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SP 5100N

Read this manual carefully before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference. For safe and correct use, please be sure to read the 

Safety Information in this manual before using the machine.

User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for SP 5100N

Page 1: ...before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference For safe and correct use please be sure to read the Safety Information in this manual before using the machine User s Guide Download...

Page 2: ...trademarks of Hewlett Packard company Microsoft Windows Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows XP and Windows 2003 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PostScript 3 is...

Page 3: ...ed operating systems 4 2 Configuring TCP IP 4 2 Configuring EtherTalk 4 2 Setting Ethernet speed 4 3 Restoring the network configuration 4 3 Printing a network configuration page 4 3 5 Loading print m...

Page 4: ...ing problems 9 9 Solving print quality problems 9 11 Common Windows problems 9 13 Common PostScript problems 9 13 Common Macintosh problems 9 14 10 Installing accessories Precautions when installing a...

Page 5: ...he machine You suspect that your machine needs service or repair The external housing of your machine has been damaged Do not incinerate used toner or toner containers Toner dust might ignite when exp...

Page 6: ...your eyes flush immediately with large amounts of water Consult a doctor if necessary If toner or used toner is swallowed dilute by drinking a large amount of water Consult a doctor if necessary Avoid...

Page 7: ...his product in an environmentally responsible manner User Information on Electrical Electronic Equipment Users in the EU Switzerland and Norway Our Products contain high quality components and are des...

Page 8: ...rence 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 e...

Page 9: ...supports letterheads envelopes labels transparencies custom sized materials postcards and heavy paper The multi purpose tray holds up to 100 sheets of plain paper The 500 sheet standard tray 1 support...

Page 10: ...neImage are trademarks of Zoran Corporation 136 PS3 fonts Contains UFST and MicroType from Monotype Imaging Inc 1 2 3 4 Printer features The table below lists a general overview of features supported...

Page 11: ...ut support 6 optional tray 3 13 multi purpose tray paper width guides 7 optional tray 4 14 multi purpose tray extension The figure above shows an SP 5100N with all available options Rear view 1 power...

Page 12: ...o get the printer ready Online User s Guide Provides you with step by step instructions for using your printer s full features and contains information for maintaining your printer troubleshooting and...

Page 13: ...or sources of heat cold and humidity Do not set the printer close to the edge of your desk or table Clearance space Front 482 6 mm enough space so that trays can be opened or removed Back 320 mm enou...

Page 14: ...Accessing control panel menus You can control your printer from the printer s control panel You can also set the control panel menus while printing 1 Press Menu until the menu you want appears on the...

Page 15: ...rmation pages that give details about the printer and its configuration Note The default settings and available values of your printer could be differ from this guide Item Explanation Active Job This...

Page 16: ...n this menu you can set the margins for double sided printing You can increase or decrease the value in 0 1 mm increments Top Margin Set the top margin from 0 0 to 9 9 mm Left Margin Set the left marg...

Page 17: ...item is set to Off the default LED lights red and the printer doesn t work until you insert paper into the specified tray Values 1 999 Values A4 A5 A6 JIS B5 ISO B5 Letter Legal Executive No 10 Env M...

Page 18: ...s Note This menu item is available when the optional hard disk is installed Values English FRANCAIS Espanol Portugues E Portugues B Deutsch Italiano Values 5 Min 10 Min 15 Min 30 Min 60 Min 120 Min Va...

Page 19: ...between PCL8 and PCL45 from the Typeface menu you can determine the font size by setting the height of the characters in the font Courier This item lets you select the version of Courier font to use...

Page 20: ...This item prints a page showing the network parameters you set Values DHCP BOOTP Static Values Off On Values Auto 10M Half 10M Full 100M Half 100M Full Changing the display language To change the lang...

Page 21: ...inter s features Status Monitor This program allows you to monitor the printer s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing Direct Printing Utility This program allows you to print PDF...

Page 22: ...ows NT 4 0 System requirements Before you begin ensure that your system meets the following requirements Windows Macintosh Item Requirements Recommended Operating system Windows 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP 2...

Page 23: ...hods Via network administration programs You can configure your printer s print server settings and manage the printer via the following programs that came with your printer Web Image Monitor SP 5100N...

