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NEC

I L E N T W R I T

1700

User’s Guide

1760 and 1765

September 1996

808-875035-001A

s e r i e s

NEC

Summary of Contents for 1760 - SilentWriter B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ...NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 User s Guide 1760 and 1765 September 1996 808 875035 001A s e r i e s NEC ...

Page 2: ...applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of NEC is prohibited Silentwriter and Print Navigator are registered trademarks and SEE HEAR AND FEEL THE DIFFE...

Page 3: ... and tells how to use Silentwriter tools to manage fonts on your printer and computer system Chapter 6 Printer Memory Describes how to get the best performance from your printer by managing printer memory Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Printer Gives instructions for performing routine maintenance tasks that will keep your printer operating efficiently Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Shows how to diagnose an...

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Page 5: ... Model 1707 1 4 Changing Printer Settings 1 5 Using the Print Dialog Box of Your Software Application 1 5 Using Silentwriter Printer Software 1 5 Using the Printer Operator Panel 1 5 Standard Printer Settings 1 5 Paper Handling 1 6 Media Sizes 1 6 Paper Size Detection 1 6 Number of Copies 1 6 Paper Sources 1 7 Orientation 1 7 Paper Destination 1 7 Job Separation 1 7 Duplex Printing 1 8 Print Quali...

Page 6: ...cation Paper Size 1 21 Layout 1 21 Page Image 1 21 Image Rotation 1 21 Use Bitmap Smoothing 1 21 Variations 1 21 Settings in the Print Navigator and the Operator Panel 1 22 Font Source 1 22 Font ID Number 1 22 Typeface 1 22 Lines Per Page 1 22 Point Size 1 22 Pitch 1 22 Symbol Set 1 22 CHAPTER 2 USING SILENTWRITER SOFTWARE Overview 2 1 Printer Drivers for Windows 3 1x 2 2 When to Use the PCL or Po...

Page 7: ... DOS Print Monitor 2 11 Using the Non Active File List 2 11 DOS Print Monitor Message Screen 2 11 DOS Print Monitor Main Menu Screen 2 11 CHAPTER 3 USING THE OPERATOR PANEL Overview 3 1 Operator Panel Features 3 2 Indicator Lights 3 2 The Status Display 3 2 Operator Panel Buttons 3 2 Operator Panel Tasks 3 4 Putting the Printer Online or Offline 3 4 Stopping a Job 3 4 Clearing the Print Buffer 3 4...

Page 8: ...engthening the Paper Cassette 4 7 Shortening the Paper Cassette 4 7 Loading the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette 4 8 Adjusting the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette 4 9 Using the Multipurpose Feeder 4 10 Loading Paper in the Multipurpose Feeder 4 10 Loading Envelopes into the Multipurpose Feeder 4 12 Loading Transparencies and Adhesive Labels 4 14 Loading Postcards 4 15 Loading Special Media 4 16 Closing the Multi...

Page 9: ...nstalling the NEC Font Manager and Fonts 5 8 Learning to Use the NEC Font Manager 5 8 Setting TrueType Processing Options Using the PCL Printer Driver 5 9 Download as TrueType 5 9 Download as Bit Image 5 9 Print as Graphics 5 9 Use Printer TrueType Fonts 5 9 Setting TrueType Processing Options Using the PostScript Printer Driver 5 10 Send to Printer as Adobe Type 1 5 10 Send to Printer as Bitmap T...

Page 10: ... Toner 7 4 Cleaning the Fuser Unit Area 7 5 Installing a New Toner Cartridge 7 6 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge and Transfer Roller 7 8 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge 7 8 Resetting the Fuser Alarm 7 8 Replacing the Transfer Roller 7 10 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 7 11 Moving the Printer 7 11 CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING Overview 8 1 Print Quality Maintenance 8 1 Simple Troubleshooting 8 1 Clearing Pa...

Page 11: ...ng Internet Electronic Mail 9 2 Sending a Fax 9 2 Using FastFacts NEC s Information Retrieval System 9 2 Reaching the NEC Bulletin Board System 9 2 Reaching NEC on CompuServe 9 3 Reaching NEC on America Online 9 3 Reaching NEC on the World Wide Web 9 3 Writing NEC 9 3 NEC Warranty and Service 9 3 NEC Service Contracts 9 3 Ordering Supplies Printer Options and Spare Parts 9 4 Third Party Network Ad...

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Page 13: ...1760 configuration Model 1765 configuration Printer options The second part of this chapter describes printer settings that expand the capabilities of your printer These settings can be changed using the printer operator panel and or the printer drivers on your computer They include Standard printer settings Windows PCL printer driver settings Windows PostScript printer driver settings Print Navig...

Page 14: ...figuring and monitoring the printer on NetWare TCP IP and AppleTalk networks Network utilities also support Microsoft LAN Manager LAN Server and OS 2 Warp Server The network software is described in the 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Printer Memory and Fonts Two other important factors in the way a printer operates are memory and fonts The different types of printer memory are described ...

Page 15: ...ds 100 sheets of paper 30 transparencies or labels or 10 envelopes NEC printer software for Windows 3 1x Windows 95 and MS DOS that includes printer drivers Silentwriter Print Monitor screen fonts and Online Help Clean and efficient printer operation centered around one easily replaceable part the toner cartridge The differences between the 1760 and the 1765 are described below Silentwriter 1760 T...

Page 16: ...ard Disk Drive Kit Model 1725 A hard disk drive provides extra storage memory for downloading PostScript fonts The NEC hard disk drive HDD kit allows you to install a compatible hard disk drive to your Silentwriter 1760 65 A one gigabyte 2 5 hard disk drive is included in the kit 1765 Network Upgrade Kit Model 1707 With this kit you can upgrade your 1760 for use as a network printer It includes Th...

Page 17: ... most print jobs you will send to the printer You can often use the printer drivers in place of the printer operator panel to control printer settings Chapter 2 provides instructions for controlling printer settings using your printer driver software note The 1765 printer also comes with a Mac OS PostScript printer description PPD file for Macintosh users This is described in the 1765 Network Prin...

Page 18: ...pecify in your software application may override the number of copies you specify in your printer driver or the operator panel Table 1 1 Paper Sizes and Print Areas Paper Dimension PCL Print Area PostScript Print Area Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters Paper Letter 8 5 x 11 216 x 279 8 17 x 10 67 207 4 x 270 9 8 16 x 10 67 207 26 x 271 02 Legal 8 5 x 14 216 x 356 8 17 x 13 67...

