Kyocera FS-1200 manual

Table of Contents FS-1200 User’s Manual Kyocera Lase r Printer[...]

Introduction i Caution NO LIABILITY IS ASSUME D FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION. Noti ce on Softw are SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINTER'S EMULATION MODE. The printer is factory- set to emul ate the PC L 6. The em ulatio n mode ca n be chang ed by fol lowing the procedu res desc ribed in Chapter 2 . Notic e[...]

Introduction ii IBM PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT THE DEVICE YOU HAVE PURCHASED CONTAIN S ONE OR MORE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS ("PROGRAMS") WHICH BELONG TO INTERNATIONAL BUSI NESS MACHINES CORPORATION ("IBM"). THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES THE TERMS AND CO NDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS BEIN G LICENSED TO YOU BY IBM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH[...]

Introduction iii 4. Ge nera l You may ter minate your lice nse at any ti me. IBM may te rminate your lice nse if you fai l to comply wi th the terms and condit ions of th is license . In eith er event , you mu st destr oy all your co pies of the Prog ram. Yo u are respon sible for payment o f any ta xes, incl uding personal property taxes, r esulti[...]

Introduction iv 12. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THI S AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITI ONS. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE BOUND BY ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED I N THIS AGREEMENT. NO CHANGE IN THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND S IGNED BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EAC[...]

Introduction v Interfac e conn ectors Impo rtant note on the inter face conne ctors Be sure to turn off printer power bef ore connecting or dis connecting an interf ace cable to the printer. F or protectio n against static dis charge w hich may be applied to the printer's internal elec tronics thro ugh the interface connector(s), keep the opti[...]

Introduction vi CDRH re gulations The Cent er of D evices a nd Radiolo gical He alth (CDRH) of the U.S . Food and Drug Administ ration imp le- mented re gulations for laser products o n August 2, 1976. These reg ulations a pply to laser prod ucts manu- factured aft er August 1 , 1976. C ompliance is mandatory for products marketed in the U nited St[...]

Introduction vii Decl aratio n of Co nform ity (U .S.A.) Model Number: Page Pri nter FS-1200 (as test ed with enhancemen t optiona l units: PF -20, DU-20 , HS-20 and ST-20 etc.) Trade Name: Kyocera Responsible Party : Kyocera Electronics In c. Address: 11465 Jo hn’s Creek Parkway, S uite # 250 Duluth, GA 30097 , U.S.A. Telepho ne number: 770-623-[...]

Introduction viii The manufacturer and its merchandising companies retain the following technical docume ntation in antic- ipation o f the inspect ion that may be conducted b y the authorit ies concerned. User's i nstruction tha t conforms to the applica ble specifica tions Techn ical dr awing s Descripti ons of the proced ures that guarante e[...]

Introduction ix The manufacturer has been employed with IS O9001 scheme. The manufacturer has bee n attested by JQA and B S. KYOCERA ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PT Y., LTD Unit 6 , 112 Tala vera Ro ad, North R yde NSW 2 113, Austra lia Phone: +61 2-9 888-9999 Fax: +61 2-9 888-9588 Canadi an Dep artment of Communica tions compli ance st atemen t This Cla [...]

Introduction x Prol onged N on-U se and Movi ng the Pr inter Prolo nged No n-us e If you ever leave the printer unused for a long period of time, remove the power cord from the wall outlet. We recommend yo u consult with yo ur dealer about the additional act ions you shou ld take to avo id possible damages that may occur when the prin ter is used n[...]

Introduction xi As an E NERGY S TAR Partner, Kyoc era Corporati on has determined that this product meet s the E NERGY S TAR guidel ines for energ y efficiency. E NERGY S TA R ® The basic ob jective of the E NERGY S TAR Program is to red uce environmental pollution by encouraging the manufacture and sale of equi pment th at uses energ y more effic[...]

Introduction xii Introduc tion The Ky ocera la ser printe r has many extremely desirable features . It has be en desig ned to make a contribu- tion to a cleaner e nvironment a s well as to repres ent th e lates t genera tion of page printe r technology . Mainte nanc e Feat ures • Compact desi gn Thanks to the inboa rd cassett e configurat ion, th[...]

Introduction xiii Software Features • Wide variety of available fo nts The printer co mes w ith 80 PCL /PS compati ble fonts install ed. • Kyocera's own PRESCRIBE 2e printer language Allows advanced graphic capab ilities that all ow you to print out any outline shap e or solid form, as well as providing a variety of sp ecial effects such a[...]

Introduction xiv User's Ma nual (This bookle t) The U ser's Ma nual is t his bookle t. This ma nual guide s you th rough the fo llowing to pics: ❒ Installat ion ❒ Printer o peration ❒ Control panel operations ❒ Fonts ❒ Maintenance and trouble shooting CD-ROM (Kyocera Digital Li brary) The CD-ROM supplie d contains the printer U [...]

