Kyocera FS-1900 manual

FS -1 900 Pa g e P r i n t e r Operation Guide T able of Contents[...]

i Caution o n Installa ti on NO LIABILITY IS ASSU MED FOR ANY DAMAGE C A USED BY IMPROPER INST AL LATION. Noti ce on Sof tware SOFTWARE USED WIT H THIS PR INTER MU ST SUPPO RT THE PRINTER’S EMULATION MO DE. The p rinter is fa ctory-set to emulate the PCL. The emulation mode can be changed by follo wing the procedu res described in Chapte r 1 . No[...]

ii IBM PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT THE DEVICE YOU HA VE P URCHASED CONT AINS ONE OR MORE SOFTW ARE PROGRAMS ("PROGRAMS") WH ICH BELONG TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHIN ES CORPORA TION ("IBM"). THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES TH E TERMS AND CON- DITIONS UNDER WH ICH THE SOFTW ARE IS BEING LICENSED TO YOU BY IBM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH T HE[...]

iii Typ ef ace T r adema rk Ackno wled gement All resident fonts in this printer are lic ensed from Agfa Co rporation. Helvetica, P alatino and Times are registered trademark s of Linotype-Hell AG. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Book man, ITC ZapfChancery and ITC Z apf Dingbats are registered trademar ks of International Type- face Corporatio n. Agfa [...]

Contents iv Contents Intr oduction ... ........ .......... ........... ....... .......... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... . ix F eat ures ........ ................... ............. .................... ............. ................... ................... .......................... ............. ..... x F or More Informa tion... [...]

Contents v P ag ination ............ ............ .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. ....................................... 1-41 Emulation .................. ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... ............. .......................... 1-41 Ch[...]

Contents vi Configuration ................... ............. .................... ............. ................... ................... ........... .............. .............. 1 -91 P ag e Protect Mode ................. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ......... ................. 1 -91 Linefe[...]

Contents vii Chapter 4 T rouble shooting . ....... .......... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... ...... 4-1 General Gu ide ...... ................... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. ..... ........ ..................... 4-2 Print Qual ity Proble ms .......... ..................[...]

Contents viii RS-232C /RS-422A Pro tocol ................. ................... ............. ................... ............. .................... .. ................. . C-9 PRESCRIBE FRP O D0 Command ..... .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. ............ C -10 RS-232C Cable Connectio n ........[...]

ix Intr oduction The K yocera M ita page prin ter has many ext remely des irable features . It was desi gned to make a contribution to a cleaner environment as well as to represent the latest generat ion of page printer technol ogy . This section cont ains the followi ng subsections. •F e a t u r e s • F or More Information... • Guide to the [...]

x F eatures Ultra long lif e modul es The drum, developer , and fuser have been designed for ul tra long life. Amor phou s silicon d r um The drum has been de veloped us ing Kyo cera’s uniq ue ceramic technolog y using a morphous s ilico n. KIR (Kyocer a Ima ge Refine ment ) This is Kyocera’s orig inal smoot hing func tion. It u ses sof tware t[...]

xi W ide V ariety of Av ailable F onts The prin ter comes wi th 80 PCL /PS compatible fonts and a line pr inter bitmap fo nt installe d. PRESCRI BE Comm and La nguage PRESCR IBE provides features including ad vanced graphics ca pabilities that a llow you to print any conc eivab le out line shape or soli d form. Al so provided a re a varie ty of spe[...]

xii F or More Inf or m a tion... Guide to the Oper ation Guide This Oper atio n Guide has the foll owing chapters: Chapter 1 Using the Opera tor Panel This chapter explains the message display , indicators and keys on the operator pa nel, a nd how to make va rious set tings from t he operato r panel. Chapter 2 P aper Selection This chapter expl ain[...]

xiii Appendix B Options This appendix ex plains how t o expand the printer's memory and how to install each option uni t. Ap pendi x C Host C omput er Inter face This appendix e xplains the pin assig nment and s pecificatio ns for the printer’s parallel interface, USB interface, and optional serial int erface. Appendix D Specif icati ons Thi[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Using the Oper a tor P a nel 1 This ch apter expla ins the fo llowing topics: • Understanding t he Operator P anel • Printing T est P ages • P aper Han dlin g • P agination •e - M P S •I n t e r f a c e • Operating the Storage Device • Configuration[...]

Unders tanding the Operat or Panel 1-2 Under standing the Oper a tor Panel The oper ator panel ha s a LCD message di splay , three indicators, and eight keys . Message s that appear on the display a nd functions of indicato rs and keys are expl ained in the sections t hat follows. Messa ge Display The messa ge displa y gives info rmation i n the fo[...]

Understandi ng the Ope rator Pane l 1-3 Interf ace Indica tor The interface indicator shows the interface that is currently used. It uses the fo llowing abbre viatio ns: PAR Standard bi-directional parall el interface USB Standard USB interface SER Option serial inte rface (RS- 232C) OPT Opti on ne twork i nterf ace card --- No in terf ace is act i[...]

Unders tanding the Operat or Panel 1-4 Paper Type Indica tor This shows the p aper type def ined for the curren t paper casette. Automatic cassette switching is availa ble according to the pape r type. The paper type ca n be specifi ed at the opera tor panel. See Custom P a per Type on page 1-32 . The fo llowing abbrevia tions are u sed to indicate[...]

Understandi ng the Ope rator Pane l 1-5 Ke y s The o pera tor p anel ke ys ar e use d to confi gure the printer . Note th e certain keys have the secondary function. Settings made wi th these ke ys effec t only th e interface c urren tly in use. GO CANCEL MENU ENTER ? Note Key F unction • Switches the printer on-l ine and off-line. • Prin ts a [...]

Unders tanding the Operat or Panel 1-6 Menu Syste m R oad Map This se ction exp lains how to use t he menu sel ection syst em. The MENU key on the opera tor pan el allows you t o use the menu t o set or change the printer environment such as the number of co pies to make, emulation, etc., to your specific needs . Settings can be made when Ready is [...]

Understandi ng the Ope rator Pane l 1-7 Cont inue d on ne xt page Continu ed from pr evious p age >NetWare > On Nibble (high) High Speed Normal >Parallel I/F Auto >NetWare Off On >TCP/IP Off >Ether Talk Off >OPT. StatusPage Off >>NetWare Frame Auto >>DHCP OFF >>IP Address >>Subnet Mask >>Gateway Em[...]

Unders tanding the Operat or Panel 1-8 Cont inue d on ne xt page Continu ed from pr evious p age Ignore LF CR and LF On Landscape Regular Font > >>Courier Dark Dark >>Letter Gothic Regular >>Size 012.00 >>Pitch 10.00 cpi >List of Internal Fonts Page Set > >Copies 001 >Orientation Portrait >Page Protect Auto[...]

Understandi ng the Ope rator Pane l 1-9 Cont inue d on ne xt page Continu ed from pr evious p age Hard Disk > >Read Data >Write Data >Delete Data >List of Partitions RAM Disk Mode On RAM Disk Mode Off >RAM Disk Size >Read Data >Write Data >Delete Data >List of Partitions >Read Fonts >Read Data >Write Data >[...]

Unders tanding the Operat or Panel 1-10 Light (Thin) Cont inue d on ne xt page Continue d from P revious page >MP Tray Mode Cassette Paper Handling > >MP Tray Size A4 or Letter >MP Tray Type Plain >EF Size DL or Business >EF Type Envelope >BulkFeeder Size >BulkFeeder Type Plain >Cassette Size > inch >>Unit mm >[...]

Understandi ng the Ope rator Pane l 1-1 1 Continu ed from pr evious p age Perm / Temp Others > >Form Feed Time Out 030sec. >Sleep Timer > 030 min. >Print HEX-DUMP >Printer Reset Permanent >Resource Prot. Off Off >Buzzer On >Service > >>Print Status Page Mode Off >Auto Continue Mode On >>Auto Continue Tim[...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-12 Printing T est P ages This secti on explains the procedur e for printing t he printer’s i nternal information u sing the menu selecti on system. The menu map is usefull as a reference to guide yourself through the menu selection sys tem. The sta tus page i s a list of parameters an d setting s for most bas ic printer co[...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-13 MENU MAP FS-1900 P age Printer Sample MENU MAP[...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-14 Stat us Page If you want to check the printer's current status, including memory available and option s ettings, you can find the informat ion you need on the status page. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repe atedly until Print Status Page appears. 3 Press the ENTER k ey . A ques tion ma rk ( ? ) appears. [...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-15 The fo llowing is a sample status pag e. The n umbers be low refer to the contents e xplained on the fo llowi ng pages. Items and values on the status page may vary depending on the pr inter ’ s firmwa re vers ion. KIR T est pattern ON Memory Installed Options Network Status Emulation T oner Gaug e 0 100 Interfaces Hard[...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-16 1 — Software V e rsion This information shows the firmware version and date o f issue of the printer . 2 — H a rdw a re I n f o rma t i o n This in formation sh ows va rious prin ter setting s, such a s the size and type of the pape r in the paper casset tes. 3 — Memo r y This sh ows the am ount of total memory i ns[...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-17 10 — I nterf ace In f or mation This informa tion shows the default font and the default e mulation for al l interface s install ed in the printer . 11 — KIR T est Pa tter n KIR is the K y ocera Mita’s original s moothing funct ion. This test p attern shows the e ffect of th e KIR (K yocer a Image Refinement) sy ste[...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-18 Ser vi ce Status Pa ge The service status page cont ains printer set tings info rmation that is more detail ed than the sta ndard st atus pag e and is therefo re for mo stly serv ice purp oses. H owev er , sin ce the re is a great d eal of informa tion av ailabl e on the se rvice status page th at may be helpful to you, t[...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-19 Netw or k Card Interf ace S ta tus P age T o use this functi on, the networ k interfa ce card must be instal led on the printer . Y ou can print o ut a status pag e for the netwo rk interface. Th e network interface card status page shows the firmware version, the ne twork addresse s, and oth er informatio n under various[...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-20 7 The default sett ing is On . If it is se t to Off , chang e it as fo llows. Press the ENTER key . A blinking question mark ( ? ) appears. 8 Sele ct On using t he or ke y . 9 Press the ENTER key agai n. 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . >Opt. StatusP age ? Off >Opt. StatusP age ? On [...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-21 F ont Lists T o help in selectin g fonts, y ou can print th e lists of the f onts in cluding option fo nts. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Font > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil > Font Select> a ppears. 5 T o prin t a list of t he inte rnal f [...]

Printi ng T est Pages 1-22 F ont Lists[...]

Printin g T est Pages 1-23 R eceiv ed Data Du mping It is pos sible to print data re ceived by the print er as hex adecimal cod e for the purposes of debugging pro grams and files. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Others > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil > Print HEX-DUMP a p[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-24 P aper Handling This section ex plains how to use the operator pa nel to change t he paper size and type f or each paper source, the mode for the MP (multi -purpose) tray , and other settings regardi ng paper han dling. Settin g the Paper Size Set the paper sizes according to the sizes of paper to be set in the paper cassett e [...]