Page 19: ...sizes Cassette 3 This optional 500 sheet feeder cassette is adjustable for A4 Letter and Legal sizes Envelope Feeder This optional feeder holds up to 75 envelopes It is adjustable for Monarch Com 10 DL and C5 sizes Caution Do not remove Cassette 1 when paper is feeding from Cassettes 2 or 3 this will cause a paper jam Orientation Orientation describes the position of images on a page with respect ...

Page 20: ...ht side up so pages are turned from right to left Short edge binding landscape orientation This setup is a variation of conventional book layout It is wider and every page is oriented right side up so pages are turned from right to left Long edge binding landscape orientation This is often used for calendars presentations or accounting ledgers Every other page is printed upside down so that pages ...

Page 21: ...tion is measured by the number of dots per inch dpi in an image The higher the number is the finer the resolution Resolution on your Silentwriter 1700 Series printer can be set to 600 dpi the default or 300 dpi For the best resolution use graphics and fonts designed for 600 dpi printers and set Resolution to 600 dpi 600 dpi is also the better choice if your document contains images or very small f...

Page 22: ... AES the printer will switch emulation only when it encounters specific PJL commands embedded in incoming print jobs Interface Interface settings allow you to select the interface port for the printer Interface options can only be set using the operator panel menu tree They include Parallel For receiving local print jobs at the parallel port This is the default setting for the 1760 printer Network...

Page 23: ...to Continue should be set to On to avoid backups in the print queue Printer Memory The memory settings described in this section allow you to control how printer memory is used You can also use these settings to avoid or resolve the following memory errors Print Overrun Error This is a print error that occurs when a page is so complex that the printer cannot process the image data fast enough to k...

Page 24: ...on generating very complex pages you may want to select a longer wait time An example of this is when the wait time is set to 120 seconds and the computer starts sending data to the printer but must stop to compile more data If the computer takes more than 120 seconds to compile the data the printer assumes that there is no more data for the job and processes what is in its memory In such a case a...

Page 25: ...ource Saving For each additional MB of RAM you add an additional 100 KB of memory is allocated to Resource Saving This memory is reserved and cannot be used for other processing requirements For PostScript if you have the minimum 7 MB of RAM 400 KB of memory is allocated to Resource Saving For each additional MB of RAM you add an additional 400 KB of memory is allocated to Resource Saving This mem...

Page 26: ...rsions and switch to High for the final output Graphics Mode This setting determines how graphic images are sent to the printer All graphics can print as raster images and most can print as HP GL 2 images Your choice depends on how the graphics in your document are composed If they are vector graphics your document may print faster if you choose HP GL 2 If they are already bitmapped choose Raster ...

Page 27: ...en this is selected the print job is processed on the host computer and then downloaded to the printer Choose this setting to send the text as graphics This speeds up printing if your document contains many graphics but not a lot of TrueType text within them This setting has the effect of printing the graphic image over the text image showing only the exposed portion of characters This setting is ...

Page 28: ... Silentwriter 1700 PS2 printer driver for Windows provides additional settings described below See Chapter 2 for instructions on how to access and use this driver in Windows 3 1x and Windows 95 Fonts You use the Fonts property sheet in the Windows PostScript printer driver to specify how TrueType fonts in your document will be processed by the printer Send TrueType Fonts As Adobe Type 1 TrueType f...

Page 29: ...oft Font at the top of the Use Device Font list Default Substitution Click this button to return to the recommended defaults when using the font substitution table For a complete discussion of working with fonts see Chapter 5 Options The settings in this section are located on the Options property sheet of the PostScript printer driver PostScript Options Print PostScript Error Information If you s...

Page 30: ...xt field provided PostScript Headers The Windows printer driver must send PostScript instructions to the printer to prepare it to print PostScript jobs These settings allow you to specify when and where to send the PostScript header that contains that information Send to Printer This is the default The PostScript header is sent to the printer at the specified times Send to File Select this to send...

Page 31: ...job is printed Follow these steps to send the header to the printer 1 In the Main program group in Windows double click the MS DOS icon to launch it 2 Copy the header file to the port For example type copy c windows psprint txt lpt1 where psprint is the name of the header file 3 When the header is sent the printer issues a page with the message Windows PostScript Header Downloaded 4 On the Output ...

Page 32: ...than 1 up the other settings on the property sheet become available for further customizing your printouts note When you select multiple images 2 to 8 up the Portrait and Landscape orientations on the Paper property sheet change to match the logical orientation of the reduced pages The corrected orientation and page subdivisions are shown in the paper image on the Paper property sheet Multiple Ima...

Page 33: ...e is cropped to fit in the reduced area and some content is lost Separator Lines If you select this separator lines are drawn between the multiple page images Page Image Use the settings on this property sheet to manipulate the appearance of the page image without changing the document within the application The changes you apply are reflected in the page image at the top left of the property shee...

Page 34: ...t on page 4 21 Typeface In the Print Navigator you select a resident printer font by selecting its name in the Typeface list Lines Per Page Options are 5 through 128 The default is 60 Point Size This setting is available if a scalable typeface with proportional spacing is selected Then you can select the following point sizes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 36 42 48 56 and 72 12 is t...

Page 35: ...ndow 3 1x Windows 95 MS DOS In addition to this the Silentwriter 1765 comes with administrator and client software for configuring and monitoring the printer on NetWare TCP IP and AppleTalk networks Network utilities also support Microsoft LAN Manager LAN Server and OS 2 Warp Server You may have already installed the appropriate software during printer setup If not see Chapter 3 in the Easy Printe...

Page 36: ...xt and limited formatting The PCL driver handles this type of document well and delivers faster printing than the PostScript driver Use the PostScript driver NEC Silentwriter 1700 PS2 for documents that contain many complex graphic images or extensive page layout formatting The PostScript driver handles this type of document well and delivers better graphic processing Accessing the Printer Driver ...

Page 37: ...ty sheet 3 Click OK to save the changes you made in all property sheets and close the printer driver Click Apply PostScript driver only to save the changes you made in a property sheet The printer driver remains open Click Cancel to close the printer driver Your changes will not be implemented Restoring Default Settings Click the Default button to return printer settings to the defaults for the dr...

Page 38: ...es however where one driver may perform better than the other Use the PCL driver NEC Silentwriter 1700 for documents that contain mostly text and limited formatting The PCL driver handles this type of document well and delivers faster printing than the PostScript driver Use the PostScript driver NEC Silentwriter 1700 PS2 for documents that contain many complex graphic images or extensive page layo...

Page 39: ...nsitive information about settings in the printer drivers use your right mouse button to click an item on the screen Then click the What s This button that appears Or click the button in the upper right corner of the printer driver folder and then click an item on the screen In the PostScript driver press the Help button to access the complete Online Help You can also select Silentwriter Online He...

