Kyocera FS-3700 manual

r Français r Italia no FS-1700/3700 Users Manual Kyocera Laser Printers Table of Conten ts[...]

Caution NO LIABIL ITY IS ASSUMED FOR ANY D AMAGE CAUSED BY IMPRO PER INSTALLATIO N. SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINTER’S EMULATION M ODE. The printer is factory -set to emulate the HP LaserJet 4 Plus. The emu lation mode can be changed by following the procedures de- scrib ed in Chapter 2 (on CD-ROM). Notice on Software SOFT[...]

T ype face Tr ad emar k Ackn ow ledg em ent All resid ent fonts in this print er are licensed from Bits tream Inc., Ca mbridge, Massa chuset ts, U.S.A . Dut ch801, S wiss 742, I ncis ed901 , ZapfCalli gr aphic8 01, Za pfHuma ni st601 , Orig inalG aramond , and C hiant i are trademark s of Bitstr eam Inc . Cent utry Scho olbook, Sty mie, a nd Coop e[...]

FCC s tat em ent Thi s device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the followin g two conditio ns: (1) This device may not cause harmful int erference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including i nterference that may cause undesired operation. Thi s equipment has been tes ted and found to comp[...]

Conformi ng to the Cl ass B li mits ❐ DU-20 Duplexer ❐ EF-1 Envelope F eeder ❐ HS-20 Paper Hand ler/Stacker ❐ IB-3 Ap pleTalk Interface B o ard ❐ PF-20 Paper Feeder ❐ PF-20mini Pa per Feeder ❐ PK-series KPDL Upgrade Kit ❐ SO-6 Sorter/Stacker ❐ ST-20 Bulk Paper Stacker Int erface co nnectors Impo rtant no te on the interface c onne[...]

Lase r n o t i ce T h is p rin ter is ce rti f i ed in th e U . S. to con f o rm to th e re quireme n ts o f D HHS 2 1 CF R Subchapter f o r Cl ass I (1 ) l aser p rod u cts, an d e l sewh e re i s c e rtifi e d as a Cl as s I laser prod uc t con f o rming to the re q u ireme n ts of IEC 8 25. Ca uti o n CDR H r e g ul a t i o n s T he C e nt e r o[...]

IMPO RTANT SAFEGUAR DS 1. Read all of these instr uctions and save these instr uctions for later use. 2. Unplug t his product from th e wall outlet before cleani ng. 3. Do no t use thi s pr oduct near wa ter. 4. Do not place this pr oduct on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 5. Slots and[...]

Ca nadian Depart ment of Comm unicat ions com plia nce s tatem ent This Clas s B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Avis de confor m ité aux normes du ministère des Communicati ons du Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte tou tes les exigences du Règlemen t sur le[...]

❐ If you sh ip the printer , remove an d ship the develo per uni t (and the wast e ton er bottle) sepa rate ly. T he print er is origina lly s upplie d wit h a shi pping cont ai ner s pecif ical ly de- signed fo r t he devel oper unit. Pack the d eveloper unit in this contai ner and the waste toner bottle in the plas tic bag obtaina ble from a to[...]

Introduction The Kyocera laser printer has many extremely desirable feat ures. It was designed to make a contributi on to a cleaner environ ment as well as to represent the latest generat ion of page printer techn o logy. Maintenance Features Compact des ign— Thanks to the inboard paper cassette con figuration, the printer requi res no more space[...]

Slee p mode ( Ecopo wer)— conserves energy during the prin ter’s idle periods. Ecopri nt mode— extends toner yiel d by reducing the amount of toner used on the page. Standar d bi-directional parallel inter face— suppo rts high-speed data exchange wit h t he computer. Software Features Bitmapped a nd scala ble typef aces— In addition to it[...]

Options The followin g options are avail able for the printer. DU-20 Duplexer EF-1 Envelope Feeder HS-3 E Bulk Paper Stacker HS-20 Paper Handler/Stacker IB- 3 AppleTalk Interface Board PA-1 Paper Path Adaptor PA-20 Paper Path Adapto r PC-20 Paper Cassette for PF- 20 (universal size; adjustable to A5 throu gh Legal sizes) PC-21 Paper Cassette for th[...]

User’ s Manual (on CD-ROM): Ins ta ll ati on Pr in ter op erat ion Cont rol pa nel op erati ons Fonts Mai ntenan ce and tro uble shoot ing S ymbol se ts PRE SCRIB E II P rogram ming Man ual (on CD-ROM) : PRE SCRI BE I I command refe rence Fonts Bar c odes Prin ter p ermanent parameters Emu l at ion PDF4 17 Two Dimen sio nal Bar Cod e Imp lem enta[...]

Table o f Conte nts Chapter 1 Installi ng the Pr int er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1— 1 1.1. P ositioning the Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1—1 Clea ran ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1— 1 Pl aces t o A void . [...]

