KX-P8420 Technical notes Introduction This document describes mainly the software issues about Panasonic Color Laser Printer KX-P8420 including the explanation of basic features, software problems, troubleshooting, etc. Troubleshootings included in this document are also included in Panasonic KX-P8420 home page where the customers can access to. The most of the content of this document also applies to the printer part of Panasonic latest CSP model KX-P8100.
1.KX-P8420 Color feature The KX-P8420 uses a simple and flexible color architecture that produces excellent color results with default settings. It also allows you to customize your color results using various color controls. Settings for the following KX-P8420 options can be specified via print dialog box options when you send a job. This document describes how these options work on the color quality.
If you select ColorWise tab in Windows95 KX-P8420 Printer properties. In this tab, you can specify the various P8420 color features described below. The screen is different depending on the platform you use, but the available features are basically the same. ColorWise Business Color This option is available only with Windows95 driver and selected as the default option in ColorWise tab of the Driver.
obscure characters. - In most cases, applying Presentation CRD to image objects does not make the obvious difference on the color quality, but the subtle difference. - Selecting CRD is not effective when you print CMYK files. RGB Source PostScript RGB data is converted to CMYK data using the specified CRD. This type of RGB data contains its own source color space information which is used as a reference point for the conversion.
ICM or ColorSync ICM (Image Color Matching), ColorSync is a feature that allows closer color matching between what you see on the screen and your printed output. Use ICM or ColorSync if you want to match printed pictures and bitmaps (for example .bmp and .tif images) to the colors on the monitor. Click the Option button to select an image color matching method and rendering intent. ICM is available only on Windows 95/98. Windows95 supports ICM1.0 and Windows98 supports ICM2.0.
Grayscale Select Grayscale to print a document using 256 levels of gray. This option is useful for quickly producing preliminary copies of color documents, or for producing documents to be faxed. NOTES: - Many applications offer black and white or grayscale printing options. Use the application’s grayscale option, if available, for more efficient processing time. - To enable Grayscale in Windows 3.1, select None in all three CRD options in the Features tab. - To enable Grayscale in Windows NT 4.
use the pages to see how they will be printed on your particular printer. NOTES: The color output may not be fully match to the color you confirmed in the swatches because the color output may be affected by many aspects (driver settings, printer settings etc.), but should be very close to the color in the swatches in normal usage. PANTONE Coated Color Reference The PANTONE Coated Color Reference is a PostScript file (Pantone.
Corrective Action: KX-P8420 provides 2 methods for calibrating the printer (Bias Adjustment, Visual Calibration) and another method to adjust the color output for the customer’s preference (Color Adjustment). Follow the instruction described in the application manual. Possible Cause: Screen monitor is not correctly calibrated.
2.KX-P8420 Color Calibration methods Output from color print devices is subject to changes in temperature and humidity, and is prone to drift over time, with a resulting loss in color predictability. Where color accuracy and consistency are crucial, regular calibration of the KX-P8420 is necessary. The color output of your different methods: Bias KX-P8420 color printer is adjusted using three Adjustment, VisualCal, and ColorWise Color Adjustment.
Bias adjustment The printer’s Bias Adjustment feature provides basic control over the printer’s color production. The Bias Adjustment screens, accessible via the front panel, allow you to override the printer’s current toner density and brightness settings. Using the Bias Adjustment and calibration offset controls, you can increase or decrease the density of cyan, magenta, yellow or black, and increase or decrease the overall brightness of all toner colors.
Operation: 1.Enter number of the first circle virtually separated from the blank background. 2.Enter number of the first circle virtually separated from the solid color background. 3.Repeat step1.2. for K,C,M,Y. 4.Hold the page at the arms length. Enter the number of the circle that best blends with the background. *If any of the entered values for any colors are 9, the Limits and 30% Match page is reprinted automatically. Repeat step1.2,3.4.
Operation: 1.Determine which patch composed of CMY toners have the most neutral gray that close to the background gray composed of K toner. 2.Enter the value of row and column in front panel. 3.If the number of row is not 0, the Gray balance page is printed again. Repeat from 1. 4.When the current gray balance that is printed at row 0 matches most the background, gray balance is achieved. Select 0 and continues.
The chart attached “” illustrates the flow of VisualCal. As you can see, the operation has some flexibility such as enabling bypassing of Color Test Printing. You can also see, at the end of the operation, you can make the selections effective or abort all selections or return to the default settings. NOTE: - If you select other languages than English in front panel language menu, the language used in the printouts change accordingly.
