Panasonic DA-PC700 manual

Digital Imaging System DA-PC700 Options DA-PM64D (Except Europe) Operating Instructions (For Printer) Before operating this machine, please read these instructions completely and keep these operating instructions for future reference. English[...]

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i Welcome to the DP-6000/7000.* Written with the new user in mind, these Operating Instructions provide all the necessary information about operating the printer functions, installing the printer drivers as well as the setup and operation when using this machine as a network printer. To get the most out of the machine, please read this manual befor[...]

ii Types of Manuals The types of manuals available for the DP-6000/7000 are as follows: Manual bundled with the main unit (i.e. the copier) • Operating Instructions (For Copier) Explains the handling of the main unit and the copier functions. Manuals bundled with the Printer/Scanner Unit • Operating Instructions (For Printer) Explains the print[...]

iii Using These Operating Instructions Organization The following is a summary of each chapter: Chapter 1 Overview of the Printer Explains some of the main components of the printer, preparations for printing, special features of the printer, network environments, power saver and the contents of the included CD-ROM. Chapter 2 Setup Explains the cab[...]

iv Chapter 10 Using Internet Services Explains how to use Internet Services with the printer. Chapter 11 Setting Print Mode Explains how to print using emulation mode. Chapter 12 Printing Reports/Lists Explains the types of reports/lists and the printing method. Chapter 13 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen Explains the items that can be set from[...]

v Conventions Icons used in this manual: Indicates important information and must be read in detail. Indicates supplementary information. Indicates references used in this manual. Manual titles are noted without double quotes while specific sections like "1.9.2 Disabling the power saver mode" are found within double quotes. Special marks/[...]

vi Read these safety notes as well as those of the Operating Instructions (For Copier) before using the printer functions of this machine. This section describes the graphic symbols used throughout this instructions. is used to alert operators to an operating procedure, practice or condition that, if not strictly observed, can result in severe inju[...]

vii T able of Contents Preface T ypes of Manuals Using These Operating Instructions Safety Notes Contents Chapter 1 Overview of the Printer 1 . 1 Main Components and Their Functions ......................................................................................... ..... 2 1.1.1 Back V iew .....................................................[...]

viii 3.3 Cancelling Printing From Printer ...................................................................................................... 33 3.3.1 Cancelling Jobs in Process .............................................................................................. 33 3.3.2 Cancelling Jobs in the Printer ..................................[...]

ix Chapter 6 Setup for TCP/IP (W indows NT/Windows 2000) 6.1 Setup for TCP/IP (W indows NT/W indows 2000) ............................................................................. 94 6.1.1 Flow of Setup ............................................................................................................. ..... 94 6.2 Setup for the Printe[...]

x Chapter 9 Using the Internet Printing Pr otocol 9 . 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ ...................... 1 3 2 9.1.1 System Environment ..................................................................................................... 132 9.1.2 Se[...]

xi Chapter 13 Configuring by the T ools Mode Screen 13.1 T ools Mode ...................................................................................................................... ................. 1 8 2 13.1.1 Displaying the T ools Mode Screen ................................................................................ 182 13.1.2 Exiti[...]

xii 15.6 Using SMB ...................................................................................................................................... 225 15.6.1 The Printer is not Found ................................................................................................ 225 15.6.2 Cannot Print .......................................[...]

Overview of the Printer 1.1 Main Components and Their Functions .................................................. 2 1.2 Getting Ready to Print ............................................................................ 4 1.3 Special Features of the Printer ............................................................... 6 1. 4 Setting Printer Envi[...]

1 2 The names and functions of various parts of the machine related to the printer feature are given below. For other parts, see "1.1 Main Components and Their Functions" of the Operating Instructions (For Copier) of the same series. 1.1.1 Back View Parallel interface connector Connects the printer to a host computer by a Centronics/IEEE [...]

Overview of the Printer 1 3 1.1.2 Using the Touch Panel Display There are buttons on the touch panel display for various operations. Touch these buttons directly to enable the feature to be selected. Read this sub-section together with "1.3 Using the Touch Panel Display" of the Operating Instructions (For Copier). The buttons displayed on[...]

1 4 This section explains the procedure for setting up the printer. The flow of operations is as follows: Check that the printer is switched off before handling it. If not, there is a danger of electric shock. 1.2 Getting Ready to Print Connect the cable and make the necessary set- tings. "Chapter 2 Setup" Carry out the necessary installa[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 5 When the printer is used via a network, it is necessary to define settings according to the network environment. • "1.4 Setting Printer Environment" • "1.5 Network Printer Environments" • "1.6 Setting IP Address for Network Environment" • "Chapter 7 Setup for Windows Networking&[...]

1 6 1.3 Special Features of the Printer The special features of the printer are as follows: • It supports PCL5e and PCL6 emulations but only PCL6 drivers are provided. • Printing can be specified without having to take into consideration the printer language as there is an automatic printer language detection feature. • High quality printing [...]

7 Overview of the Printer 1 1.4 Setting Printer Environment Setup the printer environment by following the flow chart below. Check the necessary settings for the printer environment as you proceed. When using AppleTalk, refer to the manuals that come with the PostScript software kit. *1 Refer to "Chapter 7 Setup for Windows Networking" *2[...]

1 8 The DP-6000/7000 series printer can be used as a network printer when connected to the network. The printer supports multiple protocols. As a result, one printer can be shared even over different network environments. This section describes the different network environments that be setup for the printer. Windows Networking (for Windows 95/98/M[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 9 TCP/IP Direct Print Utility (for Windows 95/98/Me). The TCP/IP Direct Print Utility is a software which allows print data to be sent directly from a Windows 95/98/Me computer to a printer on the same network (Ethernet interface) without going through a server. As the printer supports the TCP/IP (LPD) protocol, the print [...]

1 10 TCP/IP (for Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000) As the printer supports TCP/IP (LPD) protocol, print data can be sent directly and printed from a Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 computer. You will have to setup the IP address on the printer and on the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 computer. And once the printer on the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 computer i[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 11 AppleTalk (for Macintosh) As the printer supports AppleTalk protocol, you can print from Macintosh using EtherTalk. When using EtherTalk port, refer to the manuals that come with the optional PostScript software kit. NetWare The printer can be used in an environment using Novell NetWare as a network OS. "Chapter 8 [...]

1 12 Internet printing The printer supports Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). And if Windows 2000 is installed, with the client software needed to output to an IPP printer (IPP port monitor), you can specify the printer supporting IPP from Add Printer in the control panel. With this IPP, you can print to a far away printer through the internet or a[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 13 1.6 Setting IP Address for Network Environment This section describes the necessary settings when installing in a network environment using TCP/IP protocol. 1.6.1 Flow of Setting Here, we will set the following items: • IP address • subnet mask • gateway address Setting method[...]

1 14 1.6.2 Using Touch Panel Display for Setting Setting IP address/subnet mask/gateway address Procedure Press Settings/Meter Check on the control panel and on the screen displayed, select Tools Mode . Enter the access number of the system administrator and touch Confirm . The factory default of the access number is "11111". Select Print[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 15 Select Network Settings . Using or , or by using the finger to touch, select TCP/IP: IP Address and then touch Change Settings . Select Specify Address . • The IP address will be displayed when there is a DHCP environment. • The IP address will be set as Auto Obtain (DHCP) for factory settings. 1.6 Setting IP Addres[...]

1 16 Using the keypad on the control panel, enter the IP address. Once three digits are entered, it will move to the next bit automatically. To move to the next bit when less than three digits are entered, touch Enter/Next . Once the input is completed, touch Save . If necessary, enter the subnet mask and gateway address. Touch Close to display the[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 17 1.6.3 Checking/Setting DHCP Environment As Windows NT/Windows 2000 can activate Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the printer can obtain address information from the DHCP server when there is a Windows NT/Windows 2000 computer on the network. When in a DHCP environment, use the Windows Internet Name Service (W[...]

1 18 1.7 Setting Port After setting or checking the IP address, activate the port to be used and the UDP agent. This section describes the procedure to set the LPD port to Enable (factory setting: Enable) as well as the UDP agent to On (factory setting: On) as we will be using remotely controlled software like Auto Configuration. • Refer to "[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 19 Select Print/Scan Mode Settings . Select Port Settings . Select LPD . Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Although the default setting of Port Status is Enable, we display the Disable setting here for illustrating this procedure of activating the port. 1.7 Setting Port[...]

