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Panasonic KX-P7100 Settings And Printing

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Settings and Printing
Settings and Printing
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CONTINUE Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Available Media and Media Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Available Paper Weights and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Margins and Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Media Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Page Setup Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quality Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Profiles Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ports Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sharing Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Printer Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Displaying the Printer Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Queue Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Menus (Buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Maintenance and Specifications
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Setting the Printer Driver ....... 22 Displaying the Panasonic KX-P7100 Properties Window ..22 Details Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me) .
  • Page 2 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Using the Special Print Features ......45 Duplex Printing .

  • Page 3: Cautions

    Ink jet media Media for ink jet Any toner other than genuine Insert a stack of media into (paper, transparency, etc.) or Panasonic toner; it may the manual feed. (Insert a transparency for color laser media one by one.) damage the printer.
  • Page 4 The ventilation space is needed more than 20 mm (0.8 ) between the printer and a wall. Using the USB interface Please note that if more than one KX-P7100 printers are connected in a USB tree, only one of those printers will perform print out job.

  • Page 5: Part Names

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Part Names Part Names Front Side View Paper support (see pages 16, Output tray Front cover Manual feed (see pages 8 , Printer panel (see page Media tray (see pages 8, Paper level indicator (see page Rear Side View...

  • Page 6: Printer Panel

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Panel Printer Panel READY Indicators ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT CONTINUE CONTINUE button Indicators Three indicators show the following printer’s status. Printer Status TONER/ READY ERROR DRUM UNIT Printer is warming up (three indicators light one after another). Printer is ready for printing or in the sleep mode.

  • Page 7: Continue Button

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Panel CONTINUE Button The printer executes the following action depending on the printer status by pressing this button. Printer Status TONER/ READY ERROR DRUM UNIT Printer wakes up from the sleep mode (power save mode). Printer recovers from the error status after paper empty or paper feed error is restored.

  • Page 8: About Media

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing About Media About Media See the tables below for available media. For the notes and detailed media specification, refer “Media” on page 43 “Maintenance and Specifications”. Available Media and Media Size Media Media size Media tray...

  • Page 9: Available Paper Weights And Capacity

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing About Media Available Paper Weights and Capacity Media Media tray Duplex print Manual feed 60 - 105 g/m 60 - 105 g/m 75 - 90 g/m Paper weights Plain paper (16 - 28 lbs.) (16 - 28 lbs.) (20 - 24 lbs.) 106 - 165 g/m...

  • Page 10: Loading Media And Printing

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Loading Media and Printing See the Setup Guide for the following instructions. • Installing the Toner Cartridge and Drum Unit • Connecting Cables • Intalling the Printer Software The media is printed out on the output tray (top of the printer).

  • Page 11: Margins And Print Area

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Margins and Print Area The image (print area) is printed a bit smaller than the media size. 4.2 mm (0.17 ) is required for the top, bottom and sides margins. You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area.

  • Page 12: Using The Media Tray

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Using the Media Tray Pull the media tray out of the printer. Pinch the media guides and slide them to the approximate width ( # ) and length ( $ ) of the media.
  • Page 13 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing NOTE • When loading the legal paper, slide the length guide unit ( $ ) to extend while pressing the stopper ( # ). • If the media guide is removed, put it back. Media guide •...
  • Page 14 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Tap the media stack on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing. NOTE • Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print. •...
  • Page 15 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Transparency Print side down Max. 20 sheets Envelope Print side down Flap Max. 30 sheets Flap (International C5) NOTE • Most media has instructions recommending the side to be printed first. •...
  • Page 16 Before printing a document, specify the paper size, media type and paper source from the printer driver following steps below. Display the print window in the application software. Select Panasonic KX-P7100 printer and click Properties. The printer properties window is displayed.
  • Page 17 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Select the Media Tray (%) from Paper Source and specify the paper size (#) and media type ($). • You cannot select Thick Paper or Label when selecting the Media Tray for Paper Source.

  • Page 18: Using The Manual Feed

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Using the Manual Feed The manual feed serves as an additional tray for loading any type of media that ranges in size from 76.2 mm x 127 mm to 216 mm x 356 mm (3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 ). When using the thick paper [106 –...
  • Page 19 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Insert a media with the printing side up into the manual feed while adjusting the media guides to the media width. The inserted media is slightly fed into the manual feed automatically. •...
  • Page 20 Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing Display the print window in the application software. Select Panasonic KX-P7100 printer and click Properties. The printer properties window is displayed. Select the Manual Feed (%) for Paper Source and specify the paper size (#) and media type ($).
  • Page 21 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Loading Media and Printing After the media has been fed from the manual feed, insert the media into the manual feed for the next printing. • If it is delayed to insert the media into the manual feed, the media empty error may occur.

