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  • Page 1 Digital Color Printer Olivetti d-Color P26 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Olivetti S.p.A. Gruppo Telecom Italia Via Jervis, 77 - 10015 Ivrea (ITALY) www.olivetti.com Copyright © 2006, Olivetti All rights reserved September 2006 The manufacturer reserves the right to carry out modifications to the product described in this manual at any time and without any notice.

  • Page 3: Ontents Preface

    REFACE Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it.

  • Page 4: Directive 2002/96/Ce

    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).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ......8 Printer overview......10 Changing the display language .
  • Page 6 ..... . 54 Simulating another printer - RGB source data ..59 CMYK ink simulations - CMYK source data ..64 Rendering intents .

  • Page 7: Notes, Cautions And Warnings

    Additional paper tray .....157 Adjusting Windows printer drivers ... .158 Clearing paper jams .

  • Page 8: Introduction> 8

    NTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying this colour printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media for the office.
  • Page 9 Additionally, the following optional features are also available: > Automatic two-sided (duplex) printing for economical use of paper and compact printing of larger documents ; > Additional paper tray for loading a further 530 sheets to minimise operator intervention, or different paper stocks for letterhead stationery, alternative paper sizes or other print media;...

  • Page 10: Printer Overview

    RINTER OVERVIEW RONT VIEW 1. Output stacker, face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Operator panel. Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel. 3. Paper tray. Standard blank paper tray. Holds up to 300 sheets of 80g/m²...
  • Page 11 When the rear paper stacker is folded down paper exits the printer through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up. This is mainly used for heavy print media. When used in conjunction with the multi purpose feed tray, the paper path through the printer is essentially straight.

  • Page 12: Changing The Display Language

    HANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The default language used by your printer for display messages and for report printing is English. If required, this can be changed German French Italian Spanish Swedish Russian Finnish Hungarian See the information for changing the language setting contained in the readme.html file on the driver CD.

  • Page 13: Paper Recommendations

    APER RECOMMENDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obtained when using standard 75~90g/m²...

  • Page 14: Cassette Trays

    Legal 14in. If you have identical paper stock loaded in another tray (2nd tray if you have one, or multi purpose tray) you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper. When printing from Windows applications, this function is enabled in the driver settings.

  • Page 15: Face Down Stacker

    ACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 176g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down).

  • Page 16: Loading Paper

    OADING PAPER ASSETTE TRAYS Remove the paper tray from the printer. Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges and in the middle to ensure that all sheets are properly separated, then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again.
  • Page 17 Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the front of the printer, as shown. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: • Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper.
  • Page 18 For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the paper support (4) is extended.
  • Page 19 Load the paper and adjust the paper guides (4) to the size of paper being used. • For single-sided printing on headed paper load the paper into the multi purpose tray with pre-printed side up and top edge into the printer. Loading paper> 19...
  • Page 20 • Envelopes should be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer. Do not select duplex printing on envelopes. • Do not exceed the paper capacity of about 50 sheets or 10 envelopes.

  • Page 21: Printer Settings In Windows

    Your printer’s operator panel menus provide access to many options. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel menus, and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the operator panel menus.
  • Page 22 Advanced options are also available, such as how to download TrueType fonts, and whether advanced options such as booklet printing are available. The printer driver contains extensive on-line help for these items to help you make the most appropriate choices. Printer settings in Windows> 22...
  • Page 23 Booklet printing requires the duplex unit to be installed in your printer. Poster printing will print large pages as tiles spread over multiple sheets.

  • Page 24: Secure Printing

    Number) is entered through the Printer Control Panel. You must go to the printer and enter the PIN. This feature requires the hard disk drive in your printer, this device must be enabled in the printer driver. (See “Setting the driver device options”...
  • Page 25 If you would like a prompt at the printer for the job name, click the [Request…] checkbox below the name entry.
  • Page 26 RINTING THE DOCUMENT Your secure print job is printed using the Printer Control Panel on the front of the printer. READY ATTENTION When the printer is idle (“ONLINE” indicated in the display), use the +/- buttons to select the PRINT JOB menu, then press [ENTER].