1)If error or warning messages are shown on front panel LCD, troubleshoot them. 2)If WebTools are used, close them first. 3)If still cannot be performed, turn off/on the printer and try again. Trouble: A single color appears faded. Possible Cause: The toner is almost depleted. Check the LCD message or maintenance menu on the front panel. Corrective Action: Replace the color toner cartridge soon (depending on the complexity of your prints, you can continue to print up to 100 more pages).
Endpoint Page Print Endpoint Page Printing Endpoint Page Cancel Ready Endpoint Black Low Black Low 4 * (0 to 9) Black Low 5 (0 to 9) Black Low 3 (0 to 9) Endpoint Black High Black High 4 * (0 to 9) Endpoint Cyan Low Cyan Low 4 * (0 to 9) Endpoint 30% Match Gray Balance Page Print 30% Match 4 * (0 to 9) Gray Balance Page Printing Gray Balance Page Skip Gray Balance Best Patch (row) Best
Brightness 0 * (-5 to 5) Brightness 1 (-5 to 5) Brightness -1 (-5 to 5) Adjust Color Red Red 0* (-5 to 5) Red 1 (-5 to 5) Red -1 (-5 to 5) Adjust Color Yellow Yellow 0* (-5 to 5) Adjust Color Adjust None Adjust Color Reset All Reset All No Reset All Yes Color Test Print Color Test Printing Color Test Skip Apply Changes No Ready Apply Changes Yes Ready
3.KX-P8420 Consumable management User replaceable components When the printer panel indicates that a supply needs to be replaced, make sure that you have replacement supplies on hand. The printer may continue to print until the supply is completely used up; but then it stops until you replace the indicated supply. 1.Printer component: Color Imaging Unit *1 “Image Unit wearing out.” - Change the color imaging unit soon. - Monochrome 57,000 pages or color 14,250 pages.
“Fuser Unit and Oil Roll Worn out” - Change the Fuser unit now. - 31,000 pages *Paper 2nd side,transparency,coated paper,Label,envelope are counted as 2 pages for 1 copy. 4. Oil supply roll*3 “Oil Roll wearing out” - Change the Oil supply roll now. - 15,000 pages “Oil Roll Worn out” - Change the Oil supply roll now. - 15,500 pages *coated paper is counted as 2 pages for 1 copy. *It is recommended to replace the cleaning pad when “Oil Roll Wearing out” or “Oil Roll Worn out” message is shown.
average of 5% coverage. * 3 Specialty media (Transparencies, coated paper, etc.) will result in shortening the life of a consumable to maintain better print quality. When replacing the fuser unit, replace the oil supply roll as well. Do not insert the used oil supply roll into the new fuser unit; it may damage the new fuser unit. 4 When you have just replaced Transfer unit, you must select Yes in the New Transfer Unit menu. See next section.
Transfer Unit - shows the percentage of the Transfer unit remaining. It shows the percentage of the Transfer unit remaining. New Transfer Unit (No/Yes) You must select Yes when you have just replaced Transfer unit. The life will be reset to 100% remaining by selecting Fuser Unit - shows the percentage of the Fuser unit remaining.
MPT cork pad: shows the number of pages printed through Multi purpose tray since your purchase of the printer. Total Page: shows the number of pages your KX-P8420 has printed since your purchase of the printer. Same as user mode menu “Page Count”. Black toner cartrage: Shows the number of black toner pixels used since last black toner cartridge replacement. Cyan toner cartrage: Shows the number of cyan toner pixels used since last cyan toner cartridge replacement.
value of the life expectancy. For instance, the remaining value of fuser unit is calculated, The value = 100 x (1 – the number of sheets printed with the current fuser unit/31000) ID protection of consumables KX-P8420 has a system by which prevents the Imaging unit and the fuser unit of another Panasonic product (ex.KX-P8410) or other printers which use the same engine (ex.Phaser560) from being used with KX-P8420. The Imaging unit and the fuser of each product has a unique ID number stored inside.
4.KX-P8420 driver features The printer drivers that come with your printer have been customized to provide additional print options specific to your KX-P8420 printer. Although the PostScript printer driver interfaces vary between Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 3.1 and Macintosh operating systems, the printing features available from each driver, on each platform, are virtually the same.
ROM. 1) PS error print Even when the “Print PostScript Error Information” option is disabled (in Printer Properties dialog box for the PostScript tab of the Windows 95) Windows 95, a PostScript error page may be printed. 2) Pure binary data Selecting “Pure binary data” as the data format (in the “Advanced PostScript Options” section of the PostScript tab of Printer Properties dialog box for Windows 95 or the equivalent setting in Windows3.1 printer driver) might cause a printer error.
tray and so MPT Envelope should be selected as a “Paper Source” selection. Be sure to use the right size or media type cassette or MPT tray for other paper size. Paper source: This has following options. AutoSelectTray, Auto(Paper),Auto(Transparency),Upper,Middle,Lower,MPT Plain Paper source, MPT Transparency,MPT Label,MPT Coated Paper,MPT Envelope,MPT 2nd side. Please specify MPT when you want to print on a paper or special media type from MP tray.
