Panasonic KX-PS8100 manual

Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the Utilities and Drivers Ref erence Guide bef ore using the Digital Color Imaging System. K eep this CD-ROM in the protective case . Do not expose the CD-R OM to direct sunlight or e xtreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surf ace of the CD-ROM. Operating Instructions Model No. KX-PS8100[...]

2 Thank y ou f or pu r chasing the P anasonic Digital Color Imaging System (DCIS) KX-PS8100. The P anasonic Digital Color Imaging System KX-PS8100 consists of the Color Laser Printer KX-PS8101 and the Color Scanner KX-PS8102. The se r ial numbers are located on the labels on the rear of the unit s . F or y our co n v enienc e , record these numbers[...]

3 As an E NERGY S TAR ® P ar tner , P anasonic has deter mined that this product meets the E NERGY S TAR ® guidelines f or energy efficiency . (E NERGY S TAR is a U .S. registered mark.) Adobe, Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop , Adobe Illustrator , P ostScr ipt, P ostScr ipt 3, Adobe T ype Manager and the P ostScript 3 logo are trademarks of Adobe Syste[...]

4 EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Electronics F or Imaging, Inc. grants to y ou a non-exclusiv e, non-transf erable license to use the softw are and accompanying documentation (“Softw are”) included with the Fier y® ser ver y ou have purchased, including without limitation the P ostScript® software provided by Adobe Systems Incorporat[...]

5 Remedies Unauthorized use, cop ying or disclosure of the Software, Coded F ont Programs, T ypefaces , T rademarks or accompanying documentation will result in automatic termination of this license and will make a vailab le to Electronics F or Imaging other legal remedies. Limited Warranty And Disc laimer Electronics F or Imaging warrants that, f [...]

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7 End-User License Agreement THIS IS A LEGAL A GREEMENT BETWEE N Y OU AND P ANASONI C . CAREFUL L Y READ AL L TH E TERMS AND CONDITIONS O F THIS A GREEMENT PRIO R T O OPENIN G THE P A CKET OF SOFT W ARE P R OGRAM . OPENIN G THE P A CKET INDIC A TE S Y OUR A CCEP T ANCE O F THES E TERMS AND CONDITION S . If y ou do not agree to these te r ms and con[...]

8 5. LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY : EXCEPT AS ST A TED ABO VE, NEITHER P ANASONIC NOR P ANASONIC’S SUPPLIER MAKES OR P ASSES ON T O Y OU OR OTHER THIRD P ARTY , ANY W ARRANTY OR REPRESENT A TION INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FO[...]

9 FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses , and can r adiate r adio fr[...]

10 EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 End-User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

11 Contents Setting up the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Preparing the color imaging unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting up the output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Installing the toner cartridges . . [...]

12 Contents Installing the software to Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Installing the scanner driver, utilities and PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . 103 Installing the software for Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Install[...]

13 Contents Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Setting up Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Accessing Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

14 Contents Clearing media jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Troubleshooting[...]

15 For Y our Saf ety General Warning • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture. Cautions • Do not open covers and do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. • Avoid contact with the rotating rollers when the ADF top cover is open. Power source Warning[...]

16 For Y our Safety Light source • Do not look directly at the light source lamps of the scanner when scanning as this may be harmful to your eyes. Moving the units The scanner weighs approximately 22.5 k g {49.5 lbs.} and the printer weighs approximately 49.5 k g {108.9 lbs.}. They must be handled by two people. Turn the power off and remove the[...]

17 For Y our Safety Caution labels CLASS KLASSE CLASSE CLASE 1 LASER PRODUCT 1 LASER PRODUKT 1 LASER PRODUIT 1 LÁSER PRODUCTO CAUTION: HOT SURFACE INSIDE CAUTION: HOT SURFACE BELOW ATTENTION: SURFACE CHAUDE CI-DESSOUS VORSICHT: HEIßE OBERFLÄCHE DARUNTER ATENCION: SUPERFICIE CALIENTE ABAJO ATTENTION: SURFACE CHAUDE CI-INTERIEUR VORSICHT: HEISSE F[...]

18 For Y our Safety FOR USERS IN U.K. IMPORTANT: FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY Both the printer and scanner are supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug each for your safety and convenience. A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating o[...]

Chapter 1 19 Before You Start Bef ore you set up y our new system, please read the f ollowing inf or mation. Cautions T o av oid problems , do not use the equipment under the f ollo wing conditions: • Direct e xposure to sunlight • Extremely high or low temper ature [temperature range: 10˚C to 32.5˚C (50˚F to 90.5˚F)] • Extremely high or [...]

20 Bef ore Y ou Star t • Directly in front of air conditioning v ents • Liquids near the equipment • Liquid spills can cause se vere damage . • T oo much media/document which exceeds the limit mark ( ) on the guide of the tra y . • F ront/r ight/left doors opened while the printer is operating; it may cause a media jam. • Any toner othe[...]

21 Bef ore Y ou Star t T o prev ent accidental damage to the CD-ROMs: • Do not touch or write on the surface of the disc. • Do not leav e the disc out of the protective case. • Do not leav e the disc in direct sunlight or near heat sources. • Do not place heavy objects on the disc case or drop the case . • T o clean the disc, hold the dis[...]

22 Bef ore Y ou Star t T o prev ent static electricity damage to any of the f ollowing components , touch a grounded metal surf ace, such as the printer’ s bare metal frame prior to touching the component. • The interf ace connectors — SCSI, parallel, and optional network • ADF interf ace connector • Electrical components, connectors insi[...]

23 Bef ore Y ou Star t Features The KX-PS8100 system is a high quality system that provides f ast color image processing functions, including color scanning, color printing, and color duplicating. The KX-PS8100 system is comprised of two components: • Color laser printer (KX-PS8101) • Color scanner (KX-PS8102) The KX-PS8100 system off ers you t[...]

24 Bef ore Y ou Star t ■ Image modification function Image modification functions, such as density (gamma) adjustment, color adjustment, and shar pening can be used to modify an image so that it meets your requirements . ■ High speed • When scanning an A4 size document: An A4 size document can be scanned in 7.8 seconds at 300 dpi, and 15.7 [...]

25 Bef ore Y ou Star t ■ Networking and c lient capabilities • Suppor ts AppleT alk (EtherT alk), TCP/IP , and IPX (No vell) protocols simultaneously b y installing optional Ether net Card • Suppor ts thicknet, twisted pair , and thinnet (via transceiv er) cabling • Ethernet suppor t by installing optional Ethernet Card • T oken Ring supp[...]

26 Bef ore Y ou Star t ■ Color management ColorWise VisualCal ™ allows e xper ienced users to calibrate the printer f or e xcellent color output — eliminating out-of-calibration color most printers e xperience over time . ColorWise Color Adjustment provides controls f or globally modifying toner density and brightness. ColorWise Business Colo[...]

27 Bef ore Y ou Star t ■ High speed • Continuous full-color printing on letter size paper using ADF (A utomatic Document Feeder) * 1 “T ext and Graphics” when using the scanner panel * 2 only when using plain paper * 3 “Photo” when using the scanner panel ■ Easy operation • Front K ey P anel — Easily duplicate documents. ■ Digit[...]

28 Bef ore Y ou Star t System requirements Y ou can use the KX-PS8100 system in a networked en vironment and print from a PC compatible computer running Windows or from a Macintosh computer . T o operate the KX-PS8100 system effectiv ely , see the follo wing. CPU: An IBM PC or compatible computer with P entium or higher (133 MHz or f aster CPU is r[...]

29 Bef ore Y ou Star t Inter f ace: SCSI interface requirements SCSI ca b le: SCSI-2 ( F AST SCSI) compati b le ( page 298 ) SCSI-2 board: ASPI Manager compati b le SCSI-2 board (Adaptec AHA-2940 is recommended.) ASPI manage r : ASPI Manager is required . (See the SCSI-2 board manual.) P arallel interface requirements ECP mode: Based on the IEEE P1[...]

30 Bef ore Y ou Star t Minim um space requirements P ower sour ce • The v oltage lev el of the power source m ust not vary more than ±10% from the v oltage lev el mar ked on the nameplate (located on the bac k of the units). • Do not use an e xtension cord. • Do not use a line conditioner , tr ansient suppressor or surge protector as it ma y[...]

31 Bef ore Y ou Star t Unpac king Make sure that all of the items shown belo w were provided and ha ve not been damaged. Repor t damage or shor tages to the reseller from which the units were purchased. Page 2 includes an area f or recording impor tant inf or mation such as the name of reseller , ser ial numbers , and date of purchase. NOTE: • Sa[...]

32 Bef ore Y ou Star t 1. Printer (color imaging unit, fuser unit and media tray are included.) 2. Toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow) 3. Power cord 4. SCSI cable (for connection between the scanner and the printer) 5. Guide pins (2) 6. KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 (includes Printer driver & Utility) 7. KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc2 (include[...]

33 Bef ore Y ou Star t P ar t names ■ Front side vie w ■ Rear side view[...]

34 Bef ore Y ou Star t ■ Front side vie w ■ Rear side view Printer Printer panel ( See pages 38 and 197 .) Right side door ( See pages 43 , 232 and 269 .) Output tray ( See page 41 .) Fuser ( See pages 215 and 226 .) Color imaging unit ( See pages 40 and 214 .) Front door ( See page 40 .) Media tray ( See page 49 .) Slot cover for optional netw[...]

35 Bef ore Y ou Star t Scanner panel o ver view This section describes the functions of the scanner panel, illustrated below: The scanner LCD has two 20-character lines to displa y the scanner’ s or duplicator’ s status/error messages or the duplicator’ s menu settings. When the duplicator is ready , “ Ready ” with duplicate settings such[...]

36 Bef ore Y ou Star t The scanner panel ’ s b uttons h a v e the f oll o wing meanings: This b utton Indicates INCREASE/NEXT b utto n — • When the scanner is read y , pressing this b utton increases the number of duplicates b y 1 . Y ou can set the number of duplicates from 1 to 99 . Pressing this b utton f or more than 2 seconds automatical[...]

37 Bef ore Y ou Star t ST OP/RESET button — Pressing this button: • Exits the Menu mode. • Stops the duplicating process. (How e ver , it does not stop immediately because of data processing.) • (When the number of duplicates is not 1) Sets the number of duplicates as 1. • (When the number of duplicates is 1) Resets the scanner panel sett[...]

38 Bef ore Y ou Star t Printer panel o vervi e w This section desc r ibes the functions of the p r inter panel, illustrated bel o w: The p r inter LCD has two 24-character lines to displ a y the p r inter ’ s status/ error messages or menu setting s . The activity lights indicate the status of the p r inte r . Th e y h a v e the f oll o wing mean[...]

39 Bef ore Y ou Star t The printer panel’ s buttons ha ve the f ollowing meanings: This button Indicates MENU/EXIT button — • When the printer is ready , pressing this button enters the Men u mode. • Pressing this button e xits the Menu mode. /CANCEL button — • Pressing this button cancels the data in the printer . • When the printer [...]

Chapter 2 40 Setup This chapter describes setting up the KX-PS8100 system, connecting it to a computer , and powering on the printer . Setting up the printer The general steps f or setting up the pr inter are: • “Preparing the color imaging unit” on page 40 • “Setting up the output tra y” on page 41 • “Installing the toner car tr id[...]