Page 40: ...t has been minimized Using the Print Monitor The Print Monitor provides the following information for diagnosing printer problems The Printer Status area reports the following conditions Ready Not Ready Requires Attention and Error The Operator Panel area displays the same printer messages and indicator lights that currently appear on the printer operator panel The Operator Instructions area gives...

Page 41: ...n error occurs The Silentwriter Uninstaller The Silentwriter Uninstaller removes Silentwriter software from Windows This includes PCL 5e printer driver PostScript Level 2 printer driver Print Monitor Silentwriter program group Printer settings in Windows References in the WIN INI and SYSTEM INI files The Uninstaller does not remove TrueType fonts or any DOS printer software note Use the Uninstalle...

Page 42: ...r software type MONITOR at the DOS prompt To unload DOS Print Monitor software type NOMONITR at the DOS prompt To display the DOS Print Monitor press the Hot Key combination the default is Ctrl Alt S The Print Navigator You can use the Print Navigator in place of the printer s operator panel to change printer settings It consists of five screens that allow you to update your printer settings also ...

Page 43: ...n Appendix A Resetting the Printer Resetting the printer stops the current job clears all buffers and reverts back to the last saved printer profile To reset the printer press the Printer Reset button on the Options screen Or select Reset Printer from the Utility menu Working with Printer Profiles You use File menu selections to work with printer profiles or to exit the Print Navigator Printer pro...

Page 44: ...d from this screen Using the Form Feed Press the Form Feed button on the Options screen to print a page with whatever printable data is in the buffer If no printable data is in the buffer a blank page is printed Printing Test Pages You can print test pages by selecting these options in the Utilities menu Print SelfTest Page If you select this the printer performs a self test and then prints a test...

Page 45: ...or Message screen appears automatically when a print error occurs Click Continue to close the Message screen Click Main Menu to display the Print Monitor Main Menu screen described below DOS Print Monitor Main Menu Screen There are two ways to access the Main menu of the Print Monitor Click on the Main Menu button in the Message screen Press the Hot Key combination the default is Ctrl Alt S Use th...

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Page 47: ...anel This chapter describes Operator panel features including indicator lights the status display and buttons Operator panel tasks Changing settings using the operator panel menu tree Printer messages are discussed in Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Power Warning Data Online Menu Select Feed Online Next Prev Test Reset Status Display Indicator Lights Operator Panel Buttons Menu Selection Buttons READY O...

Page 48: ...n Table 3 2 on page 3 3 Instructions for performing basic operator panel tasks are provided on page 3 4 Menu selection buttons located on the left side of the operator panel are used primarily in menu mode for changing printer settings The operator panel menu tree and procedures for changing printer settings are discussed beginning on page 3 6 Table 3 1 Indicator Lights Light Mode Status Power On ...

Page 49: ... optional duplex unit that paper is unloaded This button is not active in PostScript emulation mode Online Button not active Test Offline Press to print a test page A Demo or Test Page will print depending on how Define StartPage is set in the Miscellaneous menu If printer is in duplex mode both sides of the page are printed Online Button not active Menu Offline Press to enter the menu mode The me...

Page 50: ...the status display Printer performs an internal diagnostic and then returns to online state Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults To restore printer to the factory default settings follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer 2 While pressing the Feed and Online buttons turn on the printer When the display changes to FACTORY SETTINGS release the buttons All downloaded fonts are lost and the printer ...

Page 51: ...ard disk drive Font List PCL 5e If you select this the printer will print a list of resident fonts available for PCL 5e emulation as well as any downloaded soft fonts Menu Tree If you select this item in the operator panel menu tree the printer will print a diagram of the menu options available from the printer operator panel Test Page If you select this item in the operator panel menu tree the pr...

Page 52: ...Turn on the printer if necessary 2 Press Online to turn the indicator light off and take the printer offline The display changes from READY to NOT READY 3 Press Menu The display changes to PAPER HANDLING the first of the top level menu categories Navigating Through the Operator Panel Menu Tree You navigate through the menu tree by pressing the menu selection buttons on the left side of the operato...

Page 53: ...MULATION AES appears on the display 6 Press Next EMULATION POSTSCRIPT 2 appears on the display 7 Press Next EMULATION PCL 5E appears on the display 8 Press Select Because you have reached the lowest branch in the menu SELECTED appears on the display and the setting is updated 9 Press Online This saves your changes READY appears on the display and the printer is put online The printer uses the newl...

Page 54: ... Dump Test Page Font List Menu Tree PostScript 2 PCL 5e See Miscellaneous Menu Operator Panel Menu Tree I Font ID Number Number of 1 99 000 052 Font Source Lines Per Page Symbol Set 5 60 Roman 8 Windows 3 0 Resident Font Soft Font 128 Point Size 12 72 Pitch Orientation Portrait Landscape 10 20 Default settings are shown in bold type 5 6 Copies Not always present in menu tree ...

Page 55: ...ge Monarch COM10 DL C5 Letter Legal A4 B5 JIS Executive Monarch COM10 DL C5 Duplex Printing Destination Source Does not appear in the Paper Handling menu unless the associated option is installed on the printer Paper Handling Menu Operator Panel Menu Tree II B5 Env ISO Autoswitching is the default when an optional 500 sheet paper feeder cassette 2 or 3 is installed Default settings are shown in bo...

Page 56: ...mory SET Sharp Edge Technology Replace Fuser Resolution Define Start Page Auto Start Page Page Protection Auto On Off 0 KB 0 KB Step by 100KB Increments Step by 100KB Increments Off Always On 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 60 Minutes On Off 600 dpi 300 dpi On Off Auto On Demo Test Not always present Format No Format Yes Begin HD Format Steps Reset No Reset Yes in menu tree Miscellaneous Menu Operator Panel...

Page 57: ...s Using the multipurpose feeder Using the envelope feeder Printing double sided pages using the duplex unit Sorting jobs using the offset tray Printing a demo page Printing a test page Printing a font list Printing the operator panel menu tree The instructions in this chapter assume that you have completed installation of the standard configuration any printer options and your computer software Th...

Page 58: ...tures greater than 392 F 200 C The acceptable range of media weight for use in the Silentwriter 1760 65 is 16 to 28 pounds 60 to 105 g m2 What to Avoid Do not attempt to print on any of the following types of paper Slippery or shiny paper Very rough textured or embossed paper Multi part forms or carbonless forms Carbon paper Paper coating dyes or inks not compatible with the fusing temperature of ...

Page 59: ...e The 500 sheet feeder cassette optional accepts the following paper sizes Letter Legal and A4 Instructions for loading the paper cassettes begin on page 4 6 note The actual number of sheets any cassette will hold may be less for thicker paper loosely stacked paper or under high humidity conditions The Multipurpose Feeder Use the multipurpose feeder to print transparencies adhesive labels envelope...

