Fujitsu 10 ppm, User Manual

Page 1: ...TM 10V 14V USER S MANUAL 10 14 ppm page printer ...

Page 2: ...id the user s authority to operate the equipment Notes Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M3878SA14AV The use of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less The length of the power cord must be 3 mete...

Page 3: ...0 feet or less The length of the Ethernet interface cable must be 100 meters 328 feet or less for type 10BASE 2 and 185 meters 607 feet or less for type 10BASE T The length of the power cord must be 3 meters 10 feet or less Laser Safety Information This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations title 21 CFR chapter I subchapter J based on the Radiation Control for Hea...

Page 4: ...e equipments The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations This product sold ...

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Page 6: ...itten permission of Fujitsu Limited C145 E145 02EN November 1996 Trademark Acknowledgment Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual Adobe Systems Inc PostScript Agfa Division of Miles Inc Albertus Antique Olive Arial CG Omega CG Times Clarendon Condensed Coronet Courier Garamond Letter Gothic Marigold Symbol Times New ...

Page 7: ...he heat roller and motors if you have been printing recently These parts may be hot Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface and do not expose it to light for more than three minutes Use only a shielded interface cable of 3 meters 10 feet or less for the parallel interface 15 meters 50 feet or less for the serial interface 100 meters 328 feet or less for Ethernet interface 10BASE T connectio...

Page 8: ... Paper and Installing the Paper Tray 1 10 Connecting the Power Cord 1 12 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 13 About Interfacing 1 13 Connecting to the Parallel Port 1 14 Printing a Test Page Offline 1 15 Installing the Printer Driver 1 16 Get to Know Your Printer Driver 1 16 Printer Driver for Windows 3 1 3 11 1 17 Printer Driver for Windows 95 1 17 Plug and Play Printer Detection 1 17 Set...

Page 9: ...earing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer 3 6 Printing a Status Report 3 6 Printing a Font Report 3 8 Selecting Paper Tray MFF or Manual Paper Feed 3 10 Setting MFF Paper Size 3 11 Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu 3 12 Menu Functions 3 12 Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons 3 12 Submenus Items and Options 3 13 Menu Items 3 16 Handling Paper 3 19 Paper Types and Sizes...

Page 10: ...the Ethernet Port 4 9 Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable 4 9 Selecting the Ethernet Interface 4 10 Ethernet Specifications 4 10 Adding Paper Sources 4 10 Paper Feeder 4 10 Changing the Paper Tray Size 4 12 Different Paper Tray Sizes 4 15 Multi function Feeder 4 15 Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 1 Preventive Maintenance 5 1 Periodic Routine Maintenance 5 2 Replacing the Toner Bottle 5 2 Replacing the...

Page 11: ...1 Action required Status Indications 6 14 Printer Status Indications 6 15 Warning Messages 6 16 Appendix A Font Samples A 1 Bitmapped Fonts A 1 Scalable Intellifonts A 1 Scalable TrueType Fonts A 2 Appendix B Supplies and Accessories B 1 Supplies B 1 Accessories B 1 Appendix C Specifications C 1 Glossary GL 1 Index IN 1 Fujitsu Offices Inside back cover ...

Page 12: ...provides a summary of everything for from non technical users unfamiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users The PrintPartner 10V 14V comes with seven floppy disks Windows Printer Drivers two disks which provide the computer s operating system with the programs that control this printer MarkVision three disks printer management utility program which allows you to easily unders...

Page 13: ...e on a hard disk a 3 5 double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive and a VGA 640 480 dots or higher resolution display To run PPMENU you need an IBM PC AT or PS 2 computer or compatible running MS DOS with at least 1MB of memory available on a hard disk a 3 5 double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive and a VGA 640 480 dots display You must also be using PC DOS version 5 02 MS DOS version...

Page 14: ...T RESET CONT ENTER MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT Basic functions Second functions Physical buttons Basic functions Second functions Physical buttons The control panel has a character display of 16 columns 2 lines In text the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital letters inside a box like READY and control panel display messages appear in a fixed spacing font like R...

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Page 16: ...ion and unpacking the printer Setting Up Assembling the printer Connecting the Printer Selecting an interface and connecting to the computer Installing the Printer Driver Printing Your First Document Where to Go from Here The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of the printer and two routes of paper feeding These parts are referred to throughout the manual so take some tim...

Page 17: ... Power switch Power cord connector Centronics parallel interface connector Interface board slot cover Control panel Slide cover Font emulation card slot and RAM card slots inside Multi function feeder connector Paper tray Manual feed slot inside the cover Front cover Upper door Top cover Paper stacker Stacker full sensor ...

Page 18: ... the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes Figure 1 4 Paper paths Toner bottle Print density dial Print unit Paper tray Top cover main stacker Rear stacker Manual feed slot ...

Page 19: ... follow these guidelines Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Choose a room that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust Leave space on either side of the printer for proper ventilation To avoid exposing the printer to extremes of temperature do not put the printer in direct sunlight or near a heater Ideal room temperature is from 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Humidity should be between 2...

Page 20: ...hat uses a lot of power such as a copier or a coffee maker Unpacking and Checking Your Printer As you unpack the printer check each item carefully for damage If you find damage notify your dealer Check also that you have received all the items shown below This printer comes with everything you need except an interface cable If you do not yet have a cable you must purchase one before you can connec...

Page 21: ... The left paper guide is an accessory for the printer customized for Letter size paper It needs to be installed in the paper tray when the paper tray is adjusted for Executive A4 or A5 size paper Figure 1 5 Printer inventory Print unit placed in printer Printer Getting Ready Paper size label Toner bottle Left paper guide for paper tray Power cord Printer driver disks MarkVision disks Network print...

