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Maintenance and Specifications

Settings and Printing

Settings and Printing

16

 

Loading Media and Printing

 

7

 

Raise the paper support so that the media is not dropped from the output
tray.

 

• It is recommended to open the rear cover of the printer to avoid the curl or wrinkles if

you print a document on an envelope.

Before printing a document, specify the paper size, media type and paper source from the
printer driver following steps below. 

 

8

 

 

Display the print window in the application software.

 

9

 

Select 

 

Panasonic KX-P7100

 

 printer and click 

 

Properties

 

.

 

The printer properties window is displayed.

Rear cover 
(Open it when printing on an envelope.)

Paper support

Summary of Contents for KX-P7100

Page 1: ...ifications Mainte pdf Laser Printer Operating Instructions Model No KX P7100 The KX P7100 Operating Instructions consist of the following 2 files Print pdf Mainte pdf These files can be opened by clicking on their names below The printer s features are described on the following pages of this file Please carefully read the Operating Instructions before operating Keep the printer CD ROM in a safe p...

Page 2: ...verlay data image or characters over any document 2 Up 4 Up see Setting the Printer Driver on page 22 in Settings and Printing Prints 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet of paper to save paper Power Saving see Using the Printer Console Window on page 41 in Settings and Printing Saves energy while the printer is idle Animated Help Feature see Printer Status Display on page 53 in Settings and Printing Th...

Page 3: ...estiny Technology Corp Ver 2 0 All Rights Reserved The operating instructions are subject to change without notice Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co Ltd 2001 As an ENERGY STAR Partner Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark ...

Page 4: ...tting the Printer Driver 22 Displaying the Panasonic KX P7100 Properties Window 22 Details Tab Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me 25 Sharing Tab Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me 26 Page Setup Tab 27 Advanced Tab 29 Quality Tab 31 Profiles Tab 33 Displaying the Printer Properties Windows for Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 35 Ports Tab Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 37 Sharing Tab Windows NT 4 0 Windows 200...

Page 5: ...d trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries CorelDRAW is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited in Canada the United States and or other countries Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation 3M and 3M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3M XEROX is...

Page 6: ...r laser printer it may be wrapped around the fuser roller and cause damage Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner it may damage the printer Unstable or unlevel surfaces Directly in front of air conditioning vents Liquids near the equipment Areas of poor ventilation Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration solvent etc Direct exposure to sunlight Extremely high or low temperature temp...

Page 7: ...omponents connectors inside the printer Interface Cable Always use a shielded interface cable Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio interference with data Power Source Do not use a line conditioner transient suppressor or surge protector as it may cause a machine error Ventilation Space The ventilation space is needed more than 20 mm 0 8 between the printer and a wall Using the USB interf...

Page 8: ...nter panel see page 6 Paper support see pages 16 18 Output tray Front cover Paper height indicator see page 14 USB interface connector see page 50 in Maintenance and Specifications Parallel interface connector see page 48 in Maintenance and Specifications Rear cover see pages 10 16 18 Jam release pan see Clearing a Jam on page 10 in Maintenance and Specifications AC inlet Power switch ...

Page 9: ...receiving data printing or data remains in the memory Printer recoverable errors media jam media empty etc occurred See Maintenance and Specifications for the troubleshooting Drum unit is not installed in the printer Drum unit is wearing out Change the drum unit Toner is low Toner may be empty Drum unit is worn out Drum unit is worn out and toner may be empty READY ERROR TONER DRUM UNIT 1 1 1 Indi...

Page 10: ... on the printer status by pressing this button CONTINUE Button Printer Status Printer wakes up from the sleep mode power save mode Printer recovers from the error status after paper empty or paper feed error is restored READY ERROR TONER DRUM UNIT Indicator is lit Indicator is blinking fast with an interval of 1 second Indicator is turned off ...

Page 11: ...size Media tray Manual feed Duplex print Letter A4 Legal B5 Executive A5 A6 216 X 356 mm 8 5 X 14 216 X 356 mm 8 5 X 14 216 X 356 mm 8 5 X 14 Max Min 105 X 148 5 mm 4 1 X 5 9 76 2 X 127 mm 3 X 5 182 X 257 mm 7 2 X 10 1 Letter A4 Letter A4 9 10 Monarch DL C5 1 1 1 1 1 2 supported not supported 1 Cotton paper cannot be used for duplex printing 2 If you print a document on a custom size paper print i...

