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Panasonic KX-P7500, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions

Model No. 

KX-P7500

Laser Printer

KX-P7510

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This manual describes for the Panasonic KX-P7500/KX-P7510 with Network Card KX-PNB2 Laser Printer.

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Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the KX-PNB2 User’s Guide before operating. 
Keep this CD-ROM in the protective case. 
Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface 

   of the CD-ROM.

Summary of Contents for KX-P7500

Page 1: ...X P7500 KX P7510 with Network Card KX PNB2 Laser Printer Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the KX PNB2 User s Guide before operating Keep this CD ROM in the protective case Do not expose the CD ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of the CD ROM ...

Page 2: ...d trademarks of Novell Inc Times and Helvetica are trademarks of Linotype Hell AG and or its subsidiaries UNIX is a trademark of X Open Company Ltd Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation Avery is a registered trademar...

Page 3: ...technician for help The user may find the booklet Something About Interference available from FCC local regional offices helpful FCC Warning To assure continued FCC emission limit compliance the user must use the recommended shielded interfacing cable when connecting to a host computer Also any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment would void the user s authority to operate this ...

Page 4: ...copies of SOFTWARE in your network 3 You may make reasonable quantities of copies of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes 4 You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE but you may transfer your right under this License Agreement on a permanent basis provided that you transfer this Agreement all copies of the SOFTWARE all related documentation and your Panasonic product and the recipient ...

Page 5: ...OTHER THIRD PARTY ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC S SUPPLIER WARRANTS THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC S SUPPLIER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY D...

Page 6: ...res of the KX P7500 Series 17 Model description 17 High quality 17 High speed 17 Easy operation 17 Networking capability for KX P7510 18 Local port 18 Other functions 18 System requirements 19 With a Windows computer 19 With a Macintosh computer 19 Minimum space requirements 20 Power source 20 Unpacking 21 Front side view 22 Rear side view 22 Overview of the operator panel 23 Operator panel button...

Page 7: ...e printer driver for Windows 3 1 53 Installing the additional software 53 Installing the Status Display for Windows 95 Windows 98 53 Installing the PostScript driver for Windows 55 Installing the PostScript driver for Windows 95 Windows 98 55 Installing the PostScript driver for Windows NT 4 0 61 Removing the KX P7500 Series software 69 Using the operator panel 72 Operator panel menus 72 Changing ...

Page 8: ...123 Poor print quality 123 Macintosh problems 125 PS PostScript problems 125 Operator panel messages 126 Status messages 126 Error messages 127 Repacking 130 Upgrade options 135 Removing and replacing the printer cover 136 Installing additional printer memory 143 Installing DRAM SIMM 144 Installing a PostScript SIMM 148 Kit contents 148 Installing a PS SIMM 149 Installing a Network Card for Ethern...

Page 9: ...cover 183 Connecting network cables For Network Printing 186 Connecting the LocalTalk cable 187 Installing software 188 Installing LaserWriter printer driver 188 Installing the PS driver 188 Printing from Macintosh 191 The Page Setup dialog box 192 The Print dialog box 194 Specifications 198 Printer 198 Media 199 Cable 208 Bi directional parallel interface 209 Controller 210 Font Name Correspondin...

Page 10: ...at the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power point is grounded earthed and that the installation is completely safe For your safety if in any doubt about the effective grounding earthing of the power point consult a qualified electrician If the plug cannot be inserted into the AC outlet contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded earthed ...

Page 11: ...ed that air at floor level be ventilated The printer weighs approximately 17 kg 37 4 lbs The back of the printer should be facing you when you move it Turn the power off and remove the power cord when handling the unit Ozone release Moving the unit Caution labels CLASS KLASSE CLASSE CLASE 1 LASER PRODUCT 1 LASER PRODUKT 1 LASER PRODUIT 1 LÁSER PRODUCTO 220 240 VAC equipment ...

Page 12: ...12 CAUTION HOT SURFACE ATTENTION TEMPERATURE ELEVEE VORSICHT HEISS PRECACION ATTENZIONE ALTA TEMPERATURA ...

Page 13: ...OCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 5 AMP SOCKET If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wire in the m...

Page 14: ...your new printer please read the following information Cautions l page 15 Features of the KX P7500 Series l page 17 System requirements l page 19 Minimum space requirements l page 20 Power source l page 20 Unpacking l page 21 Overview of the operator panel l page 23 ...

Page 15: ...ure Areas of poor ventilation Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration solvent etc Unstable or unlevel surfaces Directly in front of air conditioning vents Do not keep liquids near the printer Accidental spills of liquid into the printer can cause severe damage Too much media document which exceeds the limit mark on the guide of the tray Top Rear covers opened while the printer is operati...

Page 16: ... any components on the optional board network card 1 LocalTalk RS 232C interface card IrDA RS 232C interface card or SIMMs The connector pins on the 2nd feeder for the printer 1 Option for KX P7500 CD ROM Do not touch or write on the surface of the disc Do not leave the disc out of the protective case Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near heat sources Do not place heavy objects on the d...

Page 17: ...ution 600 x 600 dpi 1200 dpi class with ORT Optimum Resolution Technology Continuous printing from 1st cassette Letter Maximum 17 PPM pages per minute A4 Maximum 16 PPM from MP tray Maximum 12 PPM Printer driver easily prints monochrome documents Interface cable Waste disposal method Features of the KX P7500 Series Model description KX P7500 The KX P7500 comes standard with 20 MB RAM and one 500 s...

Page 18: ...LLC AppleTalk DHCP BOOTP RARP SNMP MIB HTTP 1 Microsoft Windows 95 operating system hereafter Windows 95 2 Microsoft Windows 98 operating system hereafter Windows 98 3 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system and Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system Version 4 0 hereafter Windows NT 4 0 IEEE 1284 compliant NOTE An ECP compatible parallel port supports Windows 95 Windows 98 ...

Page 19: ...5 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 20 MB available hard disk space CD ROM Drive 1 Microsoft Windows operating system Version 3 1 or 3 11 hereafter Windows 3 1 3 11 2 Service Pack 3 or later version is required The minimum hardware configuration required to use the printer with a Macintosh computer is Mac OS 7 5X 7 6X 8 X 9 0 Appropriate interface cables for your network and printer connection CD ROM ...

Page 20: ...a line conditioner transient suppressor or surge protector as it may cause a machine error Minimum space requirements Power source 12 300 mm enough space to allow opening of the rear cover 4 100 mm 8 200 mm enough space for ventilation 20 500 mm enough space so that cassette can be removed 24 600 mm 12 300 mm enough space to allow opening of the top cover and replacement of the toner cartridge 10 ...

Page 21: ...OM includes Printer Network card Software Operating Manual and Acrobat Reader 4 Power cord 5 Setup Guide 6 KX PNB2 Network Card for Ethernet Quick Installation Guide KX P7510 only NOTES Save the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and transporting of the unit They have been specifically designed to protect the equipment during shipment A printer cable is not included in the p...

Page 22: ...sor It prevents the printer from printing when 250 sheets of paper are piled up on the top output bin Operator panel see page 23 Top cover see page 28 Power switch see page 45 Paper level indicator 1st cassette 1st tray see page 31 MP Multi purpose tray see page 36 LSU Laser Scanning Unit cleaner When the top cover is opened see page 108 Output tray see page 130 a window showing paper level Rear c...

Page 23: ...Orange Error On In Non recoverable error state Solve the problems for the error message by going through check lists and tests Blinking In recoverable error state VALUE ITEM MENU ON LINE CONTINUE ENTER CANCEL The operator panel on the front right side of your printer has a 2 line LCD Liquid Crystal Display and eight buttons Operator panel buttons Operator panel display NOTE The LCD message display...

Page 24: ...n Function ON LINE CONTINUE Places the printer either online or offline Allows the printer to continue printing when the printer is in recoverable error state Orange Blinking ENTER CANCEL Cancels the print job that the printer is processing when the printer is online Saves the selected value for that item when the printer is offline MENU Cycles through the operator panel menus 2 previous menu 1 ne...