  • Page 22: Setting The Printer Driver

    Setting the Printer Driver Setting the Printer Driver Displaying the Panasonic KX-P7100 Properties Window It is possible to set the printer by using the Panasonic KX-P7100 Properties window. It can be displayed from Windows®* (see below) or from an application (see page 24).
  • Page 23 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Click a tab to view the features. Details Tab (see page [For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me] Sharing Tab (see page [For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me] Page Setup Tab (see page Advanced Tab...
  • Page 24 Setting the Printer Driver Setting the Printer from an Application: When setting the printer by using the Panasonic KX-P7100 Properties window from an application, the setting is returned to the default setting if the application is closed. For example, to print a document created in Microsoft WordPad in Windows 98, perform the following steps.

  • Page 25: Details Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me)

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Details Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me) NOTE • This option is available only in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. Print to the following port Enables to select the port where the parallel interface cable or USB cable is connected.

  • Page 26: Sharing Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me)

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Sharing Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me) Shared As Enables you to share the printer over the network. For the detailed information, refer to the Help menu in Windows. When shared, for other PCs to print the printer driver must be loaded.

  • Page 27: Page Setup Tab

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Page Setup Tab & Paper Size Enables to select a different paper size. Letter, A4, Legal, Executive, B5, A5, A6, Envelope #10, Envelope #9, Monarch, International DL or International C5 can be selected. Media Type Enables to select the type of media loaded in the media tray or manual feed.
  • Page 28 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Paper Source Enables to select the Media Tray or Manual Feed. Thick paper [106 – 165 g/m (29 – 44 lbs.)] or label cannot be printed using the media tray.

  • Page 29: Advanced Tab

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Advanced Tab Overlay feature enables you to overlay an overlay file (images or characters) over a document (see “Overlay Printing - Watermark” on page 47). & Make Overlay / Cover / Trailer Page File Enables you to save a GDI file for graphics and/or characters that you wish to overlay on/ before/after a document.
  • Page 30 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Print With Overlay Enables you to select a GDI file that you wish to overlay on a document when it is printed. The following are examples to use overlay feature: Overlay 1st Page: Enables to incorporate your letterhead on the first page of a business letter.

  • Page 31: Quality Tab

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Quality Tab & Brightness Control Changes the brightness of an image. A lighter setting (increasing value) provides a lighter image and a darker setting (decreasing value) provides a darker image. Contrast Control Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 32 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Print Mode Select the appropriate print mode for the type of document to be printed. Graphic: Documents are printed in grayscale. Select Graphic print mode for documents containing photographs, illustrations, etc. Text: Documents are printed in black and white.

  • Page 33: Profiles Tab

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Profiles Tab You can save the settings of the driver (for example, printing on a label or envelope etc.) using the Profile tab and retrieve it when necessary. &...
  • Page 34 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Save as… Enables to register a new profile or renew the saved profile. Change the driver settings. Click the Profiles tab. Click Save as... Enter a profile name and comment. •...

  • Page 35: Displaying The Printer Properties Windows For Windows Nt 4.0 / Windows 2000

    Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000 Click , move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. Start The Printers window is displayed. Click the Panasonic KX-P7100 icon. Click the File menu, then click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P7100 Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 36 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Click a tab to view the features. Ports tab (see page Sharing tab (see page Device Settings tab (see page (tab in Windows NT 4.0) •Tabs are different in Windows 2000. NOTE •...

  • Page 37: Ports Tab (Windows Nt 4.0 / Windows 2000)

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Ports Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) (tab in Windows NT 4.0) Checked port Documents will be printed to the checked port. Parallel interface: KXP1, KXP2, KXP3 USB interface: KXPUSB (only Windows 2000)

  • Page 38: Sharing Tab (Windows Nt 4.0 / Windows 2000)

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Sharing Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) (tab in Windows NT 4.0) Shared (Windows NT 4.0) / Shared as (Windows 2000) Enables you to share the printer over the network. For the setup operation, refer to “Sharing the printer with a client computer”...
  • Page 39 • If the shared printer is used through Windows 95 or Windows 98, the printer name must not exceed 12 characters. Click NOTE If you want to use a shared KX-P7100 printer in the network, select Network Printer in the Select Printer Type dialog when installing the printer driver.

