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F S -C 5 016N FS-C5016N FS-C5016N Colo r Page Printer Operation Guide.
i Please r ead the O peration Guide be fore usin g the p rinter . Keep it close to the printer for easy r eference . The secti ons of th is guid e and parts of the pri nter mark ed with symb ols are s afety warnings mea nt to prot ect the user , other indi vidual s and surround ing obje cts, and ensure c orrec t and sa fe u sage of t he prin ter .
ii Caution NO LIABILITY IS ASSUMED FO R ANY DAM AGE CAUSED B Y IMPROPER INST ALLA TION. Notice on Sof tware SOFTW ARE USED WITH THIS P RINTE R MUST SUPPO R T THE PRINTER 'S EMU LA TION MODE. Th e pri nter is factor y-set to emu late the PCL. The em ulation m ode can be ch anged by following th e proce dures desc ribed in Chapter 3 .
iii IBM PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT THE DEVICE YOU HA VE PURCHASED CONT AINS ONE OR MORE SOFTW ARE PROGRAMS ("PR O- GRAMS") WHICH BELONG TO INTERNA TIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP ORA TION ("IB M"). THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SOFTW ARE IS BEING LICENSED TO YOU BY I BM.
iv Agf a Mon otyp e Li cen se Ag re ement 1) " Softwa re" s hall mean the digit ally enco ded , mach ine r eada ble, scal able outli ne data as encoded in a s pec ial format as wel l as the UF ST Sof tware .
v FCC st atement (for users i n the Uni ted St ates) This dev ice com plie s wi th Pa rt 15 o f th e FC C Ru les. Op erat ion is su bj ect to t he fol low ing two con dit ions : (1) Th is devi ce m ay.
vi Import ant Notes for Interface connec tors Be sure to powe r off the printer before connect ing or disconne cting an interfac e cable. For protect ion again st static elec tricit y dischar ge to th.
vii Declaration of Con formity for U.S.A. Model name: Colo r Page Printer FS -C5016 N T rade name: Kyocera Mita Responsib le party: Kyoce ra Mit a Ameri ca, In c.
viii Declaratio n of Confo rmity for Australi a Manufac turer: K yocera Mi ta Corp oration T amaki Plant Manufac turer ’s address: 704-1 9, Nojino, T am aki-cho , W atarai-gun, Mie-ke n 519-04 97, J.
ix E NERGY S TA R ® As an E NERGY S TA R Partn er , we h ave det ermine d that this product meet s the E NERGY S TA R guid elines for energy efficien cy . The b asic obj ective of t he E NERG Y S TA R Progra m is to reduce environm ental pollu tion by encou ragin g the ma nufac tur e and sal e of equ ipmen t that uses ene r gy more ef fici ently .
x Inst allation Prec autions Environment CAUTION • A void p lacing th e pr inter on or i n locatio ns whic h are unstable or no t leve l. Such location s may cause the prin ter to fall do wn or fall ov er . This type of si tuatio n pre sents a dang er of p ers onal injury or d amage to th e printer .
xi Power Supply/Grounding the Printer W ARNING • DO NOT use a power supp ly with a volta ge other tha n that specifie d. A vo id multiple connec- tions in the same ou tlet. The se types of situations pres ent a d anger of fire or el ectric al shock.
xii Prec autio ns for Use Cautions when Using the Printe r W ARNING • DO NOT place metallic objec ts or containers with water (flower vases, flower pot s, cups, etc.) on or near t he pri nte r . T his type of situ ati on prese nts a dange r of fi re o r elec trica l sho ck sho uld they fall insid e.
xiii Other Precaution s • DO NOT pl ace heavy o bjects on th e printe r or cause other dama ge to t he printer . • DO NOT open th e top co ver , turn of f the m ain switch, or pu ll out th e power pl ug during printing . • During prin ting, som e ozon e is released, but the am ount do es not cause any ill effe ct to one 's health .
xiv For More Information... Guide to the Oper ation G uide This Operation Guide has the following chapters: Chapter 1 Int roduction This chapter exp lains printer features and the n ames of parts . Chapter 2 Handling Pape r This chapter exp lains the types o f pape r that can be used with the printer .
Content s xv Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content s xvi 3.6.1 Def ault Emul ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42 3.6.2 Alterna tive Emu lation for K PDL E mulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43 3.6.3 Printing K PDL Errors . . .
Content s xvii 4.4.4 Jam at the Paper Transfer Un it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -15 4.4.5 Jam at the Rear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 4.4.6 Jam at the MP Tray . . . .
Chapter 1 Intr oduction W elco me to the professional color printer from Kyocera Mita. W ith the Ecosys Color FS-C5016 N, you can print out color or monochrome pages at a s peed of 16 pages per minute (A4 size) or 1 7 pages per minute (Letter and A5 sizes).
1.1 Features 1-2 1.1 Features This se ction out lines the common major print er features of the F S-C5016 N Ecosys col or page prin ter . 1.1.1 Gener al Component s with an ultra-long pro duct life The main printer co mponents such as th e Advanced Bea m Array , imag ing dru m, development units, and fuser unit have an ultra-long product life.
1.1 Features 1-3 Expansion slo t for h ard ware in terfac es This printer is equip ped with an expansion s l ot for plug ging in an optional n etwork interface card or a har d disk. St andard bidirectional p arallel interface Ensures high -speed data trans fer be tween the host computer and printer .
1.1 Features 1-4 KPDL3 (Kyocera Printer Description Langua ge 3) The printer uses KPDL3, Kyocera’ s implementa tion of t he Pos tScr ipt page desc ript ion language Level 3. The printer has 136 fonts that are compatible with Adobe PostScript fonts. (The print er also has 80 PCL fonts.
1.2 Parts and Functions 1-5 1.2 Parts and Functions This section provides explanations and illustrations for you to determine the parts and their functions. T ry to be familiar with t he names an d functions of thes e parts for correct u se and optimal perf ormance.
1.2 Parts and Functions 1-6 1.2.2 Lef t Figure 1-2 1 Face-dow n T ray This tray receives printouts face down. 2 Power Sw itch This switch t urns pri nter po wer on and of f. 3 Lef t Cover This cover needs to be opened when replaci ng t he waste ton er box or cleaning the ma in char ger units.
1.2 Parts and Functions 1-7 1.2.3 Internal Figure 1-3 1 Magent a T oner Conta iner This container holds mag enta (M) toner . Y ou must replace the container when the ton er run out. 2 Cyan T oner Contai ner This container holds cyan (C) toner . Y ou must replace th e container wh en the toner ru n out.
1.2 Parts and Functions 1-8 1.2.4 Rear Figure 1-4 1V e n t s Air is pur ged through these vents to co ol down the inside. 2 USB Interfa ce Connector This connector is a USB interface that conf orms to the Full-Speed USB 2.0. Us e a USB cable between this connecto r and the USB por t on a comp uter .