Page 25: ...cludes instructions on loading paper guidelines for using the MP Multi Purpose tray and printing the test page The general steps for setting up the printer are Preparing the printer l page 26 Installing the toner cartridge l page 28 Loading media l page 30 Connecting the printer l page 42 Connecting the power cord and power on l page 45 Printing the test page from the operator panel l page 46 ...

Page 26: ...sive tape is used to block some of the elements that may move or open unexpectedly and consequently be damaged 1 Before connecting up your printer and starting to use it you must therefore remove all the adhesive tapes 2 Slide the cassette out of the printer Preparing the printer ...

Page 27: ... a Press down on the metal plate until it locks locking it in place b Remove the packaging material from the cassette carefully to prevent any damage to the tab 4 Slide the cassette completely into the printer b a Tab Metal plate ...

Page 28: ...se it Do not expose the toner cartridge to light for more than 3 minutes it could damage the cartridge Do not expose the toner cartridge to direct sunlight Do not open the shutter or touch the green drum surface inside the cartridge NOTE Save all packaging material for shipping purpose 2 Open the top cover of the printer by pressing the button on right side of the printer Installing the toner cart...

Page 29: ... cartridge pointing to the back of the printer Slide the toner cartridge into the printer as far as it will go b Push the toner cartridge to set it properly as shown below 5 Close the top cover NOTES If toner gets on your clothing wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water When continuous printing text at 5 coverage on Letter A4 size a toner cartridge lasts an average of 8000 pag...

Page 30: ...ld not expect the same print quality and reliability that you get with one sided printing For notes and detailed media specification see Media on page 199 Loading media About media Media Description Laser paper One sided printing 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs Duplex printing 75 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lbs Media Description Laser paper One sided printing 60 to 161 g m2 16 to 43 lbs Duplex printing 1 75 to...

Page 31: ...he Legal or Folio 24 lbs 90 g m2 size into the cassette push down the green lever on the left side of the cassette to lock it into the small hole under the slot NOTES If the cassette is not properly adjusted the printer might display an error message or paper might jam To reset the green lever a Lift the green lever b Release it into the slot Loading paper in the 1st cassette Green lever Cassette ...

Page 32: ... desired paper size until it clicks into place The paper sizes are indicated on the bottom of the cassette 4 Lift the rear right guide and slide it to match the width of the paper 5 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the far right side of the cassette Length guide Rear right guide ...

Page 33: ... clicks locking it in place 7 Fan the paper and then tap it on a level surface to avoid paper jams or skewed printing NOTE Reusing media that has been fed through the printer once for example after jams can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components ...

Page 34: ... fold or crease the paper Place the paper with the recommended print side face down Do not exceed the limit mark line on the cassette when the paper is held up Do not mix different types or thicknesses of media in the cassette at one time this may cause a jam 9 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the left until it lightly rests against the edge of the paper Printing side down Limit mark line T...

Page 35: ...ette 11 Gently slide the cassette back into the printer The printer automatically senses the size of paper loaded if the cassette is adjusted correctly CAUTION The cassette weighs approximately 4 7 kg 10 3 lbs when it is fully loaded Hold it carefully with both hands as shown below ...

Page 36: ...dia on page 199 NOTE Reusing media that has been fed through the printer for example after jams can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components 1 Open the MP tray and extend the tray by sliding it outward 2 Fan the paper and then tap it on a level surface to avoid paper jams or skewed printing NOTE Do not fold or crease the paper Loading paper in the MP Multi Purpose tray MP tray ...

Page 37: ...ray with the recommended print side face up and the top edge going in first toward the printer as shown NOTE Do not exceed the limit mark line on the paper guide 4 Adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper inserted by pushing the guide Printing side up Limit mark line ...

Page 38: ... transparencies on a flat surface to cool after removing them from the printer You cannot load transparencies from the cassettes Use the MP tray for loading transparencies For the MP tray load the transparencies with side to be printed facing up and the top toward the printer NOTES Because transparencies are heavier than paper do not load the trays to capacity Remove each transparency from the out...

Page 39: ...efore purchasing large quantities Select THICK paper from Paper Type List Box of the printer driver for better quality For best performance use envelopes made from 75 g m2 20 lbs bond paper Do not use envelopes that Are damaged in any way Use metal claps string ties metal folding bars Contain windows holes cutouts or embossing Have exposed flap adhesive when the flap is in the sealed or closed pos...

Page 40: ...p to 10 envelopes in the left side of MP tray with the side to be printed facing up and the postage end toward the printer 3 Adjust the guide to touch the envelope stack without bending the envelopes Panasonic Printing side up Panasonic ...

Page 41: ...low To load envelopes into the OPT cassette see page 165 Labels automatically feed from the MP tray NOTES About the available labels see page 203 Use full label sheet Partial sheets may cause labels to peel off during printing resulting in a paper jam Avoid printing labels if the temperature is too high doing so may damage consumables The adhesive material should be stable at 205 C 400 F the print...

Page 42: ...he computer with a parallel interface cable If you do not have a parallel interface cable you will need to purchase one from your local computer store or dealer see Bi directional parallel interface on page 209 NOTE Use a shielded bi directional parallel interface cable 1 Make sure the printer and the computer to which it is to be connected are turned off and disconnected from the AC outlet Connec...

Page 43: ...rinter 2 Connect the appropriate end of the parallel interface cable into the parallel interface connector on the rear of the printer 3 Push the clip at each end of the connector down into the notches on the plug as shown ...

Page 44: ...the computer If you use KX P7510 or KX P7500 with the installed optional network card KX PNB2 you can connect your printer to an Ethernet 10 100 Base T network NOTE Use Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable with RJ 45 connector 1 Make sure the printer and the computer are turned off 2 Connect a shielded twisted pair network cable to the RJ 45 port on the rear of the printer Using a network cable ...

Page 45: ... the printer on by pressing the power switch You will hear some movement inside the printer then READY is displayed on the operator panel display The printer is ready for printing NOTE When you power on your system for the first time if New Hardware Found is displayed on the computer screen close the window and install the printing software using the procedure described in Installing the printer d...

Page 46: ...n OFFLINE appears on the display and the printer is off line 3 Press MENU button or MENU button until TEST MENU is displayed 4 Press ITEM button or ITEM button until SELFTEST is displayed 5 Press ENTER CANCEL button to print PRINTING PCL6 appears and remains on the display until the page prints The printer returns to the Ready state after printing Printing the test page from the operator panel REA...

Page 47: ... 1 ORIENT P TRAY AUTO T MARGIN 0 0 L MARGIN 0 0 DUPLEX OFF AUTO CR LF WIDE A4 OFF QUALITY 600 EMUL AUTO LOCKTRAY NONE PWR SAVE OFF AUTOCONT ON TON SAVE OFF JAM RECV ON TONERLOW STOP ORT MODE ENHANCE TIMEOUT 15 DENSITY MEDIUM PAP TYPE NORMAL MENU CLR MOPT ON FUSER CLEAN CONFIG MENU JOB MENU Laser Printer KX P7500 Series ...

Page 48: ...alling the KX P7500 Series software from the CD ROM are Installing the printer driver PCL Printer Driver l page 49 Installing the additional software Status Display l page 53 Installing the PostScript driver for Windows 95 Windows 98 l page 55 Installing the PostScript driver for Windows NT 4 0 l page 61 Removing the KX P7500 Series software l page 69 Software Supported OS PCL Printer Driver Windo...

Page 49: ...are has been detected will appear prompting you to install the manufacturer s software In this case see page 51 To set up the printer as a PCL6 printer you must install the PCL Printer Driver for Windows This file is included on the KX P7500 Series CD ROM If autorun is enabled on your computer when the KX P7500 Series CD ROM is inserted in the CD ROM drive the installer runs automatically allowing...

Page 50: ...50 Installing Software for Windows 2 In the Panasonic KX P7500 Series window select a language and click the PCL Printer Driver from the installation options 3 Click Nextà ...

Page 51: ...inter 2 When the READY is displayed on the operator panel turn on the computer and start Windows 95 The Update Device Driver Wizard window is displayed 3 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 4 Click Nextà 5 Click Finish The Insert Disk window is displayed 6 Click OK to close the Insert Disk window ...

