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STEP Unpacking Carefully remove the printer and other items from the box. Check that nothing is miss- ing against the list of shipped components below. List of Shipped Components Printer Waste Toner Box (E) Toner Container (D) Power Cord (F) (for U.S.A.
Environment Temperature Humidity Do not install the printer where temperature or humidity is outside the rec- ommended range. Print quality may suffer and there will be an increased chance of paper jams. Places to Avoid Avoid installing the printer in locations subject to: •...
STEP Installing the Toner Container Before you can use the printer for the first time, you must prepare it by installing the toner container, waste toner box, and set up the interfacing with the computer. Top Cover Toner Container 10 times or...
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To remove the toner container Lock Lever Push firmly on the top of the toner con- tainer at the positions marked PUSH HERE. When the toner container fits into place, it will lock with a clicking sound. Close the top cover. Pull the lock lever (blue colored) to the right and gently lift the toner con- tainer.
STEP Installing the Waste Toner Box The waste toner box is supplied with the printer. The waste toner box must be installed in the printer. Waste Toner Left Cover Open the cap of the waste toner box. Open the left cover on the left side of the printer.
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Ensuring that it is correctly inserted, close the left cover. To remove the Waste Toner Box While holding the waste toner box, press the lock lever and then gently remove the waste toner box. Lock Lever...
STEP Connecting the Printer to the Computer There are various ways of connecting the printer to the computer, such as through the parallel interface connector, through the USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface connec- tor, and through the network interface connector. In addition, a serial interface and a second network interface are optionally available as well.
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface Connection USB Cable Network Interface Connection Network Cable Plug one end of the printer cable (not included) into the parallel interface con- nector on the rear of the printer. • Use a parallel printer cable that complies with the IEEE1284 standards.
This section describes the procedure for connecting the power cord and various cau- tions. Notes on Power Supply • Install the printer near an AC wall outlet, preferably one that can be used for the printer alone. • Only use this printer with the supply voltage indicated on the serial number label attached to the printer’s rear panel.
When loading other sizes into the cassette, the size must be input into the printer on the operator panel (Refer to the Operation Guide [PDF file] provided on the CD-ROM). Standard size paper settings are indi- cated as fixed positions in the cassette.
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Pull the paper cassette all the way out of the printer. Paper Cassette Push the bottom plate down until it locks. Bottom Plate Standard paper sizes are attached to the inside of the paper cassette as shown in the following figure. In the paper cassette for U.S.A., Legal size...
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Stopper paper. When the paper size dial is set to OTHER the paper size must be set into the printer on the operator panel. See the Opera- tion Guide (PDF file) provided on the CD-ROM.
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Load Limit Load Limit Clip Clip Fan the media (paper/transpar- encies), then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing. Slide the paper into the paper cassette. • Do not load more paper than will fit under the load limits on the paper guides.
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Removing the Dust Cover Insert the paper cassette into the slot in the printer. Push it straight in as far as it will go. There is a paper gauge on the right side of the front of the paper cassette to indicate the remaining paper supply.
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MP (Multi Purpose) tray MP Tray Paper Guides Load Limit Pull the MP tray towards you until it stops. Pull out the subtray. Adjust the position of the paper guides on the MP tray. Standard paper sizes are attached to the MP tray. For stan- dard paper sizes, slide the guides to the position marked correspondingly.
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Envelopes Envelopes should be fed in the face-up position, right edge first. • Test a sample envelope on the printer and check that printing quality is satisfactory before purchasing. • To avoid trouble, we recommend that envelopes be delivered face-up using the option rear tray.
Installing the Option Rear Tray Use the rear tray when you wish paper to be stacked with the printed side facing up (reverse order), or when you are printing on envelopes, postcards, transparen- cies, or thick paper. This rear tray is a separate option. Legal Size A4 Size Letter Size...
Turning the Power Switch On This section describes the procedure for turning on the printer’s power. During start-up, the language for the message display and status page of this printer can be selected from English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, and Portu- guese.
MSG language ? English ENTER STEP Printing a Status Page To test the printer, print a status page indicating factory settings. MENU Print Status Page ENTER The message display indication changes to that shown on the left and ? flashes.
Correcting a Paper Jam If a paper jam occurs while you are printing, remove the jammed paper as described below. After you have removed the jammed paper, open and close the top cover or the paper transfer unit. When pulling the paper, pull it gently so as not to tear it. Torn pieces of paper are difficult to remove and may be easily overlooked, deterring the jam recovery.
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Jam Inside the Printer While pulling the paper transfer unit release lever (green colored), pull out the paper transfer unit. If paper is jammed before the registration roller, remove it as shown in A. If paper is jammed under the registration roller, remove it as shown in B.
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Any modification without prior permission may cause harmful interference. If any modification/change is introduced to this equipment without prior permission, Kyocera Mita as the man- ufacturer cannot guarantee compliance with FCC rules. To use equipment which does not comply with FCC rules is prohibited.
Label inside the rear Ozone concentration The printers generate ozone gas (O smell. To minimize concentration of ozone gas to less than 0.1 ppm, we recommend you not to install the printer in a confined area where ventilation is blocked. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1.
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Manufacturer’s address: 704-19 Nojino, Tamaki-Cho, Watarai-Gun, Mie-Ken 519-0497, Japan declares that the product Product name: Page Printer Model number: FS-3820N/FS-3830N (as tested with the enhancement optional unit: PF-60, DU-61, and SO-60) Conforms to the following product specifications. EN 55 022:1998 Class B...
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Model number: FS-3820N/FS-3830N (as tested with the enhancement optional units: PF-60, DU-61, and SO-60) Description of device: This Page Printer Model FS-3830N is the 33 ppm (FS-3820N is the 28 ppm); A4 size and utilized plane paper; laser; dry toner etc. The printer can be equipped with several enhancement optional units as a paper feeder as PF-60, a duplexer as DU-61, a sorter as SO-60 etc.
■ Prolonged Non-use If you ever leave the printer unused for a long period of time, remove the power cord from the wall outlet. We recommend you consult with your dealer about the additional actions you should take to avoid possible dam- ages that may occur when the printer is used next time.
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Push the center as shown in the figure to make space for the developer unit. Put the developer unit into that space. To reinstall the developer unit into the printer, use the reverse procedure of the above. ® NERGY As an E...
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Rear Tray 3 Network Interface Card (IB-20/21E/22) Insert the card into the option interface slot at the rear of the printer. The printer can be used on net- work environments including Windows, Macin- tosh, UNIX, NetWare, etc. Serial lnterface Board Kit (IB-11) Connect to the computer’s serial printer port with...
Centronics Data Computer Corp. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. This Kyocera Mita page printer uses PeerlessPrintXL to provide the HP LaserJet compatible PCL 6 language emulation. PeerlessPrintXL is a trademark of The Peerless Group, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, U.S.A.
Important Note on the Interface Connectors Be sure to turn off printer power before connecting or disconnecting an interface cable to the printer. For pro- tection against static discharge which may be applied to the printer’s internal electronics through the interface connector(s), keep any interface connector which is not in use capped using the protective cap supplied.
Flashing: Indicates when an error occurs that you can clear by yourself. Lit: Indicates that the printer is on-line. Printing is possible. Off: Indicates that the printer is off-line. Data can be received but will not be printed. Also indicates when printing is automatically stopped due to occur- rence of an error.