Utax CLP 3526, Instruction Handbook Manual

Page 1: ...CLP 3526 your office partner I N S T R U C T I O N H A N D B O O K UTAX Product Management 2004 please read the instruction handbook carefully before using this machine keep it close to the machine for easy reference ...

Page 2: ...Symbols The symbol indicates that the related section includes safety warnings Specific points of attention are indicated inside the symbol General warning Warning of danger of electrical shock Warning of high temperature The symbolindicatesthattherelatedsectionincludesinformationonprohibitedactions Specificsoftheprohibited action are indicated inside the symbol Warning of prohibited action Disass...

Page 3: ... copyright notice as the material from which the copying is done Regarding Tradenames PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation KPDL is trademark of Kyocera Corporation Diablo 630 is a product of Xerox Corporation IBM Proprinter X24E is a product of International Business Machines Corporation Epson LQ 850 is a product of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard PCL and PJL are regi...

Page 4: ...o the above exclusion may not apply to you 3 Limitation of Remedies IBM s entire liability under this license is the following 1 For any claim including fundamental breach in any form related in any way to this license IBM s liability will be for actual damages only and will be limited to the greater of a the equivalent of U S 25 000 in your local currency or b IBM s then generally available licen...

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Page 6: ...ofinstallationandcauseanunpleasantsmell To minimize the concentration of ozone gas to less than 0 1 ppm we recommend you not to install the printer in a confined area where ventilation is blocked The printer bears any of the following labels For Europe Asia and other countries except U S A and Canada ...

Page 7: ...0 H D D HD 10 IB 21E etc Conforms to the following product specifications EN 55 022 1998 Class B EN 61 000 3 2 1995 EN 61 000 3 3 1995 EN 55 024 1998 EN 60 950 2000 Themanufactureranditsmerchandisingcompaniesretainthefollowingtechnicaldocumentationinanticipationofthe inspection that may be conducted by the authorities concerned User s instruction that conforms to the applicable specifications Tech...

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Page 9: ...ximumpower savings turn off the printer s power supply when not using the printer for extended periods of time For details on the sleep timer function and printer power consumption refer to this manual Initial settings of the sleep timer function and power saved using the sleep timer function ENERGY STAR program guideline Group for Energy Efficient Appliances GEEA The goal of GEEA is efficient use...

Page 10: ... on the sides of the printer and walls etc Not allowing enough space can impede cooling which leads to overheating and poor printer performance Always use the caster stoppers to stabilize the printer once it is in place to keep it from moving and or falling over and causing injury Other Precautions Adverse environmental conditions may affect the safe operation and performance of the printer Instal...

Page 11: ... plug it may cause a fire or electric shock Always connect the printer to an outlet with a ground connection to avoid the danger of fire or electrical shock in case of an electric short If an earth connection is not possible contact your service representative Other Precautions Connect the power plug to the closest outlet possible to the printer Handling of Plastic Bags WARNING Keep the plastic ba...

Page 12: ...ofelectricalshock Always contact your service representative for maintenance or repair of internal parts CAUTION Do not pull the power cord when removing it from the outlet If the power cord is pulled the wires may become broken and there is a danger of fire or electrical shock Always grasp the power plug when removing the power cord from the outlet Always remove the power plug from the outlet whe...

Page 13: ...tatic electricity Do not attempt to perform any operations not explained in this handbook Caution Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those speci fied herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Iftheprinterwillnotbeusedforanextendedperiodoftime removethepaperfromthecassette return it to its original package and reseal it Cautions for Toner Handling CAUTION...

Page 14: ...ain tenance of the printer KX Printer Drivers Operation Guide Describes how to install and set the printer driver PRESCRIBE Commands Technical Reference PRESCRIBE is the native language of the Kyocera Mita print ers This Technical Reference contains the information about how the printing is performed using the PRESCRIBE com mands as well as the font and emulation description Also included is a lis...

Page 15: ...nd how to make various settings from the operator panel Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur such as paper jams Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter explains how to replace the toner container and how to care for your printer Appendix A Options This appendix introduces the available options to be used with the printer Appendix B Computer Inter...

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Page 17: ...per 2 9 Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel 3 1 Understanding the Operator Panel 3 2 3 1 1 Message display 3 2 3 1 2 Indicators in message display 3 3 3 1 3 Keys 3 6 3 2 Using the Menu Selection System 3 8 3 2 1 Menu Selection System 3 8 3 2 2 Menu System Road Map 3 10 3 3 Menu Map and Status Pages 3 15 3 3 1 Printing a Menu Map 3 15 3 3 2 Printing a Status Page 3 17 3 4 e MPS 3 20 3 4 1 Using Quic...

Page 18: ...3 53 3 10 10 Resetting the Custom Paper Type 3 54 3 10 11 Selecting the Output Stack 3 55 3 11 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing 3 56 3 12 Reading Life Counters 3 57 3 12 1 Displaying the Total Printed Pages 3 57 3 12 2 Resetting the Toner Counter 3 57 3 13 Other Modes 3 58 3 13 1 Selecting the Message Language 3 58 3 13 2 Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting 3 58 3 13 3 Setting the Sleep Time...

Page 19: ...placement 5 2 5 1 1 Toner Container Replacement Requirements 5 2 5 1 2 Toner Container Replacement Request 5 2 5 1 3 Replacing the Toner Container 5 2 5 2 Replacing the Waste Toner Box 5 5 5 3 Cleaning the Printer 5 7 5 3 1 Cleaning the Registration Roller 5 7 5 3 2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit 5 7 Appendix A Options A 1 Options A 2 A 2 Expansion Memory Modules A 3 A 3 General Description of Opt...

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Page 21: ...3526 Color Printer lets you print top quality documents in color or monochrome at 26 pages per minute in A4 paper size and at 13 pages per minute in B4 and A3 paper sizes A full range of options includes a large capacity paper feeder duplex unit document finisher and more ...

