Printronix L5035 Bedienungsanleitung

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Was ist eine Gebrauchsanleitung?

Das Wort kommt vom lateinischen „instructio”, d.h. ordnen. Demnach kann man in der Anleitung Printronix L5035 die Beschreibung der Etappen der Vorgehensweisen finden. Das Ziel der Anleitung ist die Belehrung, Vereinfachung des Starts, der Nutzung des Geräts oder auch der Ausführung bestimmter Tätigkeiten. Die Anleitung ist eine Sammlung von Informationen über ein Gegenstand/eine Dienstleistung, ein Hinweis.

Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung Printronix L5035. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung Printronix L5035 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts Printronix L5035
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts Printronix L5035
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts Printronix L5035
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

Warum lesen wir keine Gebrauchsanleitungen?

Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von Printronix L5035 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von Printronix L5035 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service Printronix finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von Printronix L5035 zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts Printronix L5035, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von Printronix L5035 widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    User’s Manual The Prin tronix L503 5 Multi function Printer [...]

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    Consumables Information Printroni x ® has y ears of experie nce de signing printer imag ing system s. For the best po ssi ble perfo rmance o f your P rint ronix printer , use Ge nuine Printr onix par ts and s upplie s. For the nam e of your neares t Printron ix full service d istributor , call: United Sta tes (800) 733- 1900 o r (714) 3 68-2300 Eu[...]

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    L5 035 M ultifu nctio n Prin ter User ’ s Manual 706590-00 1D[...]

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    Softw ar e Lic en s e Agre emen t CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERM S AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER. US ING THIS PRINTER INDICA TES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE SE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTL Y RETURN THE P RINTER AND ALL ACCOMP ANYING HARDWAR E AND WRITTE N MATERIALS TO THE PL AC E YOU OBTA[...]

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    e. You may n ot tran smit the S oftware P roduct o ver a ne twork, by teleph one, or e lectronic ally us ing any means; or rever se engine er, deco mpile or disa ssemble the So ftware. f. You agree to ke ep confi dential and us e your best efforts to prevent and protect t he con tents of the Software Produc t from unau thorized di sclos ure or u se[...]

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    POSSIBILIT Y OF SUCH DAMAGES , OR ANY DAM AGES CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OR MANIPUL ATION OF THE SOFTW ARE. S OME STA TES DO NOT AL LOW TH E EXCLUSION O R LIMITATION O F LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DA MAGES, SO TH E ABOVE L IMITATIO N MAY NOT AP PLY TO YOU. 3. Printroni x, Inc. wil l not be liabl e for any loss or damage c aused by delay in[...]

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    BY IT S TERM S AN D CON D ITI ONS. N EIT HER PA RT Y SHAL L BE BOUND BY ANY S TATEMENT OR REPRE SENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEM ENT. NO CHANGE IN THIS AGREEM ENT IS E FFECTIV E UNLE SS WRIT TEN AND SIG NED BY PR OPER LY AUTHO RIZED RE PRES ENTAT IVES OF EACH PARTY. BY USING TH IS PRINTER, YOU AG REE TO ACC EPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THI[...]

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    Avis de conformite aux normes du mi nistere des Communcations du Canada: Cet appa reil n umerique de la c lasse A est confo rm á nor me NMB -003 du Ca nada. European Community (EC) Conformity Statement: This produc t is in conform ity with the p rotectio n requireme nts of EC Council Directive 89/336/ EEC on the approxi mation of the laws of the M[...]

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    Anmerku ng: Um die Ei nhaltung des EMVG s icherzus tellen si nd die Ger äte, wie i n den Handbüche rn angeg eben, zu insta llieren u nd zu betreiben . This prod uct has be en test ed and found to com ply with th e limits for Class A Inform ation Tec hnology Equip ment a ccording to Eur opean Standard EN 55022. The limits for Cla ss A equipme nt w[...]

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    T rademark Ackno wledgeme nts IBM, OS /2, and Pr oprinter a re registe red trad emarks, an d IPDS and PC -DOS are trademar ks of Inte rnationa l Busin ess Machi nes Cor porat ion. Centroni cs is a r egistere d tradema rk of Geni com Co rporation. CSA is a regist ered certi fication mark of the Cana dian Stan dards Associ ation. Dataprodu cts is a r[...]

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    PhoenixP age PC L 5 is a registere d trademar k of Ph oenix Technol ogies LTD. PKUNZIP is a register ed trade mark of PKWARE , Inc. 3M is a reg istered trademar k of Minn esota Mi ning and Manufactur ing Comp any. SELFOC is a regi stered trad emark o f Nippon Sheet Gl ass Co., Ltd. Toray is a regis tered trade mark, an d Torays ee is a trad emark o[...]

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    Monotype Corporation Pl c, regist ered in the U.S. Pa t. and TM office and else where. Hiroshi ge and Ma rigold a re trade marks of A lphaOme ga Typograp hy, Inc. Printroni x, Inc. m akes no representa tions or warrant ies of any kind regarding this mate rial, i ncluding , but not li mited to, i mplied warranties of merc hantab ility and fi tness f[...]

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    13 Table of Contents 1 I ntroduction ..... ............ ........... ........ ......... 19 About This Manual .................... ................... ............. ...........19 General Safety Precauti ons ................... ............. ............. ....20 Safety Lab el Location s And Prin ter Views .......... ............. ....22 About The P ri[...]

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    T a ble of C ontents 14 Function Key s .... ................... ............. ............. .............. 4 8 ONLINE K ey ............ ............. .................... ............. ....... 48 CLEAR Ke y .. ............ .................... ............. ................... . 49 TEST Key ..... ............ ............. .................... ....[...]

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    Table of Contents 15 Virtual Pri nter Menu ..... ................... ............. ............. ..108 Loading Fla sh Memory (If Equippe d) .... .................... ..109 The CNVT2FLS Utility Prog ram ............ ................... ......... 110 Downloadin g Into Flas h Memory ................. .................... ..112 Flash Messa ges .... ...[...]

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    T a ble of C ontents 16 Discharge LE D ................ ............. ................... ............ 19 3 Photorecep tor Drum ........ ................... ............. ............ 19 4 SELFOC L ens ® (LE D Print Head) ................... ............ 19 5 6 Tro ubleshoo ting ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 197 Troubleshoo ting ......[...]

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    Table of Contents 17 Memory Requ irements . ............. ............ .................... ..241 Safety Reg ulations ............ ............. ............. ............... 242 Electromag netic Inte rference ... ............ ............. .........242 Physical Characte ristics And Env ironment ....... .........242 C Host I/O I nterf ace s ... ...[...]

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    T a ble of C ontents 18[...]

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    19 1 Intr oduction About This Manu al This manua l exp lains ho w to use y our printer . Safety Notices And Special Information For yo ur safety and to pr otect valuab le equip ment, i t is ver y importan t that you r ead and c omply wi th all in formatio n highl ighted under the following spec ial headi ngs: WA R N I N G A warning notice calls at [...]

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    Chapter 1 General Safe ty Precautions 20 IMPORT ANT An important notice provides information that is vital to pr oper operation of the printer. NOTE: A note pr ovid es infor mation and helpfu l tips about printer operatio n. Control Panel Keys And Display Messages Keys an d indica tors tha t are labe led on the prin ter are pr inted in upperca se l[...]

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    21 Remove pa ckag ing mater ials c arefully and sav e them . If the p rinter is power ed on witho ut remov ing all i nternal tape and packin g, the printer may be da maged. Keep comb ustible m aterial s away fro m the prin ter. Disp ose of use d toner prope rly, as it is fl ammable. Some com ponents i n the pri nter are potential ly hazardo us. For[...]

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    Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views 22 Safe ty Label Locations And Pr inter V iews 1 3 15 13 4 2 14 E 10 E 13 5 6 8 9 10 7 11 12[...]

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    23 Legend: 1) Face Down Paper Output Tray 2) Top Cover 3) Front Upper Cover 4) Power Pape r Stacker(Optional) 5) Top Cover 6) Cut Sheet Paper Input C assette (Optional) 7) Power Switch 8) CAUTION 9) Host I/O Connections 10) Fanfold Paper 11) Control Panel 12) Front Upper Cover 13) Rear Cover 14) CAUTION 15) Face Up Paper Output Tray Figure 1: Front[...]

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    Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views 24 Legend: 1) Front Upper Cover 2) CAUTION 3) CAUTION 4) WARNING 5) Open/Close Button Figure 2: Front View with Front Upper Cover Open $ $ % % 4 2 5 1 3[...]

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    25 Legend: 1) Fus er U nit 2) Cleaning Unit 3) Discharge LED (not visible) 4) Main Charger 5) Toner Cartridge 6) Optional Cut Sheet Feeder Unit 7) Control Panel 8) Developing Unit 9) Waste Toner Recovery Unit 10) Transport Unit 11) Smoke Filter Bo x 12) Power Supp ly for Flash Lamp Figure 3: Front View with Front Covers Removed 10 9 8 11 12 7 6 5 2[...]

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    Chapter 1 Safety Label Locations And Printer Views 26 Legend: 1) Power Switch 2) CAUTION 3) Parallel Port 4) 232/422 Switch 5) Diagnostic Port 6) Serial Port 7) Optional Coax/ Twinax Port Figure 4: Rea r Cover $ $ 1 3 4 7 2 5 6[...]

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    Features 27 About The Printer Feature s Printin g spe ed is 35 pag es per minute on co ntinuo us lette r siz e and A4 size fanfol d forms (l ong edg e fed). In the optiona l cut sh eet mode, pri nting spe ed is 27 pages per minute o n letter s ize and A4 size cu t shee t forms ( long edg e fed) . The print er produ ces p rinted output with a 300 x [...]

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    Chapter 1 About The Printer 28 • Serial Ma trix • Proprinte r ® II I XL • Epso n ® FX-1050 Printroni x LineP rinter Pl us provid es portr ait and l andscape image orientat ion. A utomatic 1 -up, 2- up, 4-up, a nd gray bar overpri nting are also p rovided . The emulat ion offe rs optiona l pro portional (scalabl e) fonts and multi -up form d[...]

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    29 2 Initial Setup Inst allation Overview This chap ter expl ains how to load pap er, po wer on the printer, us e the optiona l power s tacker, and how to use the c ontrol pa nel. The inst allation a nd setup of y our prin ter should be performe d by a ser vice pr ovid er trai ned an d aut h orize d by Pri ntron ix. Yo ur ser vice provide r is al s[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Paper 30 Loading Pa per The followi ng se ction ex plains h ow to load f anfold paper. To l oad cut shee t paper, g o to pag e 33. Load ing F an fol d Pa per When loading fanfold paper, be sure the l eading edge of the paper has a cle an, separated perforation (without ragged edges or paper chaff). NOTE: You do no t need to power [...]

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    31 IMPORT ANT The first fold of the paper should be facing toward the printer. Otherwise, a paper jam could occur during printing (see below). Legend: 1) Tractor Unit 2) Lower Paper Guides 3) First paper fold is toward printer 3. Pass the leading e dge of the paper between the l ower pap er guides, a s shown i n the ill ustratio n above. IMPORT ANT[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Paper 32 Legend: 1) Tractor Pins 2) Tractor Lock 3) Tractor Gate 4. Unlock onl y the ri ght tract or by pus hing forw ard on th e tracto r lock . 5. Open the l eft and ri ght tractor gates and place the paper about half-way on to the tracto r pins. IMPORT ANT Do not push the paper past the tractors into the area of the paper jam s[...]

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    Loa din g C ut S hee t P ape r ( Opti on ) 33 8. Tension the paper by movi ng the ri ght tractor slightly outward and lock the righ t tractor wi th the tra ctor lock . 9. If you are reloading paper followin g a “FAN -FOLD PA PER EMPTY” m essage w ith the pr inter pow er on, pr ess ONL INE to place the printer online. Th e printer a utomati call[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Paper 34 2. Load the ne w paper unifor mly in th e cassette, makin g sure the leading ed ge of the pap er is at the fron t of the cass ette. Do not load mor e pape r than sp ecified b elow, other wise a p aper jam may o ccur. Legend: 1) Cassette Cover 2) Cassette 3. Cover th e cassette a nd inser t it into t he printe r, maki ng s[...]