1 20 Select Enable . When the IP address has not been entered using Specify Address (factory setting: using Auto Obtain (DHCP)), the screen for setting the IP address will be displayed when LPD is set to Enable. Enter the IP address on the IP address setting screen. Select Save . Select Close twice. Select Network Settings . Select Agent: UDP Start[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 21 Select Enable and then touch Save . Select Close to return to the screen of Step 4. Select Exit Tools . The machine will be rebooted. 1.7.2 Other setting items If necessary, define the settings for the following items related to LPD. However, there is no need to change the factory setting of these items under normal con[...]

22 1 1.8 Power Saver 1.8.1 Using the Power Saver Mode Power saver is a feature to help reduce the power consumption of the machine to save power. Procedure Press the "Power Saver (On/Off)" button on the control panel. The display will become completely black and the "Power Saver (On/Off)" button will be lit. Depending on the sta[...]

Overview of the Printer 1 23 The files included in the CD-ROM are as follows: CD-ROM for the printer kit: "PCL6 Printer Driver, Utilities & Documentation" • PCL6 (PCL 6 printer drivers) (for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000) • DP (Direct Print Utility) (for Windows 95/98/Me) • SCN (Network Scanner Utility) (for Win[...]

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Setup 2.1 Connecting Interface Cables ................................................................ 26 2.2 Memory Allocation .............................................................................. 28[...]

26 2 When connecting the printer to a host computer directly, use the parallel interface. When connecting the printer to the network, use the Ethernet or the (optional) Token Ring interface. This printer can be connected to the parallel and Ethernet interface at the same time. It can receive print data from all the connected interfaces. When connec[...]

27 Setup 2 2.1.2 Ethernet The Ethernet interface supports the following types of cable: • 100Base-TX (Twisted Pair Cable) • 10Base-T (Twisted Pair Cable) The Ethernet interface cannot be installed together with the Token Ring interface. The procedure for connecting to the Ethernet interface is as follows: Switch off the power supply of the prin[...]

28 2 This section explains how to allocate memory. 2.2.1 Uses Memory is meant for the following uses: • System • Receive buffer • Page buffer • PCL memory 2.2.2 Suggested Values System use Area used by the printer system, with the capacity remaining unchanged. Receive buffer use A receive buffer is prepared for each of the multiple ports so[...]

Useful Operations 3.1 Flow of Printing ................................................................................... 30 3.2 Checking Job Status ............................................................................ 32 3.3 Cancelling Printing From Printer ........................................................ 33 3.4 Forced Outputting .[...]

3 30 3.1 Flow of Printing 3.1.1 For Windows The basic flow of printing from a Windows environment after installing the printer driver is as follows: (This may differ according to the host computer and system configuration used.) Refer to the manual of the application regarding its operation. Before sending print data from the client computer, check[...]

Useful Operations 3 31 3.1.2 Basic Way of Printing The basic way of printing is as follows. For details, refer to the online Help in the printer driver. The way to display the printer properties dialog box differs according to the application used. Refer to the manual of the respective application. From the File menu, select Print . Check that the [...]

3 32 The status of jobs stored in the memory can be checked by pressing the button, Job Status Stop on the control panel. You can also check the job status of the printer using Internet Service. Procedure Press Job Status Stop on the control panel. The Job Status screen is displayed. Check the job status and touch Close . To check the detailed cont[...]

Useful Operations 3 33 To cancel a print job in process, cancel it from the host computer first. When you are not able to do so, choose one of the following operations to be done from the printer. • 3.3.1 Cancelling Jobs in Process • 3.3.2 Cancelling Jobs in the Printer If printing is to be cancelled from the host computer, refer to the manual [...]

3 34 3.3.2 Cancelling Jobs in the Printer The procedure to cancel jobs that are stored in the printer is as follows: Once this operation is carried out, the data will be erased. Procedure Press Job Status Stop on the control panel. The Job Status screen is displayed. Touch the job that you need to cancel directly with your finger on the Job Status [...]

Useful Operations 3 35 This section explains about forced outputting which consists of the following two types: • 3.4.1 Outputting Waiting Jobs • 3.4.2 Outputting in Emulation Mode 3.4.1 Outputting Waiting Jobs Procedure Press the button, Job Status Stop on the control panel. The Job Status screen is displayed. Select Output Waiting Jobs on the[...]

3 36 3.4.2 Outputting in Emulation Mode Procedure Press the button, Job Status Stop on the control panel. On the Job Status screen displayed, touch with your finger directly on the job displayed with "Data Wait" message. Select to display the jobs that you are looking for and to return to the previous screen, select . From the screen disp[...]

Useful Operations 3 37 3.5 Switching Printer to Offline Select Print Mode from the Menu screen to switch the printer to offline. Once Offline is selected, the printer will not be able to receive data. Also, data that is being transmitted will be interrupted and cannot be printed. Select Online for the printer to resume receiving of data. Menu scree[...]

38 3 The touch panel display will be as follows during printing or transmission. When Exit is selected on the screen displayed, the next copying/scanning operation can be programmed ahead without disrupting the current printing operations. The following table explains about the relationship between the printing function and the copying/ scanning fu[...]

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Installing/ Configuring the Printer Drivers 4.1 About the Printer Drivers ..................................................................... 44 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers ............................................ 45 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers ............................................................ 51[...]

44 4 This section gives an overview of the printer drivers. 4.1.1 The PCL 6 Printer Drivers The PCL 6 printer drivers are installed on Windows operating systems to provide a standard interface between an application program and the printer. By installing these printer drivers, print jobs are converted into the PJL and PCL 6 printer languages and th[...]

45 Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 This section describes the procedure for installing and uninstalling the printer drivers. Two methods of installation are described here, one for a local printer and the other for a network printer. If you have installed an earlier version of the printer driver, uninstall it first by following the pro[...]

46 4 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers The "Printer Installation" dialog box appears. Check the printer model and then click Next . The "Available Platforms" dialog box appears. Choose Yes or No in "Do you want to share this printer on the network?". Then click Next . The "Printer Installation" [...]

47 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 The "Ready to Start Copying" dialog box appears. Click Finish to continue. After the installation is completed, the following "Installation Successful" dialog box appears. For Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 To restar[...]

48 4 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers 4.2.2 For a Network Printer Network printer refers to printer that is connected to your computer through a network. Procedure Follow Steps to of "4.2.1 For a local printer" to display the "Printer Installation" dialog box. Click Add Network Port . The "Add Network Printer[...]

49 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 4.2.3 Uninstalling the Printer Drivers • For drivers installed by the "Setup.exe" program, use the "Unsetup.exe" program to uninstall. • For Windows 95/98/Me alternate drivers installed in Windows NT/Windows 2000 server (workstati[...]

50 4 4.2 Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers Click Finish to continue. When the uninstallation is completed, click Restart Windows Now to ensure that the driver is completely removed from the system.[...]

51 Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers This section describes how to configure the printer driver from the printer properties dialog box. This dialog box will appear if you click Printer Setup (for the Windows 95/98/Me drivers) or Printer Properties (for the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 drivers) on the &q[...]

52 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 Accessing the printer properties dialog box Follow Steps and of the procedure for Windows 95/98/Me to select the Panasonic DP-6000/7000 printer icon. Select Properties from the "Printer" menu to display the following "Properties" dialog box. Define the Prin[...]

53 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 4.3.2 Setting the Printer Properties Through the printer properties (and document default/printing preference) dialog box, the printer driver will provide an interface for you to ensure that the driver settings match those of the physical printer and to select print[...]

54 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Printer The "Printer" tab defines two main types of settings: the current hardware configuration of the printer ( Paper Source Options and Paper Output Options ) as well as other printer settings that are not configured frequently. The hardware options installed to your printer must be correctly in[...]

55 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 Error Report Specify whether or not errors are to be reported when printing a PCL 6 job. Options include: • No Reporting The printer will not generate any error report. • Error Page (default) Error page will be printed when the printer encounters an error in pri[...]