Table of Conten ts xv Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installing the Pri nter ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ... 1-1 1.1. Positioning the Printe r .. ..... .... ..... ........ .... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... 1-1 Cle ara nc e ................ ................... ............. ............. ................... .............[...]

Table of Contents xvi 2.2. Operating Procedures .......... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ... 2-6 Switching Po wer On ................. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............... 2-6 Stack Sel ect ion ............. .................... ............ ............. .................... .....[...]

Table of Conten ts xvii Chapter 4 Maintenance ...... .... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... .... .... .... 4-1 4.1. Toner K it Replacemen t ... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ... 4-1 Toner Ki t to be Use d ........... ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. .. 4-1 S[...]

Table of Contents xviii Appendi x C Host Computer Interface ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... . C -1 C.1. Parallel Interface .... .... ........ .... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... C-1 Parallel interface communication modes ... ............. ............. .................... ........ C-1 Interface Signals .... ....[...]

1.1. Positioning the Printer 1-1 Chapter 1 Installing the Printer This chapter explains how to u npack and inst all the printer. The topics covered are: Positioning the printer Unpacking and in spection Names of parts Set ting up and in terfa cin g 1.1. Positioning the Printer Clea rance Allow at least t he necessary minimum clearance around the pr[...]

1.1. Positioning the Printer 1-2 Basic r equi rements The prin ter will work best if it is ins talled in a location th at is: ❒ Near the computer If the parallel interf ace is used to connect the printe r to the computer, the connecting cabl e should be shielded type a nd not be longer than 3 meters (10 feet). ❒ Level and well su pported Place [...]

1.2. Unpacking and Inspection 1-3 Power Suppl y The printer should not be on the same power circuit as an air conditioner, fluorescent light, copier, or shred- der, because t hese device s generate el ectric al noise on the power line. If it must share a po wer circuit wi th equipme nt like t his, a high-freq uency nois e filte r or is olation tran[...]

1.2. Unpacking an d Inspection 1-4 List of S hippe d Componen ts ❒ (A) Waste toner bottl e ❒ (B) Toner container ❒ (C) Power cord ❒ (D) User's Manual and Kyocera Digital Library (CD-R OM), including the print er drivers and manuals. ❒ (E) Plastic bag for Developer Unit To remove the pri nter from the box, grasp the handholds on eit h[...]

1.3. Names of Parts 1-5 1.3. Names of Parts This se ction tak es you o n a guide d tour of the printer, pointing out it s major parts. Th e part names intro - duced here will be used throughout this manual. Front View Face-down Output Tray Paper Stoppe r Control Pa nel MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray Paper Fe ed U nit Release Lever Pape r Cass ette Side C [...]

1.3. Names of Parts 1-6 Interior V iew Rear Vie w * : To protect the pri nter against st atic discharge, t he connector must be cov ered with the su pplied protect ive cap when not in use. T oner C onta i ner R e l ease Lever (Green) Top Cover Toner Container Side C over Cleaner Knob (Green) Wast e Toner Bottle Main Charge r Unit Rear Cover Paralle[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-7 1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing Before you can use the printer for the firs t time, you must set up the printer by installing the printer compo- nents and interfacing with the computer. Follow the steps that follow. (Omit step 7 if you do not have an optional f ace-up output tra y.) 1—Open the top cover 1. Remo[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-8 5. When the toner container is installed correctly on the devel oper, push t he top of the container unit (" PUSH HERE ") until it locks in. ☛ Make sure that the to ner container is properly locked in the printer. 3—Cl ose th e top co ver Close the top cove r by pressing the arro wed part in this di[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-9 2. Open the side cove r on th e left sid e of the prin ter. 3. Insert th e wast e toner bo ttle wi th the bottl e tilte d slight ly to ward s you as show n in t he figur e. 4. Ensuring that it is correctly inserted, close the side cover. Side C over Waste Toner Bottle[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-10 5—Adju st th e pape r guide s in t he ca ssette and a dd pap er The paper cassette provided with the printer can accommodate paper sizes from A5 to legal, by adjusting the position of the paper guid es and the pape r stopp er. Paper sizes that a re not standard si zes (custo m sizes) but within t he siz e limi[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-11 Move the paper stopp er while pus hing on th e green button a t th e back. Se t the pape r stopp er to t he size of pape r that you are to use as indicat ed in t he smal l windows on the floor of the cassette. When using cu stom siz e pa per, m ove the paper guides an d paper stop per all t he way out , insert t[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-12 6—Open t he paper stoppe r on the face-do wn outpu t tray Open the paper st opper as show n right. 7—Insta ll th e face-u p outpu t tray ☛ This face-up outp ut tray is a separate o ption (PT-4). If you are not installing th e face-up output t ray, skip Step 7 and go to S tep 8. If you want the printed pa g[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-13 8—Connect th e printer to the computer The printer ha s one compu ter cable connector and a slot fo r installing an o ptional interface. The one marked " " is for a p aralle l (Cen tronic s stan dard ) inter face. You ma y also u se an op tional interf ace (IB -10), i f you have alre ady have one ins[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-14 10—P rint a s tatus p age Test that th e printe r works by printi ng out a status page as follows. (fo r information abo ut the st atus page refer to 2.8. Setting the Paper Type in this manual) 1. Switch on the printer's p ower. The messa ge display should indicate 6HOI ý WHVW . ☛ When the p rinter is [...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-15 13—I nstall the pri nter dr iver Printer dri vers are provided for usi ng the p rinter with Win dows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 3.1. Use the Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM supplie d with the printer. To install the printer drive r, procee d as follows. Reference t o the Windows manual is also reco mmended. Win[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-16 1. Insert the s upplied CD-ROM (Kyo cera Digi tal Libra ry) in to the CD-ROM driv e of the co mputer. 2. Click on Start with the mous e on the Wind ows95/98 Task Bar, and align the cursor with Se tting s . Click on Printers am ong t he ite ms d ispla yed. 3. The printe r folder will op en. Do uble click on Add p[...]

