Canon LBP5500 manual

User's Guide User's Guide Laser Beam Printer[...]

Table of Contents 1 T able of Contents P ower ON / OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T urning the Po wer ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T urning the Po wer OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Power ON / OFF 2 Power ON / OFF T urning the pr inter's pow er on and off is perf or med with the pow er s witch on the right side of the pr inter . Please learn the correct procedures to avoid an y une xpected trouble . . T urning the Power ON T o use the printer , turn it by pressing the pow er s witch to the "I" position. The mach[...]

Power ON / OFF 3 The indicators and display on the control panel will illuminate, and the printer will perfor m a self-diagnosis to check the status of the printer and options. If the results of the self-diagnosis ar e normal, the オンライン indicator , 印刷可 indicator , and the paper source indicator will illuminate, and <00 LIPS> w[...]

Power ON / OFF 4 2 Press the "O" side of the power s witch and turn the printer OFF .[...]

Online and Offline 5 Online and Offline " オンライン " is when the printer is capable of receiving data from a computer . " オフライン " is when connection with a computer is shut down and data cannot be receiv ed. Specify the printer to of fl ine bef ore operating a menu on the control panel. . Online The printer mu[...]

Online and Offline 6 IMPOR T ANT • If printing is attempted from computer oper ation with the printer in of fl ine , a message such as < プリンタの準備ができていません > or < プリンタが接続されていません > will appear . • This printer will shift to online automatically if left at of fl ine f or 5 minut[...]

Paper 7 Paper Use only paper that is appropriate for obtaining the best machine perf ormance. Using inappropriate paper can lead to deter ioration in print quality or paper jams. . Printable Paper The printer can use the follo wing types of paper . indicates that one-sided and two-sided print can be perf or med, indicates that only one-sided print [...]

Paper 8 ■ Abbreviation of P aper Size The f ollowing abbre viations are used to indicate the paper size in paper cassettes . Paper type Paper source Multi purpose tray Cassette 1 Plain paper (64~105 g/m 2 ) Letter Executive Legal A5 B5 A4 Custom size * 1 Heavy paper (106~135 g/m 2 ) Letter Executive Legal A5 B5 A4 Custom size * 2 T ransparencies [...]

Paper 9 Paper Capacity in Paper Sources * Plain paper (64 g/m 2 ) in the follo wing sizes can be loaded up to half the amount of the maximum capacity 16 mm below the loading limit mark). - A5 - Custom size paper in width of 148.5 mm Paper Capacity of the Output T ray ■ Plain P aper • Plain paper in width of 76.2 - 216.0 mm, length of 127.0 - 35[...]

Paper 10 ■ T ransparencies Use Canon Color Laser OHP fi lm, TR-3 A4 (A4-siz e) with this printer. IMPOR T ANT • OHP fi lm TR-3 A4 is designed f or use with LBP-2160 / 2040 / 2050 / 2200 / 2260 / 2260PS / 2260PSII / 2300 / 2510 / 2360 / 2710 / 2810. Ne ver use it f or other color laser printers or monochrome printers as this ma y cause a malfu[...]

Paper 11 ■ En velopes Env elopes that can be used with this printer are Y ouk ei No .4 and Y oukei No .2 with the f ollowing structure. Place the envelopes with the side subject to printing the name and address f acing down in the multi purpose tra y . IMPOR T ANT • Do not use the f ollo wing env elopes . If en v elopes that do not conf orm to [...]

Paper 12 . Printable Area The areas of paper shown belo w can be printed with this pr inter . ■ Plain paper / heavy paper / transparencies / label sheets Data cannot be printed inside the 5mm-border around the paper . ■ P ostcar d/Stamped, self-addressed postcar d Data cannot be printed inside the 5 mm-border around the postcard or stamped, sel[...]

Paper 13 ■ En velopes Data cannot be printed inside the 10 mm-border around the env elope. Adjust the location f or printing according to your needs. . Paper that Cannot Be Used T o pre v ent malfunctions such as paper jams or printer malfunctions, do not use paper indicated below . IMPOR T ANT • P aper that tends to cause paper jams . - P aper[...]

