Operating Instructions Model No. KX-P8420 Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide before operating. Keep this CD-ROM in the protective case. Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of the CD-ROM.
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic KX-P8420 Color Laser Printer. The serial number is located on the label on the rear of the unit. For your convenience, record the number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase, in the event of a theft or for future reference. MODEL NO. KX-P8420 NAME OF RESELLER 2 SERIAL NO.
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FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES Technical Support Calls If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty, please contact the reseller from which the unit was purchased. You may also call the end user technical support telephone number which is operational during East Coast business hours (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM). The end user technical support number is 1-888-744-2424. This number is available within the U.S. only.
Contents EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozone release . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Setting up the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter 2 Printer Setup Preparing the imaging unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up the output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Chapter 4 Installing Software for Windows General steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows . . . . . . . 78 Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Completing the connection for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Chapter 7 Color Calibration Chapter 8 Care and Maintenance Bias adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 VisualCal, 30% match calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Calibrating the printer using VisualCal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Resetting the VisualCal calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Color adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Your Safety General Warning • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture. Caution • Do not open covers and do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. Power source Warning • The power source voltage of this unit is listed on the nameplate. Only plug the unit into an outlet with the proper voltage. • When you operate this equipment, the outlet should be near the equipment and accessible.
For Your Safety Moving the unit The printer weighs approximately 48.2 kg {106.2 lbs.}. It must be handled by two people. Turn the power off and remove the power cord when handling the unit.
For Your Safety Caution labels DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. PELIGRO: Cuando se abre y se invalida el bloqueo, se producen radiaciones invisibles de láser. EVÍTESE LA EXPOSICIÓN A TALES RAYOS. CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlocks defeated. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VARNING: Osynlig laserstrålning när denna del är öppnad och spärrar är urkopplade. STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG.
For Your Safety FOR USERS IN U.K. IMPORTANT: FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY This printer is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug each for your safety and convenience. A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362. Check for the ASTA mark ASA or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
Chapter 1 Before You Start Before you set up your new printer, please read the following information. Cautions To avoid problems, do not use the equipment under the following conditions: • Direct exposure to sunlight • Extremely high or low temperature [temperature range: 10˚C to 32.5˚C (50˚F to 90.
Before You Start • Directly in front of air conditioning vents • Liquids near the equipment • Too much media/document which exceeds the limit mark on the guide of the tray. • Front/right/left doors opened while the printer is operating; it may cause a media jam. Not genuine toner • Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner. It may damage the printer.
Before You Start CD-ROM To prevent accidental damage to the CD-ROMs: • Do not touch or write on the surface of the disc. • Do not leave the disc out of the protective case. • Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near heat sources. • Do not place heavy objects on the disc case or drop the case. • To clean the disc, hold the disc by its edges and wipe it from the center to the edges with a dry, soft cloth.
Before You Start Static electricity damage To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components, touch a grounded metal surface, such as the printer’s bare metal frame prior to touching the component.
Before You Start Features of the KX-P8420 The KX-P8420 Color Printer provides fast, high-quality color printing on plain paper, plus the ease of operation and high performance you expect from a laser printer, including the following.
Before You Start Color capabilities ColorWise™ CRDs (color rendering dictionaries) take full advantage of the colors available on your printer. PostScript 3 RGB files are converted to the printer’s CMYK color space during processing—optimizing them for rendering and printing.
Before You Start Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools are utilities that enable users to manage the KX-P8420 from the Internet or your company’s intranet: • • • • • Fiery WebDownloader Status Fiery WebSetup Fiery WebLink Fiery WebSpooler For additional information on KX-P8420 specifications, see “Specifications” on page 205. The icons in this document indicate: : Features and functionality which require an optional hard disk drive. See “Installing a hard disk drive” on page 196.
Before You Start System requirements You can use the printer in a networked environment and print from a PC compatible computer running Windows or from a Macintosh computer. With a Windows computer The minimum hardware configuration required to use the printer with an IBM PC or compatible includes: • • • • • An IBM PC or compatible computer with a 386 processor or higher A mouse that is supported by Windows Windows 3.1*1, Windows 95 or Windows NT® 4.
Before You Start Minimum space requirements Rear 35 cm (13.8") Controller board opening space 45 cm (17.7") Multi-purpose tray opening space Right Left 60 cm (23.6") Front cover opening space 50 cm (19.7") Media tray opening space Power source • The voltage level of the power source must not vary more than ±10% from the voltage level marked on the nameplate (located on the back of the unit). • Do not use an extension cord.
Before You Start Unpacking Make sure that all of the items shown below were provided and have not been damaged. Report damage or shortages to the reseller from which the unit was purchased. Page 2 includes an area for recording important information such as the name of reseller, serial number, and date of purchase. NOTE: • Save the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and transporting of the unit. They have been specifically designed to protect the equipment during shipment. 1.
Before You Start Part names Front side view Front panel (See page 27.) Right side door (See pages 32 and 165.) Output tray (See page 30.) Media tray (See page 33.) Fuser (See pages 150 and 158.) Front door (See page 29.) Color imaging unit (See pages 29 and 149.) Rear side view Slot cover for optional Network card (See page 203.) Multi-purpose tray (MPT) (See page 43.) Left side door (See page 39.) [Media thickness switch* (See page 39.)] Power switch (See page 37.) AC inlet (See page 36.
Before You Start Front panel overview This section describes the functions of the front panel, illustrated below: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel The printer LCD has two 24-character lines to display the printer’s status/ error messages or menu settings. READY ERROR MENU /EXIT ENTER CANCEL Activity lights CONTINUE The activity lights indicate the status of the printer.
Before You Start Buttons The front panel’s buttons have the following meanings: This button MENU /EXIT CANCEL CONTINUE ENTER 28 Indicates Menu/Exit button—From Ready (or Sleep), enters Menu mode. From Menu mode, exits menus entirely, returning to Ready. Cancel/Left button—While printing, Cancel stops printing or processing the current job. In Menu mode, returns to the previous menu item. When entering numbers, decrements to the next number or moves the cursor to the left.
Chapter 2 Printer Setup This chapter describes setting up the KX-P8420 Color Printer, connecting it to a PC compatible computer, and powering on the printer. It also includes print area specifications, guidelines for using the multi-purpose tray (MPT), and instructions on using the front panel.
Printer Setup 2 Turn the upper green lever clockwise until it stops and the arrows are aligned. This tightens the internal belts to ready the unit for printing. 3 Setting up the output tray Close the front door. Make sure that you have enough room for the output tray and that it is easy to access. To set up the output tray: 1 30 Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray against the printer.
Printer Setup 2 Installing the toner cartridges Lower the tray to the operating position. The toner cartridges that are shipped with the printer are starter cartridges. They are installed in exactly the same manner as the optional cartridges; the only difference is that the starter cartridges have less toner. The page life expectancy is 3,000 pages, based on a 5% image area. NOTE: • Save all packing material for shipping purposes.
Printer Setup 3 Open the right side door. CAUTION: • Do not leave the right side door open for more than 1 minute; the color imaging unit will be exposed to light and could be damaged. 4 Insert the toner cartridge in the appropriately labeled slot. From top to bottom, the order of the color toner cartridges is black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. 5 32 Repeat steps 1, 2, and 4 for each toner cartridge.
Printer Setup 6 Loading media When you have installed all the toner cartridges, close the right side door. The printer is shipped with one media tray (either Letter Paper or A4 Paper) installed, however the printer supports five different trays as shown in the following table. Tray Size A4 Paper 210 mm x 297 mm (8.3" x 11.7") A4 Transparency 210 mm x 297 mm (8.3" x 11.7") Letter Paper 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11") Letter Transparency 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11") Legal Paper 216 mm x 356 mm (8.
Printer Setup To load paper or transparencies: 34 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer. 2 Remove all packaging materials from inside the media tray; refer to the instruction sheet attached to the tray. 3 Push down on the metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place. 4 Fan the media (paper or transparencies), and then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing.
Printer Setup NOTES: • To optimize your printer’s performance, always use clean, unused media. • Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print. • Reusing media that has been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams) can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components. • The recommended transparency is 3M CG3700. If the print quality is poor, try printing on the other side. 5 Place the media in the tray under the hooks.