  • Page 27: Store To Hard Disk

    If you use this feature for standard forms, for example, you can walk up to the printer at any time and print off your forms without having to re-send them from the PC. This feature works in exactly the same way as the secure printing feature described earlier in this Chapter, and is available only in the Windows PostScript and PCL drivers.
  • Page 28 27 for deleting a secure print document. Like secure print documents, any other documents stored on the printer’s hard disk can also be deleted remotely from the PC using the Storage Device Manager utility. Printer settings in Windows> 28...

  • Page 29: A Guide To Printing

    OW TO ACCESS THE DRIVER SCREENS Most of the features described are accessed via the printer driver screens. How you access them depends on your computer and its operating system.

  • Page 30: Changing The Driver Defaults

    SAVED DRIVER SETTINGS This feature, unique to the Windows PCL drivers, allows you to save the printer driver settings and reuse them later. This could be useful if you frequently print many different types of document that require different printer driver settings.

  • Page 31: Setting The Driver Device Options

    ETTING THE DRIVER DEVICE OPTIONS This section explains how to ensure that your printer driver can utilize all of the hardware features installed in your printer. Accessories such as hard disk, duplex unit (two-sided printing), additional paper trays, etc., will only be usable if the printer...
  • Page 32 Click [OK] to close the window and save your changes. OS X Open the Printer Setup Utility (OS X 10.3) or Printer Center (OS X earlier versions), and ensure that your printer model is selected. Choose [Printers] → [Show Info] → [Installable Options].

  • Page 33: Blacks And Greys

    LACKS AND REYS LACK OVERPRINT Black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the coloured background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background colour. Black Overprint may not be available with some software applications.

  • Page 34: Black Printing (Black Generation)

    BLACK GENERATION To use Black Generation, Office Colour or Graphic Pro must be the selected Print Mode. Your printer prints the colour black in one of two ways: Composite Black or True Black. OMPOSITE BLACK The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black.
  • Page 35 On the driver’s [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] click the [Options] button. On [Black Finish] (2), make your selection: [Auto] (allow printer to choose the best method depending on page content), [True Black] or [Composite Black]. Windows (Graphic Pro) On the driver’s [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] click the [Options] button.
  • Page 36 From the [Black Finish] menu (2), choose your preferred setting. Mac OS X (Office Colour) From the [File] menu, select [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer. In the next menu (2), select [Printer Features]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [Colour – Office Colour].

  • Page 37: Fine Lines Enhancement

    INE LINES ENHANCEMENT This feature can be used to emphasize the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width). With some software applications, if this feature is turned ON, the spaces in bar codes may become too narrow. If this happens, turn [Adjust Ultra Fine Lines] OFF.

  • Page 38: Greyscale Printing

    Some applications will attempt to set the halftone screen information for the printer. If the option to [use printer halftones] is left at ON, the printer will set its own halftone screen value, giving a smoother result. It is recommended to leave this option on.
  • Page 39 [Greyscale], and then click [Advanced] if you want to adjust brightness and contrast. OS X In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer. From the next menu (2), select [Printer Features]. A Guide to printing> 39...
  • Page 40 From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [Colour Options]. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4), select [Greyscale]. Select [Always Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (5). This ensures best quality when using greyscale. Select the [Use optimized greyscale halftones] checkbox (6). This may slow down printing slightly, but will produce superior results.

  • Page 41: Colour Matching

    Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress have their own built-in colour management systems. See “Printer driver settings for ICC profile creation or no colour matching” on page 71. Most applications do not have these colour management features and rely instead on the printer or operating system.

  • Page 42: What This Guide Describes

    NOTE: Only use one colour management system if you want the best results from your printer. If you wish to use your printer’s colour management system, ensure that your application or operating system colour management is switched off. Applying colour management in multiple places will give unpredictable results.

  • Page 43: Printer Colour Management

    Graphic Pro This is a powerful colour management system based on ICC colour profiles. Profiles can be down loaded to the printer hard disk using a special utility, and then colour matching can be applied to all incoming print jobs.

  • Page 44: About Rgb And Cmyk Colour

    BOUT THE PRINTER DRIVERS Depending on your operating system, you may have the choice of different drivers to use with your printer. You may wish to select a printer driver based on whether it supports CMYK data. Colour matching> 44...

