About the User's Guide This User's Guide provides information you need for setting up your printer. It also provides ail of the detailed instructions for using your printer and information fr maintaining and troubleshooting the printer. The Software User's Guide which is the second section of this guide provides information you need for installing the supplied software and using its features. This manual is provided for Information purposes ably.
CONTENTS . 3. Introduction cL TT Special Forgives so Printer Comp orients Front View .. Rear View Understanding the Control Panel . On Line/Error and Toner Save LED Cancel button .. 2. Setting Up Your Printer Unpacking Selecting a Location Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper Connecting a Printer Cable Turning the Printer on printing a Demo Page Installing Printer Software Printer River Features System Requirements BEEN NS ELECTIONEER 3. Using Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials ..
5. Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist \ Solving General Printing Problems 52 Clearing Paper Jams In the Paper Exit Area . Tn the Paper Feed Area Around the Toner Cartridge Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams .. Solving Print Quality Problems .. Print Quality Checklist . Offprint Quality Problems “Troubleshooting Error Messages Common Windows Problems | Common Macintosh Problems Common Linux Problems 6. Specifications Printer Specifications Paper Specifications .
Important Precautions and Safety Information When using this machine, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to people: 1 Read and understand all instructions. Use genome sense whenever operating electrical appliances. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the machine and in the literature accompanying the machine. If an operating instruction appears to conflict with safety information, heed the safety information.
Power Saver Is This printer contains advanced energy conservation technology that reduces power consumption when it is nat. active use. . When the printer does not receive data for an extended period of time, power consumption is automatically lowered. The energy star emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. Recycling Radio Frequency Emissions FCC Information to the User This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
"This chapter in Introduction Congratulations gp Repurchase of your Printer! + Special Features, Printer Components » Understanding the Control Panel Windows” 11 Introduction Special Features Your new printer is equipped with special features that improve the print quality, giving you a competitive edge. You can: Print with excellent quality and high speed You can print at 600 dots per inch {dpi}, # Up 1020,ppm in ppm in Letter).
Printer Components Understanding the Control Panel Front View Output support ,. Poirot output tray {Face down} = ont ! o t Cantor) panel Top cover Sonar Save | 1f the On Line/Error lights green, the printer is ready ta print. On tine * 1f the On Line/ Error lights red, the printer is ‘Paper input tray experiencing an error, such as jammed paper, no paper, the open top or front caver or the empty toner cartridge. See “Troubleshooting Error Messages” on page 5.8.
Cancel button ‘Printing-demo-. |-In Ready.mode; press and half thighbone for | about 2 seconds until all LESS blink slowly, and. |. release, . | Press this button each time you load 3 shutoff © paps in the tray, when you select Manual Feed for Source from your software application. For detailed information, see “Using the Manual — Feeder” on page 3.3.
2 Setting Up Your Printer This chapter provides step-by step information on.setting uj your printer. 5 ; or This charier includes: * Unpacking Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper Connecting a Printer Cable Turning the Printer on Printing a Demo Page Ta stalling Printer Software es es ue Setting Up Your Printer 21 Unpacking 1 Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing ..tartan.
2 Carefully remove all of packing tape from the printer. — ome em Installing the Toner Cartridge 1 Grasp the front cover and pull it toward you to open. Tape Selecting a Location Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation. Allow extra space for opening cover and tray.
Cautions: + To prevent damage, do not expanse the toner cartridge to fight for mare than few minutes. Cover it with a piece of paper, if left exposed for more than a few minutes. « Do nat touch the green underside of the toner cartridge. Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching this area. 4 Locate the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side. 5 Unfold the toner cartridge handle and grasp it. Insert the cartridge in the printer until It snaps into place.
2 Prepare a stack of paper for loading by fixing or fanning rr them back and forth. Straighten the edges on a level Notes: « Do not push the width guide far enough to cause the material to warp. + If you do not adjust the width wide, it may cause paper (2X) 6 if necessary, close the paper cover to keep the paper loaded in the tray from dust. Make sure that afl four corners are flat in the tray. 4 Pay attention not to overload paper. Paper overloading may cause paper jams.
2 Plug the USB printer cable nto the connector on the back eee———m of the printer. To the USE part on your computer 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the USB part on your computer: See your computer Users Guide if you need help. Note: For using a USB cable, you must be running Windows 98/Me/2000/XR/2003 Server, Macintosh with 0S 10.3.
