Olivetti D-COLOR P26 инструкция обслуживания

Digital Color Printer Olivetti d-Color P26 User Guide[...]

PUBLICATION ISSUED BY: Olivetti S.p.A. Gruppo Telecom Italia Via Jervis, 77 - 10015 Ivrea (ITALY) www.olivetti.com Copyright © 200 6 , Oliv etti All rights reserved September 2006 The manufacturer reserves the right to carry out modifications to the product described in this manual at any time and without any notice. The ENERG Y STAR program is an[...]

Preface> 3 P REFACE Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The man ufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of err ors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in so ftw are and equipment made by ot her manufacturers and refe rred[...]

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Contents> 5 C ONTENTS Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Emergency First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Directive 2002/96/CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. For Countries in the European Union (EU ) . . . . . . 4 2. For other Countri es (not in the EU) . . . . . .[...]

Contents> 6 Types of ICC profile supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Graphic pro workflow – overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Matching the colour of a mon itor, scanner or camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Simulating another printer - RGB source data . . . . 59 CMYK ink simulations - CMYK source data . . . . . .[...]

Notes, Cautions and Warnings> 7 Printing with PC L overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Replacing consumable items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Consumable orde r details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Toner cartridge replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Image drum re placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Introduction> 8 I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying this colour printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced feature s to give you clear, vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media for the o ffice. Your printer includes these features: > Multi-level technology produces subtler tone[...]

Introduction> 9 Additionally, the following option al features are also available: > Automatic two-sided (duplex) printing for economical use of paper and compact printing of larger documents ; > Additional paper tra y for loading a further 530 sheets to minimise operator intervention, or different paper stocks for letterhead stationery , [...]

Introduction> 10 P RINTER OVERVIEW F RONT VIEW The LCD display language can be changed to show differe nt languages. (see “Changing the display language” on page 12). 1. Output stacker , face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Operator panel. Menu driven oper ator controls and LCD display panel.[...]

Introduction> 11 R EAR VIEW This view shows the connection panel, the rear output stacker and the location of the optional duplex (two-sided printing) unit. * The Network Interfac e has a protective “pl ug” which must be removed before connection can be made. When the rear paper stacker is folded down paper exits the printer through the rear[...]

Introduction> 12 C HANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAG E The default language used by yo ur printer for display messages and for report printing is English. If required, this can be changed to: German Danish French Dutch Italian Turkish Spanish Portuguese Swedish Polish Russian Greek Finnish Czech Hungarian Norwegian See the information for changing the[...]

Paper recommendations> 13 P APER RECOMME NDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be ob tained when using standard 75~90g/m² paper de[...]

Paper recommendations> 14 C ASSETTE TRAYS If you have identical paper stock lo aded in another tray (2nd tray if you have one, or multi purpose tray) you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper. When printing from Windows applications, this function is enab led in the driv er settings. [...]

Paper recommendations> 15 F ACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can hand le pape r stocks up to 176g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down). F ACE UP STACK ER The face up stacker at the[...]

Loading pape r> 16 L OADING PAPER C ASSETTE TRAYS 1. R emove the paper tr ay from the printer . 2. F an the paper to be loaded a t t he edges and in t he middle to ensure that all shee ts are properly separ ated, the n tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush agai n.[...]

Loading pape r> 17 3. Load letter headed paper face down and top edg e towards the front of the printer , as shown. 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: • Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper . • Do not overfill the paper tr ay . Capacity d[...]

Loading pape r> 18 6. F or face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on pap er weight. 7. F or face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the paper support (4) is extended. P aper is sta[...]

Loading pape r> 19 M ULTI PURPOSE TRAY 1. Open the multi purpose tr ay (1). 2. F old out the paper supports (2). 3. Press gently down on the paper platform (3) to ensure it is latched down. 4. Load the paper and adjust the paper guide s (4) to the size of paper being used. • F or single-sided printing on headed paper load the paper into the mu[...]

Loading pape r> 20 •F o r t w o - sided (duplex) printing on headed paper load the paper with pre-printed side down and top edge awa y from the printer . (Optional duplex unit must be installed for this function.) • Env elopes should be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer . Do not select duplex printing o[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 21 P RINTER SETTINGS IN W INDOWS Your printer’s operator panel menus provide access to many options. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where item s in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel menus, and you pr int documents from Windows, the settings i[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 22 P OST S CRIPT EMULATION 1. P age orientation sets portra it (tall) or landscape (wide) page orientation. The “rotated” rotates the paper through 90 degrees anti-clockwise. 2. When printing double sided pages (duplex unit required). Y ou can flip the paper either on its long edge or short edge. 3. P ages can b[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 23 PCL EMULATION When you click the Properties button from your application’s Print dialogue, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for this document. 1. P aper size should be the same as th e page si z e of your document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit another siz[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 24 S ECURE PRINTI NG Secure printing allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment. The document does not print until a PIN (Personal Identification Number) is entered through the Printer Control Panel. You must go to the printer an d enter the PIN. [...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 25 3. The Job PIN (Personal Identification Number) window opens. 4. If the PIN window does not open, click the [PIN] button. 5. In the Job PIN window , enter a [name] for this print job. 6. The name may be up to 16 alpha-numeric char acters. If you hav e more than one print job stored on the printer when you come to[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 26 P RINTING THE DOCUMENT Your secure print job is printed using the Printer Control Panel on the front of the printer. 1. When the printer is idle (“ONLINE” indicated in the display), use the +/- buttons to select the PRINT JOB menu, then press [ENTER]. 2. Select “ENCRYPTED/ST ORED JOB” . 3. Use the +/- but[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 27 D ELETING A SECURE PRINT DOCUMENT If you change your mind about printing a secure docume nt, you can delete it from the printer’s hard disk without printing it first. 1. Follow steps 1 to 4 in the above procedure for printing the document. 2. Use the +/- buttons to highlight the DELETE option and press [ENTER].[...]

