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... of media into the manual feed. (Insert media one page at a time.) Ink jet media Not genuine toner • Media for ink jet printers (paper, transparency, etc.) or transparency for color laser printers; Basics Windows Macintosh 3 Cautions Cautions To avoid machine malfunction, do not use the equipment under the following conditions....5°F)] • Extremely high or low humidity. (humidity range: 20% to 80% RH) • Condensation due to be replaced. • Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner; may wrap around the fuser heat roller and cause damage, and may damage the...
... of media into the manual feed. (Insert media one page at a time.) Ink jet media Not genuine toner • Media for ink jet printers (paper, transparency, etc.) or transparency for color laser printers; Basics Windows Macintosh 3 Cautions Cautions To avoid machine malfunction, do not use the equipment under the following conditions....5°F)] • Extremely high or low humidity. (humidity range: 20% to 80% RH) • Condensation due to be replaced. • Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner; may wrap around the fuser heat roller and cause damage, and may damage the...
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... status may be different depending on the printer's condition. Printer is warming up (the three indicators light one after another). READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT *1 *1 : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is turned off and back on your printer. Printer is blinking. Basics Windows Printer Panel Macintosh 6 Printer Panel Indicators READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT PRINT / RESET PRINT / RESET button...
... status may be different depending on the printer's condition. Printer is warming up (the three indicators light one after another). READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT *1 *1 : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is turned off and back on your printer. Printer is blinking. Basics Windows Printer Panel Macintosh 6 Printer Panel Indicators READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT PRINT / RESET PRINT / RESET button...
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.... Media tray (standard) or lower tray (2nd feeder) is wearing out. Drum unit is empty. Basics Windows Macintosh 7 Printer Panel READY *1 ERROR On: 0.5 s Off: 0.5 s TONER/ DRUM UNIT On: 0.5 s Off: 2 s On: 1 s Off: 0.5 s On: 1 s Off: 1 s On: 0.5 s Off: 0.5 s : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is turned off. : Indicator is worn out. Drum unit is blinking. ...
.... Media tray (standard) or lower tray (2nd feeder) is wearing out. Drum unit is empty. Basics Windows Macintosh 7 Printer Panel READY *1 ERROR On: 0.5 s Off: 0.5 s TONER/ DRUM UNIT On: 0.5 s Off: 2 s On: 1 s Off: 0.5 s On: 1 s Off: 1 s On: 0.5 s Off: 0.5 s : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is turned off. : Indicator is worn out. Drum unit is blinking. ...
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...it. The ERROR indicator is turned off and the demo page will be different depending on the printer status by pressing this button. READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Printer Status To recover from the error status (overrun or memory overflow), press the PRINT / RESET button...than 2 seconds until the READY and ERROR indicator blinks fast, then release it . Basics Windows Macintosh 8 Printer Panel PRINT / RESET Button The printer executes the following action depending on the printer's condition. The remaining data will be cleared. : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is blinking. : ...
...it. The ERROR indicator is turned off and the demo page will be different depending on the printer status by pressing this button. READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Printer Status To recover from the error status (overrun or memory overflow), press the PRINT / RESET button...than 2 seconds until the READY and ERROR indicator blinks fast, then release it . Basics Windows Macintosh 8 Printer Panel PRINT / RESET Button The printer executes the following action depending on the printer's condition. The remaining data will be cleared. : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is blinking. : ...
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...Loading Media and Printing Loading Media and Printing See the setup guide(s) for the following instructions. • Installing the toner cartridge and drum unit • Connecting cables • Installing the printer software The media is printed straight out. When using thick paper [106 165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or ...when an envelope is printed, it needs to the output tray (top of the printer). For available media, see "About Media" on a thick paper [106 -165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or label. • Plain paper (A4, Letter, ...
...Loading Media and Printing Loading Media and Printing See the setup guide(s) for the following instructions. • Installing the toner cartridge and drum unit • Connecting cables • Installing the printer software The media is printed straight out. When using thick paper [106 165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or ...when an envelope is printed, it needs to the output tray (top of the printer). For available media, see "About Media" on a thick paper [106 -165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or label. • Plain paper (A4, Letter, ...