Page 12: ...0 105 g m2 16 28 lbs Plain paper 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs 75 90 g m2 20 24 lbs 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs Thick paper Envelope 90 g m2 24 lbs 90 g m2 24 lbs Paper 250 sheets 75 g m2 20 lbs 1 sheet Transparency 20 sheets 1 sheet Label 1 sheet Envelope 30 sheets 1 sheet Paper Recycled paper Media size Recommended media Letter A4 Xerox 4024 DP paper 75 g m2 20 lbs 3M CG3300 Transparency Label Media Xerox pa...

Page 13: ...the thick paper 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs or envelope is printed it may be curled You can avoid it by opening the rear cover because the media is straightly printed out However it is needed to remove every time the media is printed out to avoid the media jam For available media see About Media on page 8 NOTE Be sure to use manual feed when printing a document on a thick paper 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs o...

Page 14: ... is printed a bit smaller than the media size 4 2 mm 0 17 is required for the top bottom and sides margins You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the print area Margins and Print Area 4 2 mm 0 17 4 2 mm 0 17 4 2 mm 0 17 4 2 mm 0 17 4 2 mm 0 17 10 0 mm 0 39 4 2 mm 0 17 4 2 mm 0 17 Envelope ...

Page 15: ...ons Settings and Printing Settings and Printing 12 Loading Media and Printing 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer 2 Pinch the media guides and slide them to the approximate width and length of the media Using the Media Tray ...

Page 16: ...hen loading the legal paper slide the length guide unit to extend while pressing the stopper If the media guide is removed put it back If the metal plate is in the up position by accident the media tray cannot be inserted into the printer Push down the metal plate until it clicks locking it in place Media guide ...

Page 17: ... fingerprints on the media which can result in a smudged print Reusing media used paper or jammed paper that has been fed through the printer once can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components 4 Place the media with the print side down The height of paper should not exceed the limit mark on the tray or it may cause a jam Print side down Media feed direction Paper Full Paper Low ...

Page 18: ...is may cause a jam Loading media exceeding the designated sheets may cause the media jam or shifting of print 5 Adjust the media guides to the media size Be sure that the stoppers of the media guides are put in the grooves of the media tray 6 Slide the media tray completely into the slot CAUTION Be sure to hold the media tray with both hands so you do not drop it especially when it it fully loaded...

Page 19: ...r of the printer to avoid the curl or wrinkles if you print a document on an envelope Before printing a document specify the paper size media type and paper source from the printer driver following steps below 8 Display the print window in the application software 9 Select Panasonic KX P7100 printer and click Properties The printer properties window is displayed Rear cover Open it when printing on...

Page 20: ...size and media type You cannot select Thick Paper or Label when selecting the Media Tray for Paper Source For the detailed information to setup the printer driver see Setting the Printer Driver on page 22 11 Click and print a document If you opened the rear cover at step 7 be sure to remove the media every time the media is printed out to avoid the warp or media jam OK ...

Page 21: ...e thick paper 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs or label use the manual feed 1 Raise the paper support so that the media is not dropped from the output tray It is recommended to open the rear cover of the printer to avoid the curl or wrinkles if you print a document on the thick paper 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs or envelope 2 Separate the media guides to the approximate width of the media Using the Manual Feed Re...

Page 22: ...e printing side up into the manual feed while adjusting the media guides to the media width The inserted media is slightly fed into the manual feed automatically Be sure to insert a media into the manual feed one by one Paper Label Transparency Envelope Printing side up Printing side up Flap International C5 Printing side up Flap ...

Page 23: ...ck Properties The printer properties window is displayed 6 Select the Manual Feed for Paper Source and specify the paper size and media type For the detailed information to setup the printer driver see Setting the Printer Driver on page 22 7 Click and print a document If you opened the rear cover at step 1 be sure to remove the media every time the media is printed out to avoid the warp or media j...

Page 24: ...Loading Media and Printing 8 After the media has been fed from the manual feed insert the media into the manual feed for the next printing If it is delayed to insert the media into the manual feed the media empty error may occur In that case insert the media into the manual feed ...

Page 25: ...onic KX P7100 icon 3 Click the File menu then click the following menu depending on the oper ating system Properties Windows 95 2 Windows 98 3 Windows Me 4 Document Default Windows NT 4 0 5 Printing Preferences Windows 2000 6 The Panasonic KX P7100 Properties window is displayed 1 Microsoft Windows operating system hereafter Windows 2 Microsoft Windows 95 operating system hereafter Windows 95 3 Mi...