Page 22: ...ting quality and versatile color control This printer allows you to switch the gray level of each pixel between 2 bpp and 4 bpp bits per pixel Also the intelligent color calibration system automatically optimizes colors every time the printer is powered These media types are also support in various sizes of standard and non standard Variety of paper sizes and types In addition to ordinary paper yo...

Page 23: ...tention and virtual mailboxing When printing multiple copies of a document the data is transferred from the computer to the printer only for the first copy the data is then stored on the printer s hard disk Copies of the document are printed using the stored data Printing is performed faster with less computer spooling time and less network traffic Furthermore printed data that is stored on the ha...

Page 24: ...department will be allowed to print For details on the account management system refer to the Account Management System Guide 1 1 4 Networking Built in and External Network Interfaces The network interface supports TCP IP IPX SPX NetBEUI and EtherTalk protocols Therefore network printing is possible with various operating system environments including Windows Macintosh UNIX and NetWare Support for...

Page 25: ...ccess to the interior of the printer when replacing toner containers or the waste toner box The cover must also be open to clear a paper jam 3 Paper Cassette The cassette holds up to 500 sheets of A5 to A3 size paper 4 MP Multi Purpose Tray The MP tray holds up to 150 sheets of standard size paper Transparencies labels and other special media must be fed using this tray 5 Paper Stopper When standi...

Page 26: ...d Functions 1 6 Figure 1 2 8 Power Switch Turns printer power on and off 9 Power Cord Connector Connect the power cord that comes with the printer here 10 Left Cover Open this cover when clearing a paper jam 9 10 8 ...

Page 27: ... Open this cover when replacing a toner container or when cleaning the charger unit 6 Charger Unit This is a high voltage charger unit that is used for transferring toner to the drum unit Clean the charger unit whenever you replace a toner container For details see 5 3 2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page 5 7 7 Waste Toner Box Used waste toner collects in this box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 28: ...connected to network at 100 Mbps Status indicator ST Flashes during data communication 4 Network Interface Connector Connects to the network via a 10BASE T 100BASE TX network cable 5 Parallel Interface Connector This connector is for a standard Centronics parallel interface cable from the computer Connect this connector to the computer s parallel port 6 Option Interface Card Slot Network OPT2 This...

Page 29: ...ay cause problems such as frequent paper jams poor quality printing and possible damage to the printer mechanism Even complying with the instructions provided in this chapter special media such as transparencies labels envelopes non standard size paper must be fed directly from the printer s MP multi purpose tray and delivered in the face up tray in straight path manner For details on use of MP tr...

Page 30: ...er can pass through the printer This depends on the smoothness size moisture content and cutting of the paper The higher the grade the less risk of problems such as paper jams and higher the print quality The differences in paper characteristics of different paper makers also affect the printer performance High performance printers can produce high quality results only when the right types of pape...

Page 31: ...grain Long grain Pulp content 80 or more 135 to 200 g m paper should be A4 or Letter size and fed laterally Item Values Table 2 1 Continued 70 mm 2 3 4 inches 148 mm 5 13 16 inches 304 8 mm 12 3 16 inches 457 2 mm 18 inches Minimu mPaper Size Maximum Paper Size Paper Cassette 148 mm 5 13 16 inches 210 mm 8 9 32 inches Minimu mPaper Size Maximum Paper Size 297 mm 11 11 16 inches 420 mm 16 17 32 inc...

Page 32: ...e that certain paper sizes are available only for MP tray feeding as remarked and face up tray delivering For details on using MP tray see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel section 3 10 1 MP Tray Mode on page 3 48 The dimensional tolerances for these paper sizes are 0 7 mm 0 0276 inches for both length and width of paper The corner angles must be 90 0 2 MP tray Size Monarch 3 7 8 7 1 2 inches Bus...

Page 33: ... thickness of a sheet for this printer is between 0 086 and 0 110 mm from 3 4 to 4 3 mils Moisture content Moisture content is the percentage of the weight of water in paper Moisture affects the appearance feeding curling electrostatic properties toner fusing of the paper The moisture content of paper varies with the relative humidity in the room If the room is too humid paper will absorb more moi...

Page 34: ...ract the toner Therefore the paper must discharge the static electricity so that the printouts do not stick to each other in the output tray Whiteness The contrast of printed images depends on the whiteness of the paper Whiter paper produces sharper and clearer images Quality control Uneven paper sizes corners that are not square jagged paper edges irregularly cut sheets torn edges and corners etc...

Page 35: ...he size of the paper you will use Figure 2 3 3 3 3 3 Adjust the position of the paper stopper according to the size of the paper you will use While pressing the green button on the side of the paper stopper slide it to the position you want Figure 2 4 4 4 4 4 Square the edges of the paper and then insert it into the paper feed cassette Make sure that the height of the stack does not exceed the upp...

Page 36: ...on of the paper guides according to the size of the paper you will use Figure 2 8 3 3 3 3 Square the edges of the paper and then carefully place it onto the MP tray Figure 2 9 4 4 4 4 Set the MP tray paper size on the printer s operator panel Refer to Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel section 3 10 2 Setting MP Tray Paper Size on page 3 48 To close the MP tray remove all of the paper from it slide...

Page 37: ...s or envelopes on the tray or cassette face up Major considerations for each type of special paper are given below Transparency Transparencies for overhead projectors must withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process The recommended transparency product is as follows 3M CG3700 Letter A4 To avoid problems always feed OHP transparencies from the Multi purpose tray and output them to the ...

Page 38: ...ray Make sure the postcards you are going to set are not curled Feeding curled postcards may cause paper jams Figure 2 13 Some postcards have rough edges on the back those are created when the paper is cut In this case put the postcards on a flat place and rub the edges with for example a ruler to smooth them Figure 2 14 Item Value Top sheet weight 44 to 74 g m 12 to 20 lb Total weight 104 to 151 ...

Page 39: ...To avoid jams caused by curled envelopes stack the printed envelopes no higher than 10 on the output tray Colored paper Colored paper should have the same specifications as the white bond paper listed In addition the pigments in the paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process up to 200 C or 392 F Pre printed paper Pre printed paper should basically be bond paper ...