Page 24: ...appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK 2 Press OK when TCP IP appears 3 Press the Scroll buttons until Static appears and press OK 4 Press OK when IP Address appears 5 Set the first b...

Page 25: ...settings 1 Press Menu until Network appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK 2 Press the Scroll buttons until Clear Setting appears and press OK 3 Press OK when Yes appears to restore t...

Page 26: ...for your project Size You can use any size media that fits easily within the paper adjusters of the paper tray Weight Your printer supports print media weights as follows 16 to 28 lb bond 60 to 105 g...

Page 27: ...x 9 84 inches 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lb 10 sheets of 75 g m2 20 lb in the multi purpose tray Envelope Monarch 98 4 x 190 5 mm 3 88 x 7 5 inches Envelope COM 10 105 x 241 mm 4 12 x 9 5 inches Envelope...

Page 28: ...h the multi purpose tray to avoid paper jams To prevent print media such as transparencies and label sheets from sticking together remove them as they print out Guidelines for special print media Medi...

Page 29: ...han once The adhesive backing is designed for only a single pass through the printer Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled bubbled or otherwise damaged Card stoc...

Page 30: ...an extend the length of the tray Notes If you experience problems with paper feed place one sheet at a time in the multi purpose tray You can load previously printed paper The printed side should be f...

Page 31: ...side Transparencies Print side up and the top with the adhesive strip entering the printer first Labels Print side up and the top short edge entering the printer first Preprinted paper Design side up...

Page 32: ...ey may tear while exiting the printer Using manual feed mode You can manually load a sheet of print media in the multi purpose tray if you select Manual Feed in the Source option from the Paper tab wh...

Page 33: ...lects paper face down in the order in which the sheets were printed The tray should be used for most print jobs Printing to the rear cover Face up Using the rear cover paper comes out of the printer f...

Page 34: ...print spooler such as the printer group in Windows delete the job as follows 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 For Windows 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP 2003 sel...

Page 35: ...following accessories are available for your printer Type Yielda a Declared yield value in accordance with ISO IEC 19752 Standard yield 10 000 pages High yield 20 000 pages Accessory Description Optio...

Page 36: ...ss paper toner and dust particles can accumulate inside the printer This buildup can cause print quality problems such as toner specks or smearing Your printer has a cleaning mode that can correct and...

Page 37: ...face underside of the toner cartridge Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching this area Note While cleaning the inside of the printer be careful not to touch the transfer roller located unde...

Page 38: ...yield depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require The actual number may also be different depending on the print density of the pages you print on and the number of pages may be affected b...

Page 39: ...Toner Replace Toner Toner Exhausted Redistributing toner cartridge When the toner cartridge is near the end of its life White streaks and light printing occur Toner Low appears on the display The Stat...

Page 40: ...on for toner cartridges see page 7 1 1 Open the top cover Warning Do not incinerate spilled toner or used toner Toner dust is flammable and might ignite when exposed to an open flame Disposal should t...

Page 41: ...wrapping paper Notes If toner gets on your clothing wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water Hot water sets toner into fabric To prevent damage to the toner cartridge do not expose...

Page 42: ...installed for quality Maintenance parts To avoid print quality and paper feed problems resulting from worn parts and to maintain your printer in top working condition the following items will need to...

Page 43: ...the printer if possible always pull the paper in the direction that it normally moves so as not to damage internal components Always pull firmly and evenly do not jerk the paper If the paper tears en...

Page 44: ...toner cartridge See page 9 3 3 Insert the tray 1 into the printer until it snaps into place Printing automatically resumes In the optional tray 1 Pull the optional tray open 2 Remove the jammed paper...

Page 45: ...oner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes Cover it with a piece of paper if necessary Do not touch the green surface underside of the toner cartridge Use the handle on the c...

Page 46: ...einstall the toner cartridge make sure that the guide feed has been flipped back down into position Caution The inside of this machine gets very hot Do not touch parts labelled hot surface Touching la...

Page 47: ...s LED is off check the power cord connection Check the power switch Check the power source by plugging the power cord into another outlet If the Status LED lights red check the display message See pag...

Page 48: ...ity by redistributing the toner See page 8 4 Understanding display messages Messages appear on the Status Monitor program window or the control panel display to indicate the printer s status or errors...

