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PrintPartner 16V
PAGE PRINTER
USER´s MANUAL
FUJITSU LIMITED
Communications and Electronics
Tokyo, Japan

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  • Page 1 PrintPartner 16V PAGE PRINTER USER´s MANUAL FUJITSU LIMITED Communications and Electronics Tokyo, Japan...

  • Page 2: Laser Safety Information

    The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less. The laser Safety Information This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter I, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968”, and is classified as class 1 laser product.
  • Page 3 The length of the power cord must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less. laser Safety Information This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter I, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Controll for Healt and Safety Act of 1968”, and is classified as class 1 laser product.
  • Page 4 As an International determined that this product meets the International Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency. The International international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipments. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption.
  • Page 5 (This page is intentionally blanked.) User’ s Manual FM-4...
  • Page 6 The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped. Fujitsu has made every effort to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication. The company assumes no liability for errors and omissions.
  • Page 7 Leaving the power cord connected may allow damage to the printer or other property. Do not put the printer in direct sunlight, near a heater, or near water. Leave adequate space around the printer. Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires. This could cause electrostatic damage to the printer.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Printing a Test Page Offline Get to Know Your Printer Driver Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD-ROM Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11 Standard Printer Driver for Windows 95 viii...
  • Page 9 Changing Message Language Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer Selecting the Self Test Menu Selecting the Font Print Menu Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed...
  • Page 10 Repacking the Printer User’ s Manual Feeding Paper Manually Using Manual Feed Slot of the Multi-function Feeder Using Manual Feed Slot Built in the Printer Setting Up the Rear Stacker Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes Considerations on Paper Size...
  • Page 11 Contents Solving Problems Chapter 5 Clearing Paper Jams Operational Problems Print Quality Problems Error Indications Action-required Status Indications Printer Status Indications Warning Messages Font Samples Appendix A Supplies and Accessories Appendix B Supplies Accessories Specifications Appendix C Glossary Index Fujitsu Off ices...

  • Page 12: Preface

    Centronics parallel (type B connector), Centronics parallel (type C connector), and RS-232C serial (DB9 connector). It is compatible with the HP LaserJet 5 printers. The PrintPartner 16ADV or the PrintPartner 16DV with an option is also compatible with PostScript level 2 printers by using the PowerPage©...

  • Page 13: Operating Environments

    The CD-ROM contains all items of the software but the floppy disk contains printer drivers for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95 only. Operating To run a Printer Driver, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer Environments or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11, MS-Windows 95, MS-Windows NT 3.51, or MS-Windows NT 4.0.

  • Page 14: Conventions

    These notes contain remarks, tips, and other useful supplementary information. Control Panel T he printer’ s control panel incorporates two rows of buttons, with each button having one or two labels (see below). The physical button is beneath the rectangular section of no-labeled space. The top label represents the basic function, which is activated by a touch of the button.

  • Page 15: Changing Message Language

    The asterisk appears after the language, indicating the language is selected. Pressing the button saves the new setting and returns the printer to the ready state. The printer will display the selected language for messages. and control panel display messages READY TONER LOW & PAD ENGLISH appears after printer User’...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    Getting The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of Acquainted the printer and two routes of paper feeding. These parts are referred to throughout the manual, so take some time to become familiar with them. User’ s Manual...
  • Page 17 Getting Acquainted Top cover (Paper stacker) Upper door Paper guides for manual feeding Multi-function feeder (MFF) for 16ADV only Front cover (opened) Paper guides for stack feedeig F i g u r e l - l Front and right side view Interface board Centronics parallel interface connector...
  • Page 18 Getting Acquainted Print density dial Figure 1-3 Interior view The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper. The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi- function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes. Figure 1-4 Paper paths User’...

  • Page 19: Getting Ready

    Choose a suitable location for the printer Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it Picking a Suitable location The first step is to pick a suitable location for your printer. For peak performance and usability, follow these guidelines: Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface.

  • Page 20: Unpacking And Checking Your Printer

    Unpacking and Checking Your Printer As you unpack the printer, check each item carefully for damage. If you find damage, notify your dealer. Check also that you have received all the items shown below. This printer comes with everything you need except an interface cable.
  • Page 21 An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase The software set consists of: - CD-ROM labeled PrintPartner Software - Floppy disk labeled Printer Drivers for Windows 95 and Figure l-5 Printer inventory 1- 6 Printer User’ s an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use.