NOTE: - Not all applications support watermark printing. Please see AdobePS driver readme file. - WindowsNT and Macintosh driver does not support watermark. Printing resolution By selecting 1200x600, 1200x1200dpi printing, you can get the more excellent print quality than you get from 600x600dpi printing. NOTES: - With Windows 95, a Resolution option also appears in the Graphics tab of the Properties dialog box or Print dialog box shown by selecting print menu from application, but has no effect.
printer. — Before printing on the first side, set the unprintable area [at least 15 mm (0.59") in length] on the top of paper. (See below.) Collation Electronic collation allows the pages of each copy of a print job to be printed in sequence. If chosen, a file is downloaded to the hard disk drive, stored, and printed multiple times. This feature is automatically enabled only if a hard disk drive is installed in the controller. You also have to specify HDD as a installed option in driver properties.
characters, the document may not be recognizable if the user name is too long. - When you print from Microsoft Word, the document name become long such as “Microsoft Word-xxx.doc”. 4)The additional copies are printed. Check and Print jobs are also listed in “Check and Print” queue when you open WebSpooler screen and can print these jobs by manupulating jobs on the WebSpooler.
Windows3.1 You can specify the KX-P8420 specific feature by selecting “Feature tab” in KX-P8420 document properties opened from Print dialog of the Applications. Other NOTES related to printer driver functions. - The font downloader button that Windows3.1 driver has is not supported. - In WindowsNT driver properties, there are many paper sizes not supported by KX-P8420 but listed under paper size list. These other paper sizes are provided by Windows and should be shown in the driver.
5)Increase the value of “Not Selected”. Or 5)Click “Spool Settings...” button. 6)Select “Print directly to the Printer”.
5.KX-P8420 Driver/Utilities Setup This document describes installing software and setting up printing for all platforms KX-P8420 supports. This document just gives you the guideline, so if you want to know more detailed instructions, please refer to the operating instrunctions manual. Windows95 platform The following driver and utilities are provided for Windows95. 1.KX-P8420 printer driver, PPD file (English,Spanish,French,German,Italian version) This driver is developed based on AdobePS driver version 4.
Compact – Printer driver, PPD Custom – You can select the items you want to install from the followings. Printer driver with PPD file, ATM,PS3 fonts,Reference file Please note that setup program only copies the necessary files to install ATM and PS3 fonts and you need the additional steps for the installation explained later in this document. This setup program recognizes the language of Windows95 you are using and automatically select from one of the 5 languages. 2)Plug&Play install, Add printer install.
3.PS3 fonts. To install PS3 Type1 font, you have to install ATM first. Then open ATM program and select the desired font(s) Located under c:¥PS3Fonts¥Type1 and click Add button. To install PS3 TrueType font, just copy the files under c:¥PS3Fonts¥TrueType to Windows Fonts folder you can open from Control panel or use “Control Panel>Font>File>Install New Font menu” 4.Color reference files You can copy these files by selecting this while you are installing using setup program.
Select icon “Panasonic KX-P8420” under Settings>Printer menu of Windows Start menu and select “Delete” from File menu. 2.ATM Select “Uninstall ATM ...” button you can see in ATM program. 5. PS3 fonts. Using program menu “Uninstall Panasonic KX-P8420” or remove the folder “c:¥PS3Fonts” manually. 5. Color reference files Using program menu “Uninstall Panasonic KX-P8420” or remove the folder “Panasonic KX-P8420” manually. 5.ICM profile Remove the file Pakx2010.icm manually. WindowsNT platform (WindowsNT4.
You can install Printer driver and PPD file by these methods, but not other items. Please specify the folder in KX-P8420 Driver&Utility CD-ROM that have a file named oemsetup.inf under the folder that correspondes to the language you want to install. For English version driver, you have to specify the folder “English¥Prntdrvr¥Disk1” When the printer driver is installed, specify the option devices(2nd feeder, HDD) installed on your printer in driver properties.
- NT SP(Service pack) 3 should be installed before KX-P8420 driver installation. 2.PS3 fonts. Please follow the instructions below to install Type1 fonts and True type fonts. 1)Select Start->Setting->Control Panel 2)Double click “Fonts”. 3)Select “Install New Font...” from File menu. 4)Specify the foloder which stores PS3 fonts in “Add Fonts” windows. 5)Select the necessary fonts and click Add button. When you install Type1 font, 3 options can be selected.