Chapter 2 Handling P a per The printer can use a variety of m edia in various sizes. However, any media you will choose to use with the pr inter must be in acco rdance w ith the guidelines and specifications in this chapter .
2.1 General 2-2 2.1 General The Ecosys Color F S-C5016 N pri nter is de signed f or high- grade bo nd (copy) p aper , like those widel y used for or dinary xero graphic cop iers. The printe r will also su pport ot her types of paper as long as they meet th e standards explained in this chapter .
2.1 General 2-3 2.1.3 Minimum and Maximum P aper Size s The minimum and maximum paper s izes are as follows. F or non s tandard pa per such as cut-sheet, the MP (mu lti-purpose) tra y must be us ed. Figure 2-1 2.1.4 Recommended Pa per The following pr oducts are reco mmended for u s e with the printer for optimum performance.
2.2 Sel ecti ng the Ri ght Paper 2-4 2.2 Selecting the Right Paper Printer printing is a process inv olving light, electrostatic discharge, toner , and heat. In addition, as the paper pas ses through the p rinter it u ndergoes considerable sliding, bending, and twisting motio ns.
2.2 Selecting the Right Paper 2-5 2.2.2 Paper propert ies Smoothness Paper should have a smooth , uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or sandy surface can cause gaps in p rintouts. However , paper with surf aces that are too smooth may cause multiple- sheet feedin g and fo gging pr oblems ( fogging is a gray background effect).
2.2 Sel ecti ng the Ri ght Paper 2-6 Thickn ess (Calip er) Thick paper is called high-caliper p aper and thin pa per is called l ow-caliper pap er . Paper used by the printer should be nei ther too t hick nor too th in. If yo u encoun ter paper j am, multiple-sheet feed, or too light printin g problems, the paper may be too thin.
2.2 Selecting the Right Paper 2-7 2.2.3 Other properties of p aper Porosit y The density of pa per structu re, which indicates the co mpactness of the fiber bo nding. It is also the characteristic that allows air to pass through paper ( i.e., air permeability).
2.3 Loadi ng Pape r 2-8 2.3 Loading Paper The following explain s the procedur e for load ing paper in the cassette and the MP tray . 2.3.1 Loading Paper into the Cassette Perform the following procedure to load paper into the cassette. 1 Pull the paper cassette all the way out of the printer .
2.3 Load ing Paper 2-9 2 Push the bottom plate down until it locks . Figure 2-4 Stand ard paper sizes are attached to the in side of the paper cass ette as shown in the following figure.
2.3 Loadi ng Pape r 2-10 3 T u rn the paper si ze dial so that the size of the paper yo u are going to use appears in the paper size windo w . Figure 2-6 4 Adjust the positio n of the paper guides located on the left and right sides of the paper cassette.
2.3 Load ing Paper 2-1 1 5 Adjust the position of the paper stopper located at the rear of the paper cassette. Pull the release lever and slide the paper s topper to the desired paper size. When s hipped from the factory , the paper cassette is set to A4 size.
2.3 Loadi ng Pape r 2-12 7 Set the stack of paper so that it is under the clips as sho wn. Figure 2-1 1 • Do not load more p aper than will fit un der the loa d limit s on the p a per guides. • The pape r ca ssette will hold app roximatel y 500 s heet s of pa per with a 8 0 g/m² (21 lb .
2.3 Load ing Paper 2-13 8 Insert the paper cassette into the slot in the printer . Push it straight in as far as it will go. Figure 2 -12 There is a paper gauge on the r ight side of the f ront of the pap er cassette to indicate the remaini ng paper s upply .
2.3 Loadi ng Pape r 2-14 2.3.2 Loading Paper into the MP (Multi-Purpose) T ray Perform the following procedure to load paper into the MP tray . 1 Pull the MP tray towards you u ntil it stops. Figure 2-14 2 Pull out the subtray . Figure 2-15 3 Adjust the position of the paper guides on the MP tray .
2.3 Load ing Paper 2-15 4 Align the paper with the paper guides and insert as far as it will go. Figure 2 -17 5 Set the MP tray paper size on the printer’ s operator panel. Refer to Chap ter 3 Usin g the Operato r Panel, section 3.10.2 Sett ing MP T ray Paper Size o n page 3-69 .
2.4 Special Pa per 2-16 2.4 Speci al Paper Besides pl ain paper , this pr inter can use the fo llowing ty pes of special paper : Y ou can assign one of these special p aper type to a paper cassette or MP (multi-purpose) tray by using the printer ’ s operator panel keys.
2.4 Special Paper 2-17 T ransparency T r ansparencies for overhead projector s must with stan d the heat of fus ing during the printing process. The recommended transp arency prod uct is as follows: 3M CG3700 (Lett er , A4) T r ansparencies must b e placed on th e MP (multi-purpose) tray with the long edge towar ds the printer .
2.4 Special Pa per 2-18 When the label paper has extra margin around th e label’ s outside edges that corresp ond to the marg ins of the prin table area, do not rem ove the extra t op sheet from the carrier sheet until printing is finished.
2.4 Special Paper 2-19 Envelopes Envelopes should be fed in the face-up position, right edge first. Figure 2-22 Since the composition of an envelope is more complex than that of ordinary paper , it is not always possible to ensure consistent printing qu ality over the entire envelope surface.
2.4 Special Pa per 2-20 Colored p aper Colored paper should have the sa me specificati ons as the white bond p aper lis ted. In addition, the pigments in the paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during th e pri nting pro ces s (up t o 2 00 °C or 392 °F).
2.5 Paper T ype 2-21 2.5 Paper T ype The printer is capable of printing under the optimum setting for the type of paper being used. Setting the paper type for the paper source from the printer ’ s operator panel will cause the printer to automa tically select the p aper source and print in th e mode best s uited to that ty pe of pape r .
Chapter 3 Using t he Oper a tor Panel This chapter provides the information you need to configure the Ecosys Color printer . In general y ou need to use the operat or pane l onl y to make defau lt sett ings. Y ou can mak e most changes to the printer settin gs using the printer driver trough the application software.
3.1 Unders t anding t he Opera tor Panel 3-2 3.1 Underst anding the Operator Panel The operator panel on the top of the printer has a 2-line by 16-character liquid crystal display ( LCD), ei ght keys , and three indicators (L ED).
3.1 Under st anding the Opera tor Pan el 3-3 Error c odes See Chapter 4 T r oubl eshooti ng . 3.1.2 Indicators in Message Display Figure 3-2 Interface Indicator (INTERF ACE) The interface indicator sh.
3.1 Unders t anding t he Opera tor Panel 3-4 Paper S ize Indica tor (SIZE) This indicator indicates: • While the printer is in standby , the paper size of the current cassette. The default paper cassette is determined by the operator panel keys. For details, see secti on 3.
3.1 Under st anding the Opera tor Pan el 3-5 Paper T ype Indicator (TYPE ) This indicator s hows the paper type defined for the current p aper casette. The paper type can be manually d efined usin g the operator panel. For m ore information , see s ection 3 .