56 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Paper/Output For Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 The "Paper/Output" tab has option settings that determine the print environment in which a job is printed. Notice that there are image displays of the job type, paper size, image orientation and 2 sided print on the left of these com[...]

57 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 Paper Size Specify the paper size to be used. Options include: • A4 (210 × 297 mm) • 11 × 17" (Ledger) • 8.5 × 14" (Legal) • 5.5 × 8.5" (Statement) • A3 (297 × 420 mm) • 8.5 × 11" (Letter) (default) • A5 (148 × 210 mm) • B4[...]

58 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers The paper sizes available for each paper source are as follows: Paper Size Auto Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray3/Tray 4 Tray 6 A4 11 × 17" × × 8.5 × 14" × × 5.5 × 8.5" × A3 × × 8.5 × 11" A5 × B4 × × B5 8.5 × 13" × × A6 ××××× B6 ××××× Bk on Letter* Bk on Ledger* × × Bk[...]

59 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 Image Orientation Specify the orientation of the image when printed. • Portrait (default) Portrait means the page is printed with the height of the image greater than the width. • Landscape Landscape means the page is printed with the width of the image greater [...]

60 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Output Options For Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 The "Output Options" tab has some advanced features for sending a print job. There is an image display of the Collate Settings which represents the current selection. Clicking this image will toggle both the check box setting and t[...]

61 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 • Top Right Corner Apply one staple at the top-right corner of paper. • Left Double Apply two staples at the left edge of paper. • Right Double Apply two staples at the right edge of paper. • Bottom Left Corner Apply one staple at the bottom-left corner of p[...]

62 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Punch Position Specify the punch position around the paper edge which can be used for punching: • None (default) • Top • Bottom • Left • Right The following paper size/orientation can be used for punching. (long edge) or (short edge) is the edge of the paper which can be punched. The punch position[...]

63 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 First Sheet Enables you to select for the first sheet of your document, a paper source different from the rest of the output sheets as selected in Paper Source on the "Paper/Output" tab. Note that the paper size used for this different paper source must be[...]

64 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Graphics The "Graphics" tab has option settings that affect the quality of a printed output. Notice that there is a visual representation of the selected graphics mode. Clicking it will toggle both the radio button setting and the image display between the Raster and Vector selections. Graphics Mod[...]

65 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 • Fine Provides smooth shades of grey. • Coarse Provides rough greyscale with high contrasts for images that will be scanned or copied. • Diffusion Creates the appearance of greyscales by randomly placing individual dots of ink. Best for photographic images bu[...]

66 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Halftone Color Adjustment (for Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000) Click to display the "Halftone Color Adjustment" dialog box for setting the color adjustment values that are used to adjust the color of bitmap images for printing. Color adjustments affect certain attributes of the image, such as contrast[...]

67 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 Delete Overlay To delete an overlay, select it in the "Overlay" list box, and click Delete Overlay . Click Yes to confirm deletion or No to abort the action. Delete All Deletes all overlays from any and all of the destinations. Query Page Overlay When this[...]

68 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Layout For Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 The Layout property provides six job finishing features for you to modify the printed layout of a document. Notice that an image is displayed for each type of layout mode selected and which also indicates the current page orientation. Layout Mode Pr[...]

69 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 • Shadow A rectangle with drop shadow effect is drawn around each document page. Enabled when more than 1 is selected for Pages Per Sheet . No Rotation on Same Sheet (default: off) Specify how Multi-Up document pages of different orientation are to be handled on t[...]

70 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers (3) Fit To Output Size (available when Fit To Output Size is selected for Layout Mode ) This function allows document to be printed on a specified paper size that is different from the original page size of the document by scaling the document page to fit onto the specified page size. Fit to Output Size (def[...]

71 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 Page Position Specify the position where the document page is to be printed on the output: • Top Left • Top Right • Center (default) • Bottom Left • Bottom Right Page Border Specify the options of page border to be printed around each document page: • No[...]

72 4 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Watermarks For Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 This property allows you to create, edit and delete watermarks, which are light images printed in the background on a page. The procedure to create a watermark is as follows: Specify the text for the watermark in Text (maximum 100 characters). S[...]

73 4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer Drivers 4 To print a watermark, the options available include: In Background Selecting this prints the watermark underneath the primary texts and graphics in the document. Otherwise the watermark will be printed on top of all images in the document. Disabled if As Outline Onl[...]

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Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5.1 Using the Direct Print Utility .............................................................. 76 5.2 Setup of the Printer .............................................................................. 78 5.3 Installing the Direct Print Utility ......................................................... 81 5.4 St[...]

5 76 This section explains the operations environment when using the Direct Print Utility as well as the flow of setup. 5.1.1 System Configuration To use the Direct Print Utility, install the software on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, setup the port and connect the printer to an Ethernet or Token Ring network. 5.1.2 Target Computers (Window[...]

1 77 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 5.1 Using the Direct Print Utility 5.1.3 Flow of Setup Setup for the printer Set the LPD port to Enable (factory setting: Enable) and define the setting for the protocol to be used by the transport layer. "5.2 Setting Up the Printer" Installing the Direct Print Utility Install the Direct Print Uti[...]

78 5 To use the Direct Print Utility, it is necessary to set the LPD port to Enable (factory setting: Enable). The protocol to be used by the transport layer for the Windows 95/98/Me OS for the Direct Print Utility is TCP/IP (factory setting: Off ). When setting the port to Enable leads to insufficient memory, a message about the insufficient memor[...]

79 1 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 Select Print/Scan Mode Settings . Select Port Settings . Select LPD . Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Although the default setting of Port Status for LPD Port is Enable, we display the Disable setting here for illustrating this procedure of activating the port. 5.2 Setup of the Printer[...]

5 80 Select Enable . Select Save . Restart the machine for the changes of setting to take place. 5.2.2 Other Settings If necessary, define the setting of the following items on the printer. However, there is no need to change the factory setting of these items for normal use. • Print Mode (factory setting: PCL*) • PJL Switch (factory setting: O[...]

1 81 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 This section describes the installation method for Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me. 5.3.1 Overview To use Direct Print Utility, it is necessary to set the PC as follows: • "5.3.2 Setting the TCP/IP protocol" for details on the setting method. • The manuals that come with Windows 95/98/Me [...]

82 5 5.3.2 Setting the TCP/IP Protocol The protocol needed to setup the Direct Print Utility port is the TCP/IP protocol. If you try to install the Direct Print Utility without installing the necessary protocol first, the following corresponding dialog box will be displayed: Follow the procedure below to install the TCP/IP protocol: The manuals tha[...]

83 1 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 5.3.3 Installation Procedure The procedure to install the Direct Print Utility is as follows: Procedure Start Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me. Click Start and select Run to display its dialog box. Insert in the "PCL Driver/Network Utility (Windows)" CD-ROM and enter "E:UtilitiesWin9x_M[...]

84 5 Read the welcome message carefully and then click Next to continue with the installation. If you do not need to change the destination location, click Next to continue. When the installation is completed, a dialog box like the one below appears. Click on the radio button of "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" and then click Fini[...]

85 1 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 5.3.4 Setting the Port To setup the Direct Print Utility port, a printer must be seup first. If no printer has been setup earlier, it is necessary to add one to the local printer port. The installation procedure of the Direct Print Utility port is as follows: Procedure Double-click the "My Computer&quo[...]

86 5 Click the "Details" tab. Click Add Port . The "Add Port" dialog box appears. Click on the radio button for Other , followed by the port, FX TCP/IP DPU Port and then OK . The "FX TCP/IP DPU Port Setup" dialog box appears. Enter the port name and IP address by referring to the explanations below. After all the setti[...]

87 1 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 Port Name Enter a name for identifying the printer. Use only alphanumeric characters in the name. Do not use colon (:) or space. IP Address Enter the IP address allocated to the printer. When the DNS (Domain Name System) has been set, the printer host name can be entered instead. • IP address consists of [...]

88 5 5.4 Status Indication After the printer has been set up, a new printer window will be displayed. This section explains the various items and possible status displayed in the printer window. [Document Name] Name of the print file. [Status] Status of the printer. The various kinds of status listed below will be displayed only when a print job is[...]

