Printronix L5520 manuale d’uso

 Operator ’ s Guide The Printr onix L5520 Multifunction Printer[...]

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Anmerku ng: Um die Ei nhaltung des EMVG s icherzustel len sind di e Ger äte, wie i n den Handbüche rn angeg eben, zu install ieren u nd zu betreiben . This prod uct has be en tested a nd found to comply with the li mits for Class A Inform ation Tec hnology Equip ment accor ding to Europe an Standard EN 55022. The lim its for Class A equipme nt we[...]

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13 Table of Contents 1 I ntroduction ..... ............ ........... ........ ......... 17 About This Manual .............. ............. ................... ............. ....17 Important Saf ety Precau tio ns ................ ...... ............. ....... .... 18 Safety Lab els And Printer Compo nents ............. ............. ....20 About The P [...]

T a ble of C ontents 14 4 Scheduled Maintenance ....... .. .......... ...... 63 Required Tool s ......... ............. ................... ............. .............. 63 Service Lev el Page Counts .......... ................... ............. .6 4 Clearing S ervice Le vel M essages ...... ............. .............. 6 5 Maintenan ce Sche dules . [...]

Table of Contents 15 A Maintenance Log She ets......... ....... .. ... 119 Maintenanc e Log Sh eets ....................... ...... ....... ...... ....... .. 119 B Sp ecifica tions ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... . 12 3 Paper Spec ifications ................. ................... ............. .........123 Performance C haracteristi cs ..[...]

T a ble of C ontents 16[...]

17 1 Intr oduction About This Manu al This manua l exp lains how to use your printer. Safety Notices And Special Information For yo ur safety and to pr otect va luabl e equip ment, it is very importan t that you r ead and c omply wi th all in formatio n highlig hted under the following special headings : WA R N I N G A warning notice calls at tenti[...]

Chapter 1 Important Safety Precautions 18 IMPORT ANT An important notice provides information that is vital to pr oper operation of the printer. NOTE: A note pr ovides informat ion and helpfu l tips ab out prin ter operatio n. Control Panel Keys And Display Messages Keys an d indica tors tha t are labe led on the printer are printe d in upperca se [...]

19 Do not oper ate the pr inter in a room th at is not p roperly ven tilate d. The room s hould be a t least 1, 000 cu bic feet wi th a comp lete air exchange every two h ours. Keep comb ustible m aterials aw ay from th e printer . Dispos e of used toner prope rly, as it is fl ammable. Some com ponents i n the pri nter are pote ntially hazardo us. [...]

Chapter 1 Safety Labels And Printer Components 20 Safety Labels And Printer Comp onent s Legend: 1) CAUTION Figure 1: Rear and Front Views Rear of Pr inter Front of Pri nter 1[...]

21 Legend: 1) CAUTION 2) WARNING Figure 2: Safety Labels Behind Side Upper Doors $ 1 2[...]

Chapter 1 Safety Labels And Printer Components 22 Legend: 1) Knob C 2) Fuser Unit 3) Cleaning Unit 4) Main Charger 5) Toner Cartridge 6) Control Panel 7) Paper Feed Tractors 8) Developing Unit 9) Waste Toner Recov ery Unit 10) Power Supply for Flash Lamp 11) Transport Unit Figure 3: Printer Components[...]

23 Legend: 1) Power Switch 2) Parallel Port/ Optional Ethernet Portt 3) Optional Coax/Twinax Port 4) General Purpose I/O Port 5) Diagnostic Port 6) Serial Port Figure 4: Po wer Swit ch and Printer Interf aces $ 1 $ 2 3 6 5 4[...]

Chapter 1 About The Printer 24 About T he Prin ter Printing sp eed is 20 pages per minute on conti nuous lette r size and A4 size fanfold f orms (long edge fed). The pri nter produc es prin ted output with a 300 x 300 or, optionall y, 240 x 240 or 400 x 400 dot s- per-inch (dpi) re solution . See Appe ndix B f or prin ter specifi cations. Features [...]

Fonts And Forms 25 Printr onix Lin ePrinter Plus p rovide s portr ait and la ndsc ape image orientati on. Automa tic 1-u p, 2-up, 4-u p, and g ray bar ov erprintin g are also pr ovided. The emulati on offe rs optional proportio nal (scala ble) font s and multi-up form defi nition c apabilit y as w ell. The foll owing opti onal emul ations are also [...]

Chapter 1 About The Printer 26[...]

23 2 Initial Setup Inst allation Overview The inst allation a nd setup of y our printer 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 also resp onsible for doin g a prein stall ation si te survey , unpacki ng the pri nter, co nnecting the power a nd host da ta cables , and ins[...]

Chapter 2 Loading Paper 24 IMPORT ANT To prevent jams the firs t fold of the paper must fa c e toward the printer as shown. 1. Place th e paper b ox under the tractor unit with the firs t paper fold toward t he printer. Legend: 1) Left Tractor 2) Right Tractor 3) Lower Paper Guides 4) First paper fold is toward printer. 1 2 3 4[...]

25 Legend: 1) Tra ctor Pins 2) Tra ctor Gat es 3) Tra ctor Loc k 2. Pass the leading e dge of the p aper betwe en the l ower pap er guides, a s shown a bove. 3. Only un lock the right tr actor by pushin g forwa rd on the tract or lock. 4. Open the l eft and ri ght tracto r gates and p lace the p aper abou t half-way ont o the trac tor pins. NOTE: D[...]