Page 60: ... including the number of copies and page range 4 When the options are selected click OK to print the document Printing from DOS The instructions below assume that you are printing to the parallel port LPT1 if you have configured the Silentwriter to print to a different port specify that one instead Printing from a DOS Application Start your DOS application and set up your application to print to t...

Page 61: ...lick the Windows Print Manager icon to open it 2 Select the document you wish to cancel 3 Click the Delete button in the Printer Manager window 4 A dialog box appears asking for confirmation Click OK From Windows 95 1 Press the Start button and point to Settings in the Start pop up menu In the menu that appears click Printers 2 In the Printers folder double click the printer to which you sent the ...

Page 62: ...aps into position 3 Insert the stack of paper along the left side of the cassette Ensure the paper goes underneath the retaining clips and plastic tab on the end guide 4 If necessary slide the side guide in to the left so that it lightly touches the edges of the paper stack 5 Reinstall the paper cassette into the printer note Paper fed from cassettes is printed first on the side facing down The to...

Page 63: ...ired paper size marked on the cassette Letter Legal or A4 3 Pull out the small end guide and align it with end guide 4 Return the side guide to the appropriate position Shortening the Paper Cassette 1 Push in the small end guide in until it latches at the desired paper size marked on the cassette Executive or B5 JIS 2 Push in the end guide to the 8 5 x11 position 3 Move the side guide to the appro...

Page 64: ...f the Easy Printer Setup Guide Caution Only use the 500 sheet cassette in the 500 sheet feeder Follow these steps to load paper in the 500 sheet cassette 1 Remove the 500 sheet paper cassette from the printer 2 Press down on the bottom plate until it snaps into position 3 Insert the stack of paper along the left side of the cassette Ensure the paper goes underneath the retaining clips and plastic ...

Page 65: ...e steps 1 Press down on the bottom plate until it snaps into position A 2 Hold the left side of the cassette and pull up on the left end guide until it releases B 3 Hold the right side of the cassette and pull up on the right end guide until it releases 4 Adjust the end guide to the desired paper size C 5 Push down on the end guide to lock it into place on the right and left sides A B C ...

Page 66: ...ding Loading Paper in the Multipurpose Feeder Follow these steps to load paper into the multipurpose feeder as illustrated on the next page 1 Press the top of multipurpose feeder to open it 2 Pull out the tray extension to accommodate the size of the paper you are using 3 Flip open the extension bar if you are using long paper 4 Slide the side guide to the far right 5 Insert the paper against the ...

Page 67: ...Using the Multipurpose Feeder 4 11 4 Printing Tasks 2 3 4 5 1 6 Loading Paper Into the Multipurpose Feeder ...

Page 68: ...under the plastic tab E The side to be printed should be face up If the envelope flap is on the short side place the envelopes so that the closed flap is fed first 7 Adjust the side guide to the size of the loaded envelopes F 8 Adjust the tray extension so that the stopper lightly touches the envelope stack The leading edge of the envelope that feeds into the printer must be straight The folded ed...

Page 69: ...Using the Multipurpose Feeder 4 13 4 Printing Tasks B C D E A F Loading Envelopes Into the Multipurpose Feeder ...

Page 70: ...uld be fed manually through the multipurpose feeder Adhesive labels consist of a top print surface sheet an adhesive layer and a liner peel away backing Use labels that cover the entire surface of the liner sheet Labels placed on a liner sheet with interrupting spaces make it difficult for consistent feeding See Appendix B for further specifications before printing on adhesive labels note Using th...

Page 71: ... feeder to open it A 2 Pull out the stopper B 3 Slide the side guide to the far right 4 Insert the postcards along the left side of the tray and under the plastic tab C 5 Adjust the side guide to size of the postcards 6 Adjust the stopper so that it lightly touches the postcard stack and the postcards lie flat D note Using the multipurpose feeder the text is printed on the side facing up so load p...

Page 72: ...tipurpose feeder Do not use paper heavier than 28 pounds 105 g m2 Heavy thick printed stock can generate misfeeds and paper jams in addition to causing excessive wear to the print mechanism Perforated paper Perforated paper is not recommended This paper along with cutout paper such as die cut or windowed stock stands a greater chance of generating a paper jam If you choose to use perforated feed p...

Page 73: ...ed below Long edge binding portrait orientation This is for conventional book layout Every page is oriented right side up so pages are turned from right to left Short edge binding landscape orientation This setup is a variation of conventional book layout It is wider and every page is oriented right side up so pages are turned from right to left Long edge binding landscape orientation This is ofte...

Page 74: ...e right guide and slide it to the right 2 Lift envelope weight out of the way 3 Insert a stack of envelopes with so that the stamp corner is facing up and to the left a Make sure the envelopes are closed b Fan the envelope stack before loading them into the feeder c If the stack has excessive curl bend the stack in the opposite direction of the curl to flatten it d Load the envelopes flap side dow...

Page 75: ...Using the Envelope Feeder 4 19 4 Printing Tasks 1 2 3 4 Loading the Envelope Feeder ...

Page 76: ...e offset tray will not be available for selection unless it is properly installed on the printer Instructions for installing and removing the offset tray are provided Chapter 2 of the Easy Printer Setup Guide Follow these steps to prepare the offset tray for printing 1 Lift the weight A out of the way open the offset tray B 2 Return the weight to the original position on the tray If you are printi...

Page 77: ...nline Printing a Font List You can print a list of the resident PCL or PostScript fonts that are resident in the Silentwriter 1760 65 1 Press Online NOT READY appears on the display 2 Press Menu PAPER HANDLING appears on the display 3 Press Next five times until TEST PRINT appears on the display 4 Press Select TEST PRINT TEST PAGE appears on the display 5 Press Next TEST PRINT FONT LIST appears on...

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Page 79: ...ITH FONTS 5 Overview This chapter discusses the way you work with fonts including Using fonts to format your document Managing fonts in your computer system and printer 05 fonts Page 1 Thursday April 1 1999 11 08 AM ...

Page 80: ... set of characters and symbols that are in the font A symbol set is designed for use in a particular application or to meet a special need For example some are for word processing while others are exclusively for mathematical technical or foreign language applications The 31 symbol sets resident in the Silentwriter 1760 65 are listed on page 5 14 Spacing Fonts have either fixed or proportional spa...

Page 81: ...ne fonts Outline Fonts Outline fonts use mathematical descriptions of characters instead of bitmaps For example the letter b is stored as a computer program describing straight lines and arcs rather than as a series of bits Outline fonts are also known as a scalable fonts since just one representation of a font can be stored in the printer and used to create many sizes Outline fonts can be scaled ...