89 1 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 [Owner] Owner (user who sends print instructions) of the print file. [Progress] Total number of pages for a print file. During printing, the number of printed pages will be indicated here. [Started At] Time when printing started. * : This will be displayed by the Windows 95/98/Me spooler, and not the Direct[...]

90 5 5.5 Uninstalling This section describes the procedure for deleting the Direct Print Utility from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me. To delete the Direct Print Utility from the system, carry out the following steps: Delete all the relevant printer ports: FX TCP/IP DPU Port. Delete all the related files: FX DPU Port. Restart the system. Procedu[...]

1 91 Setup for the Direct Print Utility 5 (e.g. Fx DPU Port). Then, click Add/Remove . A "Confirm File Deletion" dialog box appears. Click Yes . A "Remove Programs From Your Computer" dialog box appears. Click OK when the uninstall is successfully completed. A message recommending that you restart your system appears. Click OK a[...]

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Setup for TCP/IP (Windows NT/ Windows 2000) 6.1 Setup for TCP/IP (Windows NT/Windows 2000) ............................... 94 6.2 Setup for the Printer ............................................................................. 95 6.3 Setup for Windows NT/Windows 2000 ............................................ 100[...]

94 7 This section describes the flow of setup for connecting the printer to a Windows NT/Windows 2000 server (workstation) using the TCP/IP protocol. To print in a TCP/IP environment, ensure that the Windows NT/Windows 2000 server (workstation), client, and printer have been assigned their respective IP addresses to connect to the network. It is ne[...]

Setup for TCP/IP (Windows NT/Windows 2000) 95 6 This section describes the procedure to set the LPD port to Enable (factory setting: Enable). The protocol used by the transport layer is TCP/IP. When setting the port to Enable leads to insufficient memory, a message about the insufficient memory may be displayed on the control panel and the port sta[...]

96 7 6.2 Setup for the Printer Select Print/Scan Mode Settings . Select Port Settings . Select LPD . Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Although the default setting of Port Status for LPD Port is Enable, we display the Disable setting here for illustrating this procedure of activating the port.[...]

Setup for TCP/IP (Windows NT/Windows 2000) 97 6 Select Enable . Select Save . Restart the machine for the new setting to take place. Repeat Steps to . Select NetWork Settings . Select TCP/IP: Subnet Mask and then touch Change Settings . 6.2 Setup for the Printer[...]

98 6.2 Setup for the Printer Enter the subnet mask using the numeric keypad. To move to the next bit, touch Enter/Next . When the input is completed, select Save . Repeat Steps to and input TCP/IP: Gateway Address in the same way. Select Save until the screen of Step appears. Select Exit Tools.[...]

99 Setup for TCP/IP (Windows NT/Windows 2000) 6 6.2 Setup for the Printer 6.2.2 Other Settings If necessary, set the following settings on the printer. However, the factory setting of these items do not need to be changed for normal use. "Chapter 13 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen" for details on the printer setting items. • Print [...]

100 6.3 Setup for Windows NT/ Windows 2000 This section describes the procedure for installing the printer driver on Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000. A printer driver compatible with the printer must be used for the setup. 6.3.1 For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 The PC must be installed with TCP/IP protocol (protocol) and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing (servi[...]

Setup for Windows Networking 7 .1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 102 7.2 Setting NetBEUI in Printer ................................................................. 104 7.3 Setting TCP/IP in Printer .................................................................... 108 7. 4 C[...]

102 7 Server Message Block (SMB) is a protocol for sharing files and/or printers through the network. It is supported by Windows OS. You can use NetBEUI or TCP/IP as the transport protocol for SMB. This section explains the operating environment and setup procedure for using SMB. Before setting up SMB, check the following information. 7.1.1 System [...]

Setup for Windows Networking 103 7 7.1.2 Setup Procedure Follow the procedure below to setup the printer for the Windows Networking environment. Procedure Setup the port status and transport protocol at the printer. • When using NetBEUI From the touch panel display, select Enable for the port status of SMB (factory setting: Enable), followed by O[...]

104 7 When using NetBEUI for SMB, you have to set the following items from the touch panel display. • select Enable for port status of SMB (factory setting: Enable) • select On for NetBEUI as the transport protocol (factory setting: On) 7.2.1 Activating Port and Setting Protocol Follow the procedure below to activate the SMB port using the touc[...]

Setup for Windows Networking 105 7 7.2 Setting NetBEUI in Printer Select Port Settings . Select SMB . SMB Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Although the default setting of Port Status for SMB Port is Enable, we display the Disable setting here for illustrating the procedure of activating the port. Select Enable .[...]

106 7 Select On for NetBEUI . Select Save twice. Select Close twice and then Exit Tools . The machine will be rebooted. 7.2.2 Other Settings If necessary, define the settings for the following items at the printer. However, there is no need to change the factory setting of these items for normal usage. • SMB Print Mode (Factory setting: PCL*) •[...]

107 Setup for Windows Networking 7 7.2 Setting NetBEUI in Printer Also, you have to define the following settings if you are using Internet Services: • Workgroup • Host Name • Administrator Name (Factory setting: ADMIN) • Administrator Password (Factory setting: admin) • Administrator Password Check • Maximum Sessions (Factory setting: [...]

108 7.3 Setting TCP/IP in Printer When using TCP/IP for SMB, you have to set the following items from the touch panel display: • define IP address (if the IP address has not been defined) • select Enable for port status of SMB (factory setting: Enable) • select On for TCP/IP as the transport protocol (factory setting: On) 7.3.1 Defining IP Ad[...]

109 Setup for Windows Networking 7 Select Print/Scan Mode Settings . Select Port Settings . Select SMB . SMB Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Although the default setting of Port Status for SMB Port is Enable, we display the Disable setting here for illustrating the procedure of activating the port. 7.3 Setting TCP/IP in Printer[...]

110 Select Enable . Select ON for TCP/IP . Select Save twice. Select Close twice, followed by Exit Tools . The machine will be rebooted. 7.3.3 Other settings Refer to "7.2.2 Other Settings". 7.3 Setting TCP/IP in Printer[...]

111 Setup for Windows Networking 7 7.4 Changing Printer and Workgroup Name If necessary, you will need to change the SMB printer and workgroup names. However, you cannot change these names using the printer control panel. Instead, change them from Internet Services or Windows host computer. This section describes the procedure to change these names[...]

112 For Windows 95/98/Me, enter only the password (SMB Administrator Password) and for Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000, enter the user name (SMB Administrator Name) and password (SMB Administrator Password). Then, click OK . The admintool folder will be opened. The factory setting of both Administrator Name and Password is "admin". Using a te[...]

113 Setup for Windows Networking 7 7.4 Changing Printer and Workgroup Name Setting format of config.txt Item Remarks Value Factory Setting Printer Language Language to be used. Japanese/ English English Host Name Host name of the printer Maximum FX-xxxxxx 15 bytes (xxxxxx: last 3 bytes of the printer MAC address) Workgroup Name of workgroup of prin[...]

114 7.4 Changing Printer and Workgroup Name Item Remarks Value Factory Setting Maximum Sessions Maximum connections of printer. 3 - 10 5 Unicode Support Set whether to use unicode or Enable/Disable Disable local code (Shift JIS). DHCP Activation of DHCP. On/Off On WINS DHCP Resolve Activation of WINS DHCP Resolve. On/Off On IP Address Set the IP ad[...]

115 Setup for Windows Networking 7 Example of config.txt 7.4 Changing Printer and Workgroup Name[...]

116 When installing printer driver to Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me client computer, you can define setting to use the automatic driver downloading feature. This feature is not applicable to Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. 7.5.1 Preparation for Auto Driver Downloading The following procedure explains the preparations needed in order to use t[...]

117 Setup for Windows Networking 7 Insert the CD-ROM that comes with this manual into the CD-ROM drive and open it through Windows Explorer or My Computer. Create a folder inside the "drivers" folder. Name the folder with a maximum of eight characters. You can create up to a maximum of two levels of folders. Here, we will create a folder [...]

