GCC Technologies Elite 21DN+, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...GCC Elite 21 Series Getting Started Guide Elite 21N Elite 21DN...

Page 2: ...ser s Manual The comprehensive Elite 21 Series User s Guide is located in Adobe Acrobat pdf format on your Elite 21 Series CD Can I access information from the GCC web site GCC product manuals softwar...

Page 3: ...ackage Contents Step 2 Prepare Printer Location Step 3 Locate Printer Parts Step 4 Remove Tape Step 5 Install Toner Cartridge Step 6 Load Paper Tray Step 7 Connect Printer Cables Step 8 Attach Power C...

Page 4: ...North America refer to the User s Manual on the CD ROM or visit our web site at http www gccprinters com Step 1 Check Package Contents Elite 21 Laser Printer 550 sheet Universal PaperTray Power Cord...

Page 5: ...y from direct sunlight or areas where the air temperature and humidity can vary widely Do not obstruct the fan vent on the left side of the printer 7 87 200mm 23 62 600mm Minimum Recommended Clearance...

Page 6: ...r Output Tray Paper Exit Slot Top Cover Ventilation Slots Control Panel Front Cover Multi Purpose Feeder Tray 1 Tray Extension Power Switch 550 sheet Universal Paper Tray Tray 2 Rear Cover Power Cord...

Page 7: ...ive feature all the interfaces are simultaneously active This means you can connect more than one interface at a time You don t have to select a port this feature works automatically Ethernet 10 100Ba...

Page 8: ...6 Step 4 Remove Tape 1 Remove packaging tape from the front and rear covers of the printer...

Page 9: ...acers inserted in the printer by pulling them out of the printer as shown Note The toner cartridge contains a microfine plastic powder that is fused to the paper during the printing process If toner s...

Page 10: ...curely with one hand Grasp and pull the sealing tape straight out from the side of the cartridge as shown Pulling the tape out at an angle may cause it to break Do not shake the cartridge or subject i...

Page 11: ...9 6 Close the front cover Press on the center part of the front cover until the cover locks securely...

Page 12: ...size The standard paper tray holds up to 550 sheets of 20 lb copier type paper It can handle the following sizes of paper US Letter US Legal 13 A4 A5 US Executive US Legal JIS B5 Step 6 Load Paper Tr...

Page 13: ...section of the tray adjusts to three different positions Choose the position that most closely matches the paper size being loaded 4 Squeeze the right side paper guide as shown Lift the guide slightly...

Page 14: ...the paper stack as this could cause paper feed jams 7 Squeeze the paper length guide at the rear of the tray as shown Lift the guide slightly and slide it towards the paper stack until the guide match...

Page 15: ...9 Gently slide the paper tray all the way into the printer 10 The paper level indicator on the front of the tray will rise to show the remaining level of paper in the tray Replenish paper as necessar...

Page 16: ...are the cause of many networking and printer related problems Universal Serial Bus USB Connection USB connection ports can be found on nearly all new computers USB technology allows faster communicati...

Page 17: ...ower switch at the front of the printer to confirm that it is in the Off O position 3 Plug the power cord into a grounded wall outlet or power strip 4 Switch the power switch to the On I position Afte...

Page 18: ...atile memory NVRAM and are retained during power cycling The IP address configured using this method is referred to as a static IP address meaning that it will always remain the same DHCP TCP IP param...

Page 19: ...he default router address on the network If using a router enter its IP address here otherwise leave this field at its default 0 0 0 0 To change this setting press Value or to change each bank of numb...

Page 20: ...DHCP server is properly configured and all equipment is working correctly the printer should be assigned the same address each time The DHCP server may grant a temporary IP address called a temporary...

Page 21: ...nt could also cause problems however in a case such as if the DHCP server is re booted and loses information about which address was assigned to the printer It may then assign the address to another n...

Page 22: ...ll Printing Software Driver software for the printer must be installed on every computer that will print to the unit This section includes installation instructions for Macintosh Windows 95 98 ME and...

Page 23: ...er Description PPD files for the Elite 21 Series and screen fonts for each of the resident PostScript printer fonts This section contains installation instructions for installing printing software for...

Page 24: ...ing a Desktop Printer on the Mac in order to send jobs to the printer Important Read the release notes contained in the Read Me file before installing the printer software This file includes important...

Page 25: ...Double click the Elite 21 Installer icon within the disk window 2 An introduction screen marked Elite 21 Series Installer will appear Click Continue 3 The software license agreement will appear Read t...

Page 26: ...the software onto the startup disk of the Mac in most cases and click Install 6 A Custom Install option is also available If you only wish to install certain components of the printing software click...

