Panasonic KX-CL500 manual

Color Laser Printer Setup Guide KX-CL500 Model No. KX-CL510 This m anual des cribes basic setup procedu res f or the Pa nasoni c KX- CL500/K X-CL5 10 Colo r Laser Pr inter and neces sary pr ecautions for sa fety an d use. F irst read this g uide to setup the printer . For other det ailed informat ion, refer to Operating Instruc tions included on th[...]

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For Y our Safety 3 Wa r n i n g T o preven t fire or shock hazard, do not exp ose this product to rain or any type of moi sture. Caution • Do not open co vers and do not attempt to repair the unit yourse lf. Refe r se rvici ng to qu alified p erso nnel. • This pro duct use s low freque ncy e lectromagn etic fiel ds and ma y cause harmf ul int e[...]

For Y our Safety 4 Caution Labe ls CAUTION HOT SURF ACE DO NOT TOUCH. CAUTION HOT SURF A CE DO NOT TOUCH. CAUTION HOT SURF ACE DO NOT TOUCH.[...]

For Y our Safety 5 FOR USERS IN U.K. IMPORT ANT : FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEAS E READ THE FOLLOWIN G TEXT CARE FULL Y This pr inter is supp lied w ith a moul ded three pin ma ins p lug for y our safe ty and co nveni ence. A 1 3 amp fu se is fitted in thi s plug. Shou ld the fuse nee d to be replac ed please en sure that the r eplacem ent fuse ha s a ratin[...]

Before Y ou S t art 6 T o avoi d machin e malf unctio n, do no t use the e quipm ent unde r the fol lowing co nditio ns: ■ St atic Electri city Da mage T o preven t static e lectricit y damage to any of the fo llowing c ompon ents, touch a groun ded metal sur face, su ch as the printer' s bare metal frame p rior to touching the com ponent . [...]

Before Y ou S t art 7 ■ FOR USERS IN UNITED ST A TES This equi pment h as been tes ted and found to comply w ith the l imits for a Clas s B digi tal device, pur suant to P art 15 and 18 of the FC C Rules. T hese li mits are des igned to provide reasona ble prot ection again st harmf ul interf erence i n a res idential install ation. This equip me[...]

Before Y ou S t art 8 Front View Rear View Part Names Output t ray Media tr ay / Multi-p urpose tray Printer panel Front door relea se Paper su pport Right si de doo r Front door T oner door Parall el inter face connec tor Network i nterfac e connec tor Rear cover AC in let Optiona l paper feede r cable cov er USB inte rface c onnect or Power switc[...]

Before Y ou S t art 9 Printer Panel Button Operation Button Ope rat ion MENU/ EXIT (P AU SE) In the Me nu mode , press ing the ME NU/EXIT (P AUSE) bu tton will allow you to exit th e Menu m ode an d Ready is displa yed. When Processi ng or Pr inting is display ed in the u pper line o f the LCD, pres sing t he MENU/EXIT (P AUSE) bu tton will allow y[...]

Before Y ou S t art 10 Thre e indi cator s show the fo llo wing pr inte r's s tatu s. CPU: Pentium 133 MH z o r greate r Operating Syst em: Windows  95 * 1 , Wi ndows  98* 2 , Windows  Me* 3 , Windows NT  4.0* 4 (Ser vice Pack 3 or la ter - Servi ce Pack 6 i s recom mended .), Wind ows  2000* 5 , Windows  XP* 6 Mac OS 8 .1, 8[...]

Before Y ou S t art 11 NOTE: • When you i nstall a co nsumab le compon ent or r eplace it with ne w one, addi tional space may be requi red. Make s ure that a ll ac cessor ies sh own bel ow were provided and ha ve not been d amaged. Repor t damag e or shortages to the re sell er from w hich the u nits wer e purc hased . Page 32 i nclud es an area[...]

Before Y ou S t art 12 Please contact th e reselle r from wh ich th e printer was purcha sed whe n pur chasing option s or su pplie s. Use of s upplies other than ge nuine Pan asonic suppl ies can dam age the prin ter . T his wi ll vo id the warranty of the prin ter . * 1 The rated life e xpectancy of e ach c onsumabl e is bas ed on prin ting u nde[...]

