Kyocera Mita FS-3700 User manual

Chapter 1
Installing the Printer
This chapter explains how to unpack and install the printer. The topics covered are:
Positioning the printer
Unpacking and inspection
Names of parts
Setting up and interfacing
1.1. Positioning the Printer
Clearance
Allow at least the necessary minimum clearance around the printer (see below). A total space
of 92 cm by 61 cm by 138 cm (36 by 24 by 54 inches) is needed.
Places to Avoid
Avoid installing the printer in locations subject to:
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Direct drafts of hot or cold air
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Direct drafts from outside (Avoid locations near doors leading outside.)
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Sudden temperature or humidity changes
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Sources of high temperature, for example, near stoves or radiators
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Excessive dust
30 cm (12 inches)
40 cm (16 inches)
[20 cm (8 inches) when
the face-up output tray is
not installed.]
25 cm (10 inches)
60 cm (24 inches)
30 cm (12 inches)
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Vibration
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Ammonia or other harmful fumes. (If you are planning to fumigate the room, or make
liberal use of insecticide, remove the printer first!)
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Excessive sunlight or humidity
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Lack of ventilation
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Low air pressure, e.g., located more than 2000 meters (6500 feet) above sea level
Basic requirements
The printer will work best if it is installed in a location that is:
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Near the computer
If the parallel interface is used to connect the printer to the computer, the connecting cable
should be shielded type and not be longer than 3 meters (10 feet).
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Level and well supported
Place the printer on a sturdy table or desk. Do not place the printer on an unstable cart, stand,
or table. The printer may fall, causing injury, or serious damage to the printer.
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Near an AC wall outlet, preferably one that can be used for the printer alone (see sec-
tion Power Supply on next page).
Power requirements are:
Voltage 120 V (U.S.A./Canada), 220 V to 240 V (European countries), 10 % at each voltage
Frequency 60 Hz (120 V), 2 %
50 Hz (220 V to 240 V), 2 %
Current
capacity FS-1700: Max. 5.8 A at 120 V, or Max 3 A at 220 V to 240 V
FS-3700: Max. 7.8 A at 120 V, or Max 4 A at 220 V to 240 V
The outlet should be earthed, or an adapter should be used.
If an extension cord is used, the total length of the power cord plus extension should be 5 me-
ters (17 feet) or less.
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Well ventilated, not too hot or cold, and not too damp or dry
Temperature 10°C to 32.5°C, ideally about 20°C (50°F to 90.5°F, ideally about 68°F)
Humidity 20% to 80%, ideally 65%
If you install the printer where the temperature or humidity is outside the above ranges, you
may not get the best print quality, and there will be an increased chance of paper jams.
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Power Supply
The printer should not be on the same power circuit as an air conditioner, fluorescent light,
copier, or shredder, because these devices generate electrical noise on the power line. If it
must share a power circuit with equipment like this, a high-frequency noise filter or isolation
transformer is advisable. (Filters and transformers are available commercially.)
Avoid using plug multipliers to connect a large number of devices on the same circuit as the
printer.
If the power from the outlet itself appears to be unstable, a line stabilizer should be used. In
places where the voltage tends to fluctuate, it may be necessary to install a voltage regulator.
1.2. Unpacking and Inspection
The printer is packed as shown below. Unpack the printer following diagrams 1 and 2 on the
next page. While unpacking it, check that the listed parts are all accounted for.
Examine the package for any signs of damage that may have been caused during transporta-
tion. If the carton is found to be badly damaged, leave the carton unopened and immediately
notify the dealer from whom you purchased the printer.
Save the box and other packing materials in case you have to repack the printer for transporta-
tion at a later date.
As the disconnect device is not incorporated in the printer’s AC primary circuit, an
easily accessible socket outlet must be provided near the equipment.
If the printer is used with the optional Sorter (SO-6) or Stacker (ST-20), in order to
avoid short-circuiting, it should be ensured that these devices are plugged securely
into their respective power outlets.
Da kein Trennschalter in den Wechselstrom-Primärkreis des Druckers eingebaut ist,
muß eine leicht zugängliche Steckdose in der Nähe des Gerätes vorhanden sein.
Wenn der Drucker mit dem gesonderten Sorter (SO-6) oder Stapler (ST-20) verwen-
det wird, muß darauf geachtet werden, daß diese Geräte einwandfrei an separate
Steckdosen angeschlossen sind, um Kurzschluß zu vermeiden.
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List of shipped components
❐(A) Toner kit, including a toner container, waste toner bottle, and a wiper cloth
❐(B) Paper stopper
❐(C) Container for the developer unit (including a plastic bag)
❐(D)Manuals : User’s Manual (Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM, including the printer
drivers), Installation Manual (this booklet)
❐(E) Face-up output tray
❐(F) Power cord
To remove the printer from the box, grasp the handholds on either side of the printer. Lift the
printer from the carton as shown below.
