Rutishauser 8150, 8100, 8000, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...Installation and User s Guide TowerFeed TM for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 IU 660 0047 ...

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Page 3: ...PERATING Loading Paper 11 Reloading Paper 12 Out of Paper 12 Paper Jam 12 PAPER QUALITY GUIDELINES 14 APPENDIX A Printer Specific Notes 15 APPENDIX B Tips Hints 16 APPENDIX C Standard Applications 20 APPENDIX D Macintosh Environment 21 APPENDIX E PCL Paper Selection Commands 23 APPENDIX F Troubleshooting 24 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages 26 Configuration Page 27 Menu Map 28 Event Log Page 29 AP...

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Page 5: ...8000 your computer system your application software and your network software The name TowerFeed is generic to the TowerFeed family of automatic sheet feeders and is used throughout this manual TowerFeed has this model number scheme TowerFeed 444 xx 60 1y Version 4 US 110V US Letter paper trays Printer Model 60 1 HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 Configuration 44 desktop model 3 x 500 sheets 66 floor mod...

Page 6: ... of the shipping container  à Fig 2 or enlist the help of another person to lift TowerFeed out of the container Caution Do not lift TowerFeed on the Feeder Adapter to prevent it from damage Insert the rollers from the accessories box with some force onto the shafts on the TowerFeed bottom plate until they snap into position with an audible click Fig 3 Stand up the TowerFeed unit Fig 4 Remove the ...

Page 7: ...CKING Fig 1 Cut the packing strips and lift away the top of the shipping container Fig 2 Lay unit on side and carefully pull out TowerFeed from the bottom part of the shipping container Fig 3 Insert rollers Fig 4 Stand up TowerFeed and remove plastic Fig 5 Re packing ...

Page 8: ...ur unit for transportation damage and or missing parts immediately upon receipt Box Contents 1 TowerFeed unit with drawers 2 Accessories box Accessories Box Contents 1 TowerFeed User s Manual this manual 2 Data Cable 3 Power Cable 4 Rollers Fig 6 Box Contents Fig 7 Accessories Box Contents TowerFeed for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 4 2 1 Installation and User s Guide 3 ...

Page 9: ...sition and Connect Printer Warning The printer may weigh up to 53 kilograms 120 pounds Enlist the help of a second person to lift the unit To prevent back strain or injury bend your knees when lifting the unit Place the TowerFeed unit at the location you wish Be sure to place it on a flat location Pull the feeder adapter open and carefully lift the laser printer onto TowerFeed Place its positionin...

Page 10: ...to further paper handling options e g HP Multi Bin Mailbox Note Secure the connectors with the screws to ensure proper connection of the systems Connect the power cables to printer and TowerFeed Fig 10 Note When you power on the system power on FIRST TowerFeed and then the printer Caution When rolling TowerFeed and printer to another place watch out when crossing doorsteps to not have the unit tip...

Page 11: ... your input capacity for this paper type as the printer will automatically switch to the next tray with the same paper type in case the selected tray runs out of paper For further information please also refer to APPENDIX B Tips Hints Note PLAIN is the default paper type In case a print job arrives without paper selection the printer will pull paper from the first tray containing PLAIN paper e g p...

Page 12: ...e right will show the selected printer with the TowerFeed model installed Fig 11 When clicking on the Paper tab you will see in the Source is all available paper sources of your printer including the TowerFeed paper trays Fig 12 In the application programs you select the paper sources in the Paper Setup function File Page Setup where all available paper sources show up in the respective Paper Sour...

Page 13: ...o have the same preprinted paper in two different trays and available online for regular and duplex printing Insert approx one third of the ream in the tray and ensure that all paper is lined up with the rear stop Repeat two more times for the rest of the ream Fig 15 Push down the stack such that all sheets are under the separation corners Fig 16 The right paper guide can be adjusted by pushing th...

Page 14: ... After closing the tray the printer will resume printing Requested Paper missing TRAY 1 LOAD Media Type Size This message indicates that the requested paper is not available either because the print job explicitely asks paper from tray 1 or because it asks for paper from a tray which size and type does not correspond with the document page settings Load tray 1 with the requested paper or cross che...

Page 15: ...on type of error or TowerFeed Paper Jam TowerFeed Motor Block Open the TowerFeed trays starting with the lowest one TowerFeed beeping will stop when the tray which fed the last sheet is opened Remove the jammed paper from the TowerFeed paper path Close all TowerFeed trays Printing will continue automatically In case the printer could not automatically eject the remaining paper inside the printer o...

Page 16: ...ommended For papers with high rag content as well as very light and air mail papers feeding tests must be conducted to check for satisfactory performance before regular use Paper with embossed or heavy printing should be tested in TowerFeed before use as well Papers with glossy or structured surface are not recommended Individual sheets in a stack must not be damaged warped more than 3 mm 0 12 at ...

Page 17: ...t driver revisions available please consult the HP WEB or our WEB site at http www rutishauser ch ti sdlhp htm HP LaserJet Duplexer Option The printer s duplexing capabilities remain fully supported with the TowerFeed paper handling option installed HP 2000 Sheet Tray and 2x500 Sheet Input Trays TowerFeed is used instead of these options and therefore they cannot be installed together with TowerFe...

Page 18: ...st be the same as the size of the selected Tray 3 Select paper within your application by Paper Type or by Tray If a tray containing the selected Paper Type runs out the printer will pull paper from other trays only if they have the same Paper Size and Type Paper Control and Selection Selection Criteria The HP LaserJet offers various possibilities to select paper by offering three selection criter...