  • Page 45: Office Colour

    FFICE COLOUR This section describes the features in the printer driver for “Office Colour” printer colour management. There are two different sets of options in Office Colour: RGB O PTIONS Monitor (6500K) – Auto Monitor (6500K) – Perceptual Monitor (6500K) – Vivid...

  • Page 46: Office Colour - Rgb Options

    Office Colour provides a collection of several different colour matching presets for RGB data. These presets each change the colour of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB colour matching options are available in all printer drivers. RESET Monitor (6500K) –...
  • Page 47 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c and PostScript drivers. On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] (1) and click the [Options] button. Select a preset from [Colour matching options] (2). Colour matching> 47...
  • Page 48 ColorSync Quartz filters. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [Colour Options].

  • Page 49: Graphic Pro

    These profiles are down loaded to the printer using the Profile Assistant utility and then selected in the printer driver. When a job is sent to the printer, the ICC profiles are applied to the print job on the printer.

  • Page 50: Types Of Icc Profile Supported

    RINTER SIMULATION Your printer can be used to simulate the colour output of another printer, even when printing RGB documents. For best results, use CMYK documents when simulating the colour output of other printers.
  • Page 51 This is a special type of ICC profile that converts directly from CMYK to CMYK. For example, a link profile could convert directly from the CMYK space of another printer to the CMYK space of your printer. Colour matching> 51...

  • Page 52: Graphic Pro Workflow - Overview

    Note that not all ICC profile creation software can create Link profiles. 2 - D OWN LOADING You can download profiles to the printer hard disk using the Profile Assistant utility. Using Profile Assistant Launch Profile Assistant Select a printer If this is the first time you have used Profile Assistant, you should allow the utility to search for compatible printers.
  • Page 53 If you know the Printer’s IP address, you can enter it manually. The main screen of Profile Assistant displays the profiles resident on the selected printer’s hard disk. To download a new profile to the printer: Click [Add]. Select an ICC profile from your computer's hard disk.

  • Page 54: Matching The Colour Of A Monitor

    ATCHING THE COLOUR OF A MONITOR The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to match the printer colour to an RGB input device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera. 1. RGB data 3.
  • Page 55 To match the colour of an input RGB device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the printer driver: On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options]. Select [ICC Profile Colour Matching] (2).
  • Page 56 Select a Printer Output Profile (4). If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here. NOTE: If you have selected your own printer output profile (4), you will also be able to adjust the rendering intent.
  • Page 57 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour - Graphic Pro 1]. From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (6), select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [Colour - Graphic Pro 2]. Colour matching> 57...
  • Page 58 From the [Printer Output Profile] menu, select your printer profile (10). If Auto is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent (see“Rendering intents”...

  • Page 59: Simulating Another Printer - Rgb Source Data

    For example, it may be difficult to reproduce the exact colours of an ink jet printer on a toner-based printer. Additionally, differences in the range of printable colours between different devices can make simulation using RGB source data inaccurate.
  • Page 60 INDOWS If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options]. Select [Printer Simulation] (2).
  • Page 61 Select your printer output profile (5). If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent. See “Rendering intents”...
  • Page 62 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1]. From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (6), select [Printer Simulation]. If you wish to produce black and grey colours that are printed using only black toner, enable the [Preserve Black] option.
  • Page 63 If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent (see “Rendering intents”...

  • Page 64: Cmyk Ink Simulations - Cmyk Source Data

    Euroscale – Europe > Swop – North America > Toyo – Japan To print CMYK Ink Simulations, you must use PostScript printer driver supplied. 1. CMYK data 3. CMYK input profile 5. Printer output profile Although it is possible to perform CMYK ink simulations using the...
  • Page 65 This information applies to the Windows PostScript driver only. If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options].
  • Page 66 CMYK toner, instead of just K (black) toner. Select a Printer Output Profile (4). If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here.
  • Page 67 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1]. From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (6), select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. Use the [Preserve Black] option to keep the original grey component (K channel) information. If [Preserve Black] is disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of CMYK toner, instead of just K (black) toner.

  • Page 68: Rendering Intents

    If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent (see “Rendering intents”...
  • Page 69 BSOLUTE COLORIMETRIC This option is recommended if you are proofing images on your printer that are intended for final output on a printing press. This may result in a visible colour cast on your print as it will also try to simulate the paper white of the target device.