Chapter 2 Oper atin g th e Lase r Pr i nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 — 1 2.1. Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2—1 Mes sage Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2—2 Int erfa ce Indicat or . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 3 Fon ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 — 1 3.1. Bi tmap and Scalable F onts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3—1 Bi tmap fo nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3—2 Scala ble fo nts . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 6 Sym bo l Set Tab le s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 — 1 6.1. IB M S ymb o l Se ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6— 2 6.2. D ia blo 630 S ym b ol Set s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6— 8 6.3. LQ -8 50 S y mbo l Se t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1.7 . Me mory Expa nsion Installatio n In this section is explained how to expand the pri nter’s memory. Expan ded printer memory en- ables you t o print more complex pages, download more fonts, and define more macros. It begin s by explaining how to remove t he main circuit board from the printer, and explains how to install a SIMM (single in-li[...]

Withdr awing the Ma in Ci rc uit Boar d fr om the Pr int er Be su re to re move the memor y card first if ins erted i n the prin ter’s memory card slo t. With draw the main circuit board complet ely from the prin ter as follows : 1. Turn the printer’s power off. Unplug the printer’s power cable and disconnect the printer from the host compute[...]

SIMM t o be used See your Kyo cera dealer for purchasing info rmation of the SIMMs t hat are best suited for use with this pr inter . Either 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB or 32 MB SIMMs can be used for memory expansion . Together wit h the memory already present in the printer, this all ows memory to be expanded up to a tota l of 66 MB. The table b[...]

Installing and Removing SIMMs Installing SIMMs Insert the S IMM into the socket as shown rig ht. 1. Insert the co nnector end of the SIMM into t he socket. 2. Carefully push the board upright until it snaps into place . Make sur e that the catches at the ends of the socket fit into the holes at the ends of th e SIMM board. Removing SIMMs To remove [...]

Testing the Expansion Memory After you have finished inst alling SIMM s in the print er, test the pri nter to see if t he installation has been s uccessful. To tes t the expansion memory, pro ceed as follows : 1. Make sure the power s witch is off. Plug th e power cord into the printer and turn power on. 2. When the pri nter is on-lin e, press the [...]

Caution NO LIABIL ITY IS ASSUMED FOR ANY D A MAGE CAUSED BY IMPRO PER INST ALLATION. SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINTER’S EMULATION M ODE. The printer is factory -set to emulate the HP LaserJet 4 Plus. The emu lation mode can be changed by following the procedures de- scrib ed in Chapter 2 (on CD-ROM). Notice on Software SOF[...]

T ype face Tr ad emar k Ackn ow ledg em ent All resid ent fonts in this print er are licensed from Bits tream Inc., Ca mbridge, Massa chuset ts, U.S.A . Dut ch801, S wiss 742, I ncis ed901 , ZapfCalli gr aphic8 01, Za pfHuma ni st601 , Orig inalG aramond , and C hiant i are trademark s of Bitstr eam Inc . Cent utry Scho olbook, Sty mie, a nd Coop e[...]

FCC s tat em ent Thi s device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the followin g two conditio ns: (1) This device may not cause harmful int erference, and (2) t his devi ce must accept any interference received, including i nterference that may cause undesired operation. Thi s equipment has been tes ted and found to co[...]

Conformi ng to the Cl ass B li mits ❐ DU-20 Duplexer ❐ EF-1 Envelope F eeder ❐ HS-20 Paper Hand ler/Stacker ❐ IB-3 Ap pleTalk Interface B o ard ❐ PF-20 Paper Feeder ❐ PF-20mini Pa per Feeder ❐ PK-series KPDL Upgrade Kit ❐ SO-6 Sorter/Stacker ❐ ST-20 Bulk Paper Stacker Int erface co nnectors Impo rtant no te on the interface c onne[...]

Lase r n o t i ce T h is p rin ter is ce rti f i ed in th e U . S. to con f o rm to th e re quireme n ts o f D HHS 2 1 CF R Subchapter f o r Cl ass I (1 ) l aser p rod u cts, an d e l sewh e re i s c e rtifi e d as a Cl as s I l aser prod uc t c onforming to the re q u ireme n ts of IEC 8 25. Ca uti o n CDR H r e g ul a t i o n s T he Ce nt e r o f[...]

IMPO RTANT SAFEGUAR DS 1. Read all of these instr uctions and save these instr uctions for later use. 2. Unplug t his product from th e wall outlet before cleani ng. 3. Do no t use thi s pr oduct near wa ter. 4. Do not place this pr oduct on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 5. Slots and[...]

Ca nadian Depart ment of Comm unicat ions com plia nce s tatem ent This Clas s B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Avis de confor m ité aux normes du ministère des Communicati ons du Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte tou tes les exigences du Règlemen t sur le[...]