Page 22: ...rchase the printer will last about 2500 printed pages under the condition of 5 coverage on A4 paper The succeeding toner bottles last about 5000 printed pages each Notice Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer Be careful with the print unit s drum the green surface The drum is easily damaged by contamination or by exposure to ligh...

Page 23: ...erials from the print unit Remove protective sheet q Pull clear tape w until its blue end is visible and remove it Remove two restraint cushions e 3 Remove the toner bottle from its bag 4 Shake the toner bottle by moving it back and forth in a horizontal motion several times 5 Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle Gently pull off the seal being careful not to spill toner Handle to seal car...

Page 24: ... bottle do not remove it from the print unit until it is empty This could causes toner to spill into the printer 7 Lock the toner bottle Push the toner bottle forward until it clicks into place The bottle stands nearly upright when installed correctly 8 Close the printer s upper door Press down firmly on the front portion of the upper door and make sure the upper door is locked completely ...

Page 25: ...ional paper tray See Chapter 4 and Appendix B You should load about 50 sheets of copier paper to test the printer 1 Pull the paper tray out of the printer 2 Prepare the paper tray Remove restraint cushion q Check green indicator w is positioned according to the tray size label 3 Prepare a paper stack Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label Fan the paper stack both ways to prevent she...

Page 26: ...itioning of paper in the tray Make sure the stack does not exceed the limit mark 5 Lock the pressure plate If the front of the stack is raised push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place 6 Install the paper tray Align the sides of the tray with the guide grooves of the tray slot and firmly slide the tray all the way into the slot Notice You cannot install the paper tray with the pressu...

Page 27: ...cting the Power Cord This printer comes equipped with one of the two voltage ratings 120 VAC such as for the USA 220 to 240 VAC such as for Europe The manufacturer s nameplate on the back of the printer indicates this rating Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet 1 Check that the printer is turned off The O marked side of the switch should be depres...

Page 28: ...4 Notice The following restrictions apply to interface cables To comply with regulations for radio frequency emissions use only shielded cable for computer to printer communications The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less About Interfacing You can connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface Many computers have a parallel interface po...

Page 29: ...necting to the Parallel Port This printer does not come with a parallel interface cable You can use a standard Centronics interface cable sold separately for this purpose Your dealer can advise you on the cable you require Notice Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface Do not touch any connector contacts or corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printe...

Page 30: ...e the ONLINE indicator turns off Press the SELF TEST button for more than five seconds The message display indicates SELF TEST and the DATA indicator flashes A status report page is printed Check that the printing is successful Notice With the FPS card option installed in the printer the status report is for either the PCL emulation standard or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used...

Page 31: ...dows 95 note the following When you install the printer driver the original OS CD ROM or floppy disks may be required during installation When MarkVision is already installed select a printer name followed by MV in the Printers window When MarkVision is not installed select a printer name not followed by MV Get to Know Your Printer Driver The Printer Driver has two functions 1 it automatically tra...

Page 32: ... disk into the 3 5 inch floppy disk drive of your computer 3 From the Windows Program Manager select the File menu and choose the Run command 4 Type A inst_xxx or B inst_xxx and press the Enter key Printer Driver for Windows 95 The Windows printer driver can be installed by either of the following two methods The first one applies when Windows 95 is started with the printer ready and the second on...

Page 33: ...ick Add Printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard will appear Click Next 4 Click Have Disk from the next dialog box The Install from disk dialog box will be displayed and you will be prompted to select the drive and directory containing the installation disk 5 Insert the Printer driver installation disk into the A or B drive Type A or B and click OK 6 A dialog box will display the model names Select the mo...

Page 34: ...mputer See Printing a Status Report in Chapter 3 Turn on your printer and observe the initialization sequence If no RAM extra memory cards have been installed the sequence lasts about one minute during which the following events occur The printer conducts a number of self checks The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean the drum The message display indicates READY indicating t...

Page 35: ... window Adjusting Print Density If you feel that the printout is too light or too dark adjust the print density by turning the print density dial It is located inside the top cover above the control panel Turning the dial clockwise darkens the print A counterclockwise adjustment lightens the print After making the adjustment close the top cover print your trial document again and check the results...

Page 36: ...tware program has sent the print data to the printer Many programs have a printer control function that shows print status No printout DATA The printer has received data from the indicator on computer but has not printed the page To print the page put the printer offline by pressing READY briefly then press FORM FEED Unreadable printout Possible causes and solutions are A wrong printer driver is s...

Page 37: ...on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper see Chapter 3 To customize printer defaults see Chapter 3 To install additional memory see Chapter 4 To load additional fonts see Chapter 4 To install an alternate emulation see Chapter 4 To add an additional paper tray see Chapter 4 Where To Go From Here Where To Go From Here ...

Page 38: ...s available in Windows 3 1 3 11 or Windows 95 environments and MarkVision is available in Windows 95 environments Generally the printer driver controls the printer You can also control the printer using the remote setup utility program called PPMENU stored in the floppy disk labelled PPMENU which is packaged with this manual This section focuses on PPMENU which allows you to easily change your pri...

Page 39: ...nual is selectable for message display when installing PPMENU To use PPMENU your computer and its operating environments must be as follows IBM PC AT or compatible or PS 2 PC DOS 5 02 MS DOS 3 3 or higher VGA 640 x 400 or higher display Hard disk drive installed 1 MB essential for PPMENU 3 5 inch double sided high density 2HD floppy disk drive 1 44 MB PPMENU is supplied with a 3 5 inch double side...