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    Loa din g C ut S hee t P ape r ( Opti on ) 35 In order to m inimiz e the po ssibil ity of a pa per jam: • Only us e xerog raphic quali ty pape r. • Load paper in a cassette which h as been adjusted for th e exact paper si ze. (To s et the cas sette for the paper size, see the foll owing s ectio n.) • Do not gather loose paper for use. • Do [...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Paper 36 Legend: 1) IPS (Paper S ize Insert) 12/22 2) IPS 11/21 3) IPS 10/20 There are three holes in the forward end of the c ut sheet pa per feed casset tes. P lastic i nserts are set in these h oles accord ing to the size of the cu t sheet pap er loade d in the c assette (as show n in the table that follow s). When th e plas t [...]

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    Loa din g C ut S hee t P ape r ( Opti on ) 37 The foll owing tabl e lists the availabl e standar d se ttings for th e cut sheet p aper feed casset te (0 = plasti c inser t; — = no i nsert ): Cut Sh eet T ray L inking If your printer is equipp ed with the cut sheet paper feed option, you can use Tray Li nking. Tr ay Linkin g is dis abled b y defa [...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Paper 38 To clear thi s mess age, either add pape r to the ac tive tr ay, or insert a m atchi ng tray in the al ternate tr ay positi on. Then press CLEAR on th e contro l panel. Tray link ing is di sabled b y the pri nter auto matical ly when the lower tra y is configu red as a vari able length tr ay, and is sele cted as a sour ce[...]

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    Loa din g C ut S hee t P ape r ( Opti on ) 39 V ariable T ray Length If your prin ter is equ ipped wi th the cut s heet paper f eed option, i t is possibl e to over ride the stan dard cut s heet paper tray le ngths. Th is feature is called Cus tom Tray L ength. The standar d cut shee t paper tray size s are li sted in the tabl e on pa ge 37. Usi ng[...]

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    Chapter 2 Powering On The Printer 40 Powering On The Printer Legend: 1) Power Switch 1. Plug the pr inter int o a 200, 220, or 240 VAC, 30 Am p, 50-60 Hz power so urce as shown o n the rear pa nel lab el. (The DC p ower supply must be s et for the proper line voltag e. Usin g an incorrec t power s ource o r improper ly set ting the DC p ower supply[...]

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    Power Pape r Stacker (Option) 41 NOTE: The printer can be se t to power on i n the OFFLINE state instead o f the ONLINE state. To p rint, ONLINE must be l it; if it is n ot, press O NLINE. In the even t other me ssages and prom pts app ear on the control panel, answ er the prom pts and fo llow the direc tions as ex plained in “System S tatus a nd[...]

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    Chapter 2 Parts Of The Power Stacker 42 Part s Of The Po wer S t acker . Legend: 1) AUTO Key 2) STOP Key 3) DOWN Key 4) HE AVY Key 5) Hook 6) Head/Tail Length Measuring Gauge (in inches) 7) Elevator 8) Safety Stop Bar (not v isible in figure) 9) Top/Bottom Adjust Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 8 9 7 6 5 4 3[...]

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    Stacker O peration Key s 43 S t ac ker Opera tion Ke ys The power pa per stac ker conta ins four keys for operatin g the el evato r: • AUTO: Sets the elev ator in aut omatic mode . Press ing this ke y caus es th e elev at or ta ble to rise un til it reac he s its ma ximum upper pos ition and enabl es the stacker . • STOP: Stops the elevator , a[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting The Stacker Page Length 44 NOTE: Normal Mod e supports up to 28 lb. bond (1 05 g/m 2 ). Heavy Mode mus t be used f or me dia weights greater th an 34 l b. bond (12 8 g/m 2 ). S ome med ia that are 28 lb. bo nd (1 05 g/ m 2 ) and h igher r equire He avy M ode for rel iable stac king. Setting The S t acker Page Length Set the stac k[...]

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    Stacker Full 45 NOTE: The elevato r stops automatic ally whe n it is f ully loa ded, without the STOP key being pr essed. 5. Remove the compl eted pri nt job fro m the elev ator, and do one of the foll owing: • To change th e paper mode, go to Step 6. • To reload paper afte r a pa per path e rror, go to Step 7 . • To resume ope ration, g o to[...]

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    Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 46 6. Check paper i nput to the printer to i nsure the fi rst paper perforatio n is f acing the printer an d reload paper, if necess ary, to align the first paper pe rforatio n. 7. If the Repr int on Fault option is e nabled in the Pa per Control menu, the pr inter rep rints the appl icable pa ges. (Se e the Paper [...]

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    Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 47 Liqui d Crystal Displ ay (L CD) The liq uid cry stal dis play (also called L CD or m essage d isplay) on the contr ol panel d isplay s printe r operatin g status, confi guration options, a nd error c odes. S t atus Indicators The statu s indic ators di spla y the oper ation al stat us of the printer . LINE SYNC Indic[...]

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    Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 48 IMPORT ANT Do not press any control panel key when STAND BY is flashing. It may carry out unwan ted commands. ONL INE ONLINE l ights co ntinuou sly when the prin ter is onli ne (when the printer i s ready to print and acce pt data fro m the ho st). It fl ashes when the pri nter is offline or when the p rinter st[...]

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    CLEAR Key 49 • To place th e printer offline, press ONLINE until the ONLINE status in dicator bl inks. The LCD display s “OFFLINE.” The printer st ops proc essing and prin ting any new data , except f or any pages in proces s. • To start do wnloading files to the pr inter, pres s the O NLINE + PAGE E JECT key . See Chapt er 3 for more info [...]

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    Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 50 P AGE EJECT K ey The PAGE EJ ECT key ha s the follow ing functio ns when the pr inter is onli ne: When the J OB IN PROCES S sta tus in dicator light s steadi ly, pressing PAGE E JECT cau ses the p rinter to pr int all data in the printer. If conti nuous for m pape r is used, the page the n will be cut at the per[...]

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    CANCEL Key 51 CANCEL Key The CANCEL k ey has t he foll owing func tions whe n the pri nter is offline: • Cancels the curren t page i n process • Cancels any pages queued to prin t but not ye t printed • Cancels any input data no t yet pro cessed • Clea rs th e repr int buf fers • Cancels a downl oad if one is in process. UP And DOW N Keys[...]

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    Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 52[...]

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    53 3 Printer Configuration Printer Configur ation In order to prin t data, the printer m ust respon d correctly t o interface signals and c ommands r eceiv ed from the host compu ter. Configura tion is th e proce ss of matchi ng the printer’s operati ng charac teristics to those o f the ho st compu ter. The ch aracter istics that define the print[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 54 Unlocking And Loc king The Configuration Menu In order to confi gure the p rinter w ith the co ntrol pan el, you n eed to unlock the ENTER k ey, whic h is lock ed by defa ult. The locked st ate secu res yo ur confi guration , preven ting al teration . Unlocking The Co nfiguration Menu Locking The Configuratio n Me[...]

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    Moving Within The Configuration Menu 55 Moving W ithin The Configuration Men u Movement within the co nfigur ation me nus is controlle d by us ing the UP, DOWN, PREV, and NEXT keys. The c onfigu ration p rocedure discus ses this in mo re detai l. You sh ould n ot make any config uration changes until yo u have a printou t of yo ur curre nt configur[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 56 Printing The Cur rent Configuration You shou ld alw ays print out and store y our configu rations for futur e reference . The print out prov ides a li st of t he parame ters yo u set when you configu red the print er. Each parame ter is define d later in the c hapt er. To print th e current configur ation, fol low[...]

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    Factory Settings 57 Factory Settings The confi guration defaults set at the factory ar e listed below. Thes e values a re avai lable for l oading at any tim e, and are main tained in the printe r until a new confi guratio n is load ed. T able 1. Factory and C onfiguration Parameters Menu Item Default V alue Paper Control Image Wid th 14.6 in ches F[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 58 Mode LinePrint er+ Config. Control Load Confi guration 0 Save Config uration 1 Print Co nfiguration Current Dele te Con figur ation 1 Power-up C onfigur ation 0 Protec t Saved Co nfigurati on Disable Host Interface Centronics Data Bit 8 Enable Paper In st Lin e Disable Data Pola rity Standard Strobe P olarity Stan[...]

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    Factory Settings 59 Dataproducts Data Bit 8 Enable Pape r Inst Li ne Disa ble Data Polarity Standa rd Strobe Pol arity Stand ar d Data Req Pol Standard Ready Pol arity Standard Online P olarity Sta ndard Paper Inst P olarity Standard Serial Host Protoc ol None Baud Rate 9600 baud Data Bits 8 bits Stop Bits 1 bit Parity None DTR Function On/Offline&[...]

  • Seite 60

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 60 Series 1 Poll 0 Series 1 Delay 0+ Msec Series 1 Idle Disable Miscellaneous Panel K ey So und O n Alarm On Power-up S tate Online Hex Dump M ode Di sable PTX_SE TUP Option Setup Pa rse Disable Setup SFCC 21h Display Langu age Engl ish File System Over write Ena ble View Fi les File 1 Delet e Files File 1 Optimize a[...]

  • Seite 61

    Factory Settings 61 Max Fonts Loaded 05 Fonts Font Weight Standard Chars. 1 15 Bold Char s. 259 Extra Bold Chars. 269 Vir tu al P ri nt e r Virt ual Pri nter LP+ T able 1. Factory and C onfiguration Parameters Menu Item Default V alue[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 62 Changing Printer Configurations In order to prope rly confi gure the p rinter, it is im portant th at you have a curre nt configura tion printo ut, as desc ribed previ ously. From this print out, dete rmine wh ich par ameters you need t o chan ge for the printer to operate c orrectly with th e host computer, o r y[...]

  • Seite 63

    Changing Printer Configurations 63 8. Select th e paramete r to acces s the value options. Baud Rate 9600 BAUD* 9. Scroll thr ough the p arame ter va lu e opti ons un til yo u reach the desire d valu e. Baud Rate 38400 BA UD 10. Select the c urrent val ue. Baud Rate 38400 BA UD* 11. Continue do ing this to make ot her chan ges as ne eded. At a ny t[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 64 Saving Configurations IMPORT ANT If you do not save your configuration, all of the new values will be lost when you turn off the printer. You can save up to eight differen t configur ation se ts to m eet eight unique pr int job req uiremen ts. For ex ample : Config. 0: Fa ctor y Default (T his ca nnot be altered) [...]

  • Seite 65

    Saving Configurations 65 NOTE: If the “Protect Save Configs” option is enab led, the new config uration is n ot save d unles s the exis ting conf igurat ion has been d eleted . For more det ail, s ee page 58 Step Press LCD Mess age 1. Place the printer of fline. O FFLINE P APER CONTROL 2. Unlock the E NTER key. E NTER KEY UNLOCKED 3. Scroll thr[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 66 NOTE: If you want to make th e new printer con figuratio n active at power-u p, select thi s confi guration as the “Power-Up Config.” • If the conf iguratio n numb er has no t been pre viously save d or the “ Protect Save Con figs. ” option i s disa bled, the STANDB Y light fl ashes, a nd this m essage a[...]

  • Seite 67

    Configuration Menus 67 Configuration Menus The foll owing page s des cribe th e conf iguratio n menu s and t heir options. Fo r detail s on a par ticular menu, s ee the spec ified pa ge. Paper Cont rol (p age 68) Mis cella neous (page 97) Mode (page 76) Config. Control (page 77 ) Host Interf ace (pag e 80 ) Font Memory* (pag e 101) Test Print (page[...]

  • Seite 68

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 68 Paper Co ntrol Menu Paper Contro l Form Length Image W idth Inch Select* Length i n Inch es* 6 LPI S ele ct Lengt h a t 6LPI Paper Length Auto. Sele ct* Inch Sele ct 6 LPI Sele ct Lengt h in Inches Le ngth at 6LPI 2.0 i nches 2.1 i nches 2.2 i nches 14.6 inche s* 14.7 inche s 1.0 i nches 1.5 i nches 2.0 i nches . [...]

  • Seite 69

    Paper Control Menu 69 Fanfold Output Into Stacker* Over St acker Hor. Imag e Shift Ver. Imag e Shift Toner Rep rint on Fault Paper Type Burst on Eje ct -100/100 in ches -99/10 0 inches -98/10 0 inches . . . 0/100 inche s* . . . 100/100 i nches -100/100 in ches -99/10 0 inches -98/10 0 inches . . . 0/10 0 in ches * . . . 100/100 i nches 1 . . . 3* .[...]

  • Seite 70

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 70 Image W idth Image Wi dth speci fies the width of the image to be pri nted. The allowabl e range i s 2.0 to 14 .7 inches , in 0. 1 inch inc rements. The factory defaul t is 14.6 inches. For m Le ng t h Form Leng th is the l ogical form leng th for fanf old pa per. You can specify the form length in either o f two [...]