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... pass 11 Paper Size 9 Paper support 5, 17, 21 Paper weights 10 Parallel interface 5 Part names 5 Power source 4 Power switch 5 Print area 12 PRINT/RESET button 6, 8 Printer panel 5, 6 Printing Using manual feed 21 Using media tray 13 R READY indicator 6 Rear cover 5, 11, 17, 21 Recommended media 10...
... pass 11 Paper Size 9 Paper support 5, 17, 21 Paper weights 10 Parallel interface 5 Part names 5 Power source 4 Power switch 5 Print area 12 PRINT/RESET button 6, 8 Printer panel 5, 6 Printing Using manual feed 21 Using media tray 13 R READY indicator 6 Rear cover 5, 11, 17, 21 Recommended media 10...
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... feature is turned on. Black areas and text are replaced by light gray shading. Off: The toner save feature is turned off. Mac OS 9.2) Setting the Printer Specific Options 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a quality setting. 300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi or 1200x600 dpi can be selected. A higher resolution provides better print quality. This is the...
... feature is turned on. Black areas and text are replaced by light gray shading. Off: The toner save feature is turned off. Mac OS 9.2) Setting the Printer Specific Options 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a quality setting. 300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi or 1200x600 dpi can be selected. A higher resolution provides better print quality. This is the...
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... occurred. Basics Windows Macintosh 103 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Duplex Output Options Paper Feed Error Handling Printer Features Summary Save Custom Setting Allows you to set the duplex printing (see page 106). • Print on... Both Sides • Binding Allows you to output a document to file (see page 107). • Save as File • Format Allows you to select the paper source (see page 110). • Resolution • Toner...
... occurred. Basics Windows Macintosh 103 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Duplex Output Options Paper Feed Error Handling Printer Features Summary Save Custom Setting Allows you to set the duplex printing (see page 106). • Print on... Both Sides • Binding Allows you to output a document to file (see page 107). • Save as File • Format Allows you to select the paper source (see page 110). • Resolution • Toner...
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... for the high print quality. This is the default setting and is diminished. 2 Toner Save Mode Enables to reduce the amount of toner used to print. Basics Windows Macintosh 110 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Black areas and text are replaced by light ...gray shading. A higher resolution provides better print quality. On:The toner save feature is turned on. Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Printer Features 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a...
... for the high print quality. This is the default setting and is diminished. 2 Toner Save Mode Enables to reduce the amount of toner used to print. Basics Windows Macintosh 110 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Black areas and text are replaced by light ...gray shading. A higher resolution provides better print quality. On:The toner save feature is turned on. Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Printer Features 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a...
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Basics Windows Macintosh Printer driver Mac OS 8.5 - 9.2 83 Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.2 98 Printer Features menu 110 Printer Specific Options menu 91 Printing Duplex 96 R Remaining from 87, 88 Resolution 91, 110 S Save as File 107 Scale 85, 101 Selecting printer 83, 98 AppleTalk 83, 98 USB 84, 99 T Toner Save Mode 91, 110 117 Index
Basics Windows Macintosh Printer driver Mac OS 8.5 - 9.2 83 Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.2 98 Printer Features menu 110 Printer Specific Options menu 91 Printing Duplex 96 R Remaining from 87, 88 Resolution 91, 110 S Save as File 107 Scale 85, 101 Selecting printer 83, 98 AppleTalk 83, 98 USB 84, 99 T Toner Save Mode 91, 110 117 Index
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Printer components Toner cartridge Drum unit Indicators ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Message of the toner cartridge will not exceed 6,000 pages. Toner Empty Replace the toner cartridge now. Drum Unit Worn out Replace the drum unit now. Settings and Printing Maintenance and ...turned off. : Indicator is lit. , : Indicator is blinking. *1 Refer to the next page. *2 The printer is shipped with a starter toner cartridge, which has half the amount of toner. (The page life expectancy is needed. Replaceable Components Network 2 Replaceable Components ■ Supplies When print is faded or...
