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready To print using the custom size set above define the same custom size on the printer driver For details see Setting Custom Paper Size in Printer Driver Guide Setting the Paper Size in MP Tray When using the MP tray in the cassette mode you should set the same paper size to the MP tray as that is used to format the job to print The factory default setting is A4 or Letter This menu does not appears when the option envelope feeder is installed on the printer For more details about the paper sizes that can be fed from the MP tray see Chapter 2 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until MP Tray Size appears gt MP Tray Size A4 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears MP Tray Size A4 is 1 28 Paper Handling 6 Press the or v key to display the desired MP t
25. 1 to make default settings 1 7 Installing the Printer Driver Using USB Interface You can print to the printer s USB connector if Windows 98 Me or Windows 2000 is running on your computer You need to connect the printer to your computer using a USB cable Installing the USB Printing Support This section explains you how to install the USB Printing Support as well as the printer driver onto your Windows Me computer If you are using Windows 98 or 2000 you can use the similar procedure Follow the instructions displayed on the screen 1 Turn on the computer and the printer then insert the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Connect the printer and the computer using a USB cable 3 The Windows Plug and Play function will detect the printer automatically and the Add New Hardware Wizard will open Select Automatic search for a better driver Add New Hardware Wizard Windows has found the following new hardware Kyocera Mita FS 1900 Windows can automatically search for and install software that supports your hardware If your hardware came with installation media insert it now and click Next What would you like to do C Specify the location of the driver Advanced EM Click the Next button 4 The following dialog box will open when the installation has been completed The above completes installing the USB Printing Support Proceed to the next section Add
26. 3 short edge Landscape Binding long edge Binding Also if you use the booklet mode two pages will be printed on one side You can make a book type document by folding the output document together For the booklet mode you can specify left edge binding or right edge binding Left edge binding Right edge binding PA ESN 3 19 Printing from Windows Applications Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software Click the Layout tab When printing on both sides click Print on Both Sides Duplex and then check the Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge radio button The graphic icon will change to illustrate your selection Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties L2 1x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Pages per Sheet fi z I Print Borders Layout a5 zl Scaing 20 500 100 Gutter Settings Pin les Duplex Flip on Long Edge C Flip on Short Edge Booklet Mode Left Edge Binding Right Edge Binding a Restore Defaults When using the booklet mode click Booklet Mode and then check the Left Edge Binding or Right Edge Binding radio button The graphic icon will change to illustrate your selection Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties BE Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Pages per Sheet za Brint Borders Layout fac o y Sca
27. 4 6 Ibin cm T 4 6 Maintenance Messages i Dite benedi eee Fea eere eee eel Fe eee a ETE a a ane e eee aee de poe Fe EH opu sd eS eae 4 7 HPO Messa GOS c c E 4 10 Correcting a Paper Jam cio cree teet eher eere eno eN ne AEE E E E LU eye oe el ee a aE reor tea dee Ra Ren 4 12 Jam at the Paper Cassette or Inside the Printer sess eene 4 14 Paper Jam at the Option Duplexer eese enne enne enne nnn innen nien nn nre nne 4 16 Paper Jam at the Option Sorter sessi esee enne enne n nne en AA REE enne nnn senes nere 4 18 Jam At the MP Tray sorrerari rin n eta ee eoe sehe e deua see deua bee cuu dee E de aa ee cceevesccuchuieas edu 4 20 Appendix A FORES ossia ERR uFREFFNCERT EE MEHREREN MRKANERNE NEN RE ERN EE EMEN ERA MERE V FK A Appendix B ODUOMS iiis diana esi uEpAPAEER DEUS EE MEAE EHE aL EEMM ER REF ME REM EDMME MIN ENSEM MEME ED M Available Options rerit prt eee E EEA ee Rer A Ro AAA Fato oe vede doa ee dec vede dus B 2 Expanding the Printer MeMmory cccccssccccssssssssecessssececesesseeeecesseneeeeecseseeeeeceseseeeeeeseseeeeeseesseeeeeseseeaaeeess B 3 Installing Option Units iter re er Iber clbe xh ete elena Fe e REEF t HEX ERE C PEX RE Ye Fe LEE REL Ert Ellen w are LEE REDE sees B 9 PFE 60 Paper RKeeder eite e AN OREN secnauaness cenvinasun sae REPE RE OOTA OERA B 9 DU 60 Duplex CREER TREE B 1
28. C 300 dpi OK m Kyocera Image Refinement EcoPrint a On Quy C On C Off E Off 3 14 Printing from Windows Applications 5 Click the OK button The Image tab is displayed again 6 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box T Click the OK button to start printing Adjusting Grayscale You can adjust the appearance of the graphic images of your printed job by using the options under Grayscale Adjustment The Grayscale Adjustment options are useful if the printed graphic images are too light too gray or too dark ZI Text is unaffected by the Grayscale Adjustment settings 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Imaging tab 3 To lighten or darken the graphic images drag the Brightness slider Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x Media Layout atermark Prologue Epilogue Output About l Print Quality High Quality x E Grayscale Adjustment it Brightness _ poc QR Contrast 9 i poc TrueType Fonts Download TrueType fonts as outline C Download TrueType fonts as bitmap Substitute with Device font Eont Substitution Cancel 4 To control the levels of gray use the Contrast slider 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 Click the OK button to start printing Printing from Windows Applications TrueType Fonts You can sp
29. MPS Configuration gt appears AO gt e MPS gt Configuration 5 Press the gt key 6 Press the A or V key repeatedly until gt gt Temp Code JOB Size appears gt gt Temp Code JOB Size 050MB 7 To change the maximum disk space press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt Temp Code JOB Size O50MB t e MPS 8 9 Press the or V key to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Maximum Space Assigned to Permanent Code Jobs This changes the Microdrive space that holds permanent code jobs You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999 megabytes The actual maximum size depends on the size of free Microdrive space however The default size is 50 MB 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt e MPS Configuration gt appears gt e MPS gt Configuration Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Perm Code JOB Size appears gt gt Perm Code JOB Size 050MB Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt Perm Code JOB Size 050MB er Press
30. New Hardware Wizard e USB Printing Support Windows has finished installing the new hardware device Click the Finish button 1 8 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver for USB 1 Subsequently the installation of the printer driver will begin Select Automatic search for a better driver Add New Hardware Wizard Windows has found the following new hardware KyoceraFS 1900 Windows can automatically search for and install software that supports your hardware If your hardware came with installation media insert it now and click Next What would you like to do Automatic search for a better driver Re Specify the location of the driver Advanced Low Click the Next button 2 Select the printer driver to be used Normally select the Kyocera Mita FS 1900KX driver displayed at the lower part Select Other Driver x Windows has found more than one driver that may work for your hardware Please select the driver that matches your language and device Location river Dat Kyocera Mita FS 1900 EADRIVERSNOTHERSPCLNWINSX MENENGLISHNMITA 10 22 200 Kyocera Mita FS 1900 Koc E DRIVERSSMULTISOEMSETUP INF 11 21 200 Click the OK button 3 Add Printer Wizard will open Follow the instructions shown on the wizard and complete the installation of the printer driver Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device pu fou can ty
31. Programs supplied to IBM IBM s and the developer s limitations of remedies are not cumulative Such developer is an intended beneficiary of this Section Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations or exclusions so they may not apply to you 4 General You may terminate your license at any time IBM may terminate your license if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this license In either event you must destroy all your copies of the Program You are responsible for payment of any taxes including personal property taxes resulting from this license Neither party may bring an action regardless of form more than two years after the cause of action arose If you acquired the Program in the United States this license is governed by the laws ofthe State of New York If you acquired the Program in Canada this license is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario Otherwise this license is governed by the laws ofthe country in which you acquired the Program Typeface Trademark Acknowledgement All resident fonts in this printer are licensed from Agfa Corporation Helvetica Palatino and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype Hell AG ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman ITC ZapfChancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Type face Corporation Agfa Japan License Agreement 1 10 11 12 Software shall mean the digitally encoded machine readable scalable outl
32. The software settings made using the above procedures are temporary On most computers permanent settings must be made with DIP switches AppendixD Specifications D 1 Specifications Specifications Item Description Printing method Electrophotography laser scan Printing speed 18 pages minute A4 size when printing multiple copies of the same page Resolution Fast 1200 mode with KIR Kyocera Image Refinement 600 dpi with KIR Kyocera Image Refinement 300 dpi with KIR Kyocera Image Refinement First print Approx 19 seconds or less A4 size depending on input data Warm up time Approx 9 seconds or less from sleep mode Approx 16 seconds or less from power on at 23 C 120 or 230 V Controller PowerPC 405 200 MHz Main memory 16 MB expandable up to 144 MB Interfaces Parallel IEEE1284 1 USB Revision 1 1 1 Option Serial interface Network interface card 1 Memory card slot 1 CompactFlash card Hard disk slot 1 Microdrive Self test Performed at power up Maximum duty cycle 65 000 pages month Drum Amorphous silicon drum Developer Mono component dry developer Main charger Positive scorotron charger Transferring Negative charger roller Separation Curvature separation Drum cleaning Blade cleaner Drum discharging Illumination by eraser LED array Fuser Heat roller and pressure roller Toner saving Ecoprint mode Paper Plain
33. appears Custom Paper Sizes 21 x Customized Paper Sizes 3 Click the Add button The Edit Paper Size dialog box appears Custom Paper Sizes Customized Paper Sizes Edit Paper Size x r Name f ok r Size Height fi 1 00 Width fe 50 E 4 Enter a descriptive name for the custom size in Name 3 3 Printing from Windows Applications 5 Enter the height and width of the custom size in Size Edit Paper Size 24 x Name Document01 Size Height wan 85 You can select the unit of measurement inches or millimeters on the User Settings dialog box to be accessed by clicking the User button on Note the Device Settings tab 6 Click the OK button The custom paper size is added to the Customized Paper Sizes list T Click the OK button The Media tab is displayed again 8 Select the Custom Size from the Page Size drop down list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Page Size Document01 8 500 x 10 0 in Document01 z Custom Envelope 9 a Envelope Monarch D x 10 0 in Envelope Envelope C5 Envelope DL Oficio II Portrait T Rotated C Landscape Source Auto Source Selection z Media Type Auto Media Selection hd KYOCERA g if Settings Restore Defaults Cancel Help 9 Click the OK button again to return to the Print dialog box 10 Click
34. as on the transparency Click the OK button The Media tab is displayed again Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box Load the paper you want to use for the backing s onto the paper source specified in step 5 Click the OK button to start printing 3 11 Printing from Windows Applications Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet You can print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper in groups of 1 2 4 6 9 12 16 or 25 pages You can also select the layout of the pages printed on a sheet 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Select the number of pages to be printed from the Pages per Sheet drop down list You may select 1 2 4 6 9 12 16 or 25 pages The graphic on the left will change to reflect your selection If you want to add borders to each page printed on the sheet click Print Borders Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epiiogue Output About Layout Auto hd Scaling 20 500 100 Gutter Settings Print on Both Sides Duple Flip on Long Edge Flip on Short Edge Booklet Mode Left Edge Binding Bight Edge Binding Restore Defaults 4 To select the relative position of each page printed on the sheet select an option from the Layout drop down list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x
35. content is defined as the percent ratio of moisture to the dry mass of the paper Moisture can affect the paper s appearance feedability curl electrostatic properties and toner fusing characteristics The moisture content of the paper varies with the relative humidity in the room When the relative humidity is high and the paper absorbs moisture the paper edges expand becoming wavy in appearance When the relative humidity is low and the paper loses moisture the edges shrink and tighten and print contrast may suffer Wavy or tight edges can cause misfeeding and alignment anomalies The moisture content of the paper should be 4 to 6 To ensure the proper moisture content it is important to store the paper in a controlled environment Some tips on moisture control are Store paper in a cool dry location Keep the paper in its wrapping as long as possible Rewrap paper that is not in use Store paper in its original carton Place a pallet etc under the carton to separate it from the floor After removing paper from storage let it stand in the same room as the printer for 48 hours before use Avoid leaving paper where it is exposed to heat sunlight or damp 2 5 General Guidelines Paper Grain When paper is manufactured it is cut into sheets with the grain running parallel to the length long grain or parallel to the width short grain Short grain paper can cause feeding problems in the printer A
36. copies using an electric sort function Also you can use the e MPS functions For details see e MPS on page 1 56 For details of available Microdrives see your dealer 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable 2 Remove the two screws from the rear panel Rear Panel ge Screws 3 Pull the main circuit board all the way out of the printer Main Circuit Board B 28 Installing Option Units Install the Microdrive into its slot on the main circuit board Microdrive Slot Microdrive Return the main circuit board to the printer by reversing the procedure followed when removing it B 29 Installing Option Units CompactFlash Memory Card Insert the CompactFlash card into the card slot located near the handle on the right of the printer A CompactFlash card is a microchip card that may contain option fonts macros forms etc The printer reads the contents of the card into its internal memory when printer is turned on The presence of this data in the printer memory can be confirmed on the status printout For details of available CompactFlash cards see your dealer 1 Turn off the printer Do not insert or remove a CompactFlash card while power is on If the CompactFlash card is removed while the printer is on damage could result in the printer s electronics or the CompactFlash card 2 Insert the CompactFlash card in the slot Insert it face up connec
37. desired job title Press the ENTER key The number of copies to be printed can be set To increase the copy count press the key to decrease the copy count press the V key gt Report Copies ool Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job Proof and Hold e MPS Deleting a Quick Copy Job All quick copy jobs are automatically deleted when the printer is turned off If you desire to explicitly delete a stored quick copy job proceed as follows 1 Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section to let the title of the job displayed 2 When the title of the job is displayed e g Report below press the ENTER key The cursor below the copy count starts to blink gt Report Copies ool 3 Press the V key repeatedly until Delete appears below the title gt Report Delete s 4 Press the ENTER key The stored quick copy job is deleted When you print multiple copies this mode first prints one copy so that you can proof it before continuing to print the remaining copies Since you can proof the printouts before printing the remaining copies wastage of paper can be reduced The printer prints one copy and at the same time saves the print job on the Microdrive You can also change the number of copies when resuming printing from the operator panel When the printer is turned off all stored jobs will be deleted Printing Remai
38. envelopes postcards transparencies or thick paper When installing it directly to the printer use PT 4 If an option duplexer has been installed use PT 60 1 Install the paper stopper according to the size of paper to be used same for both PT 4 and PT 60 Legal Size A4 Size Letter Size 2 If a duplexer has been installed to the printer B 25 Installing Option Units Network Interface Card Insert the option network interface card into the option interface slot at the rear of the printer The network interface card enables the printer to be used in a network 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable 2 Remove the two screws from the option interface slot cover Option Interface Slot Cover 3 Insert the network interface card and secure it with the screws removed in step 2 Network Interface Card Screws B 26 Installing Option Units 4 Connect the network cable Network Cable 5 Set the network address from the printer operator panel for details about the modes see Network Interface Parameters on page 1 78 B 27 Installing Option Units Microdrive Hard Disk Insert the Microdrive into its slot on the main circuit board of the printer If a Microdrive is installed in the printer received data can be rasterized and stored on this Microdrive This enables high speed printing of multiple
39. gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x General l Details l Color Management Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk x User Memory 16 MB Administrator RAM Disk 7 MB Envelope Feeder 4 Click Envelope Feeder in the Device Options list box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties General Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output Device Settings About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Pap d asmajte 4 E EEEa Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk User Memory 16MB Administrator FAM Dist 5 Click the OK button Adding Optional Devices Installing the Microdrive Hard Disk For details of available Microdrives see your dealer Check that the option Microdrive is installed in the printe
40. hexadecimal code for the purposes of debugging programs and files 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Print HEX DUMP appears gt Print HEX DUMP Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Print HEX DUMP Press the ENTER key again Processing appears for a second and then Waiting appears Processing A Waiting Send data to be dumped to the printer The message Processing will be displayed during receiving the data Once the dumped data you require has been output it is possible to cancel the printing of any further dumped data by taking the printer offline by pressing the GO key and then pressing the CANCEL key Once all data has been received the message Waiting will appear Press the GO key to finish printing 1 23 Paper Handling Paper Handling This section explains how to use the operator panel to change the paper size and type for each paper source the mode for the MP multi purpose tray and other settings regarding paper handling Setting the Paper Size Set the paper sizes according to the sizes of paper to be set in the paper cassette and the MP tray If they do not match printing will not be made on the correct size paper when automatic paper size selection is made by the application software
41. information page as shown below KYOCERA g mita Echs s FS 1900 Page Printer FORMAT INFORMATION ne S Capacity The total size of the CompactFlash card or the Microdrive memory Used Space The size the printer uses for its system Free Space The size remaining in the CompactFlash card or the Microdrive for storing data When the format information is printed the message display returns to Ready Printing a List of Data Names The printer prints a list of all data names referred to as partitions stored in the storage device for reference Printing a list is also available for a font card To print a list of data names for the CompactFlash card the Microdrive or the RAM disk proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or V key repeatedly until Memory Card gt Hard Disk gt Or RAM Disk Mode gt appears Memory Card gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until List of Partitions appears gt List of Partitions Operating the Storage Device 5 6 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt List of Partitions Press the ENTER key Processing appears and the printing of the list starts Z KYOCERA mita Ecisrs gt FS 1900 Page Printer PARTITION LIST Device Information Partition Information The list provides the following information that are automati
42. is displayed press the A or V key The display cycles through the emulation in the following order PCL 6 default Line Printer IBM Proprinter DIABLO 630 EPSON LQ 850 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zalt Emulation 4 e a 6 1 42 Printing KPDL Errors 8 9 Pagination Press the A or V key repeatedly until the desired alternative emulation appears Press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready The printer can print error descriptions when printing error occurs during KPDL emulation The default is O the printer does not print KPDL errors 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Emulation appears Emulation PCL 6 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Emulation Select KPDL or KPDL AUTO using the or v key Emulation KPDL Press the ENTER key Press the key The message display changes to that shown below If gt Alt Emulation is displayed when the KPDL AUTO emulation is selected press the or v key to change it gt Print KPDL Errs Off Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Print KPDL Errs 4 OTT 1 43 Pagination Font Default font 8 9 Select On using the or V key Print KPDL Errs 4 icm Press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key T
43. occurs Press the CANCEL key to stop the alarm buzzer Continued on next page 4 10 Indicators and Messages Message Memory card err Insert again Corrective Action The CompactFlash card is accidentally removed from the printer s memory card slot during reading If you continue reading the memory card insert the same memory card into the slot again The printer again reads it from the beginning of the data Note We recommend that you follow the reading procedure from the beginning to ensure correct reading of the memory card Memory overflow Press GO A AN The total amount of data received by the printer exceeds the printer s internal memory Try adding more memory expansion DIMM Press the GO key to resume printing You can abandon printing by the CANCEL key If Auto Continue is set to On printing will be automatically resumed after a preset period of time See Auto Continue Setting on page 1 105 MemoryCard err Press GO A 715 This message appears when an error occurs during access to the CompactFlash card using the PRESCRIBE RWER command or from the printer s operator panel Look at the error code given in place of and refer to the corresponding description given below 01 The CompactFlash card does not meet specifications This CompactFlash card cannot be used by this printer Insert a CompactFlash card which can be used by this printer See CompactFlash Memory Card on page B 30
44. signals follow FG Frame Ground Pin 1 This pin is connected directly to the printer frame TXD Transmit Data Pin 2 This output carries asynchronous data sent by the printer to the computer It is used mainly in handshaking protocols RXD Receive Data Pin 3 This input carries serial asynchronous data sent by the computer to the printer RTS Request To Send Pin 4 This output is always held high above 3 volts CTS Clear To Send Pin 5 DSR Data Set Ready Pin 6 Unused C 6 RS 422A Interface Serial Interface Option SG Signal Ground Pin 7 All signals can transmit between the printer and the host computer to send each signal with a signal ground DTR Data Terminal Ready Pin 20 This output is used as a buffer nearly full handshake line It is held high above 3 volts when the buffer can accept more data RS 232C Interface Voltage Levels The voltage levels of the interface signals conform to EIA RS 232C specifications SPACE is from 3 volts to 15 volts MARK is from 3 volts to 15 volts Voltages between 3 volts and 3 volts are undefined The serial interface is set to the RS 232C mode as the factory default However by changing the jumper connector on the IB 10E interface board the interface can be changed to the RS 422A mode In the RS 232C mode the printer can be connected to a personal computer or similar device equipped with an RS 232C serial interface The se
45. source that is selected on the printer driver After all paper sheets in the MP tray have been used up approximately 100 sheets A4 size 0 11 mm thickness paper will be fed from the paper source originally selected This mode is convenient to feed paper of special size or type without reloading the current paper source However the MP tray must be kept empty if you desire to feed paper from the intended paper source This menu does not appears when the option envelope feeder is installed on the printer The maximum capacity for the MP tray of 100 sheets is based on A4 paper If you use Legal size paper on the MP tray the number of paper you use should be considerably smaller than 100 sheets to avoid possible paper jam To switch the MP tray to First mode proceed as follows 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until MP Tray Mode appears gt MP Tray Mode Cassette Paper Handling 7 8 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears MP Tray Mode 4 Cassette Select First or Cassette using the or V key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Selecting the Paper Feed Source You can select from which paper source printing will be performed If no option units are installed the only selectio
46. storage device a name is automatically assigned to the data The CompactFlash card or the Microdrive or the RAM disk must be formatted Otherwise the gt Write Data message explained below will not appear on the display To format a CompactFlash card or the Microdrive or the RAM disk see Formatting a Storage Device on page 1 88 You can format the Microdrive or the RAM disk using the operator panel when the first time you installed a new Microdrive or the RAM disk About Note formatting a new Microdrive After writing is complete you can print a list of data stored in the storage device for confirmation See Printing a List of Data Names on page 1 89 To write data to a CompactFlash card the Microdrive or the RAM disk proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Memory Card gt Hard Disk gt or RAM Disk Mode gt appears Memory Card gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt write Data appears gt Write Data 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Write Data 6 Press the ENTER key Processing appears then Waiting Operating the Storage Device In this state send the file from the computer to the printer The file is written onto the storage device given a destination name also referred to as a partition name which the printer automatically assigns one after another as follows Data
47. that can be performed or are effective only when the required option unit is installed xiii Chapter1 Using the Operator Panel This chapter explains the following topics Understanding the Operator Panel Printing Test Pages Paper Handling Pagination e MPS Interface Operating the Storage Device Configuration 1 1 Understanding the Operator Panel Understanding the Operator Panel The operator panel has a LCD message display three indicators and eight keys Messages that appear on the display and functions of indicators and keys are explained in the sections that follows Message Display The message display gives information in the form of short messages The eight messages listed below are displayed during normal warm up and printing Other messages that may appear when the printer needs the operator s attention are explained in Chapter 4 Message Self test Meaning The printer is self testing after power up Please wait The printer is warming up and is not ready When the printer is switched on for the first time after the toner container is installed Adding toner also appears Ready Processing The printer is ready to print The printer is receiving data generating graphics reading a CompactFlash card Microdrive or printing Sleeping The printer is in sleep mode The printer wakes from sleep mode whenever the GO key on the operato