  • Seite 71

    Paper Control Menu 71 For examp le, a fo rm length paramete r settin g of 10 inches results in a pape r length settin g of 10 inc hes, as 10 inches is within the valid range fo r form leng th and p aper len gth parameters . A form length setting of 24 inche s resul ts in a paper len gth se tting o f 12 inc hes, as 24 is abo ve the vali d range. A f[...]

  • Seite 72

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 72 Horizont al Image Sh ift Horizon tal Image Shift specifi es the a mount t o shift a n image to the right for p recise po sitio ning on the page. Th e actual width of the image is not aff ected. The a llowable range is -1.0 to 1 .0 inches , in 1/100 inc h incremen ts. The default is 0.0 in ches. V ertical Image Shi[...]

  • Seite 73

    Paper Control Menu 73 • With roll- feed pape r, the printer ca nnot s eparate th e paper because there are no perfora tions. Bu rst on E ject mus t be set to Disable. The perforations separato r is not used, and pap er is never rol led back out of the e ngine. If you nee d to remov e the paper befo re the en tire roll is used, it must be manua ll[...]

  • Seite 74

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 74 T ray Link ing With tray link ing enabl ed, when the ac tive cut sh eet pape r tray (cassette ) runs out of p aper, the print er switc hes a utomatica lly t o the other cut sh eet paper tray, and co ntinues pr inting. The defau lt is disable . NOTE: We rec ommend that you di sable Tray Linking if the tw o cut shee[...]

  • Seite 75

    Paper Control Menu 75 “Tray Wid th” here is defi ned as the edge o f the paper paral lel to the drum. If the pa per tray is set for Letter siz e or A4 si ze, th e Variable Tray Wid th setting in the menus mu st be g reater than the len gth. V a riable T ray Le ngth With Varia ble Tray Length, it is pos sible t o overrid e the stand ard cut shee[...]

  • Seite 76

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 76 No B ack Feed No Back Feed automat ically disable s (defau lt) or e nables b ack feeds. Mode Men u NOTE: The order an d numbe r of opti ons disp layed in this menu structu re varies dependi ng on th e emulati ons that ar e insta lled. “Mode” r efers to t he emulati on so ftware that you use. Your pr inter come[...]

  • Seite 77

    Config. Control Menu 77 NOTE: Each emu lation can ha ve its o wn set of conf iguratio n options i n additio n to those that are i n the pri nter syste m list. For informa tion on these uniqu e con figurati on sett ings, see the ap propria te emulati on man ual. Config. Control Menu Load Confi guration The printe r can st ore numer ous co nfigurati [...]

  • Seite 78

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 78 NOTE: If the “Protec t Save Con figs.” opti on is ena bled, the n ew configur ation is not sav ed unle ss the exi sting con figur ation has been deleted. Prin t Configu ration Print c onfigu ration a llows yo u to out put a li sting of various stored printer c onfigura tion pa rameters. You c an print t he fol[...]

  • Seite 79

    Config. Control Menu 79 Delete Config uratio n Delete con figurati on allows you to de lete a config uration f ile. You can delet e one or all of you r eig ht custom ized co nfigurations . Configura tion 0 is a fact ory-pr eset co nfigur ation and canno t be change d or del eted. Power-up Co nfigurati on Power-u p conf iguratio n allo ws yo u to sp[...]

  • Seite 80

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 80 Host Int erface M enu The printe r provid es the following host inte rface opt ions: • Centronics ® parall el • Dataprodu cts ® paral lel (r equires op tional cable a dapter, p/n 703316-0 01) • Serial ( RS-232 or RS-422 ) NOTE: In additi on to the so ftware co nfiguration for the seria l interfac e, a togg[...]

  • Seite 81

    Centronics Parameters 81 Centro nics Parame ters Host Interfac e Data Bit 8 Enable* Disabl e Centroni cs Dataproduc ts Serial Paper Inst Line Data Polarity Strobe Polarity ACK Polarit y Busy Polar ity Slct Polari ty Fault Polar ity Paper Inst Pol PE Polarity NFAULT/PE Ctl Disable* Enable S tandard* Inver ted Standard* Inver ted Standard* Inverted S[...]

  • Seite 82

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 82 Data Bit 8 Values: E nable (d efault) o r Disable. Normally, thi s parameter i s enabled. It allows ac cess to th e extended ASCII cha racter se t. Paper I nst (Instr uction) Line Values: Enable or Disab le (defa ult). The Paper Instructio n line ( PI line) contro ls paper mo tion. It is dependent on you r host co[...]

  • Seite 83

    Centronics Parameters 83 ACK Pol arity Values: S tandard (def ault) or Inverte d. This p arameter must be set t o matc h the A CK sig nal po larity of yo ur host comp uter. The printe r sends a low-true signal c alled A CK (ack nowledge) to the host to indicate that it has recei ved a data byte fro m the host and is r eady to ac cept mor e data. Bu[...]

  • Seite 84

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 84 Paper Inst (Instruc tion) Polar ity Values: S tandard (de fault) or Inve rted. This parame ter must be set to match th e PI line sign al polarity of your ho st co mputer. The Paper Instructio n line ( PI line) contro ls paper mo tion. PE (Paper Empty) Polar ity Values: S tandard ( default) or Inve rted. This param[...]

  • Seite 85

    Dataproducts Parameters 85 Dataproduc ts Para meters Data B it 8 Values: Enable ( defau lt) or Dis able. Normally, t his pa rameter is enabled. It all ows acce ss to the extended A SCII char acter set . Paper Inst (I nstructi on) Line Values: E nable or Disable (d efault). The Pape r Instruc tion line (PI lin e) control s paper motion. It is depend[...]

  • Seite 86

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 86 Data Polarity Values: S tandard (de fault) or Inve rted. This parame ter must be set to match th e Data sig nal po larity of your ho st co mputer. There are no rmally seven o r eight da ta bits th at define e ach A SCII charac ter sent fr om the h ost comp uter to the printer. The bits are usually hi gh-tru e. Str[...]

  • Seite 87

    Dataproducts Parameters 87 Onli ne Polarit y Values: Stand ard (defaul t) or Inver ted. This para meter mus t be set t o matc h the Online sign al polarity of your hos t compute r. The printe r sends an Onli ne signa l to the host indic ating th at commu nication can b e accomp lish ed whenev er the Rea dy si gnal is true. Paper Inst (Instruction) [...]

  • Seite 88

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 88 Serial Para meters (RS-2 32 And RS-422) Host Interfa ce Series 1 Delay Enable* Disabl e Centroni cs Dataproduct s Ser ial Host Protocol Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity RTS Function DTR Function 9600* 1200 19200 2400 38400*** 4800 110 56 K*** 300 128 K*** 600 256 K*** None* Zero One Even Odd 8 Bits* 7 Bits 6 B[...]

  • Seite 89

    Serial Pa rameters (R S-232 And RS -422) 89 Host Protocol The Host P rotocol pa rameter a llows you to selec t the softwa re flow control protocol us ed for c ommunic ations be tween the printer an d the host c omputer. You can a lso turn off softwar e flow control . Values: None , XON/XO FF, ETX/ACK, ACK/NAK, ENQ/ACK, SERIES 1 , 1 CH, or SERIE S 1[...]

  • Seite 90

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 90 ACK/N AK The ACK/N AK protocol gives the pri nter a means to acknowl edge it has eith er acce pted a tra nsmiss ion (ACK) or did n ot receive a transmis sion (NA K). ENQ/ACK The ENQ/A CK protoc ol enabl es the flo w of co mmunic ation to t he printer by sendin g a blo ck of data , and endi ng the b lock wit h an E[...]

  • Seite 91

    Serial Pa rameters (R S-232 And RS -422) 91 The printe r uses d ifferent re sponse c haracte rs to repres ent buf fer full and b uffer empt y, depe nding on w hether it is on line or o ffline. These res ponse c haracters are listed in the followin g table : With the SE RIES 1, 1 CH prot ocol sel ected, if the pr inter rec eives a Series 1 poll c ha[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 92 SERIES 1, 2 CH When yo u selec t the Series 1 with 2 Charact ers proto col, the printer behaves exactly th e same as the S eries 1 with 1 Charac ter protoco l, except tha t the pr inter send s two-c haracter r esponse s to the host. Th ese res ponse ch aracters are listed in the following table: NOTE: Whe n usin g[...]

  • Seite 93

    Serial Pa rameters (R S-232 And RS -422) 93 Stop Bits Values: 1 ( default) or 2. This para meter mus t be set t o matc h your host compu ter. Stop bits signal the end of a trans ferred seri al data word. Parity Values: None (de fault), 0, 1, Even, o r Odd. This para meter mus t be set t o matc h your host compu ter. The host may send a p arity bit [...]

  • Seite 94

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 94 RTS Func tion Values: On/Off line&Bu f (defaul t), True, Fa lse or On/ Offline. This parame ter must be set to match y our hos t computer. The RTS Fun ction par ameter is part o f hardware f low co ntrol. Thi s paramete r determ ines when the prin ter generate s the R equest to Send (RTS ) signa l to the hos t[...]

  • Seite 95

    Serial Pa rameters (R S-232 And RS -422) 95 Buffer S ize Value: 819 2 bytes. This para meter re flects t he size in charact ers of th e printer’s data buffer. This para meter ca nnot be changed i n the c urrent re lease of the emulation software . Howeve r, it mig ht be c hangeable in a fu ture rel ease. Number (o f) Bu ffers Value: 2. This para [...]

  • Seite 96

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 96 NOTE: This parameter i s used on ly with the S ERIES 1, 1 CH and SERIES 1, 2 CH protoc ols. See the de script ion of the Hos t Protoc ol menu op tion on page 90 for more i nformati on. Series 1 Delay Values: 0+ M sec, 15+ Ms ec, or 30+ Msec. The defaul t value f or this param eter is 0+ Msec. This para meter se le[...]

  • Seite 97

    Miscellaneous M enu 97 Miscellane ous Menu Panel Key Sound Panel ke y sound a llows y ou to confi gure the printer to beep whe n you pres s a key ( switch). The defaul t setting is On. Alarm Alarm allo ws yo u to confi gure the p rinter to beep when a printe r fault cond ition oc curs. The default s etting is On. Misce llaneous Panel Key Sound On* [...]

  • Seite 98

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 98 Power-up State Power-up s tate al lows yo u to co nfigure the p rinter to power up in the offlin e or o nline st ate. Th e defau lt settin g is Onl ine. Hex Du mp Mode Hex dump m ode allo ws you to place the printe r into the “hex du mp” mode, in wh ich the pr inter out puts a hex adecimal data s tream. The pu[...]

  • Seite 99

    Miscellaneous M enu 99 If a fault occurs while printing a hex dump, the printer reverts to the normal fa ult state. When t he faul t is clear ed, the pr inter r esumes printing the hex du mp (eith er a par tial lin e with a for m feed , or nothing at all). Top- of-form r emains u naffec ted. Figure 5. Sa mple Hex Dump To begin a hex dum p, first pl[...]

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    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 100 Displ ay Langu age Display La nguage allows y ou to sel ect the la nguage used for control panel message s and configur ation pr intouts. The avai lable choice s are Englis h, Germ an, French , Itali an, Spa nish, or Dutch. The defaul t sett ing is Englis h. File Sy stem Overwr ite Allows you to prevent files fr [...]

  • Seite 101

    Font Memory Menu 101 Font Memory Me nu Font Me mory Max Char Memory 50 Kbytes 100 Kbytes 150 Kbytes . 300 kbyt es* . 900 Kbytes Max Ca che Memor y 50 Kby tes 100 K bytes 150 K bytes . 200 kby tes* . 900 K bytes Max Ca che Size 50 cha rac ters 100 cha racters 150 cha racters . . . 900 cha racters* Max C a ch ed Char 1 Kbyt e* 2 Kbyt es 3 Kbyt es . .[...]

  • Seite 102

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 102 NOTE: The Font M emory M enu is no t availab le in the PCL5 emulatio n. For m ost appli cations , the defaul t setting s for font memor y are accep table. The refore, do not change the defaults unless your applica tion r equires an uncom mon font memor y confi guration . Activating Font Memory Options After sele [...]