❐ If you sh ip the printer , remove an d ship the develo per uni t (and the wast e ton er bottle) sepa rate ly. T he print er is origina lly s upplie d wit h a shi pping cont ai ner s pecif ical ly de- signed fo r t he devel oper unit. Pack the d eveloper unit in this contai ner and the waste toner bottle in the plas tic bag obtaina ble from a to[...]

Introduction The Kyocera laser printer has many extremely desirable feat ures. It was designed to make a contributi on to a cleaner environ ment as well as to represent the latest generat ion of page printer techn o logy. Maintenance Features Compact des ign— Thanks to the inboard paper cassette con figuration, the printer requi res no more space[...]

Slee p mode ( Ecopo wer)— conserves energy during the prin ter’s idle periods. Ecopri nt mode— extends toner yiel d by reducing the amount of toner used on the page. Standar d bi-directional parallel inter face— suppo rts high-speed data exchange wit h t he computer. Software Features Bitmapped a nd scala ble typef aces— In addition to it[...]

Options The followin g options are avail able for the printer. DU-20 Duplexer EF-1 Envelope Feeder HS-3 E Bulk Paper Stacker HS-20 Paper Handler/Stacker IB- 3 AppleTalk Interface Board PA-1 Paper Path Adaptor PA-20 Paper Path Adapto r PC-20 Paper Cassette for PF- 20 (universal size; adjustable to A5 throu gh Legal sizes) PC-21 Paper Cassette for th[...]

User’ s Manual (on CD-ROM): Ins ta ll ati on Pr in ter op erat ion Cont rol pa nel op erati ons Fonts Mai ntenan ce and tro uble shoot ing S ymbol se ts PRE SCRIB E II P rogram ming Man ual (on CD-ROM) : PRE SCRI BE I I command refe rence Fonts Bar c odes Prin ter p ermanent parameters Emu l at ion PDF4 17 Two Dimen sio nal Bar Cod e Imp lem enta[...]

Table o f Conte nts Chapter 1 Installi ng the Pr int er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1— 1 1.1. P ositioning the Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1—1 Clea ran ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1—1 Pl aces t o A void . .[...]

Chapter 2 Oper atin g th e Lase r Pr i nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 — 1 2.1. Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2—1 Mes sage Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2—2 Int erfa ce Indicat or . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 3 Fon ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 — 1 3.1. Bi tmap and Scalable F onts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3—1 Bi tmap fo nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3—2 Scala ble fo nts . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 6 Sym bo l Set Tab le s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 — 1 6.1. IB M S ymb o l Se ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6— 2 6.2. D ia blo 630 S ym b ol Set s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6— 8 6.3. LQ -8 50 S y mbo l Se t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Fe ed Se le ction Th e FEE D key selects the paper feed cassette [ ] or multi -purp ose tray [ ] (or the option paper feeder[s], if installed) as the paper source. The FEED key can be used whenever the message display indicates or . Press the FEED key . The sel ection cycles and is momentarily displayed i n the message displ ay as: The cur rent sel[...]

1. Halt the pri nting program on the computer. The printer continues to prin t the data it has already receiv ed. It is a good idea t o set the printer t o off-line first. 2. Press the CANC EL key. T he message display indicates and al so the inter face from which data is arriving, by t he one of the followi ng messages: 3. Press the ENTE R key . T[...]

Sampl e St atu s Pag e Opt ion inte r fa ce inf o rma ti on (if i nstalled) 3a 3 4 5 6 1 2 2.2. Operat ing Pro cedure s 2-9[...]

1 — F irmware ver sion inform ation The prin ter’s firmw are version number and release date. 2 — Curren t stat us info rmation Thi s information giv es the printer’s temporary setting s which are made by application or PRE- SCRIB E II com mands or softw are . Note t hat this infor mation p erta ins to the cur rent i nterface only. Emulatio[...]

5 — Me mory a llocati on st atus Total memo ry shows the to tal amount of memory in stalled in th e printer, includi ng the ex- panded memory, if installed. User available sh ows how much memor y is available for st oring information to be pri nted. 6 — Service i nformatio n Thi s information is for service purposes . 7 — User defined font li[...]

2.3 . Using the Mode Se lect Menu Thi s section explains how to use the MO D E key on the contr ol panel. T he MOD E ke y allo ws yo u to set or change the prin ter environment such as the number of copies to make, emulation, page orientation, code set, etc. t o your specific needs. The foll owing items can be selected by using t he MO D E , + and [...]

Item Function Default Setting Selects the multi -purpose tra y mode from first, cass ett e, or manual. The key allows access to submenu , selects the size of multi -purpos e tray . Firs t A4 or Letter Selects the size of envelo pe for the optional envelope feeder. DL or Business Selects the size of paper for the optiona l bulk paper feeder. A4 or L[...]

2.4 . Slee p (Ecopowe r) Mo de The prin ter has a sleep timer to conserve power when th e printer is not prin ting, processing , or receiving dat a. You can adjust the timer value, the length of time the printer waits before entering sleeping mo de in the absence of data. Any value from 0 to 120 [mi nutes] (the fa ctory setting is 30 [m inutes]) ca[...]

