Panasonic Jetwriter KX-P7305 User manual

This section contains information on cautions, parts identification, loading media
and printing and printer setup (Windows & Mac).
This section contains information on cleaning the printer, replacing supplies,
clearing jams, troubleshooting, error messages, repacking and specifications of
the printer, media to be used and interface.
This section contains the information to configure the printer on a network.
Settings and Printing (Print.pdf)
Maintenance and Specifications (Mainte.pdf)
Network (Network.pdf)
Laser Printer
Operating Instructions
Model No. KX-P7305 / KX-P7310
KX-P7305 is supplied without a network interface. KX-P7310 comes standard with a USB, Parallel,
and Network interfaces. The Operating Instructions consist of the following 3 files.
• Print.pdf
• Mainte.pdf
• Network.pdf
These files can be opened by clicking on the hilighted names below. The printer’s setup, operation,
and features are described on the following pages of this file.
Please carefully read the Operating Instructions before operating.
Keep the printer CD-ROM in a safe place for future reference.
Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the
surface of the CD-ROM.

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Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic Laser Printer. We are sure it will meet your printing needs
and give you many years of productive and efficient use.
Printing in PCL and PostScript
In addition to printing in the PCL Emulation or PostScript® Emulation for Microsoft® Windows®
operating system, it also provides compatibility for Macintosh using the PageStyler II driver in the
PostScript Emulation.
Paper handling
■ Media tray (universal cassette):
Supports loading both Letter and Legal 75 g/m2(20 lb.) paper up to 250 sheets.
Transparency or envelope can be also loaded.
■ Manual feed:
Supports loading media (Letter/Legal paper, transparency, label and Envelope) one page at a
time.
Automatic Duplex Printing (see “Duplex Printing” on page 58 (Windows),
page 96 or page 114 (Macintosh) in “Settings and Printing”)
Automatically prints your (most be two pages or more) document on both sides of the paper.
Watermark Printing (see “Watermark Printing” on page 60 in “Settings and Printing”)
Imbeds a watermark (CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, etc.) into any document.
Overlay Printing (see “Overlay Printing” on page 64 in “Settings and Printing”)
Overlaps the overlay data (image or characters) over any document.
2 Up / 4 Up (see “Assigning Multiple Pages per Sheet” on page 55 (Windows), “Setting the
Layout Menu” on page 89 or “Setting the Layout Menu” on page 105 (Macintosh) in “Settings
and Printing”)
Prints 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet of paper to save paper.
(Continued)
Features

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Power Saving (see “Remote Control Panel” on page 28 in “Settings and Printing”)
Saves energy while the printer is idle.
Remote Control Panel (see “Remote Control Panel” on page 28 in “Settings and Printing”)
Supports making changes to the printer’s default settings for compatibility with application
software running in the MS-DOS® operating system.
Animated Help Feature (see “Status Display” on page 68 (Windows) in “Settings and
Printing”)
The Printer Status Display alerts the user of common operational errors. Click the !button for
animated help. This feature will walk you through the steps required to get your printer running
again.
Bi-directional Parallel Interface or USB (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) Interface
(see “Parallel (IEEE1284) Interface” on page 59 or “USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface” on
page 61 in “Maintenance and Specifications”)
Supports communication between the computer and printer using the parallel or USB 2.0
interface.
Networking (KX-P7310 only) (see “Network” section)
Supports print data through the network interface (10 Base-T and 100 Base-TX Ethernet).

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•Destiny
TM, PageStylerTM and LaserActTM are trademarks of Destiny Technology Corporation.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or
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• Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, the Acrobat logo, Adobe Type Manager, ATM and PostScript are
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All other acknowledgments are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
As an ENERGY STAR®Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product
meets the ENERGY STAR®guidelines for energy efficiency.
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marks.)

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Screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
Acrobat® Reader Copyright © 1987-2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
LaserActTM 6 Copyright © 2002, Destiny Technology Corp. Ver. 2.0 All Rights Reserved.
PageStylerTM II Copyright © 2002, Destiny Technology Corp. Ver. 1.0 All Rights Reserved.
© 2000, Bitstream Inc.
Copyright © 1998-2003silex technology, Inc.
© 2000 Wind River Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
End-user should not copy the program on the ROM in the printer.
End-user cannot be guaranteed against the program on the ROM in the printer by Wind River Co.,
Ltd.
The operating instructions are subject to change without notice.
© Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. 2003

Settings and Printing
Settings and Printing NetworkMaintenance and Spec.
1
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contents of Basics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Contents of Windows Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Contents of Macintosh Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) . . . . . . . . 83
Setting the PS Printer Driver
(Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Contents of Basics Section
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 2
Basics
Contents of Basics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PRINT / RESET Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Available Media and Media Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Available Paper Weights and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Recommended Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Margins and Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Media Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Contents of Basics Section