Page 26: ...g Tab see page 26 For Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Page Setup Tab see page 27 Advanced Tab see page 29 Quality Tab see page 31 Profiles Tab see page 33 tab in Windows 98 Tabs are different in Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 For Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 it enables you to set another items by selecting Properties of the File menu see page 35 For Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Win...

Page 27: ...ad in Windows 98 perform the following steps 1 Click select Programs select Accessories then click WordPad The WordPad window is displayed 2 Click the File menu then click Print The Print window is displayed 3 Select Panasonic KX P7100 in the Name box 4 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P7100 Properties window is displayed 5 Click a tab to view the features Page Setup Tab see page 27 Advanced Tab ...

Page 28: ...dows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Me Print to the following port Enables to select the port where the parallel interface cable or USB cable is connected Parallel interface KXPGDI WinStyler GDI Port USB interface KXPUSB WinStyler USB Port Details Tab Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me For the functions of other buttons refer to the Help menu in Windows ...

Page 29: ...ting 26 Setting the Printer Driver Shared As Enables you to share the printer over the network For the detailed information refer to the Help menu in Windows When shared for other PCs to print the printer driver must be loaded Sharing Tab Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me ...

Page 30: ...er A4 Legal Executive B5 A5 A6 Envelope 10 Envelope 9 Monarch International DL or International C5 can be selected Media Type Enables to select the type of media loaded in the media tray or manual feed When the Label or Thick Paper is selected the Manual Feed is selected in the Paper Source The print speed will be slow depending on the media type Page Setup Tab ...

Page 31: ...p on long edge or Flip on short edge when you want to print on both sides of paper To perform the duplex printing the following media and paper source must be set to perform duplex printing see Duplex Printing on page 45 Paper Size A4 Letter B5 Executive or Legal Media Type Plain Paper Paper Source Media Tray Pages Per Sheet Specifies how many pages of your document to print on one piece of paper ...

Page 32: ...iver Overlay feature enables you to overlay an overlay file images or characters over a document see Overlay Printing Watermark on page 47 Make Overlay Cover Trailer Page File Enables you to save a GDI file for graphics and or characters that you wish to overlay on before after a document Advanced Tab ...

Page 33: ...tant document Print Cover Page Enables to print a cover page on a separate page before the document Print Trailer Page Enables to print a trailer page on a separate page after the document Copies Determines how many copies of the document will be printed NOTE The number of copies can also be determined using some application software However it is recommended to set the number of copies using one ...

Page 34: ...Control Changes the brightness of an image A lighter setting increasing value provides a lighter image and a darker setting decreasing value provides a darker image Contrast Control Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image Smooth is low contrast and Sharp is high contrast Quality Tab ...

Page 35: ...e Select text mode for documents containing text only Toner Save With Toner Save mode turned on your printer will reduce the amount of toner used to print Black areas and text are replaced by a light gray shading Off The toner save feature is turned off This is the default setting and is recommended for the highest print quality On The toner save feature is turned on Adjusting the brightness and o...

Page 36: ...rinter Driver You can save the settings of the driver for example printing on a label or envelope etc using the Profile tab and retrieve it when necessary Profiles Name Displays the registered profile names Profile DEFAULT is registered by default and cannot be changed or deleted Profiles Tab ...

Page 37: ...ofile is renewed 5 Click If you will renew the profile the confirmation window appears to overwrite the profile Click Delete Enables to delete a profile selected in the Profile Name box except DEFAULT 1 Click the profile then click Different settings s from DEFAULT Displays the difference between the default settings and the selecting profile Comment Displays the comment you entered when registere...

Page 38: ...r 1 Click move the pointer to Settings then click Printers The Printers window is displayed 2 Click the Panasonic KX P7100 icon 3 Click the File menu then click Properties The Panasonic KX P7100 Properties window is displayed Displaying the Printer Properties Windows for Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Start ...

Page 39: ...e Printer Driver 4 Click a tab to view the features Ports tab see page 37 Sharing tab see page 38 Device Settings tab see page 40 tab in Windows NT 4 0 Tabs are different in Windows 2000 NOTE The separator page cannot be printed from General tab Windows NT 4 0 or Advanced tab Windows 2000 ...

Page 40: ...nting Settings and Printing 37 Setting the Printer Driver tab in Windows NT 4 0 Checked port Documents will be printed to the checked port Parallel interface KXP1 KXP2 KXP3 USB interface KXPUSB only Windows 2000 Ports Tab Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 ...

