Congratulations! You selected TowerFeed, a superior sheet feeder specifically designed by Rutishauser Data AG in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard, USA, to extend paper handling capabilities of the HP color LaserJet 4650. The TowerFeed Option offers new possibilities. You can • select from up to 7 different paper types directly from your PC.
Remove the transportation inserts in the TowerFeed trays (as de- scribed in INSTALLATION) Important: It is recommended to keep the packaging material and inserts for proper protection of the unit and its parts in case of reshipment. IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed UNPACKING for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
TowerFeed may weigh up to 60 kilograms (130 pounds) depending on configuration. To prevent back strain or injury, enlist the help of someone and bend your knees when lifting the unit. Warning: POWER OFF your printer and TowerFeed and disconnect all power and interface cables before you proceed with the installation. Hardware Installation Remove Transportation Inserts •...
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Position and Connect Printer Warning: The printer may weigh up to 34 kilograms (75 pounds). Enlist the help of a second person to lift the unit. To prevent back strain or injury, bend your knees when lifting the unit. •...
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Without Stacker • Connect printer and TowerFeed with the data cable (Fig. 10): one end with the printer and the other end with TowerFeed. Use the provided Adapter as a intermediate piece. • Connect the power cables to printer and TowerFeed .
PLAIN paper (e.g. printer test pages). Software Installation Installation of Printer Driver The CD delivered with your TowerFeed system contains the HP LaserJet 4650 PCL 5 software supporting the TowerFeed option for Windows XP and 2000. (Postscript driver in preparation) Note: After installing the new printer driver, exit and restart your Windows System.
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INSTALLATION Configuring the TowerFeed Option Go to the Control Panel and select Printers. There click on the respective HP LaserJet Printer. Use the right mouse button to open the Settings. Then click on the hardware settings Icon. There choose the appropriate TowerFeed your are using in the pull-down Window, do the same as well with all the other printer equipment your are using (extension tray, duplex, etc.)
IU 688 / 0402 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Paper Sample TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650 OPERATING Fanning the Paper Filling in Paper Correct Paper Loading Fig. 15 Marking the Tray...
If a tray runs out of paper, the printer will automatically switch to another tray with the same paper type and size and pull paper from there. Otherwise it displays that message, the Attention LED starts blinking, and most probably a respective error message appears at the user screen (depending on the application).
Paper Jam In case of a paper jam, the printer panel Attention LED will start blinking and the printer display will show a respective message with the following meaning: 13.03.xx PAPER JAM Paper jam in printer 13.11.xx PAPER JAM Paper jam in TowerFeed •...
APPENDIX A - Printer Specific Notes HP LaserJet Duplexer Option The printer's duplexing capabilities remain fully supported with the TowerFeed paper handling option installed. POWERSAVE Function (Printer Setting) HP colorLaserJet 4650: The POWERSAVE function is fully supported with TowerFeed installed.
Plain Preprinted Letterhead Transparency Prepunched Bond Recycled Color Card Stock Rough **indication for reference purposes only TowerFeed Panel Display** PLAIN PREPRINTED LETTERHEAD TRNSPRNCY PREPUNCHED BOND RECYCLED COLOR CARDSTOCK ROUGH for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
Why doesn't it print from the tray I selected? If a selected Tray # ran out of paper or does not contain the paper size assigned for the print job, the printer might look for other trays containing the demanded paper size, and if this is available (and with the same Media Type as Tray #) will pull paper from there.
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File - Print - Printer - Setup - File - Page Setup - Page - Options: IU 688 / 0402 APPENDIX C - Tipps & Hints Paper Size: Paper Source: Paper Size: Paper Source: Paper Size: Paper Source: TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
Paper is a material that reacts intensively to adverse temperature and humidity conditions. The observance of proper conditions as defined below is therefore essential for trouble- free operation of TowerFeed. Please also refer to the corresponding guidelines in the printer manual. Paper Quality and Surface Bond type papers and papers with slight rag content are recommended.
Diagnosing an Error Situation When calling for support, please have the Printer test pages at hand (Configuration Page, Menu Map and Event Log Page as per APPENDIX G). Pos LED Printer Display TRAY n OPEN READY TRAY n EMPTY READY TRAY 1 LOAD Media Type &...
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IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed Reset Beep (e.g. after Power ON) Paper in TowerFeed paper path after a printer Reset Paper Jam in TowerFeed TowerFeed Motor blocked Opening a TowerFeed tray during a feed cycle TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
PAPER HANDLING Paper Path Test The printer's paper path test allows to perform feeding tests from the different input trays to the output bin(s). It can be selected via the printer panel (CONFIGURE DEVICE – DIAGNOSTICS – SET PAPER PATH TEST) where you can set Source, Destination, Duplex and Copies before releasing the printing of the Test Page.
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APPENDIX G - Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 21 for more information on this page. IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
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APPENDIX G - Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 21 for more information on this page. IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
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APPENDIX G - Printer Selftest Pages Please refer to page 21 for more information on this page. IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
TowerFeed Selftest Feature The TowerFeed selftest feature allows to test the TowerFeed unit independently from any printer and computer. With this test you can check for correct paper feeding (horizontal position, skew, jam behavior). Note: To perform a TowerFeed selftest, remove the printer's paper cassette.
For further references see our WebPages: www.rutishauser.ch Warning: To avoid damage to the paper-out sensor arms do not reach into the openings for the paper drawers. IU 688 / 0402 TowerFeed for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
+/- 2.0 mm (0.08") 2.5 mm (0.10") -25°C to 50°C (-13°F to 122°F) 5% to 95% Observe recommended storage conditions for paper (see 'Paper Quality Guidelines'). 100 - 230 V~ (+/-10%) 1.5 A max. for the HP color LaserJet 4650...
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Rutishauser shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of its equipment. TowerFeed is available for the following HP LaserJet printers: TowerFeed 444 for the HP LaserJet 4100 Series...