Setup 13 1 Open th e toner door an d remove the se aling tapes. 2 Open th e plasti c bags and take out the tone r cartrid ges. Shak e the toner cartr idges s everal ti mes. 3 Inse rt the toner cart ridges i n the approp riate ly label ed slots. From right to le ft, the order of the c olor toner cartridges is BLACK (1), CY AN (2), MAGENT A (3), YEL [...]

Setup 14 5 Holdi ng t he col or pr int c artr idge w ith t he pro tec tive tray , m atch the a rrow marks ( ) then ins ert the colo r print cartr idge halfway into the printer . 6 Firm ly pu sh the colo r p rint ca rtri dge unt il it s naps int o place. • S tore the protec tive tray for repacking in fut ure. 7 Repeat Step 4 - 6 for the black pr i[...]

Setup 15 NOTE: • If you do not hav e a (Bid irectional ) paralle l interface cable or USB ca ble, y ou may need t o purcha se one . (A) Whe n using a p a rallel int erface cabl e: NOTE: • Use a sh ielded cable 2. 0 m (6 .6 ft.) or les s in le ngth. (B) When using the USB interface cable: NOTE: • Use a sh ielded cable 5. 0 m (16.4 ft.) or le s[...]

Setup 16 2 Pinch the media guides an d slide t hem to th e width of the m edia. 3 Slide the length guide unit to adjust it to the m edia length. Slide the le ngth guide unit ( 2 ) while press ing the PUSH mark ( 1 ) to extend it. 4 T ap th e medi a st ack on a lev el su rfac e to avo id med ia jams o r skewe d printi ng. NOTE: • Be car eful not t[...]

Setup 17 There ar e two me thods of installing pr inter softw are for Windows, Automated Printe r Setup and Cust om Printer S etup . This Se tup Gu ide on ly expl ains the Automated Printe r Setup . If you want to use t he Custom Printer Setup , ref er to Netwo rk sectio n of the Operat ing Inst ructio ns. ! : It is autom aticall y in stalled. * 1 [...]

Setup 18 1 Insert the prin ter CD-RO M disk into the CD-ROM drive . The CD-RO M launc hes automa tically . NOTE: • If the CD- ROM does not la unch a utomatica lly , perform the following step s (1) - (2). (1) Double c lick My comp ute r icon . (2) Double c lick t he CD-ROM icon . 2 Click Automa ted Printer Setup . 3 If the Pu rchase Informat ion [...]

Setup 19 NOTE: For Windows XP • If the Fo und New Ha rdware W izard wind ow is dis playe d during re starting Wi ndows after installin g the pri nter driver , perfo rm the followin g inst ructi ons. (1) S elect Install the s oftware automatical ly [Recommended] in the Found New Hardware Wizard wind ow and cl ick [Next >] . (2) S elect Pr inter[...]

Setup 20 6-B (For W indows Me) (1) Cl ick on the Specify the locat ion of t he dri ver (Advanced) check but ton and click [N ex t>] . (2) Cl ick on the Search for the best dr ive for your device (Recommende d) check button an d Specify a loca tion check box an d click [Browse] . (3) S elect WINME folder [D (CD-ROM drive letter):USB WINME] an d[...]

Setup 21 6-D (For W indows XP) (1) Cl ick on the Inst all from a list or specific location (Adva nced) c heck butt on and clic k [Ne xt> ] . (2) Cl ick on the Search for the b est driver in these locations check bu tton and Incl ude this loc ation in the sear ch chec k box an d remo ve the chec k mar k of the Sear ch removable media (floppy , CD[...]

Setup 22 ! : It can be installed. * 1 File nam e of Ac robat Re ader m ay differ dep ending on the ver sio n. * 2 Only av ailab le in Wi ndows NT 4.0, W indows 2000 o r Windo ws XP Profess ional. T o in st all the des ired application: 1 Insert the prin ter CD-RO M disk into the CD-ROM drive . The CD-RO M launc hes automa tically . 2 Click t he Ins[...]