Page 40: ...2 4 Special Paper 2 12 ...

Page 41: ...Changes to printer settings made using a software application override changes made using the operator panel You can also rely on other printer utilities such as PrintMonitor if you need to change settings that are not available on the printer driver It will allow you remotely access to printer settings Printer utilities are supplied in the CD ROM supplied with the printer The chapter describes th...

Page 42: ...t The printer is performing self diagnostics after power up Please wait The printer is warming up and is not ready When the printer is switched on for the first time this message will take several minutes Please wait Calibrating The color calibration function is being performed automatically as you powered on the printer You can also execute this function manually on the operator panel For details...

Page 43: ... key on the operator panel is pressed the cover is opened or closed or a print job is received The printer then warms up and goes on line For details on sleep mode see Sleep timer timeout on page 3 59 Cancelling data Jobs inside the printer are being canceled To cancel a job see Section 3 1 3 Keys on page 3 6 Waiting The printer is waiting for the rest of print job before completing the last page ...

Page 44: ...cm A6 ISO A6 10 5 14 8 cm Only with MP tray feeding B4 JIS B4 25 7 36 4 cm B5 JIS B5 18 2 25 6 cm B6 JIS B6 12 8 18 2 cm LT Letter 8 1 2 11 inches LD Ledger 11 17 inches LG Legal 8 1 2 14 inches MO Monarch 3 7 8 7 1 2 inches BU Business 4 1 8 inches DL ISO DL 11 22 cm C4 ISO C4 22 9 32 4 cm C5 ISO C5 16 2 22 9 cm b5 ISO B5 17 6 25 cm EX Executive 7 1 4 10 1 2 inches 6 Commercial 6 3 4 3 5 8 6 1 2 ...

Page 45: ...PUNCH Pre punched paper ENVELOPE Envelopes CARDSTOCK Card stock COATED Coated paper THICK Thick paper HIGH QUAL High quality paper CUSTOM1 to 8 Custom 1 to 8 Indicator Description Flashing Indicates an error that you can recover by yourself such as the loose front cover For details see 4 3 Error Messages on page 4 6 On Indicates that the printer is ready and on line The printer prints the data it ...

Page 46: ...rint job by switching the printer off line Print and feed out one page when the printer displays Waiting Recover the printer from certain errors CANCEL key This key is used to Cancel a printing job Stop the alarm sound Reset numeric values or cancels a setting procedure while using menu system To cancel a printing job 1 1 1 1 While the printer displays Processing press the CANCEL key Print Cancel ...

Page 47: ...aper jam message has appeared on the message display Then a help message will appear to facilitate jam clearing in the location ENTER key This key is used to Finalize settings of numeric values and other selections Set the paper source when Use alternative is shown in the message display For details about this message see 4 3 Error Messages on page 4 6 Note If you hold down the ENTER key and press...

Page 48: ...such as the number of copies to print emulation etc to your specific needs Settings can be made when Ready is indicated on the printer message display The printer obeys the most recently received printer settings sent from the application software or from the printer driver which take priority over operator panel settings Entering the mode selection menu Press the MENU key when Ready is indicated ...

Page 49: ... desired menu and press the ENTER key to set or change the configuration Press the U or V key to display the desired item and the ENTER key to finalize the value or selections set Cancelling menu selection If you press the MENU key when selecting a menu the message display returns to Ready Note Settings that are received from application software and the printer driver will take priority over sett...

Page 50: ...n operations see page 3 8 Continued on the next page MENU Key Ready PAR A4 PLAIN Print Status Page Quick Copy Private Stored Print VMB Data Print Menu Map List of Code JOB e MPS Configuration Quick Copy 32 Temp Code JOB Size 1550MB Perm Code JOB Size 1550MB VMB Size 1550MB e MPS List of VMB These items will not appear unless the printer is installed with the applicable option unit ...

Page 51: ...k 000 000 000 000 Gateway 000 000 000 000 EtherTalk On EtherTalk Off Opt StatusPage Off Opt StatusPage On Network Status Page On Network Status Page Off DHCP On DHCP Off Emulation KPDL AUTO Emulation KPDL Emulation KC GL Emulation PCL 6 KC GL Pen Adjust Pen 1 Pen 1 Color Black Pen 1 Width 01 dot s Print KPDL errs On Print KPDL errs Off Alt Emulation PCL 6 Print KPDL errs On Print KPDL errs Off Eth...

Page 52: ...2 00 point s Pitch 10 00 cpi List of Internal Fonts Format List of Partition Courier Dark Courier Regular Letter Gothic Dark Letter Gothic Regular Orientation Landscape Orientation Portrait Code Set IBM PC 8 Gloss Mode High Gloss Mode Low Tone Fine Tone Normal Continued Continued on the next page Read Data Opt ROM List of Partitions RAM Disk Mode On RAM Disk Mode Off RAM Disk Size Read Data Write ...

Page 53: ...t Normal 1 Reset Type Adjust Feed Select Cassette 1 Memory Card MP Tray Mode First MP Tray Mode Cassette Duplex Mode None Stack Select Left tray F up Stack Select Top tray F down Override A4 LT On Override A4 LT Off Duplex Path Disable Duplex Path Enable Continued Continued on the next page Color Mode Monochrome Color Mode Color Unit mm Cassette 1 Size A4 Stich Adjust A4 Letter 000 B4 000 A3 Ledge...

Page 54: ...alled Continued Others Form Feed Time Out 000sec Sleep Timer 030 min Print HEX DUMP Printer Reset Resource Prot Off Service Auto Continue Timer 030sec Print Test Page 1 Print Test Page 2 Auto Continue Mode On Auto Continue Mode Off Sleep Mode Off Sleep Mode On Buzzer On Buzzer Off Finishing Error Hige Density Mode 01 Print Status Page MSG Language English Duplex On Color Mono mix Auto Print Event ...

Page 55: ...urations You may be required to produce a status page when requesting service to the printer 3 3 1 Printing a Menu Map The printer prints a full list of menu selection system Menu Map Note that menus shown in the list may vary depending on which optional units installed in the printer 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print Menu Map appears 3 3 3 3 Press the ...