41 Setup 2 T ur n the upper green le ver cloc kwise until it stops and the arrows are aligned. This tightens the inter nal belts to ready the unit f or printing. 3 Close the printer’ s front door . Make sure that y ou have enough room f or the output tra y and that it is easy to access. To set up the output tray: 1 Remov e the adhesive tape that [...]

42 Setup 2 Low er the tra y to the operating position. The toner car tr idges that are shipped with the printer are star ter car tridges. They are installed in e xactly the same manner as the optional car tr idges; the only diff erence is that the star ter car tr idges hav e less toner . The page lif e e xpectancy is 3,000 pages, based on a 5% imag[...]

43 Setup 3 Open the right side door . CAUTION: • Do not leave the right side door open for more than 1 minute; the color imaging unit will be exposed to light and could be damaged. 4 Inser t the each toner car tridge in the appropr iately labeled slot. F rom top to bottom, the order of the toner car tridges is BLACK, CY AN, MA GENT A, and YELLO W[...]

44 Setup 5 When you ha ve installed all the toner car tridges, close the right side door . Setting up the scanner The general steps f or setting up the scanner are: • “Unlocking the scanner” on page 44 • “Installing the scanner on the printer” on page 45 • “Installing the A utomatic Document F eeder” on page 47 The scanner must be[...]

45 Setup ■ Before you begin The scanner can be installed using two methods: Method A . On top of the printer Method B . On left or r ight side of the printer For Method A, see “Installing the scanner on the printer” on page 45 and see “Installing the A utomatic Document Feeder” on page 47 . For Method B, see “Installing the A utomatic D[...]

46 Setup 2 Install the guide pins and tighten them with a flat-blade screwdriv er . 3 Match the guide pins to the holes under the scanner , and place the scanner gently onto the printer . SAFETY CAUTIONS: • The scanner without ADF weighs appro ximately 18.5 k g {38.1 lbs.}. It must be handled b y two people. • When you place the scanner onto t[...]

47 Setup 4 Lock the scanner b y sliding it toward the right. To install the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder): 1 Hold the ADF v er tically , then inser t the tabs into the holes on the rear of the scanner . 2 Close the ADF . Installing the Automatic Document Feeder T abs ADF[...]

48 Setup 3 Plug the end of the ADF cable into the ADF connector located on the back of the scanner . Loading media The printer is shipped with one media tra y (either Letter P aper or A4 P aper) installed, how ev er the pr inter suppor ts five diff erent trays as sho wn in the f ollowing tab le. NOTES: • Make sure that y ou load the correct medi[...]

49 Setup • The recommended transparency is 3M CG3710. The transparency has a side to be printed. The other side has a leading tape. When loading the transparency , load it with the taped end entering the printer first. The transparency can be loaded in the multi-purpose tra y and transparency tra y (option). T o get better print result, use the [...]

50 Setup 4 F an the media (paper or transparencies), and then tap it on a le vel surf ace to av oid media jams or skew ed printing. Do not f an the transparency to a void fingerpr ints. NOTES: • To optimize your printer’s performance, always use clean, unused media. • Be careful not to leav e fingerpr ints on the media, which can result in [...]

51 Setup 6 Slide the media tra y completely into the slot. 7 When using transparency with leading tape: Remov e the tape after pr inting. When the image is printed on the media, the image (pr int area) is a bit smaller than the media size . Y ou ma y need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area. The f ollowing[...]

52 Setup The multi-purpose tray (MPT) serves as an additional tra y for loading an y type of media that ranges in siz e from 91 mm x 254 mm to 216 mm x 356 mm (3.6 " x 10 " to 8.5 " x 14 " ). Use it to load a single sheet or a stack of media, depending on the media’ s type and thickness. Use the multi-purpose tray to accomplis[...]

53 Setup 2 Close the left side door . To load paper, transparency: NOTE: • Reusing media that has been f ed through the printer (for e xample, after jams) can reduce the lif e of the consumables and paper path components. F or detailed inf or mation on media, see “Media” on page 290 . 1 Set the media thickness s witch ( see page 52 ). 2 a) Op[...]

54 Setup 3 Separate the media guides to the appro ximate width of the media. 4 F an the media, and then tap it on a le v el surface to a void media jams or ske wed printing. Do not f an the transparency to a void fingerpr ints. 5 Inser t the media with the pr inting side up into the multi- pur pose tra y . The height of media should not e xceed th[...]

55 Setup 6 Adjust the media guides to the media size . 7 Use the printer dr iver to select the m ulti-pur pose tra y . 8 When using transparency with leading tape: Remov e the tape after pr inting. ( See page 51 .) To load an envelope in the multi-purpose tray: Do not inser t more than one env elope at a time. Only black te xt can be printed on env[...]

56 Setup To load labels in the multi-purpose tray: F or detailed inf or mation on labels, see “ ■ T ransparencies and labels” on page 293 . 1 Set the media thickness s witch ( see page 52 ). 2 Adjust the media guides to the width of the label sheets. 3 Inser t label sheets in the multi-pur pose tra y with the printing side up and inser t the [...]

57 Setup Connecting the system The scanner , pr inter , and computer can be installed in different configurations depending on the function(s) to be used or computer system to be connected. ■ Digital Color Imaging System (DCIS) standard system ( See pages 60 , 64 and 70 .) The printer must be connected to computer through the P arallel port (loc[...]

58 Setup ■ Connecting the printer to a local port of a Windows PC ( See page 64 .) ■ DCIS stand alone system ( See page 65 .) Function Windows Mac Printing Documents Y es No Function A vailability Scanning Documents No Printing Documents No Duplicating Documents Y es[...]

59 Setup ■ Connecting the printer to a network port ( See page 70 .) Function Windows Mac Printing Documents Y es Y es[...]

60 Setup If a SCSI-2 board has been installed in your computer , be sure it is compatible ( see “SCSI interface” on page 298 ). If it is not installed, be sure to install only a recommended SCSI-2 board ( see page 29 ). If you do not ha ve a SCSI cab le, y ou will need to purchase one from your local computer store or dealer (see “SCSI interf[...]

61 Setup 3 Connect the SCSI cable pro vided to the pr inter’ s SCSI connector and to the scanner’ s SCSI connector . The printer must be the last de vice in the chain because the printer has only one SCSI connector . 4 Make sure the SCSI ID No . of the scanner is 2 and that of the printer is 1. (They are the def ault settings.) • If you ha ve[...]

62 Setup 6 Connect the pow er cords to the scanner’ s A C inlet, to the printer’ s AC inlet and to A C outlets. NOTE: • The ter minator must be installed or set to ON on the last SCSI de vice only ( see page 66 ). 1 Make sure the computer , scanner and the other connected peripheral de vices are tur ned off . 2 Connect the SCSI cab le (not pr[...]

63 Setup 3 Make sure the SCSI ID No . of the scanner is 2 (default setting). • If other de vices are connected to the computer , make sure that each SCSI de vice has a diff erent ID No . • T o change the scanner’ s ID No ., use the ID No. switches (#1, #2, #3) located on the back of the scanner . See T able 1 on page 66 . 4a If the scanner is[...]

64 Setup CAUTION: • Alwa ys use a shielded interface cab le. Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio interf erence with data. NOTE: • Printing through a ser ial por t (LocalT alk) is not suppor ted on Macintosh computers. ■ Using a parallel interface cable If you do not ha ve a parallel interf ace cable, y ou will need to purchase one [...]

65 Setup 1 Make sure the scanner and printer are turned off. 2 Connect the SCSI cable pro vided to the scanner’ s SCSI connector A or B and to the printer’ s SCSI connector . 3 Make sure the terminator s witches (scanner : #4/ printer : #1) are set to ON. • T o change a ter minator setting, see page 66 . 4 Connect the pow er cord to the scann[...]

66 Setup ■ Setting the SCSI ID number In most cases, there is no need to change the def ault settings (see T ables 1 and 2 below). How ev er , if you hav e other per ipheral de vices connected in a SCSI chain, check if their ID n umbers conflict with that of the printer or scanner . Be sure to choose an unassigned ID number . SCSI ID number can [...]

67 Setup ■ Setting the terminator The def ault setting of the scanner is set to OFF and that of the printer is set to ON. The ter minator setting can be changed by using the terminator s witch (scanner : #4, pr inter : #1). T o set it, use a pointed object lik e a pen (do not use a pencil). T erminator ON: T erminator OFF:[...]

68 Setup P ower on 1 T ur n ON the scanner , then the printer . 2 The scanner will be ready after appro ximately 20 seconds, and “Ready” , “PTR Initializing” will be displa yed on the scanner LCD panel. 3 a) The READ Y indicator on the pr inter star ts flashing and “Initializing” is displa yed on the printer LCD panel. b) After appro x[...]

69 Setup There are se ver al pages that you can print from the printer panel. This section provides instructions f or printing a T est Pr int. The T est Print includes a color sample as well as the printer’ s name, enabled netw ork protocols, memor y configurations, and installed options . Y ou can print a T est Pr int bef ore you set up the KX-[...]

Chapter 3 70 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork This chapter describes how to connect your printer to a network. Y ou can connect the printer to your network with thicknet, twisted pair , or thinnet. This chapter provides inf or mation about: • “Ethernet network connections” on page 70 • “Token Ring network connections” on page 72 •[...]

71 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork NOTE: • Shut off the printer before connecting it to an y network device . Only one Ethernet connection should be made to the pr inter at a time. T o connect a thinnet cable to the printer: 1 Make sure the computer , pr inter and the other connected peripheral de vices are tur ned off . 2 Connect the MA U t[...]

72 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork T o connect a twisted pair cable to the printer: 1 Make sure the computer , pr inter and the other connected peripheral de vices are tur ned off . 2 Connect the RJ-45 cable to the RJ-45 jac k on the back of the printer . 3 T ur n on the printer and then the computer . F or Ether net speed setting, see “Netw[...]

73 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Setting up TCP/IP printing TCP/IP provides netw ork ser vices for high-speed local and wide area networks and heterogeneous environments including PC compatib les, Macintosh computers, minicomputers , and mainframes running diverse operating systems . The pr inter suppor ts the lpr protocol for printing ov er[...]

74 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 4 Use the ▲ /CONTINUE button to select a n umber in a v alid, unique IP Address f or the KX-PS8100. Press ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ /CANCEL button to accept a n umber and mo v e to the left—to the ne xt number . NOTE: • On the printer , numbers are entered from right to left. Press the ▲ /CONTINUE button to scr[...]

75 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork ■ Setting up NIS server If the site is using NIS (Network Inf or mation Ser vices), a superuser must add the printer name and IP address to the system’ s database of network printers. 1 Add the KX-PS8100 to the network’ s IP host table . This step must be perf or med on the master NIS (ser ver) machine.[...]

76 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Since the printer suppor ts only one TCP/IP ( lpr ) connection at a time, y ou can use the same name f or the hostname and the queue name. Ho we ver , the e xamples indicate where you should mak e a distinction if you want to use diff erent names. T o add the printer as a network printer to all UNIX systems: [...]

77 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork T o set up printing on a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or another BSD based variant: 1 On each workstation that will print to the pr inter , log in to your UNIX host as the root user . 2 Create an entr y f or the printer in your /etc/printcap file . The f ollowing is a sample printcap entr y for the printer . [...]

