User Manuals: Panasonic KX-P8420 Color Laser Printer

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Panasonic KX-P8420 Operating Instructions Manual (219 pages)

Color Laser Printer

Brand: Panasonic | Category: Printer | Size: 2 MB

Operating Instructions
1
Efi Standard Software License Agreement

4
- Table of Contents
  8
For Your Safety

12
General

12
Power Source

12
Laser Safety

12
Ozone Release

12
Moving the Unit

13
Caution Labels

14
- Before You Start
  16
Cautions

16
Chapter 1 CD-ROM

18
- CD-Rom
  18
- Static Electricity Damage
  19
- Waste Disposal Method
  19
Before You Start

20
Features of the KX-P84

20
- High Quality
  20
- High Speed
  20
- Easy Operation
  20
- Networking and Client Capabilities
  20
- Color Capabilities
  21
- Color Management
  21
- Fiery Webtools
  22
System Requirements

23
- With a Windows Computer
  23
- With a Macintosh Computer
  23
Minimum Space Requirements

24
Power Source

24
Unpacking

25
Part Names

26
- Front Side View
  26
- Rear Side View
  26
Front Panel Overview

27
- LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel
  27
- Activity Lights
  27
- Buttons
  28
Chapter 2

29
Printer Setup

29
Setting up the Printer

29
- Preparing the Imaging Unit
  29
- Setting up the Output Tray
  30
- Installing the Toner Cartridges
  31
- Loading Media
  33
- Connecting the Printer to a Computer
  35
- Using a Parallel Interface Cable
  36
- Power on
  37
- Margins and Print Area
  38
- Loading Media in the Multi-Purpose Tray
  39
Using the Front Panel

44
- Status Messages
  44
- Error Messages
  45
- Top-Level Menus
  45
- Printing Pages from the Front Panel
  47
- The Front Panel
  48
Chapter 3 Network Connections

49
- Connecting the Printer to a Network
  49
- Network Connections
  49
  - Ethernet Network Connections
    49
  - Token Ring Network Connections
    51
Parallel Cable Connection

52
Setting up TCP/IP Printing

53
Setting up IPX (Novell) Printing

61
Using Appletalk with Macintosh Computers on an IPX (Novell) Network

69
Setting up Fiery Webtools

70
Setting up Windows 95 Clients for SMB Printing

73
Setting up Windows NT 4.0 Clients for SMB Printing

76
Installing Software for Windows

77
General Steps

77
Chapter 4 Installing the Postscript Printer Driver for Windows

78
Installing Additional Software for Windows Users

94
Removing the KX-P8420 Software

98
General Steps for Installing Macintosh Software

100
Chapter 5 Installing Macintosh Printing Software

101
Installing Additional Software for Macintosh Users

105
- Adobe Type Manager
  105
- Postscript and Truetype Fonts
  105
Initial Setup from the Front Panel

106
Chapter 6

107
- Energy Star
  107
- Parallel Port Setup
  107
- Network Port Setup
  107
- Network Protocol Setup
  109
- Language Setup
  111
- Reset Queues
  111
- Hard Disk
  111
Completing Setup from Fiery Websetup

112
- Accessing Fiery Websetup
  112
- System Setup
  114
  - System Setup Tab
    114
  - Password Tab
    115
- Network Setup
  116
- Printer Setup
  126
- Saving Your Settings and Exiting Fiery Websetup
  127
Chapter 7

128
Color Calibration

128
- Bias Adjustment
  129
- Calibrating the Printer Using Visualcal
  135
- Gray Balance
  137
- Resetting the Visualcal Calibration
  140
Color Adjustment

141
- Resetting the Color Adjustment
  143
- Care and Maintenance
  144
Chapter 8

149
User Replaceable Components

149
- Care and Maintenance
  152
Displaying the Life of Supplies and Coverage of Toner

152
- Image Area
  153
Clearing Media Jams

153
Troubleshooting

167
- Problems with Image Size and Position
  175
- Print Quality Problems
  175
Front Panel Messages

177
- Front Panel Status and Error Messages
  177
- Front Panel Service Calls
  183
Repacking

184
Chapter 9

193
Upgrade Options

193
Removing and Replacing the Printer Controller Board

193
Installing a Hard Disk Drive

196
- Kit Contents
  196
- Initializing the Hard Disk
  199
Installing Additional Memory

