Setup Guide Color Laser Printer Model No. DP-CL18 DP-CL22 Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Color Laser Printer. The major difference between the two models is as follows: • The print speed of DP-CL22 is faster than DP-CL18. • An automatic duplex unit is provided with DP-CL22 as standard. (An option for DP-CL18) Using Manuals: Color Laser Printer Setup Guide Model No.
Features Panasonic DP-CL18/DP-CL22 printer provides optimum performance for all your color and monochrome applications, plus quality, speed, versatility, ease of use and extensive network solutions, all in a compact design. Panasonic's one-pass technology is optimized to deliver fast color printing. Print quality up to a 1,200 x 1,200 dpi*1 possible.
Manuals in CD-ROM The Operating Instructions in the printer CD-ROM consist of the following 7 files (manuals). When referring to sections (Installation, etc.) in the Operating Instructions, see the manuals in the printer CD-ROM. Table of Contents For Your Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before You Start To read the manuals, Adobe Reader must be installed on the computer.
For Your Safety Notice Installation and Relocation [ WARNING ] • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture. [ CAUTION ] • The printer weighs approximately 32 kg (70 lbs.). It must be handled by two people. Turn the power off and remove the power cord when handling the printer. Power Source [ WARNING ] • The power source voltage of this printer is listed on the nameplate. Only plug the printer into an AC outlet with the proper voltage.
Operating Safeguards Waste Disposal [ WARNING ] [ WARNING ] • If metal fragments or water gets into the printer, turn the printer off and unplug the printer immediately. Contact an authorized service representative. Operating the contaminated printer can cause fire or electric shock. • Do not incinerate toner or toner containers. Toner dust may cause flashback when exposed to an open flame. • Do not open covers and do not attempt to repair the printer yourself.
For Your Safety Precautions Caution Labels FOR USERS IN THE UNITED STATES CAUTION HOT SURFACE DO NOT TOUCH. CAUTION HOT SURFACE DO NOT TOUCH. CAUTION HOT SURFACE DO NOT TOUCH. 6 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 and 18 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Before You Start Precautions ■ General To avoid printer malfunction, do not use the equipment under the following conditions: • Unstable or uneven surfaces. • Areas of poor ventilation. • Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration. (solvent etc.) • Liquids near the equipment. • Directly in front of air conditioning vents. • A very large stack of media into the manual feed. Before You Start • Direct exposure to sunlight. • Extremely high or low temperature [temperature range: 10°C to 32.
Before You Start ■ 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: network, USB, parallel, and connector for optional paper feeder • Connector pins on the optional paper feeder • Electrical components, connectors inside the printer ■ Interface Cable Always use a shielded interface cable.
Before You Start Part Names ■ Front View Toner door Before You Start Output tray Paper support Printer panel Front door release Front door Right side door Media tray / Multi-purpose tray ■ Rear View Rear cover Network interface connector USB interface connector Parallel interface connector Optional paper feeder cable cover AC inlet Rear tray cover Power switch 9
Before You Start Printer Panel Button Operation Button Operation While Ready is displayed on the LCD, pressing this button will allow you to enter Menu mode. In Menu mode, pressing this button exits Menu mode and Ready is displayed on the LCD. When Processing or Printing is displayed in the upper line of the LCD, pressing this button will allow you to pause printing. While Pause printing is displayed on the LCD, pressing this button will allow you to resume printing.
Before You Start System Requirements Indicators Four indicators show the following printer states. Indicators Printer Status PC ■ CPU: For Windows: Pentium II or greater For Macintosh (with Upgrade Kit): PowerPC G3, PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5 • Printer is in Power Save mode. ■ Operating System: • Printer is turned off. • Printer is On Line and ready for printing. • Printer is Off Line. For Windows: Windows 98*1, Windows 98 SE*2, Windows Me*3, Windows NT 4.
. Setup Setting up the Printer Installing the Toner Cartridges 1 2 3 Installing the Print Cartridges 1 Open the right side door. 2 Unlock and open the print cartridge holder. Open the toner door and remove the sealing tapes. Open the plastic bags and take out the toner cartridges. Shake the toner cartridges several times. 3 4 Insert the toner cartridges in the appropriately labeled slots. From right to left, the order of the color toner cartridges is Black (1), Cyan (2), Magenta (3), Yellow (4).