  • Page 22: Setting Up

    Follow these guidelines: Never touch or scratch the drum surface. When the print unit is not in the printer, store it in a dark place or cover it with a clean sheet of paper. When the print unit is in the printer, keep the printer top cover closed.
  • Page 23 Setting Up To prepare the print unit and install the toner bottle, follow these steps: 1- 8 Open the upper door. Lift the milled portions at the Front left and right of the upper door to open it. Remove the protective materials from the print unit.
  • Page 24 Push the toner bottle forward until it clicks into place. (The bottle stands nearly upright when installed correctly.) Close the printer’ s upper door. Press down firmly on the front portion of the upper door and make sure the upper door is locked...

  • Page 25: Loading Paper And Installing The Paper Tray

    Setting Up loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray This printer has a single paper tray that is preset for letter size (8.5 x 11.0 inches) paper for U.S. customers and to A4 size (210 x 297 mm) paper for European customers. (You can adjust the paper tray to a different size paper.
  • Page 26 Notice: Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down. If paper is curled, remove the curl. User’ s Manual Setting Up 5. Prepare a paper stack. Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label (*).
  • Page 27 Setting Up Notice: You cannot install the paper tray with the pressure plate raised. Notice: If the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer will not work. 1-12 Arrange paper edges. Rock the paper tray to gather the...

  • Page 28: Installing The Multi-Function Feeder

    Because the MFF does not have a mechanism that detects the physical size of paper in use, you must inform the printer of the paper size. Use the MFF paper size menu to select a paper size which equals the size of paper loaded in the MFF.

  • Page 29: Connecting The Power Cord

    Connecting the Power Cord This printer comes equipped with one of the two voltage ratings: 120 VAC (such as for the USA) 220 to 240 VAC (such as for Europe) The manufacturer’...

  • Page 30: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    For your safety, use only a properly grounded outlet. To avoid possible electromagnetic interference or power supply problems, do not use an extension cord. Connecting the This section explains how to connect the printer to your computer Printer to Your via the parallel or serial interface. Computer...

  • Page 31: Connecting To The Parallel Port

    Centronics cable with printer side Notice: Be sure the printer is turned off b f e ore connecting the interface. Do not touch any connector contacts or corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. I-16 IEEE1284 type C connector (half size) at the feet).

  • Page 32: Connecting To The Serial Port

    Connecting the Serial Interface Cable To connect to the serial interface port, you need a cable correctly wired for this printer and your computer. The cable must also have the proper connectors. Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable.

  • Page 33: Verifying Serial Parameter Settings

    Next, you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same between the computer and the printer. Consult your computer and software documentation to determine the settings your computer uses. Then compare these to the printer’ s settings in the following table. Item...
  • Page 34 Change options of the serial menu in setup mode. Set permanent defaults in your computer to match the printer’ s defaults. On an IBM PC or compatible computer running MS-DOS, you can set permanent defaults by placing the following commands in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:...
  • Page 35 Printing a Test Page Offline Printing a Test Page Offline The printer has a status report function which prints a page summarizing printer option settings and showing samples of resident fonts. Use this function to check the printer performance offline.

  • Page 36: Selecting An Emulation

    PrintPartner 16DV has PCL as standard and FPS as optional. You can use these emulations to connect your printer to different computers. PCL emulates HP LaserJet 5 printers and FPS emulates PostScript Level 2 compatible printers by the PowerPage©...

  • Page 37: Installing A Printer Driver

    Printer drivers in the CD-ROM are: Printer drivers in the floppy disk are: Standard drivers are to be installed when your printer is used as a PCL printer and FPS drivers are to be installed when your printer is used as a PostScript printer.

  • Page 38: Get To Know Your Printer Driver

    1. it automatically translates formatting choices, such as tab settings or boldface type, into commands the printer understands. 2. it allows you to set up the printer according to your needs. If you encounter problems with this installation, confirm that your configuration corresponds to the minimum requirements listed on page vi at the start of this manual.

  • Page 39: Standard Printer Driver For Windows 3.1/3.11

    5. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program. Standard Printer Driver for Windows 95 The Windows printer driver can be installed by either of the following two methods. The former, plug and play printer detection, applies when Windows 95 is started with the printer ready.
  • Page 40 PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation 3. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program. The Fujitsu PrintPartner 16DV/ADV Windows 95 Standard Printer Driver is now installed. For further details, see the driver’ s Readme file.

  • Page 41: Installing Other Sofware

    PPMENU, stored in the attached CD-ROM. PPMENU allows you to easily change your printer’ s features directly from your computer. You use it to configure your printer to suit the requirements of your computer, software, and documents to be printed.

  • Page 42: Lexmark' S Markvision

    The remote control panel is quite a nice function that enables you to easily and remotely operate the printer even if your printer is set up remotely. MarkVision ™ displays the printer control panel on the computer’ s screen and gives you the exactly same functions as available with the control panel of the printer.