  • Seite 103

    Font Memory Menu 103 Max C ach e Me mory The Maximu m Cach e Memory option s pecifies the size o f the memory b lock tha t can be a llocated to the f ont cache. The font cache s tores bi tmaps that are cr eated on de mand from the font outlines stored i n Flash me mory. The ca che a llows the printer to print sc alable f onts at opt imum s peed. To[...]

  • Seite 104

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 104 The allowa ble range is 1 KB ytes to 20 KByt es, in 1 -KByte increm ents. The de fault val ue for thi s param eter is 1 K Bytes. Max Fon ts Load ed The Maxim um Fonts Loaded op tion spec ifies th e numbe r of scalab le font outlines that ca n be c oncurrent ly lo aded into R AM in the printer. The allowa ble rang[...]

  • Seite 105

    Test Pr int Me nu 105 T est Pri nt Menu The Test prin t menu de fines and activates a te st pr intout. You must specify the test p attern and the num ber of pag es to be p rinted. T est Pattern The Test Patt ern op tion sel ects the t ype of patt ern to be used fo r the test printou t. You m ay sele ct a Li nes test patter n, a Gri d test pattern, [...]

  • Seite 106

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 106 Print Stat istics Menu The Prin t Statisti cs menu provides access to inf ormation about memory capac it y and print er usage . System Memo ry The L5000 s eries p rinters h ave 32 MB of RAM (Random A ccess Memory ), and 8 M B of Flas h Memory. Thi s is s tandard w ith all n ew printer s hipmen ts, and al l upgrad[...]

  • Seite 107

    Maintenance M enu 107 Mai nte nanc e Menu The Main tenanc e menu pr ovide s acce ss to inf ormation about servic e level s for en d-users a nd serv ice t echnici ans. User Ma int The User M aintena nce optio n resets th e servi ce level p age c ount after you complete prevent ive main tenance ( levels A , B, and C). See Chapter 5, “Sc heduled M a[...]

  • Seite 108

    Chapter 3 Printer Configuration 108 V irtual Printer Menu The Virtu al Printer menu allows th e user to se lect which emu lation they want t o use that is c urrently l oaded in flash memory. V irt ual Pri nte r The Virtua l Printer op tion allows the user to sel ect which e mulation, or partiti on, the printer should s witch to u sing. If th e user[...]

  • Seite 109

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 109 Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) Printer em ulatio n and o perating system software are loade d into flash mem ory at th e factory, but you will instal l sof tware or fil es in the followi ng si tuatio ns: • The cus tomer buy s the PG L or VG L graph ics, Expans ion-C T, or IPDS opti on after the pri nter [...]

  • Seite 110

    Chapter 3 The CNVT2FLS Utility P rogram 110 The CNVT2FLS Utility Program The CNVT2FLS pro gram is a D OS util ity that i s suppli ed with the flash softwa re on dis kette. This u tility con verts logo , form, TIFF, setup, and font fi les into downloada ble forma t. To convert f iles in to download able fo rmat, do th e followi ng: 1. Create a d ire[...]

  • Seite 111

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 111 • The first file name following the co mmand name is th e name of the input fi le that you want t o conver t. • The second file name is th e name of th e downl oadable output file , which th e utility will crea te. • The third file name is the name of the ou tput file as it wil l be stored i n the flas h[...]

  • Seite 112

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 112 7. To convert a setup file, ente r the foll owing at th e DOS pr ompt, for exam ple: CNVT2FLS setup.ptx setup.dwn setup.ptx A <Return> wher e setup.ptx is the na me of on e of the setup fil es yo u want to co nv ert. This co mmand conve rts the speci fied set up file, cr eating the downl oadable fi [...]

  • Seite 113

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 113 To downlo ad emulat ion so ftware, as well as downloadab le fil es for logos, form s, TIFF, setup, and fonts t o the printer, d o the fo llowing: 1. If you plan to down load any log o, form, TIFF, setup, or font files into the p rinter, you mus t firs t use the suppli ed CNVT2FLS DOS utility p rogram to c onve[...]

  • Seite 114

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 114 12. Connect the pa rallel data cabl e to the paralle l port of the printer . 13. Plug the printer AC power plu g into its electr ical out let. 14. Power on the compu ter. 15. Set the prin ter power swit ch to | (on) . 16. If you have n o emul ation sof tware to in stall an d you are install ing only logo,[...]

  • Seite 115

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 115 The file name o f the co mpressed file o n the di skette ta kes th e form part_num .zip, for exa mple 1234 56.zip. 24. At the DOS pr ompt t ype: A:PKUNZIP A: part_num where part_num is the six di git num ber you note d in th e previou s step. (Re pla ce A: wi th B: if you are usi ng the B dr ive.) 25. The PK[...]

  • Seite 116

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 116 30. Type the fo llowing a t the DOS p rompt : DIR <Ret urn > You will see a directo ry list ing con tainin g the file part_num .exe, where the filename i s the si x dig it number (e.g., 123 456.exe) you noted above. W rite down the co mplete name of the file w ith the .exe extensi on. This is the fi[...]

  • Seite 117

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 117 37. At the DOS pr ompt on th e comp uter type , for exampl e: 123456.exe -pb <Return> where 123456.exe is the emu lation fi le you no ted in step 30 (for an emul ation on multip le disk ettes) or in step 34 (for an emulation on a s ingle di skette). This comman d expa nds the emulation file, then copi es[...]

  • Seite 118

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 118 45. On the prin ter contro l panel , press and hold down the ONLINE + PAGE EJECT k eys. W ithout re leasing the keys , power the printer on . Contin ue holdin g the ONLINE and PAGE EJ ECT keys down. 46. When yo u see “W AITING FOR FILE DOWNLOAD ” on the LCD, rele ase the ONLINE and PAGE EJEC T keys . [...]

  • Seite 119

    Loading Flash Memory (If Equipped) 119 51. Download the fi les to the printer by usi ng the DOS copy command. You c an downloa d the file s one at a time by ent ering one file n ame per DO S copy c ommand. Al terna tively, you c an copy mul tiple files in one copy c ommand. To downlo ad one fil e at a ti me, enter the follo wing at the DOS prompt, [...]

  • Seite 120

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 120 60. Disconnec t the paral lel data c able fr om the com puter and f rom the printer. 61. Reconnec t the cus tomer’s data input cable( s) to the printer , if requir ed. 62. Plug the printer AC power plu g into its electr ical out let. 63. Set the prin ter power swit ch to | (on) . 64. Using the co nfigur[...]

  • Seite 121

    Flash Message s 121 Flas h M ess age s Table 2 . Flash Messa ges Error Code Message Explanation H0 TEST HARDW ARE PLEASE W AIT The p rint er i s r unn ing it s ha rdwa r e self-t est. H1 DIAGNOSTIC P ASSED The self- test has f inished, and there w ere no errors. H2 Waiting F or File Download The sys tem is now rea dy for the emulation or file downl[...]

  • Seite 122

    Chapter 3 Downloading Into Flash Memory 122 K2 WRONG FILE CHECKSUM The printer detected emulation or file corrupt ion during do wnload o r emulation bootup. Re-install the emulat ion or re-dow nload the flash files. K3 DC PROGRAM NOT V ALID There is no e mulation ins talled or the emulatio n in flash memory is corrupted. Install/re -install emu lat[...]

  • Seite 123

    123 4 Consumables Replacement Consu mable Replacement Repl acemen t In terv als For the bes t print q uality, rep lace the print er consuma bles at the interva ls specifi ed below. Th e yie ld of the s upplies is base d on a 4% co verage of lette r size (8 .5 inc h x 11 i nch) pape r . However, the yield ma y vary accor ding to your pr int appl ica[...]

  • Seite 124

    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 124 Re pl ac in g T he T o ne r Ca rtr i dg e NOTE: When repl acing the ton er cartrid ge, put the old cart ridge on a disposab le wra pper (e.g., paper towe ls, ne wspaper) to minimiz e toner spi llage. Vinyl g loves ma y be worn to prevent t oner from co ntacting th e skin. If neces sary, use only col d water to [...]

  • Seite 125

    Replacing The Toner Cartridge 125 3. Rotate the old to ner cartr idge cou nterclock wise until the n otch is ali gned with the pin in the tone r hop per, and rem ove the cartridge. Legend: 1) Toner Cartridge 2) Positioning Pin 3) Notch 4. Put the old ca rtridge in to a pl astic ba g and dis card it. 5. Kee p the ne w toner ca rtridg e in it s packa[...]

  • Seite 126

    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 126 7. With the cove r tape facing up, begin ins erting the cartr idge into the toner hop per, and s lowly p ull off the cove r tape in the direction of the a rrow. Rem ove the l ast of t he tape jus t as t he cartri dge is c omple tely ins ide the ho pper. Legend: 1) Toner Hopper 2) Cover Tape 3) Notch 4) Pin 8. F[...]

  • Seite 127

    Replacing The Toner Cartridge 127 9. Rotate the c artridg e clockwi se until it stops. Legend: 1) Toner Cartridge 10. If any tone r has sp illed, r emove i t with wet tis sue pape r or a toner vacuu m. 11. Close the fro nt uppe r cover. 1[...]

  • Seite 128

    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 128 Replaci ng The W aste T on er Bottle When the “W ASTE TONER FULL ” messag e appears on the control panel, r eplace th e waste ton er bot tle by perfo rming the follo wing steps, a nd disca rd the ful l bottle. D o not reus e the b ottle. To replace t he wast e toner bo ttle, pe rform th e followi ng steps: [...]

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    Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle 129 3. Remove the cap fr om the out side of the waste toner bot tle, and cap the ton er bottle . Legend: 1) Cap 2) Waste Toner Bottle 4. Remove the waste t oner bottl e from th e unit and d iscar d it. 5. Install a new waste t oner bottl e. 6. Close the print er front co ver. 7. Clear Error 28, “Wa ste Toner Full,[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 130 Installing The Ph otor eceptor Drum Drum li fe depends on med ia used a nd proper maintena nce a nd operatio n of the printer. P rint med ia othe r than bon d paper ( e.g., labels, card stock, p lastic, or vi nyl) can r educe drum li fe as muc h as 50%. To replace t he dru m, you nee d a drum auxilia ry rod and[...]

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    Installing The Photoreceptor Drum 131 4. Remove th e thre e thumbs crews o n the upp er inner cover. Then remove t he cover. Legend: 1) Upper Inner Cover 2) Thumbscrews (3) CAUTION Failure to perform Step 5 will damage the photorece ptor drum. 5. Rotate the de velop ing unit l ever fu lly clock wise so that it is pointing s traight up (to se parate[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 132 6. Remove th e deve loping un it by hol ding th e lever in one han d and pull ing the developi ng unit pa rtially ou t of the printer . Legend: 1) Hanger 7. With the other hand , grasp t he hang er and remo ve the develop ing unit fr om the pr inter. 8. Vacu um any s pilled to ner. 1[...]

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    Installing The Photoreceptor Drum 133 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure t o perform step s 9 and 10 wi ll damage the drum. 9. Rotate the tr ansfe r elevator drive shaft cou nterclo ckwise. Watch the char ger mov ement: a. If the char ger starts to move up, it i s already in the dow n pos[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 134 10. Lower the transport unit by tu rning the green le ver on th e transpo rt unit to the left. Legend: 1) Green Lever 1[...]

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    Installing The Photoreceptor Drum 135 11. Loosen the thr ee thu mbscrews securi ng the d rum plat e and remove t he drum p late. Legend: 1) Drum Plate 2) Thumbscrews (3) 3) Screws (2) 4) Lower Inner Cover 12. Remove the two scr ews on the lower in ner cov er. Then remo ve the co ver. 2 1 3 4[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 136 13. Remove the nu t from the end of th e drum s haft. Legend: 1) Nut 14. Screw the d rum auxi liary r od onto the drum sha ft. Legend: 1) Drum Auxiliary R od 1 1[...]

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    Installing The Photoreceptor Drum 137 CAUTION Avoid touching the surface of the drum with your hands, which reduces the life of the drum. 15. Carefully p ull the ol d drum ou tward alo ng the d rum aux iliary rod. Hold the front a nd back ends when t he drum i s nearl y out of the printer , and re move it with b oth hands . Legend: 1) Drum 16. Pack[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 138 19. Using both ha nds, car efully slid e the drum onto the dr um auxiliar y rod. W hen the dr um reaches the area where the auxiliar y rod conn ects t o the drum shaft, li ft the drum very slightl y ove r the co nnection. Then let the dr um rest on the rubber ro llers as you ge ntly gui de it into the print er.[...]