1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing 1-17 (Standa rd KPDL driv er) [CD-ROM Drive Name]:drivers[Language] kpdl9x 8. Select Kyocera F S-1200 click o n Next > , and follow the on-screen instructions to install. Once the driver has been properl y install ed, a Kyocera printe r icon will be added to the printe rs folder. ☛ When printing un der Windo[...]

1.5. MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray Feeding 1-18 1.5. MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray Feeding The MP tray is in corporated on the front of the printer. It can be used in one of two modes : first mode or casset te mode. The MP tray can ho ld abou t 100 she ets of p aper (A4 size, 0.1 mm thicknes s). If you set a full number of s heets for sizes bigger than A4, it [...]

1.5. MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray Feeding 1-19 3. Raise the paper prot ector bar until it l ocks in the up posit ion. Then adjust the paper guides to the size of the paper being fe d. 4. Check tha t th e mes sag e 5HDG is display ed in th e prin ter's mes sage dis play, and that th e ON LINE indicator is lit. 5. Set the p aper source to the multi-[...]

1.5. MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray Feeding 1-20 Cassette Mod e 1. Press the MODE key t o disp lay 3D SHUý K DQGOLQJ ý ý ý ! . 2. Press the ( Form Feed ) key to disp lay !03ý WUD ý PRGH . 3. After press ing the ENTER key, the mode disp lay is changed by pressing the + and – keys. Disp lay &DVVHWW H and then pres s the EN TER key. !03 WUD PRG[...]

1.6. Memory Card 1-21 1.6. Memory Card A memory card is a microchip card containing, for example, no nresident fonts and/or macros, forms, etc. The printer reads the contents of the card into its internal memory when power is switched on. The presence of this data in th e printe r memory ca n be confirmed on the status p rintout. ☛ The maximum ca[...]

1.7. Memory Expansion Installation 1-22 1.7. Memory Expansion Installation In this section is explained how to expand the printer's memory. Expanded printer memory enables you to print more complex pages, download more fonts, and define more macros. It begins by exp laining how to remove the main circuit board f rom the printer, and explains h[...]

1.7. Memory Expansion Installation 1-23 Withdr awing th e Mai n Circu it Boar d from the Printe r ☛ Be sure to remove the memory card first if inserted in the printer's memory card slot. Withdra w the main circuit board co mpletely from the printer a s follows : 1. Turn the printer's power off. Unplug the printer's powe r cable and[...]

1.7. Memory Expansion Installation 1-24 DIMM to be used See your K yocera de aler for pu rchasing inf ormation of the DIMM that are b est suited for use with th is printer. Either a 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB o r 64 MB DIMM ca n be used for memory expans ion. Install ing and R emovin g The DIMM Installing DIMM Insert th e DIMM into th e socket as shown rig[...]

1.7. Memory Expansion Installation 1-25 Removing DIMM To remove a DIMM, carefully pull the end clips out- wards, th en pull the DIMM out of the socket. Reverse the proce dure under Withdra wing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer to put the mai n circ uit board back into the printe r. Testing the Ex pansio n Memory After yo u have finis hed i n[...]

2.1. Control Panel 2-1 Chapter 2 Operating the Laser Printer This chapter explains the printer's co ntrol panel an d operating procedures. I t covers the fu n- damental informatio n you w ill need to use the pa ge printer. 2.1. Control Panel The pri nter contro l panel comp rises a me ssage d isplay, keys, and indicators, as show n below. ENTE[...]