3.1 Unders t anding t he Opera tor Panel 3-6 3.1.3 Keys The operator panel key s are used to configure the printer operation. Note that certain keys have the second ary fun ction. GO Key The GO key sw itches the printer between on-line and off-line. Use this key to: • T oggle the printe r ’ s on-line and of f-line states.
3.1 Under st anding the Opera tor Pan el 3-7 MENU Key The MEN U key lets you en ter the menu sy stem to change the s etup and prin ting environment of the printer . Pressing this key during a menu se lection will terminate the selection and return the printer to the normal op eration.
3.2 Using the Menu Selection System 3-8 3.2 Using the Menu Se lection System 3.2.1 Menu Selection Sy stem This section expl ains how to use the men u selection system. Th e MENU key on the op erator panel allows you to use the menu to set or ch ange the pr inter environment such as the number of co pies to print, emu lation, etc.
3.2 Using the Menu Select ion System 3-9 Selecting a Menu The mode selection menu is hierarchical. Press the U or V key to display t he desired menu . • If the s elected menu ha s a sub-menu, > is displ ayed afte r the menu. Press the Z key to move to the sub-menu or Y key to go back.
3.2 Using the Menu Selection System 3-10 3.2.2 Menu System Road Map The following is the hierar chy diagram of the menu s election system of th e printer .
3.2 Using the Menu Select ion System 3-1 1 Interface > Option >NetWare > On >NetWare Off >TCP/IP > On >TCP/IP Off >>NetWare Frame Auto >>IP Address 000.000.000.000 >>Subnet Mask 000.000.000.000 >>Gateway 000.
3.2 Using the Menu Selection System 3-12 >List of Option Fonts Font > Page Set > >Copies 001 >LF Action LF only Print Quality > Hard Disk > >Read Data >Write Data >Delete Data >CR Action CR only >Font Select > Option >Font Select > Internal >> I000 >>Size 012.
3.2 Using the Menu Select ion System 3-13 Paper Handling > >MP Tray Size A4 >MP Tray Type Plain >Type Adjust > Custom 1 >>Paper Weight Normal 1 >Reset Type Adjust >Feed Sele.
3.2 Using the Menu Selection System 3-14 >>Print Regist Chart Continued Others > >Form Feed Time Out 030sec. >Sleep Timer > 015 min. >Print HEX-DUMP >Printer Reset >Resource Prot. Off >Service > >>Print Status Page >>Auto Continue Timer 030sec.
3.3 Menu Map a nd S t atus Pages 3-15 3.3 Menu Map and St atus Pages This section explains the procedure for printing the printer ’ s in ternal information using the menu selection sys tem. The menu map i s usefull as a reference to guide y ourself throu gh the menu se lecti on syste m.
3.3 Menu Map and St at us Pages 3-16 Figure 3-3 MENU MAP FS-C5016N P age Printer.
3.3 Menu Map a nd S t atus Pages 3-17 3.3.2 Printi ng a St atus Page Y ou can check the pr inter ’ s curr ent status, including available memory space an d option settings by print ing a s tatus page. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Print Status Page appears.
3.3 Menu Map and St at us Pages 3-18 Underst anding the S tatus Page The numbers in the following diagr am refer the items explained below the d iagram. The items a nd values on the s tatus p age may v ary depend ing on t he prin ter’ s firmware versi on.
3.3 Menu Map a nd S t atus Pages 3-19 3M e m o r y This item show s: • Stand ard m em ory in th e pri nte r (96 MB) • Optio n memory sl ot stat us (Sl ots 1 and 2 ) in me gabytes • T ot al memor.
3.4 e-MPS 3-20 3.4 e-MPS e-MPS is an abbreviation for ‘enhanced-Multiple Printing System’ which implements the following functions that are available from the printer driver: • Job Re tention .
3.4 e-MPS 3-21 Job S torage Job storage stores print jobs eith er temporarily or permanently , or in virtual mailboxes, as you click an appro priate radio bu tton on t he printer driver when printin g from a comp uter . Vir tual Mailbox V irtual m ailbox i s part of Job S torage, which s tores pr int jobs on the h ard di sk with out printi ng.
3.4 e-MPS 3-22 Printing Additional Copies using Quick Copy T o print additional copies of a job stored in the printer: 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS > appears. 3 Press the Z key . 4 Press the U or V k ey repeatedly until >Quick Copy appears f ollowed by the user name ( Harold , in this example).
3.4 e-MPS 3-23 Deleting a Quick Copy Job All quick copy jobs are automatically deleted when the printer is turned off. If y ou desire to explicitly delete a stored quick copy job , proceed as f ollows: 1 Follow steps 1 throu gh 8 in the above section to let the title of the job to be deleted displayed .
3.4 e-MPS 3-24 3.4. 3 Pri ntin g a Pr ivat e Pr int/ Stored J ob In private prin ting, you can s pecify that a job is not print ed until yo u release the job fro m the operator pa nel. At se nding th e job from the appli cation software, you can specify a 4-di git access code in the printer driver .
3.4 e-MPS 3-25 9 Press the ENTE R key . The ID input line appears. Enter the f our -digit access code entered in the printer driver and press the ENTER key . T o enter the I D, press the Y or Z key to move th e cursor t o the num ber to be changed and th en enter the co rrect number by pressing th e U or V key .
3.4 e-MPS 3-26 Printing a Code Job Install the KM-NET Job Manager s oftware from the CD-ROM supplied with the printer . T o do this, fr om the CD-ROM Main Menu , select Printer Utilities > Inst all KM-NET Job Manager . 1 Browse thr ough W indows St ar t > Program s > KYOCERA MIT A > KM-Net > Job Manager .
3.4 e-MPS 3-27 Printing a List of Code Jobs If you s elect Per manent Jo b Stor age on the printer dri ver , you can have a Lis t of Co de Job printed using the operator panel. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until e-MPS > appears.
3.4 e-MPS 3-28 3.4.4 Retrieving Jobs from V irtual Mailbox (VMB) T o retrieve the jo bs posted in th e virtual mailbox, p roceed as follows. 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until e-MPS > appears. 3 Press the Z key . 4 Press the U or V key repeatedly until >Print VMB Data appears.
3.4 e-MPS 3-29 4 Press the U or V key repeated ly until >List of VMB appears. 5 Press the ENTE R key . A question mark ( ? ) appears. 6 Press the ENTE R key again. The printer prints a list of jobs currently posted in the virtual mailbox es as shown in Figur e 3-6 below .
3.4 e-MPS 3-30 3.4.5 Changing e-MPS Configuration Y ou can change the fo llowing parameters fo r e-MPS operation: • Maximum n umber of Quick Copy /Proof -and-Hol d jobs • Maximum space assigned to.
3.4 e-MPS 3-31 10 Press the ME NU key . The display returns to Ready . Maximum Sp ace Assigned to T e mporary Code Jobs This changes the hard disk space that holds temporary cod e jobs. Y ou can change th e maximum space f rom 0 to 9999 (m egabytes). The actual maximum size depen ds on the size of free hard dis k space, however .
