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- when it to be disposed of, the device is to be taken to the equipped waste collection centres and is to be handled separately from urban waste; - Olivetti guarantees the activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedures in accordance with Directive 2002/96/CE (and subsequent amendments).
If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek medical attention. Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Preface > 4...
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A warning appears in this manual like this. A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Preface > 8 ARNINGS CAUTION! WARNING!
Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²) > Multi-purpose tray: to extend the range of media your printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²) or 50 envelopes) PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Introduction > 9...
One of the following can be added: > 8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special > 16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special >...
Index. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to the page containing the subject. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – About this manual > 11...
[Current page] for the page at which you are looking. [Pages from] and [to] for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers. Click on OK. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – About this manual > 12...
BBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual: ABBREVIATION Ctrl DIMM SIDM PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – About this manual > 13 MEANING Control dots per inch Dual In-line Memory Module network card installed Light Emitting Diode...
RINTER COMPONENTS Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the PG L26 and PG L26 Special printers look similar from the outside. The important components are identified in the representations below. Operator panel (PG L26 shown)
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LED array Image drum Manual Feed Tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position) Paper Tray (250 sheets) Toner cartridge Fuser unit Top cover PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Printer components > 15...
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Power cable connection Cooling fan USB interface connection Parallel interface connection Second paper tray (optional) connection Network card (optional) RS232 serial interface card (optional) Optional Multi Purpose Tray connection PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Printer components > 16...
It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as it provides the PG L26 status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the PG L26 Special. (See “Printer Drivers” for installation of the Status Monitor.)
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The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash (x) is summarised as follows: FLASH READY TYPE (GREEN) Flash 1 – slow blink PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 18 MANUAL ERROR FEED LED (AMBER) (AMBER) MEANING The printer is data processing when printing has been suspended.
Resuming printing after a print overrun, page overflow, or receiving buffer overflow. > Interrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and processing data. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 19 MANUAL ERROR FEED LED (AMBER)
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Online button is pressed and held down while the printer is switched on with the main power switch. The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the default settings. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 20...
Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows: Click on Start > All Programs > Olivetti > Status Monitor and select the Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown.
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Select which printer to connect to via the Select Printer button. > Configure the printer settings via the Open Configuration button. At all stages, detailed on-line help is provided via the Help button. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 22...
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Status Monitor and how/when the Status Monitor appears. The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. toner low. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 23...
For example, if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one, this will be overridden if you select three copies of your document in the printer driver. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 24...
AUTO TRAY CHANGE AUTO TRAY SEQUENCE PAPER SIZE CHECK RESOLUTION TONER SAVE ORIENTATION LINES PER PAGE EDIT SIZE PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 25 ACTION Apply Apply Apply Apply When PSE is installed Apply Apply...
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CLEAR ERRORS MANUAL FEED TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT PRINT CONFIGURATION AT TONER LOW JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 26 DEFAULT REMARKS A4 SIZE PLAIN MEDIUM A4 SIZE When tray 2 is installed...
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LETTER O STYLE ZERO CHARACTER LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTION LF FUNCTION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 27 DEFAULT REMARKS ENGLISH DEFAULT REMARKS RESDENT I000 10.00 12.00...
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PARALLEL PORT MENU ITEM PARALLEL PORT BI-DIRECTIONAL ECP MODE ACK WIDTH BUSY/ACK OUTPUT SEQUENCE I-PRIME OFF REC PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 28 DEFAULT REMARKS 0.0 INCH DISABLE SAME DEFAULT REMARKS 10 CPI SET-2...
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This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX network interface. NETWORK MENU ITEM TCP/IP NETBEUI NETWARE PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 29 DEFAULT REMARKS ENABLE Only when RS232C is installed DTR HI Only when RS232C is...
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0.25mm. SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU ITEM X ADJUST Y ADJUST TRAY ID PLACE PAGE PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 30 DEFAULT REMARKS ENABLE Only when NIC is installed AUTO Only when NIC is installed...
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USAGE MENU ITEM TOTAL SHEETS DRUM LIFE TONER LIFE PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 31 DEFAULT REMARKS ENABLE DEFAULT REMARKS REMAINING...
Menu is displayed. Expand the Information Menu. To print a demo page or Menu Map, select either “Print Demo1” or “Print Menu Map” and click on the Apply button. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 32...
