HP LaserJet 4300 User's Manual
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1. Feed raw Feadan 16 0 HP Font Trist Trey X Trey 4 hi natale Riddim installed to do so Link 2 5 Prin ta 500 Sheet Printer Tx BO Sheet Mickel Printer Hard Cisk Fatala d Job Starager Enabled Hogar After having done so the TowerFeed trays need to be set the correct paper size format 5 23500 HP planed Trays 2 Dena Sharing Poks Advareed Settings Ahoi 41 Ferr rae Namigrrrant Prince r Ia eod esc ether Ti sg 4 Trap 2 AS Tr ag 3 500 5 Trap 501 9 Fas AS Tease S Tray amp Tcr Pane f M Trae lore Tray 3 Pee E B5 rice Tre LL 15 Feed L2 2 Double Postcard 5 Fserer lol HP Fori able Option 4 Evens B s Ere zs Envelopes Ere alapia reach Exe catis E I Having done so your TowerFeed is ready for operation Note Gl options Choose the correct TowerFeed model RikEhaussr TaerF bed 7 Sheet Note You must have the correct d2. 00 0027 104 1 IU 686 0311 TABLE OF CONTENTS Manual TowerFeed 444 for Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4200 4300 Printers TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREFACE 3 UNPACKING 4 BOX CONTENTS 6 INSTALLATION Hardware Installation 7 Printer Panel Settings 11 Software Installation 11 OPERATING Loading Paper 13 Reloading Paper 14 Out of Paper 14 Paper Jam 14 PAPER QUALITY GUIDELINES 16 APPENDIX A Printer Specific Notes 17 APPENDIX B Tips amp Hints 18 APPENDIX C Standard Applications 22 APPENDIX E PCL Paper Selection Commands 23 APPENDIX F Troubleshooting 24 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages 26 Configuration Page 27 Event Log Page 28 Menu map 29 APPENDIX TowerFeed Selftest 30 APPENDIX Cleaning and Maintenance 31 APPENDIX J TowerFeed Specifications 32 IU 686 0311 1 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 IU 686 0311 2 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 PREFACE Congratulations You selected TowerFeed a superior sheet feeder specifically designed by Rutishauser Data AG in collaboration with Hewlett Packard USA to extend the paper handling capabilities of the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 The TowerFeed Option offers new possibilities You can select from up to 11 different paper types directly from your PC e print extra copies instead of going to the copier to make copies You get the better copies and you Color code copies of documents on color p
3. HeaderDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 FooterDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 PageWidth CentimeterToPoints 21 PageHeight CentimeterToPoints 29 7 FirstPageTray 261 OtherPages Tray 262 SectionStart wdSectionNewPage OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter False DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter False VerticalAlignment wdAlign Vertical Top SuppressEndnotes False MirrorMargins False End With ActiveDocument PrintOut With ActiveDocument PageSetup LineNumbering Active False Orientation wdOrientPortrait TopMargin CentimeterToPoints 2 5 BottomMargin CentimeterToPoints 2 LeftMargin CentimeterToPoints 3 RightMargin CentimeterToPoints 1 5 Gutter CentimeterToPoints 0 HeaderDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 FooterDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 PageWidth CentimeterToPoints 21 PageHeight CentimeterToPoints 29 7 FirstPageTray 257 OtherPages Tray 257 SectionStart wdSectionNewPage OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter False DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter False VerticalAlignment wdAlign Vertical Top SuppressEndnotes False MirrorMargins False End With ActiveDocument PrintOut End Sub Macro End IU 686 0311 21 APPENDIX B Tips amp Hints TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX C Standard Applications Where to select Paper Size and Paper Type You select the TowerFeed option paper sources from your standard applicatio
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5. 24 Ib Note Also consult the paper specifications for your printer A4 Portrait European Size US Letter Portrait 8 2 x 11 US Legal Portrait 8 2 x 14 Up to 500 sheets or a stack of 52 mm whichever is reached first For bond type paper typically better than vertical 2 0 mm 0 08 horizontal 2 0 mm 0 08 skew 2 5 mm 0 10 Operating 10 C to 32 C 50 F to 90 F Storage 25 C to 50 C 13 to 122 Operating 30 to 80 Storage 5 to 95 Note Observe recommended storage conditions for paper see Paper Quality Guidelines Voltage 100 230 V 10 Frequency 50 60 Hz Current 1 5 A max 3 15A 250V slow 5x20mm TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 Rutishauser Data AG Switzerland reserves the right to make changes to its products or services without prior notice and without incurring any obligations to incorporate such changes in units or publications shipped Rutishauser shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of its equipment TowerFeed 15 available for the following HP LaserJet printers TowerFeed 444 for the TowerFeed 444 for the TowerF eed 444 for the TowerF eed 444 for the HP Laser et 4100 Series HP Laser et 4200 4300 Series HP Laser et 8150 Series HP Laser et 9000 9000 MFP TowerFeed a Swiss product manufactured by Rutishauser Data AG Tel 41 0 43 477 1111 Kronenstrasse 9 Fax 41 0
