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TM 14ADV USER’S MANUAL 14 ppm page printer[...]

User’s Manual FM-1 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa[...]

FM-2 User’s Manual In case that the interface board, Ethernet C, is installed, this equipment complies with EMI regulations as follows: Notice to American Users Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant [...]

User’s Manual FM-3 As an International E NERGY S TAR SM Partner, Fujitsu Limited has determined that this product meets the International E NERGY S TAR Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency. The International E NERGY S TAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and ot[...]

FM-4 User’s Manual 01 Front Matter 07.08.1997, 11:39 Uhr 4[...]

User’s Manual FM-5 The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped. Fujitsu has made every effort to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication. The company assumes no liability for errors an[...]

FM-6 User’s Manual Precautions Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safety and your printer’s correct performance. Follow the cautions and notices labeled on the printer or marked with icons in the manual. Save this manual for future reference. • Use only the power cord furnished with the printer and a properly gro[...]

User’s Manual i Contents Preface ............................................................................................ v Manual and Floppy Disks ................................................................. v Operating Environments ................................................................. vi Conventions ........................[...]

ii User’s Manual Chapter 2 Using Printer Software ............................................................... 2–1 Remote Setup Utility Program, PPMENU .................................. 2–1 Installing PPMENU ............................................................. 2–2 Factory Defaults ...............................................[...]

User’s Manual iii Chapter 4 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer ..................................... 4–1 Adding RAM ............................................................................... 4–1 Installing an Interface Expansion Board ....................................... 4–4 Installing an Interface Board .........................[...]

iv User’s Manual Contents Chapter 6 Solving Problems ....................................................................... 6–1 Clearing Paper Jams .................................................................... 6–1 Operational Problems ................................................................ 6–10 Print Quality Problems ......[...]

User’s Manual v Preface Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 14ADV Page Printer. The PrintPartner 14ADV is a 14-ppm, 600-dpi, laser printer. It is compatible with the HP LaserJet 4 printers or PostScript level 2 printers which are main printers of the industry-standard page printers. Available options are: • 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, an[...]

vi User’s Manual To run the Printer Driver, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11 or MS- Windows 95. To run MarkVision, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 95 (not MS-Windows 3.1/3.11), with at least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk, a 3.5" double- sided hig[...]

User’s Manual vii Control Panel The printer’s control panel incorporates two rows of buttons, with each button having one or two labels (see below). The physical button is beneath the rectangular section of no-labeled space. The top label represents the basic function, which is activated by a touch of the button. The bottom label represents the[...]

viii User’s Manual Changing Message Language ( ) You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. To select a language, follow these steps: 1. Turning the printer on while pressing . The message C.P.LANGUAGE ENGLISH appears after printer initialization. 2. [...]

User’s Manual 1-1 GETTING STARTED 1 CHAPTER Getting Started This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections: • Getting Acquainted. Learning the printer’s main parts and its paper paths. • Getting Ready. Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the printer. • Setting Up. Assembling the printer. • Connecting [...]

1-2 User’s Manual Figure 1–1 Front and right side view Figure 1–2 Rear and left side view Getting Acquainted Control panel Slide cover (Font/emulation card slot and RAM card slots inside) Multi-function feeder cable Paper tray Front cover (opened) Upper door T op cover (P aper stacker) Stacker-full sensor Multi-function feeder (MFF) Paper gui[...]

User’s Manual 1-3 GETTING STARTED Getting Acquainted From optional paper tray Figure 1–3 Interior view The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper. The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi- function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes. Figure 1–4 Paper paths T oner bottle[...]

1-4 User’s Manual Getting Ready Getting Ready below +10 °C above +35 °C This section will help you: • Choose a suitable location for the printer • Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it Picking a Suitable Location The first step is to pick a suitable location for your printer. For peak performance and usability, follow these gu[...]

User’s Manual 1-5 GETTING STARTED • Use only the power cord furnished with the printer. Do not use an extension cord. • Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. • Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that causes electrical noise, such as motors. • Do not use a circui[...]

1-6 User’s Manual • An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use. • The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer. • The multi-function feeder (MFF) is separately packaged. Figure 1-5 Printer in[...]

User’s Manual 1-7 GETTING STARTED This section describes how to assemble the printer and connect the power cord after choosing a suitable location for the printer and checking that you received all the parts. Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle This printer is shipped with the print unit mounted and protective materials attac[...]

1-8 User’s Manual To prepare the print unit and install the toner bottle, follow these steps: 1. Open the upper door. Lift the milled portions at the front left and right of the upper door to open it. 2. Remove the protective materials from the print unit. Remove protective sheet q . Pull clear tape w until its blue end is visible and remove it. [...]

User’s Manual 1-9 GETTING STARTED Setting Up 6. Install toner bottle. Slide both projecting guides of the toner bottle into the grooves of the print unit. Notice: If you have installed the toner bottle, do not remove it from the print unit until it is empty. This could causes toner to spill into the printer. 7. Lock the toner bottle. Push the ton[...]

1-10 User’s Manual Setting Up Installing the Cleaner and Cleaner Pad This printer is shipped without installing the cleaner and cleaner pad which removes dirt from the pressure roller in the fuser unit. Be sure install the cleaner and cleaner pad before printing. To install the cleaner and cleaner pad, follow these steps: 1. Mount the cleaner pad[...]