Windows3.1 platform The following driver and utilities are provided for Windows95. 1.KX-P8420 printer driver (Adobe PS driver3.1.2, PPD file (English,Spanish,French,German,Italian version) 2.Adobe Type Manager (ATM) (English version only) This application can be used to manage PS3 fonts to be shown on PC screen. 3.PS fonts (Type1 and TrueType fonts) 4.Color reference files (cmyk_ref.ps, Pantone.ps for English,Spanish,French,German,Italian version) How to install each items 1.
located under PSFonts¥Type1 of the CD-ROM and click Add button. To install PS3 TrueType font, double click Fonts icon of Control Panel and click Add font button and specify the fonts files under ¥PS3Fonts¥TrueType of the CD-ROM . 4.Color reference files You can copy these files directory from the directory ¥Clrfiles of your CD. How to uninstall driver and utilities. 1.Printer driver Double click Pritners icon of Control Panel. Select Panasonic KX-P8420 ... from Installed Printers and click remove button.
Select install program “ATM4.0.2 Lite/ATM(R)4.0.2 Installer “on the CD-ROM. After installing ATM, you can configure ATM feature by (1)Click Apple mark (2)Select Control panel (3)Select ATM. (4)After ATM control panel appears, do the configuration. 3.PS3 fonts. Copy screen fonts and printer fonts under /PS3 fonts of CD-ROM to under HDD/System Folder/Fonts on your Macintosh. This will enable the usage of TrueType fonts and ATM fonts.
Printer profiles selected with ColorSync affect ColorSync compliant applications only. ColorSync version must be 2.01 or greater. With a document open, select from the menu. Select !" # from the pop-up menu under the pop-up menu in the Print dialog box. $ Select !" # or !" # from the pop-up menu. Select % from the pop-up menu.
TroubleShootings: Trouble: KX-P8420 Windows3.1 driver cannot be installed showing the message “This driver cannot be updated because it is currently being used by Windows. Wait until Windows is finished using the driver and then try again”. Corrective Action: Remove the file ctl3dv2.dll under ¥Windows¥system from the MS-DOS®*1 prompt and try to install the driver again. Trouble: KX-P8420 cannot print correctly when you print via WindowsNT.
6.KX-P8420 font Management PC Printer Monitor TrueType ATM TrueType font font font Type1 font TrueType font (8420 has) TrueType font (8420 does Substitution table Not have) Outline,bitmap, Type42 Printer font This document describes how fonts are handled on PC screen and KX-P8420. Both Windows and Macintosh computers support TrueType font sets as a standard. TrueType font is a kind of outline font that can be scaled to multiple points without jagged appearance.
Type1 font is not installed. In this case, the screen display does not match to the print outcome, though the difference is not so obvious in most cases. When ATM(Adobe Type Manager) is installed and Type1 font (also called ATM font) is installed using ATM, the printer fonts on PC screen become matched to the print outcome. For installation of TrueType font, ATM and Type1 font(ATM font), please refer to KX-P8420 Operating Instructions manual. Resident printer fonts KX-P8420 has 136 built-in printer fonts.
directory cannot be installed. - After ATM fonts are installed, WordPad lists two same font name in font list for each ATM font installed. This is a problem WordPad has. - ATM fonts for CE font are not provided. How TrueType fonts are printed. The Adobe Printer Driver provides a number of different options for printing text with the desired fonts.
• Always use Ture Type fonts : If you use True Type fonts, jobs will usually print slower; however, the job output from different printers will look identical. Please refer to the Help file included in KX-P8420 printer properties, font tab for more detail. There are 3ways to send a TrueType font to printer. Outline – Change TrueType outline information to Type1 outline information and sends it to the printer. Type3(bitmap) – The TrueType rasterizer on PC makes bitmaps and send this bitmap data to printer.
register the font by ATM. 3)Microsoft or Apple periodically updates the TrueType fonts their system support to accommodate euro character. Please refer to Microsoft or Apple site. (1)WindowsNT SP4 includes the following fonts supporting euro character. *Arial,CourierNew,TimesNewRoman You can type euro character by entering Alt+0128 after selecting one of above three fonts. (2)MacOS8.5 has several fonts including euro character as follows.
7.KX-P8420 WebTool Fiery WebTools software comes pre-installed on the KX-P8420. Fiery WebTools include: WebSpooler, Status, WebDownloader, WebSetup and WebLink when TCP/IP is enabled for the printer in Network Protocol Setup of front panel menu. WebTools has screens for all 5 languages KX-P8420 supports. (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish). Change the language by front panel language menu and turn on/off the printer and then use the appropriate language version of browser.
your PC and network environment. For a quick operation of WebTools, 100Mbps network and faster client PC are strongly recommended. - Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x does not support the WebDownloader. - Displaying the WebSetup window with Macintosh Navigator3.0.4 is very slow. Please set up the printer using a Windows computer which is accessible to the printer. - Navigator 4.0x for Macintosh does not support the WebSetup.