Page 56: ...3 3 Menu Map and Status Pages 3 16 Figure 3 3 MENU MAP ...

Page 57: ... 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print Status Page appears 3 3 3 3 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 4 4 4 4 Press the ENTER key again The message Processing appears and the printer prints a status page For a sample status page and its full description see Understanding the status page on page 3 18 Print Status Page Print Status Page ...

Page 58: ... explained below the diagram The items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer s firmware version Figure 3 4 Memory Installed Options Network Status Emulation Consumable Status Interfaces Hardware Information Page Information Error Log STATUS PAGE Firmware Version Released 2 4 6 3 1 5 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 59: ...ws the IP address subnet mask address and default gateway address for the network interface card in the printer 7 Emulation This item shows all available emulations of the printer The PCL 6 emulation is set as default when the printer is shipped from the factory The emulations are PCL 6 KPDL3 KC GL 8 Error log This item shows the last three instances of the following types of errors listing them i...

Page 60: ...f and Hold Private Print Stored Job Primary function To later print addi tional copies To proof the first copy before print ing multiple copies To hold the docu ment in printer to prevent unautho rized access To electronically store documents such as fax cover pages Start storing by Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver On terminating print setting from application soft ware ...

Page 61: ...ased to up to 50 from the e MPS Configuration menu For details see Changing the maximum number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold jobs on page 3 25 When the number of jobs reaches the limit the oldest job will be overwritten by the new one When the printer is turned off all stored jobs will be deleted Printing additional copies using quick copy To print additional copies of a job stored in the printer 1...

Page 62: ...to printing a quick copy job See Printing additional copies using quick copy on page Chapter 3 21 3 4 3 Printing a Private Print Job Retention In private printing you can specify that a job is not printed until you release the job from the operator panel At sending the job from the application software you can specify a 4 digit access code in the printer driver The job is released for printing by ...

Page 63: ...steps 1 through 8 in the above section 2 2 2 2 When the title of the job to be printed is displayed Agenda in this example press the ENTER key Enter the four digit access code entered in the printer driver and press the ENTER key 3 3 3 3 Press the V key repeatedly until Delete appears for the number of copies 4 4 4 4 Press the ENTER key The private job is deleted from the hard disk Printing a code...

Page 64: ...key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until List of Code JOB appears 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key A question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the ENTER key again The printer prints a CODE JOB LIST as shown in Figure 3 7 below Figure 3 7 3 4 4 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB To retrieve the jobs posted in th...

Page 65: ...ow Figure 3 8 3 4 5 Changing e MPS Configuration You can change the following parameters for e MPS operation Maximum number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold jobs Maximum space assigned to temporary code jobs Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes Note The total amount of storage areas specified must not exceed the total size of the hard disk Otherwise...

Page 66: ...dly until e MPS appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until e MPS Configuration appears 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Temp Code JOB Size appears 7 7 7 7 To change the maximum disk space press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears 8 8 8 8 Press the U or V key to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking ...

Page 67: ...ree hard disk space however The default size is 1 6 of the total hard disk space rounded off in unit of 50 MB For example if the total hard disk space is 10 GB the default size is 1550 MB 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key and select e MPS 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key and select e MPS Configuration 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key an...

Page 68: ...2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Interface appears 3 3 3 3 If the interface is other than parallel press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Parallel appears 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key again The question mark disappears 6 6 6 6 To change the parallel interface mode press the Z key The current communication mode appears 7 7 7 7 To c...

Page 69: ...ition you can install an optional network interface card in the printer s extension slot OPT To adjust the printer for networking parameters of the current network using the operator panel you can Activate or deactivate TCP IP NetWare and AppleTalk Activate or deactivate DHCP Enter IP address subnet mask address and default gateway address Determine whether to print a network status pages automati...

Page 70: ...above 2 2 2 2 Enter the submenu by pressing the Z key Make sure that DHCP is set to Off If not press the ENTER key then press U key to set it Off Each time you press the U or V key the selection changes as shown below 3 3 3 3 When IP Address is displayed press the ENTER key A blinking cursor _ appears at the last digit 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key to increase or decrease respectively the value at ...

Page 71: ...ter does not print network status pages Note Network status pages may not be available to print depending on the type and make of the optional network interface card Sample network status pages are shown on Figure 3 9 on page 3 31 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the ENTER key repeatedly until Interface appears 3 3 3 3 If the interface is other than network press the ENTER key A blinking q...

Page 72: ...A blinking question mark appears 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until the desired emulation mode is displayed 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key 6 6 6 6 Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready 3 6 2 KC GL Pen Width and Color The KC GL emulation mode enables you to set the pen widths in dots individual pen colors for pen numbers 1 to 8 and the KC GL page size 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 ...

Page 73: ...omatically change the emulation mode according to the print job received The emulation mode the printer switches alternatively can be selected using the operator panel The default alternative emulation is HP PCL 6 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation appears 3 3 3 3 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repea...

Page 74: ...ears 4 4 4 4 To select an internal font make sure that Internal is displayed and press the Z key The display changes as shown below If Internal is not displayed press the ENTER key then press the U or V key until it appears To select an optional font press the ENTER key while Font Select is displayed Press the U or V key repeatedly until Option appears and then press the ENTER key Press the Z key ...

Page 75: ...ress the MENU key The display returns to Ready Changing the default font size You can change the size of the default font If you selected a proportional font the character size can also be changed 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key Press the U or V key until Font Select appears 4 4 4 4 Make sure that Internal is displayed a...

Page 76: ... 9 Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready Setting the character code set You can change the character code set Available character code sets vary depending on the current font The default character code set is IBM PC 8 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Code Set appears...

Page 77: ...cessing appears then Ready The printer prints out a list of fonts with a sample and font ID number for each of them Sample lists of fonts are shown in Figure 3 10 below Figure 3 10 List of Internal Fonts List of Internal Fonts Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List Font Name Scalable Bitmap Password Selection FSET Font ID PRESCRIBE Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List Font Name Scalable ...