78 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 4 Create the log files. F or e xample, enter the f ollowing: cp /dev/null /var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q/log 5 Reboot the machine. T o set up printing on a UNIX system running Solaris 2: 1 On each workstation that will print to the pr inter , log into the UNIX system as the root user . 2 At the UNIX prompt, type [...]

79 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Bef ore a de vice on a TCP/IP network can send pr int jobs to the printer , the printer must be given a v alid IP address and subnet mask, as well as a gatew a y address, if applicab le. The printer is given these addresses in the printer’ s Network Protocol Setup . The IP address is used on all TCP/IP netw[...]

80 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork If the printer is being added to an existing network, each TCP/IP client is already running TCP/IP client software . The KX-PS8100 printer suppor ts TCP/IP client software on UNIX workstations, PC compatib les, and Macintosh computers . With Macintosh computers how ev er , it is easiest to use the built-in Ap[...]

81 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Once the printer has been proper ly installed on the TCP/IP network, users should be able to send print jobs to the KX-PS8100 from most applications. UNIX clients also commonly use UNIX printing commands to pr int P ostScr ipt files and te xt files to the printer . F or inf or mation on printing P ostScript[...]

82 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Setting up IPX (Novell) printing IPX, Nov ell’ s Inter network P ac ket Exchange protocol, runs on networks that include a Nov ell NetWare server . The ser ver , typically a dedicated PC , is usually configured to control workstation access to shared resources. In addition to other ser vices, NetW are ser [...]

83 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork T o set up network pr inting, enable IPX/SPX Setup from the printer panel ( see “Network Protocol Setup” on page 148 ), and set up the PSer v er using W ebSetup after configuring the NetWare server ( see “ ■ PServer Setup tab” on page 162 ). This section e xplains how to set up the NetW are ser ver[...]

84 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork ■ Setting the NetWare 4.x bindery context Nov ell 4.x ser vers use a diff erent environment setup than No vell 3.1x ser vers . (If your ser ver is using NetW are 3.x, proceed to “Setting up a KX-PS8100 print queue” on page 87 .) The native structure f or Nov ell 4.x objects is known as No vell Directory[...]

85 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 4 Use the down arro w key to select Maintenance/ Selective Install . The Installation Options menu is displa yed. 5 Select NCF Files Options. 6 In the menu of a vailab le NCF files, select Edit A UT OEXEC.NCF file .[...]

86 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 7 T ype a ne w line anywhere in the file as f ollows: set Binder y Conte xt = (Enter your bindery context here) NOTE: • T o the r ight of the equals sign, type the binder y context obtained from the system administrator . 8 Press (Esc) to close the window , and sav e changes. 9 Proceed to the ne xt section[...]

87 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork The NetW are pr int ser ver and print queue are created and configured from NetW are Pr int Console, a NetW are utility that is stored in NetW are’ s PUBLIC director y . T o set up the NetWare server f or printing to the KX-PS8100: 1 Log in to the NetW are ser ver as the Supervisor . 2 At the NetW are MS-D[...]

88 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 6 Press the (Insert) k ey , type a name f or the new print ser ver , and press the (Enter) ke y . Then press the (Esc) key . Y ou must select this print ser ver later as the NetW are Print Ser ver in W ebSetup > Networ k Setup . 7 Select Print Queue Information from the A vailable Options menu. 8 Press the[...]

89 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 9 Make sure the print queue name y ou created is selected in the Print Queues menu, and press the (Enter) key . The Print Queue Information menu is displa yed. 10 In the Print Queue Inf ormation menu, select Queue Servers , and press the (Enter) key . A blank Queue Servers list is displa yed. 11 Press the (In[...]

90 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Bef ore setting up client workstations, mak e sure you perf or m Network Setup on the printer , and that the settings reflect the entities you created in PCONSOLE . Client setup has two par ts: • Install the P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er on each Windows w orkstation. • Configure the printer dr iver to p[...]

91 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing The f ollowing instructions describe pr inting to a network por t using the Details tab of the Printer Proper ties dialog. Y ou must specify the option settings including Ser ver Name in the Service Setup screen, before SMB printing is enabled. See “ ■ Servic[...]

92 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 5 Expand the le vels to locate y our printer and the queue you w ant to pr int to . If your printer has a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory , three connections will automatically be created when the KX-PS8100 printer dr iver is installed. These connections are represented on the network by the Direct, Print[...]

93 Connecting the Printer to a Netw ork 8 T o confir m the connection, clic k the General tab in the Properties window . 9 Click [PrintTestPage] and click [OK] . If the test page prints successfully , you are ready to print from the computer . Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing The f ollowing instructions describe pr inting to a [...]

Chapter 4 94 Installing Software f or Windows This chapter describes installing software and setting up printing from a Windows-based computer running Windows 95, Windows 3.1, or Windows NT 4.0. See the Chapter 3 or instructions on how to connect the printer to a computer or to a network. General steps The general steps f or installing the KX-PS810[...]

95 Installing Software for Windows Installing the software for Windows 95 T o set up the pr inter as a P ostScr ipt printer you must install the P ostScript printer dr iver f or Windows 95. This file is included on the KX-PS8100 CD- ROM Disc1. If autorun is enabled on y our computer , when the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 is inser ted in the CD-ROM driv[...]

96 Installing Software for Windows When the printer dr iver is installed, specify the optional de vices installed on your printer to enable use of options relating to those de vices. To specify devices installed on the printer: 1 Click [Start] , select Settings , and clic k Printers . 2 Click the Panasonic KX-PS8100 printer icon and select Properti[...]

97 Installing Software for Windows T o pr int from Windows 95 y ou need to: • Set up the printer to accept pr int jobs from your computer . • Configure a por t on each Windows 95 computer f or the networ k or connection type. ■ Setting up parallel printing with Windows 95 The f ollo wing procedure describes how to prepare the computer f or p[...]

98 Installing Software for Windows ■ Setting up IPX (Novell) printing with Windows 95 The f ollo wing procedure describes how to prepare the computer f or printing using IPX protocols. Before you begin: V erify the pr inter has been configured f or Nov ell pr inting in Network Protocol Setup . F or more inf or mation about setting up the printer[...]

99 Installing Software for Windows 10 In the Add P ort window , v er ify that the network path is updated, and click [OK] . T o confir m the connection, you can print a Windows 95 test page . 11 Click the General tab in the Properties window , and click [PrintTestPage] . Y ou are ready to print to the pr inter from Windows applications. When you[...]

100 Installing Software for Windows To install the scanner driver and utilities: 1 Star t Windows and quit all applications . 2 Click [Start] , select Settings , and click Control P anel . The Control P anel window is display ed. 3 Double-clic k the Add/Remove Pr ograms icon. The Add/Remov e Program Proper ties window is displa yed. 4 Click [Instal[...]

101 Installing Software for Windows 10 In the Setup T ype window , select the T ypical , Compact , or Custom installation option. NOTE: • If you want to install the Print Count Manager program, select the Custom installation option and click on ( ) the Print Count Manager check box in the Select Components window. 11 F ollow the instructions on t[...]

102 Installing Software for Windows ■ Using Plug and Play 1 T ur n on the printer , then the scanner . 2 When the “ Ready ” is displa yed on the printer’ s LCD , tur n on the computer and star t Windows 95. The New Hardw are F ound window is displa yed f or a f ew seconds , then the Update De vice Driver Wizard window is displa yed. 3 Inser[...]

103 Installing Software for Windows Installing the software to Windows 98 The f ollowing files will be installed b y using Plug and Pla y . • Scanner driver • P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er • Utilities When a T ypical installation is perf or med using the installer , f ollowing files are automatically installed. • Digital Duplicator Utilit[...]

104 Installing Software for Windows NOTES: • Bef ore installing the software to Windows 98, mak e sure that the provided/not pro vided SCSI cable and par allel interface cab le are connected properly between KX-PS8100 and your computer . F or connecting the SCSI cable , ref er to step 1 to 6 ( page 60 to 62 ). F or connecting the parallel interf [...]

105 Installing Software for Windows To install the scanner driver and utilities: If “Unknown De vice” is displa yed, the scanner driver or the utilities can be installed. The f ollowing procedure sho ws the case when the scanner driver is detected first. 1 Click [NextÃ] . 2 Click [NextÃ] . 3 Inser t the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc2 in y our CD-ROM[...]

106 Installing Software for Windows 5 T ype “X*:DRIVERSENGLISHWIN98SCANNER”. * CD-ROM driv e name diff ers depending on your computer . 6 Click [NextÃ] . 7a If the scanner driver is not f ound, the f ollowing windo w is displa yed. Click [ÀBack] , then go to step 12 to install the utilities.[...]

107 Installing Software for Windows 7b If the scanner driver is f ound, the follo wing window is displa yed. Go to ne xt step to install the scanner driver . 8 Click [NextÃ] . 9 Click [OK] .[...]

108 Installing Software for Windows 10 Inser t Windows 98 CD-R OM, select the specific director y (win98), then click [OK] . 11 Click [Finish] . • If the utilities are not installed, click [NextÃ] twice after clic king [Finish] . Go to step 12. • If the scanner driver and utilities are installed and the P ostScript printer dr iver is not inst[...]

109 Installing Software for Windows 13 Click [NextÃ] . 14 Click [NextÃ] . The installer star ts. F ollow the instructions on the screen. After cop ying the utility files, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window is displa yed. 15 Click [Finish] . • If the scanner driver is not installed, go to step 1 to 11 ( page 105 to 108 ). • If the scann[...]

110 Installing Software for Windows To install the PostScript printer driver: 1 Click [NextÃ] . 2 Click [NextÃ] . 3 Inser t the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 in y our CD-ROM drive . 4 Click on ( ) the Specify a location check bo x, and clic k off the other item’ s check bo x. ✔[...]

111 Installing Software for Windows 5 T ype “X*:ENGLISHPRNTDR VRDISK1”. * CD-ROM driv e name diff ers depending on your computer . 6 Click [NextÃ] .[...]

112 Installing Software for Windows 7 Click [NextÃ] . • The message in the window diff ers if any other printer dr iver is installed. Click “Y es [recommended]”. 8 Click [NextÃ] . • If you do not w ant to print a test page, click “No”. • If you w ant to print a test page, click “Y es [recommended]”.[...]

113 Installing Software for Windows 9 Click [Finish] . • If the scanner driver and utilities are not installed, go to “T o install the scanner driver and utilities” ( page 105 ).[...]

114 Installing Software for Windows Installing the software for Windows NT 4.0 P ostScr ipt printing with Windows NT 4.0 begins with installation of the P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er for Windows NT 4.0 and the KX-PS8100 printer PPD , and finishes b y configuring a par ticular type of connection between the workstation and the KX-PS8100. The P ost[...]

115 Installing Software for Windows To install the KX-PS8100 as a local PostScript printer: 1 Inser t the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 in y our CD-ROM drive . The installer is launched automatically . F ollow the instructions that appear on the screen. 2 In the Setup T ype window , select the T ypical , Compact , or Custom installation option. 3 F ollow [...]

116 Installing Software for Windows When the printer dr iver is installed, specify the optional de vices installed on your printer to enable use of options relating to those de vices. To specify options installed on the printer: 1 Click [Start] , select Settings , and clic k Printers . 2 Click the Panasonic KX-PS8100 printer icon and select Propert[...]

