Kyocera Mita FS-1050, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Page Printer Operation Guide Table of Contents ...

Page 2: ...n the same copyright notice as the material from which the copying is done Regarding Tradenames PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation KPDL and KIR Kyocera Image Refinement are trademarks of Kyo cera Corporation Diablo630isaproductofXeroxCorporation IBMProprinterX24EisaproductofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation Epson LQ 850 is a product of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett...

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Page 4: ...are will perform in accordance with Agfa Japan published specifications Agfa Japan does not warrant that the Software is free from all bugs errors and omissions THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED 8 Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Agfa Japan in connection with the...

Page 5: ... 2 16 2 2 1 Using the Option Paper Feeder 2 16 2 2 2 Selecting the Page Description Language 2 17 2 3 Printing from Windows Applications 2 19 2 3 1 Basic Printing Task 2 19 2 3 2 Setting Custom Paper Size 2 21 2 3 3 Advanced Media Settings 2 23 2 3 4 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet 2 29 2 3 5 Changing the Size of the Document 2 31 2 3 6 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Manual Duplex 2 32 2 3 7 Ch...

Page 6: ...hapter 5 Paper Selection 5 1 5 1 General Guidelines 5 2 5 1 1 Paper Availability 5 2 5 1 2 Paper Specifications 5 2 5 2 Selecting the Right Paper 5 3 5 3 Special Paper 5 7 5 3 1 Transparency overhead projection film 5 7 5 3 2 Adhesive Backed Labels 5 8 5 4 Paper Type 5 11 Appendix A Fonts A 1 A 1 Internal Fonts A 2 A 2 List of Fonts A 3 A 2 1 Internal Scalable and Bitmap Fonts and KPDL Fonts A 3 A...

Page 7: ...rface Signals C 5 C 3 Serial Interface Option C 6 C 3 1 RS 232C Interface C 6 C 3 2 RS 422A Interface C 7 C 4 RS 232C RS 422A Protocol C 9 C 4 1 PRESCRIBE FRPO D0 Command C 10 C 5 RS 232C Cable Connection C 11 C 5 1 Obtain a Suitable RS 232C Cable C 11 C 5 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer C 11 Appendix D Printer Specifications D 1 Printer Specifications D 2 Appendix E Glossary E 1 Index In...

Page 8: ...tion and Auto Media Type Selection function that selects automatically media before print This section explains the following topics Guide to the Manuals Guide to the Manuals Guide to the Manuals Guide to the Manuals Guide to the Operation Guide Guide to the Operation Guide Guide to the Operation Guide Guide to the Operation Guide ...

Page 9: ...e Operation Guide this manual Guides you through topics concerning the operations and maintenance of the printer PRESCRIBE Programming Manual Describes how to use the PRESCRIBE commands and their parameters in detail for experienced users PDF417 Two Dimensional Bar Code Implementation Manual Includes a PDF417 overview and explains PRESCRIBE commands for use with two dimensional barcodes ...

Page 10: ...s how to handle printer problems that may occur such as paper jams Chapter 5 Paper Selection This chapter explains the types of paper that can be used with the printer Appendix A Fonts This appendix explains about and lists the printer s internal fonts Appendix B Options This appendix explains available options how to expand the printer s memory and also how to install the memory card and the netw...

Page 11: ...1 1 Chapter 1 Using the Operator Panel 1 This chapter explains the following topics Understanding the Operator Panel Using the Operator Panel ...

Page 12: ... test The printer is self testing after power up Please wait The printer is warming up and is not ready Ready The printer is ready to print Processing The printer is receiving data generating graphics reading a memory card or printing When the printer is switched on for the first time after the toner container is installed Adding toner also appears Sleeping The printer is in Sleep mode The printer...

Page 13: ...age Message Display Display Display Display Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Message Message Message Message Display Display Display Display Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size A4 ISO A4 21 29 7 cm EX Executive 7 1 4 10 1 2 inches A5 ISO A5 14 8 21 cm 6 Commercial 6 3 4 3 5 8 6 1 2 inches A6 ISO A6 10 5 14 8 cm 9 Commercial 9 3 7 8 8 7 8 inches B5 JIS B5 18 2 25 6 cm O2 Oficio I...

Page 14: ... Cardstock RECYCLED Recycled CUSTOM1 to 8 Custom 1 to 8 VELLUM Vellum Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator Description Description Description Description Flashing Flashing Flashing Flashing Indicates errors that you can correct yourself Lit Lit Lit Lit Indicates that the printer is online and ready Off Off Off Off Indicates that the printer is offline The printer can receive data but will not ...

Page 15: ...e to cancel using the or key and then press the ENTER key Printing from the selected interface will stop Cancelling data appears in the message display and printing stops after the current page is printed Resets numeric values or cancels setting procedures When pressed during mode selection it ends the setting and the printer returns to the Ready condition Used to select the emulation font charact...

Page 16: ...d on the printer message display The printer applies the most recent printer settings sent from the application software or from the printer driver These take priority over operator panel settings 1 2 1 Menu Selection System The following is the flowchart of the menu selection system of the printer Vertical movement between menus is made with the and keys and horizontal movement is made with the a...

Page 17: ...k 000 000 000 000 Gateway 000 000 000 000 Print KPDL errs On Print KPDL errs On Emulation PCL 6 Print KPDL errs Off Emulation KPDL Emulation KPDL AUTO Print KPDL errs Off Alt Emulation PCL 6 Emulation Line Printer Emulation DIABLO 630 Emulation EPSON LQ 850 Emulation IBM Proprinter Theitemspresented in shadowed boxes do notappearunless the appropriate optional unit is installed in the printer Baud...

Page 18: ...ect On Orientation Landscape Courier Regular Font Select Option Font I000 Letter Gothic Regular Size 012 00 point s Pitch 10 00 cpi Page Set Copies 001 Orientation Portrait Page Protect Auto LF Action LF only CR Action Ignore CR CR Action CR and LF CR Action CR only Wide A4 On Wide A4 Off Font Select Internal List of Internal Fonts Code Set IBM PC 8 List of Option Fonts ...

Page 19: ...Disk Mode On RAM Disk Mode Off Read Data Memory Card Resolution 300 dpi Resolution Fast 1200 mode Print Quality KIR mode Off KIR Mode On EcoPrint Mode On EcoPrint Mode Off Opt ROM Write Data Delete Data Read Fonts Read Data Write Data Delete Data Format List of Partitions Read Data List of Partitions List of Partitions ...

Page 20: ...tte Paper Handling Type Adjust Custom 1 Reset Type Adjust Cassette Size A4 Life Counters Total Print 0123456 Override A4 LT Off MP Tray Size A4 MP Tray Size MP Tray Type Plain Cassette Type Plain MP Tray Size MP Tray Type Plain Unit mm Print Density 03 Paper Type Light Thin Paper Typr Heavy Thick Paper Weight Normal X Dimension 210mm Y Dimension 356mm New Toner Installed Feed Select Cassette ...

Page 21: ...e Timer 030sec Auto Continue Mode On MSG Language English Continued from previous page Others Form Feed Time Out 030sec Sleep Timer 005 min Print HEX DUMP Printer Reset Resource Prot Off Service Print Status Page Sleep Mode Off Sleep Mode On Developer Resource Prot Off Auto Continue Mode Off ...

