SwiftColor SCL-8000P User manual

SCL-8000P
User’s Guide
4Y1-8582-030

How to Use This Guide
■Start Guide
You should read this start guide rst if this is the rst time you are using this printer.
The Start Guide describes precautions for using the printer safely and shows you how to prepare
the printer (software installation, etc.) before you use it.
■User's Guide
This electronic manual describes the basic procedures for using the printer. Specically, the User’s Guide explains
the basic print procedures, how to maintain the printer, how to troubleshoot problems, and describes all the
features of the printer and printer driver.
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For more details about how to install and use the User’s Guide, please refer to the Start Guide.
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Table of Contents
How to Use This Guide.................................................................................... I
Start Guide .....................................................................................................................................................................I
User's Guide ..................................................................................................................................................................I
Before You Begin..............................................................................................1
Conventions.................................................................................................................................................................................1
Illustrations and Sample Screens ....................................................................................................................................1
Trademarks....................................................................................................................................................................................1
Abbreviations ..............................................................................................................................................................................2
Legal Notice..................................................................................................................................................................................2
Legal Limitations on the Usage of Your Product and the Use of Images ............................. 2
Product Name............................................................................................................................................................ 2
CE....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)........................................................................................3
Request to the Customer.....................................................................................................................................................3
1 Before Using the Printer ...........................................................................4
1-1 Printer Part Names and Functions........................................................................................................................4
Front View..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Rear View....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Inside the Printer...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Operation Panel........................................................................................................................................................ 7
1-2 Connecting the Printer and Computer.............................................................................................................9
Connect a USB cable ............................................................................................................................................9
Connect a LAN cable.......................................................................................................................................... 10
1-3 Switching the Printer On and O....................................................................................................................... 11
Switching the Printer On.................................................................................................................................. 11
Switching the Printer O.................................................................................................................................. 12
1-4 Paper Loading Procedure........................................................................................................................................ 13
2 How to Print............................................................................................... 21
2-1 How to Make of Print Data..................................................................................................................................... 21
2-2 Canceling Print Jobs................................................................................................................................................... 23

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2-3 Pausing Printing ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Pause from the Operation Panel................................................................................................................. 24
Cleaning During Temporary Stop............................................................................................................... 25
3 How to Use the Printer Driver.............................................................. 27
3-1 Opening the Printer Driver Dialog Box...........................................................................................................27
Opening the Printer Driver from the Application Software....................................................... 27
Opening the Printer Driver from the Start Menu.............................................................................. 28
3-2 Using the Page Setup Sheet.................................................................................................................................. 29
Registration of Favorites................................................................................................................................... 30
Deletion of Favorites........................................................................................................................................... 35
Using Print Setting Registered in Favorite............................................................................................. 37
Paper Size................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Custom Paper Size Settings............................................................................................................................ 40
Paper Type................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Orientation................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Check Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 48
Version Information............................................................................................................................................. 49
3-3 Using the Color Sheet ...............................................................................................................................................50
Color Adjustment ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Set Print Quality..................................................................................................................................................... 52
Single Color Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 53
3-4 Using the Detailed Settings Dialog Box......................................................................................................... 54
Color Balance........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Brightness.................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Density ........................................................................................................................................................................ 56
Contrast ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Halftone Process.................................................................................................................................................... 58
Level Correction..................................................................................................................................................... 58
Sharpness .................................................................................................................................................................. 59
3-5 Using the Overlay Settings Sheet ...................................................................................................................... 60
Create Form.............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Overlay Printing ..................................................................................................................................................... 65
3-6 Using the Advanced Settings Sheet................................................................................................................. 68
Print Order................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Print Speed ............................................................................................................................................................... 69
3-7 Using the Utility Sheet .............................................................................................................................................. 71
Sleep............................................................................................................................................................................. 73