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    Proper Disposal Of A Dr um Unit 139 26. Install th e deve loping un it.(S ee pag e 140.) 27. Raise the tra nsport u nit by rev ersing step 10. 28. Install th e upper i nner co ver a nd tighten the thum bscrew s. 29. Close the was te toner r ecovery unit and e nsure tha t it la tches. 30. Close the printer front cover . Proper Disposal Of A Drum U n[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 140 Developing Unit Installation CAUTI ON Failure to perform step 1 wi ll damage the photoreceptor drum. 1. On the de velop ing un it, rotate the le ver full y cl ockwis e so th at it is poin ting s traight u p. Legend: 1) Guide Rail 2) Hanger 3) Lever 2. Holding t he lever in one h and and the hange r in the other[...]

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    Developing Unit Installation 141 3. Rotate the ha nger t o the rig ht so that i t rests aga inst t he developi ng unit, an d push the devel oping uni t in. 4. Rotate the de velop ing rol ler knob c ountercloc kwise un til the unit drop s into it s final r esting p osition. The positi oning pin should pr otrude t hrough the main body of the develop [...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 142 5. R otate th e deve loping unit l ever ful ly coun tercl ockwis e to lock the devel oping uni t in plac e. 6. Install the uppe r inner c over, and secure i t with th e three thum bscrews. Legend: 1) Upper Inner Cover 2) Thumbscrews (3) 7. Close the waste tone r reco very un it and ens ure that i t latches . 8.[...]

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    Replacing The Developer 143 Replacing The Developer Legend: 1) Toner Cartridge 2) Toner Hopper 3) Auger 4) Toner Sensor 5) Developing Tank 6) Developing Roller 7) Toner Supply Roller 8) Screws 9) Cover 10) Developing Unit 10 9 8 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 Cross S ect ion of Develo ping Unit[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 144 IMPORT ANT When replacing developer in an e xisting developing unit, you must empty and clean the unit before adding new developer (every 1 50,000 pa ges). Developing Un it Removal 1. Turn the po wer swit ch OFF. 2. Prepare a plast ic bag i n which the develop ing un it can be placed. 3. Remove th e deve loping[...]

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    Developing Unit Removal 145 6. Remove the three screws on the devel oping uni t cover and remove t he cover. Legend: 1) Toner Spray-Guard B rush CAUTION The toner sensor is se nsitive to both electrosta tic discharge (ESD) and positional adjustment. Do not touch the sensor with your hand or jar it from its factory-set posi tion. 7. With the d evelo[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 146 10. Vacuum the tone r from the to ner spray -guard brush on the develop ing unit. 11. Shake th e new de veloper bottle seve ral time s, remov e the bottle cap, and s crew the nozz le tig htly onto the bott le. 12. While rota ting th e develop ing rol ler knob c ountercl ockwise, evenly pou r the e ntire bottle [...]

  • Seite 147

    Replacing The Dev eloping Unit 147 Replacin g The Deve lopi ng Unit CAUTION Do not do this procedure unles s you have rece ived the appropriate training. Do not damage the sensors while cleaning the developing uni t. (If damage occurs, contact your service re presentati ve.) Developin g Uni t Removal 1. Turn the po wer switc h OFF. 2. Open the p ri[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 148 4. Remove th e three thu mbscre ws and the upper in ner cov er. Legend: 1) Upper Inner Cover 2) Thumbscrews 1 2 2[...]

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    Replacing The Dev eloping Unit 149 CAUTION Failure to perform step 5 will damage the photoreceptor drum. 5. Rotate the de velop ing unit l ever fu lly clock wise so that it is pointing s traight up (to se parate th e deve loping un it from th e photorec epto r drum). Legend: 1) Lever 6. Remove the developi ng uni t by hold ing the le ver in o ne ha[...]

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    Chapter 4 Consumable Replaceme nt 150 7. With yo ur other hand, gra sp the han ger and r emove the develop ing unit fr om the pr inter. Legend: 1) Hanger 8. Place th e old dev eloping u nit in a p lastic b ag and dispose of it proper ly. 9. Vacu um any s pilled to ner. 10. Remove a new d evel oping uni t from its pa ckag e, and add develop er to th[...]

  • Seite 151

    151 5 Scheduled Maintenance Ma intain ing Print Quality To maint ain goo d print qual ity, cl ean the printer ac cordin g to the schedul es and procedu res li sted in th is ch apter. 1. Do a Gener al Clean ing. (Se e page 1 64.) 2. Clean the m ain ch arger, precharger, and tr ansfer charge r. For cleaning instru ctions, s ee pag e 172 for the main [...]

  • Seite 152

    Chapter 5 Maintenance Tools 152 Maintenance T ools In order to perform maintenan ce on t he printe r, you n eed the followin g tools : Recommen ded tone r vacu um cleane r models are: • 3M ® model 497-AJ M standar d VAC wit h Type 1 filter • 3M model 497-AB 220V wi th Type 1 fi lter • Hitachi ® CV-TN10 wit h TN-15 filter Item Part Number Br[...]

  • Seite 153

    153 Serv ice Level Pag e Counts IMPORT ANT Keep a record of all maintenanc e done on your printer. Maintenance log sheets are provided i n Appendix A. Photocopy the pages and keep your maintena nce log in a binder near the printer. Every time you or your service provider do printer maintenance ma ke an entry in the log. Each tim e you c omplete a l[...]

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    Chapter 5 Clearing Ser vice Level Me ssages 154 A serv ice lev el incl udes all leve ls prec ede i t. For exam ple, at 150,000 pa ges, you shoul d do Level B and Level A service . At 900,000 p ages, your ser vice p rovider m ust do L evel F, L evel E, and Level D ser vice. Note that thi s co ndition wi ll not c ause the p rinter to s top print ing.[...]

  • Seite 155

    User Cleaning Schedule 155 Main tenance Schedules User Cleaning Sched ule Each tim e you per form mai ntenance, you mu st rese t the ser vice level pa ge count b y select ing the Us er Main tenance op tion on the Maintenanc e menu. (The Mainten ance menu i s detailed in Chapter 3, “Printer Co nfigurat ion.” ) This remo ves t he mainten ance err[...]

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    Chapter 5 Maintenance Sc hedules 156 User Repl ace ment Sched ule Replace the followi ng ite ms after the speci fied numb er of let ter siz e pages ( 4% coverag e) have printed. Appen dix A, “Ma intenan ce Log Sheets,” cont ains log sheets y ou ca n photo copy. T able 4. Parts Y ou Can Replace Item P art Number Frequency (Pages) Service Level T[...]

  • Seite 157

    Tech Service Replacem ent Schedule 157 T ech S erv ice Repl ace ment Sched ule Use the following maint enance kits to replace the li sted pri nter component s after the spec ified nu mber of l etter size pages (4% covera ge) have been pr inted. Appendi x A, “Ma intena nce Lo g Sheets,” contains l og sheets you can photocop y for yo ur use. Item[...]

  • Seite 158

    Chapter 5 Maintenance Sc hedules 158 Item Part Number Maintenance K it, Level E , L5035 70 6803-001 • Main charge r • Precha rger • Transfer char ger • Smoke fi lter • Cleaning unit • Halogen l amp • Tran sport belt (s et of 3) • Cutter mot or[...]

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    Tech Service Replacem ent Schedule 159 Maintenance Ki t, Level F , L5035 706809-0 01 • Main charg er • Precharge r • Transf er char ger • Smo k e fil ter • Xenon (flash) lamp[...]

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    Chapter 5 Maintenance Sc hedules 160 Item Part Number Maintenance K it, Level G, L50 35 706815-001 • Main charge r • Precha rger • Transfer char ger • Smoke fi lter • Cleaning unit • Halogen l amp • Tran sport belt (s et of 3) • Cutter mot or • Trigger co il unit[...]

  • Seite 161

    Tech Service Replacem ent Schedule 161 Item Part Number Maintenance Ki t, Level H, L50 35 706827-0 01 • Main charg er • Precharge r • Transf er char ger • Smo k e fil ter • Cleaning u nit • Halogen la mp • Transpor t belt (s et of 3) • Cutter motor • Trigger coi l uni t • Capacitor • Belt (60 S3M264, s et of 2) • Sleeve m ot[...]

  • Seite 162

    Chapter 5 Maintenance Sc hedules 162 T able 5. Par ts The Service Provider Replaces Item Par t # Frequency (Pages) Action Service Level Main c harger 705741-00 1 300,000 Replace D Precharge r 705742-001 3 00,000 Repla ce D T rans fer charger 705743-00 1 300,000 Replace D Smoke fi lter 703 540-001 300,000 Repla ce D Flash p ower supply fi lter n/a 3[...]

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    Tech Service Replacem ent Schedule 163 WA R N I N G The flash f user capaci tor (P/ N 703531- 561) must be replac ed at least ever y 2,400,000 letter siz e pages. Failure to do so may endanger equipment and personnel. WARNUNG Der kondensator der Flash-Einbrennvorrichtung muß nach mindestens 2.400 .000 Seiten im Format “Le tter” ausgetausc ht w[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 164 AVISO El condensador flash del fusor se debe sustituir como mínimo cada 2.400.0 00 páginas de tamaño ca rta. De lo c ontrario, pueden causarse da ños a los equipos y al pe rsonal. ATTENTION Pour éviter tout risque de dégâs matériels et corporels, remplace z l’unité de flas hage aprés l’impression de 2 4 [...]

  • Seite 165

    Cleaning 165 Following i s the gen eral cl eaning proced ure: 1. Turn the po wer switc h OFF. 2. Open the p rinter front uppe r cover. ( See page 124.) 3. Inside the front co ver, va cuum u p the toner , paper d ust, etc. 4. On the was te tone r recovery unit, press the O pen lev er down. Pull the h andle toward yo u and open the uni t.[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 166 5. Vacu um the dev elopi ng unit and ton er hopper. 6. Vacuum the cleani ng uni t.[...]

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    Cleaning 167 7. Vacuum th e fuse r unit. 8. Vacuum th e lamp hou sing filter on the under side of t he fuse r unit.[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 168 CAUTI ON The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failur e to perform steps 9 and 10 will damage the drum. 9. Rotate the tr ansf er elevator drive s haft co unterclock wise. Watch th e charge r movem ent: a. If the cha rger st arts to m ove up, it is alr eady in th e down positio[...]

  • Seite 169

    Cleaning 169 12. Using a vac uum, clea n the to ner, pape r dust, et c. Be su re to clean und er the tr ansport unit as we ll. 13. Wipe off th e dirt on the transpor t surfa ce with wet tissue paper. 14. Using an ammonia- bas ed wax-f ree cle ane r or rubbing alc oh ol, clean the belts to r emove res idue buildup a nd restore their tack y surface. [...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 170 16. Using a vac uum, cle an the toner , paper d ust, etc. i n the trac tor area. Legend: 1) Tractor 17. Open the pap er guide by pres sing the green le ver down. Legend: 1) Paper Guide 2) Green Lever 1 2 1[...]

  • Seite 171

    Cleaning 171 18. Open the l id on the top cover. 19. Open the p aper guide by pressi ng the gu ide lev er down. 20. Using a vac uum, clea n the pa per dust, etc . insid e the paper guide. Legend: 1) Paper Guide 1[...]

  • Seite 172

    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 172 Cleaning The Chargers 1. Turn the po wer swit ch OFF. 2. Open the printer front upp er cove r. (see pa ge 124) 3. Loosen th e thumb screw a nd remov e the main charger by pulling it toward you. Legend: 1) Thumbscrew 2) Main Charger 4. Place th e main c harger o n a flat, c lean work surface. 1 2[...]

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    Cleaning The Chargers 173 CAUTION Use caution in handling to avoid damaging or brea king the charger wir es. 5. Using the brush c leaner (lis ted on p age 152), clean the exposed side of th e charge r grid and the body of the main charger to remove paper dus t, etc., as shown be low. Legend: 1) Brush Cleaner 2) Charger Grid 3) Main Charger 1 2 3[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 174 6. Positio n the mai n charger wit h the cha rger grid up and th e front end of the c harger toward y ou, as sh own in the figur e below . Refer to th e figure below and t he inset d rawin g in the fi gure, and remo ve the charger g rid from the main charger as foll ows: a. While p ressing the fro nt retain ing tab to[...]

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    Cleaning The Chargers 175 7. Using the brush c leaner, cl ean both sides o f the charge r grid, as shown below. Legend: 1) Brush Cleaner 2) Charger Grid 8. Using the wi re clea ner (listed o n page 1 52), clea n the two wir es in the mai n charge r, as shown below. Clean both wires thoroughl y. Wh en dirt i s cake d on, the wires fe el gr itty. Whe[...]