Paper H andlin g 1-25 Custom P aper S ize In addition t o the standard sizes A5, A 4, B5, Lett er , and Legal (for U. S. A. only) size for the pape r cassette, paper of other sizes can be fed as cust om sizes. Whe n placing paper of sizes other than A5, A4, B 5, Letter , o r Legal (for U . S. A. onl y) int o the paper c ass ette, s et the size of t[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-26 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Cassette Size > a ppears. If option p aper feeders are ad ded, Cassette 1 Size will appear f or the standard paper cassette and Cassette 2 Size , Cassette 3 Size , and Cassette 4 Size will appea r for the opti on paper feeders. Set the unit o f measurement as des cribed in the next s[...]

Paper H andlin g 1-27 Entering the Width and Length Then , use the fo llow ing pr ocedu re to set th e pap er siz e. 1 When the unit of measuremen t is set, pre ss the key . >>X Dimension appears as s hown below (the pa per width sett ing). 2 Press the ENTER key . A bli nking cu rsor ( ) appears. 3 Press the or key to incr ease or decrea se t[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-28 7 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . T o print us ing th e custom size set above, def ine the sa me custom si ze on the pri nter dr iver . F or details, see Setting Custom P aper Size in Print er Driver G uide . Settin g the Paper Size in MP T ray When using the MP tray in the ca ssette mode, y ou sh[...]

Paper H andlin g 1-29 6 Press th e or key to display the desir ed MP tray s ize. The displa y cha nges as sho wn below . A4 Executive Letter Legal Custom Oficio II Statement Folio Youkei 2 Youkei 4 Hagaki OufukuHagaki Monarch Business Comm. #9 Comm. #6 3/4 DL C5 A6 B6 A5 B5 ISO B5 7 When the de sired pap er size i s displa yed, pres s the ENTE R ke[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-30 Settin g the Paper T ype Set the pape r types a ccord ing to the paper to b e set i n the c asset te and t he MP tra y . Setting the Paper T ype in P aper Cassette Make this setting to mat ch the paper type fe d from the paper ca ssette of the printer . If the paper type is set correctly , you can perform printi ng using the me[...]

Paper H andlin g 1-31 Settin g the Paper Typ e in MP T ray Y ou can automatically select the paper cassette according to the se lection made by the ap plication software (printer dri ver). The factory def ault setting is Plain . This m enu doe s not app ears wh en the opt ion en velope feede r is inst alled on the pri nter . F or more details ab ou[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-32 6 Press the or key to displa y the des ired MP tray typ e. The dis play cha nges as sho wn below . Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock Custom ( 1 to 8 ) 7 When the de sired MP tray typ e is displ ayed, press the ENTER key . 8 Press the MENU key a nd the [...]

Paper H andlin g 1-33 5 Press the ENTER key . A blink ing question mark ( ? ) appears. 6 Press the or key to display the desired paper t ype. The disp lay cha nges as sho wn below . Custom ( 1 to 8 ) Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock 7 When the pa per type t o be customize[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-34 Setting the Paper W eight Y ou can set the paper thickness for your custom paper t ype to be customized . 1 Display th e custom paper type (see Custom P aper Type on page 1-32 ) and pres s th e > key . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >>Paper Weight a ppears. 3 Press the ENTER key . A blinking question mark ( ? ) [...]

Paper H andlin g 1-35 Setting the Duple x P ath T o use this function, the duplexer must be installed on the printer . If the paper type is set to Custom and th e opti on du plex er is in sta lled on the printe r , you ca n set whethe r or no t to e nable duplex printi ng as f ollows. The de fault se tting is Enable . 1 Display th e custom paper ty[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-36 Re settin g the Custom P aper Typ e R esets th e set tings of Custom 1 to 8 that are set in Custom P aper T ype on page 1-32 . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Paper handling > a ppears. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Reset Type Adjust appea rs. 5 Press the ENTER[...]

Paper H andlin g 1-37 MP T r ay Mode T h e M P t ra y c a n b e u s e d i n e i t h e r of t w o m od e s – first or cassette . The MP tray feed pa per differen tly depending on the mode: •C a s s e t t e M o d e This is the defa ult mode. The MP tray acts in the same manner as other paper so urce. The printer can correctly fee d paper from any[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-38 5 Press the ENTER key . A blinking question mark ( ? ) appears. 6 Sele ct First or Cassette usi ng the or key . 7 Press the ENTER key . 8 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Selecti ng the P aper F eed Source Y ou can select from which paper source printing will be performed . If no option unit s are [...]

Paper H andlin g 1-39 Output Stac k The fo llowing procedure allows you to select wh ether pr intouts w ill be received b y the face-d own output tra y or to the fa ce-up output tray . If an option sorter i s installed , it can al so be sele cted usin g the man ner described below . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Pape[...]

Paper Hand ling 1-40 Ov er ridin g A4 and Lett er Size Di fference This selec ts whe ther t o enabl e or d isab le th e diff eren ce betw een A4 siz e and Lett er size. Und er the defa ult setti ng of Off , the p ape r si ze of the paper source is matc hed to the paper size forma tting the jobs. If the se differ , a correspon ding error me ssage is[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-41 P a gina tion The i tems r egar ding p aginat ion ca n be m ade f rom t he ope rator panel. The items tha t can be set are shown below . •E m u l a t i o n •F o n t • Cod e Set •N u m b e r o f C o p i e s • Printing Orientat ion • KIR (K yocera Image Refinement) •E c o p r i n t • R esolu tion Emulation The fo llo[...]

Pagina tion 1-42 5 Press the ENTER key . 6 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Al t er n ati ve E mu l ati on fo r K PD L E m ul ati on The auto KP DL ( KPDL (AUTO) ) emula tion enable s the printe r to automatically change the emulation mode according to the print job received. The alternative emulation can be selected u[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-43 8 Press the or key repeated ly un til the des ired alt ernativ e emulation appe ars. 9 Press the ENTER key . 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Printing KPDL Er ror s The printer can print error descrip tions when printing error occurs during KPDL emulatio n. The default i s Off – the prin ter does[...]

Pagina tion 1-44 8 Sele ct On using t he or ke y . 9 Press the ENTER key . 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . F ont Y ou can select the default font for the current interface. In addition to the internal fonts, all font s that are down loaded to the printer memory , or fonts stored on a CompactFlash card, Microdrive, [...]

Pa ginat ion 1-45 6 Press the > key . The me ssage displa y cha nges to that show be low . The lett er befor e the number indicates the typ e of font as shown belo w: 7 Press the ENTER key . A blink ing question mark ( ? ) appears. 8 Press the or key repeated ly unti l the desire d font number appears. F or font numbers of th e internal f onts, [...]

Pagina tion 1-46 Defau lt F ont Size The followi ng procedu re determines the size of the default fo nt. If the default font i s a fixed font such a s Courier or Letter Gothi c, the character pitch can be change d instead of the fo nt size. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Font > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 P[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-47 Changing Ty pe for Cour ier/Letter Gothic Courier or Letter Gothic font type can be selected as Regular or Dark. F o r example, t o change the t ype of Courier , proceed as follows: 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Font > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Fo[...]

Pagina tion 1-48 Setting the Char acter Pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic The character pi tch for fixed font s is adjust able when the defa ult font is Cour ier or Letter Gothic . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Font > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Font Select > a ppea[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-49 Code Set Y ou can change the character code set. A vailable character code sets vary depending on the current font. (The default is IBM PC-8 .) 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Font > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . Pr ess the or key unti l > Code Set appea rs. 4 Press the ENTER key . A blinkin[...]

Pagina tion 1-50 Number of Copi es Y ou can set the number of copies to be printed of each page fo r the current interfa ce. The nu mber of cop ies can be set betw een 1 and 999 . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Page set > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Copies ap pea rs. [...]

Pa ginat ion 1-51 Printin g Orient ation The d efau lt orie ntatio n of the pa ge ca n be se lecte d from the p ortra it (upright ) and lan dscape (sidewa ys) page or ientatio n. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Page Set > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Orientation ap pea [...]

Pagina tion 1-52 KIR (K yoce ra Ima ge R efine ment) This printer incorporates the KIR (K yocera Image Refinement) smoothing functio n. This functi on provi des hig h print q uality by provid ing softw are enhancement o f print resoluti on. Set the print density to 3 when setting the KIR mode. For details on print density , see page 1-95 . L ook at[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-53 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Print Quality > a ppears. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >KIR Mode ap pea rs. 5 Press the ENTER key . A blink ing question mark ( ? ) appears. 6 Sele ct On or Off using th e or key . 7 Press the ENTER key . 8 Press the MENU ke y . The[...]

Pagina tion 1-54 Ecopri nt The Ecoprint enables you to reduce t he amount of toner consume d on the page so as t o save your printing costs. Y o u can set to Ecoprint mode on, as follows. (Th e factory def ault setting is Off .) The E copr int settin g has no e ffect on t he prin t spe ed. The E coprint mod e set ting is On w hen the p rinting imag[...]

Pa ginat ion 1-55 Re s o l u t i o n Proce ed as follow s to s et the defa ult p rint res olutio n fro m four ways — 300 dpi , 600 dpi , and Fast 1200 mode . The clarity of printed characters and grap hics becomes sharper in this orde r . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Print Quality > a ppears. 3 Press the > k[...]

e-MP S 1-56 e-MPS T o use the e-MPS s ystem, an o ption Micr odrive must be installe d in the printer . e-MPS is an abbrevi ation for ‘enhanced -Multiple Print ing System’ which implements t he follo wing functions that are avai lable from t he printer driver: •J o b R e t e n t i o n • Job St orage In either job mo de, when printing a docu[...]

e-MPS 1-57 Jo b Storage Job stora ge stores print jobs either t emporar ily or perma nently , or in virtual mai lboxes, as you click an approp riate radio button on the pri nter driver when print ing from a computer . Vir tual Mailbo x Virtual mailbox is part of Jo b Storage , which st ores prin t jobs on the Microdriv e with out prin ting. It enab[...]

e-MP S 1-58 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Quick Copy ap pea rs follo wed by t he us er nam e ( Harold , in this example). T he user name is ass igned a t printi ng using the prin ter driver . 5 Press the ENTER key. A bl inki ng ques tio n mark ( ? ) appears before the user name. 6 Press the or key to dis play the de sired user name, Arl[...]

e-MPS 1-59 Deleti ng a Qui ck Co p y J ob All qu ick copy jobs are aut omaticall y deleted when the printer is turned off . If you desire to explicitly de lete a stored q uick copy job, proce ed as follows: 1 Follow steps 1 through 8 in t he ab ove secti on to l et the t itle o f the job displayed . 2 When the ti tle of the job is displ ayed, e. g.[...]