  • Page 43: Printing Your First Document

    Printing Your First Document Printing Your First Your printer should be set up and connected to your computer. This Document section explains how to test your installation setup by printing a trial document from an application program under Windows. To test the printer alone, without your computer, you can use the status report printing which does not require the use of a computer.

  • Page 44: Adjusting Print Density

    Europe) or Letter (for the USA). However, you can print a document on a different size of paper using the manual feed slot which you can choose in the Printer Driver’ s main window. Adjusting Print Density If you feel that the printout is too light or too dark, adjust the print density by turning the print density dial.

  • Page 45: If Something Goes Wrong

    If Something Goes Wrong This section briefly discusses the most common problems you might encounter. For more complete troubleshooting information, see Chapter 5. Chapter 5 also describes all printer error and status indicators. Problem No response by printer Ensure that: No printout;...

  • Page 46: Where To Go From Here

    Where To Go To help you enhance or customize the printer, the user’ s manual From Here contains the following additional information: To get information on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper, see Chapter 2.
  • Page 47 1-32 User´s Manual...

  • Page 48: Printing And Paper Handling

    Handling paper This section describes how to print on various types of paper. Control Panel This section introduces the printer’ s control panel, beginning with a Tutorial description of the indicators, message display, and buttons. The tutorial describes the use of the buttons in some detail and follows with an example.

  • Page 49: Indicators

    DATA ERROR Meaning Indicates printer power is on. Indicates the printer is online and ready to print. Flashes when data is being sent from your computer. Lights steadily to indicate the printer’ s buffer contains unprocessed data. Indicates a printer error has occurred. Details are indicated by the message display.

  • Page 50: Message Display

    When the print unit needs to be replaced • An error message condition such as paper jam Important: “Ready” message means the printer has no data to print without any errors and the the printer detected an error or the Ready state.
  • Page 51 FORM FEED CONT. TRAY SELECT MENU ENTER Pressing and holding down the button for five or more seconds The following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline. Button (bottom label) RESET RESET MENU MFF PAPER SIZE SELF TEST...

  • Page 52: Control Panel Functions

    The asterisk appears after the language, indicating the language is selected. 3. Save the selection. Pressing the printer to the ready state. The printer will display the selected language for messages. Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer Pressing The practical effect is to print any data remaining in the buffer. For example, the buffer might contain data from an interrupted print job.

  • Page 53: Clearing The Buffer And Reinitializing The Printer

    Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer Pressing and holding down print buffer and tells the printer to initialize itself. You might use this function if you cancel a print job in the middle and want to clear the printer and start over. In this case, permanently downloaded fonts are removed by the initialization process.

  • Page 54: Control Panel Functions

    MEMORY (RAM) :4096KBYTES F I RMWARE :Ver 0,0 Lev004-00 FONT : V e r 0 1 . 0 0 L e v 0 0 2 ENGINE FIRWARE : Ver 0.0 Lev01 TYPEFACE LIST --- Control Panel Functions SELF TEST Page Printer...

  • Page 55: Selecting The Font Print Menu

    To select the print font menu and print the font list, follow these steps: puts the printer into the print font menu which 1. Make sure that the message display indicates ONLINE and DATA indicators off.
  • Page 56 Control Panel Functions Figure 3-3 Font report-first page (PCL emulation) User’ s Manual...

  • Page 57: Selecting Paper Tray, Mff, Or Manual Paper Feed

    The paper sources are tray 1, tray 2 (if installed), MFF (if installed), and manual feed slot. When a paper source runs out of paper, the printer switches it for another one. When the manual feed slot is selected, other paper sources are made invalid.

  • Page 58: Setting Mff Paper Size

    4. Save the selection. Press the ready state. User’ s Manual Control Panel Functions puts the printer in MFF paper size mode button for five or more seconds. MFF PAPER A4*. The asterisk button. The asterisk appears and the paper size is...

  • Page 59: Menu Functions

    Menu Functions Selecting Menu Option Pressing you to set up the printer, for example, selecting a paper size, changing a font, and adjusting serial interface parameters. You can select options from the menu by using the four buttons, -, and...