Page 52: ...ws 95 Refer to Help in Windows 95 For Windows 98 1 Turn on the printer 2 When the READY is displayed on the operator panel turn on the computer and start Windows 98 The Add New Hardware Wizard window is displayed 3 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 4 Click Nextà 5 Click on the CD ROM driver check box and click off the other item s check box 6 Click Nextà 7 Click Nextà The Pana...

Page 53: ...KX P7500 Series window is displayed 7 Follow Step 2 through 4 on page 50 to complete the installation The Status Display is a program which shows the current printer status NOTE The Status Display supports only Windows 95 and Windows 98 To install the Status Display 1 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in your CD ROM drive The installer is launched automatically 2 In the Panasonic KX P7500 Series w...

Page 54: ...cking the Setup exe file in the KX P7500 Series CD ROM To run the Status Display The Status Display is a program which shows the current printer status NOTE You can not monitor the printer status which is connected by network 1 Click Start select Programs Panasonic Panasonic KX P7500 Series and then click Status Display The Status Display window is displayed and the Status Display icon appears in ...

Page 55: ...er without the optional PS SIMM installed the printer prints out many pages of characters To install the PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 95 Windows 98 1 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in your CD ROM drive The installer is launched automatically 2 In the Panasonic KX P7500 Series window select a language and click the PostScript Printer Driver from the installation options Installing the P...

Page 56: ...f you are printing on the network select Local printer and finish installing the printer driver then refer to Network Card KX PNB2 Quick Installation Guide for network configuration NOTE If you are a client and printing through Windows or NetWare server on the network you can install the printer driver by selecting Network printer ...

Page 57: ...lick on the Browse X 1 English 2 Ps Win95_98 and OK and then OK 1CD ROM drive name differs depending on your computer 2Select a language from English Deutsch Francais Espanol or Italiano The printer name is displayed 6 Click Nextà 7 Select LPT1 and click Nextà ...

Page 58: ...oftware for Windows 8 Select whether the KX P7500 Series is default printer or not and click Nextà 9 Click Finish If you do not want to print a test page click No If you want to print a test page click Yes recommended ...

Page 59: ...or Windows 10 Click OK 11 Insert the original CD for Windows Select the CD ROM drive then select Win95 or Win 98 folder Click OK NOTE When you insert Windows 95 Disk XX in STEP 11 select disk drive and click OK 12 Click Finish ...

Page 60: ...inters window is displayed 2 Select Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS icon 3 Select Properties from the File menu The Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS Properties window is displayed with the General tab displayed Each of the major program features can be viewed by clicking the tab 4 Click the appropriate tab 5 Select the required options ...

Page 61: ... NT 4 0 1 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in your CD ROM drive The installer is launched automatically 2 In the Panasonic KX P7500 Series window select the language and click the PostScript Printer Driver from the installation options Installing the PostScript driver for Windows NT 4 0 ...

Page 62: ...62 Installing Software for Windows 3 Click Nextà 4 Click Nextà If the printer is managed and configured on this computer or used for Network Peer to Peer Printing click My Computer ...

Page 63: ...63 Installing Software for Windows 5 Click the check box next to the port s you want to use and click Nextà 6 Click Have Disk ...

Page 64: ...eld type the name of the CD ROM drive for example X and click Browse CD ROM drive name differs depending on your computer 8 Browse to X English PS Winnt 7500PS Select a language from English Deutsch Francais Espanol or Italiano 9 Click Open and click OK ...

Page 65: ...65 Installing Software for Windows 10 Click Nextà 11 Select whether the KX P7500 Series is default printer or not and click Nextà ...

Page 66: ...e box if you want to share the printer with network users Select the operating system or systems used by clients from the Alternate Drivers box if you want to install a printer driver that those clients can automatically download when they connect Click Not shared if you don t want to share the printer ...

Page 67: ...f you want to print a test page click Yes recommended A test print is performed and follow the instructions that appear on the screen 14 Click OK 15 Insert the original CD for Windows NT 4 0 In the text field type D i386 and click OK CD ROM drive name differs depending on your computer 16 Click Finish ...

Page 68: ... is displayed 2 Select Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS icon 3 Select Document Defaults from the File menu The Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS Default Document Properties window is displayed with the Page Setup tab displayed Each of the major program features can be viewed by clicking the tab 4 Click the appropriate tab 5 Select the required options ...

Page 69: ...PCL Driver 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen To remove the Status Display 1 Click Start select Programs Panasonic and click Panasonic KX P7500 Series 2 Click Uninstall utility 3 Click Yes 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen To remove the PostScript Printer Driver 1 Click Start select Settings and click Printers 2 Select Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS icon 3 Click Fi...

Page 70: ...the instructions that appear on the screen To remove the PostScript Printer Driver 1 Click Start select Settings and click Printers 2 Select Panasonic KX P7500 Series PS icon 3 Click File menu then click Delete 4 Click Yes For Windows 3 1 users To remove the PCL Printer Driver 1 From the Program Manager double click the Panasonic KX P7500 Series icon 2 Double click the Uninstall PCL Driver icon 3 ...

Page 71: ...he printer driver and special printing It also includes detail information about menus and functions of the operator panel This chapter is divided into the following categories Using the operator panel l page 72 Using the printer driver PCL Printer Driver l page 87 Manual Feed printing from MP tray l page 98 Both side Duplex printing l page 99 ...

Page 72: ...he user default settings made from the operator panel 1 Make sure READY appears on the display 2 Press ON LINE CONTINUE button OFFLINE appears on the display and the printer is off line 3 Press MENU button until the menu you need appears on the display 4 Press ITEM button until the menu item you need appears on the display 5 Press VALUE button until the setting you need appears on the display 6 Pr...

Page 73: ...tems PAPER MP SIZE COPIES ORIENT TRAY T MARGIN L MARGIN DUPLEX AUTO CR WIDE A4 QUALITY EMUL SWITCH LOCKTRAY PWR SAVE AUTOCONT TON SAVE JAM RECV TONERLOW ORT MODE TIMEOUT DENSITY PAP TYPE MENU CLR MOPT DUP TOP DUP LEFT S BIND L BIND FUSER CLEAN SELFTEST DEMOPAGE FONTLIST TYPEFACE SYMBOL LINES PITCH PT SIZE COURIER ...

Page 74: ...work card KX PNB2 is installed in your printer PS II MENU If the PostScript SIMM is installed in your printer Items BAUDRATE ROBU XON RESET NIC CFG NET TCP IP CFG TCP LPD DHCP CFG ADRS BOOTP RARP APL TALK NETWARE CFG NWAR AUTO EN_8023 EN_II EN_8022 EN_SNAP UPDATE BOOT SVR UNIX WINDOWS SV IP B1 SV IP B2 SV IP B3 SV IP B4 FACTORY DEFAULT PRINT NET CFG FONT LIST NOTE See KX PNB2 Network Card User s G...

Page 75: ...TTER country specific Factory Default LEGAL A4 country specific EXE JIS B5 ISO B5 COM 10 MONARCH DL C5 POST A6 C6 FOLIO A5 STS A6 If the TRAY menu is 1ST LETTER country specific LEGAL A4 country specific EXE JIS B5 ISO B5 FOLIO If the TRAY menu is OPT LETTER country specific LEGAL A4 country specific EXE JIS B5 ISO B5 COM 10 MONARCH DL C5 FOLIO If the DUPLEX menu is not OFF SHORT or LONG LETTER co...

Page 76: ...opies For example if you send three pages to print and set COPIES to 2 the printer prints page 1 page 1 page 2 page 2 page 3 page 3 ORIENT P Portrait Factory Default L Landscape The ORIENT setting determines how the printing is oriented on the page P Portrait means the printing is parallel to the short edge of the paper L Landscape means the printing is parallel to the long edge of the paper ABC A...

Page 77: ...other print material one piece at a time through the MP tray Press the ON LINE CONTINUE button on the panel to print another sheet OPT is available only if the 2nd feeder is installed See Installing the 2nd feeder 500 pages on page 159 T MARGIN 0 0 to 9 9 0 0 Factory Default Portrait 0 0 to 6 5 0 0 Factory Default Landscape The T MARGIN TOP MARGIN menu item lets you select the top margin of the pr...