e-MP S 1-60 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Quick Copy ap pea rs follo wed by t he us er nam e ( Harold , in this example). T he user name is ass igned a t printi ng using the prin ter driver . 5 Press the ENTER key. A bl inki ng ques tio n mark ( ? ) appears before the user name. 6 Press the or key to dis play the de sired user name, Arl[...]

e-MPS 1-61 Printing a P riva te J ob In privat e print ing, you ca n specif y that a j ob is not p rinted u ntil you release the job from the o perator pa nel. A t sending the j ob from th e applicati on software, yo u should spe cify a 4-digi t access code in the printe r driver . The job is released for printing by entering the access code on the[...]

e-MP S 1-62 8 Press the or key to displ ay the des ired job t itle. 9 Press the ENTER k ey . Th e ID input line app ears. E nter the four-digi t access code ente red in the prin ter driver and pres s the ENTER key . T o enter t he ID, press th e < or > key to move the curs or to the number to be changed and then enter the correct number by pr[...]

e-MPS 1-63 Stor ing a Print J ob The procedure b elow all ows you to store print jobs to the Micro drive that are fre que ntly n eeded su ch as fax cov er pag es, ch eck list s, and order forms, for pr inting at any later tim e usin g the op erator panel. The pr int jobs will not be delet ed when the prin ter is turne d off. R eleasin g a Stored J [...]

e-MP S 1-64 8 Press the or key to displ ay the des ired job t itle. 9 Press the ENTER key . If you entered an access code for the printer driver , the ID input li ne appears. Enter the fo ur-digit acce ss code entered in the pri nter driver and pr ess the ENTER key . T o ente r the ID, press th e < or > key to mo ve the c ursor to the numbe r[...]

e-MPS 1-65 Printing a Co de J ob KM-NE T Jo b Manage r Install the KM -NET Job Manager s oftware fro m the K yocera Mita Digital Librar y CD -ROM supplied with t he printer . T o do this, from the CD -ROM Main Me nu , se lec t Printer Utilities > Install KM-NET Job M anager . 1 Browse through W indows St art > Progr ams > KYOCERA MIT A >[...]

e-MP S 1-66 5 Double click Model Name on t h e l is t . Th e j o b s cu r r e n tl y s t o re d i n th e printer are shown. T o print the job, right click Job name and th en click Print on the drop down list t hat appears. It is pos sible to sele ct more than o ne job at a time by rig ht clicking a job one by one while pre ssing the Shift key on th[...]

e-MPS 1-67 Printing a Li st of Code J o bs If you se lect P ermanent Job S torage on the p rinter dri ver , you ca n have a List of Code J ob printed usin g the operato r panel. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil e-MPS > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repe atedly un til >List of Code JOB appear[...]

e-MP S 1-68 R etrie ving J obs from Vir tual Mai lbo x (VMB) T o use this mode, a n option Microdrive must be instal led in the printer . T o retrieve t he jobs posted in t he virtual ma ilbox, pr oceed as follows. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil e-MPS > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat ed[...]

e-MPS 1-69 Printing a Li st of VMB A Virtual Mailbo x list incl udes the jobs curre ntly stored in the mailboxe s. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil e-MPS > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >List of VMB ap pea rs. 5 Press the ENTER k ey . A ques tion ma rk ( ? ) appears. 6 Pre[...]

e-MP S 1-70 e-MPS Con figurat ion Y ou can change the following parameters for e-MPS operation: • Maximum n umber of Qu ick Copy/Proo f and H old jobs • Maxi mum spac e as signed to temp orary cod e jobs • Maxi mum sp ace as signed to perm anent c ode job s • Maximu m space a ssigned to virtu al mailbox es The tot al amount of storage ar ea[...]

e-MPS 1-71 8 Press the or key to increase o r decreas e the valu e at the b linking cursor . The valu e can be s et betwe en 0 and 50 . Use th e > and < keys to move the cursor right and left. 9 When the desi red maximum number of jobs is set, p ress the EN TER key . 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Maximu m S[...]

e-MP S 1-72 8 Press the or key to incr ease or decrea se, resp ectivel y , the value at the blinki ng cursor . Use the > and < keys to mov e the cursor right and l ef t. 9 When the de sired si ze is displ ayed, press the ENTER key . 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Maximu m Spac e Assigned to P er manent Code [...]

e-MPS 1-73 9 When the de sired si ze is displ ayed, press the ENTER key . 10 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Maximu m Spac e Assigned to Vir tual Mail bo x es This changes the Microdrive space for virtual mailboxes. Y ou can change the maximum space from 0 to 9999 (megabytes). The actual maximum size depends on th e s[...]

Interface 1-74 Interface The printe r is equip ped with both a para llel an d USB interfa ce. Opti on serial interface board kit and network interface card can a lso be installed. V arious printing environment paramete rs such as the default emulation can be changed indepently on different in terfaces by using the printer’s menu selection system.[...]

Interface 1-75 6 Press the ENTER key . A blink ing question mark ( ? ) appears. 7 Press the or key to display the desired mode. The di splay changes as s hown below . Pres s t he EN TER key . AUTO (default) Normal High Speed Nibble (high) 8 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . USB I nterf ace Mod e About USB i nterface, fo[...]

Interface 1-76 Serial Interface Paramete r s This sect ion appl ies to the p rinters having th e option ser ial inte rface board kit (IB-10E) in stalled. The baud rate, da ta bits, stop bits, parity , and proto col for the serial interface can be set a s follow s: 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeatedl y until Interface > appear s.[...]

Interface 1-77 6 Press the > ke y . Each time the or key is pressed , the sett ing item and current setting change as shown below . 7 Display th e sett ing item to b e changed and p ress the ENTER key . A quest ion ma rk ( ? ) appears. The following ex ample explai ns how to change the baud rate. The settings for other items can be changed in a [...]

Interface 1-78 Networ k Inte rface Paramete r s This sect ion appl ies to the p rinters having th e option network c ard installed. T o make your printer suppo rts TC P/IP , Netware, an d EtherT alk networks, you will nee d to install the op tion netwo rk interface card in the printer and make the pro per settin gs as expla ined in th is secti on. [...]

Interface 1-79 6 Press the > key . Each t ime the or k ey is pressed, the display cha nges as sho wn below . 7 The following ex ample expla ins how to act ivate TCP/IP pr otoco l to connect the printer in the network. Y ou can select Netware or EtherTalk in a simila r manner . If TCP/IP is currently Off is displayed, sel ect On using the or key [...]

Interface 1-80 8 Press the > key . Each t ime the or k ey is pressed, the ite m cha nges as sho wn below . 9 Display th e item t o be set a nd press t he ENTE R key . Fo r DHCP , a questi on mark ( ? ) appears. F or IP Address , Subnet Mask , and Gateway , the cursor ( ) blinks. 10 Fo r DHCP , s elect On or Off using t he or ke y . F or IP Addre[...]

Operat ing the Sto rage Dev ice 1-81 Operating the Stora ge De vice The printer supports three types of s torage devices: CompactFlash card, Mic rodri ve, and R AM disk . The printer is equipped with a sl ot for a CompactFlash card a nd a Microdrive. By inserting a CompactFlash card or Microdrive into the printer , the follo wing op erations become[...]

Opera ting the S torage Devic e 1-82 3 The d efaul t sett ing is Off . Pre ss the EN TER key . A bl inking questi on mark ( ? ) appears. Sele ct On using t he or key , an d then pre ss th e ENTER key . 4 Press the > key to displa y >RAM Disk Size . 5 Press the ENTER key agai n, and chan ge the RAM d isk si ze us ing the or ke y . I t is not p[...]

Operat ing the Sto rage Dev ice 1-83 R eadin g Da ta T o read data on a CompactFlash card, Microdrive, or the RAM disk use th e follow ing proced ure: 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press th e or key repeated ly until Memory Card > , Hard Disk > or RAM Disk Mode > appears. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Read Da[...]

Opera ting the S torage Devic e 1-84 Writing D ata Y ou c an writ e data t o a Co mpactF lash car d, th e Micro drive, or th e RAM disk u sing the ope rator pane l. Whe n wr iting dat a to the st orage device , a name i s auto matic ally assi gned t o the d ata. Th e Compac tFlas h card or the Microdriv e or the RA M disk must be formatted . Otherw[...]

Operat ing the Sto rage Dev ice 1-85 7 In this stat e, send the file from t he compute r to the printer . The file is written onto th e stora ge de vice give n a dest inatio n name (also referred to as a partition name) which the printer automatically assigns one after anot her as follo ws: DataS 001 (first da ta), DataS00 2 (second data ), Dat aS0[...]

Opera ting the S torage Devic e 1-86 9 Repeat above steps until y ou have transferred a ll data (files) t hat you w ant to wr ite to th e Compac tFlash c ard. Eac h time yo u finis h writing data, a Comp actFlash card write info rmation pag e is print ed from the print er showing the i nformatio n explained i n step 4 abo ve, but pertai ning only t[...]

Operat ing the Sto rage Dev ice 1-87 R eadin g F onts from a Compact Flash Car d If a font (CompactFlash) card is already inserted into the slot when the printer is turned o n, the f onts are a utomati cally read int o the pri nter . T o re- read fonts int o the printer from a CompactFl ash card, procee d as follow s. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Pres[...]

Opera ting the S torage Devic e 1-88 F or matti ng a Stora ge De vice A new CompactFlash card or Microdrive must be formatted befo re it can be used in the printer . Y ou can format the storage device using th e printer operat or panel. • Formatting will destroy a ny existing data on a storage device. • Y ou can format the Microdriv e using the[...]

Operat ing the Sto rage Dev ice 1-89 When the formatting is successfully completed, the printer automatically prints o ut a format informatio n page as shown be low . Capacity. The tota l siz e of t he Compact Flash ca rd or the Mi crodri ve memor y . Used Space . The size th e printer uses for it s system . Free Space. The siz e remai ning in the [...]

Opera ting the S torage Devic e 1-90 5 Press the ENTER k ey . A ques tion ma rk ( ? ) appears. 6 Press the ENTER key . Processing appears and t he printing of t he list st arts . The list pro vides the followin g informati on that a re au tomaticall y gen erated by the printe r about data curren tly sto red in the s torage device: Device Name/Numbe[...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-91 Configuration This section e xplains the details of pri nter sett ings. Th e follow ing items are covered. • P age Protect Mode • Lin efeed (LF) Acti on • Carriage-R eturn (CR) Action •W i d e A 4 P i t c h •P r i n t D e n s i t y •T o t a l P r i n t e d P a g e s • T one r Counter Resetting • Mes sage Lan gu[...]

Configurati on 1-92 6 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Auto ap pea rs. 7 Press the ENTER key . 8 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . Linef eed (LF ) Action This proced ure instruct s the printe r what to do w hen it receives a linefeed code (character code 0AH). 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u [...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-93 Car riage-R etur n (CR) Actio n This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a carriage- return code (character code 0DH) 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Page set > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >CR Action ap pea rs. 5 Press the E[...]