  • Page 60: Submenus, Items, And Options

    Use + and - to move up and down the options list. When an item is displayed, asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in RAM). Submenus, Items, and Options The following table shows all of submenus and items and summary of options displayed on the message display in menu mode.
  • Page 61 Menu Functions Submenu (bold)/ ltem Page format menu Copies Paper/Envelope Orientation Form lines Page protect Duplex mode Bind Quality menu Smoothing (*4) Resolution Economy mode Thick paper PCL font menu Font source Font number Pitch size (*6) Point size (*7) Symbol set PCL menu (*8) Top offset...
  • Page 62 Submenu (bold)/ltem Options Parallel menu Acknowledge (*12) Bi-direction NPAP mode Serial menu (*13) Baud rate Pacing DTR polarity ROBUST XON Network menu (*14) NPAP mode Bootp IP address IP netmask IP gateway Clear warning <Clear warning> Default is Letter or A4. For example, Letter for U.S. customers and A4 for European customers.

  • Page 63: Menu Items

    Menu Items *l0 If the total capacity of memory is 11M bytes or less and banding *11 This is essential for sharing the printer among multiple *12 This is for the parallel interface. *13 Displayed when a serial interface board is installed *I4 Displayed when a network interface board is installed *15 Consists of four parameters.
  • Page 64 Mode for printing thick paper. Be sure to turn this off whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness. Where the printer finds the font The internal number of a font to be selected Character width (characters per inch) Pitch size...
  • Page 65 Menu Items FPS menu 2-18 Jam recovery Whether the jammed page is reprinted Print FPS errors Whether an error report is printed out Job timeout Time interval to be allotted between jobs Wait timeout Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job Manual timeout Time interval to be allotted for manual insertion...
  • Page 66 Setting the time interval during which the printer remains idle state before entering sleep mode after printing last Power save mode on. The printer enters sleep mode after remaining idle state for ## minutes after printing last. Power save mode off. (Even in this mode, the...
  • Page 67 Whether the TCP/IP protocol that enables a BootP workstation to find its IP address is enabled or disabled for the network adapter A unique address of the printer in the TCP/IP IP address network environment Bit mask that logically subdivides the network,...

  • Page 68: Handling Paper

    Handling Paper Discusses paper selection and paper handling: Types and sizes of paper you can use with this printer, including envelopes and transparencies Ensuring that both the software program and the printer have compatible paper size settings Tips on handling print media...
  • Page 69 Handling Paper This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes, but the size is limited when using paper trays. Paper size (physical) A4 (European letter size) Letter (US letter size) Legal (US legal size) Executive Paper size (physical)

  • Page 70: General Tips

    Although this printer can print on any sheet within the limits stated above, printing area and margin calculations are based on several paper sizes as shown in the table below. Use the control panel to change the supported paper size.

  • Page 71: Preprinted Sheets

    However, letterhead with thermographic (raised) printing, embossing, or foil stamping may not work well. The forces used to create these effects (heat and/or pressure) are also used in the printer’ s fuser unit. For this reason, the fuser unit may damage the preprinted image.

  • Page 72: Envelopes

    • Feed from the multi-function feeder (MFF; standard for 16ADV and option for 16DV). Use the manual feed slot of the printer if the MFF is removed. • Feed the envelopes with the gummed side of the flaps facing downward.

  • Page 73: Labels

    Be careful to use labels under normal operating conditions. Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity. Use the rear stacker (or that of the duplex unit when your printer has the duplex unit) so that labels are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl.
  • Page 74 User´s Manual Handling Paper 2. Change the setting of the paper size indicator. Lift the right end of the indicator and slide it to the desired position, that is, adjust the triangle mark to A4, A5, LTR, or EXE engraved on the tray. 3.

  • Page 75: Using The Multi-Function Feeder

    Adjust the both side guides to the width of paper. 7. Return the paper tray. Slide the tray back into the printer. 1. Adjust the left and right paper guides. The guides are separately provided for the manual feed path and the paper stack path.
  • Page 76 You can use the printer with the multi-function feeder removed. This causes no influence on printer operation. To remove the multi-function feeder, follow these steps: Notice: Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing or removing the multi-function feeder. User’ s Manual Handling Paper 3.

  • Page 77: Feeding Paper Manually

    The manual feed slot is built in the printer. It is also provided in the multi-function feeder which is standard for the PrintPartner 16ADV but optional for the PrintPartner 16DV. The procedure is the same.

  • Page 78: Using Manual Feed Slot Built In The Printer

    Using Manual Feed Slot Built in the Printer Follow these steps: Release the paper once it begins to feed automatically. If your file has additional pages, the printer prompts you for another sheet. User’ s Manual Handling Paper Pull 1. Open the front cover.

  • Page 79: Setting Up The Rear Stacker

    Handling Paper Setting Up the Rear Stacker This printer has a rear stacker that allows you to eject sheets straight out the back to minimize curl. Use the rear stacker to print envelopes, overhead transparencies, and labels. For the rear stacker of an optional duplex unit, refer to its manual.