48. the main circuit board and then how to install a DIMM Dual In line Memory Module on the main circuit board This printer comes supplied with 16 MB of memory installed Two sockets are provided for expanding the printer memory to allow more complex printing jobs and increase the printing speed By installing DIMM into your printer the memory in the printer can be increased to a maximum of 144 MB The expansion memory should be installed only by a Kyocera Mita authorized dealer or Kyocera Mita certified technician Kyocera Mita shall not be liable for damage due to improper installation of the expansion memory B 3 Expanding the Printer Memory Removing the Main Circuit Board The main circuit board of the printer is equipped with two sockets for memory expansion Expansion memory is available in the form of DIMM The following instructions are intended for the technician only Notes on Handling the Main Circuit Board and DIMM Protect the electronics by taking these precautions e Before touching the main circuit board and DIMM touch a water pipe or other large metal object to discharge yourself of static electricity While doing the work it is recommended that you wear an antistatic wrist strap e Touch the main circuit board and DIMM only at the edges Removing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer Be sure to remove the CompactFlash Card memory card first if inserted in the printer s card slot Remove the
49. the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable Installing Option Units 4 Gently place the printer on top of the duplexer 5 Connect the printer cable parallel interface cable USB interface cable serial interface cable or network interface cable according to your operation environment Installing Option Units T Pass the connected cable and power cord through the opening in the duplexer 8 Install the duplexer rear cover B 14 SO 60 Sorter Installing Option Units Install the option sorter on top of the printer It is equipped with five sorter trays with a capacity of 200 sheets each There are three modes in which printouts can be received the sorter mode the collator mode and the mail box mode for details about the modes refer to the Printer Drivers Guide The following installation procedure explains how to install the sorter when the option paper feeder PF 60 and duplexer DU 60 have already been installed 1 Unpack the sorter and place it on its side 2 Remove the tapes from the sorter 4 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable Installing Option Units 5 If the duplexer is installed remove the duplexer rear cover power cord and printer cable 6 Remove the sorter connection cover from the printer Store the removed cover in a safe place Sorter Connection Cover 7 Install the sorter by inserting th
50. types of fonts you can use with the printer A font is a set of characters of a particular design The design is referred to as a typeface Several characteristics identify a font These include the code set For details on the code sets read the Programming Manual on the supplied CD ROM spacing pitch height style stroke weight and typeface family List of Fonts This section contains a full list of the printer s internal fonts The printer has 80 PCL PS compatible fonts and a bitmap font for a line printer You can print the same font list from the printer by using the printer s operator panel key To print a list of fonts refer to Font Lists on page 1 21 Font may be downloaded to the printer s memory from a option Compact Flash card or Microdrive PCL Scalable and Bitmap Fonts Font number oO OMAN DO c F WYN o N N N NY NY VY NY YN o o o o NO oO FP WBDNH FH OD 0 00 FAWN o Font samples This is a sample of Courier font This is a sample of CGTimes font This is a sample of CGTimes Bd font This is a sample of CGTimes It font This is a sample of CGTimes Bdlt font This is a sample of CGOmega font This is a sample of CGOmega Bd font This is a sample of CGOmega It font This is a sample of CGOmega Bdlt font This is a sample of Coronet font This is a sample of Clarendon Cd font This is a sample of Univers Md font This is a sample of Univers Bd font This is a sample of Un
51. x Print density 1 95 Print quality 4 3 Printer driver 1 6 B 8 Glossary 3 Printer drivers guide x Protocol 1 76 C 9 RAM disk 1 81 Glossary 3 Recycled paper 2 10 Registration roller 3 13 4 15 Resolution 1 55 Resource protection 1 103 RS 232C 1 76 C 6 C 9 C 11 RS 422A C 7 C 9 S Serial interface 1 76 C 6 protocol 1 76 C 9 RS 232C mode C 6 RS 422A mode C 7 Serial interface board kit IB 10E B 2 C 6 Service status page 1 18 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP ix Glossary 3 Sleep mode viii 1 2 1 100 Glossary 3 Sleep timer 1 2 1 100 Sorter SO 60 4 18 B 15 Specifications D 1 Status page 1 14 T TK 50 3 2 Toner container 3 2 dispose 3 3 grid cleaner 3 10 locklever 3 3 protective seal 3 4 replacement 3 2 Toner gauge 1 16 1 96 Toner kit 3 2 Top cover 3 3 Troubleshooting error messages 4 10 indicators 4 6 interface 4 2 maintenance messages 4 7 quality problems 4 3 Two dimensional bar code PDF417 ix x Typeface A 1 U USB interface viii 1 3 1 75 C 5 Glossary 3 V Virtual Mailbox VMB 1 68 Ww Waste toner box 3 2 3 6 Windows C 12 Wiper cloth 3 2 3 13 QUALITY CERTIFICATE This machine has passed all quality controls and final inspection Index 3 rey KYOCERA mita ce KYOCERA mita Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Edit Paper Size Page Size Ad
52. 1284 In the Auto mode and Nibble high mode these signals are bi directional Parallel Interface Detailed descriptions of the signals follow Strobe nStrobe Pin 1 A negative going Strobe pulse causes the printer to read and latch the data on the Data 0 1 to Data 7 8 signal lines Data 0 1 to Data 7 8 Pins 2 to 9 These eight signals form the data byte sent from the host computer to the printer Data 7 8 is the most significant bit Acknowledge nAck Pin 10 This negative going pulse acknowledges the previous character received by the printer Busy Busy Pin 11 This signal is high when the printer is busy and low when it is able to accept more data Paper Empty PError Pin 12 This signal goes high when the printer has received a print job and run out of paper Select Online Pin 13 This signal is high when the printer is online and low when the printer is offline It goes low when the GO key is pressed to set the printer offline 5 V DC Pin 18 This line is connected to the printer s 5 V DC line 5 V 0 5 V maximum 400 mA fused Error nFault Pin 32 When the high speed parallel line control is on FRPO O2 2 this line returns error status Power Ready Pin 35 This signal is high when the printer is turned on The Paper Empty Online and Error signals are not used unless enabled by the FRPO command O2 parameter C4 USB Interface Specifications Interface S
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55. Bulk Feeder PF 8E Holds approximately 2 000 sheets of A5 to A4 Letter and Legal size paper It can be attached to the front of the printer after the MP tray has been removed Bulk Stacker HS 8E This bulk stacker can hold up to 2 000 copies for a continuous voluminous output It attaches to the rear of the printer Paper Cassette PC 60LG Holds A5 to A4 Letter and Legal size paper Microdrive Hard Disk Unit Enables the electronic sorting and job retention functions To be inserted into the slot designed for it on the main circuit board of the printer See your dealer for purchasing information regarding the Microdrives that are best suited for use with this printer CompactFlash Card This is a microchip card that may contain option fonts macros and forms Insert the card into the card slot located near the handle on the right of the printer See your dealer for purchasing information regarding the CompactFlash Cards that are best suited for use with this printer Memory DIMM See your dealer for purchasing information of the DIMM that are best suited for use with this printer See Expanding the Printer Memory for the installation procedure B 2 Expanding the Printer Memory Expanding the Printer Memory This section explains how to expand the printer s memory Expanded printer memory enables you to print more complex pages download more fonts and define more macros This section first explains how to remove
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57. Clean printer A 715 Replace the toner container using a new toner kit The printer does not operate when this message is displayed See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Sorter tray paper full HH A 715 The sorter tray indicated by is now full Remove some of the paper from the sorter tray concerned Toner low TK 50 Replace the toner container using a new toner kit See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Alarm buzzer sounds when an error occurs Press the CANCEL key to stop the alarm buzzer Continued on next page 4 8 Indicators and Messages Message Unsupported external device Corrective Action An unsupported option hardware has been installed Be sure to install proper option hardware compatible with the FS 1900 Warning image adapt Printing job cannot be done in current resolution because there is not enough internal memory Try adding more memory or changing resolution See Appendix B Warning low memory The printer s internal memory is running low due to the number of fonts and macros downloaded Print a status page to see how much user memory is left and try deleting unnecessary fonts and macros See Appendix B 4 9 Indicators and Messages Error Messages The following table lists error messages that can be dealt with by the user Message File not found Press GO A AN Corrective Action VMB A VMB tray
58. Color Management Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output Device Settings About Device Options M Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk L1 EI EI EJ EJ EJ E User Memory Administrator RAM Disk 4 Click the OK button to close the window B 8 Installing Option Units Installing Option Units PF 60 Paper Feeder Up to three option paper feeders can be installed below the printer A paper feeder can hold approximately 500 sheets of paper at a time By using option paper feeders in conjunction with the printer paper cassette which can also hold approximately 500 sheets of paper up to approximately 2 000 sheets of paper can be fed continuously The paper cassette of the paper feeder can feed Legal size paper When installing more than one paper feeder first stack the paper feeders together 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable 2 Gently place the printer on top of the paper feeder s 3 Pull the paper cassette all the way out of the paper feeder B 9 Installing Option Units 4 Push down the bottom plate until it locks 5
59. Enable L 4 Select Enable or Disable using the or V key For details of the default setting for each paper type see Paper Type on page 2 11 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready The custom paper type setting is completed Paper Handling Resetting the Custom Paper Type Resets the settings of Custom 1 to 8 that are set in Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper handling gt appears Paper Handling gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Reset Type Adjust appears AO gt Reset Type Adjust 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Reset Type Adjust 6 Press the ENTER key All the customized paper weight and duplex path settings will be reset to the default The message display returns to Ready MP Tray Mode Paper Handling The MP tray can be used in either of two modes first or cassette The MP tray feed paper differently depending on the mode Cassette Mode This is the default mode The MP tray acts in the same manner as other paper source The printer can correctly feed paper from any paper source as you command on the printer driver The cassette mode provides a faster printing speed than the first mode First Mode The MP tray automatically feeds paper placed on the MP tray overriding another paper
60. HASED CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PROGRAMS WHICH BELONG TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION IBM THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES THE TERMS AND CON DITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS BEING LICENSED TO YOU BY IBM IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE THEN WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER YOUR ACQUISITION OF THE DEVICE YOU MAY RETURN THE DEVICE FORA FULL REFUND IF YOU DO NOT SO RETURN THE DEVICE WITHIN THE 14 DAYS THEN YOU WILL BE ASSUMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Programs are licensed not sold IBM or the applicable IBM country organization grants you a license for the Programs only in the country where you acquired the Programs You obtain no rights other than those granted you under this license The term Programs means the original and all whole or partial copies of it including modified copies or portions merged into other programs IBM retains title to the Programs IBM owns or has licensed from the owner copyrights in the Programs 1 License Under this license you may use the Programs only with the device on which they are installed and transfer possession of the Programs and the device to another party If you transfer the Programs you must transfer a copy of this license and any other documentation to the other party Your license is then terminated The other party agrees to these terms and conditions by its first use of the Program You may not 1 use copy modi
61. Indicators 1 4 4 6 Interface viii 1 3 C 1 Internal font A 2 J Job retention ix K Keys 1 5 KIR 1 17 1 52 KM NET VIEWER ix Glossary 2 Kyocera Mita Digital Library ix Glossary 2 L Left cover 3 6 3 9 Main circuit board B 4 B 28 Maintenance messages 4 7 Memory expansion B 4 Menumap 1 12 Menu system road map 1 6 Message display 1 2 Messagelanguage 1 97 Microdrive 1 81 B 2 B 28 MP tray 1 24 cassette mode 1 37 Glossary 2 first mode 1 37 Glossary 2 paper guides 1 25 N Network ix 1 3 1 78 Network interface card 1 19 B 2 status page 1 19 Oo Online help messages 1 5 4 13 Operator panel 1 2 Glossary 3 indicators 1 4 INTERFACE indicator 1 3 message display 1 2 SIZE indicator 1 3 TYPE indicator 1 4 Options B 2 Orientation 1 51 P Paper 2 1 adhesivelabels 2 8 Index 2 colored paper 2 9 condition 2 3 envelope 2 9 grain 2 6 preprinted paper 2 9 recycled paper 2 10 size 2 4 special paper 2 7 specifications 2 2 thickness 2 5 type 2 7 weight 2 4 Paper cassette 1 3 B 9 cip B 11 load limit B 11 Paper feeder PF 60 B 9 Paper guide 1 25 Paperjam 4 12 Paper size dial 1 24 1 25 B 10 Paper size window 1 24 Paper stopper 1 25 B 10 B 25 Paper transfer unit release lever 3 12 Parallel interface 1 3 1 74 C 2 Glossary 3 bi directional high speed viii communication modes C 2 pin assignment C 3 PDF417 ix x Plastic bag 3 2 PRESCRIBE command ix x C 10 PRESCRIBE Programming Manual
62. K button to start printing Printing from Windows Applications Changing the Resolution You can set the resolution of the print job Available options are High Quality Fast 1200 mode Proof 600 dpi Draft 300 dpi and Custom 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Imaging tab 3 Select the resolution of the print job from the Print Quality drop down list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x Media Layout Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About l Print Quality High Quality z Grayscale Adjustment it Brightness poc QR Contrast 4 i poc TrueType Fonts Download TrueType fonts as outline C Download TrueType fonts as bitmap Substitute with Device font Cancel Help 4 If you want to set Resolution Kyocera Image Refinement and EcoPrint individually choose Custom and click the F button next to the Print Quality drop down list Select the options you need in the Print Quality Settings dialog box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Print Quality Grayscale Adjustment oO Brightness 0 P Contrast Pr 0 TrueType Fonts c A Disp ice Print Quality Settings 21 x C Download TrueType fon Substitute with Device f r Resolution N 600 dpi
63. Letterhead TRNSPRNCY Transparency COLOR Color PREPRINTE Preprinted PREPUNCH Prepunched LABELS Labels ENVELOPE Envelope BOND Bond CARDSTOCK Cardstock RECYCLED Recycled CUSTOM1 to 8 Custom 1 to 8 VELLUM Vellum With only the MP tray feeding READY DATA and ATTENTION Indicators The following indicators light during normal operation and when the printer needs attention ca Peavy gt B e para i ATTENTION INTERFACE SIZE TYPE B D Indicator Description Flashing Indicates when an error occurs that you can clear by yourself Lit Indicates that the printer is on line The printer prints received data Off Indicates that the printer is off line Data can be received but will not be printed Also indicates when printing is automatically stopped due to occurrence of an error O READY Flashing Indicates data transfer is taking place Lit Indicates either that data is being processed or that data is being written to the memory card o gt Eh Co DATA Flashing Indicates when the printer needs maintenance attention or the printer is warming up Please wait Lit Indicates when a problem or an error occurs that you can clear by yourself For example paper jam occurs 7 artention 1 4 Understanding the Operator Panel Keys The operator panel keys are used to configure the printer Note the C C certain ke
64. Mode On Press the gt key and display gt gt Auto Continue Timer Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt Auto Continue Timer 066Sec ays Press the or V key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and set the desired time The time must be set between 000 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments If set to 000 printing will be continued immediately without allowing any time interval You can use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left Display the desired time and press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 106 Chapter2 Paper Selection This chapter explains the following topics General Guidelines Special Paper Paper Type 2 1 General Guidelines General Guidelines Paper Availability The printer is designed to print on high quality copier bond paper the kind used in ordinary dry copier machines but it can also accept a variety of other types of paper within the limits specified below The manufacturer assumes no liability for problems that occur when paper not satisfying these requirements is used Selection of the right paper is important Using the wrong paper can result in paper jams misfeeding curling poor print quality and paper waste and in extreme cases can damage the printer The guidelines given below will increase the productivity of your office by ens
65. Name uide NW av Cancel Print Size L me if Z4 Jrientah Media Type Settings Auto Media Selection Restore Defaults Notice The information in this guide is subject to change without notification Additional pages may be inserted in future editions The user is asked to excuse any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors in the present edition No responsibility is assumed if accidents occur while the user is following the instructions in this guide No responsibility is assumed for defects in the printer s firmware contents of its read only memory This guide any copyrightable subject matter sold or provided with or in connection with the sale of the page printer are protected by copyright All rights are reserved Copying or other reproduction of all or part of this guide any copyrightable subject matter without the prior written consent of Kyocera Corporation is prohibited Any copies made of all or part of this guide any copyrightable subject must contain the same copyright notice as the material from which the copying is done Regarding Tradenames Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microdrive is trademark of International Business Machines Corporation CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation All other brand and produc
66. Pitch 10 00 cpi TCI Page Set gt gt Copies 001 Orientation Portrait i Landscape gt Page Protect Auto J gt LF Action LF only j gt CR Action CR only j Ignore CR gt Wide A4 Fh rh Continued on next page 8 Continued from previous page Print Quality gt Hard Disk RAM Disk Mode Off j Memory Card E Continued on next page gt KIR Mode On j gt Ecoprint Mode Off j F 3 gt Resolution ast 1200 mode 300 dpi 600 dpi gt Print Density 0 gt Read Data gt Write Data gt Delete Data Ssliist of Partitions gt RAM Disk Size gt Read Data gt Write Data p Data gt List of Partitions gt Read Fonts Read Data gt Write Data gt Delete Data f gt i Se of Partitions 1 9 Understanding the Operator Panel Understanding the Operator Panel Continued from Previous page Paper Handling gt ray Size or Letter I gt EF Size DL or Business I gt EF Type Envelope I gt BulkFeeder Size H gt BulkFeeder Type Plain gt Cassette Size gt gt Cassette Type Plain I gt Feed Select Cassette gt Duplex Mode None I gt Stack Select Face down tray gt gt X Dimension gt gt Y Dimension gt Sorter Mode Sorter I gt Override A4 LT OLE j gt Type Adjust gt Custom 1 I gt Reset Type Ad
67. S001 first data DataS002 second data DataS008 third data In the example above if the file TEST TXT is the first data to be written onto the storage device the destination name will be DataS001 As the printer receives data the message display changes to Processing then when the end of the data is received the message display changes to Waiting Check that the message display has changed to Waiting then press the GO key This writes the file to the memory card and instructs the printer to automatically print out a CompactFlash card write information page as shown below OR KYOCERA mia Echsrs FS 1900 Page Printer WRITE INFORMATION CH a Partition Type Type of data written currently only type 2 is supported Partition Name Name of data written Write Partition Length Length size of the data written Others Additional information such as error information When the write information page is printed the message display returns to Ready If the writing was not completed successfully an error code appears on the message display For details see Error Messages on page 4 10 If this happens press the GO key The message display returns to Ready Operating the Storage Device Deleting Data Repeat above steps until you have transferred all data files that you want to write to the CompactFlash card Each time you finish writing data a CompactFlash card write information pag
68. Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk orsa mint zrna ad r Identification User Name f Department Page Description Language PCL xt x T GDI compatible mode Settings Units Inches C Millimeters 5 Select PCL XL PCL 5e or KPDL in the Page Description Language drop down list and click the OK button User Settings 21 x P Identification Pe XL x GDI compatible mode PCL XL PCL 5e Settings KPDL Inches C Milimeters 6 Enter the user name in User Name This name is used to identify your print job on the printer operator panel as part of job retention function For details see e MPS on page 1 56 in the Operation Guide 7 Click the OK button 2 8 Printing from Windows Applications Chapter 3 Printing from Windows Applications Basic Printing Task This section will discuss how to print from Windows applications using a Microsoft Word document as an example This section will explain only the minimum task that is required to print from Windows applications You can select various options in the printer s Properties dialog box to customize your print job as explained in section Setting Custom Paper Size on page 3 3 and later 1 Set the paper of the size specified in the application for the document into the printer s paper cassette For details on how to set paper r
69. XA dovt Symbol MT This is a sample of Times Bold font This is a sample of Times Boldltalic font This is a sample of Times Italic font This is a sample of Times Roman font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman Bold font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman Boldltalic font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman Italic font This is a sample of Univers Bold font This is a sample of Univers Boldltalic font This is a sample of Univers Condensed Bold font This is a sample of Univers Condensed Boldltalic font This is a sample of Univers Condensed Medium font This is a sample of Univers Condensed Mediumitalic font This is a sample of Univers Medium font This is a sample of Univers Mediumltalic font kae Ke Sonem OX 3mm YcooXmYoscD2mYe Wingdings Regular This is a sample of ZapfChancery MediumItalic font EEA EA 8 A SOCIG Lp Kee EKO V A UOI ZapfDingbats A 6 Appendix B Options This appendix explains how to expand the printer s memory and how to install each option unit Also refer to the manuals of the respective option units This appendix explains the following option units Expanding the Printer Memory PF 60 Paper Feeder DU 60 Duplexer SO 60 Sorter EF 60 Envelope Feeder PT 4 PT 60 Face up Output Tray Network Interface Card Microdrive Hard Disk CompactFlash Memory Card B 1 Available Options Available Options SO 60 Sorte
70. a Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Page Size A4 210 297 mm eee Print Size A4 210 x 297 mm Same as Page Size x Orientation Advanced Media Settings HE 1 r Eus A CI Source aut Media Type Au Media for Cove I Page Insert I Transparency Interleaving 3 Click the Cover Mode check box Advanced Media Settings 21 x Front Outside A 0 Media for Cover IT Page Insert Insert Before Page Media for Page cs ette 1 Y r fansparency Interleaving Print onto Backing 4 To add only the front cover using different paper click Front or to add both the front and back covers using different paper click Front and Back Printing from Windows Applications To print the first page on the cover click the Front Outside check box Note that the Front Inside Back Inside and Back Outside are not applicable for model FS 1900 Select the paper source for the cover s from the Media for Cover list box Note that thick paper colored paper etc should be loaded on the MP tray o C Click the OK button The Media tab is displayed again Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box Load the paper you want to use for the cover s onto the paper source specified in step 6 0 N Click the OK button to start printing 3 7 Print
71. a Paper Jam on page 4 12 Nothing lights on the operator panel even when power is turned on and the fan makes no noise Check that the power cord is properly plugged into the power outlet Turn off the printer s power plug in the power cord securely and try turning on the printer s power again Check that the power switch is really in the ON position The printer prints a status page but data from the computer is not being printed normally Check the interface cable Connect both ends of the interface cable securely Try replacing the printer cable For details on the parallel interface for this printer see Appendix C Check program files and application software Try printing another file or using another print command If the problem occurs only with a specific file or application check the printer settings for that application If you still cannot correct a printer problem even after checking the above please contact your Kyocera Mita dealer 4 2 Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems As the following table shows there are many possible causes of print quality problems such as blank output as The troubleshooting procedure for each type of problem is explained below If you still can not solve the problem contact your Kyocera Mita dealer Printed Results Completely blank printout Corrective Action Check the developer unit Open the pr
72. actory setting is 0 H6 Buffer nearly full threshold This is a percentage from 0 to 99 The factory setting is 90 H7 Buffer nearly empty threshold This is a percentage from 0 to 99 The factory setting is 70 The factory settings of the buffer nearly full and nearly empty thresholds H6 and H7 are subject to change without notification The gap between the nearly full and nearly empty thresholds allows the computer to send a fairly large amount of data in a continuous stream H8 Received data buffer size This is the size of the input buffer specified in units of 10 Kbytes The factory set value is 6 meaning 60 Kbytes Since DTR DSR protocol is not used with the RS 422A standard select a parameter value other than 0 1 or 2 for the H5 setting when using the RS 422A interface PRESCRIBE FRPO DO Command The PRESCRIBE FRPO DO command provides control over XON KOFF operation when an error occurs on the serial interface The following table summarizes the error status corresponding to different DO values Timing of XON transfer to host while Ready or Waiting Serialinterface error Error not handled Error handled XON sent every 3 5 seconds D0 0 default D0 1 XON not sent D0 10 D0 11 RS 232C Cable Connection RS 232C Cable Connection Obtain a Suitable RS 232C Cable Make sure that the RS 232C cable is wired correctly The cable must be a null modem cable that is one in which pin 2 on eit
73. age or Only on specified pages for Page Specification Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 24 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Watermark Selection Confidential 1 7 Add 2 Page Specification All pages C First page only AJl pages except first page C Only on specified pages If you have selected Only on specified pages enter the numbers of the pages on which the watermark is to be printed If you want to specify more than one page numbers separate them with commas To specify a range of pages use a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range For example to print the watermark on pages 5 11 12 13 and 18 type 5 11 13 18 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box Click the OK button to start printing Printing from Windows Applications Using the Duplexer DU 60 You can print on both sides of paper by using the paper cassette or option paper feeder if installed You can use long edge or short edge binding combined with either landscape or portrait printing Use Orientation options on the Media tab to select the page orientation as follows These are 1 portrait long edge 2 portrait short edge 3 landscape long edge and 4 landscape short edge The figure below shows these binding setups 2 0 Portrait Portrait short edge long edge Binding Binding 4 Landscape
