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PrintPartner 12V
PAGE PRINTER
USER´s MANUAL
FUJITSU LIMITED
Communications and Electronics
Tokyo, Japan

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  • Page 1 PrintPartner 12V PAGE PRINTER USER´s MANUAL FUJITSU LIMITED Communications and Electronics Tokyo, Japan...
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Notice to American Radio Frequertcy interference Statement Users Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecrion against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Specifications User’ s Manual...
  • Page 4 As an International ENERGY STAR Partner, Fujitsu Limited has determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency. The International ENREGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipments.
  • Page 5 FM-4 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 6 The company assumes no liability for errors and omissions. Copyright © 1997, 1998 FUJITSU LIMITED Printed in Japan. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated, stored in a database or retrieval system, or...
  • Page 7 Precautions Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safe your printer’ s correct performance. Follow the cautions and notices la b eled on the printer or marked with icons in the manual. Save this manual for future reference. •...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface Manual and Software Set Operating Environments Conventions Control Panel Changing Message Language viii Chapter 1 Getting Started Getting Acquainted 1 - 4 Getting Ready Picking a Suitable Location Unpacking and Checking Your Printer Setting Up Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle 1-10 Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray 1-12...
  • Page 9 Contents Installing Other Software.. 1-24 PPMENU 1-24 Lexmark’ s MarkVision™ 1-25 Printing Your First Document.. 1-26 Adjusting Print Density 1-27 If Something Goes Wrong 1-28 Where To Go From Here.. 1-29 Chapter 2 Printing and Paper Handling Control Panel Tutorial The Control Panel 2 - 2 Indicators...
  • Page 10 Contents Chapter 3 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer Adding RAM 3 - 3 Installing an Alternate Emulation Installing an Interface Expansion Board 3 - 4 3 - 5 Installing an Interface Board 3 - 5 Connecting to the LocalTalk Port 3 - 6 Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable Selecting the LocalTalk Interface...
  • Page 11 W a r n i n g M e s s a g e s 5-16 Appendix A A - 1 Font Samples A - 1 Bitmapped Fonts Scalable Fonts Appendix B Supplies and Accessories.. Supplies Accessories Specifications Appendix C GL-1 Glossary I N - 1 Index Fujitsu Offices.. Inside back cover User´s Manual...

  • Page 12: Preface

    Paper feeder: Base mechanism plus paper tray (tray 2) Multi-function feeder Manual and The PrintPartner 12V has a single user’ s manual. This user’ s manual Software Set provides a summary of everything for from non-technical users unfamiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users.

  • Page 13: Operating Environments

    • MarkVision™ for Windows 95/NT 4.0, printer management utility programs, which allow you to easily understand the printer (status, statistics, or features) and displays the printer control panel on your computer display to remotely operate the printer. Network Printer Utility for Windows 3.x, which allows you to remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C board of the printer or locally check the printer.

  • Page 14: Conventions

    Conventions Icons draw your attention to advisory messages, as illustrated below. A line precedes and follows the message to show where the message begins and ends. Warning: Ignoring this information could result in personal injury. Caution: Ignoring this information could result in loss of data or harm to your equipment.

  • Page 15: Changing Message Language

    The control panel has a character display of 16 columns x 2 lines. In text, the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital letters inside a box lik and control panel display messages appear in a fixed-spacing font like READY. Button names or messages occupying two lines are expressed in a single line shown below.

  • Page 16: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections: Getting Acquainted. Learning the printer’ s main parts and its paper paths. Getting Ready. Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the printer. Setting Up. Assembling the printer. Connecting the Printer. Selecting an interface and connecting to the computer.
  • Page 17 Getting Acquainted User’ s Manual...
  • Page 18 Getting Acquainted 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. Top cover (main stacker) From optional paper tray F i g u r e 1 - 4 P a p e r p a t h s...

