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  • Page 1 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    PEERLESS PRINT® 5c is a registered trademark of PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. Adobe and PostScript are reg- istered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright  1992-2001 PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION.  2001 Tally Printer Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 3 Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities ..23 Tally Printer Autoplay CD ....... . . 23 Setting Up a Local Printer in Windows .
  • Page 4 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Configuring Windows to Print Using TCP/IP ... . . 24 Assigning the Printer an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address ........24 Configuring the TCP/IP Printer Port in Windows 95/98/ME.
  • Page 5 Appendix A Printer Specifications ....137 Tally Model T8106 Specifications ......137 Tally Model T8406 Specifications .
  • Page 6 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Duplex and Binding ....... . . 150 Speed .
  • Page 7 Contents Network Interface ........171 Supported Frame Types ....... 171 Supported Printing Protocols .

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    About This Manual This manual is intended to provide guidance for the proper installation, operation, and maintenance of your Tally T8106/T8406 printer. Please read this manual carefully to ensure proper use of the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a safe place, where it can be retrieved readily when needed.

  • Page 10: Numbered Steps

    OHP transparencies, and labels. Note: The T8106 accepts paper sizes up to legal size (8.5” x 14”), and the T8406 accepts paper sizes up to 13” x 19” (A3W). Standard Adobe PostScript Level 3® support. The printer incorporates the latest levels of PostScript software, so gradation and 3-D images are printed with professional quality.

  • Page 11: Printer Components

    Chapter 1 Introduction Printer Components Top Cover provides access to internal supplies such as the oil bottle, and Control Panel keys and functions as the paper exit tray. indicator lights allow you to control and monitor printer operations. Front Cover provides access to the toner cartridges.
  • Page 12 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Fusing Unit thermally bonds the toner to the media. Fuser Cleaning Roller removes any dust from the fusing unit and the Oil Bottle stores oil for fixing roller. use in the fixing process.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer

    Operating System Requirements To use the Tally printer drivers included for this model, the connecting computer must use one of the following Microsoft operating systems: • Windows 95 •...

  • Page 14: Printer Location

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Printer Location Tally color printers require the following environment specifications for optimal operation. Space Put the printer on a stable surface with good ventilation. Keep the printer away from corrosive chemicals, gases, dust, and other contamination, and away from equipment that generates magnetic fields, electrical noise, vibration, or shock.

  • Page 15: Temperature

    Each printer model requires different types of electrical power, as shown below. If you need additional information about the power requirements, contact your dealer or a Tally Service Technician. Warning! Use properly grounded wall sockets. Do not use converter plugs.

  • Page 16: Unpacking The Printer

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Part Number: 083221 Model T8106 Voltage 220 VAC to 240 VAC Frequency 50 - 60 Hz + 2 Hz Consumption Up to 1,350 W Unpacking the Printer The printer is heavy. Two or more persons must use the four grip locations on the underside of the printer to move it.
  • Page 17 Tally at e-mail address support@Tally.com. See the Tally T8106/ T8406 Color Laser Printers Quick Start Guide on the Tally CD-ROM. The following diagram shows how the printer and supplies are packaged. Starter Kit Note: The T8406 packaging, shown here, has a built-in pallet; the T8106 packaging does not.

  • Page 18: Installing The Starter Kit

    The printer also comes with an ozone filter and a waste toner pack that have been pre-installed at the factory. Additional items are also included with the printer: • Paper tray • Envelope feeder (T8406 only. The T8106 paper tray adjusts to handle envelopes.) • Power cord Fuser Cleaning Roller...

  • Page 19: Installing The Paper Tray

    2. Insert the paper tray squarely and evenly into the paper feeder. Note: The T8106 lower paper tray slides directly into the lower feeder unit. T8406 Installing Toner Cartridges Each toner cartridge is labeled with the capital letter of the toner color.
  • Page 20 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 1. Release the front cover latch. 2. Open the front cover. 3. Rock the toner cartridge three or four times in the direction of the arrows on the cartridge to level out the toner inside.

  • Page 21: Installing The Oil Bottle And Fuser Cleaning Roller

    Always keep the printer horizontal to prevent spillage of residual oil and toner. 1. Release the top cover latch and open the top cover. 2. For the T8106, push the large green levers at the sides of the fuser rollers backward until they click into position.

  • Page 22: Setting The Fuser Cleaning Roller Counter To Zero

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Setting the Fuser Cleaning Roller Counter to Zero Printer software tracks fuser cleaner roller usage. After the counter reaches a pre-set number, the printer displays a message to indicate that maintenance is necessary.

  • Page 23: Installing The Optical Photoconductor (Opc) Belt Cartridge

    Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer Installing the Optical Photoconductor (OPC) Belt Car- tridge Caution! Do not touch or wipe off any powder that is on the OPC belt, or expose the OPC belt to light. 1. Open the top and front covers. 2.
  • Page 24 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 6. Press the green OPC belt car- tridge lock levers to the closed position. 7. Close the top and front covers carefully until they lock shut. Note: After replacing the OPC belt cartridge, reset the OPC belt counter...

  • Page 25: Setting The Opc Belt Counter To Zero

    Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer Setting the OPC Belt Counter to Zero Printer software tracks OPC belt usage. After the counter reaches a pre- set number, the printer displays a message to indicate that maintenance is necessary. After the first installation, and after every replacement of the OPC belt, set the counter to zero.

  • Page 26: Installing The Power Cord

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Installing the Power Cord Warning! Use properly grounded wall sockets. Do not use converter plugs. 1. Plug the printer power cord into the printer. 2. Plug the printer power cord into a power source with surge pro- tection.

  • Page 27: Turning On The Printer

    3. Place about 100 sheets of A4 or standard letter-size (8-1/2” x 11”) paper into the paper tray. 4. Replace the tray cover (T8406 T8106 only). T8406 5. Slide the paper tray back into the printer carefully until it locks.

  • Page 28: Printing A Test Page

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Printing a Test Page To print a test page, use A4 or standard letter-size (8-1/2” x 11”) paper. Tray 1: A4 Tray 1: A4 Tray 1: A4 Tray 1: A4 1. Check that the control panel displays...
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer Here is a typical printed test page for the Tally T8106/T8406 color printers: If the test page doesn’t print properly, check for error indications on the control panel display. See “Chapter 9 Troubleshooting” on page 117.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Installing Printer Drivers And Utilities

    LPT1 port. To install the printer on your LPT1 port: 1. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the I Accept button. 3. Click the T8106 - Install Software button or the T8406 - Install Software button. 4. To begin the local installation process, click Local.