  • Page 40: Device Settings Tab (Windows Nt 4.0 / Windows 2000)

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Setting the Printer Driver Device Settings Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) (tab in Windows NT 4.0) Form To Tray Assignment Enables to assign the paper size to the media tray or manual feed. If the Hold mismatched documents check box is checked on in the Scheduling tab (Windows NT 4.0) or Advanced tab (Windows 2000), it will be displayed that paper size is different in the spooler window on Windows when you print a document on the different...

  • Page 41: Using The Printer Console Window

    Using the Printer Console Window Using the Printer Console Window The KX-P7100 Printer Console window provides an easy means to configure and monitor the printer, and control print jobs when the printer is connected to your computer using the parallel interface or USB interface cable.

  • Page 42: Menus (Buttons)

    Delete Document ( Allows you to delete the selected print job (highlighted) from the print queue. Exit Enables to exit the Panasonic KX-P7100 Printer Console window. Settings Menu Density ( The Density setting allows you to define the darkness of the dots placed on the paper.
  • Page 43 Output Port: ###### Total RAM Size: ###### K Bytes Free Disk Space: ########## Bytes on C: Printer Mode: Density: Medium Power Saving: Printer Configuration Printer Name: Panasonic KX-P7100 Controller FW: #.## Engine FW: Page Count: #### Drum Unit Page Count: ####...

  • Page 44: Help Menu

    The printer prints 5 sheets of blank page by clicking this button to clean the fuser unit. Help Menu About Displays the version of the Panasonic KX-P7100 Printer Console window. Index Enables to display the help menus for the console window.

  • Page 45: Using The Special Print Features

    •Make the paper straight if the paper is curled. Open a document to perform duplex printing and display the print window in your application. Select Panasonic KX-P7100 printer and click Properties. The printer properties window appears. •The operation for displaying the printer properties window may be different depending on the application software.
  • Page 46 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Using the Special Print Features Click on the Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge check button for Duplex menu. : Flip on long edge : Flip on short edge Click Print the document.

  • Page 47: Overlay Printing - Watermark

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Using the Special Print Features Overlay Printing - Watermark You can use the Overlay feature to: • Incorporate your letterhead on the first page of a business letter. • Print your logo at the bottom of each page of a set of presentation slides. •...
  • Page 48 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Using the Special Print Features Prepared Overlay Files (Watermarks) To perform the watermark printing, see page CONFDENT.GDI COPY.GDI NOTCOPY.GDI DRAFT.GDI SAMPLE.GDI...
  • Page 49 file that you want to overlap on a document. Verify the overlay data by printing it. Display the print window and select the Panasonic KX-P7100 printer. Click Properties to display the printer properties window. Click the Advanced tab, then click on the Make Overlay / Cover / Trailer...
  • Page 50 1 in the file name box with the extension (.GDI). The file is saved in the following directory. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me: Program Files\Panasonic\Panasonic KX-P7100 Winnt (OS System) Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000: \system32\Kxp7100 •You cannot use the following names for the overlay file (GDI file).
  • Page 51 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Using the Special Print Features Click the Advanced tab, then click on the check box of your desired selection. Print With Overlay: The overlay file is overlapped only on the first page (Overlay 1st Page) or all pages (Overlay All Pages) of a document.
  • Page 52 Open a document to print with the overlay file and display the print window. Select the Panasonic KX-P7100 printer. Click Properties to display the printer properties window. Click the Advanced tab, then click on the Print With Overlay check box.

  • Page 53: Printer Status Display

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Status Display Printer Status Display The Printer Status Display will show the printer status, error message or recovery information of the local printer connected to your computer using the parallel interface or USB interface cable.

  • Page 54: Function Of The Status Display

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Status Display Function of the Status Display % & This box shows the printer status. The recovery information is displayed by clicking on the More Information check box see “Recovery Information” on page 55 Clicking closes the Printer Status Display window.

  • Page 55: Recovery Information

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Status Display Recovery Information Recovery information shows the corrective instruction with animation when a printer error has occurred. & Shows corrective action for the printer error with animation. Shows corrective instructions or status. Clicking this button starts the animation.

  • Page 56: Setting The Printer Status Display

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Printer Status Display Setting the Printer Status Display & Status Display Type Stay: Clicking on the Stay check button runs the Printer Status Display program and places the icon on the task bar when starting Windows. The icon is blinking on the task bar when a printer error has occurred.

  • Page 57: Index

    Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Index Index Numerics 1up / 2up / 4up ....27 Indicators ......6 AC inlet .
  • Page 58 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Index Portrait ......27, 28 Ports tab ......37 READY indicator .

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