Paper 14 • P aper that ma y damage the printer . - Carbon paper . - P aper with staples , clips, ribbons , or tapes . - P aper that has been printed or copied on one side b y a copier or a different laser printer (the non-printed side is also disab led). • P aper that is dif fi cult f or toner to adhere to . - P aper with rough surf aces such [...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 15 Printing from the Paper Cassette F ollow the procedure described below to load paper into the paper cassette . IMPOR T ANT • Be sure to f ollow the instructions belo w to pre v ent paper jams . - Do not load paper other than plain paper (64-105 g/m 2 ) such as transparencies , label sheets, or en v elopes. For [...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 16 - Do not touch the paper f eed roller or b lac k rubber part of the paper cassette. This caused a paper f eed f ailure . Loading standard size paper When loading paper in size of Legal, Letter , Executiv e, A4, B5, or A5 in the paper cassette, f ollo w the procedure described below . 1 If the multi purpose tra y [...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 17 2 Pull out the paper cassette. Hold the handle on the front of the cassette to pull it out half way , then suppor t it with both hands as shown in the figure below to pull it all the way out. CA UTION When loading paper in the cassette, be sure that the cassette is removed from the printer . If paper is loaded w[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 18 3 Push the plate to lock it. CA UTION If the plate is locked, do not touc h the white lock release le ver located on the right side of the paper cassette. The plate may snap b y for ce if the lock is release and result in personal injuries. Lock release lever[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 19 4 Set the Standard / Custom selection s witch to "ST AND ARD ." IMPOR T ANT Be sure to set the Standard / Custom selection s witch to "ST AND ARD" in order to use standard siz e paper . 5 Grasp the lock release le ver of the rear paper guide and slide it to the mark indicating the subject pape[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 20 6 Grasp the lock release le ver on the right side of the paper guide and slide it to the mark indicating the subject paper size . The left paper guide operates simultaneously with the right paper guide. IMPOR T ANT Be sure to chec k that the paper guide is adjusted to the position of the paper y ou want to load. [...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 21 IMPOR T ANT Double-f eeding ma y occur frequently if the edges of the stac ked paper are not aligned properly . In such a case , align the paper stac k on the fl at surf ace bef ore loading it. NO TE T o print on letterhead paper or paper printed with a logo , load the paper so that the front side of the paper ([...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 22 8 Press down on the stac k of paper as shown in the fi gure, con fi rm that the loading limit mark is not exceeded, then load the stack of paper under the paper holder s and hooks of the paper guide. IMPOR T ANT • Appro ximately 500 sheets of plain paper (64 g/m 2 ) can be loaded in the paper cassette (e xclu[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 23 • P aper in siz e of A5 can be loaded up to half the amount (16 mm of the maxim um capacity (500 sheets) belo w the loading limit mark) as sho wn in the fi gure . Exceeding this limit ma y result in misf eeds. 9 Insert the paper siz e indication plate into the plate slot located in the left front side of the p[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 24 10 Attach the paper cassette to the printer . Hold the cassette securely with both hands and push it into the printer firmly until the front side of the cassette is flush with fr ont surface of the printer . If the printer is ON when the cassette is attached, you will hear the sound of printer operation. If a m[...]