User’s Manual 1-11 GETTING STARTED Setting Up 3. Lift the front of the cover to open the cover. 4. Install the cleaner in the printer. Grasp the handle of the cleaner and put the left end of the cleaner into the opening, and then the right end. 5. Lock the cleaner. Push down the top of the handle and pull it towards you to lock the cleaner. 6. Cl[...]

1-12 User’s Manual Setting Up Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray This printer has a single paper tray that is preset for letter size (8.5 x 11.0 inches) paper for U.S. customers and to A4 size (210 x 297 mm) paper for European customers. (You can adjust the paper tray to a different size paper. See Chapter 3. You can purchase an optional[...]

User’s Manual 1-13 GETTING STARTED 5. Prepare a paper stack. Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label (*). Fan the paper stack both ways to prevent sheets from sticking together. Notice: Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down. If paper is curled, remove the curl. 6. Load the paper. Place the front por[...]

1-14 User’s Manual Setting Up Guide 8. Arrange paper edges. Rock the paper tray to gather the edges of the stack together to ensure correct positioning of paper in the tray. 9. Install the paper tray. Align the sides of the tray with the guide grooves of the tray slot (the left groove is engraved with a arrow) and firmly slide the tray all the wa[...]

User’s Manual 1-15 GETTING STARTED Installing the Multi-function Feeder The multi-function feeder (MFF) is useful to print a lot of envelopes or transparencies. The MFF can hold and deliver 100 sheets of 0.09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes. Note that the printer works if the MFF is not installed. Paper guides for manual feed MFF connector Hook Pa[...]

1-16 User’s Manual 2. Fasten the feeder to the printer. Insert the left and right supports and hooks of the multi-function feeder into the corresponding openings at the front of the printer so that the hooks catch the pins firmly. 3. Connect the feeder cable. Connect the feeder cable to the connector at the right side of the printer. Orient the a[...]

User’s Manual 1-17 GETTING STARTED 3. Plug the male end into a wall outlet. Caution: For your safety, use only a properly grounded outlet. To avoid possible electromagnetic interference or power supply problems, do not use an extension cord. This section explains how to connect the printer to your computer via the parallel interface. For informat[...]

1-18 User’s Manual Connecting the Printer to Your Computer • Serial (RS-232C/422A) Use a serial interface if the printer is not near the computer. Many computers have both parallel and serial interface ports. Serial communication can operate up to 15 meters (50 feet). Parallel communication is normally limited to 3 meters (10 feet). • LocalTa[...]

User’s Manual 1-19 GETTING STARTED POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Printing a Test Page Offline The printer has a status report function which prints a page summarizing printer option settings and showing samples[...]

1-20 User’s Manual POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT Selecting an Emulation Selecting an Emulation This printer has two emulations (PCL and FPS) as a standard feature. You can use these emulations to connect your printer to differ[...]

User’s Manual 1-21 GETTING STARTED Now that you connected your printer to the parallel port of the computer, you are ready to install the Windows Printer Driver which controls the printer. There are two printer driver disks which contain Standard Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11, Standard Driver for Windows 95, and FPS Driver for Windows 95. Note that[...]

1-22 User’s Manual Notice: If you encounter conflicts with other already installed external drivers that use bidirectional communication on the Centronics port or with drivers of other dedicated Windows printers used in parallel with this printer (conflicts like the failure to establish communication between the Printer Driver and the printer), r[...]

User’s Manual 1-23 GETTING STARTED Plug and Play Printer Detection 1. Windows 95 automatically detects the printer at installation time or during the boot process. 2. Plug and Play detection code will prompt the user for the appropriate files, if they are not already resident in the Windows directory, by displaying the “New Hardware Found” di[...]

1-24 User’s Manual 8. You will be prompted to type the Printer name. Type an appropriate name or use the one supplied and click “Next>”. 9. The next dialog will prompt you to print a test page. Select “Yes” or “No” and click “Finish”. 10. Driver files should now be automatically copied from the installation disk. 11. When all f[...]

User’s Manual 1-25 GETTING STARTED 9. A dialog appears prompting the user to type the Printer name. Type an appropriate name or use the one supplied and click “Next>”. The next dialog prompts the user to print a test page. 10.Select “Yes” or “No” and click “Finish”. The self test printing should be done to check for correct con[...]

1-26 User’s Manual Printing Your First Document Your printer should be set up and connected to your computer. This section explains how to test your installation setup by printing a trial document from an application program under Windows. To test the printer alone, without your computer, you can use the status report printing which does not requ[...]

User’s Manual 1-27 GETTING STARTED Printing Your First Document 6. Print your document. Start the program. The default paper size is fixed to A4 (for Europe) or Letter (for the USA). However, you can print a document on a different size of paper using the manual feed slot which you can choose in the Printer Driver’s main window. Adjusting Print[...]

1-28 User’s Manual If Something Goes Wrong This section briefly discusses the most common problems you might encounter. For more complete troubleshooting information, see Chapter 6. Chapter 6 also describes all printer error and status indicators. Problem Remedy No response by printer Ensure that: • The printer is turned on and online. The ONLI[...]

User’s Manual 1-29 GETTING STARTED To help you enhance or customize the printer, the user’s manual contains the following additional information: • To get information on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper, see Chapter 3. • To customize printer defaults, see Chapter 3. • To install additional memory, see Ch[...]