Page 27: ...is complete a dialog box will appear asking if you want to setup a Desktop Printer Click Yes to setup the printer 9 A dialog box asking how the printer is connected will appear Make sure the printer i...

Page 28: ...s Desktop Printer Utility USB or LPR connections or the Chooser AppleTalk connections in order to setup the printer Refer to the instructions for Creating a Desktop Printer covered in Part 2 of the Ma...

Page 29: ...installation steps in Part 1 of this section In Step 9 select USB as the connection method and click Setup Printer 2 This will open up Apple s Desktop Printer Utility and the New Desktop Printer dial...

Page 30: ...ill appear Click on your printer model from the list then click OK 5 The Untitled 1 dialog box will return Click on the Auto Setup button at the top right of the box 6 A status window appears showing...

Page 31: ...the new desktop printer 8 A Save dialog box opens asking you to save the desktop printer Type in a name for the desktop printer or leave the default name Click Save A new Desktop Printer icon will app...

Page 32: ...tion of this manual have been followed Follow the Macintosh installation steps in Part 1 of this section In Step 9 select AppleTalk as the connection method and click Setup Printer Due to potential in...

Page 33: ...ter name will be Elite 21 Series plus the last six digits of the printer s internal Network Address This helps differentiate between different Elite 21 Series printers on a single network Click Create...

Page 34: ...ions sets the Memory Configuration Additional Trays Envelope Feeder and Upper Bin status Set these items using the pull down menus and then click on the Options Installed 1 pull down menu Pull down to...

Page 35: ...ktop The setup is now complete If this is the only printer installed on the Mac it will appear with a bold outline around it indicating that this is the default printer for the computer You can set th...

Page 36: ...acintosh LPR Printing requires that the computer be able to send data to the printer in Binary format The default format on the printer however is set to ASCII rather than Binary Before attempting to...

Page 37: ...nter If the printer has not been assigned an IP address assign one following the instructions in Step 9 of this guide 5 After entering the IP address click Verify If the printer is configured and the...

Page 38: ...e Select a PostScript Printer Description File box will open Choose your printer model from the list of printers and click Select 8 The Untitled 1 dialog box returns again The icon in the PostScript P...

Page 39: ...r Type in a name for the desktop printer or leave the default name Click Save A new Desktop Printer icon will appear on the desktop with the name that you assigned 10 Go to File and Quit to exit the D...

Page 40: ...ithin the Print Center utility on the Mac in order to send jobs to the printer Important Read the release notes contained in the Read Me file before installing the printer software This file includes...

Page 41: ...trator password in order to install this software Enter an admin user name and password to continue Consult your OS X documentation for more information on access privileges 2 An introduction screen m...

Page 42: ...the software onto the startup disk of the Mac in most cases and click Install 6 A Custom Install option is also available If you only wish to install certain components of the printing software click...

Page 43: ...indow will appear showing the progress of the installation 8 When all files are installed a dialog will appear informing you that installation was successful Click Quit to exit the installer Proceed t...

Page 44: ...nts 2 After the installation is complete open the Print Center utility Print Center is found in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder of your OS X system 3 When Print Center opens a wind...

Page 45: ...is selected make sure the printer is plugged into the computer via USB and turned on A list of available USB printers will appear Click on the name of your printer and click Add Proceed to Step 6 5b I...

Page 46: ...1 Software Installer will locate and automatically install the necessary software for your printer into the Classic OS 9 x environment within OS X No additional software installation is necessary To s...

Page 47: ...nd Windows NT 4 0 This section details installation instructions for installing drivers for Windows 95 98 ME and Windows 2000 XP Information on Windows NT 4 0 is in the User s Manual on the Elite 21 S...

Page 48: ...following Plug and Play instructions USB connection of the printer is not supported under Windows 95 If installing the printer over USB using Windows 98 or Windows ME follow the USB Plug and Play inst...

Page 49: ...oftware is installed through the Windows Plug and Play process When the printer is plugged into the PC the PC should automatically begin a two step Plug and Play installation The first step is to inst...

Page 50: ...Select the USBPRINT INF item in this folder Click OK Click Next 5 The next window will inform you that a driver has been found for USB Printing Support Click Next to install the USB driver 6 A window...

Page 51: ...on the printer and wait for the LCD display to read Ready Turn on the computer A dialog box showing Building Printer Database may appear 4 The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear automatically tellin...

Page 52: ...n the folder on the CD that corresponds to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Open the Win95 98 Me folder within this folder Select the GCCE21 INF item in this folder Cli...