3.4 e-MPS 3-32 Maximum Space Assigned to Permanen t Code Jobs This changes the h ard disk space that ho ld s permanent code jo bs. Y ou can change the maximum space from 0 to 9 999 (meg abytes). The actual maximu m size depends o n the size of free hard disk space, however .
3.4 e-MPS 3-33 Maximum Sp ace Assigned to Virtual Mailboxes (VMB ) This changes th e hard disk space for vir tual mailboxes. Y ou can change th e maximum sp ace from 0 to 9999 (megaby tes). The act ual maxi mum size dep ends on t he size of free hard disk space, howeve r .
3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters 3-34 3.5 Changing the Interface Parameter s The printer is eq uipped with both a p arallel and USB interfac es. Optional serial interface board kit and network interface card can also be installed.
3.5 Changing the Interfac e Parameters 3-35 7 T o change the communication mo de, press the ENTE R key . A bli nking questi on mark ( ? ) appears. 8 Press the U or V key to s croll thr ough the following communi cation mod es: Nibble (high) Auto Normal High Speed 9 When the desired co mmunication mo de is di splayed, press the ENT ER key .
3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters 3-36 Pressing the U or V key to ggles through t he serial parameter s as follows. T o change the serial parameter , press the ENTER key . Use the U or V key to change the value or selecti on. For example, to chang e baud rate f rom 9600 to 1152 00 , display the bau d rate menu followi ng the ab ove procedur e.
3.5 Changing the Interfac e Parameters 3-37 3.5.3 Changing Network Interface Parameters This printer supports TCP/IP , NetW are and EtherT alk protocols. In addition, you can install the optional network interface car d in the o ption interface sl ot.
3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters 3-38 6 Pre ss t he Z key . One of the following menus is indicated. T o change settings for the item, press the ENTER key . Use the U or V key to chan ge the value or selecti on. 7 Activate the appropriate prot ocol that is required to connect the prin ter to the network.
3.5 Changing the Interfac e Parameters 3-39 3.5.4 Resolvi ng IP Address T o con nect the printer t o the network us ing TCP /IP prot ocol, y ou must set t he IP ad dress on the printe r . The IP ad dress mus t be uni que to the printer and shoul d be o btained from your network ad ministrator .
3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters 3-40 Printing a Networ k Inter face St atus Page Y ou can have y our pr inter prin t out a netw ork statu s page when t he printer prints t he status page. The net work stat us page s hows the network addresses , and other information under various network pr otocols about the network interface card.
3.5 Changing the Interfac e Parameters 3-41 8 Press the ENTE R key again. 9 Press the ME NU key . The display returns to Ready . The printer prints a network status page as an example shown in Figur e 3-7 below .
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-42 3.6 Making Default Settings Using the operator panel, you can set the default for the following items. Note default settings made using the operator panel may be overridden by the printer driver sett ings and application software.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-43 3.6.2 Alternati ve Emula tion for KPD L Emulation The auto KPDL [ KPDL (AUTO) ] emulation enables the printer to automatically change the emulation mode according to the print jo b received. The emulation mod e the printer switches alternatively can be s elected using the o perator panel.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-44 3.6.3 Printing KPDL Errors The printer can print error descr iptions when printing error occurs during KPDL emul ation. The default is Off — the printer does not print KPDL errors. 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Emulation > appears.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-45 3.6.4 Default Font Y ou can select the defau lt font for the current inter face. The default fon t can be one of the internal fonts or a font that is downloaded to the printer memory or stored on memory card or hard di sk.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-46 Selecting Regular or Dark Courier/Letter Gothic Courier or Letter Gothic font thickness can be selected as Regular or Dark . In the procedure below , it is assumed that C ourier is selected. The procedure is the same for Letter Gothic.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-47 Changing the Default Font Size Y ou can change the size of th e default font. If you selected a pr oportional font, the ch aracter size can also be chan ged. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Font > appears.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-48 Character Pitch for Courier /Letter Gothic Y ou can set the character pitch for fixed fonts when the default font is Courier or Letter Gothic. 1 Pre ss MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Font > appears.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-49 Setting the Code Set Y ou can change t he character code s et. A vailable character code sets vary depending o n the current font. (The defau lt is IBM PC-8 .) 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Font > appears.
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-50 Printing List s of Font s T o help you deci de in selecti ng a font , you can pri ntout li sts of t he internal fonts or the optional fo nts includin g download ed font s. Samples for font lists are shown in Figu r e 3- 8 on page 3- 51 .
3.6 Making Default Settings 3-51 Figure 3-8 Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List Font Name S calable/Bitmap Password Selection [FSET] Font ID PRESCRIBE Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List.
3.7 Paginati on 3-52 3.7 Pagination In Page Set menus, you can set the number of copies, page orientation, and other settings reg ard ing p agi nati on. 3.7.1 Number of Copies Y ou can set the numb er of copies o f each page to be printed for the current interface.
3.7 Paginati on 3-53 3.7.2 Print Orient ation Y ou can select portrait (uprig ht) or la nd scape (sideways) p age orientation. Figure 3-9 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Page Set > appears. 3 Press the Z key . 4 Press the U or V key repeated ly until >Orienta tion appears.
3.7 Paginati on 3-54 3.7. 3 P age P rotec t Mode The Page Protect Menu do es not normally appear , however , Page Protec t will be forcibly set to On if a print overrun error occurs because the pr int job is too complex. When this has happ ened, be sure to reset Page Protect to Auto (default) in order to maintain the optimum use of printer memory .
3.7 Paginati on 3-55 3.7.4 Linefeed (LF) Action This procedure in structs the printer what to do when it receiv es a linefeed code (0AH). • LF only : Linefeed is performed (Default). • CR and LF : A linefeed and c arriage return are performed. • Ignore LF : The linefeed is igno red.
3.7 Paginati on 3-56 3.7.5 Carriage-Return (CR) Act ion This procedu re instructs the p r inter what to do when it receives a carriage-re turn code (0DH). • CR only : A carriage-return is performed (Default). • CR and LF : A linefeed and carr iage return ar e performed.
3.7 Paginati on 3-57 3.7.6 Wide A 4 Pitc h T urn this to On to incr ease the maximum n umber of character s that can be printed in a line for A4 page (78 characters at 10 pitch) and Lett er size page (80 characters at 10 pitch). This setting is effective in only PCL 6 emulation.
3.8 Sett ing Prin t Quality 3-58 3.8 Setting Print Quality The printer features the Print Quality menu which let s you select the intensity of the gloss mode ( Low or High ). 3.8. 1 G loss Mode The glos s mod e, wh en s et to High , increases the ef fect of glossiness in printing by reducing the printi ng sp eed by half.