Page 82: ...S to select formatting options Operator Panel Menu Selections You can also use the operator panel on your printer to specify default font attributes This is most often used in the MS DOS environment or with applications that do not provide formatting commands Chapter 3 provides instructions for making operator panel menu selections Programming Printer Commands Most software applications allow you ...

Page 83: ...em that you use to format your document They can be bitmapped outline or TrueType fonts How they are processed by the computer and printer depends on the type of font and options you select in your printer driver Soft Fonts in Printer RAM These are fonts that your computer system downloads to your printer s random access memory RAM for use in a document Using soft fonts allows you to print with a ...

Page 84: ...s and printer ports Use the Print Navigator or the operator panel to specify default font attributes for DOS Use font downloading utilities to download soft fonts permanently to the optional hard disk drive These topics are covered in the sections that follow Printing and Using Font Lists You can use the printer operator panel to print PCL and PostScript font lists These printouts list the residen...

Page 85: ...tically install TrueType screen fonts on your computer system to match the resident typefaces on your printer Then if you use those fonts to format documents your printed output will match the formatting on your screen This is known as what you see is what you get WYSIWYG formatting If you use express installation the TrueType screen fonts are installed automatically with the printer drivers Use c...

Page 86: ...nts for installation 5 Press Install to continue note Installing all 96 fonts may require a significant amount of time and computer memory Initially you may want to install a smaller number of fonts Learning to Use the NEC Font Manager Once the NEC Font Manager is installed it appears as an item in its own program group Double click the NEC Font Manager icon to launch the program The NEC Font Mana...

Page 87: ...his setting is also a good choice if your images contain fonts that are not resident in the Silentwriter With this setting text is placed on top of graphic images when they appear in the same area This setting is only available when Graphics Quality is set to High Print as Graphics When this is selected the print job is processed on the host computer and then downloaded to the printer Choose this ...

Page 88: ...used This speeds printing but the document may not print out exactly as it appears on the screen Use Substitution Table The Fonts property sheet provides a substitution utility that allows you to specify which fonts in the printer should be substituted for the TrueType fonts in your document Using resident printer fonts speeds printing Select the Use Substitution Table checkbox and edit the substi...

Page 89: ...nts using the Font Installer be sure to set the Silentwriter printer port using the Windows Print Manager or Control Panel Bitmapped fonts can be installed from a floppy disk or from any computer drive For scalable fonts first install the AutoFont Support files to your computer hard drive and make scalable printer fonts according to the instructions that are provided by your font vendor Then follo...

Page 90: ...an asterisk Downloading Fonts as Permanent 1 In the Font Installer list box select a font You can select more than one font in the list box but you can only set downloading options for one font at a time If you select more than one font the Permanent and Temporary buttons are dimmed when you try to select them 2 Click the Permanent button to select it 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each font that you ...

Page 91: ...Installer select the font s you want to delete from the list box on the left 2 Click Delete 3 In the Remove Fonts dialog box that appears select from the following options Click No to remove the font s from the printer memory but not remove them from your hard disk When you choose No the font name no longer appears anywhere in Windows but the font file remains on your hard disk for future use Clic...

Page 92: ...u can print out a list of available fonts See Printing a Font List on page 4 21 Typeface In the Print Navigator you select a resident printer font by selecting its name in the Typeface list Lines Per Page Options are 5 through 128 The default is 60 Point Size This setting is available if a scalable typeface with proportional spacing is selected Then you can select the following point sizes 5 6 7 8...

Page 93: ...uide provides instructions for installing and formatting the optional hard disk drive Downloading Fonts to the Hard Disk Drive The optional hard disk drive allows you to store extra PostScript fonts so that you can access them as easily as printer resident fonts When you purchase fonts font vendors most often provide a font downloading utility along with the fonts Follow the instructions specific ...

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Page 95: ...In addition to this you can expand the memory on your printer if you regularly send very complex or large print jobs or use special fonts This chapter discusses The types and amounts of memory that are standard in the Silentwriter 1760 and 1765 printers The way your printer uses memory Special features and settings that help you get the most out of available memory Ways to expand the memory on you...

Page 96: ...n blocks of data coming from the computer before it processes what is in the print buffer Sometimes if the computer takes too long to compile and send data for a job it is sending the printer assumes that there is no more data for the job and processes what is in its memory In such a case you would want to increase the Wait Time There are two printer errors that occasionally occur with very comple...

Page 97: ... printer 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB SIMMs are available Instructions for adding RAM to your printer are provided in Chapter 2 Install Printer Options in the Easy Printer Setup Guide Downloading Soft Fonts to Printer RAM You can download fonts from your computer to the printer RAM and store them there for future use This will speed printing of jobs that use those fonts See Downloading Fonts as Permanent ...

Page 98: ...tra PostScript fonts so that you can access them as easily as printer resident fonts The first time the hard disk is installed on the printer it must be formatted using the printer operator panel Chapter 2 Install Printer Options in the Easy Printer Setup Guide provides instructions for installing and formatting the optional hard disk drive Downloading Fonts to the Hard Disk Drive When you purchas...

Page 99: ...cartridge NEC part 20 110 Cleaning the printer exterior Relocating the printer Replacing the fuser cartridge and transfer roller NEC part 20 119 note See page 9 4 for information about ordering printer supplies Precautions Please take the following precautions when performing maintenance tasks Do not use ammonia based cleaners They may react with the toner in the cartridge Do not use alcohol based...

Page 100: ...ctions on the new toner cartridge box If you get toner on your hands wash your hands with cold water to remove it Do not use hot water because it sets the toner Caution Do not burn toner cartridges Storing the Toner Cartridge A properly stored and unopened toner cartridge has a life of two years Follow these guidelines for storing the toner cartridge Do not store the toner cartridge on end or upsi...

Page 101: ...g a new cartridge Removing the Toner Cartridge Follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and unplug it 2 Close the multipurpose feeder remove any paper first and remove the envelope feeder if it is installed A 3 Press the release button to open the front cover B Caution Do not lean or rest heavy objects on the opened cover 4 Grasp the toner cartridge by its handle and pull lightly upward to remove...

Page 102: ...distribute the toner 1 Remove the toner cartridge from the printer as described on page 7 3 2 Gently rock the cartridge back and forth a few times to redistribute the toner A 3 Reinsert the toner cartridge into the printer B 4 Close the front cover C 5 Plug in the printer and turn it on If LOW ON TONER no longer appears on the operator panel continue to use the cartridge for the time being If the ...