Configurati on 1-94 Wi d e A 4 Pi t c h Turn t his to On t o increase the maximum number of characters that can be prin ted i n a lin e for A4 page ( 78 ch aract ers at 10 pi tch ) and Let ter size page ( 80 characters a t 10 pit ch). This se tting is effective in only PCL 6 emulation. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil P[...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-95 Print D ensity The prin t densit y can be ad justed in five st eps: fr om 01 (lig ht) to 05 (dark). The f act ory s etting is 03 . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Print Quality > a ppears. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Print Density a ppears. 5 Press the ENTER[...]

Configurati on 1-96 T ota l Pr inte d Pages This proced ure displays the total numbe r of printed pages . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Life Counters > a ppears. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Total Print ap pear s, the total numbe r of printed page s displaye d. 5 Press the MENU [...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-97 5 Press the ENTER k ey . A ques tion ma rk ( ? ) appears. 6 Press the ENTER key . The toner counter is reset. The message display returns to Ready . Message Language Y ou can select t he language o f the messag es on the mess age display b y follow ing the proced ure given be low . Y ou can opti onally downl oad message s in o[...]

Configurati on 1-98 6 Press the key . The di splay cycle s through t he availa ble se lections in the following order (The key cycles in the reverse ord er): 7 Press the ENTER key . 8 Press the MENU ke y . The messag e display r eturns to Ready . >MSG Langu age ? English >Langue ? Francais >Anzeigesp rache ? Deutsch >Lingua ? Italiano &[...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-99 Automa tic F or m F eed T imeout When the printer receives no data for a certain time, it time out and releases the current interface: it prints whatever da ta it has in its buf fer and fe eds out the p age. Y o u can ad just the time -out ti me as fo llows: 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Others [...]

Configurati on 1-100 Sleep Timer Set ting The p rint er has a slee p tim er to conser ve p ower w hen t he prin ter i s not printi ng, pro cessin g, or rece iving d ata. Y ou can adj ust the timer value, the length of time the prin ter waits b efore en tering sl eepin g mode in the abse nce of dat a. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repea[...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-101 T u r ning Off the S leep Ti mer Y ou can turn off t he sleep timer functio n by following the pro cedure given below . 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Others > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil >Sleep Timer > a ppears. 5 Press the > key and displ[...]

Configurati on 1-102 Printe r Re settin g The procedure described below resets the print er’s temporary conditions, such as the current unit of measurement , page orientation, font , character code set, margins, etc., set by commands to their default values. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Others > ap pea rs. 3 Pr[...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-103 R esource Protection When y ou swit ch from th e PCL 6 e mulatio n to anoth er , all download ed font s and macr os ar e los t. R esou rce prot ectio n pre serv es th ese PCL resources in memory so that they are intact when yo u change the emulat ion back to PCL 6 . Resource protection requir es extra memory to store the down[...]

Configurati on 1-104 Alar m (Buzze r) Setting In addition to the message displayed wh en the paper su pply is exhaus ted, or when paper jamming occurs, an audio warning is ma de to sound. This is usefu l, for exa mple, whe n the p rinter is in a locati on some d istan ce from the use r . The audio alarm is set to On when le aving th e factory . If [...]

Conf ig urat ion 1-105 Auto Co ntin ue Setting If an error that still allows you to continue printing o ccurs ( Memory overflow Press GO , Print overrun Press GO , KPDL error Press GO , an d File not found Press GO ), the next rece ived data is automat ically pri nted after a se t period of time elapses. F or examp le, if the printer is shar ed ove[...]

Configurati on 1-106 Setting the Auto Co ntinue Re co v er y Time F ollow the procedure given below to change t he recovery time f or Auto Continue. 1 Press the MENU ke y . 2 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Others > ap pea rs. 3 Press the > key . 4 Press the or key repeat edly u ntil Auto Continue Mode > appea rs. 5 Press the > key [...]

2-1 Chapter 2 P aper Selection 2 This ch apter expla ins the fo llowing topics: • G ener al G uid eli nes • Speci al P aper •P a p e r T y p e[...]

Gen eral Guid elines 2-2 General Guidelines The printer i s designed to print on high-qualit y copier bond paper (the k ind used in ordinary dry copier machines), but it can also accept a variety of other typ es of paper w ithin the limits spec ified belo w . The manufacturer assumes no li ability for problems tha t occur when paper not satisfying [...]

Gen eral Guid elines 2-3 Selecti ng the Righ t P aper Laser prin ting is a process i nvolving las er light, electros tatic disch arge, toner , and heat. In addition, a s the paper pass es through th e printer it undergoes cons iderable slid ing, bending, and twis ting motions . A high- quality p rinting paper match ing the p rinter’s req uiremen [...]

Gen eral Guid elines 2-4 Pape r Siz e Casset tes an d an MP t ray are avai lable for the pap er sizes listed in the table belo w . The di mensional t olerances are ±0.7 mm (± 0.0276 in ches) for the lengt h and width . The angl e at the corners mus t be 90° ±0 .2°. Smoothn ess The paper shoul d have a smooth, unco ated surface. P aper with a r[...]

Gen eral Guid elines 2-5 Pape r Wei ght Equi valenc e T a ble P ap er weight is listed with exp ression in U .S. bond weight ( lb) and Europe an metri c (g/m ²). The s haded po int in dicates the stand ard w eight. Thicknes s (Calipe r) Thick paper is referred to as high-caliper paper an d thin paper as low- caliper paper . The paper used with th [...]

Gen eral Guid elines 2-6 Pape r Grain When paper is manufacture d, it is cut into sheets with the grain runni ng paralle l to the l ength (lo ng grain ) or paralle l to the width ( short grai n). Short gra in paper can cause feeding pr oblems in t he printer . All paper use d in the p rinter sh ould be long gra in. Other P aper P roper ties Porosit[...]

Spec ial P aper 2-7 Special P aper This section expla ins pri nting on special pa per . The page print er can use the foll owing typ es of spe cial pa per . In this c ase, set t he media t ype according to the table below . When using t he above t ypes of pape r , be sure to use products that are specifi ed for use with phot ocopiers and/o r page p[...]

Speci al Pap er 2-8 Adhesiv e -Bac k ed Labels The b asic rule for pr inting on adhes ive labels is that the adhesive must never come into contact with any part of the printer . Adhesive paper sticki ng to the drum o r rollers will d amage the printe r . Be sure to feed label paper from the MP tray . Feeding label paper from a paper ca ssette may c[...]

Spec ial P aper 2-9 The ta ble belo w lists the spec ifica tio ns fo r adh esive label pap er . Env e lopes The printer can p rint o n envelo pes usin g paper wit h a basis weight of 60 to 79 g/m 2 ( 16 to 21 lb/ream). Enve lopes must be manually fed . An env elope is a mo re comple x object than a single s heet of p aper . F or this reason, i t ma[...]

Speci al Pap er 2-10 R ecy c led Paper Select recycled pape r that meets the s ame specifications as the white bond paper (see P aper Specifica tions on pa ge 2-2 ) except whit eness. Before pu rchasing r ecycled pape r , test a sample on the p rinter and check that the print quality is satisfa ctory . Note[...]

Paper T ype 2-1 1 P aper Type The prin ter is capabl e of printi ng under the op timum settin g for the typ e of paper being us ed. Settin g the paper type for the paper source f rom the printe r’s operator panel will cause the printer to automatical ly select the paper source and print in the mode b est suited to that type o f paper . A differen[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Maintenance 3 This chapter explains how to r eplace the toner container and ho w to clean parts such as the registration roller and charger wire. This ch apter expla ins the fo llowing topics: • T oner Container Replacement • W aste T oner Box Replacement •C l e a n i n g[...]

T oner Container Replacement 3-2 T oner Container R eplacement The toner container in the printer should be replaced as soon as the mess age d isplay show s Toner low TK-50 or soon aft er . If you continue to use the printer , eventua lly the toner sup ply wi ll be exh austed at which point the printer will st op printing a nd the Replace toner Cle[...]

T oner Co ntainer Repl acement 3-3 R eplen ishing T oner 1 Open the pr inter top cover al l the w ay . 2 Pull the lock lever (green colored) to the right and gently lift the old toner container . Keep th e toner co ntainer as le vel as poss ible while removing . 3 Put the ol d toner cont ainer in the plasti c bag suppl ied with the toner kit and d [...]

T oner Container Replacement 3-4 4 T ake the new toner container from the b ag. 5 With the l abel side down, tho roughly s hake th e toner con tainer (in the direction of the arrows) te n times or more. This ensures that the toner is ev enly distri buted inside. 6 Carefully remove the protecti ve seal (orange colored). 7 Install the toner contai ne[...]

T oner Co ntainer Repl acement 3-5 8 Push firmly o n the top of t he toner con tainer at the posit ions mark ed PUSH HER E . When the toner container fits into place, it will lock with a cli cking sound. 9 Close the top co ver . It is nece ssary to clean the i nside of the pri nter after replacing t he toner container . If the toner container is re[...]

W aste T oner Box R eplac ement 3-6 W aste T oner Bo x R eplacement R eplac ing th e Waste T on er Bo x When replacing the toner container , the used waste to ner box in the printer should also be replaced with the new one fro m the new toner kit. 1 Open the lef t cover on the lef t side of t he printer . 2 While h olding the waste to ner box, pre [...]

W aste T oner Box R eplac ement 3-7 3 Cap the wast e toner bo x after removi ng from th e printer . 4 T o av oid toner s pilling, place the capped wast e toner bo x in the plastic bag suppl ied before proper di sposal. 5 Open the cap of the new waste t oner box. Cap Old Waste T oner Box Plastic B ag Cap New W as te To n e r B o x[...]

W aste T oner Box R eplac ement 3-8 6 Insert the new waste toner box as shown in t he figure b elow . The box will be lo cked when i t fits into place. 7 Ensure that it is correctly inserted and close the left cover . The printer parts must be cleaned when replacing the toner container . Se e Cleaning on page 3-9 . 8 When the toner containe r is re[...]

Clea ning 3-9 Cleaning T o avoid pr int qualit y problems, t he follo wing prin ter parts must be cleaned with every toner container rep lacement. In addition, the charger wire and paper tr ansfer unit sh ould be cleaned from time to time, or whene ver pr int qu ality p roblem s occur . If the t oner con tainer wa s replac ed when Replace toner Cle[...]

Cleanin g 3-10 Cleanin g the Cha r ger G rid The charger grid is a part located at the bottom of the charger unit, which also needs to be clea ned. Y ou should use a grid cleaner attaching it to the printer and pull out the charger unit as instructed below . 1 T ake th e grid cleaner fro m protective b ag in the new to ner kit, and remove the cap. [...]

Clea ning 3-1 1 3 Slowly pull ou t and th en push back in the char ger unit at least 5 times . It is easier to pull out the charger u nit fo r the fi rst t ime if i t is raised slightly , as sh own in the figure . This cleans gri d part underneath the charge r unit. 4 Remove the grid cleaner fr om the printe r and dispose of it. The grid cleaner is[...]