Page 40: ... Help window describes item indicated by cursor Figure 2 1 PPMENU main menu concept 5 You can either use your keyboard or your mouse and left mouse button to perform operations in the main menu Follow these steps if you will be using a keyboard Select a pull down menu Alt key L S or O key Select highlight a feature or option TAB and cursor keys Confirm or execute Enter key Cancel ESC key To apply ...

Page 41: ...en emulation is PCL Feature Default Other options or range Copies 1 1 to 99 pages Paper Letter 1 A4 A5 Legal Executive etc Orientation Portrait Landscape Form lines 60 2 5 to 128 lines Paper source Tray 1 Manual feed Tray 2 MFF AUTO Tray 1 not used AUTO Tray 2 not used AUTO MFF not used AUTO All Select 3 Page protect Auto On Duplex mode 4 Off On Binding 4 Long edge Short edge Typeface name Courier...

Page 42: ...MFF not used and AUTO All Select are displayed collectively as AUTO when above options are not installed 4 Duplex mode and binding are invalid for this printer 5 Font source is subordinate to the typeface and cannot be selected 6 The screen format changes depending on font information except for resident fonts and compatible mode setting 7 FEIT is the acronym for Fujitsu Enhanced Image Technology ...

Page 43: ...s set up remotely MarkVision displays the printer control panel on the computer s screen and gives you the exactly same functions as available with the control panel of the printer You can perform a function by clicking a button on the computer s screen without pushing a button of the printer s control panel Installing MarkVision To use MarkVision your computer and its operating environments must ...

Page 44: ...e printer driver click the Custom box from the Printer Installation dialog The following screen is displayed if the printer has no error Figure 2 2 MarkVision main screen initial status The top menu bar offers three functions The screen displays information and a graphic of the printer corresponding to the function selected The bottom line displays printer status Help is available from each screen...

Page 45: ...ting the MarkVision icon flashes to let you know there is a problem with the printer even if the icon is minimized on your monitor Printer Management Utility Program MarkVision Control Panel Allows you to remotely operate your printer It displays an exact replica of the physical control panel on the printer on your monitor Click the appropriate button on the screen by the mouse as if you are press...

Page 46: ... for customizing printer defaults Handling paper This section describes how to print on various types of paper This section introduces the printer s control panel beginning with a description of the indicators message display and buttons The tutorial describes the use of the buttons in some detail and follows with an example The Control Panel The control panel consists of four indicators a message...

Page 47: ... The control panel has four labeled LED indicators across the top Indicator Meaning POWER Indicates printer power is on ONLINE Indicates the printer is online and ready to print DATA Flashes when data is being sent from your computer Lights steadily to indicate the printer s buffer contains unprocessed data ERROR Indicates a printer error has occurred Details are indicated by the message display ...

Page 48: ...essed in the Ready state Error messages inform you of conditions requiring your attention such as TRAYn PAPER OUT COVER OPEN or PAPER JAMn They also warn you of hardware problems such as FUSER FAILURE or BD CYCLE ERROR The TONER LOW message informs you that the toner bottle needs replacement See Chapter 6 for a complete list of messages and explanations In tray select mode or MFF paper size mode t...

Page 49: ...n setup tray select or MFF paper size mode Displays the next option Displays the previous option Pressing and holding down the button for five or more seconds The following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline Button Function RESET Clears the buffer of any print data and puts the printer through its initialization sequence RESET MENU Besides the above reset function resets all printe...

Page 50: ...r messages Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer FORM FEED Pressing FORM FEED tells the printer to advance to the next page The practical effect is to print any data remaining in the buffer For example the buffer might contain data from an interrupted print job When the buffer contains residual data the control panel DATA indicator is steadily lit Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing C...

Page 51: ...f resident fonts To print a status report follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the SELF TEST button for five or more seconds The message changes to SELF TEST with the DATA indicator flashing and the status report begins printing After printing the printer returns to the original state See Figure 3 2 Notice If the FP...

Page 52: ...User s Manual 3 7 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Figure 3 2 Status report ...

Page 53: ...e seconds The message changes to PRINT FONT with the DATA indicator flashing and the status report begins printing After printing the printer returns to the original state See Figure 3 3 Notice If the FPS card is installed the font report is for either the PCL emulation or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used for printing the last document however the font report is for the FPS em...

Page 54: ...User s Manual 3 9 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Figure 3 3 Font report first page ...

Page 55: ...icators off 2 Press the TRAY SELECT button briefly The message changes to TRAY TRAY1 The asterisk means that tray 1 is selected 3 Select or deselect a paper source This step is valid when tray 2 or MFF option is installed Pressing the ENTER button in this condition makes the asterisk disappear Tray 1 is deselected Pressing the ENTER button again makes the asterisk reappear Tray 1 is selected 4 Sel...

Page 56: ... indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the MFF PAPER SIZE button for five or more seconds The message changes to MFF PAPER A4 The asterisk means that A4 size is selected for the MFF 3 Select a desired paper size Press the or buttons until the desired paper size appears Press the ENTER button The asterisk appears and the paper size is selected 4 Save the selection Press th...

Page 57: ... your printer to suit the requirements of your computer software and documents Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons The menu mode is structured as a tree consisting of submenus items and options The following example shows a small portion of the tree and illustrates how the four buttons work Fig 2 6 In the example Submenus are PAGE FORMAT MENU and QUALITY MENU Items are COPIES PAPER...

