Panasonic Desktop Unit XX-XXXX Specification
Panasonic Desktop Unit XX-XXXX Specification

Panasonic Desktop Unit XX-XXXX Specification

Maintenance and specification

Advertisement

Quick Links

Settings and Printing
Replaceable Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Clearing a Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Media Tray Empty or Misfeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Jam at A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Jam at B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Jam at C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Jam at D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Jam at E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Error Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Bi-directional Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Maintenance and Specifications
Maintenance and Specifications
1

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for Panasonic Desktop Unit XX-XXXX

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Settings and Printing Replaceable Components ....... 3 Cleaning the Printer ........5 External .
  • Page 2 Settings and Printing • Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation.
  • Page 3: Replaceable Components

    Settings and Printing Replaceable Components Supplies When print is faded or indicators show the following status, the replacement of a supply is needed. Indicators Printer components ERROR Toner cartridge For U.S.A : KX-PDP7 For other countries: KX-PDP8 Drum unit For all countries: KX-PDM7 : Indicator is turned off.
  • Page 4 Settings and Printing Average life is based on an average of 5% coverage of the printable area and standard density when the recommended media is used (refer to Example: 5% coverage). The life of a toner cartridge is varied depending on the coverage, temperature, humidity or media etc. So the average life cannot be assured.
  • Page 5: Cleaning The Printer

    Settings and Printing Cleaning the Printer Periodic cleaning of the printer is recommended. The frequency of cleaning is dependent upon the environment in which the printer is used. You should clean the printer: • at least once a month. • when you replace the toner cartridge. •...
  • Page 6 Settings and Printing While rotating the pick up roller, wipe it with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner. Open the front cover. Lift the drum unit up ( # ) and slide it out of the printer ( $ ). •...
  • Page 7 Settings and Printing SAFETY CAUTION • It is very hot inside the printer; to avoid personal injury, do not touch the components illustrated below. CAUTION • To prevent any damage to the drum unit, observe the following precautions. — Do not touch the black drum surface illustrated below. —...
  • Page 8 Settings and Printing Wipe rollers (A) and (B), and paper chute with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner. • Be sure to remove the paper dust. Paper chute NOTE • Front rollers (A) can be rotated half. Inner rollers (B) can be rotated to the direction of the arrow.
  • Page 9 Settings and Printing Carefully wipe the corona wire of the drum unit by sliding a dry cotton swab from end to end a few times. Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer ( # ) [insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove (label Close the front cover and replace the media tray into the printer.
  • Page 10: Clearing A Jam

    Settings and Printing Clearing a Jam If the printer has frequent media jams, make sure that you follow these guidelines: • Always use high-quality paper and transparencies. • Make sure that you load thick paper [106 – 165 g/m manual feed. If a media jam occurs, the printer status display reports “Media Tray Empty or Misfeed”...
  • Page 11: Media Tray Empty Or Misfeed

    Settings and Printing Media Tray Empty or Misfeed When media is not in the media tray or media feed error has occurred, load the media in the media tray or clear the media feed error as follows: Pull the media tray out of the printer. Tap the media stack on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing.
  • Page 12 Settings and Printing Place the media with the print side down. • Be sure that the media does not exceed the limit mark. NOTE • If the metal plate is in the up position by accident, the media tray cannot be inserted into the printer.
  • Page 13: Jam At A

    Settings and Printing Jam at A Open the front cover. Lift the drum unit up. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 14 Settings and Printing Grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer. Push the drum unit down. Close the front cover. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 15: Jam At B

    Settings and Printing Jam at B Open the front cover. Lift the drum unit up. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 16 Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam Remove the jammed media from the output tray. - Or - Open the rear cover of the printer ( #) and remove the jammed media ( $). CAUTION HOT SURFACE...
  • Page 17 Settings and Printing Push the drum unit down. Close the front cover. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 18: Jam At C