1-30 User’s Manual Where To Go From Here 04 Chapter 1 07.08.1997, 11:39 Uhr 30[...]

User’s Manual 2-1 PRINTER SOFTWARE 2 CHAPTER Using Printer Software This chapter provides information about the two kinds of printer management software stored in the floppy disks supplied with this printer. The topics are: • PPMENU. Explains PPMENU which enables you to remotely control or configure your printer’s features from your computer?[...]

2-2 User’s Manual Installing PPMENU PPMENU needs to be installed only if you will print from DOS or DOS based applications. PPMENU first displays the opening screen then the main menu. The main menu offers functions to select print options for your documents. It also offers an operation guide of some keys and a help message line. If the printer i[...]

User’s Manual 2-3 PRINTER SOFTWARE Library Special Options Help Page Format Selectable options window) Copies 1 LETTER * == Paper ============ LETTER === == A4 ========== Orientation PORTRAIT Executive Formlines 60 B5 Paper Source TRAY 1 COM10 Page Protect AUTO DL Duplex Mode OFF Binding LONG EDGE Font Settings SEND EXIT Print Quality (Operation [...]

2-4 User’s Manual Remote Setup Utility Program, PPMENU 6. To end PPMENU and exit to DOS or your application, choose the item "Exit" in the "Library" menu or select the EXIT button in the main menu. (PPMENU displays a message asking if the options are to be saved.) Factory Defaults PPMENU initially shows the factory defaults of[...]

User’s Manual 2-5 PRINTER SOFTWARE Feature Default Other options or range Personality (*8) Auto PCL, PS Jam recovery (*9) Off On PS error report (*9) Off On Auto continue Off On Acknowledge (*10) Inside Outside I/O timeout (*11) 15 15 to 300 seconds Parallel interface LPT1 LPT2, LPT3 Serial interface COM1 COM2 Top offset (*12) 0.0 -25.0 to +25.0 [...]

2-6 User’s Manual MarkVision by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing printers, stored in the floppy disk labelled “MarkVision” which is packaged with this manual. It has the following main functions: • Monitoring the printer • Displaying the printer status and features (including options) and statistics • Providing the printer[...]

User’s Manual 2-7 PRINTER SOFTWARE Printer Management Utility Program, MarkVision 1. Insert the Disk 1 of “MarkVision” disk in the floppy disk drive (A or B drive). 2. On the Start menu, click Run. 3. Type A:SETUP, then press ENTER. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you want to install the printer driver, click the Custom box from [...]

2-8 User’s Manual Status: Shows a printer status message which is identical to the message appearing on the printer control panel. The status is also indicated graphically. You can determine what the printer is doing and what the printer needs to complete the task. It also includes information about the printer’s features including options whic[...]

User’s Manual 3-1 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING 3 CHAPTER Printing and Paper Handling This chapter provides information you may need for day-to-day printing. The topics are: • Control panel tutorial The tutorial describes the indicators, message display, and buttons. It includes an example of how to use the control panel. • Control panel functi[...]

3-2 User’s Manual Control Panel Tutorial POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT Figure 3–1 Control panel Indicators The control panel has four labeled LED indicators across the top. Indicator Meaning POWER Indicates printer power is on. ONLINE Indicates the[...]

User’s Manual 3-3 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Tutorial Message Display (LCD) The message display uses a liquid-crystal display representing status and errors by two lines of sixteen characters. In operating mode, it may show: • What the printer is doing • Whether the printer is ready to print • When paper should be added • W[...]

3-4 User’s Manual Control Panel Tutorial Pressing the button briefly Except for the button, the following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline. Button Function READY Switches the printer between online and offline. FORM FEED Performs a form feed to print the remaining data. CONT. Clears a recoverable error and continues printing. TR[...]

User’s Manual 3-5 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Changing Message Language ( ) You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. To select a language, follow these steps: 1. Turning the printer on while pressing . The message C.P.LANGUAG[...]

3-6 User’s Manual C learing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer ( ) Pressing and holding down for five or more seconds clears the print buffer and tells the printer to initialize itself. You might use this function if you cancel a print job in the middle and want to clear the printer and start over. In this case, permanently downloaded font[...]

User’s Manual 3-7 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Figure 3–2 Status report (FPS emulation) 05 Chapter 3 07.08.1997, 11:40 Uhr 7[...]

3-8 User’s Manual Printing a Font Report ( ) The font report summarizes attribute information on resident and optional fonts currently available and shows samples of these fonts. To print a font report, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off. 2. Press the button for five o[...]

User’s Manual 3-9 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Figure 3–3 Font report (FPS emulation) 05 Chapter 3 07.08.1997, 11:40 Uhr 9[...]

3-10 User’s Manual Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed ( ) Pressing puts the printer in tray select mode which allows you to select paper sources to be used. The paper sources are tray 1, tray 2 (if installed), MFF (if installed), and manual feed slot. When a paper source runs out of paper, the printer switches it for another one. Whe[...]

User’s Manual 3-11 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Control Panel Functions Setting MFF Paper Size ( ) Pressing puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to inform the controller of the physical paper size used in the MFF. You must select the size of paper currently loaded in the MFF. This menu is available when the MFF is installed. To[...]

3-12 User’s Manual Menu Functions Selecting Menu Option ( ) and Resetting Menu ( ) Pressing briefly puts the printer in menu mode which allows you to set up the printer, for example, selecting a paper size, changing a font, and adjusting serial interface parameters. You can select options from the menu by using the four buttons, , , , and . Press[...]