Page 103: ...r cartridge you should remove this buildup to keep your printer running smoothly Follow these steps to clean the fuser unit area WARNING Fuser may be very hot Allow 45 minutes for fuser assembly to cool before touching 1 Remove the toner cartridge from the printer as described on page 7 3 2 With a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol remove any dirt from the feed guide section 3 Then follow ...

Page 104: ...er cartridge on a flat surface Find the toner seal tape at the end of the cartridge Pull the tape straight out to remove the toner seal C 5 Hold the toner cartridge as shown in the figure Insert the cartridge into the printer guide channels until the cartridge locks into position D 6 Close the front cover E 7 Plug in the printer and turn it on note If any message other than READY appears on the pr...

Page 105: ...Toner Cartridge Maintenance Tasks 7 7 7 Maintaining Your Printer Caution The toner seal may break if you pull up instead of straight out A B C D E Installing a New Toner Cartridge ...

Page 106: ...plex unit The small motor at the end of the unit may be hot 5 Remove the two screws that are located at both ends of the fuser cartridge B 6 Hold on to the two padded orange handles and slide the fuser cartridge out from the printer C 7 Unpack a new fuser cartridge 8 Position the fuser cartridge as shown D and slide the fuser into the printer 9 Make sure the two screw holes on the fuser cartridge ...

Page 107: ...Replacing the Fuser Cartridge and Transfer Roller 7 9 7 Maintaining Your Printer A B C D E Replacing the Fuser Cartridge ...

Page 108: ...ransfer roller Insert it under the flange that is located at the left end of the old Transfer Roller 6 Push the tool in until the left end of the old transfer roller pops out of the notch 7 Use the tool in the same way to free the right end of the old transfer roller 8 Hold onto the ends of the transfer roller and remove it from your printer Installing the New Transfer Roller B 1 Hold the new tran...

Page 109: ...the original shipping container before moving it 1 Turn the printer off and unplug it 2 Remove the power cord from the back of the printer 3 Close the multipurpose feeder 4 Press the release button and open the front cover 5 Remove the toner cartridge and place it in a foil bag or cover it with a thick cloth Keep the cartridge level to avoid spilling toner 6 Remove all installed options 7 Face the...

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Page 111: ... crisp characters and maximum contrast Follow the cleaning procedures described in Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Printer Simple Troubleshooting Here are some simple resolutions to occasional printer problems Power light is off Check that the power cord is plugged into a live power outlet and the printer power switch is turned on Power light is on but printer does not print Verify that the Online indi...

Page 112: ...n the environment around the printer Caution Do not turn the printer off before clearing a paper jam If the Jam Recovery setting is On the printer will automatically reprint lost pages after a jam is cleared Locating and Clearing a General Paper Jam Follow these steps if the operator panel displays the message PAPER JAM 1 Check and clear the multipurpose feeder if it is in use 2 Check and clear th...

Page 113: ...cover to reset the printer If you removed the envelope feeder you must reinstall it Then if the display changes to READY you have successfully cleared the jam Check and Clear the Paper Exits 1 Carefully remove any visible paper from the paper exit of the output tray A 2 If the optional offset tray is installed check for and remove any visible paper from the paper exit of the offset tray 3 Open the...

Page 114: ...and out to remove it B Protect the toner cartridge from any strong light 4 Remove any jammed paper C 5 Reinstall the toner cartridge and close the front cover note After you have located and cleared the jam you must open and close the front cover to reset the printer If you removed the envelope feeder you must reinstall it Then if the display changes to READY you have successfully cleared the jam ...

Page 115: ... the back cover 2 Carefully remove any visible paper from that area 3 Close the back cover WARNING Do not touch the fuser labeled inside the printer It can be extremely hot Be careful not to touch the metal part of the motor located at the right end of the feeder It becomes hot after continuous duplex printing 2 1 ...

Page 116: ... installed 1 Remove the paper cassette A Caution Avoid forcing the paper cassette out because this might tear the jammed paper 2 Ensure the paper is loaded correctly under the retaining clip and tabs B 3 Carefully pull out any jammed paper from the cassette compartment C 4 Reinstall the paper cassette into the printer 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for each additional cassette A B C ...

Page 117: ...our fingers to unscrew the small screw at the left side of the fuser unit and pull down the back panel B 4 Carefully remove any visible paper C 5 Close the back panel of the fuser unit and replace the screw 6 Close the back cover WARNING Do not touch the fuser labeled inside the printer It can be extremely hot Be careful not to touch the metal part of the motor located at the right end of the feed...

Page 118: ...essage PAPER JAM DUPLEX 1 Carefully remove the jammed paper from the paper exit A If it cannot be removed easily go to Step 2 2 Press the release button to open the rear cover B Caution Do not push down or place heavy objects on the opened rear cover 3 Remove the jammed paper C 4 Close the rear cover A B C ...

Page 119: ...can be recovered without losing data by removing the source of the problem Other conditions require the printer to be turned off and then on again to reset it in which case any data is lost The following printer settings affect how the printer behaves when certain alert messages occur Auto Continue This setting determines how the printer responds if it senses a paper size discrepancy memory overfl...

Page 120: ...nter messages QUITTING THE JOB Printer has quit the current job and cleared the data stored in the print buffer WAITING Printer is waiting for additional input to complete the print job FACTORY SETTINGS Printer is restoring the factory default settings PROCESSING TEST Printer is creating a test page PRINTING TEST Printer is printing a test page PROCESSING TEST DUPLEX Printer is creating a duplex t...

Page 121: ...CASSETTE 1 2 3 Paper cassette is empty If optional cassettes are installed cassettes are numbered as 1 2 or 3 Cassette 1 is the top cassette cassette 3 is the lowest Add paper to the specified cassette to clear the alert LOAD paper size IN MULTI FEEDER Paper in the multipurpose feeder does not match the paper specified for the job or there is no paper in the feeder Load the specified paper size in...

Page 122: ...urn on the power again Then in the operator panel menu tree select FUSER ALARM RESET YES WARNINGCANNOT SELECT This message appears when you select an illegal setting in menu mode on the operator panel Reset by pressing any of the buttons PRINT OVERRUN The data sent to the printer is so complicated that the printer firmware cannot process it at a speed that matches the printer engine s speed Press ...

Page 123: ...utput tray Whenever you send a job to the printer an image of the page to be printed is temporarily written to the rotating surface of an electrophotographic EP drum This image acts like a magnet that attracts toner to the drum The toner and the drum are both located in the toner cartridge At the same time the paper or transparency film or envelope passes through the printer and is electrostatical...

Page 124: ...e acts like a magnet that attracts toner to the drum The toner and the drum are both located in the toner cartridge At the same time the paper or transparency film or envelope passes through the printer and is electrostatically charged as it reaches the drum The toner that was previously attracted to the drum as an image is transferred to the charged paper The paper then passes between two rollers...