  • Page 32: Setting Up A Network Printer In Windows

    1. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the I Accept button. 3. Click the T8106 - Install Software button or the T8406 - Install Software button. 4. Click the Network button to configure the computer for network printing.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities Note: Press the key to go back to the previous step. Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: 1. Check that “Ready” appears on the Ready Ready Ready Ready display and the DATA light is off. Tray1: Tray1: Tray1:...
  • Page 34 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Network Menu Network Menu Network Menu Network Menu 11. Press the key to leave the IP Address Address Address Address Addr submenu. The Network Menu appears. Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: 12. Press the ONLINE key to return...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= 6. Using the keys, change (255). (255). (255). (255). the number in parentheses to 255. Then, press the key. SubNet Mask SubNet Mask SubNet Mask SubNet Mask 7.
  • Page 36 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: 2. Press the ONLINE key to go Offline Offline Offline Offline offline. Panel Menu Panel Menu Panel Menu Panel Menu 3. Press the MENU key to start the Printing Menu...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Tcp/Ip Printer Port In

    Windows to print over the virtual printer port rather than the physical port. 1. From the Start button, select Settings and click Printers. 2. In the Printers folder, right-click the Tally T8106 or the Tally T8406 printer you just installed. 3. Click Properties.

  • Page 38: Configuring The Tcp/Ip Printer Port In Windows 2000

    1. From the Start button, select Settings and click Printers. 2. In the Printers folder, right-click the Tally T8106 or Tally T8406 printer you just installed and select Properties. 3. In the Printer Properties window, select the Ports tab.

  • Page 39: Setting Up A Network Printer On Macintosh

    At least 2.1 MB of available disk space. Installing Macintosh Printer Drivers 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the Tally T8106/T8406 CD-ROM. 3. Double-click the folder of the language you want to use. 4. Double-click the folder for your printer model.
  • Page 40 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Note: If the Connected To: window does not show your printer, verify the printer is connected to the network and the printer is configured properly. For further help, see “Macintosh Chooser Problems” on page 134.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Operating Your Printer

    Chapter 4 Operating Your Printer Turning the Printer On 1. Press the main power switch. The printer will perform a series of diag- nostic tests and then begin the warm-up cycle. This process may take up to 4 minutes. 2. Once the printer has completed the warm-up cycle, make sure the printer display reads “Ready.”...

  • Page 42: Tray 1

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Tray 1 Media Type Media Specifications Capacity Media Size Plain Paper T8106 Laser Printer Stock 250 sheets A4, B5 JIS, B5 ISO, Paper weight: 16 - 24 letter, legal, executive, lb. bond (60 to 90 g/ and custom sizes to 8.5”...

  • Page 43: Loading Media

    4. Place the paper in the paper tray with the printing surface facing up. Make sure that the paper does not exceed the limit marked on the inside of the green grips. T8106 Set the tray cover on the tray (T8406 only). T8406...

  • Page 44: Installing The Envelope Feeder (T8406 Only)

    Installing The Envelope Feeder (T8406 Only) Note: The T8106 printer does not need an envelope feeder. The T8106 paper tray can be adjusted to handle envelopes. The envelope feeder will only work in Tray 1. 1. Adjust the lateral and end retainers in the paper tray to the full open position.

  • Page 45: Control Panel

    Chapter 4 Operating Your Printer Control Panel The control panel is made up of four indicator lamps, the display, and seven function keys that allow you to control and monitor printer operations. Display The display provides messages indicating the state of the printer. The example display below shows the printer printing a file using letter- size paper loaded into Tray 1.

  • Page 46: Control Keys

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Control Keys The T8106/T8406 control panel has seven control keys that allow you to control the printer functions. FORMFEED: Forces a job to print. CLEAR: Clears print data. ONLINE: Places the printer in online or offline status.
  • Page 47 In this example, the source tray is changed from Tray 1, containing letter paper, to Tray 2, containing the required tabloid paper needed for the current job (T8406 only; the T8106 operates in a similar manner when changing from letter to legal size paper.)
  • Page 48 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide The following example shows the messages that will be displayed when changing the media. In this example, the media is changed from transparencies to plain paper. Tray1: Tray1: LTR. LTR. Tray1: Tray1: LTR.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults

    Whether you are setting the default properties, or customizing the settings for a particular document, the Tally driver interface is exactly the same. To set the print properties for a particular document, use the Print dialog of the application you are printing from.

  • Page 50: Changing Default Printer Driver Properties

    1. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button. 2. Go to Settings. 3. Click on Printers to open the Printers folder. 4. In the Printers folder, right click the Tally T8106/T8406 printer icon. 5. Click on Properties. 6. Click on the Job tab.

  • Page 51: Windows Nt 4.0

    1. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button. 2. Go to Settings. 3. Click on Printers to open the Printers folder. 4. In the Printers folder, right click the Tally T8106/T8406 printer icon. 5. Click on Document Defaults. To change PostScript printer driver properties, go to “Configuring Post- Script Printer Drivers in Windows NT and Windows 2000”...

  • Page 52: Windows 2000

    1. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button. 2. Go to Settings. 3. Click on Printers to open the Printers folder. 4. In the Printers folder, right-click the Tally T8106/T8406 printer icon. 5. Click on Properties to open the Tally T8106/T8406 Properties dialog.

  • Page 53: Configuring Postscript Printer Drivers In Windows 95/98

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Configuring PostScript Printer Drivers in Windows 95/98 To configure the PostScript printer drivers in Windows 95/98, you must first open the Printer Properties window. See “Windows 95/98” on page 42. Configuring Paper Options Selecting Media Size Use Paper Size to select the desired media size.
  • Page 54 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Custom Sizes Note: If a nonstandard paper size is specified, the printer will automatically select a standard size that is nearest to the size specified. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Paper tab.
  • Page 55 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Selecting Print Orientation Print Orientation allows you to print in portrait, landscape, or rotated landscape mode. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Paper tab. 2. Under Orientation, select the desired orientation. 3. Click OK. Portrait prints images using the short edge as the bottom and top of the paper.
  • Page 56 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Selecting Paper Source Use Paper Source to select a specific tray to print from. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Paper tab. 2. Select the paper tray to be used from the Paper source list.