To use Fiery WebTools on each client workstation: 1 Enable TCP/IP on the KX-P8420. 2 Make sure the workstation has a valid, unique IP address. 3 Make sure the workstation is installed with an Internet browser. *Check Proxy setting and Java setting of the browser. 4 Launch the Internet browser. 5 Enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer if available in the browser’s URL line. *Do not add the “0” in the following case. (Wrong)http://179.060.027.181 (Correct) http://179.60.27.
WebDownloader: WebDown-loader allows you to download a PostScript or text file directly to the printer, without first opening the file in an application. WebSetup: Allows you to view and change the printer’s Setup configuration, including: System Setup options (System Setup and Password), Network Setup options (Port Setup, Protocol Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup), and Printer Setup options (PS Setup).
RAM. If HDD is not available, only this queue can be used for N/W printing. The jobs sent to this queue are not stored in Prnted queue. Files that sent to this queue are printed as soon as the printer become free to accept a print job. Print: If Print queue is specified as a printer port, jobs sent to the KX-P8420 appear in the Print queue. Each job is spooled to the print queue on HDD and then processed and printed on FIFO base. You can move and manipulate the jobs on this queue using WebSpooler.
Using Fiery WebDownloader Using Fiery WebDownloader, you can send PostScript or text files to the KX-P8420 without first opening the file in an application. PS file can be created using KX-P8420 driver. Select “Print to File” in Print dialog to create ps file. After downloading is finished, information such as file name or file size are displayed. NOTE: - File size is not displayed when ps file is downloaded to direct queue. - EPS files, PCL files and PDF files can not be downloaded.
Print to PS Error—Specify whether the KX-P8420 should print the available portion of a print job when it encounters a PostScript error. Select Yes to print an extra page with PostScript error messages. Select No to cancel the job entirely whenever a PostScript error is encountered. NOTE: - In some cases, the extra page may be printed even when No is selected. Cover Page—Specify whether the KX-P8420 prints a cover (job summary) page at the end of each print job.
Possible Cause: Network or TCP/IP connection is not established. Corrective Action: Check Network connection or TCP/IP connection by ping command. Possible Cause: The Web Browser is not matched to the requirement. Corrective Action: Use the version of Browser that are specified in the manual. Possible Cause: The connection setting of the browser has to be changed Corrective Action: Check the connection setting of the browser.
5. Click Custom in Java permissions, and click Java Custom Settings button. The Local intranet zone window appears. 6. Click the Edit Permissions tab, and click Enable in Run Unsigned Content. 7. Click OK three times.
8.KX-P8420 Network General/Setup This document describes the necessary procedure to set up the network connection for each printing protocol KXP8420 supports. P8420 Network General Information Hardware Interface KX-P8420 supports 2 types of Network Interface, Ethernet and TokenRing. Please refer to the table in next page that describes I/F type, transmission speed for both card. KX-P8420 has a following menu(“Network Port” menu) for your configuration of Network Interface.
Select a frame size for Token Ring communication. Normally the appropriate value is automatically used and has not to be modified. 4204 is for achieving the best performance in the Network. Source Routing Yes/No [No*] Select YES to allow the packet to travel to its destination through routers on the network. The packet’s source, specified using the routing options listed below, dictate the route that the packet will take. Select No for transparent (no source) routing.
KX-P8420 physical connection Physical Network Interface RJ45 AUI RJ45 (UTP (Type 3)) Ethernet Token Ring Transmission Speed 10/100Mbps 10Mbps 4/16Mbps KX-P8420 protocol support Physical Network Ethernet Token Ring Frame Type Ethernet 802.2 Ethernet 802.3 Ethernet II Ethernet SNAP Ethernet II Ethernet SNAP Token-Ring (802.
Support OS OS Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95 Windows 3.11 NetWare 3.x/4.x Macintosh Solaris 2.4, 2.5.1 SunOS 4.1.x LPD - NCP *3 - PAP *1 - - SMB *2 - *1 not recommended *2 available when TCP/IP is installed. *3 Netware is used as a server, Windows3.1,95,NT can be a client machine of this server. Among above 4 protocols, 3 protocols enable peer to peer printing from the client PC or Macintosh to P8420. NPRINTER enables server-based printing.
queue and move a copy of the job to the Print queue every time you need to print it. You can also print large jobs to the Hold queue and then move them to the Print queue when other users are not printing. Both Print queue and Hold queue is available when HDD and 32MB or more RAM is installed on the printer. To utilize each queue, the port name should be specified as following.
