Fujitsu PrintPartner 12V User manual

PrintPartner 12V
PAGE PRINTER
USER´s MANUAL
FUJITSU LIMITED
Communications and Electronics
Tokyo, Japan

Notice to American
Users
FederalCommunicationsCommission
Radio Frequertcy interference Statement
Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protecrion against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
l Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
l Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
l Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
l Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
FCC warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notes
l Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M33101AS0l.
• The use of a non-shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited.
The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less. The
length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters (50 feet) or less.
l The length of the power cord must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less.
Laser Safety Information
This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations
“title 21, CFR, chapter I, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health
and Safety Act of 1968”, and is classified as class 1 laser product.
Warning: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Notice to Canadian
Users
This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-
Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numerique de la Classe B respecre routes les exigences du Reglement sur
le materiel brouilleur du Canada.
Notice to German
Users
Bescheinigung des Herstellers/lmporteurs
Hietmit wird bescheinigt, daß der/die/das
l Maschinenläminfoormationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der höchste
Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder weniger gemi EN27779-1991.
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Specifications
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CE Declaration
As an International ENERGY STAR Partner, Fujitsu Limited has
determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR
Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency.
The International ENREGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an
international program that promotes energy saving through the use
of computers and other office equipments. The program backs the
development and dissemination of products with functions that
effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which
business proprietors can participate voluntarily. The targeted
products are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers,
facsimiles, and copiers. Their standards and logos are uniform among
participating nations.
This product sold in Europe conforms to the standards in accordance
with EC Directives. The copy of “Declaration of Conformity” is
attached in the next page.
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The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and
without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into
units already shipped.
Fujitsu has made every effort to ensure that the information included
here is complete and accurate at the time of publication. The
company assumes no liability for errors and omissions.
Copyright © 1997, 1998 FUJITSU LIMITED
Printed in Japan. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be
reproduced or translated, stored in a database or retrieval system, or
transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of Fujitsu Limited.
C145-E228-02EN, March 1998
Trademark Acknowledgment
Fujitsu is a registered trademark of
Fujitsu Limited. The following
companies own the other trademarks
used in this manual:
Adobe Systems, Inc.: PostScript
Apple Computer, Inc.: AppleTalk,
LocalTalk, Macintosh, TrueType
AT&T: UNIX
Centtonics Data Computer
Corporation: Centronics
Hewlett-Packard Corporation: Hewlett-
Packard, LaserJet, LaserJet 5, PCL
International Business Machines
Corporation: IBM, IBM PC/AT, IBM
PS/2, PC-DOS
Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft, MS-
DOS, Windows
Lexmark International Inc.: MarkVision
Miles, Inc.: Intellifont
Novell, Inc.: Netware
Pipeline Associates, Inc.: PowerPage
Xerox Corporation: 4024, Ethernet,
Xerox
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Precautions
Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safe and
your printer’s correct performance. Follow the cautions and notices la
beled
on the printer or marked with icons in the manual. Save this manual for
future reference.
outlet.
• Use only the power cord furnished with the printer and a properly grounded
Do not use an extension power cord.
l Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your
power outlet. The maximum wattage of the printer is 600 watts.
l Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord before beginning
maintenance operations.
l Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever you are not using the
printer for an extended period of time.
l Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever thunder storms are
nearby. Leaving the power cord connected may allow damage to the printer
or other property.
l Do not put the printer in direct sunlight, near a heater, or near water. Leave
adequate space around the printer.
l Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires. This could cause
electrostatic damage to the printer.
• Do not touch the heat roller and motors if you have been printing recently.
These parts may be hot.
Do touch or scratch the green drum surface, and do not expose it to light
for more than three minutes.
l Use only a shielded interface cable of 3 meters (10 feet) or less for the parallel
interface, 15 meters (50 feet) or less for the serial interface, 100 meters (328
feet) or less for Ethernet interface 10BASE-T connection, and 185 meters
(607 feet) or less for the Ethernet interface 10BASE- connection.
l Be sure the primer is turned off before connecting the interface.
l Do not turn the printer off while it is printing.
l Do not disassemble or remove any components unless instructed in the
maintenance procedures.
l Keep the print unit upright when removing or installing it.
l Do not apply excessive pressure on the corona wire when cleaning it.
l Do not use alcohol or other cleaning solutions on the drum surface or on any
interior parts of the printer.
l Clear paper jams quickly, especially when they occur in the heat roller unit.
l Do not drop small objects, such as paper clips, into the printer.
l Do not set page margins off the physically printable page area.
l Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord immediately if an
abnormal condition occurs: for instance, if the
abnormally, becomes wet, or falls. Then consult your dealer.