Page 125: ...m are both located in the toner cartridge At the same time the paper or transparency film or envelope passes through the printer and is electrostatically charged as it reaches the drum The toner that was previously attracted to the drum as an image is transferred to the charged paper The paper then passes between two rollers where a combination of heat and pressure bonds the toner to the paper The...

Page 126: ...cannot connect to both the Ethernet 10BaseT and the Ethernet 10Base2 ports at the same time How long should it take for a file to print on the Silentwriter 1760 65 The amount of time a file takes to print is a function of the complexity of the page that is how many fonts are used and or how many complex graphics it contains A simple file may print at 17 pages per minute while complex desktop publi...

Page 127: ...he printer should be carefully repacked in the original packing materials Does the Silentwriter 1760 65 have Line Draw capability while operating in PCL mode Yes Simply select a resident symbol set which includes the Line Draw Characters such as the PC 8 symbol set Can a Silentwriter 1760 65 115 volt printer be converted to 220 volts in the field No The voltage must be specified when purchasing Wh...

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Page 129: ...ance is closer than you think Before calling NEC check out the options below Help From Within Your Company If your organization is large and has purchased many NEC printers the best source of assistance may be within your own company Your company may have designated central support personnel that you can go to when you have any problems or when you need supplies such as paper or toner cartridges T...

Page 130: ...pport and repair information in English Call 1 800 284 4026 for technical support and repair information in French Contacting NEC Customer Service by Telephone In the United States and Canada call 1 800 632 4650 to speak to a representative about new product sales extended warranties product literature and customer service Sending Internet Electronic Mail You can email your questions to us NEC wil...

Page 131: ...th a one year warranty The 1765 printer also comes with a 90 day onsite service agreement The complete warranty and repacking guidelines are provided in Appendix D All repair requests must be prequalified by calling NEC Customer Service at 1 800 388 8888 NEC Service Contracts After the initial warranty period fee based technical support and service is available NEC Customer Engineering and its dea...

Page 132: ...leTalk and other types of networks through the parallel port on the 1760 printer The following external network adaptors have been tested for compatability with your Silentwriter 1760 65 printer NETPrint 1000 by Digital Products Inc DPI NETQueueTM Pro 2 by Emulex Corporation AXIS 560 by AXIS Communications ExtendNet SX by Extended Systems Table 9 1 Silentwriter 1760 65 Printer Options Part Order D...

Page 133: ...formation about the PostScript page description language and its command set we recommend the following books written by Adobe Systems Inc All three books are available through Addison Wesley Publishers Reading MA To order call Addison Wesley s Order Department toll free at 1 800 447 2226 PostScript Language Reference Manual Second Edition ISBN 0 201 18127 4 PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbo...

Page 134: ...lishing Corp 970 522 9064 Hijaak Pro 95 Quarterdeck Corp 800 354 3222 Illustrator Adobe Systems Inc 206 628 2040 Software Company Telephone Lotus 1 2 3 Lotus Develop Corp 617 577 8500 Lotus cc Mail Lotus Develop Corp 617 577 8500 Lotus Notes Lotus Develop Corp 617 577 8500 Lotus Organizer Lotus Develop Corp 617 577 8500 NetWare Novell 800 638 9273 Norton Desktop Symantec Corp 408 252 5700 Norton U...

Page 135: ...MB to the 1760 or 1765 Printer Languages PostScript Level 2 emulation PageStyler II PCL 5e HP GL 2 emulation Laser Act 5e Interface Ports Bidirectional parallel 1760 and 1765 Ethernet 10Base2 and 10Base T 1765 only LocalTalk Mini DIN 8 1765 only Power Requirements 90 to 132 Vac 50 60 Hz 3 Power consumption 575W average less than 45W when Power Saving is On Temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C oper...

Page 136: ... Font Source Resident Font ID Number 000 Lines Per Page 60 Symbol Set Roman 8 Point Size 12 Pitch 10 Orientation Portrait Test Print Test Page Printer Resident Fonts PostScript Level 2 emulation 35 Type 1 outline fonts 10 TrueType typefaces PCL 5e emulation 35 Intellifonts outline fonts 10 TrueType typefaces You can print out lists of the printer resident fonts in either PCL or PostScript emulatio...

Page 137: ...city enables job separation i e shifting each print job by 2 8 cm Table A 1 Paper Sizes and Print Areas Paper Dimension PCL Print Area PostScript Print Area Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters Paper Letter 8 5 x 11 216 x 279 8 17 x 10 67 207 4 x 270 9 8 16 x 10 67 207 26 x 271 02 Legal 8 5 x 14 216 x 356 8 17 x 13 67 207 4 x 347 1 8 16 x 13 67 207 26 x 347 22 A4 8 3 x 11 7 210...

Page 138: ...ay Front Cover Release Button Multipurpose 250 Sheet Power Switch Serial Number Rear Cover open Fuser Caution High Temperature Bidirectional Parallel Port 1760 and 1765 Power Cord Connector Ethernet 10BaseT Port 1765 only Ethernet 10Base2 Port 1765 only Feeder closed Paper Cassette Guide LocalTalk Mini DIN 8 Port 1765 only ...

Page 139: ...r Name Weight Letter 8 5 x 11 Georgia Pacific XEROX 4024 DP XEROX 4024 DP XEROX 4024 DP 16 lb 60 g m2 20 lb 75 g m2 24 lb 90 g m2 28 lb 105 g m2 Legal 8 5 x 14 Georgia Pacific XEROX 4024 DP Nekosa DP 16 lb 60 g m2 20 lb 75 g m2 24 lb 90 g m2 A4 210mm x 297mm RX80 Black FX L 80 g m2 64 g m2 B5 JIS 182mm x 257mm Any long grain paper FX L 80 g m2 64 g m2 Executive 7 25 x 10 5 Any long grain paper 20 ...

Page 140: ...ably the most reliable for your printing needs Neither envelopes with peel off adhesive strips nor envelopes that are heavily embossed feed well In addition avoid Heavily textured or coated envelopes Envelopes with snaps clasps tie strings cellophane windows or curved or thick leading paper edges They don t feed consistently Envelopes composed with glues inks and adhesives that could discolor scor...

Page 141: ...for 0 1 seconds Don t use paper printed with low temperature inks Inks must be resistant to silicone oils and cannot be flammable Inks must not be affected by the resin components found in toner Care must be taken to avoid changing the moisture content of paper being preprinted or using materials that change the electrical or handling properties of the paper Forms should be sealed in moisture proo...