Cleanin g 3-12 5 After cleaning the charger wire and grid, push the charger unit all the way in a nd close th e left cove r . Paper T r ansfer U nit T o avoid pri nt quality proble ms due to paper dust and debris, clean the paper transfe r unit in the foll owing manner . 1 While pulling the paper transfer unit release lever (green colored), pull ou[...]

Clea ning 3-13 2 Wipe away t he paper dust on the reg istration roll er and the paper ramp using the wiper cloth included in the toner kit. Be caref ul not to t ouch the t ransfer roller (t he black ro ller) du ring cleaning as this ma y adversely a ffect p rint quality . Paper Ramp T ransf er Rol ler [B lack] See Note below . Registrati on Roller [...]

4-1 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting 4 This chapter explains how to handle printer problems that may occur . If a problem cannot be corrected, contact your K yocera Mita dealer . This ch apter expla ins the fo llowing topics: •G e n e r a l G u i d e • Print Quality Problems • Indicators and M essages • Correcting a P aper Jam[...]

Gen eral Gu ide 4-2 General Guide There are q uite a few printer pro blems that you can de al with by yourse lf . This secti on explains how to correct thes e problems. T herefore, if so me kind of probl em should occur , check the fol lowing befor e concludin g the prin ter is broken . If you still cannot correct a printer problem even after check[...]

Print Q uality P roblems 4-3 Print Quality Pr oblems As the f ollowi ng table shows, t here are many possibl e causes of print quality problems , such as bla nk output as . The troubles hooting proce dure for each type o f problem is explain ed below . If you still can not solve th e problem, contact yo ur K yocera Mi ta dealer . Printed Results Co[...]

Print Qu ality Pro blems 4-4 Black o r white vertic al stre aks Check the operator panel. If the Toner low TK-50 mess age is displaye d and the AT T E N T I O N indicato r is fl ashing, i nstall a new t oner kit . See T oner Container Rep lacement on page 3-2 . Clean the charger wire. Open th e printe r left cov er . Pull the cl eaning knob (gre en[...]

Print Q uality P roblems 4-5 Dirt on the to p edge or back of the paper Check the paper chute and the ramp. Pull out the paper tran sfer unit and check for toner on the paper ramp. Clean the paper r amp using a soft, dry , lint- free c loth. S ee Cleaning on page 3-9 . Check the transfer roller . If the transfer roller is dirty with t oner , try pr[...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-6 Indicators and Messa ges The t ables o n the follow ing pag es ind icate how to respon d to pr oblem s indicate d by the o perator pa nel indi cators and me ssages. Indi cator s Indicator Name C ondition Descrip tion Re ad y indic ator Flashing A n erro r occ urs th at you ca n clea r by yours elf. Lit The pr inter is o[...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-7 Main tenance M essages The following t able lists mainten ance messages that you can deal with by yours elf . If Call service person appears, turn off the printer , disconnect the power cord, and contact your K yocera Mita dealer . Messa ge Correctiv e Actio n Add paper (paper source) The paper has run out . Supply pape[...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-8 Load Cassette # (paper size) / (paper type)* *(paper size) and (paper type) are displayed flashin g alternat ely . There is da ta for printi ng that matches wi th a paper cassette setting (paper size, paper type), but there is no paper in the paper cassette. Set paper into the paper source a s displayed on the operator [...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-9 Unsupported external device An unsuppo rted opti on hardwar e has bee n insta lled. Be sur e to inst all proper optio n hardware compatible wi th the FS-1900. Warning image adapt Prin ting jo b can not be done in c urrent resolu tion becaus e ther e is n ot en ough in ternal memory . Tr y adding m ore memory or cha ngin[...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-10 Er ror M essa ges The fo llowin g table lists er ror mes sages th at can be dealt w ith by t he use r . Messa ge Correctiv e Actio n File not found Press GO VMB: A VMB tray that w as specified for ou tput does not contain any jo bs, or the VMB tray is not being used. Confirm the VMB tray . If Auto Continue is set to On[...]

Indicat ors and Messages 4-1 1 Memory card err Insert again The Comp actFlash ca rd is acciden tally remove d from the prin ter’s memory card slot during read ing. If you con tinue readin g the memory card, in sert the same memory card in to the s lot agai n. The pri nter ag ain read s it from the beg inning o f the da ta. Note: We recomme nd tha[...]

Correcti ng a Paper J am 4-12 Cor r ecting a Paper J am The Paper jam mess age is disp layed on t he message d isplay when pape r becomes st uck in the pa per tran sport syst em, the pa per feed ti ming is incorrect, or paper fails to feed at all. The jam can be corrected by remov ing the paper . The printe r goes off -line wh en the Paper jam mess[...]

Correctin g a Paper Jam 4-13 When the j amm ed pap er ha s been remo ved, open a nd close the p rinter ’s top cover or the paper t ransfer unit. Then the printer automatically w arms up, goes on-l ine, and continues pri nting. Dependi ng on the point a t which the j am occ urred, the pr inte r may o r may not pr int the jamm ed page . If paper ja[...]

Correcti ng a Paper J am 4-14 Jam a t the Pape r Cassett e or Ins ide the Prin ter P aper is jam med at th e pa per c asset te o r insi de t he pr int er . R e move the jammed paper usi ng the procedure given below . While the di splay altern ates betwe en the paper jam mes sage and HELP START , press t he key . An online help messag e appears. 1 P[...]

Correctin g a Paper Jam 4-15 3 If paper is jammed before the registration ro ller , remove it as shown in A . If paper is jammed under the registration roller , remove it as shown in B . 4 Open the rear cover and remo ve the jammed paper . 5 Push the paper cassette and paper transfer unit back in a nd close the rea r cover . Regi stra tio n Roll er[...]

Correcti ng a Paper J am 4-16 Paper Jam a t the Opt ion Duple xer P aper is jammed insid e the rear cove r of the option dup lexer or at the duplexer drawer . Remove the jammed paper us ing the proced ure given below . While the di splay altern ates betwe en the paper jam mes sage and HELP START , press t he key . An online help messag e appears. 1[...]

Correctin g a Paper Jam 4-17 3 Remove the jammed paper . 4 Close the re ar cover of the duplexer and the dup lex drawer . and remov e the paper jam. Close rear cove r and duplex dr awer . - HELP END -- Press Key ? ?[...]

Correcti ng a Paper J am 4-18 Paper Jam a t the Opt ion Sor ter P aper is j amme d at t he op tion s orte r . R emo ve th e jamm ed p aper u sing t he procedure given b elow . While the di splay altern ates betwe en the paper jam mes sage and HELP START , press t he key . An online help messag e appears. 1 Open the rear cover of the option sorter .[...]

Correctin g a Paper Jam 4-19 3 Clos e the rea r cove r of the op tion sor ter . Close rear cove r. - HELP END -- Press Key ? ?[...]

Correcti ng a Paper J am 4-20 Jam at t h e MP T r a y P aper is jammed at the MP tray . Remove the jammed paper using the procedure given b elow . While the di splay altern ates betwe en the paper jam mes sage and HELP START , press t he key . An online help messag e appears. 1 Remove the paper jammed at the MP t ray . 2 Open and close the top cov [...]

A-1 A ppendix A F onts A This appendi x explains the t ypes of font s you can use with the printer . A font is a set of characters of a particular design. Th e design is referred t o as a typeface . S everal cha racteris tics ide ntify a f ont. Th ese in clude the code set (F or deta ils on the cod e sets , read the Pr ogramming Manu al on the supp[...]

A-2 List of F onts This section con tains a full list of th e printer’s internal fo nts. The p rinter has 80 PC L/PS comp atible font s and a b itmap font fo r a line prin ter . Y ou can print the same fon t list fro m the prin ter by using the print er’s operat or panel k ey . To print a li st of f onts, ref er to F ont Lists on page 1-21 . F [...]

A-3 Font number Fo nt samples 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67[...]

A-4 Font number Fo nt samples 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80[...]

A-5 KPDL Fonts (1)[...]

A-6 KPDL Fonts (2)[...]

B-1 A ppendix B Options B This appendix exp lains how to expand the print er’s memory and how to ins tall each optio n unit. Also refer to the manuals of the resp ective option unit s. This appendi x explains t he follo wing opti on units: • Expanding the Print er Memory • PF -60 P aper F eeder • DU-60 Duplexer • SO -60 Sorter • EF -60 [...]

Available Options B-2 Av ailable Opt ions 1 SO -60 Sort er Equippe d with five tray s each with 200 shee ts capaci ty . P erforms so rting , co llati ng, a nd mail box fun ction s. Attach es to th e top o f the p rinte r . 2 PT -4/P T -60 F a ce-u p Ou tpu t Tr ay This i s a face -up tr ay . It attaches to the rear of the pr inter . 3 Network I nte[...]

Expand ing the Printer M emory B-3 Expanding the Printer Memor y This section ex plains how to exp and the printer’s memory . Expand ed printer memo ry enables y ou to prin t more complex pages, dow nload more fonts, and define more macros. This section first explains how to remove the main circuit board and then how to install a DIMM (D ual In-l[...]

Expa ndin g the P rint er Me mory B-4 R emo ving the Main Ci rcuit Boa rd The main circuit board of the printer is equipped with two sockets for memory expansio n. Expansion memory is availa ble in the form of DIMM. The following instructions are intende d for the technician only . Notes on Handl ing the Main Circuit Board and DIMM Protec t the ele[...]

Expand ing the Printer M emory B-5 2 Re move the t wo screws from the printer’s rear panel. 3 Pull th e main circuit board all t he way ou t of the p rinter . Before pulling the main circuit board out, clear away the area, behind the printer . Foreign objects, accidentally sticking to th e back of the main circuit b oard, ca n cause ser ious dam [...]

Expa ndin g the P rint er Me mory B-6 DIMM to be u sed 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, and 128 MB DIMM can be used for memory expansi on. See you r Ky ocera Mita dealer for p urchasing inf ormation of the DIMM t hat ar e best suited f or use w ith this printe r . Instal ling DIM M Insert the DI MM int o the socket as shown b elow . 1 R emove the D IMM fr om i[...]

Expand ing the Printer M emory B-7 Rem ovi n g D IM M T o remove a D IMM, care fully pull th e end clip s outwards , then pull t he DIMM out of th e socket. Return the main circuit board to the printer by reversing the pro cedure explai ned in Removing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer . T e sting the Expans ion M emor y After you finis h ins[...]