2.5 . KIR Level This pr inter incorporates the KIR (Kyocera Image Refinement) smoothing function. KIR provides high qualit y printing by providing a software-ty pe improvement to t he resolution. Three differ- ent t ypes of KIR level can be selected. You can prin t a KIR test pattern to see how the current KIR setting wor ks. To print a test pat- t[...]

Optimized stripes The c u rre nt KIR s etting is o ptim al. Dark verti cal stripe s S et the K I R mo de to or . Tr y pr inti ng the t est pattern again. If you still get dark ver tical stripes, adjust the print density control to a lighter settin g. (See the last page in this man- ual . ) Whit e v ert ica l s tr i pes S et the K I R mo de to or . [...]

2.7 . Re sour ce Pr otect ion Wh en you sw itch fro m the HP LaserJe t emula tion to anot her, all downloa de d fonts and ma cros are lost. Res o ur ce pr otec t ion preser ves t h e se PCL reso urce s in me mor y so tha t they are inta ct when you ch an ge t h e em ul ati on ba ck t o H P Las er Jet 4 P lus . By using t he printer’s MODE SELECT,[...]

2.9. Setting the Audio Warning (Buzzer) In addition to the message displayed when the paper supply is exhau s ted, or when paper ja m- ming occurs, an audio warn ing is made to sound. This is useful, for example, when the printer is in a location some distance from the user. The audio alarm is set to ON when leaving the fact ory. An audio alarm cor[...]

The ala rm will continu e to soun d while th e error con ditio n continues (if the prin ter is in the sleep mode, t he alarm will be silent for tha t period alone). The alarm w ill cease to s ound, how- ever, wh en the CANCE L k ey is pressed. To rect ify the various er ror condition s listed above, please refer to Chapt e r 5 of this manu al, or t[...]

2.1 0. Ope rating a Memory Card Hints on Writing Fonts to the Memory Card Some memo ry card writ er utility programs are available for wr itin g data to the memory card. If you write fon ts into a memory card, we recommend you write them as font data and not as host data. Fonts writt en in a memory card as font data ar e automatically loaded in the[...]

Wr itin g Data to a Me mory Card A memory card can ho l d up to 127 data par tition names, depending on its capacity. When writing t o the card, a name is assigned automatically. You can use the procedure later in this section to prin t a li st of d ata n ames fo r conf irmati on. You cannot write font data to a me mory card with the printer . To w[...]

4. Check that the mess age display has changed to , t hen press the ( FO RM FE ED ) key. This writes the file t o the memory card and instructs the printer to automat- ically prin t out a memory card write information page as shown below. Type o f data writte n (cu rrently onl y type 2 i s suppo rte d). P art it ion (d ata ) na me . Th e destinat i[...]

Formatting a Mem ory Card Formatting allows data to be written to the card. A new memory card must be formatted be- fore it can be used in the printer . Formatting destroys any existing data on the memory card. First check th at the memory card is writable (for example that the memory card is not writ e -protected, and its int ernal battery is not [...]

Pri nting a l ist of dat a names The prin ter prints a lis t of all data names (referred t o as partit ions ) stor ed in a memory ca rd for reference. (Pr inting a list is also availabl e for a font car d.) The prin tout (example above) includes t he following info rmation. Pa rtit ion (da ta) n um be r. Ref erence number fo r each wri tten data . [...]

Chapter 3 Fonts This chapter describes the type s of fonts you can use with the pri nter, including the pri nte r’s res iden t and KP DL f onts ( opt ion), and sy mbol sets . 3.1 . Bit map an d Scal able Fonts A font is a s et of characters o f a particular design. The des ign is referred to as a type face. Sev- eral characteristics ident ify a f[...]

Bitmap fonts A bitmap font is made of a fi xed bit patter n (Figure 3.1.). This pattern is s tored in a special format for us e in the print er. Bitmap fonts have a fixed height (size) for each char- acter. Therefore, different font sets are required for different font sizes . For example, Dutch801 BM10-Roman is a 10 -point fo nt and Dutch801BM 8-R[...]

3.2 . List of Fonts This sect ion cont ains a full list of the pr inter ’s reside nt fonts . You can print the same font lis t fro m the printer by usi ng the printer’s control panel key. T o print a list of fonts, refer to Mode Select Menu , List of Resident f onts . Bitmap Fonts The print er has 79 resident bitmap fonts. Note that all r eside[...]

Resident Bit map Fonts (1) 3.2. List of Fo n ts 3-4[...]

Resident Bit map Fonts (2) 3.2. Lis t of F onts 3-5[...]

Resident Bit map Fonts (3) 3.2. List of Fo n ts 3-6[...]

Re siden t Sc alabl e Fon ts (1) 3.2. Lis t of F onts 3-7[...]