74. ages You must remove all printed pages from the face down output tray When the printer senses that the face down output tray is empty again it will continues printing into the face down output tray Alarm buzzer sounds when an error occurs Press the CANCEL key to stop the alarm buzzer Continued on next page 4 7 Indicators and Messages Message Load Cassette paper size paper type paper size and paper type are displayed flashing alternately q Corrective Action There is data for printing that matches with a paper cassette setting paper size paper type but there is no paper in the paper cassette Set paper into the paper source as displayed on the operator panel and press the GO key to restart printing However the paper source number is only displayed when there is an option paper feeder installed Or if you want to print from a different paper source press the A and V key to display Use alternative and you can change the source for paper feeding After selecting a paper source and pressing the MENU key Paper Handling appears By pressing the gt key the paper type settings menu appears After setting the correct paper type press the ENTER key and printing starts Load MP tray paper size paper type paper size and paper type are displayed flashing alternately q There is no paper cassette set paper size paper type that matches with the data
75. al copies are required you can reprint the required number of copies from the printer operator panel To print a job as a quick copy job see Printer Driver Guide The default number of print jobs that can be stored on the Microdrive is 32 This value can be increased to up to 50 from the e MPS Configuration menu For details see e MPS Configuration on page 1 70 When the number of jobs reaches the limit the oldest job will be overwritten by the new one When the printer is turned off all stored jobs will be deleted Printing Additional Copies using Quick Copy To print additional copies of a job stored in the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt 3 Press the gt key e MPS 10 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Quick Copy appears followed by the user name Harold in this example The user name is assigned at printing using the printer driver gt Quick Copy Harold Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the user name zQuick Copy ftarold 1s Press the or v key to display the desired user name Arlen in this example gt Quick Copy Arlen Press the ENTER key The job name entered in the printer driver Report in this example appear with a blinking question mark before the letters Arlen E y port Press the or V key to scroll to the
76. aller amount of print jobs than specified Changing the Maximum Number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold Jobs This changes maximum number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold jobs from 0 to 50 The default is 32 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt e MPS Configuration gt appears gt e MPS gt Configuration 5 Press the gt key 6 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Quick Copy appears gt gt Quick Copy 32 T Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt Quick Copy 32 e MPS 8 Press the A or V key to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor The value can be set between 0 and 50 Use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left 9 When the desired maximum number of jobs is set press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Maximum Space Assigned to Temporary Code Jobs This changes the Microdrive space that holds temporary code jobs You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999 megabytes The actual maximum size depends on the size of free hard disk space however The default size is 50 MB 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt e
77. ames shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial when a serial interface board kit is installed Option when a network interface card is installed Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Interface 4 Parallel is If you want to abandon the interface selection procedure press the CANCEL key The interface remains unchanged Press the or v key repeatedly until Serial appears Interface Serial I Press the ENTER key again Interface 6 Press the gt key Each time the or v key is pressed the setting item and current setting change as shown below Definable baud rates 1200 2400 4800 gt Baud Rate 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 9600 115200 v 4 gt Data Bits 8 Definable data bits 7 8 default v 4 gt Stop Bits Definable stop bits 1 default 2 1 Definable parity None default Odd Even gt Parity Ignore None Definable protocol DTR pos amp XON gt Protocol default DTP positive DTR DTR pos amp XON negative XON XOFF ETX ACK T Display the setting item to be changed and press the ENTER key A question mark appears The following example explains how to change the baud rate The settings for other items can be changed in a similar manner gt Baud Rate 9600 8 Press the or v key to display the desired
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79. aper Adhesive Carrier sheet Adhesive label paper must be entirely covered by its top sheet with no spaces between the individual labels Labels with spaces in between are apt to peel off causing serious paper jam problems Some label paper is manufactured with an extra margin of top sheet around the edge Do not remove the extra top sheet from the carrier sheet until after printing is finished Acceptable Unacceptable a Top sheet Carrier sheet 3 2 8 Special Paper The table below lists the specifications for adhesive label paper Item Specification Weight of top sheet 44 to 74 g m 12 to 20 Ib ream Composite weight 104 to 151 g m 28 to 40 Ib ream Thickness of top sheet 0 086 to 0 107 mm 3 9 to 4 2 mils Composite thickness 0 115 to 0 145 mm 4 5 to 5 7 mils Moisture content 4 to 6 composite Envelopes The printer can print on envelopes using paper with a basis weight of 60 to 79 g m 16 to 21 Ib ream Envelopes must be manually fed An envelope is a more complex object than a single sheet of paper For this reason it may not be possible to obtain consistent print quality over the entire envelope surface Many envelopes have a diagonal grain orientation See Paper Grain on page 2 6 This orientation is more likely to wrinkle and crease on its way through the printer Before purchasing envelopes for use
80. apter 1 Using the Operator Panel This chapter explains the message display indicators and keys on the operator panel and how to make various settings from the operator panel Chapter2 Paper Selection This chapter explains the types of paper that can be used with the printer Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter explains how to replace the toner container waste toner box and how to care for your printer Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur such as paper jams Appendix A Fonts This appendix explains about fonts and lists the printer s internal fonts Xii Appendix B Options This appendix explains how to expand the printer s memory and how to install each option unit Appendix C Host Computer Interface This appendix explains the pin assignment and specifications for the printer s parallel interface USB interface and optional serial interface Appendix D Specifications This appendix lists the printer s specifications Glossary This glossary explains the terminology used in this guide The following symbols are used to attract your attention in this guide The symbols and their meanings are as follows Indicates tips or advice useful for operation Indicates situations that are potentially hazardous to the human body or devices Indicates situations that are potentially extremely hazardous to the human body or devices Indicates operations
81. ars HELP START Press H key gt C Examples of online help 1 Open the rear cover of the option sorter messages Open sorter wrear cover Rear Cover C 2 Remove the jammed paper If both ends of the paper are inside the sorter turn the paper feed gears in the direction of the arrows The x paper can then be removed easily Aand remove Paper Feed Gears wthe paper jam 4 18 N Close rear cover Vv 4a HELP END Press Key gt C 3 Close the rear cover of the option sorter 4 19 Correcting a Paper Jam Correcting a Paper Jam Jam at the MP Tray p Paper is jammed at the MP tray Remove the jammed paper using the aper Jam procedure given below MP tray While the display alternates between the paper jam message and HELP 1 START press the Kl key An online help message appears HELP START Press H key gt C Examples of online help 1 Remove the paper jammed at the MP tray messages Check the 2 Open and close the top cover the paper jam error will be reset wMP tray and 0 Aremove wthe paper jam 0 AOpen and close wtop cover to 0 Arelease paper wjam error 0 4 HELP END Press Key gt 4 20 AppendixA Fonts This appendix explains the
82. ars Wide A4 n Select On or Off using the or v key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Print Density Configuration The print density can be adjusted in five steps from 01 light to 05 dark The factory setting is 03 1 2 oo N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Print Quality gt appears Print Quality gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Print Density appears gt Print Density 03 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Print Density 4 Pi d Select the print density from five steps from 01 light to 05 dark using the or V key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Configuration Total Printed Pages This procedure displays the total number of printed pages 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Life Counters gt appears Life Counters gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Total Print appears the total number of printed pages displayed AO gt Total Print 0012345 5 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Toner Counter Resetting When the toner container is replaced reset the toner counter as follows so that an accurate toner gauge measurement is indicated on th
83. cally generated by the printer about data currently stored in the storage device Device Name Number Description for the storage device For example MEMORY CARD A is indicated for a memory card Capacity Total capacity of the storage device in bytes Used Space The total space used for data stored in the storage device in bytes Free Space The space remaining in the storage device for storing more data including the memory space required by the printer for its file system Partition Name The name assigned automatically by the printer for written data Partition Size Size of the written data in bytes Partition Type The type identifying the written data i e whether it is host data Data or font data Font When the list of file names partition list for the storage device is printed the display returns to Ready 1 90 Configuration Page Protect Mode Configuration This section explains the details of printer settings The following items are covered Page Protect Mode Linefeed LF Action Carriage Return CR Action Wide A4 Pitch Print Density Total Printed Pages Toner Counter Resetting Message Language Automatic Form Feed Timeout Sleep Timer Setting Printer Resetting Resource Protection Alarm Buzzer Setting Auto Continue Setting The Page Protect Menu does not normally appear however Page Protect will be forcibly set to On if a print overrun error occurs due to insufficient printer memo
84. co KYOCERA mifa Table of Contents Tm PS21 GOO Ecosrs Page Printer Operation Guide Caution on Installation NO LIABILITY IS ASSUMED FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION Notice on Software SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINTERS EMULATION MODE The printer is factory set to emulate the PCL The emulation mode can be changed by following the procedures described in Chapter 1 Notice on This Guide The information in this guide is subject to change without notification Additional pages may be inserted in future editions The user is asked to excuse any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors in the present edition No responsibility is assumed if accidents occur while the user is following the instructions in this guide No responsibility is assumed for defects in the printer s firmware contents of its read only memory This guide any copyrightable subject matter sold or provided with or in connection with the sale of the page printer are protected by copyright All rights are reserved Copying or other reproduction of all or part of this guide any copyrightable subject matter without the prior written consent of Kyocera Corporation is prohibited Any copies made of all or part of this guide any copyrightable subject must contain the same copyright notice as the material from which the copying is done Regarding Tradenames PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of K
85. d The printer is set to the cassette mode another MP tray operation mode as the factory default but you can change this setting from the operator panel IEEE1284 This is a standard used when connecting a printer to a computer and was established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers in 1994 KIR Kyocera Image Refinement This is Kyocera s original smoothing function It uses software to enhance the printer s resolution and produce high quality printing The default setting is On KM NET VIEWER This is a network management tool that can be used with the Kyocera Mita FS series You can view information for printers connected to the network using SNMP commands KM NET VIEWER is contained on the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM supplied with the printer Kyocera Mita Digital Library This is contained on the CD ROM supplied with the printer The contents of the CD ROM include guides printer drivers and various utilities MB mega byte This unit is used to express data quantities and memory capacities 1 MB is equivalent to 1024 kB or 1 048 576 bytes Glossary 2 MP tray This is an abbreviation for Multi Purpose tray The MP tray is used instead of the cassette when printing on envelopes postcards transparency sheets and labels Offline The printer can receive data but cannot print Turn the printer online if you want to print Online The printer can output received data
86. dows Applications Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button to start printing The print job will be stored to the Microdrive as it is printed 3 40 rey KYOCERA mila
87. e Department r Page Description i DH IQ PCLXL v T GDI compatible mode Settings p Units C Millimeters i cmos Inches Select PCL XL or PCL 5e in the Page Description Language drop down list and click the OK button Printing from Windows Applications Note Double click Hard Disk in the Device Options list The Hard Disk Settings dialog box will be displayed Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x General l Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output Device Settings About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker B Hard Disk Settings 21 x Virtual Mail Box VMB Mailbox Name m Virtual Output Tray A Defined Names Enter tray numbers and or tray ranges separated by commas For example 1 3 5 12 Enter the mailbox name in the Mailbox Name and the tray number in the Virtual Output Tray and then click the Save button Hard Disk Settings x Virtual Mail Box VMB Malbox Mame wei Virtual Output Tray Defined Names separated by commas For example 1 3 5 12 Save Multiple virtual mailbox tray number can be specified at a time
88. e custom paper type see Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 and press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Paper Weight appears gt gt Paper Weight Normal Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 2Paper Weight Mo Normal idi ie Press the or V key to display the desired paper thickness The display changes as shown below For details of the default setting for each paper type see Paper Type on page 2 11 Normal Heavy Thick Light Thin When the desired paper thickness displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Ifthe paper type is set to Custom and the option duplexer is installed on the printer duplex printing can be enabled and disabled See Setting the Duplex Path on the following page SUD Pa n 7IN Option Paper Handling Setting the Duplex Path To use this function the duplexer must be installed on the printer If the paper type is set to Custom and the option duplexer is installed on the printer you can set whether or not to enable duplex printing as follows The default setting is Enable 1 Display the custom paper type see Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 and press the gt key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Duplex path appears gt gt Duplex path Enable 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears z gt Duplex path
89. e four hooks on its attachment legs into the notches in the printer Notch Notch Hook Hook Notch Hook Notch Hook Installing Option Units 8 Push the sorter down The levers of the attachment legs are in the lock position When removing the sorter unlock the attachment legs by releasing the levers as shown in the figure one by one and then lift the sorter 9 Connect the sorter cable to the printer Sorter Cable B 17 Installing Option Units When disconnecting the sorter cable hold the grip on the connector as shown in the figure and then pull it out 10 The sorter is equipped with two power cord sockets The upper one is to be connected to a power outlet and the lower one is to be connected to the printer To power supply To printer a N Power Cord 11 Secure the connected sorter cable and power cord to an attachment leg on the sorter Installing Option Units 1 2 If the duplexer is installed secure the power cord to the duplexer Take care not to loosen the power cord LA 13 If the duplexer is installed remove the two cut out portions from the upper part of the duplexer rear cover removed in step 5 Duplexer Rear Cover vy Y N N Installing Option Units 15 Install the five sorter trays to the sorte
90. e is printed from the printer showing the information explained in step 4 above but pertaining only to the data just written To see all data contained in the CompactFlash card at once print a list of data names as explained on page 1 89 Printing a List of Data Names You can use the printer s operator panel to delete data from a CompactFlash card the Microdrive or the RAM disk 1 2 NO Press the MENU key Press the or V key repeatedly until Memory Card gt Hard Disk gt or RAM Disk Mode gt appears Memory Card gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until gt Delete Data appears The data name also appears gt Delete Data data name Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the data name Delete Data 4 data name is Press the or v key to display the desired data name Press the ENTER key Processing appears and the data is deleted from the CompactFlash card Operating the Storage Device Reading Fonts from a CompactFlash Card If a font CompactFlash card is already inserted into the slot when the printer is turned on the fonts are automatically read into the printer To re read fonts into the printer from a CompactFlash card proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Memory Card gt appears Memory Card gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeated
91. e page 1 59 in the Operation Guide 3 29 Printing from Windows Applications Private Printing You need to enter a password at retrieving the job confidentiality is assured even if you share the printer with others Print jobs will be deleted when they are printed or when the printer is turned off To print proceed as follows 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Output to Copies Printer Default zd E Finishing Options Collate Restore Defaults The Job Settings dialog box will appear Job Settings 2 x E Josie Job Nar Application Del Custom Reset Cancel Printing from Windows Applications Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then check the Private Print Job Settings 21x Iv Job Storage e MPS Sm F l C Temporary C Permanent Virtual Mail Boy VMB C Quick Copy C Proof and Hold C Job Storage i234 4 Job Name Application Defined C Custom Set the desired 4 digit access code using any numbers between 0 and 9 This number is synonymous to user ID which is required to enter at the printer operator panel when retrieving Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button The print job will be st
92. e status page Note that if this operation is performed when the toner container is not replaced the toner gauge measurement will not be indicated correctly Also refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the toner kit when replacing the toner container 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Life Counters gt appears Life Counters gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt New Toner Installed appears gt New Toner Installed Message Language Configuration 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt New Toner Installed 6 Press the ENTER key The toner counter is reset The message display returns to Ready You can select the language of the messages on the message display by following the procedure given below You can optionally download messages in order language Contact your Kyocera Mita dealer for information 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt MSG Language appears The default message language is English gt MSG Language English 5 To change the language press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 1MSG Language di gue Configuration 6 Press the v key The display cycles through the available select
93. ecify how TrueType fonts will be sent to the printer Also you can substitute a certain font in your document with a specified font The selected method will affect the speed at which your print job is produced and may resolve some font printing issues 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Imaging tab 3 To specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printer select one of the options from TrueType Fonts Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout atermark Prologue Epilogue Output About l Print Quality High Quality x id Grayscale Adjustment Xt Brightness _ poc QR Contrast v i poc TrueType Fonts Download TrueType fonts as outline C Download TrueType fonts as bitmap Cancel Help Select Download TrueType fonts as outline to reduce the file size for printing a large document especially if it contains several fonts or several font sizes This is the default setting Select Download TrueType fonts as bitmap for a print job with fewer fonts and similar font sizes though file size will be larger 4 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 5 Click the OK button to start printing Printing from Windows Applications Watermark Printing A watermark can be printed in a document In addition to the existing watermarks Confidential 1 Confidential 2 Copy and Sample a new waterma
94. ee Cleaning on page 3 9 8 When the toner container is replaced reset the toner counter see Toner Counter Resetting on page 1 96 3 8 Cleaning Note Cleaning To avoid print quality problems the following printer parts must be cleaned with every toner container replacement In addition the charger wire and paper transfer unit should be cleaned from time to time or whenever print quality problems occur If the toner container was replaced when Replace toner Clean printer was displayed Clean printer Press GO will appear after replacement After cleaning the inside of the printer following the procedure shown below press the GO key the message will disappear and the printer will be ready for printing Cleaning the Charger Wire The charger wire is a part in the drum unit that needs to be periodically cleaned You can clean the charger wire by pulling the cleaning knob as instructed below 1 Open the left cover on the left side of the printer AUC pus Left Cover Charger Unit 2 Pull the cleaning knob green colored slowly in and out a few times This cleans charger wire inside the printer V AA Son Zeta COCOA S88 CL wee Z A Am Cleaning Knob Green 3 9 Cleaning Cleaning the Charger Grid The charger grid is a part located at the bottom of the charger unit which also needs to be cleaned You should use a
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97. efer to the Installation Guide Using the operator panel make sure if each paper source has paper of the proper size If not set the appropriate paper into the source see Setting the Paper Size in Paper Cassette on page 1 24 in the Operation Guide If they have different paper the output may not be printed correctly 2 Open the document you want to print The following example shows how to print a Word document 3 Select Print from the File menu of Word The Print dialog box will appear Print 21x Printer 7 Type Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Where LPT1 P STE Comment 2 5 C Current page selection C Pages mt m F collate Enter page numbers and or page ranges E EE separated by commas For example 1 3 5 12 O A N Zoom Print what Document X Pages per sheet 1 page X Print fa pages in range x Scale to paper size no Scaling z ations ox ce 4 From the Name drop down list select Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX printer if it is not selected 5 Enter the page range of the document you want to print To print the whole document select All 6 Enter the number of copies 1 to 999 you want to print in the Number of Copies combo box 3 1 Printing from Windows Applications Click the Properties button The Properties dialog box opens On the Media tab select the paper size that matches the paper size of the document from the Page Size drop down list The print
98. en added to the Printers window j Printers _ n x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt Q Seach Py Folders CM History Es EE X A Eg Address ssl Printers o Add Printer Printers This Folder contains information about printers that are currently installed and a wizard to help you install new printers To get information about a printer that is currently installed right click the printer s icon To install a new printer click the Add Printer icon Select an item to view its description 2 object s Installing the Printer Driver Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and select Properties The following dialog will open Click the Details tab to make sure the port you have selected in step 11 on page 1 5 is shown in the Print to the following port list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x General Details Color Management Media Layout Imaging Output Device Settings About lt Q Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Print to the following port ILPT1 Printer Port Add Port Delete Pott Print using the following driver Kyocera Mita FS 1800 KX z New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Timeout settings Not selected fi 5 seconds Transmission retry 45 seconds Spool Settings Port Settings Click the OK button to close the window Proceed to Adding Optional Devices on page 2
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100. er 1 Open the printer top cover all the way 2 Pull the lock lever green colored to the right and gently lift the old toner container Lock Lever J Keep the toner container as level as possible while removing Note 3 Put the old toner container in the plastic bag supplied with the toner kit and dispose of it Old Toner Container The old toner container may be incinerated without the risk of generating harmful gas 3 3 Toner Container Replacement 4 Take the new toner container from the bag 5 With the label side down thoroughly shake the toner container in the direction of the arrows ten times or more This ensures that the toner is evenly distributed inside New Toner Container 10 times or Protective Seal 7 Install the toner container into the printer 3 4 Toner Container Replacement 8 Push firmly on the top of the toner container at the positions marked PUSH HERE When the toner container fits into place it will lock with a clicking sound 9 Close the top cover It is necessary to clean the inside of the printer after replacing the toner container If the toner container is replaced when Replace toner Clean printer is displayed Clean printer Press GO will appear after replacemen
101. er will automatically switch to the paper source the paper cassette MP tray or the option paper feeder if installed so that the correct paper will be used co N Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Page Size A4 210 x 297 mm Custom Print Size A4 210 x 297 mm Same as Page Size x Orientation Portrait T Rotated C Landscape Source Auto Source Selection Media Type Auto Media Selection x i4 Settings Restore Defaults Cancel Help 9 Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog box and return to the Print dialog box 10 Click the OK button to start printing 3 2 Printing from Windows Applications Setting Custom Paper Size This printer can feed non standard size of paper The paper cassette can accommodate paper whose sizes are ranging from 148 to 216 mm in width and 210 to 297 mm in length as well as Legal size Note the MP tray can accommodate paper whose sizes are ranging from 70 to 216 mm in width and 148 to 297 mm in length To set the custom size 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the printer s properties dialog box Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers gt right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon gt click Properties gt click the Media tab 2 Click the Custom button on the Media tab The Custom Paper Sizes dialog box