  • Page 19: Getting Ready

    Getting Ready Getting Ready This section will help you: 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

    Getting Reedy Use only the power cord furnished with the printer. Do not use an extension cord. Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that causes electrical noise, such as motors.
  • Page 21 Getting Reedy Printer An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use. The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the primer. The left paper guide is an accessory for the printer customized for Letter size paper.
  • Page 22 Setting Up Setting This section describes how to assemble the printer and connect the power cord after choosing a suitable location for the printer and checking that you received all the parts. Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle This printer is shipped with the print unit mounted and protective materials attached.
  • Page 23 Setting Up To prepare the print unit and install the toner bottle, follow these steps: 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: Setting Up

    Setting Up Install toner bottle. Slide both projecting guides of the toner bottle into the grooves of the print unit. Caution: If you have installed the roner bottle, do not remove it from the print unit until it is empty. This could causes toner to spill into the printer.

  • 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 Setting Up Caution: Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down. If paper is curled, remove the curl. Load the paper. Place the front portion of the paper stack on the tray and slide it backwards so that the stack is placed under the two stoppers.

  • Page 27: Connecting The Power Cord

    Setting Up 7. Remove the adhesive tape which secures the rear stacker. Open the rear stacker and make sure the paper guide is pushed down in the locked position. Close the rear stacker. Caution: If the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer will not work.

  • Page 28: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    Connecting the pinter to Your Computer Plug the male end into a wall outlet. Warning: 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.

  • Page 29: Connecting To The Parallel Port

    Parallel (Centronics) or serial (RS-232C) Use a serial interface if the printer is not near the computer. Many computers have both parallel and serial interface ports. Serial communication can operate up to 15 meters (50 feet). Parallel communication is normally limited to 3 meters (10 feet). LocalTalk (option) Use the LocalTalk interface if the printer is connected to a Macintosh network.

  • Page 30: Connecting To The Serial Port

    Connecting the Printer to Your Computer To make the connection, plug the cable connector into the parallel interface port on the back of the printer. Secure the connector with the wire clips. Plug the other connector into your computer’ s parallel port. Consult your computer documentation if you need help.

  • Page 31: Verifying Serial Parameter Settings

    Connecting the Printer to Your Computer To make the connection, plug the cable connector into the serial interface port at the back right of the printer. Secure the Insert connector by tightening the connector screws in the connector hood. Plug the other connector into your computer’...
  • Page 32 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 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: MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P MODE LPTl:=COMl:...

  • Page 33: Printing A Test Page Offline

    Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 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. 1.
  • Page 34 Installing a Printer Driver Now that you connected your printer to the parallel port of the computer, you are ready to install a Windows printer driver into your computer. The Windows printer driver is essential for controlling your printer in Microsoft Windows environments. Several printer drivers are contained in the attached software set consisting of a CD-ROM and a floppy disk.
  • Page 35 Installing a Printer Driver To install a printer driver in Windows 95, note the following: When you install the printer driver, the original OS (CD-ROM or floppy disks) is required during installation. When MarkVision™ for Windows 95 may be already installed, select a printer name followed by (MV) in the Printers window.

  • Page 36: Installing A Printer Driver

    (conflicts like the failure to establish communication between the Printer Driver and the printer), remove these from Windows and reinstall the PrintPartner 12V Printer Driver. Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD-ROM To install printer drivers contained in the CD-ROM, see the booklet “Quick Start”...

  • Page 37: Standard Printer Driver For Windows 95

    Installing a Printer Driver 4. Type “A:\Install” or “B:\Install” and press the “Enter” key. The following printer drivers can be installed: PrintPartner 12V (PCL6) PrintPartner 12V (PCL5e) PrintPartner 16DV (PCL6) PrintPartner l6DV (PCL5e) PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL6) PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL5e) PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation 5.
  • Page 38 PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation 3. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program. The Fujitsu PrintPartner Windows 95 Printer Driver is now installed. For further details, see the driver’ s Readme file.

  • Page 39: Installing Other Software

    Installing other Software Installing Other This section provides information about the two kinds of printer Software management software contained in the CD-ROM supplied with this printer. The topics are: PPMENU: Enables you to remotely control or configure your printer’ s features from your computer’ s screen. MarkVision™...

  • Page 40: Lexmark' S Markvision

    Installing Other Software Lexmark’ s MarkVision™ MarkVision™ by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing printers, contained in the CD-ROM. It has the following main functions: Monitoring the printer Displaying the printer status and features (including options) and statistics Providing the printer control panel on the computer’ s screen (Remote control panel) These functions are most effective and valuable for remote printers in network environments.