SMB Setup SMB is a protocol which allows Windows users to share a file or a printer. KX-P8420 supports this protocol to enable peer to peer printing from Windows95/98, WFW,WindowsNT4.0. To setup SMB printing, you need to do the following procedure. 1)Set IP address of KX-P8420. Refer to “Printer IP address setup”. 2)Enable SMB protocol and Set SMB name(Server name) of KX-P8420 by WebSetup.
IP Address - Enter the IP address of the WINS Server. Change printer port in KX-P8420 properties To print from Windows95/98 to P8420 1. From the Start menu, choose Settings, and click Printers. 2. Select the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon, and choose Properties from the File menu. 3. Click the Details tab in the Properties window and click Add Port. 4. In the Add Port dialog box, click Network, and click Browse to display your network environment. 5. Expand the levels to locate your printer.
path to the printer” box of the Add Port dialog box, for example: ¥¥KX-P8420¥direct. - It is recommended to select print queue rather than direct queue if HDD is installed because direct queue cannot hold the print jobs sent to the printer on the HDD and might lose print job if RAM is full. To print from WindowsNT to P8420 1.From the Start menu, choose Settings, and click Printers. 2. Select the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon, and choose Properties from the File menu. 3.
6. Click OK in the Connect dialog box. 7. Click Close in the Printers dialog box. - If the local network does not include a WINS server or WindowsNT machine, your printer may not be visible in the Browse dialog box. In this case, you must type the correct path for the print connection as the path. For example: ¥¥KX-P8420¥direct.
Printing from Macintosh via Ethernet card You can print from Macintosh to P8420 by PAP protocol. To setup, Ethernet card should be installed both on the printer and Macintosh. 1. Enable Appletalk protocol first. Enter network protocol menu at the KX-P8420 front panel and select Enable Appletalk menu and select “Yes”. This setting enables the KX-P8420 to communicate over AppleTalk networks. 2.Select Zone in which your printer should be located by Select Zone menu.
- The name of a printer corresponds to the system name that you can edit by using WebSetup. 4) Click Create or Setup. 5) Confirm an icon appeared to the left of the printer name selected in step 3). 6) Select the name of the KX-P8420. 7) Click Setup. 8) In the dialog box that appears, click Configure. If your printer does not have additional devices installed, skip to step 12. 9) From the pop-up menus, specify the device options installed on your printer. Click OK.
1) On each workstation that will print to the printer, log in to your UNIX host as the root user. 2) Create an entry for the printer in your /etc/printcap file. The following is a sample printcap entry for the printer. Note that the remote host name you enter in the rm line must exactly match the name you entered in the /etc/hosts file.
On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the KXP8420 as follows: lpr -P queuename -# copies filename For example, if the Print queue of your KX-P8420 is named KXP8420, your file is named Sample, and you want to print two copies, type: lpr -P KXP8420 -# 2 Sample To display a list of jobs in the queue: On a system running SunOS 4.1.
Windows NT 4.0. 2. Set up TCP/IP and LPR printing for Windows NT 4.0: 1) Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Printers. 2) Click the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon, and select Properties from the File menu (or right-click the printer icon, and left-click Properties). 3)Click the Ports tab. 4)Click Add Port. The available port types are displayed. 5)Select LPR Port and click New Port. If the LPR port is not listed, install the TCP/IP protocols and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing.
10)Click OK to close the Panasonic KX-P8420 Properties dialog box. The new port has been configured. You should now print a test page to verify the connection. 11)Open the Panasonic KX-P8420 Properties dialog box. Click the General tab and click Print Test Page. When you print, your files are sent over the LPR Port connection to the KX-P8420. 12) Click OK to exit. NOTE: - You can also use lpr protocol printing from Windows95 if you purchase lpr tool for Windows95 and install it.
You can also print ps file from NT DOS prompt by using the following command. Lpr -S -P xjprint(or xjdirect if HDD is not installed) Ex) lpr -S 134.62.36.161 -P xjprint FONTS.PS Troubleshooting: Trouble: Windows spooler show Printer error and jobs cannot be printed when printing from WindowsNT4.0 using lpr port. Corrective Action: Open KX-P8420 Printer Properties. Select Scheduling tab. Enable “Spool print document so program finishes printing faster”.
Printing via Netware Print server This section explains how to set up the NetWare server so that networked users can print to the printer from their workstations. There are two stages to this setup: The network administrator must set up a print queue on the NetWare server so users can print to it, and the printer can receive print jobs from it. Before configuring a NetWare file server for printing to the KX-P8420, make sure that it is connected to a functioning IPX network.