  • Page 70: Pure Black Text / Graphics

    CMYK Cyan = 0%, Yellow = 0%, Magenta = 0%, Black = 100% OLOUR MATCH PRECISION When the printer performs colour matching, it must do many calculations to convert between different colour formats (RGB, CMYK, etc.). These calculations can take time to process.

  • Page 71: Printer Driver Settings For Icc Profile Creation Or No Colour Matching

    If you are creating ICC profiles using third-party software, select [Disable Colour Matching for ICC Profile Creation]. This option switches off all printer colour management and also prevents the printer from restricting toner layer thickness. If you are using your application colour matching, select [Use Application Colour Matching].
  • Page 72 [Disable Colour Matching for Profile Creation] if you are creating an ICC profile using third-party profile creation software. Select [Use Application Colour Matching] if you wish to switch off all printer colour management and use your application’s colour matching. Colour matching> 72...

  • Page 73: Finishing Options

    INISHING OPTIONS Your printer offers a wide selection of document finishing options that help you to control the final form of your printed document. Depending on the hardware fitted, either as optional upgrades or included as standard and on which model you have, your system can offer a number of choices.
  • Page 74 Since this feature prints on both sides of the page, it requires a duplex unit to be installed in the printer, and 256MB of additional memory (512MB in total). NOTES: 1. To find out how much memory currently installed, print out a Configuration page from the printer control panel.
  • Page 75 INDOWS CRIPT (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only) In the driver’s [Layout] tab, choose [Booklet] from the [Pages Per Sheet] drop-down list. Check that the duplex option is set to [Flip on Short Edge]. NOTE: If the Booklet choice is not shown, check that the Duplex option is enabled in the driver.
  • Page 76 INDOWS In the driver’s [Setup] tab, recall any saved [driver settings] you may wish to use. Choose [Booklet] from the [Finishing Mode] drop-down list, then click [Options]. In the Options window you can set the [signature] size, the number of [pages] per side of paper and the [binding margin] if your document is going to be thick.

  • Page 77: Collating

    In this case the application performs the document collation and may send the job multiple times to the printer. Generally, this method is slower but can be more reliable. Printer collate—This section describes the collate function built into the printer driver.
  • Page 78 In the [Job Options] tab, choose how many [copies] you want to print from the scrolling list. Click the [Collate] checkbox. OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Copies & Pages] (2). Colour matching> 78...
  • Page 79 The [Collate] option in the [Copies & Pages] dialogue is for application collate. See “Collating” on page 77. Enter the number of [copies] Select [Printer Features] (4). From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Job Options]. Select the [Collate] checkbox you wish to print.

  • Page 80: Colour Separation

    OLOUR SEPARATION The colour separation feature prints each of four primary colours as separate greyscale images. This is a proofing facility that indicates the relative densities of each of the four toner colours in your print document. The darker an area appears, the more of the corresponding toner colour will be used when printing in full colour.
  • Page 81 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [Colour Options] From the [Separations] menu (4), select the separations you wish to print.

  • Page 82: Separating Queued Print Jobs

    EPARATING QUEUED PRINT JOBS When you share a printer with other users it can be useful to print a special page between print jobs to help locate each user’s job in a paper stack at the printer. In Windows this page is called a “separator page”.
  • Page 83 COVER PAGE The cover page is accessed from your application’s print dialogue. Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Cover Page] (2). Select the required options for the cover page (3). Colour matching> 83...

  • Page 84: Cover Print

    Do not confuse Cover Print with “Cover Page”. A Cover Page is an identification sheet inserted between the print jobs of a network printer. See “Separating queued print jobs” on page 82. INDOWS In the Setup tab, choose any saved driver settings you wish to use.
  • Page 85 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Paper Feed] (2). Select the trays or paper types you wish to use for the first page and remaining pages (3 & Colour matching> 85...