  • Page 57: Setting Graphics Options

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Printing on Both Sides If you have installed the optional duplex unit and have enabled it (see “Enabling the Duplex Unit” on page 56), you can use Duplex to print on both sides of the paper. The available printing methods are None, Flip on long edge and Flip on short edge.
  • Page 58 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Selecting Mirrored Output Use the Print as a mirror image setting to flip an image horizontally. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Graphics tab. 2. Under Special, select Print as a mirror image.
  • Page 59 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Selecting Page Layout Use the Layout setting to compress and print two, four, six, nine or sixteen pages of your document onto a single page. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Graphics tab. 2.

  • Page 60: Setting Fonts

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Setting Fonts Enabling Font Substitution When printing using TrueType fonts, you can either substitute your fonts with a device font or upload the font to the printer with the print job as a Softfont.

  • Page 61: Setting Device Options

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Setting Device Options Switching Color Mode To print using only black toner, select the monochrome setting. To enable the color printing capabilities of the printer, use the Color Mode setting. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Device Options tab.
  • Page 62 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling Automatic Tray Switching If you have installed an optional paper feeder, you can use the automatic tray switching function to automatically switch between different paper trays. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Device Options tab.
  • Page 63 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Enabling Idiom Recognition Use the Idiom Recognition feature to replace certain PS procedures (idioms) with other procedures, typically ones that have equivalent behavior but produce better-quality results or execute more efficiently. This allows applications to take advantage of some new language features without changing the applications.
  • Page 64 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling the Duplex Unit Before you can use an optional Duplex Unit, you must tell the drivers that the Duplex Unit is installed. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Device Options tab.
  • Page 65 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Enabling the Hard Disk Before you can use an optional hard disk, you must tell the drivers that the hard disk is installed. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Device Options tab. 2. Under Installable options, select Hard disk.

  • Page 66: Setting Postscript Options

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling Additional Printer Memory Before you can use additional printer memory, you must tell the drivers that the additional memory is available. 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Device Options tab.

  • Page 67: Setting Watermarks

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Setting Watermarks Custom color watermarks can identify special types of documents, such as “Con- fidential.” The Watermark settings allow you to position your watermarks on your printed page, and to specify, add, or delete watermarks. Selecting a Watermark 1.
  • Page 68 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Editing a Watermark 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Watermarks tab. 2. Select the watermark to be edited. 3. Click the Edit button to open the Edit Watermark window. 4. In the Edit Watermark window,...
  • Page 69 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Adding a Custom Watermark 1. From the Printer Properties window, click the Water- marks tab. 2. Click the New button to open the New Watermark window. 3. In the New Watermark win- dow, select the desired text, font, size, position and color of the watermark.

  • Page 70: Configuring Postscript Printer Drivers In Windows Nt And Windows 2000

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Configuring PostScript Printer Drivers in Windows NT and Windows 2000 To configure the PostScript printer drivers in Windows NT, you must first open the Document Defaults window. See “Windows NT 4.0” on page 43. In Windows 2000, you must first open the Printer Properties window.
  • Page 71 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults PostScript Custom Page Size Use PostScript Custom Page Size to set the printer to print on a custom page size. You can set Custom Page Size Dimensions, Unit (Inch, Millimeter, or Point), Paper Feed Direction, Paper Type, and Offsets Relative to Paper Feed Direction.
  • Page 72 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Selecting Print Orientation The Orientation setting allows you to print portrait, landscape or rotated landscape. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Win- dows NT or the Printer Properties window in Win- dows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.
  • Page 73 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Selecting Media Type Use the Media type setting, to select plain paper, transparencies, labels, thick paper, or envelopes. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.

  • Page 74: Customizing Graphical Output

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Printing on Both Sides If you have installed an optional duplex unit and have enabled it (see “Enabling the Duplex Unit” on page 73), you can print on both sides of the paper. When configuring the Duplex Unit, you can select Simplex, Flip on long edge, or Flip on short edge.
  • Page 75 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Setting Color Mode for Graphics Use Color Appearance to select either color output or gray-scale output. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.
  • Page 76 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling Font Substitution When printing using TrueType fonts, you can either substitute your fonts with a Device Font, or upload the font to the printer with the print job as a Softfont. Using Device Fonts, your jobs will print faster, while using Softfonts ensures that your documents will look the same as they do on- screen.

  • Page 77: Setting Document Options

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Setting Document Options Selecting Page Layout Use Page Layout to compress two, four, six, nine or sixteen pages of your document onto a single page.. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.
  • Page 78 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling PS Color Matching Use color adjustment to match the color of the printed image to the colors displayed on your screen. Presentations prints with pure bright colors. Photographs performs a “perceptual” color match — adjusting the colors of the image to the printer’s range of colors to preserve the...
  • Page 79 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Enabling Jam Recovery Use Jam Recovery to safely recover and complete jobs underway when a jam occurs. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.
  • Page 80 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling MultiPrint If you have installed a hard disk in the printer, you can have your jobs automatically collated using the MultiPrint function. When MultiPrint is enabled, if you print two copies of a three-page document, the printer will output each copy of the document in the page sequence 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3.
  • Page 81 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Enabling the Duplex Unit Before you can use an optional Duplex Unit, you must tell the drivers that the Duplex Unit is installed. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.
  • Page 82 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling a Hard Disk Before you can use an optional hard disk, you must tell the drivers that the hard disk is installed. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the...
  • Page 83 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Enabling Additional Printer Memory Before you can use additional printer memory, you must tell the drivers that the additional memory is available. 1. From the Document Defaults window in Windows NT or the Printer Properties window in Windows 2000, click the Device Settings tab.

  • Page 84: Configuring Pcl Printer Drivers

    “Windows 2000” on page 44. Selecting Paper Settings The Tally PCL print driver Paper tab allows you to select optional paper sources and media types. Here you can begin to change settings to make the page look the way you want it to look. In addition, you can select several options such as the number of copies you want to print.
  • Page 85 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults...

  • Page 86: Setting Colors

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Setting Colors The Color tab allows you to make customized color and mode choices for documents, photographs, and graphics. To customize your color usage, use the Manual settings option. To allow automatic color matching, use the Perfect Tone option.

  • Page 87: Setting Colors Manually

    Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Setting Colors Manually Use the Manual settings button to customize the color of the printer output. For sharper photographs, choose Printing Photographs; for brighter colors, choose Presentations. Use Screen match and Image color matching to make the printer output match the colors on your screen.

  • Page 88: Setting Options

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Setting Options The Options tab allows you to further customize your print job. For example, you can print multiple pages of a document on each sheet of paper, or change the size of the page by using scaling.
  • Page 89 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults...