2.1. Control Panel 2-2 Message Displa y The mess age disp lay giv es informati on in the form of short mess ages. T he six mes sages lis ted below are dis- played during normal warm-up and printing. Other message s appear wh en the p rinter needs the operato r's attentio n as explaine d in Chapter 5 . Interfa ce Indicato r The interface ind ic[...]

2.1. Control Panel 2-3 Paper Si ze Indica tor This is the paper S IZE indicator w hich indicates: ❒ the size of the current paper casset te (letter size for the U.S.A. and A4 f or European countrie s). The foll owing ab breviations are use d to indica te the pape r sizes. * with only the MP tray feedi ng. ☛ While the printer is ý 3URFHV VLQJ d[...]

2.1. Control Panel 2-4 Symbo lic Ind icator s The sy mbolic ind icators light during no rmal operati on and wh en the printe r n eeds atte ntio n. Indicator Name Description Face-down stack in dicato r Flashing : Indicat es the po ssibilit y tha t paper may be jamm ed at thi s poin t, open and rem ove an y jamm ed pape r. See Section 5.6 . Lit: Ind[...]

2.1. Control Panel 2-5 Cont rol Key s The control pane l keys are used to configure the printer. ☛ Settings mad e with these keys effect only the interfac e cur- rently in use. ☛ Most of the panel f unctions can also be controlled by P RESCRIBE 2e co mmands or commands gen- erated by application software . The printer obeys the most recently re[...]

2.2. Operating Procedures 2-6 2.2. Operating Proc edures Switching Power On Check that the power cord is securely plugged in at both ends. Check t hat the printe r is conne cted to the comput er. In sw itching power on, the general rule is to switch on print er power first, com- puter power second. 1. Push the powe r switch to the O N ( | ) pos iti[...]

2.2. Operating Procedures 2-7 On-line /Off-line Setting By pressing the ON LI NE key you can change t he printer betw een the on-lin e state, in which it prints the data it recei ves from the compute r, and the off-line state, in which i t stores the data f or printing l ater. 1. Make sure t hat the message display ind icates ý 5HDG . 2. Press th[...]

2.2. Operating Procedures 2-8 Status P rintou t If you want to check t he printer's curre nt status , including m emory availabl e, and op tion settings , you can find the information y ou need o n the stat us page. To print out a st atus page , the printer must be on-line . Proceed as fo llow s: 1. Make sure the message display indicate s ý [...]

2.2. Operating Procedures 2-9 Sample Status Page 2 3 7 8 9 1 4 5 6[...]

2.2. Operating Procedures 2-10 1 — Softwar e version This informa tion shows the software vers ion and date of issue of the printer. 2 — Hardwa re inform atio n This in formation show s the currently s elected pape r feed source (indicat ed by an aste risk), pape r size, and main settings of the printer. 3 — Page in form ation This informatio[...]

2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu 2-11 2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu This se ction exp lains how to use the MODE key on the contro l panel . Th e MODE key a llows you to set or change the printer environment such as the number of co pies to make, emulation, page orientation, code set, etc. to your s pecific needs. The following item s can be s elec[...]

2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu 2-12 / *: These it ems a re availab le onl y when the printer is installed with the applicab le opti on unit/kit. For it ems with t he ! mark on t he message display, the ( FORM FEED ) ke y lets yo u go down to t he sub i tems which give access to more ite ms to chang e the rele vant sett ings. 3DJHý VHW ýýýýý?[...]

2.4. Configuring Interfaces 2-13 2.4. Configuring Interfaces The pri nter is e quipped wi th a paral lel interface . An optio nal serial interface is also a vailable. To config ure ea ch interfac e, press the MODE key and u se the + or – key to selec t the int erface you wish to make setti ngs for. ☛ This interface selection does not select whi[...]

2.5. RAM DISK 2-14 2.5. RAM DISK The RAM DISK funct ion can be used when the total p rinter memory is 12 MB o r more. A RAM DISK can be set up as a v isual me dia device by s etting a giv en amount of t he tota l printer memory as the RAM DIS K. Th is can then be used for reading and writing data just as with a memory card. Note however that data w[...]

2.6. Operating a Memory Card 2-15 2.6. Oper ating a Memory Card Hints on Writing Fonts to the Memory C ard Some memory card writer utility p rograms are availabl e for writing data to the memory card. If you write fonts into a me mory card, we reco mmend you writ e them as font data and n ot as host data. Fo nts written in a memory card as font da [...]

2.6. Operating a Memory Card 2-16 DataS001 (first data), DataS 002 (sec ond data) , DataS 003 ( third data) , ... DataS 127 (last data) In the e xample abo ve, if t he fil e TEST.TXT i s the f irs t data to be writt en o nto th e memor y car d, th e des - tination name will be Da taS001 . By using the PRESCRIBE 2e RWER W (write memory card) command[...]