☛ u Always use these handholds
whenever you lift or move
the printer.
u The handhold on the right
side of the printer doubles as
the memory card slot. Be sure
to remove the memory card
first, if inserted, before lifting
or moving the printer.
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(A)
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Printer
(F)
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1.3. Names of Parts
This section takes you on a guided tour of the printer, pointing out its major parts. The part names
introduced here will be used throughout this manual.
Front View
Memory Card Slot
Transfer Roller
Registration Roller
Paper Feed Unit
Multi-Purpose
Tray
Paper Cassette
Control Panel
Multi-Purpose
Tray
Paper Feed Unit
Release Lever
Paper Cassette
Side Cover
Power Switch
Face-down
Output Tray Paper Stopper
Paper Full Sensor
(Model FS-3700 only)
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Interior View
Rear View
Rear Cover
Power Cord
Receptacle
Option Paper
Handler/Stacker Connector*
Serial Interface
(RS-232C/RS-422A) Connector*
Parallel Interface
Connector*
Option Interface Slot Cover
*: To protect the printer against static discharge, the connector must be covered with the supplied
protective cap when not in use.
Toner Container Release
Lever (Green)
Toner Container
Top Cover
Side Cover
Waste Toner Bottle
Cleaner Knob (Green)
Main Charger Unit
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1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing
Before you can use the printer for the first time, you must set up the printer by installing the
printer components and interfacing with the computer. The steps to be followed in setting up
are:
1. Open the top cover.
2. Install the toner container.
3. Close the top cover.
4. Install the waste toner bottle.
5. Add paper.
6. Open the paper stopper on the face-down output tray.
7. Install the face-up output tray (if required).
8. Connect the printer to the computer.
9. Attach the power cord.
10. Print a status page.
11. Test the interface with the computer.
12. Set the emulation mode.
13. Install the printer driver.
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1—Open the Top Cover
1. Remove the packing tape from the printer.
2. Open the printer top cover all the way.
2—Install the Toner Container
1. Take the toner container from the toner kit.
2. With the label side down, thoroughly shake
the toner container (in the direction of the ar-
row) ten times or more to loosen and mix the
toner inside.
3. The bottom of the toner container is sealed
with a sealing strip. Peel off the seal on the
toner container and carefully pull off and dis-
pose of the sealing strip.
☛Be sure to peel the seal off the toner
container before the toner container
is fitted into the developer unit.
4. Install the toner container on the developer
as show in the diagram.
Top Cover
Toner Container
Developer Unit
Sealing strip
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5. When the toner container is installed cor-
rectly on the developer, push the top of the
container unit ("PUSH HERE") until it locks in.
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Make sure that the toner container
is properly locked in the printer.
3—Close the Top Cover
Close the top cover by pressing the arrowed
part in this diagram.
4—Install the Waste Toner Bottle
The waste toner bottle is in the toner kit supplied with the printer. The waste toner bottle
must be installed in the printer.
Install the waste toner bottle in the printer as follows.
1. Take the waste toner bottle from the toner
kit supplied.
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Do not cap the waste toner bottle.
Top Cover
Top Cover
Waste Toner
Bottle
Cap
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2. Open the side cover on the left side of the
printer.
3. Insert the waste toner bottle with the bottle
tilted slightly towards you as shown in the
figure.
4. Ensuring that it is correctly inserted, close the
side cover.
Waste Toner Bottle
Side Cover
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5—Add Paper
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Before adding paper, remove the paper cassette all the way from the printer.
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Read the paper manufacturer’s instructions concerning handling of the paper.
1. Push the bottom plate until it locks.
2. Set the paper in the cassette. The side of the
paper that faces downward in the cassette is
printed on. The paper size must match the
cassette size. Tap the edges of the paper to
align them neatly.
Don’t put in more paper than the limit indi-
cated on the cassette. (The cassette should
hold approximately 250 sheets of paper with
a 75 g/m2[20 lb./ream] basis weight, 0.1
mm thickness.)
2. Set the clips at the two corners as shown
right.
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Some types of paper (such as thick
paper) may be hard to place in the
cassette using this method. If this is
the case, the process is facilitated by
inserting the paper from the back,
as shown in the figure on the right.
3. Insert the paper cassette into the printer cas-
sette slot. Push it straight as far as it will go.
Clip
Paper Cassette
Bottom Plate
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6—Open the Paper Stopper on the Face-down Output Tray
Open the paper stopper as shown right.