6. as what the size of that paper in the printer actually is 3 Select paper within your application by Paper Type or by Tray If a tray containing the selected Paper Type runs out the printer will pull paper from other trays only if they have the same Paper Size and Type Paper Control and Selection Selection Criteria The HP LaserJet 4200 4300 offers various possibilities to select paper by offering three selection criteria e Paper Size Paper Source Tray number e Paper Type Media type The selection criteria differ in their priorities and can be changed using the JetAdmin utility software Paper Types The Paper Media Type is a selection criteria which can be used to name trays and to distinguish between different paper types within a given paper size The HP LaserJet 4200 4300 offers 12 predefined Media Types The Media Types are Plain Preprinted Letterhead Transparency Prepunched Labels Bond Recycled Color Card Stock and Rough Default Paper Type Without a specific paper type assigned to a Tray Plain becomes the default paper type To assign a paper type to a Tray number using the printer control panel please refer to Papertype Assignment on page 11 of this manual IU 686 0311 18 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX B Tips amp Hints Creating Paper Sequences for a Word Document It is widely known that in Page Setup you have the possibility to enter different paper sources for Fi
7. paper from the TowerFeed paper path Close all TowerFeed trays Printing will continue automatically e In case of a paper jam in printer and TowerFeed the following messages will appear i820 JAM TER EMEN TET PAPER JAM IN rer ae gt TOP COVER AREA INPUT ACCESSORY and TowerFeed will beep with either one of the following sequences depending on type of error or E HE l H E HE TowerFeed Paper Jam TowerFeed Motor Block Important Note In case of a paper jam in printer and TowerFeed do NOT open the TowerFeed trays for the moment TowerFeed beeping will continue First remove the paper jam in the printer Therefore open the printer cover s and remove all pages from the printer s paper path Close the printer cover s Wait until the following massage will be displayed 13 11 PAPER JAM IN INPUT ACCESSORY Now open the TowerFeed trays starting with the lowest one TowerFeed beeping will stop when the tray which fed the last sheet is opened Remove the jammed paper from the TowerFeed paper path Close all TowerFeed trays Printing will continue automatically If you do not follow this order the jam situation can t be removed anymore the printer must be turned off and on again The current print job will get lost IU 686 0311 15 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 PAPER QUALITY GUIDELINES General These paper quality guidelines are general recommendations Paper beyond these specif
8. that all sheets are under the separation corners Fig 13 e The right paper guide can be adjusted by pushing the separation corner tab to the left to ensure proper guiding of the paper Fig 13 Correct Paper Loading Push down on the paper stack a few times The paper must move up and down freely Paper Sample Note For your convenience you may insert a sample piece about 1 inch 28 mm of the loaded paper type into the extrusion as a reference when reloading the tray Fig 14 Close the tray Repeat the procedure for all trays to be Fig 14 Marking the Tray loaded IU 686 0311 13 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 OPERATING Reloading Paper While feeding occurs from a higher tray lower ones may be reloaded without interrupting feeding and printing To reload paper please refer to Loading Paper The printer panel message TRAY LOAD n drawer number Media Type amp Size indicates that the printer does not see the requested paper In this case please refer to the following section Out of Paper Out of Paper If a TowerFeed tray runs out of paper the printer will automatically switch to another tray with the same paper size and type depending on the printer settings If that paper is not available from another tray the re
9. EAD Event Log Page sample page on page 28 Via printer panel INFORMATION MENU PRINT EVENT LOG you can print the Event Log Page showing the last 50 system errors including an error code for identification Very helpful for diagnosing purposes TowerFeed error codes HP LJ 4200 HP LJ 4300 13 11 xx 13 11 xx TowerFeed Paper Jam 13 11 13 11 xx TowerFeed Motor blocked xx see in above event log chart Note Whenever calling for service please make sure to have these information pages at hand IU 686 0311 26 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages hp LaserJet 4200 printers E ag Ee Printer Information Memory ota WS T Aut iq Serial Number XXX XXX F Tin ar 4 OO SE B D nop Event Log Security Hurber of Entries in n Pent Panel WONI Maximum Number of Entries 50 control Panel Password DISABLED ee Most Recent Entries ade Count Installed Personalities and Options Paper Trays and Options SPEA Li Ju at ER zi AG XE Please refer to page 26 for more information on this page IU 686 0311 27 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages hp LaserJet 4200 printers Number Page Count Evant lescription or Personality 13 11 15 LEVIE PAPER AM HATER COULD WOT AUTOMATICALLY EJECT PAPER PUT APER Please refer to page 26 for more in