Printer settings in Wind ows> 28 S ENDING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section “Sending the document” on page 24 for sending a secure document, except that on the [Job Options] tab in step 2, click [Store to HDD]. P RINTING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section “Printing the docu[...]

A Guide to printing > 29 A G UIDE TO PRINTING This Chapter provides a convenient on-screen reference to the many features of the driver software supplied with your printer. H OW TO ACCESS THE DRIVER SCREENS Most of the features described are accessed via the printer driver screens. How you access them depends on your computer and its operating s[...]

A Guide to printing > 30 C HANGING THE DRIVER DEFAULTS W IND OWS XP/200 0/S ERVER 2003 1. Click [Start] → [Printers and F ax es] to open the Printers and F axes window . 2. In the Printers and F ax es window , right-click on the appropriate printer driver icon, and choose [Printing Preferences] from the context menu. C HANGING THE APPLICATION [...]

A Guide to printing > 31 2. In the driver’ s [Setup] tab, click [Sav e…]. 3. Enter a meaningful name for the settings y ou are saving, and click [OK]. R ECALLING SAVED DRIVER SETTINGS 1. In the driver’ s [Setup] tab, choose an y previously saved [driver settings] you need. 2. Proceed to make an y other adjustments for this job , as describ[...]

A Guide to printing > 32 W IND OWS 1. Access the driver’s [Properties] window . (See “Changing the driver defaults” on page 30.) 2. Select the [Device Options] tab. 3. In the Windows XP P ostS cript driver the tab may be called “Device Settings” . 4. Set the options for any devices y ou have installed, including the correct number of p[...]

A Guide to printing > 33 B LACKS AND G REYS B LACK OVERPRI NT Black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the coloured background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background colour. Black Overprint may not be available with some software applications. Windows 1. On the [Job[...]

A Guide to printing > 34 Mac OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [F eature Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. Select the [Black Overprint] checkbox (4) . B LACK PRINTING ( BLACK GENERATION ) To use Black Generation, Office Colour [...]

A Guide to printing > 35 Use True Black when printing a combination of text and graphics. If you use True Black to print photographs, dark sections of the photos may appear black. Windows (Office Colo ur) 1. On the driver’ s [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] (1) and click the [Options] button. 2. On [Black Finish] (2) , make your selection:[...]

A Guide to printing > 36 2. From the [Black Finish] menu (2) , choose yo ur preferred setting. Mac OS X (Office Colour) 1. From the [File] menu, select [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer . 3. In the next menu (2) , select [Printer F eatures]. 4. From the [Feature Sets] men u (3) , select [Colour – Office Colour]. 5. [...]

A Guide to printing > 37 F INE LINES ENHANCEMENT This feature can be used to emphasize the p en width of very fine lines (minimum line width). With some software applications, if this feature is turned ON, the spaces in bar codes may become too narrow. If this happens, turn [Adjust Ultra Fine Lines] OFF. 1. In the driver’ s [Job Options] tab, [...]

A Guide to printing > 38 G REYSCALE PRINTING If you select Greyscale, the printer converts all colours into shades of grey, and prints using only black toner. Use Greyscale to s peed up printi ng of proof copies or when you do not need to print a colour document in colour. W IND OWS 1. If using the PCL driver , in the driver’ s [Setup] tab , c[...]

A Guide to printing > 39 3. If using the PS driver , on the [Colour] tab , click [Greyscale], and then click [Advanced] if you want to adjust brightness and contr ast. M AC OS X 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer . 3. From the next menu (2) , select [Printer F eatures].[...]

A Guide to printing > 40 4. From the [F eature Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Greyscale]. 6. Select [Alway s Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (5) . This ensures best quality when using greyscale. 7. Select the [Use optimized greyscale halftones] checkbox (6) . This may slow down printing slig[...]

Colour matching > 41 C OLOU R MATCHING B ASICS There are three methods by which your document’s colour can be managed and adjusted: 1. Application Colour Management (1) . Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress have their own built-in colour management systems. See “Printer d[...]

Colour matching > 42 3. Printer Colour Management (3) . When you print your document and mo dify settings in the printer driver, the printer performs colour adjustments. W HAT THIS GUIDE DESCRIB ES This Chapter only discusses the printer colour managem ent system. If you wish to learn more about your application program or operating system colou[...]

Colour matching > 43 P RINTER COLOUR MANAGEMENT I NTRODUCTION Your printer has two separate colour management systems – Office Colour and Graphic Pro. > Office Colour (3a) –“Office colour” on page 45 > This is a simpler colour management system designed for ease of use. Office Colour is recomm ended for users who are not experts in[...]

Colour matching > 44 A BOUT RGB AND CMYK COLOUR Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit documents using either RGB colour or CMYK colour. Typically, only professional graphics and desktop publishing software support CMYK colour. Most application programs only support RGB colour, for example Microsoft Office programs or w[...]

Colour matching > 45 O FFICE COLOUR This section describes the features in the printer driver for “Office Colour” printer colour management. There are two different sets of options in Office Colour: Although the Office Colour options contain controls for CMYK data, it is strongly recommended that you use the Graphic Pro options instead. If y[...]