Page 22: ...u Map The printer produces a full list of the menu selection system Note that menus indicated on the list may vary depending on which optional units are installed in the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Print Menu Map appears 3 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears If you want to abandon this operation press the CANCEL key 4 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a...

Page 23: ...Using the Operator Panel 1 13 Sample MENU MAP ...

Page 24: ...ormation you need on the status page 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Print Status Page appears 3 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears If you want to abandon this operation press the CANCEL key 4 Press the ENTER key The printer produces a status page For a full description of the status page see the following pages Print Status Page Print Status Page ...

Page 25: ...status page The numbers below correspond to the explanation numbers Items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer s firmware version 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 Note ...

Page 26: ...ess Default Gateway address and other settings for the network interface card installed in the printer 7 Emulation This shows all available emulations of the printer The default printer emulation is PCL6 8 Error Log This shows the last three instances of the following six types of errors listed in order of occurrence KPDL Error Press GO Memory overflow Press GO Print overrun Press GO File not foun...

Page 27: ... automatically selects an interface from which data is received Selecting a Parallel Interface Mode The parallel interface mode of this printer supports a bi directional high speed mode Normally this interface is used in the Auto mode as default For details see Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C After selecting an interface reset or restart the printer Only after you do this does the chan...

Page 28: ...ble high 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Selecting the USB Interface Mode About USB interface for details see Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Interface appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial option Option with a network interface card inst...

Page 29: ... You can set the baud rate data bits stop bits parity and the protocol for the serial interface 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Interface appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial option Option with a network interface card installed 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears If you want to abandon ...

Page 30: ...ting changes as shown below The baud rate can be selected from 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Some computers may not be compatible with a baud rate of 115200 bps If you set the baud rate to 115200 and communication problems occur lower the baud rate Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Definable baud rates 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200...

Page 31: ...terface card in your printer and make the proper adjustments as explained in this section You can also have a status page for the network interface card printed out each time the printer is turned on 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Interface appears One of the interface names shown below appears indicating the current interface Parallel default USB Serial option Option with a network...

Page 32: ...CP IP protocol to be able to connect the printer to a network You can select Netware or EtherTalk in a similar manner If TCP IP is currently Off select On using the or key Press the ENTER key again NetWare On TCP IP On EtherTalk Off Opt StatusPage Off This is the network interface card status page print menu See page 1 24 1 24 1 24 1 24 TCP IP On TCP IP On TCP IP On ...

Page 33: ...10 For DHCP select On or Off using the or key For IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses press or key to change the number 000 to 255 where the cursor is blinking You can use the and keys to move the cursor right and left To obtain these addresses consult your network administrator 11 Press the ENTER key 12 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready DHCP On IP Address 000 000 00...

Page 34: ... protocols about the network interface card The default is Off print Printing out a network interface card status page may not be possible with some network interface cards For details see your network interface card manual 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Interface appears 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL ke...

Page 35: ...tusPage 7 The default is Off If it is On change it as follows Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 8 Select Off using the or key 9 Press the ENTER key again 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Opt StatusPage Off Opt StatusPage On Opt StatusPage Off Opt StatusPage Off ...

Page 36: ...Using the Operator Panel 1 26 Sample Network STATUS PAGE ...

Page 37: ...on names shown below appears indicating the current emulation PCL 6 default KPDL KPDL AUTO Line Printer IBM Proprinter DIABLO 630 EPSON LQ 850 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 Press the or key until the desired emulation mode appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Emu...

Page 38: ...r frequently used emulation modes The default is PCL 6 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Emulation appears 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 Press the or key until KPDL AUTO appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the key Press the or key until Alt Emulation appears The names of alternative emulations appea...

Page 39: ...port Automatically You can print a KPDL error report automatically when this type of emulation is in use If the function is On the printer produces error information only when trouble occurs during printing The default is Off 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Emulation appears 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 Select KPDL or KPDL AUTO using the or key If you want...

Page 40: ...AUTO emulation is selected press the or key to change it 7 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 8 Select On using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 9 Press the ENTER key 10 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Print KPDL Errs Off Print KPDL Errs Off Print KPDL Errs On ...

Page 41: ...ect an internal font make sure that Internal is displayed and press the key The message display changes as shown below If Internal is not displayed press the or key to display it To select an option font press the ENTER key while Font Select is displayed Press or key until the message display indicates Option and press the ENTER key Pressing the key after that displays the font selection shown abo...

Page 42: ...e desired font is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Selecting a Courier Letter Gothic Type The Courier and Letter Gothic font can be either Regular or Dark For example to change the Courier type proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Font appears 3 Press the key Press the or key until Font Select appears 4 Make sure th...

Page 43: ...ging the Font Size You can change the size of the proportional fonts If the default font is a fixed font such as Courier or Letter Gothic the character pitch can be changed instead of the font size 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Font appears 3 Press the key Press the or key until Font Select appears 4 Make sure that Font Select is displayed and press the key 5 Press the or key until...

Page 44: ...L key 8 When the desired size is displayed press the ENTER key 9 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Changing the Character Pitch for Courier Letter Gothic You can change the character pitch for fixed fonts when the default font is Courier or Letter Gothic 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Font appears 3 Press the key Press the or key until Font Select appears 4 Mak...

Page 45: ...o abandon the setting procedure press the CANCEL key 8 When the desired pitch is displayed press the ENTER key 9 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Selecting the Code Set You can change the character code set Available character code sets vary depending on the current font The default is IBM PC 8 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Font appears 3 Press the key Press ...

Page 46: ...sts of all the fonts currently available to the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Font appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until List of Internal Fonts or List of Option Fonts appears 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 6 Press the ENTER key again Processing appears then Ready The printer prints a list ...

Page 47: ...Using the Operator Panel 1 37 List of Fonts ...

Page 48: ...sage display indicates Ready 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Page Set appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Copies appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears 6 Press the or key to increase or decrease the value where the cursor is blinking It can be set between 1 and 999 You can use the and keys to move the cursor right and left If you want to abandon this p...

Page 49: ...2 Press the or key until Page Set appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Orientation appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select Portrait or Landscape using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Portrait default A A Landscape Paper feed direction Pag...

Page 50: ... setting to Auto in order to maintain peak printer memory efficiency You can do this as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Page Set appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Page Protect appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key until Auto appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Pre...

Page 51: ...s the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key until desired line feed action appears LF only The printer performs a line feed Default CR and LF The printer performs a line feed and a carriage return Ignore LF The printer ignores the line feed If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 When the desired action is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU ...

Page 52: ... ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key until desired carriage return action appears CR only The printer performs a carriage return Default CR and LF The printer performs a carriage return and a line feed Ignore CR The printer ignores the carriage return code If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 When the desired action is displayed press the ENTER key...

Page 53: ...s only effective with the PCL 6 emulation 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Page Set appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Wide A4 appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select On or Off default using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready ...