10. IN Preprinted PREPRINTED Letterhead LETTERHEAD Transparency TRNSPRNCY Prepunched PREPUNCHED Labels LABELS Bond BOND Recycled RECYCLED Color COLOR Card Stock CARDSTOCK Rough ROUGH indication for reference purposes only IU 686 0311 23 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX F Troubleshooting Diagnosing an Error Situation When calling for support please have the Printer test pages at hand Configuration Page Menu Map and Event Log Page as per APPENDIX G Pos 1 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON Printer Display TRAY 1 LOAD Media Type amp Size TRAY n LOAD Media Type amp Size 13 01 PAPER J AM IN TRAY n 13 20 AM IN TOP COVER AREA 13 11 PAPER JAM IN INPUT ACCESSORY 13 11 PAPER JAM IN INPUT ACCCESSORY 13 11 PAPER J AM IN INPUT ACCCESSORY IU 686 0311 TF Beeping Beep Type 2 or Beep Type 3 Beep Type 2 or Beep Type 3 Description Tray n open Empty Tray without pending print request Requested paper not available Paper requested from empty Tray n Paper jam in Printer Paper jam in Printer and TowerFeed Paper jam in TowerF eed and TowerF eed Motor blocked Paper jam in TowerF eed TowerF eed Motor blocked Printer display does not switch to READY Action Remarks Close Tray Reload Tray n Load Tray 1 with the correct size See printer manual to change Media Size and Type through the printer control panel Refil
11. al TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages The following three functions allow you to print out information about your printing system configuration These pages can be selected via printer panel Item INFORMATION MENU Note The information for the configuration page are recorded at power up time There is no update of the changes after power up Configuration Page sample page on page 27 This page will be printed via printer panel INFORMATION MENU PRINT CONFIGURATION Of particular interest are the indications under Paper Trays and Options where you can see Paper Trays and Options PH Controller Revision PHC Device 1 Rutishauser TOWERFEED 444 option with configuration Firmware Revision of Option PCB Logic PCB installed trays size code and tray capacity size codes A4 1 US Letter 2 US Legal 3 Shows the last 4 errors incl TowerFeed errors TF Error Codes 13 11 xx TowerFeed Motor blocked TowerFeed Paper Jam Tray opended while feeding Printer Jam Number of TowerFeed tray not printer tray which feed the last sheet Paper path test page sample page on page 29 The Menu Map page can be selected via printer panel INFORMATION MENU PRINT MENU MAP This page is showing the different paper sources and its allocated Media Types PAPER HANDLING MENU showing paper sources trays with the allocated Media Types e g Tray 4 LETTERH
12. aper help to clearly identify a copy The color already defines the addressee and you will save the marking of the copies e realize an attractive alternative to the multi part forms printed on conventional impact printers You will get better copies raise the flexibility and you can save cost for expensive preprints and chemical papers We encourage you to read this manual carefully to ensure correct installation and reliable operation While installing TowerFeed or whenever an unclear situation arises please also consult the user s manuals of your HP LaserJet 4200 4300 your computer system your application software and your network software The name TowerFeed is generic to the TowerFeed family of automatic sheet feeders and is used throughout this manual TowerFeed has this model number scheme TowerFeed 444 xx 66 0y Version 01 International DIN A4 paper trays CEE7 7 power cable 04 US US Letter paper trays US power cable 05 Swiss DIN A4 paper trays Swiss power cable Printer Model 66 HP LaserJet 4200 4300 desktop model 3 x 500 sheets desktop model 4 x 500 sheets floor model 7 x 500 sheets For example TF 444 77 66 01 is an international version with 7 DIN A4 paper trays and CEE7 7 power cable A plate showing type designation and serial number is located besides of the power inlet of TowerFeed Please refer to this designation and the serial number whenever you call your service orga
