KM-NET for Clients Operation Guide
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Table of Contents 1. Features ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. What is KM-NET for Clients? .......................................................................... 1 1.2. System Requirements..................................................................................... 1 1.3. Support Language .......................................................................................... 2 2. Installation and Startup .
Features 1. Features 1.1. What is KM-NET for Clients? KM-NET for Clients is a network utility intended for use to monitor and configure the printing systems and maintain e-MPS (enhanced-Multiple Printing System) jobs in storage devices. Monitoring the status of the printing system in real-time, confirming and modifying default settings and manipulating jobs stored temporarily or permanently can all be implemented between computers and printing systems. MFP KM-NET KM-NET Printer 1.2.
Features 1.3. Support Language KM-NET for Clients supports the following languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
Installation and Startup 2. Installation and Startup 2.1. Installation Install KM-NET for Clients on your computer. Note Before installing this application, check that the KX driver is installed on the computer. KX Driver is on the CD-ROM supplied with the printing system. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the printing system into the optical drive of the computer. The installation program starts up automatically. Follow the installation instructions. 2.2.
Main Screen 3. Main Screen 3.1. Views and Buttons The main screen is explained below. 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The following table explains the views and buttons on the main screen of KM-NET for Clients. The numbers appearing in the figure above are referred to in the Reference Number column on the following pages. Note The explanations of messages appearing in this manual are based on the premise that the printing system is used over a network.
Main Screen Ref. Name and Icon No. Description 1 The Connection View displays connected printing system icons for that have been discovered through the printer discovery process. Connection View A maximum of five printing system icons can be displayed in this view. Each icon describes the status of the printing system. Ready Not connected Error Warning Sleep Add button Click this button to start the wizard. Follow instructions to add the printing system.
Main Screen Ref. Name and Icon No. Description 2 The Information View is located below the Connection View and describes the status of the printing system in greater detail. Information View Depending on the printing system, the status icons shown in the information view is different. Status Icon Pattern 1 The printing system is ready to print. The paper runs out or the cassette is not installed properly. A paper jam has occurred. Toner is low or runs out. When the toner becomes low, the icon blinks.
Main Screen Ref. Name and Icon No. Description 3 3D View can be set up to display a 3D rendering of the selected printing system. It displays the status of the printing system in real-time. 3D View For example, if the top cover of the printing system is opened, the top cover of the 3D image also opens. 4 Properties Button Click this button to open the properties dialog box. The dialog box displays detailed information about the printing system. For details, refer to the section Properties.
Main Screen Ref. Name and Icon No. Description 10 Click Title Bar in the title bar to display the menu. About KM-NET for Clients Displays the version information on KM-NET for Clients. 3.2. Settings When operating KM-NET for Clients, you can change settings for polling interval, audible (error) notification, whether you want to use the 3D virtual printing system to monitor the printing system status, etc. 1 2 Click SETUP on the main screen. The KM-NET for Clients dialog box appears.
Main Screen Appearance Tab Show 3D image This displays the 3D virtual printing system for monitoring the status of the printing system. 3D accelerator Select the method which the PC renders the 3D image. The default is Software rendering. Selecting Hardware rendering may improve the performance of rendering the 3D image depending on the hardware requirement.
Add Printing System Wizard 4. Add Printing System Wizard To search for printing systems to be registered, click Add System Wizard starts. . The Add Printing 4.1. Adding the Printing Systems Using Standard Mode To add the printing systems using standard mode, perform the following procedure. 1 2 3 4 10 Select Standard. Select the check box for Network or Local connection according to the desired printing system. Click Next. Perform the instructions displayed by the wizard.
Add Printing System Wizard 5 6 After searching completes, the searched printing systems are displayed. Up to five desired printing systems can be selected. To select multiple printing systems, press and hold Ctrl key and click on the desired printing system name. Click Finish to return the main screen. The Connection View displays the icon for the selected printing system. 4.2.
Add Printing System Wizard 3 4 5 Select Local printer. Click Next. Perform the instructions displayed by the wizard. Network Address To add printing system using network address option, perform the following procedure. 1 2 3 4 12 Select Advanced. Click Next. Select Network address. Click Next.
Add Printing System Wizard 5 6 Select the protocol for printing system discovery. Perform the instructions displayed by the wizard. The instructions are different depending on the protocol selected above. Import Printing Systems To add printing system using import printing systems option, perform the following procedure. 1 2 3 4 5 6 KM-NET for Clients Select Advanced. Click Next. Select Import printing systems. Click Next. Select one data file to import network address.