  • Page 90: Customizing Watermarks

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Customizing Watermarks Custom color watermarks can identify special types of documents, such as “Confidential.” The Watermark settings allow you to position your watermarks on your printed page, and to specify, add, or delete watermarks.
  • Page 91 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Item Description Angle Specifies the angle of the watermark on the printed page. Increasing angles rotate the water- mark in a counter-clockwise direction. Adjustment Adjusts the position or the angle of the water- mark. To adjust the watermark, click and drag the watermark on the preview.

  • Page 92: Customizing Overlays

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Customizing Overlays The Overlay tab allows you to select and configure an overlay for your document. After you choose your settings, click OK. Item Description File Specifies which file to print. File saves a list of the ten previous files selected.
  • Page 93 Chapter 5 Changing Print Defaults Item Description Position Specifies the vertical position of the overlay on the page. The position is measured in percent- age points from the top edge to the bottom edge of the page. If you select 0, the overlay will begin at the top margin.

  • Page 94: Enabling Optional Components

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Enabling Optional Components The Setup tab allows you to set the Available options, Installed options, and Installed memory of the printer driver. After you choose your settings, click OK. Item Description Available options Shows what options are available.

  • Page 95: Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Printer

    See “Chapter 4 Operating Your Printer” on page 33, and “Appendix D Control Panel Messages” on page 163 for more information about control panel messages. Printer parts must be replaced by a qualified Tally Service Technician. For more information on part replacement, see “Appendix B Periodic Replacement Parts” on page 143.
  • Page 96 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 1. Unlock the lever. 2. Open the front cover. Caution! Do not install the toner cartridges upside-down or in reverse order. To avoid toner spillage, keep the toner cartridge horizontal with the labels facing upward.

  • Page 97: Replacing The Oil Bottle

    Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Printer 7. Carefully insert the toner car- tridge along the guide and into the appropriate toner cartridge slot in the printer. 8. Close the front cover by carefully pushing it inward until it locks. Replacing the Oil Bottle Replace the oil bottle after 12,000 pages have printed (at a 5% toner coverage rate on letter-size paper).

  • Page 98: Replacing The Waste Toner Pack

    Replacing the Waste Toner Pack Replace the waste toner pack in the T8106 after 12,000 pages (3000 color pages) of printing. Replace the waste toner pack in the T8406 after 18,000 pages (4,500 color pages) of printing (at a 5% toner coverage rate on letter-size paper).
  • Page 99 Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Printer 1. Unlock the lever. 2. Open the front cover. 3. Remove the used waste toner pack. 4. Peel the provided seal off of the side of the used waste toner pack, and seal the used toner pack. 5.

  • Page 100: Replacing The Fuser Cleaning Roller

    Replace the fuser cleaning roller at least once every 12 months, or when the control panel display indicates that replacement is necessary. The life of the fuser cleaning roller in the T8106 is about 12,000 pages, and in the T8406 is about 20,000 pages (at a 5% toner coverage rate on letter-size paper).
  • Page 101 Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Printer 2. Pull and unlock the lever. 3. Open the top cover fully. 4. Turn the two green lock levers to unlock the used fuser cleaning roller. 5. Lift the fuser cleaning roller out of the printer.

  • Page 102: Replacing The Ozone Filter

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Replacing the Ozone Filter Replace the ozone filter whenever you replace the fuser cleaning roller, at least once every 12 months. 1. Turn the power switch off. 2. At the rear of the printer, slide the ozone-filter case out.

  • Page 103: Replacing The Optical Photoconductor (Opc) Belt Cartridge

    Replace the OPC belt cartridge at least once every 12 months, or when the control panel display indicates that replacement is necessary. The life of the OPC belt cartridge for the T8106 is about 60,000 images (15,000 color pages), and for the T8406 is about 120,000 images (30,000 color- printed pages) at a 5% toner coverage rate on letter-size paper.
  • Page 104 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 5. Pull the used OPC belt cartridge upward and out of the printer carefully to avoid spilling toner. 6. Discard the used OPC belt cartridge as indicated in “Disposing of Supplies” on page 97.

  • Page 105: Disposing Of Supplies

    Waste plastics Solid None Scrap metal Waste Toner Pack Waste plastics Solid None Cinders Warning! Never burn toner cartridges or waste toner packs. For more information on Tally replacement printer parts, see “Appendix B Periodic Replacement Parts” on page 143.

  • Page 107: Chapter 7 Cleaning The Printer

    Chapter 7 Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Registration Roller Use dry soft cotton cloth to clean the registration roller following the procedure below. Caution! Do not use alcohol or water to clean the registration roller. 1. Turn off and unplug the printer. 2.

  • Page 108: Cleaning The Transfer Roller

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Cleaning the Transfer Roller Use dry soft cotton cloth to clean the transfer roller following the procedure below. 1. Turn off and unplug the printer. 2. Open the back cover of the printer.

  • Page 109: Cleaning The Paper Discharger

    Chapter 7 Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Paper Discharger Use dry soft cotton cloth and a cotton swab to clean the transfer roller following the procedure below. 1. Turn off and unplug the printer. 2. Open the back cover of the printer. 3.

  • Page 110: Cleaning The Opc Belt Cartridge

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Cleaning the OPC Belt Cartridge Clean the OPC belt cartridge following the procedure below. Caution! Do not expose the OPC belt cartridge to light, and do not touch the surface of the OPC belt.
  • Page 111 Chapter 7 Cleaning the Printer 5. Pull the OPC belt cartridge out of the printer. 6. Put the OPC belt cartridge on a sheet of clean paper with the photosensitive belt facing upward. 7. Put several sheets of clean paper over the OPC belt cartridge to protect the photosensitive belt from light.
  • Page 112 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 11. Push the green OPC belt car- tridge lock levers down until they lock. 12. Close the top and front covers and plug in the printer power cord.

  • Page 113: Cleaning The Optical Unit Glass

    Chapter 7 Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Optical Unit Glass Use dry soft cotton cloth to clean the optical unit glass following the procedure below. Caution! Do not expose the OPC belt cartridge to light, and do not touch the surface of the OPC belt. 1.

  • Page 114: Cleaning The Inside Of The Printer

    9. Using a dry cotton cloth, clean the surface of the glass. 10. On the T8106, slide the glass cover into the optical unit. On the T8406, rotate the glass cover toward the front of the optical unit.
  • Page 115 Chapter 7 Cleaning the Printer 3. Remove the OPC belt cartridge. 4. Put the OPC belt cartridge on a sheet of clean paper with the photo- sensitive belt facing upward. 5. Put several sheets of clean paper over the OPC belt cartridge to pro- tect the photosensitive belt from light.
  • Page 116 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 11. Carefully vacuum the drum cleaner roller. 12. Carefully vacuum around the waste toner removal auger directly below the drum cleaning roller. 13. Reinstall the drum cleaning roller. 14. Reinstall the toner cartridges.