User’s Manual 3-13 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Menu Functions Use and to move up and down the options list. When an item is displayed, selects that option (adds an asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in RAM). MENU MENU MENU SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU PAPER LETTER* MENU PAPER LEGAL + – + SMOOTHING ON* SETUP MENU PAGE FORM[...]

3-14 User’s Manual Submenu (bold)/Item Page format menu Copies Paper/Envelope Orientation Form lines Page protect Duplex mode Bind Quality menu Smoothing (*4) Resolution Economy mode Thick paper PCL font menu Font source Font number Pitch size (*6) Point size (*7) Symbol set Compatible mode PCL menu (*8) Top offset Left offset A4 print width FPS [...]

User’s Manual 3-15 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Options Auto, PCL, PS Off, On 5, 6, 7, ..., 15, ..., 298, 299, 300 (seconds) Auto, 4K, 16K, 32K, 64K (bytes) Auto, Large, Medium., Small Off, On after 15 min, On after 30 min, On after 60 min, On after 120 min Inside, Outside On, Off Auto, On, Off 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 8Non1, 7E[...]

3-16 User’s Manual *5 Displayed when soft fonts are downloaded or a font SIMM card is installed *6 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and fixed-spacing one *7 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and proportional- spacing one *8 Effective when PCL jobs are being executed. These values are used as defaults of top and left off[...]

User’s Manual 3-17 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Quality menu Smoothing Whether the edge smoothness technology is applied (improves resolution to 1200 dpi class) Resolution The number of dots printed per inch Economy mode Toner saving mode Thick paper Mode for printing thick paper. Be sure to turn this off whenever you are using paper of ordinary t[...]

3-18 User’s Manual Manual timeout Time interval to be allotted for manual insertion Banding mode Switching printing control (band/full page) Auto Auto mode (standard setting). Switches the following two modes depending on the total RAM capacity: virtual memory mode for 10MB or less (equivalent to banding mode on) and speed mode for more than 10MB[...]

User’s Manual 3-19 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Parallel menu Acknowledge The timing of the ACK signal against the BUSY signal Bi-direction Bi-directional Centronics interface mode NPAP mode Whether the NPAP commands are used. When using MarkVision, the NPAP mode must be Auto or On. Serial menu Baud rate Data transfer speed on the serial interface[...]

3-20 User’s Manual Handling Paper Discusses paper selection and paper handling: • Types and sizes of paper you can use with this printer, including envelopes and transparencies • Ensuring that both the software program and the printer have compatible paper size settings • Tips on handling print media • Adjusting the paper tray to fit a di[...]

User’s Manual 3-21 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Handling Paper This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes, but the size is limited when using paper trays. • When using a paper tray, the size is: Paper size (physical) Dimensions A4 (European letter size) 210 × 297 mm A5 148 × 210 mm Letter (US letter size) 8.5 × 11 in Legal (US lega[...]

3-22 User’s Manual Handling Paper Although this printer can print on any sheet within the limits stated above, printing area and margin calculations are based on several paper sizes as shown in the table below. Use the control panel to change the supported paper size. Paper size (logical) Dimensions A4 210 × 297 mm A5 148 × 210 mm Letter 8.5 ×[...]

User’s Manual 3-23 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Handling Paper Preprinted Sheets In general, you can safely print on preprinted sheets such as letter-head. However, letterhead with thermographic (raised) printing, embossing, or foil stamping may not work well. The forces used to create these effects (heat and/or pressure) are also used in the prin[...]

3-24 User’s Manual Handling Paper Envelopes This printer prints well on envelopes if you carefully follow these guidelines: • Use envelopes made of paper in 75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 pound) weight. Printing with envelopes made of paper thinner than this weight may produce wrinkles thus causing decrease in print quality. • Be sure to set up the[...]

User’s Manual 3-25 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the three paper sizes: A4, A5, LTR (Letter), and EXE (Executive). If the paper tray is preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase, however, you cannot adjust it to the Legal size. To change the size, follow these steps: 1. Rem[...]

3-26 User’s Manual 2. Change the setting of the paper size indicator. Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the desired position, that is, adjust the triangle mark to A4, A5, LTR, or EXE engraved on the tray. 3. Remove the rear paper guide from the tray. Push the two catches inward to release the pins from the holes and remove the r[...]

User’s Manual 3-27 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Handling Paper ☞ 5. Adhere the correct paper size label. 6. Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray. Adjust the both side guides to the width of paper. 7. Return the paper tray. Slide the tray back into the printer. Notice: Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your applicati[...]

3-28 User’s Manual Handling Paper MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET[...]

User’s Manual 3-29 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Feeding Paper Manually The multi-function of this printer has a slot that allows you to feed sheets manually one by one. Use the manual feed slot to print a document on a different type of paper without unloading your regular paper from the paper tray. You also use manual feed for printing envelopes,[...]

3-30 User’s Manual Setting Up the Rear Stacker This printer has a rear stacker that allows you to eject sheets straight out the back to minimize curl. Use the rear stacker to print envelopes, overhead transparencies, and labels. For the rear stacker of an optional duplex unit, refer to its manual. To use the rear stacker, follow these steps: 1. O[...]

