Tally T8106 User manual

Tally
T8106/T8406
Color Laser Printers
Quick Start Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Printer Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Printer Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unpacking the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Moving the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Repacking the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Starter Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaning Roller . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the Fuser Cleaning Roller Counter to Zero . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the Optical Photoconductor (OPC) Belt
Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting the OPC Belt Counter to Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Starting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Loading Paper for Test Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Turning On the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Printing a Test Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 3 Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities . . . . 33
Tally Printer Autoplay CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting Up a Local Printer in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting Up a Network Printer in Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Windows to Print Using TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Assigning the Printer an IP Address, Subnet Mask and
Gateway Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring the TCP/IP Printer Port in Windows 95/98/ME 44
Configuring the TCP/IP Printer Port in Windows NT 4.0 . . . 45
Configuring the TCP/IP Printer Port in Windows 2000 . . . . . 46
Uninstalling Windows Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installing Macintosh Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 4 Operating Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning the Printer On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning the Printer Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Loading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Contents
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Chapter 5 Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Assistance Nearby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Help From Within Your Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Help From Your Dealer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tally Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to Contact Tally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ordering Options and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
T8106 Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
T8106 Printer Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
T8406 Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
T8406 Printer Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tally Warranty and Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
T8106/T8406 Series Printer Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warranty Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warranty Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Obtaining Warranty Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warranty Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Chapter 1
Introduction
About This Manual
This quick start guide is intended to provide guidance for the proper
installation of your Tally T8106/T8406 printer. If you require more
information to install your printer, consult the User Guide located on the
Tally T8106/T8406 CD-ROM. For further help, you can reach Tally
technical support by telephone at 866-359-2899, on the World Wide Web
at www.tally.com, or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Printer Components
Control Panel keys and
indicator lights allow you
to control and monitor
printer operations.
Top Cover provides access to internal
supplies such as the oil bottle, and
functions as the paper exit tray.
Power Switch controls
all power to the printer.
Front Cover provides access
to the toner cartridges.
Paper Trays provide
the media to be printed.

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Power Cord Socket
provides power to the printer. RJ-45 Port provides
printer-to-network connection.
Parallel Port provides direct
printer-to-computer connection.

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Fusing Unit thermally
bonds the toner to the
media.
Fuser Cleaning Roller
removes any dust from
the fusing unit and the
fixing roller. Oil Bottle stores oil for
use in the fixing process.
Optical Photoconductor (OPC)
Belt Cartridge processes laser
beam activity that produces images
one color at a time (not shown).

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Toner Cartridges provide
the toner for the printing
process.
Ozone Filter reduces
the amount of ozone
emitted during the
printing process.
Waste Toner Pack
collects and retains
waste toner.

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Chapter 2
Setting Up Your Printer
System Requirements
For optimum printer performance and productivity, install the Tally
printer driver software in a computer operating system that meets the
following specifications.
Operating System Requirements
To use the Tally printer drivers included for this model, the connecting
computer must use one of the following Microsoft operating systems:
• Windows 95
• Windows 98/ME
• Windows NT 4.0
(The Windows NT 4.0 printer driver will only operate on
X86 architectures.)
• Windows 2000

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Hardware Requirements
The connecting computer must meet the following minimum hardware
requirements:
Microprocessor
Pentium® 133 MHz minimum. Pentium® 200 MHz or higher
microprocessor is recommended.
Memory
At least 32 MB. 64 MB or more of memory is recommended.
Disk Space
At least 100 MB. 300 MB or more of disk space is recommended.
Note: For Apple Macintosh hardware requirements, see the Macintosh
User Guide on your CD-ROM.
Printer Location
Tally color printers require the following environment specifications for
optimal operation.
Put the printer on a stable surface with good ventilation. Keep the printer
away from corrosive chemicals, gases, dust, and other contamination, and
away from equipment that generates magnetic fields, electrical noise,
vibration, or shock.

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The surface that holds the printer must support at least 313 pounds or
142 kilograms, which includes the weight of the printer, paper, and all
optional components. The surface must be large enough to support an
extended paper tray.
Allow enough clear space around your printer to provide good airflow for
printer cooling and for easy maintenance access.
The recommended clearance between a printer and other objects is
shown here:
7.88 in. (20 cm)
19.70 in. (50 cm)
3.94 in. (10 cm)
27.50 in. (70 cm)

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Unpacking the Printer
The printer is heavy. Two or more persons must use the four grip
locations on the underside of the printer to move it.
The printer is packaged with a lift-off box top and bottom tray carton.
Depending on the printer model, the printer can be delivered on a pallet.
Warning! Do not lift the printer using the polyethylene bag that covers the
printer.
1. Remove the Starter Kit and the
polyethylene bag.
2. Remove the carton from the
printer and lift the printer from
the bottom carton tray using the
four grips on the underside of
the printer.
3. Put the printer in the desired
location.
Warning! When moving or repacking the printer, follow the instructions in the
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Moving the Printer
A printer can be damaged by toner and oil spillage if it is tilted while being
moved. Always keep it horizontal. If you use a cart to move the printer,
push it carefully and slowly. Sudden shocks or strong vibration may
damage the printer.
Caution! Have two people carry the printer without tilting it.
Repacking the Printer for Shipment
Before the printer can be repacked for shipment, the supplies in the
printer must be removed and the inside of the printer must be cleaned.
After the fuser oil bottle is removed, the residual fuser oil that remains
within the printer, must be removed.
Repacking a printer that has previously been installed needs careful
attention. To find out more about the printer repacking instructions or for
assistance, go to World Wide Web site www.Tally.com, or contact
Tally at e-mail address [email protected]. See “Tally Technical
Support” on page 59.

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Installing the Starter Kit
Your printer comes with a Starter Kit that contains:
• Toner cartridges (4)
• Oil bottle
• Oil dropper
• Fuser cleaning roller
• Optical photoconductor (OPC) belt cartridge
•CD-ROM
• Quick Start Guide
Note: The oil dropper is used to draw oil out of the fusing unit when the
printer must be moved or shipped. Keep the dropper in a convenient, safe
location for future use.
The printer also comes with an ozone filter and a waste toner pack that
have been pre-installed at the factory.
Additional items are also included with the printer:
•Papertray
• Envelope feeder (T8406 only. The T8106 paper tray adjusts to
handle envelopes.)
• Power cord

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Oil Bottle OPC Belt Cartridge
Toner Cartridges
Fuser Cleaning
Roller
Power Cord Envelope Feeder Paper Tray
Oil Dropper

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Installing the Paper Tray
No Paper Feeder
Insert the paper tray squarely and
evenly into the printer.
With Paper Feeder
1. Pull the guide rails outward, and
align the tip of the paper tray
with the guide rails.
2. Insert the paper tray squarely and
evenly into the paper feeder.
Note: The T8106 lower paper tray
slides directly into the lower feeder unit.
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