Expa ndin g the P rint er Me mory B-8 Adju stin g the M emor y on the Pri nter Driver Af ter you i nstall th e addi tional mem ory to t he printer , follo w the instru ctions be low to set the printer driver s o that th e printe r can us e the memories efficiently . 1 Click t he W indows Star t butto n, po int to Settings then click Printe rs . 2 R[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-9 Inst alli ng Op tion Un its PF-60 P aper F eeder Up to three option paper f eeders can b e instal led below t he prin ter . A paper feeder can hold approximat ely 500 s heets of paper a t a time. By us ing option pape r feeders in conj unction with t he printer paper ca ssette, which can also ho ld approx imately 500 s[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-10 4 Push d own th e bottom p late un til it lock s. 5 Set the paper s ize dial to the size of paper to be used. 6 Adjust the paper g uides and paper stopper t o the size of paper t o be used. B5 A4[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-1 1 7 L oad paper . • Do not load more paper than will fit under the load limits on the paper guides. • The p aper c assette wi ll hold app roximately 500 she ets of pap er with a 80 g/m² ( 21 lb) basis weight, or with a th ickness o f 0.1 1 mm. 8 Set the st ack of paper so that it is under the cli ps as shown i n t[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-12 DU-60 Dup le x er Install t he option d uplexer immediately b elow the print er . By combin ing the two bind ing modes (sho rt edge bi nd and long edge b ind) with the two printi ng orien tations (p ortrait an d land scape), d uplex prin ting i s possib le in four diff erent method s. Duplex printing ca n be spec ifie[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-13 4 Gently place the printe r on top of the dup lexer . 5 Connect the printer cable (parallel interface cable,USB interface cable, serial interface cable or network interface cable) according to your operatio n environment. 6 Connect the power cord t o the printer .[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-14 7 P ass the connected cable and power cord thro ugh the opening in the duplexer . 8 Install the dupl exer rear cov er .[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-15 SO-60 Sor ter Install t he opt ion sorte r on top of the prin ter . It is equi pped with f ive sorte r trays , with a cap acity of 200 s heets each. T here are three modes in wh ich printouts can be received: t he sorter mode, the collator mode, and the mail box mo de (f or deta ils abou t the modes, refer to the Prin[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-16 5 If the duplex er is insta lled, remove the d uplexer rear cover , power cord, and printer cable. 6 Remove the sorter connection cover fro m the printer . Store the removed cover in a safe place. 7 Install th e sorter by inserti ng the four hooks on its a ttachment legs into th e notche s in the pri nter . Sorter Con[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-17 8 Push the s orter down. T he lev ers of the at tac hment legs are in th e lock position. 9 Connect t he sorte r cabl e to the pr inte r . When removing the sorter , unlock the attachment legs by releasing the l eve rs as s hown in the figu re o ne by one, an d the n lift the sort er . Sor ter Ca ble[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-18 10 The sorter is equippe d with two power cord sockets. The u pper one is to be connected to a power out let and the lower o ne is to be connected to the pr inte r . 11 Secure the connected sorte r cable and power cord to an attachment leg on the s orter . When disco nnecting the sorter cab le, hol d the gri p on the [...]

Install ing Option U nits B-19 12 If the duplexer is installed, secure the power cord to the duplexe r . T ake care not to loosen th e power cord. 13 If the dup lexer i s install ed, remove the tw o cut-ou t portions from t he upper part of the duplexer re ar cover removed in step 5. 14 Reinstall the dup lexer rear co ver . Dup lexe r Rear Co ver[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-20 15 Install t he five sorter t rays to the sort er . 16 Connect the power cord s upplied with the printer to the sorter . Do not move or lift the printer with the sorter instal led. Sorter T ray W arning[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-21 EF-60 En ve lope F eeder Install the opt ion enve lope fee der at the fron t of the printer . By insta lling the envel ope feeder , you can print on a wide variety of different env elope sizes. And the EF -60 feeds envel opes au tomati cally , making it easy to pri nt on large qu antitie s of enve lopes at one time. I[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-22 3 Fit both ends of the e nvelop e feeder int o their mount ings on the pape r tra nsfer unit a s show n in the fi gure an d lay the en velop e feeder down to ward you. 4 R eturn the pap er tra nsfer u nit in to the p rint er wi th the e nvelop e feeder mounte d. Load en velop es into the en velope fe eder 1 Push the b[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-23 2 Pull o ut the sub-tr ay that matc hes th e size of the e nvelo pes. 3 L oad envelop es into th e envel ope feeder so t hat they feed in face up , right e dge first. The n adjus t the envel ope feeder ’s paper guid es to th e width of th e envel ope. • Do n ot set dif ferent ty pes of env elopes in to the fe eder[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-24 4 Press the pa per setti ng butto n. The envel ope fee der’s bo ttom tray is lifted and envelop es that are fe d are secu red to the enve lope feede r . • Pap er feed er rors may occur wh en usin g large env elopes. If this happens, remove the envelopes and move the switch to the up ( ) position as shown in the fi[...]

Install ing Option U nits B-25 PT-4 /PT-60 Fa ce-up Outp ut T r ay Use the fa ce-up output t ray when you wish pa per to be stacke d with the printed side facing up (rev erse order ), or when you are pri nting on envelop es, post cards, trans parencies , or thick paper . When ins talling it directly to th e printer , use PT -4. If an option duplex [...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-26 Netw or k Int erface Card Inser t the op tion n etwork inte rface ca rd into the opti on inter face sl ot at th e rear of the pri nter . The net work interfa ce card enable s the printer to be used in a netwo rk. 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and printer cable. 2 Remove the two screws f rom the [...]

Install ing Option U nits B-27 4 Connect the net work cable. 5 Set th e ne twork addre ss from the print er ope rator p anel ( for de tails about t he modes, see Network Interface Parameters on page 1-78 ). Network Cable[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-28 Microdriv e (Har d Disk) Insert the Micro drive int o its slot on the main circuit board of the printer . If a Microdrive is in stalled in the printer , receiv ed data can be rasterize d and stored o n this M icrodrive. T his ena bles hi gh-speed printing o f multiple copies usin g an elec tric sort func tion. Al so, [...]

Install ing Option U nits B-29 4 Install the Microdrive into its slot on the main circui t board. 5 Re turn the main circuit board to the printer by reversing the procedure foll owed when remo ving it. Micro drive Micro driv e Slot[...]

Installin g Option Uni ts B-30 CompactFla sh (Memor y) Car d Insert the CompactFlash card into the card slot located near the handle on the right of the printer . A CompactFlash card is a microchip card that may contain option fonts, macros, forms, et c. The printer reads the contents of the card into its internal memory when printer is turned on. [...]

C-1 A ppendix C Host Computer Interface C This ap pendix e xplains th e signa ls used in the prin ter’s parall el and RS-232C int erfaces. It als o lists pin assign ments, sign al func tion s, timin gs, con necto r spec ificatio ns, an d volt age levels . The RS-232 C protocol s are al so covered. Fi nally , it explains how t o use th e printer i[...]

Parallel In terface C-2 P ar allel Interf ace Pa rallel Interf ace Co mmunica tion Mode s The pr inter featu res fast dat a transmissio n with th e parallel in terface. The parallel in terface mode ca n be activa ted from th e operator panel. See P ar allel Inte rface Mo de on pa ge 1-74 . Use a pa rallel pr inter cable t hat compl ies with th e IE[...]

Paralle l Interface C-3 Parallel Connector Pin Assignment [ ]: Signal names in the Auto mode and Nibble (high) mode (IEEE1284). In the Au to mode and Nibble (high) mode, the se signals are bi-directional. Pin In/out Desc riptio n 1 In St robe* [nSt robe] 2 In/Ou t Da ta 0 [D ata 1] 3 In/Ou t Da ta 1 [D ata 2] 4 In/Ou t Da ta 2 [D ata 3] 5 In/Ou t D[...]

Parallel In terface C-4 Detai led de scri ption s of the signa ls fo llow . Strobe* [ nStrobe] (Pin 1) A negati ve-go ing Stro be* puls e cause s the p rinter to read an d latch t he data on the Da ta 0 [1] to Data 7 [8] signal li nes. Data 0 [1] to Data 7 [8] (P ins 2 to 9) Thes e eight signal s for m the da ta byte sent f rom th e host c ompu ter[...]

USB Interfac e C-5 USB Interface This print er supports the US B (Universal Serial Bu s) Revis ion 1.1 standards . USB inte rface specif ications an d interface s ignals are as follow s. Speci fications Basi c sp ecifi cation Complies with th e USB R evis ion 1.1 st andards. Connect ors Printer: B -type receptacle (female) with upstream port Cable:[...]

Serial In terface (Option) C-6 Serial Interface (Option) Install ing the opt ional s erial interface board kit (IB -10E) in the print er enables connecti on to a comput er with an RS -232C or RS-422A standard serial interface. RS-232C Int erface Interf ac e Signa ls The pins of the printer’s RS-232C interface connector carry the signals listed in[...]

Serial Int erface (O ption) C-7 SG - Signal Ground - ( Pin 7) All s ignals can tra nsmit be tween t he pri nter and the hos t compute r to se nd each sign al with a sig nal ground. DTR - Data T erminal R eady - (Pin 20) This output is used a s a buffer nearly-ful l handshake line. It is held high (above 3 volts) when the buffer can accept more data[...]

Serial In terface (Option) C-8 Over view o f Signal s (RS-42 2A) FG - Frame Ground - (Pin 1) This pin is co nnected directly to the printer frame. SG - Signal Ground - ( Pin 7) All s ignals can tra nsmit be tween t he pri nter and the hos t compute r to se nd each sign al with a sig nal ground. RDB - Receiv e Data - (Pin 18) RDA - Receive Data Inve[...]

RS-232C/ RS-422A Pr otocol C-9 RS-232C/RS-422A Protocol A protocol i s a set of rules the comput er follows i n sending da ta to th e printer . The R S-232C/RS -422A parame ters ar e store d in b attery backed-up memory . They are indicated on the status printout. They can be changed by the FRPO (firmware reprogram) command described in the Program[...]

RS-232 C/RS-422A Pro tocol C-10 H5: Protocol logic The f act ory s etting is 0 . H6: Buffer nearly-full threshold This is a pe rcent age fr om 0 to 99. Th e fact ory set ting is 90 . H7: Bu ffer ne arly-e mpty th resho ld This is a pe rcent age fr om 0 to 99. Th e fact ory set ting is 70 . The f actor y se ttings of t he buff er n early-f ull and n[...]

RS-2 32C Cabl e Co nnec tion C-1 1 RS-232C Cable Connection Obtain a Suita ble RS-2 32C Ca ble Make sure that the RS-232C cable is wired correctly . The cable must be a null mode m cable; tha t is, one i n which pin 2 on either end o f the cabl e is connected t o pin 3 on the other end. Y ou cannot use a straig ht cable such as IBM communica tion a[...]

RS-232 C Cable Connec tion C-12 With Windows 95/98/Me, ma ke settings as follow s: 1 Click on Start button in the Windows 95/9 8/Me Task Bar and ali gn the cursor with Sett ings , then clic k on Control Panel from am ong the i tems d isplay ed. 2 The cont rol panel folde r opens. Dou ble click on System . 3 Syst em Prop ert ies op ens. Cli ck on th[...]