  • Seite 176

    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 176 9. Install the charg er grid. 10. Return the m ain c harger to i ts ori ginal pos ition. Fa sten th e main charger scre w to se cure it. 11. Open the was te toner r ecovery unit.[...]

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    Cleaning The Chargers 177 12. Loosen the thu mbscre ws (2), precharge r screw an d tran sfer/ separato r char ger screw , and remove the ch argers by pull ing them towar d you. Legend: 1) Thumbscrews 2) Transfer/Separator Charger 3) Precharger 13. Place the c hargers on a flat, clean wor k surfac e. 1 3 2[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 178 CAUTI ON Use caution in handling to avoid dama ging or breaking the charger wir es. 14. Using the br ush cle aner and the wire c leaner, clean the chargers by rem oving the dust a nd dirt on the wires. (The precharg er contai ns one wi re, whil e the trans fer/separ ator charger c ontai ns two wires ). 15. After clea [...]

  • Seite 179

    Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glas s 179 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure to perf orm steps 3 and 4 w ill damage the drum. 3. Rotate the tr ansfe r elevator drive shaft cou nterclo ckwise. Watch the char ger mov ement: a. If the char ger starts to move up, it i s already in the dow n po[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 180 4. Lower the transport unit by tu rning the green lever on the transpo rt unit to the left. Legend: 1) Holding Plate 2) Thumbscrew 3) Green Lever 4) Fuser Unit 5) Thumbscrew (2 places not visible) 5. Loose n the thumbscr ews on the righ t and left fuser unit holding plates. 6. Grasp the handle and pull out the fuser u[...]

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    Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glas s 181 CAUTION Do not scratch or place your hands directly on the cover glass. Fingerprints on the cover glass or lamps will caus e them to break. 9. Using the fuser co ver gla ss scra per (list ed on page 152), remove t he dirt an d toner b uildup on the co ver gla ss surface. Legend: 1) Scraper 10. Wipe away an y[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 182 11. Remove the two screws that sec ure the l amp duct f ilter un it to the fuser , then re move the l amp duct f ilter un it and t he foam gasket . Legend: 1) Foam Gasket 2) Screw (4) 3) Filter Holding Plate 4) Lamp Filter (Air Filter) 5) Lamp Duct Filt er Unit 12. Remove the two screws that sec ure the fi lter hol di[...]

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    Cleaning The Cut Sheet Option Rollers 183 Clea ning Th e Cut Sheet Opt ion Rolle rs NOTE: This proced ure o nly appl ies to prin ters with the cu t sheet option insta lled. 1. Turn the po wer switc h OFF. 2. Remove the upper and lower paper cas settes fr om the pr inter. Legend: 1) Upper Pickup Roller Unit 2) Lower Pickup Roller Unit 1 2[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 184 3. There are two pickup roller units ( upper and lower) lo cated a t the back of the cas sette ope ning. On the uppe r roller unit, loosen the green thumb screw. Sl ide the uni t to the left, and pull the unit to ward you and out of t he printer. Legend: 1) Green Thumbscrew 4. On the l ower rolle r unit, lo osen the g[...]

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    Cleaning The Cut Sheet Option Rollers 185 6. Install th e upper a nd lower pickup rol ler uni ts: a. Align the shaft pin wit h the s lot in the coupl ing, an d alig n the alignm ent pi n on the uni t with the h ole in the frame . b. Tighten the green thumb scre w. Legend: 1) Hole in Frame 2) Coupling 3) Shaft Pin 4) Alignment Pin 1 2 3 4[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 186 7. There are two rever se roller units ( upper and lower) lo cated a t the back of the cas sette ope ning (un derneath t he uppe r and lower pi ckup roll er units ). On th e upper rev erse rol ler uni t, loosen t he green t humb s crew. Rem ove the r oller unit by moving i t downwa rd while sl idin g it to the l eft. [...]

  • Seite 187

    Cleaning The Cut Sheet Option Rollers 187 8. On the lowe r revers e roller u nit, loose n the green thumb sc rew. Remove the rolle r unit by moving it downwar d while sl idin g it to the left. Legend: 1) Thumbscrews 9. Wipe off th e dirt on the reve rse ro llers w ith a Torays ee cloth (listed on page 15 2). Remov e any lab el adhes ive or f orms r[...]

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    Chapter 5 General Cleaning 188 10. Install the u pper and lower reverse roller un its: a. Align th e shaf t pin with th e slot i n the coupl ing, and a lign the align ment pi n on the un it with the hole i n the fram e. b. Tighten the green thumb scre w. Legend: 1) Hole in Frame 2) Shaft Pin 3) Alignment Pin 4) Coupling 11. Install the u pper and l[...]

  • Seite 189

    Cleaning 189 Ma jor Clean ing Cleaning 1. Turn the po wer switc h OFF. 2. Open the p rinter front uppe r cover. ( See page 124.) 3. Open the w aste to ner rec overy uni t by push ing do wnward on the lever. P ull the g reen hand le and swing the unit ou tward away from the prin ter. Legend: 1) Waste Toner Recovery Unit 2) Green Handle 3) Opening Le[...]

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    Chapter 5 Major Cleaning 190 4. Remove th ree thumb screws on the uppe r inner cover. Then remove the co ver. Legend: 1) Upper Inner Cover 2) Thumbscrews (3) 1 2 2[...]

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    Cleaning 191 5. Loosen the three thu mbscre ws se curing the d rum p late and remove t he drum p late. CAUTION Do not turn the cleaning unit upside down, or toner might spill. Do not touch the brush surface with your hand. Legend: 1) Thumbscrews (3) 2) Drum Plate 3) Cleaning Unit Handle 6. Remove the clean ing un it by graspin g its han dle and pul[...]

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    Chapter 5 Major Cleaning 192 7. Vacuum the bru sh on the cleaning unit. Turn the end of the shaft to rota te the b rush. Con tinue t o rotate and v acuum the brush u ntil the en tire br ush surfac e is cl ean. . Legend: 1) Cleaning Unit 2) Cleaning Unit Handle 3) Brush 2 1 3[...]

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    Discharge LED 193 Discharg e LED CAUTION Do not flex the discharge LED as it will break. 8. Remove the dischar ge LED r etaining screw. 9. Remove the dischar ge LED by pullin g it towa rd you. Legend: 1) Discharge LED 2) Screw 10. Using a Tora ysee cl oth (li sted on pa ge 152 ), wipe of f the dir t on the dischar ge LED. Legend: 1) Discharge LED 2[...]

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    Chapter 5 Major Cleaning 194 Photoreceptor Drum 11. Install the d ischar ge LED. 12. Remove the de velop ing unit. (See pag e 147.) 13. Remove the ph otorecep tor drum . (See pa ge 130). 14. Place the p hotorece ptor dru m on a cov ered work surfac e. 15. If the drum is on ly sli ghtly d irty, clean i t with eth anol or is opropyl alcohol . Do not [...]

  • Seite 195

    SELFOC Lens ® (LED Prin t Head) 195 19. To avoid expo sing the drum t o light for a prolong ed perio d of time, te mporarily pac k the dru m in it s origi nal pack aging material, an d clo se the box c over. S et the drum aside fo r now. (It will be installe d in a l ater ste p.) 20. Remove the drum aux iliary r od from t he drum s haft. 21. Wipe [...]

  • Seite 196

    Chapter 5 Major Cleaning 196 24. Wipe the SELFOC l ens by mo ving a Toray see cl oth from th e inner pa rt of the p rinter toward yo u. Wipe th e lens in this manner s everal ti mes until there is no more dirt on the cloth. NOTE: Always wip e the S ELFOC lens with the unu sed side of the Toraysee. Legend: 1) SELFOC Lens 2) Drum Surface P otential S[...]

  • Seite 197

    197 6 T r oubleshooting T roubleshootin g This chap ter disc usses di agnost ic tests, pa per jams , and sy stem messages ( status a nd erro r). Diagn ostic s The printe r includes self-d iagnosti c circui ts and s oftware to a id in the discov ery, prev ention, and cor rection of s ystem pro blems and failures. Th ere are two kinds of d iagno stic[...]

  • Seite 198

    Chapter 6 Fanfold Paper Jams 198 • Print Co nfiguration : Prints all curr ent co nfiguration paramete rs in the pr inter, i ncluding Print S tatistics (Config. C ontrol me nu). Online Diagnostics When onli ne, the printe r continue s to sense and report problems or conditi ons as th ey aris e. When an error is detected , the prin ter halts, l igh[...]

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    Paper Jam Nea r The Paper Output Section 199 Paper Jam Near The Paper Output Sect ion 1. When paper motion stop s, wait 15 seconds, then open the fro nt cover. (S ee pag e 124). 2. Push down on the o pening le ver of th e waste toner r ecovery unit, and p ull the green ha ndle to sw ing the unit outwar d. Legend: 1) Opening Lever 2) Waste Toner Rec[...]

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    Chapter 6 Fanfold Paper Jams 200 CAUTI ON The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the dr um 3. Rotate the tr ansf er elevator drive s haft co unterclock wise. Watch th e charge r movem ent: a. If the cha rger st arts to m ove up, it is alr eady in th e down positio n. b. If the cha rger starts to move down, c ontinue t[...]

  • Seite 201

    Paper Jam Nea r The Paper Output Section 201 CAUTION To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams, the transport lever must be in the fully down position before ope nin g the tr ansp or t un it. 4. Lower the t ransport u nit by turning the green lever on th e transport unit to the left. Legend: 1) Green Lever 5. Check to see if any pap[...]

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    Chapter 6 Fanfold Paper Jams 202 7. Separat e the pa per at the perforat ions on b oth the pape r inp ut and the out put se ctions. Th en pull the jamm ed paper out. When re moving th e paper fr om the pa per input sect ion, rais e the trac tor gates fir st, then pull o ut the jamm ed pape r. Legend: 1) Tractor Gates Input Sect ion Output Section 1[...]

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    Paper Jam At The Bac k Of The Paper Cassette 203 CAUTION To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams, the transport lever must be in the fully down position before closing the transport unit. 8. After remov ing the p ieces of jamme d paper, res tore the transport u nit, wast e toner recove ry unit, and knob C to thei r origina l posit[...]

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    Chapter 6 Cut Sheet Paper Jams 204 2. To lower the pa per guide, pull the gree n lever up . Remove a ny jammed pa per, a nd return th e green l ever to its origin al positio n. Legend: 1) Paper Guide 2) Green Lever 1 2[...]

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    Paper Jam At The Bac k Of The Paper Cassette 205 3. Open the l id on the top cov er, and p ull the gre en lever up. Remove any jammed paper , and return the green lever t o its origina l positi on. Legend: 1) Lid 2) Top Cover 3) Green Lever 3 1 2[...]

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    Chapter 6 Cut Sheet Paper Jams 206 Paper Jam In The T ransport Input Section 1. When paper motion stops, wait 1 5 seconds , then open the front cove r. (See page 124.) 2. Open the waste toner recover y unit c over, and s wing o ut the unit. Legend: 1) Opening Lever 2) Waste Toner Recov ery Unit 1 2[...]

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    Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section 207 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum 3. Rotate the tr ansfe r elevator drive shaft cou nterclo ckwise. Watch the char ger mov ement: a. If the char ger starts to move up, it i s already in the dow n position . b. If the charge r starts to mo ve down , con[...]

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    Chapter 6 Cut Sheet Paper Jams 208 CAUTI ON To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams, the transport lever must be in the fully down position before opening or closing the transport unit. 4. To lower th e transp ort route s urface, t urn the gr een tran sport unit lever to the left. Legend: 1) Green Lever 1[...]

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    Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section 209 5. Remove knob A fr om it s place as sh own below. A ttach knob A to the pa per f eed shaf t, and turn knob A coun tercloc kwise. This causes the jam med paper to be mov ed to th e eject sid e. Remove any jammed paper , and return knob A to its ori ginal position . Legend: 1) Original Position of Knob A [...]

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    Chapter 6 Cut Sheet Paper Jams 210 Paper Jam In The T ransport Output Section 1. When paper motion stops, wait 1 5 seconds , then open the front cove r. (See page 124.) 2. Pull up the botto m lever to raise th e paper g uide, a nd turn th e green k nob B coun terclock wise. This moves th e jamme d paper to be remov ed to the paper fe ed section . R[...]