13. copies on different color paper This can be done by sending the print job several times to the printer but with different page settings Using a Macro makes this an easy task On the next page you find an example of a macro used with a Word document The macro starts with Sub and ends with End Sub It consists of several modules one per copy which contain the paper definitions for each copy FirstPageTray xx OtherPagesTray yy You can use the Macro Recording function of Word Extra Macro Record to produce the first module by performing the steps for Page Setup and Print Then in Macro Edit mode you copy paste this module to have one for each copy to print one module per copy Finally you edit the entries in FirstPageTray xx OtherPagesTray yy to the desired paper sources This will produce a macro which prints the document in multiple copies and with the respective page settings Such a macro can be incorporated into a Menu item or added as icon into the Toolbar Hint When creating and adding a Macro to the Toolbar for automatic printing of the final document with its copies it might be useful to also create and add a second Macro for easy printing of document drafts on cheap paper IU 686 0311 19 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX Tips amp Hints The following table shows the internal denominations of the paper sources HP LaserJet 4200 4300 Media Type e g Letterhead e g P
14. d Attention LED on the printer panel will start blinking and the printer message appears e Refill the tray with the correct paper and close the tray Paper Jam Note It is best to first try to clear jams and continue printing without turning the units off In case of a paper jam the printer panel Attention LED will start blinking and the printer display will show a respective message with the following meaning 13 01 PAPER JAM paper jam in printer 13 11 PAPER JAM paper jam in TowerFeed 13 20 PAPER JAM paper jam in TowerFeed and printer e In case of a printer paper jam you will see the following messages 13 01 PAPER JAM IN TRAY n Remove the paper jam and all other pages in the paper path and close all the cover s Printing will continue For more details on clearing printer paper jams please refer to your printer manual Chapter Maintenance and Trouble Shooting Section Paper Jams IU 686 0311 14 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 OPERATING e In case of a TowerFeed paper error the following messages will be displayed 13 11 PAPER JAM IN INPUT ACCESSORY and TowerFeed will beep with either one of the following sequences depending on type of error or E NE HE TowerFeed Paper Jam TowerFeed Motor Block Open the TowerFeed trays starting with the lowest one TowerFeed beeping will stop when the tray which fed the last sheet is opened Remove the jammed
15. el Lay the unit on its side and carefully pull off the lower part of the shipping container Fig 2 Remove the accessories box It contains the rollers the power data cable one diskette and this User s Manual e Desktop unit Remove the roller shafts use a Phillips screwdriver to do so e Floor model Insert the rollers from the accessories box with some force onto the shafts on the TowerFeed bottom plate until they snap into position with an audible click Fig 3 e Stand up the TowerFeed unit Fig 4 e Remove the plastic from TowerFeed Re packing It is recommended that you keep the packaging material and inserts for proper protection of the unit and its parts in case of reshipment To repack TowerFeed follow the above steps in reverse Be sure that all accessories including manuals and diskettes are packed in the box Remove the trays and insert the transportation inserts as shown in Fig 8 page 7 It is important to secure the trays to avoid possible shipping damage Place items according to Fig 5 Ensure TowerFeed is correctly seated and cushioned Insert the four blue shock absorbers and close the container IU 686 0311 4 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 UNPACKING Fig 1 Cut the packing strips and lift away the top of the shipping container y 000 0 SG LAA AAA Fig 2 Lay unit on side and carefully pull out TowerFeed from the bottom part of the shipping co
16. formation on this page IU 686 0311 28 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages hp LaserJet 4200 printers gt Hemi continued 11 TRAY 1 SIZE H TRAY 10 20 ANY SIZE RECYLLED PRINT MENU MAP PRINT CONFIGURATION 21 TRAY 11 SIZE TRAY 11 55 PRINT SUPPLIES 5 7 COLOR PRINT PCL FORT LIST TRAY 3 17 FONT LIST TRAY 3 TYPE PLAIN TRAY 4 SI7E 11 RAY 4 TYPES me 5 SIZE TRAY 5 00 PREPRINTED TRAY amp SIZEs TRAY 6 TYPE LETTERHEAD TRAY 7 SIZE TRAY 7 PREPUNCHED TRAY B SIZE M TRAY 8 LABELS continued 111 Please refer to page 26 for more information on this page IU 686 0311 29 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX H TowerFeed Selftest TowerFeed Selftest Feature The TowerFeed selftest feature allows to test the TowerFeed unit independently from any printer and computer With this test you can check for correct paper feeding horizontal position skew jam behavior Note To perform TowerFeed selftest remove the printer s paper cassette Follow the following steps Power off TowerFeed Open all TowerFeed Trays approx 5 cm is sufficient Power on TowerFeed Wait until you hear a short beep followed by the clicking of the so