User’s Manual 3-31 PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes Most of the control over printing on nonstandard size paper must come from your software program. Programs handle page size specifications in many different ways. This section provides tips on feeding and using non standard paper with your Fujitsu p[...]

3-32 User’s Manual Page Orientation Figure 3-4 illustrates the two orientations and shows the relationship between the loaded paper and the resulting printout. This relationship is important if you want to print on letterhead. In portrait orientation, place the letterhead toward you and face down in the paper tray. In landscape orientation, place[...]

User’s Manual 4-1 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING 4 CHAPTER Enhancing and Customizing the Printer This chapter explains the following ways to enhance or customize your printer: • Add RAM up to a total of 64 megabytes except the resident RAM. • Expand the fonts available from the printer. • Add an additional interface to the Centronics parallel [...]

4-2 User’s Manual To install the RAM card, first make sure the printer is turned off and follow these steps: 1. Open the upper door and right side cover of the printer. You will see a small cover on the metal plate. Remove the fastening screw and the cover. You can now see three connectors (upper two ivory ones for RAM cards). 2. Orient the RAM c[...]

User’s Manual 4-3 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Notice: Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. 3. Install the RAM card. Push its top edge downwards so that holes of the card align with locating pins of the connector and the card is secured by retaining clips. Important: When installing two RAM car[...]

4-4 User’s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board Installing an Interface Expansion Board ☞ Ethernet interface board Serial interface board LocalTalk interface board The printer’s standard interface is parallel. The available optional interfaces are serial, LocalTalk, and Ethernet. If your computer cannot use a parallel port for your [...]

User’s Manual 4-5 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting to the Serial Port Connecting to the serial port involves the following tasks: • Connect the interface cable to the printer and your computer. • Print out the status report to check the serial parameter default settings. Connecting the Serial Inte[...]

4-6 User’s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board Selecting the Serial Interface The printer’s standard interface is parallel. When the serial interface board is installed, the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the serial interface. Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Next, you must make sure the serial parameter [...]

User’s Manual 4-7 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Installing an Interface Expansion Board If the settings match, the installation is complete. If the interface parameters of the printer and the computer do not match, the message display indicates COMM.ERROR . The printer may not respond at all or it may print wrong characters. Change the settings in [...]

4-8 User’s Manual Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable To connect to the LocalTalk interface port, you need a cable correctly wired for this printer and your computer. The cable must also have the proper connectors. Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable. For exampl[...]

User’s Manual 4-9 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting to the Ethernet Port The Ehternet interface board has two connectors, 10BASE-2 and 10BASE-T. The 10BASE-2 connector is for a coaxial cable, bus connection. The 10BASE-T connector is for a twisted-pair cable, star connection. Either will do. Connecting[...]

4-10 User’s Manual Adding Paper Sources Selecting the Ethernet Interface The printer’s standard interface is parallel. While the Ethernet interface board is installed, the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the Ethernet interface. Ethernet Specifications The table below shows the physical specifications of the Ethernet int[...]

User’s Manual 4-11 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Adding Paper Sources To install the paper feeder, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord. 2. Make sure the lock lever is set to the open side. Push down the lever at the left side of the paper feeder. 3. Mount the printer on the paper feeder. Grip the bottom left an[...]

4-12 User’s Manual Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the four paper sizes: A4, A5, LTR (Letter), and EXE (Executive). If the paper tray is preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase, however, you cannot adjust it to the Legal size. To change the size, follow these steps: 1. Remove the paper tray from the p[...]

User’s Manual 4-13 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Adding Paper Sources 3. Remove the three paper guides from the tray. Unlock the guides as follows: Left and right guides: Press the two catches inward. Rear guide: Push the end of the left or right frame outward and release the pin of the guide from the hole, then release the other pin. 4. Attach the[...]

4-14 User’s Manual Rear guide: Mount the guides in reverse order of the removal. 5. Adhere the correct paper size label. 6. Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray. 7. Return the paper tray. Slide the tray back into the printer. Notice: Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program, or a paper mismatch erro[...]

User’s Manual 4-15 ENHANCING & CUSTOMIZING Adding Duplex Unit Adding Duplex Unit Different Paper Tray Sizes The printer or paper feeder is shipped with a fixed size of paper tray. For example, it is the letter size for the USA and the A4 size for Europe. You can add different sizes of paper trays as shown in the following table. To install th[...]

4-16 User’s Manual Adding Duplex Unit To print data using the duplex unit with the printer in the FPS emulation, the total capacity of printer’s RAMs must be 10M bytes or more. Insufficient capacity restricts some functions. To install and use the duplex unit, refer to its User’s Manual . Caution: To avoid possible personal injury or harm to [...]

User’s Manual 5-1 MAINTENANCE 5 CHAPTER Maintenance This chapter covers preventive maintenance, periodic routine maintenance, and repacking the printer for shipment or storage. Notice: Before performing any maintenance, be sure that the printer is turned off. During maintenance procedures, do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible ele[...]

5-2 User’s Manual Table 5-1 lists the printer’s periodic routine maintenance and indicates when this maintenance should be performed. Table 5–1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Maintenance When to perform Replace toner bottle and When the message display indicates cleaner pad TONER LOW or TONER EMPTY , or␣ when printing is too light Replace pri[...]