Printer Setup Using a parallel interface cable If you do not have a parallel interface cable, you will need to purchase one from your local computer store or dealer. See “Bidirectional Parallel Interface” on page 213. To connect a parallel interface cable: 1 Make sure the computer, printer and the other connected peripheral devices are turned off. 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to the computer’s parallel interface connector and the printer’s parallel interface connector.
Printer Setup Power on To power on the printer: Turn ON the printer, and then the computer. The Ready indicator on the printer starts flashing and Initializing is displayed on the printer’s front panel. After approximately 5 minutes, the printer’s Ready indicator is lit and Ready is displayed on the printer’s front panel. The printer is ready for printing.
Printer Setup Margins and print area When the image is printed on the media, the image (print area) is a bit smaller than the media size. You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area. The following table and illustrations show the page sizes, the largest print areas, and the margins for the media sizes supported on this printer. Margins Media Page Size Print area Top Sides Letter 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11") 208 mm x 270 mm (8.2" x 10.6") 4.2 mm (0.
Printer Setup Loading media in the multi-purpose tray The multi-purpose tray (MPT) serves as an additional tray for loading any type of media that ranges in size from 91 mm x 254 mm to 216 mm x 356 mm (3.6" x 10" to 8.5" x 14"). Use it to load a single sheet or a stack of media, depending on the media’s type and thickness. Use the multi-purpose tray to accomplish the following: Print on standard and special media • Standard media — Laser paper [75 to 165 g/m2 (20 to 44 lbs.
Printer Setup Switch setting 2 Media Thin (Default) Laser paper 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs.) Middle Laser paper 91 to 123 g/m2 (25 to 32 lbs.) Transparency, Label, Coated paper Thick Laser paper 124 to 165 g/m2 (33 to 44 lbs.) Envelope Close the left side door. Loading Paper, Transparency: NOTE: • Reusing media that has been fed through the printer (for example, after jams) can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.
Printer Setup 3 Separate the media guides to the approximate width of the media. 4 Fan the media, and then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing. NOTE: • The recommended transparency is 3M CG3700. If the print quality is poor, try printing on the other side. 5 Insert the media with the printing side up into the multipurpose tray. The height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the left guide, or it may cause a media jam.
Printer Setup 6 7 Adjust the media guides to the media size. Use the printer driver to select the multi-purpose tray. To load an envelope in the multi-purpose tray: Do not insert more than one envelope at a time. Only black text can be printed on envelopes. For more detailed information, see “Envelopes” on page 210. 1 2 3 Set the media thickness switch (page 39). Adjust the media guides to the width of the envelope.
Printer Setup To load labels in the multi-purpose tray: For detailed information on labels, see “Transparencies and labels” on page 209. 1 2 3 Set the media thickness switch (page 39). Adjust the media guides to the width of the label sheets. Insert label sheets in the multi-purpose tray with the printing side up and insert the top of the sheets first. The height of labels should not exceed the limit mark on the guide. 4 Choose MPT Label as the paper source in the Paper tab of the printer driver.
Printer Setup Using the front panel The printer’s front panel enables you to set options and view the status of the printer and print jobs.
Printer Setup Error messages If there is a printing problem, the Error indicator will be on, and an error will appear in the display window. For information about error messages, see “Front panel status and error messages” on page 177. Top-level menus The table below describes the printer’s top-level menus. To access the menus, press the Menu/Exit button. To scroll through the menus, press the Continue/Forward or Cancel/Left button on the front panel.
Printer Setup Choose To specify See also ENERGY STAR Enable entering ENERGY STAR mode which can reduce the total power consumption of the printer to less than 35 watts. Page 107 Parallel Port Setup Enable printing through the parallel port, set parallel port timeout, specify data mode. Page 107 Network Port Setup Specify Ethernet or Token Ring settings for network connections to the printer.
Printer Setup Printing pages from the front panel There are several pages that you can print from the front panel. This section provides instructions for printing a Test Print, a Configuration Page, and PostScript Font List. The Test Print includes a color sample as well as the printer’s name, enabled network protocols, memory configurations, and installed options. The Configuration Page lists information about the printer, the current Setup configuration, and the number of printer fonts.
Printer Setup To print a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List: 1 From the Ready screen, press the Menu/Exit button on the front panel. 2 Press the Enter button to display a list of available pages. 3 Press the Continue/Forward (or Cancel/Left) button until you see Configuration Page or PS Font List in the window and press the Enter button. The KX-P8420 prints a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List.
Chapter 3 Connecting the Printer to a Network This chapter describes how to connect your printer to a network by installing the network card (option). You can connect the printer to your network with thicknet, twisted pair, or thinnet. You can also connect your printer directly to a PC compatible through the parallel port.
Connecting the Printer to a Network AUI connector RJ-45 socket Parallel port NOTE: • Shut off the printer before connecting it to any network device. Only one Ethernet connection should be made to the printer at a time. To connect a thinnet cable to the printer: 1 With the printer turned off, connect the MAU transceiver to the AUI connector on the back of the printer. Secure the connection using the slide latch on the AUI connector.
Connecting the Printer to a Network To connect a twisted pair cable to the printer: 1 With the printer turned off, connect the RJ-45 cable to the RJ-45 socket on the back of the printer. 2 Turn on the printer and then the computer. For Ethernet speed setting, see “Network Port Setup” on page 107. Token Ring network connections The printer supports the shielded twisted pair cable (Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable) that plugs into the RJ-45 jack on the back of the printer.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Parallel cable connection In addition to receiving print jobs over the network, the printer can accept print jobs directly from an IBM compatible computer through its high-speed, Centronics compatible parallel port. This connection is also advantageous for workstations on dedicated networks using protocols other than AppleTalk, TCP/IP, or IPX. The parallel port connection can be used simultaneously with a network connection.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up TCP/IP printing TCP/IP provides network services for high-speed local and wide area networks and heterogeneous environments including PC compatibles, Macintosh computers, minicomputers, and mainframes running diverse operating systems. The printer supports the lpr protocol for printing over TCP/IP networks. Network users submit print jobs to a named printer. Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the printer, or can print to a Windows NT 4.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 5 When you have finished entering all numbers in the address, press Enter to advance to the Subnet Mask screen. 6 Use the Continue/Forward button to select a number as the Subnet Mask value for the KX-P8420. Press Cancel/Left button to accept a number and move to the left—to the next number. 7 Specify the Gateway Address in the printer’s Setup menus, if needed. See “Network Protocol Setup” on page 109 for details.
Connecting the Printer to a Network UNIX server print queues The lpr protocol is a printer spooling system. It is a set of programs that accepts printing requests from many users on a network, routes them to the proper print server (in this case, the KX-P8420), and accepts requests to display a queue’s status or to remove jobs from a queue. The lpr system is included in the standard installation of Berkeley-based UNIX systems, SunOS 4, and Solaris.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 5 If your UNIX system uses SunOS 4 or another BSDbased variant, go to the next section. If your system uses Solaris 2, follow the steps on page 57. To set up printing on a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or another BSD based variant: 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.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 3 Create a spool directory for the printer in the /var/spool directory. For example, enter the following: mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q 4 Create the log files. For example, enter the following: cp /dev/null /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q/log 5 Reboot the machine. To set up printing on a UNIX system running Solaris 2: 1 On each workstation that will print to the printer, log into the UNIX system as the root user.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Verifying the TCP/IP network connection Before a device on a TCP/IP network can send print jobs to the printer, the printer must be given a valid IP address and subnet mask, as well as a gateway address, if applicable. The printer is given these addresses in the printer’s Network Protocol Setup. The IP address is used on all TCP/IP networks and must always be assigned before the printer can be verified across the network.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up TCP/ IP clients for printing If the printer is being added to an existing network, each TCP/IP client is already running TCP/IP client software. The KX-P8420 supports TCP/IP client software on UNIX workstations, PC compatibles, and Macintosh computers. With Macintosh computers however, it is easiest to use the built-in AppleTalk protocol to communicate directly with the printer.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Printing and administering print jobs Once the printer has been properly installed on the TCP/IP network, users should be able to send print jobs to the KX-P8420 from most applications. UNIX clients also commonly use UNIX printing commands to print PostScript files and text files to the printer. For information on printing PostScript files and text files using UNIX commands, see Chapter 3 of Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up IPX (Novell) printing IPX, Novell’s Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol, runs on networks that include a Novell NetWare server. The server, typically a dedicated PC, is usually configured to control workstation access to shared resources.