Page 54: ...print density to 3 when setting the KIR mode For details on print density see Adjusting the Print Density on page 1 71 You can look at the check line the last line on a status page to make the optimum KIR mode setting With KIR Off With KIR On default Q Note Status Page KIR Check Lines Optimized stripes Optimized stripes Optimized stripes Optimized stripes The current KIR setting is optimal Dark ve...

Page 55: ...ey 4 Press the or key until KIR Mode appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select On or Off using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Print Quality KIR Mode On KIR Mode On ...

Page 56: ...omes lighter yet stays very readable The EcoPrint setting has no effect on the print speed 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Print Quality appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until EcoPrint Mode appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select On or Off using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key EcoPrint is Off default EcoP...

Page 57: ...es sharper in this order 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Print Quality appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Resolution appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select Fast 1200 mode 300 dpi or 600 dpi using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to...

Page 58: ...itch off Failure to do so will immediately halt the printer with a Memory card err20 message It could also result in damage to the printer s electronic parts or the memory card Reading Fonts When there are fonts present on the memory card inserted in the slot they are automatically read into the printer when it is turned on To re read fonts from a memory card into the printer proceed as follows 1 ...

Page 59: ...n a memory card can be read To read it proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Memory Card appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Read Data appears The data name also appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the data name 6 Press the or key to display the desired data name If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 P...

Page 60: ...y 4 Press the or key until Write Data appears 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 6 Press the ENTER key Processing appears then Waiting If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 In this state send the file from the computer to the printer as in the example below Example To send the file data TEST TXT on drive C enter the following from the DOS prompt C COPY TEST TXT PR...

Page 61: ...tition Length Write Partition Length The size of the data written on the memory card Others Others Others Others Error information After the memory card WRITE INFORMATION page is printed the message display returns to Ready If the writing procedure is not successfully completed an error code appears on the message display For details see section 4 3 3 Errors 4 3 3 Errors 4 3 3 Errors 4 3 3 Errors ...

Page 62: ...ar on the message display 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Memory Card appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Delete Data appears The data name also appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears before the data name 6 Press the or key to display the desired data name If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key Processing ...

Page 63: ...mory card into or from the printer you must turn the printer power switch off Failure to do so will immediately halt the printer with a Memory card err20 message It could also result in damage to the printer s electronic parts or the memory card To format a memory card proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Memory Card appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Form...

Page 64: ...inter uses for its system Free Space Free Space Free Space Free Space The size remaining in the memory card for storing data When the memory card format information is printed the message display returns to Ready Printing a List of Data Names You can print a list of all data names also know as partitions stored in memory for reference Printing a list is also available for a font card To print a co...

Page 65: ...pace Used Space The total size of data stored on the memory card in bytes Free Space Free Space Free Space Free Space The total remaining memory capacity of the card including the amount of memory the printer uses for its system Partition Name Partition Name Partition Name Partition Name The name of the data as assigned by the printer Partition Size Partition Size Partition Size Partition Size The...

Page 66: ...ropriate size Once the RAM disk size is set you need to reset the printer To activate the RAM disk in the printer s memory you must first use the printer s menu selection system The printer s menu selection system allows you to perform the following operations Setting the RAM disk size Reading data Writing data Deleting data Printing a list of data names The procedures are the same as that for the...

Page 67: ...isk size is displayed press the ENTER key 7 Press the MENU key and restart the printer The setting will take effect after restart Handling Paper You can change the MP tray mode the paper size and type for each paper source the paper source and paper destinations MP Tray Mode The MP tray can be used in one of two modes first mode or cassette mode The MP tray can hold approximately 50 sheets of pape...

Page 68: ... 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until MP Tray Mode appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select First or Cassette using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Paper Handling MP Tray Mode Ca...

Page 69: ...t can be fed from the MP tray see Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Feeding the paper having a paper size which does not match the current paper size from the MP tray can cause paper jam 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until MP Tray Size appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key to...

Page 70: ...y Setting the MP Tray Type You can automatically select the paper cassette according to the selection made by the application printer driver The factory default setting is Plain For more details about the paper types that can be fed from the MP tray see Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key un...

Page 71: ...ay changes as shown below Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock Custom 1 to 8 If you want to abandon the selection press the CANCEL key 7 When the desired MP tray type is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready MP Tray Type Plain ...

Page 72: ...Guide supplied with the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Cassette Size appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key to display the desired cassette size The display changes as shown below A4 Letter Legal Custom A5 B5 If you want to abandon the selection press the CANCEL key 7 W...

Page 73: ... of the paper guides and paper stopper inside the paper cassette see the Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide supplied with the printer 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Cassette Size appears If an option paper feeder is added Cassette 1 Size will appear for the standard paper cassett...

Page 74: ...ENTER key 13 When the unit of measurement is set press the key X Dimension appears as shown below the paper width setting 14 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears 15 Press the or key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and display the desired width The width can be set between 148 and 216 mm 5 83 to 8 5 inches You can use the and keys to move the ...

Page 75: ...r Setting the Cassette Type You can automatically select the paper cassette according to the selection made by the application printer driver The factory default setting is Plain For more details about the paper types that can be fed from the paper cassette see Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the o...

Page 76: ... press the CANCEL key 7 When the desired cassette type is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Selecting the Paper Source You can select from which paper source printing will be performed The selections are the paper cassette and MP tray of the printer This menu changes slightly if there is an option paper feeder present 1 Press the MENU key 2 Pre...

Page 77: ...ed press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Overriding A4 and Letter Size Difference This selects whether to enable or disable the difference between A4 size and Letter size Under the default setting of Off the paper size of the paper source is matched to the paper size formatting the jobs If they differ a corresponding error message is displayed When this is s...

Page 78: ...r a paper source The paper weight and print density can be set see Setting the Paper Setting the Paper Setting the Paper Setting the Paper Weight Weight Weight Weight on page 1 70 1 70 1 70 1 70 and Adjusting the Print Density Adjusting the Print Density Adjusting the Print Density Adjusting the Print Density on page 1 71 1 71 1 71 1 71 after selecting the paper type to be customized as follows Fo...

Page 79: ...1 to 8 Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock If you want to abandon the selection press the CANCEL key 7 When the paper type to be customized is displayed press the ENTER key 8 Press the key and proceed to Setting the Paper Weight Setting the Paper Weight Setting the Paper Weight Setting the Paper Weight below Type Adjust Cus...

Page 80: ...ER key A blinking question mark appears 4 Press the or key until desired paper thickness appears The display changes as shown below For details of the default setting for each paper type see section 5 4 Paper Type 5 4 Paper Type 5 4 Paper Type 5 4 Paper Type on page 5 11 5 11 5 11 5 11 Normal Heavy Thick Light Thin If you want to abandon the selection press the CANCEL key 5 When the desired paper ...

Page 81: ...nt density for each paper type 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Type Adjust appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key to display the desired paper type The display changes as shown below Custom 1 to 8 Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color P...

Page 82: ...ess the or key until Print Density appears 10 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 11 Select the print density from five steps from 01 light to 05 dark using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 12 Press the ENTER key 13 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Print Density 03 Print Density 03 ...

Page 83: ... 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Paper Handling appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Reset Type Adjust appears 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 6 Press the ENTER key The message display shows Processing then all the modifications of Type Adjust return to their default values The message display returns to Ready Paper Handling Reset Type Adjust Reset Type Adju...