User’s Manual 5-3 MAINTENANCE you can only print about 20 more pages. Under the toner empty condition (no toner), the printer will not work. Important: Whenever you replace the toner bottle, clean the corona wire and the precharger wire to prevent a degradation in print quality. You can continue to print after the toner low status if the print qu[...]

5-4 User’s Manual 4. Remove the toner bottle from its envelope. 5. Fully shake the toner bottle. 6. Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle. Pull off the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner. Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes. 7. Install the toner bottle. Slide both projecting guides of the [...]

User’s Manual 5-5 MAINTENANCE 8. Lock the toner bottle. Push the toner bottle backward until it clicks into place. 9. Close the upper door. Notice: Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit until all the toner has been used in order to avoid scattering toner inside the printer. To replace the cleaner pad, follow these steps: 1. Open the [...]

5-6 User’s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 3. Unlock the cleaner. Push down the handle of the cleaner and push forward it to unlock the cleaner. 4. Remove the cleaner. Slide the cleaner to the left and take its right end out of the opening, and then the left end. 5. Remove the cleaner pad from the cleaner. Push the lock lever to unlock the cl[...]

User’s Manual 5-7 MAINTENANCE Periodic Routine Maintenance 7. Mount a new cleaner pad on the cleaner. Put the new cleaner pad on the cleaner and slide the cleaner pad into the locked position. 8. Install the cleaner in the printer. Grasp the handle of the cleaner and put the left end of the cleaner into the opening, and then the right end. 9. Loc[...]

5-8 User’s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance For the print unit life, this printer indicates the near end of life only. The printer message display begins indicating REPLACE PARTS when the print unit can print 3000 to 5000 more pages left. Prepare a new print unit if you notice this indication. Even if the print unit reaches its near-end-of-lif[...]

User’s Manual 5-9 MAINTENANCE To remove the print unit, follow these steps: 1. Open the upper door. 2. Raise the green handles of the print unit. 3. Remove the print unit. Pull the green handles at a 45 ° angle toward the front of the printer. This will disengage the print unit, allowing easy removal. When the print unit begins to move, gently l[...]

5-10 User’s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Paper Path Clean the paper path: • When replacing the print unit • After clearing a paper jam • When printouts show toner smudging Notice: If the print unit is still installed, complete this procedure quickly. You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more tha[...]

User’s Manual 5-11 MAINTENANCE Periodic Routine Maintenance Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer. This L-shaped tool has two cleaning pads: one for the corona wire and the other for the precharger wire inside the print unit. Use the pad on the shorter branch. Remove the print unit and store it in a dark, level, steady place. Be carefu[...]

5-12 User’s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance Installing the New Print Unit Notice: To avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light or contamination, follow these guidelines: • Do not remove the print unit from its envelope until you are ready to install it. • Complete the procedure as quickly as possible to avoid exposing the drum to li[...]

User’s Manual 5-13 MAINTENANCE Periodic Routine Maintenance 3. Lower the print unit into the printer. Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you. First, slide the print unit straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer. Then, slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle [...]

5-14 User’s Manual 4. Seat the print unit in place. Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH until the guide pins at both sides of the print unit are positioned at the round marks (labeled in the grooves). Notice: If you do not proceed to the next step immediately, close the printer’s top cover to protect the photoconductor [...]

User’s Manual 5-15 MAINTENANCE Periodic Routine Maintenance POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT MFF PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM FEED RESET MENU TRAY SELECT POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR Resettin[...]

5-16 User’s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 4. Press the button to select this function. The message changes to <CLEAR WARNING> PRINT UNIT * . The asterisk means that the print unit is expired. 5. Press the button again to perform the function. The asterisk disappears from the message, indicating the counter is reset. 6. Press the butto[...]

User’s Manual 5-17 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Precharger Wire The precharger wire is on the print unit. Normally you should not need to clean this wire. However, the following conditions may indicate that the wire needs cleaning: • Your printed pages have dark vertical lines, or the print density is uneven. • Cleaning the corona wire does not s[...]

5-18 User’s Manual Repacking the Printer Repacking the Printer If you need to ship your printer or store it for an extended time, protect it by packing it in its original carton. Store the print unit separately from the printer. Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit. Cover the photoconductive drum to avoid exposing the drum to light,[...]

User’s Manual 6-1 SOLVING PROBLEMS 6 CHAPTER Solving Problems Although this printer is designed to be highly reliable, you may occasionally experience problems. The most common problems are paper jamming and poor print quality. This chapter helps you to identify the cause of the problem and suggests solutions. For detailed procedures, see Chapter[...]

6-2 User’s Manual ☞ To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: Notice: Clear paper jams quickly to avoid problems with the fuser unit. Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface when clearing the paper jam. Be careful not to expose the drum to light for more than three minutes. Take special care when removing a jam from the transfer corona u[...]

User’s Manual 6-3 SOLVING PROBLEMS 4a. Pull out the tray and raise the left and right levers of the feed roller. Remove the sheet. Pull the jammed sheet gently not so as to remain pieces of paper in the printer. After removing the sheet, return the two levers to their original positions ( pull the levers down toward you ). Notice: Leaving the two[...]

6-4 User’s Manual Clearing Paper Jams 4c. Open the rear stacker at the back of the printer. Draw out the paper guide. First push up the top edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide. Caution: Do not use the lever to pull out the paper guide. The lever or the paper guide may be damaged. ! 08 Chapter 6 07.08.1997, 11:41 Uhr 4[...]