  • Page 80: Printing On Nonstandard Size Paper And On Envelopes

    Programs handle page size specifications in many different ways. This section provides tips on feeding and using non standard paper with your Fujitsu printer. Considerations on Paper Size The following considerations apply: For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes, use the manual feed slot.

  • Page 81: Page Orientation

    Handling Paper Page Orientation Figure 3-4 illustrates the two orientations and shows the relationship between the loaded paper and the resulting printout. This relationship is important if you want to print on letterhead. In portrait orientation, place the letterhead toward you and face down in the paper tray.

  • Page 82: Enhancing And Customizing The Printer

    The following gives you brief information and installation instructions for each option. Notice: Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing an option. Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. Adding RAM...
  • Page 83 4 megabytes, these expansion options offer a range of RAM from 4 to 68 megabytes. (8MB card) To install the RAM card, first make sure the printer is turned off and follow these steps: Insert with cut...

  • Page 84: Installing An Alternate Emulation

    Installing an Alternate emulations are offered with emulation cards. You can use Alternate these emulations to connect your printer to different computers. The Emulation FPS emulation (PostScript Level 2 compatible) is available. It is standard for the PrintPartner 16ADV but optional for the PrintPartner 16DV.
  • Page 85 2. Insert the emulation card into the bottom black connector. 3. Reinstall the RAM cards. With default settings, the printer automatically selects the active emulation. To specify an emulation steadily, select the emulation using the control panel. Use the Personality item of the Config menu.

  • Page 86: Installing An Interface Expansion Board

    Interface serial (RS-232C Expansion Board LocalTalk and Ethernet. If the location of your printer is distant from the computer, you can use the LocalTalk port or Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer. Fujitsu offers the optional LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C for these purposes.

  • Page 87: Connecting To The Localtalk Port

    Also refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required by its LocalTalk port. Notice: Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interface cable. Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

  • Page 88: Connecting To The Ethernet Port

    Ethernet port. Notice: Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interface cable. Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. For the same reason, do not remove the protective cover from the l0BASE-2 port which is not in use because you use the l0BASE-T port.

  • Page 89: Selecting The Ethernet Interface

    If you switch paper sizes frequently, you may want to add a second paper source. Or you may simply wait to increase the paper capacity of your printer. You can easily do this by installing an optional paper feeder which consists of a base frame and a paper tray. The paper tray in the paper feeder is identified as tray 2 and the one in the basic configuration is identified as tray 1.
  • Page 90 To install the paper feeder, follow these steps: Notice: Be careful not to drop the printer on the paper feeder. Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer and paper feeder. For paper loading, refer to Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray in Chapter handling paper, refer to Handing Paper in Chapter 2.

  • Page 91: Changing The Paper Tray Size

    Legal size. To change the size, follow these steps: 3-10 2. Change the setting of the A5 B5 EXE LTR A4 LGL Remove the paper tray from the printer. Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the tray.
  • Page 92 User’ s Manual Adding Paper Sources 3. Remove the three paper guides from the tray. Unlock the guides as follows: Left and right guides: Press the two catches inward. Rear guide: Push the end of the left or right frame outward and release the pin of the guide from the hole, then release the other pin.
  • Page 93 Mount the guides in reverse order of the removal. 5. Adhere the correct paper size label. 6. Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray. 7. Return the paper tray. Slide the tray back into the printer. User’ s Manual...

  • Page 94: Different Paper Tray Sizes

    Different Paper Tray Sizes The printer or paper feeder is shipped with a fixed size of paper tray. For example, it is the letter size for the USA and the A4 size for Europe. You can add different sizes of paper trays as shown in the following table.
  • Page 95 Adding Duplex Unit To print data using the duplex unit with the printer in the FPS emulation, the total capacity of printer’ s RAMS must be 10M bytes or more. Insufficient capacity restricts some functions. To install and use the duplex unit, refer to its User’ s Manual.

  • Page 96: Maintenance

    Store paper flat, not on edge. If you must open the printer’ s upper door for more than three minutes, remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a dark place.

  • Page 97: Periodic Routine Maintenance

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Periodic Routine Table 5-l lists the printer’ s periodic routine maintenance and Maintenance indicates when this maintenance should be performed. Table 5-1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Maintenance Replace toner bottle and cleaner pad Replace print unit Clean corona wire...
  • Page 98 This avoids the remaining toner from being spilt inside the printer during replacement. 3. Unlock and remove the old toner bottle. Pull the top of the toner bottle toward you to swing bottle from the upright position to the removable position.
  • Page 99 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4. Remove the toner bottle from its envelope. 5. Fully shake the toner bottle. 6. Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle. Pull off the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner. Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes.
  • Page 100 Notice: Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit until all the toner has been used in order to avoid scattering toner inside the printer. To replace the cleaner pad, follow these steps: User’ s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 8.
  • Page 101 Periodic Routine Maintenance Cleaner Cleaner pad \ 3. Unlock the cleaner. Push down the handle of the cleaner and push forward it to unlock the cleaner. 4. Remove the cleaner. Slide the cleaner to the left and take its right end out of the opening, and then the left end.