102. erable care to ensure that these problems do not occur Packaging Paper should be packed in a sturdy carton to protect it from damage during transport Quality paper obtained from a reputable supplier is usually properly packaged 2 6 Special Paper Special Paper This section explains printing on special paper The page printer can use the following types of special paper In this case set the media type according to the table below Paper type Media type Colored paper Color Preprinted paper Preprinted Overhead projector transparencies Transparency Postcards Cardstock Envelopes Envelope Labels Labels When using the above types of paper be sure to use products that are specified for use with photocopiers and or page printers Feed paper other than colored paper or pre printed paper from the MP multi purpose tray Use paper that is sold specifically for use with copiers heat fusing type Label paper and envelopes should not be placed in the cassette they must be fed manually and delivered in the face up stack Since the composition and quality of special paper vary considerably special paper is more likely than white bond paper to give trouble during printing No liability will be assumed if moisture etc given off in printing on special paper causes harm to the machine or operator Before purchasing any type of special paper test a sample on the printer and check that print quality i
103. ess the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears z gt Sleep Mode 4 in T Select O using the or v key gt gt Sleep Mode Off Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Co 1 101 Configuration Printer Resetting The procedure described below resets the printer s temporary conditions such as the current unit of measurement page orientation font character code set margins etc set by commands to their default values 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Printer Reset appears AO gt Printer Reset 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Printer Reset 6 Press the ENTER key again Self test appears while the printer is resetting itself then Please wait followed by Ready Self test Y Please wait Y Ready 1 102 Resource Protection Configuration When you switch from the PCL 6 emulation to another all downloaded fonts and macros are lost Resource protection preserves these PCL resources in memory so that they are intact when you change the emulation back to PCL 6 Resource protection requires extra memory to store the downloaded fonts and macros The total size of the printer memory recommended for using
104. essage In the example three copies of a document of 200 pages long are made and each copy is stacked in trays 1 2 and 8 respectively Group mode The group mode delivers the output pages by page as shown in the example When multiple copies of a file 200 Copies are printed all copies of a single page are delivered of page Y together to a single tray Tray 1 The maximum number of copies is 200 If a tray Tray 2 becomes full 200 pages the printer pauses and Tray 3 indicates the Option tray paper full Tray 4 message Then you will need to remove all the printed ray pages from the tray indicated by in the message Tray 5 In the example we make 200 copy stacks of each page 200 Copies of an 4 page long document of page 4 Mailbox mode 1 to 5 The mailbox mode delivers the printed pages to the tray you specify on the printer driver Tray 1 Tray 2 When the sorter tray becomes full the printer indicates ray the Option tray paper full message and pauses Tray 3 until you remove all the pages in the sorter tray Tray 4 indicated by in the message Tray 5 In the example sorter tray 5 is specified to receive the printed pages Click the OK button in the Properties dialog box The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button to start printing 3 23 Printing from Windows Applications e MPS Job Retention This function allows you to save print jobs to the option Microdrive and pr
105. etworks that use TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Sleep mode This mode is activated after a specified amount of time elapses The printer goes into economy mode and a minimum amount of power is consumed You can change the amount of time before the printer goes into sleep mode from the printer s operator panel The default setting is 15 minutes Status page This lists printer conditions such as the printer s memory the total number of copies printed and paper source settings USB Universal Serial Bus An interface standard for tow to middle speed serial interfaces This printer supports USB revision 1 1 The maximum transfer rate is 12 Mbps and the maximum cable length is 5 meters 16 feet Glossary 3 Index Index 1 A Adhesive label 2 8 Alarm Buzzer setting 1 104 Amorphous silicon drum viii Auto continue 1 105 C Cassette size 1 24 Charger unit 3 11 Cleaning 3 9 charger wire 3 9 grid cleaner 3 10 paper transfer unit 3 12 Cleaning knob 3 9 Code job 1 67 1 72 CompactFlash card ix 1 81 B 2 B 30 D Developer unit 4 3 DIMM B 4 Duplexer DU 60 4 16 B 12 E Ecoprint viii 1 54 e MPS 1 56 1 70 Emulation 1 16 1 41 Glossary 2 Envelope feeder EF 60 B 21 Envelopes 2 9 Error messages 4 10 Expansion memory Glossary 2 F Face up output tray PT 4 PT 60 B 25 Glossary 2 Font A 1 Font lists 1 21 G Grid cleaner 3 2 3 10 I IB 10E B 2 C 6
106. ff Operations are normal 4 6 Indicators and Messages Maintenance Messages The following table lists maintenance messages that you can deal with by yourself If Call service person appears turn off the printer disconnect the power cord and contact your Kyocera Mita dealer Message Add paper paper source Corrective Action The paper has run out Supply paper according to the paper source displayed paper cassette MP tray or optional paper feeder Messages indicating the printer status Ready Please wait Processing Waiting and FormFeed Time Out are displayed alternately These messages will not appear if the number of copies is set to 2 or more Call service person FO The ATTENTION indicator turns on and the READY indicator goes off Indicates a problem with the controller and the operator panel Call a service person The printer does not operate when this message is displayed Call service HHHH The ATTENTION indicator turns on Indicates a controller error Call a service person The printer does not operate when this message is displayed Call service HHHH 0123456 The ATTENTION indicator turns on Indicates a mechanical error Call a service person 0123456 indicates the number of printed pages Cassette not loaded The paper cassette may not be propery inserted into the printer Reinsert the paper cassette The paper source number is only displayed when
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108. for printing so printing is done from the MP tray Set paper into the MP tray that matches the paper size and type shown on the display and press the GO key to restart printing Or if you want to print from a different paper source press the A and V key to display Use alternative and you can change the source for paper feeding After selecting a paper source and pressing the MENU key Paper Handling gt appears By pressing the gt key the paper type settings menu appears After setting the correct paper type press the ENTER key and printing starts Missing duplex drawer The duplex drawer is either not installed or incorrectly inserted Insert the duplex drawer securely Option interface Error A failure has occurred with the option network interface card Check the option interface installed in the printer Paper jam HHHHHHHHHH HERE HH A 715 Open the top cover or the paper transfer unit and correct the paper jam or paper mis feeding in the paper cassette The location of the paper jam is also indicated in place of the s Online help messages which are useful for correcting the paper jam will be displayed by pressing the Ell key See Correcting a Paper Jam on page 4 12 Remove paper sorter tray A 715 There is still paper in the option sorter s tray indicated by when the power was turned on or the sorter s mode was switched Remove all the paper inside the sorter Replace toner
109. fy merge or transfer copies of the Program except as provided in this license 2 reverse assemble or reverse compile the Program or 3 sublicense rent lease or assign the Program 2 Limited Warranty The Programs are provided AS IS THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES COVERING THE PROGRAMS OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUD ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR POSE Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties so the above exclusion may not apply to you 3 Limitation of Remedies IBM s entire liability under this license is the following 1 For any claim including fundamental breach in any form related in any way to this license IBM s liability will be for actual damages only and will be limited to the greater of a the equivalent of U S 25 000 in your local currency or b IBM s then generally available license fee for the Program This limitation will not apply to claims for bodily injury or damages to real or tangible personal property for which IBM is legally liable IBM will not be liable for any lost profits lost savings or any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages even if IBM or its authorized supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages IBM will not be liable for any damages claimed by you based on any third party claim This limitation of remedies also applies to any developer of
110. g topics Toner Container Replacement Waste Toner Box Replacement Cleaning 3 1 Toner Container Replacement Toner Container Replacement The toner container in the printer should be replaced as soon as the message display shows Toner low TK 50 or soon after If you continue to use the printer eventually the toner supply will be exhausted at which point the printer will stop printing and the Replace toner Clean printer message will be shown instructing you to install a new toner kit Toner Container Replacement Interval Assuming an average toner coverage of 5 and Ecoprint mode turned off the toner container will need replacing approximately once every 10 000 pages For a new printer with a toner kit installed for the first time the number of copies that can be printed will be approximately 5 000 Toner Kits to be Used Name TK 50 10 000 pages Contents Toner container Waste toner box Wiper cloth Grid cleaner 2 plastic bags for disposal of the old toner container and waste toner box Installation Guide e Be sure to distance items such as floppy disks during toner container replacement Note e Be sure to clean the inside of the printer when replacing the toner container For details see Cleaning on page 3 9 e Use of original Kyocera Mita toner kits is highly recommended to prevent printer trouble and ensure the long life of the printer 3 2 Toner Container Replacement Replenishing Ton
111. grid cleaner attaching it to the printer and pull out the charger unit as instructed below 1 Take the grid cleaner from protective bag in the new toner kit and remove the cap Cap Protective Bag an The grid cleaner pad is supplied with water soaked Perform the A following procedure before the pad dries Grid Cleaner 2 Attach the grid cleaner to the printer with the pad at the top as shown in the figure IN ARE Grid Cleaner Cleaning 3 Slowly pull out and then push back in the charger unit at least 5 times It is easier to pull out the charger unit for the first time if it is raised slightly as shown in the figure This cleans grid part underneath the charger unit Charger Unit 4 Remove the grid cleaner from the printer and dispose of it The grid cleaner is not re usable iia ART Cleaning 5 After cleaning the charger wire and grid push the charger unit all the way in and close the left cover Paper Transfer Unit To avoid print quality problems due to paper dust and debris clean the paper transfer unit in the following manner 1 While pulling the paper transfer unit release lever green colored pull out the paper transfer unit Paper Transfer Unit Release Lever green colored Cleaning 2 Wipe away the paper dust on the registration roller and the paper ramp using the wiper cloth included i
112. he ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready e MPS e MPS To use the e MPS system an option Microdrive must be installed in the zio 2 5 lt printer oe v Option e MPS is an abbreviation for enhanced Multiple Printing System which implements the following functions that are available from the printer driver Job Retention Job Storage In either job mode when printing a document the print data is transferred from the computer to the printer then stored on the printer s Microdrive Since copies of the document are printed using the stored data printing is performed faster with less computer spooling time and less network traffic Job Retention Job Retention has four modes as summarized below These modes are selected when you choose on the printer driver through the application software Mode Quick Copy Proof and Hold Private Print Stored Job Primary function To later print To proofthe first copy Toholdthedocument To electronically additional copies before printing in printer to prevent store documents multiple copies unauthorized access such as fax cover pages Storing started Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Retrieved by Operator panel Operator panel Operator panel Operator panel Default number of Same as storing One less Same as storing One copies printed at retrieval Maximum number of 32 expandable to 50 32 ex
113. he Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties General l Details l Color Management Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk zi User Memory 16 MB Administrator HAM Disk 7 MB 4 Click Sorter Stacker in the Device Options list box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 7 General Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue Epilogue l Output Device Settings About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Hard Disk zl User Memory 16 MB Administrator HAM Disk 7 MB 5 Click the OK button Adding Optional Devices Installing the Envelope Feeder EF 60 Check that the option envelope feeder EF 60 is installed on the printer correctly 1 Browse through Windows Start
114. he Windows 95 98 Me Task Bar and align the cursor with Settings then click on Control Panel from among the items displayed 2 The control panel folder opens Double click on System 3 System Properties opens Click on the Device Manager tab then click on the COM port to be used System Properties 2 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection Mil Computer iS CDROM H Disk drives H Display adapters H 6 Floppy disk controllers H Hard disk controllers e BI Network adapters E A Ports COM amp LPT BEA Communications Port COM1 af Printer Port LPT1 lt SCSI controllers B Sound video and game controllers E System devices Properties J Refresh Remove Print 4 Click on Properties button 5 The Properties sheet is displayed for the selected COM port Click on the Port Settings tab and set the port properties Communications Port COM1 Properties BE General Port Settings Driver Resources Bis pe cont ETIN Data bits ff sz Paty None e Stop bits fi x Flow contro xon xot Advanced J Bestore Defaults 6 After setting the properties click OK button RS 232C Cable Connection In DOS enter the following commands C gt MODE COM1 96 N 8 1 P C gt MODE LPT1 COM1 To test the interface enter the following CTRL P C gt DIR CTRL P
115. he firmware version and date of issue of the printer 2 Hardware Information This information shows various printer settings such as the size and type of the paper in the paper cassettes 3 Memory This shows the amount of total memory installed in the printer the amount of currently available memory and the current status of the RAM disk See Operating the Storage Device on page 1 81 4 Page Information This shows the print resolution number of copies and the total page count 5 Installation Options This shows the option s installed in the printer 6 Network Status This shows the IP address Subnet Mask address and Default Gateway address for the network interface card installed in the printer 7 Emulation This shows all available emulations of the printer The printer is shipped from the factory with PCL 6 emulation selected as the default 8 Error Log This shows the last three instances of the following four types of errors listing them in the order of their occurrence KPDL Error Press GO Memory overflow Press GO Print overrun Press GO File not found Press GO The most recent error is displayed on the top line of the Error Log For error remedies see section Error Messages on page 4 10 Error information is cleared when the printer s power is turned off 9 Toner Gauge This shows the approximate level of remaining toner When the value is 100 the toner container is full
116. he job from the operator panel At sending the job from the application software you should specify a 4 digit access code in the printer driver The job is released for printing by entering the access code on the operator panel Thus this function ensures confidentiality of the print job When the printer is turned off all the print jobs will be deleted Releasing a Private Job To print a private job through the operator panel 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Private Stored appears The name entered in the printer driver Harold in this example also appears gt Private Stored Harold Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark before a user name appears Private Stored NA gt yee rote Press the or V key to display the desired user name Arlen in this example gt Private Stored Arlen Press the ENTER key The user name and the job name Agenda in this example entered in the printer driver appear with a blinking question mark Arlen 4 7 rosa e MPS 10 11 Press the or v key to display the desired job title Press the ENTER key The ID input line appears Enter the four digit access code entered in the printer driver and press the ENTER key To enter the ID press the lt or gt key to
117. he message display returns to Ready You can select the default font for the current interface In addition to the internal fonts all fonts that are downloaded to the printer memory or fonts stored on a CompactFlash card Microdrive or option ROM can be selected as the default font In this menu you can also set the type and pitch for Courier and Letter Gothic AO Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Font Select gt appears gt Font Select gt Internal To select an internal font check that Internal is displayed If Internal is not displayed press the ENTER key Press the or v key repeatedly until the message display indicates Internal and press the ENTER key To select an option font press the ENTER key Press the or v key repeatedly until the message display indicates Opt ion and press the ENTER key This operation is possible only when option fonts are installed in the printer 1 44 Pagination 6 Press the gt key The message display changes to that show below gt gt I000 The letter before the number indicates the type of font as shown below Letter Description I Internal font Soft down load font M Fonts in an option CompactFlash card H Fonts in a RAM disk or option Microdrive O Fonts in an option ROM 7 Pres
118. her end of the cable is connected to pin 3 on the other end You cannot use a straight cable such as IBM communication adapter cable type 1502067 unless you purchase a null modem adapter Connecting the Printer to the Computer Check that the power of both the printer and the computer is switched off aon A O N 2 Discharge yourself of static electricity by touching a metal object such as a doorknob Remove the plastic cap from the printer s RS 232C interface connector Plug the printer end of the RS 232C interface cable into the printer s RS 232C connector and screw it in place Plug the other end of the cable into the computer s RS 232C interface connector Switch on the printer s power The printer s RS 232C parameters are factory set to the following values Baud rate 9600 bps data bits character length 8 bits stop bits 1 parity none The two RS 232C protocols are XON XOFF and DTR The printer performs both of them simultaneously using positive logic for DTR If you are uncertain as to the printer s current parameter settings you can reset them to the values listed above See Serial Interface Parameters on page 1 76 Set the computer to the same parameters as the printer On many computers this can be done by setting DIP switches before the power is turned on Another method is as follows RS 232C Cable Connection With Windows 95 98 Me make settings as follows 1 Click on Start button in t
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120. ick the appropriate option s Select driver options Select from the list below the options that you want to install with this driver Multiple options may be selected Available options TrueType screen fonts Prologue Epilogue Module 0K This option will install TrueType screen fonts that match the resident printer fonts This will insure that the fonts displayed on the screen and the fonts on the printed page will look the same e Click the Next button 1 3 Installing the Printer Driver 9 In the Device connection window select the type of connection between the printer and your computer If you want to connect to a network contact your network administrator Device connection Select the type of connection between the device and your computer Once selected click Next The device is connected directly to a serial or parallel port on the computer The device is connected through a network interface card The device also may be attached to another computer on the network Back Exit Click the Next button 1 In the Select a device port window select the interface you want to use for connecting to the printer Setup x Select a device port Select the desired communications port on the computer for connection to the device nce selected click Nest Available ports Click the Next button 1 12 Installing the Printe
121. idelines Paper Size Cassettes and an MP tray are available for the paper sizes listed in the table below The dimensional tolerances are 0 7 mm 0 0276 inches for the length and width The angle at the corners must be 90 0 2 Multi purpose tray Size Cassette or multi Size purpose tray Monarch 3 7 8 x 7 1 2 inches Legal 8 1 2 x 14 inches Business 4 1 8 x 9 1 2 inches Letter 8 1 2 x 11 inches ISO A6 105 x 148 mm ISO A4 210 x 297 mm ISO DL 11x 22cm ISO A5 148 x 210 mm ISO C5 16 2 x 22 9 cm JIS B5 182 x 257 mm ISO B5 17 6 x 25 cm Custom Cassette Executive 7 1 4 x 11 2 inches 148 to 216 mm x 210 to 297 mm Commercial 9 3 7 8 x 8 7 8 inches Commercial 6 3 4 3 5 8 x 6 1 2 inches JIS B6 128 x 182 mm For U S A 5 13 16 to 8 1 2 inches x 8 1 4 to 14 inches MP tray 70 to 216 mm x 148 to 297 mm Oficio II 8 1 2 x 13 inches 2 13 16 to 8 1 2 inches x Statement 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 inches 5 13 16 to 11 11 16 inches Folio 210 x 330 mm Hagaki 100 x 148 mm Ofuku Hagaki 148 x 200 mm Youkei 2 114 x 162 mm Youkei 4 105 x 235 mm Smoothness The paper should have a smooth uncoated surface Paper with a rough or sandy surface can cause voids in the printed output Paper that is too smooth however can cause multiple feeding and fogging problems Fogging is a gray background effect Basis Weight Basis weight is the weight of a standard quantity of paper In the trad
122. ignals USB Interface This printer supports the USB Universal Serial Bus Revision 1 1 standards USB interface specifications and interface signals are as follows Basic specification Complies with the USB Revision 1 1 standards Connectors Printer B type receptacle female with upstream port Cable B type plug male Cable Use shielded cable that complies with the USB Revision 1 1 standards and not longer than 5 meters 16 feet Transfer Mode Full speed max 12 Mbps Power Control Self power device Pin Signal Description 1 Vbus Power supply 5 V 2 D Data transmission 3 D Data transmission 4 GND Signal ground Shell Shield C 5 Serial Interface Option Serial Interface Option RS 232C Interface Installing the optional serial interface board kit IB 10E in the printer enables connection to a computer with an RS 232C or RS 422A standard serial interface Interface Signals The pins of the printer s RS 232C interface connector carry the signals listed in table below The table also indicates whether each signal is incoming or outgoing with respect to the printer Pin In out Signal Description 1 FG Frame ground 2 Out TXD Transmit Data 3 In RXD Receive Data 4 Out RTS Request To Send 5 In CTS Clear To Send 6 In DSR Data Set Ready 7 SG Signal Ground 20 Out DTR Data Terminal Ready Brief descriptions of the
123. ine data as encoded in a special format as well as the UFST Software You agree to accept a non exclusive license to use the Software to reproduce and display weights styles and versions of letters numerals characters and symbols Typefaces solely for your own customary business or personal purposes at the address stated on the registration card you return to Agfa Japan Under the terms of this License Agreement you have the right to use the Fonts on up to three printers If you need to have access to the fonts on more than three printers you need to acquire a multi user license agreement which can be obtained from Agfa Japan Agfa Japan retains all rights title and interest to the Software and Typefaces and no rights are granted to you other than a License to use the Software on the terms expressly set forth in this Agreement To protect proprietary rights of Agfa Japan you agree to maintain the Software and other proprietary information concerning the Typefaces in strict confidence and to establish reasonable procedures regulating access to and use of the Software and Typefaces You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software or Typefaces except that you may make one backup copy You agree that any such copy shall contain the same proprietary notices as those appearing on the original This License shall continue until the last use of the Software and Typefaces unless sooner terminated This License may be terminated by Agfa Japan if you fai
124. ing from Windows Applications Page Insert With Page Insert the printer inserts a blank or printed page before any page s of the document that you specify This function will allow you to insert a page that can be used to clearly separate a chapter etc from the previous chapter It is also possible to print the chapter cover page on the separate sheet Page Insert can be used with Cover Mode but not with Transparency Interleaving To include a separator sheet in the document 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Page Size A4 210 297 mm X lt 00 Print Size A4 210 x 297 mm Same as Page Size z Orientation Advanced Media Settings HE CE Cr eeN A al fink 1 CB Zn E CF B rg Source faut I Be MediaType Aut Media for Cover Tanoto 1 z Page Insert T Pi Fr B I M Cassette 1 ET leaving F Pa king Me g Reset 3 8 3 o 0 N Printing from Windows Applications Click the Page Insert check box Advanced Media Settings 21 x CT Cover Mode Insert Before Pages Oo RO Media for Page Transparency Interleaving Printonte Backing
125. int them out as desired at the operator panel When printing select a Job Retention mode at the printer driver The following four modes are available e Quick Copy Printing See page 3 26 Proof and Hold Printing See page 3 28 Private Printing eese See page 3 30 Stored Job Printing Job Storage See page 3 32 For how to make the settings see the pages of the respective modes Four Job Retention modes have the following benefits Quick Copy When you need another copy of a finished print job you can print it out at the printer operator panel There is no need to print from the computer again Proof and Hold When printing multiple copies this mode first prints only one copy for proofing allowing you to decide whether to continue printing the remaining copies or cancel printing at the operator panel In this way you can reduce the waste of paper Private Print Confidential print jobs can be printed out when you are at the printer This mode saves print jobs in the printer without printing until you instruct the printer to do so at the operator panel Printing using this mode requires the 4 digit PIN number you set using the printer driver Stored Job Job Storage This mode allows you to store print jobs that are frequently needed such as fax cover pages checklists and order forms for printing later Using the operator panel you can then print
126. inter top cover and check that the developer unit is inserted correctly and check that the developer s connector is connected properly Check the toner container Open the printer top cover and check that the toner container is correctly installed in the printer See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 All black printout Check the charger unit Open the printer left cover and check that the charger unit is correctly installed Dropouts horizontal streaks stray dots ABC 123 123 Clean the charger wire Open the printer left cover Pull the cleaning knob green colored slowly in and out a few times See Cleaning on page 3 9 Continued on next page Print Quality Problems Printed Results Black or white vertical streaks ABC ABC 123 123 Corrective Action Check the operator panel Ifthe Toner low TK 50 message is displayed and the ATTENTION indicator is flashing install a new toner kit See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Clean the charger wire Open the printer left cover Pull the cleaning knob green colored slowly in and out a few times See Cleaning on page 3 9 Faint or blurred printing ABC ABC ABC 123 133 123 Check the Ecoprint setting When this setting is On switch it to O f on the Operator Panel See Ecoprint on page 1 54 Check the operator panel Ifthe Toner low TK 50 message is dis