Printing from the Paper Cassette 25 ● Indication of the amount of paper remaining in the cassette The paper cassette is suppor ted with an indicator that shows the amount of paper remaining in the cassette. If the cassette is full, the indicator will be at the top . The indicator will go down as the amount of paper decreases, theref ore, you can [...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 26 Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose T ray Loading Paper (other than envelopes) Load plain paper , hea vy paper , or label sheets into the m ulti pur pose tra y in the f ollowing procedure . IMPOR T ANT Data cannot be printed in the 5 mm border around the paper . . 1 Open the multi purpose tra y . Grasp the [...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 27 ● Closing the multi purpose tra y ❑ Remov e any paper left in the m ulti pur pose tra y bef ore closing the tra y . Keep the multi purpose tray closed when it is not being used. 2 Specify the width of the slide guides slightly wider than the paper width. 3 When loading transparencies or label sheets, f[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 28 CA UTION Handle paper with caution and take care not to cut your hand on the edges of the paper . IMPOR T ANT • Be sure that transparencies and label sheets are f anned thoroughly . If they are not f anned thoroughly , they ma y o verlap when f ed into the printer and result in paper jams. • When f ann[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 29 • Double-f eeding ma y occur frequently if the edges of the stac ked paper are not aligned properly . In such a case , align the edges of the stac k on a hard, fl at surf ace. NO TE • T o print on letterhead paper or paper printed with a logo , load paper so that the front side of the paper (print sid[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 30 IMPOR T ANT • Be sure to adjust the slide guides to the width of the paper . If there is too m uch space between the paper stac k and slide guides , or if the slide guides are set too tightly against the paper stac k, it ma y result in misf eeds or paper jams . • Do not touch or remo ve paper from the [...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 31 IMPOR T ANT • Make sure that there are no obstacles in front of the pr inter before opening the multi purpose tra y . • Do not place an ything other than the print media in the m ulti purpose tray . Fur thermore, av oid pressing or applying e xcessive f orce . It ma y result in damaging the tra y . 2 S[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 32 • If the postcards are w arped, corret warp so that it does not e xceed 2 mm in an upward direction bef ore loading them into the tra y . • When y ou print on a stamped self-addressed postcard, mak e sure that the application page setup and orientation settings m utch the w a y the postcard is loaded i[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 33 4 Move the slide guide so that the y c losely fi t against both edges of the postcard. IMPOR T ANT • Be sure to adjust the slide guide to the width of the postcard. If there is too m uch space between the postcard stac k and slide guide , or if the slide guide is set too tightly against the postcard sta[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 34 . 1 Open the multi purpose tra y . Grasp the handle in the mid-section of the printer to open the multi purpose tray . IMPOR T ANT • Make sure that there are no obstacles in front of the pr inter before opening the multi purpose tra y . • Do not place an ything other than the print media on the m ulti [...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 35 3 Place the stack of en velopes on a fl at surface , press them with y our hands to eliminate any air poc kets, and press do wn the corners to crease and fl atten the en velopes. CA UTION Handle en velopes with caution and take care not to cut your hand on the edges of the en velopes. 4 Flex the corner s[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 36 5 Align the edges of the en velopes on a fl at surface. 6 Load the stack of en velopes g entl y as far as it will go into the printer , with the side to print the address facing down. IMPOR T ANT • Appro ximately 10 en velopes can be loaded in the m ulti pur pose tra y . Be sure that the height of the e[...]

Loading Paper in the Multi Purpose Tray 37 7 Move the slide guides so that the y c losely fi t against both edges of the en velopes. IMPOR T ANT • Be sure to adjust the slide guides to the width of the en velope . If there is too m uch space between the paper stac k and slide guides , or if the slide guides are set too tightly against the paper [...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 38 When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) When a paper jam occurs in the printer , an alarm will sound. Then the error message <13 ヨウシガツマリマシタ > will appear on the upper par t of the displa y , and a message indicating the location of the paper jam, such as < キュウ[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 39 • When removing jammed paper , take care not to allow the toner to come into contact with your hands or c lothing, as this will dirty your hands or c lothing. If they become dirty , wash them immediatel y with cold water . W ashing with warm water will set the toner and make it impossible to remo v[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 40 • Do not place an y objects on the ETB unit or touch the tr ansf er belt on the ETB unit. Fur thermore, do not clean an y loose toner from the tr ansf er belt, as the ETB unit has a self-cleaning function. If the ETB unit is damaged or the tr ansf er belt is scratched, it ma y result in misf eeds o[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 41 The following are the messages that indicate the location of the jammed paper . 2 Check the output tra y and if paper is jammed, remo ve the paper . IMPOR T ANT If the jammed paper cannot be remo v ed easily , proceed to the ne xt step . Do not tr y to remov e it f orcefully . NO TE If there is an y [...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 42 IMPOR T ANT If the jammed paper cannot be remo v ed easily , proceed to the ne xt step . Do not tr y to remov e it f orcefully . 4 Close the multi purpose tra y . 5 Open the upper front co ver . Open the upper front cover by holding the handles on both sides with both hands until it stops IMPOR T ANT[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 43 6 Press down the green pressure release le vers on the right and left sides to the rear and release the pressure that is applied to the fi xing unit. 7 Raise the lever attac hed with a green label and open the cover of the fi xing unit.[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 44 8 Remove the jammed paper b y pulling it in the direction of the arro w as shown in the fi gure. NO TE If there is an y un fi x ed toner on the remo ved paper , toner stains ma y be attached on the f ollowing printed page . 9 Open the lower fr ont co ver . Open the lower front cover with both hands[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 45 IMPOR T ANT Be sure that there are no obstacles in front of the pr inter bef ore opening the lo wer front cov er . 10 Remove the jammed paper b y pulling it in the direction of the arro w as shown in the fi gure belo w .[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 46 11 Hold the handle and open the ETB unit. Open the ETB unit by pulling it slowly and firmly until it stops. IMPOR T ANT Low er the ETB unit completely until it stops . 12 Remove the jammed paper b y pulling it in the direction of the arro w as shown in the fi gure belo w . Remove the paper carefull[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 47 13 Close the ETB unit. Close the ETB unit securely until it clicks. IMPOR T ANT Be sure to close the ETB unit b y holding the handles . 14 Return the green pressure release lever s on the fi xing unit to their original positions.[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 48 15 Close the lower fr ont co ver a a a a , then c lose the upper front cover b b b b . Close the upper front cover slowly by holding the handles on both sides with both hands. b a[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 49 16 Pull out the paper cassette. Hold the handle on the front of the cassette to pull it out half way , then suppor t it with both hands as shown in the figure below to pull it all the way out. IMPOR T ANT • The paper cassette is hea vy , so hold it securely with both hands . • Place the paper ca[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 50 17 Remove the jammed paper b y pulling the paper do wn and towar d y ou. 18 Attach the paper cassette to the printer . Hold the cassette securely with both hands and push it into the printer slowly until the front side of the cassette is flush with fr ont surface of the printer . CA UTION Be careful[...]