Printer components Toner cartridge Drum unit Indicators ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Message of the toner cartridge will not exceed 6,000 pages. Toner Empty Replace the toner cartridge now. Drum Unit Worn out Replace the drum unit now. Settings and Printing Maintenance and ...turned off. : Indicator is lit. , : Indicator is blinking. *1 Refer to the next page. *2 The printer is shipped with a starter toner cartridge, which has half the amount of toner. (The page life expectancy is needed. Replaceable Components Network 2 Replaceable Components ■ Supplies When print is faded or...
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... unit can be assured. Continuously printing 10% coverage of the printable area will reduce the life of the toner to today's office needs. Printer Specification Printing Method: Print Speed: Resolution: Paper Feed: Paper Outout: Software Emulation: Paper Size/Weight: Memory... Capacity: Dimensions: Mass {Weight}: Consumables: Noise Level: CPU: Semiconductor Laser Electro-Photography X ppm maximum (A4 size paper, text mode, 5 % ...
... unit can be assured. Continuously printing 10% coverage of the printable area will reduce the life of the toner to today's office needs. Printer Specification Printing Method: Print Speed: Resolution: Paper Feed: Paper Outout: Software Emulation: Paper Size/Weight: Memory... Capacity: Dimensions: Mass {Weight}: Consumables: Noise Level: CPU: Semiconductor Laser Electro-Photography X ppm maximum (A4 size paper, text mode, 5 % ...
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.... 2 Clean all the covers with a soft cloth. The frequency of the printer is used. Cleaning the Printer Network 8 Cleaning the Printer Periodic cleaning of cleaning is dependent upon the environment in which the printer is recommended. CAUTION • Do not use benzene, thinner, aerosol cleaners, ...or any mild commercial cleaner. Use any abrasive powder. You should clean the printer: • at least once a month. • when you replace the toner cartridge. • when print quality has deteriorated. Internal 1 Turn the power off and remove the...
.... 2 Clean all the covers with a soft cloth. The frequency of the printer is used. Cleaning the Printer Network 8 Cleaning the Printer Periodic cleaning of cleaning is dependent upon the environment in which the printer is recommended. CAUTION • Do not use benzene, thinner, aerosol cleaners, ...or any mild commercial cleaner. Use any abrasive powder. You should clean the printer: • at least once a month. • when you replace the toner cartridge. • when print quality has deteriorated. Internal 1 Turn the power off and remove the...
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Pick up roller 5 Lift the drum unit up roller, wipe it is recommended to place the drum unit on a newspaper or drop cloth. 1 1 2 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 9 Cleaning the Printer 3 While rotating the pick up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). •To avoid possible toner spillage, it with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner. 4 Open the front cover.
Pick up roller 5 Lift the drum unit up roller, wipe it is recommended to place the drum unit on a newspaper or drop cloth. 1 1 2 Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 9 Cleaning the Printer 3 While rotating the pick up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). •To avoid possible toner spillage, it with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner. 4 Open the front cover.
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...in gray. Check the environment (see 44 ,91 or 110 in "Settings and Printing"). ABCD ABCD Printer driver is used. Set the media type setting of useful life. Replace the toner cartridge. Troubleshooting Network 27 Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Cause The background of media is not set correctly for ...Check the media usable or not (see "Adjustment to media setting for paper. Replace the drum unit. The toner cartridge has reached the end of useful life. Your printer is in extremely high or low humidity. Check the environment (see "Specifications" on page 49) Set the ...
...in gray. Check the environment (see 44 ,91 or 110 in "Settings and Printing"). ABCD ABCD Printer driver is used. Set the media type setting of useful life. Replace the toner cartridge. Troubleshooting Network 27 Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Cause The background of media is not set correctly for ...Check the media usable or not (see "Adjustment to media setting for paper. Replace the drum unit. The toner cartridge has reached the end of useful life. Your printer is in extremely high or low humidity. Check the environment (see "Specifications" on page 49) Set the ...