17. ications may work as well however it should be tested before use Paper is a material that reacts intensively to adverse temperature and humidity conditions The observance of proper conditions as defined below is therefore essential for trouble free operation of TowerFeed Please also refer to the corresponding guidelines in the printer manual Paper Quality and Surface Bond type papers and papers with slight rag content are recommended For papers with high rag content as well as very light and air mail papers feeding tests must be conducted to check for satisfactory performance before regular use Paper with embossed or heavy printing should be tested in TowerFeed before use as well Papers with glossy or structured surface are not recommended Individual sheets in a stack must not be damaged warped more than 3 mm 0 12 at an angle of max 20 or creased since all these may reduce the feeding performance Paper Weight 60 95 g 16 24 Ib Other paper weights must be tested before use Tolerance Paper must be cut to the appropriate size dimension within a tolerance of 1 0 mm 0 04 The paper stack must be cut square to within a tolerance of 90 0 1 Recommended Storage Environment Temperature 18 C 24 C 64 F 75 F Relative humidity 40 60 IU 686 0311 16 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX A Printer Specific Notes HP LaserJet Duplexer Option The printer s duplexi
18. l Tray n Switches automatically to next Tray with same Size amp Type and pulls paper from there depending on settings Clear paper jam and all other sheets from the paper path Open close printer cover s Also refer to section OPERATING am in this manual and to your printer manual for further details Clear paper jam in printer and TF Close TF Tray s and printer cover s Remove all sheets from TF and printer paper path Close TF Tray s and printer cover s In case error stays call Service Clear paper jam in TF Close TF Tray s Open TF Tray s Remove all sheets from the TF paper path Close TF Tray s In case error stays call Service Turn the printer off and on again and switch off the POWERSAVE function 24 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 TowerFeed Beep Types Type 0 m 1x short Type 1 HNEEHNE E HH short short Type 2 long long Type 3 E E HE short long Type 4 HEHEHE 6x short Other Error Conditions Pos Description 9 TowerF eed Trays not showing up in Paper Sources of the Printer Dialog IU 686 0311 25 APPENDIX Troubleshooting TowerFeed Reset Beep e g after Power ON Paper in TowerFeed paper path after a printer Reset Paper Jam in TowerFeed TowerFeed Motor blocked Opening a TowerFeed tray during a feed cycle Action Remarks Check for correct printer driver cf page 9 of this manu
19. lain e g Bond e g Color TF TowerFeed Tray Example The following Word Macro will produce an original document on company paper incl 2 copies plain and color Original Copy 1 1 Copy Copy 2 274 Copy Copy 3 First Page Letterhead Plain Color Other Pages Bond Plain Color Macro Start Sub 1 Macro1 Macro Macro recorded 30 01 03 by With ActiveDocument PageSetup LineNumbering Active False Orientation wdOrientPortrait TopMargin CentimeterToPoints 2 5 BottomMargin CentimeterToPoints 2 LeftMargin CentimeterToPoints 3 RightMargin CentimeterToPoints 1 5 Gutter CentimeterToPoints 0 HeaderDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 FooterDistance CentimeterToPoints 1 25 PageWidth CentimeterToPoints 21 PageHeight CentimeterToPoints 29 7 FirstPageTray 257 OtherPages Tray 258 SectionStart wdSectionNewPage OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter False DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter False VerticalAlignment wdAlignVerticalTop SuppressEndnotes False MirrorMargins False End With ActiveDocument PrintOut IU 686 0311 20 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 With ActiveDocument PageSetup LineNumbering Active False Orientation wdOrientPortrait CentimeterToPoints 2 5 BottomMargin CentimeterToPoints 2 LeftMargin CentimeterToPoints 3 RightMargin CentimeterToPoints 1 5 Gutter CentimeterToPoints 0
20. lenoid activation in every module and finally the spinning of the motor approx 5 sec Close the top most TowerFeed tray After a few seconds a sheet will be fed from this drawer You now mark the position of the left border of the sheet on the TowerFeed top cover reference for horizontal paper position Pull out the sheet from its waiting position TowerFeed will automatically feed a next sheet You now can compare the position of the left border of the next sheet If it moves up straight in the same position this is ok In case the left position would be different or moving from left to right or vice versa this might indicate a problem in either the tray the unit module or the paper loading To test the next lower tray close that tray before removing the sheet from its waiting position Now TowerFeed will feed the sheet from that next lower tray TowerFeed will always feed the next sheet from its lowest closed tray To revert to normal operation power off and on TowerFeed again with at least on tray closed TowerFeed will respond with a short Reset beep that it is ready again In case error conditions are showing up which are depending on a specific TowerFeed tray you can swap trays to find out whether a problem exists with the tray itself or whether a specific module is the cause IU 686 0311 30 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX I Cleaning and Maintenance TowerFeed does not require preven