PG L26 S PECIAL PERATOR PANEL The PG L26 Special operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel, an LCD display and a LED indicator. READY ANEL ELEMENTS Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error.
INFORMATION MENU ITEM MENU MAP PCL FONT PSE FONT IBM PPR FONT EPSON FX FONT DEMO 1 PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 34 ACTION Apply Apply Apply When PSE is installed Apply Apply Apply...
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MPF MEDIAWEIGHT MANUAL PAPERSIZE MANUAL MEDIATYPE MANUAL MEDIAWEIGHT UNIT OF MEASURE X DIMENSION Y DIMENSION PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 35 DEFAULT REMARKS TRAY1 No optional tray installed When Tray2 or MPF is installed DOWN...
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FONT HGT SYMBOL SET A4 PRINT WIDTH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTION LF FUNCTION PRINT MARGIN PEN WIDTH ADJUST PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 36 DEFAULT REMARKS 10 MIN AUTO EMULATION ASCII When NIC is installed...
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ZERO CHARACTER LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION LEFT MARGIN PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 37 DEFAULT REMARKS 10 CPI 12 CPI to 20 CPI SET-2 IBM-437 DISABLE...
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This menu controls the operation of the printer’s RS232C data interface. RS232C MENU ITEM RS232C FLOW CTL BAUD RATE DATA BITS PARITY MIN. BUSY OFF REC PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 38 DEFAULT REMARKS DISABLE SAME DEFAULT REMARKS ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE NARROW...
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IP ADDRESS SET IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY ADDRESS INITIALIZE NIC? WEB/IPP TELNET SNMP HUB LINK SETTING PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 39 DEFAULT REMARKS ENABLE DISABLE DISABLE Only when PSE is installed ENABLE DEFAULT...
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This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM EEPROM RESET DRUM COUNT RESET POWER SAVE SETTINGS DARKNESS CLEANING PAGE PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 40 DEFAULT REMARKS AUTO DEFAULT REMARKS 0.00 mm 0.00 mm CENTER DEFAULT...
Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map. Press the Select button to print the menu map. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operator panels > 41 DEFAULT REMARKS REMAINING% An indication of how soon you will need to replace the drum.
Avoid using paper with perforations, cut-outs and ragged edges. > Do not use envelopes with windows or metal clasps. > Do not use envelopes with self sealing flaps. > Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 42...
Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers photocopiers. > Labels should cover entire carrier sheet. > Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 43...
Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides (1). PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 44...
Paper is stacked in reverse order, capacity 50 sheets of weight 80 g/m². Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray for heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 45...
Insert the envelope, flap down and to the left, until the printer grips it. Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your software, then issue the print command. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 46...
Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button to set the printer to the new media type and printing quality. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 47...
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Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button to set the printer for transparencies. NOTE Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing transparencies. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 48 CAUTION!
When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 49...
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Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status. Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, then press the Select button. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 50 CAUTION!
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A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper type or weight. Press the Online button to return the printer back to online status. Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 51...
User’s Guide for the network interface card for further details on how to configure the network connection before installing the printer drivers. NOTE Administrator’s authority is required when installing a network connection. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Interfaces > 52...
The printer driver must be installed first before installing any utilities. For the PG L26, ensure that the Windows Status Monitor is installed to enable you to keep track of the printer status. For the PG L26 Special, you can use the Operator Panel Language Setup utility to change the language on the printer’s LCD display.
HOOSING A AC DRIVER The PG L26, PG L26 Special models allow you to use a PCL Mac driver. If the PS option is installed on the PG L26 Special, a PS driver must always be used with Macintosh operating systems.
Settings you change here will usually only last for as long as the particular application program is running. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 55 INDOWS INDOWS APPLICATIONS...
A variety of document finishing options can be selected, such as normal one page per sheet, or N-up (where N can be 2 or 4) for printing scaled down pages at more than one page per sheet. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 56...
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Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery. It is the best option for printing photographs. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 57...
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Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery, within a range of 25% to 400% of the original size. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 58...
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(the higher the setting the greater the contrast). PS emulation The tabs available are the Layout Tab, the Paper/Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 59...
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(wide) or landscape rotated by 180 degrees. Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document. Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 60...
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Select the required printed paper size. You can substitute another font for TrueType Font. You can set other document options as required, including PostScript options and printer features. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 61...
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You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 62...