  • Page 41: 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 printing which does not require the use of a computer.

  • Page 42: Adjusting Print Density

    Printing Your First Document 6. Print your document. Start the program. The default paper size is fixed to A4 (for 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’...

  • Page 43: If Something Goes Wrong

    Where To Go From Here 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. User’ s Manual 1-28...

  • Page 44: Where To Go From Here

    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. To customize printer defaults, see Chapter 2.
  • Page 45 1-30 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 46: Printing And Paper Handling

    Printing and Paper Handling This chapter provides information you may need for day-to-day printing. The topics are: • Control panel tutorial The tutorial describes the indicators, message display, and buttons. It includes an example of how to use the control panel. Control panel functions This section describes the functions by buttons.

  • Page 47: Indicators

    Control Panel Tutorial figure 2-1 Control panel Indicators User’ s Manual...

  • Page 48: Message Display

    Control Panel Tutorial Message Display (LCD) The message display uses a liquid-crystal display representing status and errors by two lines of sixteen characters. In operating mode, it may show: • What the printer is doing Whether the printer is ready to print When paper should be added When paper should be manually inserted When the toner bottle needs to be replaced...
  • Page 49 Control Panel Tutorial Pressing the button briefly Except for the READY button, the following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline. Button (top label) Function READY Switches the printer between online and offline. FORM FEED Performs a form feed to print the remaining data. CONT.

  • Page 50: Control Panel Functions

    Control Panel Functions Control Panel Changing Message language (MENY) Functions You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. To select a language, follow these steps: 1, Turning the printer on while pressing MENU The message C.

  • Page 51: Clearing The Buffer And Reinitializing The Printer

    Control Panel Functions Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer(m) Pressing and holding down RESET for five or more seconds clears the 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.
  • Page 52 Control Panel Functions Page Printer LIST --- TYPEFACE figure 2-2 Status report User's Manual...

  • Page 53: Selecting Font Print Menu

    Control Panel Functions Selecting the Font Print Menu (PRINT FONT) Pressing PRINT FONT allows you to list the fonts available in the selected emulation. To select the print font menu and print the font list, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off.
  • Page 54 Control Panel Functions User’ s Manual...

  • Page 55: Selecting Paper Tray, Mff, Or Manual Paper Feed 2 - 1

    Control Panel Functions Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed (TRAY SELECT) Pressing TRAY SELECT puts the printer in tray select mode which allows you to select paper sources to be used. The paper sources are tray 1, tray 2 (if installed), MFF (if installed), and manual feed slot.

  • Page 56: Setting Mff Paper Size

    Control Panel Functions Setting MFF Paper Size (MFF PAPER SIZE) Pressing MFF PAPER SIZER puts the printer in MFF paper size mode which allows you to inform the controller of the physical paper size used in the MFF. You must select the size of paper currently loaded in the MFF.

  • Page 57: Selecting Menu Option And Resetting Menu

    Menu Functions Selecting Menu Option (MENU) and Resetting Menu (RESET MENU) Pressing MENU briefly puts the printer in menu mode which allows 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, MENU, + , -,and ENTER Pressing RESET MENU for five or more seconds in menu mode resets...

  • Page 58: Submenus,Items,And Options

    Menu Functions Use + and - to move up and down the options list. When an item is displayed, ENTER selects that option (adds an RAM). asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in 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 59 Menu Functions User´s Manual 2-14...
  • Page 60 Menu Functions *l Default is Letter or A4. For example, Letter for U.S. customers and A4 for European customers. To print on legal-size paper, banding mode must be on or the total RAM capacity must be 12M bytes or more (optional 8MB or more). *2 This is for Letter and portrait.