    Settings and Printing Jam at C Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at A ( - Or - Pull the media tray out of the printer. Slowly pull the jammed media ($) out of the printer while pushing the center tab (#) of the jam release pan down.
  • Page 19 Settings and Printing Replace the media tray into the printer. Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 20: Jam At D

    Settings and Printing Jam at D Open the rear cover of the printer ( # ) and grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer ( $ ). Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications CAUTION...
  • Page 21: Jam At E

    Settings and Printing Jam at E Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at D ( - Or - Pull the media tray out of the printer. Slowly pull the jammed media ($) out of the printer while pushing the center tab (#) of the jam release pan down.
  • Page 22 Settings and Printing Replace the media tray into the printer. Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Clearing a Jam...
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    Settings and Printing Troubleshooting Trouble The background of the images is printed in gray. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- Faded image is printed at the different position from the original. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause The toner cartridge has reached the end of useful life.
  • Page 24 Settings and Printing Trouble Toner spots appear on the page. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- The entire page prints in black. A white or black spots appear in intervals of 94 mm. 94 mm 94 mm Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause Toner spots put on the photosensitive drum.
  • Page 25 Settings and Printing Trouble Horizontal lines appear in intervals of 94 mm. 94 mm 94 mm White and horizontal lines appear on the page. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause A small dust is bitten in the gear of the photosensitive drum.
  • Page 26 Settings and Printing Trouble A black and vertical line appears on the page. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- A white vertical line appears on the page. ABCD-------- ----------------- -------- Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause Corona wire of the drum unit is dirty.
  • Page 27 Settings and Printing Trouble The printer prints aslant. The print out media is wrinkled. The back of the printed page appears dirty. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause The media is not installed correctly. Too much media is loaded in the media tray.
  • Page 28 Settings and Printing Trouble Frequent media- picking errors occur. Image is cut. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible Cause The length media guide of the media tray is not set correctly. The media is not set correctly in the media tray. Pick up roller is dirty.
  • Page 29 Settings and Printing If you can’t make a print Trouble Printer not operating. The printer does not print correctly. The setting for printing is not effective. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Possible The printer may not be plugged into an AC outlet or turned on.
  • Page 30 Settings and Printing If the print out is ragged If the print out is ragged because of the curl of paper as illustrated below, slide the media tray out of the printer and turn over the paper stack, then insert the media tray. If you cannot install the printer driver in Microsoft®...
  • Page 31: Cleaning The Photosensitive Drum

    Settings and Printing Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum If the paste or glue of a label is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit, clean it following the steps below. Open the front cover of the printer. Lift the drum unit up ( # ) and slide it out of the printer ( $ ). While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below ( # ), lift the toner cartridge up ( $ ).
  • Page 32 Settings and Printing Remove the toner cartridge from the drum unit. If a paste/glue of a label is attached, find the portion that it is attached while rotating the gear of the photosensitive drum in the direction of the arrow. •...
  • Page 33 Settings and Printing Wipe the photosensitive drum with a dry cotton swab or remove the small dust in the gears of the photosensitive drum. CAUTION • Do not use a sharp-pointed something like a ball-point pen to prevent the damage to the drum unit when removing the paste.
  • Page 34 Settings and Printing Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer ( # ) [insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove (label Close the front cover. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Side pin Troubleshooting )].
  • Page 35: Error Indication

    Settings and Printing Error Indication Indicators Front cover is open. READY Media tray is empty. Printer failed to feed a media ERROR from media tray. TONER/ Media jam has occurred. DRUM UNIT RAM overflow or overrun has occurred. Internal error has occurred. READY ERROR TONER/...
  • Page 36: Repacking Instructions