Page 41: ... 38 Setting the Printer Driver tab in Windows NT 4 0 Shared Windows NT 4 0 Shared as Windows 2000 Enables you to share the printer over the network For the setup operation refer to Sharing the printer with a client computer see page 39 Sharing Tab Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 ...

Page 42: ...r Shared as check button Windows 2000 2 Type the printer name for example KX P7100 in the Shared Name or Shared as box NOTE If the shared printer is used through Windows 95 or Windows 98 the printer name must not exceed 12 characters 3 Click NOTE If you want to use a shared KX P7100 printer in the network select Network Printer in the Select Printer Type dialog when installing the printer driver O...

Page 43: ... size to the media tray or manual feed If the Hold mismatched documents check box is checked on in the Scheduling tab Windows NT 4 0 or Advanced tab Windows 2000 it will be displayed that paper size is different in the spooler window on Windows when you print a document on the different size paper with the Form To Tray Assignment Device Settings Tab Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 ...

Page 44: ...cted through the network the Printer Console cannot be used 1 Click move the pointer to Programs Panasonic and Panasonic KX P7100 then click Printer Console The Panasonic KX P7100 Printer Console window appears Print jobs are displayed with the following data in the queue area Job Name the document file name and application name created it Format the format GDI of the print job Size the size of th...

Page 45: ...s you to delete the selected print job highlighted from the print queue Exit Enables to exit the Panasonic KX P7100 Printer Console window Settings Menu Density The Density setting allows you to define the darkness of the dots placed on the paper Power Saving To conserve energy and operating cost this printer is provided with a programmable power save feature The printer is factory set with the po...

Page 46: ...Page Enables to print a configuration page below Make sure that paused print jobs are not existed in the printer console window and it is recommended that all applications are closed before printing a test page Configuration PC Configuration Software Version Date Windows Version Output Port Total RAM Size Free Disk Space Printer Mode Density Power Saving Version K Bytes Bytes on C GDI Medium On Pr...

Page 47: ...bles to setup the startup and beep settings For the detailed information see Printer Status Display on page 53 Cleaning Fuser Unit The printer prints 5 sheets of blank page by clicking this button to clean the fuser unit Help Menu About Displays the version of the Panasonic KX P7100 Printer Console window Index Enables to display the help menus for the console window Enables to display the help me...

Page 48: ...or Executive size paper can be available Make the paper straight if the paper is curled 2 Open a document to perform duplex printing and display the print window in your application 3 Select Panasonic KX P7100 printer and click Properties The printer properties window appears The operation for displaying the printer properties window may be different depending on the application software 4 Change ...

Page 49: ...p on long edge or Flip on short edge check button for Duplex menu 6 Click 7 Print the document NOTE When printing a much data the paper may be stopped for a while at the media exit of the printer before printing the back side of the paper Be sure not to mistake it for the paper jam Flip on long edge Flip on short edge A A A A OK ...

Page 50: ...at is connected to your computer directly This feature cannot be used with a client computer through the network Main steps for overlay printing 1 Create an overlay file and store as a GDI file with GDI extension 2 Select overlay option Overlay 1st Page Overlay All Pages Print Cover Page Print Trailer Page 3 Print a document you want to overlap an overlay file Overlay Printing Watermark ABC Compan...

Page 51: ...ngs and Printing 48 Using the Special Print Features Prepared Overlay Files Watermarks To perform the watermark printing see page 52 CONFDENT GDI COPY GDI NOTCOPY GDI DRAFT GDI SAMPLE GDI C O N F I D E N T I A L C O P Y D O N O T C O P Y D R A F T S A M P L E ...

Page 52: ...n such as Paintbrush or CorelDRAW create and save the overlay file that you want to overlap on a document 2 Verify the overlay data by printing it 3 Display the print window and select the Panasonic KX P7100 printer 4 Click Properties to display the printer properties window 5 Click the Advanced tab then click on the Make Overlay Cover Trailer Page File check box ...

Page 53: ...stem32 Kxp7100 You cannot use the following names for the overlay file GDI file CONFDENT GDI COPY GDI COVER GDI DRAFT GDI NOTCOPY GDI SAMPLE GDI TEST GDI TRAILER GDI WTPAGE GDI 7 Click 8 Print the overlay file to the KX P7100 The confirmation window to make overlay file is displayed 9 Click The printer will not print the overlay file The file will be saved on your computer as an overlay file GDI f...

Page 54: ...e overlay file is printed as the cover page before the document Print Trailer Page The overlay file is printed as the trailer page after the document NOTE If the Make Overlay Cover Trailer Page File check box is checked remove the check When selecting cover page or trailer page print out will be collated even if the collate feature of the application software is disabled 15 Click the box under the...