Page 58: ...in RAM MENU MENU MENU SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU PAPER LETTER MENU PAPER LEGAL SMOOTHING ON SETUP MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU COPIES 001 ENTER COPIES 002 MENU READY ENTER MENU SMOOTHING OFF Submenus Items and Options The following table shows all of submenus and items and summary of options displayed on the message display in menu mode The display initially shows the factory default option followed by an a...

Page 59: ...tions 001 002 003 999 pages A4 A5 Letter Legal Executive 1 COM10 Monarch C5 DL B5 Portrait Landscape 005 006 007 060 128 lines page 2 Auto On On Off 600 300 dpi Off On Off On Internal Soft SIMM 4 000 001 002 003 N depending on the font source max 999 0 44 0 45 0 46 99 99 characters inch 4 00 4 25 4 50 4 75 5 00 999 75 point Roman8 ISOL1 ISOL2 ISOL3 PC8 PC8 DN PC850 PC852 PC8TK WingDings On Off 25 ...

Page 60: ...n an item is selected Start Start Start Start Shows the printing component to be replaced Print unit 1 Letter for U S customers and A4 for European customers 2 This is for Letter and portrait It automatically changes depending on paper size and page orientation 3 Also called FEIT Fujitsu Enhanced Image Technology which makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally possible with the p...

Page 61: ...ch item of the menu mode Page format menu Copies The number of copies the printer prints from each page Paper Envelope A paper size or envelope size to be used by the printer Orientation A printing direction Form lines The number of lines printed per page Page protect Whether a block of printer memory is reserved exclusively for text and graphics data especially for printing dense text or complex ...

Page 62: ...offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the left edge of physical paper in PCL emulation FPS menu Jam recovery Whether the jammed page is reprinted Print FPS errors Whether an error report is printed out Job timeout Time interval to be allotted between jobs Wait timeout Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job end Manual timeout Time interval to be allotted for manual ins...

Page 63: ...sion the NPAP mode must be Auto or On BootP Whether the TCP IP protocol that enables a workstation to find its IP address is enabled or disabled for the network adapter IP address A unique address of the printer in the TCP IP network environment IP netmask Bit mask that logically subdivides the network specifying a local network portion of the IP address IP gateway A unique address of the equipmen...

Page 64: ...ge in basic weight from 64 to 90 g m2 17 to 24 pound for the paper tray and from 64 to 105 g m2 17 to 28 pound for the manual feed slot Smooth paper produces the best print quality but textured papers usually provide satisfactory results The following descriptions also apply to an optional paper tray Notice When you use thick paper follow these guidelines When you are using thick paper or special ...

Page 65: ... US legal size 8 5 14 in Executive 7 25 10 5 in When using the manual feed slot the size is Minimum 100 mm wide 148 mm long 3 94 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide 360 mm long 8 5 14 13 inches When using the MFF option the size is Paper size physical Dimensions A4 210 297 mm A5 148 210 mm Letter 8 5 11 inches Legal 8 5 14 inches Executive 7 25 10 5 inches Envelope COM 10 4 1 8 9 5 inches Envelope Mon...

Page 66: ...ted paper size Paper size logical Dimensions A4 210 297 mm A5 148 210 mm Letter 8 5 11 inches Legal 8 5 14 inches Executive 7 25 10 5 inches Envelope COM 10 4 1 8 9 5 inches Envelope Monarch 3 7 8 7 5 inches Envelope C5 162 229 mm Envelope DL 110 220 mm Envelope B5 176 250 mm When the PCL emulation is used and if the physical paper size tray size or MFF paper size is different from the logical pap...

Page 67: ...se effects heat and or pressure are also used in the printer s fuser unit For this reason the fuser unit may damage the preprinted image Load preprinted paper with the printed side facing down in the paper tray When using the manual feed slot place paper with the printed side facing up For printing in portrait orientation the letterhead should be at the front of the tray For landscape orientation ...

Page 68: ...jected straight out the back to minimize curl The capacity of the rear stacker is about 20 sheets Use the envelope sizes shown in the preceding table To avoid damage to the printer never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows or synthetic materials Feed from the manual feed slot or the optional multi function feeder Feed the envelopes with the gummed side of the flaps facing downward Do not use e...

Page 69: ...nt labels before using them If jamming problems occur and continue try a different type of label Handling Paper Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the three paper sizes A4 A5 LTR Letter and EXE Executive If the paper tray is preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase however you cannot adjust it to the Legal size To change the size follow these steps 1 Remov...

Page 70: ...ition that is adjust the triangle mark to A4 A5 LTR or EXE engraved on the tray 3 Remove the three paper guides from the tray Turn the tray upside down and unlock the guides as follows Left and right guides Press the two catches inward Rear guide q Press the two catches outward w slide the guide along the slit and e push out it to the opposite side Handling Paper ...

Page 71: ...t guides Put the two catches into the holes Rear guide Mount the guide in reverse order of the removal 5 Adhere the correct paper size label 6 Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray 7 Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Notice Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error will occur Handling Paper ...

Page 72: ...ect MANUALFEED ON using the tray select mode of the control panel Next start your software program to print a file Then follow these steps 1 Open the front cover Pull the depression at the top of the cover 2 Adjust the paper guides Position the left and right guides to the width of the sheet 3 Place the sheet with print side face up When the printer is ready to print it displays the message Insert...