Connecting the Printer to a Network To set up network printing, enable IPX/SPX Setup from the printer’s front panel (see “Network Protocol Setup” on page 109), and set up the PServer using WebSetup after configuring the NetWare server (see “PServer Setup tab” on page 120). Configuring the NetWare server This section explains how to set up the NetWare server so that networked users can print to the printer from their workstations.
Connecting the Printer to a Network ■ Setting the NetWare 4.x bindery context Novell 4.x servers use a different environment setup than Novell 3.1x servers. (If your server is using NetWare 3.x, proceed to “Setting up a KX-P8420 print queue” on page 66.) The native structure for Novell 4.x objects is known as Novell Directory Services (NDS). To provide backward compatibility with Novell 3.1x services, Novell 4.x servers use Bindery Emulation to “act” like a Novell 3.1x server. To set up the NetWare 4.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 4 Use the down arrow key to select Maintenance/ Selective Install. The Installation Options menu is displayed. 5 6 64 Select NCF Files Options. In the menu of available NCF files, select EDIT AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 7 Type a new line anywhere in the file as follows: set Bindery Context = (Enter your bindery context here) NOTE: • To the right of the equals sign, type the bindery context obtained from the system administrator. 8 9 Press Esc to close the window, and save changes. Proceed to the next section. To activate the bindery context: 1 If you cannot reboot the NetWare server at this point, type the set command manually at the server’s command prompt.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up a KX-P8420 print queue The NetWare print server and print queue are created and configured from NetWare Print Console, a NetWare utility that is stored in NetWare’s PUBLIC directory. To set up the NetWare server for printing to the KX-P8420: 1 2 Log in to the NetWare server as the Supervisor. 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.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 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 Select Print Queue Information from the Available Options menu. 8 Press the Insert key and type a name for a new print queue. Press the Enter key. The print queue name you entered will be highlighted in the Print Queues list.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 9 Make sure the print queue name you created is selected in the Print Queues menu, and press the Enter key. The Print Queue Information menu is displayed. 10 In the Print Queue Information menu, select Queue Servers, and press the Enter key. A blank Queue Servers list is displayed. 11 Press the Insert key. The Queue Server Candidates list is displayed.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up NetWare Windows clients Before setting up client workstations, make sure you perform Network Setup on the printer, and that the settings reflect the entities you created in PCONSOLE. Client setup has two parts: • Install the PS printer driver on each Windows workstation. • Configure the printer driver to print to a print queue on a Novell file server.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools allow you to manage your KX-P8420 remotely from the Internet or from your company’s intranet. The KX-P8420 has its own home page, from which you are able to select from a variety of functions including Status, Fiery WebSpooler, WebLink, Fiery WebDownloader, and Fiery WebSetup.
Connecting the Printer to a Network • If Java Applet is not set to Enable, you can not access the Fiery WebTools. Follow the next steps: Netscape 4.x 1. Select Preferences in the Edit menu. The Preferences window appears. 2. Select Advanced in the Category. 3. Click the boxes next to Enable Java and Enable JavaScript. 4. Click OK. Netscape 3.x 1. Select Network Preferences in the Options menu. The Preferences window appears. 2. Click the Languages tab. 3.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Instructions below apply to computers using Ethernet protocols. To use Fiery WebTools on each client workstation: 1 2 Enable TCP/IP on the KX-P8420. 3 Make sure the workstation is installed with an Internet browser. 4 5 Launch the Internet browser. Make sure the workstation has a valid, unique IP address. Enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer in the browser’s URL line. The printer’s home page appears.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing The following instructions describe printing to a network port using the Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog. You must specify the option settings including Server Name in the Service Setup screen, before SMB printing is enabled. See “Service Setup tab” on page 125. NOTE: • The Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the dialog is accessed using File>Print from within applications.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 5 32 Expand the levels to locate your printer and the queue you want to print to. If your printer has a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory, three connections will automatically be created when the KX-P8420 printer driver is installed. These connections are represented on the network by the Direct, Print and Hold printer icons. If your printer does not have a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory, only the Direct printer icon will be available.
Connecting the Printer to a Network 7 In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path is correct and click OK. 8 To confirm the connection, click the General tab in the Properties dialog box. 9 Click Print Test Page and click OK. If the test page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the computer.
Connecting the Printer to a Network Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing The following instructions describe printing to a network port using the Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog. The Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the dialog is accessed using File>Print from within applications. This tab appears only when the Printer Properties dialog is accessed via the Printers folder. To set up SMB printing on Windows NT 4.
Chapter 4 Installing Software for Windows This chapter describes installing software and setting up printing from a Windows-based computer running Windows 95, Windows 3.1, or Windows NT 4.0. See the Chapter 3 or instructions on how to connect the printer to a computer or to a network. General steps The general steps for installing the KX-P8420 user software from the CD are: • Install the PostScript printer driver.
Installing Software for Windows Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95 To set up the KX-P8420 as a PostScript printer you must install the PostScript printer driver v4.2 for Windows 95. This file is included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM.
Installing Software for Windows Specifying installed devices When the printer driver is installed, specify the optional devices installed on your printer to enable use of options relating to those devices. To specify devices installed on the KX-P8420: 1 2 From the Start menu, choose Settings >Printers. 3 Click the Device Options >Options tab, and specify the devices installed on the printer. Select the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon and select Properties from the File menu.
Installing Software for Windows Completing the connection for Windows 95 To print from Windows 95 you need to: • Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer. • Configure a port on each Windows 95 computer for the network or connection type. ■ Setting up parallel printing with Windows 95 The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for parallel printing. To install the printer for parallel printing: 1 Click the Start button, select Settings, and click Printers.
Installing Software for Windows ■ Setting up IPX (Novell) printing with Windows 95 The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for printing using IPX protocols. Before you begin: Verify the KX-P8420 has been configured for Novell printing in Network Protocol Setup. For more information about setting up the printer for IPX (Novell) printing, see “Setting up IPX (Novell) printing” on page 61.
Installing Software for Windows 9 Click the printer icon labeled with the NetWare print queue you will use and click OK. 10 In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path is updated, and click OK. To confirm the connection, you can print a Windows 95 test page. 11 Click the General tab in the Properties dialog box, and click Print Test Page. You are ready to print to the KX-P8420 from Windows applications.
Installing Software for Windows To install the KX-P8420 as a local PostScript printer: 1 Insert the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 2 Select the Typical, Compact, or Custom installation option. Choose this 3 Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 To install Typical The Adobe PostScript printer driver and the KX-P8420 PPD. Also copies the Adobe PostScript 3 fonts to your hard disk. Compact The Adobe PostScript printer driver and the KX-P8420 PPD.
Installing Software for Windows Specifying installed devices When the printer driver is installed, specify the optional devices installed on your printer to enable use of options relating to those devices. To specify options installed on the KX-P8420: 1 2 Select Settings >Printers from the Start menu. 3 Click the Device Settings tab, and scroll down to Installable Options.
Installing Software for Windows Completing the connection for Windows NT 4.0 To print from Windows NT 4.0 you need to: • Set up network servers, if any. • Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer. • Configure a port on each computer with Windows NT 4.0 for the network or connection type. ■ Setting up parallel printing on Windows NT 4.0 Once you have installed the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.
Installing Software for Windows ■ Setting up TCP/IP and LPR printing with Windows NT 4.0 Once you have installed the PostScript driver for Windows NT 4.0 complete the setup for the TCP/IP and lpr connection as follows: • Prepare the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and lpr protocols. • Configure the workstation for the TCP/IP connection. Before you continue, ask the system administrator for the IP address assigned to the KX-P8420 and the subnet mask as well as gateway address, if they are used.
Installing Software for Windows To 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.
Installing Software for Windows 5 Select LPR Port and click New Port. 6 In the Name or address of server providing lpr box of the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter the IP address of the KX-P8420. If the LPR port is not listed, install the TCP/IP protocols and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing. For details, see your documentation for Windows NT 4.0. If your network uses Domain Name Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to the KX-P8420 instead of the IP address.
Installing Software for Windows Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 3.1 The Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows 3.1 is included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. To install the Adobe PostScript printer driver: 1 Start Windows and exit any applications that start automatically. 2 Insert the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon and double-click the Printers icon.
Installing Software for Windows Specifying installed devices When the printer driver is installed, specify the optional devices installed on your printer. This will enable use of options relating to those devices. To specify options installed on the KX-P8420: 1 In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers icon. 2 In the Printers dialog box, select the Panasonic KX-P8420 on LPT1: in the Installed Printers list, and click Setup.