  • Page 102: Replacing The Print Unit And Internal Cleaning

    Install the cleaner in the printer. Grasp the handle of the cleaner and put the left end of the cleaner into the opening, and then the right end.

  • Page 103: Removing The Print Unit

    Periodic Routine Maintenance For the print unit life, this printer indicates the near end of life only. The printer message display begins indicating when the print unit can print 3000 to 5000 more pages left. Prepare a new print unit if you notice this indication.
  • Page 104 Remove the print unit. Pull the green handles at a 45” angle toward the front of the printer. This will disengage the print unit, allowing easy removal. When th e print unit begins to move, gently lift it up and out.

  • Page 105: Cleaning The Paper Path

    To remove the unit, see the preceding section Removing Cleaning the Corona Wire The corona wire is located in the metallic housing (chrome frame) on the base frame inside the printer. Perform this procedure: Notice: You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes.

  • Page 106: Cleaning The Paper Guide Before The Corona Wire

    Use the pad on the shorter branch engraved “T”. After you have cleaned the printer, install the print unit and close the upper door. Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire Perform this procedure when printouts show small spots of toner smudging especially near the top edge of paper.

  • Page 107: Installing The New Print Unit

    To avoid damaging the drum: Operating the printer without removing the sheets will make the print unit unusable. To install the new print unit, follow these steps: 4-12...
  • Page 108 User’ s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance 3. Lower the print unit into the printer. Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you. First, slide the print unit straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer.
  • Page 109 After you have installed the print unit, install a new toner bottle. See Replacing the Toner Bottle described previously in this chapter. Close the printer’ s upper door. Press down the top cover until it clicks shut. Reconnect the power cord and turn on the printer.

  • Page 110: Resetting The Print Unit Counter

    Resetting the Print Unit Counter Perform this operation whenever you have replaced the print unit, or the printer continues displaying the warning message PARTS. To reset the print unit counter, follow these steps: User’ s Manual Periodic Routine Maintenance REPLACE 1.
  • Page 111 5. Press the button again to perform the function. The asterisk disappears from the message, indicating the counter is reset. 6. Press the button to return the printer online. The ONLINE indicator lights up without the REPLACE PARTS massage. User’ s Manual...

  • Page 112: Cleaning The Precharger Wire

    Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer. This L-shaped tool has two cleaning pads: one for the precharger wire and the other for the corona wire inside the printer. Use the pad on the longer branch engraved “I?“. To clean the precharger wire, follow these steps: Notice: Avoid exposing the drum to light for more than three minutes.

  • Page 113: Repacking The Printer

    Repacking the Printer Repacking the If you need to ship your printer or store it for an extended time, Printer protect it by packing it in its original carton. Store the print unit separately from the printer. Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit.
  • Page 114 Repacking the Printer PrintPartner 16ADV Repack as shown User’ s Manual 4-19...
  • Page 115 4-20 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 116: Solving Problems

    During solution of a problem, do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. Clearing Paper T he printer has sensors to detect paper jams. If a jam occurs, the Jams printer displays it on the message display. The message is PAPER JAM n (n: 0 to 4 indicating the jam location).
  • Page 117 Follow the instructions shown below after step 3. n = 4 appears when your printer is equipped with an optional duplex unit. Open the upper door. Remove the print unit. For detailed procedures and...
  • Page 118 Remove the sheet. Pull the jammed sheet gently not so as to remain pieces of paper in the printer. After removing the sheet, return the two levers to their original positions (pull the levers down toward...
  • Page 119 Do not use the lever to pull out the paper guide. The lever or the paper guide may be damaged. 4c. Open the rear stacker at the back of the printer. Draw out the paper guide. First push up the top edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide.
  • Page 120 Do not touch the heat roller. This hot area may burn your hand. See the label attached to the upper door. Notice: If the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer will not work. When your printer is equipped with an optional duplex unit, do not close the rear unit of the duplex unit with the paper guide of the printer drawn out.
  • Page 121 Clearing Paper Jams The following procedure is when your printer is equipped with an optional duplex unit. Be familiar with the paper paths in duplex printing. Close the rear stacker. Duplex unit 4d.Remove paper tray 1 then open the front door of the duplex unit.
  • Page 122 Remove the sheet. Pull the jammed sheet gently not so as to remain pieces of paper in the printer or duplex unit. If necessary, draw out the paper guide of the printer. The left illustration shows...
  • Page 123 Do not close the rear unit of the duplex unit with the paper guide of the printer drawn out. It may break the paper guide. Caution: Be careful that your fingers or hair is not caught between the printer and the duplex unit when closing the rear unit. The left illustration shows the case of a jam in path 0.
  • Page 124 First, slide straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer. Then, slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle towards the back of the printer. Press down gently on the...