Page 78: ...rinting only one side of a sheet of paper For more information see page 101 AUTO CR LF Factory Default LF CR The AUTO CR setting determines if the printer automatically performs carriage return after a line feed control command WIDE A4 OFF Factory Default ON The WIDE A4 setting determines if it can print 80 columns in A4 size QUALITY 300 600 Factory Default QUALITY setting determines the print res...

Page 79: ...duced power state Full power mode is restored when the printer receives a job or when you press any button on the operator panel To conserve energy and operating cost this printer is provided with a programmable power save PWR SAVE feature The printer is factory set with the power save feature turned on and programmed to 15 minutes to comply with ENERGY STAR requirements AUTOCONT ON Factory Defaul...

Page 80: ...Factory Default STOP This setting determines whether the printer continues printing after the printer detects that the toner is low If the toner is low and TONERLOW is set to STOP press the ON LINE CONTINUE button to print In that case replace the toner cartridge or set the TONERLOW menu item to CONTINU SWITCH If the 2nd feeder is installed ON Factory Default OFF The ON setting makes the printer s...

Page 81: ... Text Image NORMAL The printer s ORT setting is disable GRAY Better Photo Image TIMEOUT 0 to 300 15 Factory Default The TIMEOUT Setting determines the amount of time in seconds the printer waits before printing the last page of a print job that does not end with a command to print the page When a print timeout occurs the printer prints the data in the print buffer 0 No timeout DENSITY LIGHT MEDIUM...

Page 82: ... CLR MENU CLEAR the printer resets to the factory default setting for each menu item MOPT ON Factory Default OFF This MOPT Memory Optimization Technology setting makes the printer process more data by optimizing the memory If the value is set to ON the complex data can be processed DUP TOP 5 0 Factory Default 0 to 9 9 mm In increments of 0 1 This item lets you select the top margin of the print ma...

Page 83: ...here happens random dirty spots on the back side of paper select FUSER CLEAN It cleans fuser contamination FUSER CLEAN selection rotates the fuser about 10 seconds and prints one duplex page of a specified pattern for fuser clean TEST MENU Menu Item Values and Functions TEST MENU SELFTEST Select SELFTEST to print a configuration page This menu item lets you make sure the printer is operating corre...

Page 84: ...enu Item Values and Functions I O MENU BAUDRATE This setting lets you select the rate at which data is being sent to or from your computer Setting the COM Port and printer setting at anything higher that 19200 bps will create unexpected errors in DOS mode 300 to 115200 9600 Factory Default ROBU XON ON Factory Default OFF PCL MENU Menu Item Values and Functions PCL MENU FONTLIST You can print a fon...

Page 85: ...o change the number of lines that print on each page The setting can range from 5 to 128 lines per page The printer sets the amount of space between each line based on the Lines Paper size and Orientation settings PITCH 0 44 to 99 99 10 00 Factory Default If you choose a scalable monospaced font you can select the font pitch PITCH refers to the number of fixed space characters in a horizontal inch...

Page 86: ...86 Using the Printer PS II MENU Menu Item Values and Functions PS ll FONTLIST You can print a font sample list showing all the fonts available for PostScript 2 emulation ...

Page 87: ...KX P7500 Series PCL6 icon 3 Select Properties from the File menu The Panasonic KX P7500 Series PCL6 Properties window is displayed with the General tab displayed 4 Click the appropriate tab Each of the major program features can be viewed by clicking the tab Using the printer driver PCL Printer Driver Displaying the KX P7500 Series properties windows ...

Page 88: ...rs window is displayed 2 Select Panasonic KX P7500 Series PCL6 icon 3 Select Document Defaults from the File menu The Panasonic KX P7500 Series PCL6 Default window is displayed with the Paper tab displayed 4 Click the appropriate tab Each of the major program features can be viewed by clicking the tab ...

Page 89: ...nters icon in the Control Panel window The Printers window is displayed 4 Select the Panasonic KX P7500 Series PCL6 then click Setup The Panasonic KX P7500 Series PCL6 window is displayed Print options are specified from tabs in this window 5 Click the appropriate tab CAUTION Changes made from a software application override the user default setting made from the operator panel ...

Page 90: ...er source for the first and following pages for your print job Click off if you want to use the same paper source for all pages The paper size of the print job must be the same You may use this function when printing a first page as a cover page or using letterhead Paper Type The Paper type setting lets you specify the type of print material installed in each tray Select Normal if the printer mate...

Page 91: ... and raster images TrueType Mode Download as outline The whole character set for each TrueType font contained on the page is sent down to the printer in an outline form Download as bit Image Each TrueType character will be sent as an individual bitmap download font on a least recently used basis ORT Mode 1 Use the ORT setting to produce print with smooth angles curves and edges Toner Save Mode 1 W...

Page 92: ...es a Physical page and divides it into smaller physical pages Each Logical page is then reduced and translated to fit into the new smaller physical page In this way multiple pages are printed onto a single sheet Print page borders The border will be drawn in margin area if pages per sheet are more than 2 Booklet Printing Automatically prints your document as a duplex printing job and arranges the ...

Page 93: ...bout each menu Memory Select the value of the printer memory installed in the printer After adding more memory set the value of the printer memory Page Protection This setting allows the printer to reserve memory and is especially useful when printing complex documents containing text and graphics This will help prevent print overrun errors ...

Page 94: ...een gives detailed information about each menu Overlays To select a file to be used as an overlay enter the path to locate the bitmap file Load Overlay You can use an externally source file as an overlay Create Overlay You can create a page overlay Selected Overlay Status The preview area shows any selected bitmaps Delete Overlay You can delete overlays Query Page Overlay Query Page Overlay option...

Page 95: ...lick Create Overlay in the Overlays tab 4 Enter a new file name or the same file name with OVP extension ex WWW OVP in your desired directory as used in step 1 in the File Name box 5 Click Save for Windows NT 4 0 only 6 Click OK Overlay printing http www XXX com 1 Create a file and store an overlay file 2 Open a document on which you want to overlay printing 3 Print a document on which you want to...

Page 96: ...you want to print a document If the overlay file is not displayed in the list box click Load Overlay browse the directory in which you saved your graphic file OVP file and select the overlay file 4 Click OK 5 Click OK to print the document to the KX P7500 printer The document is printed on the overlay file NOTE Query Page Overlay option causes a Message box to appear whenever a Page Overlay is sen...

Page 97: ...e the slider to change the text angle Center Watermark button The CENTER WATERMARK button resets the position to the papers origin The sliders left and below the preview window move the watermarks central position Fonts button To change the size font and style click on the Fonts button Color button To select a color or create a custom color click on the Color button Watermark To print a watermark ...

Page 98: ...e software or printer driver too For more information about the source item see page 90 1 Select Manual Feed as the paper source Set the source item in the properties window to Manual Feed You can select MANUAL as the paper source by setting the Tray item of the operator panel menu 2 Place a sheet of paper in the MP tray 3 Print your document 4 Press ON LINE CONTINUE button when you are prompted M...

Page 99: ...ng the operator panel menu 1 Make sure READY appears on the display 2 Press ON LINE CONTINUE button OFFLINE appears on the display and the printer is off line 3 Press MENU button until you see PRINTING MENU 4 Press ITEM button until you see DUPLEX 5 Press VALUE button until the setting you need appears on the display For more information see page 78 6 Press ENTER CANCEL button to save the selectio...

Page 100: ...perties window to Manual Feed or MP Tray To print continuously from the MP tray set the source item to MP Tray To print a sheet of paper from the MP tray set the source item to Manual Feed For the 1st cassette or the OPT cassette load the first side facing up and the top toward the printer For information about the OPT cassette see page 159 Paper orientation for printing both sides of paper The fi...

Page 101: ...n 2 Click Print from File menu 3 Click Properties The PCL printer driver is displayed with the General tab selected 4 Click the Finishing tab The paper tab is displayed 5 Set the Duplex item to Short Edge or Long Edge and select the source item Printing A A B B Long Edge Short Edge ...

Page 102: ...lving problems that you may frequently encounter in using the printer This chapter is divided into the following categories Maintaining the toner cartridge l page 103 Cleaning the printer l page 105 Clearing paper jams l page 109 Troubleshooting l page 123 Operator panel messages l page 126 Repacking l page 130 ...