Page 49: ...it back in If the problem persists please call for service Paper Exit Jam 1 Open Close Door Paper has jammed before reaching to the exit sensor Clear the jam See page 9 3 Message Meaning Suggested so...

Page 50: ...at the NonGenuine Toner prompt Install the genuine toner cartridge Toner Low Replace Toner The toner in the cartridge has run out Install a new genuine toner cartridge You can keep printing but the q...

Page 51: ...ed incorrectly Check the printer properties to ensure that all of the print settings are correct The printer driver may be incorrectly installed Reinstall the printer driver See the Software Section T...

Page 52: ...e down Use the rear cover face up instead There may be debris inside the printer Open the top cover and remove the debris Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions The printer prints but the text i...

Page 53: ...AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Dropouts If generally rounded faded areas 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 o...

Page 54: ...eed service Verify that it also occurs on a demo page see page 2 7 For service contact a service representative Page skew Ensure that the paper is loaded properly Check the paper type and quality See...

Page 55: ...driver Condition Suggested solutions A AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Common PostScript problems The following situations are PostScript language specific and may occur when several printer langua...

Page 56: ...sh with AcrobatReader 6 0 or higher colors print incorrectly The resolution setting in the printer driver may not be matched with that in Acrobat Reader Make sure that the resolution setting in your p...

Page 57: ...Discharge static electricity The control board and internal accessories DIMM and hard disk are sensitive to static electricity Before installing or removing internal accessories discharge static elect...

Page 58: ...rties After installing the DIMM you need to select it in the printer properties of the PostScript printer driver to enable its use 1 Make sure that the PostScript printer driver is installed on your c...

Page 59: ...You can also use various print features such as storing a job in the hard disk proofing a job and printing private documents Installing the hard disk For order information see page 7 1 Review the prec...

Page 60: ...After installing the hard disk you need to select it in the printer properties to enable its use Take the following steps 1 Click the Windows Start menu 2 For Windows 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 select Setting...

Page 61: ...name 7 Click OK until the Print window is displayed 8 Click OK or Print to start printing Printing a stored job You can print jobs currently stored in the hard disk 1 Press Menu until Job Manage appea...

Page 62: ...You can print a job scheduled to be printed at a specified time immediately In this case the job currently printing is stopped and the selected job will be printed This function is available when the...

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Page 64: ...age PCL 6d PostScript 3 Memory 128 MB Max 512 MB 128 or 256 MB optional memory available Display 16 characters x 2 lines Fonts 1 bitmap 45 scalable 136 PostScript 3 fonts Bar Code fonts OCR fonts Inte...

Page 65: ...systems 4 2 TCP IP 4 2 O output location select 5 8 output tray 5 8 P paper guidelines 5 3 paper jam clear around the toner cartridge 9 3 duplex area 9 4 multi purpose tray 9 3 optional tray 2 9 2 op...

Page 66: ...plies checking life 8 4 system requirements Macintosh 3 2 Windows 3 2 T toner cartridge checkig remaining toner 8 4 cleaning 8 3 maintaining 8 3 redistributing 8 4 replacing 8 5 8 7 toner save mode us...

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Page 68: ...PRINTING Printing a Document 12 Printer Settings 13 Layout Tab 13 Paper Tab 14 Graphics Tab 15 Extras Tab 16 About Tab 17 Printer Tab 17 Using a Favorite Setting 17 Using Help 17 Chapter 3 ADVANCED P...

Page 69: ...elp 23 Chapter 5 USING DIRECT PRINT UTILITY Overview Direct Print Utility 24 Printing 24 From the Direct Print Utility window 24 Using the shortcut icon 24 Using the right click menu 24 Chapter 6 SHAR...

Page 70: ...osh 27 Setting Up the Printer 28 For a Network connected Macintosh 28 For a USB connected Macintosh 28 Printing 29 Printing a Document 29 Changing Printer Settings 29 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sh...

Page 71: ...this step and go to Installing Software for Network Printing on page 7 You can install the printer software using the typical or custom method NOTE If the New Hardware Wizard window appears during th...

Page 72: ...a test page select the checkbox and click Next Otherwise just click Next and skip to step 7 6 If the test page prints out correctly click Yes If not click No to reprint it 7 Click Finish NOTE After se...

