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... Mode) C) 19 Fanfold Paper (Bottom, Front Feed/ Pull Tractor Mode) 23 Single Sheets and Envelopes (Top Feed/Friction Mode) 25 Self Test 26 Printer Driver Selection C) 27 Installing a Printer Driver tv (Windows Ver. 3.1) Chap. 3 Using the Setup Disk 28 Initial Setup Mode 32 Running the Initial Setup Program 33 Exiting the Initial Setup Program...
... Mode) C) 19 Fanfold Paper (Bottom, Front Feed/ Pull Tractor Mode) 23 Single Sheets and Envelopes (Top Feed/Friction Mode) 25 Self Test 26 Printer Driver Selection C) 27 Installing a Printer Driver tv (Windows Ver. 3.1) Chap. 3 Using the Setup Disk 28 Initial Setup Mode 32 Running the Initial Setup Program 33 Exiting the Initial Setup Program...
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...should control the printer functions. 0 0 Congratulations on purchasing a Panasonic printer. This printer has been factory set to operate with most cases, there will be used without removing/wasting fanfold paper Cut Sheet Feeder Option Provides fast and automatic feeding of single sheets (KX-P38): Serial ...4 In most of your (KX-P44): unit's memory capacity from 13K to meet the needs of the popular software packages. Features Printer Emulation: Epson FX-1170 and IBM Proprinter IIIXL Setup Disk: Setup program, Command Reference program and a Printer Driver for Windows Ver. 3.1 Quiet...
...should control the printer functions. 0 0 Congratulations on purchasing a Panasonic printer. This printer has been factory set to operate with most cases, there will be used without removing/wasting fanfold paper Cut Sheet Feeder Option Provides fast and automatic feeding of single sheets (KX-P38): Serial ...4 In most of your (KX-P44): unit's memory capacity from 13K to meet the needs of the popular software packages. Features Printer Emulation: Epson FX-1170 and IBM Proprinter IIIXL Setup Disk: Setup program, Command Reference program and a Printer Driver for Windows Ver. 3.1 Quiet...
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... recommended that you need to the store from which the unit was purchased. ..or mizt, Printer Ribbon cassette (KX-P170) vets noA aiolag 0 Platen knob Setup disk Operating manual Quick start guide •The Setup Disk contains a Printer Driver for Windows Ver. 3.1 (u P. 27), a Setup program (air P. 28) and a Command Reference program (6w P. 52). •...
... recommended that you need to the store from which the unit was purchased. ..or mizt, Printer Ribbon cassette (KX-P170) vets noA aiolag 0 Platen knob Setup disk Operating manual Quick start guide •The Setup Disk contains a Printer Driver for Windows Ver. 3.1 (u P. 27), a Setup program (air P. 28) and a Command Reference program (6w P. 52). •...
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O Remove the smoked plastic cover. 0 Open the top cover. Smoked plastic cover 19 Note: •If setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to " (Tractor mode). 2 Top cover 310{ so 0 Fold forward the smoked plastic cover and raise it. The PAPER OUT ... 1 or 2 Thinner sheets 3, 4, 5 or 6 Thick sheets or multi-part forms Head gap lever IL o MEI OFF POWER ON ()Set the paper feed selector to Printer Driver Selection. (a P. 26) Fanfold Paper: (Bottom, Front Feed/Pull Tractor Mode) -ma0 Paper feed 4 selector OTurn the power on. Installing paper 13 PITCH ON LINE indicators...
O Remove the smoked plastic cover. 0 Open the top cover. Smoked plastic cover 19 Note: •If setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to " (Tractor mode). 2 Top cover 310{ so 0 Fold forward the smoked plastic cover and raise it. The PAPER OUT ... 1 or 2 Thinner sheets 3, 4, 5 or 6 Thick sheets or multi-part forms Head gap lever IL o MEI OFF POWER ON ()Set the paper feed selector to Printer Driver Selection. (a P. 26) Fanfold Paper: (Bottom, Front Feed/Pull Tractor Mode) -ma0 Paper feed 4 selector OTurn the power on. Installing paper 13 PITCH ON LINE indicators...
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... indicator is guided by pushing the tractor clamping levers back. Installing paper 10 C) Tractor clamping levers Di o ° 0 0 Adjust the tractors to Printer Driver Selection. (ow P. 26) Note: •In bottom and front feed, reverse feed functions will not feed paper correctly and the resulting printout may not... be correct. Note: •If setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to remove any slack in the paper. In tractor mode the paper is not lit, press LON LINE ...
... indicator is guided by pushing the tractor clamping levers back. Installing paper 10 C) Tractor clamping levers Di o ° 0 0 Adjust the tractors to Printer Driver Selection. (ow P. 26) Note: •In bottom and front feed, reverse feed functions will not feed paper correctly and the resulting printout may not... be correct. Note: •If setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to remove any slack in the paper. In tractor mode the paper is not lit, press LON LINE ...
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... align the paper horizontally or vertically, set the paper feed selector to This releases the paper and allows the "ci, paper to be loaded to Printer Driver Selection. (ow P. 26) Note: •When the paper feed selector is not lit, press (ON LINE,, to get ready to "G". 24 Note: •If ...setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to the first print position. Note: • To predetermine your paper or envelope. The paper will not load smoothly, move...