Chapter 2 Loading Paper 26 6. Move the r ight tractor to the left o r right unti l its pins line up wi th the holes in the r ight edge o f the pa per, then cl ose the r ight tractor gate. NOTE: When yo u place th e paper o n the trac tors, you s hould introduc e a slight amount of side-to- side ten sion into the paper. The right trac tor must be se[...]

Powering On The Printer 27 Powering On The Prin ter Legend: 1) Power Switch Figure 5. Power Switch CAUTION The printer must be connected to the proper power source: 220-240 VAC a nd 50-60 Hz, as shown on the r ear panel label. Using an incorrect power source may damage the printer. 1. Make sure the printe r is plugg ed into the appro priate p ower [...]

Chapter 2 Loading Paper 28 2. Turn on the prin ter by sett ing the powe r switch to | (on). When you power on the pr inter, th e followi ng occurs : a. The print er reads th e emulati on boot file and b riefly display s the mes sage: TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT.. . b. D IAGNO STICS PASS ED c. STAND BY Light Flashes d. The ONLINE indicato r lights [...]

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 29 Using The Control Panel Legend: 1) Status Indicators 2) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 3) Paper Path Diagram 4) Function Keys Figure 6. Control Panel The cont rol pane l (Figure 2) is loc ated on th e top rig ht side of the front cover. Liqui d Crystal Displ ay (L CD) The liq uid cry stal dis play ( LCD) dis plays pr i[...]

Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 30 SYS A V AI L Twinax in terface only . Indica tes there is activi ty to the c urrent address on the line. JOB IN PROCESS When the p rinte r is rec eiving o r proc essing d ata, JOB IN PROCES S flashes . If data has been pro cessed and is waiting to be printed, or has b een prin ted but not y et fused and eje cted[...]

Function Keys 31 Functio n Keys The functio n keys p ermit you t o configu re the par ameters , or options, of the printer. You c an access these para meters via a str uctured me nu whi ch is disp layed on the LCD. To navigate through th e optio ns, use t he UP, DOWN , NEXT, and PREV swit ches. P ress ENTE R to sel ect an o ption that appears on t [...]

Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 32 NOTE: When the p rinter is not in an error state, pres si ng ONL INE in any le vel of the confi guration menu causes the printer to accept a ny co nfigurat ion chang es yo u have entered and return to on line status. When the p rinte r is in an error state, pressing O NLINE in any level of the conf igurat ion me[...]

Function Keys 33 P AGE EJECT Key The PAGE EJECT ke y perfor ms the fo llowing f unctions when the printer is onli ne: When the J OB IN PRO CESS s tatus indicato r lights steadil y, pressing P AGE E JECT causes the pri nter to prin t all data in the printer. The page is then cut at the perfo ration ( unless the Burs t On Eject opt ion is d isabled) [...]

Chapter 2 Using The Control Panel 34 CANCEL Key The CANCEL k ey has the following fun ctions wh en the printe r is offline: • Canc els th e curr ent pag e in pro ces s • Cancels any pages q ueued to print bu t not yet p rinted • Canc els an y input data no t yet pr oces sed • Clears the repr int buffers • Cancels a d ownload if one is in [...]

35 3 Consumables Replacement Consu mables Replacemen t Replace p rinter con sumables at the in tervals s pecified on pag e 36 for the best pri nt quality. The yield of the supplies i s based on a 4% cove rage of let ter size (8. 5 inch x 11 inch) paper . However, th e yield ma y vary accor ding to yo ur prin t appl ications , envir onmental conditi[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 36 Replacin g Th e T o ner Cart rid ge NOTE: Wear vi nyl gloves to prevent ton er from contac ting the skin. Use only cold wat er to remov e toner fr om skin or clothing. Put the old car tridge in a d isposab le wrapp er (a pl astic bag, paper tow els, n ewspaper ) to mini mize ton er spil lage. 1. Take the printe[...]

Replacing The Toner Cartridge 37 3. Rotate the ol d toner c artridge c ounterc lockwise until the notch is align ed with the pin in the toner hopper, a nd remove t he cartri dge. Legend: 1) Notch 2) Toner Cartridge 3) Positioning Pin 4. Put the old cartr idge into a plastic ba g and d iscard it . 5. Keep the ne w toner c artridge i n its pac kage. [...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 38 6. Remove th e new ton er cartridg e from its packag e. 7. With the cover ta pe facing up, inse rt the ca rtridge into the to ner hopper, and slowly pull of f the cover tape in the direc tion of the arrow. Remove the las t of the tap e just as the cartridge i s complete ly insi de the hopper.. Legend: 1) Toner [...]

Replacing The Toner Cartridge 39 9. Rotate the c artridge clockw ise as far as i t will turn. Legend: 1) Toner Cartridge 10. If any tone r has spil led, rem ove it wit h wet tiss ue pape r or a toner vacuu m. 11. Close the upper doors. 1[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 40 Replaci ng The W aste T on er Bottle When the “W ASTE TONER FULL ” message appe ars on the co ntrol panel, r eplace th e waste ton er bottle by perfo rming the followin g step s, and discar d the e mpty b ottle. Do not reus e the bo ttle . 1. Open the printer upper do ors. (See page 36.) 2. Open the waste t[...]

Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle 41 3. Remove the cap from the out side of th e waste toner bot tle, and cap the ton er bottle . Legend: 1) Cap 2) Waste Toner Bottle 4. Remove the waste t oner bottle fr om the un it and d iscard i t. 5. Install a new waste t oner bottl e. 6. Close the print er upper doors. 7. Clear Error 28, “Wa ste Toner Fu ll,?[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 42 Replacin g Th e Phot orec eptor Dru m Drum li fe depends upon the m edia used and prop er mainte nance and oper ation of the printer . Print media othe r than bon d paper (e.g., la bels, card st ock, pla stic, or vinyl ) can r educe dr um life a s much as 50%. To repla ce the drum , you ne ed a d rum aux iliary[...]

Replacing The Photoreceptor Drum 43 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. 6. Check that the transfer ch arger is in the down positi on. Move it to the dow n positio n by rotating the transf er eleva tor drive s haft counterc lockwise . Watch th e charge r movement: a. If the char ger starts to move [...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 44 7. Lower the transport unit by tu rning the green le ver on th e transpo rt unit to the left. Legend: 1) Green Lever 8. Loosen th e three th umbsc rews secu ring the drum pla te and remove the drum plate. Legend: 1) Thumbscrews (3) 2) Drum Plate 1 2 1[...]

Replacing The Photoreceptor Drum 45 9. Remove the nut from t he end o f the drum shaft. Legend: 1) Nut 10. Screw the drum auxi liary ro d onto the dr um shaft . Legend: 1) Drum Shaft 2) Drum Auxiliary Rod[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 46 11. Pull the dr um out alo ng the d rum aux iliary rod. Hold the front and back ends when the drum is near ly out of the printe r, and remove it with bot h hands . Legend: 1) Drum 12. Pack th e old dru m for sh ipment using the origina l pac kaging materia l, and clos e the cov er of the b ox. 13. Wipe the dr u[...]

Installing The Photoreceptor Drum 47 CAUTION The drum must rest on the rubber roller s to avoid being scratched. 3. When the d rum is f ully ins erted i nto the printe r, the end of the drum is sl ightly rec essed relative to the front o f the pr inter and the rubber g uide rol lers shou ld be vi sible. S lightly lift the drum up off of the rubber [...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 48 Proper Dispo sal Of A Drum Unit Federal regul ations pr ohibit ina ppropriate disposal of las er print drums. Dispose of used drum s by shipping them to one of the followin g: Within U.S.A. U.S. Fuji Electric Inc. 240 Circle Drive N. Piscataway , NJ 08854 Attn: Rod Storm Phone: ( 732) 560-94 10 Out side U.S.A. [...]

Replacing The Dev eloping Unit 49 Replacing The Developing Unit CAUTION Do not replace the developing unit unless you hav e been trained to do so. Be careful not to damage the sensors while cleaning the developing uni t. (If damage occurs, contact your service re presentative.) Removal 1. Turn the po wer switch O FF. 2. Open the p rinter upper doo [...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 50 5. Remove th e deve loping un it by hol ding the l ever in one hand and pull ing the developing unit pa rtially ou t of the pr inter. Legend: 1) Developing Unit 2) Lever 6. With yo ur other hand, gra sp the han ger and rem ove the develop ing unit fr om the pr inter. Legend: 1) Hanger 1 2 1[...]

Replacing The Dev eloping Unit 51 7. Place the old deve lopin g unit in a plastic bag and d ispose of it properly. 8. V acuum any spi lled t oner. 9. Remove the new dev eloping unit from its packag e, and a dd develope r to the un it. (See page 55.)[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 52 Replacin g O r Addin g Th e De ve lop er Legend: 1) Toner Cartridge 2) Toner Hopper 3) Auger 4) Sensor 5) Developing Tank 6) Developing Roller 7) Toner Supply Roller 8) Screws (3) 9) Cover 10) Developing Unit 5 4 Cross Section of Dev eloping Unit 9 8 10 1 2 3 4 6 7[...]

Developing Unit Removal 53 Developing Unit Re moval 1. Turn the po wer switch O FF. 2. Open the p rinter upper doo rs. (See page 36. ) 3. Prepare a l arge pl astic ba g in which to put the developi ng unit. 4. Remove the developi ng unit ( see page 49) and p lace it in th e plastic bag, maki ng su re it is still a ccessi ble. 5. Turn the toner c ar[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 54 CAUTI ON The toner sensor is sensitive to both electr ostatic discharge (ESD) and positional adjustment. Do not touch the sensor with your hand or jar it from its factory-set position. (See page 5 2.) IMPORT ANT When replacing developer in an e xisting developing unit, you must empty and clean the unit before a[...]

Developing Unit Removal 55 Adding New Develo per 11. Shake the dev eloper bottle se veral ti mes, rem ove the b ottle cap, and s crew the nozzle tightly o nto the bottl e. 12. While rotat ing the new devel oping roll er knob counterc lockwise , evenly pour the entire bottle of dev eloper powder in to the de velo ping unit. Legend: 1) Bottle of new [...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 56 Inst alling The Developing Unit 14. On the de velopin g unit, rotate the lever f ully clockw ise so that it is poin ting s traight u p. Legend: 1) Guide Rail 2) Hanger 3) Lever 15. Holding the l ever in on e hand and the ha nger in the othe r hand, insert the devel oping uni t on the gui de rail . 16. Rotate th[...]

Installing The Developing Unit 57 17. Rotate the de velopin g roller k nob coun terclockw ise until the unit drop s into it s fina l resti ng positi on. The d evelopi ng unit lever shou ld protr ude thro ugh the mai n body of the devel oping unit. Legend: 1) Lever 2) Developing Roller Knob[...]

