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Maintenance and Specifications

Settings and Printing

Settings and Printing

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Cautions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part Names   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

 

Indicators   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CONTINUE Button  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 

About Media   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 

Available Media and Media Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Available Paper Weights and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

 

Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

 

Margins and Print Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Media Tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 

Setting 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 2000)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Device Settings Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000)  . . . . . . . . 40

 

Using the Printer Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

 

Displaying the Printer Console Window  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Queue Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Menus (Buttons)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Summary of Contents for KX-P7100

Page 1: ...ting 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 Adva...

Page 2: ...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 Unite...

Page 3: ...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 c...

Page 4: ...mponents 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 condit...

Page 5: ...nter panel see page 6 Paper support see pages 16 18 Output tray Front cover Paper level indicator see page 14 USB interface connector see page 51 in Maintenance and Specifications Parallel interface c...

Page 6: ...eceiving 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...

Page 7: ...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...

Page 8: ...ize 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...

Page 9: ...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 Transparenc...

Page 10: ...he 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 ever...

Page 11: ...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 Ma...

Page 12: ...ns 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...

Page 13: ...en 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 tra...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...s 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 a...

Page 16: ...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 ste...

Page 17: ...ize 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...

Page 18: ...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...

Page 19: ...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 manu...

Page 20: ...k 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...

Page 21: ...oading 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...

Page 22: ...nic 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 Pr...

Page 23: ...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 Windo...

Page 24: ...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 di...

Page 25: ...ows 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 in...

Page 26: ...ing 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 prin...

Page 27: ...r 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...

Page 28: ...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...

Page 29: ...ver 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...

Page 30: ...ant 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 Deter...

Page 31: ...ontrol 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 b...

Page 32: ...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 g...

Page 33: ...inter 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...

Page 34: ...file 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...

Page 35: ...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 Proper...

Page 36: ...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 separ...

Page 37: ...ting 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 Wi...

Page 38: ...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...

Page 39: ...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 na...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...ted 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 windo...

Page 42: ...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...

Page 43: ...age 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...

Page 44: ...les 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 c...

Page 45: ...r 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...

Page 46: ...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 befor...

Page 47: ...t 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 GD...

Page 48: ...gs 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...

Page 49: ...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...

Page 50: ...tem32 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 over...

Page 51: ...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 ch...

Page 52: ...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...

Page 53: ...t 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 lo...

Page 54: ...loses 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...

Page 55: ...s 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...

Page 56: ...w 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 Disp...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...ter panel 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 Usin...

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