3. Select Change Current File Server and press the Enter key. 4. Using the arrow keys, select the file server name and press the Enter key. You must select this file server later as the NetWare File Server in WebSetup>Network Setup. 5. Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu. 6. Press the Insert key, type a name for the new print server, and press the Enter key. Then press the Esc key. You must select this print server later as the NetWare Print Server in WebSetup>Network Setup. 7.
A blank Queue Servers list is displayed. 11. Press the Insert key. The Queue Server Candidates list is displayed. 12. Use the arrow keys to select the name of the print server you created in step 6 and press the Enter key. The server name you select will appear in the Queue Servers list. You have associated the selected printer queue with the print server you created in step 6. 13. Press the Esc key to exit all PCONSOLE windows. 14. Select Yes or press the Enter key to save changes to PCONSOLE.
IPX (Novell NetWare) options are set in the PServer Setup tab. You can modify both NetWare 3.x (Bindery) and NetWare 4.x (NDS) configurations from Fiery WebSetup. Turn on the Enable NDS option if your network uses NetWare 4.x in native mode. Click Bindery Setup if your network uses NetWare 3.x or uses NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation mode. NOTE: - If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up NDS after Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup.
3. Select the current NDS tree and click Remove. 4. Select the new NDS tree and click Add. Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Bindery settings, you are alerted that they will be deleted. If you continue with NDS Setup, you can replace Bindery settings afterwards. To exit NDS Setup, choose Cancel. 5. Click OK. The Select login user window appears. 6.
10. Enter a password if necessary. 11.Click OK. The Select Print Queue root window appears. 12. Select the print queue root from the display in the Select Print Queue Root window. 13. Enter a password if necessary. 14. Click Finish. The NDS Configuration window reappears, showing the new settings. 15. Click OK. You return to WebSetup window. 16. Click Save. B) PServer Setup (Bindery Configuration) Use Bindery Setup if you have already configured one or more bindery servers (file servers running NetWare 3.
1. Click the Bindery Setup button to display the Add Connections window. 2. The Novell Setup window appears. 2. Click the server you want to add. 3. Click Add. The Add Server window appears. 4. Enter your user name and password. 5. Click Next. The Add Server window shows a list of print servers you can add. 6. Select a print server from the list on the left. 7. Enter a password if a password is required. 8. Click Finish. You return to the main Novell Setup dialog box.
To set up IPX (Novell) printing: 1. Click the Start button, select Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. Make sure that IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol is listed in the Installed Network Components section. For instructions, see your Windows 95 documentation. 3. Close the Network window and the Control Panel window. 4. Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Printers. 5.
KX-P8420. 9. Confirm the path and then click the OK button. 10. Click OK in the Connect dialog box. 11. Click Close in the Printers dialog box. Trouble shootings: Trouble: Can print to P8420 via Netware3.x file server, but cannot via Netware4.x. Possible Cause: Frame type is not correctly set up. Corrective Action: Change Frame type by WebSetup. 802.3 should be included in the frame type selection. Trouble: Cannot print via Netware file server because print jobs remain on the queue on the server.
Q: When uses WindowsNT as a server, what network protocol should be used to connect the server and client PC. A. LPR or SMB protocol can be used between P8420 and Windows NT. LPR is recommended because WebTools has to be used to setup SMB printing whereas LPR can be used after enabling TCP/IP and setting up IP addresses. By sharing the printer connected to WindowsNT, this printer become connectable to client PCs(WindowsNT,WFW,Windows95/98). Q:WindowsNT3.
9.Application Note This section describes hints or notes that should be helpful if you remember when you print from particular applications. Please note screens showed here or procedures may differ depending on the version of the applications. 1.Photoshop When you select Print menu, the following dialog appears. *Though “Print Quality” shows 1200dpi, KX-P8420 does not always print by 1200dpi. Select resolution in Device Option tab of Printer Properties. *Do not specify “Binary” as a Encoding method.
*Enable Use Printer’s default Screens. If it’s not, the screen setting specified below are used and pirntout may not look good. 2.CorelPhoto When you select Print menu, the following dialog appears. *Always enable “Use color profile” setting. Otherwise color output quality may not be good. After clicking “Properties” button, the following dialog appears. *Select “Default” as Screen Frequency. If it’s not, the pirntout may not look good.
*Always enable “Use PostScript level 2 feature. *Enable “Output color bitmap in RGB if you want to make KX-P8420 CRD effective. Or not enable if you want to make KX-P8420 simulation feature effective. *If you do not enable “Output color bitmap in RGB” option, it is recommended to specify P8420 profile to be used with CorelPhoto Proprietary Color Management system. Please refer to the application manual. *Enable JPEG compression and select quality factor if you want a better performance.