Installing Printer Software Wingding | Macintosh . Win2000; . The supplied CD-ROM contains Windows printing software, Sonora Macintosh printing software, Linux printing software, on-sine Server User's Guide and Acrobat Reader to view the User's Guide. a watermark you are printing from Windows You can install the following printer software using the Cd Overlay Y N N ROM. + Printer driver for Windows. Use this driver to take full = ‘ advantage of your printer's features.
Using Print Materials This chapter will help you understand types of paper you can use with this printer ani how to properly load paper in the tray for the best print quality.
Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or either special material, keep these-guidelines in mind: » Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and the poor print quality. + se only high quality cooler grade paper for the best print quality.
Verifying the Output Location The printer has the paper output tray that collects paper face down, in correct order. + If you continuously print many pages, the surface of the output tray may become hot. Be careful not to touch the airfare, and especially keep children away from the surface. + The front output tray can hold up to 50 sheets of paper, Loading Paper Proper paper loading helps prevent paper jams and ensure trouble-free printing. Do not remove the paper in the tray while a job is printing.
The stamp area is on the left side and the end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the printer first Notes: and center of the tray. Caution:if you print 20 envelopes in succession, the surface of the top cover may become hat. Please exercise caution. + Load labels in the tray with print side up. Nate: To prevent balsas from sticking to each other, do not Ist the printed label sheets stack up as they are printed out.
4 For Windows 98/Me, select Cancel Printing from 3 3 Document menu. Cancel ng a Print Job For Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server, select Cancel from Document menu. S When the fobs are removed from the list, turn the printer To stop a print job from the Control Panel on. Press the Cancel button on the control panel. There are two ways to cancel a print job. IRN a ‘The printer will finish printing the page that is moving through the printer and delete the rest of the print job.
Maintaining Your Printer This chapter provides suggestions for maintaining the toner cartridge and the printer. This chapter Includes: © Maintaining the Toner Cartridge + Using the Toner Save Mode + Cleaning the Printer « Consumables and Replacement Parts Maintaining Your Printer 4.1 Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Toner cartridge storage Te get the maximum results from the toner cartridge, keep the following guidelines in mind. + Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until ready for use.
2 Pull the toner cartridge out and remove it from the printer. 5 Close the front cover. Make sure that the cover is securely closed. If it is not firmly dosed, printing errors may occur when you print. Cautions: + Avoid reaching too far into the printer, The fusing area may be hot. « To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it Replacing the Toner Cartridge to light for more than few minutes.
+ If the Toner Save LED is on, the mode is enabled and the 2 Open the front door. printer uses less toner to print a page, + If the Toner Save LED is off, the mode is disabled and the printer prints in the normal made. From the Printer Properties You can also enable the Toner Save mode in the Graphic tab of the printer properties. For details, see Software User Guide.
5 Locate the long strip of glass (LSU) inside the top of the cartridge compartment, and gently swab the glass to see if Co dirt turns the white cotton black. Consumables and Replacement Parts From time to time, you will need to replace the roller and fusee unit to maintain top performance and avoid print quality problems and paper feed problems resulting from worn parts. The following items should be replaced after you have printed a specified number of pages. See the table below. t Transfer Holier Approx.
Solving Problems This chapter provides helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error while using your printer.
Solving General Printing The printer | The printer driver Reinstall the printer driver; see Problems does not. may be incorrectly Software User Guide. Try print. installed. printing a dame page. For problems with the operation of your printer, refer to the (continued) table far suggested solutions. ‘The printer is Check the LED on the control panel malfunctioning. to determine if the printer is indicating a system error. HR The Printer | The printer Is not Check the power cord connections.
The paper | There is too much Remove excess paper farm the tray. keeps paper in the paper If printing on special materials, use jamming. | tray, the manual feeder mode. An incorrect type of Use only paper that meets the paper is being used. | specifications required by the printer. There may be debris | Open the front cover and remove inside the machine. the debris. The printer | The printer cable is Disconnect the printer cable and prints, but | loose or defective, reconnect.
—— omen In the Paper Feed Area sons: A + When removing the jammed paper, be careful not to touch 1 Remove any miss feed paper by pulling it aut by the visible the heat roller (located underneath the inner cover). It is hot edge from the tray. Hake sure that all of the paper is and could cause Burris! property aligned in the tray. + Fhe top and inner cover themselves may also be hot due to the heat roller. Allow the printer to cool before opening the covers.
2 pull the toner cartridge cut and remove it from the printer. 4 Check that there is no other paper in the printer. 8 Reinstall the toner cartridge and close the front cover. Your printer resumes printing the document from failed pages. Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams By selecting the correct paper types, most paper jams can be avoided. If a paper jam occurs, follow the steps outlined in “Clearing Paper Jams” on page 5.3. « Follow the procedures in "Loading Paper” on page 2.3.