User’s Manual 6-5 SOLVING PROBLEMS Clearing Paper Jams Remove the sheet. Pull the jammed sheet gently not so as to remain pieces of paper in the printer. Caution: Do not touch the heat roller. This hot area may burn your hand. See the label attached to the upper door. Return the paper guide to the original position. Raise the top edge of the pape[...]

6-6 User’s Manual Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear stacker. The following procedure is when your printer is equipped with an optional duplex unit. Be familiar with the paper paths in duplex printing. MFF Printer q : First printing w : Second printing ® : Reverse feeding w ® q , w q w ® Paper tray Duplex unit 4d. Open the front door of the du[...]

User’s Manual 6-7 SOLVING PROBLEMS Clearing Paper Jams Remove the sheet. Pull the jammed sheet gently not so as to remain pieces of paper in the printer. After removing the sheet, close the front door.. Open the rear unit of the duplex unit. Push down the lock lever of the rear unit and pull the door gently towards you. Notice: Do not open the re[...]

6-8 User’s Manual Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear unit. After removing the sheet, close the rear unit until its lock latches. Be sure to return the paper guide to the original position if it is drawn out. Notice: Do not close the rear unit of the duplex unit with the paper guide of the printer drawn out. It may break the paper guide. Caution: [...]

User’s Manual 6-9 SOLVING PROBLEMS 6. Install the print unit. Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you. First, slide straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer. Then, slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle towards the back of the printer. Press down gently on t[...]

6-10 User’s Manual Operational Problems The table below contains advice on dealing with repeated paper feed problems. Problem Causes and solutions Paper does not feed cleanly Top edge of paper stack may be from paper tray deformed (wavy or bent sheets). Try turning the paper stack around. Paper stack may not be aligned properly. Pull out the tray[...]

User’s Manual 6-11 SOLVING PROBLEMS The most common cause of poor print quality is the dirty corona wire or precharger wire. A rare cause is the expired fuser unit. The figures below show the typical appearances. Due to dirty corona wire Too light White vertical line Ghost printing Due to dirty precharger wire Black vertical line Toner stains (ba[...]

6-12 User’s Manual Problem Solutions Printing is too light Turn the print density dial clockwise. Check to see if your paper is wet. Remove the print unit and rock it to distribute the toner evenly. Clean the corona wire. Printing is too dark Turn the print density dial counter-clockwise. Page is black Clean the precharger wire. Replace the print[...]

User’s Manual 6-13 SOLVING PROBLEMS Error Indications Problem Solutions Pages have toner stains or If this problem occurs after a paper smudging jam, print several pages. Clean the paper path. Clean the paper guide before the corona wire. Clean the corona wire. Replace the cleaner pad. If the fuser unit is damaged, contact your dealer. Toner insu[...]

6-14 User’s Manual Message Causes and solutions COVER OPEN 1 Cause: Incomplete closing of upper door Solution: Close the upper door. Note: See caution following in this table . COVER OPEN 2 Cause: Incomplete locking of paper guide inside the rear stacker Solution: Lock the paper guide. Note: See caution following in this table . COVER OPEN 3 Caus[...]

User’s Manual 6-15 SOLVING PROBLEMS Error Indications Message Causes and solutions MOTOR FAILURE n Cause: Malfunction in the feed motor, etc. Solution: If the error recurs, consult your dealer for service. NO PROCESS UNIT Cause: No print unit is installed. Solution: Install the print unit. OVERRUN ERROR Cause: Incomplete in extracting compressed [...]

6-16 User’s Manual These conditions, not errors, require you to take action. The following table lists the message indications, explains causes, and suggests solutions. Message Causes and solutions INSERT size Cause: Printer is ready for paper. Solution: Put paper into manual feed slot. READY TONER LOW Cause: Toner runs short. Solution: Prepare n[...]

User’s Manual 6-17 SOLVING PROBLEMS Printer statuses refer to conditions which generally require no action by you. The following table lists the printer statuses and explains their meaning. It does not include messages in menu mode. Message Meaning FORM FEED The printer displays this message when you press with the DATA indicator off. The printer[...]

6-18 User’s Manual Warning Messages Warning Messages This printer counts the number of the printed sheets to estimate the life of the consumables (print unit). The printer indicates the following warning message when and after the count reaches a predetermined value. READY REPLACE PARTS When the warning message is indicated, press the button to p[...]

User’s Manual A-1 FONT SAMPLES A APPENDIX Font Samples This appendix provides scanned print samples of the fonts resident in this printer. Resident fonts are provided separately for two emulation modes: • PCL mode • FPS mode Bitmapped Font PCL Mode Scalable Intellifonts[...]

A-2 User’s Manual Scalable TrueType Fonts Scalable TrueType Fonts FPS Mode 09 Appendix A 07.08.1997, 11:42 Uhr 2[...]

User’s Manual B-1 SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES B APPENDIX Supplies and Accessories This appendix provides ordering information on supplies required for periodic maintenance as well as optional accessories. Contact your dealer to order or obtain additional information about the supplies and accessories listed here. Part name (order number) Description[...]

B-2 User’s Manual Accessories Part name (order number) Description Serial interface board RS-232C/422A (CA04040-C801) LocalTalk board 2 AppleTalk compatible (CA04040-C826) Ethernet board C NetWare & TCP/IP corresponding (CA04040-C832) For USA and UK (CA04040-C833) For Europe Paper trays Adjustable for a different size (CA04040-C70x) 550 sheet[...]