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Sleep Timer Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 75
Special Settings...................................................................................................................................................... 77
Add Custom Paper Type................................................................................................................................... 80
4 How to Use the Status Monitor........................................................... 84
4-1 Displaying the Status Monitor.............................................................................................................................. 84
Starting the Status Monitor............................................................................................................................ 84
How to Start and Display the Status Monitor ..................................................................................... 85
4-2 Using the Status Monitor ........................................................................................................................................ 88
Viewing the Print Status ................................................................................................................................... 89
Viewing the Printer Status............................................................................................................................... 90
Viewing Ink Information................................................................................................................................... 93
Viewing Maintenance Cartridge Information..................................................................................... 94
5 Printer Maintenance ............................................................................... 95
5-1 Cleaning the Printhead............................................................................................................................................. 95
Cleaning ..................................................................................................................................................................... 95
5-2 Adjusting the Printhead Position ....................................................................................................................... 97
Adjust TK-GAP......................................................................................................................................................... 97
Adjust Position......................................................................................................................................................102
5-3 Check the Output Setting Value...................................................................................................................... 112
5-4 Perform the Ink Refresh......................................................................................................................................... 114
Ink Refresh Part 1.................................................................................................................................................115
Ink Refresh Part 2.................................................................................................................................................120
Ink Refresh Part 3.................................................................................................................................................121
5-5 Replacing Ink Tanks.................................................................................................................................................. 122
5-6 Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge......................................................................................................... 128
5-7 Cleaning the Printer................................................................................................................................................. 132
6 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................138
6-1 Error or Warning Messages.................................................................................................................................. 138
Operator Call Error Messages......................................................................................................................138
Warning Messages.............................................................................................................................................141
Service Call Error..................................................................................................................................................142
6-2 Paper Jams..................................................................................................................................................................... 143

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6-3 Printer Not Operating Correctly....................................................................................................................... 147
Power o..................................................................................................................................................................147
Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs.........................................................147
Paper is Not Feeding Correctly...................................................................................................................149
Status Monitor Does Not Start....................................................................................................................149
6-4 Print Results Are Unsatisfactory........................................................................................................................ 150
Random, Bizarre Characters Are Printed...............................................................................................150
Slow To Print...........................................................................................................................................................150
Print Quality Is Poor ...........................................................................................................................................150
Printed Colors Appear Strange...................................................................................................................151
6-5 Others............................................................................................................................................................................... 152
About the remaining ink level detection function........................................................................152
7 Appendix ..................................................................................................153
7-1 Moving the Printer.................................................................................................................................................... 153
7-2 Shipping the Printer ................................................................................................................................................ 158
7-3 Software Uninstallation......................................................................................................................................... 163
7-4 Import / Export Settings....................................................................................................................................... 165
Export.........................................................................................................................................................................165
Import........................................................................................................................................................................177
7-5 Network Utility............................................................................................................................................................ 189
Toolbar.......................................................................................................................................................................189
Menu bar..................................................................................................................................................................190
Settings .....................................................................................................................................................................190
Display .......................................................................................................................................................................195
Environmental settings...................................................................................................................................196
Help.............................................................................................................................................................................198
Specications...............................................................................................199
Index ...............................................................................................................200