Page 73: ...sheets straight out the back to minimize curl Use the rear stacker to print envelopes overhead transparencies and labels To use the rear stacker follow these steps 1 Open the rear stacker Pull the projections at the top of the stacker 2 Remove the paper support from inside the stacker 3 Set the paper support in position Insert the two ends of the paper support into the mounting grooves of the rear...

Page 74: ...apply For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes use the manual feed slot Using the control panel select a paper size that is equal to or larger than the physical size of the nonstandard size paper Otherwise part of the printed image may be cut off Selecting a paper size larger than the physical paper may result in data running off the edges of the paper This can affect print quality and shor...

Page 75: ...d against the right frame of the tray and face down Figure 3 4 Portrait and landscape orientation When using the manual feed slot place the paper with its letterhead facing up In portrait orientation insert the paper with its letterhead away from you In landscape orientation insert the paper with its letterhead on the right hand side Some software programs allow you to print both portrait and land...

Page 76: ...per source Add a multi function feeder to print various types of paper You can order these options separately See Appendix B for ordering information Contact your dealer for information on other new options that may be available The following gives you brief information and installation instructions for each option Notice Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing an option Do not to...

Page 77: ...per two ivory ones for RAM cards 2 Orient the RAM card Hold the card with the cut corner down and facing left and insert the card aslant into connector You can install two memory expansion cards The expansion card can have 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 megabytes of RAM Together with the printer s resident memory 3 megabytes these expansion options offer a range of RAM from 3 to 67 megabytes Adding RAM Insert w...

Page 78: ...t or jam recovery using the control panel To remove an unsealed RAM card push out the retaining clips When the card slants outwards pull the card to remove Alternate emulations are offered with emulation cards You can use these emulations to connect your printer to different computers The FPS card PostScript Level 2 compatible is available The installation procedure is the same as that for the RAM...

Page 79: ...onal interfaces are serial LocalTalk and Ethernet If your computer cannot use a parallel port for your printer or the location of your printer is distant from the computer you can use the serial port LocalTalk port or Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer Fujitsu offers the optional serial interface RS 232C 422A board LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C for these purposes Notice W...

Page 80: ...o check the serial parameter default settings Connecting the Serial Interface Cable To connect to the serial interface port you need a cable correctly wired for this printer and your computer The cable must also have the proper connectors Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable The serial interface of this printer requires a null modem cable with a male DB25 co...

Page 81: ...n the serial interface board is installed the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the serial interface Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Next you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same between the computer and the printer The reference manual explains the parameters Consult your computer and software documentation to determine the settings your computer us...

Page 82: ...the following commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P MODE LPT1 COM1 Also make sure that the file MODE COM is in your boot directory Then whenever you boot your computer the computer will print through the serial port using the printer s settings Important For information on DOS files and commands consult your DOS manual or the manual supplied with your computer Note that you may...

Page 83: ... contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer To make the connection firmly plug the cable connector into the LocalTalk interface port on the back right of the printer Plug the other connector into your computer s LocalTalk port Consult your computer documentation if you need help Selecting the LocalTalk Interface The printer s standard interface is parallel While the LocalTalk i...

Page 84: ...o have the proper connectors Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable For example C66L 2810 0111 and C66L 1240 0002 Fujitsu products are available for 10BASE T and 10BASE 2 ports respectively Also refer to your network documentation for the type of connector required by its Ethernet port Notice Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interfa...

Page 85: ...ers twisted pair star connection Speed of data transmission 10M bits second Paper Feeder If you switch paper sizes frequently you may want to add a second paper source Or you may simply wait to increase the paper capacity of your printer You can easily do this by installing an optional paper feeder which consists of a base frame and a paper tray The paper tray in the paper feeder is identified as ...

Page 86: ...ing the printer on the paper feeder be sure you insert the two guide pins of the paper feeder into the two positioning holes at the bottom of the printer 4 Set the lock lever to the lock side Pull up the lever Notice Be careful not to drop the printer on the paper feeder Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer and paper feeder For paper loading ref...

Page 87: ...o change the size follow these steps 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the tray 2 Change the setting of the paper size indicator Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the desired position that is adjust the triangle mark to A4 A5 LTR or EXE engraved on the tray Adding Paper Sources Label Rear guide Pa...

Page 88: ...the two catches inward Rear guide Push the end of the left or right frame outward and release the pin of the guide from the hole then release the other pin 4 Attach the paper guides to the correct positions Locate the mounting holes of the desired paper size by referring to the label or engraving on the tray Left and right guides Put the two catches into the holes ...

Page 89: ...er of the removal 5 Adhere the correct paper size label 6 Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray 7 Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Notice Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error occurs ...

Page 90: ...apter 1 Paper size Dimensions Letter US letter size 8 5 11 inches Legal US legal size 8 5 14 inches Executive 7 25 10 5 inches A4 European letter size 210 297 mm A5 148 210 mm Multi function Feeder The multi function feeder MFF is useful to print a quantity of envelopes or transparencies The MFF can hold and deliver 100 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes Notice When using paper do not l...

Page 91: ...off before installing or removing the multi function feeder 1 Open the front cover 2 Fasten the feeder to the printer Insert the left and right supports and hooks of the multi function feeder into the corresponding openings at the front of the printer Be sure the hooks catch the pins firmly 3 Connect the feeder cable Connect the feeder cable to the connector at the right side of the printer Orient...

Page 92: ...hich are separately provided for the manual feed path and the paper stack path 5 Set the physical paper size of the MFF Use the MFF paper size menu to select the size of paper loaded in the MFF To remove the multi function feeder follow these steps 1 Disconnect the feeder cable and push the two levers at the bottom of the feeder upwards to unlock the two hooks 2 Then lift the feeder aslant toward ...