Re siden t Sc alabl e Fon ts (2) 3.2. List of Fo n ts 3-8[...]

Re siden t Sc alabl e Fon ts (3) 3.2. Lis t of F onts 3-9[...]

KPDL Fonts 3.2. List of Fo n ts 3-10[...]

3.3 . Symbol set A sym bol s et i s the set of alphabetical and numerical characters and symbols the printer prints. Each character is assigned to a particular character code. The page printer offers not only a large selection of bitmap and scalable fonts but also a large sel ecti on o f sy mbol sets (al so re fe rred to a s c haracter sets ). This[...]

Table 3.2. Scalable Fonts Symbol sets SSE T va lue SSE T ID Sy mbo l set 4 0D ISO 6 0: Nor wa y 9 0I ISO 1 5: Ita lia n 14 0N ECMA-94 Lat in 1 19 0S ISO 1 1: Sw edish 21 0U ISO 6: ASCII 37 1E ISO 4: U.K. 38 1F ISO 6 9: Fra nce 39 1G ISO 2 1: Germa ny 53 1U US L egal 78 2N ISO : Latin 2 83 2S ISO 1 7: Spa in 173 5M PS mat h * 174 5N ISO: La tin 5 18[...]

Audr eyTwo-R egular SWC In cised901S WC-B la ck Swiss7 42S WC-Bo ldCo ndens ed Clarend on-Co ndens edS WC Incised 901SW C-Ita li c Swiss7 42SW C-Bo ldCo ndens edItalic Cour ier-Bol dIta licSWC Incised 901SW C-Ro man Swiss7 42SWC-Bo ldIta lic Co urier- BoldIS WC Let terGo thic- Bold SWC Swiss7 42S WC-It alic Cour ier-It alicS WC Lette rGot hic-I tal[...]

Chapter 4 Maintenance This printer is designed to provide years of trouble-free service without the necessity of printer module replacement. However, you must replace the toner container in the printer with a replacement container from a new toner kit. Also, to ensure good print quality, various parts inside the printer must be cleaned at regular i[...]

Supplying Tone r ☛ Before proceeding, take note of the following: Do not leave floppy disks etc. lying around while performi ng this mainte- nance procedure. Thi s procedure tends to raise a little toner dust whi ch can harm magnetic recor d ing media. Do not attempt to reuse the waste toner remaining in the toner container. Use only the toner ki[...]

5. The bottom of the toner conta iner is sealed w ith a plastic st rip. Carefully pull the sealing strip off the toner co ntainer, making su re not to leak any toner. Di s- pose of the seal ing strip. 6. Install the ton er container on the devel- oper as sh own in the diagram. ☛ Be sure to peel off the seal on the toner container before mounting [...]

Replace the Was te Toner Bott le ☛ When replaci ng the toner container, the used waste toner bottle in the printer should also be rep laced with a new one from the new toner kit. 1. Open the pri nter side cov er. 2. Remove th e waste toner bot tle as show n right . ☛ Remove the waste toner bottle as gently as possi b le so as not to scat- ter t[...]

5. Locate the new waste toner bot t le in the tone r ki t, a nd inst al l in the pr inte r as show n rig ht. ☛ Do not cap the new waste toner bot- tle. Insert the new waste toner bottle with the bottle tilted sl ightly towards you as shown i n the figure. 6. After ensu ring that the bottle is correctly installed, close the side cov er. New Waste [...]

4.2. Cleaning In addition to the maintenance procedu res described on the followin g pages, the charger wire in the drum unit and paper feed unit should be clea ned from time to time, or whenever prin t quality problems occur. To avoid print qua lity problems, the fol lowing printer part s must be cleaned with ev ery toner container replacement . ?[...]

Cleaning t he Grid 1. Take the grid cleaner from protecti ve bag in the new toner kit, and remove the cap. ☛ The grid cleaner pad is impreg nated with water. Perform the following cleaning procedure before the pad dries. 2. Attach the gri d cleaner t o the printer w ith the pad uppermost, as shown in the dia- gram. 3. After attaching the grid cle[...]

Pap er F eed Un it To avoid print qualit y problems due to paper dust and debris, clean the paper feed unit in the foll owing manner. 1. Pull t he paper feed unit release lev er up and draw the paper feed unit all the way ou t un t il i t s t op s . 2. Wipe th e paper dust on the registrat ion roller and the paper ramp us ing the wiper clot h inclu[...]

Chapter 5 Tr oubleshooting Thi s c hapte r ex plains ho w to ha ndl e pri nte r prob lem s whi ch m ay or may not occu r. The pro cedure s are ea sy t o fol low. If a prob lem pe rsist s aft er you h ave com ple ted the ap pro- priate troubl eshooting proce dures, call for the a ssis tance o f a service person. 5.1 . Gene ral Guid e If the pri nter[...]