RS-2 32C Cabl e Co nnec tion C-13 In DOS, enter th e following commands: C:>MODE COM1:96,N,8,1,P C:>MODE LPT1:=COM1 T o t est the in terf ace, ent er the fol lowing : CTRL P C:>DIR CTRL P The softwa re setting s made using the above proced ures are tempo rary . On most computers, permanen t settings must be made with DIP switches.[...]

D-1 A ppendix D Specifica tions D[...]

Speci fications D-2 Specifications Item Descri ption Printing method Electroph otogra phy , laser scan Printing speed 18 pages/mi nute (A4 size) when pr inting m ultiple c opies of t he same page Res ol ut i on F as t 1200 mode with KIR [Kyocera Image R efin ement] 600 dpi w ith KIR (K yocera Im age Refineme nt) 300 dpi w ith KIR (K yocera Im age R[...]

Speci fications D-3 P ower requ irements 120 V , 60 Hz, max . 7.2 A (U. S. A./C anada) 220–240 V , 50 Hz/60 H z, max. 3.6 A (Eur opean c ountries ) Max. allowa ble volt age fl uctuat ion: ±10 % Max. all owable freq uency fluctuation: ± 2 %. P ower cons umption Max.: 961 W During sleep mode: 12 W Operating nois e (in accordance with ISO 7779 [By[...]

Glossary -1 Glos sar y D[...]

Glossa ry Glossary -2 Cassette mode This is an opera tion mode for the MP tray . When this m ode is u sed, app roximate ly 100 s heets o f plain paper can be fed cont inuously , the same as for the cassette . dpi (dots pe r inc h) This indicat es the number of dots pri nted per inch, an d is the unit of p rinter reso lution. Ecopri nt This is a pri[...]

Glossa ry Glossary -3 MP tray This is an abbrev iation for Mult i-Purpose tray . The M P tray is used inste ad of the casse tte wh en printing on env elopes, postcards , transparenc y sheets , and l abels. Of fline The printer can receive data, but cannot print. Turn the prin ter onl ine if yo u want to prin t. Online The printer can output receive[...]

Index-1 Inde x[...]

Index-2 A Adhesive label 2-8 Alarm (Buzzer) setting 1-104 Amorphou s silicon d rum viii Auto continue 1-10 5 C Cassette s ize 1-24 Charger unit 3- 11 Cleaning 3-9 charger wire 3- 9 grid cleaner 3-10 paper transfe r unit 3-12 Clea ni ng kn ob 3-9 Code job 1-67 , 1- 72 CompactFlash card ix , 1- 81 , B-2 , B-30 D Developer u nit 4-3 DIMM B-4 Duplexer [...]

Index-3 colored paper 2-9 condition 2-3 envelope 2-9 grain 2-6 preprinted paper 2-9 recycled paper 2-10 size 2-4 specia l paper 2-7 specifica tions 2-2 thicknes s 2-5 type 2-7 weight 2-4 Paper cassette 1-3 , B-9 clip B-11 load limit B-11 Paper feede r (PF-60 ) B-9 Paper g uide 1-25 Paper j am 4- 12 Paper size di al 1-24 , 1-25 , B-10 Paper si ze wi[...]

2002 .2EC[...]

Printer Driver Guide Printer Driver Guide f or[...]

Noti ce The information in this guide is subject to change without notificatio n. Additional pages may be inserted in future editions. T he user is ask ed to ex cuse a ny techni cal in accurac ies or typog raphic al erro rs in t he prese nt edi tion. No responsibility is assumed if acciden ts occur while the user is following the instructions in th[...]

Pr eface This guide cont ains informat ion on how to insta ll, configure, and us e the printe r drive rs for the Kyocera Mita FS -1900 printe r . The p rinter drive rs and othe r utility so ftware are s upplied o n the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD-ROM , other add itional CD -ROM, a nd from the Interne t. The driver CD -RO M’s is includ ed with[...]

Contents Chapte r 1 Installing th e Printer Drive r ..... ....... ........... ....... .......... ....... ...... 1-1 Using Parall el Interface .................. .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. . .............. 1-1 Using USB Int erface .......... .................... ............. ............[...]

Installi ng the Pr inter Driv er 1-1 Chapter 1 Installing the Pri nter Driv er If you want to use the printer a s a USB printer , you should install the USB device driver firs t. Se e Using USB Interfac e on page 1-8 for instruction. Using P arallel Int erf ace When you inse rt the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD -ROM su pplied with the print er in[...]

Installin g the Printe r Driver 1-2 3 Close the License Agreement PD F . On the previous License Agreemen t window , click Accept to accept th e agreement. A fter a few moments, the Ma in Me nu appe ars. 4 Click In stall Drivers . The Ky ocera Mita Setup W izard begins. Click the Next button . 5 In the Select a device mo del window , click FS-1900 [...]

Installi ng the Pr inter Driv er 1-3 6 In the Select a driver langua ge window , click the langua ge you want. Click the Next button . 7 Kyocer a Mita FS-19 00 KX is high lighted in the A vailab le drivers li st box. Click the Next button . 8 In this window , you can choose whether you want to install Tr u e Ty p e screen fonts and/or Prologue/Epil[...]

Installin g the Printe r Driver 1-4 9 In the Device connection window , sele ct the type of connecti on betw een th e prin ter and your comp uter . If you want to conne ct to a network , contact your ne twork admi nis tra tor . Click the Next button . 10 In the Select a device port window , select th e inte rface you want to use for connecting to t[...]

Installi ng the Pr inter Driv er 1-5 11 In the Select a device n ame window , enter a unique name for the printer , if desired. Click the Next button . 12 If yo u wa nt to us e the prin ter as th e defa ult p rinter , click t he Ye s butto n. 13 In the Begin installation window , cl ick the N ext button.[...]

Installin g the Printe r Driver 1-6 14 Click the Fi ni sh but ton to rest art the computer . Confir ming the Installa tion After you restart the printer , foll ow the instructions below to make sure if the print er driver h as been i nstalled correctly . 1 Click t he Windows St art button, point Se tting , a nd click Printer s to make sure the Kyoc[...]

Installi ng the Pr inter Driv er 1-7 2 Righ t click the Kyo cer a Mita F S-1 900 KX icon and select Prope rties . The following dialog will op en. Clic k the De tails tab to make sure the port you have selecte d in step 11 on pag e 1-5 is shown in the Pr int to the following port list. Click the OK butt on to close the w indow . P roc eed to Adding[...]

Installin g the Printe r Driver 1-8 Using USB Int erface Y ou can print to the prin ter’s USB connector if W indows 98/Me or W indows 2000 is running on yo ur computer . Y ou need to co nnect the printer to your computer using a USB cable. Instal ling the USB Pri nting Su ppor t This section ex plains you how to install the USB Printing Suppor t [...]

Installi ng the Pr inter Driv er 1-9 Installin g the Printe r Driv er f or USB 1 Subs equently t he inst allation of the p rinter dr iver will be gin. S elect Automatic search for a better driver . Click the Next button . 2 Select the pr inter dr iver to be used . Normally , s elect the Kyocera Mita FS -1900KX driver displayed at the lower part. Cl[...]

Installin g the Printe r Driver 1-10 4 Click t he Windows St art button, point Se tting , a nd click Printer s to make sure the Kyocera Mi ta FS-19 00 KX icon has been a dded to the Printe rs window . 5 Right cl ick the Kyo cera Mita FS-190 0 KX icon and select Properties . The following dialog w ill open . Click th e Details tab to mak e sure USB [...]

Adding Op tional Devi ces 2-1 Chapter 2 Adding Optional De vices This sectio n expla ins ho w to s et de faul ts on o ption units i nst alled on the printer . Setting made in this way wi ll become ef fective for all applica tion softw are. T o tempor arily change the s etting s, mak e pri nter settin gs fro m the ap plica tio n. Se e Chapter 3 , Pr[...]

Adding Optio nal Device s 2-2 4 Check Paper Feeder in th e Device Op tions list b ox. Paper Feeder (Cassette 1) is t he standard printer cassette. If t hree opti onal paper feeders have been i nstalled , check Paper Feeder (Casset te 2) , Paper Feeder (Ca ssette 3) , and Paper Feede r (Casset te 4) se quentiall y . 5 Click the OK button .[...]

Adding Op tional Devi ces 2-3 Insta lling t he Du plex er (D U-60) Check th at the opt ion dupl exer (DU-60 ) is ins talled on t he prin ter correctl y . 1 Browse through W indows St art > Settings > Pri nters . 2 Right click on the Kyo cera Mita FS -1900 KX icon and then click Properties . The Proper ties dialo g box is displa yed. 3 Click t[...]

Adding Optio nal Device s 2-4 Installin g the Sor ter (SO-6 0) Check that the option sorter (SO -60) is installed on the printer correctly . 1 Browse through W indows St art > Settings > Pri nters . 2 Right cl ick on the Kyocera Mita FS -1900 KX ico n and then click Properties . The Proper ties dialo g box is displa yed. 3 Click the Devic e S[...]

Adding Op tional Devi ces 2-5 Installin g the En velope F eeder (EF-6 0) Chec k that t he op tion e nvelop e fee der (E F -60) is i nstalle d on t he pr inte r correctly . 1 Browse through W indows St art > Settings > Pri nters . 2 Right click on the Kyo cera Mita FS -1900 KX icon and then click Properties . The Proper ties dialo g box is dis[...]

Adding Optio nal Device s 2-6 Installin g the Microdriv e (Har d Disk) F or details of a vailab le Microdrive s, see your dea ler . Check tha t the opt ion Microdrive is installed in the printe r correctly . 1 Browse through W indows St art > Settings > Pri nters . 2 Right cl ick on the Kyocera Mita FS -1900 KX ico n and then click Properties[...]

Adding Op tional Devi ces 2-7 Select ing the Pr inter Desc ripti on Langu age and Ente ring User Name Select t he printe r descript ion language adequate for the data to be printed from among PCL XL, PCL 5e and KP DL (P ostScript c ompa tible). When using the virtua l mailbox function, se lect PCL XL or PCL 5 e. The default setting is PCL X L. 1 Br[...]