Page 78: ...ing cursor Use the Z and Y keys to move the cursor right and left 7 7 7 7 When the desired number of copies is displayed press the ENTER key 8 8 8 8 Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready 3 7 2 Print Orientation You can select portrait upright or landscape sideways page orientation Figure 3 11 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set appears 3 3 3 ...

Page 79: ...Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready 3 7 4 Carriage Return CR Action This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a carriage return code 0DH CR Only A carriage return is performed Default CR and LF A linefeed and carriage return are performed Ignore CR The carriage return is ignored 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Page Set app...

Page 80: ...ge the tone mode proceed as follows 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print Quality appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Tone appears 5 5 5 5 To change the toner mode press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to change to Fine 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key to finalize the tone mode...

Page 81: ... the gloss mode press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to change from Low to High 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key to finalize the selection 8 8 8 8 Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready Gloss Mode Low ...

Page 82: ...allows data to be written to the memory card Note Formatting will destroy any existing data on a storage device including a used memory card Formatting of the memory card must be executed from the printer To format a memory card proceed as follows When a new memory card is inserted in the printer s slot Format error Memory card will appear on the message display 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 ...

Page 83: ...signed to the file automatically You can use the procedure explained in the section Printing a list of data names Partitions on page 3 45 to print a list of data names for confirmation To write data to a memory card proceed as follows The memory card must be properly formatted by the printer If the memory card inserted in the memory card slot is not formatted the Format menu will automatically app...

Page 84: ...t of data names as explained See Printing a list of data names Partitions on page 3 45 Deleting data It is possible to use the printer to delete data from a memory card one by one To delete data from a memory card proceed as follows Check that the memory card contains data Otherwise the Delete Data menu will not appear on the message display 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key ...

Page 85: ...NTER key Processing appears and the printing of the list starts Figure 3 14 The printout example above includes the following information When the list of file names partition list for the memory card is printed the display returns to Ready Capacity The total size of the memory card Used Space The size the printer uses for its system Free Space The size remaining in the memory card for storing dat...

Page 86: ...you can set 224 MB of RAM disk If you attempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this restriction the printer automatically round it down so that the size is always 36 MB less than the total printer memory Once the RAM disk size is set the printer must be reset To activate RAM disk in the printer s memory first you must set the RAM disk mode to On and set the desired data size for the RAM disk as des...

Page 87: ... disk size is 0001 to 1024 This range varies depending on the total memory size of the printer 6 6 6 6 When the desired RAM disk size is displayed press the ENTER key 7 7 7 7 Press the MENU key The display returns to Ready Then turn off the printer and on again The selected RAM disk size is activated after the printer is restarted RAM Disk Size 0119 MByte ...

Page 88: ...desire to feed paper from the intended paper source To switch the MP tray mode for example to First mode proceed as follows 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until MP Tray Mode appears 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key...

Page 89: ...n feed the paper on the MP tray according to the paper type you command on the printer driver The default setting is plain paper For more information about paper types that can be fed from the MP tray see Chapter 2 Handling Paper 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until MP T...

Page 90: ...talled the duplex drawer takes up the space of topmost cassette Because of this cassette numbering starts from 2 5 5 5 5 To change paper type press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to display the desired paper type The message display toggles through the following paper types Plain Preprinted Bond Recycled Vellum Letterhead Color Prepunched High quality C...

Page 91: ...s see Paper sizes on page 2 4 Binding modes Binding refers to the manner in which printed pages of paper are joined together by gluing stitching etc in book form The two possible types of binding are long edge binding in which pages are joined together along their long edge and short edge binding in which they are joined together along their short edge In selecting a binding type you must also con...

Page 92: ...he following procedures In the default settings the stitch position is set in the center of the paper Depending on the paper a certain amount of deviation will occur In this case also use this menu to adjust the stitch position The adjustment can be done by moving the stitch position adjustment gear in the document finisher For example select the range from 10 to 10 1 approximately 0 6 mm to move ...

Page 93: ...ng question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to change Off to On 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key The overriding mode is set 8 8 8 8 To exit the menu selection press the MENU key 3 10 9 Creating Custom Paper Types You can use the Type Adjust menu to create your own custom paper types on the printer After you create a custom paper type you can assign it to a particular paper source for automati...

Page 94: ...stom paper type This step disables to duplex print when the custom size is selected for the paper type in a print job By default duplex printing is enabled for custom paper types To confirm and change this proceed as follows 1 1 1 1 Complete Step 3 above 2 2 2 2 Press the Z key 3 3 3 3 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Duplex Path appears 4 4 4 4 To change duplex printing press the ENTER key A...

Page 95: ... selected as an output stack 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Stack Select appears 5 5 5 5 To change the output stack press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to toggle through the following output stacks Top tray F down The o...

Page 96: ... to monochrome mode proceed as follows 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Color Mode appears 3 3 3 3 To change color mode press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key to change color mode Color or Monochrome 5 5 5 5 When the desired color mode is displayed press the ENTER key Color mode is changed 6 6 6 6 To exit the menu s...

Page 97: ...Low toner message is an early warning that tells you toner is running out If you continue using the printer the printer will stop printing soon thereafter and display the Replace toner pressure If you replace the toner container before the Replace toner message appears you need to manually reset the toner counter as explained below Note that if you reset the toner counter without replacing the ton...

Page 98: ...Press the U or V key repeatedly until MSG Language appears The default message language is English 5 5 5 5 To change the language press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key The display cycles through the available selection in the following order English Francais Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Português 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key 8 8 8 8 Press the MENU ...

Page 99: ...the Z key and display Sleep Mode 6 6 6 6 To turn off the sleep timer press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 7 7 7 7 Press the U or V key to change On to Off 8 8 8 8 Press the ENTER key The sleep timer is turned off 9 9 9 9 To exit the menu selection press the MENU key Sleep timer timeout You can adjust the timer timeout time the length of time the printer waits before entering sleepi...