  • Page 125: Operational Problems

    Paper does not feed cleanly from paper tray Operational Problems Problem No power when you turn on the printer Printer does not initialize Printer initializes, but does not online Printer initializes, but the settings are wrong 5-10 Causes and solutions Top edge of paper stack may be deformed (wavy or bent sheets).

  • Page 126: Print Quality Problems

    Print Quality The most common cause of poor print quality is the dirty corona Problems wire or precharger wire. A rare cause is the expired fuser unit. The figures below show the typical appearances. Due to dirty corona wire Too light Due to dirty precharger wire Black vertical line Due to expired fuser unit...
  • Page 127 Print Quality Problems Problem Printing is too light Printing is too dark Page is black Page is blank Vertical density is uneven Vertical white lines appear Vertical clear black lines appear Vertical blurred black lines appear Ghost printing 5-12 Solutions Turn the print density dial clockwise.

  • Page 128: Error Indications

    Error Indications Errors refer to a problem or condition which requires you to take action. The printer shows errors by using the ERROR indicator and the message display of the control panel. The following table lists the error indications, explains causes, and suggests solutions.
  • Page 129 Error Indications Message COVER OPEN 1 COVER OPEN 2 COVER OPEN 3 FUSER FAILURE INVALID SIMM JOB TIMEOUT LOAD MFF size LOAD TRAYn size MANUAL TIMEOUT MEMORY OVER FLOW MFF NOT INSTALL 5-14 Causes and solutions Cause: Incomplete closing of upper door Solution: Close the upper door.
  • Page 130 Message MOTOR FAILURE n NO PROCESS UNIT OVERRUN ERROR PAPER JAMn PS ERROR mn Source PAPER OUT STACKER FULL SYSTEM ERROR n TRAYn MISS SET TONER EMPTY User’ s Manual Error Indications Causes and solutions Cause: Malfunction in the feed motor, etc. Solution: If the error recurs, consult your dealer for service.

  • Page 131: Action-Required Status Indications

    READY REPLACE PARTS Important: If the upper door is not firmly closed or the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer does not work. 5-16 Causes and solutions Cause: Printer is ready for paper. Solution: Put paper into manual feed slot.

  • Page 132: Printer Status Indications

    Printer Status Printer statuses refer to conditions which generally require no action Indications by you. The following table lists the printer statuses and explains their meaning. It does not include messages in menu mode. Message FORM FEED <<<INITIALIZE>>> MENU RESET...

  • Page 133: Warning Messages

    Warning Messages Warning This printer counts the number of the printed sheets to estimate the Messages life of the consumables (print unit). The printer indicates the following warning message when and after the count reaches a predetermined value. READY REPLACE PARTS...

  • Page 134: Font Samples

    Font Samples This appendix provides samples of the fonts resident in this printer. Resident fonts are provided separately for two emulation modes: PCL mode FPS mode PCL Mode Bitmapped Font Line Printer Scalable Fonts User’ s Manual...
  • Page 135 Mode User’ s Manual...

  • Page 136: Fps Mode

    Mode FPS Mode User’ s Manual...
  • Page 137 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 138: Supplies And Accessories

    Supplies and Accessories This appendix provides ordering information on supplies required for periodic maintenance as well as optional accessories. Contact your dealer to order or obtain additional information about the supplies and accessories listed here. Supplies Part name (order number) Description Toner bottle (CA02758-C300) bottles.
  • Page 139 Accessories Part name (order number) LocalTalk board 2 Ethernet board C FPS card Paper trays Paper feeders Duplex unit (CA04040-C826) (CAO4040-C832) (CAO4040-C833) (CA0429 1 -C82 1) (CAO4040-C7Ox) (CAO2758-C73x) (CA02758-C75x) European/Asian spec USA spec Canadian spec (CA04291-C750) (CA0429 l-C75 1) (CAO4291-C751) *l We recommend the installation of additional memory cards of 8MB or more when you: use the FPS emulation and...