2.6. Operating a Memory Card 2-17 Formatting a Memory Card Formatting allows data to be written to the card. A new memo ry card must be fo rmatted before it can be used in the printer. ☛ Formatting destroys any existing data on the memory card. First check that the memory card is writable (for example that the memory card is not write-pro tected,[...]

2.7. Setting Custom Sizes 2-18 2.7. Setting Custom Sizes When s etti ng sizes o ther tha n A5, A4 , B5, Lette r or Leg al into the pa per cass ette, set the s ize o f the pa per to be used into the pri nter by the foll owing proc edure. 1. Displa y ý 3DSHU ý KDQGOLQJ ! on the printer's dis play panel a nd press th e key. Then use t he + and [...]

2.8. Setting the Paper Type 2-19 2.8. Setting the Paper Type This p rinter is ca pable of printing under the op timum se tting for the type o f paper be ing used. Setting the pap er type for the paper source from the pri nter's control panel will cause the printer to auto- matically print in t he mode best su ited to that type of paper. This a[...]

2.8. Setting the Paper Type 2-20 Making Settings The following describes the procedure for se tting the paper type using the Recycled type and Cassette as examples . 1. Displa y ý 3DS HUý KDQGO LQJý ! on t he print er's Mode Select M enu and press the key. Then use the + and – keys to displa y the ý & DVVHW WHý WSH . 2. Pressi ng t[...]

2.8. Setting the Paper Type 2-21 3. Press t he key after s electin g the pape r type y ou wa nt to customi ze. Pressing the + and – keys will cycle thro ugh a displa y of the submen us given in the table b elow. Displa y th e sub menu to be set and pre ss the ENTER key. A ý" will f lash. Pres s the + and – k e y s t o s e l e c t the desi[...]

2.9. Sleep (Ecopower) Mode 2-22 2.9. Sleep (Ecopower) Mode The printer has a sleep ti mer to conserve power when the printer is not printing, processing, or receiving data. You can adjust the timer value, the length of time the printer waits before entering slee ping mode in the absenc e of data. Any value from 0 to 1 20 [minute s] (the factory s e[...]

2.10. Dumping Received Data 2-23 2.10. Dumping Received Data It is pos sible to print da ta receive d by the p rinter as hexadecima l code for t he purpo ses of d ebugging pro- grams a nd files . 1. Press ing t he ENTER ke y once whil e ý !3ULQW ý +(; ð'80 3 is s hown on the message displ ay will cause a ý" to dis play. 2. Pressi ng t[...]

2.11. KIR 2 Level 2-24 2.11. KIR 2 Level This prin ter in corporates the KIR 2 (Kyo cera Image Ref inement 2) smo othin g functio n. KIR 2 provi des high qual ity p rinti ng by providi ng a so ftwar e-typ e impro veme nt to th e reso lut ion. ☛ Set the pr int densi ty to ýí ê when set ting the KIR 2 mo de. For details on print density , see pa[...]

2.12. Ecoprint Mode 2-25 Opti mized st ripes The current KIR setting is optimal. Dark v ertica l strip es Set th e KIR m ode to ý2 I I . Try p rinting t he status p age again. If y ou still ge t dark ve rtical stripe s, adjust the print density contro l to a lighter s etting. (See t he las t page in this ma nual.) White ve rtical stripes Set the K[...]

2.13. Resource Protection 2-26 2.13. Resource Protection When yo u switch from the HP Lase rJet emul ation to ano ther, all do wnloaded f onts and macros are l ost. Resource protection pre serves these PCL reso urces in memory so that they are intact when you change the emulation back to PCL 6. By using the printer's MODE SELECT, you can selec[...]

2.15. Setting the Audio Warning (Bu zzer) 2-27 2.15. Setting the Audio Warning (Buzzer) In addition to the message display ed when the paper su pply is exhausted , or when paper jamming occurs, an audio warning is ma de to s ound. This is useful, for e xample, w hen the p rinter is in a locati on some dis- tanc e from the use r. The audio alarm is [...]

2.15. Setting the Audio Warning (Buzzer) 2-28 The ala rm will co ntinue to sound while th e error cond ition continues (if the printer is in the sleep mode, the alarm will b e silent f or that period alone). The alarm wil l cease to sound, howeve r, when the CANCEL key is pressed. To rectify the various error conditions listed above, please ref er [...]

3.1. Internal Fonts 3-1 Chapter 3 Fonts This chapter describes the types of fon ts you can use with the printer, inclu ding the printer's internal fonts. 3.1. Internal Fonts A font is a set of characters of a pa rticular design. The design is referred to as a typ eface . Several charact er- istics i denti fy a fo nt. Th ese incl ude th e code [...]