Page 55: ... a document to print with the overlay file and display the print window 2 Select the Panasonic KX P7100 printer 3 Click Properties to display the printer properties window 4 Click the Advanced tab then click on the Print With Overlay check box NOTE If the Make Overlay Cover Trailer Page File check box is checked remove the check 5 Click the box under the selection and select COPY GDI 6 Click 7 Pri...

Page 56: ...nt depending on the printer error If the printer is shared through the network the Printer Status Display cannot be used If the startup setting is set to Stay the Printer Status Display icon will be located on the task bar when the system is started see Setting the Printer Status Display on page 56 When a printer error has occurred the Printer Status Display icon is blinked on the task bar To disp...

Page 57: ...closes the Printer Status Display window A print job is cancelled by pressing the If the printer is not printing the is grayed out Clicking enables the start up and beep settings of the Printer Status Display see Setting the Printer Status Display on page 56 This button is activated when a media feed error has occurred Clear jam and clicking resumes printing This box shows an error or status messa...

Page 58: ...as occurred Shows corrective action for the printer error with animation Shows corrective instructions or status Clicking this button starts the animation When the animation is started the start button is changed to button Clicking button will stops the animation Clicking the button steps backwards Clicking the button exits the animation Clicking the button steps forward Recovery Information ...

Page 59: ...ow double click the blinking icon The Printer Status Display window is automatically displayed when a printer error has occurred by clicking on the Auto PopUp check button Error The Printer Status Display window is displayed when a printer error has occurred After the error has recovered the window is closed Beep Clicking on the On check button beeps when a print job has been completed or a printe...

Page 60: ...uplex printing 27 28 45 Flip on long edge 28 Flip on short edge 28 E Envelope 8 15 19 ERROR indicator 6 F Front cover 5 I Indicators 6 J Jam release pan 5 L Label 8 9 19 Landscape 27 28 M Make Overlay File 29 Manual feed 5 8 18 Margin 11 Media 8 Media tray 5 8 12 Media Type 8 27 O Output tray 5 Overlay printing 29 30 47 P Page Setup tab 27 Pages Per Sheet 27 28 Paper 8 9 14 19 Paper pass 10 Paper ...

Page 61: ...el 5 6 Printer properties window 22 35 Printer Setting 22 Printer Setup 43 Printer Status Display 53 Function 54 Recovery information 55 Setup 56 Printing Duplex 45 Overlay 47 Test page 43 Using manual feed 18 Using media tray 12 Profiles tab 33 Q Quality tab 31 Queue area 41 Add 42 Delete 42 Pause 42 Resume 42 R READY indicator 6 Rear cover 5 10 16 18 Recovery information 55 S Scaling 29 30 Shari...

Page 62: ...Internal 5 Clearing a Jam 10 Media Tray Empty or Misfeed 11 Jam at A 13 Jam at B 15 Jam at C 18 Jam at D 20 Jam at E 21 Troubleshooting 23 Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum 31 Error Indication 35 Repacking Instructions 36 Repacking 36 Specifications 41 Printer 41 Media 43 Bi directional Parallel Interface 49 USB Universal Serial Bus Interface 51 ...

Page 63: ...ademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation 3M and 3M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3M All other acknowledgements are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...

Page 64: ...eable Components Printer components Toner cartridge Drum unit Indicators Message of printer status display Average life ERROR Low Toner TONER DRUM UNIT Change the toner cartridge soon Drum Unit Worn out and Toner Empty Replace the drum unit and toner cartridge now Toner Empty Replace the toner cartridge now Change Drum Unit Change the drum unit soon Drum Unit Worn out Replace the drum unit now Ind...

Page 65: ...ity Dimensions Mass Weight Consumables Noise Level CPU Operating Environment Storing Environment Congratulations on your purchase of the XX XXXX the three in one solution to today s office needs This amasing little desktop unit can be used as a Printer Scanner Copier Personal Image Editing System Model No XX XXXX Printer Specification Other Specification Feature Feature Application Soft Text Bridg...

Page 66: ...sed You should clean the printer at least once a month when you replace the toner cartridge when print quality has deteriorated CAUTION Do not use benzene thinner aerosol cleaners or any abrasive powder 1 Turn the power OFF 2 Clean all the covers with a soft cloth Use any mild commercial cleaner 1 Turn the power off and remove the power cord for your safety 2 Remove the media tray out of the print...