Installing Software for Windows Completing the connection for Windows 3.1 To print from Windows 3.1 you need to: • Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer. • Configure a port on each Windows 3.1 computer for the network or connection type. ■ Selecting a printer port When you install a printer, Windows assigns it to a default parallel printer port.
Installing Software for Windows 5 Click OK. 6 When you are finished, click Close. The Printers window appears, with the selected port next to the highlighted printer name in the Installed Printers list box. ■ Setting up IPX (Novell) printing with Windows 3.1 The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for printing using IPX protocols. Before you begin: Verify the KX-P8420 has been configured for Novell printing in Network Protocol Setup.
Installing Software for Windows 4 5 Click OK. When prompted, restart Windows. 6 In the Printers Control Panel window, click Connect to connect the KX-P8420 to the appropriate port. 7 Select Network. 8 If the Network Printer Connections dialog box is displayed, select the port in the Printer connections box. 9 In the Available queues list box, select the server and queue name that correspond to the KX-P8420. 10 Click the Connect button, and then click the Close button.
Installing Software for Windows Installing additional software for Windows users Additional software, including Adobe Type Manager (ATM), a PANTONE color reference file, a CMYK reference file, a KX-P8420 ICM profile, is included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. When a Typical installation is performed on Windows 95 using the installer, ATM and fonts are automatically installed to a directory on your hard drive directory called Panasonic KX-P8420.
Installing Software for Windows When a Typical installation is performed all the files needed to install Adobe ATM for Windows 95 are copied to the KX-P8420 directory. Windows 3.1 users must manually copy the ATM files on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to their hard drive (double-click the install.exe in the atm_31 folder). To install the Type 1 fonts for Windows 95: 1 Click Start button and select Programs, and Adobe, then click Adobe Type Manager. 2 3 Select the desired font(s) under c:\PS3Fonts
Installing Software for Windows See the Help menu of ATM for information on how to use the correct version for your system. NOTE: • ATM cannot be used to install TrueType fonts, which are also included in the PS3 Fonts folder. These fonts can, however, be installed on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 using the Control Panel >Fonts>File >Install New Font command. Windows 3.1 users can install TrueType fonts by double-clicking the Control Panel Fonts icon and selecting the fonts to be added.
Installing Software for Windows The PANTONE color matching system is a standard color system within the graphic arts and prepress industries. It specifies hundreds of spot colors, each identified with a unique number. Each PANTONE color is simulated on the printer by printing an appropriate combination of process (CMYK) colors. The ability to simulate PANTONE colors is a basic form of color management.
Installing Software for Windows Removing the KX-P8420 software Follow the instructions below to remove the KX-P8420 software from your Windows system: To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows 3.1: 1 From the Program Manager, double-click the Main icon. 2 3 4 Double-click the Control Panel icon. 5 Double-click the Printers icon. Select Panasonic KX-P8420 on LPT1 from Installed Printers. Click Remove button. NOTE: • Additional files must be removed manually.
Installing Software for Windows To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows NT 4.0: 1 Click the Start button and select Programs >Panasonic KX-P8420 >Uninstall Panasonic KX-P8420. 2 3 In the dialog box that appears, click Yes. Follow the instructions on your screen. NOTE: • To remove the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon from the Printers window, click the icon and select Delete from the File menu.
Chapter 5 Installing Macintosh Software This chapter describes installing printer driver software and setting up printing on a Macintosh computer. Instructions for setting up additional software provided on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM are included at the end of this chapter. Serial port printing (LocalTalk) from Macintosh computers is not supported by the KX-P8420 Color Printer. For instructions on how to connect your printer to a network, see page 69.
Installing Macintosh Software Installing Macintosh printing software To set up the KX-P8420 as a PostScript printer, you must install the PostScript printer description file (PPD) that corresponds to your printer and the Adobe PostScript printer driver (version 8.5.1 supports PostScript 3) provided on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM.
Installing Macintosh Software Setting up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser After you install the printer driver and printer description file, you need to set up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser. This section describes how to set up the KX-P8420 with the Adobe PostScript printer driver. To set up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser: 1 In the Chooser, ensure AppleTalk is enabled. NOTE: • If necessary you may need to add the AppleTalk zone in which your printer is located. 2 3 Click the AdobePS printer icon in the Chooser.
Installing Macintosh Software Installing the KX-P8420 ColorSync profile 10 In the dialog box that appears, click Select PPD. 11 12 Click Select, and then click OK. The Adobe PostScript printer driver automatically selects the KX-P8420 printer description file for your printer. Close the Chooser. The Adobe PostScript 8.5.1 driver can convert RGB colors of a file to a specified CMYK device target using ColorSync Color Management.
Installing Macintosh Software To use the KX-P8420 ColorSync printer profile: 1 2 Select Color Matching from the pop-up menu under the Printer pop-up menu in the Print dialog box. 3 Select ColorSync Color Matching or PostScript Color Matching from the Print Color pop-up menu. 4 Select KX-P8420 Color Printer ICC from the Printer Profile pop-up menu. 5 Click Save Settings to save the changes to the settings in the dialog box. With a document open, select Print from the File menu.
Installing Macintosh Software Installing additional software for Macintosh users Additional software, including Adobe Type Manager, and PostScript screen fonts are included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. Copy fonts files from PS3 Fonts folder on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to the System Folder of your Macintosh hard drive. Note that fonts files need to be moved to specific locations (Fonts folder of the System Folder); others can be moved to a folder of your choice.
Chapter 6 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup This chapter describes how to configure the printer’s Setup options. The settings you specify in Setup determine user access to the printer, printing defaults applied to jobs, and general system settings. Some Setup options are specified during an initial Setup from the printer’s front panel; others must be set later from Fiery WebSetup. Initial Setup from the front panel Initial Setup for network printing must be performed using the front panel.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup ENERGY STAR® To conserve energy and operating cost, this printer is provided with a programmable power save feature. The printer is factory set with the power save feature turned on. If set to On, the printer automatically turns to energy saving mode when there are no print jobs received or access to the front panel for more than 30 minutes. This mode can reduce the total power consumption of the printer to less than 35 watts.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Network Port Setup To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button. A) When the Ethernet card is installed in the printer: Ethernet Setup Press the Enter button to enable advance to the Ethernet Speed screen. Press the Enter button.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Req. All Route Yes/No [No*] If source routing is enabled, select Yes to allow all routers on the network to broadcast the presence of the printer to clients, enabling packets from clients on the network to travel to the printer by any route. Resp. All Route Yes/No [No*] If source routing is enabled, and Req.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Ethernet Subnet Mask [255.255.255.0*] or Token Ring Subnet Mask Use this option to specify the subnet mask for printing with TCP/IP over Ethernet or Token Ring. Press the Continue/Forward button to increment a value. Press the Cancel/Left button to accept a value and move to the next number to be entered. Numbers are entered from right to left. When all values have been entered, press the Enter button to accept your selection.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup C) When you select IPX/SPX Setup: IPX/SPX Setup To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button. Enable IPX/SPX? Yes/No [No*] Select Yes if you have an IPX (Novell) network connected to the printer. Note that you can enable AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) communication simultaneously. (*=Default setting) Language Setup The panel language setup menus are used to select a language for the front panel. Language Press the Enter button to view language options.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup After you have performed an initial Setup from the printer’s front panel (see page 106), you must complete the process of configuring Setup options using Fiery WebSetup, one of the Fiery WebTools. You can also use Fiery WebSetup to remotely view and modify Setup options later.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup 3 Click WebSetup. If a password has been set on the printer, you are prompted to enter it before you can access Fiery WebSetup. The options that you can specify from Fiery WebSetup are grouped into three categories: System Setup, Network Setup, and Printer Setup. These are described in the following sections. If you change a Setup option, the Cancel and Save buttons flash when you click to select another Setup category.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup System Setup In System Setup, you specify settings from two tabs: the System Setup tab and the Password tab. To set System Setup options: Click the System Setup button. ■ System Setup tab The options that you can set from the System Setup tab are described below. System Name—The default name of the printer appears in this text field. Edit the default name here. This is the name you should enter when you configure a connection to the printer over AppleTalk.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup ■ Password tab From the Password tab you can set an Administrator password or change the existing one. Once an Administrator password has been set, users will be prompted for this password when they attempt to access Fiery WebSetup or Fiery WebSpooler. To set or change the Administrator password: Click the Password tab. Enter New Password—To set a new password, enter a password in the Enter New Password text field.