  • Page 61: Specifications

    Menu Items *6 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and proportional- spacing one. The default depends on a selected font. *7 Effective when PCL jobs are being executed. These values are used as defaults of top and left offset specifications in PCL mode.
  • Page 62 Menu Items Quality menu Whether the edge smoothness technology is Smoothing applied (improves resolution to 1200 dpi class) The number of dots printed per inch Resolution Toner saving mode Economy mode Thick paper Mode for printing thick paper. Be sure to turn this off whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.
  • Page 63 Menu Items FPS menu Whether the jammed page is reprinted Jam recovery Whether an error report is printed out Print FPS errors Time interval to be allotted between jobs Job timeout Wait timeout Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job Time interval to be allotted for manual Manual timeout insertion...
  • Page 64 Menu Items Config menu Personality Selecting an emulation (personality) without a PJL command which clearly specifies the emulation Auto continue Automatic control of continuing recoverable errors I/O timeout Time interval allowed for switching the interface I/O buffers Size of interface buffer Power save Setting the time interval during which the printer remains idle state before entering sleep...
  • Page 65 Menu Items Network menu NPAP mode Whether the NPAP commands are used. When using MarkVision, the NPAP mode must be Auto or On. Whether the TCP/IP protocol that enables a BootP workstation to find its IP address is enabled or disabled for the network adapter IP address A unique address of the printer in the TCP/IP...

  • Page 66: Handling Paper

    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 sire settings Tips on handling print media Adjusting the paper tray to fit a different paper size Feeding paper manually Paper Types and Sizes...
  • Page 67 Handling Paper This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes, but the size is limited when using paper trays. When using a paper tray, the size is: When using the manual feed slot, the size is: 100 mm wide X 148 mm long (3.94 X 5.81 inches) Minimum: 216 mm wide x 360 mm long (8.5 x 14.13 inches) Maximum:...

  • Page 68: General Tips

    Handling Paper 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. When the PCL emulation is used and if the physical paper size (tray size or MFF paper size) is different from the logical paper size (value specified by setup menu of paper size), a paper mismatch error...

  • Page 69: Preprinted Sheets

    Handling Paper Preprinted Sheets In general, you can safely print on preprinted sheets such as letterhead. 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’...

  • Page 70: Envelopes

    Handling Paper Envelopes This printer prints well on envelopes if you carefully follow these guidelines: Use envelopes made of paper in 75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 pound) weight. Printing with envelopes made of paper thinner than this weight may produce wrinkles thus causing decrease in print quality. Be sure to set up the rear stacker so that envelopes are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl.

  • Page 71: Labels 2 - 2

    Handling Paper Labels This printer prints well on labels if you carefully follow these guidelines: Be careful to use labels under normal operating conditions. Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity. Use the rear stacker so that labels are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl.
  • Page 72 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. 1 A5 85 EXE LTR A4 LGL\ 3.
  • Page 73 Handling Paper 4. Attach the paper guides to the correct positions. Locate the mounting holes of the desired paper size by referring to the label or engraving on the tray. Left and right guides: Put the two catches into the holes.

  • Page 74: Feeding Paper Manually

    Handling Paper Feeding Paper Manually This printer has a slot that allows you to feed sheets manually one by one. Use the manual feed slot to print a document on a different type of paper without unloading your regular paper from the paper tray.

  • Page 75: Setting Up The Rear Stacker 2 - 3

    Handling Paper Release the paper once it begins to feed automatically. If your file has additional pages, rhe printer prompts you for another sheer. Setting Up the Rear Stacker This printer has a rear stacker that allows you to eject sheets straight out the back to minimize curl.

  • Page 76: 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 77: Page Orientation

    Handling Paper Page Orientation Figure 2-4 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 78: Enhancing And Customizing The Printer

    Enhancing Customizing the Printer This chapter explains the following ways to enhance or customize your printer: Add RAM up to a total of 64 megabytes except the resident RAM. Install an alternate to the resident HP LaserJet 5 emulation. Add an additional interface to the parallel and serial interfaces. Add a different size of paper tray.
  • Page 79 Adding RAM You can install two memory expansion cards. The expansion card can have 1,2,4, 8, 16, or 32 megabytes of RAM. Together with the printer’ s resident memory (4 megabytes), these expansion options offer a range of RAM from 4 to 68 megabytes. (8MB card) Insert with cut facing down and...

  • Page 80: Installing An Alternate Emulation

    Installing an Alternate Emulation Caution: Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer. Install the RAM card. Push its top edge downwards so that holes of the card align with locating pins of the connector and the card is secured by retaining clips.

  • Page 81: Installing An Interface Expansion Board

    LocalTalk port or Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer.Fujitsu offers the ontional LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C or D for these...