Cautions
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 3
To avoid machine malfunction, do not use the equipment under the following conditions:
Cautions
Ink jet media Not genuine toner
• Insert a stack of media into
the manual feed. (Insert
media one page at a time.)
• Media for ink jet printers
(paper, transparency, etc.) or
transparency for color laser
printers; may wrap around the
fuser heat roller and cause
damage, and may need to be
replaced.
• Any toner other than genuine
Panasonic toner; it may
damage the printer.
• Unstable or unlevel surfaces. • Directly in front of air
conditioning vents.
• Liquids near the equipment.
• Areas of poor ventilation.
• Areas of high dust or chemical
fume concentration.
(solvent etc.)
• Direct exposure to sunlight.
• Extremely high or low
temperature [temperature
range: 10°C to 32.5°C
(50°F to 90.5°F)]
• Extremely high or low humidity.
(humidity range: 20% to 80%
RH)
• Condensation due to rapid
change of temperature.

Cautions
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 4
■Static Electricity Damage
To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components, touch a grounded
metal surface, such as the printer’s bare metal frame prior to touching the component.
• Interface connectors : parallel, USB, connector for 2nd feeder and network (KX-P7310
only)
• Electrical components, connectors inside the printer
■Interface Cable
Always use a shielded interface cable. Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio
interference with data.
■Power Source
Do not use a line conditioner, transient suppressor or surge protector, it may cause a
printer error.
■Ventilation Space
Adequate ventilation space is required between the printer and any walls,
20 mm (8 inches) is recommended.

Part Names
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 5
■Front Side View
Rear Side View
Part Names
Manual feed
(see pages 9 , 21)
Media tray
(see pages 9, 13)
Printer panel
(see page 6)
Paper support
(see pages 17, 21)
Output tray
Front cover
Paper level indicator
(see pages 15)
USB interface connector
(see page 61 in
“Maintenance and
Specifications”)
Parallel interface connector
(see page 59 in
“Maintenance and
Specifications”)Rear cover (see pages 11,
17, 21)
Jam release pan (see page
22 or 25 in “Maintenance
and Specifications”)
AC inlet
Power switch
Network interface
connector (Ethernet)
– KX-P7310 only
Connector for 2nd feeder
(option)

Printer Panel
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 6
Three indicators show the following printer’s status.
:Indicator is lit.
: Indicator is turned off.
: Indicator is blinking.
*1The status may be different depending on the printer’s condition.
Printer Panel
Indicators
Printer Status
Printer is warming up (the three indicators light one after
another).
Printer is ready for printing or in the sleep mode.
Internal Error occurs. - - ->Turn the printer off and back
on again.
If the problem persists, call for service on your printer.
Printer is receiving data printing or data remains in
Memory. (See page 8 for additional information).
READY
ERROR
TONER/
DRUM UNIT
PRINT / RESET
PRINT / RESET button
Indicators
READY ERROR
TONER/
DRUM UNIT
*1
*1

Printer Panel
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 7
:Indicator is lit.
: Indicator is turned off.
: Indicator is blinking.
*1The status may be different depending on the printer’s condition.
Printer Status
On: 0.5 s
Off: 0.5 s
Front cover is open. RAM overflow or Overrun has
occurred.
See “Maintenance and Specifications” for
troubleshooting.
On: 0.5 s
Off: 2 s
Media jam has occurred.
On: 1 s
Off: 0.5 s
Manual feed is empty.
On: 1 s
Off: 1 s
Media tray (standard) or lower tray (2nd feeder) is empty.
Media tray (standard) is not installed.
On: 0.5 s
Off: 0.5 s
Drum unit is not installed in the printer.
Toner may be empty.
Drum unit is worn out.
Drum unit is wearing out.
Toner is low.
READY ERROR
TONER/
DRUM UNIT
*1

Printer Panel
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 8
The printer executes the following action depending on the printer status by pressing this
button.
: Indicator is lit.
: Indicator is blinking.
: Indicator is turned off.
*1The status may be different depending on the printer’s condition.
PRINT / RESET Button
Printer Status
*1
To recover from the error status (overrun or memory overflow), press
the PRINT / RESET button less than 5 seconds.
To clear the remaining data, press the PRINT / RESET button more
than 5 seconds until the READY and ERROR indicator blinks fast,
then release it. The remaining data will be cleared.
*1
To print the configuration page, press the PRINT / RESET button
more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds.
To print the demo page, press the PRINT / RESET button more
than 5 seconds until the ERROR indicator blinks fast, then release
it. The ERROR indicator is turned off and the demo page will print.
*1
To print the remaining data, press the PRINT / RESET button less
than 2 seconds.
To clear the remaining data, press the PRINT / RESET button more
than 2 seconds until the READY and ERROR indicator blinks fast,
then release it. The remaining data will be cleared.
READY ERROR
TONER/
DRUM UNIT