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Before You Begin
Conventions
The following marks are used in this guide.
Warning Indicates a warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to
persons if not performed correctly.To use the machine safely, always pay attention
to these warnings.
Caution
Indicates a caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons if
not performed correctly. To use the machine safely, always pay attention to these
cautions.
Important Indicates operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these items
carefully to operate the machine correctly, and avoid damage to the machine or
property.
Note Indicates a clarication of an operation, or contains additional explanations for a
procedure. Reading these notes is highly recommended.
Indicates an operation that must not be performed. Read these items carefully,
and make sure not to perform the described operations.
Illustrations and Sample Screens
The illustrations and the sample screens of the printer driver settings in this guide are created with
SCL-8000P in Windows 7. The contents of these printer driver screens and instructions are essentially
the same as those for Windows 8; however, explanations are provided when there are minor
differences in screen content or procedures.
Trademarks
• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/
or other countries.
• Adobe and the Adobe logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.
• Other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Abbreviations
Throughout this document the following abbreviations are used in text.
• Microsoft Windows 7 is abbreviated as “Windows 7”.
• Microsoft Windows 8 is abbreviated as “Windows 8”.
• Microsoft Windows is abbreviated as “Windows”.
Legal Notice
■Legal Limitations on the Usage of Your Product and the Use of
Images
• It is illegal to reproduce currency, bills, negotiable securities and other documents prohibited by law.
Reproduction of such items may be subject to criminal prosecution.
• It is illegal to reproduce legal certificates, licenses, travel tickets, and certain public and private
documents prohibited from reproduction by law. Reproduction of such items may be subject to
criminal prosecution.
• Please note that intellectual property protected by copyright may not be reproduced without the
express permission of the copyright holder except for personal or household use under limited
circumstances.
■Product Name
SCL-8000P
■CE
This equipment conforms with the essential EMC requrements of EC Directive. We declare that this
product conforms with the EMC requirements of EC Directive at nominal mains input 230V, 50 Hz
although the rated input of the product is 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz. Use of shielded cable is necessary to
comply with the technical EMC requirements of EC Directive.
WARNING
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interferenc in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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■FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the
manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of
the equipment.
Request to the Customer
• Copying this guide or any part of this guide without permission is strictly forbidden.
• The specifications for this printer as well as the software provided with the printer are subject to
change without prior notice.
• We have done our best to make this guide as complete and accurate as possible, and we ask you to
contact to the dealer where you purchased the printer if you find any omissions or mistakes in this
document.
• We can accept no responsibility for loss or damages resulting from the use of this printer or its
software;please accept this before you use the printer.

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1 Before Using the Printer
This section describes how to prepare the printer and procedures you should know before you use the printer.
1-1 Printer Part Names and Functions
Component names and functions are as follows:
■Front View
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[1] Upper unit
Open this unit when set paper or removing the paper jammed in the paper feed path or cleaning inside
of the printer. Holds the printhead.
[2] Operation panel
This panel has the key switches necessary for printer operation and the lamps that indicate printer status.
[3] Main power switch
Use this switch when the printer is scheduled to be unused for a long period of time or it is relocated.
[4] Ink tank door
Open this door when replacing ink tanks. Ink tank door is locked while the printer operates.
[5] Paper delivery slot
Paper is ejected through this slot.

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[6] Maintenance cartridge door
Open this door when replacing the maintenance cartridge. Maintenance cartridge door is locked while
the printer operates.
■Rear View
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[1] LAN port
Connect a LAN cable here to connect to the computer.
[2] USB port
Connect a USB cable here to connect to the computer.
[3] Power connector
Connect the power cord here.
[4] USB cable clamp
Cable clamps are provided to prevent the USB cable from being disconnected carelessly.

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■Inside the Printer
[1]
[5]
[6]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[1] Upper unit release lever
Push this lever up to release the upper unit.
[2] Paper tray
Load paper in this tray.
[3] Feeder lift button
Pressing this button moves the paper tray up and down.
[4] Ink tanks
Black (Bk), Cyan (C), Magenta (M), and Yellow (Y) ink tanks are loaded.
[5] Transport unit
Paper is fed by this unit. Clean it if soiled by paper dust or ink.
[6] Maintenance cartridge
Ink used during the printhead cleaning is collected here.

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■Operation Panel
PAUSE FEED
STATUS
ERROR
Bk C MY
MC
[1] [2] [3] [4]
[5][6][7]
[8]
[9]
BACK
FEED
[1] Power key/lamp
Pressing this key to enter the sleep mode. Pressing this key again to exit from the sleep mode.
Lamp status are as follows:
On Power-on.
O Power-o.
Blinking Sleep mode.
[2] PAUSE key
Printing Pressing this key suspends printing.
in pause Pressing this key restarts printing.
[3] FEED key
Pressing this key feeds paper 1 page. Pressing and holding this key feeds paper continuously.
[4] BACK FEED key
Pressing this key feeds paper one page backward. Pressing and holding this key feeds paper backward
continuously. (The possible Back Feed length is 500 mm or less (accumulated total))
[5] Ink warning lamp
On No residual ink or no ink tank.
Blinking Low residual ink.
O Sucient ink.