  • Page 82: Installing An Interface Board

    Installing an interface Expansion Board LocalTalk interface board Ethernet interface board Centronics board IrDA interface board Installing an Interface Board 1. To install an interface board, first make sure the printer is turned off. Remove the interface board slot cover from the back right of the printer.

  • Page 83: Connecting The Localtalk Interface Cable

    installing an Interface Expansion Board Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable To connect to the LocalTalk 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 84: Connecting To The Ethernet Port

    The cable must also have the proper connectors, Your dealer or technical support person can supply you with the proper cable. For example, C66L-2810-0111 and C66L-1240-0002 (Fujitsu products) are available for 10BASE-T and 10BASE-2 ports respectively. Also refer to your network documentation for the type of connector required by its Ethernet port.

  • Page 85: Selecting The Ethernet Interface

    Adding Paper Sources Selecting the Ethernet Interface The printer’ s standard interfaces are parallel and serial. While the Ethernet interface board is installed, the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the Ethernet interface. Ethernet Specifications The table below shows the physical specifications of the Ethernet interface.
  • Page 86 Adding Paper Sources To install the paper feeder, follow these steps: Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord. Make sure the lock lever is the open side. Push down the lever at the left side of the paper feeder. Mount the printer on the paper feeder.

  • Page 87: Changing The Paper Tray Size 3 - 1

    Adding Paper Sources Changing the Paper Tray Size The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the four paper sizes: A4, A5, LTR (Letter), and EXE (Executive). If the paper tray is preset for one of these paper sizes at purchase, however, you cannot adjust it to the Legal size.
  • Page 88 Adding Paper Sources 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 89 Adding Paper Sources Rear guide: Mount the guides in reverse order of the removal. Adhere the correct paper size label. Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray. Return the paper tray. Slide the tray back into the printer.

  • Page 90: Different Paper Tray Sizes

    Adding Paper Sources 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 91 Adding Paper Sources Important: 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 92 Adding Paper Sources 4. Fan the paper stack. When loading paper, be sure to fan the paper stack to prevent sheets from sticking together. Adjust the left and right paper guides, which are separately provided for the manual feed path and the paper stack path.
  • Page 93 User´s Manual 3-16...

  • Page 94: Chapter 4 Maintenance

    Maintenance This chapter covers preventive maintenance, periodic routine maintenance, and repacking the printer for shipment or storage. Caution: Before performing any maintenance, be sure that the printer is turned off. During maintenance procedures, do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

  • Page 95: Periodic Routine Maintenance

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Periodic Routine Table 5-1 lists the printer’ s periodic routine maintenance and Maintenance indicates when this maintenance should be performed. Table 5-1 Periodic Routine Maintenance Maintenance When to perform Replace toner bottle When the message display indicates TONER LOW or TONER EMPTY, or when printing is too light Replace print unit...
  • Page 96 Periodic Routine Meintenance Important: Whenever you replace the toner bottle, clean the corona wire and the precharger wire to prevent a degradation in print quality. You can continue to print after the toner low status if the print quality is still satisfactory. However, you must at least prepare a new toner bottle.
  • Page 97 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 98: Replacing The Print Unit And Internal Cleaning

    Periodic Routine Maintenance 8. Lock the toner bottle. Push the toner bottle backward until it clicks into place. 9. Close the upper door. Caution: 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.

  • Page 99: Removing The Print Unit

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Replacing the print unit involves replacing the toner bottle. It is better to perform the following set of procedures when replacing the print unit: Remove the old print unit together with the toner bottle. Clean the paper path. Clean the corona wire.
  • Page 100 Periodic Routine Maintenance 2. Raise the green hades of the print unit. 3. 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 the print unit begins to move, gently lift it up and out.

  • Page 101: Cleaning The Paper Path

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Paper Path Clean the paper path: When replacing the print unit After clearing a paper jam When printouts show toner smudging Caution: If the print unit is still installed, complete this procedure quickly. You should avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light for more than three minutes.

  • Page 102: Cleaning The Paper Guide Before The Corona Wire

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Use the cleaning brush supplied with the printer. This L-shaped tool has two cleaning pads: one for the corona wire and the other for the precharger wire inside the print unit. Use the pad on the shorter branch engraved “T”.