7—Install the Face-up Output Tray (if required)
If you want the printed pages stacked face-up (in reverse order), mount the face-up output
tray as follows.
Depending on the size of the paper you use, mount the paper stopper on the face-up output
tray as shown below.
Paper Stopper
Face-up Output
Tray
Legal Size
A4 Size
Letter Size
Paper Stopper
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8—Connect the Printer to the Computer
The printer has two computer cable connectors and a slot for installing an option interface.
The one marked " " is for a parallel (Centronics standard) interface. The one marked "I  I  I"
is for a serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) interface. You may use whichever is convenient for your com-
puter, with the option interface, if you have already have one installed. All interface connec-
tors can be used simultaneously with different computers.
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Only connect or disconnect cables to the connectors while the printer and
computer power are switched off.
Parallel interface
Plug one end of the cable into the connector
marked Parallel on the printer. Close the clips
on both sides to hold it in place.
Plug the other end into a parallel (Centronics)
interface connector on your computer. This
connector is usually marked PRINTER .
See Appendix C for more details about the par-
allel interface.
Serial interface
The serial interface of this printer is set to RS-232C mode before leaving the factory, but can
also be set to RS-422A mode to suit your operating environment. Follow the instructions in
Appendix C.
9—Attach the Power Cord
1. Check that the power switch is off.
2. Plug one end of the power cord into the receptacle
at the back of the printer.
3. Plug the other end into the wall outlet.
Clips
Rear Panel
Printer Cable
Parallel Interface
Connector
Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A)
Interface Connector
Option Interface
Slot Cover
Power Cord
Receptacle
Power Cord
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10—Print a Status Page
Test that the printer works by printing out a status page as follows.
1. Switch on the printer’s power. The message display should indicate Self test .
☛When the printer is first switched on after installation, there will be a delay of
several minutes (approx. 6 to 7 minutes) before the printer gets ready to print.
During this period, the message display shows Please wait .
2. Wait until the ON LINE indicator is also lit and the message display indicates Ready .
3. Press the STATUS key. The printer should print a page listing the positions of margins,
memory allocation, and other information.
A sample status printout is shown in Chapter 2.
11—Test the Interface with the Computer
Test that the printer and computer are correctly connected. If you have connected the printer
and computer with a parallel interface cable, follow the procedure below.
1. Check that the printer’s message display indicates Ready and that the ON LINE indica-
tor is ON.
2. Boot the computer in DOS mode, or set the computer to DOS (prompt) MODE.
3. At the DOS prompt, type the following.
ECHO !R! STAT; EXIT; > PRN
If the printer prints a status page, the computer and printer are connected correctly. For details
on the status page, refer to Chapter 2.
If you do not get this result, check that the cable is securely plugged in at both ends, and re-
peat the test. If you still do not get the right result, you may have a defective or improperly
-wired cable. Try using a different cable.
12—Set the Emulation Mode
The printer emulates the operation of five other printers. It is factory-set to emulate the HP
LaserJet 4 Plus at power-up. If you primarily use software that supports HP LaserJet 4 Plus, or
that supports the Kyocera printer itself, the factory setting is the one you want. If you primarily
use software that supports another printer, it is convenient to change the printer’s power-up
emulation mode.
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The emulation mode can be changed from the printer control panel. To change the emulation
mode, refer to the Mode Select Menu diagram on the last page of this manual.
13—Install the Printer Driver
Printer drivers are provided for using the printer with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Use the
Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM supplied with the printer, or use the one supplied with Win-
dows 3.1 or Windows 95.
☛To print with a Macintosh computer, you must purchase an IB-3 AppleTalk in-
terface kit and a KPDL (PostScript) Printer Upgrade Kit.
To install the printer driver, proceed as follows. Reference to the Windows manual is also rec-
ommended.
Windows 95
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings,
and then Printers .
2. Double click Add Printer.
3. Add Printer Wizard will be shown. Follow
the instructions on your screen.
When you have finished, the icon for the
printer will appear in the Printers folder.
Start button
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Windows 3.1
To install the printer driver for Windows 3.1, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Start Windows on your computer.
3. Double click on Control Panel.
4. Double click on Printers .
5. Click on Add .
6. Click on Install .
7. Select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer under List of Printers.
8. Click Install .
9. Select the drive into which you inserted the Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM, and follow
the instructions that appear on the screen.
10. When the driver is installed, click on Close to close Control Panel.
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1.5. Multi-Purpose Tray Feeding
The multi-purpose tray is incorporated in the front of the printer. It can be used in one of
three modes: the cassette mode, manual mode or first mode.
When used in the cassette mode, in combination with the main cassette, provides the printer
with the capacity to accommodate 350 sheets of paper. The manual-feed mode enables print-
ing on special paper, manually fed a single sheet at a time. Appendix B lists the paper types
usable. See page 1-20 for explanation on the mode.