Add Printing System Wizard 7 Perform the instructions displayed by the wizard. 4.3. Adding the Printing Systems Using History Mode History mode displays the printing systems that were previously searched using standard mode or IP range discover in advanced mode. To add the printing system using history mode, perform the following procedure. 1 2 3 4 14 Select History. Click Next. The printing systems that were previously searched are displayed. Select the desired printing system up to five.
Properties 5. Properties 5.1. Accessing the Properties Dialog Box When you click the Properties button on the main screen, the printing system properties dialog box as shown below appears. For details of the property items, refer to Help. Notes • The contents of the printing system property will be different depending on the printing system model, the installed optional devices, and whether the printing system is connected via network interface or local interface.
Properties 5.2. Status Tab Displays the current condition of the printing system. If an error occurs, Trouble tips appears instead of General information like below.
Properties 5.3. Input Tab Displays information about the paper feeder attached with a printing system, such as the media size, the paper capacity and the maximum paper capacity. Depending on the printing system, the detailed setting of each media type can be configured in this tab. 5.4. Output Tab Specifies the destination which the print job is output to and configures the detailed settings of each output device.
Properties 5.5. Media Tab Displays the settings for media. Main Item Sub Item Description Media type Weight Media weight can be set for the customized paper. Temperature The heat of fusing can be set for the customized paper. Density Print density can be set for the customized paper. Duplex Duplex printing can be set for the customized paper. Custom paper size Sets the custom size for the paper. Custom original size Sets the custom size for the original document.
Properties 5.6. Printer Tab Allows you to configure the settings for the printing function. Main Item Sub Item Description Print quality EcoPrint Enables the printing system to reduce the amount of toner consumption to save printing costs. Resolution Selects the resolution for printing. Tone Selects the way the printing system handles a pixel for representing the color and halftoning for each pixel. Gloss mode The gloss mode, when set to High, increases the effect of glossiness in printing.
Properties 5.7. Copy Tab Allows you to check and configure the settings for the copy function. 20 Main Item Sub Item Description Feed APS media type When the Enable check box is selected, APS media type is activated. Alternatively, a Media type can be selected.
Properties 5.8. Scan Tab Allows you to check and configure the settings for the scanning function. Main Item Sub Item Description Basic Original size Displays the size of the original document. Zoom Select the zoom mode. Exposure Select the exposure mode for scanning. Scan color Select the color mode for scanning. Original quality Select the quality of the original document. Scan resolution Select the resolution for scanning. File format Select the file format.
Properties 5.9. FAX Basic Tab Allows you to configure the basic settings for the FAX function such as transmission, reception and encryption key settings. Main Item Sub Item Description Default FAX firmware Displays the FAX firmware version for each port. FAX line Select the FAX line type for each port. Pulse (10pps) Pulse (20pps) Tone (DTMF) Local FAX ID Specify the local FAX ID. The ID must be a 4-digit number between 0000 and 9999. Local FAX number Specify the local FAX number for each port.
Properties Main Item Sub Item Description Reception settings 1 FAX receive Select the FAX reception mode. Auto (FAX/TEL) Auto (Normal) Auto (TAD) Auto (DRD) * Manual * This is not displayed on European models. DRD pattern Select a ringing pattern when Auto (DRD) is selected in the FAX reception. This is not displayed on European models. Receive date/time Select whether the reception date and time is printed out on the received documents or not.
Properties Main Item Sub Item Description Reception settings 3 Duplex printing Select whether or not to allow duplex printing in the reception. Reduced reception size Select whether the received FAX will be printed primarily at the same magnification or at a reduced size. Encryption key 24 Reception port Specify the reception only port. OFF Port 1 Port 2 (If the optional device is attached) Encryption key settings Displays the list of encryption keys currently registered.
Properties 5.10. FAX Advanced Tab Allows you to configure the advanced settings for FAX function such as transmit/receive restrictions, or report print out settings. KM-NET for Clients Main Item Sub Item Description Restriction Transmit restriction Select the list used for transmit restriction. OFF Permit list + Address Book When "Permit list + Address Book" is selected, transmission to the addresses in the Address Book and the FAX numbers and IDs in the permit list becomes possible.