Page 142: ...factory performance prior to purchasing large quantities Storage Guidelines Note the following guidelines when storing paper Don t stack cartons of paper more than 6 cartons high To optimize print quality store and use paper at temperatures no lower than 68 F 20 C with humidity of 50 5 If paper must be stored in extreme humidity keep it tightly wrapped in plastic If paper must be stored in extreme...

Page 143: ... than 0 1 part per million PPM of ozone for a period of eight hours In addition the employee should not be exposed to peak concentrations of ozone greater than 0 3 PPM for longer than 15 minutes The employer is responsible for providing a work environment that meets these standards Recommendations for Minimizing Ozone Exposure Almost all ozone concerns arise from abnormal site or operating conditi...

Page 144: ...e from the machine during any phase of user operation CDRH Regulations The Center of Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The printer s rear panel indicates co...

Page 145: ...ar from the date of first customer purchase This warranty may be enforced only by the first consumer purchaser and is not transferable Exclusions to the One Year Warranty Except as specified below this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in this Product This warranty does not cover damage or defect resulting from Improper or inadequate maintenance by customer Customer supplied s...

Page 146: ... have other rights which vary from state to state For Information Telephone 1 800 388 8888 note All products returned to NECTECH for service MUST have prior approval this may be obtained by calling the above number This product is warranted in accordance with the terms of this limited warranty Consumers are cautioned that product performance is affected by system configuration software the applica...

Page 147: ...erence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the one to which the receiver is con...

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Page 149: ...nds if it senses a paper size discrepancy memory overflow or printer overrun Autoswitching A setting that allows the printer to detect and use the feeder that has the appropriate size paper for the print job Then if the first paper feeder runs out of paper the printer will use the next feeder with the same paper size if one is available backup A spare copy of a disk or a file stored on another dis...

Page 150: ...pi driver See printer driver duplex unit An optional device you can purchase for the Silentwriter 1760 1765 that enables double sided printing electrophotographic EP drum A rotating surface inside the toner cartridge that receives an image of a page to be printed and transfers it as toner to paper using an electrostatic process emulation The imitation of all or part of one system by another In thi...

Page 151: ...raphic images in your document are processed as raster images or using HP GL 2 code Graphics Quality A setting in the Windows PCL driver you use to specify the resolution for graphic images in your document Gray Scale A setting you use to select the best halftone pattern for the graphics in your document based on whether it contains photo images line art or scanned images hard disk drive A drive t...

Page 152: ...d by Microsoft multipurpose feeder A printer feeder you can use for printing envelopes transparencies labels or heavy paper stock network A system and any software that supports it linking multiple computers and peripheral devices offline The state in which the printer cannot accept or print out data offset tray An option you can purchase for the Silentwriter 1760 1765 It holds up to 500 sheets of...

Page 153: ... emulated by the Silentwriter 1760 1765 The other is PostScript Level 2 which is a page description language PDL Page Description Language A printer language such as Adobe s PostScript that describes pages of text and graphics peripheral device Any device such as a printer that you attach to and operate with your computer pitch A unit for measuring type based on the number of characters in one inc...

Page 154: ...ead from raster image An image that is stored as a pixel by pixel representation or bitmap rasterize To convert to a pixel by pixel representation or bitmap of an image resident font A typeface residing in printer ROM Also called an internal font resolution The number of dots used to represent an image usually measured in dots per inch dpi The higher the number of dots the finer the resolution The...

Page 155: ... printer allow you to adjust the output to produce the best quality when printing Toner Saving A setting you use to control the amount of toner used in printing Toner Saving reduces the number of dots on a page This reduces the amount of toner used and extends the life of the toner cartridge toner seal A tape that seals the toner into the toner cartridge It must be removed before the Silentwriter ...

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Page 157: ...6 500 sheet 4 3 adjusting 4 9 loading 4 8 cleaning fuser unit area 7 5 printer exterior 7 11 clearing paper jams 8 2 to 8 8 at cassettes 8 6 at duplex unit 8 8 at fuser unit 8 7 at multipurpose feeder 8 3 at paper exits 8 3 inside back cover 8 5 inside front cover 8 4 locating the jam 8 2 See also Jam Recovery clip multiple images 1 21 Com 10 envelope size 1 6 components 1 17 copies number of 1 6 ...

Page 158: ...ent 5 5 setting attributes in DOS 5 14 Silentwriter Software for Font Management 5 6 soft 5 5 system 5 5 temporary 5 12 TrueType processing in the PCL printer driver 5 9 Truetype processing in the PostScript driver 5 10 TrueType screen fonts 5 3 form feed using Print Navigator 2 10 formatting methods 5 4 fuser alarm 3 5 resetting 7 8 fuser unit cleaning 7 5 replacing fuser cartridge 7 8 replacing ...

Page 159: ... 9 alert listed 8 11 and Auto Continue 8 9 and Jam Recovery 8 9 status definition 8 9 status listed 8 10 mirror image 1 21 Monarch envelope size 1 6 moving the printer 7 11 MS DOS commands for Silentwriter software 2 8 Print Navigator 2 8 See also DOS Print Monitor multiple images 1 20 multipurpose feeder 4 3 closing 4 16 loading adhesive labels 4 14 loading envelopes 4 12 loading paper 4 10 loadi...

Page 160: ...lity maintaining 8 1 problems and solutions 8 13 settings 1 9 print speed A 1 printer dimensions A 1 printer drivers in Windows 3 1x accessing 2 2 changing settings 2 3 restoring defaults 2 3 setting a default printer 2 3 using the Online Help 2 3 in Windows 95 accessing 2 4 changing settings 2 5 restoring defaults 2 5 setting the default printer 2 5 using Online Help 2 5 using PCL vs PostScript 2...

Page 161: ... Windows 4 4 menu tree 4 21 test page 4 21 R RAM 1 4 See also memory raster graphics mode 1 14 recycling 7 2 repacking guidelines D 2 replace fuser message 3 5 resetting the printer in MS DOS 2 9 using the operator panel 3 4 resolution 1 9 Resource Saving 1 13 ROM See memory S safety information laser emission C 2 ozone emission C 1 scale multiple images 1 21 scaling 1 21 Sending a Print Job 4 4 s...

Page 162: ...purpose feeder 4 14 troubleshooting clearing paper jams 8 2 to 8 8 frequently asked questions 8 16 print quality 8 13 simple tips 8 1 TrueType downloading options PCL printer driver 1 15 PostScript printer driver 1 16 typeface 1 22 5 2 U Uninstaller See Silentwriter Uninstaller W warranty D 1 Windows Silentwriter Print Monitor 2 6 Silentwriter Uninstaller Windows 3 1x PCL and PostScript printer dr...

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