Page 73: ...the printer at this time click Next and No on the following screen Then the installation will start and a test page will not be printed at the end of the installation The installation window that appe...

Page 74: ...nnected to your network and powered on For details about connecting to the network see the supplied printer s User s Guide 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The CD ROM should automat...

Page 75: ...rinter driver doesn t work properly reinstall the printer driver See Reinstalling Printer Software on page 10 Custom Installation You can choose individual components to install and set a specific IP...

Page 76: ...erify your printer s IP address or MAC address print a Network Configuration page b Configure an IP address subnet mask and gateway for the printer manually and click Configure to set the specific IP...

Page 77: ...network printer UNC Path select Shared Printer UNC and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer by clicking the Browse button You will see a component list so that you can reinstall any...

Page 78: ...click Next You will see a component list so that you can remove any item individually 4 Select the components you want to remove and then click Next 5 When your computer asks you to confirm your selec...

Page 79: ...ications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to the User s Guide of your software application for the exact printing procedure 1 O...

Page 80: ...corresponding Windows User s Guide or online help 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 Select Printers and Faxes 3 Select your printer driver icon 4 Right click on the printer driver icon and select Pri...

Page 81: ...pe Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print This will let you get the best quality printout If not print quality may not be acheived as you want Cotton 20 lb...

Page 82: ...driver tells the printer about how to image the text in your document Select the appropriate setting according to the status of your document This option may be available only in Windows 9x Me dependi...

Page 83: ...When Use Printer Fonts is checked the printer uses the fonts that are stored in its memory resident fonts to print your document rather than downloading the fonts used in your document Because downlo...

Page 84: ...tab allows you to save the current properties settings for future use To save a Favorites item 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab 2 Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box 3 Clic...

Page 85: ...es on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will be reduced in size and arranged in th...

Page 86: ...Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together 0 15 inches 0 15 inches Printing Booklets This p...

Page 87: ...your printer does not have a duplex unit you should complete the printing job manually The printer prints every other page of the document first After printing the first side of your job the Printing...

Page 88: ...e preview window When the First Page Only box is checked the watermark prints on the first page only 4 Select watermark options You can select the font name style size or grayscale level from the Font...

Page 89: ...RLD BEST Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created it is ready to be printed with your document To print an overlay with a document 1 Create or open the document you want to print 2 To ch...

Page 90: ...erride settings you specify in the printer driver Change all print settings available in the software application first and change any remaining settings using the printer driver The settings you chan...

Page 91: ...n and click Browse 3 Select the PDF file you will print and click Open The PDF file is added in the Select Files section 4 Customize the printer settings for your needs See the next column 5 Click Pri...

Page 92: ...Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes 3 Double click your printer driver icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Share this printer box 6 Fill...

Page 93: ...click the Apply button Using Onscreen Help For more information about Printer Settings Utility click Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Double click the Status Monitor icon on the Windows task bar Or...

Page 94: ...the PPD file to use the PS driver Apple LaserWriter driver for printing on a Macintosh computer 1 Connect your machine to the computer using the USB cable or the Ethernet cable 2 Turn on your computer...

Page 95: ...Mac OS 10 1 or higher 1 Follow the instructions on Installing Software for Macintosh on page 27 to install the PPD file on your computer 2 Open Print Center or Printer Setup Utility from the Utilitie...

Page 96: ...5 Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you want to print 6 Click Print when you finish setting the options Mac OS 10 3 Make sure that your printer is selected Changing Printer...

Page 97: ...The Resolution options you can select may vary depending on your printer model You can select the printing resolution The higher the setting the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics...

Page 98: ...the printer prints on both sides of the paper NOTE If you have selected duplex printing and then try to print multiple copies of a document the printer may not print the document in the way you want...

Page 99: ...ize set 14 paper source set Windows 14 paper type set Macintosh 30 poster print 19 PostScript driver installing 23 print document 12 fit to page 20 from Macintosh 29 from Windows 12 N up Macintosh 30...

Page 100: ...33 U uninstall software Windows 11 W watermark create 21 delete 21 edit 21 print 21 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals...

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Page 103: ...ating the machine Copyright 2007 Microsoft Windows Windows 98 Windows NT Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh AppleTalk and...