Dropouts Absence Cabby Abbot Cabby Absence If faded areas, generally rounded, occur randomly on the page: + A single sheet of paper may be defective, Try reprinting the job. ‘The moisture content of the paper is uneven or the paper has moist slops an its surface. Try a different brand of paper. See “Paper Specifications” on page 6.2. The paper fot is bad. The manufacturing processes can cause some areas to reject toner. Try a different kind or brand of pager. ‘The toner cartridge may be defective.
Curl or wave » Check the paper type and quality. Both high temperature and humidity can cause paper curl. See Cabby roa rem Armagnac “Paper Specifications” on page 6.2. Bannock | | + Tum over the stack of paper in the input tray. Also try Eyesight rotating the paper 180° in the input tray. Bogota ApgpCC be pried Wrinkles or « Ensure that the paper is loaded properly, greases + Check the paper type and quality. See “Paper Specifications” on page 6.2. « Turd over the stack of paper in the input tray.
Troubleshooting Error Messages When the printer experiences an error, the control panel will indicate an error message with the indicator fights. Find the light pattern below that matches the printer fight pattern and follow the solutions to clear the error. LED status legend @ symbol for light of” & symbol for it on” Symbol for “light blinking” Your system has some problems. If this problem CUTS, COERCE your service representative. tums | + Paper Jam scours.
1 just installed this package but can't find entries in the KDE/ Grime menus, Some versions of the KDE of GNOME desktop environments airy require that you restart your session for the changes to take effect 1 am using BSD lpr (Slackware, Debian, older distributions) and some options chosen in 1 get a “Some options are not selected” error message while editing the printer settings. Some printers have conflicting settings, meaning that some settings for two options can't be selected at the same time.
Some documents come | Some versions of CUPS, especially those shipped out as white pages with Mandrake Linux before the 8.1 release, have when printing. some known bugs when processing the Post Script output from some applications. Try upgrading to the latest version of CUBS (at least 1.1.14). Some RPM packages for most popular distributions are provided as a convenience with this Linux Printing Package.
Specifications This chapter includes: » Printer Specifications + Paper Specifications Print Speed Up to 20 ppm in A4 (22 ppm in Letter) Resolution 600 x 600 dpi First Printing Time 10 seconds Warm up Time Less than 30 seconds Power Rating AC 110 127 V (USA, Canada) / 220 240 V (Others), Power Consumption | 300 W average during operation / techs than 6 W in sleep mode Acoustic Noise 5 Stand by: Less than 30 dB Printing: Less than 50 dB Sleep more: Background noise “Toner Supply Single cartridge 2,000 pages a
Plain paper Letter (246 x 279/8.5 x 11) A4 (210% 207/8.3 % 11.7) Paper Specifications Overview Your printer accepts a variety of print materials, such as cut sheet paper (including up to 100% recycled fiber content paper), envelopes, labels, transparencies and custom-size paper.
The following problems may cause print quality deviations, jamming or even damage to the printer. Paper Specifications printer Problems with | Ragged edges | Use good quality paper. feeding Notes: « Do not use letterhead paper printed with low-temperature inks, such as those used in some types of tomography. « Da not use raised or embossed letterhead. « The printer uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper.
Unopened paper in sealed reams can remain stable for several months before use. Opened packages of paper have more potential for environment damage, especially If they are not wrapped with a moisture-proof barrier. The paper storage environment should be properly maintained to ensure optimum printer performance. The required condition is 20° to 24°C (68° to 75°F), with a relative humidity of 45% to 55%.
Labels Cautions: + To avoid damaging the printer, use only labels recommended for taser printers. B + To prevent serous jars, always use the tray to print labels and always use thé rear output tray. + Never print on the same sheet of labels more than once and never print on a partial sheet of labels. When selecting labels, consider the quality of each component: « Adhesives: The adhesive material should be stable at 200 2C {392 °F), the printer's fusing temperature.
INDEX Cc problem, solving checklist 5.1 general 5.2 paper jams 5.3 cancel, print 3.5 card, print 3.4 clean, printer 4.3 connect power cord 2.5 Q USB cable 2.4 contra panel, use 1.2 quality problem, salve 5.5 b Ss demo page, print 2.5 software overview 2.6 system requirements E Windows 2.6 specification envelopes, print 3.3 paper 6.2 error, solve 5.8 printer 6.1 system requirements 1 Windows 2.6 install, toner 2.2 T toner L ’ install 2.2 labels, print 3.4 life 4.1 load paper 2.3, 3.3 redistribute 4.