... align the paper horizontally or vertically, set the paper feed selector to This releases the paper and allows the "ci, paper to be loaded to Printer Driver Selection. (ow P. 26) Note: •When the paper feed selector is not lit, press (ON LINE,, to get ready to "G". 24 Note: •If ...setting up the printer for the first time, proceed to the first print position. Note: • To predetermine your paper or envelope. The paper will not load smoothly, move...
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... must select an alternative from the following table. Proceed to install a Windows printer driver. However, if the Panasonic KX-P3696 printer is located on page 27 for proper procedures. Printer Driver Selections (in order of priority) Printer Selections Panasonic KX-P3696 Panasonic KX-P1695 Epson FX-1170 Panasonic KX-P1150 Panasonic KX-P2180 Epson FX series IBM Proprinter IIIXL* If selecting the IBM Proprinter IIIXL in your application...
... must select an alternative from the following table. Proceed to install a Windows printer driver. However, if the Panasonic KX-P3696 printer is located on page 27 for proper procedures. Printer Driver Selections (in order of priority) Printer Selections Panasonic KX-P3696 Panasonic KX-P1695 Epson FX-1170 Panasonic KX-P1150 Panasonic KX-P2180 Epson FX series IBM Proprinter IIIXL* If selecting the IBM Proprinter IIIXL in your application...
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... Add Unlisted or Updated Printer List of Printers: Panasonic KX-P3696 OK lc Cancel 0 Help 9 Click Set As Default Printer 10 Click Close 11 Exit the "Control Panel". 6 Insert the Setup Disk into drive A. If you have installed a printer driver, the dialog box expands to your printer contains a Panasonic KX-P3696 Printer Driver for Windows Version 3.1. Installed Printers. To install this printer driver, you want. Note: •...
... Add Unlisted or Updated Printer List of Printers: Panasonic KX-P3696 OK lc Cancel 0 Help 9 Click Set As Default Printer 10 Click Close 11 Exit the "Control Panel". 6 Insert the Setup Disk into drive A. If you have installed a printer driver, the dialog box expands to your printer contains a Panasonic KX-P3696 Printer Driver for Windows Version 3.1. Installed Printers. To install this printer driver, you want. Note: •...
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...not sending a LF command Wrong character set is selected Data length is set incorrectly Paper not installed correctly in tractor I/F is set to PARALLEL Check printer driver of your software package and set EMULATION accordingly (air P. 28, 32-39, 47-49) Set DOWNLOAD to ON (air P. 30, 32-39)...double-spaced Keeps printing on the same line Wrong character set prints Cannot print ASCII characters with code above 127 Fanfold paper is jamming KX-PS14 (serial interface board) is installed but cannot print Cannot use parallel interface when installing serial interface board Possible Cause Path of ...
...not sending a LF command Wrong character set is selected Data length is set incorrectly Paper not installed correctly in tractor I/F is set to PARALLEL Check printer driver of your software package and set EMULATION accordingly (air P. 28, 32-39, 47-49) Set DOWNLOAD to ON (air P. 30, 32-39)...double-spaced Keeps printing on the same line Wrong character set prints Cannot print ASCII characters with code above 127 Fanfold paper is jamming KX-PS14 (serial interface board) is installed but cannot print Cannot use parallel interface when installing serial interface board Possible Cause Path of ...
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..., you will take up more space than the printable area. Printing area: The area of today's off the shelf software programs use printer drivers to or less than an "i". A "w" will seldom need to know any size and rotation. It also reduces print speed. ROM:... interface: Transmitting data one bit at any of the KX-P3696 commands. Skip perforation: Skip perforation means nothing is stored, control codes or download characters are stored. This print method permits better vertical alignment. ROM is not cleared when the printer is the first line position on a slant). Style...
..., you will take up more space than the printable area. Printing area: The area of today's off the shelf software programs use printer drivers to or less than an "i". A "w" will seldom need to know any size and rotation. It also reduces print speed. ROM:... interface: Transmitting data one bit at any of the KX-P3696 commands. Skip perforation: Skip perforation means nothing is stored, control codes or download characters are stored. This print method permits better vertical alignment. ROM is not cleared when the printer is the first line position on a slant). Style...
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...(PAPER OUT) signal POWER/PAPER OUT indicator light Power requirement Power switch Prestige PRIME signal Print direction Print setting Print speed Print style Print width Printer driver Printhead Printing area Proportional Spacing (PS) Protective paper Pull tractor Push Tractor 29 16, 28 10, 16, 19, 23 15-24 23, ... Self test 25 Serial interface 4 34, 58 Setup Disk 4 6 27, 28-39, 52-54 Command Reference program 52-54 Initial Setup program 28-39 Printer driver 27 SG (SIGNAL GROUND) signal 62, 63 Single sheet 23, 24, 60, 61 SLCT IN (SELECT IN) signal 62, 63 SLCT (SELECT) signal ...
...(PAPER OUT) signal POWER/PAPER OUT indicator light Power requirement Power switch Prestige PRIME signal Print direction Print setting Print speed Print style Print width Printer driver Printhead Printing area Proportional Spacing (PS) Protective paper Pull tractor Push Tractor 29 16, 28 10, 16, 19, 23 15-24 23, ... Self test 25 Serial interface 4 34, 58 Setup Disk 4 6 27, 28-39, 52-54 Command Reference program 52-54 Initial Setup program 28-39 Printer driver 27 SG (SIGNAL GROUND) signal 62, 63 Single sheet 23, 24, 60, 61 SLCT IN (SELECT IN) signal 62, 63 SLCT (SELECT) signal ...