Page 84: ...ntenance scheduling it will be necessary to reset the toner counter using this menu each time a new toner container is installed Verifying the Number of Total Printed Pages This procedure only displays the total number of printed pages The number cannot be changed 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Life Counters appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Total Print appears 5 Pres...

Page 85: ...ement will not be indicated correctly Also refer to the Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide supplied with the toner kit when replacing the toner container 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Life Counters appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until New Toner Installed appears 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 6 Press the ENTER key ...

Page 86: ...ut Setting the Sleep Timer Dumping received data Resetting the printer Protecting resources Setting the Auto Continue Accessing the service menu for service personnel Selecting a Message Language You can select the language in which the messages on the display will be presented 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Others appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until MSG Language appear...

Page 87: ... available selections in the following order The key cycles in the reverse order If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 7 Press the ENTER key 8 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready MSG Language English Idioma Español MSG Language English Langue Francais Anzeigesprache Deutsch Lingua Italiano Idioma da MSG Português ...

Page 88: ...il Form Feed Time Out appears The default is 30 seconds 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears 6 Press the or key to increase or decrease the value where the cursor is blinking and so set the desired time The time can be set between 0 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments You can use the and keys to move the cursor right and left If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL k...

Page 89: ...appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Sleep Timer appears The default setting is 005 min 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears 6 Press the or key to increase or decrease the value where the cursor is blinking and set the desired time The timer can be set between 5 and 240 min in 5 minute increments You can use the and keys to move the cursor right and left If you want to aba...

Page 90: ...ars 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Sleep Timer appears 5 Press the key and display Sleep Mode 6 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 7 Select Off using the or key If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 8 Press the ENTER key 9 Press the MENU key The message display returns to Ready Others Sleep Timer 005 min Sleep Mode On Sleep Mode On Sleep Mode Off ...

Page 91: ...key again Processing appears for a second and then Waiting appears 7 Send data to be dumped to the printer The message Processing is displayed while it is receiving the data Once the dumped data you require has been output it is possible to cancel the printing of any further dumped data by taking the printer offline Do so by pressing the GO key and then the CANCEL key 8 Once all data has been rece...

Page 92: ...s the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Others appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Printer Reset appears 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears If you want to abandon this procedure press the CANCEL key 6 Press the ENTER key again Self test appears while the printer is resetting itself then Please wait followed by Ready Others Printer Reset Printer Reset Self test Please wait R...

Page 93: ...mmended for using the resource protection function is affected by several factors 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Others appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Resouce Prot appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Press the or key to display the desired mode The display changes as shown below Off default Permanent Perm Temp If you want to abondon thi...

Page 94: ...etwork as a network printer and one person causes one of the above errors after the set period of time elapses the data sent from the next person is printed The default is Off 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Others appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Auto Continue Mode appears 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 Select On or Off using the or key If y...

Page 95: ...ears 7 Press the or key to increase or decrease the value of the figure where the cursor is blinking and set the desired time The time must be set between 000 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments If set to 000 printing will be continued immediately without allowing any time interval You can use the and keys to move the cursor right and left If you want to abandon the selection press the CANCEL k...

Page 96: ...age and is therefore mostly for service purposes However since there is a great deal of information available on the service status page it might be helpful 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the or key until Others appears 3 Press the key 4 Press the or key until Service appears 5 Press the key 6 Press the or key until Print Status Page appears 7 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 8 Press the ...

Page 97: ...r driver may vary depending on the version of the print driver The diagrams used throughout this chapter are only for examples This chapter explains the following topics Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Using USB Interface Using USB Interface Using USB Interface Using USB Interface Setting Up the Default Propert...

Page 98: ...r the setup screen is automatically displayed To install the printer driver follow the on screen instructions 1 Set the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive After a few moments the License Agreement window opens If this screen does not appear click the Windows Start button and select Run Type the following in the Command Line text box CD drive letter setup Click the ...

Page 99: ...k the Yes button and install it 3 Close the License Agreement PDF On the previous License Agreement window click Accept to accept the agreement After a few moments the Main Menu appears 4 Click Install Drivers The Kyocera Mita Setup Wizard begins Click the Next button 5 In the Select a device model window click FS 1050 Click the Next button ...

Page 100: ... the Printer Driver 2 4 6 In the Select a driver language window click the language you want Click the Next button 7 Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX is highlighted in the Available drivers list box Click the Next button ...

Page 101: ...rueType screen fonts and or Prologue Epilogue tab Click the appropriate option s Click the Next button 9 In the Device connection window select the type of connection between the printer and your computer If you want to connect to a network contact your network administrator Click the Next button ...

Page 102: ...select the interface you want to use for connecting to the printer Click the Next button 11 In the Select a device name window enter a unique name for the printer if desired Click the Next button 12 If you want to use the printer as the default printer click the Yes button ...

Page 103: ...Installing the Printer Driver 2 7 13 In the Begin installation window click the Next button 14 Click the Finish button to restart the computer ...

Page 104: ...Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX icon and select Properties The following dialog will open Click the Details tab to make sure the port you have selected in step 11 step 11 step 11 step 11 on page 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 is shown in the Print to the following port list Click the OK button to close the window Proceed to section section 2 2 Setting Up the Default Properties 2 2 Setting Up the Default ...

Page 105: ...ng Support This section explains you how to install the USB Printing Support as well as the printer driver onto your Windows 98 computer If you are using Windows Me or 2000 you can use the similar proccedure Follow the instructions displayed on the screen 1 Turn on the computer and the printer then insert the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Connect the printe...

Page 106: ...stalling the Printer Driver 2 10 4 Select Search for the best driver for your device Click the Next button 5 Select Specify a location In the box below enter CD ROM drive letter usb Click the Next button ...

Page 107: ...found Make sure CD ROM drive letter USB USBPRINT INF is shown on the dialog box Click the Next button The installation of the USB Printing Support will start 7 The following dialog box will open when the installation has been completed The above completes installing the USB Printing Support Proceed to the next section Click the Finish button ...

Page 108: ...r 2 12 Installing the Printer Driver for USB 1 Subsequently the installation of the printer driver will begin Click the Next button on the dialog box below 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Click the Next button ...

Page 109: ...talling the Printer Driver 2 13 3 Click the Specify a location check box then enter CD ROM drive letter Drivers Multi in the box below Click the Next button 4 Click the Next button on the dialog box below ...

Page 110: ... will open Follow the instructions shown on the wizard and complete the installation of the printer driver 6 Click the Windows Start button point Setting and click Printers to make sure the Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX icon has been added to the Printers window ...

Page 111: ...ta FS 1050 KX icon and select Properties The following dialog will open Click the Details tab to make sure USB 001 Virtual printer port for USB is selected for the Print to the following port list Click the OK button to close the window Proceed to the next section ...

Page 112: ...ngs select File Print Properties from a Windows application See section 2 3 Printing from Windows Applications on page 2 19 2 2 1 Using the Option Paper Feeder To configure the printer default properties you should access the printer Properties dialog box as follows 1 Click the Windows Start button point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX icon and click P...