Colour matching > 46 O FFICE COLOUR - RG B OPTI ONS Office Colour provides a collection of several different colour matching presets for RGB data. These presets each change the colour of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB colour matching options are available in all printer drivers. P RESET E XPLANATION Monitor (6500K) – Auto Th[...]

Colour matching > 47 W INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c and PostScript drivers. 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab , select [Office Colour] ( 1 ) and click the [Options] button . 2. Select a preset from [Colour matching options] ( 2 ). 1 2[...]

Colour matching > 48 M AC OS X 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [F eature Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Office Colour]. NOTE: When printing from some appl i[...]

Colour matching > 49 6. From the [Feature Sets] men u (5) , select [Colour – Office Colour]. 7. Select the [Office Colour] Preset (6) you wish to use. G RAPHIC PRO This section describes the colour matching options available for Graphic Pro. The Graphic Pro colour matching system is based around ICC profiles. These profiles are down loaded to [...]

Colour matching > 50 W HAT CAN YOU DO WITH GRAPHIC PRO COLOUR MATCHING ? The Graphic Pro colour matching system is both po werful and flexible. Here are some examples of how the Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used: M ATCHING PRINTER COLOUR TO AN RGB INPUT DEVICE By using the ICC profiles of a scanner, digital camera or monitor, the pr[...]

Colour matching > 51 Printer (CMYK Output) This profile desc ribes the colour charac teristics of your own printer . The printer already has factory default profiles built-in, but you can replac e these profiles with y our own if required. Link Profile This is a special type of ICC profile that converts dir ectly from CMYK to CMYK. For example, [...]

Colour matching > 52 G RAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW – OVERVIEW There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro colour matching system: 1. Gather or create ICC profiles (see below) 2. Download ICC profiles to the printer hard disk (page 52) 3. Select the ICC profiles in the printer driver when printing (page 54) S TEP 1 - G ATHE R OR CREATE THE ICC PROFI[...]

Colour matching > 53 If you know the Printer’s IP address, you can enter it manually. 3. The main screen of Profile Assistant displa ys the profiles resident on the selected printer ’ s hard disk. T o download a new profile to the printer: (a) Click [Add]. (b) Select an ICC profile from your computer's hard disk. (c) Once you have selec[...]

Colour matching > 54 S TEP 3 - S ELECT ICC PROFILES IN THE PRINTER DRIVER What you select in the printer driver depends on the colour matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting I CC profile s for different colour matching tasks are shown in the next se ctions of this guide. M ATCHING THE COLOUR OF A MONITOR , SCANNER OR CAMERA[...]

Colour matching > 55 W INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. To match the colour of an inpu t RGB device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the printer driver: 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab , select [Graphic Pro] (1) and click [Options]. 2. Select [...]

Colour matching > 56 4. Select a Printer Output Profile (4) . If [Auto] is selected, the factory defau lt profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software , select it here. M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your pri[...]

Colour matching > 57 6. From the [F eature Sets] menu (5) , select [Colour - Graphic Pro 1]. 7. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (6) , select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. 8. From the [F eature Sets] menu (7) , select [Colour - Graphic Pro 2]. 5 6 7 8[...]

Colour matching > 58 9. From the [RGB Profile source] (8) , select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor , scanner or digital camera. Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Pro[...]

Colour matching > 59 S IMULATI NG ANOTHER PRINTER - RG B SOURCE DATA The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to simulate the colour output of another printer. To simulate the output of another printer, you need to download at least 2 profiles to your printer using Profile Assistant: > RGB Source Profile > Simulation T arget Prof[...]

Colour matching > 60 W INDOWS If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab , select [Graphic Pro] (1) and click [Options]. 2. Select [Printer Simulation] (2) . 3. Select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device [...]

Colour matching > 61 6. This profile corresponds to the printer you want to simulate. 7. If you wish to produce black and grey colours that are printed using only black toner , enable the [Preserve Black] option. Although this produces a better quality print, the black and grey colours will not be simulated accurately . 8. Select your printer ou[...]

Colour matching > 62 6. From the [F eature Sets] menu (5) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1]. 7. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (6) , select [Printer Simulation]. If you wish to produce black and grey colours th at are printed using only black toner, enable the [Preserve Black] option. Although this produces a better quality print, the b[...]

Colour matching > 63 profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” on page 52. 10. From the [Simulation T arge t Profile] menu (9) , select the profile of the device you wish to simulate. Remember that the names “CMYK Source 1”, “CMYK Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assi[...]

Colour matching > 64 CMYK INK SIMULATIONS - CMYK SOURCE DATA The ICC-based colour matching system can be used to simulate the output on commercial printing presses. You can select from the ink types most commonly used in different regions of the world: > Euroscale – Europe > Swop – North America > To y o – J a p a n To print CMYK [...]

Colour matching > 65 W INDOWS If you ar e us ing a sour ce CMYK d o cument, use the following printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab , select [Graphic Pro] (1) and click [Options]. 2. Select [ICC Profile Colour Matching] (2) . 3. Select the [CMYK Input profile] (3) that corresponds to the [...]

Colour matching > 66 disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of CMYK toner, instead of just K (black) toner. 4. Select a Printer Output Profile (4) . If [Auto] is selected, the factory defau lt profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation softwa[...]

Colour matching > 67 6. From the [F eature Sets] menu (5) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1]. 7. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (6) , select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. Use the [Preserve Black] option to keep the original grey component (K channel) information. If [Preserve Black] is disabled, the grey components may be printed using [...]

Colour matching > 68 11. From the [F eature Sets] menu, select [Colour – Gr aphic Pro 3 ] (10) . 12. From the [Printer Output Profile] menu (11) , select your printer profile. If [Auto] is selected, the factory defau lt profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation[...]