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    Paper Jam In The Transport Output Section 211 Paper Jam In The Fac e Up Or Down Paper Path 1. When paper motion stop s, wait 15 seconds, then open the fro nt cover. (S ee pag e 124.) 2. Push the t op and m iddle le vers d own. Pull the botto m lever up to raise the pa per guide. Turn the gree n knob C clock wise, and remove a ny jamme d paper. (L e[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 212 System Status An d Err or Messages Messages When an error occurs, the pri nter disp lays an appr opriate me ssage on the con trol panel LCD. S ome err ors are o perator-c orrectabl e, some re quire fi eld servi ce, and ot hers requi re the pr int job b e run again . Operator-c orrect able errors incl[...]

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    Messages 213 • Any pages left in t he printe r at the ti me of fa ilure will be reprinted. No data i s lost. • Fanfold p aper: the printer r eprints al l page s that hav e not completel y exite d the pri nter at the time o f failure. The exact number of pag es that are repr inted is de termined by the length of the page and where within the pag[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 214 • If the fault is no t cleared: a. The print er beeps and brie fly dis plays th e followin g message : b. The print er then redisp lays the orig inal faul t mess age, or any other unclea red fault message . c. Attempt to clear th e fault conditi on agai n, or con tact your servi ce repres entati ve[...]

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    Messages 215 5. Press ONLINE to r esume p rinting. Note tha t pages ha ve bee n lost. IMPORT ANT If Reprint on Fault is disabled and an error occurs, and if either the “Reload Paper in Tractors” or “Not Reprinting Failed Pages” mess age appears, th en any pages remov ed from the printer will not be reprinted, a nd the data on them will be l[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 216 a. The print er goes O FFLINE. b. Press O NLINE to resume printing . • If the fault is cle ared, and if you need to r eload pape r int o the tractors (such as after a pa per jam), th e foll owing mes sage appears : a. Reload the paper on to the trac tors. b. Press CLEAR. The print er reprin ts onl [...]

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    Error Mes sages 217 Error Mes sages Table 6, “Error Mes sages,” o n page 2 18, lists errors by error code and shows which ar e operat or-correc table, whi ch requir e field service, and whi ch requir e reprinti ng. • Operator -corre ctable er rors include paper jams, mi ssing consu mab le s, and powe r pap er st acke r pro ble ms . • Errors[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 218 T able 6. Er ror Mes sages Error Code Error Message Operator Correctable Field Service Required Reprint Required none TRAY MISMATCH á 01 Front C over Open á 02 Fan-fold Paper Empty á 03 Paper Jam at Fu ser (C) á 04 Paper Jam a t Exit (D) á 05 Paper Jam a t Exit (D) áá 06 No Fanfol d Paper áá[...]

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    Error Mes sages 219 16 Paper Jam at Entrance (A) áá 17 High Vol tage Failu re á 18 Drum Mo tor Fail á 19 Su rfac e Vo ltag e too High á 1A Su rfac e Vo ltag e too L ow á 1B Tractor Detent Fail áá 1C Rese rved 1D Surfac e Vo ltag e Fai l á 1E Fuser Su pply Fail á 1F Fuser Failure á 20 Fuser L amp Overheat á 21 Fuser F an Fail á 22 Rese [...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 220 2D T oner Empty á 2E Rese rved 2F Rese rved 30 Rese rved 31 Rese rved 32 LE D Head Over heat á 33 Rese rved 34 Rese rved 35 Rese rved 36 Rese rved 37 Rese rved 38 Engine CP U Fail á 39 Engine CP U Fail á 3A Engine CP U Fail á 3B Engine CP U Fail á 3C En gine CPU Fail á 3D En gine CPU Fail á 3[...]

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    Error Mes sages 221 44 Engine CPU Fail á 45 Engine CPU Fail á 46 Engine CPU Fail á 47 Engine CPU Fail á 48 Cont roller Comm . Fail á 49 Cont roller Comm . Fail á 4A Cont roller Comm . Fail á 4B Cont roller Comm . Fail á 4C Controll er Comm. Fa il á 4D Controll er Comm. Fa il á 4E Rese rved 4F Rese rved 50 Stacker Fa il á 51 Stacker Fa il[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 222 5B Stacker Fail áá 5C Stack er F ail áá 5D Stacker Com m. Fail á 5E Rese rved 5F Rese rved 60 Cut-shee t Comm. Fail á 61 Cut-shee t Comm. Fail á 62 Cut-shee t Comm. Fail á 63 Cut-shee t Feeder Fail á 64 Cut-sheet Pap er Skew áá 65 Cut-sh eet Pick Miss áá 66 No Paper Cassette áá 67 Pape[...]

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    Error Mes sages 223 72 Engine CPU Fail áá 73 Paper Jam at Entrance (A) áá 74 Rese rved 75 Rese rved 76 Rese rved 77 Rese rved 78 Main Charger Error áá 79 Transfer Cha rger Error áá 7A Pre-Charger Error áá 7B Cleanin g Bias Error áá 7C Developing Bi as Error áá 7D Separator Cha rger Error áá K0 DC Not 1st Fil e áá á K1 File Not Co[...]

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    Chapter 6 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 224 T ABLE NOTES: 1. For any error with Re print on Fault enab led: If the pri nter st ops while in the mid dle of prin ting a p age, relo ading the paper and reprintin g are required. Th ere may be other c ases requ iring reloadi ng and re printin g; if so, a message will appe ar. 2. For any error with [...]

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    225 A Maintenance Log Sheets The log she ets on the follow ing pag es are inte nded fo r your us e. These may be ph otocopied and kept in a bin der nea r the printer . Be sur e to us e them e ach ti me eit her you or your servi ce pro vider perform printer maintenan ce.[...]

  • Seite 226

    Appendix A 226 Level A Ma intenance - 15,000 Pages (User) Action Item Part # Performed By Date Clean General c leaning N/A Clean Main cha rger 705741-0 01 Clean Precha rger 705742-001 Clean T ransfer charger 705743-001 Clean See Note 1 Cover glas s N/A Clean See Note 2 Cut sh eet cassette pickup roller s 703531-050 Clean See Note 2 Cut sh eet casse[...]

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    Level B Mai ntenance - 150,000 (U ser) 227 Leve l B Main tenance -1 50,00 0 (User) Action Item Part # Performed By Da te Clean Genera l cleani ng N/A Clean Main c harger 705741-001 Clean Pr echarger 705742-001 Clean T rans fer cha rge r 705743 -00 1 Clean See No te 1 Cover glas s N/A Clean SELFOC le ns N/A V acuum Lamp hous ing filte r 202838-00 1 [...]

  • Seite 228

    Appendix A 228 Level C Ma inten ance - 600 ,0 00 (Us er) Action Item Part # Performed By Date Clean General c leaning N/A Clean See Note 1 Cover glas s N/A Clean SELFOC lens N/A See Note 2 Photorecep tor drum 703535-0 01 Replace Developi ng Uni t 705739-0 01 Replace See Note 3 T oner c artridge 703532-0 01 Replace W aste ton er bottle 703539-0 01 C[...]

  • Seite 229

    Level D Maint enance - 300,000 (Servic e Kit) 229 Leve l D Main tenance - 30 0,000 (Service Ki t) Item Part Number Maintenance Ki t, Level D, L50 35 706802-0 01 • Main charg er • Precharge r • Transf er char ger • Smo k e fil ter[...]

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    Appendix A 230 Level E Ma in ten ance - 600 ,000 ( Servi ce Ki t) Item Part Number Maintenance K it, Level E , L5035 70 6803-001 • Main charge r • Precha rger • Transfer char ger • Smoke fi lter • Cleaning unit • Halogen l amp • Tran sport belt (s et of 3) • Cutter mot or[...]

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    Leve l F Mai nten ance - 900,0 00 (S ervi ce Kit ) 231 Leve l F Maintena nce - 900, 000 (Servi ce Kit) Maintenance Ki t, Level F , L5035 706809-0 01 • Main charg er • Precharge r • Transf er char ger • Smo k e fil ter • Xenon (flash) lamp[...]

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    Appendix A 232 Level G Mai ntenance - 1,200,000 (Ser vice Kit) Item Part Number Maintenance K it, Level G , L5035 706815 -001 • Main charge r • Precha rger • Transfer char ger • Smoke fi lter • Cleaning unit • Halogen l amp • Tran sport belt (s et of 3) • Cutter mot or • Trigger co il unit[...]

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    Level H Mai ntenance - 2,400,000 (Servic e Kit) 233 Leve l H Main tenance - 2, 400,000 (Servic e Kit) Item Part Number Maintenance Ki t, Level H, L50 35 706827-0 01 • Main charg er • Precharge r • Transf er char ger • Smo k e fil ter • Cleaning u nit • Halogen la mp • Transpor t belt (s et of 3) • Cutter motor • Trigger coi l uni [...]

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    Appendix A 234[...]

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    235 B Specifications Paper Specificat ions Paper Si zes *Measured f rom main folding/c utting perforatio n to main f olding / cutting pe rforati on. Paper ty pes Fanfol d (standard) Cut shee t (optiona l) Cut sheet paper Fanfold pape r Width Length* Letter ( landsc ape), le gal (portrait), ledger (portrai t), A3 (portrait), B4 (portrait), A4 (lands[...]

  • Seite 236

    Appendix B 236 Specification I nch Millimete r Dimension in Figure Pin hol e cen ter to fold ing perforati on 1/6, 1/ 4, 1/3, o r 1/2 4.23, 6.35, 8.4 7, 1.20 8 Hole center li ne to edg e of form 0.236 ± 0.028 6.0 ±0.1 1 Hole di ameter 0.156 ±0.004 4.0 ±0.1 N/A Distance be tween cente rs of two c onsecut ive hole s 0 .500 ±0.002 1 2.7 ±0.05 5 [...]

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    Paper Specifications 237 Legend: 1) “B” 2) Center Line 3) Main Folding/Cutting Perforation 4) “E” 5) “C” 6) “D” - Cen ter Line Deviation 7) Tractor Pin Hole 8) “A” 9) Fanfold Paper 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 Paper thi ckness 0 .010 in ch max imum[...]

  • Seite 238

    Appendix B 238 Paper W eigh t s Pape r Output Performa nce Cha ract eristic s Fan fold p ape r Cut sheet paper Paper fe ed Fan fold p ape r Cut sheet paper 18 to 44 lb. bond , 44 to 125 lb. tag/label 18 to 44 lb. bond Automa tic paper parkin g mechanis m incor porat ed 3000 sheets (18 lb.) 250 to 500 s heets (18 l b.) Fan fold p ape r Cut sheet pap[...]

  • Seite 239

    Performanc e Characterist ics 239 Prin ti ng Spee d Cut sheet p aper See the table b elow. Fanfold pape r 5.0 inc hes per second fo r continu ous, f anfold forms . See the foll owing table for printi ng speeds for com mon paper sizes Paper Size Orientation Printing Speed (Pages per Minute) A4 Land scape 35 Letter Land scap e 35 A4 Portrait 27 Lette[...]

  • Seite 240

    Appendix B 240 Maximum effective pr int width Duty cycle Mech anical life W arm-up ti me First page pri nting time MTBF/M PBF MTTR 14.7 inch es 300,000 total pages/mo nth of fanfold paper form (1 1- inch length) and or cut sheet paper (letter) 5 ye ars or 18, 000,000 pages (1 1-in ch lengt h) 150 se c. max. 25 sec. m ax. 8,000 hr s./2,880,0 00 page[...]

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    Host Interf aces 241 Hos t Inter faces NOTE: For interface details, s ee Appendix C, “Host I/O Interfaces.” NOTE: Dataproducts parall el inter face req uires an op tional adapter c able. Emulations Mem ory R eq uir ement s The L5000 series p rinters ha ve 32 MB (standar d) and 6 4 MB (optional) of RAM (Ran dom Acce ss Me mory), and 8 MB (stan d[...]

  • Seite 242

    Appendix B 242 Safety Reg ula tions Electrom agnet ic I nterf eren ce Physical Charac teristics And Environment UL CSA EUROP E 1950 950 EN 60950 FCC Euro pe Class A EN 55022 Cl ass A Dimensi ons Weight Input vol tage range Power c onsumpti on 47.5 inch H x 50.6 inch W x 36.5 inc h D (or 30.8 inch D with the f ront cov er and c ontrol panel rem oved[...]