Page 103: ...gh toner remaining to print approximately 500 to 1000 simplex pages at 5 coverage in default DENSITY mode The life of the toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require When continuous printing text at 5 coverage on Letter A4 size a toner cartridge lasts an average of 8000 pages in simplex mode depending on environment and media types This assumes that print DENSITY and TON...

Page 104: ... Care and Maintenance 2 Remove the toner cartridge from the printer 3 Rotate the toner cartridge and gently shake it from side to side about 10 times in the directions of the arrows to distribute the toner ...

Page 105: ...he toner cartridge to set it properly as shown below 5 Close the top cover NOTE If the print remains light install a new toner cartridge Periodic cleaning of the printer is recommended depending on the environment in which the printer is used You should clean the printer At least once a month When you install a new toner cartridge When print quality starts to deteriorate Cleaning the printer a b P...

Page 106: ...ot expose the toner cartridge to light for more than 3 minutes to avoid damage Do not expose the toner cartridge to direct sunlight Wrap the toner cartridge with a protective black plastic sheet When you install the toner cartridge follow the description of Step 4 on page 105 1 Check that the printer is powered off and disconnected from the AC outlet 2 Remove the paper from the MP tray Cleaning th...

Page 107: ...drum surface inside the cartridge 4 Clean the inside of the printer with a soft cloth Make sure to clean the black ribs in the further back NOTE While cleaning the printer be careful not to touch the transfer roller the black rubber roller located underneath the toner cartridge Skin oils on the roller can cause print quality problems a b Bottom face Toner cartridge Transfer roller Black rib ...

Page 108: ...id damaging the sensor lever by touching it 6 Replace the toner cartridge close the top cover plug in the power cord and turn the printer on To obtain high quality from your printer clean the LSU when the image has the light vertical lines running through them 1 Turn the printer off open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge 2 Pull up on the LSU cleaner and put it on the LSU Cleaning LSU La...

Page 109: ...tached label on the inside of the top cover If the printer s operator panel displays a paper jam message look for paper in the locations indicated in the figure on the next page then perform the procedure for clearing the paper jam Paper jam messages The labels attached to the inside of the top cover show where the jam locations are and contain some information Clearing paper jams Label LSU cleane...

Page 110: ... PAPER JAM 0 see page 111 For PAPER JAM 0 with 2nd feeder see page 113 For PAPER JAM 0 with multi purpose tray see page 115 For PAPER JAM 1 see page 115 For PAPER JAM 2 see page 117 For DUPLEX JAM 1 see page 119 For DUPLEX JAM 2 see page 121 MP TRAY 1st CASSETTE 500 SHEETS OPT CASSETTE 500 SHEETS PAPER JAM 1 PAPER JAM 2 DUPLEX JAM 1 2nd feeder Option PAPER JAM 0 DUPLEX JAM 2 ...

Page 111: ... PAPER JAM 0 1 Slide the cassette out of the printer and remove any damaged paper from the tray CAUTION The cassette weighs approximately 4 7 kg 10 3 lbs when it is fully loaded Hold it carefully with both hands as shown below ...

Page 112: ... is visible in the feed area grasp both sides of the jammed paper and slowly pull the paper down and out of the printer 3 Make sure the paper is below the tab on the guide 4 Replace the cassette 5 Open and close the top cover to clear the paper jam message ...

Page 113: ...AM 0 with 2nd feeder 1 Slide the cassette out of the printer and remove any damaged paper from the tray CAUTION The cassette weighs approximately 4 7 kg 10 3 lbs when it is fully loaded Hold it carefully with both hands as shown below ...

Page 114: ...asp both sides of the jammed paper and slowly pull the paper down or up and out of the printer 3 Make sure the paper is below the tab on the guide of the 1st cassette 4 Replace the cassettes 5 Open and close the top cover to clear the paper jam message Pull up Pull down Tab 1st cassette ...

Page 115: ...lowly pull the paper out of the printer 2 Open and close the top cover to clear the paper jam message PAPER JAM 1 1 Open and close the top cover The paper comes out of the printer and the paper jam message is cleared If the paper jam message is not cleared follow the next steps Top cover Multi purpose tray ...

Page 116: ... toner cartridge to direct sunlight to avoid damage Wrap the toner cartridge with a protective black plastic sheet to avoid damage 3 Grasp both sides of the jammed paper and slowly pull the paper out of the printer Do not tear the paper NOTE If the jammed paper is stuck and you can not pull it out remove the jammed paper as instructed PAPER JAM 2 step2 to step6 see page 117 Top cover ...

Page 117: ...ridge into the printer as far as it will go b Push the toner cartridge to set it properly as shown below 5 Close the top cover The paper jam message should be cleared PAPER JAM 2 1 Open and close the top cover The paper comes out of the printer and the paper jam message is cleared If the paper jam message is not cleared follow the next steps a b Push here Arrow ...

Page 118: ... If you need to open the fuser cover turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes after opening the rear cover for the fuser to cool before opening the fuser cover 3 If the jammed paper is not visible open the cover while holding the green tab on the right of the cover Fuser cover Fuser is behind the fuser cover Fuser cover Green tab ...

Page 119: ...ose the rear cover The paper jam message should be cleared DUPLEX JAM 1 1 Open and close the top cover The paper comes out of the printer and the paper jam message is cleared If the paper jam message is not cleared follow the next steps Rear cover b Sensor lever CAUTION Do not hook the sensor lever when closing the Fuser cover or it may cause a damage a Fuser cover ...

Page 120: ... to open the fuser cover turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes after opening the rear cover for the fuser to cool before opening the fuser cover 3 Grasp both sides of the paper and slowly pull the paper out of the printer 4 Close the rear cover The paper jam message should be cleared Fuser cover Fuser is behind the fuser cover Rear cover ...

Page 121: ... the printer and the paper jam message is cleared If the paper jam message is not cleared follow the next steps 2 Pull the cassette completely out of the printer CAUTION The cassette weighs approximately 4 7 kg 10 3 lbs when it is fully loaded Hold it carefully with both hands as shown below ...

Page 122: ...l down the metal plate holding the green tab on the right inside of the printer b Slowly pull the paper out of the printer 4 Replace the cassette 5 Open and close the top cover to clear the paper jam message a b Metal plate Green tab ...

Page 123: ...s 95 task bar 2 Click the PCL6 or PS printer icon 3 Select File Default Printer The printed data is not sent to the printer Check the printer cable connections see page 42 Check the printer port on your computer The test page is not printed Check that all trays are properly loaded adjusted and installed in the printer Check that all covers are correctly closed Poor print quality Problem Solution T...

Page 124: ...tions The printer drops letters in case of printing from Dos mode in Windows 95 Close the Status Display program Check parallel Cable Status Display cannot monitor network printing appears in Status Display program Check the printer cable connections You cannot monitor the status of the printer which is connected by network Close the Status Display program Dirty spots on the back side of paper cau...

Page 125: ...sure that the printer is turned on and READY appears in the display Check that the LocalTalk cable is completely plugged into both the printer and your Macintosh computer The printer driver does not automatically setup the printer when you click Auto Setup in the Printer Setup window P7500 PPD is not copied Reinstall the printer software See Installing software on page 188 PS PostScript problems P...

Page 126: ...n the operator panel Operator panel messages Status messages Massage The printer is Ready for operation Receiving the data or printing In Power Save mode see page 79 In boot procedure warming up Wait until READY is displayed on the LCD In offline READY PR I NT I NG SLEEP WA I T FFL NE I O ...

Page 127: ...wrong toner cartridge has been installed in the printer Replace with a Panasonic KX P7500 Series toner cartridge The printer is running out of toner Purchase a new cartridge and replace the toner cartridge The toner is low The TONERLOW menu item is set to STOP Purchase a new cartridge and replace the toner cartridge Set the TONERLOW menu item to CONTINU Press the ON LINE CONTINUE button The printe...

Page 128: ...er to clear the message The requested paper size does not correspond with the loaded paper size in the displayed cassette Displayed paper size is requested paper size Press ON LINE CONTINUE button Load the paper into the MP tray Message Meaning and Required Action JAM1 2 DUPLEX MP Op t EMPTY1 st A4 Paper Size LOAD 1 ST MP OPT A4 Paper Size MANUAL LOAD EMPTY MANUAL ...