Setup 23 NOTE: • The Eas y Install i nstalls the KX-CL51 0 prin ter description file, U SB printer cla ss driver , ColorSync profile and S tatus Disp lay . If you want to install th e addi tional so ftware “KX- Printe r Network Setu p T ool ”, select Custom Ins tall to comp lete the installa tion. • The S tatus Display folder is crea ted in[...]

Setup 24 St ep 2: Setting up TCP/IP on the printer Y ou need to set th e IP Ad dress, Sub net Mas k and Defaul t Gateway for the pri nter . It can be set by us ing on e of the followin g thre e methods . • Using the DHCP s erver • Usi ng th e KX-P rinte r Netw ork S etup T ool • Usin g the P rint er Pan el If the admi nistrator manage s the n[...]

Setup 25 For Mac OS X 1 0.1 - Mac OS X 10.2 Before you can u se a p rinter , you mus t add it in the Pr int Center . If you want to selec t the KX -CL510 i n the Print Center , be sure the print er is c onnec ted to the ne twork and turne d it on in a dvanc e (see “ Power O n” on page 29) . KX-CL5 10 appe ars in t he Print Center by choo sing A[...]

Setup 26 For Mac OS X 1 0.1 St ep 1: Setting the PostScript printe r driver Before you can u se a p rinter , you mus t add it in the Pr int Center . If you want to selec t the KX -CL510 i n the Print Center , be sure you c onnect the prin ter and y our Macinto sh using a U SB inter face cab le and turn the printer on (see “ Power O n” on page 2[...]

Setup 27 Additio nal software, incl uding Adobe T ype Mana ger , and Post Script screen fonts are incl uded o n the KX -CL5 10 CD-ROM. Copy fonts files from PS 3 Fonts fol der on the KX-CL5 10 CD-ROM to the S ystem Fol der of y our Macinto sh hard drive. No te that f ont fil es need to be move d to spec ific location s (Fon ts folder of the Sy stem[...]

Setup 28 The fol lowing fil es are included on the KX-C L510 CD- ROM: T o open a nd read a manual on your computer screen, install Ac robat Rea der fo r Macint osh in y our com puter . ■ Inst alling t he Acrobat Rea der: 1 Inse rt the KX-CL510 CD-ROM disk in your CD-ROM drive, an d then d ouble -clic k the KX-C L510 icon. 2 Open th e Manual folde[...]

Setup 29 T urn the p rinter o n, then the comput er . The REA DY in dicato r on the p rinte r starts blinki ng. After approxi matel y 30 sec onds [S t andar d Memor y without the printer ’s hard disk drive at 20°C (68 °F) / 65%RH / 120V ], “Re ady” is di spla yed on the print er LCD pan el . NOTE: • If the Sel f Calibra tion is d one, it [...]

Setup 30 The printe r p anel provi des an int erfac e to ad just t he density of the toner appl ied to the media . This featu re c ompensate s for the chang es that can occ ur as envi ronmental c onditions change, repl acement o f accumu lator uni t and/o r print cartridge . Perfor m the foll owing s teps to ad just t he color density : 1. Print a [...]

Setup 31 1 Press MENU/EXI T (P AUSE) button on the prin ter panel. 2 Press (CONTINUE ) button until Color Calibr ation menu is dis playe d. 3 Press ENTER button. Calibration Offset i tem men u appe ars. 4 Press ENTER button. 0* (-5 to 5) selec tion me nu appe ars. 5 Press (CONTINUE) or (CANCEL) but ton to darken/ligh ten for al l the colors to matc[...]

For the de tailed inf ormat ion, refer to the “Mainte nance and Specifications ” sect ion of t he Ope rating In stru ctions. FOR USERS IN UNITED ST A TES T echnical Support Calls If you hav e read this manua l and trie d the tr oublesho oting proced ures and you a re st ill h aving di fficulty , p lease contact the r eselle r from wh ich the u [...]