Page 100: ...ppears 6 6 6 6 Press the ENTER key again The message Processing appears for a second followed by Waiting 7 7 7 7 While the message display is indicating Waiting send data to be hex dumped to the printer The message display indicates Processing while the data is being received You can cancel printing of any more dump data by pressing the GO key and then the CANCEL key 8 8 8 8 Once all data has been...

Page 101: ...key repeatedly until Others appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Resource Prot appears 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key to select Permanent or Perm Temp Permanent Temporary for resource protection 7 7 7 7 When the desired resource protection is displayed press the ENTER key 8 8 8 8 To exit the menu se...

Page 102: ...bled Note For setting the auto continue recovery time see the next section 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Auto Continue appears 5 5 5 5 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 6 6 6 6 Select On or Off using the U or V key 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key 8 8 8 8 To...

Page 103: ...the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Finishing Error appears 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Duplex appears 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 8 8 8 8 Press the U or V key to change Off to On 9 9 9 9 Press the ENTER key 10 10 10 ...

Page 104: ...U or V key repeatedly until Punch appears 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key A blinking question mark appears 8 8 8 8 Press the U or V key to change Off to On 9 9 9 9 Press the ENTER key 10 10 10 10 To exit the menu selection press the MENU key 3 13 13 Mixed Color Monochrome Print Setting The printer has four color printing drums and developers cyan magenta yellow and black The workload for each of these...

Page 105: ...rming the procedure for color registration Set A3 size paper into paper cassette before proceeding 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U key repeatedly until Others appears in the message display 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U key repeatedly until Color Registration appears 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Print Regist Chart appears 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key A question mark ...

Page 106: ... for all three colors press the MENU key The display returns to Ready Color registration is complete Note To varify the result print out the Color Registration Correction Chart If the value given to a most closely matching line pair is other than 0 try to repeat the procedure again If the procedures given by this instruction do not provide correct color calibration call for service 3 13 15 Printin...

Page 107: ...on The color calibration operation may be carried out automatically during recovery from the Sleep mode or during printing 1 1 1 1 Press the MENU key 2 2 2 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Service appears 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Color Calibration appears 7 7 7 7...

Page 108: ... V key repeatedly until Others appears 3 3 3 3 Press the Z key 4 4 4 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Service appears 5 5 5 5 Press the Z key 6 6 6 6 Press the U U U U or V V V V key repeatedly until High Density Mode appears 7 7 7 7 Press the ENTER key A blinking appears 8 8 8 8 Press the U U U U or V V V V key to select a number from 01 to 03 9 9 9 9 Press the ENTER key 10 10 10 10 Pres t...

Page 109: ...chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur If a problem cannot be corrected contact your dealer This chapter explains the following topics General Guidelines Print Quality Problems Error Messages Clearing Paper Jams ...

Page 110: ...r Windows 98 via the parallel port rename device driver file drvwppqt vxd This file may be located in Windows System Iosubsys or Arcada System folder For technical details visit Microsoft web site for the device driver Symptom Check Items Corrective Action Print quality is not good See Section 4 2 Print Quality Problems on page 4 3 Paper is jammed See Section 4 4 Clearing Paper Jams on page 4 12 N...

Page 111: ...he suggested corrective action will not solve the problem call for service Printed Results Corrective Action Completely blank printout Check the toner containers Opentheprinterfrontcoverandcheckthatthetoner containers are correctly installed in the printer For more information oninstalling the tonercontainers see the separate Installation Guide supplied with the printer Check that the application ...

Page 112: ...used See 3 10 4 Setting the Cassette Paper Type on page 3 50 Try adjusting the color control settings using the printer driver Try switching the tone mode between Normal and Fine using the operator panel Menu Print Qual ity Tone Try changing the setting for the high density mode For full details see 3 13 16 Using High Density Mode on page 3 66 Check the operator panel If the Toner low C M Y K mess...

Page 113: ...r unit and make sure there is no toner or other foreign matter on the registration roller Check the transfer belt If the transfer belt is dirty with toner try printing several pages Printing incomplete or out of position Check that the application software is correctly operated color shear Conduct color registration using the printer opera tor panel For full details see Chapter 3 Using the Operato...

Page 114: ...nisher operates without staples Add staples Yes Press ENTER No Press GO The optional finisher is out of staples Pressing the ENTER key raises the finisher main tray so replenish staples Printing resumes automatically when staples are replenished Pressing the GO key without replenishing staples continues printing with out stapling Call service 0123456 A mechanical error has made further printer ope...

Page 115: ...g to the face down tray when it detects that it is empty Feed unit not loaded The feed unit of the optional paper feeder is not installed Open the paper feeder paper cassette and correct the problem This message appears only when the PF 647 paper feeder is installed on the printer File not found Press GO The data you are trying to print from a virtual mailbox does not exist or the virtual mailbox ...

Page 116: ...it is empty Load Cassette A4 PLAIN Theindicatedpapercassette whichcontainspaperthatmatchesthesizeand type specified for the print job is empty Load paper into the paper cassette whose number is indicated in place of Next press the GO key to resume printing Note that the paper source number appears only when the optional paper feeder is installed If you want to print from a different paper source p...

Page 117: ... correctly Install the folding unit tray correctly Missing toner container Color Install the toner container of a toner kit for the color indicated in place of The printer will not operate while this message is displayed Missing waste toner box The waste toner box is not installed Install a waste toner box Paper jam A paper jam has occurred at the location indicated in place of For details see Sec...

Page 118: ...cated color C Cyan M Magenta Y Yellow K Black using a new toner kit Virtual mail box full The area in the hard disk allocated for virtual mailbox storage is full Print out jobs currently stored in the virtual mailboxes Warning low memory Printer internal memory is running low Add more memory or delete unneeded fonts and macros Messages separated by are displayed alternately Message Corrective Acti...

Page 119: ... 97 The number of permanent code jobs that can be stored reached the limit value and no more can be saved Either delete some unnecessary jobs etc or increase the limit 98 An unreadable page was found in a job The job is damaged 99 A print job for the specified ID does not exist in the hard disk Table 4 4 Code Meaning 01 The printer does not support the memory card inserted The memory card must mee...