Colour matching > 69 R ELATIVE COLORIMETRIC This option is best for printing solid colours and tints. Use Relative Colorimetric when printing fr om a drawing program such as Adobe Illustrator, or Macromedia Freehand. A BSOLUTE COLORIMETRIC This option is recommended if you are proofing images on your printer that are intended for final output on[...]

Colour matching > 70 P URE BLACK TEX T / GRAPHICS When your document is printed, often the pure black colours will not be printed using 100% black toner. Instead, these pure black colours are sometimes converted and printed using a mixture of CMYK toner. Using the Pure Black Text / Graphics featu re ensures that 100% black text or graphics in yo[...]

Colour matching > 71 P RINTER DRIVER SETTINGS FOR ICC PROFI LE CREATIO N OR NO COLOUR MATCHING If you are creating ICC profiles using third-party software, select [Disable Colour Matching for ICC Profile Creation]. This option switches off all printer colour ma nage ment and also pr events the printer from restricting toner layer thickness. If y[...]

Colour matching > 72 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [F eature Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Gr aphic Pro]. 6. From the [F eature Sets] menu (5) , select [Colour – Graphic [...]

Colour matching > 73 F INISHING OPTI ONS Your printer offers a wide selection of document finishing options that help you to control the f inal for m of your printed document. Depending on the hardware fitted, either as optional upgrade s or included as standard and on which model you have, your system can offer a number of choices. For detailed[...]

Colour matching > 74 Since this feature prints on both sides of the page, it requires a duplex unit to be installed in the p rinter, and 256MB of a dditional memory (512MB in total). When using the PostScript drive r, if you plan to print a long document, more than about 16 pages, consider printing it in sections of 8 or 16 at a time. This is ca[...]

Colour matching > 75 W IND OWS P OST S CRIPT (Windows 2 000/XP/Server 2003 only) 1. In the driver’ s [Layout] tab , choose [Booklet] from the [P ages P er Sheet] d rop-down list. 2. Check that the duplex option is set to [Flip on Sho rt Edge]. NOTE: If the Booklet choice is not shown, check that th e Duplex option is enabled in the driver. (?[...]

Colour matching > 76 W IND OWS PCL 1. In the driver’ s [Setup] tab, recall an y saved [driver settings] you may wish to use. 2. Choose [Booklet] from the [Finishing Mode] drop-down list, then click [Options]. 3. In the Options window you can set the [signature] size, the number of [pages] per side of paper and the [binding margin] if your docu[...]

Colour matching > 77 C OLLAT ING This feature allows multiple copies of a multi-page document to be printed with the pages of each copy in sequence. Uncollated pages print like this Collated pages print like this Application collate —Some application programs have a collate feature in their print options. In this case the application performs [...]

Colour matching > 78 W IND OWS 1. If using the PCL driver , on the [Setup] tab first choose any saved [driver settings] that you wish to use. See “R ecalling saved driv er settings” on page 31. 2. In the [Job Options] tab, choose how man y [copies] you want to print from the scrolling list. 3. Click the [Collate] checkbox. M AC OS X 1. Choos[...]

Colour matching > 79 The [Collate] option in the [Cop ies & Pages] dialogue is for application collate. See “Collating” on page 77. 4. Enter the number of [copies] (3) you wish to print. 5. Select [Printer F eatures] (4) . 6. From the [F eature Sets] menu (5) , select [Job Options]. 7. Select the [Collate] checkbox (6) to enable printer [...]

Colour matching > 80 C OLOUR SEPA RAT ION The colour separation feature prints each of four primary colours as separate greyscale images. This is a proofing facility that indicates the relative densities of each of the four toner colours in your print document. The darker an area appears, the more of the corresponding toner colour will be used w[...]

Colour matching > 81 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the printer menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [F eature Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options] 5. From the [Separations] menu (4) , select the separ ations you wish to print. 1 2 4 3[...]

Colour matching > 82 S EPARATING QUEU ED PRINT JOBS When you share a printer with other users it can be useful to print a special page between print jobs to help locate each user’s job in a paper stack at the printer. In Windows this page is called a “separator page”. On the Mac it is called a “cover page”. W IND OWS SEPAR ATOR PAGE Th[...]

Colour matching > 83 M AC OS X COVER PAGE The cover page is accessed from your application’s print dialogue. 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Cover P age] (2) . 4. Select the required options for the cov er page (3) . 1 2 3[...]

Colour matching > 84 C OVER PRINT Cover print is when the first page (cover) of a print job is fed from one paper tray, and the remaining pages of the print jo b are fed from another paper tray. This feature is not available in the Windows PostScript Drivers. Do not confuse Cover Print with “Cover Page”. A Cover Page is an identification she[...]

Colour matching > 85 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [P aper Feed] (2) . 4. Select the tra ys or paper types you wish to use for the first page and remaining pag es (3 & 4) . 1 2 4 3[...]

Colour matching > 86 C USTOM PAGE SIZE This feature enables printing on non-standard sized print m edia. The multipurpose tray is used for feeding non-standard media sizes. Print media width can be from approximately 76mm to 328mm, and its length can be from 90mm to 1200mm. Actual limits vary slightly depending on which printer driver you use an[...]

Colour matching > 87 3. In the P ostScript Custom P age Siz e Definition window , Choose your [paper feed direction] from the drop-down list. The available choices are: Notice that the size ranges available swap places when you change the paper feed direction between a portrait and a landscape choice. Remember that the width of the multipurpose [...]