127. inting problems occur when the printer is connected to a workstation The pins of the parallel interface connector carry the signals listed in the table in Parallel Connector Pin Assignment on page C 3 Asterisks in the table indicate signals that are active low The table also indicates whether each signal is incoming or outgoing with respect to the printer Parallel Interface Parallel Connector Pin Assignment Pin In out Description 1 In Strobe nStrobe 2 In Out Data 0 Data 1 3 In Out Data 1 Data 2 4 In Out Data 2 Data 3 5 In Out Data 3 Data 4 6 In Out Data 4 Data 5 7 In Out Data 5 Data 6 8 In Out Data 6 Data 7 9 In Out Data 7 Data 8 10 Out Acknowledge nAck 11 Out Busy Busy 12 Out Paper Empty PError returns paper empty status if FRPO O2 2 13 Out Select Online nSelect returns off line status if FRPO O2 2 14 In Auto feed nAutoFd 15 Not connected 16 0VDC 17 Chassis GND 18 5 V DC 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Ground 26 Ground 27 Ground 28 Ground 29 Ground 30 Ground 31 In Ignored nInit 32 Out Error returns error status if FRPO O2 2 nFault 33 Not connected 34 Not connected 35 Out Power Ready 36 In Ignored nSelectIn Signal names in the Auto mode and Nibble high mode IEEE
128. ions in the following order The A key cycles in the reverse order gt MSG Language English gt Langue Francais gt Anzeigesprache Deutsch gt Lingua Italiano gt Idioma Espa ol 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Configuration Automatic Form Feed Timeout When the printer receives no data for a certain time it time out and releases the current interface it prints whatever data it has in its buffer and feeds out the page You can adjust the time out time as follows 1 2 AO Oo N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Form Feed Time appears The default setting is 30 seconds gt Form Feed Time Out 030sec Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt Form Feed Time Time Out 0306ec Lid Press the or v key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and set the desired time The time can be set between 0 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments You can use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left Display the desired time and press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Configuration Sleep Timer Setting The printe
129. itional system the standard quantity is a ream consisting of 500 sheets measuring 17 x 22 inches each In the metric system the standard quantity is 1 square meter Paper that is too light or too heavy can cause misfeeding jams and premature wear of the printer Uneven paper weight can cause multiple feeds print defects poor toner fusing blurring and other print quality problems The proper weight is 60 to 105 g m for the paper cassette and 60 to 200 g m for the MP tray 2 4 General Guidelines Paper Weight Equivalence Table Paper weight is listed with expression in U S bond weight Ib and European metric g m The shaded point indicates the standard weight U S Bond Weight Ib 16 17 20 21 22 24 27 28 32 34 86 39 42 43 47 58 Europe Metric Weight g m 60 64 75 80 81 90 100 105 120 128 135 148 157 163 176 199 Thickness Caliper Thick paper is referred to as high caliper paper and thin paper as low caliper paper The paper used with the printer should be neither extremely thick nor extremely thin If you are having problems with paper jams multiple feeds and faint printing the paper you are using may be too thin If you are having problems with paper jams and blurred printing the paper may be too thick The proper thickness is 0 086 to 0 110 mm 3 4 to 4 3 mils Moisture Content Moisture
130. ivers Mdlt font This is a sample of Univers Bdlt font This is a sample of Univers MdCd font This is a sample of Univers BdCd font This is a sample of Univers MdCdlt font This is a sample of Univers BdCdlt font This is a sample of AntiqueOlive font This is a sample of AntiqueOlive Bd font This is a sample of AntiqueoOlive It font This is a sample of GaramondAntiqua font This is a sample of Garamond Hlb font This is a sample of Garamond Krsv font This is a sample of Garamond HlbKrso font This is a sample of Marigold font This is a sample of Albertus Md font A 2 Font number Font samples 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 This is a sample of Albertus ExBd font This is a sample of Arial font This is a sample of Arial Bd font This is a sample of Arial It font This is a sample of Arial Bdlt font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman Bd font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman It font This is a sample of TimesNewRoman Bdlt font This is a sample of Helvetica font This is a sample of Helvetica Bd font This is a sample of Helvetica Ob font This is a sample of Helvetica BdOb font This is a sample of Helvetica Nr font This is a sample of Helvetica NrBd font This is a sample of Helvetica NrOb font This is a sample of Helvetica NrBdOb
131. jam message appears Online help messages that can be displayed when a paper jam occurs and their respective corrective actions are given below 4 13 Correcting a Paper Jam Jam at the Paper Cassette or Inside the Printer p Paper is jammed at the paper cassette or inside the printer Remove the aper Jam jammed paper using the procedure given below Cassette 1 While the display alternates between the paper jam message and HELP 1 START press the Kl key An online help message appears HELP START Press H key gt C Examples of online help 1 Pull out the paper cassette and remove the jammed paper messages Open cassette 1 and Vv 4pull out paper vtransfer unit Vv Athen remove 2 Push the paper cassette back in While pulling the paper transfer wthe paper jam unit release lever green colored pull out the paper transfer unit Paper Transfer Unit Release Lever green colored Paper Transfer Unit 4 14 Correcting a Paper Jam 3 If paper is jammed before the registration roller remove it as shown in A If paper is jammed under the registration roller remove it as shown in B Vv 4Also remove wthe paper jam Vv Rear Cover afrom wrear cover C 5 Push the paper cassette and paper transfer unit back in and close the rear cover NA Close paper vtransfer unit
132. jobs will not 3 25 Printing from Windows Applications Using Job Retention Quick Copy Printing This allows you to print as many additional copies as you want until the printer is turned off it is useful in cases such as when there are sudden increases in the required number of copies during a meeting To print proceed as follows 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogug Dutput to Copies Printer Default m Finishing Options E mM EL T Cole mE E Restore Defaults The Job Settings dialog box will appear Job Settings 2 x Reset Cancel 3 26 Printing from Windows Applications 3 Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then check the Quick Copy Job Settings 21x WM Job Storage e MPS C Private Print C Job Storage m Job Name Application Defined C Custom Reset Cancel 4 Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button to start printing The print job will be saved to the Microdrive as it is printed If additional copies are required print using the Quick Copy menu in the e MPS menu at the printer operator panel For details see page 1 57 in the Operation Guide 3 27 Printing from Wi
133. just gt gt Paper weight Normal j gt gt Duplex Path Enable J Disable Life Counters gt gt Total Print 0123456 gt New Toner Installed Continued on next page 1 10 Understanding the Operator Panel Continued from previous page gt MSG Language English gt Form Feed Time Out 030sec gt Sleep Timer 030 min gt gt gt Sleep Mode On i Print HEX DUMP gt Printer Reset gt Resource Prot Off Perm Temp Auto Continue Mode On Mode Off Auto Continue Timer 030sec gt gt Print Status Page gt Service gt y Since this menu is provided for service normally you need not use it 1 11 Printing Test Pages Printing Test Pages This section explains the procedure for printing the printer s internal information using the menu selection system The menu map is usefull as a reference to guide yourself through the menu selection system The status page is a list of parameters and settings for most basic printer configurations You may be required to produce a status page when requesting service to the printer Menu Map The printer prints a full list of menu selection system Note that menus indicated on the list may vary depending on which option units are installed on the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Print Menu Map appears Pri
134. key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 104 Auto Continue Setting Configuration If an error that still allows you to continue printing occurs Memory overflow Press GO Print overrun Press GO KPDL error Press GO and File not found Press GO the next received data is automatically printed after a set period of time elapses For example if the printer is shared over a network as a network printer and one person causes one of the above errors after the set period of time elapses the data sent from the next person is printed 1 2 AO oo N O Press the MENU key Press the or V key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until Auto Continue gt appears gt Auto Continue gt Mode On Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt Auto Continue 4l dd oum Select On or Off using the or v key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 105 Configuration Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time Follow the procedure given below to change the recovery time for Auto Continue 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until Auto Continue Mode gt appears gt Auto Continue gt
135. keys To change or finalize configuration on an item use the ENTER key These items will not appear unless the printer is installed with the applicable option unit gt Private Stored h gt Print VMB Data Hh List of VMB gt e MPS gt gt gt Quick Copy gt gt Temp Code JOB Size gt gt Perm Code JOB Size gt gt VMB Size Configuration 1 6 Continued from previous page Interface gt gt Parallel I F Parallel J Auto J Ea DD gt Baud Rate 9600 CN gt Data Bits gt Stop Bits aL gt Parity H None ul gt Protocol H DTR pos amp XON gt NetWare Off j gt TCP IP Off Jj gt Ether Talk OEF gt OPT StatusPage Off tion tion gt Print KPDL errs tion gt Alt Emulation AUTO PCL 6 I tion Printer mire KPDL errs tion E Proprinter tion LO 630 Emulation EPSON LQ 850 Continued on next page gt gt NetWare Frame Auto gt gt DHCP OFF gt gt IP Address gt gt Subnet Mask 1 7 Understanding the Operator Panel Understanding the Operator Panel Continued from previous page Font gt Font Select gt gt gt 1000 gt gt Courier gt Code Set Dark IBM PC 8 Regular I SDist of gt gt Letter Gothic Internal Fonts Regular sLigt of Option Fonts gt gt Size 012 00 gt gt
136. l to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not remedied within thirty 30 days after notice from Agfa Japan When this License expires or is terminated you shall either return to Agfa Japan or destroy all copies of the Software and Typefaces and documentation as requested You agree that you will not modify alter disassemble decrypt reverse engineer or decompile the Software Agfa Japan warrants that for ninety 90 days after delivery the Software will perform in accordance with Agfa Japan published specifications and the diskette will be free from defects in material and workmanship Agfa Japan does not warrant that the Software is free from all bugs errors and omissions THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Agfa Japan in connection with the Software and Typefaces is repair or replacement of defective parts upon their return to Agfa Japan IN NO EVENT WILL AGFA JAPAN BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS LOST DATA OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CON SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ORANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY ABUSE OR MISAPPLICATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND TYPE FACES New York U S A law governs this Agreement You shall not sublicense sell lease or otherwise transfer the Software and or Typefaces without the prior written consent of Agfa Japan Use duplication or disclos
137. lb main unit only Glossary Glossary 1 Glossary Cassette mode This is an operation mode for the MP tray When this mode is used approximately 100 sheets of plain paper can be fed continuously the same as for the cassette dpi dots per inch This indicates the number of dots printed per inch and is the unit of printer resolution Ecoprint This is a printing mode that controls toner consumption Pages printed in the Ecoprint mode are lighter than pages printed in the normal mode The default setting is Off Emulation This refers to emulation of manufacturers printers The printer emulates operation of the following printers PCL Line printer IBM Proprinter DIABLO 630 EPSON LQ 850 KPDL Expansion memory This option is used to increase printer memory The printer has an expansion socket into which you can install a 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB or 128 MB DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module See your Kyocera Mita dealer to purchase the DIMM that is best suited for use with this printer Face up output tray Tray installed at the rear of the printer Select paper output to the face up output tray when printing on postcards envelopes or labels First mode This is an operation mode for the MP tray When the MP tray setting is set to first mode priority printing from the MP tray with paper inserted in the MP tray the first paper will always feed from there even if another paper source is selecte
138. lean the paper ramp using a soft dry lint free cloth See Cleaning on page 3 9 Check the transfer roller If the transfer roller is dirty with toner try printing several pages Characters out of position Check the file or program Check whether the problem is being caused by a PRESCRIBE command error If the problem occurs only with a specific file or program the most likely cause is an error in a parameter to a command or command syntax ABC 199 Indicators and Messages Indicators and Messages The tables on the following pages indicate how to respond to problems indicated by the operator panel indicators and messages Indicators Indicator Name Condition Description Flashing An error occurs that you can clear by yourself Ready Lit The printer is on line The printer is ready to print Q mea indicator The printer is off line The printer stores but does not print received Off data Also indicates when printing is automatically stopped due to occurrence of an error Da Flashing Data transfer is taking place ata A vaa indicator Lit Either data is being processed or data is being written onto the option CompactFlash card or Microdrive The printer needs maintenance attention or the printer is warming Flashing i up Please wait Attention D amenmion indicator Lit A problem or an error occurs that you can clear by yourself For example a paper jam occurs O
139. lecting the Unit of Measurement Then use the following procedure to set the unit of measurement 1 2 Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Unit appears The unit of measurement can be selected between millimeters and inches The current unit of measurement is displayed the default setting is mm gt gt Unit mm Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Select mm or inch using the A or V key Press the ENTER key Set the dimensions of paper as described in the next section 1 26 Paper Handling Entering the Width and Length Then use the following procedure to set the paper size Enter the paper size for X Dimension and Y Dimension as shown in the figure Y Dimension 210 to 356 mm 8 27 to 14 02 inches 148 to 216 mm X Dimension 5 83 to 8 5 inches 1 When the unit of measurement is set press the V key gt gt X Dimension appears as shown below the paper width setting gt gt X Dimension 216 mm 2 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt X Dimension 276 mm ays 3 Press the A or V key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and display the desired width The width can be set between 148 and 216 mm 5 83 to 8 5 inches You can use the gt and
140. ling 20 500 100 Gutter Settings Jv Print on Bath Sides Duplex Flip on Long Edge Flip on Short Edge I Booklet Mode ett Edge Binding C Right Edge Binding a Restore Defaults 3 20 6 Using the Sorter SO 60 Printing from Windows Applications To set the width of the gutter click the Gutter Settings button and enter the desired value in the Gutter field The width of the gutter ranges from 5 00 to 25 4 mm or from 0 20 to 1 00 inch Gutter Settings x Gute RE 4 in 0 20 to 1 00 Cancel Click the OK button To change the default setting to duplex printing make this setting from Windows The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button to start printing When outputting to the sorter you can select one of the collate mode group mode and mailbox mode For the function of each mode see Sorter modes on page 3 23 1 2 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software Click the Output tab Select Mailbox Face down as Output to drop down list To understand sorter modes see page 3 23 Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About l Cancel 3 21 Printing from Windows Applications 4 To use the collate mode check mark the Collate check box Media Layout Imaging Watermark Pro
141. ll paper used in the printer should be long grain Other Paper Properties Porosity Refers to the density of the paper structure that is how openly or compactly the fibers are bonded Stiffness Limp paper can buckle inside the printer while paper that is too stiff may bind Either way the result is a paper jam Curl Most paper has a natural tendency to curl in one direction The paper should be loaded so that the natural curl is downward to counteract the upward curl imparted by the printer Printed sheets will then come out flat Most paper also has a top and bottom surface Loading instructions are usually given on the paper package If the paper is considerably curled in one direction e g when the paper was used to print on one side try to roll the paper in the opposite direction to counteract the curl Printed sheets will then come out flat Electrostatic properties During the printing process the paper is electrostatically charged to attract the toner The paper must be able to release this charge so that printed sheets do not cling together in the output tray Whiteness The contrast of the printed page depends on the whiteness of the paper Whiter paper provides a sharper brighter appearance Quality control Uneven sheet size corners that are not square ragged edges welded uncut sheets and crushed edges and corners can cause the printer to malfunction in various ways A quality paper supplier should take consid
142. ll the end clips outwards then pull the DIMM out of the socket Return the main circuit board to the printer by reversing the procedure explained in Removing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer Testing the Expansion Memory After you finish installing DIMM in the printer test the printer to see if the installation was successful To test the expansion memory proceed as follows Make sure printer is turned off Plug the power cord into the printer and turn the printer on Press the MENU key on the operator panel Press the A and v key repeatedly until Print Status Page appears Press the ENTER key twice oh ON If the installation was successful the amount of memory shown on the status page will correspond with the amount of expanded memory The factory installed memory size is 16 MB B 7 Expanding the Printer Memory Adjusting the Memory on the Printer Driver After you install the additional memory to the printer follow the instructions below to set the printer driver so that the printer can use the memories efficiently 1 Click the Windows Start button point to Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and click Properties The Properties dialog box will open Click the Device Settings tab 3 Enter the total memory size installed to the printer up to 144 MB in the Memory box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 12 xi General Details
143. lled on your computer the following dialog box will open Click the Yes button and install it Install Acrobat Reader This PDF format file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader Would you like to install it now 1 1 Installing the Printer Driver 3 Close the License Agreement PDF On the previous License Agreement window click Accept to accept the agreement After a few moments the Main Menu appears 4 Click Install Drivers The Kyocera Mita Setup Wizard begins Click the Next button Kyocera Mita Digital Library KYOCERA P Kyocera Vita Digital nyc Main Menu ient Server Driver Tools Printer Utilities Networking Documentation Select Language Install Kyocera Mita printer drivers for Windows 95 98 Me XP NT 4 Select a device mode Click the Next button 6 Installing the Printer Driver In the Select a driver language window click the language you want Select a driver language Select the driver language then click Next Available languages Click the Next button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX is highlighted in the Available drivers list box Setup x Select a driver type seed the driver type you wish to use with this device and click ext Available drivers Kyocera Mita F5 1900 K Click the Next button In this window you can choose whether you want to install TrueType screen fonts and or Prologue Epilogue tab Cl
144. logue Epilogue Output About Output to Copies Mailbox Face down yi t Finishing Options I T I E Au 1 RH Mailbox Restore Defaults Cancel Help To use the group mode remove the check mark of Collate Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties a Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Output to Copies Mailbox Face down yi ji E Finishing Options Mailbox Mailbox 1 z Job Setting Restore Defaults Cancel Help To use the mailbox mode check mark the Mailbox check box and select a mailbox in the Mailbox drop down list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Output to Copies Mailbox Face down Eu m Finishing Options Collate Iv Mailbox 3 22 Sorter modes Printing from Windows Applications Sorter Mode Collate mode Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 Description The collate mode delivers the output pages by copy as shown in the example This mode is useful when you need several independent copies of a document The maximum number of copies is 5 If a tray becomes full approximately 200 pages the printer pauses and indicates the Option tray paper full message Then you will need to remove all the printed pages from the tray indicated by in the m
145. ltage levels conform with the EIA RS 422A standard The differential voltage varies from 200 mV to 6 V SERIAL Connector The connector marked IOIOI RS 232C RS 422A on the rear panel is a DB 25S connector Use a DB 25P connector or equivalent for the connector on the cable C 8 RS 232C RS 422A Protocol RS 232C RS 422A Protocol A protocol is a set of rules the computer follows in sending data to the printer The RS 232C RS 422A parameters are stored in battery backed up memory They are indicated on the status printout They can be changed by the FRPO firmware reprogram command described in the Programming Manual provided on the CD ROM supplied with the printer The parameters and their identification codes are given below H1 Baud rate Parameter value Baud rate 12 1200 24 2400 48 4800 96 9600 19 19200 38 38400 57 57600 11 115200 The factory setting is 9600 baud H2 Data bits 7 or 8 factory set to 8 H3 Stop bits 1 or 2 factory set to 1 H4 Parity Parameter value Meaning 0 None 1 Odd 2 Even 3 Ignore The factory setting is None 0 on the status printout C 9 RS 232C RS 422A Protocol H5 Protocol logic Parameter value Meaning 0 Combination of 1 and 3 below 1 DTR DSR positive logic 2 DTR DSR negative logic 3 XON XOFF 4 ETX ACK 5 XON XOFF recognized only as protocol The f
146. ly until gt Read fonts appears gt Read fonts 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Read fonts 6 Press the ENTER key Processing appears and the reading of fonts from the CompactFlash card starts When the reading of fonts ends the message display returns to gt Read fonts 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Operating the Storage Device Formatting a Storage Device A new CompactFlash card or Microdrive must be formatted before it can be used in the printer You can format the storage device using the printer operator panel e Formatting will destroy any existing data on a storage device e You can format the Microdrive using the operator panel when the first time you installed a new Microdrive About formatting a new Microdrive To format a CompactFlash card or the Microdrive use the following procedure 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Memory Card gt or Hard Disk gt appears Memory Card gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Format appears gt Format 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt Format 6 Press the ENTER key Processing appears and formatting of the CompactFlash card starts Operating the Storage Device When the formatting is successfully completed the printer automatically prints out a format
147. main circuit board completely from the printer as follows 1 Turn the printer off and unplug its power cord Disconnect the printer from the host computer B 4 Expanding the Printer Memory 2 Remove the two screws from the printer s rear panel D ge fe pw Screws 3 Pull the main circuit board all the way out of the printer DIMM Socket Before pulling the main circuit board out clear away the area behind the a printer Foreign objects accidentally sticking to the back of the main Note circuit board can cause serious damage to the printer Install the DIMM as described on the following page B 5 Expanding the Printer Memory DIMM to be used 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB and 128 MB DIMM can be used for memory expansion See your Kyocera Mita dealer for purchasing information of the DIMM that are best suited for use with this printer Installing DIMM Insert the DIMM into the socket as shown below 1 2 3 4 5 Remove the DIMM from its package Open the clips on both ends of the DIMM socket Insert the DIMM into the socket so that the notches on the DIMM align with the corresponding protusions in the socket Close the clips of the DIMM socket to secure the DIMM When you finish installing the DIMM reinsert the main circuit board into the printer by reversing the removal procedure Clip B 6 Expanding the Printer Memory Removing DIMM To remove a DIMM carefully pu
148. me on the list The jobs currently stored in the printer are shown To print the job right click Job name and then click Print on the drop down list that appears It is possible to select more than one job at a time by right clicking a job one by one while pressing the Shift key on the computer keyboard y KM NET Job Manager n x Eile View Printer Operation Help dy f The job remains intact even after printing To permanently delete the job in the hard disk right click the job name on Job Manager then click Delete on the drop down lost that appears e MPS Printing a List of Code Jobs If you select Permanent Job Storage on the printer driver you can have a List of Code Job printed using the operator panel 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt List of Code JOB appears gt List of Code JOB 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt List of Code JOB 6 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a Code Job list e MPS Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB subi To use this mode an option Microdrive must be installed in the printer 1 VIN E Option To retrieve the jobs posted in the virtual mailbox proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt ap
149. message display returns to Ready Configuration Carriage Return CR Action This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a carriage return code character code 0DH 1 2 oo N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Page set gt appears Page set gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until CR Action appears gt CR Action CR only Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears CR Action n only Press the or v key repeatedly until desired carriage return action appears CR only A carriage return is performed Default CR and LF Acarriage return and linefeed are performed Ignore CR The carriage return code is ignored When the desired action is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Configuration Wide A4 Pitch Turn this to On to increase the maximum number of characters that can be printed in a line for A4 page 78 characters at 10 pitch and Letter size page 80 characters at 10 pitch This setting is effective in only PCL 6 emulation 1 2 oo N O Press the MENU key Press the or V key repeatedly until Page set gt appears Page set gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until gt wide A4 appears gt Wide A4 Off Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appe
150. move the cursor to the number to be changed and then enter the correct number by pressing the or V key gt Agenda ID 00007 You can set the number of copies to be printed To increase the copy count press the key to decrease the copy count press the V key gt Agenda Copies 001 Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job Deleting a Private Job To delete a stored private job proceed as follows 1 2 Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section When the title of the job to be printed is displayed Agenda in this example press the ENTER key Enter the four digit access code entered in the printer driver and press the ENTER key gt Agenda Copies 001 Press the v key repeatedly until Delete appears for the number of copies gt Agenda Delete sl Press the ENTER key The private job is deleted from the Microdrive Storing a Print Job e MPS The procedure below allows you to store print jobs to the Microdrive that are frequently needed such as fax cover pages check lists and order forms for printing at any later time using the operator panel The print jobs will not be deleted when the printer is turned off Releasing a Stored Job To print a stored job through the operator panel 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Pres