Page 113: ...ript language A page description language is referred to as an emulation in the menu system of the operator panel in Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 To configure the printer default properties you should access the printer Properties dialog box as follows 1 Click the Windows Start button point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX icon and click Prop...

Page 114: ...g Up the Default Properties 2 18 4 In the Page Description Language drop down list select the appropriate one The available options are PCL XL PCL 5e and KPDL Click the OK OK OK OK button to close the window ...

Page 115: ...document into the printer s paper cassette For details on how to set paper refer to the Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide Installation Guide Using the operator panel make sure if each paper source has paper of the proper size If not set the appropriate paper into the source see Setting the Cassette Size on page 1 62 If they have different paper the output may not be printed ...

Page 116: ...e paper size of the document from the Page Size drop down list The printer will automatically switch to the paper source the paper cassette MP tray or the option paper feeder if installed so that the correct paper will be used 9 Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog box and return to the Print dialog box 10 Click the OK button to start printing ...

Page 117: ...e Note the MP tray can accommodate paper whose sizes are ranging from 70 to 216 mm in width and 148 to 297 mm in length To set the custom size 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Custom button on the Media tab The Custom Paper Sizes dialog box appears 3 Click the Add button The Edit Paper Size dialog box appears 4 Enter a descriptive name ...

Page 118: ...g box to be accessed by clicking the User button on the Device Settings tab 6 Click the OK button The custom paper size is added to the Customized Paper Sizes list 7 Click the OK button The Media tab is displayed again 8 Select the Custom Size from the Page Size drop down list 9 Click the OK button again to return to the Print dialog box 10 Click the OK button to start printing Note ...

Page 119: ... following pages Cover Mode In the Cover mode the first cover page or the first and back cover pages of a document will be added to the document using the different paper from the paper used for the body of the document The rest of the document will be printed on the paper specified in the Media tab This will allow you to add the covers of the document using special paper for example thick paper o...

Page 120: ...he cover pages on the different paper 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens 3 Click the Cover Mode check box 3 5 6 4 ...

Page 121: ... etc should be loaded on the MP tray 7 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 8 Load the paper you want to use for the cover s onto the paper source specified in step 6 step 6 step 6 step 6 9 Click the OK button to start printing Page Insert With Page Insert the printer inserts a blank or printed page before any page s of the document that you specify This function will allow you to...

Page 122: ...e a separator sheet in the document 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens 3 Click the Page Insert check box 3 5 4 6 ...

Page 123: ...s 9 and 10 will be printed as page 10 when you select this check box 6 Select the paper source for the separators from the Source for Page drop down list Note that thick paper colored paper etc should be loaded on the MP tray 7 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 8 Load the paper you want to use for the separator s onto the paper source specified in step 6 step 6 step 6 step 6 9 ...

Page 124: ...ver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Select Multi Purpose Feeder MP Tray from the Source list box and Transparency from the Media Type list 3 Click the Settings button on the Media tab The Advanced Media Settings dialog box opens 4 Click the Transparency Interleaving check box 4 6 5 ...

Page 125: ...tep 5 9 Click the OK button to start printing 2 3 4 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet You can print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper in groups of 1 2 4 6 9 12 16 or 25 pages You can also select the layout of the pages printed on a sheet 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Select the number of pages to be printed from ...

Page 126: ...lications 2 30 4 To select the relative position of each page printed on the sheet select an option from the Layout drop down list 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 Click the OK button to start printing ...

Page 127: ...ill be scaled according to the percentage selected The range for the scaling percentage is 20 to 500 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Select the desired percentage from the Scaling box 4 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 5 Click the OK button to start printing ...

Page 128: ... to keep this box on until you get used to the duplex print operation The instruction sheet to be printed will vary depending on the binding options you have selected Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge You can use long edge or short edge binding combined with either landscape or portrait printing Use Orientation options on the Media tab to select the page orientation as follows These are 1 po...

Page 129: ... Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Select either the printer s paper cassette or option paper feeder if installed from the Source list box 3 Click the Layout tab 4 Select the Print on Both Sides Manual Duplex check box 5 4 7 6 ...

Page 130: ...o set the width of the gutter click the Gutter Settings button and enter the desired value in the Gutter field The width of the gutter ranges from 5 00 to 25 4 mm or from 0 20 to 1 00 inch 8 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 9 Click the OK button to start printing The following message box will appear on the screen Wait until all the even pages are printed and put the printed p...

Page 131: ...he instruction sheet back into the same paper source with the instruction sheet facing up and the arrows on the sheet pointing toward the printer Nothing will be printed on the instruction sheet 11 Click the OK button on the Manual Duplex Instruction message box shown in step 10 step 10 step 10 step 10 above All the odd pages will be printed Note Portrait Long edge Binding Landscape Short edge Bin...

Page 132: ...ion of the print job Available options are High Quality Fast 1200 mode Proof 600 dpi Draft 300 dpi and Custom 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Imaging tab 3 Select the resolution of the print job from the Print Quality drop down list ...

Page 133: ...mage Refinement and EcoPrint individually choose Custom and click the button next to the Print Quality drop down list Select the options you need in the Print Quality Settings dialog box 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 Click the OK button to start printing ...

Page 134: ...ted graphic images are too light too gray or too dark Text is unaffected by the Grayscale Adjustment settings 1 Display the printer driver s Properties dialog box from the application software 2 Click the Imaging tab 3 To lighten or darken the graphic images drag the Brightness slider 4 To control the levels of gray use the Contrast slider 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 ...

Page 135: ...ow TrueType fonts are sent to the printer select one of the options from TrueType Fonts Select Download TrueType fonts as outline to reduce the file size for printing a large document especially if it contains several fonts or several font sizes This is the default setting Select Download TrueType fonts as bitmap for a print job with fewer fonts and similar font sizes though file size will be larg...

Page 136: ... Font Substitution button to open the Font Substitution dialog box In the System Fonts box select the font in your document In the Available Device Fonts box select the font to substitute Click the OK button to go back to the Properties dialog box 5 Click the OK button to return to the Print dialog box 6 Click the OK button to start printing ...

Page 137: ...r container and how to clean parts such as the registration roller and charger wire This chapter explains the following topics Toner Container Replacement Toner Container Replacement Toner Container Replacement Toner Container Replacement Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning ...

Page 138: ... every 6 000 printed pages In the case of a new printer in which a toner kit has been installed for the first time the number of copies that can be printed will be approximately 3 000 Toner Kit to be Used Toner Kit to be Used Toner Kit to be Used Toner Kit to be Used Name TK 17 Description Toner container Wiper cloth Plastic bag Installation Guide The kit supplied with the printer only contains th...

Page 139: ...he printer s top cover 2 Pull lock lever 1 to the release UNLOCK position then pull lock lever 2 to the release right position 3 Gently remove the old toner container Put it in the supplied plastic bag and dispose of it Top Cover Lock Lever 1 Lock Lever 2 Plastic Bag ...

Page 140: ...oner container horizontally at least 5 times This ensures that the toner is evenly distributed inside 5 Carefully remove the protective seal orange colored 6 Install the new toner container in the printer Push firmly on the top of the container at the positions marked PUSH HERE until you hear it click in place New Toner Container Protective Seal ...