  • Page 86: Custom

    Print media width can be from approximately 76mm to 328mm, and its length can be from 90mm to 1200mm. Actual limits vary slightly depending on which printer driver you use and your computer’s operating system. Some applications software may not produce the desired results with non-standard print media sizes, and some experimentation may be required to obtain the results you want.
  • Page 87 Long edge The page is landscape (wide) format and you first will feed the top of the page into the printer. Short edge The page is portrait (tall) format and you will first flipped feed the bottom of the page into the printer.
  • Page 88 In the driver’s window, choose the [Multipurpose Tray] as the [Paper Source]. INDOWS In the driver’s [Setup] tab, select any previously saved settings you wish to use. Click the [Paper Feed Options] button. In the Paper Feed Options window, click [Custom Size]. If you have previously saved any special custom sizes they will be listed in the Custom Size window.
  • Page 89 If this is the size of your document but you want to scale it to fit a standard size of paper, click [Resize document to fit printer page] in the Paper Feed Options window, and choose the printer’s actual paper size from the [Conversion] drop-down list.

  • Page 90: Duplex (Double-Sided) Printing

    UPLEX DOUBLE SIDED If your printer has a duplex unit installed you can print on both sides of the paper, to save paper, weight, bulk and cost. > Only paper can be used for duplex printing, not transparencies or other media.
  • Page 91 Choosing [Off] turns off duplex printing and your document will be printed single-sided. OS X In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Layout] (2). WINDOWS 98 Colour matching> 91...
  • Page 92 From the [Two Sided Printing] options (3), select either [Long Edge Binding] or [Short Edge Binding]. Which choice you make will usually depend on whether your page format is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide), and how you plan to turn the paper over to read the second side.

  • Page 93: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet (N-Up)

    RINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE SHEET This feature scales the page size of your document for printing and reproduces several pages per sheet. This is useful when you simply want to proof your page layout, or distribute your document in a more compact format. It saves paper, bulk, weight and cost.
  • Page 94 INDOWS In the driver’s Layout tab (Windows XP) or Setup tab (Windows 98), choose the number of pages (“N-up”) you want to print on each sheet. 1-up is normal, 16-up is maximum. Click [Options] to choose from the available options for this feature.
  • Page 95 From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Layout] (2). From the [Pages per Sheet] menu (3), select the number of pages you want to fit onto a single sheet of paper. If required, change the direction are laid out on each sheet of paper.

  • Page 96: Poster Printing

    (sometimes called “tiles”). Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster. Poster Print is only available with the Windows PCL printer drivers. INDOWS In the driver’s Setup tab, under [Finishing Mode], choose [Poster Print].

  • Page 97: Scale To Page

    CALE TO PAGE Scale to Page allows you to print data formatted for one size page onto a different size page, without modifying the print data. This feature is only available with the Windows PCL drivers. In the driver’s Setup tab, click the [Options] button. Check the [Fit to Page] checkbox.

  • Page 98: Watermarks

    ATERMARKS A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a printed document. This can used to indicate that the document is “Draft”, or perhaps “Confidential”. This feature is not available on Mac OS X. The illustration below shows the Windows PostScript driver. The PCL driver is very similar.
  • Page 99 Make any adjustments you wish, and click [OK] to accept your changes. To print using a watermark In the Watermarks window, click the watermark’s name in the list. Click [OK] to close the Watermarks window. Click [OK] to close the Printer Properties window. Print your document. Colour matching> 99...

  • Page 100: Menu Functions

    It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers. However, several of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting”, which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus.

  • Page 101: Print Jobs Menu

    EXECUTE Prints a list of the resident colour profiles. LIST XPLANATION settings shown. other files stored on the printer’s hard disk drive (if installed). plus those stored in ROM (slot 0), flash memory and in hard disk (if installed). emulation fonts.

  • Page 102: Shutdown Menu

    HUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This item should always be selected before switching the printer off, to ensure that no hard disk data is lost. ETTINGS SHUTDOWN EXECUTE Performs controlled shutdown of the printer,...
  • Page 103 DISABLE RESOLUTION 600x1200DPI 600DPI TONER SAVE MODE XPLANATION Determines whether the printer check the size of paper loaded matches that required for the document sent to print. Sets the default resolution for printing (dots per inch). 600x1200DPI uses more memory and requires more time to process, but prints at a higher quality.
  • Page 104 PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE XPLANATION If the first page of a print job is black and white, the printer runs at 32ppm (pages per minute). When a colour page is detected the printer slows down to 26ppm for the rest of that job.
  • Page 105 ETTINGS LINES PER PAGE 5-64-128 EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL13 A4 / A5 / A6 / CUSTOM COM-9 ENVELOPE COM-10 ENVELOPE MONARCH ENV DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVELOPE XPLANATION Sets the number of lines of text per page when raw text is received from systems other than Windows.