Chapter 3 Consumables Replace ment 58 18. Rot at e the de velop ing uni t leve r fully counter clockw ise to lo ck the devel oping uni t in place. Legend: 1) Lever 19. Close the was te tone r recover y unit a nd ensure th at it l atches. 20. Close the pr inter up per doors.[...]

63 4 Scheduled Maintenance Required T ools In maintai n on the printer, th e followin g tool s are requi red: Recommend ed tone r vacuum c leaner mode ls are: • 3M ® model 4 97-AJM standar d VAC with Type 1 fil ter • 3M model 4 97-AB 2 20V with Ty pe 1 filte r • Hitachi ® CV-TN10 with TN-15 f ilter T able 1. Required M aintenance T ools Ite[...]

Chapter 4 Required Tools 64 Service Level Page Count s IMPORT ANT Keep a record of all mai ntenance done to your printer. Maintenance lo g sheets are provide d in Appendix A. Photocopy the pages a nd keep your ma intenance log in a binder near the printer. Every time you or your service provider do printer maintenance make an entry in the log. Each[...]

Clearing Serv ice Level Mes sages 65 At 900,000 pages, your s ervice prov ider s hould perfor m Level F, Level E, and Level D ser vice. Note that thi s condi tion does not ca use the prin ter to st op printi ng. When one of th e above message s appears, y ou should perform th e appropriat e schedu led mainte nance or call y our fact ory-trai ned se[...]

Chapter 4 Maintenance Sc hedules 66 Maintenance S chedules User Cleaning Sch edule Each time you do mai ntenance, you mu st rese t the se rvice le vel page coun t by sel ecting th e User Ma intenance optio n on the Maintenan ce menu . This remov es the main tenance erro r messag e. Do the f ollowing action s after t he speci fied nu mber of l etter[...]

User Replacem ent Schedule 67 User Replace ment Schedule Replace th e followi ng items after the s pecifie d number of letter size pages (4 % coverage ) have p rinted. App endix A, “Mainte nance Log Sheets,” contains l og sheets you can photocop y. T ab le 3. Pa rts Y ou Must Repl ace Item Part Number Frequency (Pag es) Service Level T oner car[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 68 General Cleaning For the bes t print qua lity, clean the printer every 10, 000-20,00 0 sheet s and after high den sity print j obs. CAUTI ON Due to the high temperature of the flash fusing unit, keep the area under the fuser free of paper debris. V acuuming The Printer Following is the ge neral clea ning pro cedure: 1.[...]

Vacuuming The Printer 69 4. On the was te tone r recovery unit, pr ess the h andle down and pull the h andle towar d you an d open t he unit . Legend: 1) Handle 5. Vacuum th e deve loping un it and toner hop per. Legend: 1) Developing Unit and Toner Hopper 2) Vacuum 1 2 1[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 70 6. Vacuum the cleani ng unit. Legend: 1) Cleaning Unit 2) Vacuum 7. Vacu um the fus er unit. 8. Vacuum the lam p housing filter o n the end o f the fuser unit. Legend: 1) Fuser Unit 2) Vacuum[...]

Vacuuming The Printer 71 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure to perform s teps 9 and 10 damages the drum. 9. Check tha t the transfer charg er is in th e down p osition, and if not, move i t to the dow n posi tion by rot ating th e transfer elevator drive shaft cou nterclo ckwise. Watc h t[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 72 14. Using an amm onia-ba sed wax- free cleane r or rubb ing alco hol, clean th e belts to remove residue buildup a nd resto re their tacky surface. 15. Push the transport unit into t he printe r while h olding do wn the green le ver. Wh en the t ranspor t unit is in po sition , raise the green le ver to th e right to r[...]

Cleaning The Chargers 73 Cleanin g T he Ch arge rs 1. Set the powe r switch O (Off). 2. Open the p rinter upper doo rs. CAUTION Use caution in handling to avoid damaging or brea king the charger wir es. 3. Loosen the thumbsc rew and r emove the main cha rger by pulling i t toward you . Legend: 1) Main Charger 2) Thumbscrew 4. Place the main ch arge[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 74 5. Using the br ush cleane r (listed on page 63), clea n the exp osed side of t he cha rger grid and the body of the main char ger. Legend: 1) Charger Grid 2) Brush C leaner 3) Main Charger 1 2 3[...]

Cleaning The Chargers 75 6. Positio n the main cha rger with t he charger gri d up and the f ront of the char ger towa rd you, a s shown in th e figure below. Refer to inset d rawing i n the figur e, and re move the charger gr id from the main c harger as follows: a. While pr essing th e front r etaining tab toward the rear of the charger, u nhook [...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 76 7. Using the brush cle aner (lis ted in Table 1 on p age 63), clean both sid es of the c harger grid, as s hown below. Legend: 1) Brush C leaner 2) Charger Grid 8. Using the wire cle aner (listed in Ta ble 1 on page 63), clean the two wires i n the main charger, as sho wn belo w. Be sure that both wire s are cle aned t[...]