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Toner spots appear on the photosensitive drum. Replace the drum unit. value (-1, -2 or -3) (see "Adjustment to Media" on page 41 in the drum unit (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 37). black. The drum unit is wet or dry. Clean the corona wire in "Settings and Printing"). ... for - The corona wire in The drum unit is dirty. Trouble Possible Cause Small dots are printed Media is damaged. ABCD Toner spots put on the page. at the different position from the original ABCD Network 28 Troubleshooting Corrective Action Set the Adjustment to "Cleaning...
Toner spots appear on the photosensitive drum. Replace the drum unit. value (-1, -2 or -3) (see "Adjustment to Media" on page 41 in the drum unit (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 37). black. The drum unit is wet or dry. Clean the corona wire in "Settings and Printing"). ... for - The corona wire in The drum unit is dirty. Trouble Possible Cause Small dots are printed Media is damaged. ABCD Toner spots put on the page. at the different position from the original ABCD Network 28 Troubleshooting Corrective Action Set the Adjustment to "Cleaning...
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Trouble Possible Cause Horizontal lines appear A small dust is bitten in the in the drum unit (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 8). lines appear on the page. A black and vertical line appears on the page. Corona wire of the photosensitive (3.7″). Replace the drum unit...to replace the fuser unit. Try shaking to print a cleaning data (see "Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum" on page 28 in "Settings and Printing"). Replace the toner cartridge. The fuser unit is damaged. Clean the corona wire in intervals of 94 mm gear of the drum unit is damaged. ABCD The...
Trouble Possible Cause Horizontal lines appear A small dust is bitten in the in the drum unit (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 8). lines appear on the page. A black and vertical line appears on the page. Corona wire of the photosensitive (3.7″). Replace the drum unit...to replace the fuser unit. Try shaking to print a cleaning data (see "Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum" on page 28 in "Settings and Printing"). Replace the toner cartridge. The fuser unit is damaged. Clean the corona wire in intervals of 94 mm gear of the drum unit is damaged. ABCD The...
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...laser unit cover is loaded in the media tray. The printer prints aslant. Too much media is dirty. The media is used . Incorrect type of media is wrinkled. Replace the toner cartridge. The print out media is used . Decrease the media stack so that the height of the toner...About Media" on page 9 in "Settings and Printing"), (see "Cleaning the Printer" on the page. The media is not installed correctly. Adjust media guides correctly. Network 31 Troubleshooting Corrective Action Clean the laser unit cover (see "Media" on page 53). Adjust media guides correctly. ...
...laser unit cover is loaded in the media tray. The printer prints aslant. Too much media is dirty. The media is used . Incorrect type of media is wrinkled. Replace the toner cartridge. The print out media is used . Decrease the media stack so that the height of the toner...About Media" on page 9 in "Settings and Printing"), (see "Cleaning the Printer" on the page. The media is not installed correctly. Adjust media guides correctly. Network 31 Troubleshooting Corrective Action Clean the laser unit cover (see "Media" on page 53). Adjust media guides correctly. ...
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...useful life. The transfer roller or fuser unit is not set on page 53). Adjust the image within the print area (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 28 in "Settings and Printing"). The length media guide of the length media guide. A Image is not set correctly. Display ... Remote Control Panel and select Fuser Cleaning from the Tool menu to the groove indicating the media size. Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. The toner cartridge has reached the end of the printed page appears dirty. Use a correct media (see "About Media" on page 9 in "Settings and ...
...useful life. The transfer roller or fuser unit is not set on page 53). Adjust the image within the print area (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 28 in "Settings and Printing"). The length media guide of the length media guide. A Image is not set correctly. Display ... Remote Control Panel and select Fuser Cleaning from the Tool menu to the groove indicating the media size. Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. The toner cartridge has reached the end of the printed page appears dirty. Use a correct media (see "About Media" on page 9 in "Settings and ...
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Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum Network 37 Troubleshooting If the paste or glue of a label is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit, clean it following the steps below. 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). 1 1 2 3 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below (1), lift the toner cartridge up (2). 2 1
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum Network 37 Troubleshooting If the paste or glue of a label is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit, clean it following the steps below. 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). 1 1 2 3 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below (1), lift the toner cartridge up (2). 2 1