118 7.5.2 Auto Downloading of Printer Driver The following procedure explains how to use this auto downloading feature of the printer driver to install printer driver to the client computer. We will install the PCL 6 printer driver to Windows 98 here as an example. If you are not sure of your Workgroup or Host Name, see your system administrator. P[...]

119 Setup for Windows Networking 7 If necessary, change Printer name . Click Yes if you want to use the printer as a default printer and No if you do not want to. Then click Next . Click Yes if you want to print a test page and No if you do not want to. Then click Finish to start the installation. If you have chosen to print a test page, the follow[...]

120 The printer icon of the newly installed printer is added to the "Printers" folder and the printer is now ready for use. The printer window is displayed for you to specify settings. From the "Printers" menu, select Properties . The printer properties dialog box is displayed. Refer to "4.3 Configuring the Printer Drivers&[...]

Setup for NetWare 8. 1 Using NetWare ................................................................................... 122 8.2 Setup for NetWare ............................................................................. 124 8.3 Setup for the Printer ........................................................................... 125 8.4 Setup for t[...]

6 122 This section explains the characteristics and the operating environment of the printer when it is connected to a Novell NetWare network. 8.1.1 System Configuration The system configuration is as follows: This printer is compatible with NetWare 3.1X/4.1/4.1X/5.X. It also supports Direc- tory Services using the Print Server mode. This printer d[...]

123 Setup for NetWare 8 8.1 Using NetWare 8.1.3 Interface The printer supports the following types of Ethernet interface: • 10Base-T (Twisted Pair Cable) • 100Base-TX (Twisted Pair Cable) The following frame types are supported: • Ethernet II specification • IEEE 802.3 specification • IEEE 802.3/802.2 specification • IEEE 802.3/802.2/SN[...]

6 124 8.2 Setup for NetWare This section describes the flow of setup the printer in a network environment running NetWare. 8.2.1 Flow of Setup Setting up the printer Set the NetWare interface port to Enable (factory setting: Disable) and activate the protocol to be used from the printer control panel. Print the printer settings list and check the d[...]

125 Setup for NetWare 8 This section describes the procedure to set the port for NetWare interface to Enable (factory setting: Disable), activate the protocol to be used, print the printer settings list and check the device name. 8.3.1 Setting the Port to Enable Activate the NetWare ® port by the following procedure: When setting the port to Enabl[...]

6 126 Select Print/Scan Mode Settings . Select Port Settings . Select NetWare . Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . 8.3 Setup for the Printer[...]

127 Setup for NetWare 8 Select Enable . Select On for the protocol to be used for NetWare. Select Save twice. Select Close twice and then Exit Tools . The machine will be rebooted. 8.3.2 Other Settings When necessary, adjust the following settings on the printer. However, the factory setting of these items do not need to be changed for normal use. [...]

6 128 8.3.3 Printing the Printer Settings List Follow the procedure below to print the printer settings list. When the printer settings list is printed, check the network address (Maintenance Mode Settings>IPX/SPX Setup>Network Address) and device name (Host Interface Setup>NetWare>Device). Procedure When the Menu screen is not displaye[...]

129 Setup for NetWare 8 When the OS of the PC is Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, install the printer driver following the procedure below. 8.4.1 Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Procedure Install the printer driver for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 by running the "Setup.exe[...]

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Using the Internet Printing Protocol 9 .1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 132 9.2 Setup of the Printer and Installing the Printer Driver ........................ 135[...]

132 This machine supports the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). As Windows 2000 is installed with the IPP port monitor, the client software for outputting to IPP printer, you can specify printing to an IPP-supported printer from the Add Printer window of the printer program in the control panel. Using IPP, you can print to a distant printer via the[...]

Using the Internet Printing Protocol 133 9.1 Introduction 9 9.1.2 Setup Procedure Define the IP address. "1.6 Setting IP Address For Network Environment" At the printer, select Tools Mode, Print/Scan Mode Settings, Port Settings, Internet Service, Enable (factory setting: Enable). "Chapter 13 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen"[...]

134 9.1 Introduction 9.1.3 Other Setting Items If necessary, define the following items related to IPP on the Internet Services screen (Properties tab > Protocol settings > IPP). However, there is no need to change the factory setting of these items for normal usage. • IPP Port Number (Factory setting: 80) • IPP Print Mode (Factory settin[...]

135 Using the Internet Printing Protocol 9 After the printer protocol setup is done, carry out the following procedure on the computer. • Before installing the printer driver on the client computer, check that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) has been installed. If it has not been installed, refer to the Windows 2000 manual to install it. • When usin[...]

136 9.2 Setup of the Printer and Installing the Printer Driver Select Network printer and then click Next . The screen to locate your printer appears. Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet , enter the following URL, and then click Next : http: //"printer IP address"/ipp The printer connection dialog box appears. [...]

137 Using the Internet Printing Protocol 9 9.2 Setup of the Printer and Installing the Printer Driver Click Have Disk . The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Enter "E:Driver_PCL6EnglishWin2000SetupSetup.exe" at Copy manufacturer's files from , and then click OK . • In this example, we assume that drive E is the CD-ROM driv[...]

138 9.2 Setup of the Printer and Installing the Printer Driver Select Yes when you want to use the printer as the default printer and No when you do not want to use it as the default. The essential files will be copied. After the copying is done, the following screen appears. Click Finish .[...]

Using Internet Services 10.1 Using Internet Services ...................................................................... 140 10.2 Configuring Browser .......................................................................... 142 10.3 Configuring Printer ............................................................................. 144 10.4 Activa[...]

140 Internet Services is a software that enables the user to display the printer/job status or change the printer settings via a web browser when the DP-6000/7000 printer has been configured for the TCP/ IP environment. Using the Properties dialog box of Internet Services, you can define the settings on the printer control panel, like the items of [...]

1 141 Using Internet Services 10 10.1 Using Internet Services Top panel The top panel is at the top of the window. A logo mark and the printer name are displayed on the top page (default status) as well as on every category page. In addition, you will find tabs to link to the top page and to move to each category on every category page. Bottom pane[...]

142 10 10.2 Configuring Browser Before using Internet Services, check the following settings on your browser. 10.2.1 Checking Browsers For Netscape Communicator Procedure From the Edit menu, select Preferences . From the Category tree, click Advanced . If the Enable Java check box is not selected, select it. Click the "+" sign on the left[...]

143 1 Using Internet Services 10 10.2 Configuring Browser 10.2.2 Checking Proxy Server and Port Number Here, the proxy server setting and port number when using Internet Services are explained. Proxy server setting When using Internet Services, it is recommended that you do not connect to a proxy server but make direct connections. When you define [...]

144 10 This section describes the configurations to be done at the printer. 10.3.1 Activating Internet Service Activate Internet Service on the touch panel display by the following procedure. If the IP address has not been defined, follow the message displayed to define it after the Internet Service is activated. Procedure Press the Settings/Meter [...]

145 1 Using Internet Services 10 10.3 Configuring Printer Select Port Settings . Select Internet Service . SMB With Port Status selected, touch Change Settings . Select Enable and then touch Save .[...]

146 10 10.3 Configuring Printer Select Close twice until the screen at Step 4 is displayed. Select Exit Tools . The machine will be rebooted. 10.3.2 Other Internet Service Settings Items Define the following settings for Internet Service after Internet Service has been enabled at the printer. You can define these items by clicking Internet Services[...]

147 1 Using Internet Services 10 This section describes the procedure to activate the browser when using the Internet Services. 10.4.1 Activating Browser Procedure Switch on the host computer and activate the browser. At the address column of the browser, enter the IP address or internet address of the printer, and then press Enter on the keyboard.[...]

148 10.4 Activating Browser The screen of the Internet Services is displayed. 10.4.2 Help For details on the items of each screen, click Help to check. Help[...]

Setting Print Mode 11.1 Print Mode Operation ......................................................................... 150 11.2 PCL 6 Settings .................................................................................... 151[...]

150 5 11.1 Print Mode Operation You can define the PCL 6 settings in Print Mode. The settings can be changed during printing and will be reflected in the next job. Use this mode to set default values for PCL 6 jobs. When you print using the printer driver, the parameters set by the driver will override those set here in the PCL 6 settings. Print Mo[...]