User’s Manual C-1 SPECIFICATIONS C APPENDIX Specifications Specification Description Printing technology Semiconductor laser + electrophotography Emulations Standard: Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 (PCL5e) PostScript level-2 compatible Switching: Automatic or by the control panel Dimensions Width: 376.5 mm (14.8 inches) Depth: 640 mm (25.2 inches) wi[...]

C-2 User’s Manual Specification Description Safety: Models Meets or complies with M3878SA14AV UL 1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 21 CFR 1040.10, Class I M3878SB14AV EN 60950 EN 60825, Class 1 EMC: Models Meets or complies with M3878SA14AV FCC Part 15B, Class B (Class A for Ethernet) DOC, Class B (Class A for Ethernet) M3878SB14AV EN 55022, Class B (Class [...]

User’s Manual C-3 SPECIFICATIONS Specification Description Computer interface Standard: Parallel (Centronics), conforming to IEEE 1284 (Compatible and Nibble modes) Optional: Serial (RS-232C/422A) LocalTalk (AppleTalk compatible) Ethernet C (NetWare & TCP/IP corresponding) Switching: Automatic sensing Controller Processor: Fujitsu MB86936, 40[...]

C-4 User’s Manual Specification Description Paper Type Single sheet photocopy paper (equivalent to Xerox 4024), bond paper, overhead transparencies (equivalent to 3M 731), and envelopes. See Chapter␣ 3 for more information. Size Tray: A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Executive (7.25 × 10.[...]

User’s Manual GL-1 GLOSSARY Glossary Application software A program that performs a particular task on a computer. Examples are word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Baud The speed of data transmission measured in bits per second. Baud rates apply to data transmission through the printer’s serial interface. Baud is also called ba[...]

GL-2 User’s Manual Glossary Bitmapped font A font in which the character images are defined by bit maps. With bitmapped fonts, a separate set of definitions is required for each point size. For example, Times 10 point and Times 12 point are considered separate fonts. See also Scalable font. Configuration A combination of settings that allows your[...]

User’s Manual GL-3 GLOSSARY Glossary Ethernet A communication hardware for a high-speed network: developed by Xerox Corporation. Factory default The settings that are programmed into a printer at the factory. The printer uses these settings unless they are replaced by user selected settings entered from the control panel or through application so[...]

GL-4 User’s Manual Interface The means by which information is transferred from one part of a system to another. For example, the cable between the printer and the computer is an interface. ISO symbol set ISO stands for “International Organization for Stanardization”. An ISO symbol set contains special international characters that replace th[...]

User’s Manual GL-5 GLOSSARY Glossary Orientation The direction of print on a page. Printing such that the shorter edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called portrait orientation. Printing such that the longer edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called landscape orientation. Example: Page description language A set of codes[...]

GL-6 User’s Manual Glossary Postscript See Page description language. Precharger wire A fine wire in the printer’s process cartridge that imparts an electrical charge to the photoconductive drum. The charge makes the drum sensitive to light. Printable area The area of the physical page in which the printer is able to print. Page printers have a[...]

User’s Manual GL-7 GLOSSARY Glossary Resolution The fineness of the printing. Resolution depends on the number of dots per inch. High resolution (with more dots) is finer and more precise than low resolution, which is coarser with rougher edges. Scalable font A font capable of printing in any point size. Scalable fonts are stored on the computer?[...]

GL-8 User’s Manual Glossary Toner Electrically charged carbon particles that adhere to charged areas on the photoconductive drum to produce an image pattern. The carbon pattern is transferred to the paper and melted by the fuser unit to form a permanent image on the paper. Transfer unit The part inside a page printer that transfers the image from[...]

User’s Manual IN-1 INDEX Index A AC power conditions 1–4 to 1–5 Accessories, ordering information B–1 Adjusting print density 1–27 AUTOEXEC.BAT file 4–7 B Bitmapped fonts, resident available fonts C–3 samples of A–1 Button functions 3–3 to 3–4 C Cable, interface 1–17, 4–5, 4–8, 4–9 Cautionary notes electrostatic damage 1[...]

IN-2 User’s Manual Index Letterhead 3–23, 3–32 Light printout See Print density adjustment LocalTalk interface 4–7 Location of printer 1–4 Loading paper 1–12 M Maintenance periodic routine 5–2 to 5–17 cleaning corona wire 5–10 cleaning paper path 5–10 cleaning precharger wire 5–17 replacing cleaner pad 5–5 replacing print un[...]

User’s Manual IN-3 INDEX Index different size of 4–15 loading paper 1–12 to 1–13 ordering information B–2 maximum number of sheets C–4 selecting 3–10 Parallel interface 1–17 to 1–18 Parts of printer 1–1 Periodic routine maintenance 5–2 to 5–17 Plus (+) button 3–4, 3–10, 3–11, 3–12, 3–13 Portrait orientation See Ori[...]

IN-4 User’s Manual Index Printer connecting to computer 1–17 to 1–18 nomenclature 1–1 to 1–3 operational problems 6–8 repacking 5–18 resetting 3–4, 3–6 Printer drivers control of print parameters by 2–1 installation 1–21 to 1–25 Printer status indications 6–15 Printing a test page offline 1–19 feeding sheets manually 3?[...]

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