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Network Setup In Network Setup, you specify settings from four tabs: Port Setup, Protocol Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup. To set Network Setup options: Click the Network Setup button. The Port Setup tab is the first tab displayed in Network Setup. You can also access Protocol Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup tabs from this window.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Enable Parallel Port—Enable this option if you want to print through the parallel port. You can connect a single Windows computer to the parallel port and print directly to the KX-P8420. NOTE: • Enabling the parallel port does not conflict with Ethernet or Token Ring communication with the KX-P8420. Ignore EOF Character—Available only if Enable Parallel Port is enabled, this option specifies that the KX-P8420 should ignore end-of-file (EOF) messages.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup ■ Protocol Setup tab The options that you can set from the Protocol Setup tab are described below. The KX-P8420 can accept jobs via TCP/IP (over either Ethernet or Token Ring), AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously. To configure the KX-P8420, choose each protocol and enter the settings for that protocol. Enable Ethernet or, if you have enabled and installed the Token Ring option, enable Token Ring. If your network uses a gateway, enter the gateway address.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Subnet Mask— If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the following values: • 255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128 • 255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191 • 255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191 Be sure to confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator before proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from those listed.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Select Zone— The KX-P8420 searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the KX-P8420 to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the KX-P8420 is assigned to that zone automatically. If no AppleTalk zone can be found, your network may have no defined zones, or else the network cable has not been connected (see page 49). Choose OK.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup NOTE: • If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up NDS after Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup. If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, including using NetWare 4.x servers in bindery emulation, the KX-P8420 cannot service NDS and bindery emulation servers on the same NDS tree. PServer Setup (NetWare Services) The Enable PServer mode option must be turned on if you have a Novell server connected.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup 122 4 Select the new NDS tree and click Add. 5 Click OK. 6 Select the User Login object from the display in the Select Login User window. 7 8 Enter a password if necessary. 9 Select the print server from the display in the Select Print Server window. 10 11 Enter a password if necessary. 12 Select the print queue root from the display in the Select Print Queue Root window. 13 14 Enter a password if necessary. 15 Click OK. 16 Click Save.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup B) PServer Setup (Bindery Setup) Use Bindery Setup if you have already configured one or more bindery servers (file servers running NetWare 3.x or NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation) with a Print Server and a Print Queue for KX-P8420 jobs (see page 66). Before entering bindery settings, be sure the KX-P8420 is connected to the network and the NetWare file server is running.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup To set up the Bindery Setup: 1 Click the Bindery Setup button to display the Add Connections window. The Novell Setup window appears. 124 2 3 Click the server you want to add. 4 5 Enter your user name and password. 6 7 8 Select a print server from the list on the left. 9 Click OK. 10 Click Save. Click Add. The Add Server window appears. Click Next. The Add Server window shows a list of print servers you can add.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup ■ Service Setup tab The Service Setup tab is used to set Windows Printing Service options. Windows Printing Service enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which supports peer-to-peer printing, also known as Windows (WINS) or SMB printing. Enable Windows Printing Service— Enable this option to enable SMB (Server Message Block), the file and printer sharing protocol built into Windows.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Domain Workgroup—Enter the workgroup or domain you want the KX-P8420 to appear in. NOTE: • Lowercase characters are not allowed. Use WINS Server—Select to use a WINS name server. Broadcasts from SMB devices cannot be routed beyond their original network segment without a WINS name server. Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this manual. To find out if a name server is available, contact your network administrator.
Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup ■ PS Setup tab The options that you can set from the PS Setup tab are described below. 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.
Chapter 7 Color Calibration 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 KX-P8420 color printer is adjusted using three different methods: Bias Adjustment, VisualCal, and ColorWise Color Adjustment. • Bias Adjustment Used to adjust the overall color density.
Color Calibration 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. To perform Bias Adjustment: 1.
Color Calibration The current density setting for each color is indicated by the line enclosure on the Color Calibration Page.
Color Calibration To compare current setting with the color density samples: 1 Compare the current color density settings on the Color Calibration Page with the color density samples on the Color Calibration Card to see if they match. Place the Color Calibration Page on at least 2 sheets of clean white paper in a well-lighted area. Color calibration card Color calibration page • If they match, then you do not need to adjust the color density and you may proceed with any operation you wish to perform.
Color Calibration To perform Bias Adjustment: 1a If you wish to adjust the density for all colors simultaneously, perform the following, then go to step 2. 1) Repeat steps 1 through 3 in “To print a color calibration page:” on page 129. Calibration Offset is displayed in the LCD panel. 2) Press the Enter button. 0* (–5 to 5) is displayed in the LCD panel. 3) Press the Continue/Forward or Cancel/Left button to darken/lighten all the colors.
Color Calibration 4) Press the Continue/Forward or Cancel/Left button to darken/lighten the cyan color. To make the color density setting of the Color Calibration Page darker or lighter by 1 level, increase or decrease a value of the CYAN density by 3 by pressing the Continue/Forward or Cancel/ Left button. For example when the CYAN density is 0: • If you wish to make the density setting darker by 1 level: —Select 3 by pressing the Continue/Forward button 3 times.
Color Calibration VisualCal, 30% match calibration VisualCalTM is a calibration method that allows you to calibrate your printer to an ideal color output standard. The calibration calculations performed by the controller software are based on a series of values entered through the front panel. The values used in the calculations are determined by evaluating toner densities and color combinations produced on two specially designed calibration pages printed from the front panel.
Color Calibration The following procedure outlines how to calibrate the printer using VisualCal. Calibrating the printer using VisualCal To perform VisualCal calibration: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the Menu button and then press the Continue/Forward button repeatedly to advance to the Visual Calibration menu. Press the Enter button. 2 When the screen displays Endpoint Page on the first line and Print on the second line, press the Enter button.
Color Calibration 3 When the screen displays Black Low, begin the process of specifying Low and High values for each of the four toner colors, and a value for the 30% Match. Follow the instructions provided on the Limits and 30% Match page. For startpoints and endpoints: —Locate the leftmost circle you can distinguish from its background. For best visibility, view the page at an angle under normal lighting conditions. Position the page over several sheets of white paper.
Color Calibration NOTE: • Zero (0) and 9 are unacceptable values for color calibration. If any of the entered values for any colors are 0 or 9, the Limits and 30% Match page is reprinted automatically. Reenter values for all color rows starting with Black Start (Black Low). When you have finished entering all values, the Gray Balance Page menu appears. 4 To print the Gray Balance page, press the Enter button. The Gray Balance page is printed and Best Patch (row) appears.
Color Calibration 5 Select the row number of the most acceptable patch. Use the Cancel/Left button or the Continue/Forward button to select a value (+4 to –4). Accept a value by pressing the Enter button. (See the example below.) Best Patch (col) appears. 6 Select the column number(R, Y, G···) of the most acceptable patch. Use the Cancel/Left button or the Continue/Forward button to select the column. Accept a value by pressing the Enter button. (See the example below.
Color Calibration 7 To print a Color Test that uses the original values and a Color Test that uses the new values, press the Enter button.
Color Calibration Resetting the VisualCal calibration To reset VisualCal calibration: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the Menu button and then press the Continue/Forward button repeatedly to advance to the Visual Calibration menu. Press the Enter button. 2 When the screen displays Endpoint Page on the first line and Print on the second line, press the Enter button. Wait for the VisualCal Limits and 30% Match page to be printed.
Color Calibration Color adjustment The printer’s color adjustment feature provides additional creative control over printer’s color production. The color adjustment screens, accessible via the front panel, allow you to override the printer’s current toner density and brightness settings. Using the color adjustment controls, you can also increase or decrease the brightness of an image, or you can increase or decrease the density of each the following colors: red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
Color Calibration 5 To print a Color Test that uses the new values, press the Enter button. Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new values are printed.
Color Calibration Resetting the Color adjustment To reset Color adjustment: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the Menu button and then press the Continue/Forward button repeatedly to advance to the Color Adjustment screen. 2 Press the Enter button twice. 3 Press the Enter button twice. 4 Use the Cancel/Left button or the Continue/Forward button to select Reset All, and press the Enter button.
Chapter 8 Care and Maintenance Cleaning Periodic cleaning of the printer is recommended, depending on the environment in which the printer is used. You should clean the printer: • At least once a month • When the printer experiences frequent media jams • When print quality starts to deteriorate To clean the outside of the printer: 1 2 Turn the power OFF. Clean all the covers with a soft cloth, using any mild commercial cleaner.