Prech arge r/Tra nsfer Charg e r 77 10. Return the main ch arger t o its origina l positi on. Fast en the ma in charg e r screw to se cure it. Precharge r/T ransfer Charger CAUTION Use caution in handling to avoid damaging or brea king the charger wir es. 11. Open the w aste to ner rec overy uni t. Legend: 1) Waste Toner Recovery Unit 1[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 78 12. Loosen th e precharg er thumbs crews, and transfe r/separato r charger t humbsc rew, and pull the c hargers out of the pr inter. Legend: 1) Precharger 2) Transfer/Separator Charger 3) Thumbscrews 13. Place the c hargers o n a flat, c lean work surface. 14. Using the br ush cleane r and the wire cl eaner (lis ted in[...]

Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glas s 79 Cleanin g T he Fuse r Un it Cov er Glass WA R N I N G The fuser unit remains hot after operation. Wait until it has completely cooled down before handling it. WARNUNG Die Einbrennvorrichtung behält auch nach dem Be trieb ihre Temperatur bei. Fassen Sie sie erst an, w enn sie vollständig abgekuhlt ist. AVISO[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 80 CAUTI ON The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure to perform step s 4 and 5 damages the drum. 4. Check th at the tran sfer ch arger is in th e down p osition, and if not, move it to th e down pos ition by rotating the transfer elevator d rive shaft counte rclockwi se. Watc[...]

Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glas s 81 5. Lower the t ransport s urface by turning t he green l ever on the transport unit to the left. Legend: 1) Holding Plate 2) Thumbscrew 3) Green Lever 4) Fus er U nit 5) Thumbscrew (not visible in figure) 6) Handle 6. Loosen th e thumb screws o n the ri ght and l eft fuser unit ho lding plates. 7. Grasp the h[...]

Chapter 4 General Cleaning 82 CAUTI ON Do not scratch or place your hands directly on the cover glass . Fingerprints on the cover gla ss or lamps will ca use them to break. 9. Place th e fuser on a clea n, flat surf ace with the cove r glass faci ng up. 10. Using the fus er cover glass sc raper (l isted in Table 1 on page 63), remov e the d irt and[...]

Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glas s 83 12. Remove the two screws that secu re the filter h ousing to the filter plate , then remove the filter. Legend: 1) Filter Housing 2) Screws (2) 3) Filter 4) Filter Holding Plate 5) Fus er U nit 13. Vacuum the fi lter, the n inst all it. 14. Vacuum any paper dus t from th e printer fr ame. 15. Install the fu [...]

Chapter 4 Major Cleaning 84 Major Cleaning Removi ng Cleani ng Unit 1. Turn the power s witch to O (Off). 2. Open the printer upper do ors. 3. Open the waste toner recover y unit b y pushing d ownward on the openin g lever and pull ing the handle tow ard you to swing the unit ou tward and away from the prin ter. 4. Loosen th e three th umbsc rews s[...]

Removing Cleaning Unit 85 CAUTION Do not touch the brush surface with your hand. 6. Vacuum th e brush on the cle aning uni t. Turn the end of the shaft to rotat e the brush. Continu e to rotate and vacuum the brush un til the ent ire brush surfac e is clean. Legend: 1) Cleaning Unit 2) Cleaning Unit Handle 3) Rotate Shaft 4) Brush 3 1 2 4[...]

Chapter 4 Major Cleaning 86 CAUTI ON Do not flex the dischar ge LED, as it may break. 7. Remove th e screw (1) hol ding the L ED bracket to th e side frame. 8. Remove th e discha rge LED b y pulling i t toward y ou. 9. Remove th e discha rge LED sc rew. Legend: 1) Screw 2) Discharge LED 1 2[...]

Cleaning The Photoreceptor Drum 87 10. Using a Toray see cloth ( listed in Table 1 on page 63) , wipe off the dirt o n the disc harge L ED. Legend: 1) Discharge LED 11. Install the d ischarge L ED. 12. Remove the developing unit from the prin ter. (Se e page 42.) Clea nin g Th e Photo rec eptor Dru m CAUTION When cleaning the photoreceptor drum, ob[...]

Chapter 4 Major Cleaning 88 13. Remove the ph otorecep tor drum from the printer. ( See page 42.) 14. Place the d rum on a c overed wor k surf ace. 15. If the drum is on ly sligh tly d irty, cl ean it wi th eth anol or isopropy l alcohol . Do not use acetone. 16. If the drum ha s tone r buildup, c lean it w ith the drum fresh ener pad (liste d in T[...]

Cleaning The Photoreceptor Drum 89 22. Loosen the thu mbscre w and remo ve the mai n charg er by pulling i t toward you . Legend: 1) Main Charger 2) Thumbscrew 23. Clean the d evelopin g unit area with a vacuum cleaner an d a soft clot h. 1 2[...]

Chapter 4 Major Cleaning 90 Cleaning The SELFOC ® Lens CAUTI ON When wiping the SELFOC lens, do not to apply excessive force to the drum surface potential sensor near the SELFOC lens, as this can cause t he sensor to be dis located. (If t his happens, contact your ser vice represe ntative.) 24. Wipe the SE LFOC lens by movi ng a Toray see cloth (l[...]

93 5 T r oubleshooting T roubleshootin g This chap ter disc usses di agnostic tests, pa per jams, a nd stat us and error message s. Maintaining Print Qu ality To maint ain good p rint qual ity, cl ean the pr inter acco rding to the schedul es and in format ion lis ted in t his chap ter. 1. Perform a G eneral Cleaning (page 151 ). NOTE: Recommend ed[...]