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Page 94: ...ons Do not expose paper to high humidity or moisture which can cause wavy edges Do not store paper in direct sunlight or allow it to become very dry which can impart an electrostatic charge Store paper flat not on edge If you must open the printer s upper door for more than three minutes remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a dark place Exposure of the photoconductor...

Page 95: ...or when printing is too light Clean paper path When replacing the print unit or toner bottle after clearing a paper jam or when printouts show toner smudging Clean precharger wire When print density is uneven or when printing shows black vertical lines Replacing the Toner Bottle The toner bottle is designed to last approximately 5000 printed pages under the condition of 5 coverage on A4 paper or l...

Page 96: ...Open the upper door 2 Tap the toner bottle Tap the toner case to drop any remaining toner from toner bottle into print unit This avoids the remaining toner from being spilt inside the printer during replacement 3 Unlock and remove the old toner bottle Pull the top of the toner bottle toward you to swing bottle from the upright position to the removable position Gently remove the bottle If necessar...

Page 97: ...al from the toner bottle Pull off the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes 7 Install the toner bottle Slide both projecting guides of the toner bottle along the grooves of the print unit Periodic Routine Maintenance Projecting guides ...

Page 98: ...age paper type and operating and or storage conditions The print unit life ends when background smudge ghosting or dropouts occurs Avoid unnecessary high coverage printing to maintain the print unit performance For the print unit life this printer indicates the near end of life only The printer message display begins indicating REPLACE PARTS when the print unit can print 3000 to 5000 more pages le...

Page 99: ...cedures in the order listed Removing the Print Unit Perform this procedure in the following cases To replace the print unit To store the print unit in a clean dark place when working inside the printer for more than three minutes Caution For safety turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord before beginning To remove the print unit follow these steps 1 Open the upper door 2 Raise the green...

Page 100: ...print unit do not touch or scratch the green drum surface after removing the print unit To avoid spilling toner be sure to keep the print unit upright and keep the toner bottle mounted on the print unit Cleaning the Paper Path Clean the paper path When replacing the print unit After clearing a paper jam When printouts show toner smudging Periodic Routine Maintenance Print unit Green drum ...

Page 101: ...illed toner on the inside of the printer Use a damp cloth to remove any toner stains Cleaning the Corona Wire The corona wire is located in the metallic housing chrome frame on the base frame inside the printer Perform this procedure When replacing the print unit When the printout shows vertical white lines or printing is too light Notice You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light ...

Page 102: ...remove any dirt or other substance Be careful not to break or otherwise damage the wire After you have cleaned the printer install the print unit and close the upper door Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire Perform this procedure when printouts show small spots of toner smudging especially near the top edge of paper Open the upper door and remove the print unit Be careful not to damage...

Page 103: ... drum Be sure to remove the plastic sheets after installing the print unit Operating the printer without removing the sheets will make the print unit unusable Never touch or scratch the green drum surface Be careful not to allow dust or foreign matters into the toner hopper To install the new print unit follow these steps 1 Remove the print unit from its envelope Place the unit on a level steady p...

Page 104: ...les with the green drum surface facing you First slide the print unit straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle toward back of the printer When handling the print unit never allow its green surface to touch anything since it can be easily scratched ...

Page 105: ...e next step immediately close the printer s top cover to protect the photoconductor drum from light After you have installed the print unit install the toner bottle See Replacing the Toner Bottle described previously in this chapter Close the printer s upper door Press down the top cover until it clicks shut Reconnect the power cord and turn on the printer Guide pin Guide pin Arrow mark Print unit...

Page 106: ...ver you have replaced the print unit or the printer continues displaying the warning message REPLACE PARTS To reset the print unit counter follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is offline If necessary press the READY button to put the printer offline The ONLINE indicator is off with the REPLACE PARTS massage displayed 2 Press the MENU button to put the printer in menu mode The message changes...

Page 107: ...READY button to return the printer online The ONLINE indicator lights up without the REPLACE PARTS massage Important After the reset operation check the status report to make sure that the Warning Message is cleared MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT ENTER MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RES...

Page 108: ...recharger wire and the other for the corona wire inside the printer Use the pad on the longer branch To clean the precharger wire follow these steps 1 Open the upper door of the printer 2 Remove the print unit from the printer Place the unit on a level steady place 3 Clean the wire To clean the wire position the tool as shown in the figure then gently slide it left and right two or three times alo...

Page 109: ...oid exposing the drum to light wrap the print unit and toner bottle with a protective material and store it in a safe place To protect the printer from moisture place it in the plastic bag it was shipped in Seal the bag with tape Place the printer in its carton using the original packing materials to brace and protect the printer The illustration shows the position of the printer components within...

Page 110: ...rinted pages don t look as they should Error Indications The printer has self diagnostic tests for a variety of hardware and interface problems If a test indicates a problem the printer displays it on the control panel This section explains these error conditions Printer Status Indications These statuses are not error conditions Most of them require no action by you However explanations are includ...

Page 111: ...minutes Take special care when removing a jam from the transfer corona unit to avoid damage to the corona wire 1 Open the upper door 2 Remove the print unit For detailed procedures and advisory notes see the section Removing the Print Unit in Chapter 5 3 Check inside the printer If the sheet has jammed Before the feed roller go to step 4a Under the feed roller go to step 4b If you cannot clear the...