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-59 3.9 Operating the Storage Device The printer support s three types of st orage de vice; memory ca rd, opti onal hard disk, and RAM disk. The memo ry card and op tional hard di sk are installed into the dedicated slots of the printer .
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-60 6 Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and the reading of d ata from the memory card starts. When completed, Processing disappears. 7 Press the MENU key . The dis pl ay re turn s to Ready . Reading Data Y ou can print out the data in the memory card.
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-61 Writ ing Dat a Data can be written to a memory card until no space is lef t for storing. When writing to a memory card, a name is assigned to the fi le automatically .
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-62 The file is writ ten onto the memory card given a destination n ame (also referred to as a partition name) which the printer automat ically assigns one after another as follows: DataS001 (first data), DataS002 (second data), DataS003 (third data).
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-63 4 Press the U or V key repeated ly until >Delete Data app ears. The data name also appears ( Report , in this example). 5 Press the ENTE R key. A bli nki ng qu est ion mark ( ? ) appears befo re the data nam e.
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-64 6 Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and formatting of the memory card start s. When the formatting is successfully complete d, the printer automatically p rints out a format info rmation page, which al lows yo u to check the memory card for prop er formatting.
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-65 5 Press the ENTE R key . A quest ion mark ( ? ) appears. 6 Press the ENTE R key . Processing appears and th e printing of the list starts.
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-66 3.9.2 Using the Optional Ha rd Disk Installing the optional hard disk int o the printer allows you to perform the following operations on the h ard disk .
3.9 Operating the Storage Device 3-67 T o conf irm the RAM disk si ze or activate the RAM disk, p roceed as follows : Setting the RAM Disk Size 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until RAM Disk Mode appears. 3 Press the ENTER key .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-68 3.10 Paper Handling This section explains how to change mode for the MP (multi-purpose) tray , the paper size and type for each paper source, an d how to select the p aper source and pap er destinations. 3.10.1 MP T ray Mode The MP tray can be us ed in either of two modes — Cassette or First .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-69 3.10.2 Setting MP T ray Paper Size When you us e the MP tray in cassette mode, y ou should set th e MP tray size to the paper size that is used to format the job to print. If the sizes do not match, printing will not be performed on the correct size paper .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-70 6 Press the U or V key to displ ay the des ired paper size. The message d isplay toggle s thro ug h th e follo wing p ape r si zes: A4 Executive Letter Legal Custom Oficio II Statement Folio Youkei 2 Youkei 4 16K Hagaki Oufukuhagaki Monarch Business Comm.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-71 3.10.3 Setting the M P T ray Paper T ype By setting a paper type (plain, r ecycled, etc.) to the MP tray , you can s elect the paper on the MP tray according to the paper type you co mmand on the p rinter driver . The default setting is plain p aper .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-72 3.10.4 Setting the Cass ette Pa per Size T o set the st andard sizes A5, A4, B5, Letter , and Legal si ze for the paper cas sette, use the following procedure to set the pape r size dial of the paper cas sette. If you us e a non-st andard size, s ee Cust om Pa per Si ze .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-73 Setting Paper S ize Dial Use the following p rocedure to se t the paper size dial to OTHER . 1 Pull out the paper cas sette from the pr inter and turn the p aper size dial to OTHER . See step 1 in Setting the Cassette Paper Size .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-74 6 Press the U or V key to displ ay the des ired paper size. The message d isplay toggle s thro ug h th e follo wing p ape r si zes: Custom Oficio II Folio 16K C5 A5 B5 ISO B5 A4 Executive Letter 7 When the desired p aper size is displayed, pr ess the ENTE R key .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-75 Entering th e Wid th and Lengt h Then, use the follo wing procedure to set the paper size. Enter the paper s ize for X Dimension and Y Dimension as shown in the figure. Figure 3-14 1 When the unit of meas urem ent is set, press the V key .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-76 3.10.5 Setting the Cass ette Pa per T ype By setting a paper type (plain, recycled, etc.) to the paper cassette, you can automatically select the paper in the paper cassette accord ing to the paper type you command on the printer dr iver .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-77 3.10.6 Selecting th e Paper Feed Source Y ou can select the paper s ource usi ng the oper ator panel, fro m which th e printer feeds paper as the default. If an optional paper feeder(s) is installed, it is also available for the default paper sou rce.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-78 3.10.7 Duplex Printing Using the o ptional duplexer ( D U-300), y ou can aut omatically print on both sides o f the paper . The dupl exer is mounted u nderneath the print er .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-79 T o select du plex printing and binding setup fro m the operato r panel, proceed as follows. This proced ure can onl y be performed when the optional dupl exer (DU-3 00) is in stalled. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Paper Ha ndling > appears.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-80 3.10.8 Overriding Difference between A4 and Le tter When the Ov erride A4/LT is turned on using the operator panel , the printer ignores the differen ce between A4 and Letter pa per sizes.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-81 3.10.9 Creating Custom Paper T ype The following describ es the procedur e used to se t a us er-defin ed paper type for the printer . Eight custom user settings may be registered. After having been set, any of these may be called up wh en settin g the paper type for a paper so urce.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-82 8 Press the Z key and pr oceed to Setting the Pape r W eight . Setting the Paper Weight Y ou can set t he paper t hickness for your custom paper t ype to be customized. 1 Display the custom paper type (see section 3.1 0.9 Cr eating Cu stom P aper T ype on page 3-81 ) and pres s the Z key .
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-83 Setting the Duplex Path If the opt ional dupl exer is i nstalled on t he print er , you can set whether or not t o enable duplex printing as follows. The default s etting is Enable . 1 Dis pla y the cust om pa per t ype ( see section 3.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-84 3.10.10 Resetti ng the Custom Paper T ype If you wan t to rese t all custom paper type s ettin gs to the factory defau lt, proceed as follows: 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Paper Handling > appear s.
3.10 Paper Hand ling 3-85 3.10.1 1 Selecting t he Output S tack The St ack Select menu on the operato r panel a llows you to select eith er the face-down tray or the face-up tray for the output stack. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Paper Ha ndling > appears.
3.1 1 Select ing M onochrome or Co lor Pr inting 3-86 3.1 1 Selecting Monochrome or Color Pri nting Y ou can use the C olor Mode menu on the operator panel to select the Monochr ome or Color printing mode. By default, the printer is set to print in color mode.
3.12 Reading Life Counters 3-87 3.12 Reading Life Counters Y ou can display th e total number of p ages printed by your printer whenever it is neces sary . The total number of printed pages can also be checked on the status page. See section 3.3. 2 Printing a St atus Pa ge on pag e 3-17 .
3.12 Reading Life Counters 3-88 3.12.2 Resetting the T oner Counter The toner container s must be replaced when the printer di splays the Low toner or Replace toner message which wi ll be given d epending on the color of toner .
3.13 Other Modes 3-89 3.13 Other Modes The following modes can be accessed in the Others submenu: • Messa ge Language • Automatic Form Feed T im eout Setting • Sleep T i mer Setting • Received.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-90 6 Press the U or V ke y . The display cycles through the available select ion in the following order: English Francais Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Português 7 Press the ENTER key. 8 Press the MENU key . The dis pl ay re turn s to Ready .