About Media
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 9
See the tables below for available media. For the notes and detailed media specification, refer
to see “Media” on page 53 in “Maintenance and Specifications”.
❍: supported X: not supported
*1Cotton paper and thick paper cannot be used for dupelx printing and printing from 2nd feeder.
*2If you print a document on custom size paper, print it using the application software that page
size can be set to custom size, or set the paper size to letter or A4 in the printer’s media size
setting.
About Media
Available Media and Media Size
Media Media
size Media tray Manual feed Duplex print
2nd feeder
(option)
Paper
Cotton paper
Thick
Letter ❍❍
❍*1❍*1
A4 ❍❍
❍*1❍*1
Legal ❍❍
❍*1❍*1
B5 ❍❍
❍*1❍*1
Executive ❍❍
❍*1❍*1
A5 ❍❍XX
A6 ❍❍XX
Available
media size*2
Max. 216 x 356 mm
(8.5″x 14″)
216 x 356 mm
(8.5″x 14″)
216 x 356 mm
(8.5″x 14″)
216 x 356 mm
(8.5″x 14″)
Min.
105 x 148.5 mm
(4.1″x 5.9″)
76.2 x 127 mm
(3″x 5″)
182 x 257 mm
(7.2″x 10.1″)
182 x 257 mm
(7.2″x 10.1″)
Transparency Letter ❍❍XX
A4 ❍❍XX
Label Letter X❍XX
A4 X❍XX
Envelope
#9 ❍❍XX
#10 ❍❍XX
Monarch ❍❍XX
DL ❍❍XX
C5 ❍❍XX

About Media
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 10
X: not supported
NOTE
• Automatic duplex printing can only be performed on plain paper [75 – 90 g/m2(20 – 24 lb.)]
from the media tray or 2nd feeder (option). For detailed information, see “Duplex Printing” on
page 58, 96 or 114.
*1When using recycled paper, select Plain Paper for media type in the printer driver or see,
“Loading Media and Printing” on page 11.
Available Paper Weights and Capacity
Media Media tray Manual feed 2nd feeder
(option)
Paper weights
Plain paper 60 - 105 g/m2
(16 - 28 lb.)
60 - 105 g/m2
(16 - 28 lb.)
60 - 105g/m2
(16 - 28 lb.)
Thick paper X106 - 165 g/m2
(29 - 44 lb.) X
Envelope 90 g/m2 (24 lb.) 90 g/m2
(24 lb.) X
Paper capacity
Paper 250 sheets
[75 g/m2(20 lb.)] 1 sheet 550 sheets
[75 g/m2(20 lb.)]
Transparency 20 sheets 1 sheet X
Label X1 sheet X
Envelope 30 sheets 1 sheet X
Recommended Media
Media Media size Recommended media
Paper Letter Xerox 4024 DP paper 75 g/m2(20 lb.)
A4 Xerox paper 80 g/m2
Transparency Letter / A4 3M CG3300
Label Letter Avery 5160 – 5163, Avery 5660 – 5663
A4 Avery L7159 – L7164
Recycled paper*1Letter Multi Use 20 lb., 24 lb.
A4 —

Loading Media and Printing
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 11
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 out to the output tray (top of the printer). When using thick paper [106 -
165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or when an envelope is printed, it may be curled. You can avoid this by
opening the rear cover and the media is printed straight out. However, it needs to be removed
after the media is printed out to avoid a media jam. For available media, see “About Media” on
page 9.
NOTE
• Be sure to use manual feed when printing a document on a thick paper [106 -165 g/m2
(29-44 lb.)] or label.
• Plain paper (A4, Letter, Legal, B5, Executive) can be loaded in the optional 2nd feeder.
Loading Media and Printing
A
B
: Normal pass (face down)
A
B
Manual feed
Media tray
Rear cover
: Straight pass (face up)
2nd feeder
(option)

Loading Media and Printing
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 12
The image (print area) is printed a bit smaller than the media size. 4.2 mm (0.17″) is required
from the top, bottom and sides margins. You may need to adjust the page margins in the
application software to match the print area.
Margins and Print Area
4.2 mm
(0.17
″ )
4.2 mm (0.17
″ )
4.2 mm (0.17
″ )
4.2 mm
(0.17 ″ )

Loading Media and Printing
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 13
1Pull the media tray out of the printer.
2Pinch the media guides and slide them to the approximate width (1) and
length (2) of the media.
Using the Media Tray
1
2

Loading Media and Printing
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 14
NOTE
• When loading legal paper, slide the length guide unit (2) to extend while pressing the stopper
(1).
• If the media guide is removed, slide it back in.
• If the metal plate is in the up position, the media tray cannot be inserted into the printer. Push
the metal plate down until it clicks, locking it in place.
1
2
Media guide

Loading Media and Printing
MacintoshWindows
Basics
Basics 15
3Tap the media stack on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed
printing.
NOTE
• Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print.
• Reusing media (used paper or jammed paper) that has been fed through the printer once
can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.
4Place media with the print side down.
•Transparencies, labels or envelope cannot be loaded in the optional 2nd feeder.
The height of paper
should not exceed the
limit mark on the tray, or
it may cause a jam.
Print side down
Media feed direction
Paper Full Paper Low or Empty
Paper