Chapter 5 Diag nost ics 94 NOTE: If the des ired print quali ty is not attained a fter cle aning the printer, th e charge rs may nee d to be replace d. Diagnostics The printe r include s diag nostic ci rcuits and software to aid in the discover y, preven tion, an d correc tion of sy stem pr oblems an d failures.Th e printer h as both off line a nd [...]

Paper Jam Near The Tractor 95 After the error is cleared, th e printer reprints a ny pag es that wer e not ejected prior to the erro r, provided the Reprint on Fault option i s enable d. Paper Jams Paper Jam Near The T ractor 1. Raise the tractor gates. 2. Pull out the j ammed paper . If the end of the pa per is crum pled, tear it away from the p e[...]

Chapter 5 Paper Jams 96 Paper Ja m Near The Paper Outp ut Section 1. When pape r motion stops , wait 15 s econds, then op en the upper do ors. 2. Push dow n on the openin g lever of the wast e toner rec overy unit and p ull to swi ng the unit outward away from the prin ter. Legend: 1) Opening Lever 2) Waste Toner Recov ery Unit[...]

Paper Jam Nea r The Paper Output Section 97 CAUTION The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure to perform steps 3 and 4 damages the drum. 3. Rotate the tr ansfer elevator drive sh aft cou nterclock wise. Watch the char ger mov ement: a. If the char ger starts to move up, it is already in the dow n positi[...]

Chapter 5 Paper Jams 98 CAUTI ON To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams, the transport lever must be in the fully down position before opening the transport unit. 4. Lower the transport unit by tu rning the green le ver on th e transpo rt unit to the left. Legend: 1) Green Lever 5. Check to see if any paper is jamme d. 1[...]

Paper Jam Nea r The Paper Output Section 99 6. Turn knob C clockwis e 90 ° as shown below to r aise the s cuff roller hol ding the p aper. Legend: 1) Knob C[...]

Chapter 5 Paper Jams 100 7. Separat e the fanf old paper a t the perfo rations . Then remo ve the jamme d paper. W hen rem oving the paper fr om the pape r input section, raise t he tracto r gates fir st, then pu ll out the jamme d paper. Legend: 1) Tractor Gates CAUTI ON To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams, the transport leve[...]

Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section 101 Paper Ja m In The T ransport Input Se ction 1. When pape r motion stops, wai t 15 sec onds, then open the upper doo rs. 2. Open the w aste to ner recov ery uni t cover, an d pull the unit toward you. Legend: 1) Opening Lever 2) Waste Toner Recovery Unit[...]

Chapter 5 Paper Jams 102 CAUTI ON The transfer charger must be in the down position to avoid scratching the drum. Failure to perform step s 3 and 4 damages the drum. 3. Check th at the tran sfer ch arger is in th e down p osition, and if not, move it to th e down pos ition by rotating the transfer elevator d rive shaft counte rclockwi se. Watch th [...]

Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section 103 CAUTION 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 transpo rt route surface, tu rn the gr een transpo rt unit leve r to the l eft. Legend: 1) Green Lever 5. Manually clear[...]

Chapter 5 Paper Jams 104 Paper Ja m In The T ransp ort Output Section 1. When pape r motion stops , wait 15 s econds, then op en the upper do ors. 2. Turn the gre en kno b B counte rclockwi se. This causes the jammed p aper to b e move d to the pa per feed secti on. Remov e any jamm ed paper . Legend: 1) Knob B 3. Lower the paper gui de by r estori[...]

Reprinting Pages After Fault Condition 105 System S t atus And Error Messages When an er ror occ urs, the pr inter di splays a message o n the control panel LCD. S ome error s are o perator-cor rectable, s ome require fi eld ser vice, an d others re quire repri nting. Operator -corre ctable errors include paper ja ms, and mi ssing consu mables. Aft[...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 106 If Reprint On Fault Is Disabled: • Any page s left in the pr inter at the time of failure are not reprinted . Data is lost (yo u need to r eprint th e lost pa ges accord ing to your app licatio n softw are). If Reprint On Fault Is Confirm: • The contr ol panel o n the p rinter ret urns a mes sage[...]

Reprinting Pages After Fault Condition 107 b. The printe r then re displays the orig inal faul t message , or any other uncleared fault m essage. c. Attempt to c lear the fault con dition ag ain, or contact y our servic e repr es enta tiv e. • If the fault is cl eared, and if you do not need to relo ad the paper into the trac tors (for examp le, [...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 108 IMPORT ANT If Reprint on Fault is disabled and an error oc curs, and if th e “RELOAD PAPER IN TRACTORS ” or ”NOT REPRINTING FAILED PAGE S” message appea rs, then any page s removed from the printer are not r eprinted, an d the data for the m is lost. Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is [...]

Reprinting Pages After Fault Condition 109 • If the fault is clea red, and i f you need to reloa d paper i nto the tractors (s uch as a fter a pap er jam), the follow ing mess age appears: a. Reload the paper onto the tractors . b. Press CLEAR. The p rinter repr ints only the pages affected by the faul t (even thou gh the m essage display r eads [...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 110 Error M essage s Table 4, on page 11 1, lists er rors by error co de and sho ws which are operato r-corr ectable, which requi re field service , and whic h require r eprinting. • Operato r-correct able errors includ e paper j ams, and m issing consuma bles. • Errors requi ring field servi ce are [...]