Properties Main Item Sub Item Description Permit List Permit number list Displays the list of FAX numbers currently registered. Add button Adds a new FAX number. Delete button Deletes the FAX number selected in the list. Properties button Allows the user to edit the FAX number selected in the list. Permit ID list Displays the list of FAX IDs currently registered. Add button Adds a new FAX ID. Delete button Deletes the FAX ID selected in the list.
Properties 5.11. Resources Tab Displays information about all memory sources and data such as Font, Macro, Program and Host information. Main Item Sub Item Description Memory Memory information Displays the amount of free and total RAM and the available memory slots. Host buffer Displays and changes the host buffer mode and the host buffer size. Raster memory Displays and changes the setting of the raster memory size mode.
Properties 5.12. Consumable Tab Displays the remaining level of toner amount and each consumable unit life. 5.13. Counters Tab Displays the count information of the printing system. 28 Main Item Sub Item Description Printed pages - Displays the total number of printed pages. Scanned pages - Displays the total number of scanned pages by Function - Displays the page counter per function.
Properties Main Item Sub Item Description by Paper size - Displays the page per paper size. by Color mode - Displays the page counter per color. 5.14. Management Tab Allows you to configure the management settings of the printing system. Main Item Sub Item Description System Language Selects the language displayed on the message display. Buzzer A Buzzer can be set to sound when an error condition occurs on a printing system. The buzzer must be activated within the application.
Properties 30 Main Item Sub Item Description Timer Auto panel reset Specifies the time for auto panel reset. When this function is enabled, if no operation has been performed on the operator panel during a specified time, the display automatically returns to the default. Form feed timeout Adjusts the form feed timeout time. If the printer receives no data for a certain period, it will time out and release the current interface. It prints whatever data it has in its buffer and feeds out the page.
Properties 5.15. Interface Tab Displays the general information for the network interface. KM-NET for Clients Main Item Sub Item Description General Network interface Displays the information of the network interface such as model name, firmware version, MAC address and serial number. Novell Novell configuration Configures the settings of Novell NetWare.
Address Book 6. Address Book In this section, we are viewing and editing the Address Book in the printing system. Addresses in the Address Book can be specified for transmission or restriction of transmission/reception. You can also group individual addresses for batch transmission. Note The Address Book is available only in a printing system with hard disk. 6.1.
Address Book The search and filtering functions are available to help the user to quickly find the necessary address. Main Item Sub Item Description File Add Contact Registers a new address. Up to 2000 addresses can be registered. Add Group Registers a new group. Up to 500 groups can be registered. Import Imports addresses from a file. Export Exports the Address Book to a file. Close Exits the Address Book window.
Address Book Main Item Sub Item Description View Column Allows the user to configure the columns displayed in the Address Book window. Help Help Displays the help window for the Address Book window. Address List Displays the list of registered addresses. 6.2. Search and Filtering Functions Helps the user to quickly find the address he/she wants. 34 Function Description Search box Enter a string in the search box (caseinsensitive).
Address Book 6.3. Edit Address Dialog Box In the Edit Address dialog box, you can configure or edit addresses in detail. Name Tab KM-NET for Clients Item Description Name Enter the name. The maximum length of the Name is 32 characters. Address The address is displayed in the following format.
Address Book Cover page Tab 36 Item Description Recipient Enter the name of the recipient. The maximum length of the destination name is 32 characters. Company Enter the name of the company. The maximum length of the company name is 32 characters. Department Enter the name of the department. The maximum length of the department name is 32 characters.
Address Book E-Mail Tab Item Description E-Mail Address Enter the e-mail address. The maximum length of the e-mail address is 126 characters. FTP Tab KM-NET for Clients Item Description Host Name Enter the host name of the FTP server. Specify the port number different from the default (21) using the format of Host Name: Port Number. The maximum length of the host name is 62 characters. Path Enter the path. The maximum length of the path is 126 characters.
Address Book Item Description Login user name Enter the login user name. The maximum length of the login user name is 62 characters. Login password Enter the login password. The maximum length of the login password is 62 characters. SMB Tab 38 Item Description Host Name Enter the host name. Specify the port number different from the default (139) using the format of Host Name: Port Number. The maximum length of the host name is 62 characters. Path Enter the path.