Colour matching > 88 7. In the driver’s window , choose the [Multipurpose T ray] as the [P aper Source]. W IND OWS PCL 1. In the driver’ s [Setup] tab, select any previously sav ed settings you wish to use. 2. Click the [P aper F eed Options] button. 3. In the P aper Feed Options window , click [Custom Size]. 4. If you ha ve previously saved[...]

Colour matching > 89 6. Click [OK] to accept your chosen size and close the Custom Size window . 7. I f t h i s i s t h e s i z e o f y o u r d o c u m e n t b u t y o u w a n t t o s c a l e i t to fit a standard size of paper , click [R esize document to fit printer page] in the P aper Feed Options w indow , and choose the printer ’s actual [...]

Colour matching > 90 D UPLEX ( DOUBLE - SIDED ) PRINTING If your printer has a duplex unit installed you can print on both sides of the paper, to save paper, weight, bulk and cost. > Only paper can be used for duplex printing, not transparencies or oth er media. > Use paper stock of 75–120 g/m². If you experience excessive curling with [...]

Colour matching > 91 W IND OWS PCL 1. In the driver’ s Setup tab, under [2-Sided Printing], select the binding edge you want. For portrait (tall) page layout the usual choice is [Long Edge]. For landscape (w ide) pa ge layout the usual choice is [Short Edge]. Choosing [Off] tu rns off duplex printing and your document will be printed single-si[...]

Colour matching > 92 4. From the [T wo Sided Printing] options (3) , select either [Long Edge Binding] or [Short Edge Binding]. Which choice you make will usually depend on whether your page format is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide), and how you plan to turn the paper over to read the second side.[...]

Colour matching > 93 P RINTING MULT IPLE PAGES ON ONE SHEET (N- UP ) This feature scales the page size of your document for printing and reproduces several pages per sheet. This is useful when you sim ply want to proof your page layout, or distribute your document in a more compact format. It saves paper, bulk, weight and cost. If you have a dup[...]

Colour matching > 94 W IND OWS PCL 1. In the driver’ s Layout tab (Windows XP) or Setup tab (Windows 98), choose the number of pages (“N-up”) y ou want to print on each sheet. 1-up is normal, 16-up is maximum. 2. Click [Options] to choose from the a vailable options for this feature. From here you can choose the page printing order, the pa[...]

Colour matching > 95 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Lay out] (2) . 4. From the [P ages per Sheet] menu (3) , select the number of pages you w ant to fit onto a single sheet of paper . 5. If required, change the direction (4) the document pages are laid o ut on each sheet o f paper . 6. If required, you can[...]

Colour matching > 96 P OSTER PRINTING This option allows you to print posters by dividing a single document page into multiple pi eces (sometimes called “tiles”). Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster. Poster Print is only available with the Windows PCL printer drivers. W I[...]

Colour matching > 97 S CALE TO PAGE Scale to Page allows you to print data formatted for one size page onto a different size page, without modifying the print data. This feature is only available with the Windows PCL drivers. 1. In the driver’ s Setup tab , click the [Options] bu tton. 2. Check the [Fit to Page] checkbox. 3. Choose the scaling[...]

Colour matching > 98 W ATER MARKS A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a printed document. This can used to indicate that the document is “Draft”, or perhaps “Confidential”. This feature is not available on Mac OS X . The illustration below shows the Windows PostScript driver. The PCL driver is very similar. W IND [...]

Colour matching > 99 To create a new watermark 1. In the W atermarks window, click [New…]. 2. Enter the text you w ant for your watermark. 3. Adjust your w atermark’ s font, size, colour , angle, position and border (trim) as required . 4. Click [OK] to accept your changes. To choose a previously created watermark 1. In the W atermarks windo[...]

Menu functions> 100 M ENU FUNCTIONS This sections lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window. It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by s ettings in the Windows printer drivers. However, several of the driver settings can be left at “Prin[...]

Menu functions> 101 P RINT JOBS MENU This menu only appears when the ha rd disk drive is installed. It is used for printing of documents stored on the internal hard disk. These will be stored using either the secure printing feature or the proof and print feature. Please refer to these features elsewhere in this manual for instructions on how to[...]

Menu functions> 102 S HUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This item should always be sele cted before switching the printer off, to ensure that no hard di sk data is lost. P RINT MENU This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATIO N SHUTDOWN ST AR T EXECUTE P[...]

Menu functions> 103 MEDIA CH ECK ENABLE DISABLE Determines whether the printer check the size of paper loaded matches that required for the document se nt to print. RESOLUTION 600x1200DPI 600DPI Sets the default resolution for printing (dots pe r inch). 600x1200DPI uses more memory and requires more time to process, but prints at a higher qualit[...]

Menu functions> 104 MONO-PR INT SPEED AUTO SPEED MONO 32PP M COLOR SPEED MIXED S PEED If the first page of a prin t job is black and white, the printer run s at 32ppm (pages per minute). When a colour page is detected the printer slows down to 26ppm for the rest of that job. This setting oper ates in the same way as AUT O SPEED, except that the [...]

Menu functions> 105 LINES PER PAGE 5- 64 -128 Sets the number of lines of text per page when ra w text is received fro m systems oth er than Windows. The default for A4 portr ait is 65, and for Letter is 60. EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE LET T ER EXECUT IVE LEGAL 14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL 13 A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 CUST OM COM-9 ENVEL OPE COM-10 ENVEL OPE MONARCH [...]