Error Mes sages 111 T able 4. Err or Messa ges Error Code Error Mes sage Operator Correctable Field Service Required Reprint Required 01 FRONT COVER OPEN á See Note 3 and 6 08 CUT -SHEET PAT H O P E N 6C CUT -SHEET COVER OPEN 02 F ANFOLD P APER EMP TY á See Note 4 66 NO P APER TRA Y áá 6F CUT SH EE T P APER EMPTY áá 03 P APER JAM A T FUSER (C[...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 112 Error Code Error Messa ge Ope rator Correctabl e Field Servi ce Required Reprint Required 16 P APER JAM A T ENTRANCE ( A) áá 1B P APER J AM A T ENTRANCE ( A) áá 64 P APER JAM A T ENTRANCE ( A) áá 65 CUT S HEET PICK M IS S áá 67 P APER JAM A T ENTRANCE ( A) áá 68 P APER JAM A T ENTRANCE ( A)[...]

Error Mes sages 113 Error Code Error Mes sage Operator Correctable Field Service Required Reprint Required 0B CUTTER F AIL á 18 DRUM MOTOR F AIL á 19 SUR F ACE VOL T AGE TOO HI GH á 1A SU RF ACE VOL T AGE TOO HI GH á 1D SURF ACE VO L T AGE FA I L á 18 DRUM MOTOR F AIL 1E FUSE R SUPPL Y F AIL á 1F FUSER F AILURE á 20 FUSER LAMP OVERHEA T á 2[...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 114 Error Code Error Messa ge Ope rator Correctabl e Field Servi ce Required Reprint Required 2D TONER EMPTY á 2E DE VELO PER MOT OR FA I L 32 LED HEA D OVERHEA T á 36 LE D F AIL á 37 LE D F AIL á 38 ENGINE CPU F AIL á 39 ENGINE CPU F AIL á 3A ENGINE CPU F AIL á 3B ENGINE CPU F AIL á 3C E NGINE C[...]

Error Mes sages 115 Error Code Error Mes sage Operator Correctable Field Service Required Reprint Required 72 ENGINE CPU F AIL á 48 CONTROLLER COMM. FA I L á 49 CONTROLLER COMM. FA I L á 4A CONTROLLER COMM. FA I L á 4B CONTROLLER COMM. FA I L á 4C CONTROLL ER COM M. FA I L á 4D CONTROLL ER COM M. FA I L á 4E CONTROLLER COMM. FA I L 50 ST ACK[...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 116 Error Code Error Messa ge Ope rator Correctabl e Field Servi ce Required Reprint Required 5B ST ACKER F AIL á 5C ST ACKER N OT READY áá 56 ST ACKER FULL 06 NO TR ANS F ER UNIT áá 0C TRANSFER PL A TFOR M FA I L áá 0D TRANSFER PL A TFOR M FA I L áá 07 SC U FF LEVE R OPEN á 78 MAIN CHARGER E R[...]

Error Mes sages 117 Error Code Error Mes sage Operator Correctable Field Service Required Reprint Required FILE SY S FULL OPTI MIZE&REBOOT áá FILE SY S FULL ADD FLASH áá INSUFFICIENT RAM REBOOT/ADD RAM áá FILE EXISTS ENABLE OV ERW R ITE áá FILE SY S INV A LI D OPTI MIZE&REBOOT áá FILE SY S WRITE CHECK FLASH á á RELOAD P APE R PI[...]

Chapter 5 System Stat us And Error Messa ges 118 T ABLE NOTES: 1. For any error with Repr int on Fau lt enab led: If th e printe r stops while in the middl e of prin ting a p age, relo ading the paper and reprintin g are re quired. Th ere may be o ther cas es requir ing reloadi ng and re printin g; if so, a message app ears. 2. For any error with R[...]

119 A Maintenance Log Sheets Main tenance Log Sheet s The main tenance l og sheets are for y our use. Thes e may be photocopi ed and ke pt in a binder ne ar the prin ter. Be s ure to use them each time eithe r you or your ser vice pro vider per form printe r maintenanc e. Only ma intena nce le vels A through C are pres ented in this Operator ’ s [...]

Appendix A Maintenance Log Shee ts 120 Level A Ma intenan ce - 15,000 Pag es (User) Action Item Part # Performed By Date Clean General cle aning N/A Clean Main charger 705 741-001 Clean Precha rger 705742-0 01 Clean T ransfer char ger 705743-0 01 Clean See Note 1 Cover gl ass N/A Replace See Note 2 T oner cartrid ge 703 532-050 Note 1: Ev ery 15,0 [...]

121 Level B Maintenance - 150,000 Pages (User ) Action Item Part # Performed By Date Clean General clea ning N/A Clean Main charger 7057 41-001 Clean Prechar ger 705742-00 1 Clean T ran sfer ch arger 705743- 001 Clean See Note 1 Cover glas s N/A Clean S ELFOC lens N/A V acuum Lamp hous ing filter 2029 85-001 V acuum Cleaning u nit 705740- 001 See N[...]

Appendix A Maintenance Log Shee ts 122 Level C Ma intenanc e - 600,000 P ages (User) Action Item Part # Performed By Date Clean General cle aning N/A Clean See Note 1 Cover gl ass N/A Clean SELFOC lens N/A Clea n Flas h pow er sup ply filter N/A See Note 2 Photorecep tor drum 703535-0 01 Replace Developing Unit 705739-0 01 Replace See Note 3 T oner[...]