Page 19: ... the copies on different color paper This can be done by sending the print job several times to the printer but with different page settings Using a Macro makes this an easy task On the next page you will find an example of a macro used for a Word document The macro starts with Sub Macro and ends with End Sub It consists of several sections one per copy which contain the paper definitions for each...

Page 20: ... Start Sub Macro1 Macro1 Macro Macro recorded 05 06 98 by ActivePrinter HP LaserJet 8000 Series PCL 6 Application PrintOut FileName Range wdPrintRangeOfPages Item _ wdPrintDocumentContent Copies 1 Pages 1 PageType wdPrintAllPages _ Collate True Background True PrintToFile False With ActiveDocument PageSetup LineNumbering Active False Orientation wdOrientPortrait TopMargin CentimetersToPoints 1 8 B...

Page 21: ...False DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter False VerticalAlignment wdAlignVerticalTop SuppressEndnotes False MirrorMargins True End With Active Document PrintOut With ActiveDocument PageSetup LineNumbering Active False Orientation wdOrientPortrait TopMargin CentimetersToPoints 1 8 BottomMargin CentimetersToPoints 2 LeftMargin CentimetersToPoints 2 RightMargin CentimetersToPoints 1 Gutter CentimetersToPo...

Page 22: ... B Tips Hints The 3 Rules For Correct Paper Selection for recommendations on which paper selection criteria to use Below you will find the information on where to set the paper selection parameters in the most common standard applications MS WORD File Page Setup Paper Size Paper Size Paper Source First Page Other Pages EXCEL File Print Properties Paper Size is Source is Type is File Page Setup Pag...

Page 23: ... for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 APPENDIX D Macintosh Environment This information was not yet available at printing time Please refer to our WEB site for the most recent software versions http www rutishauser ch ti sdlhp htm ...

Page 24: ... for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 APPENDIX D Macintosh Environment This information was not yet available at printing time Please refer to our WEB site for the most recent software versions http www rutishauser ch ti sdlhp htm ...

Page 25: ...ed Tray 1 21 Tray 5 TowerFeed Tray 2 22 Tray 6 TowerFeed Tray 3 23 Tray 7 TowerFeed Tray 4 24 Tray 8 TowerFeed Tray 5 25 Tray 9 TowerFeed Tray 6 NA with TowerFeed installed ESC l A Selects Paper 2 Letter Size 3 Legal 6 11 in x 17 in 26 A4 27 A3 for other sizes please refer to your printer manual ESC n Wd mediatype Selects Paper Type mediatype Panel Display 6 Plain PLAIN 11 Preprinted PREPRINTD 11 ...

Page 26: ... Paper requested from empty Tray n Refill Tray n Switches automatically to next Tray with same Size Type and pulls paper from there depending on settings 5 ON 13 1 PAPER JAM CHECK RIGHT DOOR Paper jam in Printer Clear paper jam and all other sheets from the paper path Open close printer cover s alternating with THEN OPEN AND CLOSE TOP COVER Also refer to section OPERATING Paper Jam in this manual ...

Page 27: ... Types Type 0 TowerFeed Reset Beep e g after Power ON 1x short Type 1 Paper in TowerFeed paper path after a printer Reset short short Type 2 Paper Jam in TowerFeed long long Type 3 TowerFeed Motor blocked short long Type 4 6x short Opening a TowerFeed tray or the paper feeding adapter during a feed cycle ...

Page 28: ...uration Firmware Revision of Option PCB Logic PCB installed trays size code and tray capacity size codes A4 6 A3 4 US Letter 7 US Legal 3 US Ledger 5 Menu Map Sample page on page 28 The Menu Map page can be selected via printer panel INFORMATION MENU PRINT MENU MAP This page is showing the different paper sources and its allocated Media Types PAPER HANDLING MENU showing paper sources trays with th...

Page 29: ...IU 660 0047 27 TowerFeedTM for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 26 for more information on this page ...

Page 30: ...IU 660 0047 28 TowerFeedTM for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 26 for more information on this page ...

Page 31: ...IU 660 0047 29 TowerFeedTM for the HP LaserJet 8150 8100 8000 APPENDIX G Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 26 for more information on this page ...

Page 32: ... mark on the deflector sheet the position of the left border of the reference for horizontal paper position Pull out the sheet from its waiting position TowerFeed will automatically feed a next sheet You now can compare the position of the left border of the next sheet If it moves up straight in the same position this is ok In case the left position would be different or moving from left to right ...

Page 33: ...eed drawers might now and then be indicated Clean the outside of TowerFeed with a lightly water dampened cloth Do not use detergents to avoid damage of the surfaces To clean the paper drawers from paper dust completely remove the drawers from TowerFeed remove the paper and use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush Warning To avoid damage to the paper out sensor arms do not reach into the openings for...

Page 34: ... x 17 Tray capacity Small paper sizes A4 Letter Legal Up to 500 sheets or a stack of 50 mm whichever depending on paper weight is reached first Large paper sizes A3 Ledger Up to 250 sheets or a stack of 26 mm whichever depending on paper weight is reached first Positioning accuracy For bond type paper typically better than vertical 2 0 mm 0 08 horizontal 2 0 mm 0 08 skew 2 5 mm 0 10 Temperature Op...

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Page 36: ...d Rutishauser shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of its equipment Further Options for HP LaserJets TowerFeed 444 for TowerFeed 444 for the HP LaserJet 4050 4000 the HP LaserJet 5000 Manufactured by Rutishauser Data AG Kronenstrasse 9 CH 8712 Stäfa Switzerland Tel 41 1 928 18 28 Fax 41 1 928 18 29 e mail infodesk rutishauser ch Internet http www...