Page 67: ...While rotating the pick up roller wipe it with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner 4 Open the front cover 5 Lift the drum unit up and slide it out of the printer To avoid possible toner spillage it is recommended to place the drum unit on a newspaper or drop cloth Pick up roller ...

Page 68: ...ge to the drum unit observe the following precautions Do not touch the black drum surface illustrated below Do not expose the drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Do not expose the drum unit to direct sunlight Do not keep the drum unit near dust or dirt Do not place the drum unit in a high humid area Do not touch electrodes illustrated below to prevent static electricity damage to the printe...

Page 69: ... can be rotated half Inner rollers B can be rotated to the direction of the arrow Be sure not to damage the sheets in front of the inner rollers B 7 Turn the sponge up and carefully wipe the laser unit cover glass with a dry lint free cloth CAUTION To avoid a damage to the printer Do not use rubbing alcohol to wipe the laser unit cover glass Do not touch the laser unit cover glass by hand A B Shee...

Page 70: ...ully wipe the corona wire of the drum unit by sliding a dry cotton swab from end to end a few times 9 Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove label Push down 10 Close the front cover and replace the media tray into the printer corona wire Side pin ...

Page 71: ...age 43 Make sure that you load thick paper 106 165 g m2 29 44 lbs or labels only in the manual feed If a media jam occurs the printer status display reports Media Tray Empty or Misfeed or Jam at Location The Locations are the various sensors throughout the paper path listed as A through E Clearing a Jam Jam at A see page 13 Jam at B see page 15 Jam at D see page 20 Jam at E see page 21 Jam at C se...

Page 72: ... media feed error has occurred load the media in the media tray or clear the media feed error as follows 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer 2 Tap the media stack on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing If a media feed error has occurred remove the media stack from the media tray and tap it Media Tray Empty or Misfeed ...

Page 73: ...erted into the printer Before loading the media push down the metal plate until it clicks locking it in place 4 Replace the media tray into the printer CAUTION Be sure to hold the media tray with both hands so you do not drop it especially when it is fully loaded 5 Press the CONTINUE button for less than 5 seconds on the printer panel or click on the printer status display to clear the error statu...

Page 74: ...Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 13 Clearing a Jam 1 Open the front cover 2 Lift the drum unit up Jam at A ...

Page 75: ...nd Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 14 Clearing a Jam 3 Grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer 4 Push the drum unit down 5 Close the front cover ...

Page 76: ...Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 15 Clearing a Jam 1 Open the front cover 2 Lift the drum unit up Jam at B ...

Page 77: ...Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 16 Clearing a Jam 3 Remove the jammed media from the output tray Or Open the rear cover of the printer and remove the jammed media CAUTION HOT SURFACE ...

Page 78: ...Maintenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 17 Clearing a Jam 4 Push the drum unit down 5 Close the front cover ...

Page 79: ...Specifications 18 Clearing a Jam 1 Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at A see page 13 Or 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer 2 Slowly pull the jammed media out of the printer while pushing the center tab of the jam release pan down Jam at C Rear side of Printer ...

Page 80: ...intenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 19 Clearing a Jam 3 Replace the media tray into the printer 4 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication ...

Page 81: ...aintenance and Specifications 20 Clearing a Jam 1 Open the rear cover of the printer and grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer 2 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication Jam at D CAUTION HOT SURFACE ...

Page 82: ...Specifications 21 Clearing a Jam 1 Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at D see page 20 Or 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer 2 Slowly pull the jammed media out of the printer while pushing the center tab of the jam release pan down Jam at E Rear side of Printer ...

Page 83: ...intenance and Specifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 22 Clearing a Jam 3 Replace the media tray into the printer 4 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication ...

Page 84: ...s in extremely high humidity Check the environment see Specifications on page 41 Faded image is printed at the different position from the original Printer driver is not set correctly for paper Set the media type setting of the printer driver correctly see page 22 in Settings and Printing The toner cartridge has reached the end of useful life Replace the toner cartridge Your printer is in extremel...

Page 85: ...m unit is dirty Clean the corona wire in the drum unit see Cleaning the Printer on page 5 The entire page prints in black The drum unit is damaged Replace the drum unit A white or black spots appear in intervals of 94 mm Paste Glue of a label or dust is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit Wipe the photosensitive drum of the drum unit see Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum on page 31...