Menu functions> 106 M EDIA MENU This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLA NATION TRA Y1 PA P E R S I Z E A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 LEGAL1 4 LEGAL1 3.5 LEGAL1 3 LET TE R EXECUT IVE CUST OM Selects the s ize of paper loaded in T ray 1 (upper tr ay if both trays installed). For CUST OM setting see X -DIMENSIO[...]

Menu functions> 107 TRA Y2 MEDIA WEIG HT LIGHT (6 4- 74g/m²) MEDIUM (7 5- 90g/m²) HEA VY (91- 176g/m²) Adjusts the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in this tr ay (if installed) . MPT P APE RSIZE LET TER EXECUT IVE LEGAL1 4 LEGAL1 3.5 LEGAL1 3 A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 CUST OM COM-9 ENVEL OPE COM-10 ENVEL OPE MONARCH E NV DL ENVEL OPE C5 E[...]

Menu functions> 108 Y- D I M E N S I O N 148- 297 -12 00 MILLIMETRE Selects the lengt h of paper defined by the “Custom” settings referred to in the foregoing P APER SIZE settings. N o te that media o f up to 1200mm in length ca n be fed from the multi purpose tr ay for banner printing. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLA NATION[...]

Menu functions> 109 C OLOUR MENU The printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs. Settings reve[...]

Menu functions> 110 C DARKNESS M DARKNESS Y DARKNESS K DARKNESS -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 Adjusts darkness of each col our component (cy an, mage nta, yellow and black). Normal sett ing is 0. AJST REGISTRA TION EXECUTE P erforms automatic colour registration adju stment. Normally this is done on power on and when the top cover is o[...]

Menu functions> 111 S YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way yo u prefer to work. I TEMS S ETTINGS E XPLANAT ION POW SA V E TIME 5 15 30 60 240 Adjusts the idling time before the printer automati cally switche s into power saving mode. In this mode power consumption is reduced to a low level r equired[...]

Menu functions> 112 LOW TONE R CONTINUE ST OP Specifies whether the print er should continue printing even after a low toner condition is detected. JAM RECOVERY ON OFF Specifies whether th e printer shou ld perform jam recovery after a paper jam has occurred. If ON, the printer will attempt to print again any pages lost due to a paper jam on ce [...]

Menu functions> 113 PCL EMULA TION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PCL emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION FONT SOURCE RESIDENT / DIMM0 / DI MM1 / DOWN LOADE D Specifies th e locatio n o f the PCL default font. Normally thi s will be INTERNAL unless additional fonts are installed i n the expansion [...]

Menu functions> 114 TRUE BLACK OFF / ON Selects whethe r black image dat a is printed using black toner (ON) or 100% CMY (OFF). (V alid in PCL emulation mode only .) PEN WID TH ADJUST Tr a y I D # MP TRA Y 4 I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION[...]

Menu functions> 115 PPR EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PPR emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION CHARACTER PIT CH 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPO R TION AL Specifies char acter pit ch in IBM PPR em ulatio n. FONT CONDENSE 12CPI - 20CPI ; 12CPI - 12CPI Specifies 12CP I pitch for Cond[...]

Menu functions> 116 TEXT HEIGHT Same ; Diff Sets the height of a character . SAME: R egardless of CPI, same height DIFF : As CPI, char acter hei ghts var y . I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION[...]

Menu functions> 117 FX EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in FX emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION CHARACTER PIT CH 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPO R TION AL Specifies char acter pit ch in this emulation. CHARACTER SET Set 1; Set 2 Specif ies a character set. SYMBOL SET IBM 437 Specifie[...]

Menu functions> 118 USB MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. N ETWO RK MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX network interface. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANA TION SOFT RESET ENABLE / DISABLE Enables or disables the SOF T RESET command. SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE / DISABLE OFFLI[...]

Menu functions> 119 M AINTENANCE MENU This menu provides access to various printer main tenance functions. SUBNET MASK xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Current assigned subnet mask. T o change, proceed as above. GA TEW A Y ADDRESS xx x.xxx.xxx.xxx Current assigned gateway address. T o change, proceed as above. FA C T O R Y DEF AUL TS EXECUTE R eloads the se ttin[...]

Menu functions> 120 U SAGE MENU This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacem ent consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them. PA P E R B L A C K SET TING[...]

Menu functions> 121 J OB L OG M ENU K T O NE R C T ONER M T O NE R Y T ONER Cartridge size and current toner lev el. I TEM SETTING E XPLANA TION JOB LOG ENABLE/ DISABLE Prints a list of jobs carried out on this pr int er . I TEM E XPLANAT ION[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 122 O VERLAYS AND M ACROS (W INDOWS ONLY ) W HAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS ? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced features. You can use PostScript overlays to generate all your s[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 123 C REATING P OST S CRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility softw are supplied on CD with your printer to create a “project file, ” import the[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 124 6. On the Overlay tab, choose Create Form from the drop-down list (4). 7. Click OK to close the Document Prop erties window . 8. Click OK again to close the Print dialogue. 9. When prompted for a print file name, enter a meaningful name with the extens ion.PRN. 10. Close your application. C REATE AND DOWN [...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 125 9. Choose Projects → Save Pro ject and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter Stationery”) so that you can recognise it later if you w ant to modify it. 10. Choose Proje cts → Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer . If you have a hard disk in the printer, SDM will auto[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 126 4. In the Define Overlays window , enter a suitable name (2) for this ov erlay and choose which page(s) (3) of your documents will use this overlay . 5. Enter the name of the ov erlay file (4) exactly as it appeared in the Storage Device Manager project window . R emember that this name is case sensitive. [...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 127 P RINTING WITH P OST S CRIPT OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. Th e first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages. 1. Prepare your [...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 128 C REATING PCL O VERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility softw are supplied on CD with your printer to create a “project file, ” import the .PRN fil[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 129 C REATE AND DOWN LOAD MACROS 1. From the Windows Start menu, start Storage Device Manager (SDM) and allow SDM to discover the printer . 2. Choose Printers → New Project to start a new project. 3. Choose Printers → Fil ter Macro File . The Filter Printer Patterns dialogue box appears. Make any adjustmen[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 130 Note that the names are case sensitive, and will be needed later exactly as they appear in this list. 8. Choose Projects → Save Pro ject and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter Stationery”) so that you can recognise it. 9. Choose Projects → Send Project Fil es to Printer to download the project t[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 131 4. In the Overlay window , Click the Define Ov erlays button (1). 5. In the Define Overlays window , enter the name (a) and I D (b) of the required overlay , and define which page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay . Then click the Add b utton (3) to add this overlay to the list of defined over[...]

Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 132 P RINTING WITH PCL OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. Th e first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages. 1. Prepare your docum ent [...]

Replacing consumable items> 133 R EPLACING CONSUM ABLE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: > Toner : The P26 is shipped with su fficient Cyan, Magenta & Y ellow toner for 5,000 A4 pages in th e print cartridges, of which 800 A4 pages of toner are used to [...]

Replacing consumable items> 134 C ONSUMAB LE ORDER DETAILS * Aver age life: 20% pages at continuous print, 50% pages at 3 pages per job and 30% pa ges at 1 page per job. Please always use original consumables. Use of “compatibles” and counterfeit items may impair performa nce and coul d cause product damage, wh ich is not covered under the w[...]

Replacing consumable items> 135 Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly, inside the pack that the new one came in. Follow any regulations, recommenda tions, etc., which may be in force concerning waste recycling. If you do spill any toner powder, light ly brush it off. If this is not enough, use a cool, damp cloth to remove any residue. Do not [...]

Replacing consumable items> 136 (a) Pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer. 3. Lift the right -hand end of th e cartridge and then dr a w the cartridge to the right to release the left -hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the printer . 1 2 1[...]

Replacing consumable items> 137 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner fro m marking you r furniture. 5. R emove the new cartridge fr om its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment. 6. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end sever al times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly insid[...]

Replacing consumable items> 138 8. Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured lever to the r ight, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was remov ed. 9. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first, pushing it against the spring on the drum unit, then low[...]

Replacing consumable items> 139 I MAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover fully . 2. Note the positions of th e four cartridges. CAU[...]

Replacing consumable items> 140 3. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer . 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner fro m marking your furn iture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 5. With the coloured toner release lever (1) to th[...]

Replacing consumable items> 141 6. Lift the right -hand end of th e cartridge and then dr a w the cartridge to the right to release the left -hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge. P lace the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid m arking your furniture. 7. T ake the new image drum cartridge out of [...]

Replacing consumable items> 142 9. Push the coloured release le ver (1) away from you to lock the toner cartridge onto the new image drum unit and release toner into it. 10. Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer , locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity . 11.[...]

Replacing consumable items> 143 R EPLACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 60,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover fully . 2. [...]

Replacing consumable items> 144 3. Lift each of th e image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place aw ay from direct sources of heat and light. 4. Locate the two fasteners (5) at each side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end. 5. T urn the two fasteners 90° to the left. T his will release the belt from the p[...]

Replacing consumable items> 145 7. Lower the new belt unit into place, with the liftin g bar at the front and the drive gear tow ards the rear of the printer . Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer . 8. T urn the two fasteners (5) 90° to the ri[...]

Replacing consumable items> 146 F USER REPLACEMENT The fuser is located inside the printe r just behind the four image drum units. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover fully . 2. Identify the fuser handle (1) on the top of [...]

Replacing consumable items> 147 5. R emove the new fuser from its packaging and remove the transit material. 6. Holding the new fuser by its handle, make sure that it is the correct way round. The retaining levers (2) should be fully upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you. 7. Lower the fuser into the printer , locating the [...]

Replacing consumable items> 148 C LEANING THE LED HEAD Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switch off th e printer and open the top cover . 2. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LE D lens cleaner or soft tissue. 3. Close the top cover . CAUTION! Do not use methyl alcohol or o[...]

Installing upgrades> 149 I NSTALLING UPGRADES This section explains how to install optional equipment into your printer. This includes: > duplex (two-sided printing) unit; > additional RAM memory; > 40GB hard disk dri v e . > additional paper tra y D UPLEX UNIT The duplex unit adds the function of two - sided printing , using less pa[...]

Installing upgrades> 150 5. Print a menu map as follows: (a) Press the + button to access the Information Menu. (b) Press ENTER once for the menu map. (c) Press ENTER again to print the menu map. (d) When the menu map is printed, press ON LINE to exit the menu system. 6. Examine the first page of the m enu map. Near the top of the page, between [...]

Installing upgrades> 151 M EMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 256MB of main memory. This can be upgraded wi th an additional memory board of 256MB or 512MB, giving a maximum total me mory capacity of 768MB. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross-head (philips type) screwdriver. 1. Switch the pri[...]

Installing upgrades> 152 5. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover a way from the printer at the top. Lift the co ver slightly to detach it from the printer . Place it safely to one side. 6. Carefully remov e the new memory board from its wrapping. T ry to handle the board only by its short edges, av[...]

Installing upgrades> 153 9. If the RAM expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board, that board will have to be remov ed before you can install the new one. T o remov e it, proceed as follows, otherwise skip to step 10. (a) Grip the board firmly by its short edges and pull it out of the slot. (b) Place the removed memory board in the a[...]