Page 141: ... container push lock lever 1 to the lock LOCK position Lock lever 2 is automatically locked After the toner container replacement is finished reset the toner counter See Resetting the Remaining Toner Counter on page 1 75 LOCK UNLO CK LO CK UN LO CK Lock Lever 1 Note ...

Page 142: ...Interior To avoid print quality problems due to paper dust and debris clean the interior of the printer in the following manner 1 Open the printer s top and front covers 2 Lift the process unit together with the toner container out of the printer The drum in the process unit is sensitive to light Never expose the drum even to normal office lighting 500 lux for more than five minutes Note Top Cover...

Page 143: ...cleaning be careful to avoid touching the transfer roller the black roller 4 Slide the charger cleaner knob green colored back and forth 2 to 3 times then return it to its CLEANER HOME POSITION After cleaning make sure you restore the charger cleaner to its home position Note NO NO NO NO Registration Roller Transfer Roller Note Charger Cleaner Knob ...

Page 144: ...age the next time you use the printer 5 After cleaning is done put the process unit back in the printer To do so carefully align the guides at both ends of the process unit with the slots in the printer 6 Close the front cover 7 Close the top cover by pressing down on the front left and right corners of the top cover Note Process Unit Front Cover Top Cover ...

Page 145: ...chapter explains the following topics General Guide General Guide General Guide General Guide Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems Indicators and Messages Indicators and Messages Indicators and Messages Indicators and Messages Correcting a Paper Jam Correcting a Paper Jam Correcting a Paper Jam Correcting a Paper Jam ...

Page 146: ...icators 4 3 1 Indicators on page 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 Lit A maintenance message appears in the message display See section 4 3 2 Maintenance Messages 4 3 2 Maintenance Messages 4 3 2 Maintenance Messages 4 3 2 Maintenance Messages on page 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 Poor print quality See section 4 2 Print Quality Problems 4 2 Print Quality Problems 4 2 Print Quality Problems 4 2 Print Quality Problems on page 4 3...

Page 147: ... or white vertical streaks Check the operator panel Check the operator panel Check the operator panel Check the operator panel If the Toner low TK 17 message appears and the ATTENTION indicator flashes install a new toner kit See section 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 Clean the ...

Page 148: ...the ATTENTION indicator flashes install a new toner kit See section 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement 3 1 Toner Container Replacement on page 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 Check the print density Check the print density Check the print density Check the print density Select a lighter print density setting See Adjusting the Adjusting the Adjusting the...

Page 149: ...gram Check whether the problem is being caused by a PRESCRIBE command error If the problem occurs only with a specific file or program the most likely cause is an error in a parameter to a command or command syntax Printed Results Printed Results Printed Results Printed Results Corrective Measures Corrective Measures Corrective Measures Corrective Measures ...

Page 150: ...ter can receive data but will not print it This can also signal that printing has been manually or automatically stopped due to an error Check the ATTENTION indicator DATA indicator Flashing Indicates a data transfer in process Lit Indicates either that data is being processed or that data is being written to the memory card Off Indicates that the printer is idle ATTENTION indicator Flashing Indic...

Page 151: ...ndicates the number of printed pages Turn off the printer s power and remove the process unit from the printer Gently shake the process unit horizontally a few times then reinstall it into the printer Turn on the printer s power If this error message does not disappear contact your Kyocera Mita dealer less than 100 000 pages printing Call service 7990 0123456 The ATTENTION indicator turns on The w...

Page 152: ...g the paper cassette you should be able to print Replace toner TK 17 The ATTENTION indicator turns on and the READY indicator goes off Indicates that the printer has stopped because toner has run out Replace the toner container with a new one Clean the printer after replacement Set paper Press GO The ATTENTION indicator turns on and the READY indicator flashes Indicates there is no paper in the MP...

Page 153: ...power off before inserting removing a memory Note Make sure to turn the printer power off before inserting removing a memory Note Make sure to turn the printer power off before inserting removing a memory Note Make sure to turn the printer power off before inserting removing a memory card card card card Memory overflow Press GO The ATTENTION indicator is on and the READY indicator flashes Indicate...

Page 154: ...en in place of and refer to the corresponding description given below 01 Abnormal format Try restarting the printer 02 RAM disk mode is Off Turn RAM disk mode On 04 No disk space Clean up files 05 Specified file is not on disk 06 No memory for use by disk system Expand printer memory Press the GO key to resume printing You can abandon printing by the CANCEL key Message Message Message Message Corr...

Page 155: ...pter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Also look for tiny pieces of paper that may have been torn apart and overlooked when the jammed paper was removed If you cannot solve the problem by changing the paper there may be a problem with the printer Call a service person When pulling the paper pull it gently so as not to tear it Torn pieces of paper are difficult to remove and may be easily overlooked ...

Page 156: ...the error The printer then automatically warms up and resumes printing Follow the same steps for clearing the jammed paper at the option paper feeder s paper cassette 4 4 3 Jam Inside the Printer When a paper jam occurs inside the printer clear it using the following procedure 1 Open the printer s top and front covers Paper Feeder s Paper Cassette Paper Feeder Option Paper Cassette Top Cover Front...

Page 157: ...as shown in the figure When the jammed paper appears to be pinched by rollers pull it along the normal paper running direction 4 After you have removed the jammed paper put the process unit back into the printer 5 Close the printer s front cover and top cover The printer then automatically warms up and resumes printing Process Unit Note ...

Page 158: ...eneral Guidelines General Guidelines General Guidelines General Guidelines Selecting the Right Paper Selecting the Right Paper Selecting the Right Paper Selecting the Right Paper Special Paper Special Paper Special Paper Special Paper Paper Type Paper Type Paper Type Paper Type ...

Page 159: ...rough the printer This is affected by the smoothness size and moisture content of the paper and the way in which the paper is cut The higher the grade of paper you use the less risk there will be of paper jams and other problems and the higher the level of quality your printed output will reflect Differences between paper from different suppliers can also affect the printer s performance A high qu...

Page 160: ...e printer are as follows Condition of the Paper Avoid using paper that is bent at the edges curled dirty torn embossed or contaminated with lint clay or paper shreds Use of paper in these conditions can lead to illegible printing misfeeding and paper jams and can shorten the life of the printer In particular avoid using paper with a surface coating or other surface treatment The paper should have ...

Page 161: ... The proper weight is 60 to 105 g m2 for the paper cassette and 60 to 163 g m2 for the MP tray Multi Purpose tray Multi Purpose tray Multi Purpose tray Multi Purpose tray Size Size Size Size Cassette or multi Cassette or multi Cassette or multi Cassette or multi purpose tray purpose tray purpose tray purpose tray Size Size Size Size Monarch 3 7 8 7 1 2 inches Legal Not available with the MP tray 8...

Page 162: ...edges expand becoming wavy in appearance When the relative humidity is low and the paper loses moisture the edges shrink and tighten and print contrast may suffer Wavy or tight edges can cause misfeeding and alignment anomalies The moisture content of the paper should be 4 to 6 To ensure the proper moisture content it is important to store the paper in a controlled environment Some tips on moistur...