  • Page 103: Installing The New Print Unit

    Periodic Routine Meintenance Installing the New Print Unit Caution: To avoid exposing the photoconductor drum to light or contamination, follow these guidelines: Do not remove the print unit from its envelope until you are ready to install it. Complete the procedure as quickly as possible to avoid exposing the drum to light for more than three minutes.
  • Page 104 Periodic Routine Maintenace 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 105 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4. Seat the print unit in place. Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH until the guide pins at both sides of the print unit are positioned at the round marks (labeled in the grooves). enlarged Caution: If you do not proceed to the next step immediately, close the...

  • Page 106: Resetting The Print Unit Counter

    Periodic Routine Meintenence Resetting the Print Unit Counter Perform this operation whenever you have replaced the print unit, or the printer continues displaying the warning message REPLACE PARTS. To reset the print unit counter, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is offline.
  • Page 107 Periodic Routine Maintenance 4. Press the ENTER button to select this function. The message changes to <CLEAR WARNING> PRINT UNIT *. The asterisk means that the print unit is expired. 5. Press the ENTER button again to perform the function. The asterisk disappears from the message, indicating the counter is reset.

  • Page 108: Cleaning The Precharger Wire

    Periodic Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Precharger Wire The precharger wire is on the print unit. Normally you should not need to clean this wire. However, the following conditions may indicate that the wire needs cleaning: Your printed pages have dark vertical lines, or the print density is uneven.

  • Page 109: Repacking The Printer 4 - 1

    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 110: Chapter 5 Solving Problems

    Solving Problems Although this printer is designed to be highly reliable, you may occasionally experience problems. The most common problems are paper jamming and poor print quality. This chapter helps you to identify the cause of the problem and suggests solutions. For detailed procedures, see Chapter 4, Maintenance.

  • Page 111: Clearing Paper Jams

    Clearing Paper Jams To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: Caution: Clear paper jams quickly to avoid problems with the fuser unit. Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface when clearing the paper jam. Be careful not to expose the drum to light for more than three minutes.
  • Page 112 Clearing Paper Jams 4a. Pull out the tray and raise the left and right levers of the feed roller. Remove the sheet. After removing the sheet, return the two levers to their original positions (pull the levers down toward you). Caution: Leaving the two levers raised causes damage to the levers when the print unit is installed and pressed down.
  • Page 113 Clearing Paper Jams 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. Caution: Do not use the Iever to pull out the paper guide. The lever or the paper guide may be damaged.
  • Page 114 Clearing Paper Jams Remove the sheet. Warning: Do not touch the heat roller. This hot area may burn your hand. See the label attached to the upper door. Return the paper guide to the original position. Raise the top edge of the paper guide and push down it to lock the paper guide in position.
  • Page 115 Clearing Paper Jams Close the rear stacker. 5. Clean the inside of the printer. Look for spilled toner inside the printer. Clean away any toner with a damp cloth. User’ s Manual...
  • Page 116 Clearing Paper Jams 6. Install the print unit. Grasp the print unit by its green handles with the green drum surface facing you. 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.

  • Page 117: Operational Problems

    Operational Problems The table below contains advice on dealing with repeated paper feed problems. Operational Problems User´s Manual...

  • Page 118: Print Quality Problems

    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 precharger wire Due to both Black vertical line Toner stains (back)
  • Page 119 Print Quality Problems User’ s Manual 5-10...

  • Page 120: Error Indications

    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. 5-11 User’...
  • Page 121 Error lndications Manual User’ s 5-12...
  • Page 122 Error Indications 5-13 User´s Manual...

  • Page 123: Action-Required Status Indications

    Action-required Status Indications Action-required These conditions, not errors, require you to take action. The Status following table lists the message indications, explains causes, and Indications suggests solutions. Important: If the upper door is not firmly closed or the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer does not work.

  • Page 124: 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 When the warning message is indicated, press the READY button to put the printer offline and press the MENU button to enter menu mode.

  • Page 125: Font Samples

    Font Samples This appendix provides samples of the fonts resident in this printer. This printer has the following types of resident fonts: One bitmapped font 114 scalable fonts Bitmapped Font Line Printer Scalable Fonts User’ s Manual...
  • Page 126 Scalable Fonts User’ s Manual...