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[6] Maintenance cartridge warning lamp
On Full.
Blinking Nearly full.
O Sucient room to collect ink.
[7] Remaining paper lamp
On No paper or paper jam.
Blinking The remaining amount of paper is low.
Remaining Paper Lamp starts ashing when remaining papers become about
27 mm or less in height. (Only when sheets are supplied through feeder lift tray)
O Sucient paper.
[8] ERROR lamp
On Operator-call error (can be recovered by the user operation).
Blinking Fatal error.
O Normal.
[9] STATUS lamp
On Online mode.
Blinking Data being received.(printing, cleaning, initializing, shut-down)
O
Mode impossible of printing (during error outbreak, during sleep, during a pause etc.).
Important
• Never turn off the main power switch during a print job. This could cause damage because the printhead
cannot return to the home position.
• Never attempt to open the Upper unit by force or hit the unit. This could damage the printer or result in
poor print quality. Always open and close the Upper unit slowly.
• Opening the ink tank door or maintenance cartridge door during printing causes an error and suspends
printing. This could result in a failure. Do not open the ink tank door or maintenance cartridge door except
when replacing an ink tank or maintenance cartridge or opening/closing the upper unit.
• To turn off the printer completely, press the power key to place the printer in the sleep mode and then
turn off the main power switch. If the printer is already in the sleep mode, just turn off the main power
switch.

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1-2 Connecting the Printer and Computer
The printer is compatible with Hi-Speed USB and LAN (Gigabit Ethernet).
Important
• You can disconnect the USB cable even while the printer and computer are on, but do not disconnect the
USB cable in the cases described below. This could prevent the printer from operating normally.
- While the computer is starting up (until the desktop display appears).
- While the printer is printing.
- While you install the printer driver.
To disconnect the USB cable while the computer and the printer are on, disconnect it at the computer
or the USB hub. To reconnect the USB cable, wait at least 5 seconds before you connect it again. If you
reconnect it immediately, the printer may not operate correctly.
• A USB cable is not provided with the printer. Please prepare a cable that matches the port on your
computer.
■Connect a USB cable
Connect the USB cable to the printer and the computer.
First, connect the cable to the printer, then connect it to the computer.
Important
• Whenever connecting a USB cable to the printer, put the USB cable in the cable clamps as shown in the figure.

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■Connect a LAN cable
Connect the LAN cable to the printer and the computer.
Important
• Please consult your network administrator when conecting to an office LAN.
• If a printer driver has not been installed in the computer to which you want to connect your printer, install
it before connecting the USB cable or LAN cable.
• For how to install the printer driver, refer to the Start Guide.

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1-3 Switching the Printer On and O
■Switching the Printer On
Switch the printer on.
1Turn on the main power switch.
When the [STATUS] lamp which has been blinking stays lit, the printer is ready for printing.
2The STATUS lamp stays lit.
Important
• When the printer is in the sleep mode, press the power key to return the printer to Online mode. Printer
will also wake up from the sleep mode automatically as soon as it starts receiving a print job.

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■Switching the Printer O
Switch the printer o.
1Press the power key for a few seconds more than 1 second.
Power lamp blinks and the printer enters the sleep mode.
PAUSE FEED BA
F
2Turn o the main power switch.
If the printer is already in the sleep mode, just turn off the main power switch.

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1-4 Paper Loading Procedure
This section describes how to load paper.
1Make sure that the power lamp is lit.
If the printer has been turned off, turn on the main power switch. When the printer is in the sleep
mode, press the power key.
2Open the ink tank door.

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3Push up the upper unit release lever.