Setup 5 Holding the color print cartridge with the protective tray, match the arrow marks ( ) then insert the color print cartridge halfway into the printer. 7 Repeat Step 3 - 6 for the Black print cartridge. ( ) ( ) Protective tray ( ) ( ) Protective tray 8 Install the waste toner cartridge (1) and slide the lock lever to the left (2). NOTES: To prevent damage to the print cartridges, • Do not touch the green drum surface. • Do not expose to light for more than 45 seconds.
Setup 3 Installing the Automatic Duplex Unit An automatic duplex unit is provided with DP-CL22 as standard. (An option for DP-CL18) 1 Push the automatic duplex unit down (1) (and paste the label (2) provided with DP-CL18 only so it is overlapped on the jam clear label that has been pasted). Push the front door release button (1) and open the front door (2). Jam clear label for DP-CL18 2 1 1 2 2 Insert the automatic duplex unit while confirming the position (A and B).
Setup 2 Tray When placing media in the tray, refer to the instructions below. When using the multi-purpose tray, refer to page 16. Pinch the media guides and slide them to the width of the media. Media guides CAUTION: • Be sure to hold the media tray with both hands so that you do not drop it. The media tray weighs approximately 6.4 kg (14 lbs.) when it is fully loaded. 3 Slide the length guide unit to adjust it to the media length.
Setup 5 Place media with the printing side up under the hooks in the tray. Hook Upper limit Using the Multi-Purpose Tray The multi-purpose tray serves as an additional tray (for detailed information, refer to “Available Media” in the Maintenance and Specifications section). 1 Load media with the printing side up. NOTES: • When loading thick paper, card stock, coated paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes or Japanese postcards, use the multi-purpose tray.
Settings and Printing NOTES: • Loading media exceeding the upper limit may cause a media jam or miss feed. • When printing on envelopes, close the flap and insert with the flap side on the left side into the multi-purpose tray. • Envelopes with openings on the shorter edge cannot be used. • When printing on some types of envelope, a wrinkle may occur. For detailed information, refer to "Envelope Specifications" in the Maintenance and Specifications section.
Settings and Printing Connecting the Printer to a Computer Three types printer to computer connections exist. NOTE: • If you do not have a network, parallel or USB interface cable, you may need to purchase one. [A] When using the network interface cable: NOTES: • Use category 5 shielded twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors. • Do not connect connectors other than 100Base-TX / 10Base-T. Excessive current flow may cause damage of the printer.
Settings and Printing Installing Printer Driver NOTES: • If using the Network interface cable, be sure to connect the printer with a network interface cable and to turn it on. • If using the Parallel or USB interface cable, be sure to turn off the printer or not to connect the printer with an interface cable to avoid the Plug and Play installation. ■ For Windows There are the following two methods to install the printer driver for Windows.
Settings and Printing ■ For Macintosh (with Upgrade Kit) To print from a Macintosh, the optional Upgrade Kit must be installed in the printer. Using the Printer Driver ■ For Windows For detailed instructions, refer to the Installation section. For example, to print a document created in Microsoft WordPad, perform the following steps. For Mac OS 8.6 - 9.
Maintenance Clearing a Jam If a media jam occurs, the printer panel displays "Jam <#>". (#: indicates the jam portion) To clear the media jam, refer to “Clearing a Jam” in the Maintenance and Specifications section. NOTE: • When a media jam occurs while you are using the multipurpose tray, be sure to push the multi-purpose tray and close the tray cover before you pull the media tray out of the printer or open the front door.
Troubleshooting / Others Troubleshooting Before contacting an authorized service representative, perform the following step. Error message is displayed on the LCD panel. Trouble occurs during printing. X X Trouble occurs when printing to the network printer. Prints have dull, faded colors. Refer to “LCD Panel Message”. Refer to “Printer Troubleshooting”. Refer to “Trouble with Network Printing”. X Trouble Corrective Action The printer is not operating.
Troubleshooting / Others Trouble with Print Quality To check the print quality, execute a test print as follows. 1 2 3 4 5 Press Menu/Exit (Pause) button on the printer panel. Options and Supplies Please contact the reseller from which the printer was purchased when purchasing options or supplies. Press S button until the System Information menu appears. Options Press X button. Model Number Press S button until the Test Print menu appears.
The serial number is located on the label on the rear of the printer. For your convenience, record the number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase, in the event of a theft or for future reference. MODEL NO. NAME OF RESELLER SERIAL NO. DATE OF PURCHASE Panasonic Digital Document Company, Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America Two Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company (PSC) Division of Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infateria, Km. 9.