3.CorelDraw CorelDraw has the same option “Use color profile” as CorelPhoto, always enable this option. Click Option button and then select Options tab. The following dialog appears. *Select “Default” as Screen Frequency. If it’s not, the pirntout may not look good. After clikcing PostScript Preferences, the following dialog appears. *Enable “Output color bitmap in RGB if you want to make KX-P8420 CRD effective. Or not enable if you want to make KX-P8420 simulation feature effective.
3.Acrobat *Though “Print Quality” shows 1200dpi, KX-P8420 does not always print by 1200dpi. Select resolution in Device Option tab of Printer Properties. *Enable Use Printer’s default Screens. If it’s not, the pirntout may not look good. *Always select “Level2 Only” for better performance. 4.Illustrator *Enable Use Printer’s default Screens in File/Document menu. If it’s not, the screen setting specified below are used and pirntout may not look good.
Possible Cause: PPD (PostScript printer description) file is not copied to the specified folder or KX-P8420 PPD file is not specified in PageMaker print dialog. Corrective Action: 1)Copy PPD file named Pakx2010.ppd located under Windows sytem folder to the following folders. For PageMaker6.5, Adobe¥PageMaker65¥RSRC¥UKENGLISH¥PPD4 For PageMaker6, Adobe¥PM6¥RSRC¥UKENGLISH¥PPD4 2)Select Print Menu of PageMaker. 3)Select “Panasonic KX-P8420” as PPD.
Trouble: You are using the word processor software for Windows3.1 such as Write or MS Word and Paper source options are shown as “Tray1,Tray2,...” instead of KX-P8420 original tray options such as “Auto(Paper), MPT transparency” when you open the print dialog or the application paper setup dialog. Corrective Action: For selecting paper sources for these applications, use KX-P8420 printer properties launched from the print dialog.
9)Click “Update” button.10)Click “OK” button. 11)Open the file and print. Or edit KX-P8420 PPD file (¥Windows¥system¥Pakx2010.ppd) as follow. *DefaultResolution: 1200x1200dpi -> *DefaultResolution: 600x600dpi By doing this, troublshooting can be done without changing the settings of “Properties” although we are not fully aware of the possible side effects caused by this modification. So if a trouble happens after modifying PPD files, restore PPD file to the original one.
10. KX-P8420 related miscellaneous topics 1.PostScript3 support KX-P8420 supports Adobe genuine PostScript3 interpreter in its RIP board and also comes with AdobePS driver for Windows3.1, Windows95 and Macintosh Platform and Microsoft PS driver for WindowsNT4.0. By using these drivers, the customers can utilize the versatile PostScript features. 1)PostScript Advantages (1)Multi-platfrom support.
page called PS Error print instead of Application file. When this happens, check the following. 1)Check if correct Printer driver and PPD file is used. 2)If ps file is directly sent to the printer without using printer driver, check if ps file is damaged or not. 3)If data is very complicated, the additional memory may be required. 4)Check data transmission. For example, if you print using LPT port, check the cable connection. 5)Check fonts used in the file.
4.LCD error message “TEST FAILED/UP/DOWN CANCEL”. KX-P8420 executes diagnostic process every time the printer is turned on to check if H/W has no problem. If KX-P8420 shows this messages after turning on the printer, please check the following. 1)Press Cancel key. Printer starts initializing process. If not finished initializing and “Ready” is not shown on LCD, try to turn off/on the printer again. 2)If same error message is shown again, press continue key. This shows printer error ID number.
6.HDD trouble Turning off the printer while RIP board is accessing its HDD drive might damage the HDD. This happens just after printing is finished or when WebTools are accessed or network printing is being executed. If HDD is damaged, sometimes printer keep showing “Initializing” and does not become “Ready” statsu. When this happen, HDD unit has to be replaced. 7.Service mode menu The followings are the caution for using KX-P8420 service mode that are not included in the KX-P8420 Service manual.
8.Useful homepages 8.1 Adobe driver homepage You can download the latest Adobe PS driver from Adobe site. You also can get the various information related to the Adobe products including PostScript printer. http://www.adobe.com/ 8.2 Panasonic KX-P8420 homepage. By linking to Panasonic KX-P8420 homepage you can get the various information related to this product. (Specification, Troubleshooting, FAQ ) http://www.kme.panasonic.co.
Appendix A How to enable Java setting in Internet Explorer ver5.0. Trouble: WebSetup cannot be activated showing below message when you are using Internet Explorer ver5.0 Possible Cause: Java setting is not enabled. (At default it is set as “Run in sandbox” that prohibits WebSetup operation.) Corrective Action: 1.Select Tools/Internet Options menu. 2.Select Security Tab. 3.Click “Custom Level...” button. 4.When “Security Settings” dialog appears, find “Java” setting and select “Custom”. 5.