3.13 Other Modes 3-91 3.13.3 Setting the Sleep T imer The printer has a sleep timer that is used to conserve power when the printer is not prin ting, processin g, or receiving data. Y ou can turn of f or on the sleep timer function us ing the followi ng procedure.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-92 S le e p Ti me r Ti m e o u t Ti m e Y ou can adjust the timer timeout time, the length of time the printer waits before entering sleeping mode in the absence of data.
3.13 Other Modes 3-93 3.13.4 Received Da t a Dump Y ou can print data received by the printer as hexad ecimal code for debugging pro grams and files. 1 Press the ME NU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeated ly until Others > appears. 3 Press the Z key .
3.13 Other Mo des 3-94 3.13.5 Printer Resettin g The procedure described below resets the print e r ’ s temporary cond itions, such as the current page or ient ati on, f ont , et c., s et by com ma nds to their default values . Downloaded f onts and macros are deleted from the printer ’ s memo ry .
3.13 Other Modes 3-95 3.13.6 Resource Protec tion By defaul t, when you switch f rom the PCL 6 emulation to anot her , all downloaded fonts an d macros will be lost . Resource protection preserves these PCL resources in memo ry so that they remain intact even when you hav e switc hed back i n PCL 6.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-96 3.13.7 Alarm (Buzzer) Setting Y ou can set an alarm sound in addition to th e message displayed when the paper supply is exhausted, or when paper jamming occurs. This setting is useful, for example, when the printer is located some distance from the u ser .
3.13 Other Modes 3-97 3.13.8 Auto Continue Setting If an error that still allows you to continue pr inting occurs ( Memory overflow Press GO , Print overrun Press GO , KP DL error Press GO , File not .
3.13 Other Mo des 3-98 3.13.9 Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Tim e Follow the procedure given below to change the recovery time for Auto Continu e. 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the U or V key repeatedly until Others > appears. 3 Press the Z key .
3.13 Other Modes 3-99 3.13.10 Duplex Printing Error De tection Setting If the error detection setting for duplex printing has been turned On , and you attempt to print onto a pa per size an d paper ty pe that cannot be used for dup lex pri nting, th e Duplex disabled Press GO error message will be displayed and printing will st op.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-10 0 3.13.1 1 Color Registration When using the printer for the first time after set-up or after having moved it, or if printout of any color (cyan, magenta or yellow) is skewed, use this mode to correct the color registrati on on th e operator panel.
3.13 Other Modes 3-101 8 Press the ENTE R key . Processing appears and a color registration correction chart is printed o ut. There are left (L), h orizontal (H) and rig ht (R) registration charts for each color (cyan, mag enta and yello w) included on the color reg istration correction chart.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-10 2 11 Look at the left chart (L) in the cyan porti on of the color registr at ion correction char t. Find the two lines that most seem to overlap as a single straight line and note the number value lis ted there. In the example be low the value would be -2.
3.13 Other Modes 3-103 3.13.12 Pr inting the Service S t atus Page The service status page contains printer settings information that is more detailed than the standard st atus page and is therefore mostly for s ervice purpos es.
3.13 Other Mo des 3-10 4 3.13.13 Color Cali bration This printer contains a calibration function that automa tically makes adjustments in compensation f or secular change s that occur ov er time due to variations in the ambient temperature and humidity .
Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting 4 This chapt er explains how to han dle pr inter probl ems that m ay occur . If a problem can not be corrected, contact y our Kyocer a Mita dealer .
4.1 Genera l Guidel ines 4-2 4.1 General Guidelin es The table bel ow prov ides bas ic solut ions fo r problems you ma y encount er with the p rinter . W e su ggest you consult this table to troubleshoo t the problems before calling for service. 4.1.1 T ip s Printer problems may be solved easily by following the tips below .
Prin t Qual ity Problem s 4-3 4.2 Print Qualit y Problems The tables and di agrams in t he followi ng sections define p rint qual ity probl ems and the corrective action you can conduct to solve the problems. Some solutions may require cleaning or rep lacing parts of the printer .
4.2 Print Q uality Problems 4-4 Black or white ver tical strea ks Check t he op erator p anel f or t oner. If the Toner low (C/M/Y/K) message is dis- played with col or description, in stall a new tone r kit for the color. To replace the toner container, see Chapter 5 Main tena nce, s ection 5.
4.2 Print Quality P roblems 4-5 Grey backgrou nd Clean the main charger units. Open the left cover. Sl owly pull the g reen wire cleane r knob to each of th e main charg er unit s in and out a few times. For full details, see Chap ter 5 Main tena nce, se ction 5 .
4.2 Print Q uality Problems 4-6 Printing incom plete or out of positio n Check that the applicatio n software is co rrectly operated. See 4 .1.1 T ips on page 4-2 . Skewed-color prin tout Conduct c olor reg istration u sing the printer op era- tor panel.
4.3 Error Messages 4-7 4.3 Error Messages The following table lists errors and maintenan ce messages that you can be d ealt with by yoursel f. If Call service appears, turn of f the printer , disconnect the power cord , and contact your Kyo cera Mita dealer .
4.3 Error Mess ages 4-8 Close left cover The left cov er of the prin ter is open. Close the lef t cover. Close rear cover The rear cover o f the printer is open. Close the printer rear co ver. Close top cover The top c over of the printer is o pen. Close the printer to p cover.
4.3 Error Messages 4-9 Load Casse tte # ( A4 ) / ( PLAIN ) † The paper cassette matchi ng the pap er size and paper type of the pri nt job is empt y. Load p aper in to the paper cassette as dis played i n place of # . Press the GO key to re sume prin ting.
4.3 Error Mess ages 4-10 Paper path err or There is no paper cas sette in the feed er, or the c assette is not inserte d prop- erly. After reinserting th e paper cassette, you sho uld be able to print.
4.3 Error Messages 4-1 1 Storage Error C ode s Hard Disk Errors Memo ry Car d Erro rs RAM Disk Er rors Code Meaning 01 Hard disk format error. If this error recurs even if the power has been turned off and then on, reformat the hard disk. 02 The disk syst em is not installed .
4.4 Clearing Pap er Jams 4-12 4.4 Clearing Paper Jams If the pape r jammed in t he paper t ransport s ystem, or no paper sheets were fed at all, t he Paper jam message appears and the location of th e paper jam (the co mponent where the paper jam has occurred) is also indicated.
4.4 Clearing Paper Jams 4-13 4.4. 2 G ener al co nside rati ons fo r cle arin g jams Bear in mind the following considerations when attempting jam removal: • If paper jams occur frequently , try using a different type o f paper , replace the paper with paper from another re am, flip the pap er stack o ver , or rotate the paper stack 180 degrees.