117 Installing Software for Windows T o pr int from Windows NT 4.0 y ou need to: • Set up network ser vers , if any . • Set up the printer to accept pr int jobs from your computer . • Configure a por t on each computer with Windows NT 4.0 f or the networ k or connection type. ■ Setting up parallel printing on Windows NT 4.0 Once you ha ve [...]

118 Installing Software for Windows ■ Setting up TCP/IP and LPR printing with Windows NT 4.0 Once you ha ve installed the P ostScript pr inter driver f or Windo ws NT 4.0, complete the setup f or the TCP/IP and lpr connection as follo ws: • Prepare the printer to accept pr int jobs using TCP/IP and lpr protocols. • Configure the workstation [...]

119 Installing Software for Windows 3 Click the Po r t s tab . 4 Click [AddPort...] . The av ailable por t types are display ed. 5 Select LPR P or t and click [NewPort...] . If the LPR por t is not listed, install the TCP/IP protocols and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing software. F or details, see your documentation f or Windows NT 4.0. 6 In the Name o[...]

120 Installing Software for Windows 7 Press Ta b and type the inter nal name of the pr inter in low ercase letters. NOTES: • Type this name exactly as shown; it is required for communication with the printer. The name must be one of these: xjdirect xjhold xjprint • Use the last two internal names only if your printer has a hard disk drive and a[...]

121 Installing Software for Windows NOTE: • When reinstalling the KX-PS8100 software , do it immediately after restar ting Windows. T o install the bundled software (CorelDRA W Select Edition), see “Installing the bundled software” on page 133 . To install the scanner driver and utilities: 1 Star t Windows and quit all applications . 2 Click [...]

122 Installing Software for Windows NOTE: • If you want to install the Print Count Manager program, select the Custom installation option and click on ( ) the Print Count Manager check box in the Select Components window. 11 F ollow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. A message appears on the screen to indicate installati[...]

123 Installing Software for Windows Installing the software for Windows 3.1 The Adobe P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er for Windows 3.1 is included on the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1. To install the Adobe PostScript printer driver: 1 Star t Windows and e xit any applications that star t automatically . 2 Inser t the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 in y our CD-ROM dr[...]

124 Installing Software for Windows When the printer dr iver is installed, specify the optional de vices installed on your printer . This will enable use of options relating to those de vices. To specify options installed on the printer: 1 In the Contr ol P anel window , double-clic k the Printers icon. 2 In the Printers windo w , select the P anas[...]

125 Installing Software for Windows T o pr int from Windows 3.1 y ou need to: • Set up the printer to accept pr int jobs from your computer . • Configure a por t on each Windows 3.1 computer f or the networ k or connection type. ■ Selecting a printer port When you install a printer , Windows assigns it to a def ault parallel printer por t. I[...]

126 Installing Software for Windows 5 Click [OK] . The Printers window appears, with the selected port next to the highlighted printer name in the Installed Pr inters list bo x. 6 When you are finished, clic k [Close] . ■ Setting up IPX (Novell) printing with Windows 3.1 The f ollo wing procedure describes how to prepare the computer f or printi[...]

127 Installing Software for Windows 4 Click [OK] . When prompted, restar t Windows . 5 In the Contr ol P anel window , double-clic k the Printers icon. 6 In the Printers windo w , click [Connect...] to connect the printer to the appropr iate por t. 7 Click [Network...] . If you are printing to a file, select FILE. Pr inting to a file is useful if[...]

128 Installing Software for Windows When a T ypical installation is perf or med using the installer , follo wing files are automatically installed. • Digital Duplicator Utility • Status Displa y • Scanner Driver Y ou can also select f ollowing additional file to install during a Custom installation procedure. • Print Count Manager NOTES: [...]

129 Installing Software for Windows 9 In the Setup T ype window , select the T ypical , Compact , or Custom installation option. NOTE: • If you want to install the Print Count Manager program, select the Custom installation option and click on ( )the Print Count Manager check box in the Select Components window. 10 F ollow the instructions on the[...]

130 Installing Software for Windows Installing additional software for Windows users Additional software , including Adobe T ype Manager (A TM), a P ANT ONE color ref erence file, a CMYK ref erence file, a KX-PS8100 ICM profile, is included on the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1. When a T ypical installation is perf or med on Windows 95 using the install[...]

131 Installing Software for Windows When a T ypical installation is perf or med all the files needed to install A TM f or Windows 95 are copied to the KX-PS8100 director y . To install the Type 1 fonts for Windows 95: 1 Click [Start] and select Programs , and Adobe , then click Adobe T ype Manager . 2 Select the desired f ont(s) under c:PS3Fonts[...]

132 Installing Software for Windows CMYK and P ANTONE color ref erence pages are provided on the KX- PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 in the f or m of downloadab le P ostScr ipt files. ■ CMYK color reference The CMYK Color Ref erence is a P ostScript file (Cmyk_ref .ps), which can be printed using a P ostScript downloader utility , such as Fier y W ebDownlo[...]

133 Installing Software for Windows Installing the bundled software For Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 users • CorelDRA W Select Edition If you are using Windows 95/Windo ws 98/Windows NT 4.0, when y ou inser t CD-ROM into y our dr ive , the bundled application installer ma y star t automatically . If not, perf or m the f ollowing procedure[...]

134 Installing Software for Windows Removing the KX-PS8100 software If you need to remo v e the KX-PS8100 softw are , perf orm the f ollowing steps . For Windows 3.1 users To remove the scanner driver and utilities: 1 F rom the Program Mana ger , double-clic k the KX-PS8100 Utilities icon. 2 Double-clic k the Uninstall icon. 3 Click [Yes] . 4 F oll[...]

135 Installing Software for Windows For Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 users To remove the scanner driver and utilities: 1 Click [Start] , select Programs , and click KX-PS8100 Utilities . 2 Click Uninstall . 3 Click [Yes] . 4 F ollow the instructions that appear on the screen. For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0 users To remove the PostScript prin[...]

Chapter 5 136 Installing Software for Macintosh This chapter describes installing pr inter and scanner driver software and setting up printing on a Macintosh computer . Instructions for setting up additional software pro vided on the KX-PS8100 CD-ROMs are included at the end of this chapter . Serial por t printing (LocalT alk) from Macintosh comput[...]

137 Installing Software for Macintosh Installing Macintosh printing software T o set up the pr inter as a P ostScr ipt printer , you m ust install the P ostScr ipt printer descr iption file (PPD) that corresponds to your printer and the Adobe P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er (version 8.5.1 supports P ostScript 3) provided on the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc[...]

138 Installing Software for Macintosh After you install the printer driver and printer description file, you need to set up the KX-PS8100 in the Chooser . This section describes how to set up the KX-PS8100 with the Adobe P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er . To set up the KX-PS8100 in the Chooser: 1 Click the Chooser from Apple (  ) menu and ensure A[...]

139 Installing Software for Macintosh 10 Close the Chooser . The Adobe P ostScr ipt 8.5.1 driver can con v er t RGB colors of a file to a specified CMYK de vice target using ColorSync Color Management. The KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 includes a ColorSync profile f or the KX-PS8100. This profile is optimal f or color con versions f or the printer . T[...]

140 Installing Software for Macintosh To use the KX-PS8100 ColorSync printer profile: 1 With a document open, select Print... from the File menu. 2 Select Color Matching from the pop-up men u under the Printer pop-up menu. 3 Select ColorSync Color Matching or P ostScript Color Matching from the Print Color pop-up men u. 4 Select P anasonic KX-PS810[...]

141 Installing Software for Macintosh Installing the scanner driver The P anasonic KX-PS8100 Scanner Dr iver pro vides two drivers , TW AIN and a Photoshop Plug-in. The dr iv er to be installed depends on your Macintosh application. How e v er , TW AIN must be installed to use ColorSync adjustment function. ■ About the TWAIN scanner driver The TW[...]

142 Installing Software for Macintosh The advantage of the Photoshop Plug-in driver: • If you connect the scanner to y our computer using the SCSI cable, y ou can capture images directly from the scanner using Photoshop Plug-in compliant application software . • The operation is standardiz ed, a user experienced in Photoshop Plug-in peripherals[...]

143 Installing Software for Macintosh 6 Select Empty T rash... from the Special menu. 7 Click [OK] . P anasonic KX-PS8100 TW AIN dr iver will be remo ved from y our Macintosh. To Install the Photoshop Plug-in driver: 1 Inser t the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc2 in y our CD-ROM drive and doub le-click the KX-PS8100 Disc2 icon. The P anasonic Scanner Dr iver[...]

144 Installing Software for Macintosh Installing additional software for Macintosh users Additional software , including Adobe T ype Manager , and P ostScr ipt screen f onts are included on the KX-PS8100 CD-R OM Disc1. Copy f onts files from PS3 F onts f older on the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 to the System F older of your Macintosh hard driv e. Note [...]

Chapter 6 145 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup This chapter describes how to configure the printer’ s Setup options. The settings you specify in Setup determine user access to the printer , printing def aults applied to jobs, and general system settings . Some Setup options are specified during an initial Setup from the pr inter panel;[...]

146 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup T o conser ve energy and operating cost, this printer is provided with a programmab le po wer sa v er f eature. The printer is factory set with the power sav er feature turned on to comply with E NERGY S TAR ® requirements. If set to On, the printer automatically tur ns to power sa v er mode when there[...]

147 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Bef ore y ou set up the printer f or a No v ell IPX netw ork, be sure you ha v e set up the Nov ell ser vers as described in “Setting up IPX (Nov ell) printing” on page 82 . Network Port Setup T o advance to the ne xt screen, press the ENTER button. A) When the Ethernet card is installed in the prin[...]

148 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup NOTE: • Req. All Route and Resp. All Route are displa yed only when YES is selected in Source Routing . Req. All Route Yes/No [No*] If source routing is enabled, select Yes to allo w all routers on the netw ork to broadcast the presence of the printer to clients, enabling pac kets from clients on the [...]

149 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Press the ▲ / CONTINUE button to increment a v alue. Press the ⁄ / CANCEL button to accept a v alue and move to the next n umber to be entered. Numbers are entered from right to left. When all v alues hav e been entered, press the ENTER button to accept y our selection. ( * =Def ault setting) Ethern[...]

150 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup C) When you select IPX/SPX Setup: IPX/SPX Setup T o advance to the ne xt screen, press the ENTER button. Enable IPX/SPX? Yes/No [No*] Select Yes if you ha ve an IPX (Nov ell) network connected to the pr inter . Note that you can enab le AppleT alk, TCP/IP , and IPX (Nov ell) communication simultaneously[...]

151 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup After you ha ve perf ormed an initial Setup from the pr inter panel ( see page 145 ), you m ust complete the process of configuring Setup options using Fier y WebSetup, one of the Fiery W ebT ools. Y ou can also use Fier y WebSetup to remotely vie w and modify Setup[...]

152 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup NOTES: • Microsoft Inter net Explorer 3.x does not suppor t the Fier y W ebDownloader. • Netscape and Microsoft continue to release frequent updates to their browsers . As suppor t cannot be guaranteed for all v ersions, use the versions specified abo ve f or best results. • Accessing to WebSetup[...]

153 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Instructions below apply to computers using Ethernet protocols. T o use Fier y WebT ools on each c lient workstation: 1 Enable TCP/IP on the pr inter . 2 Make sure the w or kstation has a valid, unique IP address. 3 Make sure the w or kstation is installed with an Inter net browser . 4 Launch the Inter [...]