Page 112: ...eet return the two levers to their original positions pull the levers down toward you Notice Leaving the two levers raised causes damage to the levers when the print unit is installed and pressed down 4b Remove the sheet Caution Do not touch the heat roller This hot area may burn your hand See the label attached to the upper door Clearing Paper Jams ...

Page 113: ...he rear stacker at the back of the printer Draw out the paper guide First push up the top edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide Caution Do not use the lever to pull out the paper guide The lever or the paper guide may be damaged ...

Page 114: ... roller This hot area may burn your hand See the label attached to the upper door Return the paper guide to the original position Raise the top edge of the paper guide and push down it to lock the paper guide in position Notice If the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer will not work ...

Page 115: ...6 6 User s Manual Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear stacker 5 Clean the inside of the printer Look for spilled toner inside the printer Clean away any toner with a damp cloth ...

Page 116: ...he ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 dgree angle towards the back of the printer Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH until the print unit snaps into position 7 Close the upper door Before closing the door make sure the print unit is seated properly Press down the door until it clicks into place ...

Page 117: ...e stack is level with or below the limit mark on the left paper guide The paper pressure plate may not be released Pull out the tray and insert the tray again until it clicks up Problem Solutions No power when you turn on Check that the power cord is the printer plugged in at both ends and that the power outlet has power Printer does not initialize Close the upper door completely Push down lock th...

Page 118: ...it The figures below show the typical appearances Due to dirty corona wire Too light White vertical line Ghost printing Due to dirty precharger wire Black vertical line Toner stains back Due to both Smudging Blurred black vertical line Due to expired fuser unit Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems Blurred black vertical line Due to expired fuser unit ...

Page 119: ...ona wire Replace the print unit Vertical density is uneven Clean the corona wire Clean the precharger wire Vertical white lines appear Remove the print unit and rock it to distribute the toner evenly or replace the print unit Clean the corona wire Vertical clear black lines appear Clean the precharger wire Vertical blurred black lines Clean the precharger wire appear Contact your dealer if the fus...

Page 120: ... Turn the thick paper mode on using the control panel Check if the thick paper mode is on by using the control panel if the mode is on turn it off Errors refer to a problem or condition which requires you to take action The printer shows errors by using the ERROR indicator and the message display of the control panel The following table lists the error indications explains causes and suggests solu...

Page 121: ...lation or font installed Solution Press the CONT button JOB TIMEOUT Cause FPS job timeout This error occurs when the FPS card is installed Solution Press the CONT button LOAD MFF size Cause Paper mismatch occurred LOAD TRAYn size Solution Set the specified tray to the correct paper size specified MANUAL TIMEOUT Cause Paper was not inserted into the manual feed slot in the prescribed time This erro...

Page 122: ...ammed paper from the following area 0 Pick roller 1 Entry to paper path 2 Paper path 3 Ejection from paper path PS ERROR mn Cause A PostScript error Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service Source PAPER OUT Cause Paper out in the specified paper source Solution Supply paper STACKER FULL Cause Paper stacker full Solution Remove paper from the paper stacker SYSTEM ERROR n Cause A...

Page 123: ...TONER LOW Cause Toner runs short Solution Prepare new toner bottle READY REPLACE PARTS Cause Print unit is near end Solutions Replace print unit Note Enter menu mode and select Clear Warning After replacement be sure to press ENTER to perform Clear Warning Important If the upper door is not firmly closed or the paper guide is not in the locked position the printer does not work Action required Sta...

Page 124: ...T The printer displays this message when you press RESET MENU for five or more seconds This reset returns parameter settings in the menu to their factory defaults except for interface settings as well as clears error latches buffered data and temporary soft fonts PRINT FONT The printer displays this message when you press PRINT FONT for five or more seconds The printer is printing the font report ...

Page 125: ... When the warning message is indicated press the READY button to put the printer offline and press the MENU button to enter menu mode The Clear Warning message appears indicating the expired unit by an asterisk When the print unit is expired the message is CLEAR WARNING PRINT UNIT However depending on the print quality you may not have to replace print unit because you may suit be satisfied with t...

Page 126: ... This appendix provides scanned print samples of the fonts resident in this printer This printer has the following types of resident fonts One bitmapped font Thirty five scalable Intellifonts Ten scalable TrueType fonts Scalable Intellifonts Bitmapped Font ...

Page 127: ...A 2 User s Manual Scalable TrueType Fonts Scalable TrueType Fonts ...

Page 128: ...re Part name order number Description Toner pack The toner pack contains two toner bottles CA02758 C300 Print unit The print unit consists of a photoconductor CA02758 C400 drum a developing unit and a drum cleaner in a single module Supplies Part name order number Description Memory expansion cards 1 Allows RAM expansion by one of the following CA02417 C851 1 megabyte CA02417 C852 2 megabytes CA02...

Page 129: ... C70x 250 sheets CA02758 C73x 500 sheets 1 A4 2 Letter 3 Legal 4 Executive 6 A5 Paper feeders Feeder unit with without a paper CA02758 C75x tray adjustable for a different size European Asian spec 0 No tray 5 A4 size tray USA spec 1 No tray 6 Letter size tray Canadian spec 2 No tray 7 Letter size tray Multi function feeder For envelopes and transparencies CA02758 0880 1 When printing on Legal size...

Page 130: ...r requirements 120 VAC 50 or 60 Hz USA 220 to 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz Europe Consumption Maximum 600 W full option Average during operating 450 W or less 30 W or less during sleep mode Environmental Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F during requirements operating 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F during storage Humidity 20 to 80 relative humidity non condensing during operating and storage Maximum wet bulb 29 C 84...