Page 129: ...serial interface error Set the same Baudrate There is not enough memory in the printer You might want to add more memory to the printer Check that the MOPT Memory Optimization Technology menu item is set to ON The 1st tray is open Close the 1st tray to clear the message The option tray is open Close the option tray to clear the message The option tray is empty when loading the envelope Load the en...

Page 130: ...reme care must be taken when handling The printer should be handled in the upright vertical position Material required Original cartons and packaging materials Newspaper or drop cloth Shipping tape and scissors The 1st tray is open but you can print through MP tray or option tray Close the 1st tray to clear the message The option tray is open but you can print through 1st tray or MP tray Close the...

Page 131: ...printer for repacking 1 Turn off the printer remove the power cord and all interface cables 2 Slide the cassette out of the printer and remove the paper 3 Insert the packaging material into the cassette 4 Insert the cassette into the printer ...

Page 132: ...ner cartridge 1 Open the top cover of the printer by pressing the button on right side of the printer 2 Remove the toner cartridge from the printer 3 Insert toner cartridge into a bag and seal the end of the bag tightly 4 Close the top cover ...

Page 133: ...dust collectors 2 Secure the printer s MP tray the cassette and the rear cover to the printer with adhesive tape If you don t have the 2nd feeder go to step 5 3 If you have the 2nd feeder lift the printer up and away from the 2nd feeder CAUTION The printer weighs approximately 17 kg 37 4 lbs Observe standard precautions for lifting heavy objects 4 Repack the 2nd feeder in its original shipping box...

Page 134: ...134 Care and Maintenance 6 Repack the printer in the original shipping box Front ...

Page 135: ...ble on the printer controller board One is occupied by 16 MB SIMM Each slot can support a 16 MB 32 MB or 64 MB SIMM PostScript Upgrade SIMM PS SIMM KX PPSU4 l page 148 Network Card for Ethernet KX PNB2 l page 151 IrDA RS 232C Interface Kit KX PNB6 l page 154 2nd feeder KX PMF2 l page 159 Network Card for Ethernet has been installed in the KX P7510 printer NOTE You need a screwdriver to install som...

Page 136: ...surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component The interface connectors parallel optional network RS 232C and IrDA Electrical components connectors inside the printer any components on the optional board DRAM SIMMs PS SIMM IrDA RS 232C Interface Card or Network Card for Ethernet The connector pins on the optional 2nd feeder for the printer CAUTION Do not remove the ...

Page 137: ...2 Unplug the power cord and disconnect any cables connected to the connectors on the back of the printer 3 a Open the rear cover b Remove the two screws from the back of the printer Power cord a b Screw Rear cover ...

Page 138: ...ack of the printer c Rotate the printer cover away from the printer and lift the printer cover away 5 Remove the five screws from the metal plate covering the control board then remove the plate CAUTION Do not remove the components which are not indicated Tab a b Printer cover c Plate Screw ...

Page 139: ...r instructions on installing printer options see Installing additional printer memory on page 143 Installing a PostScript SIMM on page 148 Installing a Network Card for Ethernet on page 151 Installing an IrDA RS 232C interface kit on page 154 PostScript SIMM Connector DRAM SIMM Connector Network Card Connector IrDA RS 232C Connector ...

Page 140: ...e top screw loosely and hang the plate on it b Tighten the other four screws c Tighten the top screw 2 Stand the clips on the connector to avoid hiding them behind the printer cover Screw a Top screw b c Ensure that metal plate tabs fit properly in Clips ...

Page 141: ...ttom tabs on the printer cover fit into the corresponding slots in the printer b Rotate the cover up towards the printer 4 Slide the cover toward the front of the printer until it clicks into place If the tab does not fit properly push the rear side toward the arrow A Tab b Slot a Tab A ...

Page 142: ...142 Options 5 a Gently tighten all the screws b Close the rear cover 6 Replace the 1st cassette then reconnect any interface cables and power cord Screw a b ...

Page 143: ...r See page 140 IMPORTANT To prevent static electricity damage to certain components see page 136 touch a grounded metal surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component NOTE The SDRAM does not be supported CAUTION Do not drop or bend the SIMM Do not touch the connector edge of the SIMM Protect the SIMM from static electricity by keeping it in its antistatic package un...

Page 144: ...8 is empty Following table shows the slot numbers and the DRAM SIMM capacities supported on this printer You can install the additional DRAM SIMM into CN7 and CN8 up to 128 MB To install a DRAM SIMM you will need to remove and replace the printer cover For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer cover on page 136 This slot recognizes only half of 8 MB and 32 MB SIMMs if they are instal...

Page 145: ...ouch the connector edge on the SIMM 2 Hold the SIMM with the connector edge pointing toward the connector and position the notch as shown Insert the SIMM all the way into the connector at a 30o angle and rotate it left until it snaps into place Notch Connector edge Notch ...

Page 146: ... the two pins on each of the connector are pushed through the holes on the SIMM 4 Continue with To close the printer cover on page 140 5 Set the printer memory item on the printer tab of the properties window to the value of the added printer memory Metal clip Printer memory ...

Page 147: ...e with larger memory 1 Push the metal clips at each end of the connector away from SIMM 2 Rotate the SIMM right to a 30o angle and gently pull it out of the connector as shown 3 Place the SIMM in its original packaging NOTE If you did not save the packaging wrap the SIMM in paper and store it in a box Metal clip ...

Page 148: ...damage to certain components see page 136 touch a grounded metal surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component PS SIMM KX PPSU4 CAUTION Do not drop or bend the PS SIMM Do not touch the connector edge of the PS SIMM Protect the PS SIMM from static electricity by keeping it in its antistatic package until you are ready to install it Avoid exposing the PS SIMM to dire...

Page 149: ...d CN10 are empty and reserved for the PS SIMM To install a PS SIMM you will need to remove and replace the printer cover For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer cover on page 136 To install a PS SIMM 1 Unpack the PS SIMM Do not touch the connector edge on the PS SIMM Installing a PS SIMM CN 9 PS SIMM Connector The two slots are reserved for the PS SIMM CN 10 CN 7 CN 8 Notch Connect...

Page 150: ...te it to the left until it snaps into place 3 Make sure both metal clips on the connector are fastened and the two pins on each of the connector are pushed through the holes on the PS SIMM 4 Continue with To close the printer cover on page 140 5 Install a Windows PostScript printer driver as described by Chapter 3 See page 55 for Windows 95 Windows 98 or see page 61 for Windows NT 4 0 Notch Metal ...

Page 151: ...ide included in the KX PNB2 IMPORTANT To prevent static electricity damage to certain components see page 136 touch a grounded metal surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component Network Card for Ethernet KX PNB2 CAUTION Do not drop or bend the network card Do not touch the connector of the network card Protect the network card from static electricity by keeping it...

Page 152: ... the printer cover from the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer cover on page 136 To install a network card 1 Remove the two screws from the metal plate covering the opening for cable connector 2 Remove the plate Screw Plate ...

Page 153: ...wo connectors should fit snugly together 4 Gently tighten the screws to secure the card to the printer control board 5 Continue with To close the printer cover on page 140 6 Connect a twisted pair network cable not supplied to the RJ 45 port Network card connector on the printer Connector on the network card Screw A twisted pair network cable RJ 45 port ...

Page 154: ...indows 95 Windows 98 The infrared port is compliant with the specifications established by the Infrared Data Association IrDA The infrared port operates transmitting data at speeds up to 115 200 bits per second To install the IrDA RS 232C interface kit you will need to perform the following Remove the printer cover from the right of the printer See page 136 Install the IrDA RS 232C interface card ...

Page 155: ...remove the printer cover from the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer cover on page 136 To install an IrDA RS 232C interface kit 1 Remove the single screw that fastens the metal plate covering the cable connector opening 2 Remove the plate Kit contents Screw ...

Page 156: ...232C interface card into the card slot 4 Insert the connector on the card into the IrDA RS 232C connector on the printer control board until it is completely in place The two connectors should fit snugly together IrDA RS 232C Connector ...