151. n nnns sse enne an seen nnne nennen 1 52 lycund e Eon 1 54 RESON ON EN SR 1 55 ilg e C M 1 56 Quick CODY rere 1 57 PrOOF anid Hold TR 1 59 Printing a Private Job entere Rye rece e pa ER AEO AREE Ro Rod ERR Fev Dee oda secsbesacneter 1 61 Storing a Print Job cheer eant vend aca net aen na aenea EEEE ENANA Eau ee uses veg wus deg e d v ado 1 63 Printing a lE E 1 65 Printing a List of Code Jobs RR ER Heer hese ETE REPRE EVER AT dlecaaseadsdeauaeavleceansasbeciioeactae 1 67 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB essen enne nennen enne ennt 1 68 Printing List of VMB ecce eee Rede He y ERE e eo AA tpa p e Pa EAN a kae eos ae kp see e Te RR cO 1 69 e MPS Config ration eet ii e e aene e aee e atrapado En pena des epa eie EN e ua ea e ea Oa eua 1 70 lace E sts AAE d dvved Toaualeevsuencduabeds vaseesestaedetelestads cevevddestetd ET 1 74 Parallel Interface Mode er eir e AERE EN ac ceva dedousaecdanaanacsuaaeaasadeaueanibes aatecdecesetaas esas 1 74 USB Anntertace Mod Govan EM 1 75 Serial Interface Parameters cccecscceesssecesseceesnecseeeeeesaeccseaaeecsaeeccseaeeeesaeceseaeeceeaeeceeaaeceeeeeessaaeeneeees 1 76 Network Interface Parameters esses ene enne enne sten nenr ennt en nat en tenete sterne nens 1 78 Operating the Storage Device
152. n the toner kit Transfer Roller Black See Note below Wiper Cloth Paper Transfer Unit Be careful not to touch the transfer roller the black roller during a cleaning as this may adversely affect print quality Chapter4 Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur If a problem cannot be corrected contact your Kyocera Mita dealer This chapter explains the following topics General Guide Print Quality Problems Indicators and Messages Correcting a Paper Jam 4 1 General Guide General Guide There are quite a few printer problems that you can deal with by yourself This section explains how to correct these problems Therefore if some kind of problem should occur check the following before concluding the printer is broken Symptom The printer will not print from the computer Check Items Corrective Action Check the READY O Off Look through the items below and check indicator anything that seems appropriate Flashing An error has occurred For details on error warnings and remedies see Indicators on page 4 6 Lit See the appropriate item below Check the ATTENTION Flashing See Indicators on page 4 6 indicator Lit A maintenance message appears in the message display See Maintenance Messages on page 4 7 Print quality is not good See Print Quality Problems on page 4 3 Paper is jammed See Correcting
153. n using the or V key zOpt StatusPage 4 On 1 9 Press the ENTER key again gt Opt StatusPage On 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready CQ KYOCERA ala Echsis FS 1900 Page Printer NETWORK STATUS PAGE 1 20 Font Lists Printing Test Pages To help in selecting fonts you can print the lists of the fonts including option fonts 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Font Select appears gt Font Select gt Internal 5 To print a list of the internal fonts check that Internal is displayed To print a list of option fonts press the ENTER key Press the or v key repeatedly until the message display indicates Option and press the ENTER key 6 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt List of Internal Fonts or gt List of Option Fonts appears gt List of Internal Fonts T Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt List of Internal Fonts 8 Press the ENTER key again Processing appears then Ready The printer prints a list of fonts with a short sample and font ID number for each font 1 21 Printing Test Pages Font Lists
154. ndows Applications Proof and Hold Printing You can check the first copy before printing the remaining copies paper wastage can be avoided The print jobs will be deleted when the printer is turned off To print proceed as follows 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Output to Copies Printer Default zd E Finishing Options TTN T Collate up EE Restore Defaults The Job Settings dialog box will appear Job Settings 2 x Job Storag Job Nar Appl D Guston Reset Cancel 3 28 3 Printing from Windows Applications Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then check the Proof and Hold Job Settings 20x nr g m C Temporary C Permanent Virtual Mail Box VMB Private Print C Job Storage Job Name Application Defined C Custom Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button to start printing The print job will be stored to the Microdrive as it is printed The printer will first print only one copy if you set to print multiple number of copies allowing you to check the printouts If there is no problem resume printing the remaining copies using the Quick Copy menu in the e MPS menu at the printer operator panel For details se
155. ning Copies of a Proof and Hold Job Printing a Proof and Hold job on the operator panel is similar to printing a quick copy job To print remaining copies of a job held in the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt 3 Press the gt key e MPS 10 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Quick Copy appears followed by the user name Harold in this example The user name is assigned at printing using the printer driver gt Quick Copy Harold Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the user name zQuick Copy ftarold 1s Press the or v key to display the desired user name Arlen in this example gt Quick Copy Arlen Press the ENTER key The job name entered in the printer driver Report in this example appear with a blinking question mark before the letters Arlen E y port Press the or V key to scroll to the desired job title Press the ENTER key The number of copies to be printed can be set To increase the copy count press the key to decrease the copy count press the V key gt Report Copies 001 Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job Printing a Private Job e MPS In private printing you can specify that a job is not printed until you release t
156. ns are the paper cassette and MP tray of the printer If option paper feeders are installed they can also be selected using the manner described below 1 2 oo N O Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Feed Select appears gt Feed Select Cassette Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zFeed Select 4 Cassette is Select MP tray or Cassette using the or V key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Output Stack Paper Handling The following procedure allows you to select whether printouts will be received by the face down output tray or to the face up output tray If an option sorter is installed it can also be selected using the manner described below 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Stack Select appears gt Stack Select Face down tray 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 2Stack Select Ao oe tray 6 Press the or v key to display the desired destination The output tray changes as shown below Face down tray Printer s face down output tray Default Face
157. nt Menu Map 3 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears Print Menu Map 4 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a menu map Sample MENU MAP Printing Test Pages CR KYOCERA mifa Ecosrs FS 1900 Page Printer MENU MAP 1 13 Printing Test Pages Status Page If you want to check the printer s current status including memory available and option settings you can find the information you need on the status page 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Print Status Page appears Print Status Page 3 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears Print Status Page 4 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a status page For a full description of the status page see the following pages Printing Test Pages The following is a sample status page The numbers below refer to the contents explained on the following pages mila CR KYOCERA Ecosys FS 1900 Page Printer Hardware Information Memory Page Information STATUS PAGE Installed Options Network Status Emulation Ca P Toner Gauge 9 Interfaces 10 KIR Test pattern son 11 Items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer s firmware version Printing Test Pages 1 Software Version This information shows t
158. om user settings may be registered After having been set any of these may be called up when setting the paper type for a paper source The paper weight and duplex path can be set see Setting the Paper Weight on page 1 34 and Setting the Duplex Path on page 1 35 after selecting the paper type to be customized as follows For how to reset the customized settings see Resetting the Custom Paper Type on page 1 36 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Type Adjust gt appears gt Type Adjust gt Custom 1 Paper Handling 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Type Adjust gt Custom 1 is 6 Press the or V key to display the desired paper type The display changes as shown below Custom 1 to 8 Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock T When the paper type to be customized is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the gt key and proceed to Setting the Paper Weight on the following page Proceed to Setting the Paper Weisht and Setting the Duplex Path starting from the following page Paper Handling Setting the Paper Weight You can set the paper thickness for your custom paper type to be customized 1 Display th
159. on Language and Entering User Name Select the printer description language adequate for the data to be printed from among PCL XL PCL 5e and KPDL PostScript compatible When using the virtual mailbox function select PCL XL or PCL 5e The default setting is PCL XL 1 2 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21 x General l Details l Color Management Watermark About Prologue E pilogue Output Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 E Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk xl User Memory 16 MB 4 Administrator RAM Disk MB Cancel Apply Help 2 7 Adding Optional Devices 4 Click the User button The User Settings dialog box is displayed Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x General Details l Color Management i l l jing Watermark Prologue E pilogue Output About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 El Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit
160. or the paper source from the printer s operator panel will cause the printer to automatically select the paper source and print in the mode best suited to that type of paper A different paper type setting can be made for each paper source including the MP tray Not only can preset paper types be selected but it is also possible for you to define and select customized paper types See Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 The following types of paper can be set Paper source MP Paper Paper Duplex path tray Cassette Weight MP tray available only in Cassette Paper Type mode Plain Yes Yes Normal Yes Transparency Yes No Heavy Thick No Preprinted Yes Yes Normal Yes Labels Yes No Normal No Bond Yes Yes Normal Yes Recycled Yes Yes Normal Yes Vellum Yes No Light Thin No Rough Yes Yes Normal Yes Letterhead Yes Yes Normal Yes Color Yes Yes Normal Yes Prepunched Yes Yes Normal Yes Envelope Yes No Normal No Cardstock Yes No Heavy Thick No Custom 1 to 8 Yes Yes Normal Yes Yes Can be stored No Cannot be stored This is a paper type defined and registered by the user Up to eight types of user settings may be defined For details on Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 2 11 Chapter3 Maintenance This chapter explains how to replace the toner container and how to clean parts such as the registration roller and charger wire This chapter explains the followin
161. ore Information Guide to the Operation Guide Features Ultra long life modules The drum developer and fuser have been designed for ultra long life Amorphous silicon drum The drum has been developed using Kyocera s unique ceramic technology using amorphous silicon KIR Kyocera Image Refinement This is Kyocera s original smoothing function It uses software to enhance the printer s resolution and produce high quality printing The default setting is On Superb print quality Using 1200 dpi resolution in Fast 1200 mode the printout is close to typeset quality Also with Kyocera Image Refinement KIR technology high quality printing can be achieved even at 300 dpi and 600 dpi Large paper capacity Approximately 500 sheets can be loaded into the paper cassette and about 100 sheets can be loaded into the MP tray Wide variety of print media As well as standard paper the printer will print on transparency labels and other types of special purpose media Sleep Mode Conserves energy during the printer s idle periods Ecoprint Extends the toner yield by reducing the amount of toner used on the page USB Universal Serial Bus Interface This printer supports USB Revision 1 1 standards Connection to a computer with a USB interface gives a higher communication speed than parallel interface connection Standard Bi directional Parallel Interface Supports high speed data exchange with the computer
162. ored to the Microdrive without printing To print use the Private Stored menu in the e MPS menu at the printer operator panel For details see page 1 61 in the Operation Guide Printing from Windows Applications Stored Job Printing Job Storage Select this if you want to store frequently needed print jobs such as forms to print them later as required The print jobs will not be deleted when the printer is turned off To print proceed as follows 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Output to Copies Printer Default zd E Finishing Options TTN T I Collate il EE Restore Defaults The Job Settings dialog box will appear Job Settings x Guston Reset Cancel Printing from Windows Applications Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then check the Job Storage Job Settings 21x 2 EHS lt j C Temporary C Permanent Virtual Mail Box WVHB C Quick Copy Proof and Hold Private Print Access Code m Job Name Application Defined C Custom lm Reset Cancel You can add security to the print job To do so check the Access Code checkbox and enter the desired 4 digit access code using any numbers between 0 and 9 You must enter this number at the printer operator panel when prin
163. pandable to 50 Private jobs are Depends on the jobs stored deleted capacity of automatically onceit Microdrive is retrieved PIN security No No Yes Yes Option Data after printing Stored Stored Stored Stored Data at power off Deleted Deleted Deleted Stored Microdrive Yes Yes Yes Yes required Jobsin excess will cause the earlier ones to be deleted RAM disk does not work for e MPS 1 56 Quick Copy Note e MPS Job Storage Job storage stores print jobs either temporarily or permanently or in virtual mailboxes as you click an appropriate radio button on the printer driver when printing from a computer Virtual Mailbox Virtual mailbox is part of Job Storage which stores print jobs on the Microdrive without printing It enables you to retrieve jobs later from the operator panel or the KM NET Job Manager utility in the CD ROM Each mailbox may be used by an individual who desires to share the printer in this mode By default each mailbox is numbered from Tray 001 Tray 002 etc To post a job in one of these mailboxes you assign a numbered mailbox on the printer driver when printing To retrieve the stored job for printing see Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB on page 1 68 The virtual mailbox can be used in PCL 6 emulation only This mode enables you to print the requested number of copies of a job simultaneously storing the job on the Microdrive When addition
164. paper See Chapter 2 Paper feed trays Cassette A5 to A4 Letter universal cassette 148 to 216 mm x 210 to 297 mm Holds 500 sheets of thickness 0 11 mm For U S A A5 to A4 Letter and Legal universal cassette 5 13 16 to 8 1 2 x 8 1 4 to 14 MP tray 70 to 216 mm 2 3 4 to 8 1 2 x 148 to 297 mm 5 13 16 to 11 11 16 see page 2 4 Holds 100 sheets of thickness 0 11 mm Capacity of output trays Face down tray 250 sheets of thickness 0 11 mm Face up output tray Option PT 4 250 sheets of thickness 0 11 mm PT 60 100 sheets of thickness 0 11 mm Ambient conditions Temperature 10 to 32 5 C 50 to 90 5 F Humidity 20 to 80 RH Optimum conditions 23 C 73 4 F 60 RH Altitude Max 2 000 m 6 500 feet Illumination Max 1 500 lux Specifications Item Power requirements Description 120 V 60 Hz max 7 2 A U S A Canada 220 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz max 3 6 A European countries Max allowable voltage fluctuation 10 96 Max allowable frequency fluctuation 2 96 Power consumption Max 961W During sleep mode 12 W Operating noise in accordance with ISO 7779 Bystander Position sound pressure level at the front During printing LpA 53 dB A During standby LpA 35 dB A During sleep mode Immeasurably low Dimensions 345 13 9 16 wide x 300 11 13 16 high x 390 mm 18 1 4 deep U S A Weight 13 kg 28 5 8
165. pe a name for this printer or you can use a the name supplied below When you have finished click Next Printer name Kyocera Mita FS 1900 K Do you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer C Yes No Back Cancel Installing the Printer Driver 4 Click the Windows Start button point Setting and click Printers to make sure the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon has been added to the Printers window File Edit View Favorites Tool Help EJ Back gt QSearch G Folders EBHistoy OF X A Exe Address E Printes 0 gm e89 pP s Add Printer Printers This Folder contains information about printers that are currently installed and a wizard to help you install new printers To get information about a printer that is currently installed right click the printer s icon To install a new printer click the Add Printer icon Select an item to view its description 2 object s PA 5 Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and select Properties The following dialog will open Click the Details tab to make sure USB 001 Virtual printer port for USB is selected for the Print to the following port list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 x Output l Device Settings About General Details Color Management Media Layout Imaging Prologue E pilogue d Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Print to the following port
166. pears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Print VMB Data appears The virtual mailbox number will also appear AO gt Print VMB Data Tray001 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt Print VMB Data l T 1 iid 6 Press the ENTER key The document in the mailbox is printed and automatically deleted from the mailbox e MPS Printing a List of VMB A Virtual Mailbox list includes the jobs currently stored in the mailboxes 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt List of VMB appears AO gt List of VMB 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears gt List of VMB 6 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a list of jobs currently posted in the virtual mailboxes e MPS e MPS Configuration I N Z 7AA Option You can change the following parameters for e MPS operation Maximum number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold jobs Maximum space assigned to temporary code jobs Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes The total amount of storage areas specified must not exceed the total size of the Microdrive Otherwise you may only be able to accommodate print jobs of a sm
167. play returns to Ready 1 46 Pagination Changing Type for Courier Letter Gothic Courier or Letter Gothic font type can be selected as Regular or Dark For example to change the type of Courier proceed as follows 1 2 AO 8 9 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Font Select gt appears gt Font Select gt Internal Check that Internal is displayed and press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Courier appears gt gt Courier Regular Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt gt Courier D aeons Select Regular or Dark using the or V key Press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key and the message display returns to Ready 1 47 Pagination Setting the Character Pitch for Courier Letter Gothic The character pitch for fixed fonts is adjustable when the default font is Courier or Letter Gothic 1 2 AO 9 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Font Select gt appears gt Font Select gt Internal Check that Internal is displayed and press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Pitch appears gt g
168. played and the ATTENTION indicator is flashing install a new toner kit See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Set the print density from the operator panel to a higher level than the current setting See Print Density on page 1 95 Make sure the paper type setting is correct See Paper Type on page 2 11 Clean the charger wire Open the printer left cover Pull the cleaning knob green colored slowly in and out a few times See Cleaning on page 3 9 Grey background Check the operator panel Ifthe Toner low TK 50 message is displayed and the ATTENTION indicator is flashing install a new toner kit See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Check the print density Display the print density menu from the operator panel and select a lighter density setting See Print Density on page 1 95 Clean the charger wire Open the printer s left cover Pull the cleaning knob green colored slowly in and out a few times See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Check the charger unit installation Open the printer left cover and check that the charger unit is correctly installed and seated as far as it will go See Cleaning on page 3 9 Continued on next page 4 4 Print Quality Problems Printed Results Corrective Action Dirt on the top edge or back of the paper Check the paper chute and the ramp Pull out the paper transfer unit and check for toner on the paper ramp C
169. printer driver Setting the Paper Size in Paper Cassette To set the standard sizes A5 A4 B5 Letter and Legal for U S A only size for the paper cassette use the following procedure to set the paper size dial of the paper cassette If you use a non standard size see Custom Paper Size on next page Properly set the paper into the paper cassette For details about the adjustment of the paper guides and paper stopper inside the paper cassette set the Installation Guide supplies with the printer 1 Turn the paper size dial so that the size of the paper you are going to use appears in the paper size window Paper Size Dial Paper Size Window 2 Adjust the paper guides and paper stopper inside the paper cassette to the size of the paper to be used and load the paper into the cassette The paper size setting for the paper cassette is completed 1 24 Paper Handling Custom Paper Size In addition to the standard sizes A5 A4 B5 Letter and Legal for U S A only size for the paper cassette paper of other sizes can be fed as custom sizes When placing paper of sizes other than A5 A4 B5 Letter or Legal for U S A only into the paper cassette set the size of the paper to be used into the printer by following the procedure given below If an option paper feeder PF 60 is installed custom sizes for its paper cassette can be set using the same procedure This menu appear
170. r Face up Printer NS Network Interface Card 3 3 V DC or EF 60 Board Kit Envelope IB 10E Feeder DU 60 Duplexer PF 60 Printer combined with options PT 4 PT 60 Output Tray Serial Interface Paper Feeder SO 60 Sorter 1 Equipped with five trays each with 200 sheets capacity Performs sorting collating and mailbox functions Attaches to the top of the printer PT 4 PT 60 Face up Output Tray This is a face up tray It attaches to the rear of the printer Network Interface Card IB 21 Enables printing from multiple computers via a network ifyou install the special purpose utility KPrint KPrint is included in the Kyocera Mita Network Library CD ROM 3 supplied with IB 21 For details see Configuration Guide in the CD ROM supplied with IB 21 Serial Interface Board Kit IB 10E Connect to the computer s serial printer port with a serial cable EF 60 Envelope Feeder 4 Holds more envelopes at a timethan the MP tray It can be attached to the front of the printer after the MP tray has been removed DU 60 Duplexer 5 Performs duplex printing for short edge and long edge binding Attaches to the bottom of the printer PF 60 Paper Feeder g Holds approximately 500 sheets of A5 to A4 Letter and Legal size paper Up to three paper feeders can be attached to the bottom of the printer Other Options
171. r Sorter Tray Warning B 20 Installing Option Units EF 60 Envelope Feeder Install the option envelope feeder at the front of the printer By installing the envelope feeder you can print on a wide variety of different envelope sizes And the EF 60 feeds envelopes automatically making it easy to print on large quantities of envelopes at one time Installing the envelope feeder on the printer Turn OFF the power to the printer before installing the envelope feeder 1 Pull the printer s paper transfer unit release lever green colored then draw the paper transfer unit fully out of the printer Paper Transfer Unit Release Lever green colored 2 Gently tilt the MP tray toward the printer until that it rests on its side as shown in the figure and remove the MP tray from the printer by lifting it straight upward MP tray B 21 Installing Option Units 3 Fit both ends of the envelope feeder into their mountings on the paper transfer unit as shown in the figure and lay the envelope feeder down toward you Envelope Feeder 4 Return the paper transfer unit into the printer with the envelope feeder mounted Load envelopes into the envelope feeder 1 Push the bottom tray downward as shown in the figure until you hear a clicking sound to secure it Bottom Tray B 22 Installing Option Units 2 Pull out the sub tray that matches the size of the envelopes Sub tra
172. r Driver In the Select a device name window enter a unique name for the printer if desired Select a device name Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX This device name is already in use Enter a unique name for this device or use the name supplied below Once selected click Next Kyocera Mita FS 1900 Kx j T Use the existing device name c A b Zr lt Back Next gt Exit Click the Next button If you want to use the printer as the default printer click the Yes button Question 2 Do you want to use this device model as the default device Begin installation The Setup Wizard can now commence installation Current settings Driver Language English Emulation PCL KPDL Model FS 1900 Printer Port LPT1 Printer Name Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Installing the Printer Driver 1 4 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Setup complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the device you must restart your computer PR _ Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup 0 4 Confirming the Installation After you restart the printer follow the instructions below to make sure if the printer driver has been installed correctly 1 Click the Windows Start button point Setting and click Printers to make sure the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon has be
173. r correctly 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 Watermark About General l Details l Color Management Prologue E pilogue Output Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk User Memory 16 MB Administrator RAM Disk B 4 Click Hard Disk in the Device Options list box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 General Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue Epilogue l Output Device Settings About Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker User Memory 16 MB Administrator FAM Dist Cancel Apply Help 5 Click the OK button Adding Optional Devices Selecting the Printer Descripti
174. r has a sleep timer to conserve power when the printer is not printing processing or receiving data You can adjust the timer value the length of time the printer waits before entering sleeping mode in the absence of data 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Sleep Timer gt appears The default setting is 015 min gt Sleep Timer gt 015 min 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears gt Sleep Timer 075 min A gt 6 Press the or V key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and set the desired time The timer can be set between 5 and 240 min in 5 minute increments You can use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready oo N 1 100 Configuration Turning Off the Sleep Timer You can turn off the sleep timer function by following the procedure given below 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Sleep Timer gt appears gt Sleep Timer gt 015 min 5 Press the gt key and display gt gt Sleep Mode gt gt Sleep Mode On 6 Pr
175. r more mail boxes from the list of Defined Names Job Settings 21 x Iv Job Storage e MPS Hj ga C Quick Copy Proof and Hold C Private Print r Job Name 1 Application Defined Virtual Mailbox Selection 2 x C Custom Defined Names 5 Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button The print job will be stored to the Microdrive without printing To print use the Print VMB Data menu in the e MPS menu at the printer operator panel and specify the virtual mail box numbers You can also print the list of virtual mail box trays For details see page 1 68 in the Operation Guide Printing from Windows Applications Printing a Code Job A unique number is automatically assigned to each job as it is stored on the printer The number appears when jobs are listed in utilities included in the CD ROM such as Printer Disk Manager or KM NET VIEWER The number is also printed on the Job List that can be printed using the List of Code Job menu of the printer To print proceed as follows 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Finishing Options Collate Restore Defaults 3 Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then the Temporary or Permanent radio button Printing from Win