123 B Specifications Paper Specifications Paper type Fanfold Paper si ze Width 7 to 16 i nches Length* 1 to 3 0 inche s, in m ultipl es of 1/6 inch. * Measur ed from m ain foldi ng/cuttin g perfor ation to ma in foldin g/ cuttin g perfor ation. T ractor pin holes See the table an d figure below .[...]

Appendix B Paper Specificat ions 124 Specification Inch Millimeter D imension in Figure Pin hol e center to foldi ng per forat ion 1/6 , 1/4 , 1/ 3, or 1/2 4.23, 6 .35, 8.47, 1.20 8 Hole center line to edge of form 0.2 36 ± 0.028 6.0 ± 0.1 1 Hole diam eter 0.156 ± 0.004 4.0 ± 0.1 N/A Distance be tween centers of two consecuti ve holes 0.500 ± [...]

125 Legend: 1) Hole centerline to edge of form 2) Center Line 3) Main Folding/Cutting Perforation 4) Centerline t o Centerline 5) Distance between centers of two consecutive holes 6) Center Line Deviation 7) Tractor Pin Hole 8) Pin hole to perforation 9) Fanfold Paper[...]

Appendix B Performance Characteristics 126 Paper th icknes s .010 in ch maxi mum Paper weigh t 18 to 44 lb. b ond (68- 165g/m 2 ), 44-125 lb. tag/la bel (75- 204g/m 2 ) Paper fe ed Automati c pape r parking mechanism inco rporated Maximum paper stack size 3000 she ets (18 l b.) Folder Per foration Cut 0.12 inc hes or 3mm m inimum Cut to Tie 3:1 min[...]

Host Interf aces 127 Hos t Inter faces NOTE: Dataproducts parall el inter face requir es an op tional adapter c able. Duty cycle 200,000 total page s/month of fanfold paper (1 1-in. length ) Mechanic al life 5 years or 12,00 0,000 pages ( 11-inch length ) W arm-u p time 60 sec. max . First page prin ting time 25 sec. max . MTBF/MPBF 8,000 hour s/2,[...]

Appendix B Memory Requirements 128 Emulations Memory Requir emen t s The L5000 s eries pr inters h ave 32 MB (standard ) or 64 MB (optiona l) of RAM (Ra ndom Acc ess Memo ry), and 8 MB (standard ) or 16, 3 2, or 64 (optional) of Flash Memory. This is s tandard wi th all new prin ter ship ments, and all upgr aded printe rs. Safety Reg ulati ons Elec[...]

Elec tromag netic Inte rfere nce 129 Physica l Characteristics and Environment Environme nt Dimensi ons (H x W x D) 49 inch H x 30 inc h W x 34 in ch D In cr ate: 36 inc hes H x 5 8 inch es W x 61 inc hes D Weight 353 lbs . (or 4 41 lbs.) with options Input vol tage range 200 - 240 V + 10% 50/60 Hz (47 - 62 Hz) singl e phase Power con sumption 3300[...]

Appendix B Physical Cha racteristic s and Enviro nment 130 Sound leve l Operating 60 db (A -weighted ) max. Full optio ns S tandb y state 50 dB (A -weighte d) Inclina tion 1° m ax. Temperature (5F) 80 71 50 Humidity (%) RH 30 70 80 Maximum Temperature/ Humidity Limits o[...]

131 Index B Buttons S ee Functio n keys, 29 C CANCEL function key , 34 Caution noti ce, 17 Cleaning fuser u nit cover g lass, 79 general, 68 CLEAR function key , 32 Clearing faults proc edure wit h Repr int on F ault di sabl e d, 106 with Repri nt on Fault e nabled, 10 8 Clearing servi ce level messag es, 65 Consumabl es replace ment in tervals, 67[...]

Index 132 F Fanfold pape r jams , 95 FAU LT status la mp, 30 Fault clea ring proc edure wit h Repr int on F ault di sabl e d, 106 with Repri nt on Fault e nabled, 10 8 Fault condi tion reprinting pages aft er, 10 5 Fault me ssages table, 110 Field ser vice errors req uiring, 105 Fonts, 25 Form s, 25 Front panel See Contr ol panel , 29 Funct ion key[...]

Index 133 LCD See Liq uid crys tal disp lay, 29 LINE SYNC status la mp, 29 LinePrinte r Plus emulation , 24 Liqu id crystal d isplay (L CD), 29 Loading pa per, 23 Location disk driv es, 2 7 power switc h, 27 Log sheets main tenanc e level A, 120 M Maintenanc e log sheet s level A, 120 Maintenanc e sched ules, 66 Manual co nvention s, 18 Memory req [...]

Index 134 Photorec eptor drum disp osal , 48 rep l ac in g, 4 2 Physi cal charact eristic s, 129 Power switch location , 27 Powering On, 27 Precaut ions safety Se e Safety. , 18 PREV function key , 34 Printer emulat ion s, 24 general i nformation , 24 powering on, 27 Printer diagnos tics, 94 offline, 94 online, 94 Printer specif ications electro ma[...]

Index 135 Specific at ion s pr int er electrom agn etic int er ferenc e, 128 emulation s, 128 environ ment, 129 host interface s, 127 memory req uiremen ts, 128 paper, 123 performance, 126 physic al, 129 safety regu lat ion s, 129 STAND BY status la mp, 30 Status la mps, 29 FAU LT , 3 0 JOB I N PROCESS, 30 LINE SYNC, 29 ONLIN E, 30 STAND BY, 3 0 SY[...]

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