3.2. List of Fonts 3-2 3.2. List of Fonts This sect ion contains a full list o f the printer's internal fonts . You can print the same f ont list from the prin ter by using t he pri nter's control panel ke y. To print a li st of fonts , refer to Mode Select Menu, List of fon ts . Intern al Scalable an d Bitmap Fonts Font number Font sampl[...]

3.2. List of Fonts 3-3 Font number Font samples 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80[...]

3.2. List of Fonts 3-4 KPDL Fonts (1)[...]

3.2. List of Fonts 3-5 KPDL Fonts (2)[...]

4.1. Toner Kit Replacement 4-1 Chapter 4 Maintenance This printer is d esigned to prov ide years of trouble-free service withou t the neces sity of printer module replacement. However, you must replace the to ner container in the printer with a replacement container from a new toner kit. Also, to ensure good print quality, vari- ous parts inside th[...]

4.1. Toner Kit Replacement 4-2 To replac e the to ner cont ainer, proce ed as follows . 1. Open the printer's top cover all the way. ☛ Please d o not tou ch the developer unit re lease lever inside the printer. 2. Press the toner container release leve r ( Green ) to release the old toner container from the printer. Remove the old toner cont[...]

4.1. Toner Kit Replacement 4-3 6. Install the toner container on the developer as shown in the diagram. ☛ Be sure to peel off the seal on the toner container before mounting the toner contai ner on the devel - oper uni t. 7. When the toner container is installed correctly on the devel oper. Push the top of the to ner containe r uni t (" PUSH[...]

4.1. Toner Kit Replacement 4-4 Replace the Waste Toner Bottl e ☛ When replacin g the t oner container, the used was te ton er bott le in the printer should a lso be replaced with a new one from the new toner kit. 1. Open the printer side cover. 2. Remove the waste t oner bottle as shown right. ☛ Remove the waste toner bottle as gently as possi-[...]

4.1. Toner Kit Replacement 4-5 5. Loca te the new was te tone r bo ttle in the to ner ki t, and install in the printer as shown right. ☛ Do not cap the new waste toner bott le. Inser t the new wast e tone r bott le with the bo ttl e tilted slightly to wards you as show n in the fi gure. 6. After ensuring that the bottl e is correctly installed, c[...]

4.2. Cleaning 4-6 4.2. Cleaning In additi on to the mainte nance proce dures describ ed on the foll owing pages, the charger wire in the drum unit and paper fee d unit should be cleaned fro m time to time, or whene ver print qualit y problems occur. To avoi d print quali ty prob lems, the followin g printe r parts must be clean ed with ev ery to ne[...]

4.2. Cleaning 4-7 Clea ning th e Grid 1. Take the g rid cl eaner fr om prot ective b ag in t he new toner kit, and remove the cap. ☛ The grid cleaner pad is impregnated with water. Perform the following cleaning procedure before the pad dries. 2. Attach the grid cleaner to the printer with the pad uppermost, as show n in the d iagram. 3. After at[...]

4.2. Cleaning 4-8 Paper Feed Unit To avoid pri nt qualit y problems due to paper dust and debri s, clean the paper feed unit in the foll owing man- ner. 1. Pul l the pap er feed unit re leas e lever u p and draw the paper feed uni t all the way out until it stops. 2. Wipe the paper dust o n the registration roller and the paper ramp using the wiper[...]

5.1. General Guide 5-1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter explains ho w to handle printer problems whic h may or may not occur. The pro- cedures ar e easy to follow. If a problem per sists after you have completed th e appropriate troubleshooting procedures, call fo r the ass istance of a service person . 5.1. General Guide If the pr int er doe[...]

5.2. Power Problems 5-2 5.2. Power Problems ☛ The printer powe r ratin g must be within t he voltage range i n your count ry. If in doubt , consult your dealer. If nothing happens when yo u switch the printer's po wer on, you have a power proble m. The symptoms are a dark control panel, no printing, and no f an sound. Proceed as follows. Che[...]

5.4. Print Quality Problems 5-3 5.4. Print Quality Problems Print qual ity prob lems range from une ven tone to completely blank output . The tr oubleshoo ting proce dure for each t ype of pr oblem is given be low. If the checks ex plained in this section do not solve the problem, ca ll for t he assis tance of a service person. Comp letely blank pr[...]

5.4. Print Quality Problems 5-4 Dropouts, ho rizontal strea ks, stray dot s Clean th e charger w ire. Open the printer sid e cover. P ull the green main charg er wire cle aning knob slowly in and out a few ti mes. See Se ction 4.2 . Note the sp acing of the def ects. If the defects occur at reg ular interv als of 60. 6 mm (2.4 inches), the p roblem[...]

5.4. Print Quality Problems 5-5 Faint or blurr ed pr inting Check the contr ol panel. If the ý 7RQHU O RZ 7.ðëè & OHDQ S ULQW HU messag e is displ ayed and the indicato r is flashing , install a new to ner kit. S ee Sectio n 4.1 . Set the p rint densit y from t he cont rol pane l to a high er level than the current setting. See Se ction 2.8[...]