  • Page 106: Media Menu

    For CUSTOM setting see X-DIMENSION and Y-DIMENSION later in this table. Selects the type of media loaded in this tray. This will help the printer to adjust its internal operating parameters, such as engine speed and fusing temperature, to better accommodate the media to be fed.
  • Page 107 MEASURE INCH X-DIMENSION 100-210-216 MILLIMETRE XPLANATION Adjusts the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in this tray (if installed). Selects the size of paper to be fed from the multi purpose tray. For CUSTOM setting see X-DIMENSION and Y-DIMENSION later in this table.
  • Page 108 ETTINGS Y-DIMENSION 148-297-1200 MILLIMETRE XPLANATION Selects the length of paper defined by the “Custom” settings referred to in the foregoing PAPER SIZE settings. Note that media of up to 1200mm in length can be fed from the multi purpose tray for banner printing.

  • Page 109: Colour Menu

    OLOUR MENU The printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs.
  • Page 110 ETTINGS C DARKNESS -3~0~+3 M DARKNESS -3~0~+3 Y DARKNESS -3~0~+3 K DARKNESS -3~0~+3 AJST EXECUTE REGISTRATION C REG FINE AJST -3~0~+3 M REG FINE AJST -3~0~+3 Y REG FINE AJST -3~0~+3 SIMULATION SWOP EUROSCALE JAPAN MEDIUM HIGH CMY 100% DISABLE DENSITY ENABLE XPLANATION...

  • Page 111: System Configuration Menu

    YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. TEMS POW SAVE TIME 5 PERSONALITY AUTO IBM PPR III XL EPSON FX EMULATION USB PS PROTOCOL ASCII NET PS PROTOCOL ASCII CLRABLE...
  • Page 112 Specifies whether the printer should perform jam recovery after a paper jam has occurred. If ON, the printer will attempt to print again any pages lost due to a paper jam once the jam has been cleared.

  • Page 113: Pcl Emulation

    EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PCL emulation mode. ETTINGS FONT RESIDENT / SOURCE DIMM0 / DIMM1 / DOWNLOADED FONT No. I0/ C001 / S001 FONT HEIGHT 4.00 POINT~12.00 POINT~999.75 POINT SYMBOL SET PC-8...
  • Page 114 ETTINGS TRUE BLACK OFF / ON PEN WIDTH ADJUST Tray ID# MP TRAY XPLANATION Selects whether black image data is printed using black toner (ON) or 100% CMY (OFF). (Valid in PCL emulation mode only.) Menu functions> 114...

  • Page 115: Ppr Emulation

    EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PPR emulation mode. ETTINGS CHARACTER 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 PITCH CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL FONT 12CPI - 20CPI; CONDENSE 12CPI - 12CPI CHARACTER Set 1; Set 2...
  • Page 116 ETTINGS TEXT HEIGHT Same; Diff XPLANATION Sets the height of a character. SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height DIFF: As CPI, character heights vary. Menu functions> 116...

  • Page 117: Fx Emulation

    EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in FX emulation mode. ETTINGS CHARACTER 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 PITCH CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL CHARACTER Set 1; Set 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER 0 Disable; Enable...

  • Page 118: Usb Menu

    MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. SOFT RESET ENABLE / DISABLE SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE / DISABLE OFFLINE ENABLE / RECEIVE DISABLE SPEED 12 / 480 Mps ETWORK MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX network interface.

  • Page 119: Maintenance Menu

    HUB LINK AUTO SETTING NEGOTIATE 100BASE-TX FULL 100BASE-TX HALF 10BASE-T FULL 10BASE-T HALF AINTENANCE MENU This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. ETTINGS MENU RESET EXECUTE SAVE MENU EXECUTE POWER SAVE ENABLE / DISABLE XPLANATION change, proceed as above.

  • Page 120: Usage Menu

    SAGE MENU This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them.