199
- Kit Contents
  199
- Installing SDRAM Dimms
  200
Installing Network Cards

202
- Kit Contents
  202
Appendix Specifications

205
Specifications

205
- Printer
  205
- Media
  205
  - Media Sizes
    206
  - Paper Weight
    207
  - Types of Paper to Avoid
    208
  - Two-Sided Printing (Duplex Printing)
    208
  - Transparencies and Labels
    209
- Bidirectional Parallel Interface
  213
- Pin Configuration
  213
- Controller
  214
Index

215

Panasonic KX-P8420 Reference Manual (78 pages)

Color Laser Printer Drivers and Utilities

Brand: Panasonic | Category: Printer | Size: 0 MB

Drivers and Utilities
1
Reference Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
Postscript Printing

5
- Printing from Windows Computers
  5
Chapter 1 Configuring Postscript Printing Options with Windows 95 5

6
- Printing from Macintosh Computers
  25
Chapter 2 Printing from a Macintosh

26
Chapter 3 Printing to the KX-P8420

34
Chapter 4 Using Fiery Webspooler

40
Checking the Printer Status

49
Linking to Other Web Sites

50
Using Fiery Webdownloader

51
Chapter 5 Working with Color

53
The Properties of Color

53
- The Physics of Color
  53
- CIE Color Model
  54
- Hue, Saturation, and Brightness
  54
- Additive and Subtractive Color Systems
  55
- Print Device Gamut
  56
Controlling Printed Color

57
- Maintaining Print Device Consistency
  57
- Paper Stock and Toner
  57
- Maintenance
  57
Using Color Effectively

58
- A few Rules of Thumb
  58
- Color Wheel
  59
- Color and Text
  60
Raster Images and Vector Images

61
Optimizing Files for Processing and Printing

62
- Resolution of Raster Images
  62
- Scaling
  63
Color Management on the KX-P8420

64
- RGB Source
  65
- Color Rendering Dictionaries
  66
- CMYK Simulation
  67
- Choosing Colors in Postscript Applications
  67
Appendix A

69
Fonts

69
Resident Printer Fonts

69
- Adobe Type 1 Postscript Fonts
  69
- Truetype Fonts
  71
Glossary

72
Index

75

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Panasonic KX-P8420 Operating Instructions Manual (219 pages)

Table of Contents

Efi Standard Software License Agreement

For Your Safety

General

Power Source

Laser Safety

Ozone Release

Moving the Unit

Caution Labels

Cautions

Chapter 1 CD-ROM

Before You Start

Features of the KX-P84

System Requirements

Minimum Space Requirements

Power Source

Unpacking

Part Names

Front Panel Overview

Chapter 2

Printer Setup

Setting up the Printer

Using the Front Panel

Chapter 3 Network Connections

Parallel Cable Connection

Setting up TCP/IP Printing

Setting up IPX (Novell) Printing

Using Appletalk with Macintosh Computers on an IPX (Novell) Network

Setting up Fiery Webtools

Setting up Windows 95 Clients for SMB Printing

Setting up Windows NT 4.0 Clients for SMB Printing

Installing Software for Windows

General Steps

Chapter 4 Installing the Postscript Printer Driver for Windows

Installing Additional Software for Windows Users

Removing the KX-P8420 Software

General Steps for Installing Macintosh Software

Chapter 5 Installing Macintosh Printing Software

Installing Additional Software for Macintosh Users

Initial Setup from the Front Panel

Chapter 6

Completing Setup from Fiery Websetup

Chapter 7

Color Calibration

Color Adjustment

Chapter 8

User Replaceable Components

Displaying the Life of Supplies and Coverage of Toner

Clearing Media Jams

Troubleshooting

Front Panel Messages

Repacking

Chapter 9

Upgrade Options

Removing and Replacing the Printer Controller Board

Installing a Hard Disk Drive

Installing Additional Memory

Installing Network Cards

Appendix Specifications

Specifications

Index

Panasonic KX-P8420 Reference Manual (78 pages)

Table of Contents

Postscript Printing

Chapter 1 Configuring Postscript Printing Options with Windows 95 5

Chapter 2 Printing from a Macintosh

Chapter 3 Printing to the KX-P8420

Chapter 4 Using Fiery Webspooler

Checking the Printer Status

Linking to Other Web Sites

Using Fiery Webdownloader

Chapter 5 Working with Color

The Properties of Color

Controlling Printed Color

Using Color Effectively

Raster Images and Vector Images

Optimizing Files for Processing and Printing

Color Management on the KX-P8420