5.4. Print Quality Problems 5-6 Dirt on the top e dge or ba ck of th e pape r Check t he pape r chute a nd th e ramp. Draw out the paper feed unit and check for toner on the paper ramp. Clean the paper ramp (see Section 4. 2 .) using the wiper su pplied, or a soft, dry, l int-free clot h. Check th e transf er roller. If the transfer roller is d irt[...]

5.5 Indicators and Messages 5-7 5.5 Indicators and Messages The tables on the followi ng pages indi cate how to respond to proble ms indicat ed by the contro l panel sym- bolic indicators and messages. Indicato rs Table 5.1 Symbolic Indicat ors Indicator Condition Corrective A ction Flashing The printe r has r un lo w on toner. The toner shoul d be[...]

5.5 Indicators and Messages 5-8 Mainte nanc e Mess ages Table 5. 2 Mainte nance Messages Message Corrective Action 7RS FRYHU 2SHQ Open the top cover, then clo se tight ly. 6LGH FRYHU 2SHQ Open the si de cover, then close ti ghtly. 3DSHU IHHG XQLWý 2SHQ Open the pape r feed unit, then close tightly. $GG SDSHU (p aper s ource ) (paper size)/(pape r [...]

5.5 Indicators and Messages 5-9 /RDGý 03ý WUD (paper size)/(pape r type) *(paper size) and (pa per type) are displayed flashing alter nate ly. There is no paper casset te set (paper size, paper type) that ma tches with the data for printing. Because there is no cassette that m atches the data, printing i s done from the MP tra y. Set paper into [...]

5.5 Indicators and Messages 5-10 Error Messages Table 5.3 Erro r Messages Message Corrective Action 0HPRU RYHUIORZ 3UHVV &217,18( The total amount of data receive d by the printer exceeds the print er's internal mem- ory. Try adding more memory (exp ansion RAM ). Press the CONTINUE key to resume printing. You can abandon pr inting b y the[...]

5.5 Indicators and Messages 5-11 0(025<&$5' HUUúú 3UHVV &217,18( This message appe ars when an error occu rs during access to the memory card usin g the PRESCRIBE 2e RWER (ICCD) co mmand or from the printer' s control pa nel. Look at the error code given in pl ace of ýú ú a nd refer to the corre sponding de scription given[...]

5.6. Correcting a Pap er Jam 5-12 5.6. Correcting a Paper Jam The ý 3DSHU MDP message is displayed on the message di splay whe n paper be comes stuck in the pa per transport system, the paper feed timing is incorrect, or paper fails to feed at all. The jam can be corrected by removing the paper. The printer go es off-l ine when the ý 3DSHU M DP m[...]

5.6. Correcting a Paper Jam 5-13 ☛ When pulling the paper, pull it gently so as not to tear it. Torn pieces of pape r are difficult to re move and may be easily overlooked, deterring the jam recovery. Figure 5.2. Rear Cove r Figure 5.3. Paper Cassette Figure 5. 4. Pape r Feed Unit Rear Cover Paper Fee d Unit[...]

Printer Specifications A-1 Appendix A Printer Specifications Item Description Printing meth od Electro photogra phy, laser scan . Printing speed 12 pages/minute (A4 or letter-size paper, whe n printing multiple copies of the same page) Resolutio n 600 dpi (ver tical an d horizont al) with KIR 2 (Kyocera Ima ge Refin ement 2) 300 dpi (ver tical and [...]

Printer Specifications A-2 Operatin g noise (in accord ance with IS O 7779 [Bystander Position, sound pressure level a t the fro nt ]) D u r i n g p r i n t i n g : L p A = 5 0 d B ( A ) D u r i n g s t a n d b y : LpA = 39 dB (A) D u r i n g s l e e p m o d e : Immeas ura bly lo w Dimensio ns 373 mm (14.7") wide × 310 m m (12.2 ") high [...]

B.1. General Guidelines B-1 Appendix B Paper Selection B.1. General Guidelines The printer is design ed to p rint on high-qualit y copie r bond pa per (t he kind us ed in o rdinary dry cop ier machines ), but it can accept a va riety of other ty pes of p aper as w ell wi thin the limits specifie d below. ☛ The manufacturer assu mes no liability f[...]

B.2. Selecting the Right Paper B-2 B.2. Selecti ng the Right Paper Laser print ing is a proces s involv ing laser light , elect rostatic dis charge, toner, and heat. In addit ion, as the paper pass es through the p rinter it underg oes consid erable sli ding, bending, and twisti ng motions. A high- quality printing p aper matching the print er&apos[...]