  • Page 121: Job Log Menu

    K TONER C TONER M TONER Y TONER JOB LOG XPLANATION Cartridge size and current toner level. SETTING XPLANATION ENABLE/ Prints a list of jobs carried out DISABLE on this printer. Menu functions> 121...

  • Page 122: Overlays And Macros (Windows Only)

    You can use PostScript overlays to generate all your special stationery and store it in the printer for use whenever you need it. If you have chosen to install the PCL driver, macros perform a similar function.

  • Page 123: Creating Postscript Overlays

    CD with your printer to create a “project file,” import the.PRN file(s), and download the generated filter (.HST) file to the printer. The project file will contain one or more overlay images which are functionally related, such as the cover page and the continuation page images for business letters.
  • Page 124 Navigate to the folder where the.PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set. You can have more than one printer (.PRN) file in a project. For example, one for top pages and another for continuation pages.
  • Page 125 Choose Projects→Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer. If you have a hard disk in the printer, SDM will automatically download files to it. If not, SDM will download files to flash memory. If you have a hard disk but...
  • Page 126 If you forgot to note the overlay names when you created them, you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file, or the printer’s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there.

  • Page 127: Printing With Postscript Overlays

    Open your application’s Print… dialogue and choose any options you will require, ensuring that the target printer is your PostScript printer driver in which the overlays have been defined.

  • Page 128: Creating Pcl Overlays

    (.PRN) file. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a “project file,” import the .PRN file, and download the generated filter (.BIN) files to the printer.
  • Page 129 OK to clear the message. The project window will display one .BIN file for each printer file added. Make a careful note of the name and ID number for each of the files. You will need them later.
  • Page 130 Choose Printers→Test Macro. In the Test Macro window, enter its ID number and click OK. After a short pause the printer will print the macro. When each macro has been tested, click Exit. Click the standard Windows Close (X) button, or choose Projects→Exit to close Storage Device Manager.
  • Page 131 If you forgot to note the overlay name or ID when you created them, you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file, or the printer’s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there.

  • Page 132: Printing With Pcl Overlays

    Open your application’s Print… dialogue and choose any options you will require, ensuring that the target printer is your PCL printer driver in which the overlays have been defined.

  • Page 133: Replacing Consumable Items

    EPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: > Toner: A4 PAGE COVERAGE (OF THIS COLOUR) Black Cyan Magenta Yellow The P26 is shipped with sufficient Cyan, Magenta & Yellow toner for 5,000 A4 pages in the print cartridges, of which 800 A4 pages of toner are used to charge the image drum (4,200 A4 pages remaining).

  • Page 134: Consumable Order Details

    To avoid toner wastage and possible toner sensor errors, do not change the toner cartridge(s) until “TONER EMPTY” is displayed. The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
  • Page 135 Seek medical attention immediately. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.
  • Page 136 Pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the printer.
  • Page 137 Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes. If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this, please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light.
  • Page 138 Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured lever to the right, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the...

  • Page 139: Image Drum Replacement

    MAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. Static sensitive devices, handle with care. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.
  • Page 140 Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface.
  • Page 141 Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge. Place the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid marking your furniture.
  • Page 142 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 143: Replacing The Belt Unit

    The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 60,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.
  • Page 144 Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. The green image drum surface at the base of each cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.
  • Page 145 Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer. Turn the two fasteners (5) 90° to the right until they lock.

  • Page 146: Fuser Replacement

    Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat.
  • Page 147 The retaining levers (2) should be fully upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you. Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser area from the image drums.

  • Page 148: Cleaning The Led Head

    Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue.

  • Page 149: Installing Upgrades> 149

    The duplex unit slides straight into the rear of the printer and requires no tools to install. Unpack the new unit and remove any transit material from Switch the printer off.
  • Page 150 Near the top of the page, between the two horizontal lines, you will see the current printer configuration. This list should indicate that the duplex unit is now installed. All that remains is to adjust the Windows printer driver to make full use of the new features. Installing upgrades> 150...

  • Page 151: Memory Upgrade

    EMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 256MB of main memory. This can be upgraded with an additional memory board of 256MB or 512MB, giving a maximum total memory capacity of 768MB. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross-head (philips type) screwdriver.
  • Page 152 Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side.
  • Page 153 Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4. Close the front cover and close the top cover, pressing down firmly at each side to latch it closed.
  • Page 154 Examine the first page of the menu map. Near the top of the page, between the two horizontal lines, you will see the current printer configuration. This list contains the figure for total memory size. This should indicate the total memory now installed.