21. n software the same way as the regular printers paper sources Please also refer to Appendix B Tips amp Hints The 3 Rules For Correct Paper Selection for recommendations on which paper selection criteria to use Below you will find the information on where to set the paper selection parameters in the most common standard applications MS WORD File Page Setup Paper Size Paper Source EXCEL File Print Printer Setup Paper Size Paper Source File Page Setup Page Options Paper Size Paper Source WHITE File Print Setup Paper Size Paper Source IU 686 0311 22 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX E PCL Paper Selection Commands Frequently used PCL commands for Paper Selection ESC amp LJ 4200 4300 LJ 4200 4300 N LJ 4200 4300 LJ 4200 4300 TN Selects Paper print eject page print eject page Source Man Feed Paper Man Feed Paper Man Feed Env Man Feed Env Auto Select Auto Select Tray 1 Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 2 500 sheet Tray 500 sheet Tray NA Tray 3 Envelope Feeder Envelope Feeder TF Tray 5 TF Tray 6 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 Tray 6 Tray 7 Tray 8 Tray 4 Tray 5 Tray 6 Tray 7 Tray 8 Tray 9 TF Tray 7 Tray 9 Tray 10 Sets Paper Size Letter 3 26 for other sizes please refer to your printer manual ESC amp n Wd Selects Media mediatype Type mediatype Panel Display Any ANY Plain PLA
22. ng capabilities remain fully supported with the TowerFeed paper handling option installed Additional 500 Sheet Tray Up to two 500 Sheet Tray can be operated in conjunction with the TowerFeed POWERSAVE Function Printer Setting HP LaserJet 4200 4300 The POWERSAVE function is fully supported with TowerFeed installed IU 686 0311 17 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX B Tips amp Hints Power ON Sequence Power On TowerFeed before or simultaneously with the printer When powering on the printer it will scan its option bus for available options In case TowerFeed is not ready at that point of time the printer will not activate its support and not add this option to its configuration Printing on the wrong Paper Why doesn t it print from the tray selected If a selected Tray ran out of paper or does not contain the paper size assigned for the print job the printer might look for other trays containing the demanded paper size and if this is available and with the same Media Type as Tray will pull paper from there The 3 Rules For Correct Paper Selection 1 Assign a different Paper Type to every Tray by using the printers control panel You can assign the same Paper Type to two or more tray numbers only if these trays all contain the same Paper Type 2 Make sure that you select the correct Paper Size for the selected Paper Type The selected Paper Size in the application software must be the same
23. nization Rutishauser Data AG Switzerland reserves the right to make changes to its products or services without prior notice and without incurring any obligations to incorporate such changes in units or publications shipped Rutishauser shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of its equipment TowerFeed is a registered trademark of Rutishauser Data AG Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp TowerFeed Support Software for Windows is a copyrighted product of Rutishauser Other products and brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies IU 686 0311 3 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 UNPACKING Note Prior to delivery your TowerFeed was thoroughly tested and carefully packaged Please check your unit for transportation damage and or missing parts immediately upon receipt It is advisable to get a second person to help you unpack the unit Warning TowerFeed may weigh up to 38 kilograms 84 pounds depending on configuration To prevent back strain or injury bend your knees when lifting the unit and get help if you need To unpack the TowerFeed unit proceed as follows Cut the packing strips and remove the top of the shipping container Fig 1 Remove the four blue shock absorbers from the unit corners e Desktop unit Carefully lift the TowerFeed from the lower container Floor mod
24. nt tillting of the unit do transport the TowerFeed only with closed trays without printer and without stacker on its wheel Secure trays against opening for transport Power switches Fig 10 b Cabel position on unit with stacker and position of the power switches IU 686 0311 9 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Remove HP Stacker cable and replace it with the provided data cable See Fig 10 c Fig 10 c Cabel position in HP Stacker Cabel position in HP Stacker after reinstallation IU 686 0311 10 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Printer Panel Settings Papertype Assignments By default each paper tray has assigned the paper type PLAIN In case of a paper out in a selected tray the printer automatically will pull paper from another tray The assigning of a different paper type to each tray inhibits the automatic switching of the printer to another tray if the selected tray runs out of paper To assign a paper type to an input tray select with the menu key the PAPER HANDLING MENU and there the specific input tray Then assign to each tray another one of the 12 predefined paper types If you have several trays with the same paper assign to each of these trays the same paper type This will increase your input capacity for this paper type as the printer will automatically switch to the next tray with the same paper type in case the selected tray runs out of paper No