printer smokes, prints
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Contents
Chapter 1
Preface
v
Manual and Software Set
v
Operating Environments vi
Conventions vii
Control Panel vii
Changing Message Language viii
Getting Started 1-1
Getting Acquainted 1-1
Getting Ready 1-4
Picking a Suitable Location 1-4
Unpacking and Checking Your Printer 1-5
Setting Up 1-7
Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle 1-7
Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray 1-10
Connecting the Power Cord 1-12
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-13
About Interfacing.. 1-13
Connecting to the Parallel Port 1-14
Connecting to the Serial Port 1-15
Connecting the Serial Interface Cable 1-15
Verifying Serial Parameter Settings 1-16
Printing a Test
Page Offline 1-18
Installing a Printer Driver.. 1-19
Get to Know Your Printer Driver 1-20
Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD-ROM 1-21
Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk.. 1-21
Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11 1-21
Standard Printer Driver for Windows
95 1-22
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Contents
Chapter 2
Installing Other Software.. 1-24
PPMENU 1-24
Lexmark’s MarkVision™1-25
Printing Your First Document.. 1-26
Adjusting Print Density 1-27
If Something Goes Wrong 1-28
Where To Go From Here.. 1-29
Printing and Paper Handling 2-1
Control Panel Tutorial 2-1
TheControl Panel 2-1
Indicators 2-2
Message Display 2-3
Buttons.. 2-3
Control Panel Functions 2-5
Changing Message Language.. 2-5
Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer 2-5
Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing 2-5
Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer.. 2-6
Selecting the self test Menu
2-6
Selecting Font Print Menu. 2-8
Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed 2-10
Setting MFF Paper Size 2-11
Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu 2-12
Menu Functions 2-12
Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons 2-12
Submenus,Items,and Options 2-13
Menu Items 2-16
Handling Paper 2-21
Paper Types and Sizes
2-2 1
General Tips 2-23
Preprinted Sheets2-24
Transparencies 2-24
Envelopes 2-25
Labels 2-26
Changing the Paper Tray Size 2-26
Feeding Paper Manually 2-29
Setting Up the Rear Stacker 2-30
Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes 2-31
Considerations on Paper Size
2-3 1
Page Orientation 2-32
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Enhancing and Customizing the
Printer
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Adding RAM 3-1
Installing an Alternate Emulation 3-3
Installing an Interface Expansion Board 3-4
Installing an Interface Board 3-5
Connecting to the LocalTalk Port 3-5
Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable 3-6
Selecting the LocalTalk Interface 3-6
LocalTalk Specifications 3-6
Connecting to the Ethernet Port 3-7
Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable 3-7
Selecting the Ethernet Interface 3-8
Ethernet Specifications 3-8
Connecting to the Additional Parallel Port 3-8
Adding Paper Sources 3-8
Paper Feeder 3-8
Changing the Paper Tray Size 3-10
Different Paper Tray Sizes 3-13
Multi-function Feeder 3-13
Maintenance
4-1
Preventive Maintenance 4-1
Periodic Routine Maintenance 4-2
Replacing the Toner Bottle 4-2
Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning 4-5
Removing the Print Unit 4-6
Cleaning the Paper Path 4-7
Cleaning the Corona Wire 4-8
Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire 4-9
Installing the New Print Unit.. 4-10
Resetting the Print Unit Counter 4-13
Cleaning the Precharger Wire 4-15
Repacking the Printer 4-16
Solving Problems
5-1
Clearing PaperJams
5-1
Operational Problems 5-8
Print Quality Problems 5-9
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Contents
Appendix A
Appendix B
Supplies and Accessories.. B-1
Supplies B-1
Accessories B-1
Specifications C-1
Appendix C
Error Indications 5-11
Action-required Status Indications 5-14
Printer Status Indications 5-15
Warning Messages 5-16
Font Samples
A-1
Bitmapped Fonts A-1
Scalable Fonts A-1
Glossary
GL-1
Index
IN-1
Fujitsu Offices..
Inside back cover
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Preface
Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 12V Page Printer.
The PrintPartner 12V is a 12-ppm, 600-dpi, laser printer with dual
interface consisting of Centronics parallel (type B connector) and
RS-232C serial (DB9 connector). It is compatible with the HP
LaserJet 5 printers.
Available options are:
l 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 16, and 32-megabyte memory expansion cards
l Emulation cards: PostScript level 2 compatible (by using the
PowerPage© Level 2 interpreter) and IBM Proprinter 4202/
EPSON EX-800 compatible
l Interface expansion boards: LocalTalk, Ethernet C or D,
Centronics, and IrDA (infrared adapter)
l FLASH ROM card: 4 megabytes, for PCL5e only
l Barcode card: Barcodes and OCR fonts
l Paper trays (trays 1 and 2): A4, A5, letter, legal, and executive sizes
l Paper feeder: Base mechanism plus paper tray (tray 2)
l Multi-function feeder
Manual and
Software Set
The PrintPartner 12V has a single user’s manual. This user’s manual
provides a summary of everything for from non-technical users
unfamiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users.
The PrintPartner 12V comes with a software set (a floppy disk and a
CD-ROM) to supply you with the following items of printer control
software.
l Printer Drivers for Windows 3.x, 95, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0, which
provide the computer’s operating system with the programs that
control this printer.