5.2 . Pow er Pro ble ms The printer power rating must be within the voltage range in your country. If in doubt, consult your d ealer. If n othing happens when yo u switch the prin ter’s power on, you have a power problem. The symptoms are a dark control panel, no printing, and n o fan sound. Proceed as follows. Check th e po wer swi tch. The on p[...]

5.4 . Prin t Qua lity Proble ms Print quality pr oblems range fr om une ven tone to co mpl ete ly blank out put. The troub les hoot- ing procedure fo r each type of problem is giv en below. If the checks explained in this s ection do not solve the problem, call for the assist ance of a service per son. Com ple tely bla nk pr in to ut Check the deve[...]

Dropouts, ho rizontal streaks, stray dots Clean t he charger wire. Open the print er side cover. Pull the green main charger wire cleaning knob slowly in and out a few times. See Section 4.2. Note the sp ac ing of the de fec ts. If the defects occur a t regular intervals of 60.6 mm (2.4 inches), the problem may be a dirty transfer roller. Call for [...]

Faint or blurred printi ng Check the cont rol pan el. If the message is displayed and the indi- cator is fla shing, inst a ll a new ton er kit. See Section 4.1. Set the print densi ty from the control panel to a higher level than the current setting. See Sec- tion 2.8. Set the co n trol pa nel setting to . Check t he Ecopr int setting. See Secti on[...]

Dir t on the top ed ge or back of the p a per Check t he pape r chute and the ra mp. Draw out the paper feed unit and check for toner on the paper ramp. Clean the paper ramp (see Section 4.2. ) using t he wiper supplied, or a soft, dry, li nt-free cloth. Check t he t r ansfer ro ller. If the tr ansfer roller is dirty wi th toner, try printing sever[...]

5.5 . Indica tors an d Message s The tables on the following pages indicate how to respond to problems indicat ed by the con- trol panel symboli c indicators and messages. Indicators Ta bl e 5. 1 Sym bol i c In dic at o rs In dica tor Con dit ion Cor rectiv e Action Fl as hi ng Th e prin ter ha s run l ow on t oner . The toner s houl d be r eplaced[...]

Maintenance Messages Table 5.2 Maintenance Messages Message Corrective Action Top cover Open Open the top cover, then close tightly. Side cover Open Open the side cover, then close tightly. Paper feed unit Open Open the paper feed unit, then close tightly. Face-down tray paper full The face-down tray has become full (approx. 250 pages). You must re[...]

Message Corrective Action Mec hanic al erro r ( = , , , ...)— Call a se rvic e pe rso n. Th e prin te r doe s not operat e when a message beginning with is dis played. The tot al number of page s print ed is als o in dicat ed. Contr o lle r error ( = , , , .. .)— Call a ser vi ce pers on. The pr inter does not operat e when a message beginning [...]

Message Corrective Action This message appears when an error occurs during access to the memory card using the PR ESCRIBE II ICCD comm and or from the printer’s co ntrol panel (codes and only). The erro r is indicated by one o f the n umbers listed below. : Card size error (An attempt was made to writ e data of greater than 16 MB in size.). Re du[...]

5.6 . Co rrect ing a Pape r Jam Th e message is displayed on the mes sage display when paper becomes st uck in the paper transport syst em, the paper feed timing is incorrect, or paper fails to feed at all. The jam can be corrected by removing t he paper. The prin ter goes off-line when the message is dis played. Compare the symbol on the front pa [...]

When pulling the pap e r, pull it gently so as not to tear it. Torn pi e ces of p aper are difficult to remove and may be easi ly overlooked, deterring the jam rec ov- ery. Rear C over Figure 5. 2. R ear Cov er Figure 5 . 3. Pap er Cassette Figure 5.4. Paper Feed Unit Pa p er Fe ed U ni t 5.6 . Correc tin g a Paper Ja m 5-12[...]

Mode Select M enu Sub Item s (*2) (*4) or (*5) (*6) (*7) (*8 ) ☛ See the next page for explanation . or (*9) (*3) or (*1 0) (*1) : The se items wi ll n ot s ho w unless the pri nter is in - stalled wit h the applica- ble optio n unit/ki t. This dia gram gi ves qui ck refe rence to the ful l menu o ptio ns and the sequen ce of selec - tion. Ve rti[...]

*1: Dep ending o n the emulation s e lec ted, the f ollowing c ode sets are av a ilable . HP L as erJ et 4 Plus IBM Prop ri nter X24E o r Line Printer D I ABLO 6 3 0 EPSON LQ-850 Bit map an d Scal able Fonts ISO 6: ASCII ISO 11 : Swed e n ISO 15 : Italian I SO 17: Spa in ISO 21: Germ any ISO 60: Norw ay I SO 69: Fr anc e HP R oman - 8 EC MA- 94 L a[...]

