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LASER PRINTER
PG L8en
Reference Manual
p/n 533315K

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  • Page 1 LASER PRINTER PG L8en Reference Manual p/n 533315K...
  • Page 2 This manual is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Olivetti is not responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, arising from or related to use of this manual. Copyright © 2000 Olivetti.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer Unpacking Selecting a Location Control Locations and Functions Front View Rear View Inside Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper Connecting to Your Computer Using Parallel Port Using The USB Port Powering On the Printer Installing Software Installing Printer Driver System Requirement...
  • Page 4 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer Operator Panel Indicator Lights Button Function Selecting Your Printer Windows 95/98/3.1x/NT 4.0 Printing a Document Print Settings Remote Control Panel(RCP) for Windows/DOS User Windows 3,1x/95/98/NT 4.0 Status Monitor(SM) for Win 3.1x/95/98 Users Windows 3,1x/95/98 Status Monitor Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Poor Print Quality...

  • Page 5: Setting Up Your Printer

    Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer...

  • Page 6: Unpacking

    Unpacking Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the printer. Make sure you have the following items: • Toner cartridge (Please, refer to page 4 and page 5) •...

  • Page 7: Control Locations And Functions

    Control Locations and Functions Front View Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper. Tray Extender Supports paper stacked in the Manual Paper Feeder automatic paper feeder. Used to feed a single sheet of paper. Stacker Extender Supports paper stacked in the paper output bin.

  • Page 8: Rear View

    Rear View Printer Cable Connector Power Switch USB Port Power Cord Connector Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover Setting Up Your Printer...

  • Page 9: Installing The Toner Cartridge

    Installing the Toner Cartridge 1. To open the printer cover, hold the cover using both hands and pull it toward you. 2. Unpack the Toner Cartridge. Carefully remove the sealing tape. 3. Rock the Cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner. 4.

  • Page 10: Loading Paper

    Loading Paper For best results, use high quality 75g/m (20 lb) xerographic paper. Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer to ‘Loading Print Material’ on page 19. 1. Pull the extender on the automatic paper feeder up, until it stops. 2.
  • Page 11 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper. 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages. Setting Up Your Printer...

  • Page 12: Connecting To Your Computer

    Connecting to Your Computer Your printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatible computers. You have to purchase a Centronics compatible parallel interface cable that supports bi- directional communications (IEEE standard 1284). Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.

  • Page 13: Using The Usb Port

    Using The USB Port The USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer. 3.

  • Page 14: Powering On The Printer

    Powering On the Printer 1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the printer, and the other end into a wall outlet. 2. Turn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel lights turn on briefly.

  • Page 15: Installing Software

    3. When only the READY light is steadily on, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. All the indicators blink. Then let it go when each indicator starts to blink in turn. A test page should print out. ERROR PAPER READY...

  • Page 16: Installing Printer Driver

    Installing Printer Driver System Requirement Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup. (These are the minimum requirements.) • IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT •...

  • Page 17: Windows 95/98 Plug And Play

    4. Click the Item you want to install. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows 95/98 Plug and Play 1. At the ‘New Hardware Found’ dialog box, click on the OK button. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3.

  • Page 18: Windows 3.1X Installation

    Windows 3.1x Installation 1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your computer. Turn on your printer and computer. 2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File Manager.

  • Page 19: Uninstalling The Printer Driver

    To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows: Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: From the Start menu, select Programs, Olivetti PG L8en, Uninstall Olivetti PG L8en Driver. Installing Printer Utilities (USB & Remote Control Panel) Windows 3.1x Installation...

  • Page 20: Printing On Network Printer

    OK button. 5. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. 6. Double-click your printer icon (Olivetti PG L8en). 7. From the Printer menu, select Properties. 8. Press the Details tab, select the printer port, then press OK button.

  • Page 21: Paper Handling

    Chapter 2 Paper Handling...

  • Page 22: Selecting Paper Types And Feed Source

    Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible print quality from your printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality output on most plain bond papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers;...