Care and Maintenance 3 Use the green handles to pull out the paper feeder. 4 Gently rotate the paper-pick rollers 180° (the paper-pick rollers are D-shaped) and wipe them with a lint-free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol. 5 a) Reinsert the paper feeder. b) Close the left side door.
Care and Maintenance 6 Slide the media tray back into place. NOTE: • If you have a 2nd Cassette Feeder, you may also need to clean the rollers for the middle and lower media trays, which are accessed through the lower left side door. To clean the home sensor: If your printer panel displays Printer Error 30, clean the home sensor inside the printer. 1 2 Open the printer’s front door. Remove the color imaging unit. a) Loosen the two thumbscrews by turning them counterclockwise.
Care and Maintenance 3 a) Grasping the front green handle, slide the color imaging unit out until it catches. b) Lift up the left green handle. Pull the color imaging unit out of the printer and cover it to protect it from light exposure. Green surface a b Black belt IMPORTANT: • Do not touch the green surface (the right side) or the black belt (the underside). Finger prints may affect the print quality. SAFETY CAUTION: • The color imaging unit weighs approximately 6.5 kg {14.3 lbs.}.
Care and Maintenance 5 Reinsert the color imaging unit into the printer, holding it by its green handles. Match the arrow on the right side of the color imaging unit with the arrow on the printer, and slightly push the color imaging unit into the printer. Then release the left handle and push the unit in until it stops. 6 a) Turn the lower green lever clockwise 180° to insert the unit completely and to lock it. b) Tighten the two green thumbscrews by turning them clockwise. c) Close the front door.
Care and Maintenance 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. Printer component Printer panel message Color imaging unit*1 Image Unit wearing out Change the color imaging unit soon. Imaging Unit Worn out Change the color imaging unit now.
Care and Maintenance Printer component Printer panel message Average life Toner cartridges*1*2 Low Toner Change the color toner cartridge soon. Toner Empty 12,000 pages (Black) or 10,000 pages (CMY) Change the color toner cartridge now. Fuser unit*1*3 (oil supply roll installed) 28,500 pages Fuser Unit wearing out alternates with Oil Roll wearing out Change the Fuser unit soon. Fuser Unit and Oil Roll Worn out Change the Fuser unit now.
Care and Maintenance NOTE: • If you print with high density when Low Toner is displayed, you may get faded printout before Toner Empty is displayed. Printer component Printer panel message Average life 80,000 pages Transfer unit*4 Transfer wearing out Change the Transfer unit soon. *4 When you have just replaced Transfer unit, you must select Yes in the New Transfer Unit menu. See “Maintenance” on page 152.
Care and Maintenance Displaying the life of supplies and coverage of toner Maintenance This menu shows how much percentage of each consumable life remains to be used. Please note that the values shown here is just the approximate value and are not always correct. So the consumable wearing warning message might occur regardless of the displayed values. Page Count—It shows the pages your KX-P8420 has printed since your purchase of the printer.
Care and Maintenance Image Area Last—It shows the percentage of the whole printable area covered by each toner in the previously printed page. This menu cannot show the value correctly just after the printer was turned on. • • • • CYAN: ###% MAGENTA: ###% YELLOW: ###% BLACK: ###% Average—It shows the average percentage of the printable area of all pages printed covered by each toner.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location A: 1 Open the left side door corresponding to the selected media tray and remove the jammed media. 2 Close the left side door. OR 154 1 Remove the media tray. 2 Remove the jammed media from inside the printer. 3 4 Reinsert the media tray. Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the LCD.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in the 2nd cassette feeder: 1 Open the lower left side door. 2 Remove the jammed media. 3 Close the lower left side door. OR 1 Remove the selected media tray (middle or lower media tray).
Care and Maintenance 2 Remove the jammed media from inside the printer. 3 4 Reinsert the media tray. Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the LCD. To clear media jams in location B with multi-purpose tray: 1 Remove the jammed media from the multi-purpose tray. 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel. NOTE: • A few sheets of paper printed after clearing media jam may be dirty.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location B with media tray: 1 Open the left side door. 2 Use the green handles to pull out the paper feeder. 3 Remove the jammed media on the paper feeder. 4 Reinsert the paper feeder and close the left side door.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location C: 1 a) Open the printer front door. b) Turn the small green thumbscrew counterclockwise to unlock the fuser. . b a SAFETY CAUTION: • The fuser is hot; to avoid personal injury, turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes (after opening the front door) for the fuser to cool before touching it. 2 a) Holding the green tab on the right, slide the fuser out until it stops. b) Press the green lever on the left to release the safety catch.
Care and Maintenance 3 a) Hold the fuser as shown below, and slide it out of the printer. b) Close the front door. b a SAFETY CAUTIONS: • The fuser unit weighs approximately 3.1 kg {6.8 lbs.}. Take care when handling it. • Do not touch the roller and the parts around the roller when handling the fuser, because they may be hot.
Care and Maintenance 4 Remove the oil supply roll. a) Press out on tabs to unlock the oil supply roll. b) Remove the oil supply roll out of the fuser. a a b NOTE: • If the paper is not jammed in the fuser unit, perform the following. Repeat steps 1 to 4 in “To clear media jams in B with media tray” on page 157. 5 Remove the cleaning pad, holding the tabs. Cleaning pad The shape of a cleaning pad is subject to change.
Care and Maintenance 6 a) Turn the fuser’s large green knob clockwise. b) Remove the jammed media. b a OR Remove the jammed media. 7 Replace the cleaning pad.
Care and Maintenance 8 a) Replace the oil supply roll into the fuser. b) Press down firmly on the oil supply roll to snap both sides into place. b Oiled cloth a b A Oiled cloth NOTE: • If the oiled cloth is loose, rotate the gear (A) clockwise until it is tight. Do not touch the oiled cloth. CAUTION: • If the oil supply roll is not installed correctly, print quality will be diminished.
Care and Maintenance 9 a) Open the front door. b) Slide the fuser back into the printer. b a 10 a) Turn the small green thumbscrew clockwise to lock the fuser. b) Close the front door.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location D with face down printing: SAFETY CAUTION: • The fuser is hot; to avoid personal injury, turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes (after opening the front door) for the fuser to cool before touching it. NOTE: • First check the exit opening for media that has jammed and folded like an accordion. It is especially difficult to see if the media is transparency film. 1 a) Open the front door.
Care and Maintenance CAUTION: • If the fuser knob will not turn, do not force it, or you may damage the fuser. Instead, follow these steps: a) Unlock the fuser by turning the small green thumbscrew counterclockwise. b) Pull the fuser out. The media will probably tear. c) Remove the oil supply roll. d) Turn the fuser’s large green knob to release the jammed media. e) Remove the jammed media from the fuser and the printer.
Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location E: 1 Remove the jammed media from the output tray. 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel. To clear jams with the multi-purpose tray: 166 1 Remove the jammed media from the multi-purpose tray. 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel.
Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting Trouble Ready indicator is blinking. Possible Cause Corrective Action The printer is receiving, processing or printing job. Wait for the job to be completed or cancel the job. You have entered the Menu mode in the printer panel. Exit the Menu mode by pressing the Menu/ Exit button. The printer is networked and WebTools are being accessed. Wait for the job to be completed. Ready indicator is off. The printer is not ready, is disabled, or has detected an error.
Care and Maintenance Trouble Half tone area has areas of weak color. Corrective Action Paper doesn’t match the environmental conditions, or it has too much moisture. Try fresh paper, or another type of paper. The color density is set incorrectly in the printer panel. See “Chapter 7 Color Calibration”. The toner is almost depleted. Replace the color toner cartridge soon (depending on the complexity of your prints, you can continue to print up to 100 more pages).
Care and Maintenance Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action A single color shows a light, repeating horizontal line. The roller in the toner cartridge has a slight impression after a long period of storage. Run 20-30 prints. The impression will disappear with continued time and use. Prints are missing fineline detail. The color imaging unit has reached its useful life. Replace the color imaging unit. Dark color spots and dark or light streaks appear in all colors.
Care and Maintenance 170 Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action A single white spot appears in approximately the same vertical place on the page. The color imaging unit is damaged. Replace the color imaging unit. Large light spot(s) appear randomly. Fingerprint(s) on the underside belt or photosensitive belt (inside) of the color imaging unit. Print several pages until the spots fade. One or more dark vertical lines appear on the print in all colors. The color imaging unit is scratched.