Page 53: ...USB printing software is installed through the Windows Plug and Play process When the printer is plugged into the PC the PC should automatically begin a two step Plug and Play installation The first s...

Page 54: ...Click Browse and open the folder on the CD that corresponds to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Select the Win95 98 Me folder within this folder Click OK then Next Once...

Page 55: ...is paper in the printer s tray 3 Turn on the printer and wait for the LCD display to read Ready Turn on the computer A dialog box showing Building Printer Database may appear 4 The Add New Hardware Wi...

Page 56: ...ocation Use the Browse button to select your Elite 21 Series CD ROM then the folder on the CD that corresponds to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish then the Win95 98 Me...

Page 57: ...the local computer or to a Network Select Local Printer unless the printer that you are selecting is attached to another PC or accessed via an NT or Win2000 server Click Next Note If setting up the pr...

Page 58: ...he language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Open the Win95 98 Me folder within this folder Select the GCCE21 INF item in this folder Click OK You will be returned to the Install Fr...

Page 59: ...s installed on this computer this window will also ask if you wish to make this printer the default printer for your Windows applications Click Yes or No Click Next 8 A window will appear asking if yo...

Page 60: ...y appear telling you that necessary files on the CD cannot be found Make sure the Windows CD is inserted then use the Browse button to access the Windows CD Select the folder called WIN95 on the Windo...

Page 61: ...bleshooting steps that appear 13 When the installation is complete you will be returned to the Printers window and a new icon for the printer will appear If installing a local printer you are now read...

Page 62: ...ttings for the PC Your network administrator may need to assist with this process Once the PC is set up to use TCP IP confirm that all the TCP IP settings are properly set on the printer If an IP addr...

Page 63: ...ould search the directly connected network and all networks accessible through four routers Try to use only as high a number as necessary to access your printer as higher numbers can produce increased...

Page 64: ...the same as the serial number of the printer Based on IP Address will list the printer port as the same as the serial number of the printer Based on DNS Name will list the printer port as the same as...

Page 65: ...the list and click on Select This will cause an IP port for the printer to be added to the list of available printer ports in Windows Click on Permanent if you wish for a particular printer to stay on...

Page 66: ...ed Right click on the printer icon and select Properties Click on the Details tab at the top of the Properties window The following window should appear The new port that was created for the printer s...

Page 67: ...llowing Plug and Play instructions Windows 2000 XP uses a Wizard to help you install printer software A Wizard is a series of dialog boxes In each dialog box you make configuration choices then click...

Page 68: ...he parallel or USB cable to the computer and printer Make sure that there is paper in the printer s tray 3 Turn on the printer and wait for the LCD display to read Ready Turn on the computer 4 The Fou...

Page 69: ...n to select your Elite 21 Series CD ROM Open the folder on the CD that corresponds to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Open the WIN2000 XP folder within this folder Sel...

Page 70: ...s to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Open the WIN2000 XP folder within this folder Select the GCCE21 INF item in this folder Click OK 10 The Completing The Found New H...

Page 71: ...Printer Server Select Local Printer unless the printer that you are selecting is attached to another PC or accessed via an NT or 2000 server De select the box marked Automatically detect and install...

Page 72: ...e or IP Address for the printer Fill in the printer s IP address in this field A Port Name can also be assigned in this window in order to more easily identify the port when the time comes to select t...

Page 73: ...ferred connection protocol on your network If using Raw Under Protocol select the radio button next to Raw Under Raw Settings set the Port Number as follows For the Elite 21 Series enter 10001 as the...

Page 74: ...e Click on the checkbox next to LPR Byte Counting Enabled to enable byte counting Do not make any other entries or changes in this window Click OK to return to the Additional Port Information window t...

Page 75: ...that corresponds to the language being used English French German Italian or Spanish Open the WIN2000 XP folder within this folder Select the GCCE21 INF item in this folder Click Open then click OK 11...

Page 76: ...ared If selecting Do not share this printer click Next and skip to Step 15 If selecting Shared type in a Share Name for the printer This will allow users to identify the printer over the Windows netwo...

Page 77: ...k and change it Otherwise click Finish In Windows 2000 a window may appear informing you that a Digital Signature cannot be found for the printer and asking if you wish to continue Click Yes to contin...

Page 78: ...76 18 When the installation is complete you will be returned to the Printers window Win2000 or Printers and Faxes window WInXP and a new icon for the printer will appear...

Page 79: ...icon for the printer Select Set as Default from the list Windows XP Go to Start then Printers and Faxes Right click the icon for the printer Select Set as Default Printer from the list Note This optio...

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