  • Page 23: Loading Print Material

    Loading Print Material You can stack paper, envelopes, card stocks, labels, or transparencies in the automatic paper feeder to feed automatically. The automatic feeder can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of plain paper, and 10 envelopes or other print media. The maximum capacity may reduce, depending on the thickness.
  • Page 24 • For transparencies: - Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print side. - Fan the stack of transparencies to prevent feeding failures. Be careful not to scratch or leave fingerprints on the print sides. 3. Load the print material in the automatic feeder. Do not load too much print material.
  • Page 25 • Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp area is on the right side. The end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first. Notes: • Do not feed stamped envelopes. The stamp is shown for placement only. •...
  • Page 26 4. Adjust the guides to the width of the print material. Slide the guides until they lightly touch the stack of print material. Do not bend the print material. Paper guide Paper guide 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages.

  • Page 27: Feeding Manually

    Feeding Manually Use the manual feeder to feed one sheet at a time into your printer. The manual feeder is in front of the automatic feeder. Automatic paper feeder Manual paper feeder 1. If necessary, open the face-up stacker. See page 24. 2.

  • Page 28: Using Face-Up Stacker

    Using Face-up Stacker 1. Push both sides of the stacker marked , and the stacker will open. 2. If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. Notes: • The face-up stacker may not hold the printed materials properly. •...

  • Page 29: Paper Guidelines

    Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in mind: • Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. • Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. •...
  • Page 30 MEMO Paper Handling...

  • Page 31: Operating Your Printer

    Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer...

  • Page 32: Operator Panel

    Operator Panel The operator panel has the indicator lights and one button. Depending on the light sequence, pressing the button activates different printer functions, such as resetting the printer, or running self-test. See page 29. ERROR PAPER READY Indicator Lights INDICATOR DESCRIPTION READY (on)

  • Page 33: Button Function

    Button Function FUNCTION USAGE On-line/Off-line Pressing the button toggles the printer between on-line (READY light on) and off-line (READY light off) status. Manual Feed Start When you print a file if you have selected `Manual Feed’ source, the printer waits you to feed paper into the manual feeder.

  • Page 34: Selecting Your Printer

    Selecting Your Printer To use all of the features of your Olivetti PG L8en printer, make sure it is selected as the default printer. When you install the printer driver, Olivetti PG L8en is automatically set as the default printer. If you use...

  • Page 35: Printing A Document

    Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you are using. Refer to your application’s documentation for the exact printing procedure.
  • Page 36 Olivetti PG L8en includes 5 tabs. Paper Options Using this tab, you can change the number of copies, page orientation, paper size, paper source, and so on. For detailed information about each setting, click Help at the bottom of the dialog box.

  • Page 37: Remote Control Panel(Rcp) For Windows/Dos User

    Send button. Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 1. Select “Program” from the “start” ment. 2. Select “Olivetti PG L8en utility”. 3. Click “Remote Control Panel”. 4. The Remote Control Panel screen appears. After you change settings, you must send it to the printer by pressing the Send button.
  • Page 38 The Remote Control Panel dialog box includes six tabs. PRINTER Power Save Determines the length of time the printer waits after a job is printed before it goes to a reduced power state. If the printer is used constantly, select OFF which keeps the printer ready to print with the minimum warm-up time.
  • Page 39 PAGE SETUP Paper Size Sets the paper size. Lines Per Page Use this menu item to change the number of lines that print on each page. The setting can range from 5 to 128 lines per page. Copies Sets the number of copies printed for each page. Orientation Determines how the printing is oriented on the page.
  • Page 40 Density Determines the overall density of the printed image. SMET SMET(Olivetti Memory Enhancemant Technology) mode makes the printer process more data by optimizing the memory. With this mode set to ON,the complex data can be processed. Use the printer’s RET to produce print with smooth angles, curves and edges.

  • Page 41: Status Monitor(Sm) For Win 3.1X/95/98 Users

    2. In the “pg18util”, double-click “winsm.exe”. 3. The “Status Monitor” screen appears. In Windows 95/98 1. Select “Program” from the “start” ment. 2. Select “Olivetti PG L8en utility”. 3. Click “Status Monitor”. 4. The Status Monitor screen appears. Status Monitor The status Monitor’s dialog message.
  • Page 42 MEMO Operating Your Printer...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance...