  • Page 117: Chapter 8 Options And Accessories

    To support large print jobs, you can add paper feeder trays to increase the paper capacity up to 750 sheets in the T8106 and 1,250 sheets in the T8406.
  • Page 118 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Installation procedureAfter you install additional memory: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Remove the power cord, and the interface cables if they are connected. 3. Using a small Phillips-head screw- driver, remove the two screws hold- ing the controller board, and slide the controller board out of the printer.

  • Page 119: Hard Disk

    Chapter 8 Options and Accessories 8. Slide the controller board back into the printer and reinstall the screws. 9. Connect the power cord and the interface cable to the printer. 10. Turn on the printer. Hard Disk One hard disk can be added to the printer to allow multiprinting and additional fonts.
  • Page 120 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Remove the power cord, and the interface cables if they are connected. 3. Using a small Phillips-head screw- driver, remove the two screws hold- ing the controller board, and slide the controller board out of the printer.
  • Page 121 Chapter 8 Options and Accessories 7. From the rear of the controller board, use four screws to secure the hard disk to the controller board. 8. Slide the controller board back into the printer and secure the two screws. 9. Connect the power cord and the interface cable to the printer.

  • Page 122: Duplex Printing Unit

    Duplex Unit. Paper Feeder The additional paper feeder can hold up to 500 sheets of paper. You can install one paper feeder in the T8106, and up to two additional paper feeders in the T8406. Installing The Paper Feeder For details on how to install the optional paper feeder, see the operation manual supplied with the paper feeder.

  • Page 123: Adjusting The Paper Feeder

    Chapter 8 Options and Accessories Adjusting the Paper Feeder When printing from the paper feeder, if your documents are not centered on the paper, use the following procedure to adjust the margins of the documents. Printed image 1. Set the paper feeder as the source tray and print a test pattern. 2.
  • Page 124 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Select Margin 2 Select Margin 2 Select Margin 2 Select Margin 2 11. Use the navigation keys to change the value to the number calculated in step 3. Tray 2 Margin Tray 2 Margin...

  • Page 125: Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

    Do not disassemble the printer for further troubleshooting and/ or repair. If the problem is not found and corrected after following these troubleshooting steps, contact a Tally Service Technician. Paper Jam Areas Paper jams are indicated by messages on the control panel display. The messages give you the name of the jam area within the printer that needs clearing or attention.

  • Page 126: Clearing Jam A

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Clearing Jam A The illustration below shows the Jam A area within the printer. Jams usually occur in this area because paper is jammed between the paper tray and the transfer drum. If you are unable to clear the jam or if the jam continues to occur, follow the troubleshooting procedures at the end of the steps for clearing the Jam A area.
  • Page 127 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 3. Open the back cover(s) of the paper feeder and/or the printer. 4. Pull the jammed paper slowly and evenly out of the printer or the paper feeder, whichever is applicable. 5. Make sure that no jammed or torn pieces of paper remain in the printer.
  • Page 128 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 8. If the T8406 printer model has a feeder tray and it is out of the printer, pull the paper-feed guide rails outward, and align the tip of the tray with the guide rails.

  • Page 129: Clearing Jam D

    Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Clearing Jam D The illustration below shows the Jam D area within the printer. Jams usually occur in this area because the paper jams near the transfer drum. If you are unable to clear the jam or if the jam continues to occur, follow the troubleshooting procedures at the end of the steps for clearing the Jam D area.
  • Page 130 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 2. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer slowly and evenly. Warning! The toner on the paper is not fixed. 3. Make sure that no jammed or torn pieces of paper remain in the printer.
  • Page 131 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Jam D Possible Cause Correction Paper from the paper tray The back cover is not locked Open and close the back cover jams near the transfer and completely closed. and make sure that it is locked drum. into position.

  • Page 132: Clearing Jams E And F

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Clearing Jams E and F The illustration below shows the Jam E and F areas within the printer. Jams usually occur in this area because the paper jams between the fuser unit and the paper exit.
  • Page 133 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 3. Open the top cover. 4. Remove the fuser cleaning roller by turning the small green handles between the fuser cleaning roller and the oil bottle and pulling the fuser cleaning roller out by the green handle at its center.
  • Page 134 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide 8. Push the large green levers at the end of the fuser cleaning roller housing toward the rear of the printer. 9. Reinstall the fuser cleaning roller and turn the small green levers between the fuser cleaning roller and the oil bottle to the locked position.
  • Page 135 The printer operating environ- Install the printer in a location ment is too hot. with the proper operating environment. The fixing roller is dirty. Contact a Tally Service Techni- cian to clean or replace the fus- ing unit.

  • Page 136: Poor Print Quality

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Poor Print Quality Poor print quality may be due to various causes. Proceed to the following problem-and-correction procedures. Caution! Do not disassemble the printer for further troubleshooting and/ or repair. If the problem is not found and corrected after following these troubleshooting steps, contact a Tally Service Technician.
  • Page 137 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Poor Print Quality Possible Cause Correction Characters, lines, and The density adjustment is set Adjust density to a lighter set- graphics are too dark, and/ too dark. ting. or have black striping. The paper is damp. Reload the tray with fresh Images and backgrounds paper.
  • Page 138 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Poor Print Quality Possible Cause Correction (continued) If a file size is too large (mega- Reduce the file size by break- bytes), the printer or the user’s ing the file into smaller print...

  • Page 139: Slow Or No Printing

    Caution! Do not disassemble the printer for further troubleshooting and/ or repair. If the problem is not found and corrected after following these troubleshooting steps, contact a Tally Service Technician. Slow or No Printing Possible Cause Correction...
  • Page 140 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Slow or No Printing Possible Cause Correction The printer does not print. The printer is offline (the Press the ONLINE button ONLINE lamp is off). (the ONLINE lamp will light Print process has stopped when the printer is online).
  • Page 141 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Slow or No Printing Possible Cause Correction (continued) The LAN Network interface Make sure the LAN Network cable is disconnected or is interface cable is not damaged The printer does not print. damaged. and properly connected. Print process has stopped and/or has stopped The logical printer is adding or Set the logical printer so it can-...

  • Page 142: Macintosh Chooser Problems

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Macintosh Chooser Problems If your Tally T8106/T8406 printer does not show in the Connected To: window when you click the Tally T8106/T8406 printer icon in the Chooser, check for the following items. Not in Connected To:...