Page 104: ...Print 3 3 4 TCP IP environment Management protocols 4 1 DHCP BOOTP 4 1 HTTP 4 1 SNMP 4 1 SLP 4 2 Dynamic DNS DDNS 4 2 WINS 4 2 Bonjour 4 3 UPnP 4 3 Printing protocols 4 4 Standard TCP IP port 4 4 LPR...

Page 105: ...3 7 Appendix Specifications 7 1 OpenSSL Statements 7 1 OpenSSL License 7 1 INDEX Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals...

Page 106: ...ystem V Rel 4 2 BSD4 3 HP UX Rel 9 x Rel 10 x SCO 5 x SUNOS 5 5 Sparc or Solaris 2 5 TCP IP LPD LPR See Chapter 4 TCP IP environment Macintosh Macintosh 8 6 9 2 10 1 10 3 or higher TCP IP EtherTalk Bo...

Page 107: ...r later or Mozilla 1 0 Installing software 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The CD ROM will automatically run If it does not click Start Run enter x cdsetup exe x represents your CD...

Page 108: ...tically assigned by your network administrator if your network system supports this protocol BOOTP A network based server using the BootStrap protocol BOOTP can notify the network printer card of its...

Page 109: ...matically detected click on the Custom button to setup the network printer port settings It is recommended that you select Raw as the Print Protocol If you prefer to use LPR Select LPR as the Print Pr...

Page 110: ...vice Index should be set to 1 Select OK 4 The Add Printer Wizard will then request that you select the driver to be used for this printer Insert the CD ROM with the printer drivers into the workstatio...

Page 111: ...setup the printer drivers on the workstation Once the drivers are installed connect a driver to the printer on the network by selecting Multi Direct Print Type S for the network port 1 Select Start s...

Page 112: ...distributed collaborative hypermedia information systems It is a generic stateless protocol which can be used for many tasks beyond its use for hypertext such as with name servers and distributed obj...

Page 113: ...DNS DNS Domain Name System is used for registration of domain names and provides Host names to an IP address resolution service For printer devices DNS may be utilised for printer domain name registra...

Page 114: ...ublic spaces UPnP is more than just a simple extension of the plug and play peripheral model It is designed to support zero configuration invisible networking and automatic discovery for a wide breadt...

Page 115: ...ssociated with line printer spooling services Users can use the printing service from LPD running on a network print server through the LPR port Most operating systems such as Microsoft Windows NT 200...

Page 116: ...st click OK or Close IPP port Internet Printing Protocol IPP allows printing across the Internet meaning that you can send a print job to your printer from a remote place if you are an Internet user n...

Page 117: ...han 7 characters Additional functions The following are additional functions you can use through Web Image Monitor SP 5100N Printer properties settings You can check and modify printer and document pr...

Page 118: ...ply Undo and to print to the network print server NOTE Ranges of addresses shouldn t contain null or 0 0 0 0 values Reset 1 Run your web browser and access Web Image Monitor SP 5100N 2 Click Network S...

Page 119: ...ically displayed on Chooser Printer Type shows the printer type Last Error Occurred shows the last error RTMP allows you to set the time in seconds after which the routing table entry maintained by th...

Page 120: ...ter in boldface It also appears in the Printer pop up menu when you print a document Bonjour printer Usually used in Macintosh networks to search for network devices Bonjour consists of IPv4 Link Loca...

Page 121: ...o print reports perform these steps 1 Enable SP 5100N see Enabling Internet Services 2 At the SP 5100N Home Page for the SP 5100N click Information 3 Click Print Information menu in the left frame The...

Page 122: ...e firmware perform these steps 1 Enable SP 5100N see Enabling Internet Services 2 At the SP 5100N Home Page for the SP 5100N click Maintenance tab 3 Click Firmware Upgrade in the left frame 4 Insert t...

Page 123: ...www openssl org 5 The names OpenSSL Toolkit and OpenSSL Project must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission 6 For written permission pl...

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Page 125: ...ll 2 1 Network environments supported 1 1 Network Printer Card 1 1 Network Printer Card install 1 1 Networked Printers 3 1 Test Print 3 3 Workstation Setup 3 1 P Printer Status 6 1 Printing Reports 6...

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