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The printer assumes all paper fed from the multi-purpose tray is of A4 size (21
x 29.7 cm) if the MP tray setting is at A4 or smaller and the multi-purpose tray
mode is Cassette. (Otherwise, the printer assumes the paper size is of legal
size.) To avoid paper jam, do not put legal size paper in the multi-purpose tray
if the MP Tray setting is at A4 or smaller and the multi-purpose tray mode is
Cassette.
Selecting the Multi-Purpose Tray
1. Taking hold of the front of the printer as
shown in the figure, open the multi-pur-
pose tray by pulling towards you.
2. Withdraw the sub tray as shown in the
diagram.
3. Raise the paper protector bar until it locks
in the up position. Then adjust the paper
guides to the size of the paper being fed.
Multi-Purpose
Tray
Protector Bar
Paper Guides
Sub Tray
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4. Check that the printer is
Ready .
5. Press the FEED key until the message display indicates
MP tray and the multi-pur-
pose tray indicator on the printer symbol flashes, and Add paper appears on the
message display.
6. Press the MODE key to display
MP tray mode> .
7. Press the
u key to display >MP tray size , then by pressing the ENTER key, the
size of the paper that will be fed from the multi-purpose tray will be set (see MODE SE-
LECT MENU at the end of this manual).
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When legal size paper is to be fed from the multi-purpose tray, set to the man-
ual mode (see page 1-19 ), and print out one sheet at a time.
The following pages explain the use of the multi-purpose tray in the Cassette Mode, Manual
Mode, and First Mode.
Cassette mode
1. Press the MODE key to display
MP tray mode > .
2. After pressing the ENTER key, the mode display is changed by pressing the +and -keys.
Use these keys to display Cassette and then press the ENTER key.
MP tray mode >
Cassette
3. Press the EXIT key.
4. Insert the paper so that it is aligned
straight in the tray. About 100 sheets (75
g/m2[20 lbs./ream]) can be inserted at
one time.
Ready appears on the message display.
5. Carefully lower the protector bar, and the paper will be correctly set in the multi-purpose
tray.
Protector Bar
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Manual mode
1. Press the MODE key to display
MP tray mode > .
2. After pressing the ENTER key, the mode display is changed by pressing the +and -keys.
Use these keys to display Manual and then press the ENTER key.
MP tray mode >
Manual
3. Press the EXIT key.
4. Place the paper on the multi-purpose tray
inserting it as far as it will go.
5. Carefully lower the protector bar, and the
paper will be correctly set in the multi
-purpose tray.
6. Send printing commands and data from the computer. The printer indicates
Processing after which the message Set paper Press CONT will be
displayed.
If you want to abandon the manual feeding procedure, press the CANCEL key. The mes-
sage display indicates Print Cancel ? . Press the ENTER key. The printer will re-
turn to Ready .
7. Press the CONT key and printing will begin.
8. If printing is to be continued, press the CONT key when the message
Set paper
Press CONT is displayed. In this way the printer will print one sheet at a time.
To exit manual feed, press the FEED key and select cassette feed, or set the multi-purpose tray
to cassette mode.
Protector Bar
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Feeding Envelopes
Envelopes should be fed face up, right side first, as shown below. From the MODE SELECT
menu, set the printer to print in landscape page orientation.
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To avoid trouble, we recommend
that envelopes are delivered face-up.
Use the STACK key on the printer
control panel to select the face-up
tray.
Not all envelopes print well. See Appendix B
for details on suitable types of envelopes.
See page 2-3 for the envelope sizes that can be set.
First Mode (Automatic Manual Feeding)
The printer automatically feeds the paper placed on the multi-purpose tray regardless of the
current paper source selection. To use the first mode (automatic manual feeding mode), sim-
ply place a sheet of paper on the multi-purpose tray in the same manner as above, even while
the printer is presently feeding the paper in the printer’s cassette.
1. Press the MODE key to display
MP tray mode > .
2. After pressing the ENTER key, the mode display is changed by pressing the +and -keys.
Use these keys to display First , and then press the ENTER key.
MP tray mode >
First
3. Press the EXIT key.
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The printer will not switch to light the multi-purpose tray indicator while
the paper is fed manually using the automatic manual feeding mode.
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The automatic manual feed is not available if the printer is installed with
the duplexer and/or the sorter, and if the option unit is selected for use.
Overhead Projection (OHP) Film
To avoid trouble, OHP film must be fed manually in the manner described above.
Requirements regarding OHP film are also given in Appendix B.
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OHP film must be delivered face-up. Use the STACK key on the printer control
panel to select the face-up tray.
Envelope
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