Address Book FAX Tab KM-NET for Clients Item Description FAX No. Enter the FAX number. The maximum length of the destination name is 32 characters. TX Start Speed Select the transmission speed from "33600bps," "14400bps" and "9600bps." ECM Select ON or OFF for ECM. Sub Address Enter the subaddress. The maximum length of the subaddress is 20 characters. Password Enter the password. Encryption Key No. Select "None" or "1 - 20" for the encryption code.
Address Book 6.4. Edit Group Dialog Box In the Edit Group dialog box, you can create a group, or add or delete a member. The maximum number of members that can be registered in a group is: 40 • E-mail address: 100 • FTP and SMB (in total): 10 • FAX: 500 Item Description Group Name Enter the name of the group. The maximum length of the group name is 32 characters. Member List Displays the list of members registered for the group.
Job Manager 7. Job Manager The printing job can be stored in the storage devices of the printing system. This job is administered, reprinted and deleted using Job Manager function. Turning the printing system power off will not delete stored jobs. Note Job Manager can only be used in the printing system which installed storages devices. The Job Viewer may be displayed instead for particular printing systems. For details about Job Viewer, refer to Job Viewer on page 42.
Job Viewer 8. Job Viewer 8.1. What is Job Viewer? Printing jobs can be stored on the hard disk drive (HDD) in the printing system. The job log can be downloaded or deleted using the Job Viewer. Stored jobs will not be deleted even if the printing system is turned off. Note Job Viewer can only be used in the printing system where a hard disk drive is installed. The Job Manager may be displayed instead for particular printing systems. For details about Job Manager, refer to Job Manager on page 41. 8.2.
Job Viewer 2 In this screen, you can view job information and administer jobs by selecting a job and selecting an action you want to apply from a menu or with an icon. Menu Cancel icon Update icon Details icon Status tab Schedule tab Log tab Main Item Sub Item Description File Save history Downloads the log into the computer. Clear Log Deletes all logs from the printing system. Close Exits Job Viewer. Detail Displays details of the selected job.
Job Viewer 44 Item Description Log tab Displays the log of printing activities made by the printing system.
Broadcast 9. Broadcast Allows you to send PRESCRIBE commands to the printing system (Broadcast). Also allows you to use this menu to confirm and change the internal settings of the printing system when using either a local or network connection (FRPO). For details on PRESCRIBE commands, refer to the PRESCRIBE Command Reference manual. For details on FRPO, refer to the Operation Guide of the printing system. Notes • Broadcast does not work with printing systems on an IPX network.
Broadcast The Broadcast dialog box appears. 2 3 Browse the command file or enter the command in the Broadcast text box. The maximum length of command is 256 characters. Click Send to send the command to the printing system. 9.2. FRPO Parameter Setting Perform the following procedure to change the FRPO parameter. 1 2 3 4 5 46 Click Broadcast to open the broadcast dialog box. The Broadcast dialog box appears. Enter the parameter (for example R4) in FRPO. Click Get. The current value is shown in Value.
Document Box 10.Document Box Clicking the Document Box window. on the main screen displays the Document Box In the Document Box window, the user can preview documents in the printing system's hard disk drive and download them to a computer.
Document Box Main Item Sub Item Description File Add Displays a dialog box where the user can create a new document box. Detail Displays the property of the selected document box. Close Closes the Document Box window. Move Displays a dialog box where the user can move the selected document to another document box. Delete Deletes the selected document box or document. Download Downloads the selected document to a computer.
Document Box Main Item Sub Item Description View Tool bar Displays or hides the tool bar. Status bar Displays or hides the status bar. Details Displays the documents in the list in report form. Thumbnail Displays the documents in the list in thumbnail form. Refresh Updates the data in the document box. Preview pane Displays the preview pane. Preview Previous page Displays the preview of the previous page. Next page Displays the preview of the next page.
Troubleshooting 11.Troubleshooting If trouble occurs with using KM-NET for Clients, carry out the applicable remedy indicated below. If the trouble persists, contact your service representative or authorized service center. Symptom Cause Remedy The utility does not start. Your computer does not meet the system requirements. Upgrade or change your computer to meet the system requirements. For details, refer to System Requirements. A version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or earlier is being used.
Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Remedy Status remains not connected. The printing system has been turned off. Turn the printing system on. The printing system has been removed from the network. Connect the printing system to the network. The printing system has lost Verify that there is an active network the connection to the network. connection to the printing system. The printing system cannot be configured. KM-NET for Clients An error condition exists on the printing system.
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