    The printer weighs about 10 kg {22 lbs.}. NOTE • Should you need to send your printer for service, consult your reseller first or Panasonic. • Please use the original carton and all of the original packing materials. • Do not ship printer with drum unit installed.
  • Page 37 Settings and Printing Lift the drum unit up ( # ) and slide it out of the printer ( $ ). • To avoid possible toner spillage, it is recommended to place the drum unit on a news- paper, drop cloth or best to place back in original (Black) shipping bag. CAUTION •...
  • Page 38 Settings and Printing While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below ( # ), lift the toner cartridge up ( $ ). Replace the shipping cover on the toner cartridge. Maintenance and Specifications Maintenance and Specifications Repacking Instructions...
  • Page 39 Settings and Printing Insert the toner cartridge into a plastic bag and certainly seal the end of the bag tightly. Wrap the drum unit with the protective sheet to protect the drum surface. Insert the drum unit into a plastic bag and seal the end of the bag tightly. Close the front cover.
  • Page 40 Settings and Printing Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printer. NOTE • If a toner vacuum is available, it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner. Do not use a standard office vacuum; the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors. Repack the printer.
  • Page 41: Specifications

    Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Specifications Specifications Printer Printing Method: Semiconductor Laser Print Speed: 14 ppm (pages per minute) maximum (A4 size plain paper, simplex printing, 5% image area) ppm maximum (Letter size plain paper, simplex printing, 5% image area) 1 Maximum print speed is 14.6 ppm.
  • Page 42 Settings and Printing Dimensions: 399 (W) X 390.5 (D) X 254 (H) mm (15.7 X 15.4 X 10 ) Mass {Weight}: Approx. 10 kg {22 lbs.} Consumables / Life: Starter toner cartridge (provided with printer); 2,000 pages average* Toner cartridge; 4,000 pages average* Drum unit;...
  • Page 43: Media

    Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Specifications Media Paper Specifications This printer is designed to work well with most types of paper. However, differences in paper may have significant effects on the quality of the print or the reliability of paper handling. It is strongly recommended that you always test paper before purchasing it to make sure it provides desirable performance.
  • Page 44 Settings and Printing NOTE • Please store your paper according to the recommendations of the manufacturer. Paper and Envelope Sizes The following paper and envelope sizes are supported by the printer. Medium Paper Letter Legal Executive Envelope #9 Envelope* Envelope #10 International DL International C5 Monarch...
  • Page 45: Transparencies And Labels

    • Ink jet media (paper, transparency, etc.) (It may transfer onto the fuser unit’s roller and cause damage.) Transparencies and Labels You may also print on labels and transparencies that are made for the printer. Panasonic has tested and found that the following work satisfactorily. OHP transparencies Labels •...
  • Page 46 Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Specifications NOTE • With any label stock, the labels must completely cover the backing material (see figure below). Labels cover the entire The backing material is exposed. backing material Envelope Specifications It is recommended that you purchase only high quality envelopes with diagonal seams, as shown in the diagram below: High quality envelopes have the following characteristics:...
  • Page 47 Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Specifications It is not recommended that you use envelopes with any of the following characteristics (using these may result in paper jams): • Irregularly shaped envelopes • Envelopes with curls, wrinkles, nicks, twists, dog-ears or other damage •...
  • Page 48 Settings and Printing Do not attempt to print on any of the following types of envelopes. These may cause damage to your printer. • Envelopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings (see Figure 1) • Envelopes with transparent windows (see Figure 2) •...
  • Page 49: Bi-Directional Parallel Interface

    Settings and Printing Bi-directional Parallel Interface Connector type:36PIN Anphenole connector Cable: use a shielded cable 2 meters (6.6 feet) or less in length Pin configuration Signal nStrobe Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8 nAck Busy...
  • Page 50 Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Specifications CAUTION • If the cable is connected to PC via printer buffer or selector, the printer may not print. • A print server cannot be used for printing. NOTE • Be sure to use only a shielded cable. The printer will not operate properly if any of the pins are not connected.
  • Page 51: Usb (Universal Serial Bus) Interface

    Settings and Printing USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface Cable: use a shielded cable 5 m (16.4 feet) or less in length. Pin configuration Signal pin USB Interface connector (printer side) NOTE • Be sure to use a full-speed shielded cable which the Data + and Data – cables are the twisted pair.

Table of Contents