Page 86: ...om the gear see Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum on page 31 White and horizontal lines appear on the page The drum unit is damaged Replace the drum unit The toner cartridge is damaged Replace the toner cartridge The toner cartridge is stored for a long period Try shaking to loosen toner Print several blank pages until the lines disappear Try shaking to loosen toner Trouble Possible Cause Correctiv...

Page 87: ...aged Replace the drum unit The fuser unit is damaged Display the Printer Console window and click icon to print a cleaning data see Using the Printer Console Window on page 41 in Settings and Printing If it is not recovered call for service to replace the fuser unit A white vertical line appears on the page The laser unit cover is dirty Clean the laser unit cover see Cleaning the Printer on page 5...

Page 88: ...rectly Install media correctly in the media tray Adjust media guides correctly The media is moist Use fresh paper Incorrect type of media is used Check the media usable or not see About Media on page 8 in Settings and Printing see Media on page 43 The back of the printed page appears dirty The transfer roller or fuser unit is contaminated after clearing a jam Display the Printer Console window and...

Page 89: ...g the media size Check the loaded media is not curled The media is not set correctly in the media tray Check the media is not set on the media height stopper A of the length media guide Pick up roller is dirty Clean the pick up roller see Cleaning the Printer on page 5 Image is cut Image size is bigger than print area Adjust the image within the print area 4 2 mm 0 17 is required for the top botto...

Page 90: ...rect printer port is selected in the printer driver for cable used see Setting the Printer Driver on page 22 in Settings and Printing The printer driver is not set correctly The printer does not print correctly Appropriate driver may not be installed or correct printer may not be selected If the communication link between your computer and the printer is working but the printer ejects a blank page...

Page 91: ...rating system Version 4 0 The printer driver cannot be installed with Add Printer Wizard in Windows NT 4 0 Install the printer driver with Setup exe see Installing the Printer Software in the Setup Guide Number of lines are changed in 2up or 4up printing using Microsoft Excell spreadsheet Adjust the height of the cell size of the spreadsheet Printer Status Display alerts when printing many files W...

Page 92: ... or glue of a label is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit clean it following the steps below 1 Open the front cover of the printer 2 Lift the drum unit up and slide it out of the printer 3 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below lift the toner cartridge up Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum ...

Page 93: ...e attached the portion that white or black spots of the print appear CAUTION To prevent any damage to the drum unit observe the following precautions Do not rotate the photosensitive drum in the opposite direction of the above illustration otherwise the drum unit may be damaged Do not touch the black drum surface Do not expose the drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Do not expose the drum u...

Page 94: ...ry cotton swab or remove the samll dust in the gears of the photosensitive drum CAUTION Do not use a sharp pointed something like a ball point pen to prevent the damage to the drum unit when removing the paste 7 Insert the side pins of the toner cartridge into the slots of the drum unit Push the toner cartridge in the drum unit Dust Side pin ...

Page 95: ... Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 34 Troubleshooting 8 Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove label Push down 9 Close the front cover Side pin ...

Page 96: ... press the CONTINUE button less than 5 seconds Remove the jammed media then open the front cover and close it Press the CONTINUE button less than 5 seconds Drum unit is not installed Install the drum unit Replace the toner cartridge soon Replace the toner cartridge now Replace the drum unit soon Drum unit is worn out Replace the drum unit now Drum unit is worn out and toner is empty Replace the to...

Page 97: ...eller first or Panasonic Please use the original carton and all of the original packing materials Do not ship printer with drum unit installed Improper repacking of the printer may result in a service charge to remove spilled toner Since the printer uses dry toner extreme care must be taken when handling The printer should be handled in the upright vertical position Material required Original cart...

Page 98: ...um unit on a news paper drop cloth or best to place back in original Black shipping bag CAUTION To prevent any damage to the drum unit observe the following precautions Do not touch the black drum surface illustrated below Do not expose the drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Do not expose the drum unit to direct sunlight Do not keep the drum unit near dust or dirt Do not place the drum uni...

Page 99: ...cifications Settings and Printing Maintenance and Specifications 38 Repacking Instructions 4 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below lift the toner cartridge up 5 Replace the shipping cover on the toner cartridge ...

Page 100: ...packing Instructions 6 Insert the toner cartridge into a plastic bag and certainly seal the end of the bag tightly 7 Wrap the drum unit with the protective sheet to protect the drum surface 8 Insert the drum unit into a plastic bag and seal the end of the bag tightly 9 Close the front cover ...

Page 101: ...ructions 10 Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printer NOTE If a toner vacuum is available it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner Do not use a standard office vacuum the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors 11 Repack the printer Toner cartridge AC cord Drum unit ...