Page 163: ...teract the curl Printed sheets will then come out flat Electrostatic properties Electrostatic properties Electrostatic properties Electrostatic properties During the printing process the paper is electrostatically charged to attract the toner The paper must be able to release this charge so that printed sheets do not cling together in the output tray Whiteness Whiteness Whiteness Whiteness The con...

Page 164: ... causes harm to the machine or operator Before purchasing any type of special paper test a sample on the printer and check that printing quality is satisfactory Specifications for each type of special paper are given below 5 3 1 Transparency overhead projection film Transparency must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process It should satisfy the conditions in Table 5 3 T...

Page 165: ...also called the linear or backing sheet holds the labels until use Due to the complexity of its composition adhesive backed label paper is particularly likely to give trouble in printing Figure 5 1 Adhesive backed label Adhesive label paper must be entirely covered by its top sheet with no spaces between the individual labels Labels with spaces in between are apt to peel off causing serious paper ...

Page 166: ...rinting can cause premature printer wear To avoid jamming due to curled envelopes do not leave more than approximately 10 printed envelopes stacked in the paper trays during multiple envelope printing Colored Paper Colored paper should satisfy the same conditions as white bond paper listed in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 1 on page 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 In addition the pigments used in the paper...

Page 167: ...at meets the same specifications as the white bond paper see Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 1 on page 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 except whiteness Before purchasing recycled paper test a sample on the printer and check that the printing quality is satisfactory Note ...

Page 168: ... page 1 68 1 68 1 68 1 68 The following types of paper can be set Table 5 5 Paper Type This is a paper type defined and registered by the user Up to eight types of user settings may be defined For details see Customizing the Paper Type Customizing the Paper Type Customizing the Paper Type Customizing the Paper Type on page 1 68 1 68 1 68 1 68 Paper Source Paper Source Paper Source Paper Source Pap...

Page 169: ...s chapter describes the types of fonts you can use with the printer This appendix explains the following topics Internal Fonts Internal Fonts Internal Fonts Internal Fonts List of Fonts List of Fonts List of Fonts List of Fonts ...

Page 170: ...nual Programming Manual Programming Manual Programming Manual provided on the CD ROM supplied with the printer spacing pitch height style stroke weight and typeface family The printer comes with 80 preinstalled PCL PS compatible fonts and a line printer bitmap font Fonts may also be downloaded to the printer s memory These are referred to as downloadable or soft fonts The printer accepts as many d...

Page 171: ...om the printer by using the operator panel See Printing a List of Fonts Printing a List of Fonts Printing a List of Fonts Printing a List of Fonts on page 1 36 1 36 1 36 1 36 A 2 1 Internal Scalable and Bitmap Fonts and KPDL Fonts Font number Font samples 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Page 172: ...List of Fonts A 4 Font number Font samples 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 ...

Page 173: ...List of Fonts A 5 Font number Font samples 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 ...

Page 174: ...List of Fonts A 6 Font KPDL Fonts 1 ...

Page 175: ...List of Fonts A 7 Font KPDL Fonts 2 ...

Page 176: ...able Options Available Options Available Options Available Options Expansion Memory Installation Expansion Memory Installation Expansion Memory Installation Expansion Memory Installation Memory CompactFlash Card Memory CompactFlash Card Memory CompactFlash Card Memory CompactFlash Card Network Interface Card Network Interface Card Network Interface Card Network Interface Card ...

Page 177: ...al Interface Board Kit Network Interface Card Contact your Kyocera Mita dealer for information on purchasing the network interface card that is best suited for use with this printer Only network interface cards operating on DC 3 3 V can be used in this printer Memory CompactFlash Card Contact your Kyocera Mita dealer for information on purchasing the memory card that is best suited for use with th...

Page 178: ...imum of 144 MB The expansion memory should be installed only by a Kyocera Mita authorized dealer or Kyocera Mita certified technician Kyocera Mita shall not be liable for damage due to improper installation of the expansion memory The following instructions are intended for the technician only Notes on Handling the Main Circuit Board and DIMM Protect the electronics by taking these precautions Bef...

Page 179: ... Either an 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB or 128 MB DIMM can be used for memory expansion Installing the DIMM Insert the DIMM into the socket as follows 1 Turn the printer s power off then unplug the printer s power cable and disconnect the printer from the host computer 2 Remove the screw from the rear of the printer 3 Remove the side cover as shown in the figure Side Cover ...

Page 180: ...he DIMM socket on top of the main circuit board 4 Remove the DIMM from its package 5 Open the clips on both ends of the DIMM socket 6 Insert the DIMM into the DIMM socket so that the notches on the DIMM align with the corresponding protrusions in the slot DIMM socket Clips DIMM ...

Page 181: ... Memory After you have finished installing DIMM in the printer test the printer to see if installation succeeded To test the expansion memory proceed as follows 1 Make sure the power switch is off Plug the power cord into the printer and turn on the power 2 When the printer is online print a status page using the operator panel See Printing a Status Page Printing a Status Page Printing a Status Pa...

Page 182: ...printer driver so that the printer can use the memories efficiently 1 Click the Windows Start button point to Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the Kyocera Mita FS 1050 KX icon and click Properties The Properties dialog box will open Click the Device Settings tab 3 Enter the total memory size installed to the printer up to 144 MB in the Memory box ...

Page 183: ...tatus page printout For details of available memory cards contact your Kyocera Mita dealer 1 Turn off the printer Never insert or remove a memory card while the printer power is on Failure to turn the power switch off will immediately halt the printer with a Memory card err20 message this message may not always appear It also could result in any damage to the printer s electronic parts or the memo...

Page 184: ...serial interface board and remove it 3 Insert the memory card in the slot Insert as shown in the figure Push it in all the way 4 Close and secure the slot cover If the network interface card or the serial interface board kit is removed in the step 2 above reinstall and secure the card or the kit Network Interface Card or Serial Interface Board Screws Memory Card ...

Page 185: ...slot at the rear of the printer The network interface card enables the printer to be used in a network 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable 2 Remove the two screws from the option interface slot cover and remove the slot cover 3 Insert the network interface card and secure it with the screws removed in step 2 Note Screws Option Interface Slot Cover Network Interfa...

Page 186: ...use the printer in a multi computer environment This appendix explains the following topics Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Parallel Interface USB Interface USB Interface USB Interface USB Interface Serial Interface Option Serial Interface Option Serial Interface Option Serial Interface Option RS 232C RS 422A Protocol RS 232C RS 422A Protocol RS 232C RS 422A Protocol RS 23...

Page 187: ...rmal Normal The printer uses the standard communication method prescribed for Centronics interfaces High speed High speed High speed High speed This mode enables faster data transmission between the printer and the host computer Select this mode if printing problems occur when the printer is connected to a workstation C 1 2 Interface Signals The pins of the parallel interface connector carry the s...

Page 188: ...a 5 Data 6 8 In Data 6 Data 7 9 In Data 7 Data 8 10 Out Acknowledge nAck 11 Out Busy Busy 12 Out Paper Empty PError 13 Out Online Select Select 14 In Ignored nAutoFd 15 Not connected 16 0V DC 17 Chassis GND 18 5V DC 19 Ground return 20 Ground return 21 Ground return 22 Ground return 23 Ground return 24 Ground return 25 Ground return 26 Ground return 27 Ground return 28 Ground return 29 Ground retu...