Care and Maintenance Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action A piece of the printed image is missing and reappears out of place, approximately 129 mm (5'') down the page. The fuser’s internal roller is not being consistently oiled or the fuser’s internal roller is contaminated with toner particles. Print 5-10 pages of blank pages to clean the roller. If you still see the problem: • Replace the oil supply roll. If you still see the problem: • Replace the fuser.
Care and Maintenance Trouble 172 Possible Cause Corrective Action Dark and wavy vertical streaks appear in all colors. The main charge grid is dirty. Replace the color imaging unit. The entire page prints in black, including the borders. Bad electrical contact for the main charge grid. Reinsert the color imaging unit to correct the contact for the main charge grid. The main charge grid is broken. Replace the color imaging unit. Toner spots appear on the back of the media.
Care and Maintenance Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action The page is completely blank. The problem could be with one of the following: • Engine control board. • Developer voltage. • Laser scanning unit mirror. Turn the printer off and back on again. If the problem persists, call for service on your printer. Service Error is displayed on the LCD. An error occurred that is not usercorrectable. Turn the printer off and back on again. If the error persists, call for service.
Care and Maintenance Media problem Trouble Frequent paperpicking errors. Corrective Action Fan the paper or transparencies before installing them in their respective trays; this is especially important for transparencies because they tend to stick together. Make sure that you have loaded paper in the paper tray and transparencies in the transparency tray. Make sure that the media is installed under the hooks at the front of the media tray.
Care and Maintenance Problems with image size and position Trouble Corrective Action Off-set images. Check your application for correct image sizing. Cut-off images. Check your application for image sizing. Make sure that the correct size media is in the media tray. Print quality problems Trouble Prints have dull, faded colors. Corrective Action Adjust or calibrate colors. See “Chapter 7 Color Calibration”.
Care and Maintenance Trouble Streaks or spots Corrective Action Most spots are caused by fingerprints or dust introduced into the printer while installing the color imaging unit or loading media. Make sure that the surface where you unpack the color imaging unit, paper, and transparencies is free of dust. Keep supplies in a covered area or a closed box. Make sure that the color imaging unit stays covered until immediately before installing it in the printer.
Care and Maintenance Front Panel Messages When an error interferes with printing, you will see a message on the front panel. The following table lists the messages in alphabetical order, with the appropriate corrective action for each one. NOTE: • If the message indicates that you don’t have enough memory to finish printing, you may need to install additional memory to handle your workload. See “Installing additional memory” on page 199.
Care and Maintenance Message 178 Corrective action/additional information Disk Is Full Erase or replace the printer’s hard disk. Execute the Reset Queues menu from the printer’s front panel. See “Reset Queues” on page 111. Disk Device Failure Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. Error %s Cycle Power Unrecoverable error happened. Turn off the printer. Engine Interface Error Cycle Power Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service.
Care and Maintenance Message Corrective action/additional information Insufficient Memory Not enough memory to finish printing. Change printing resolution to 600 x 600 dpi if you selected higher resolution. or Install additional memory in the printer. Jam at A See front door label Clear paper jam. See front door label. (See page 154.) Jam at B See front door label Clear paper jam. See front door label. (See page 156.) Jam at C See front door label Clear paper jam. See front door label.
Care and Maintenance Message 180 Corrective action/additional information Load Letter in Middle tray Load letter size paper in Middle tray. Load Letter in Upper tray Load letter size paper in Upper tray. Low Black Toner Black toner will need to be replaced soon. Low Cyan Toner Cyan toner will need to be replaced soon. Low Magenta Toner Magenta toner will need to be replaced soon. Low Yellow Toner Yellow toner will need to be replaced soon.
Care and Maintenance Message Corrective action/additional information Memory Shortage Page Simplified Not enough memory to finish printing. Change printing resolution to 600 x 600 dpi if you selected higher resolution. or Install additional memory in the printer. Middle Tray Empty Add media to Middle tray. Middle Tray Not installed Install Middle tray. Multi-Purpose Tray Empty Add media to multi-purpose tray. NVRAM Error Settings Changed NVRAM hardware error. Cycle Power.
Care and Maintenance Message 182 Corrective action/additional information Paper Feeder Not installed Install paper feeder. Parallel I/O Buffer Overflow Not enough memory to finish printing. PJL Operations Failed Error in PJL code. Resend print job to the printer. Press Enter to Initialize Disk Press the Enter button to initialize a new hard disk. This message will also appear if the hard disk has malfunctioned, or if the hard disk is the incorrect type.
Care and Maintenance Message Front panel service calls Corrective action/additional information Transfer wearing out Transfer unit will need to be replaced soon. Transparency Tray Not installed Install transparency tray. Upper Left side door Open Close Left side door. Upper Tray Empty Add media to Upper tray. Upper Tray Not installed Install Upper tray. Warming Up Printer is warming up. Yellow Toner Cartridge Not installed Install yellow toner cartridge.
Care and Maintenance Repacking It is highly recommended that you keep the original carton and ALL packing materials. Should you need to transport or ship your printer, please follow these instructions. SAFETY CAUTION: • The printer weighs about 48.2 kg {106.2 lbs.}. It must be handled by two people. NOTES: • Should you need to send your printer for service, consult your reseller first or Panasonic. • Please use the original carton and all of the original packing materials.
Care and Maintenance To prepare the printer for repacking: 1 Turn off the printer; remove the power cord and all interface cables. 2 Remove the media tray(s) from the printer; remove the media from the tray(s). 3 Press down on a media tray’s metal plate. Place the cardboard packing material into the media tray. 4 Reinsert the media tray into the printer; use adhesive tape to secure the tray to the printer.
Care and Maintenance 6 a) Open the printer’s front door. b) Loosen the two thumbscrews by turning them counterclockwise. c) Turn the lower green lever 180° counterclockwise. b c b a 7 a) Grasping the front green handle, slide the unit out until it catches. b) Lift up the green handle on the left and pull the imaging unit out of the printer. IMPORTANT: • Do not touch the green surface (the right side) or the black belt (the under side). Finger prints may affect the print quality.
Care and Maintenance 8 Wrap the imaging unit with a protective black plastic sheet. CAUTION: • Do not expose the imaging unit to light for more than 45 seconds to avoid damage. 9 On the imaging unit, turn the upper lever 90° counterclockwise; this is necessary to protect the imaging unit during shipment.
Care and Maintenance 10 Insert the imaging unit into the packaging. 11 a) Open the left side door. b) Slide the paper feeder out, using the green handles.
Care and Maintenance 12 a) Push in on green tabs to unlock the cover. b) Raise the cover until it catches in the open position. a b a 13 a) Rotate the transfer unit’s green handles up. b) Lift out the transfer unit. b 14 a Place the transfer unit on newspaper or drop cloth. Rotate the handles down and wrap the transfer unit with a piece of paper and adhesive tape. NOTE: • Do not touch or bump the roller: it can damage the roller.
Care and Maintenance 15 Install the plastic cover and insert the transfer unit into a plastic bag and seal the end tightly. Install the transfer unit into the packaging. Plastic cover Plastic bag To pack the toner cartridges: 1 a) Open the right side door. b) Remove a toner cartridge. b a CAUTION: • To avoid possible toner spillage, do not tilt the cartridge. 2 a) Replace the shipping cover. b) Secure the shipping cover with adhesive tape.
Care and Maintenance 3 Insert each toner cartridge into a plastic bag and seal the end of the bag tightly. 4 Repeat steps 1 (b) through 3 for each toner cartridge. To finish repacking the printer: 1 Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printer. NOTE: • If a toner vacuum is available, it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner. Do not use a standard office vacuum; the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors.
Care and Maintenance 4 If you have a 2nd Cassette Feeder, lift the printer up and away from the 2nd Cassette Feeder. SAFETY CAUTION: • The printer weighs approximately 41.7 kg {91.9 lbs.} and the 2nd Cassette Feeder weighs approximately 14.3 kg {31.5 lbs.}. Observe standard precautions for lifting heavy objects. 192 5 Repack the 2nd Cassette Feeder in its original shipping box. 6 Repack any other accessories in their original shipping boxes. 7 Repack the printer in the original shipping box.