154 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup T o use the Fier y W ebT ools via the Internet or your site’ s intranet, y ou need an Internet browser and the IP address or DNS name of the KX-PS8100. T o access Fier y WebSetup: 1 Star t up your Internet browser application. 2 Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the KX- PS8100 in the URL line of[...]

155 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup 3 Click [WebSetup] . If a pass word has been set on the printer , you are prompted to enter it bef ore you can access Fiery WebSetup. The options that you can specify from Fiery W ebSetup are grouped into three categories: System Setup , Network Setup , and Printer Setup. These are described in the foll[...]

156 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup In System Setup , you specify settings from tw o tabs: the System Setup tab and the P assword tab . T o set System Setup options: Click the [SystemSetup] button. ■ System Setup tab The options that you can set from the System Setup tab are described below . System Name — The default name of the pri[...]

157 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup ■ Password tab F rom the Pass word tab you can set an Administr ator pass word or change the e xisting one. Once an Administrator pass word has been set, users will be prompted f or this pass word when they attempt to access Fier y WebSetup or Fiery W ebSpooler. T o set or change the Administrator pas[...]

158 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup In Network Setup , you specify settings from f our tabs: P or t Setup, Protocol Setup , PSer v er Setup , and Ser vice Setup . T o set Network Setup options: Click the [NetworkSetup] button. The P or t Setup tab is the first tab display ed in Network Setup. Y ou can also access Protocol Setup , PSer v[...]

159 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Enable Parallel Port — Enable this option if you want to print through the parallel port. You can connect a single Windows computer to the parallel port and print directly to the printer. NOTE: • Enabling the par allel por t does not conflict with Ether net or T oken Ring communication with the pri[...]

160 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup ■ Protocol Setup tab The options that you can set from the Protocol Setup tab are described below . The printer can accept jobs via TCP/IP (o v er either Ether net or T oken Ring), AppleT alk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously . T o configure the printer, choose each protocol and enter the settings f or tha[...]

161 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Subnet Mask — If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the f ollowing v alues: • 255.0.0.0 if the IP address star ts with a number less than 128 • 255.255.0.0 if the IP address star ts with a number from 128 through 191 • 255.255.255.0 if the IP address star ts with a number greater than[...]

162 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup Select Zone — The printer searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the printer to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the printer is assigned to that zone automatically. If no AppleT alk zone can be [...]

163 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup NOTE: • If your netw ork uses both NDS and Binder y , set up NDS first. Setting up NDS after Binder y will ov erwr ite Binder y Setup . If your network uses both NDS and Binder y , including using NetW are 4.x ser vers in bindery emulation, the KX-PS8100 cannot service NDS and binder y emulation ser [...]

164 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup 4 Select the new NDS tree and clic k [Add] . Y our new NDS tree selection automatically o verwrites any pre vious tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Binder y settings, y ou are aler ted that they will be deleted. If you contin ue with NDS Setup , you can repl[...]

165 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup B) PServer Setup (Bindery Setup) Use Binder y Setup if you ha ve already configured one or more binder y ser vers (file servers running NetW are 3.x or NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation) with a Print Ser ver and a Print Queue f or KX-PS8100 jobs ( see page 87 ). Bef ore entering binder y settings, be s[...]

166 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup 10 Click [Save] . ■ Service Setup tab The Ser vice Setup tab is used to set Windows Printing Ser vice options. Windows Printing Ser vice enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which suppor ts peer-to-peer pr inting, also known as Windows (WINS) or SMB printing. Enable Windows Printing Service — Enable [...]

167 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup NOTES: • Low ercase characters are not allow ed. • Each printer should hav e a diff erent ser ver name , if se ver al KX-PS8100 printers are connected to the same network. Comment — Ser ver comments (optional) can contain inf or mation about the printer .[...]

168 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup In Printer Setup, y ou specify P ostScript pr inting option settings from the PS Setup tab . T o set PostScript printing options: Click the [PrinterSetup] Button. ■ PS Setup tab The options that you can set from the PS Setup tab are described below . Print to PS Error — Specify whether the KX-PS810[...]

169 Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup NOTE: • Some inf ormation may not be printed depending on the operating system on which a job is printed. When you ha ve finished specifying settings from Fier y WebSetup, clic k Sav e, and then close the Fier y WebSetup window b y clicking the X in the top-right cor ner of the window . The Reboot wi[...]

Chapter 7 170 Color Calibration Output from color print devices is subject to changes in temperature and humidity, and is prone to drift over time, with a resulting loss in color predictability. Where color accuracy and consistency are crucial, regular calibration of the KX-PS8100 is necessary. The color output of your KX-PS8100 color printer is ad[...]

171 Color Calibration Bias adjustment The printer’s Bias Adjustment feature provides basic control over the printer’s color production. The Bias Adjustment screens, accessible via the printer panel, allow you to override the printer’s current toner density and brightness settings. Using the Bias Adjustment and calibration offset controls, you[...]

172 Color Calibration The current density setting for each color is indicated by the line enclosure on the Color Calibration Page. Color Calibration Page: Current color density settings[...]

173 Color Calibration T o compare current setting with the color density samples: 1 Compare the current color density settings on the Color Calibration Page with the color density samples on the Color Calibration Card to see if they match. Place the Color Calibration Page on at least 2 sheets of clean white paper in a well-lighted area. • If they[...]

174 Color Calibration T o perform Bias Adjustment: 1a If you wish to adjust the density for all colors simultaneously, perform the following, then go to step 2 . 1) Repeat steps 1 through 3 in “To print a color calibration page:” on page 171 . “Calibration Offset” is displayed in the printer LCD panel. 2) Press the ENTER button. “0*” (?[...]

175 Color Calibration 4) Press the ▲ /CONTINUE or ⁄ /CANCEL button to darken/lighten the cyan color. To make the color density setting of the Color Calibration Page darker or lighter by 1 level, increase or decrease a value of the CYAN density by 3 by pressing the ▲ /CONTINUE or ⁄ /CANCEL button. For example when the CYAN density is 0: • [...]

176 Color Calibration VisualCal, 30% match calibration VisualCal TM is a calibration method that allows you to calibrate your printer to an ideal color output standard. The calibration calculations performed by the controller software are based on a series of values entered through the printer panel. The values used in the calculations are determin[...]

177 Color Calibration The following procedure outlines how to calibrate the printer using VisualCal. T o perform VisualCal calibration: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep) , press the MENU/EXIT button and then press the ▲ /CONTINUE button repeatedly to advance to the Visual Calibration menu. Press the ENTER button. 2 When the screen displays Endpoint Pa[...]

178 Color Calibration 3 When the screen displays Black Low , begin the process of specifying Low and High values for each of the four toner colors, and a value for the 30% Match. Follow the instructions provided on the Limits and 30% Match page. For startpoints and endpoints: —Locate the leftmost circle you can distinguish from its background. Fo[...]

179 Color Calibration NOTE: • Zero (0) and 9 are unacceptable values for color calibration. If any of the entered values for any colors are 0 or 9, the Limits and 30% Match page is reprinted automatically. Reenter values for all color rows starting with Black Start (Black Low). When you have finished entering all values, the Gray Balance Page men[...]

180 Color Calibration 5 Select the row number of the most acceptable patch. Use the ⁄ /CANCEL button or the ▲ /CONTINUE button to select a value (+4 to –4). Accept a value by pressing the ENTER button. (See the example below.) Best Patch (col) appears. 6 Select the column number (R.Y.G···) of the most acceptable patch. Use the ⁄ /CANCEL [...]

181 Color Calibration 7 To print a Color Test that uses the original values and a Color Test that uses the new values, press the ENTER button. NOTE: • You can skip printing Color Test page by selecting Skip. Before applying the calibration changes compare the Color Test that uses the original calibration values against the Color Test that uses th[...]

182 Color Calibration T o reset VisualCal calibration: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep) , press the MENU/EXIT button and then press the ▲ /CONTINUE button repeatedly to advance to the Visual Calibration menu. Press the ENTER button. 2 When the screen displays Endpoint Page on the first line and Print on the second line, press the ENTER button. Wait f[...]

183 Color Calibration Color adjustment The printer’s color adjustment feature provides additional creative control over printer’s color production. The color adjustment screens, accessible via the printer panel, allow you to override the printer’s current toner density and brightness settings. Using the color adjustment controls, you can also[...]

184 Color Calibration 5 To print a Color Test that uses the new values, press the ENTER button. Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new values are printed. 6 Press the ENTER button. The Apply Changes menu appears. 7 To apply the new color and brightness values use the ⁄ /CANCEL button or the ▲ /CONTINUE button to select [...]

185 Color Calibration T o reset color adjustment: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep) , press the MENU button and then press the ▲ /CONTINUE button repeatedly to advance to the Color Adjustment screen. 2 Press the ENTER button twice. The Brightness menu appears. 3 Press the ENTER button twice. The Adjust Color menu appears. 4 Use the ⁄ /CANCEL button [...]

Chapter 8 186 Basic Operations Bef ore operation The documents that meet the f ollowing conditions can be scanned. For scanner glass: • Max. 216 mm x 356 mm (8.5" x 14") For ADF (A utomatic Document Feeder): • Document width: 100 mm to 216 mm (3.94" to 8.5") • Document length: 178 mm to 356 mm (7" to 14") • ADF[...]

187 Basic Operations P erform the follo wing and go to page 188 or 194 depending upon the operation. ■ Using the ADF 1 a) F an the stack of documents and tap it on a le v el surf ace to av oid document jams. b) Inser t the documents fully in the ADF tra y with the printed sides facing up and top of the documents first. The height of document sho[...]

188 Basic Operations ■ Using the scanner glass 1 a) Open the ADF . b) Place the document f ace down on the scanner glass ref err ing to the document position mar ks. c) Close the ADF . NOTES: • When scanning a book type document of more than 2 cm (0.79 " ) thickness, scan it with the ADF open. • Scanning a document using the flatbed (sc[...]

189 Basic Operations 4 Click Select Sour ce ... . The Select Source window is displa yed. 5 Select P anasonic KX-PS8100 16 bit Dr iv er , then click [Select] . 6 Click the File menu, then clic k Acquire Image , and go to step 8. ■ For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0 users 1 Star t Windows 95/Windo ws NT 4.0. 2 Click [Start] , select Programs , and clic[...]

190 Basic Operations 8 Click Acquire... . The P anasonic Scanner Dr iver and the Pre view Screen are displa yed. 9 Place the document(s) in the ADF tra y or on the scanner glass ( see page 187 - 188 ). 10 Click [Prescan] to displa y the document image in the Previe w Screen and select a scanning area. 11 Click [Scan] . The scanner will star t scann[...]

191 Basic Operations ■ For Macintosh users The P anasonic KX-PS8100 has two scanner dr iv ers, TW AIN as well as Photoshop Plug-in. P erform the follo wing depending upon the scanner driver . To use the TWAIN scanner driver: 1 Star t Mac OS. 2 Run your TW AIN compliant application. 3 Click the File menu, and clic k Impor t . 4 Click T wain Acquir[...]

192 Basic Operations Make sure the document that y ou wish to pr int has been selected. ■ For Windows 3.1 users 1 Click the File menu, then clic k Print . The Print window is displa yed. • Make sure that “P anasonic KX-PS8100” is selected. 2 Click [OK] . After se ver al minutes, the document will be printed. Print time depends on the size o[...]