  • Page 143: Network Problems

    Proceed to the following problem-and-correction procedures. Caution! Do not disassemble the printer for further troubleshooting and/ or repair. If the problem is not found and corrected after following these troubleshooting steps, contact a tally Service Technician. Network Problem Possible Correction Bitmaps (Windows RLE...
  • Page 144 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Network Problem Possible Correction Paper size If the paper size specified for the driver differs from the paper size specified by the application, the print size may not be cor- rect. Set the application and driver to use the same paper size.

  • Page 145: Appendix A Printer Specifications

    Appendix A Printer Specifications Tally Model T8106 Specifications T8106 Description PERFORMANCE Print Technology: Electro-photographic semiconductor laser Print Speed (Letter): Monochrome 24 PPM Black + 1 Color 12 PPM Black + 2 Colors 8 PPM 4 Color 6 PPM Resolution: 1200 x 600; 600 x 600 Max.
  • Page 146 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide T8106 Description Network Management: Tally Web Panel - Virtual Control Panel from Web Browser, E- mail notification of Job Completion/Errors HP Web JetAdmin compatibility - discovery/configuration/ printer status PAPER HANDLING Paper Sizes: Letter, Executive, Legal, A4, B5 JIS, B5 ISO, #10 Commercial and International DL envelopes + Custom Sizes to 8.5"...
  • Page 147 Appendix A Printer Specifications T8106 Description MTTR: 30 Minutes or Less WARRANTY Standard Warranty One Year Onsite Extended Warranty 2 & 3 Years Onsite CONSUMABLES Toner Black - 12,000 pages (Avg)/C,M,Y 7200 pages each (Avg) (@ 5% of each color)

  • Page 148: Tally Model T8406 Specifications

    Screen Match); ICC Profiles; PANTONE Certified Interface: 10BaseT/100 Base TX Ethernet; IEEE 1284 Bi-directional paral- Network Management: Tally Web Panel - Virtual Control Panel from Web Browser, E- mail notification of Job Completion/Errors HP Web JetAdmin compatibility - discovery/configuration/ printer status...
  • Page 149 Appendix A Printer Specifications T8406 Description Duplexing: Optional Automatic Duplex Print Media: Plain Paper, Transparencies, Thick Stocks, Labels (Avery 5260) & Envelopes Media Weights: Plain Paper: 18 to 24 lb Bond (Simplex and Duplex) Thick Stock: Simplex 43 lb Bond (90 lb Index); Duplex 28 lb Bond POWER Requirements: 120V, 60 Hz/220-240V, 50-60 Hz...
  • Page 150 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide T8406 Description Waste Toner Pack 18,000 pages (Avg.)(@5% Toner Coverage Each Color OPTIONS Lower Feeder Unit (w/500-sheet Cassette - Letter/A4); Standard Cassette (Universal to 13" x 19") Lower Feeder Cassette (500-sheet - 13" x 19") Duplexer Additional 64/128 MB DRAM DIMMs (Max.

  • Page 151: Appendix B Periodic Replacement Parts

    (refer to “Appendix D Control Panel Messages” on page 141 for more information). These parts should only be replaced by a qualified service technician or a Tally service engineer.
  • Page 152 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Periodic Replacement Parts Replace When Part Location Separation Pad About 120,000 pages Printer and paper are printed feeder Paper Discharger About 240,000 pages Printer are printed Transfer Roller About 240,000 pages Printer are printed...

  • Page 153: Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Menu Navigation Keys The menus on the control panel allow you to test and change the configuration of the printer. To navigate the menus, make sure that the data lamp is off, and that Ready and Offline display on the control panel. ONLINE key: Allows you to switch between normal operating mode and offline mode for...

  • Page 154: Menu Display Format

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Menu Display Format Following is an example of the control panel menus that display when you navigate through the menus to the Jam Recovery menu. Config Menu Config Menu Config Menu Config Menu Top row: Config Menu (main menu).

  • Page 155: Menu Tree

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Menu Tree The following chart shows navigation through eight menu options: Printing Menu, Config Menu, Parallel Menu, Network Menu, Test Menu, PCL Menu, PS Menu, and Reset Menu. To enter the menus, press the ONLINE key, then press the MENU key.
  • Page 156 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide...

  • Page 157: Printing Menu

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Printing Menu The Printing Menu allows you to set paper sizes, paper tray and duplex features, binding length, and printing speed. Paper Size The Paper Size menu allows you to specify the paper size for print jobs. However, printer driver and application software settings may override the control panel function settings.

  • Page 158: Duplex And Binding

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Duplex and Binding When the optional Duplex Unit is installed, the ON and OFF duplex menu settings and the LONG and SHORT binding settings can be set. Printer drivers can override these settings. For more information about Duplex and Binding print jobs, see the operation manual supplied with the Duplex Unit.

  • Page 159: Auto Continue

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Auto Continue Auto Continue allows you to enable automatic resumption of print data processing that has been suspended by memory overflow or a full disk condition. The default of OFF. Note: To manually resume the suspended print data processing, press the ONLINE key.

  • Page 160: Parallel Menu

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Format Disk Format Disk Format Disk Format Disk 8. Press ENTER/ key to start the (Y)=ENTER, (N)= (Y)=ENTER, (N)= (Y)=ENTER, (N)= (Y)=ENTER, (N)= hard disk initialization. To cancel the initialization, press the key.

  • Page 161: Emulation

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Emulation The EMULATION submenu allows you to specify the page description language of print data to be received on the parallel interface. The default AUTO setting (recommended) and PS setting enable printing in PostScript® format. PCL disables printing in PostScript® format. Input/Output (I/O) Timeout The I/O Timeout function allows you to choose how long the printer will wait after a break in data reception before it moves on to the next print...

  • Page 162: Ip Addressing Source

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Network Menu Network Menu Network Menu Network Menu 5. Press the ENTER/ key to select IP Address IP Address IP Address IP Address the IP Address submenu. IP Address= IP Address= IP Address= IP Address= 6.

  • Page 163: Subnet Mask

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Option Description DHCP Specifies the DHCP input as the source for the printer's IP address. BOOTP Specifies the BOOTP input as the source of the printer's IP address. ICMP Specifies the ICMP input as the source for the printer's IP address.

  • Page 164: Gateway Address

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= SubNet Mask= 6. Using the keys, change [0]0.0.0 [0]0.0.0 [0]0.0.0 [0]0.0.0 the number in parentheses to 192. Then, press the key. SubNet Mask SubNet Mask SubNet Mask SubNet Mask 7.
  • Page 165 Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: 2. Press the ONLINE key to go Offline Offline Offline Offline offline. Panel Menu Panel Menu Panel Menu Panel Menu 3. Press the MENU key to start the Printing Menu Printing Menu Printing Menu Printing Menu...