Ap pendix A Printer Spec ifications It em Descri ption FS-170 0 F S-3700 Print ing metho d Elect ropho togra phy, la ser s can. Print ing sp eed 12 p ages/mi nute (A4 o r let ter-siz e pa per, w hen pr inti ng mu ltip le co pies of the same page) 18 pages/minute (A4 or letter-size pape r, whe n prin t ing mult i ple copi es o f the same p age) Res [...]

It em Descri ption FS-170 0 F S-3700 Capac ity of output trays F ace-d own tray—25 0 sheets o f thick ness 0.1 mm. Fa ce-up tray— 250 sheet s of t hicknes s 0 .1 mm. Ambien t co nditi ons Temper atu re: 1 0°C t o 32. 5° C (50° F to 9 0.5°F ) Humidity: 20% to 80% RH Opti mum condi tions : 20°C ( 68° F), 6 5% RH. Alti tude: Max. 2 000m (65 [...]

Ap pendix B Paper Selection B.1. Gene ra l Guideline s The prin ter is desi gned to print on high-qualit y copier bond paper (the kin d used in ordin ary dry copier machines), but it can accept a variety of ot her types of paper as well wit hin the lim- its speci fied below. The manufacturer assumes no liability for problems that occur when paper n[...]

Pape r Specifi catio n s The foll owing table su mmarizes the basic paper specifi cations. Details are given on the fol low- ing pages. Table B.1 S pecificati ons Item Spec ificat ion Weigh t 60 t o 90 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lbs ./r eam ) Th ickness 0.086 t o 0.110 mm (3.4 t o 4.3 mils) Dimensio na l acc uracy 0.7 mm ( 0.0276 inches) Squar eness of co rn [...]

Paper Size Cassettes and a multi-pu rpose tray are available for the paper sizes listed in Table B.2 . T he di- mensional tole rances are 0.7 mm ( 0.0276 inches) for t h e length a nd wi dth. The angle at the corner s must be 90° 0.2°. Table B.2 Pa p er Sizes for Paper Feeding Multi-Purpose t ray Size Cassette or multi-purpose tray Size Mo narc h[...]

The moist ure content of the paper varies with t he relative humidity in the room. Wh en the relative humidi ty is high and the paper absorbs moisture, the paper edges expand, becoming wavy in appeara nce. When the relative h umidity is low an d the paper loses moisture, the edges shr ink and tighten, and print contrast may suffer. Wavy o r tight e[...]

Pac kag ing : Paper should be packed in a sturdy carton t o protect it from damage during trans- port. Qua lity paper obtained from a reputa ble supplier is usually properly packaged. B.3. Specia l Pap er The foll owing types of special paper can be used: Ov erhead p roj ection (OHP) f ilm Adhesive- backed labe l paper Envel opes Colore d paper P r[...]

Adhesive-Backed L abels The basic rule for printing on adhesive labels is that the adhesive mus t never come into con- tact with any part of the pri nter. Adhesiv e paper sticking t o the drum or roller s will damage the pri nter. Label paper must be manually fed. Label paper has a structure comprisi ng three layer s , as show n in Figure B.1 . The[...]

Env elope s The print er can print on envelopes using paper with a basis weight of 60 to 79 g/ m 2 (16 to 21 lbs/ream). Envelopes must be man ually fed. An envelo pe is a more complex object than a single sheet of paper. For this r eason, it may not be possibl e to obtain consi stent print ing quality over t he entire envelope s urface. Many envelo[...]

Ap pendix C Host Computer Interface Thi s ap pendi x de scri bes th e s ignal s us ed in t he la se r pri nter’ s paral le l, R S-232C/RS- 422A int erfa ces. It als o lists pi n assi gnme nts , sig nal funct ions , ti ming s, conne ct or spec ifi ca- ti ons, and volt age le ve ls. T he R S-23 2C/RS-4 22A prot oco ls are al so cove red . F inall y[...]

In te rfac e Si gn al s The pi ns of the parallel int erface connector carry the signals lis ted in Table C.1 . Asterisks in the table indicat e signals t hat are active low. The table al so indicates wheth er each signal is inco m- ing or outgoing with respect to the print er. Table C.1. Pa rallel Connector Pin Assignments Pin In/out Descr iption [...]

Detailed des criptions of t he signals fol low. Strobe* [nStrobe] (P in 1) A negative-going Strobe* pulse causes the printer to read and latch the data on the Data 0 [1] to Data 7 [8] signal lines. Dat a 0 [1 ] to D ata 7 [8] (Pi ns 2 t o 9) These eight signals form the data byte sent from the host comput er to the printer. Data 7 [8] is the mo st [...]

Select In [NSelec tIn] (Pin 36 ) This s ignal is used in some v ersions of the Centronics interface to enable the computer t o force the printer on-line. I n high-speed mode, it is used as an interrupt. C.1 . Par all el In te rf ac e C-4[...]