Page 189: ...w when the upper unit is raised or when the GO key is pressed to set the printer offline The Paper Empty and Online signals are not used unless enabled by the FRPO command O2 parameter 5V DC pin 18 5V DC pin 18 5V DC pin 18 5V DC pin 18 This line is connected to the printer s 5V DC line 5 V 0 5 V maximum 400 mA fused Reset nInit Pin 31 Reset nInit Pin 31 Reset nInit Pin 31 Reset nInit Pin 31 This ...

Page 190: ...ptacle female with upstream port Cable B type plug male Cable Use shielded cable that complies with the USB Revision 1 1 standards and not longer than 5 meters 16 feet Transfer Mode Full speed max 12 Mbps Power Control Self power device C 2 2 Interface Signals Table C 2 USB Connection Pin Assignment Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Description Description Description Description 1 Vbus ...

Page 191: ...TXD Transmit Data Pin 2 This output carries asynchronous data sent by the printer to the computer It is used mainly in handshaking protocols RXD Receive Data Pin 3 RXD Receive Data Pin 3 RXD Receive Data Pin 3 RXD Receive Data Pin 3 This input carries serial asynchronous data sent by the computer to the printer RTS Request To Send Pin 4 RTS Request To Send Pin 4 RTS Request To Send Pin 4 RTS Reque...

Page 192: ...interface can be changed to the RS 422A mode In the RS 232C mode In the RS 232C mode In the RS 232C mode In the RS 232C mode the printer can be connected to a personal computer or similar device equipped with an RS 232C serial interface The serial interface is set to the RS 232C mode as the factory default In the RS 422A mode In the RS 422A mode In the RS 422A mode In the RS 422A mode the printer ...

Page 193: ...ive Data Inverted Pin 3 RDA Receive Data Inverted Pin 3 These pins carry asynchronous data sent from the computer to the printer differential input SDB Send Data Pin 10 SDB Send Data Pin 10 SDB Send Data Pin 10 SDB Send Data Pin 10 SDA Send Data Inverted Pin 9 SDA Send Data Inverted Pin 9 SDA Send Data Inverted Pin 9 SDA Send Data Inverted Pin 9 These pins carry asynchronous data sent from the pri...

Page 194: ... their identification codes are given below H1 Baud rate H1 Baud rate H1 Baud rate H1 Baud rate The factory setting is 9600 baud H2 Data bits H2 Data bits H2 Data bits H2 Data bits 7 or 8 factory set to 8 H3 Stop bits H3 Stop bits H3 Stop bits H3 Stop bits 1 or 2 factory set to 1 H4 Parity H4 Parity H4 Parity H4 Parity The factory setting is None 0 on the status printout Parameter value Parameter ...

Page 195: ...e This is the size of the input buffer specified in units of 10 Kbytes The factory set value is 6 meaning 60 Kbytes Since DTR DSR protocol is not used with the RS 422A standard select a parameter value other than 0 1 or 2 for the H5 setting when using the RS 422A interface C 4 1 PRESCRIBE FRPO D0 Command The PRESCRIBE FRPO D0 command provides control over XON XOFF operation when an error occurs on...

Page 196: ...erface cable into the printer s RS 232C connector and screw it in place 4 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer s RS 232C interface connector 5 Switch on the printer s power 6 The printer s RS 232C parameters are factory set to the following values Baud rate 9600 bps data bits character length 8 bits stop bits 1 parity none The two RS 232C protocols are XON XOFF and DTR The printer per...

Page 197: ...rol Panel from among the items displayed 2 The control panel folder opens Double click on System 3 System Properties opens Click on the Device Manager tab then click on the COM port to be used 4 Click on Properties button 5 The Properties sheet is displayed for the selected COM port Click on the Port Settings tab and set the port properties 6 After setting the properties click OK button ...

Page 198: ...owing commands C MODE COM1 96 N 8 1 P C MODE LPT1 COM1 To test the interface enter the following CTRL P C DIR CTRL P The software settings made using the above procedures are temporary On most computers permanent settings must be made with DIP switches ...

Page 199: ...D 1 Appendix D Printer Specifications D ...

Page 200: ...Main charger Positive scorotron charger Transferring Transferring Transferring Transferring Negative charger roller Separation Separation Separation Separation Curvature separation Drum cleaning Drum cleaning Drum cleaning Drum cleaning Blade cleaner Drum discharging Drum discharging Drum discharging Drum discharging Illumination by eraser LED array Fuser Fuser Fuser Fuser Heat roller and pressure...

Page 201: ...ing noise in accordance with ISO 7779 Operating noise in accordance with ISO 7779 Bystander Position sound pressure level at Bystander Position sound pressure level at Bystander Position sound pressure level at Bystander Position sound pressure level at the front the front the front the front During printing LpA 50 dB A During standby LpA 28 dB A During sleep mode Immeasurably low Dimensions Dimen...

Page 202: ...E 1 Appendix E Glossary E ...

Page 203: ... MP tray setting is set to first mode priority printing from the MP tray with paper inserted in the MP tray the first paper will always feed from there even if another paper source is selected The printer is set to the cassette mode another MP tray operation mode as the factory default but you can change this setting from the operator panel IEEE1284 This is a standard used when connecting a printe...

Page 204: ... Mita page printer control language installed on Kyocera Mita printers PRESCRIBE commands enable most print settings necessary for pagination and are easy to understand because they are written in text format allowing you to do programming yourself For information on the commands and how to use them refer to the Programming Manual Programming Manual Programming Manual Programming Manual contained ...

Page 205: ...opies printed and paper source settings You can print the status page from the operator panel USB Universal Serial Bus An interface standard for tow to middle speed serial interfaces This printer supports USB revision 1 1 The maximum transfer rate is 12 Mbps and the maximum cable length is 5 meters 16 feet ...

Page 206: ...Index 1 Index ...

Page 207: ... first mode 1 57 E 2 paper guides 1 63 size 1 59 type 1 60 N Network 1 2 1 21 B 2 Network interface card 1 24 B 2 B 10 status page 1 24 O Online Offline 1 4 1 5 E 3 Operator panel 1 2 E 3 auto continue 1 84 emulation 1 16 1 27 E 2 font 1 31 form feed time out 1 78 handling paper 1 57 hexadecimal dumping 1 81 indicators 1 2 1 3 1 4 interface 1 17 interface indicator 1 2 keys 1 5 memory card 1 48 me...

Page 208: ...ial interface 1 19 C 6 protocol 1 19 C 9 RS 232C mode C 6 RS 422A mode C 7 Serial interface board kit IB 10E B 2 C 6 Service status page 1 86 Side cover B 4 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP E 3 Sleep mode 1 80 E 3 Sleep timer 1 79 Specifications D 1 D 2 Status page 1 14 E 4 T Toner counter 1 75 Toner kit TK 17 3 2 installing 3 3 plastic bag 3 3 protective seal 3 4 replacement 3 3 toner cont...

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