Page 120: ... the options for example the document finisher and the duplexer The locations where paper jams might occur are also shown here with each location explained in Table 4 7 below Paper jams can occur in more than one component on the paper paths Figure 4 1 Location of Jam See Page Right Cover See 4 4 7 Paper Jam Right Cover on page 4 15 Paper Trans Unit Cassette See4 4 4PaperJam PaperCassette on page ...

Page 121: ...r or not the jammed pages are reproduced normally after printing is resumed depends on the location of the paper jam Utilizing online help messages Online help messages are available in the printer s message display to provide simple instructions for clearing jams Press the key when the paper jam message has appeared Then a help message will appear to facilitate jam clearing in the location 4 4 3 ...

Page 122: ... jammed paper as shown in step 1 remove the paper cassette from the printer Figure 4 4 3 3 3 3 Pull the jammed paper from inside the printer Figure 4 5 4 4 5 Paper Jam MP Tray The paper jammed in the MP tray Clear the jam in the MP tray 1 1 1 1 Remove the jammed paper on the MP tray up and towards the right Figure 4 6 2 2 2 2 Reset the sheets on the MP tray 3 3 3 3 Open and close the front cover t...

Page 123: ...aper Figure 4 9 5 5 5 5 Close the bottom cover and top cover 6 6 6 6 Slide the Duplex Unit back into the printer 4 4 7 Paper Jam Right Cover When a paper jam occurs in the paper transfer unit or at the right cover clear the jam using the following steps 1 1 1 1 Pull the paper transfer unit handle and pull the unit out to the right Figure 4 10 2 2 2 2 If the jammed paper is in the paper transfer un...

Page 124: ...Jam Paper Feed Unit This type of paper jam occurs only when the optional large capacity paper feeder unit is installed on the printer 1 1 1 1 Pull out the paper cassette Figure 4 15 2 2 2 2 Pull out the paper feed unit Figure 4 16 3 3 3 3 Raise the lever and then remove the jammed paper Figure 4 17 4 4 4 4 Return the paper feed unit back into the printer and then close the paper cassette Note Push...

Page 125: ...u and then open the fuser unit cover Figure 4 19 3 3 3 3 While rotating the green knob remove the jammed paper Figure 4 20 4 4 4 4 If you still cannot remove the jammed paper close the fuser unit cover While raising the green lever at the bottom of the fuser unit pull the fuser unit out of the printer Figure 4 21 5 5 5 5 Remove the jammed paper from behind the fuser unit Figure 4 22 6 6 6 6 Return...

Page 126: ...4 4 Clearing Paper Jams 4 18 ...

Page 127: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 This chapter describes the following basic printer maintenance tasks you can perform Toner container replacement Waste toner box replacement Cleaning ...

Page 128: ... 3 Cleaning the Printer on page 5 7 for more information 5 1 2 Toner Container Replacement Request The printer displays messages for individual colors at two stages of toner usage This message is automatically alternated with the other printer message such as Ready When the printer becomes low on toner for example in the cyan container the printer displays the message Toner low C M Y K as the firs...

Page 129: ... will cause the toner container to move towards you slightly Carefully lift up and pull to remove it Figure 5 3 4 Put the old toner container in the plastic waste bag contained in the toner kit and discard it later according to the local code or regulations for waste disposal Figure 5 4 5 Take the new toner container out of the toner kit 6 To loosen and redistribute the toner inside hold the conta...

Page 130: ...when it is properly seated Figure 5 6 8 8 8 8 Close the toner container cover and then close the front cover Press the left and right corners of the front cover to ensure that it is closed securely To replace the other color toner container use the same procedure above Proceed to the next section and replace the waste toner box ...

Page 131: ...box and insert them into the four holes as shown in the illustration below Figure 5 8 3 3 3 3 Put the old waste toner box in the plastic waste bag contained in the toner kit and discard it later according to the local code or regulations for waste disposal Figure 5 9 4 4 4 4 Check to make sure that the caps of the new waste toner box are open Figure 5 10 5 5 5 5 Install a new waste toner box into ...

Page 132: ...ce waste toner box is shown in the messege display replace the waste toner box A new waste toner box is included with the toner kit Always clean the interior of the printer after replacing a toner container See 5 3 Cleaning the Printer on page 5 7 for more information Front cover ...

Page 133: ...ause poor print quality 1 1 1 1 Pull the paper transfer unit handle and pull it out to the right Figure 5 12 2 2 2 2 Use the cleaning cloth that comes with the toner kit to wipe any paper particles from the metal roller Figure 5 13 3 3 3 3 Pressing the handle of the transfer unit return the transfer unit securely to its original position Figure 5 14 5 3 2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit The main ch...

Page 134: ...ap Figure 5 18 Note The pad of the grid cleaner contains water Clean the grid quickly so that the pad may not dry off 5 5 5 5 Attach the grid cleaner to the printer with the pad facing up Figure 5 19 6 6 6 6 While slightly raising the charger unit slowly pull it out and push it back in two or three times This cleans the grid on the bottom of the charger unit Figure 5 20 7 7 7 7 After cleaning is f...

Page 135: ... the charger unit is back in its original position and then close the toner container cover and front cover Figure 5 21 Note If the front cover does not fully close although the printer shows Ready open the front cover and push the main charger unit until it is fully inserted in the printer Front cover ...

Page 136: ...5 3 Cleaning the Printer 5 10 ...

Page 137: ...A Options Your printer can be installed with various options indicated in this appendix You can select the options that will satisfy your printing requirements For availability of the options consult your dealer ...

Page 138: ...shows the options that can be installed on the CLP 3526 printer Though some options are explained in the following pages of this Appendix see the document that comes with each option for detailed information that is not provided here Figure A 1 ...