When a Paper Jam Occurs (Clearing Paper Jams) 51 IMPOR T ANT If you ha v e troub le attaching the paper cassette to the printer , do not tr y to push it in f orcefully . Remo ve the cassette once , adjust it str aight and re-insert it into the printer .[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 52 Replacing the Cartridge This section describes the precautions for replacing, handling, and storing car tridges. . When <X トナー チェック / コウカン > is Displayed Car tridges are consumables. When the replacement time of the car tridge is approaching, one of the f ollowing messages will appear , there[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 53 NO TE The lif e span of the EP-85 cartridge is indicated below . The n umber of pages is based on printing a standard document (with a printing r atio of appro ximately 5% and print density adjusted to f actory default). T oner consumption of color toners v ar ies depending on the printed images, theref ore , the lif e sp[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 54 . 1 Open the upper front co ver . Open the upper front cover by holding the handles on both sides with both hands until it stops. IMPOR T ANT P erf orm the follo wing procedure with the upper front co ver open. Be careful not to close the upper front co v er accidentally . 2 Open the lower fr ont co ver . Open the lower f[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 55 3 Hold the handle and open the ETB unit. Open the ETB unit by pulling it slowly and firmly until it stops. IMPOR T ANT • Low er the ETB unit completely until it stops . • Do not place an y objects on the ETB unit or touch the tr ansf er belt on the ETB unit. Fur thermore, do not clean an y loose toner from the tr ans[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 56 4 Place the sheets of paper (A4 size paper is recommended) on the transfer belt as sho wn in the fi gure . IMPOR T ANT Be sure to co ver the tr ansf er belt with paper to protect the tr ansf er belt when installing or remo ving a car tridge. 5 Grasp the right and left handles on the cartridg e of the color to be replaced[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 57 IMPOR T ANT The car tridges should be installed in the order of Blac k, Magenta, Y ellow , and Cyan from the top . Cyan Magenta Yellow Black[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 58 6 Remove a ne w cartridg e fr om the bo x, then remo ve it from the protective ba g. Cut the protective bag open with scissors, so as not to damage the cartridge. IMPOR T ANT • K eep the cartr idge in the bo x until it is ready to be installed. • Do not throw a w ay the protectiv e bag and box in which the cartridge c[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 59 7 Remove the tape and pr otective co ver . Remove the protective cover along with the tape. IMPOR T ANT Do not throw a w ay the protectiv e cover . It ma y be required f or storing the cartr idge during printer maintenance. 8 Hold the cartridg e as shown in the fi gure and shake it gentl y 5 to 6 times so that toner is d[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 60 9 Place the cartridg e on a fl at surface and pull out the sealing tape (appro x. 19 3 / 4 " (50 cm) in length) slowl y while holding the cartridg e. Hook your finger on the tab of the sealing tape and pull it straight out. CA UTION If the sealing tape is pulled out for cefully or stopped at midpoint, toner may spi[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 61 10 Lift the cartridg e with both hands and install it in the printer . Insert the car tridge into the slot attached with a label in an applicable color , then push it in until it stops a . Push it into the printer securely as shown in the figur e b . IMPOR T ANT Install the cartr idge b y pushing it into the printer secu[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 62 11 Remove the paper . IMPOR T ANT When remo ving the paper , be careful not to touch or scr atch the tr ansf er belt on the ETB unit. 12 Close the ETB unit. Close the ETB unit securely until it clicks. IMPOR T ANT • Be sure to close the ETB unit b y holding the handle . • Do not lea ve the ETB unit open f or a long ti[...]