193 Basic Operations Make sure the document that y ou wish to sav e has been selected. ■ For Windows 3.1 users 1 Click the File menu, then clic k Save As... . The Sav e an Image to Disk window is displa yed. 2 Enter the File Name. 3 Select the File T ype. 4 Click [OK] . The document will be sav ed. ■ For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0/Macintosh user[...]

194 Basic Operations Duplicating documents A n y accepta b le documents ( see page 186 ) can be duplicated . Be f ore y ou sta r t operation, ma k e sure the p r inter is read y . (The REA D Y indicator is illuminated. ) There are two methods to duplicate a document: A . Using the Digital Duplicator Utility (see bel o w) B . Using the scanner panel[...]

195 Basic Operations NOTE: NOTE: • Scanning a document using the flatbed (scanner glass) produces better quality than using the ADF. For best quality use flatbed scanning. 3 If you wish to mak e more than one duplicate, set the number of duplicates using numbers 0-9. • Y ou can set the number of duplicates between 1 and 999. • Clicking will r[...]

196 Basic Operations 1 Place the document in the ADF tra y or on the scanner glass ( see page 187 - 188 ). 2 When using the multi-purpose tray , be sure to select MP Tr a y in the Paper Sour ce menu ( see page 205 ). • F or instructions on how to set the scanner menu, see page 204 . • F or instructions on how to inser t the media in the multi-p[...]

197 Basic Operations NOTES: • When making a color duplicate, pressing the MODE + ST AR T COLOR button mak es a duplicate more quickly than pressing the ST ART COLOR button. Howe ver , it slightly increases the toner consumption. • When making a duplicate of a blac k and white document, press ST ART B/W button to mak e a duplicate quickly . If y[...]

198 Basic Operations Bef ore the printer can pr int after being in Ready(Sleep) , it needs to war m up to heat up the fuser . The actual war m-up time depends on how long the printer has been in P ow er Sav er mode. If the printer has been in Ready(Sleep) P ower Sa ver mode f or a long time, the w ar m-up period will be longer . If there is a print[...]

199 Basic Operations Check And Print* 1 Printing additional copies of a Check and Print job after the initial Check and Print cop y has been printed. Specify the number of additional copies of the job to print using the Check and Print screens from the printer panel. F or Macintosh, see Chapter 1 of P ar t 3 in Utilities and Drivers Ref erence Guid[...]

200 Basic Operations P arallel P or t Setup Enable printing through the parallel por t, set parallel por t timeout, specify data mode. • P arallel P or t Setup Enable P arallel ? Timeout Data Mode See page 146 Network P or t Setup Specify Ether net or T ok en Ring settings f or network connections to the printer . • Ethernet Setup Ethernet Spee[...]

201 Basic Operations * 1 This menu is a vailab le only on pr inters with a hard disk drive. NOTE: • Network P or t Setup and Network Protocol Setup appear only f or networked printers. Hard Disk* 1 Initialize hard disk driv e. • F or mat? See page 150 Main menus T o specify Notes[...]

202 Basic Operations There are se ver al pages that you can print from the printer panel. This section provides instructions f or printing a T est Pr int, a Configuration P age, and P ostScript Font List. The T est Print includes a color sample as well as the printer’ s name, enabled netw ork protocols, memor y configurations, and installed opt[...]

203 Basic Operations To print a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List: 1 F rom the Rea d y screen, press the MENU/EXIT b utton on the p r inter panel. 2 Press the ENTER b utton to displ a y a list of a v aila b le page s . 3 Press the ▲ /CONTINUE (or ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ /CANCEL ) b utton until y ou see Configuration P age or PS Font List in the[...]

204 Basic Operations The scanner panel functions and menus The scanner panel enables y ou to set menus and view the status of the scanner . This section provides information about: • Status messages and error messages • Main menus y ou can access from the scanner panel F or a detailed e xplanation of the activity lights and buttons on the scann[...]

205 Basic Operations • Press the MODE b utton to displ a y the n e xt menu. • Press the INCREASE/NEXT b utton to displ a y the n e xt selection. • Press the S T A R T/ENTER b utton to acti v ate the selection. Note the f acto r y de f aults be f ore changing a n y setting s . The Main menus are displ a y ed in the upper line of the scanner pa[...]

206 Basic Operations MPT P aper Size Selects the same media siz e that y ou hav e inser ted in the multi-purpose tra y . Only Letter , A4 and Legal media sizes can be used with the multi- pur pose tra y . • Letter *1 • A4 *1 • Legal MPT P aper T ype Selects the same media type that you hav e inser ted in the multi-purpose tra y . • Plain P [...]

207 Basic Operations Output Order (ADF) Select F ace Up or F ace Down printing. • F ace Down *1 Makes a duplicate(s) of y our original document(s) face do wn in the printer’ s output tra y . • F ace Up Makes a duplicate(s) of y our original document(s) face up in the printer’ s output tra y . NOTE: • The Output Order (ADF) is eff ective o[...]

208 Basic Operations Language English* 1 F rench German Menu Setting If the ST ART COLOR/ENTER b utton is pressed when Sav e is selected for Menu Default , all current menu settings will remain eff ective e ven if the scanner is turned off. If Reset is selected, all menu settings e xcept the P ower Sa ver setting will return to the f actor y def au[...]

Chapter 9 209 Care and Maintenance Cleaning P er iodic cleaning of the unit is recommended, depending on the environment in which the KX-PS8100 is used. Y ou should clean the unit: • At least once a month. • When the scanner/printer experiences frequent media jams. • When scan/print quality star ts to deteriorate. To clean the external of the[...]

210 Care and Maintenance 2 Open the ADF top cov er by lifting the co ver release tab . 3 Clean the rollers with a dr y lint-free cloth that has been moistened with isoprop yl alcohol. To clean the external of the printer: 1 T ur n the pow er OFF . 2 Clean all the cov ers with a soft cloth, using any mild commercial cleaner . CAUTION: • Do not use[...]

211 Care and Maintenance To clean the paper-pick rollers: 1 Slide the media tra y out (you do not ha ve to remo ve it) to allow access to the paper-pic k rollers. 2 Open the left side door . 3 Use the green handles to pull out the paper f eeder . 4 Gently rotate the paper-pick rollers 180° (the paper-pic k rollers are D-shaped) and wipe them with [...]

212 Care and Maintenance 5 a) Reinser t the paper feeder . b) Close the left side door . 6 Slide the media tra y back into place . NOTE: • If you have a 2nd cassette feeder, you may also need to clean the rollers for the middle and lower media trays, which are accessed through the lower left side door. a b[...]

213 Care and Maintenance Life of components The lif e of components will v ary depending on what you print and the media you use and en vironment. P anasonic shows life based on an a verage of 5% co v erage of the printable area and standard density f or any one color . In case of Monochrome printing, 1 color (Black only) is used. In case of full c[...]

214 Care and Maintenance (Continued) * 1 These figures are based on an average of 5% coverage of the printable area and standard density for any one color (refer to Example A below left: Monochrome 5% coverage). In case of Monochrome printing, 1 color (Black only) is used. In case of full color printing, 4 colors (Cyan, Magenta, Y ellow and Black) [...]

215 Care and Maintenance (Continued) * 1 See * 1 on page 214 . * 2 The star ter car tr idges that ship with the printer hav e an av erage life of appro ximately 3,000 pages, based on an a ver age of 5% cov erage. * 3 Specialty media (Transparencies, coated paper, etc.) will result in shortening the life of a consumable to maintain better print qual[...]

216 Care and Maintenance NOTE: • If you print with high density when “Low <Color> T oner” is displa yed, y ou ma y get f aded printout before “<Color> T oner Em pty” is displa yed. * 1 When you ha v e just replaced transf er unit, y ou must select Y es in the New T ransfer Unit men u. See page 217 . Displaying the life of supp[...]

217 Care and Maintenance Transfer Unit — It shows the percentage of the transf er unit remaining. • ###% remaining It shows the percentage of the tr ansfer unit remaining. • New T ransf er Unit (No/Y es) Y ou must select Y es when you ha ve just replaced transf er unit. The lif e will be reset to 100% remaining by selecting Y es. Fuser Unit ?[...]

218 Care and Maintenance Clearing media jams To clear media jams in the document input area: 1 a) Open the ADF top cov er by lifting the co ver release tab . b) Remov e the jammed document. OR a) Open the ADF top cov er by lifting the co ver release tab . b) Open the ADF . c) Remov e the jammed document. Scanner[...]

219 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in the document output area: 1 a) Open the ADF tra y . b) Remov e the jammed document while keeping the ADF tra y raised. OR a) Open the ADF . b) Open the e xit guide. c) Remov e the jammed document. a b[...]

220 Care and Maintenance If the printer has frequent media jams, make sure that y ou follo w these guidelines: • Alwa ys use high-quality laser paper and transparencies. See pages 291 and 293 . • Make sure that y ou load specialty media only in the multi-pur pose tra y and that you set the media thic kness switch to the correct setting f or the[...]

221 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location A: 1 Open the left side door corresponding to the selected media tra y and remov e the jammed media. 2 Close the left side door . OR 1 Remov e the media tra y . 2 Remov e the jammed media from inside the pr inter . 3 Reinser t the media tra y . 4 Open and close the printer’s front door to c[...]

222 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location A with 2nd cassette feeder: 1 Open the low er left side door . 2 Remov e the jammed media. 3 Close the low er left side door . OR 1 Remov e the selected media tra y (middle or lo w er media tra y).[...]

223 Care and Maintenance 2 Remov e the jammed media from inside the pr inter . 3 Reinser t the media tra y . 4 Open and close the printer’s front door to clear the error message from the printer LCD panel. To clear media jams in location B with multi-purpose tray: 1 Remov e the jammed media from the multi-pur pose tra y . 2 Open and close the pri[...]

224 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location B with media tray: 1 Open the left side door . 2 Use the green handles to pull out the paper f eeder . 3 Remov e the jammed media on or under the paper f eeder . 4 Reinser t the paper feeder and close the left side door .[...]

225 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location C: 1 Open the printer’ s front door . . SAFETY CAUTION: • The fuser is hot; to av oid personal injur y , turn off the pr inter and wait 10 min utes (after opening the printer’ s front door) for the fuser to cool bef ore touching it. 2 Check whether the media is jammed under the color im[...]

226 Care and Maintenance 4 a) Holding the green tab on the right, slide the fuser out until it stops. b) Press the green le ver on the left to release the saf ety catch. 5 a) Hold the fuser as shown belo w , and slide it out of the printer . b) Close the printer’ s front door . SAFETY CAUTIONS: • The fuser unit weighs appro ximately 3.1 k g {6.[...]

227 Care and Maintenance 6 Remov e the oil supply roll. a) Press out on tabs to unlock the oil supply roll. b) Remov e the oil supply roll out of the fuser . NOTE: • If the paper is not jammed in the fuser unit, perform the following. Repeat steps 1 to 4 in “To clear media jams in location B with media tray” on page 224 . 7 Remov e the cleani[...]

228 Care and Maintenance 8 a) T ur n the fuser’ s large green knob cloc kwise. b) Remov e the jammed media. OR Remov e the jammed media. 9 Replace the cleaning pad. a b[...]