151 Setting Print Mode 11 This section explains the values that can be set in the PCL 6 Settings and the setting procedure. 11.2.1 List of PCL 6 Settings Items Menu Item Description Paper Tray Sets the paper tray that supplies paper. Available options: • Auto * • Tray 1 • Tray 3 • Tray 4 • Tray 5 (Bypass Tray) • Tray 6 (High Capacity) W[...]

152 5 11.2 PCL 6 Settings 2 Sided Print Sets two-sided printing. Available options: • Off * • On (with another set of options of Flip on Short Edge and Flip on Long Edge *) Font Sets the font to be the default. Available options (00 - 80): • 00 - CG Times - (CG Times) • 01 - CG Times It - (CG Times Italic) • 02 - CG Times Bd - (CG Times B[...]

153 Setting Print Mode 11 11.2 PCL 6 Settings Menu Item Description * factory setting Font (con't...) • 41 - Times New Bd - (Times New Roman Bold) • 42 - Times New BdIt - (Times New Roman Bold Italic) • 43 - Symbol - (Symbol) • 44 - Wingdings - (Wingdings) • 45 - Line Printer - (Line Printer) • 46- Times Roman - (Times Roman) • 4[...]

154 5 11.2 PCL 6 Settings Symbol Set Sets the specific set of symbols provided by a font with each symbol set defined with a specific application in mind. Available options (35 altogether): • ROMAN-8 * - (Roman 8) • ISO L1 - (ISO 8859-1) (Latin 1) • ISO L2 - (ISO 8859-2 Latin 2) • ISO L5 - (ISO 8859-9 Latin 5) • ISO L6 - (ISO 8859-10 Lati[...]

155 Setting Print Mode 11 Pitch Sets the pitch of the font in character per inch. Available options: 6.00 to 24.00 in increments of 1.00 or 0.01 (10.00*). • Pitch is the horizontal spacing of a fixed-space (bitmap or scalable) font in terms of number of characters per inch. This characteristic is ignored when selecting a proportionately-spaced (b[...]

156 5 11.2.2 Setting Procedure This section describes the setting procedure of PCL 6 Settings by using the illustration of setting Paper Size to A3 . Procedure Select Print Mode from the menu screen. Touch PCL6 Settings . Select the PCL 6 Settings item, Paper Size , by touching until it is selected or by touching the item itself and then touch Chan[...]

157 Setting Print Mode 11 Select A3 and then touch Save . Select Close until the menu screen appears. 11.2 PCL 6 Settings[...]

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Printing Reports/Lists 12.1 Types of Reports/Lists ....................................................................... 160 12.2 How to Print Report/List .................................................................... 180[...]

160 12.1.1 Types and Paper Sizes This section explains the types of reports/lists that can be printed and the necessary paper sizes for printing them. Types Besides printing data sent from the host computers, the printer is also equipped to print the following reports/lists: • Printer Settings List • Job History Report • Error History Report [...]

Printing Reports/Lists 161 12.1 Types of Report/List 12 12.1.2 Printer Settings List About Printer Settings List Prints the information in the system menu. Printing result The following items will be included in the list: • System Settings • Printer Settings • Communication Settings The result of the printing is shown on the next page.[...]

162 12.1 Types of Report/List[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 163 12.1 Types of Report/List 12 12.1.3 Job History Report About Job History Report It is possible to check whether the print and scan data sent from the computer is properly printed. From the Tools Mode screen, you can decide whether to print out the job history report automatically whenever there are more than 50 items of p[...]

164 12.1 Types of Report/List Printing Content Remarks PJL Syntax Error Cause: A PJL command syntax error has occurred. Treatment: Check the printer settings or correct the PJL command. Print LANG Not Installed Cause: An uninstalled printer language is specified. Treatment: Look at the Printer Settings List to check if the specified printer languag[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 165 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

166 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.4 Error History Report About Error History Report Prints information related to printer errors. Printing result The Error History Report will display up to 50 of the latest errors. The following items will be printed: • Date • Time • Error Code • Error Type The result of the printing is shown on the next p[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 167 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

168 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.5 PCL Settings List About PCL Settings Prints the PCL settings of the printer Printing result The following items will be printed: • Paper Tray • Output Size • Paper Size • Output Destination • Output Orientation • 2 Sided Print • Binding Edge • Font • Symbol Set • Font Size • Font Pitch • [...]

Printing Reports/Lists 169 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

170 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.6 PCL Fonts List About PCL Fonts List Prints the list of PCL fonts that are resident in the printer. Printing result The result of the printing is shown on the next page.[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 171 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

172 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.7 PostScript Fonts List About PostScript Fonts List Prints the list of PostScript fonts that are resident in the printer. Printing result The result of the printing is shown on the next page.[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 173 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

174 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.8 Print Meter Report About Print Meter Report Prints the number of pages printed and the number of sheets of paper used for printing for each job owner. Also prints the total number of pages printed as well as the total number of sheets of paper used. Printing result The following items will be printed: • Job Ow[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 175 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

176 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.9 PostScript Settings List About PostScript Settings List Prints the list of logical printers with their PostScript settings. The list printed out is named "PostScript Logical Printer List". Printing result The following items will be included in the list: • Format • Option • Print Control The resu[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 177 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

178 12.1 Types of Report/List 12.1.10 Stored Print Job List About Stored Print Job List Prints information about the mailbox size, Secured Print and Sample Set jobs. Printing result The following items will be included in the list: Mailbox Size • Size Used • Free Space Secured Print/Sample Set • User ID • Document Name • Document Size •[...]

Printing Reports/Lists 179 12.1 Types of Report/List 12[...]

180 This section explains how to print report/list by illustrating the printing of PCL Fonts List. Procedure When the menu screen is not displaying anything, press the "Menu" button on the control panel. Select Print Report/List . Select PCL Fonts List on the screen and press the Start button on the control panel. The PCL Fonts List will [...]

Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13.1 Tools Mode ........................................................................................ 182 13.2 System/Meter Settings ........................................................................ 184[...]

182 The Settings/Meter Check feature is for the system administrator to select the default value of features as well as to customise the features for use while using the Tools Mode screen. This section explains the procedure to enter and exit the Tools Mode screen. 13.1.1 Displaying the Tools Mode Screen The procedure to enter the Tools Mode screen[...]

183 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 13.1 Tools Mode When you want to change the setting of any item of the copier and printer/ scanner, select Copy Mode Settings and Print/Scan Mode Settings respectively. Here, we select Print/Scan Mode Settings as an example. Select the required item. 13.1.2 Exiting the Tools Mode Screen You can return to [...]

184 10 13.2 System/Meter Settings This section describes the items that can be set in the Tools Mode screen and the setting procedure. Depending on the items, you can also make settings using the Internet Services. Refer to "Chapter 10 Using Internet Services" for details. 13.2.1 Common Settings Menu Item Description Screen Layout Sets th[...]

185 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 13.2 System/Meter Settings Menu Item Description Time-Outs (con't...) • Auto Resume Sets the time required for the machine to start the job automatically if the job is not resumed by the user within the specified time. Available options: 1-59 seconds, 1-10 minutes, Disable (2 minutes*). • Print S[...]

186 10 Menu Item Description System Setup (con't...) • Print Mode: Paper Switch Sets whether or not to print when there is no paper in the machine that matches the selected paper size for the print job. Available options: Cancel Job, Use Bigger Size*. If Cancel Job is selected, the machine will cancel the print job. If Use Bigger Size is sel[...]

187 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 13.2.3 Print/Scan Mode Settings Menu Item Description Screen Layout See "2.6 Custom Presets for Scanning Features" of the Operating Instructions (For Scanner). Feature Defaults See "2.6 Custom Presets for Scanning Features" of the Operating Instructions (For Scanner). Network Settings [...]

188 10 Menu Item Description Network Settings (con't...) • TCP/IP: DNS Server Sets the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server when asked to see the DNS while using the TCP/IP protocol. Displayed as "aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd" where aaa, bbb, ccc, ddd are each a 3-digit value of 000 - 255. However, "aaa" cannot be 127 or [...]