Page 102: ... 14 6 ppm First Print 15 seconds Resolution 600 x 600 dpi dots per inch Paper Feed Media tray universal cassette up to 250 sheets of paper 75 g m2 20 lbs Manual feed 1 sheet Paper Output Up to 150 sheets of paper 75 g m2 20 lbs Power Source Refer to the nameplate on the rear of the unit Memory 2 MB Interface Bi directional parallel USB Warm Up Time Less than 25 seconds at 22 C 71 6 F 50 RH Operati...

Page 103: ...single sided printing default density 5 image area means that the black area within the printing area is 5 Printing 10 image area continuously will reduce the life of the toner to about half as compared to printing 5 image area The Toner Saving mode allows you to save toner see Using the Printer Console Window on page 41 in Settings and Printing Power Consumption Printing 2 average 310 W or less S...

Page 104: ...able performance The following guidelines will be helpful Basic Weight 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lbs Thickness 3 7 to 7 5 mils 1 mil 1 1000 Moisture Content 4 to 6 Smoothness 100 to 300 Sheffield Acid Content 5 5 PH minimum Fusing Compatibility Must not scorch melt offset material or release hazardous emissions when heated to 200 C 392 F for 0 1 second Cutting Dimensions 0 0313 inch of nominal corne...

Page 105: ...ng cannot be performed with A5 A6 size paper or envelope Medium Name Dimension Paper Letter 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 A4 210 x 297 mm 8 27 x 11 7 Legal 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 B5 176 x 250 mm 6 92 x 9 84 Executive 184 x 267 mm 7 25 X 10 5 A5 1 148 5 x 210 mm 5 85 x 8 27 A6 1 105 x 148 5 mm 4 13 x 5 85 Envelope 1 Envelope 9 98 x 225 mm 3 87 x 8 87 Envelope 10 105 x 241 mm 4 12 x 9 5 International DL 110 ...

Page 106: ... s roller and cause damage Transparencies and Labels You may also print on labels and transparencies that are made for the printer Panasonic has tested and found that the following work satisfactorily OHP transparencies 3M CG3300 Labels AVERY 5160 AVERY 5161 AVERY 5162 AVERY 5163 AVERY 5660 AVERY 5661 AVERY 5662 AVERY 5663 Avery L7159 Avery L7160 Avery L7161 Avery L7162 Avery L7163 Avery L7164 To ...

Page 107: ...s recommended that you purchase only high quality envelopes with diagonal seams as shown in the diagram below High quality envelopes have the following characteristics A thin sharply creased leading edge Paper weight of 90 g m2 24 lbs Flat free of curls wrinkles nicks etc NOTE Wrinkle may occur in some case even if high quality envelopes are used NO YES Labels cover the entire backing material The...

Page 108: ...ther damage Envelopes with side seam construction Highly textured envelopes or with extremely shiny surfaces Envelopes that seal by removing a peel off strip Envelopes with more than one flap to be sealed Self adhesive envelopes Envelopes that are baggy or not sharply creased Embossed envelopes Envelopes that have previously been printed with a laser printer Envelopes that have been previously pri...

Page 109: ...0 1 second Envelopes that use encapsulated types of adhesive that do not require moistening but rely on pressure to seal them Always test a sample of the envelopes you are thinking of buying Confirm that the envelope performs acceptably For best printing results Avoid printing in high humidity i e above 70 High humidity may cause the envelope to curl and pick up excess toner High humidity may also...

Page 110: ...configuration Parallel Interface connector printer side Bi directional Parallel Interface Pin Signal 1 nStrobe 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Data 8 10 nAck 11 Busy 12 PError 13 Select 14 nAutoFd 15 NC 16 GND 17 FG 18 Vcc Pin Signal 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 GND 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 ninit 32 nFault 33 GND 34 NC 35 NC 36 nSelectI...

Page 111: ...tions 50 Specifications CAUTION If the cable is connected to PC via printer buffer or selector the printer may not print A print server cannot be used for printing NOTE Be sure to use only a shielded cable The printer will not operate properly if any of the pins are not connected ...

Page 112: ... length Pin configuration USB Interface connector printer side NOTE Be sure to use a full speed shielded cable which the Data and Data cables are the twisted pair When using KX P7100 printer and other USB devices simultaneously we cannot guarantee normal printing USB Universal Serial Bus Interface Signal pin Signal 1 VBUS 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground 1 2 4 3 ...

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