229 Care and Maintenance 10 a) Replace the oil supply roll into the fuser . b) Press down firmly on the oil supply roll to snap both sides into place. NOTE: • If the oiled cloth is loose, rotate the gear (A) clockwise until it is tight. Do not touch the oiled cloth. CAUTION: CAUTION: • If the oil supply roll is not installed correctly , print [...]

230 Care and Maintenance 11 a) Open the printer’ s front door . b) Slide the fuser back into the printer . 12 a) T ur n the small green thumbscre w clockwise to loc k the fuser . b) Close the printer’ s front door . b a a b[...]

231 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location D with face down printing: SAFETY CAUTION: • The fuser is hot; to av oid personal injur y , turn off the pr inter and wait 10 minutes (after opening the printer’ s front door) for the fuser to cool bef ore touching it. NOTE: • First check the e xit opening for media that has jammed and [...]

232 Care and Maintenance CAUTION: CAUTION: • If the fuser knob will not tur n, do not f orce it, or you ma y damage the fuser . Instead, follo w these steps: 1 Unlock the fuser b y tur ning the small green thumbscrew counterclockwise . 2 Pull the fuser out. The media will probably tear . 3 Remov e the oil supply roll. 4 T ur n the fuser’ s larg[...]

233 Care and Maintenance To clear media jams in location E: 1 Remov e the jammed media from the output tra y . 2 Open and close the printer’s front door to clear the error message from the printer LCD panel. To clear jams with the multi-purpose tray: 1 Remov e the jammed media from the multi-pur pose tra y . 2 Open and close the printer’s front[...]

234 Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action Scanner does not tur n on. P ower cord is not connected. Connect the pow er cord. Scanner Error 49 is displa yed on the scanner LCD panel when pow ered on. Scanner is lock ed. Unloc k the scanner . Scanning operation cannot be perf or med. SCSI cable is not properly c[...]

235 Care and Maintenance ADF doesn’t f eed document. Document thickness is out of specifications. Scan the document by placing it on the scanner glass. T oo many documents are inser ted in the ADF tra y . The height of document should not e xceed the limit mark on the document guide. Scanned image has vertical lines when a document is scanned us[...]

236 Care and Maintenance Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action READ Y indicator is blinking. The printer is receiving, processing or printing job . W ait for the job to be completed or cancel the job . Y ou hav e entered the Menu mode in the printer panel. Exit the Menu mode by pressing the MENU/EXIT button. The printer is networked and W ebT oo[...]

237 Care and Maintenance Half tone area has areas of weak color . P aper doesn’t match the environmental conditions, or it has too much moisture . T r y fresh paper , or another type of paper . Store media in the original, dust-free package in the same environmental conditions as the printer . A single color appears f aded. The color density is s[...]

238 Care and Maintenance Small white spots appear on OHP transparency . OHP transparency has dust on its surf ace. Remov e dust or stain from OHP transparency . A single color shows a light, repeating horizontal line. The roller in the toner car tr idge has a slight impression after a long period of storage . Run 20-30 prints. The impression will d[...]

239 Care and Maintenance Each color “b leeds” into the color band. The color imaging unit’ s inter nal waste toner bo x is full. Replace the color imaging unit. A single white spot appears in appro ximately the same vertical place on the page. The color imaging unit is damaged. Replace the color imaging unit. Large light spot(s) appear random[...]

240 Care and Maintenance One or more dark vertical lines appear on the print in all colors. The color imaging unit is scratched. Replace the color imaging unit; make sure that the old color imaging unit is not e xposed to light f or more than 45 seconds. If a new color imaging unit does not correct the problem: • Put the old color imaging unit ba[...]

241 Care and Maintenance Light v er tical streaks appear in all colors. The main charge grid is dir ty . Replace the color imaging unit. Dark and wavy v er tical streaks appear in all colors. The main charge grid is dir ty . Replace the color imaging unit. The entire page prints in blac k, including the borders. Bad electrical contact f or the main[...]

242 Care and Maintenance If you can’t make a print: The page p r ints in b la c k in the image area onl y . (The borders are clea r .) Either the image processor board or engine control board is not functioning prope r l y . T u r n the p r inter off and ba c k on again . If the pro b lem persist s , call f or se r vice on y our p r inte r . The [...]

243 Care and Maintenance If you can’t make a duplicate: Media problems Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action The setting f or printing is not eff ective . Some applications ma y not allow y ou to change the settings through the KX- PS8100 printer driver’ s setting window . Change the application’ s settings. Trouble Corrective Action Y ou [...]

244 Care and Maintenance Problems with image size and position F requent media jams. Mak e sure that you use a high-quality laser paper: 60–105 g /m 2 (16-28 lbs.) paper in the media tr ays and 75–165 g /m 2 (20–44 lbs.) paper in the m ulti- pur pose tra y . If you are using media that is 105 g /m 2 (28 lbs .), check if the F ace Do wn media [...]

245 Care and Maintenance Print quality problems Trouble Corrective Action Prints hav e dull, f aded colors. Adjust or calibrate colors . See Chapter 7 “Color Calibration” . Make sure that the color imaging unit sta ys cov ered until immediately bef ore installing it in the printer . Exposure to light f or more than 45 seconds can damage the col[...]

246 Care and Maintenance LCD panel messages When an error interf eres with printing (or) scanning, you will see a message on the LCD panel. The follo wing table lists the messages in alphabetical order , with the appropr iate correctiv e action f or each one. The f ollowing status messages cause the ERR OR indicator to blink. Scanning/printing will[...]

247 Care and Maintenance ADF top cover open. Close the ADF top cover . ADF top co ver is open. Close the ADF top cov er . Memory OverFlow Add SDRAM to Printer Pr int memor y is not enough f or duplicating. Press the RESET/STOP button to return to “Ready”. Add memor y to printer . Memory OverFlow Select Lower Quality Print memor y is not enough [...]

248 Care and Maintenance Message Corrective Action/Additional Information %s%s.%s Error DIMM Slot %s Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. Black Toner Empty Replace black toner. Black Toner Cartridge Not installed Install black toner cartridge. Canceling Job When the ⁄ /CANCEL button is pressed, the job currently b[...]

249 Care and Maintenance Flash Device Failure Flash DIMM hardware error. Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. Flash File Operation Failed Flash DIMM is functioning abnormally. Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. Front or Right door Open Close Front or Right door. Fuser Unit Not inst[...]

250 Care and Maintenance Jam at C See front door label Clear paper jam. See printer’s front door label. ( See page 225 .) Jam at D See front door label Clear paper jam. See printer’s front door label. ( See page 231 .) Jam at E See front door label Clear paper jam. See printer’s front door label. ( See page 233 .) Jam at MPT Clear paper jam. [...]

251 Care and Maintenance Low Yellow Toner Yellow toner will need to be replaced soon. Lower Left side door Open Close Optional Cassette side door. Lower Tray Empty Add media to Lower tray. Lower Tray Not installed Install Lower tray. Magenta Toner Empty Replace magenta toner. Magenta Toner Cartridge Not installed Install magenta toner cartridge. Me[...]

252 Care and Maintenance Multi-Purpose Tray Empty Add media to multi-purpose tray. NVRAM Error Settings Changed NVRAM hardware error. Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. NVRAM Full Settings Lost Hardware error of Flash DIMM. Cycle Power. If printer does not function normally, call for service. Oil Roll Not installe[...]

253 Care and Maintenance Press Enter to Initialize Disk Press the ENTER button to initialize a new hard disk. This message will also appear if the hard disk has malfunctioned, or if the hard disk is the incorrect type. If this error appears after cycling power to the printer, contact an authorized service representative. Printing Configuration Prin[...]

254 Care and Maintenance Some operation errors cause the ERROR indicator to blink and printing to stop. A message will be displayed on the LCD panel until the problem is fixed. If the LCD panel message includes the instruction, Call for Service , contact an authorized service representative. In addition, if the following conditions occur, turn off [...]

255 Care and Maintenance Status display program for W indows The Status Displ a y program is not a v aila b le in Macintosh computer s . The Status Displ a y program ale r ts the user to a n y error s . It displ a ys an error messag e , identifies the pro b lem area on the p r inter/scanne r , and pr o vides in f o r mation regarding correcti v e [...]

256 Care and Maintenance e This bo x sho ws an error or status message and the corresponding icon. f This bo x lists the mode your scanner is in, de vice name (scanner), the built-in memory size of the printer , and the name of the scan job. g This button minimiz es the P anasonic Scanner Display window . Pressing the (Esc) key on the k eyboard can[...]

257 Care and Maintenance l This button displa ys the P anasonic Show configuration windo w . m This button displa ys the previous reco very message. n This button displa ys the initial recov er y message. o This button displa ys the next reco very message. p This bo x displa ys a recov er y procedure along with a picture. q This button pro vides y[...]

258 Care and Maintenance e This bo x sho ws an error or status message and the corresponding icon. f This bo x lists the mode your printer is in, de vice name (printer), tray being used, the built-in memory size of the printer and the name of the print job . g This button minimiz es the P anasonic Pr inter Status window . Pressing the (Esc) ke y on[...]

259 Care and Maintenance k This button cancels the print job which caused an error . l This button displa ys the P anasonic Show Configuration windo w . m This button displa ys the previous reco very message. n This button displa ys the initial recov er y message. o This button displa ys the next reco very message. p This bo x displa ys a recov er[...]

260 Care and Maintenance Repacking It is highly recommended that you k eep the original car ton and ALL packing materials. Should you need to tr anspor t or ship your unit, please f ollow these instructions. SAFETY CAUTIONS: • The printer weighs about 49.5 k g {108.9 lbs.}. It must be handled by two people. • The scanner weighs about 22.5 k g {[...]

261 Care and Maintenance To prepare the scanner for repacking: 1 T ur n off the scanner ; remov e the power cord and all interf ace cables. 2 Unplug the ADF cable . 3 Open the ADF and remov e it from the scanner bed by lifting it up . Packing the scanner[...]

262 Care and Maintenance 4 a) If the scanner is installed on the top of the printer , unlock the scanner b y sliding it toward the left. b) Gently raise and remo v e the scanner by releasing it from the guide pins. 5 T o loc k the scanner , push and tur n the lock cloc kwise with a flat-blade scre wdr iv er . ...... ...... ...... ......[...]

263 Care and Maintenance 6 Repack the ADF and the scanner bed into the original car ton. To prepare the printer for repacking: 1 T ur n off the printer ; remov e the power cord and all interf ace cables. 2 Remov e the media tra y(s) from the pr inter ; remov e the media from the tra y(s). Packing the printer[...]

264 Care and Maintenance 3 Press down on a media tr a y’ s metal plate. Place the cardboard packing material into the media tra y . 4 Reinser t the media tra y into the printer ; use adhesiv e tape to secure the tra y to the pr inter . 5 If you ha ve other media tr a ys, repac k them for shipping or storage in their original shipping bo x es. 6 a[...]

265 Care and Maintenance 7 a) Grasping the front green handle , slide the unit out until it catches. b) Lift up the green handle on the left and pull the color imaging unit out of the printer . IMPORTANT: • Do not touch the green surf ace (the r ight side) or the blac k belt (the under side). Finger prints may aff ect the pr int quality . SAFETY [...]

266 Care and Maintenance 9 On the color imaging unit, tur n the upper le ver 90° counterclockwise; this is necessar y to protect the color imaging unit during shipment. 10 Inser t the color imaging unit into the packaging.[...]