  • Page 140: Specifications

    Specifications Specification Printing technology Emulations Dimensions Power requirements Environmental requirements User’ s Manual Description Semiconductor laser + electrophotography Standard: Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 (PCLG) PostScript level-2 compatible Switching: Automatic or by the control panel Width: 376.5 mm (14.8 inches) 385 mm (15.2 inches) Depth: 640 mm (25.2 inches) with 289 mm (11.4 inches)
  • Page 141 Specifications Specification Acoustic noise Safety and EMC certification or compliance Performance Description Sound pressure level (front, bystander position) Printing: 48 dBA without duplex unit 51 dBA with duplex unit Background noise level Sleep mode: Declared noise emissions in accordance with IS09296 and IS07779 Safety: Models Meets or complies with M33101AS01/02 UL 1950...
  • Page 142 4 M B SIMM: 1, 2,4, 8, 16, or 32 MB, 2 slots provided Resident: PCL mode, 115 fonts available Bitmapped (1 font) Line Printer Scalable (114fints) Courier, Morrison, Taurus, Coronet, EF Clarendon, EF Clarendon, Lyra, Antique Olive, Garamond, Mauritius, Leos, ,...
  • Page 143 Specifications Specification Paper Description Type Single sheet photocopy paper (equivalent to Xerox 4024), bond paper, overhead transparencies (equivalent to 3M 731), and envelopes. See Chapter 2 for more information. Size Tray: Manual feed slot and MFF: Weight 60 to 90 g/m² (16 to 24 pound bond) in tray 60 to 105g/ m²...

  • Page 144: Glossary

    The characters produced by a dot matrix printer are a kind of bit map. Each character image is created by defining the points in the dot matrix as either on or off.
  • Page 145 Corona wire A fine wire in the printer that gives a positive charge to the paper. This charge causes the toner on the drum to transfer to the paper. Default A setting automatically used when you or your application software do not make a selection.
  • Page 146 Courier Bold, and lo-point Times Italic. Fuser unit One of the internal parts of a page printer. The fuser unit bonds the toner to the paper. It consists of a heat roller and a pressure roller that the paper passes under after toner has been applied.
  • Page 147 Glossary Interface The means by which information is transferred from one part of a system to another. For example, the cable between the printer and the computer is an interface. IS0 symbol set IS0 stands for “International Organization for Stanardization”. An...
  • Page 148 Example: Page description language A set of codes that describe the placement of text and graphics on a page. Page Control Language (PCL), the language used by HP LaserJet printers, and Postscript are examples of page description languages. Page protect A printer feature that reserves a block of printer memory exclusively for text and graphics data.
  • Page 149 Printable area The area of the physical page in which the printer is able to print. Page printers have a nonprint margin, typically about .2 inch (5 mm) wide, at each edge of the paper. The printable area is the space within these margins.
  • Page 150 The RS-232C interface is a type of serial interface. See ah Parallel interface. Serial protocol A set of rules used by the computer and the printer to regulate the flow of data between them. Symbol set The set of characters used in a font. Most symbol sets contain standard letters, numbers, and punctuation.
  • Page 151 Transfer unit The part inside a page printer that transfers the image from the photoconductive drum to the paper. GL-8...

  • Page 152: Index

    3-10 standard tray 2-26 User’ s Manual Cleaner and cleaner pad Cleaner pad, ordering information B-l Connecting power cord Connecting printer to computer CONT. button 2-42-5 Control panel buttons 2-3 to 2-4 indicators 2-2 Controller specifications C-2 Conventions used in this manual...
  • Page 153 FPS emulation, installing 3-3 Front panel See Control panel Fuser unit error condition 5-10 when to replace 5-12 HP LaserJet 5 v Humidity limitations l-4, Indicators 2-2 Installation FPS emulation 3-3 interface boards 3-4 to 3-8 multi-function feeder 1-13 to 1-14...
  • Page 154 1-11 ordering information B-2 maximum number of sheets selecting 2-l0 Parallel interface l-l5 to l-16 Parts of printer l - l Periodic routine maintenance 4-2 to 4-17 2-4, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13 Plus (+) button Portrait orientation...
  • Page 155 2-24, 2-34 on nonstandard size papers and envelopes 2-33 on transparency material supported paper types and sizes 2-21 to 2-25, C-4 Printing a trial document with a printer driver l-28 Printing area 2-23 Printing performance C-2 Problems error indications...

  • Page 156: Fujitsu Offices

    Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses: FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED 475 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood N.S.W., 2067, AUSTRALIA TEL: (61-2) 410-4555 FAX: (61-2) 411-8603 FUJITSU CANADA INC. 2800 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4X5, CANADA TEL: (l-905) 602-5454 FAX: (l-905) 602-5457...

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