Installing upgrades> 154 (d) When the menu map is printed, press ON LINE to exit the menu system. 17. Examine the first page of the menu map. Near the top of the page, between the two horizontal lines, you will see the current printer configuration. This list contains the figure for total memory size. This should indicate the total memory now in[...]

Installing upgrades> 155 H ARD DISK DRIVE The optional internal hard disk drive (HDD) enables collating of printed pages and can be used to store overlays and macros, fonts, and secure or proof documents waiting to be printed. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross-head (philips type) screwdriver. 1. Switch the printe[...]

Installing upgrades> 156 5. Locate the clip (1)on the top of the disk u nit into the slot (2) in the printer . 6. Plug the end of the connecting cable (3) into the disk unit connector (4) in the printer . 7. Tighten the two thumbscrews (5). 8. Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw remov ed in step 4. 9. C[...]

Installing upgrades> 157 A DDITIONAL PAPER TRAY 1. Switch the printer o ff and disconnect the AC power cable. 2. Place additional paper tray on desired location. 3. Observing safety rules for lifting and, using locating guides, place printer on top of the additional paper tr ay. 4. R e-connect the AC power cable and switch the printer ON.[...]

Installing upgrades> 158 A DJUSTING W INDOWS PRINTER DRIVERS Once your new upgrade has been installed, you may need to update the Windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your Windows applications. Remember that if your printer is shared between users on different computers, the driver must be adjusted on each user[...]

Installing upgrades> 159 P OST S CRIPT DRIVER This driver must be adjusted for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the Printers window (called “Printers and F a xes” in Windows XP) via the Start Menu or from the Windows Control P anel. 2. Right-click the printer icon for this printer , and choose Properties from the pop-up menu. 3. On the De[...]

Clearing paper jams> 160 C LEARING PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide o n the use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply. [...]

Clearing paper jams> 161 P APER SENSOR ERROR CODES * (if fitted). 1. If a sheet is well adv anced out of the top of the printer , simply grip it and pull gently to dr aw it fully out. If it does not remove easily , do not use ex cessive force. It can be removed from the rear later . 2. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover [...]

Clearing paper jams> 162 3. Note the positions of th e four cartridges. It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top centre , lift the cy an image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer . 1 2 3 4 1. Cyan cartri dge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Y ellow cartri[...]

Clearing paper jams> 163 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner fro m marking your furn iture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 6. R epeat this removal procedur e for each of the remaining image drum units. 7. Look into the printer to check whether any sh eets of paper are visible on any part of the b[...]

Clearing paper jams> 164 • T o rem ove a sheet from the centr al area of the belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdr aw the sheet. • T o remov e a sheet just entering the fuser (3), separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release lever (4) towards the front and down to re[...]

Clearing paper jams> 165 8. Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser , replace the four image drums into the drum cavity , making sure to locate them in the correct order . • Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer , locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the p[...]

Clearing paper jams> 166 9. Lower the top cov er but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from ex cessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. 10. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area (6). • Pull out an y sheets found in thi[...]

Clearing paper jams> 167 12. Lift the front cover release and pull open the fron t cover . 13. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover . 14. Pull out the pape r tray and ensure that all pap er is stacked properly , is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned against th[...]

Clearing paper jams> 168 15. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cov er latches closed. When the jam has been cleared, if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams.[...]

Specifications> 169 S PECIFICATIONS ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions 435 x 563 x 339mm (W x D x H) without Duplex unit We i g h t 26Kg approx. (without Duplex unit) Print method LED exposed light so urce electronic photogr aphic memory Print sp eeds 26 pages per minute colour / 32 pages per minute monochrome Re solution 600 x 600, 600 x 12 00dpi or[...]

Specifications> 170 Media type Plain, Letterhead, T r an sparency , Bond, R ecy cled, card stock, R ough, Labels and Glossy Pa p e r c a p a c i t y (depending on paper weight) P aper tray: 300 sheets appro x. Manual feed: 100 sheets approx . Optional additional paper tray: 530 Exit capacity (depending on paper weight) F ace up: 100 sheets appro[...]

Specifications> 171 Print environ ment 30 to 73% RH @ 10 °C; 30 to 54% RH @ 32 °C 10 to 32 °C @ 30% R H; 10 to 27 °C @ 80% RH Colour 17 to 27 °C @ 50 to 0% RH 1. Exit method is limited by paper size, media weight and paper feed. Specifications subject to change wit hout notice. All trademarks acknowledged. ITEM SPECIFICATION[...]

Index > 172 I NDEX A About RGB and CMYK colour ..... 44 B Belt how to replace .................... . 143 life expectancy ... ............ ...... 133 life remaining ..... ............ ...... 120 Black printi ng ( black gene r a tion) 34 Blacks and Greys ........... ............ 33 Booklet pri nting PCL emulation ........ ................ 23 PostS[...]

Index > 173 G Graphic pro .................... ............ 49 Graphic pro workflow – overview 52 Greyscale Mac OS X ............ ............ ........ 39 Greyscale printing ............. ........ 38 H Hard disk drive how to instal l ...... ............ ...... 155 How to access the driver screen s 29 I ICC profiles .................... .......[...]

Index > 174 printing with ove rlays .......... 127 P Page orientation portrait or landscape .............. 22 Paper jam clearing ........... .............. 160 jam codes ........... ................. . 161 loading cassette trays ............ 16 loading lett erhead .......... ........ 17 Paper jam codes ............ ...... 161 recommended types .[...]