267 Care and Maintenance 11 a) Open the left side door . b) Slide the paper f eeder out, using the green handles. 12 a) Push in on green tabs to unloc k the cover . b) Raise the cov er until it catches in the open position. 13 a) Rotate the transf er unit’ s green handles up . b) Lift out the transf er unit. a b a b a a b[...]

268 Care and Maintenance 14 Place the transf er unit on newspaper or drop cloth. Rotate the handles down and wr ap the transf er unit with a piece of paper and adhesiv e tape. NOTE: • Do not touch or bump the roller: it can damage the roller. 15 Install the plastic cov er and inser t the transf er unit into a plastic bag and seal the end tightly [...]

269 Care and Maintenance To pack the toner cartridges: 1 a) Open the right side door . b) Remov e each toner car tridge. CAUTION: CAUTION: • T o av oid possible toner spillage , do not tilt the car tr idge. 2 Close the right side door . 3 a) Replace the shipping cov er . b) Secure the shipping cov er with adhesive tape . 4 Inser t each toner car [...]

270 Care and Maintenance To finish repacking the printer: 1 Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printer . NOTE: • If a toner vacuum is available, it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner. Do not use a standard office vacuum; the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors. 2 Raise the output tra y and secure it to th[...]

271 Care and Maintenance 7 Repack the printer in the original shipping box. Make sure that you k eep the pr inter upright and lev el when moving.[...]

Chapter 10 272 Options For the List of options, refer to the Setup Manual . Upgrade options The following upgrade options and consumables are available for the KX-PS8100 from your local Panasonic reseller: • Hard Disk Drive (KX-PDHD1) for storing print jobs, and additional fonts ( page 275 ) • 32 MB (KX-PEMD2) or 64 MB (KX-PEMD3) SDRAM DIMMs ( [...]

273 Options Removing and replacing the printer controller board To remove the printer controller board: 1 Turn the printer OFF, unplug the power cord and disconnect any cables connected to the connectors on the back of the printer. 2 Loosen the two screws that secure the printer controller board to the back of the printer, using a cross-point head [...]

274 Options To replace the printer controller board: 1 Align the printer controller board with the groove on the back of the printer and carefully slide it back inside the printer. 2 Tighten the two screws on the printer controller board that you loosened earlier, using a cross-point head (+) screwdriver. 3 Plug in the power cord and reconnect any [...]

275 Options Installing a hard disk drive The following section explains how to install the hard disk drive on the printer. It also describes how to initialize the new hard disk drive for use from the printer panel. To install the hard disk drive you will need to remove the printer controller board, install the drive and then replace the printer con[...]

276 Options To install a new hard disk drive: 1 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. 2 Unpack the new hard disk drive. With the electrical circuit board side up, place the drive on a flat surface or on the palm of your hand. Do not touch the drive with magnetic objects or place objects sensitive to magnets near the drive. 3 Screw[...]

277 Options 5 Insert the other end of the cable into the connector on the printer controller board, directing a projection on the cable against the groove in the connector. Slide the cable until the click is heard. 6 Put the four stand offs of the hard disk drive into the four holes, and secure the hard disk drive on the printer controller board wi[...]

278 Options After you install the hard disk and power on the printer, you may be prompted to initialize the new hard disk drive. If so, follow the directions below: 1 From Ready or Ready(Sleep) , press the MENU/EXIT button to enter the Setup menus. 2 Press the ▲ /CONTINUE button until “ Hard Disk ” appears. Follow the instructions on the prin[...]

279 Options The printer controller board ships with the following memory configuration: • The DIMM slot numbered J1, is reserved for the printer’s system software ROM DIMM. • The DIMM slots numbered J8, J2 and J3 are reversed for SDRAM DIMMs. Install a SDRAM DIMM in the empty slot to increase the memory of your printer. Additional SDRAM DIMMs[...]

280 Options To install a SDRAM DIMM: 1 Unpack the SDRAM DIMM(s). Do not touch the connector edge on the SDRAM DIMM. 2 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. 3 Unlatch the lever on the side of the empty socket (J2 or J3). 4 Ensure that the notches on the SDRAM DIMM are aligned inside the empty socket. 5 a) Slide the SDRAM DIMM into [...]

281 Options Installing network cards The following section explains how to install either an Ethernet (KX-PNBC5) or Token Ring (KX-PNBC6) card (illustrated below) on the KX-PS8100. It also describes how to configure the printer Setup when the new network card has been installed. To install the network card you will need to do the following: • Rem[...]

282 Options Installing a network card: 1 Place the printer controller board on a stable surface. 2 a) Use a flat blade screwdriver to gently remove the connector cover on the side of the network card connector. b) Remove the two screws that secure the slot cover on the front bracket, then remove the slot cover. Save the screws. a[...]

283 Options 3 a) Align the network card into the cutout in the front bracket. b) Insert the network card into the network card connector. c) Secure the network card to the front bracket using the two screws you removed from the slot cover. 4 Replace the printer controller board in the printer. For instructions, see “Removing and replacing the pri[...]

284 Appendix This appendix contains specifications for the following: • Scanner • Printer • Duplicate • Software • Media • Bidirectional Parallel Interface • SCSI interface • Controller Specifications Power source Refer to the nameplate on the rear of the unit. Temperature Operating: 10°C to 32.5°C Storage: 0°C to 40°C Humidity [...]

285 Appendix Scanning system Mirror moving optical system with R. G. B. 3 line Color CCD Document type Sheet, Book Maximum scanning size Horizontal: 216 mm (8.5") Vertical: 356 mm (14") Resolution Flatbed Horizontal Line: Optical 600 dpi 30-2400 dpi (1 dpi step) by hardware interpolation 2401-9600 dpi (1 dpi step) by software interpolatio[...]

286 Appendix Scanning time* Color, B&W gray scale (A4 size) 1.6 seconds 30, 60 dpi (prescan) 3.9 seconds 150 dpi 5.2 seconds 200 dpi 7.8 seconds 300 dpi 15.7 seconds 600 dpi 31.4 seconds 1200 dpi 62.7 seconds 2400 dpi more than 62.7 seconds 2401-9600 dpi Auto Document Feeder (ADF) 26.0 seconds (2.3 ppm) 600 dpi 18.5 seconds (3.2 ppm) 300 dpi 13[...]

287 Appendix Humidity Operating: 20% to 80% RH Best Print Quality: 30% to 70% RH Storage: 10% to 80% RH Warm up time Less than 300 seconds (at 20°C) Power consumption 850 W Max. (printing with fuser on), 40 W (standby with fuser off), 35 W (Power Saver Mode) Meets Power Saver power conservation requirements. Mass {Weight} of standard unit with con[...]

288 Appendix Document size Original document size Flatbed: Max. Legal (216 mm x 356 mm) ADF: 100 mm x 178 mm-Legal Duplicate paper size: A4, Letter, Legal Original image type Color: Text and Graphics Mode, Photo Mode Mono: Text Mode, Halftone/Photo Mode Maximum duplicate speed [Standard, Letter or A4 size paper] Continuous: 3.5 ppm [4 Color (CMYK)][...]

289 Appendix ■ Windows version TWAIN scanner driver Digital Duplicator Utility Print Count Manager Printer driver Color Management: ICM (for Windows 95 only) • System requirement CPU: More than Pentium or Pentium PRO (133 MHz or faster CPU is recommended.) Operating system: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 (Intel only) Memory: 16 MB or m[...]

290 Appendix ■ Media sizes NOTE: • Please store your paper according to the recommendations of the manufacturer. ■ Margins and print area When the image is printed on the media, the image (print area) is a bit smaller than the media size. You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area. The followin[...]

291 Appendix ■ Paper weight The printer is designed to work well with most types of paper. However, differences in paper may have significant effects on the quality of the print or the reliability of paper handling. It is strongly recommended that you always test paper before purchasing it to make sure it provides desirable performance. • Recom[...]

292 Appendix ■ Two-sided printing (Duplex printing) Two-sided printing is possible by using the multi-purpose tray. However, you should not expect the same print quality and reliability that you get with one-sided printing. We strongly recommend that you follow the guidelines below. • Do not load more than 50 sheets in the multi-purpose tray. ?[...]

293 Appendix ■ Transparencies and labels You may also print on transparencies and labels that are made for the printer. Panasonic has tested and found that the following work satisfactorily: OHP transparency: 3M CG3710 • Re-using transparencies that have been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams or if the transparency is ejecte[...]

294 Appendix ■ Envelopes It is recommended that you print in black text only and purchase high quality #10 or larger laser envelopes with diagonal seams, as shown in the diagram below: High quality envelopes have the following characteristics: • A thin, sharply creased leading edge • Paper weight of 90 g /m 2 (24 lbs.) • Flat, free of curls[...]

295 Appendix • Envelopes with side seam construction • Highly textured envelopes, or with extremely shiny surfaces • Envelopes that seal by removing a peel-off strip • Envelopes with more than one flap to be sealed • Self-adhesive envelopes • Envelopes that are baggy or not sharply creased • Embossed envelopes • Envelopes that have [...]

296 Appendix Do not attempt to print on any of the following types of envelopes. These may cause damage to your printer. • Envelopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings (as illustrated on left below) • Envelopes with transparent windows (as illustrated on right below) • Envelopes that will melt, discolor, scorch offset or release hazardous emis[...]

297 Appendix ■ Pin configuration ■ Parallel Interface connector (printer side) NOTES: • “Retur n” denotes the retur n side wire of a twisted pair cable and is connected to signal ground. • Be sure to use only a shielded cable . The printer will not operate proper ly if any of the pin is not connected. Signal pin Return side pin Signal 1[...]

298 Appendix ■ SCSI interface The Panasonic DCIS SCSI interface is based on fast SCSI-2 ANSI standard. ■ Specification ■ Pin configuration Connector Type 50-Pin Half Pitch Pin-type Connector Cable Use a shielded cable for SCSI-2 (FAST SCSI). The total length of the SCSI chain must not exceed 3 m (9.8 ft.) to ensure reliable operation. Signal [...]

299 Appendix ■ SCSI connector (printer and scanner side) CPU 133 MHz, R4700 CPU Hard disk drive Option ROM 16 MB Memory (SDRAM) Standard: 16 MB SDRAM DIMM Optional: additional 32 MB or 64 MB SDRAM DIMM upgrades available. (Expandable to a maximum 192 MB of SDRAM) (The amount of the memory depends on the model.) Host interface IEEE compliant, 1284[...]

300 Index Numerics 100BaseTX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10Base2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10Base2, 5, T Ether net cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10Base5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 A A C inlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

301 Index Error indicator on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 on the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Error messages “No AppleT alk zone f ound” . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 displa yed on printer front panel . . . . . . . . . . 198 displa yed on scanner front panel . . . . . . . . 204 Ether[...]

302 Index Lpr (TCP/IP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 displa ying the queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 platf or ms suppor ting printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 print queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 setting [...]

303 Index Pin configuration bidirectional parallel interf ace . . . . . . . . . . . 297 SCSI interf ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Plug and Pla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 P or t Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

304 Index Scanner’ s main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Scanner’ s status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Screen f onts Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

305 Index Windows 98 installing P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er . . . . 103 , 110 installing the scanner driver . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Windows NT 4.0 de vice name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 installing P ostScr ipt printer dr iv er . . . . . . . . 115 installing the scanner driver . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 installing T [...]