B.2. Selecting the Right Paper B-3 Smoothness The paper should have a smoot h, uncoated surface. Paper with a roug h or sandy surface can cause voids in the printed output. Paper that is too smooth, however, can cause multiple fee ding and fogging problems. (Fogg ing is a gray background effect.) Basis Weight Basis we ight is t he weight of a s tan[...]

B.3. Special Paper B-4 out flat . Most paper al so has a top and bo ttom surf ace. Loading instructions are usually given on the paper package. Electrostat ic properties: During the printi ng process the paper is electro staticall y charged to attract the toner. The pap er must be able to releas e this cha rge so th at printed sh eets do not cl ing[...]

B.3. Special Paper B-5 Transpare ncy Transpa rency must be able to withst and the hea t of fusing during the printing p rocess. It sho uld satisfy the conditions in T able B.3. To avoid trouble, Transparency must be delivered face-up. If Transpare ncy jams freq uently, pull the t op of the sheet very gentl y as it le aves t he printe r. Adh esive-B[...]

B.3. Special Paper B-6 Envelopes The print er can print o n envelopes us ing paper wit h a basis w eight of 6 0 to 79 g/m² (16 to 21 lbs /ream). Enve- lopes m ust be manua lly fed. An envelope is a more complex object than a s ingle sheet o f paper. For this reason, i t may not be po ssible to obtain consi stent printi ng qualit y over t he ent ir[...]

C.1. Parallel Interface C-1 Appendix C Host Computer Interface This appendix describes the signals used in the laser printer's parallel, RS-232C/RS-422A interfaces. It also lists pin assignments , signal functions, timings, con nector specifications , and voltage levels. The RS-232C/RS-422A pr otocols are also covered. Finally, it explains the[...]

C.1. Parallel Interface C-2 Interfac e Signals The pins of the p arallel i nterface co nnector ca rry the sig nals li sted in T able C.1 . Aste risks in the t able indi- cate si gnals that are ac tive low. T he ta ble also indicates whether e ach signal is incoming o r outgoi ng with respec t to the print er. [ ]: Signal na mes in the Auto mode and[...]

C.1. Parallel Interface C-3 Detai led de scr iptio ns of the si gna ls foll ow. Strobe* [nStrob e] (Pin 1) A negat ive-goi ng Strobe * puls e causes the pr inter to read and latch the data on the Data 0 [1] t o Data 7 [8] signal lines. Data 0 [ 1] to Data 7 [8] (Pin s 2 to 9) Thes e eight s ignals form th e data by te sent from th e host co mpute r[...]

C.2. Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) Interface (Option) C-4 C.2. Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) Interf ace (Option) Mounting the opt ional serial interface kit (IB-10 ) to the printer enable s connection to a comp uter with a RS- 232C or R S-4 22A stan dard s erial i nter face. RS-232C interf ace Interf ace Signals The pins of t he pri nter's R S-232C int [...]

C.2. Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) Interface (Option) C-5 RS-422A interfa ce The se rial interfa ce was s et to RS-232C mode be fore leaving the factory . However, by chang ing the jumper connector on the IB-10 inte rface board, the inte rface can be changed to RS-422A mode. In RS-232C mode , the printer can be connected to a personal computer (or simil[...]

C.3. RS-232C/RS-422A Protocol C-6 C.3. RS-232C/RS-422A Protocol A protocol is a set o f rules the co mputer follow s in sending dat a to the printe r. The RS-232C/ RS-422A p aram- eters are store d in battery b acked-up memory . They ar e indicat ed on the status pri ntout. They can be changed by the FRPO (firmware reprogram) command described in t[...]

C.4. RS-232C Cable Connection C-7 H7: Buffer nearly-empty th resh old This is a perce ntage fr om 0 to 99. Th e facto ry sett ing is 70 . The factory settings of the buf fer nearly-f ull and nearly-emp ty threshold s (H6 a nd H7) a re subj ect to cha nge witho ut no tific ation . The ga p betw een the nea rly-full and ne arly-empty thresholds allow[...]

C.4. RS-232C Cable Con nection C-8 Conne cting the Pri nter to th e Compu ter 1. Chec k that th e power of both th e prin ter an d comput er is swit ched of f. 2. Discharge yourself by touching a metal object such as a doorknob. 3. Remove the plastic cap from the printer's RS-232C interface connector. 4. Plug the printer end of the RS-232C int[...]

Index Index-1 Index A Add paper 5-8 Adhesive la bel B-5 Automatic manual feeding 1- 19 B Battery error MEMO RY CAR D 5-10 Buzzer (Audio warning) 2-27 C Call service p erson En 5-9 Call service person Fn 5- 9 Canceling Printing 2-7 Cancelling data 2-2 Cassette size B-2 Centronics 1-13 Clean printer Press CON TINUE 5-8 Cleaning grid cleaner 4-7 main [...]

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