  • Page 166: Emulation

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: Tray1: 12. Press the ONLINE key to return Ready Ready Ready Ready to online mode, and turn off the printer. Wait at least five seconds, and then turn on the printer.

  • Page 167: Print Pcl Demo

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Print PCL Demo The Print PCL Demo submenu allows you to print a page to demonstrate PCL. Show Page Count The Show Page Count submenu allows you to set the display to show the total number of pages that have been printed.

  • Page 168: Font Number

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Font Number From the PCL Menu, you can use the Font Number submenu to enter a font number from 0 to 999. The default is 0. Point Size The PT SIZE default size set at 12.00, can be set from 4.00 to 999.75, in increments of 0.25 or 1.00.

  • Page 169: Reset Menu

    Appendix C Control Panel Menu Functions Reset Menu The Reset Menu can restore your printer to the factory-set defaults, except for the following submenus, which must be manually reset: Menu Submenu Config Menu Language Parallel Menu Bidirection Network Menu IP Address IP Addr Source SubNet Mask Gateway Address...
  • Page 170 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Restoring Restoring Restoring Restoring 7. Press ENTER/ key to execute Defaults Defaults Defaults Defaults the reset functions, or to cancel the reset, press the key. Reset = Reset = Reset = Reset = 8.

  • Page 171: Appendix D Control Panel Messages

    Appendix D Control Panel Messages Messages The following messages may appear on the control panel display: Canceling Job Canceling Job Canceling Job Canceling Job Print data is in the process of being erased. Wait until the printer reaches online status. Check Front Cover Check Front Cover Check Front Cover...
  • Page 172 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Close Back Cover Close Back Cover Close Back Cover Close Back Cover The back cover is open. Close Front Cover Close Front Cover Close Front Cover Close Front Cover The front cover is open.
  • Page 173 If the message appears again, initialize the optional hard disk using the Format Disk submenu. If the message persists, contact your Tally Service Representative. I/O Initializing... Communication port initialization is in I/O Initializing... I/O Initializing...
  • Page 174 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Please wait... Please wait... Please wait... Please wait... The printer is in transition from online to offline. Printing Printing Printing Printing Processing of the print data is complete and printing is in progress.
  • Page 175 Set Fuser Unit Set Fuser Unit Set Fuser Unit Set Fuser Unit The fuser unit is not correctly installed. Contact your Tally Service Representa- tive. Set Transfer Roll Set Transfer Roll Set Transfer Roll Set Transfer Roll The transfer roll is not correctly installed.
  • Page 176 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Set x Toner CG Set x Toner CG Set x Toner CG Set x Toner CG The indicated toner cartridge is not cor- rectly installed. Sleep Mode Sleep Mode Sleep Mode Sleep Mode...

  • Page 177: Paper Sizes

    Appendix D Control Panel Messages Paper Sizes The following table lists and describes the types of paper that may display in fixed format messages on the control panel. Display Description Commercial #10 A3 (T8406 only) A3W (T8406 only, 13” x 19”) A4 Landscape A4 Portrait B4 (T8406 only)

  • Page 178: Paper Types

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printers User Guide Paper Types The following table lists and describes the types of paper and media that may display on the control panel. Display Description Trans OHP transparency Plain Plain paper Thick Thick paper Label...

  • Page 179: Appendix E Network Management

    Appendix E Network Management Overview The Tally T8106/T8406 printers utilize a standard network interface and a number of standard protocols for cross-platform printing across the network. Network Interface The printer has a single port that accepts a standard RJ45 Ethernet connector.

  • Page 180: Supported Printing Protocols

    SMB(NBF) Apple EtherTalk Supported Management Protocols Remote Network Management The Tally T8106/T8406 printers support remote management through standard network management utilities. SNMP MIB II, Printer MIB, Enterprise MIB. This printer uses an SNMP agent and supports a Printer MIB through IPX/SPX or TCP/IP. HP.

  • Page 181: Windows

    Appendix E Network Management Print Services You can use a bindery, bindery emulation, Novell directory service (NDS), print server (PSERVER) or remote printer (RPRINTER/NPRINTER) to access the printer on the network. Management Services To manage the printer connection, you can use either the PCONSOLE print console utility for NetWare 3.x or the NetWare Administrator for NetWare 4.x and 5.x.
  • Page 182 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide SMB is not the recommended method for printing as it only supports one serial session; when the printer is printing a job from a client, it cannot receive data for another job. LPR/LPD This printer supports printing from an LPR port in Windows NT or Windows 2000.

  • Page 183: Apple Macintosh

    Appendix E Network Management Apple Macintosh You can use AppleTalk for printing from a Macintosh. Print Service You can use the chooser to add the printer to your host. Management Service Using a Web browser, you can set the network settings of this printer and reference the printer state.

  • Page 184: Setting Up The Printer For Network Management

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Setting Up the Printer for Network Management In order to configure the printer via the web browser or through SNMP, you must ensure that the network protocol settings for the printer’s network interface are correct.

  • Page 185: Managing Network Settings With Web Jetadmin

    Appendix E Network Management Managing Network Settings with Web JetAdmin The Web JetAdmin is a program installed as a web server on a PC that uses SNMP to communicate with the printer over either TCP/IP or IPX/ SPX protocols. Using Web JetAdmin, you can remotely configure the IP address of the printer.
  • Page 186 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide following is an example of changing the TCP/IP settings of the printer through a Web browser. 1. Click TCP/IP Settings on the Network Configuration menu. 2. Make the desired changes. In this case, we will change the IP address and subnet mask.

  • Page 187: Managing Netware Settings

    Appendix E Network Management Managing NetWare Settings You can manage NetWare settings from two different dialogs in the Web Interface depending on how you will be using the printer on your network. If you are using the printer in print server mode, select NetWare PServer Settings.