C.2. RS -232C/ RS-422 A Interf ace RS-23 2C in terface Interfa ce Signals The pins of the printer’s RS-232C inte rface connecto r carry the signals listed in Table C. 2 . The table als o indicates wh ether each signal is i ncoming or outgoing w ith respect to the prin ter. Table C.2. R S-232C S ignal Pin A ssi gnments Pin In/out Signal Descriptio[...]

RS-232C Interface Voltage Levels The volt age levels of the interface signals conform to EIA RS-232C specifications. SPACE is from 3 volts to 15 volts . MARK is from -3 vol ts to -15 volts. Voltages between -3 volts and 3 volt s are undefined. RS-42 2A i n terface The serial interface o f this printer w as set to R S-232C mode before leaving t he f[...]

Withdr awing the Ma in Ci rc uit Boar d fr om the Pr int er Be su re to re move the memor y card first if ins erted i n the prin ter’s memory card slo t. With draw the main circuit board complet ely from the prin ter as follows : 1. Turn the printer’s power off. Unplug the print er’s power cable and disconnect th e print er from the host comp[...]

Verifyi ng the Set ting The procedure described below sh ould be followed to verify that the RS-422A mode had been correctly set. 1. Make sure the power s witch is off. Plug th e power cord into the printer and turn power on. 2. When the pri nter is on-lin e, press the STAT US key . 3. If the mode has been co rrectly set, " RS- 422 A " sh[...]

RS-42 2A int erface vo ltage l evels The interface signal vo l tage le vels conform with t he EIA RS-422A standard. The di fferential voltage varies from 200 mV to 6V . SERIAL Co nnector The conn ector marked " III " (RS- 232C/RS-422A) on the rea r pane l is a DB-25S connect or. Use a DB-25P connector (or equivalent) for the connector on [...]

C.3. R S-2 32C/ RS-422 A Prot ocol A protocol is a set of r ules the computer follows in sendi n g data to t he pr inter. The RS -232C/ RS-422A paramet ers are stored in batt er y backed-up memor y . They are indica ted on the status print out. They can be changed by the FRPO (firmware reprogram) command described in the Progra mming Ma nual . The [...]

H5: Protocol logic Parameter value Meaning 0 Combination of 1 and 3 below 1 DTR/DSR, p ositive l ogic 2 DTR/DSR, neg ative log ic 3 XON/XO FF 4 ETX/ACK 5 XON/XOFF recogni zed only as pr otocol The factory setting is 0. H6: Buffer nearly-full threshold This is a percentage from 0 to 99. The facto ry setting is 90. H7: Buffer nearly-empty threshold T[...]

C.4. R S-2 32C Cabl e Co nne ctio n Prepari ng an RS-232C C ab le After obtaini ng an RS-232C ca bl e, check that it is wired correctly, referr ing to the pi n assign- ment t able in Append ix C . If you have an I BM communicat i on adapt er cable type 1502067, you will h ave to r esolder the wi ring at the prin ter end of the cable. The procedure [...]

Baud rate= 9600 bps, Data bits (character length) =8 bits, Stop bi ts=1, P arity=N on e The three RS-232C pr otocols are XON/XOF F and DTR. The pr inter perform s all three of them si multaneously, using positive logic fo r DTR. If you are uncertain as to the printer’s current parameter settings, y ou can reset them to the v alues list ed above b[...]

A Abando ning a prin ting job 2-7 Adhesive l abel B- 6 Amorph ous sil icon drum ix Apple Tal k in terface k it (IB-3 ) 1-15 Auto cassette 2-13 Auto mati c manu al feed ing 1- 20 B Bit patter n 3- 2 Bitm ap fo nt naming forma t 3-2 Bitm ap fo nts 3-2, 3- 3 Buz zer (Au dio warn ing) 2-18 C Ca sse tt e si ze B-3 Ce ntronic s 1-13 Clea ning grid clea n[...]

M Maci ntosh co mputer Ap ple Ta l k in te rf ac e kit (IB -3) 1-15 Pos t Sc ri pt u pgr a de k i t 1-15 Main ci rcuit board 1-23, C-6 Main tena nce messages A dd pa per 5-8 Call serv ice person En 5-9 Call ser vice person Fn 5-9 Clean pr inter ..Press CONT 5- 8 Face- do wn t ra y pa per full 5- 8 Lo ad pa per 5-8 Missing Waste- toner bottl e 5-8 P[...]

SIMM installing 1-26 removing 1-26 sockets 1-24 test 1-27 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) x Sleep mode x, 2-14 Please wait 2-14 Sleeping 2-14 Sleep timer 2-14 Soft fonts 3-1 Stack selection 2-6 Status page 1-14 printing 2-8, 5-1 Symbol sets 3-11, 6-1 Diablo 630 symbol sets 6-8 HP LaserJet 4 Plus symbol sets 6-13 IBM symbol sets 6-2 LQ-850[...]