Page 139: ...er s main controller board and memory modules To protect electronic parts discharge static electricity from your body by touching a water pipe faucet or other large metal object before handling the memory modules Or wear an antistatic wrist strap if possible when you install the memory modules Always hold the main controller board or a memory module by its edges as shown below to avoid damaging el...

Page 140: ... module out of the socket to remove Testing the expanded memory To verify that the memory modules are working properly test them by printing a status page To print a status page 1 1 1 1 Make sure the printer is switched off Plug in the printer power cord into an AC outlet and power on the printer 2 2 2 2 Wait until the printer becomes Ready When ready press the MENU key 3 3 3 3 Press the V key rep...

Page 141: ...data in the memory card see 3 9 1 Using the Memory Card on page 3 42 Caution Before inserting a memory card in the printer make sure that the printer is switched off Insert the memory card in the memory card slot Figure A 8 A 3 2 PF 645 647 Paper Feeders The optional Paper Feeder fits underneath the printer as shown in the illustration The PF 647 is shown as an example In combination with the prin...

Page 142: ...A5 JIS B4 JIS B5 Leger Letter and Legal The Duplex Unit is installed under the printer as shown in the illustration below See the documentation that comes with the Duplex Unit for details about how to install it For detailed information on installing the duplex unit see the manual supplied with the duplex unit Figure A 12 A 3 5 DF 600 610 Document Finishers The Document Finisher makes it possible ...

Page 143: ...s high speed printing is possible using the electronic sorting function The hard disk is further required in order to use the e MPS function You can use the Printer Disk Manager utility to keep track of the stored data This software is included in the CD ROM supplied with the printer The hard disk is inserted into the hard disk slot HDD on the back of the printer as shown in the illustration The h...

Page 144: ...EUI and EtherTalk protocols so that the printer can be used on network environments including Windows Macintosh UNIX NetWare etc Install the network interface card in the OPT slot located on the lower right side of the printer rear as shown below Figure A 16 Network interface card Network connections IB 20 10Base T 100Base TX 10Base 2 IB 21E 10Base T 100Base TX IB 22 IEEE802 11b Wireless Table A 2...

Page 145: ...Appendix B Computer Interface This appendix explains the pin assignments signals timing connectors and other specifications for printer s parallel interface ...

Page 146: ...cation mode from the operation panel To change communication mode see 3 5 1 Changing Parallel Interface Mode on page 3 28 Note Use a parallel interface cable that complies with the IEEE 1284 standard You can choose from four communication modes Communication Mode Reception Transmission Auto default High speed ECP Nibble ECP Nibble High speed Nibble High speed High speed Normal Normal Table B 1 ...

Page 147: ...6 In Data 4 Data 5 7 In Data 5 Data 6 8 In Data 6 Data 7 9 In Data 7 Data 8 10 Out Acknowledge nAck This negative going pulse acknowledges the previous character received 11 Out Busy Busy When this signal is high the printer is busy When it is low the printer is able to receive more data 12 Out Paper Empty PError This signal goes high when the printer runs out of paper 13 Out Online Select Select ...

Page 148: ...Not used 34 Not used 35 Out Power Ready This signal goes high when the printer is powered on 36 In Select In nSelect In When this line is high IEEE1284 mode is enabled Indicates signals that are low active The Paper Empty Online and Error signals work only after you have enabled them using the O2 parameter of the FRPO command Pin In or out Signal Description Table B 2 ...

Page 149: ...Appendix C Technical Specifications The technical specification may be changed for improvement purpose ...

Page 150: ...e T 100Base TX 1 Optional Network Interface Card Serial Interface Board 1 Hard Disk 1 Memory Card Slot Compact flash memory card maximum 256 MB Self diagnostics Performed at power on Maximum Duty Cycle for standard dry A4 plain paper 100 000 pages per month Imaging Drum Amorphous silicon drum Developers Dual component dry developers Main Charger Positive scorotron charger Transfer Belt and Roller ...

Page 151: ...0 Hz 6 5 A max Allowable Voltage Fluctuation 10 maximum Allowable Fre quency Fluctuation 2 maximum Power Con sumption U S A and Canada Maximum 1 350 W Normal Operation 700 W Standby 165 W Sleeping 30 W Europe Asia and other countries Maximum 1 450 W Normal Operation 700 W Standby 165 W Sleeping 30 W Noise Printing LpA 53 dB A Standby LpA 39 dB A Sleeping LpA 35 dB A Dimensions 699 mm wide 463 mm h...

Page 152: ...feeding 24 pages minute B4 13 pages minute A3 Legal 13 pages minute Ledger 11 pages minute A4 thick Paper cassette feeding 13 pages minute A4 thick MP tray feeding 12 pages minute Transparency MP tray feeding 13 pages minute Duplex printing Requires the DU 640 duplex unit A4 Letter 24 5 pages minute A3 Legal B4 B5 13 pages minute Ledger 11 pages minute Table C 2 ...

Page 153: ...lation appearing on the status page 3 19 KC GL setting pen width and color 3 32 KPDL printing errors 3 33 KPDL setting the alternative emulation 3 33 setting the default using the operator panel 3 32 Envelope requirements 2 11 Error log on the status page 3 19 Error messages of hard disk 4 11 of memory card 4 11 of RAM disk 4 11 tabled with corrective actions 4 6 F Face down tray location and func...

Page 154: ...paper jam 4 14 first mode cassette mode 3 48 location and function 1 5 setting the paper size 3 48 setting the paper type 3 49 N Network interface a sample of the network status page 3 31 interface cards diagrammed A 8 location of the slot 1 8 printing a network status page 3 31 protocols and parameters 3 29 resolving the IP address 3 30 Number of copies how to select 3 38 O Online help messages f...

Page 155: ...de 3 40 Printing problems general guidelines tabled 4 2 print quality problems blank printing etc 4 3 R RAM disk setup 3 42 Reset resetting the printer 3 60 Resource protection description 3 61 S Serial interface changing parameters 3 28 Setting the Timer 3 59 Sleep timer setting the timer 3 59 setting timeout time 3 59 Status page how to print 3 17 understanding 3 18 Stitch position 3 52 Storage ...

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