Chapter 9 Options Upgrade options The following upgrade options and consumables are available for the KX-P8420 Color Printer from your local Panasonic reseller: • Hard Disk Drive (KX-PDHD1) for storing print jobs, and additional fonts (page 196) • 16 MB (KX-PEMD1) or 32 MB (KX-PEMD2) SDRAM DIMMs (page 199) Two DIMM slots for additional memory are available on the printer controller board. Each slot can support a 16 MB or 32 MB SDRAM DIMM.
Options 3 Carefully pull the printer controller board out of its slot in the printer.
Options To replace the printer controller board: 1 Align the printer controller board with the groove on the back of the printer and carefully slide it back inside the printer. Printer controller board 2 Tighten the two thumbscrews on the printer controller board that you loosened earlier, using a cross-point head (+) screwdriver. 3 Plug in the power cord and reconnect any cables to the back of the printer.
Options Installing a hard disk drive The following section explains how to install the hard disk drive on the KX-P8420. It also describes how to initialize the new hard disk drive for use from the printer’s front panel. To install the hard disk drive you will need to remove the printer controller board, install the drive and then replace the printer controller board in the printer. For instructions, see “Removing and replacing the printer controller board” on page 193.
Options To install a new hard disk drive: 1 2 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. Insert the provided cable into the connector on the printer controller board, directing a projection on the cable against the groove in the connector. Slide the cable until the click is heard. Cable Projection 3 Unpack the new hard disk drive. With the electrical circuit board side up, place the drive on a flat surface or on the palm of your hand.
Options 5 Put the four stand offs of the hard disk drive into the four holes, and secure the hard disk drive on the printer controller board with four screws. 6 Insert the other end of the cable into the connector on the hard disk drive. The pins on the hard disk drive’s connector are in two groups (A and B). Be sure to insert the cable into the part A. A 7 8 198 B Stick the label provided to the hard disk drive. Replace the printer controller board in the printer.
Options Initializing the hard disk After you install the hard disk and power on the printer, you may be prompted to initialize the new hard disk drive. If so, follow the directions below: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the Menu/Exit button to enter the Setup menus. 2 Press the Continue/Forward button until Hard Disk appears. Follow the instructions on the LCD.
Options Installing SDRAM DIMMs The printer controller board ships with the following memory configuration: • The DIMM slot numbered J1, is reserved for the printer’s system software ROM DIMM. • The DIMM slot numbered J8 contains a 16 MB SDRAM DIMM. • The remaining two slots, J2 and J3 are empty. J8 (Standard DIMM) J1 (ROM DIMM) J2 (Empty) J3 (Empty) The lever may be only on one side of each socket.
Options To install a SDRAM DIMM: 1 Unpack the SDRAM DIMM(s). 2 3 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. Unlatch the lever on the side of the empty socket (J2 or J3). 4 Ensure that the notches on the SDRAM DIMM are aligned inside the empty socket. Do not touch the connector edge on the SDRAM DIMM. Notch 5 a) Slide the SDRAM DIMM into the empty socket (J2 or J3) at a 45-degree angle and push the DIMM into the socket. b) Snap the lever(s) into place.
Options Installing network cards The following section explains how to install either an Ethernet (KX-PNBC5) or Token Ring (KX-PNBC6) network card (illustrated below) on the KX-P8420. It also describes how to configure the printer Setup when the new network card has been installed. Ethernet card Token Ring card To install the network card you will need to do the following: • • • • Remove the printer controller board from the back of the printer.
Options Installing a network card: 1 2 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. a) Use a flat blade screwdriver to gently remove the connector cover on the side of the network card connector. b) Remove the two screws that secure the slot cover on the front bracket, then remove the slot cover. Save the screws.
Options 3 a) Align the network card into the cutout in the front bracket. b) Insert the network card into the network card connector. c) Secure the network card to the front bracket using the two screws you removed from the slot cover. Network card [The figure is Ethernet (KX-PNBC5) network card.] b a c 204 4 Replace the printer controller board in the printer. 5 Connect the printer to a network. For instructions, see “Removing and replacing the printer controller board” on page 193.
Appendix This appendix contains specifications for the following: • • • • Printer Media Bidirectional Parallel Interface Controller Specifications Printer Printing method Semiconductor Laser Power source Refer to the nameplate on the rear of the unit. Temperature Operating: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.
Appendix Paper output Up to 500 sheets [75 g/m2 (20 lbs.)] Resolution 600 x 600 dpi, 1200 x 600 dpi (more than or equal to 48 MB SDRAM required) or 1200 x 1200 dpi (more than or equal to 48 MB SDRAM required, with SDRAM DIMM option installed) Maximum printing speed 3.5 ppm (Full Color), 14 ppm (Monochrome) at 600 x 600 dpi Media ■ Media sizes Media Paper Transparency Envelope Size Dimensions Letter 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11") A4 210 mm x 297 mm (8.3" x 11.7") Legal 216 mm x 356 mm (8.
Appendix ■ Margins and print area When the image is printed on the media, the image (print area) is a bit smaller than the media size. You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area. The following table shows the page sizes, the largest print areas, and the margins for the media sizes supported on this printer. Margins Media Page Size Print area Top Bottom Sides Letter 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11") 208 mm x 270 mm (8.2" x 10.6") 4.2 mm (0.17") 4.3 mm (0.
Appendix ■ Types of paper to avoid • Extremely smooth or shiny paper or paper that is highly textured • Letterhead imprinted with low temperature or thermography. These materials may transfer onto the fusing roller and cause damage. Any pre-printed paper should use inks compatible with 200°C (392°F) for 0.1 second. • Damaged or wrinkled paper, or paper with irregularities such as tabs, staples, etc.
Appendix ■ Transparencies and labels You may also print on transparencies and labels that are made for the printer.
Appendix ■ Envelopes It is recommended that you print in black text only and purchase high quality #10 laser envelopes with diagonal seams, as shown in the diagram below: High quality envelopes have the following characteristics: • A thin, sharply creased leading edge • Paper weight of 90 g/m 2 (24 lbs.) • Flat, free of curls, wrinkles, nicks, etc. NOTE: • Wrinkle may occur in some case, even if high quality envelopes are used.
Appendix • Highly textured envelopes, or with extremely shiny surfaces • Envelopes that seal by removing a peel-off strip • Envelopes with more than one flap to be sealed • Self-adhesive envelopes • Envelopes that are baggy or not sharply creased • Embossed envelopes • Envelopes that have previously been printed on Do not attempt to print on any of the following types of envelopes. These may cause damage to your printer.
Appendix ■ For best printing results • Avoid printing in high humidity i.e., above 70% RH. High humidity may cause the envelope to curl and pick up excess toner. High humidity may also cause the envelope to seal. • Avoid printing below 10°C (50°F) with less than 30% RH. Low temperature with low humidity may cause light printing. • Print only one envelope at a time. Envelope storage is very important.
Appendix Bidirectional Parallel Interface The bidirectional parallel interface is based on the IEEE P1284-C standard. If your computer has a bidirectional parallel port, the printer driver and printer can take advantage of faster data transfer. ■ Specifications Connector Type IEEE 1284-C type connector Cable Use a shielded cable 1.8 m (5.9 ft) or less in length.
Appendix ■ Parallel Interface connector (printer side) 18 1 36 19 NOTES: • “Return” denotes the return side wire of a twisted pair cable and is connected to signal ground. • Be sure to use only a shielded cable. The printer will not operate properly if any of the pin is not connected. Controller CPU 133 MHz, R4700 CPU Hard disk drive Option ROM 16 MB Memory (SDRAM) Standard: 16 MB SDRAM DIMM Optional: additional 16 MB or 32 MB SDRAM DIMM upgrades available.
Index Numerics 10Base2, 5, T Ethernet cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 A Active ports, specifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Add Port option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 AppleTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 connecting to Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 enabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 AppleTalk Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 AppleTalk Zone . . . . . . . . .
Index F Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fiery WebDownloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 70 Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112–127 Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116–126 Printer Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126–127 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114–115 Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 enabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index M O Macintosh computers on IPX (Novell) network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 on TCP/IP network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 printer use with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 printing on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Media attachment unit (MAU) . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51 Memory installing additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199–201 Menu/Exit button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Messages error . . . . . . . . .
Index P Printer front panel activity lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Canceling Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Network Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107–111 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27–28, 44–48 service calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 specifying network settings . . . . .
Index T Z TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 enabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 setting up printing in Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . 87 setting up the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 10Base2, 5, T Ethernet cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Terminology, Novell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Test pages, printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Thicknet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