176. r panel is pressed the cover is opened or closed or data is received The printer then warms up and goes online The time that the printer takes to enter sleep mode depends on the sleep timer setting Cancelling data Jobs inside the printer are being canceled To cancel ajob see the table on page 1 5 Waiting The printer is waiting for the end of job command before printing the last page Pressing the GO key allows you to obtain the last page immediately FormFeed Time Out The printer is printing the last page after a waiting period 1 2 Understanding the Operator Panel INTERFACE v Interface Indicator The interface indicator shows the interface that is currently used It uses the following abbreviations PAR Standard bi directional parallel interface USB Standard USB interface SER Option serial interface RS 232C OPT Option network interface card No interface is active Each interface has a timeout time of 30 seconds during which the other Zl interface should wait to receive a print job Even a print job has been Note complete on the interface you should wait for this period until the other interface begins printing the job SIZE Paper Size Indicator h This indicator indicates the paper size of the current paper cassette The following abbreviations are used to indicate the paper sizes Message Paper Size Message Paper Si
177. ray size The display changes as shown below A4 Executive Letter Legal Custom Oficio II Statement Folio Youkei 2 Youkei 4 Hagaki OufukuHagaki Monarch Business Comm 9 Comm 6 3 4 DL C5 A6 B6 A5 B5 ISO B5 T When the desired paper size is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready The paper size setting for the MP tray is completed 1 29 Paper Handling Setting the Paper Type Set the paper types according to the paper to be set in the cassette and the MP tray Setting the Paper Type in Paper Cassette Make this setting to match the paper type fed from the paper cassette of the printer If the paper type is set correctly you can perform printing using the media type selection function from the application software printer driver The factory default setting is Plain For more details about the paper types that can be fed from the paper cassette see Chapter 2 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until Cassette Type appears gt Cassette Type Plain 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 7Cassette Type 5 i REA 6 Press the or v key to display the desired cassette type The display changes as shown below Plain Preprinted Bond Recycled
178. rial interface is set to the RS 232C mode as the factory default In the RS 422A mode the printer can be connected to a personal computer or similar device equipped with an RS 422A serial interface Changing of the jumper connector should be carried out only by a Kyocera Mita authorized dealer or Kyocera Mita certified technician Kyocera Mita shall not be liable for damage due to improper changing of the jumper connector Interface Signals The pins in the printer s RS 422A interface connector carry the signals listed in table below Pin In out Signal Description FG Frame ground 3 In RDA Receive data Inverted SG Signal ground Out SDA Send data Inverted 10 Out SDB Send data 11 5V DC 18 In RDB Receive data C 7 Serial Interface Option Overview of Signals RS 422A FG Frame Ground Pin 1 This pin is connected directly to the printer frame SG Signal Ground Pin 7 All signals can transmit between the printer and the host computer to send each signal with a signal ground RDB Receive Data Pin 18 RDA Receive Data Inverted Pin 3 These pins carry asynchronous data sent from the computer to the printer differential input SDB Send Data Pin 10 SDA Send Data Inverted Pin 9 These pins carry asynchronous data sent from the printer to the computer differential output RS 422A Interface Voltage Levels The interface signal vo
179. rk can be created Also the print position font size etc can be specified freely 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Watermark tab 3 Remove the check mark of Disable Feature Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epiiogue Output About Watermark Selection Confidential 1 Page Specification Allpages C First page only C All pages except first page Only on specified pages m Enter page number s and or page ranges separated by commas For example 1 3512 4 Select the desired watermark type from the Watermark Selection drop down list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 21x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About T Disable Feature Confidential 1 Confidential 2 Copy All pages except first page C Ony on specified pages m Enter page number s and or page ranges separated by commas For example 1 3512 Printing from Windows Applications When creating or changing the watermark click the Add or Edit button The Watermark Properties dialog box opens Specify the print position font size etc The graphic on the left will change to reflect your selection Click the OK button The new watermark will be added to the Watermark Selection drop down list Select All pages First page only All pages except first p
180. rough 8 in the above section When the title of the job to be printed is displayed Agenda in this example press the ENTER key If you entered an access code for the printer driver enter the four digit access code and press the ENTER key gt Agenda Copies ool Press the v key repeatedly until Delete appears for the number of copies gt Agenda Delete sl Press the ENTER key The stored job is deleted from the Microdrive e MPS Printing a Code Job Install the KM NET Job Manager software from the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM supplied with the printer To do this from the CD ROM Main Menu select Printer Utilities gt Install KM NET Job Manager 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Programs gt KYOCERA MITA gt KM Net gt Job Manager 2 Enter the password for the software Job Manager will start 3 Click the Add printer icon below Select the Local or Network port ZT If you use the local parallel port to connect to the printer make sure that the printer driver is set to print to a local port To check this out click the Note Details tab of the printer Properties and note the Print to the following port setting Gin KM NET Printer Disk Manager ioj x Printer Disk Operation Option Help 4 Follow the wizard until the Select printer dialog box is reached When the printer is found in the Printer List click highlight it then Finish e MPS 5 Double click Model Na
181. ry When this has happened be sure to reset Page Protect to Auto default in order to maintain the optimum use of printer memory 1 2 AO Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Page set gt appears Page set gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Page Protect appears gt Page Protect On Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zPage Protect D Aon Configuration 6 7 8 Linefeed LF Action Press the or v key repeatedly until Auto appears gt Page Protect Auto Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a linefeed code character code 0AH 1 2 co N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Page set gt appears Page set gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt LF Action appears gt LF Action LF only Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt LF Action 4 d only Press the or v key repeatedly until desired linefeed action appears LF only A linefeed is performed default CR and LF Alinefeed and carriage return are performed Ignore LF The linefeed is ignored When the desired action is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The
182. s page for the network interface The network interface card status page shows the firmware version the network addresses and other information under various network protocols about the network interface card The default setting is On print If the setting is changed to O not print as follows however the network interface status page will be printed when the printer status page is printed Printing out a network interface card status page may not be possible with some network interface cards For details see the manual for the network interface card 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Interface appears Interface gt Parallel 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Interface 4 Parallel is If you want to abandon the interface selection procedure press the CANCEL key The interface remains unchanged 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until Option appears Interface P d i i Option 5 Press the ENTER key again A gt appears Interface gt Option 6 Press the gt key and then press the or v key repeatedly until the message display indicates gt Opt StatusPage gt Opt StatusPage On Printing Test Pages T The default setting is On If it is set to Off change it as follows Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 1Opt StatusPage 2 Off I 8 Select O
183. s satisfactory Specifications for each type of special paper are given below Transparency Overhead Projection Film Transparency must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process It should satisfy the conditions given in the table below Item Specification Tolerance of heat Must tolerate at least 190 C 874 F Thickness 0 100 to 0 110 mm 3 9 to 4 3 mils Material Polyester Dimensional accuracy 0 7 mm 0 0276 inch Squareness of corners 90 0 2 To avoid trouble transparency must be delivered face up If transparency jams frequently pull the top of the sheet very gently as it leaves the printer 2 7 Special Paper Adhesive Backed Labels The basic rule for printing on adhesive labels is that the adhesive must never come into contact with any part of the printer Adhesive paper sticking to the drum or rollers will damage the printer Be sure to feed label paper from the MP tray Feeding label paper from a paper cassette may cause printer failure Label paper has a structure comprised of three layers as shown in the figure below The top sheet is printed on The adhesive layer consists of pressure sensitive adhesives The carrier sheet also called the linear or backing sheet holds the labels until use Due to the complexity of its composition adhesive backed label paper is particularly likely to give trouble in printing fF Top sheet white bond p
184. s the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Private Stored appears The name entered in the printer driver Harold in this example also appears gt Private Stored Harold Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark before a user name appears Private Stored nis weet ore Press the or V key to display the desired user name Arlen in this example gt Private Stored Arlen Press the ENTER key The user name and the job name Agenda in this example entered in the printer driver appear with a blinking question mark Arlen 4 7 M ci e MPS 10 11 Press the or v key to display the desired job title Press the ENTER key If you entered an access code for the printer driver the ID input line appears Enter the four digit access code entered in the printer driver and press the ENTER key To enter the ID press the lt or gt key to move the cursor to the number to be changed and then enter the correct number by pressing the or v key gt Agenda ID 00007 You can specify the number of copies to print To increase the copy count press the key to decrease the V key gt Agenda Copies 001 Press the ENTER key to finalize the copy count The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job Deleting a Stored Job To delete a stored job proceed as follows 1 2 Follow steps 1 th
185. s the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears I 3221000 d a 8 Press the or V key repeatedly until the desired font number appears For font numbers of the internal fonts see List of Fonts on page A 2 9 When the desired font is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 45 Pagination Default Font Size The following procedure determines the size of the default font If the default font is a fixed font such as Courier or Letter Gothic the character pitch can be changed instead of the font size 1 2 9 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Font Select gt appears gt Font Select gt Internal Check that Internal is displayed and press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt Size appears gt gt Size 012 00 point s Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt Size 012 0b point s 4s Press the or v key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking The font size can be set between 4 and 999 75 points in 0 25 point increments You can use the gt or key to move the cursor right and left When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message dis
186. s when the paper size dial of the paper cassette is set to CUSTOM Properly set the paper into the paper cassette For details about the adjustment of the paper guides and paper stopper inside the paper cassette see the Installation Guide supplied with the printer Setting Paper Size Dial Use the following procedure to set the paper size dial to CUSTOM 1 Pull out the paper cassette from the printer and turn the paper size dial to CUSTOM See step 1 in Setting the Paper Size in Paper Cassette 2 Adjust the paper guides and paper stopper inside the paper cassette to the size of the paper to be used and load the paper into the cassette When using non standard size paper read the next section to set the paper size from the operator panel Setting a custom size from the Operator Panel Set the size of the paper loaded in the paper cassette into the printer from the printer operator panel 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt 3 Press the gt key 1 25 Paper Handling Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Cassette Size gt appears If option paper feeders are added Cassette 1 Size will appear for the standard paper cassette and Cassette 2 Size Cassette 3 Size and Cassette 4 Size will appear for the option paper feeders gt Cassette Size gt Set the unit of measurement as described in the next section Se
187. s3b4148T 1018 Biati Y Antiqueolive Scalables None FSET Ip v0s0b416eT 1019 np tee Antiqueolive Bd lt Scalable gt None FSET 1p v0s3b41687 1020 ish d AntiqueOlive It Scalable None FSET lpiivisOb4l68T 1021 Se GaramondAntiqua lt Scalable gt None FSET 1p v0s0b4197T 1022 iun Garamond Hib o lt Bealable gt n FSET 1pkiv0s3b4197T 1023 is Garamond Krsv lt Scalable gt g 1p v180b4197T 1024 ins Garamond HlbKrso Scalable T 1piivis3b4197T 1025 RI marigold ma deletes FSET 1pfivosob 2377 1026 3655 Albertus Md Scalable _ FSET 1p v0s1b4362T 1027 ae Albertus ExtBd _ lt Scalable gt FSET ipRivOs b4362T 1028 zi Arial eee FSET 1p v0s0b166027 1029 E Arial Bd lt Scalable gt Hone FSET 1piivos3b166027 1030 nn Arial It Scalables None FEET lpiivis0b166027 1031 1t Arial Bdlt Scalable FSET 1p vle3b16602T 1032 TimesNewRoman oe lt calable gt FSET 1p v0e0b169017 1033 TimesNewRoman Bd lt Scalable gt FSET 1p v0e3b169017 1034 TimesNewRoman It Scalable None D Ip vle0b169017 1035 TimesNewRoman Badlt lt Scalable gt FSET Ip v163b169017 1036 Helvetica FSB 1phavoson24seo7 1037 Helvetica Bd FSET 1p v0s3b24580T 1038 Helvetica Ob p Hn None FSET ap visobz seor 1039 Helvetica BdOb lt Scalable gt None FSET lpRivis3b24580T 1040 1 22 Received Data Dumping Printing Test Pages It is possible to print data received by the printer as
188. se vous acsat euscuenant 1 12 Latus Pages E E tercer tenir ope cete aoi E eere LENT Dod cdebasece ates Tacs eae Tae E ERATES Cea rode CFR RESET e Lex lee 1 14 Service SAUS Page ceste Pe eee ORI ples OOTATE deboli ca EH eso EE E Od pe e dod 1 18 Network Card Interface Status Page sess eene eene enn nnn sternere enses sinn nes 1 19 iyu ER 1 21 Received Data D mnping eire Irt et ERES RR REET TERR oce e ete REL sac HIR ER ERE PEDE RR Haa ent e este a eR REIR 1 23 Paper Handling e 1 24 Setting the Paper SiZCssececsisveesccedaiavaccedeaavesccesssavacceceasyadecs saveavecead EENAA ENNE Aa AENEA ERASE EANA EAAS 1 24 Setting the Paper Size in Paper Cassette cccccssscccccsssssececcsesseccecsesaececcsesaeeeecessesaeeeeeseaas 1 24 Setting the Paper Size in MP Tray ccccccsssccccsssseccecesessececceesseeeecsesaeeeecesesaeeeeensesaeeesenaas 1 28 Setting the Paper Lype 5 5e erre ENOTEN EE He dete e TENE HA NORMALE Tous eo dos 1 30 Setting the Paper Type in Paper Cassette sssssssseeeeeeneneneeer enne enne 1 30 Setting the Paper Type in MP Tray sssseseeeeeeeeeeee enne enne enne enne en 1 31 Custom Paper Type ete rete eed e deese Pee ee t eee eua eR A E ages 1 32 Resetting the Custom Paper Type ccccssccessseceeeeeeesaeceeneeeceaaaecseneeesaueceeaaeeceeeeneaaecessas 1 36 MIP bras P 1 37 Selecting the Paper Feed Source
189. set to Ecoprint mode on as follows The factory default setting is Off The Ecoprint setting has no effect on the print speed The Ecoprint mode setting is On when the printing image becomes lighter yet very readable Sy a Ecoprint setting is O Ecoprint setting is On default 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Print Quality gt appears Print Quality gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Ecoprint Mode appears AO gt Ecoprint Mode Off 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Ecoprint Mode o Select On or Off using the or v key Press the ENTER key coo N O Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 54 Resolution Pagination Proceed as follows to set the default print resolution from four ways 300 dpi 600 dpi and Fast 1200 mode The clarity of printed characters and graphics becomes sharper in this order 1 2 AO co N O Press the MENU key Press the or V key repeatedly until Print Quality gt appears Print Quality gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until gt Resolution appears gt Resolution Fast 1200 mode Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Resolution 4 oe 1200 mode Select Fast 1200 mode 300 dpior600 dpi using the or V key Press t
190. setting The setting changes as shown below The baud rate can be selected from 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Some computers may not be compatible with a baud rate of 115200 bps If you set the baud rate to 115200 and communication problems occur Note lower the baud rate 9 Display the desired baud rate and press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Interface Network Interface Parameters ALJ m Zz 7IN Option This section applies to the printers having the option network card installed To make your printer supports TCP IP Netware and EtherTalk networks you will need to install the option network interface card in the printer and make the proper settings as explained in this section Using the operator panel you can Activate or deactivate TCP IP NetWare and EtherTalk Activate or deactivate DHCP Enter IP address subnet mask address and default gateway address To confirm or change network card parameters proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Interface gt appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial when a serial interface board kit is installed Option when a network interface card is installed 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Interface 4 Parallel is
191. solution The following procedure allows you to select the printer s emulation mode To change the emulation mode proceed as follows 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Emulation appears One of the emulation modes shown below appears indicating the current emulation PCL 6 default KPDL KPDL AUTO Line Printer IBM Proprinter DIABLO 630 EPSON LQ 850 KPDL is the Kyocera s implementation of the PostScript page description language Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Emulation 4 n 6 Press the or v key repeatedly until the desired emulation mode appears 1 41 Pagination 5 6 Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Alternative Emulation for KPDL Emulation The auto KPDL KPDL AUTO emulation enables the printer to automatically change the emulation mode according to the print job received The alternative emulation can be selected using the operator panel The default alternative emulation is PCL 6 1 2 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Emulation appears Emulation PCL 6 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Emulation Press the or v key repeatedly until the message display indicated KPDL AUTO appears Emulation KPDL AUTO Press the ENTER key Press the gt key When gt Print KPDL Errs
192. t This is a sample of CourierPS font This is a sample of CourierPS Bd font This is a sample of CourierPS Ob font This is a sample of CourierPS BdOb font This is a sample of LinePrinterBM8 5 Roman font A 4 KPDL Fonts 1 This is a sample of Albertus ExtraBold font This is a sample of Albertus Medium font This is asample of AntiqueOlive font This is a sample of AntiqueOlive Bold font This is a sample of AntiqueOlive italic font This is a sample of Arial font This is a sample of Arial Bold font This is a sample of Arial Boldltalic font This is a sample of Arial Italic font This is a sample of AvantGarde Book font This is a sample of AvantGarde BookOblique font This is a sample of AvantGarde Demi font This is a sample of AvantGarde DemiOblique font This is a sample of Bookman Demi font This is a sample of Bookman Demiltalic font This is a sample of Bookman Light font This is a sample of Bookman LightlItalic font This is a sample of CGOmega font This is a sample of CGOmega Bold font This is a sample of CGOmega Boldltalic font This is a sample of CGOmega Italic font This is a sample of CGTimes font This is a sample of CGTimes Bold font This is a sample of CGTimes Boldltalic font This is a sample of CGTimes Italic font This is a sample of Clarendon Condensed Bold font This isa sample of Coronet font This is a sample of Courier font This is a sample of Courier Bold font T
193. t After cleaning the inside of the printer see Cleaning on page 3 9 the message will disappear when the GO key is pressed and the printer will be ready for printing 3 5 Waste Toner Box Replacement Waste Toner Box Replacement Replacing the Waste Toner Box ZT When replacing the toner container the used waste toner box in the printer should also be replaced with the new one from the new toner kit Note 1 Open the left cover on the left side of the printer m ART Old Waste Left Cover Toner Box 2 While holding the waste toner box press the lock lever and then gently remove the waste toner box Lock Lever ZI Remove the waste toner box as gently as possible so as not to scatter the toner inside Do not let the opening of the waste toner box face Note downward 3 6 Waste Toner Box Replacement 3 Cap the waste toner box after removing from the printer f gt Cap ATA CS Old Waste Toner Box 4 To avoid toner spilling place the capped waste toner box in the plastic bag supplied before proper disposal Plastic Bag Ace New Waste Toner Box 3 7 Waste Toner Box Replacement 6 Insert the new waste toner box as shown in the figure below The box will be locked when it fits into place JD AU AL AP NN AN SSS NN NN W 7 The printer parts must be cleaned when replacing the toner container S
194. t Pitch 10 00 cpi Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears gt Pitch 10 00 cpi 4s Press the or v key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking The character pitch can be set between 0 44 and 99 99 characters per inch in 0 01 character per inch increments You can use the gt or lt keys to move the cursor right and left When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 48 Code Set Pagination You can change the character code set Available character code sets vary depending on the current font The default is IBM PC 8 1 2 NO OI Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Font gt appears Font gt Press the gt key Press the or v key until gt Code Set appears gt Code Set IBM PC 8 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zCode Set 4 IBM PC 8 I Press the or v key until the desired character code set appears Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 49 Pagination Number of Copies You can set the number of copies to be printed of each page for the current interface The number of copies can be set between 1 and 999 1 2 co N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Page set gt appears Page Set
195. t RAM Disk Size gt RAM Disk Size 0007 Mbyte Press the ENTER key again and change the RAM disk size using the or V key It is not possible to make a setting that exceeds total printer memory The default value for the RAM disk is the total printer memory minus 9 MB This parameter may be set anywhere from 0001 to 1024 depending on the available printer memory When the desired RAM disk size is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key and restart the printer The setting will be activated after restart Reading Data Operating the Storage Device To read data on a CompactFlash card Microdrive or the RAM disk use the following procedure 1 2 AO NO Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Memory Card gt Hard Disk gt or RAM Disk Mode gt appears Memory Card gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until gt Read Data appears The data name also appears gt Read Data data name Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the data name gt Read Data data name Press the or V key to display the desired data name Press the ENTER key Processing appears and the reading of data from the storage device starts Operating the Storage Device Writing Data You can write data to a CompactFlash card the Microdrive or the RAM disk using the operator panel When writing data to the
196. t and network interface card can also be installed Various printing environment parameters such as the default emulation can be changed indepently on different interfaces by using the printer s menu selection system Before select the interface to apply the changes in the procedure described below This interface selection described below does not select which interface i data will be received from The printer automatically selects an interface Note data is received Parallel Interface Mode The parallel interface mode of this printer supports a bi directional high speed mode Normally this interface is used under the default setting AUTO For details see Appendix C After setting the interface be sure to reset the printer or turn the power off at least once The new setting will be enabled thereafter 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until Interface appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial when a serial interface board kit is installed Option when a network interface card is installed 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Interface 4 Parallel is If Parallel is not displayed press the or v key repeatedly until it is Parallel If you want to abandon the interface selection procedure press the CANCEL key The interface remains unchanged 4 Press the ENTER key again
197. t names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies 2001 2002 KYOCERA CORPORATION All rights reserved Revision 1 1 February 2002 Preface This guide contains information on how to install configure and use the printer drivers for the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 printer The printer drivers and other utility software are supplied on the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM other additional CD ROM and from the Internet The driver CD ROM s is included with the printer The CD ROM s supports different printer drivers for the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Me Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 Apple Macintosh OS 7 or greater IBM OS 2 Version 2 0 or greater Linux The guide focuses on using the printer driver on Windows Me The latest Kyocera Mita printer drivers and utilities are readily available at the following web site http www kyocera com w2k For improvement purpose the user interface design and functionalities of the printer driver may vary depending on the version The diagrams used throughout this guide are only for examples Contents Chapter 1 Installing the Printer Driver e eee rere enne enn nnn 1 71 Using Parallel Interface neueren eo eee eto e eee aei enata e eae daher sane teda eee eL eene kon 1 1 Wisin e USB Interface onere a a E T 1 8 Chapter
198. ted backing sheet between the transparencies to be printed You can print the same content of the transparency on the backing sheet Transparency Interleaving cannot be used with either Cover Mode or Page Insert To insert sheets between transparencies 1 2 3 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software Select Multi Purpose Feeder MP Tray from the Source list box and Transparency from the Media Type list Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties L2 x Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue Epilogue Output About Page Size Document01 8 500 x 10 0 in Document01 M Custom Print Size Document 1 8 500 x 10 0 in Same as Page Size x Orientation Portrait a C Landscape Source Multi Purpose Feeder 7 Media Type Settings T Rotated Restore Defaults Cancel Help Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens 4 OON o O Printing from Windows Applications Click the Transparency Interleaving check box Advanced Media Settings x rh Gover Mode Front Front and Back Multi Purpose Feeder TF Print onto Front I Print onto Back Reset Select the source for the backing sheet from the Media for Backing list box for example Cassette 1 Select Print onto Backing if you want the same data to be printed on the backing sheet