Replacing the Cartridge 63 13 Close the lower fr ont co ver a a a a , then c lose the upper front cover b b b b . Close the upper front cover slowly by holding the handles on both sides with both hands. b a[...]

Canceling Printing 64 Canceling Printing T o cancel printing currently being processed, f ollow the procedure described below to perf or m job cancel. Job cancel lets you cancel a job while data is being receiv ed or processed. It does not affect the print data for the ne xt job or an y other interf ace jobs f or which data processing has not begun[...]

Canceling Printing 65 2 Press [ ジョブ キャンセル ]. The message <03  ジョブ キャンセル > appears on the display and the print data being processed is canceled. When pr ocessing takes time, such as when receiving data, the message on the display changes to <00  ジョブ スキップ >. When the message <00 [...]

Checking Operations 66 Checking Operations This machine is equipped with a status print function that enables y ou to con fi rm the v alues speci fi ed in the printer menu. This function can be used when you w ant to check the oper ating status, etc. of the machine, whene v er the printer is connected and ready to operate. . Status Print Status p[...]

Checking Operations 67 3 Press [ 実行 ]. <01 ステータス プリント > will appear in the displa y and status print will be printed. 実行 ﾕｰﾃｨﾘﾃｨ ｽﾃｰﾀｽ ﾌﾟﾘﾝﾄ → 01 ｽﾃｰﾀｽ ﾌﾟﾘﾝﾄ[...]

Checking Operations 68 4 Check the contents printed in status print. Status print is printed as shown below . In status print, you can confirm the functions that can be currently used, items specified in the printer function menu and their values, versions of the software and har dware installed in the printer , and print quantity . IMPOR T ANT T[...]

When a Message Is Displayed 69 When a Message Is Displayed When <nn-nn サービス コール > or <F9-nn チェック プリンタ > Is Displayed If a problem has occurred in internal de vices of the printer or if a problem has occurred while print data was being processed, an error message (error code and message) is displa yed. An [...]

When a Message Is Displayed 70 2 Write down the f our -digit alphanumeral along the message that are indicated on the display . 3 T urn OFF the printer a a a a , and unplug the po wer cord fr om the outlet b b b b . 4 Contact the store where the printer was purc hased. Please notify the symptoms and the four -digit alphanumeral. Error Messages If p[...]

When a Message Is Displayed 71 • When an error in which the message is attached with an ( Error Skip) symbol occurs, the error can be b ypassed (error skip) b y pressing [ オンライン ] to continue the print job , how ev er , pr int data ma y be lost or the data ma y not be printed accurately in such a case . If you w ant to cancel the proces[...]

When a Message Is Displayed 72 16 X トナー コウカン （X is Y , M, C, or K.) <Error skip> Cause: The car tridge for the color indicated on the displa y is almost out of toner . Remedy: Press [ オンライン ] to continue printing. Printing can be continued f or a while howe v er you should prepare the new cartr idge. If you are p[...]

When a Message Is Displayed 73 37 ヨウシタイプ フカノウ Cause: The paper type speci fi ed cannot be printed. Remedy: Press [ オンライン ] and the paper will be printed as plain paper . If the paper is not plain paper , the data ma y not be printed proper ly . 40 ツウシン エラー <Error skip> Cause: An error occurred [...]

When a Message Is Displayed 74 9F X カートリッジ ケイコク （X is Y , M, C, or K.) Cause: It is possible that there is a prob lem with the installed car tridge. Theref ore, the print quality cannot be guaranteed. Remedy: Replacing the toner car tridge with a new one is recommended. 9G X カートリッジ フセイ （X is Y , M, C, o[...]