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You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively, although you will need to top up the paper tray during such a long print run. Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 63...
Windows applications, and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next. PCL emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Options Tab. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 64 ONTROL ANEL...
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This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 65...
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This is the opposite choice to the one above. Printing starts as soon as possible after the document begins spooling. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 66...
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Changes made via the Windows Control Panel become the Windows default settings. You can design and specify a separator page that prints between documents. This is particularly useful on a PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 67...
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PS emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Settings Tab. The General and Advanced tabs are the same as for PCL emulation described earlier. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 68...
You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled “Installing options”. RINTER SETTINGS IN Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD and the online help provided in the driver software. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Operation > 69 ACINTOSH...
Every second page of your document is printed first. When this is complete, a message appears on screen prompting you to take the paper, flip it and replace it in the Paper Tray. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – 2-sided printing (Windows only) > 70 INDOWS ONLY...
Press the Online button. The remaining pages of your document print on the blank side of the paper, one sheet at a time as you feed it into the Manual Feed Tray. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – 2-sided printing (Windows only) > 71 ANUAL...
The first standard toner cartridge normally produces about 1,000 pages after installation. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 72 LIFE 3,000 A4 @ 5% 7,000 A4 @ 5%...
If you inhale any toner or get it in your eyes, drink a little water or bathe your eyes liberally in cold water. Seek medical attention immediately. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 73 WARNING!
Status Monitor. Also, the Error LED indicator blinks fast when the image drum requires changing. Change the image drum when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 74 WARNING!
Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner cartridge. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 75 CAUTION! WARNING!
Press the Item button until DRUM COUNT RESET is displayed. Press the Select button and the Drum Counter is reset. Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 76...
The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page. Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button. If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try replacing the toner cartridge. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 77...
Wipe the LED array gently with an anti-static cleaning pad that is generally available for computer cleaning. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Consumables and maintenance > 78 ARRAY...
Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above. Open the top cover. The fuser area will be hot. This area is clearly marked. Do not touch it. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 80 WARNING!
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Remove the jammed paper from the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few seconds after switching on. However, if the jammed paper cannot be removed, contact a service representative. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 81 CAUTION!
LED array is dirty. Vertical black Hardware problem. lines. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 82 SOLUTION Reinstall image drum cartridge. Install new toner cartridge. Install new toner cartridge. Clean LED array.
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Printing on wrong excessively. side of paper. Moisture in paper. Improper storage. High humidity. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 83 SOLUTION Clean LED array. Generate cleaning page. Contact service. Install toner cartridge correctly. Replace toner cartridge.
Garbage prints. Incorrect cable configuration. Also, see Software Problems. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 84 SOLUTION Install an appropriate driver. For maximum speed, use text in your document and use a printer resident font.
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PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Troubleshooting > 85 SOLUTION Turn printer off before rebooting computer. Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating, and provide adequate ventilation.
One of the following can be added: 8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special 16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special PostScript PS level 3 DIMM: to add PostScript emulation to the PG L26 Special.
128+16=144MB) will fit only the PS DIMM and will then have 128MB of RAM left for printing. NSTALLATION PROCEDURE To install any of the above options, follow the detailed installation sheet that accompanies the option. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Installing options > 87...
1200 x 600 dots per inch Emulations PCL6, PCL5e, PCLXL, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter for PG L26, PG L26 Special PCL6, PCL5e, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PS for PG L26 Special Interfaces Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284-1994 standard USB 2.0 full speed...
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Operation: 10 - 32°C, 20% - 80% RH, conditions Storage: 14 - 110°C, 10% - 90% RH When the printer is stored, it should be in its original packaging, with no moisture formation. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Specifications > 89...
Medium Light paper weight: 67 - 73g/m² Medium paper weight: 74 - 88g/m² Medium Heavy paper weight: 89 - 104g/m² Heavy paper weight: 105 - 122g/m² Can be used Cannot be used PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Specifications > 91...
Macintosh ... 54 Windows ... 53 Installing paper ... 44 interface network ... 52 parallel ... 52 PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Index > 92 serial...52 USB ...52 Labels...43 PG L26 Special ...33 LED array ...78 LED indicators PG L26 ...17...
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67 Software problems... 84 specifications general ... 88 PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Index > 93 paper and trays ...90 Spooling Windows settings ...66 status & error messages PG L26 ...79 PG L26 Special ...79...