Adding Optio nal Device s 2-8 4 Click the User button. T he User Settings dialo g box is displayed. 5 Sele ct PCL XL , PCL 5e , or KPDL in th e Page Description Language drop down list, and cl ick the OK button. 6 Enter the user name in User Name . This name is use d to identi fy your print job on t he printer op erator pan el as part of j ob reten[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-1 Chapter 3 Printing fr om W indows Applica tions This section w ill discus s how to print from Windows a pplicat ions us ing a Microsoft W ord document as an example. Basic Prin ting T ask This section will explai n only t he minimu m task th at is requ ired to pr int from Wi ndows applicat ions. Y ou can se[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-2 7 Click the Pr opert ies butt on. The Properties dialog box ope ns. 8 On the Me dia tab, s elect the paper size that matche s the pa per size of the document from the Page Si ze drop down list. The printer w ill automatically switch to the paper source (the paper cassette , MP tray , or the option paper fee[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-3 Setting Custom P aper Size This printer can feed non-standard size of paper . The paper cassette can accommodate p aper whose size s are rangin g from 148 t o 216 mm in width and 210 t o 297 mm in length as well as L egal si ze. Note th e MP tra y can accommodate paper wh ose sizes a re ranging from 70 t o [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-4 5 Enter the height and width of the custo m size in Size . Y ou can se lect the un it of measu rement; in ches or mill imeters, on the User Settings dialog box to be accessed by clicking the User button on the Device Settings tab. 6 Click the OK button. The custom paper size i s added to the Customized Pape[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-5 Advanced Me dia Set tings Making the Advanced Media s ettings allo ws you to activate the fo llowing advanced print er functions. • Cover mode : A dds the front cover and/or t he back cover to the document. • Page insert : Inserts a blan k or printed page before any page(s) of the document. • T r ansp[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-6 T o print the cover pages on t he differen t paper . 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof tware . 2 Click the Settings b utton on the Medi a tab. Th e Advanced Med ia Settings dia log box op ens. 3 Click the Cover Mode check b ox. 4 T o ad d only the fro nt cov[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-7 5 T o pri nt the firs t page on the cover , click the Front O utside check box. N ote tha t the Front Inside , Back Inside , and Back Ou tside are not ap plicable fo r model FS -1900. 6 Select the paper s ource for the co ver(s) from the Med ia for Cover list box. Note that thick pa per , colored paper , et[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-8 Page Inser t Wi th Page Ins ert , the pri nter ins erts a blank o r prin ted pag e befo re any page(s ) of th e document that y ou speci fy . Th is funct ion wi ll allow yo u to insert a page that can be used to clearly separate a chapter , etc., from the previous chapt er . It is also possible to print the[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-9 3 Click the Page Insert check box. 4 Enter the page numbers b efore which you want t o insert a pa ge in the In ser t Bef ore Page box. The page number range yo u can specify is fr om 2 to 2 55 . If you w ant to s pec i fy m or e t ha n one pa ge nu mb er s , separate them with commas. T o specify a range o[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-10 T r anspar ency Interleaving This funct ion is av ailabl e when th e current media typ e is Trans parency and th e source is M P Tray (s ee Setting the P aper Type in MP Tray on page 1-31 in the Oper ation Guide ). It inserts a bla nk (or printe d) backing shee t betw een th e tran spare ncies t o be pr in[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-1 1 4 Click the T ranspare ncy Inter leaving check box. 5 Select the source for the backing sheet f rom the Medi a fo r Ba ckin g list bo x, for example Cassette 1 . 6 Sele ct Print onto Backing if y o u w a n t t he s a m e d a ta t o b e p r in t e d o n the b acki ng sh eet as on th e trans parenc y . 7 Cl[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-12 Printing M ultiple P ages per Sheet Y ou can p rint mul tiple pag es on a s ingle she et of pa per , in gr oups of 1 , 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, or 25 pages. Y ou can also select the layout of the pages prin ted on a sheet . 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof twar[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-13 Changing the Size of the Doc ument When y ou choose the Scaling option , bo th the heigh t and width of the page will be scaled according to the percentage s elected. The range for the scaling percentag e is 20 % to 500 %. 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-14 Changing the R esol utio n Y ou can set t he resolut ion of the print job. A vai lable opti ons are: High Quality (F ast 120 0 mode), Proof (600 d pi), Draft (300 dpi), and Custom . 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof tware . 2 Click the Imaging tab. 3 Select[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-15 5 Click the OK button. The Image tab is disp layed ag ain. 6 Click the OK butto n to re turn to t he Print dialog box. 7 Click the OK button to st art print ing. Adjustin g Gr ayscale Y ou can adjust the ap pearan ce of t he graphi c image s of you r print ed job b y usin g the option s un der Gr ayscale A[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-16 T r ueType F onts Y ou can speci fy how TrueTy pe fonts wil l be sent to th e printer . Also you can subst itute a ce rtain font i n your d ocument with a specified font. T he select ed method will af fect the speed at w hich your print jo b is pro duced and may re solve so me font pri ntin g issues. 1 Dis[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-17 W ate r mar k Printing A wate rmark ca n be pr inted in a docum ent. In additi on to the existi ng watermark s Con fid ent ial 1 , Conf idential 2 , Copy , and Samp le , a new watermark can be created. Also th e print position, font, size, etc. can be specif ied free ly . 1 Display the print er driver’s [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-18 When creating or changing the watermark, click the Add or Edit butto n. Th e W atermar k Properties dia log box op ens. Speci fy the print p osition, font, size, e tc. The g raphic on th e left will change to reflect your selection. Click the OK butto n. The n ew wate rmark will be add ed t o the W atermar[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-19 Using th e Duple x er (DU -60) Y ou can print on bo th sides of paper b y using the pape r cassette, or option paper feeder if installed. Y ou can use long-e dge or short-e dge binding combi ned with eit her landscap e or po rtrait print ing. Use Or ientation op tions o n the Media t ab to select t he page[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-20 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof tware . 2 Click the Layout tab. 3 When printing on both sides, click Print on Both Sides (Duplex) and then check the Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Sho rt Edge radio button. The graphic ico n will change to illustrate yo ur s[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-21 4 T o set th e width of the gutter , click t he Gutter Settings button and enter the des ired value in the Gutter field. The width of the gutter ranges fro m 5.00 to 25.4 mm or from 0 .20 to 1.0 0 inch. 5 Click the OK button . T o chang e the d efault s etting t o duplex printin g, make this se tting from [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-22 4 T o use the c ollate m ode, check mark the Collate check box. T o use the group mode, remov e the check mark of Collate . T o use the mailbox mode, chec k mark the Mailbox check box and select a mailbox in the Mailbox drop down list.[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-23 Sorter mo des 5 Click the OK button in th e Pr operties dialog bo x. The Print dialo g box is d ispla yed ag ain. Click the OK button t o start p rintin g. Sorter Mode Des cripti on Collat e mode The collat e mode d elivers the output pages by copy as shown in the exa mple . This mo de is u seful when you [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-24 e-MPS Jo b R etent ion This function allow s you to sa ve prin t jobs t o the o ption M icrodrive a nd print them out a s desired at the operator panel. When pr inting, se lect a Jo b Re tention mo de at the p rinter driv er . The followi ng four mo des are avail able: • Quick Copy Printing .............[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-25 Vir tual Mail Bo x Virtual mailbox is the ability t o store print jobs in th e virtual mai lboxes on the Micr odriv e, enabl ing you to retriev e and pri nt it later fr om the printer' s operat or panel. Y ou can lat er print ou t only the j obs you d esire using the op erator panel on the pri nter . [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-26 Using J ob R etention Quick Copy Pri nting This allows you t o print as many additio nal copies as you wa nt until the printer is turned off , it is us eful in cases such as whe n there a re sud den increases in the required number of copies during a meeting. T o print, proceed a s follows. 1 Display the p[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-27 3 Check the Job Stor age (e-MPS ) checkbox and then check the Qui ck Copy . 4 Click the OK button. The Pr int dialog box is displa yed again. Click the OK but ton to start pr inting . The pri nt job wi ll be save d to the Microdr ive as it is printed. If addition al copie s are requ ired, print using the Q[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-28 Proof and Hold Printing Y ou can check the first copy before printing the remaining copies , paper wastage ca n be avoided. The pri nt jobs will be de leted when the printer is turned of f . T o print, proceed a s follows. 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof [...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-29 3 Check the Job Stor age (e-MPS ) checkbox, and then check the Proof and H old . 4 Click the OK button. The Pr int dialog box is displa yed again. Click the OK but ton to start printing . The pr int job will be st ored to the Microdr ive as it is printed. The printer wi ll first prin t only one copy if y o[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-30 Priva te Printing Y ou n eed to e nter a pa sswor d at re trievin g the job, con fident iality is assured ev en if yo u share the pri nter with others. Pr int jobs will be de leted when they are p rinted or w hen the pri nter is tur ned of f. T o print, proceed a s follows. 1 Display the print er driver’[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-31 3 Check the Job Stor age (e-MPS ) checkbox, and then check the Private P rint . 4 Set the desired 4- digit access code using an y numbers between 0 and 9. This number is synonymo us to user ID which is requi red to enter at the pri nter ope rator panel when retrie ving. 5 Click the OK button. The Pr int di[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-32 Stored J ob Printing (J ob Stora ge) Select this if you w ant to sto re freque ntly need ed print jobs, such as forms, to prin t the m later as requi red. Th e pri nt jobs w ill no t be de leted wh en the printer is turned off. T o print, proceed a s follows. 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties di[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-33 3 Check the Job Stor age (e-MPS ) checkbox, and then check the Job Storage . 4 Y ou can add security to the print job. To do so, check the Access Code checkbox and enter the desired 4-digit access code using any numbers between 0 and 9. Y ou must ent er this number at the printer operator pa nel when pri n[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-34 Vir tual Mailbo x Printing Virtual Mailbox function is available only when PCL 5e or PCL XL is selecte d as emulation. Virtual mailbox is the ability t o store print jobs in th e virtual mai lboxes on the Micr odriv e, enabl ing you to retriev e and pri nt it later fr om the printer' s operator panel.[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-35 4 Click the User button. T he User Settings dialo g box is displaye d. 5 Sele ct PCL XL or PCL 5e in the P age Description Language drop down list, an d click the OK butt on.[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-36 6 Double -click Hard Disk in the Device Opti ons list . The H ard Disk Settings dia log box will be displayed. 7 Enter the mailb ox name in the Mailbox Name , and the t ray numbe r in t he V irtual O utput T ray , and then cli ck the Save button. Multiple virtual mailbox tray number can be specified at a t[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-37 8 Click the OK button to qu it the Hard Disk Settings dialog box. 9 Click the OK button . Using VM B Printing T o print, proceed a s follows. 1 Display the print er driver’s Properties dial og box from the appli cat ion sof tware . 2 Click the Output tab an d then c lick the Job Settings button. The Job [...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-38 3 Check the Job St orage (e-MPS) checkbox, and then chec k the Vir tua l Mail Box [V MB] . 4 Click the Selectio n butto n. The Virtual M ailbox Selection dialog box will appea r . Select one or more mail- boxes fr om the lis t of Defined Names . 5 Click the OK button. The Pr int dialog box is displa yed ag[...]

Printing f rom Win dows Appl ications 3-39 Printing a Code J ob A uniqu e numb er is au tomati cally assign ed to ea ch job as i t is stor ed on t he printer . The numb er appears when jo bs are liste d in uti lities includ ed in the CD-ROM such as Printer Disk Manager or KM-NET VIEW ER . The number is also print ed on the Job List that can be prin[...]

Printing from Wi ndows App licatio ns 3-40 4 Click the OK button. The Pr int dialog box is displa yed again. Click the OK but ton to start printing . The pr int job will be st ored to the Microdr ive as it is printed.[...]

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