Page 157: ...screw to secure the card 6 Continue with step1 4 on To close the printer cover on page 140 7 Plug the IrDA adaptor cable into the infrared port 8 Replace the 1st cassette then reconnect any interface cables and power cord Infrared port ...

Page 158: ...tails tab and select Infrared Printing Port 4 Aim the infrared port on your computer within 15 degrees of either side of the line as shown 5 The IrDA adaptor must be within 1 m 3 feet of the computer 6 Make sure the printer is in ready state 7 Click Start select Settings then click Control Panel 8 Double click Infrared icon to display the Infrared Monitor If Infrared Monitor icon is displayed in s...

Page 159: ... change the baud rate to a faster rate 3 Click OK You can install a 2nd feeder KX PMF2 Complete the following steps before you install the 2nd feeder Unplug the printer power cord Disconnect all cables from the back of the printer To install the 2nd feeder you will need to perform the following Install the 2nd feeder Load the paper into the OPT cassette Select paper source in printer driver Instal...

Page 160: ...nnector is properly inserted Make sure there is no gap and a deviation between the printer and the 2nd feeder CAUTION The printer weighs approximately 17 kg 37 4 lbs The back of the printer should be facing you when you move it 4 Reconnect all cables to the back of the printer 5 Reconnect the power cord to the printer 6 Make sure the READY message appears on the operator panel display Kit contents...

Page 161: ...hat can hold up to 500 sheets of paper or 40 envelopes To load paper in the OPT cassette proceed as follows 1 Pull the cassette completely out of the printer CAUTION The cassette weighs approximately 4 7 kg 10 3 lbs when it is fully loaded Hold it carefully with both hands as shown below ...

Page 162: ...he left side of the cassette is set as shown below See the label which shows a lever direction attached on the cassette NOTE To set the green lever push down the green lever to lock it into the small hole under the slot Front Green lever Cassette ...

Page 163: ...de and slide it to the far right side of the cassette d Squeeze the envelope guide lever and slide it to the far rear position 4 Lift the tab of the rear right guide completely and slide it to the desired paper size until it clicks into place The paper size is indicated on the bottom of the cassette CAUTION To prevent any damage to the rear right guide pull the tab of the rear right guide complete...

Page 164: ...cassette 6 Load the paper by placing the paper against the left rear corner of the cassette NOTES Do not fold or crease the paper The height of paper should not exceed the limit mark line on the cassette or it may cause a jam Do not mix different types or thicknesses of media in the cassette at one time this may cause a jam Length guide Printing side down Limit mark line ...

Page 165: ...rinter may pull paper from 1st cassette first To change this see To select Paper Source in PCL properties window on page 170 To load the envelopes into the OPT cassette Your printer has an OPT cassette that can hold up to 500 sheets of paper or 40 envelopes To load envelopes in the OPT cassette proceed as follows 1 Pull the cassette completely out of the printer Width guide ...

Page 166: ...th both hands as shown below 2 Make sure the green lever on the left side of the cassette is set as shown below See the label which shows a lever direction attached on the cassette NOTE To set the green lever into the slot a Lift the green lever b Release it into the slot Front Green lever Cassette b a Green lever ...

Page 167: ...and slide it to the far right side of the cassette d Squeeze the envelope guide lever and slide it to the far rear position 4 Lift the tab of the rear right guide completely and slide it to the desired envelope size until it clicks into place The envelope size is indicated on the bottom of the cassette NOTE The right side of the rear right guide will line up with the envelope sizes indicated on th...

Page 168: ... envelope size is indicated on the bottom of the cassette NOTE The rear of the length guide will line up with the envelope sizes indicated on the bottom of the cassette 6 Load the envelope in the cassette by placing the envelopes against the left rear corner of the cassette NOTES Do not fold or crease the envelope Do not mix different types or thicknesses of media in the cassette at one time this ...

Page 169: ...queeze the width guide and slide it to the left until it lightly rests against the edge of the envelopes 9 Slide the cassette completely into the printer NOTE The printer may pull paper from 1st cassette first To change this see To select Paper Source in PCL properties window on page 170 Envelope guide Lever Width guide ...

Page 170: ...s then click Printers 2 Click on the Panasonic 7500 Series PCL6 icon 3 Click the File menu then click Properties 4 Click the Paper tab 5 Set the Source item to Auto Select or Option cassette NOTE Settings in the printer driver and software application override operator panel setting Click ...

Page 171: ...ge 188 Ethernet Network Card has been installed in the KX P7510 printer IMPORTANT To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components touch a grounded metal surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component The interface connectors parallel optional network RS 232C and LocalTalk Electrical components connectors inside the printer any components on t...

Page 172: ...onents which are not indicated To remove the printer cover 1 Turn the printer OFF pull out the 1st cassette 2 Unplug the power cord and disconnect any cables connected to the connectors on the back of the printer Removing the printer cover 1st cassette Power cord ...

Page 173: ...the two screws from the back of the printer 4 a Pull the tab to release the printer cover b Slide printer cover towards back of the printer c Rotate the printer cover away from the printer and lift the printer cover away a b Screw Rear cover Tab a b Printer cover c ...

Page 174: ...he printer control board If the printer cover is opened you can see the printer control board as below For instructions on installing printer options see Installing a PostScript SIMM on page 175 Installing a Network Card for Ethernet on page 177 Installing a LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card on page 180 Plate Screw PS SIMM Connector DRAM SIMM Connector Network Card Connector LocalTalk RS 232C Conne...

Page 175: ...f the PS SIMM Protect the PS SIMM from static electricity by keeping it in its antistatic package until you are ready to install it Avoid exposing the PS SIMM to direct sunlight high temperatures or humidity The printer controller board ships with the following memory configuration The DRAM SIMM connectors numbered CN7 and CN8 are reserved for the printer s memory The remaining two connectors CN9 ...

Page 176: ...page 172 To install a PS SIMM 1 Unpack the PS SIMM Do not touch the connector edge on the PS SIMM 2 Hold the PS SIMM with the connector edge pointing toward the connector CN9 or CN10 and position the notch as shown Insert the PS SIMM all the way into the connector at a 30o angle and rotate it to the left until it snaps into place Notch Connector edge Notch ...

Page 177: ... on page 177 or Installing a LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card on page 180 The following section explains how to install a Network Card for Ethernet KX PNB2 on the KX P7500 IMPORTANT To prevent static electricity damage to certain components see page 171 touch a grounded metal surface such as the printer s bare metal frame prior to touching the component Installing a Network Card for Ethernet Metal...

Page 178: ...etwork card Protect the network card from static electricity by keeping it in its anti static package until you are ready to install it Avoid exposing the network card to direct sunlight high temperatures or humidity To install a network card 1 Remove the two screws from the metal plate covering the opening for cable connector Kit contents Screw ...

Page 179: ...tor on the printer control board until it is completely in place The two connectors should fit snugly together 4 Gently tighten the screws to secure the card to the printer control board 5 Continue with Replacing the printer cover on page 183 Plate Network card connector on the printer Connector on the network card Screw ...

Page 180: ...component LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card KX PNB4 CAUTION Do not drop or bend the LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card Do not touch the connector of the LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card Protect the LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card from static electricity by keeping it in its anti static package until you are ready to install it Avoid exposing the LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card to direct sunlight hi...

Page 181: ...de To install a LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card 1 Remove the single screw that fastens the metal plate covering the cable connector opening 2 Remove the plate 3 Insert the LocalTalk RS 232C Interface Card into the card slot Screw ...

Page 182: ...S 232C Connector on the printer control board until it is completely in place The two connectors should fit snugly together 5 Gently tighten the screw to secure the card to the printer control board 6 Continue with Replacing the printer cover on page 183 LocalTalk RS 232C Connector Screw ...

Page 183: ...p screw loosely and hang the plate on it b Tighten the other four screws c Tighten the top screw 2 Stand the clips on the connector to avoid hiding them behind the printer cover Replacing the printer cover Screw a Top screw b c Ensure that metal plate tabs fit properly in Clips ...

Page 184: ...re the bottom tabs on the printer cover fit into the corresponding slots in the printer b Rotate the cover up towards the printer 4 Slide the cover toward the front of the printer until it clicks into place If the tab does not fit properly push the rear side toward the arrow A Tab b Slot a Tab A ...