4.4 Clearing Pap er Jams 4-14 4.4. 3 J am at th e Paper Casset te Paper is jammed at the paper cassette or insid e the printer . Remo ve the jammed paper using the procedure g iven below .
4.4 Clearing Paper Jams 4-15 4.4. 4 J am at the P aper T ransf er Uni t 1 While pulling the gr een paper tr ansfer unit re leas e lever , pull out the paper trans fer unit. Figure 4-3 2 If paper i s jammed as s hown in A , rem ove the paper by pulling the center up.
4.4 Clearing Pap er Jams 4-16 4.4.5 Jam at the Rear Cover 1 While pulling the green paper transfer unit release lever , pull out the paper transfer unit. Figure 4-5 2 Open the rear cover and then th e fuser cover , and remo ve the jammed paper . Figure 4-6 3 Push the paper transf er unit back in an d close the fus er cover and rear cover .
4.4 Clearing Paper Jams 4-17 4.4. 6 J am at the MP T ray Paper is ja mmed at the MP tray . Remo ve the jam med paper us ing the pro cedure given below . 1 Remove the paper jammed at the MP tray . Figure 4-7 2 Open and close the paper tran sfer unit (the p aper jam error will be reset).
Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 This chapter d escribes basic maintenance tasks you can perfor m on the printer . Y ou can replace the following component accord ing to the printer ’ s display: • T oner K.
5.1 T oner Con t ainer Replacement 5-2 5.1 T oner Cont ainer Replacement 5.1.1 Frequency of toner cont ainer replacement The life of the toner containers depends on the amoun t of toner required to accomplish you r printing j obs.
5.1 T oner Cont ainer Replacement 5-3 5.1.2 Underst anding Messages Requesting T oner Cont ainer Replacement The prin ter displ ays messa ges for individ ual colors at two stages of toner usage.
5.1 T oner Con t ainer Replacement 5-4 5.1.3 Replacing the T oner C ont ainer This section explains how to replace the toner containe rs. When replacing th e toner container of any color , always replace the wast e toner box at the s ame time.
5.1 T oner Cont ainer Replacement 5-5 3 Care fu lly remo ve th e ol d to ner c ont ai ner fr om the p rin ter. Figure 5-3 4 Put the old toner container in the plasti c bag (contained in the toner kit) and discard it later according to the local code or regu lations for waste disposal.
5.1 T oner Con t ainer Replacement 5-6 7 Set the new toner container in the printer as shown in the figure belo w . Figure 5-6 8 Push down on the top of the ton er co ntainer to ins tall it firmly in place.
5.1 T oner Cont ainer Replacement 5-7 9 Pull the blue lock lever on the toner container back towards the locked symbol ( ) as far as it will go. Figure 5-8 T o replace the o ther color toner contai ner s , use the same pr ocedure above. 10 Close the top cover .
5.2 Replacing the W aste T oner Box 5-8 5.2 Replacing the W aste T oner Box Replace the waste toner box each time you replace the toner container . A new waste toner box is included with the toner kit. The printer will not operate without replacing the waste toner bo x.
5.2 Replacing the Waste T oner Box 5-9 3 Close the cap to the old waste toner box after rem oving the box from the printer . Figure 5 -12 4 T o prevent toner from spilling, put the old waste tone r box in the plastic bag (contained in the ton er kit) and disc ar d it later according to the local co de or regulations for waste disposal.
5.2 Replacing the W aste T oner Box 5-10 6 Insert the new waste toner b ox as shown in the figure b elow . When the box is set correctly , it will snap into place. Figure 5-15 7 Make sure that the waste toner box is correctly inserted and close the left cover .
5.3 Cleaning the Printer 5-1 1 5.3 Cleaning the Pr inter As discussed earlier , the following p arts must be clean ed each time the toner co ntainer and waste toner box are replaced: • Main char ger.
5.3 Cleaning t he Printer 5-12 1 Open the left cover . Figure 5-18 2 First clean the main charger wire. Grasp th e green wire cleaner knob. Gently pull the wire cleaner knob ou t and push it back in. Repeat this 2 to 3 times. After cleaning, make sure you restore the wire cleaner knob to i ts home posi tion.
5.3 Cleaning the Printer 5-13 3 Next, clean the main char ger grid. T ake the g r id cleaner o ut of the toner ki t. T ake the grid cleaner out o f the pro tective bag and r emove the cap . Figure 5 -20 4 Lift up s lightly o n the mai n charg er unit and pull it out a short distance as shown i n the figure below .
5.3 Cleaning t he Printer 5-14 5 Attach the grid cleaner to the p rinter with the pad facing up. Figure 5-22 6 Gently pull the main char ger handle out and pus h it back in. Repeat this 2 to 3 times. These movements clean th e grid. After clean ing, make sure you restore the main charger unit to its home position.
5.3 Cleaning the Printer 5-15 7 Remove the grid cleaner from the p rinter an d discard it. The grid cleaner can not be reused. Figure 5 -24 Use the same procedu re to clean the main ch ar ger units for the other ton er containers . 8 Close the left cover .
5.3 Cleaning t he Printer 5-16 5.3.2 Cleaning th e Paper T ransfer Unit Print problems such as soiling of the reverse side of printed pages may occur if the paper transfer unit becomes dirty .
5.3 Cleaning the Printer 5-17 5.3.3 Cleaning the A dvanced Beam Arra y Lenses If lines, etc., appear on printed copies, the printo uts ap pear dirty , or faint or blu rred printou ts are produced , clean the adva nced beam array lenses . There is 1 lens o n the main char ger unit of each ton er container .
5.3 Cleaning t he Printer 5-18 3 Push the lens cleaner knob back in completely . After cleaning, make sure you restore the lens cleaner kno b to its home p osition. Figure 5-30 . Use the same pro cedure to clean the lens es on the main charger unit of the o ther toner containers.
A ppendix A Options Y our printer can be installed with various op tions indicated in this appendix. Y ou can select the options that will satisfy your printin g requirements.
A.1 Options A-2 A.1 Optio ns The FS-C5016N printer has the following opt ions available. For instructions on installing individual options , refer to the documen tation inclu ded with the optio n. Some options are explained in the fo llowing sections.
Expans ion M em ory Mo dul es A-3 A.2 E xp an sion Memory Modules T o expand the printer memory f or more comple x print jobs and fast er print speed, you can plug in optional memory modules (dual in line memory modules) in two m emory slots provid ed on the pri nter mai n controller board.
A.2 Exp ansion Memory Mo dule s A-4 A.2.1 Inst alling the Memory Modules 1 Power of f the printer and unpl ug the pr inter pow er cord. 2 Unscrew two screws at the back of the main controller board. Figure A-3 3 Pull out the main controller board gently .
Installing the Memory Modules A-5 5 Remove th e memory modu le from i ts package. A ligning t he cutouts of the mem ory module with the match ing keys of the socket, carefully pl ug the memory module into the memory socket u ntil it clicks in place. Figure A-6 6 Push down the two socket clamps to secure the memory modules.