189 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 Menu Item Description Network Settings (con't...) • Token Ring: Transmit Rate Sets the transmit rate of the Token Ring. Available options: • Auto* • 4 Mbps • 16 Mbps • 100 Mbps This item is available for selection when the Token Ring is installed. • Token Ring: Max Packet Size Sets the ma[...]

190 Menu Item Description Port Settings > To be set when using the SMB port. SMB Items: • Port Status Define the setting of the SMB port when the power is on. Available options: Disable, Enable*. The note items at the end of this tabulation of print/mode settings. • Transport Protocol Define the setting of the transport protocols, TCP/IP and[...]

191 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 Menu Item Description Port Settings > • Print Mode LPD (con't...) Sets the print mode. Available option: Auto*, PCL, PostScript. • PJL Switch Sets the PJL commands sent from the host device to valid or invalid. Available options: Off, On*. • TBCP Filter Define the setting of the TBCP Filter [...]

192 Menu Item Description Port Settings > Items: IPP • Port Status Define the setting of the IPP port when the power is on. Available options: Disable*, Enable. The note items at the end of this tabulation of print/mode settings. • Print Mode Sets the print mode. Available option: Auto*, PCL, PostScript. • PJL Switch Sets the PJL commands [...]

193 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 Menu Item Description Memory Changes (2) Memory (spool mode): (con't...) There is a receive buffer for spooling. Available memory capacity: 0.50 MB - 32.00 MB in increments of 0.25 MB (0.50 MB*). The maximum memory capacity may change according to the free memory space. (3) Hard Disk* (spool mode) Th[...]

194 Menu Item Description Memory Changes • PostScript Memory (con't...) Sets the memory capacity for the use of PostScript. The printing speed may be increased when the memory capacity is increased. Available memory capacity: 4.50-32.00 MB in increments of 0.25 MB (4.5 MB*). Delete Stored Print Job Delete stored print jobs listed according t[...]

195 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 13 13.2.4 Setting Procedure As an example, the procedure to enable the port status of LPD by the Print/Scan Mode Settings is explained here. Procedure Press the Settings/Meter Check button on the control panel and select Tools Mode on the screen displayed. Enter the access number of the system administrator [...]

196 Select Port Settings . Select LPD . Select Port Status and then touch Change Settings . Select Enable . Select Save . 13.2 System/Meter Settings[...]

Precautions and Limitations 14.1 In General ........................................................................................... 198 14.2 On Using NetWare ............................................................................. 200 14.3 On Using TCP/IP (LPD) ..................................................................... 203 14.4 [...]

198 11 13.12 System/Meter Settings This section explains the precautions and limitations of using this printer in general. When switching on/off power • After you have turned off the power, wait at least two seconds before turning it on again. If not, it might lead to the breakdown of the hard disk and memory. • Do not switch off the power duri[...]

199 Precautions and Limitations 14 When using the finisher with the puncher attached • Papers that have been punched or stapled are output to finisher tray 2. • Do not remove any paper from finisher tray 2 when the printer is outputting paper to it. • Once finisher tray 2 is full with paper, printing will stop. When this happens, remove all p[...]

200 11 13.12 System/Meter Settings 14.2 On Using NetWare This section explains the precautions and limitations of using this printer with NetWare. 14.2.1 Setting Printer • If there is not enough memory after the port status is set to Enable, the display might display a message of the insufficient memory and the port status might be set to Disable[...]

201 Precautions and Limitations 14 14.2.2 Setting Server For NDS Take note of the following when setting up environment in NDS: Item For Pserver Mode No. of file server Up to 16 servers per tree No. of print queue Up to 48 queues No. of notifying candidates Up to 48 users No. of password characters Up to 32 characters * *: If 33 or more characters [...]

202 11 13.12 System/Meter Settings 14.2.3 During Printing The following printer features are applicable when using NWADMIN or PCONSOLE: Parameter Port status Interrupt Print Job Stop Printer Pause Printer Activate Printer Paper Edge mark × Form feed × Printer rewind Mount paper Stop print server • × : Not supported; : supported 14.2.4 Using To[...]

203 Precautions and Limitations 14 14.3 On Using TCP/IP (LPD) Be aware of the following precautions and limitations when using the printer with the TCP/IP (lpd) protocol. 14.3.1 During Setup Setting up at the printer • Be very careful in setting IP addresses which are controlled as an entire system. Consult your network administrator before defin[...]

204 11 13.12 System/Meter Settings When LPD Spool is set to Off (non-spool mode) All the print data spooled to the printer receive buffer, including print data which is being output, will be deleted. When the printer is switched on again, the print data will not be found. However, if the power is switched off immediately after the print data has be[...]

205 Precautions and Limitations 14 Be aware of the following precautions and limitations when using the printer with SMB. 14.4.1 During Setup Setting up the printer • Be very careful in setting up IP addresses which are controlled as an entire system. Consult your network administrator before defining any IP address. • Depending on the network [...]

206 11 13.12 System/Meter Settings However, if the power is switched off immediately after the print data has been sent, the data may be stored in the host device. In this case, when the power is switched on again, the stored print data will be printed first even if new print data has been specified. 14.4.3 During Printing Take note of the followin[...]

Troubleshooting 15.1 When Problems Occur ........................................................................ 208 15.2 When the Print Quality is Poor ........................................................... 212 15.3 Using the Direct Print Utility ............................................................ 216 15.4 Using NetWare ............[...]

208 15 .1 When Problems Occur Check the conditions of the printer again before treating it as a breakdown. If messages are displayed, carry out treatment accordingly. If the print quality is poor, proceed to "15.2 When the Print Quality is Poor" to carry out the appropriate treatment. • This printer uses precision parts and high voltage[...]

Troubleshooting 209 15 15.1 When Problems Occur Condition Cause Treatment Cannot print . Printing is done on a paper size different from the one specified in the printing instruction. Cannot print although paper size has been set and printing instruction sent. The following message is also printed in the print history report: "APS Disabled (AP[...]

210 15.1 When Problems Occur Condition Cause Treatment From the "Graphics" tab of the printer properties dialog box, select Raster for Graphics Mode . Or from the application program, select a thicker width for the line or darken the color. Press the Job Status Stop button to display the Job Status Check screen. Select jobs with the "[...]

Troubleshooting 211 15 Output without stapling/ punching despite stapling/ punching instructions from the client. After paper of the wrong sizes in the paper tray have been replaced with the correct one, any printing specified to be output from the tray will result in paper jam. Or the message "Put in XX-sized paper" is displayed. Conditi[...]

212 15.2 When the Print Quality is Poor When the print quality is poor, carry out the necessary treatment according to the condition as close to those listed below as possible. When printing documents with large amount of data, the resolution might decrease. Increasing the PCL memory data might prevent a decrease of resolution. Also, depending on t[...]

Troubleshooting 213 15 The transportation route for the paper is stained. The drum or toner cartridge is defective or damaged. The paper used is not suitable. The drum or toner cartridge is defective or damaged. The paper has moisture. The paper used is not suitable. The front cover is not completely closed. The drum or toner cartridge is defective[...]

214 Multiple sheets of paper are fed at once (double feeding). The toner in the toner cartridge has been used up. The drum or toner cartridge is defective or damaged. May be due to high voltage problem. The paper has moisture. The paper used is not suitable. The drum or toner cartridge is not properly set. Nothing is printed. Character void. 15.2 W[...]

Troubleshooting 215 15 Replace with suitable paper. Operating Instructions (For Copier) Replace with suitable paper. Operating Instructions (For Copier) Replace with new paper. Operating Instructions (For Copier) Adjust and set it correctly. Operating Instructions (For Copier) Replace with a new drum/toner cartridge. Operating Instructions (For Cop[...]

216 This section provides information on the possible causes, status displays, verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when the printer is used with the Direct Print Utility. 15.3 Using the Direct Print Utility Status Display Unable to print (Network Error) Verification Check with the system administrator of t[...]

Troubleshooting 217 15 15.3 Using the Direct Print Utility The spool setting is not correct. Status Display - (The print processing cannot be completed and nothing will be printed) Verification From the window of the printer, select Properties from the "Printer" menu. On the "Details" tab, check that FX TCP/IP DPU Port is displa[...]