199. that was specified for output does not contain any jobs or the VMB tray is not being used Confirm the VMB tray If Auto Continue is set to On printing will be automatically resumed after a preset period of time See Auto Continue Setting on page 1 105 Format error Memory card This message appears when the printer is in the ready state and the CompactFlash memory card is not formatted and therefore cannot be read or written Follow the procedure in Formatting a Storage Device on page 1 88 to format the card Format error Hard disk Hard disk err Press GO A 715 Initialization formatting of the Microdrive is required Initialize the Microdrive See Operating the Storage Device on page 1 81 Look at the error code given in place of and refer to the corresponding description given below 01 Microdrive format error If this error recurs even if the power has been turned off and then on reformat the Microdrive The disk system is not installed Recheck the requirements for using the system and the devices There is no available Microdrive space Delete unnecessary files etec in order to free up space The specified file does not exist in the Microdrive There is no memory available to the Microdrive system Increase the available memory Formatting is not possible because host data is being spooled on the Microdrive Wait until the Microdrive is ready and then format VMB Alias error the alias setting
200. the or v key to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left 9 e MPS When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Maximum Space Assigned to Virtual Mailboxes This changes the Microdrive space for virtual mailboxes You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999 megabytes The actual maximum size depends on the size of free Microdrive space however The default size is 50 MB 1 2 8 9 Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until e MPS gt appears e MPS gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt e MPS Configuration gt appears gt e MPS gt Configuration Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until gt gt VMB Size appears gt gt VMB Size 050MB Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor appears gt gt VMB Size 050MB gt Press the or V key to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use the gt and lt keys to move the cursor right and left When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Interface Interface The printer is equipped with both a parallel and USB interface Option serial interface board ki
201. the OK button to start printing 3 4 Printing from Windows Applications Advanced Media Settings Cover Mode Making the Advanced Media settings allows you to activate the following advanced printer functions Cover mode Adds the front cover and or the back cover to the document Page insert Inserts a blank or printed page before any page s of the document Transparency interleaving Inserts a blank or printed page between the transparencies to be printed These functions are explained on the following pages In the Cover mode the first cover page or the first and back cover pages of a document will be added to the document using the different paper from the paper used for the body of the document The rest of the document will be printed on the paper specified in the Media tab This will allow you to add the covers of the document using special paper for example thick paper or colored paper so that the printed document looks more professional You can also print the first page of the document on the front cover by checking Print Outside Cover Cover Mode can be used with Page Insert but not with Transparency Interleaving 3 5 Printing from Windows Applications To print the cover pages on the different paper 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens Kyocer
202. the resource protection option is affected by several factors See Appendix B 1 2 AO coo N Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until Resource Prot appears gt Resource Prot Off Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 7Resource Prot 2 n Press the or v key to display the desired mode The display changes as shown below Off default Permanent Perm Temp When the desired mode is displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready 1 103 Configuration Alarm Buzzer Setting In addition to the message displayed when the paper supply is exhausted or when paper jamming occurs an audio warning is made to sound This is useful for example when the printer is in a location some distance from the user The audio alarm is set to On when leaving the factory If the alarm is set to Off it is made not to sound 1 2 oO N O Press the MENU key Press the or v key repeatedly until Others gt appears Others gt Press the gt key Press the or v key repeatedly until Buzzer appears gt Buzzer On Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt Buzzer ly On Ton Select On or Off using the or v key Press the ENTER
203. them out as required at anytime and at any number of copies 3 24 Printing from Windows Applications Virtual Mail Box Virtual mailbox is the ability to store print jobs in the virtual mailboxes on the Microdrive enabling you to retrieve and print it later from the printer s operator panel You can later print out only the jobs you desire using the operator panel on the printer When printing make the settings at the printer driver For how to make the settings see Virtual Mailbox Printing on page 3 34 You can send a print job either to all the virtual mail box trays at the same time or to the desired trays only Since you perform printing by selecting the desired trays using the operator panel you can print out only the jobs you desire Code Job Temporary and Permanent Job Storage reduces the time to print multiple copies When printing select a type of code job at the printer driver The following two types of code jobs are available Permanent Code Job Temporary Code Job For how to make the settings see Printing a Code Job on page 3 39 You can print out frequently needed print jobs such as fax cover pages checklists and order forms You can print a list of code jobs at the operator panel There are two types of code jobs permanent code job and temporary code job When the storage memory becomes insufficient temporary code jobs will be automatically deleted in order from the oldest and permanent code
204. there is an option paper feeder installed Check waste toner box A N The waste toner box is not installed After installing the waste toner box you should be able to print Replace the old waste toner box with the new one which is included inthetoner kit The message will also be shown ifthe waste toner box has become full The waste toner box should be replaced when the message display eventually shows Toner low TK 50 See Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 Clean printer Press GO A AN Please clean the inside of the printer See Cleaning on page 3 9 This message will be displayed when replacing the toner container after the message Replace toner TK 50 is displayed After cleaning the inside of the printer press the GO key and the printer will be ready for printing If Auto Continue is set to On printing will be automatically resumed after a preset period of time Close duplexer rear cover Open the option duplexer rear cover then close tightly Close left cover Open the left cover then close tightly Close sorter rear cover Open the sorter rear cover then close tightly Close stacker cover Open the stacker cover then close tightly Close top cover Open the top cover then close tightly Close paper transfer unit Open the paper transfer unit then close tightly Face down tray paper full d The face down output tray has become full approx 250 p
205. thin the printer memory that can temporarily store print jobs for electronic sorting The stored print job can then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducing the total amount of period required to print the whole job It acts similar to the option Microdrive except that the data is effective only during the printer is powered up To set up the RAM disk the option Microdrive must not be installed To use the RAM disk activate and enter the desired size of the RAM disk in the manner described below The maximum RAM disk size can be calculated as follows Maximum RAM size Total printer memory 9 MB For example if the total memory installed in your printer is 144 MB you can set 135 MB of RAM disk If you attempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction the printer automatically round it down so that the size is always 9 MB less than the total printer memory Once the RAM disk size is set the printer must be reset By default the RAM disk is not activated Off To confirm the RAM disk size or activate the RAM disk proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or v key repeatedly until RAM Disk Mode gt appears RAM Disk Mode Off Operating the Storage Device NO The default setting is Off Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears Select On using the or V key and then press the ENTER key RAM Disk Mode 4 P i Press the gt key to display g
206. ties dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Device Settings tab Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties 2 Watermark About General l Details l Color Management Prologue E pilogue Output Device Options Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Feeder Duplex Unit Sorter Stacker Bulk Stacker Hard Disk zi User Memory 16 MB Administrator RAM Disk 7MB Duplexer 4 Click Duplex Unit in the Device Options list box Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties General Details l Color Management Media l Layout l Imaging l Watermark Prologue Epilogue l Dutput Device Settings About Device ptions Paper Feeder Cassette 1 Paper Feeder Cassette 2 Paper Feeder Cassette 3 Paper Feeder Cassette 4 Envelope Feeder Bulk Stacker Hard Disk zl User Memory 16 MB 4 Administrator RAM Disk 7MB Cancel Apply Help 5 Click the OK button Adding Optional Devices Installing the Sorter SO 60 Check that the option sorter SO 60 is installed on the printer correctly 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on t
207. ting Job Settings BEI I Job Storage e MPS E jj C Temporary C Permanent Virtual Mail Box VMB C Quick Copy Proof and Hold Private Print Job Storage r Job Name Application Defined C Custom Reset Cancel Click the OK button The Print dialog box is displayed again Click the OK button The print job will be stored to the Microdrive without printing To print use the Private Stored menu in the e MPS menu at the printer operator panel For details see page 1 63 in the Operation Guide Printing from Windows Applications Virtual Mailbox Printing Virtual Mailbox function is available only when PCL 5e or PCL XL is selected as emulation Virtual mailbox is the ability to store print jobs in the virtual mailboxes on the Microdrive enabling you to retrieve and print it later from the printer s operator panel A maximum of 255 virtual mailboxes can be set up making it possible to allocate documents not just for individual departments or groups but even for individual people The print jobs will not be deleted when the printer is turned off Before Using Virtual Mailboxes To use the virtual mailbox function select PCL XL or PCL 5e emulation and then set the Mailbox Name and Virtual Output Tray beforehand Follow these procedures 1 Browse through Windows Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Right click on the Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX icon and then click Properties
208. tor end first Push it in all the way CompactFlash Card B 30 AppendixC Host Computer Interface This appendix explains the signals used in the printer s parallel and RS 232C interfaces It also lists pin assignments signal functions timings connector specifications and voltage levels The RS 232C protocols are also covered Finally it explains how to use the printer in a multi computer environment This appendix explains the following topics Parallel Interface USB Interface Serial Interface Option RS 232C RS 422A Protocol RS 232C Cable Connection C 1 Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Communication Modes Interface Signals The printer features fast data transmission with the parallel interface The parallel interface mode can be activated from the operator panel See Parallel Interface Mode on page 1 74 Use a parallel printer cable that complies with the IEEE1284 standard Auto default The printer automatically changes its communication mode to the one the host computer is currently using Nibble high High speed data communication is used in compliance with the IEEE1284 standard Ordinarily you should leave this setting unchanged Normal The printer uses the standard communication method prescribed for Centronics interfaces High speed This mode enables faster data transmission between the printer and the host computer Select this mode if pr
209. uareness of corners 90 0 2 Moisture content 4 to 6 96 Direction of grain Long grain Pulp content 80 or more 2 2 General Guidelines Selecting the Right Paper Laser printing is a process involving laser light electrostatic discharge toner and heat In addition as the paper passes through the printer it undergoes considerable sliding bending and twisting motions A high quality printing paper matching the printer s requirements withstands all these stresses enabling the printer to turn out clean crisp printed copies consistently Remember that all paper is not the same Some of the factors to consider when selecting paper for the printer are as follows Condition of the Paper Avoid using paper that is bent at the edges curled dirty torn embossed or contaminated with lint clay or paper shreds Use of paper in these conditions can lead to illegible printing misfeeding and paper jams and can shorten the life of the printer In particular avoid using paper with a surface coating or other surface treatment The paper should have as smooth and even a surface as possible Composition Do not use paper that has been coated or surface treated and contains plastic or carbon The heat of fusing can cause such paper to give off harmful fumes Bond paper should contain at least 80 pulp Not more than 20 of the total paper content should consist of cotton or other fibers 2 3 General Gu
210. up tray Printer s face up output tray Option face up tray required When the desired paper source displayed press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready co N Paper Handling Overriding A4 and Letter Size Difference This selects whether to enable or disable the difference between A4 size and Letter size Under the default setting of Of f the paper size of the paper source is matched to the paper size formatting the jobs If these differ a corresponding error message is displayed When this is set to On printing is performed even if the actual paper size differs from the paper size formatting the jobs 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the A or V key repeatedly until Paper Handling gt appears Paper Handling gt 3 Press the gt key 4 Press the or v key repeatedly until gt Override A4 LT appears gt Override A4 LT Off 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears zOverride AA LT LP cre Select On or Off using the or v key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready oo N O 1 40 Pagination Emulation Changing the Emulation Pagination The items regarding pagination can be made from the operator panel The items that can be set are shown below Emulation Font Code Set Number of Copies Printing Orientation KIR Kyocera Image Refinement Ecoprint Re
211. ure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at FAR 252 227 7013 subdivision b 3 ii or subparagraph c 1 ii as appropriate Further use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions applicable to restricted rights software as set forth in FAR 52 227 19 c 2 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTANDIT AND AGREE TO BE BOUNDBY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE BOUND BY ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT NO CHANGE IN THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH PARTY BY OPENING THIS DISKETTE PACKAGE YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT Cautions for Toner Handling Do not incinerate toner and toner containers Dangerous sparks may cause burn Never open the toner container or waste toner box Make sure not to inhale the toner and not to rub your eyes or touch your mouth with the hands stained with the toner And make sure not to stick to your skin For the disposal of old toner container and waste toner box consult your dealer Or dispose of the toner or toner containers in accordance with Federal state and Local rules and regulations Keep away the toner container and the waste toner box from children Contents Contents Introduction RRR CREPE rere EERE Per CEE PCP EET PrP CeCe TERRE rer CCEP CPPC
212. uring efficient trouble free printing and reducing wear and tear on the printer Most types of paper are compatible with a variety of machines Paper intended for xerographic copiers can also be used with the printer There are three general grades of paper economy standard and premium The most significant difference between grades is the ease with which they pass through the printer This is affected by the smoothness size and moisture content of the paper and the way in which the paper is cut The higher the grade of paper you use the less risk there will be of paper jams and other problems and the higher the level of quality your printed output will reflect Differences between paper from different suppliers can also affect the printer s performance A high quality printer cannot produce high quality results when the wrong paper is used Low priced paper is not economical in the long run if it causes printing problems Paper in each grade is available in a range of basis weights defined later The traditional standard weights are 16 20 and 28 pounds 60 to 105 g m Paper Specifications The following table summarizes the basic paper specifications Details are given on the following pages Item Specification Weight Cassette 60 to 105 g m 16 to 28 Ib ream MP tray 60 to 200 g m 16 to 53 Ib ream Thickness 0 086 to 0 110 mm 3 4 to 4 3 mils Dimensional accuracy 0 7 mm 0 0276 inches Sq
213. using commas and hyphen The mailbox name will be displayed in the Defined Names list box Hard Disk Settings i x m Virtual Mail Box YMB Mailbox Name Defined Names VMBT Virtual Output Tray e Enter tray numbers and or tray ranges separated by commas For example 1 3 5 12 j Cancel 3 36 8 9 Printing from Windows Applications Click the OK button to quit the Hard Disk Settings dialog box Click the OK button Using VMB Printing To print proceed as follows 1 2 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software Click the Output tab and then click the Job Settings button Kyocera Mita FS 1900 KX Properties Media Layout Imaging Watermark Prologue E pilogug Output to Copies Printer Default xi m Finishing Options TTT F Collate Bipi ap Restore Defaults The Job Settings dialog box will appear Job Settings BEI Cust Reset Cancel Printing from Windows Applications 3 Check the Job Storage e MPS checkbox and then check the Virtual Mail Box VMB Job Settings 20x o a 94 C Temporary Viiul Mail Box VME C Quick Copy Proof and Hold C Private Print C Job Storage Selection m Job Name Application Defined C Custom 4 Click the Selection button The Virtual Mailbox Selection dialog box will appear Select one o
214. viding software enhancement of print resolution 037 With KIR O With KIR On default Set the print density to 3 when setting the KIR mode For details on print density see page 1 95 Note Look at the check line the last line on a status page to make the optimum KIR mode setting Optimized stripes Status Page sz ak 1900 Page Printer The current KIR setting is optimal Dark vertical stripes Set the KIR mode to Off Try printing the status page again If you still get dark vertical stripes adjust the print density control to a lighter setting KIR Checking Lines White vertical stripes Set the KIR mode to On Try printing the status page again If you still get white vertical stripes adjust the print density control to a darker setting 1 52 AO eoo N O Pagination Press the MENU key Press the or V key repeatedly until Print Quality gt appears Print Quality gt Press the gt key Press the or V key repeatedly until gt KIR Mode appears gt KIR Mode On Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears gt KIR Mode 4 Le i Aon Select On or Off using the or V key Press the ENTER key Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Pagination Ecoprint The Ecoprint enables you to reduce the amount of toner consumed on the page so as to save your printing costs You can
215. was lost or the VMB tray corresponding to the alias does not exist Set the alias again Code job The number of permanent code job reached the limit value and no more can be saved Either delete some unnecessary jobs etc or increace the limit A print job for the specified ID does not exist in the Microdrive 02 04 05 06 10 85 97 99 I F occupied This message is displayed when you attempt to use the printer s operator panel to change the environmental settings on the interface from which data are presently being received ID error The ID entered for a private job or a stored job is not correct Check the ID that is set using the printer driver Insert the same memory card You have inserted the wrong CompactFlash memory card when the Insert again message was displayed Remove the wrong CompactFlash card from the printer s CompactFlash card slot and insert the correct CompactFlash card The printer again reads it from the beginning of the data KPDL error Press GO HH 4 Current print processing cannot continue To print out an error report display gt Print KPDL errs from the mode select menu and select On Press the GO key to resume printing You can abandon printing by the CANCEL key If Auto Continue is set to On printing will be automatically resumed after a preset period of time See Auto Continue Setting on page 1 105 Alarm buzzer sounds when an error
216. with the printer test a sample to verify the envelope s suitability Do not use envelopes that have an encapsulated liquid adhesive Avoid long printing runs consisting of envelopes only Extensive envelope printing can cause premature printer wear To avoid jamming due to curled envelopes do not leave more than approximately 10 printed envelopes stacked in the paper trays during multiple envelope printing Colored Paper Colored paper should satisfy the same conditions as white bond paper listed in Paper Specifications on page 2 2 In addition the pigments used in the paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process up to 200 C or 392 F Preprinted Paper Preprinted paper should have a bond paper base The preprinted ink must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process and must not be affected by silicone oil Do not use paper with any kind of surface treatment such as the type of paper commonly used for calendars 2 9 Special Paper Recycled Paper Select recycled paper that meets the same specifications as the white bond paper see Paper Specifications on page 2 2 except whiteness Before purchasing recycled paper test a sample on the printer and check that the print quality is satisfactory 2 10 Paper Type Paper Type The printer is capable of printing under the optimum setting for the type of paper being used Setting the paper type f
217. y 3 Load envelopes into the envelope feeder so that they feed in face up right edge first Then adjust the envelope feeder s paper guides to the width of the envelope Paper Guides ZT e Do not set different types of envelopes into the feeder at the same time Note e Do not load envelopes into the envelope feeder higher than the limitation marks ZX on either side of the feeder e Do not force paper into the envelope feeder Damage to the mechanism may result B 23 Installing Option Units 4 Press the paper setting button The envelope feeder s bottom tray is lifted and envelopes that are fed are secured to the envelope feeder Paper Setting Button happens remove the envelopes and move the switch to the up LP Note position as shown in the figure This improves seating of the envelopes in the envelope feeder ZI e Paper feed errors may occur when using large envelopes If this e Do not touch envelopes while they are being fed or attempt to pull an envelope back once it starts being fed Damage to the mechanism may result e To avoid trouble we recommend that envelopes be deliverd face up using the option face up output tray Refer to next page B 24 Installing Option Units PT 4 PT 60 Face up Output Tray Use the face up output tray when you wish paper to be stacked with the printed side facing up reverse order or when you are printing on
218. y that allows the user to implement two dimensional stacked barcode symbology PDF417 Portable Data File 417 SNMP compliance The printer complies with Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The SNMP is used for providing and transferring management information MIB between the printer and the host computer Support for network printer monitor utility KM NET VIEWER Allows network wide management of printers See the readme file in the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM comes with the printer for details xi For More Information Item Description Installation Guide Describes procedures from printer setup to printing paper manual a test page Operation Guide Guides you through topics concerning the this guide operations and maintenance of the printer Printer Driver Guide Describes how to install and set the printer driver This manual is contained in the CD ROM supplied with the printer PRESCRIBE Programming Describes how to use the PRESCRIBE commands Manual and their parameters in detail for experienced users This manual is contained in the CD ROM supplied with the printer PDF417 Two Dimensional Includes a PDF417 overview and explains Bar Code Implementation PRESCRIBE commands for use with Manual two dimensional barcodes This manual is contained in the CD ROM supplied with the printer Guide to the Operation Guide This Operation Guide has the following chapters Ch
219. yocera Corporation KPDL and KIR Kyocera Image Refinement are trademarks of Kyo cera Corporation Diablo 630 is a product of Xerox Corporation IBM Proprinter X24E is a product of International Business Machines Corporation Epson LQ 850 is a product of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard PCL and PJL are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Centronics is a trade name of Centronics Data Computer Inc PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple computer Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PowerPC and Microdrive are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark All other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies This Kyocera Mita page printer uses PeerlessPrintXL to provide the HP LaserJet compatible PCL6 language emulation Peer lessPrintXL is a trademark of The Peerless Group Redondo Beach CA 90278 U S A This product was developed using the Tornado Real Time Operating System and Tools from Wind River Systems AGFA gS This product contains UFST and MicroType from Agfa Corporation anum USB 2001 2002 by KYOCERA CORPORATION All rights reserved Revision 1 1 February 2002 IBM PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT THE DEVICE YOU HAVE PURC
220. ys have the secondary CANCEL MENU Vv ENTER Zl Settings made with these keys effect only the interface currently in use Note Key Function Switches the printer on line and off line Prints and feed out one page Cancels specific errors CANCEL Cancels a printing job To cancel proceed as follows 1 Check if Processing is displayed in the message display 2 Press the CANCEL key 3 Print Cancel appears in the message display and then interface to be canceled Parallel USB Serial appears only when an option serial interface board kit is installed Option appears only when an option network interface card is installed Press the CANCEL key again if you wish to stop the cancellation of printing 4 Select the interface to cancel using the or V key and then press the ENTER key Printing from the selected interface will stop Cancelling data appears in the message display and printing stops after the current page is printed Resets numeric values or cancels a setting procedure Used to stop the sounding of the alarm buzzer an error occurs Q MENU When pressed during mode selection terminates the setting and the printer returns to the Ready condition Used to select the emulation font character code set to read an CompactFlash card and more Used to access a desired item or enter numeric values In some of the control procedures the gt and lt keys are used to enter or exit a sub item
221. ze Display Display AA ISO A4 21x29 7cm EX Executive 7 1 4 x 10 1 2 inches A5 ISOA5 14 8x21cem amp 6 Commercial 6 3 4 3 5 8 x 6 1 2 inches A6 ISO A6 9 Commercial 9 10 5 x 14 8 cm 3 7 8 x 8 7 8 inches B5 JIS B5 18 2 x 25 6 cm 02 Oficio II 8 1 2 x 13 inches B6 JIS B6 g ST Statement 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 inches 12 8 x 18 2 cm LT Letter FO Folio 210 x 330 mm 8 1 2 x 11 inches LG Legal HA Japanese Postcard 10 x 14 8 cm 8 1 2 x 14 inches MO Monarch _ OH Return Postcard 20 x 14 8 cm 3 7 8 x 7 1 2 inches BU Business Y2 Envelope Youkei 2 4 1 8 x 9 1 2 inches 114 x 162 mm DL ISODL 11x22cm v4 Envelope Youkei 4 105 x 235 mm C5 ISO C5 CU Custom Size 16 2 x 22 9 cm 14 8 x 21 cm to 21 6 x 35 6 cm b5 ISO B5 17 6 x 25 em With only the MP tray feeding While the printer is processing data the SIZE indicator indicates the paper size selected by the application software 1 3 Paper Type Indicator Understanding the Operator Panel TYPE LX This shows the paper type defined for the current paper casette Automatic cassette switching is available according to the paper type The paper type can be specified at the operator panel See Custom Paper Type on page 1 32 The following abbreviations are used to indicate the paper type Message Display Paper Type Message Display Paper Type None Auto ROUGH Rough PLAIN Plain LETTERHEA

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