25. ntainer Ww 9 Fig 3 Insert rollers floor models only Fig 4 Stand up TowerFeed and remove wrapping 6 Fig 5 Re packing IU 686 0311 5 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 BOX CONTENTS Note Prior to delivery your TowerFeed was thoroughly tested and carefully packaged Please check your unit for transportation damage and or missing parts immediately upon receipt Box Contents 1 TowerFeed unit with drawers 2 Accessories box Fig 6 Box Contents Accessories Box Contents Mania 1 TowerFeed User s Manual 2 TowerFeed Installations Software CD 3 Data Cable 4 Power Cable 5 Adapter 6 Rollers Floor models only 7 Fastening clamp with screws dowels and assembly instructions Fig 7 Accessories Box Contents IU 686 0311 6 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Warning TowerFeed may weigh up to 38 kilograms 84 pounds depending on configuration To prevent back strain or injury enlist the help of someone and bend your knees when lifting the unit Warning POWER OFF your printer and TowerFeed and disconnect all power and interface cables before you proceed with the installation Hardware Installation Remove Transportation Inserts Pull out lift upwards and remove the trays from TowerFeed so as to remove the transportation inserts Fig 8 There are two at each side keep the inserts for reshipment Re insert and clo
26. river Choose the appropriate paper size format The paper format you are going to use in your TowerFeed For further information on Tray and MediaTyp definition please refere to Appendix B Tips and Hints of this manual IU 686 0311 12 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 OPERATING How to turn the system on Note Power ON TowerFeed before or simultaneously with the printer Position of the power switches Loading Paper e Pull open the tray you wish to load until it reaches the stop or remove it completely for more convenient loading Obtain a fresh ream of paper Best results will be obtained using regular copier or laser printer paper see Paper Quality Guidelines Hold the ream on the long edge and bend it in and out Repeat on the short edge Square it off properly Fig 11 e Load letterhead paper face down with the letterhead towards the front panel Fig 11 Fanning the Paper Note Duplex printing requires different loading of preprinted paper please also refer to the instructions in the printer manual An additional TowerFeed tray will allow to have the same preprinted paper in two different trays and available online for regular and duplex printing Insert approx one third of the ream in the tray and ensure that all paper is lined up with the rear stop Repeat two more times for the rest of the ream Fig 12 Fig 12 Filling in Paper Push down the stack such
27. rst Page and Other Pages If there are other pages in the document which have to be printed on another paper this can be defined in the same Page Setup window In this window there is a pull down bar Apply to which is used for that purpose The default setting is Whole document but there are also the options This point forward and Selected text which can be selected Page Setup m i Page Setup Margins Paper Size Paper Source Layout Margins Paper Size Paper Source Layout First page First page Auto Select 1 Manual Feed Tray 1 Select Tray 1 Manual Feed Tray 1 Auto Select Tray 1 batty Manual Feed Tray 1 Auto Select Tray 1 ac Manual Feed Trav 1 ae Selected text Whole document Selected text This point Forward pply En Whole document This point Forward Apply to Default Default The option Apply to allows to force a change of the paper source for specific page or from a specific page onwards and thus to define paper sequences for a whole document Printing a Document with copies on the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 with TowerFeed When printing a document you get either an original copy copies 1 or if you set copies n you will get n times the same printout Usually you want the original document to distinguish from its copies An elegant method for that purpose is to print the