A.2 Exp ansion Memory Mo dule s A-6 Removing a Memory Module T o remov e a memory module, remove the main c ontro ller board, then carefully p ush out the two socket clamps.
Memory Card A-7 A.3 G eneral Descripti on of Option s A.3.1 Memor y Card The printer is equipped with a slot for a me mory card with the maximum s ize of 256 MB. A memory card is usefu l for storing fon ts, macros , and overlays. Y ou can use the IC Link for Windows utility to download fonts, etc.
A.3 General Descri ption of Options A-8 A.3.2 P F-60 Pape r Feeder The PF-60 paper f eeder allows you to add 3 more paper cassettes to the bottom of the printer for contin uous f eeding of a larg e volume o f paper . Each paper cassette can hold up to approximately 500 sheets of ISO A4, ISO A5, JIS B5, letter , and legal size (80 g/m²) paper .
PT -30 0 Face-up Output T ray A-9 A.3.4 PT -300 Face-up Output T ray Use the face-up output tray when y ou wish p aper to be stacked with the printed side facing up (revers e order) , or when you are printi ng on envelopes, postcards, trans parencies, or thick paper .
A.3 General Descri ption of Options A-10 A.3.5 Hard Disk The hard disk is used for saving print data. This is advantageous when printing multiple sets of copies, as high-s peed printi ng is possible us ing th e electronic sorting f unction. The hard disk is fur t her requi red in order to use the e-MPS funct ion.
IB-20/IB-21E/IB-22 Network Interface Cards A-1 1 A.3.6 IB-20/I B-21E/ IB-22 Ne twork I nterf ace Card s Along with the stand ard for the network inte r face on the printer , the network interface card.
A ppendix B Computer Interf ace This appendix explains the signals used in the printer's p arallel, USB, and serial (option) interfaces. It also lists pin assignments, sign al fu nctions, timings, connector specifications, and voltage levels.
B.1 Parallel Interface B-2 B.1 Parallel In terface B.1.1 Communication Modes The printer provides high-speed data transmission on a parallel interface. Y ou can select the parallel interface commun ication mode from the operation panel. T o change commu nication mode, see Ch apter 3 Using the Oper ator Pa nel, section 3.
B.1 Parallel Interface B-3 B.1.2 Interface Signa ls T able s hows th e connector pins and corresp onding input an d outpu t signal s of the parallel interface. Explanation of each si gna l is also given in th e table. The description in [ ] indicates signal names in Auto mode and Ni bble (high) mode (IEEE 1284-comp liant).
B.1 Parallel Interface B-4 30 — Ground return 31 In — [nInit] Ignored 32 Out Error † [nFault] When the high-spe ed paralle l line cont rol is on , this line returns an error status. †† 33 —— N o t u s e d 34 —— N o t u s e d 35 Out Power Ready This signal goes hig h when th e printe r is power ed on.
B.2 USB Interface B-5 B.2 USB Interface This printer suppor ts the Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB (Universal Serial Bus) interf ace specifications and interface signals are as follows. B.2.1 S pecifications Basi c sp ecific atio n Complies with th e Full-Speed USB 2.
B.3 Serial Interface (Option) B-6 B.3 Serial Interfac e (Option) Installing the optional serial in terface board kit (IB-1 1) in the printer enables c onnection to a computer with an RS-2 32C standar d serial interface.
B.4 RS-232C Protocol B-7 B.4 RS-232C Protocol B.4.1 Para meter s of th e RS-232 C Prot ocol A protocol is a set of rules followed b y various devices to send or r eceive data. The parameters of the R S-232C p rotocol are s tored in t he battery- powered memo ry of th e printer .
B.4 RS-232C Protocol B-8 H4: Parity The factory setting is 0 (none). H5: Protocol log ic The factory setting is 0. H6: Buffer nearly-full thres hold A percentage v alue from 0 to 99. Th e factory se tting is 90 . H7: Buffer nearly-empty threshold A percentage val ue from 0 to 99.
B.5 RS-232C Cable Connection B-9 B.5 RS-232C Cable Connection B.5.1 Preparing an RS-232C Cable After you p rocure an RS-2 32C cable, check its wiring agains t the pin ass ignments shown in page s ection B.
B.5 RS-232C Cable Connection B-10 If you are not sure about the printer’ s current parameter settings, reset them to the values shown above (i.e., baud rate = 9600 b ps, etc.). Y ou can pe rform paramet er settings fr om the op eration p anel. See Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.
B.5 RS-232C Cable Connection B-1 1 W ith Windows 95/98/Me, make settings as follows: 1 Click on the Start b utton in the W ind ows 95/98/Me task bar and align the cursor with Settin gs , then click on Control P anel from amon g the ite ms displ ayed. 2 The Co ntr ol Pan el wind ow opens.
B.5 RS-232C Cable Connection B-12 In DOS, enter the following commands: C:>MODE COM1:96,N,8,1,P C:>MODE LPT1:=COM1 T o test the interf ace, enter the following: CTRL P C:>DIR CTRL P The software s ettings made usin g the above pro cedures are temp orary .
A ppendix C T ec hnical Specifica tions The technical s pecification may be changed for impr ovement pu rpose..
C.1 Printer Specification C-2 C.1 Printer S p ecificat ion Item Spec ification Printing method Electrogra phic by Advance d Beam Array , tandem inter me- diate tr ansfer belt Printing spe ed See sec tion C.
Prin ter Spec ifica tion C-3 Oper ati ng envi ron- ment T emperat ure 1 0 to 32.5 ° C (50 t o 90.5 °F ) Relative h umidity 15 to 80 % Optimum co ndi- tions 23 °C (73 °F ), 60 % (relative humidity ) Altitude 2,000 m (6,500 feet) maxi m um Illuminatio n 1,500 lux or less Power supp ly U.
C.2 Printing Speeds C-4 C.2 P rinting Speeds Mode Paper Size Print Speeds (colo r/monochro me) Simple x print ing A4 16 pa ges/m inute Lette r , B5, A 5 17 pages/mi nut e Legal 14 pages/ minut e Thick.
Index-1 Inde x A Audible alarm how to set 3-96 Auto-conti nue changin g recov ery tim e 3-98 how to set 3-97 C Carriage return how to sele ct 3-56 Cleaning adva nced b eam arr ay len s 5-17 main ch ar.
Index-2 J Job r etent io n functio ns tab led 3-20 priv ate job, h ow to use 3 -24 proof-and -hold, h ow to use 3 -23 quick copy, ho w to us e 3-21 Job st orage functio ns 3-21 K Keys arrow ke ys 3-7 .
Index-3 Paper availa ble pap er 2-2 basic re quire ments 2-5 colo re d 2-2 0 enve lopes 2- 19 guid elin es f or choi ce 2-4 label 2-17 minimum and ma ximum sizes 2- 3 other prop ertie s 2-7 paper s iz.
Index-4 W Waste t oner box locatio n 1-6 locati on and re placemen t 5-8.
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