  • Page 155: Hard Disk Drive

    Remove the screw (1) securing the right-hand side cover. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side.
  • Page 156 (4) in the printer. Tighten the two thumbscrews (5). Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4. Close the front cover and the top cover, pressing down firmly at each side to latch it closed.

  • Page 157: Additional Paper Tray

    DDITIONAL PAPER TRAY Switch the printer off and disconnect the AC power cable. Place additional paper tray on desired location. Observing safety rules for lifting and, using locating guides, place printer on top of the additional paper tray. Re-connect the AC power cable and switch the printer ON.

  • Page 158: Adjusting Windows Printer Drivers

    DRIVER If you have installed a memory upgrade it is not necessary to change the PCL printer driver, and you can ignore this section. If you have installed a duplex unit or hard disk, proceed as follows: Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes”...
  • Page 159 Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP) via the Start Menu or from the Windows Control Panel. Right-click the printer icon for this printer, and choose Properties from the pop-up menu. On the Device Settings tab, locate the list of installable options.

  • Page 160: Clearing Paper Jams

    Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point on the paper path through the printer. When a jam occurs, the printer immediately stops, and the Alert LED on the Status Panel (together with the Status Monitor) informs you of the event.
  • Page 161 Paper feed Paper path If a sheet is well advanced out of the top of the printer, simply grip it and pull gently to draw it fully out. If it does not remove easily, do not use excessive force. It can be removed from the rear later.
  • Page 162 It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. 2. Magenta cartridge 4. Black cartridge Clearing paper jams> 162...
  • Page 163 Repeat this removal procedure for each of the remaining image drum units. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of paper are visible on any part of the belt unit. • To remove a sheet with its leading edge at the front of...
  • Page 164 If the sheet is well advanced into the fuser (only a short length is still visible), do not attempt to pull it back. Follow the next step to remove it from the rear of the printer. Clearing paper jams> 164...
  • Page 165 1. Cyan cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge • Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. 2. Magenta cartridge 4.
  • Page 166 Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area (6).
  • Page 167 Lift the front cover release and pull open the front cover. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover. Pull out the paper tray and ensure that all paper is stacked properly, is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned against the edges of the paper stack.
  • Page 168 When the jam has been cleared, if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams. Clearing paper jams> 168...

  • Page 169: Specifications

    600 x 600, 600 x 1200dpi or 600 x 600dpi x 2bit Emulations PostScript 3 PCL 5c, HP-GL, PCL XL, PCL 6e Epson FX IBM Pro Printer III XL Auto Features Auto registration Auto density adjustment Auto consumable counter reset Memory...
  • Page 170 Cable: USB specification version2.0 (shielded) Transmission mode: High speed (480Mbps + 0.25% maximum) Network 10 Base T, 100 Base TX Printer life 420,000 pages or 5 years Duty cycle 50,000 pages per month max., 4,000 pages per month average Toner life...
  • Page 171 ITEM SPECIFICATION Print 30 to 73% RH @ 10 °C; 30 to 54% RH @ 32 °C environment 10 to 32 °C @ 30% RH; 10 to 27 °C @ 80% RH Colour 17 to 27 °C @ 50 to 0% RH 1.

  • Page 172: Index

    ...41 basics ...41 Graphic Pro ...43 Graphics Pro ...49 ICC profiles ...50 operating system ...41 printer ... 42 ...44 Configuring hardware options from ...44 the desktop Cover page Windows PCL Custom page size Windows XP/2000 PCL Windows XP/2000 PS Duplex...
  • Page 173 ...149 Hard disk drive ...155 Memory ...151 Job Log Menu ...121 Labels recommended types ...13 Major printer components and paper path ...160 Matching the colour of a monitor, scanner or camera ...54 Menus Colour menu factory default settings FX emulation...
  • Page 174 Rendering intents Secure documents printing ...16 Secure printing Separator page Setting the driver device options ...14 Simulating another printer - RGB source data Store to hard disk Switching off correctly Toner current usage state how to replace life expectancy ...22...

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