  • Page 188: Configuring The Server For Print Server Mode

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Parameter Description Directory Bindery Bindery Services Directory Services NetWare Enables or disables the print Setting Setting Setting PConsole server mode. The default is required required required Enable. NetWare Selects the operation mode Setting...
  • Page 189 Appendix E Network Management Setting Up a Print Server Using NetWare Administrator (NetWare 4.x and 5.x) There are three basic steps to creating a Print Server under NetWare 4.x or NetWare 5.x. First, you must create a print queue; then, you must create a printer;...
  • Page 190 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide 7. In the Print Queue list, select a print queue to use. 8. Check the print queue and printer allo- cation, and then click OK. Creating a Print Server 9. Select Object - Create from the Net-...
  • Page 191 Appendix E Network Management 14. Click OK. Setting Up a Print Server Using PCONSOLE (NetWare 3.x) To start PCONSOLE, log in as a supervisor. Creating a Print Queue 1. Log in to the primary server, and then open the PCONSOLE screen. 2.
  • Page 192 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Setting the Print Server Configuration 9. Select print server and then press Enter. 10. Select Printer Server Configuration from Print Server Information, and then press Enter. 11. Select Printer Configuration from the Print Server Configuration menu, and then press Enter.
  • Page 193 Appendix E Network Management 17. Select a printer from the Defined Print- ers list, and then press Enter. 18. When the Available Queues list is dis- played, press Insert, then select a print queue. 19. Press Enter. 20. Enter the priority of print queues, and then press Enter.
  • Page 194 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide 4. Next, press Insert. 5. Select a secondary server from a list of file servers that are available. Configuring the Server for Remote Printer Mode To configure the server for Remote Printer Mode, use the same procedure used for setting up the print server.

  • Page 195: Managing Windows Network Settings

    Appendix E Network Management Managing Windows Network Settings You can also use SMB to print over the network. SMB is not the recommended method for printing over the network because it is slower than using the included LPR utility. Configuring the Printer for SMB Printing To set up the printer for SMB printing, select NetBIOS Settings from the Network Configuration list on the Web management page.

  • Page 196: Configuring A Pc For Smb Printing

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Configuring a PC for SMB Printing Ensure that the proper protocols and Networking functions have been enabled in your PC before beginning the installation of the printer. If you are unsure of what protocols and Networking functions need to be installed for printing on a Windows network, consult Windows Help.

  • Page 197: Configuring A Workstation For Lpd Printing

    Appendix E Network Management Parameter Description Pass Queue Enables or disables the pass queue. Pass Queue Changes the pass queue name. Name Configuring a Workstation for LPD Printing Setting Up LPD under UNIX/Linux To set up LPD, root authentication is required. The following procedure shows a generic configuration of LPD.

  • Page 198: Configuring A Pc For Lpd Printing

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Configuring a PC for LPD Printing The included LPR utility is installed on your PC when you install the print drivers using the Tally CD-ROM. Configuring the Printer for FTP Printing To configure the FTPD, specify an IP address of the printer, and then select FTPD Settings.

  • Page 199: Configuring The Printer For Port 2501 And Port 9100 Printing

    Configuring Port 9100 In order to print using port 9100 on Windows 95/98/NT, you must use the print monitor utility included on your Tally CD-ROM. Windows 2000 can print using port 9100 by setting the Standard TCP/IP port 9100 to raw.
  • Page 200 Port 2501 Settings In order to print using port 2501 on Windows 95/98/NT, you must use the print monitor utility included on your Tally CD-ROM. Windows 2000 can print using port 2501 by setting the Standard TCP/IP port 2501 to raw.

  • Page 201: Managing Appletalk Settings

    Appendix E Network Management Managing AppleTalk Settings Configuring the Printer for AppleTalk Printing By default, the printer is ready to print using AppleTalk. If you require the default settings changed, use the AppleTalk menu from your Web browser. Parameter Description AppleTalk Enables or disables AppleTalk.

  • Page 202: Configuring The Mac For Appletalk Printing

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Configuring the Mac for AppleTalk Printing For instructions on configuring your Mac for AppleTalk printing, see the instructions in Chapter 3. Configuring Network Management Settings Configuring Web Server Settings You can reconfigure the Web server to listen on a different port, or to change the time the printer waits for incomplete network print jobs to finish.

  • Page 203: Configuring Snmp Server Settings

    Appendix E Network Management Configuring SNMP Server Settings This printer supports SNMP to manage its network interface. You can use MIB II, Printer MIB, and TRAP for SNMP management. Parameter Description Monitor Sets a community name for reading MIB. Community Control Sets a community name for writing MIB.

  • Page 204: Configuring Administration Settings

    Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide Parameter Description Filter List Do not change this parameter. Filter Severity Do not change this parameter. Name Sets SysName for MIB II. Location Sets SysLocation for MIB II. Contact Sets SysContact for MIB II.

  • Page 205: Configuring The Change Passwords Page

    Appendix E Network Management Parameter Description Contact Sets SysContact for MIB II. NetWare Enables or disables NetWare and operation mode. NetBIOS Enables or disables SMB. FTPD Enables or disables FTPD. Enables or disables LPD. AppleTalk Enables or disables Apple EtherTalk. Port 2501 Enables or disables Port 2501.

  • Page 206: Using Nest Discovery Tools

    To use the NEST discovery tool, you must have Microsoft Java Virtual Machine version 1.1.5 or later installed on the PC. Install the NEST discovery tool from the included Tally CD-ROM. To start NEST discovery, from the Start button select Programs and then click NEST Discovery.
  • Page 207 Appendix E Network Management Parameter Description Back Navigates the Main Frame to the Welcome page. Send Submits form data to the printer Web server. Note: The E-Mail Notification and SMTP Server boxes allow a maximum of 32 characters .

  • Page 209: Index

    Index counter fuser cleaning roller 14 accessories 109 OPC belt cartridge 17 hard disk 111 memory module 109 paper feeder 114 defaults, printer driver 42 adjustments, paper feeder 115 display AppleTalk 175 control panel 37 settings 193 menu format 146 autoplay CD 23 duplex printing unit installing 114...
  • Page 210 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide OPC belt cartridge 15 windows configuration 30 paper feeder 114 network paper tray 11 configuration settings 194 power cord 18 frame types 171 Starter Kit 10 management 171 toner cartridges 11 NetWare 30...
  • Page 211 Index ozone filter 4, 10 print driver replacing 94 software 41 print quality troubleshooting 128 paper print server, configuring 180 loading 35 printer sizes 169 accessories 109 test print 18 cleaning 99 trays 3 components 3 types 170 driver and utilities installation 23 paper discharger, cleaning 101 interior cleaning 106 paper feeder...
  • Page 212 Tally T8106/T8406 Color Laser Printer User Guide repair, replacement parts 143 slow or no printing 131 replacement fuser cleaning roller 92 oil bottle 89 UNIX/Linux 175 OPC belt cartridge 95 unpacking printers 8 ozone filter 94 toner cartridges 87 waste toner pack 90...

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