218 This section provides information on the possible causes, verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when using the printer with NetWare. 15.4.1 The printer is not Printing Cause Verification Action 15 .4 Using NetWare Check if the data link lamp of the network component board connected to the printer is on. [...]

Troubleshooting 219 15 15.4 Using NetWare Cause Verification Action Using NWADMIN from the workstation, check if the target printer is assigned to the serviced printer in the list under User of the target print server.* Using NWADMIN from the workstation, check if the desired print queue is assigned to the assigned print queue of the target print q[...]

220 At the console screen of the file server, enter the following command, and after setting the NCP packet signature to either level 0, 1 or 2, restart the file server: set NCP Packet Signature Option=X (X: 0, 1 or 2) 1. Set up a printer name which uses the correct MAC address. 2. Set up any printer name except the default. Set the tree name. Set [...]

Troubleshooting 221 15 15.4 Using NetWare Cause Verification Action 15.4.2 When "Switch Off the Power" Appears An error occurs in the NetWare interface. - Switch Off, and then On the power. 15.4.3 Unable to Obtain Desired Print Results Cause Verification Action Check the print language of the printer. The print language of the print job a[...]

222 15.4.4 No Notification This section provides information on the possible causes, verifying methods and recommended actions when there are no messages on the workstations which have been sent print instructions. No notification of printer errors No end-of-job notification 15.4 Using NetWare Cause Verification Action Using PCONSOLE from the works[...]

Troubleshooting 223 15 15.5 Using TCP/IP This section provides information on the possible causes, verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when the printer is used with TCP/IP (LPD). 15.5.1 When Using Windows 95/98/Me The IP address of the printer is entered wrong. Print instructions from multiple PCs are sent[...]

224 15.5 Using TCP/IP Incorrect IP address. If LPD spool is set to memory, the print data sent by the user in a single print instruction has exceeded the upper limit of the receiving capacity set up by the control panel of the printer. An irrecoverable error has occurred during printing. The transport protocol is different from that of the client. [...]

Troubleshooting 225 15 15.6 Using SMB This section provides information on the possible causes, verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when using the printer with SMB. 15.6.1 The Printer is not Found On the client computer, you can find the printer when searching it as another computer (Start > Find > O[...]

226 15.6.2 Cannot Print 15.6.3 Cannot Delete Documents from the Printer Window Check if you are trying to delete print jobs from the Printer menu on the printer window. Check if Owner of the selected document is similar to the name used for logon to Windows. Check the version of Service Pack installed. Click on Start, then Run and type in "win[...]

Troubleshooting 227 15 15.6.4 Cannot Perform Auto Driver Downloading Check the setting of Auto Driver Download in the config.txt file. (only for printer administrator) Check the printer type, and then check if the correct printer driver is saved. Check if the folder containing the printer driver is within two levels from the drivers folder. Open dr[...]

228 Is the printer working properly? Check if the power of the printer is switched On. Is Internet Services activated? Print out the Printer Settings List to check. Is the internet address correctly entered? Check the internet address again. If cannot be connected, enter the IP address to connect again. Is a proxy server used? Depending on the prox[...]

Appendix A Main Specifications ........................................................................... 230 B Connectors and Allocation Signal ...................................................... 232 C Printing Data Combined Using Overlays ............................................ 234 D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs ...........[...]

230 A Main Specifications A.1 Specifications of the Printer The specification of the printer model or the main unit (i.e. copier only) with the printer kit installed is as follows: We regret that improvements in specifications/appearance of the product may be made without prior notice. Power : 120 VAC, 15 A (60 Hz); 220-240 VAC, 7 A (50/60 Hz) Powe[...]

231 Appendix Appendix A Main Specifications A.2 Printing Area The printing area of each paper size is about the area remaining after subtracting 4 mm from all edges of the paper and may change according to each printer control language. Printing area b a Paper size 600 dpi a b A3 (297 × 402 mm) 6804 9711 B4 (257 × 364 mm) 5859 8388 A4 (210 × 297[...]

232 This section describes the parallel interface (centronics/IEEE1284-compliant inter- face). Shape of the connector The printer is installed with the IEEE 1284-B type of interface. The shape of the connector is as follows: Pin arrangement The pin arrangement of the various signals when bidirectional is OFF is as follows: Pin No. Signal name I/O P[...]

233 Appendix Appendix B Connectors and Allocation Signal standard. Meaning of the signals When the bidirectional is OFF: • nStrobe (Pin No.1) The synchronous signal for the reading of data 1-8; needs the LOW active pulse. • Data1-8 (Pin No.2-9) For the 8-bit parallel data input, Data 1 is LSB (lowest bit) and Data 8 is MSB (upper- most bit). ?[...]

234 C Printing Data Combined Using Overlays You can use the overlay feature to combine data for printing. For example, you can first a create an overlay for a blank form and store it in the printer. Later, you can send the data for the form to the printer to print out the data with the form. Here, we will explain the process by printing from Word o[...]

235 Appendix Appendix C Printing Data Combined Using Overlays Enter a name for the overlay in the "File name" box. If you wish, select another directory other than the default C:pageover. Enter a name (e.g. "Form1") for the overlay in the "File name" box and then click OK . Click OK to close the printer properties dia[...]

236 D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs This section explains the Secured Print and Sample Set features. Secured Print On the computer, you can attach a password to a print job, send it to the printer for storing, and then print out the job later using the printer control panel. This feature is known as Secured Print. You can also send dat[...]

237 Appendix Appendix D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs D.1 Storing Secured Print/Sample Set Jobs The following procedure describes how to store a Secured print or Sample set job: Procedure Refer to "4.3.1 Accessing the printer prop- erties dialog box" to display the printer properties dialog box. Click the Paper/Output tab. Fr[...]

238 Appendix D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs D.2 Printing Secured Print/Sample Set Jobs The following procedure describes how to print from the printer control panel, a Secured print or Sample set job that has been stored in the printer. Here, we will print a Secured Print job as an illustration. Procedure Press the button, Job Status [...]

239 Appendix Appendix D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs The list of jobs grouped under user ID appears. Select the job belonging to your user ID. A Password Entry screen appears. Enter your password and then Confirm . This Password Entry screen will not appear for Sample Set jobs as well as Secured Print jobs without a password entered i[...]

240 Appendix D Printing Secured Print and Sample Set Jobs The following screen appears. For Secured Print job: The follo wing document will be pr inted. User ID : 8888 Document Name : Orange Stored Date/Time : 2001/05/22 10:27 (AM) Select whether to sav e or delete document after pr inting. Print and Delete Pr int and Sav e Cancel Job Select Print [...]

Glossary 241 Glossary [A3] 420 × 297 mm paper. [A4] 297 × 210 mm paper. [A5] 210 × 148 mm paper. [ACK] The signal indicating that the printer is ready to receive data from the computer or that data is correctly received. [B4] 364 × 257 mm paper. [B5] 257 × 182 mm paper. [Buffer] The place where data received by the computer is stored. [Busy] S[...]

242 [NV Memory] Non-volatile memory which allows the settings of the printer to be maintained even when power is off. [Page buffer] The actual place where print data is retrieved and stored. The page buffer memory is secured after the printer memory is allocated to memories such as form memory, receive buffer memory etc., and the size of page buffe[...]

243 Index Index Symbol 2 Sided Print ----------------------------------------- 5 9 , 1 5 2 A All Texts to Black ----------------------------------------- 6 5 AppleTalk ------------------------------------------------- 1 1 Audio Tones --------------------------------------------- 1 8 4 Auto Configuration -------------------------------------- 5 5 Au[...]

244 Index IP Address ------------------------------------------------- 13 IPX Start Up -------------------------------------------- 188 IPX/SPX Setting ---------------------------------------- 188 J Job History Report ------------------------------------- 163 Job Status -------------------------------------------------- 32 Job Type ----------------[...]

245 Index Print/Scan Mode Settings ----------------------------- 187 Printer Driver "Graphics" tab -------------------------------------- 64 "Layout" tab ----------------------------------------- 68 "Output Options" tab ------------------------------ 60 "Overlays" tab -------------------------------------- 66[...]

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