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• MarkVision™ for Windows 95/NT 4.0, printer management
utility programs, which allow you to easily understand the printer
(status, statistics, or features) and displays the printer control panel
on your computer display to remotely operate the printer.
l Network Printer Utility for Windows 3.x, which allows you to
remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C board of the
printer or locally check the printer.
l PPMENU for Windows 3.x and 95, printer remote setup utility
program, which allows you to easily customize and program your
printer to your computer and software environments, using your
computer keyboard and display.
The CD-ROM contains all items of the software but the floppy disk
contains printer drivers for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95
only.
Operating
Environments
To run a Printer Driver, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer
or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11, MS-Windows 95,
MS-Windows NT 3.51, or MS-Windows NT 4.0.
To run MarkVision™,you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer
or compatible running MS-Wtndows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, with
at least 9MB of memory available on a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive
or a 3.5” double-sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a
VGA (640 x 480 dots) or higher resolution display.
To run the Network Printer Utility, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/
2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11 , with at
least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive or
a 3.5” double-sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a
VGA (640 x 480 dots) or higher resolution display.
To run PPMENU, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or
compatible running MS-DOS, with at least 1MB of memory
available on a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive or a 3.5” double-sided
high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a VGA (640 x 480 dots)
display. You must also be using PC-DOS version 5.02, MS-DOS
version 3.3, or higher version.
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Conventions
Icons draw your attention to advisory messages, as illustrated below.
A line precedes and follows the message to show where the message
begins and ends.
Warning:
Ignoring this information could result in personal injury.
Caution:
Ignoring this information could result in loss of data or harm to your
equipment.
Important:
These notes contain remarks, tips, and other useful supplementary
information.
Control Panel
The printer’s control panel incorporates two rows of buttons, with
each button having one or two labels (see below). The physical
button is beneath the rectangular section of no-labeled space. The
top label represents the basic function, which is activated by a touch
of the button. The bottom label represents the second function,
which is activated when you release the button after holding it down
more than five seconds.
-Basic functions
-Physical buttons
-Second functions
-Basic functions
Physical buttons
Second functions
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The control panel has a character display of 16 columns x 2 lines.
In text, the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital
letters inside a box lik and control panel display messages
appear in a fixed-spacing font like READY. Button names or messages
occupying two lines are expressed in a single line shown below.
The asterisk in the display column indicates that the displayed
option is currently selected in the selected menu.
Changing Message language
You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable
languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
Swedish.
To select a language, follow these steps:
1. Turning the printer on while pressing menu
The message C . P. LANGUAGE
ENGLISH appears after printer
initialization.
2. Press the + or - button until the desired language appears.
Press the enter button.
The asterisk appears after the language, indicating the language is
selected.
3. Save the selection.
Pressing the ready button saves the new setting and returns the
printer to the ready state. The printer will display the selected
language for messages.
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Getting Started
This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following
sections:
Getting Acquainted. Learning the printer’s main parts and its paper
paths.
Getting Ready. Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the
printer.
Setting Up. Assembling the printer.
Connecting the Printer. Selecting an interface and connecting to the
computer.
Installing a Printer Driver and other software.
Printing Your First Document.
Where to Go From Here.
Getting
Acquainted
The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of
the printer and two routes of paper feeding. These parts are referred
to throughout the manual, so take some time to become familiar
with them.
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The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper.
The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi-
function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes.
Top cover
(main stacker)
From optional paper tray
Figure 1-4 Paper paths
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Getting Ready
Getting Ready This section will help you:
l Choose a suitable location for the printer
l Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it
Picking a Suitable Location
The first step is to pick a suitable location for your printer. For peak
performance and usability, follow these guidelines:
l Place the printer on a
sturdy, level surface.
l Choose a room that is well
ventilated and free of
excessive dust. Leave space
on either side of the printer
for proper ventilation.
l To avoid exposing the
printer to extremes of
temperature, do not put the
printer in direct sunlight or
near a heater. Ideal room
temperature is from 10°C
to 35°C (50°F to 95°F).
Humidity should be
between 20% and 80% RH
(no condensation).
• Use a grounded AC power
outlet. Do not use a three-
pronged adapter in an
ungrounded outlet.
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Getting Reedy
Use only the power cord
furnished with the printer.
Do
not use an extension
cord.
Do not touch any
connector contacts and
corona wires to avoid
possible electrostatic
damage to the printer.
Do not use a circuit shared
with equipment that causes
electrical noise, such as
motors.
Do not use a circuit shared
with equipment that uses a
lot of power, such as a
copier or a coffee maker.
Unpacking and Checking Your Printer
As you unpack the printer, check each item carefully for damage. If
you find damage, notify your dealer. Check also that you have
received all the items shown below.
This printer comes with everything you need except an interface
cable. If you do not yet have a cable, you must purchase one before
you can connect the printer to your computer.
Important:
Save the original carton and packing materials in case you need to
store or transport your printer.
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