Page 131: ...B14V Class A for Ethernet EN 50082 1 Performance Print resolution 600 dots per inch Smoothing Fujitsu advanced enhanced Imaging technology FEIT Equivalent to 1200 dpi Printing speed For character printing on A4 size paper from first tray 10 or 14 pages per minute Warm up time At 25 C 77 F 60 seconds or less Recommended 5000 pages per month up to duty cycle 35 000 pages per month Toner bottle 5000 ...

Page 132: ...r Processor Fujitsu MB86930 20 MHz for PrintPartner 10V Fujitsu MB86935 40 MHz internal 20 MHz for PrintPartner 14V RAM 3 MB SIMM 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 MB 2 slots provided Fonts Resident 46 fonts available Bitmapped Line Printer Scalable Intellifonts CG Times Univers Univers Condensed Courier Letter Gothic Albertus Antique Olive Clarendon Condensed Coronet Garamond Marigold CG Omega Scalable TrueType A...

Page 133: ...ide 148 mm long and MFF 3 94 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide 360 mm long 8 5 14 13 inches Weight 64 to 90 g m2 17 to 24 pound bond in tray 64 to 105 g m2 17 to 28 pound bond in manual feed slot Input Tray 1 250 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper Manual feed slot 1 sheet Tray 2 500 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper option MFF 100 sheets of 0 09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes option Output Stacker Face down ...

Page 134: ...igit or bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer s memory A bit can have the value 0 or 1 which represents the OFF and ON state in a computer s memory Eight bits equals one byte Bit map An image representation in which each point in the image is separately defined For monochrome images each point is defined by a single unit of information For color images each point is defined by seve...

Page 135: ... setting automatically used when you or your application software do not make a selection The settings in effect when you turn on or reset the printer are called power on defaults See also Factory default Density The darkness of the image as it appears on the page If the density is too dark the small white areas inside letters and numbers will be filled in If the density is too light pinholes appe...

Page 136: ...er appearance such as Italic or Bold Typical examples of fonts are 12 point Courier Bold and 10 point Times Italic Fuser unit One of the internal parts of a page printer The fuser unit bonds the toner to the paper It consists of a heat roller and a pressure roller that the paper passes under after toner has been applied Hex dump A special printout used for troubleshooting A hex dump shows all data...

Page 137: ...ns while top and bottom margins are specified as lines Page printers have a minimum margin typically of about 2 inch 5 mm on all four sides called the nonprint margin No printing occurs in this margin If the application software specifies a margin of 0 actual printing begins at the edge of the nonprint margin See also Printable area MarkVision A printer management integrated software which monitor...

Page 138: ...hich data is transferred simultaneously through multiple wires A parallel interface is faster than a serial interface but the distance over which it can send data is limited The Centronics interface is a type of parallel interface See also Serial interface Photoconductive drum The part inside a page printer on which the image is created before it is transferred to the paper Postscript See Page des...

Page 139: ...he power on defaults See also Initialization Resolution The fineness of the printing Resolution depends on the number of dots per inch High resolution with more dots is finer and more precise than low resolution which is coarser with rougher edges Scalable font A font capable of printing in any point size Scalable fonts are stored on the computer s hard disk Each font consists of character templat...

Page 140: ...ol sets contain standard letters numbers and punctuation Symbol sets differ in the accented characters line drawing characters and special symbols they contain ASCII Roman 8 and PC 8 and examples of symbol sets Symbol sets are also called character sets which is the term usually used with dot matrix printer fonts See also ASCII character set ISO symbol set Toner Electrically charged carbon particl...

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Page 142: ...l interface Changing the paper tray size optional tray 4 12 standard tray 3 24 Connecting power cord 1 12 Connecting printer to computer 1 13 to 1 15 CONT button 3 4 3 5 Control panel buttons 3 3 to 3 4 indicators 3 2 Controller specifications C 2 Conventions used in this manual vi Corona wire cleaning procedure 5 8 when to clean 5 2 6 10 D Dark printout See Print density adjustment DATA indicator...

Page 143: ... 22 3 30 Light printout See Print density adjustment LocalTalk interface 4 7 Location of printer 1 4 Loading paper 1 10 M Maintenance periodic routine 5 2 to 5 15 cleaning corona wire 5 8 cleaning paper path 5 7 cleaning precharger wire 5 15 replacing print unit 5 5 to 5 14 replacing toner bottle 5 2 to 5 5 when to perform 5 2 preventive 5 1 Manual feed selecting 3 10 using 3 27 to 3 28 MarkVision...

Page 144: ...eets 5 10 touching drum 1 7 5 7 5 10 5 15 turning upside down 5 7 counter resetting 5 13 installation procedure 1 7 to 1 9 5 10 to 5 12 ordering information B 1 procedure to remove 5 6 to 5 7 when to replace 5 2 6 10 Multi function feeder MFF installing 4 15 to 4 17 selecting 3 10 setting paper size 3 11 O ONLINE indicator 3 2 Operating environments vi Operational problems 6 8 Options v Ordering i...

Page 145: ...inting a trial document 1 21 R Ready definition of 3 3 Rear stacker setting up 3 28 Repacking the printer 5 16 RESET button 3 4 3 6 RESET MENU button 3 4 3 12 Resetting the print unit counter 5 13 the printer 3 6 Resident fonts samples of A 1 to A 2 RS 232C serial interface See Serial interface S Scalable fonts resident available fonts C 3 samples of A 2 SELF TEST button 3 4 3 6 Serial interface h...

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