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    Physical Char acteristics And Env ironment 243 Environm ent Sound L evel Temperature (5F) 86 77 50 Humidity (%) RH 30 70 80 Maximum Temperature/ Humidity Limits  T empera ture Humidity Operating : 50 ° to 86° F (10° to 30° C ) Non-operati ng: 14 ° to 95° F (-10° to 35 ° C) Operating : 30 to 80% RH Non-operati ng: 10 to 8 0% RH (non-con d[...]

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    Appendix B 244[...]

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    245 C Host I/O Interfaces Overview The printer provides con nections on the right rear side panel for the following host I/O interfac es: • Serial Interface (RS-232 or RS-422 ) • Centronic s Para llel Inte rface • Dataproduc ts Parall el Inter face Only on e interfa ce is ac tive at a time. Th e paramet ers for each interfac e are se lected t[...]

  • Seite 246

    Appendix C Overview 246 Legend: 1) Parallel Port 2) Diagnostic Port 3) Optional Coax/Twinax Port 4) Serial Port 5) 232/422 Switch Figure 6. Cable Connections The RS-232/422 se lect switch located on the c over plate mus t be set properly for your application. The factory default setting is RS-232. 2 4 3 5 1[...]

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    Performance Considerations 247 Perf ormance Consi derat ion s The printe r prints l etter si ze and A4 size fa nfold pape r at 27 pages per minu te portrai t (one pa ge ever y 2.2 seconds ) and 35 pages p er minute lan dscape. To sustai n printin g at full s peed, data for e ach page mu st be rec eived a nd render ed in less th an 2.2 s econds for [...]

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    Appendix C Overview 248 On mini or main frame co mputers, printer pe rforman ce probl ems can u sually be solve d by h aving the system admin istrator perfor m one or mo re of the following : • assign a higher priority to the pri nt spool er • increa se the size of the hos t’s output buffe r • dedicate a com municati on con troller to the p[...]

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    RS-232 Serial Int erface 249 Also if possi ble, eli minate sending white spac e (spa ces o r tabs) at the end of l ines if it is not n ecessa ry. Memory i ntensiv e applic ations m ay requir e an adjus tment to the allocati on of glob al mem ory for opt imal p erformanc e. This may include app lic at ion s where: • the form l ength is greater tha[...]

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    Appendix C Overview 250 RS-232 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment s The printe r provid es a 25 -pin DB-25 S con nector ins ide the lo wer cabinet for conne ction of a serial interfa ce cable . This con nector is also us ed for the RS-422 s erial inte rface. S elect ion of the d esired interfac e is dete rmined b y the pos ition of th e RS-2[...]

  • Seite 251

    RS-232 Serial Int erface 251 RS-232 Serial Interface Signals The RS-232 serial interfac e signa ls are defi ned bel ow. Receive Data (RxD) - Serial data strea m to the print er. Transmit Data (Tx D) - Seri al data s tream from the print er for transmittin g statu s and co ntrol in formation to the h ost. Subj ect to protocol select ion. Request To [...]

  • Seite 252

    Appendix C Overview 252 RS-232 Serial Interface Configuration The printe r is confi gured for the RS- 232 ser ial interf ace vi a the Serial Inte rface m enu, as describe d on page 8 8. The fol lowing interfac e config uration p arameter s may be mo dified to meet specifi c app licatio n requ irements : NOTE: Only th e factory d efault set tings ar[...]

  • Seite 253

    RS-422 Serial Int erface 253 RS-422 Serial Interface This i nterface is used with bi t serial de vice s compa tible with EIA- RS-422B or CCITT V.27 and V.1 1 standards . The in terface circuit charac teristics are compat ible wi th the El ectronic Industry Associ ati on Spe ci fi cat ion . The printer i s configur ed as Data Terminal E quipment (D [...]

  • Seite 254

    Appendix C Overview 254 RS-422 Serial I nterface Connector Pin Assignments The printe r provid es a 25 -pin DB-25 S con nector ins ide the lo wer cabinet for conne ction of a serial interfa ce cable . This con nector is also us ed for the RS-232 s erial inte rface. S elect ion of the d esired interfac e is dete rmined b y the pos ition of th e RS23[...]

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    RS-422 Serial Int erface 255 RS-422 Serial Interface Signals The RS-422 serial interfac e signa ls are defi ned bel ow. Received Data (RxD) - Seria l data stre am from th e host to th e printer . Transmitt ed Data ( TxD) - Serial data stream from the p rinter to the host. Subj ect to proto col sel ection. Request To Send ( RTS) - Control si gnal fr[...]

  • Seite 256

    Appendix C Overview 256 RS-422 Serial Interface Configuration The printe r is confi gured for the RS- 422 ser ial interf ace vi a the Serial Inte rface m enu, as describe d on page 8 8. The fol lowing interfac e config uration p arameter s may be mo dified to meet specifi c app licatio n requ irements : NOTE: Only th e factory d efault set tings ar[...]

  • Seite 257

    Centronics Par allel Interface 257 Centronics Pa rallel I nterface This inter face ena bles the p rinter to operate with contr oller s designed for buffer ed Centro nics pri nters. The interfac e is ca pable of trans ferring up to 20 0,000 cha racters per sec ond. The maxim um cable le ngth fr om the con troller ( host com puter) to th e printer is[...]

  • Seite 258

    Appendix C Overview 258 Input Signals Output Signals Signal P in S ignal Pin DA T A LINE 1 2 A CKNOWLEDGE 1 0 DA T A LINE 2 Return 3 21 SELE CT 13 DA T A LINE 3 Return 4 22 PA P E R E M P T Y Ret urn 12 30 DA T A LINE 4 Return 5 23 BUSY Ret urn 11 29 DA T A LINE 5 Return 6 24 PRIME 31 DA T A LINE 6 Return 7 25 NF AUL T 32 DA T A LINE 7 Return 8 26 [...]

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    Centronics Par allel Interface 259 Centronics Parallel Interface Signals The Centroni cs inte rface sign als are define d below. PAPER E MPTY (PE) - A high true level from the printer to indicate the printe r is in a fault c ondition. SELECT - A hig h true level from th e printer to i ndica te the prin ter is ready for d ata trans fer and th e ONLI[...]

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    Appendix C Overview 260 Centronics Parallel Interface Configuration The printe r is confi gured for the Centr onics interface v ia the Centroni cs Inter face menu, a s describ ed on pag e 81. The foll owing interfac e config uration p arameter s may be mo dified to meet specifi c app licatio n requ irements : Data Bit 8 Enable * or Dis able Paper I[...]

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    Dataproducts Parallel Interfac e 261 Dat apro ducts Parall el In terf ace This inter face all ows the pr inter to operate with contr ollers des igned for Dataprodu cts p rinters. Th e interfa ce is c apable of t ransfer ring up to 500,00 0 charac ters pe r secon d. The maxi mum cabl e leng th from the cont roller (host c omputer) to the printer is [...]

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    Appendix C Overview 262 Input Signals Output Signals Signal Pi n Sign al Pin DA T A LINE 1 19 READY Return 22 6 DA T A LINE 2 Return 19 3 ON LINE Return 21 5 DA T A LINE 3 Return 1 2 DA T A REQUEST Return 23 7 DA T A LINE 4 Return 41 40 Return 39 DA T A LINE 5 Return 34 18 Interfac e V er if. 45 , 46 DA T A LINE 6 Return 43 42 P APER IN ST Return 3[...]

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    Dataproducts Parallel Interfac e 263 Dat aprod uct s Parallel Interface Signals The Dataprod ucts in terface s ignals are defin ed below. READY - A high tr ue signa l from the printer indica ting AC po wer and DC vol tages a re presen t, paper i s loaded properly, and the printer is not in a fault c ondition. ON LINE - A high tr ue sign al from th [...]

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    Appendix C Overview 264 Dat ap roduct s Parallel Interf ace Configu ration The printe r is confi gured for the Datap roducts interfac e via the Dataprodu cts In terface men u, as d escribed on page 85. The followin g inter face co nfigur ation par ameters may b e modifie d to meet spec ific ap plic ation req uirement s: Data Bit 8 Enable * or Dis a[...]

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    Termination Resistors 265 T ermination Resistors For paral lel i nterface confi guration s, the pr inter is equip ped wit h 470 ohm pul lup an d 1K p ulldow n termina ting r esisto rs loca ted on the printe r mother board, P /N 703220- 001. General ly, thes e termin ating r esisto rs are suitab le for m ost applicat ions. If, h owever, th e standar[...]

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    Appendix C Overview 266[...]

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    267 Index A ACK Pola rity , 83 Adjustme nts loading fl ash memo ry, 1 12 software u pgrades , 112 Alarm, 9 7 AUTO function key , 43 B Baud Rate, 92 Buffer Si ze, 95 Busy Po lari ty, 83 Buttons S ee Functio n keys, 46 C Cable con nections location s, 245 CANCEL function key , 51 Cassette pape r paper jam s at bac k of, 203 Cassette p aper size chang[...]

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    Index 268 Configura tion pri ntout, 78 Config. Contr ol menu options d elete con figurati on, 79 options p ower-up co nfigur ation, 79 options p rint config uration, 78 options p rotect save CFG (configurati on), 79 Consumabl es replace ment in tervals, 156 Control pa nel using, 46 Cut sheet p aper loadin g, 33 Cut sheet p aper jams, 2 03 D Danger [...]

  • Seite 269

    Index 269 Errors operator-c orrectab le, 212 requiring field servic e, 212 requiring reprin ting, 212 Errors r equiri ng field s ervic e, 212 Errors req uiring reprinting , 212 F Face up or face d own paper path paper jam s in , 211 Fanfold p aper loadin g, 3 0 Fanfold pape r jams , 198 FAU LT status la mp, 48 Fault clea ring pr ocedure wit h Repr [...]

  • Seite 270

    Index 270 I IGP / PG L Emulat ion, 27 IGP / VG L Emulat ion, 27 Impact Printer Emulati on, 27 Important notice, 19 Input se ction transport p aper jam s in, 206 Int erfac e conn ectio ns I/O loca tions , 245 Interfaces Centronic s paral le l, 257 Dataproduc ts parall el, 261 RS- 2 32 seri al, 249 RS- 4 22 seri al, 253 terminati on resi stors, 265 I[...]

  • Seite 271

    Index 271 Maintenanc e Ki t Level D, 1 57, 229 Level E, 158, 230 Level F, 15 9, 231 Level G, 160 , 232 Level H, 1 61, 233 Maintenanc e log sheet s, 2 2 5 Maintenanc e menu, 10 7, 10 8 Maintenanc e menu op tions tech se rvice, 10 7 user mai nt, 107, 108 Maintenanc e sched ules, 155 Manual co nvention s, 20 Max Cache Memory , 103 Max Ca che Size, 103[...]

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    Index 272 PAG E EJECT function key , 50 Page leng th printer setting, 44 stacker setti ng, 44 Pages reprinting after faul t, 2 12 Pane l Key So und, 97 Paper loadin g, 3 0 cut sh eet, 33 fanfold, 30 Pape r cassett e paper jam s at bac k of, 203 Paper Inst (In struction) Line , 82, 85 Paper Inst (Instructi on) Pol, 84, 87 Paper ja ms at back o f pap[...]

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    Index 273 Print qu ality problem s, 151 Print Stati stics m enu, 106 Print St atistics m enu opt ions printer life, 1 06 system m emor y, 106 Printer emulation s, 27 general i nformati on, 27 powering on, 40 Printer diagnos tics, 19 7 offline, 19 7 online, 19 8 Printer Life, 106 Printer pa ge leng th settin g, 44 Printer specif ications , 235 emula[...]

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    Index 274 notices, 19 precautions , 2 0 Safety r egulation s, 242 Schedule s maintenanc e, 155 SELFOC le ns cleaning , 195 Serial interface RS- 232, 24 9 RS- 422, 25 3 Serial Interface menu opti ons baud rate , 92 buffer size , 95 data bits , 92 diagnosti c, 95 DTR function, 93 DTR polarity, 94 FIFO trigge r, 95 host prot ocol, 89 number (of) buffe[...]

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    Index 275 Start Te st, 10 5 Status la mps, 46 FAU LT , 4 8 JOB I N PROCESS, 47 LINE SYNC, 47 ONLIN E, 48 STAND BY, 4 7 SYS A VAIL , 47 STOP function key , 43 Stop Bits , 93 Strobe Pola rity, 82 , 86 Switches See Funct ion keys , 4 6 SYS AVA IL status la mp, 47 System M emory, 106 System s tatus message s, 212 T Tech Se rvice , 107 Technic ian mai n[...]

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