  • Page 127: 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 Accessories B - l User’...

  • Page 128: Accessories

    Accessories User’ s Manual...

  • Page 129: Appendix C Specifications

    Specifications User´s Manual...
  • Page 130 Specificetions User’ s Manual...
  • Page 131 Specifications User’ s Manual...
  • Page 132 In case that the interface board, Ethernet C, is installed, this equipment complies with EMI regulations as follows: Federal Communications Commission Notice to American Radio Frequency Interference Statement Users Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 133: Glossary

    Glossary Application software A program that performs a particular task on a computer. Examples are word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Baud The speed of data transmission measured in bits per second. Baud rates apply to data transmission through the printer’s serial interface. Baud is also called baud rate.
  • Page 134 Glossary Bitmapped font A font in which the character images are defined by bit maps. With bitmapped fonts, a separate set of definitions is required for each point size. For example, Times 10 point and Times 12 point are considered separate fonts. See also Scalable font. Configuration A combination of settings that allows your computer and printer to work together.
  • Page 135 Glossary Ethernet A communication hardware for a high-speed network: developed by Xerox Corporation. Factory default The settings that are programmed into a printer at the factory. The printer uses these settings unless they are replaced by user selected settings entered from the control panel or through application software.
  • Page 136 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 “InternationaI Organization for Stanardization”. An IS0 symbol set contains special international characters that replace the following twelve ASCII characters: -.
  • Page 137 Glossary Printing such that the longer edges of the paper are at the top and bottom is called landscape orientation. 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 Ianguages.
  • Page 138 Glossary Precharger wire A fine wire in the printer’ s process cartridge that imparts an electrical charge to the photoconductive drum. The charge makes the drum sensitive to light. 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.
  • Page 139 Glossary Resolution The fineness of the printing. Resolution depends on the number of dots per inch. High resolution (with more dots) is finer and more precise than low resolution, which is coarser with rougher edges. Scalable font A font capable of printing in any point size. Scalable fonts are stored on the computer’...
  • Page 140 Toner Electrically charged carbon particles that adhere to charged areas on the photoconductive drum to produce an image pattern. The carbon pattern is transferred to the paper and melted by the fuser unit to form a permanent image on the paper. Transfer unit The part inside a page printer that transfers the image from the photoconductive drum to the paper.

  • Page 141: Index

    Index Connecting power cord l-12 1-13 to 1-15 Connecting printer to computer C O N T . b u t t o n 2 - 4 , 2 - 5 Control panel buttons 2-3 to 2-4 indicators 2-2 AC power conditions 1- 4 to 1-5 Controller specifications C-2 Accessories, ordering information...
  • Page 142 Index Fuser unit LocalTalk interface 3-5 error condition 5-10 Location of printer l - 4 when to replace 5-12 Loading paper l-10 HP LaserJet 5 v Maintenance Humidity limitations 1-4, C-l periodic routine 4-2 to 4-15 cleaning corona wire cleaning paper path 4-7 cleaning precharger wire 4 - l 5 Indicators 2-2...
  • Page 143 Index Parts of printer l - l Periodic routine maintenance 4 - 2 t o 4 - l 5 ONLINE indicator Plus (+) button 2-4,2-10,2-11, 2-12, 2-13 Operating environments vi Portrait orientation Operational problems 5-8 See Orientation: page O p t i o n s v Power cord connection procedure 1-12 to 1-13 Ordering information B-l to B-2...
  • Page 144 Index Printer drivers installation 1-19 to l-22 Scalable fonts, resident operating environment vi available fonts C-3 Printer status indications 5 - l 5 samples of A-l to A-2 Printing SELF TEST button 2-4,2-6 a test page offline l - l 8 Self test menu 2-6 to 2-7 feeding sheets manually 2-29 to 2-30...

  • Page 145: Fujitsu Offices

    Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses: FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED FUJITSU ITALIA S.p.A. 475 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood ViaNazarioSauro,36 N.S.W., 2067, AUSTRALIA 20099 S, Giovanni (MI), ITALY TEL: (61-2) 410.4555 TEL: (39-2) 26294-1...

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