28. se the trays Fig 8 Removing Transportation Inserts Note Located on the right side of each tray you will find coding pins for the paper size They are set by the factory and must not be changed IU 686 0311 7 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Position and Connect Printer Warning The printer may weigh up to 34 kilograms 75 pounds Enlist the help of a second person to lift the unit To prevent back strain or injury bend your knees when lifting the unit Place the TowerFeed unit at the location you wish If your TowerFeed is a desktop model be sure the table or cabinet is level and sturdy enough to carry the load If your TowerFeed is a floor model be sure to place it on a flat location Floor model Towerfeeds especially must be level It might be necessary to use shims to level TowerFeed Note TowerFeed has 6 wheels Note If TowerFeed is not level paper jams and or left margin deviation may occur This is indicated if the left corner of the paper is dog eared or the left edge of the paper is shredded or the left margin is shifted and the print out skewed Note To meet requirements for absolute toppling security Tower Feed has to be fixed to the building structure at its final location Fig 9 Positioning the HP LaserJet Printer with the fastening bows provided prior to positioning the printer 2 Carefully lift the laser printer onto TowerFeed Place its posi
29. te PLAIN is the default paper type In case a print job arrives without paper selection the printer will pull paper from the first tray containing PLAIN paper e g printer test pages Software Installation Installation of Printer Driver The CD delivered with your TowerFeed system contains the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 PCL 5 and PCL 6 software supporting the TowerFeed option for Windows XP and 2000 Postscript driver in preparation Note After installing the new printer driver exit and restart your Windows System For availability of the most recent printer drivers and drivers for other operating systems please consult our WEB page at www rutishauser ch IU 686 0311 11 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Configuring the TowerFeed Option Go to the Control Panel and select Printers There click on the respective HP LaserJet Printer Use the right mouse button to open the Settings Then click on the hardware settings Icon There choose the appropriate TowerFeed your are using in the pull down Window HF L Jd 300 PELE ZXxBOO0 AP Optional Trays TowerFeed do the same as well with all the other printer equipment your are using extension tray duplex etc POLS 2x500 HP Optional Trays P FR Gereral Sharing Advanced Dice Ghoul Tray Si Tessera Mok riva bale Trova LO T over Peed Pot i iol e Trey 11 Tere
30. tioning holes on the positioning pegs of the TowerFeed top Fig 9 Electrical Connection Without Stacker Connect printer and TowerFeed with the data cable Fig 10 one end with the printer and the other end with TowerFeed Use the provided Adapter as a intermediate piece Fig 10 a Connect the power cables to printer and TowerFeed Note Power ON TowerFeed before or simultaneously with the printer Caution Only move TowerFeed to another place with drawers closed and Power switches without printer on top to avoid hazard of toppling Drawers need Fig 10 to be secured against unintentional opening Be careful when Cabel position on unit without crossing doorsteps or different flooring materials and position of the power switches IU 686 0311 8 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 INSTALLATION Adapter Abb 10 a Detail view of data cabel positioning With stacker Connect stacker and TowerFeed with the provided data cable Fig 10 b one end with the stacker and the other end with the TowerFeed port The data communication between TowerFeed and printer takes place via stacker Note The adapter will not be needed in this configuration e Connect the power cables to printer and TowerFeed Note Power ON the TowerFeed befor or simultaneously with the printer Caution When rolling TowerFeed to another place take care when crossing doorsteps to not tipping the unit To preve
31. tive maintenance Cleaning of housing and removal of paper dust from within the TowerFeed drawers might now and then be indicated In case you are using a paper type which emits large amounts of paper dust it might be indicated to clean the transport rollers and oil the bearingsof the transport roller shafts occasionally For that purpose use only the Rutishauser maintenance kit No 270 302 Clean the outside of TowerFeed with a lightly water dampened cloth Do not use detergents to avoid damage of the surfaces To clean the paper drawers from paper dust completely remove the drawers from TowerFeed remove the paper and use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush For further references see our WebPages www rutishauser ch Warning To avoid damage to the paper out sensor arms do not reach into the openings for the paper drawers IU 686 0311 31 TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 4200 4300 APPENDIX J TowerFeed Specifications Dimensions and Weights Desktop Model Desktop Model Floor Model TF 444 33 66 TF 444 44 66 TF 444 77 66 Paper Specifications Paper Trays Europe USA Optional trays USA Tray capacity Positioning accuracy Temperature Relative humidity non condensing Power Requirements Fuse Type IU 686 0311 32 Model Designation Standard trays Width Depth Height Weight 480 mm 545 mm 310 mm 19 5 kg 480 mm 545 mm 405 mm 24 0 kg 480 mm 545 mm 720 mm 38 0 kg 60 95 g m 16
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