  • Page 44: Poor Print Quality

    Poor Print Quality Problem Action • Hot/humid or cold/dry weather conditions may affect how well toner adheres to paper. Select the next darker Light or blurred print setting. characters • Turn Econo Mode off using Remote Control Program. • Make sure the Toner Cartridge is installed correctly. •...

  • Page 45: Paper Problems

    Paper Problems Problem Action Paper sticks • Remove paper from the paper feeder and flex or fan the together/multiple sheets of paper. paper feed • Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper tray. Depending on the thickness of your paper, the automatic feeder holds up to 150 sheets.

  • Page 46: Printing Problems

    Problem Action • The film or envelopes may not be loaded correctly. Transparencies or envelopes do not feed Make sure you load no more than 10 transparencies or envelopes in the automatic feeder. Depending on the correctly thickness, the maximum capacity may need to be reduced.

  • Page 47: Software Problems

    • The application’s paper size and margin settings may be incorrect. • The selected printer driver may be incorrect. Make sure you select the PG L8en as the default printer in your application. • Turn the printer off for a minutes, then turn the printer All indicator lights are back on.

  • Page 48: Before You Call For Service

    Problem Action The printer prints the • The printer cable might not be connected properly. wrong data, or it prints Check the printer cable connection. incorrect characters. • There may be a problem with the printer driver software. Exit Windows and reboot the computer. Turn the printer off and then back on again.

  • Page 49: Clearing Paper Jams

    Clearing Paper Jams If the paper has just started to feed from the feeder when the jam occurs: 1. Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you. 2. Open and close the cover to resume printing. Troubleshooting and Maintenance...
  • Page 50 If the jam occurs inside the printer: 1. Open the cover, and remove the Toner Cartridge. 2. Grasp the paper on both sides and gently pull out toward you. If the jam occurs near the fusing unit, do not pull the paper through the fuser or you may damage the fusing unit.

  • Page 51: Tips For Avoiding Paper Jams

    Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams By carefully selecting print materials and loading them properly, you should be able to avoid most paper jams. If jams occur frequently, make sure you are following these tips to avoid jams. • Follow the procedures in “Loading a Stack of Paper” on page 6 to load paper properly.

  • Page 52: Cartridge Maintenance

    Cartridge Maintenance To get the maximum benefit from your Toner Cartridges: •Do not remove a Toner Cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it. •Do not refill Toner Cartridge. The printer warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled Cartridge. •Store Toner Cartridge in the same environment as the printer.

  • Page 53: Cleaning Opc Drum

    Remote Control Panel for Windows and DOS.If you install RCP Driver using CD-ROM, Remote Control Panel for Windows will be created in “Olivetti PG L8en Utility” Program Folder. If you want Remote Control Panel for DOS, you have to install using CD-ROM.
  • Page 54 MEMO Troubleshooting and Maintenance...

  • Page 55: Printer Options

    Chapter 5 Printer Options...

  • Page 56: Optional Memory Card

    Optional Memory Card Your printer comes with 4 Mb of memory. You can install an optional memory card for a maximum of 32 Mb of printer memory. Note: EDO type, no party check, 32 bit data process, access time: less than 60nS.
  • Page 57 5. Locate the connector on the control board. Control board Connector 6. Hold the memory card with the connection pointing toward the control board, and insert all the way into the connector at a 30 angle. Memory Card Printer Options...
  • Page 58 7. Push it away from you, until it snaps into place. Make sure both metal clips on the connector are fastened and the two pins on the connector are visible through the holes on each end of the memory card. The pins should be flush with the surface of the card.

  • Page 59: Appendix

    Appendix...

  • Page 60: Laser Safety Statement

    Laser Safety Statement WARNING Never operate or service the printer with the protective cover removed from the Laser/Scanner assembly. The reflected beam, although invisible, can damage your eyes. CAUTION -INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN THIS COVER IS OPEN. DO NOT OPEN THIS COVER VORSICHT -UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFENT.

  • Page 61: Specifications

    Specifications Item Description Remarks Speed 8 PPM Resolution 600 DPI Developing Eletrophotography method/Toner Non-mag monocomponent Warm up time Less than 30 sec. at normal condition First print time Less than 19 sec. from idle mode Engine Duty cycle Maximum 6,000 pages per month Size (w x d x h) 345 x 365 x 224 mm Weight...

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