Page 185: ...185 For Macintosh User s Guide 5 a Gently tighten all the screws b Close the rear cover 6 Replace the 1st cassette then reconnect any interface cables and power cord Screw a b ...

Page 186: ...ents 1 Connect a twisted pair network cable not supplied to the RJ 45 port 2 Continue with Installing software on page 188 NOTES The first green LED comes on when the cable is connected to the port on the Ethernet Network Card After booting the second green LED should blink irregularly and the first green LED should come on continuously Connecting network cables For Network Printing A twisted pair...

Page 187: ...inter is turned off before connecting to the port 1 Connect the printer to your Macintosh using a LocalTalk cable 2 Continue with Installing software on page 188 NOTE A LocalTalk cable is not included It must be purchased separately Please contact your Macintosh dealer Connecting the LocalTalk cable ...

Page 188: ...0 Check the Macintosh Chooser to assure that it is installed If it isn t use the Mac OS help system for information about installing it If you have installed optional PS SIMM in your printer install the PostScript Printer Driver Make sure the READY message appears on the operator panel display 1 If necessary press the power switch on the Macintosh computer 2 Insert the KX P7500 Series CD ROM in yo...

Page 189: ...m the Apple menu choose Control Panel then click AppleTalk The AppleTalk window appears 5 From the Connect via drop down list select Printer Port if connecting with a LocalTalk cable or select Ethernet if using a network connection And close AppleTalk window NOTE If the computer is connected to a network selecting Printer Port will disconnect communication with the network ...

Page 190: ...ult will be KXP0000f0a0XXXX KXP followed by a MAC address in Hexadecimal if you selected Ethernet in step 5 or Panasonic KX P7500 if you selected Printer Port in step 5 7 Click on your printer name 8 Click the Create if it appears The installation is completed You don t need to proceed with the following steps NOTE This step appears on some driver versions 9 Click Setup ...

Page 191: ... Chooser from the Apple menu 3 Ensure AppleTalk is active 4 Click LaserWriter 8 icon then select the name of your KX P7500 Series 5 From your application s File menu select Page Setup The Page Setup dialog box is displayed 6 Make any necessary changes to the page setup then click OK See page 192 for more information about Page Setup 7 From the application s File menu select Print The Print dialog ...

Page 192: ...e application and LaserWriter version you are using Page Attributes features Paper Select the paper size you want to use Scale To print a reduced or enlarged copy of your document type a percentage of reduction or enlargement Orientation To set up your document so that it is oriented for Portrait tall or Landscape wide printing click one of these icon The Page Setup dialog box ...

Page 193: ...mage To print white area of the document as black and black area as white click this check box Image Text Substitute Fonts To let the printer substitute fonts during printing click this check box Smooth Text To improve printed bitmapped fonts click this check box Smooth Graphics To improve printed graphic images by smoothing jagged edges click this check box Precision Bitmap Alignment To better pr...

Page 194: ... you are using General features Destination Use these buttons to send you document to the printer or to save it as a PostScript file Copies Type the number of copies to be printed Pages To print all your pages click All To print only some pages type the first page number in From box and type the last page number in To box Paper Source Use these buttons and menus to select the paper source you want...

Page 195: ...ter settings select Printer Specific Options from the pop up menu directly below the printer name The window as shown below is displayed Choose Resolution Selects print resolution ORT Mode Sets the ORT Optimum Resolution Technology setting to produce print with smooth angles curves and edges ...

Page 196: ...t To display additional printer settings select Layout from the pop up menu directly below the printer name The window as shown below is displayed Print on Both Sides Sets binding direction for duplex printing or turns off duplex printing ...

Page 197: ...197 Appendix Appendix This appendix contains specifications for the following Printer l page 198 Media l page 199 Cable l page 208 Bi directional parallel interface l page 209 Controller l page 210 ...

Page 198: ...tion Technology Printing method Electrophotography Semi Conductor Warm up time Less than 60 seconds at 23 C First printing time Less than 13 seconds single sided printing Size WDH Standard Approx 427mm 16 8 x 432mm 17 0 x 301mm 11 9 With the optional 2nd feeder Approx 427mm 16 8 x 432mm 17 0 x 443mm 17 5 Mass Weight Approx 17 kg 37 4 lbs 2nd feeder Approx 7 kg 15 4 lbs Power consumption Printing A...

Page 199: ...of media 1st cassette A4 Letter Legal B5 Executive Folio 60 g m2 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs MP tray Paper Transparency Label 60 g m2 to 161 g m2 16 to 43 lbs Card stock Up to 161 g m2 Envelope OPT cassette A4 Letter Legal B5 Executive Folio 60 g m2 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs Envelope Duplex printing Paper A4 LTR Folio Legal 75 g m2 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lbs Media Paper size 1st Cassette OPT Cassette MP tr...

Page 200: ...TER 210 x 297 mm 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 LABEL A4 LETTER 210 x 297 mm 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 A6 INTERNATIONAL POST CARD 100 x 148 mm PAPER WEIGHT CUT SHEET ENVELOPE 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs 60 to 75 g m2 16 to 20 lbs 60to161g m2 16 to 43 lbs 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lbs PAPER CAPACITY CUT SHEET ENVELOPE LABEL TRANSPARENCY 500 sheets at 75g m2 20lbs 500 sheets at 75 g m2 20l...

Page 201: ...iptions on how to set the green lever see page 31 To load the Envelope into the OPT cassette Set the green lever according to the media type About detailed descriptions on how to set the green lever see page 162 Media 1st cassette paper FOLIO paper LEGAL others Media OPT cassette others Envelope Green lever Green lever Green lever Green lever ...

Page 202: ...es of paper to avoid Extremely smooth or shiny paper or paper that is highly textured Letterhead imprinted with low temperature or thermography These materials may transfer onto the fusing roller and cause damage Any pre printed paper should use inks compatible with 200 C 392 F for 0 1 second Damaged or wrinkled paper paper with curled edges or paper with irregularities such as tabs staples etc Mu...

Page 203: ...When printing avoid printing in fill color in the area within 15 mm 0 59 from the top to prevent paper jam See below However characters are printable in this area When single sided printing it s recommended to avoid printing in fill color in this area Transparencies and labels You may also print on transparencies and labels that are made for the printer Panasonic has tested and found that the foll...

Page 204: ...ies that have been fed through the printer once for example after jams or if the transparency is ejected without being printed can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components When using transparencies if the print quality is poor print on the other side Margins for transparency With any label stock the labels must completely cover the backing material 13 mm 0 5 13 mm 0 5 4 mm 0 16...

Page 205: ...reased leading edge Paper weight of 75 g m2 20 lbs Flat free of curls wrinkles nicks etc NOTE Wrinkle may occur in some case even if high quality envelopes are used When wrinkle occurs try printing with the envelope flap tucked in as shon below Margins for the envelope supported on this printer Do not print anything but characters in the printable area 15 mm 0 6 10 mm 0 4 10 mm 0 4 10 mm 0 4 Margi...

Page 206: ...may result in paper jams Irregularly shaped envelopes Envelopes with curls wrinkles nicks twists dog ears or other 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 ...

Page 207: ...h clasps snaps or tie strings as illustrated on left below Envelopes with transparent windows as illustrated on right below Envelopes that will melt discolor scorch offset or release hazardous emissions when exposed to 200 C 392 F for 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 y...

Page 208: ...the envelope to seal Avoid printing below 10 C 50 F with less than 30 RH Low temperature with low humidity may cause light printing Envelope storage is very important Store them away from moisture and humid air where they can lay flat and their edges won t be bent or damaged The humidity should not exceed 70 RH Cable Parallel IEEE 1284 Serial RS 232C LocalTalk RS 422 IrDA RS 232C IrDA ...

Page 209: ...ctor printer side Bi directional parallel interface Connector type 57 30360 AMPHENOL or equivalent cable use a shielded cable 2 meters 6 6 feet or less in length Signal pin Return side pin Signal Signal pin Return side pin Signal 1 19 nStrobe 13 28 Select 2 20 Data 1 14 30 nAutoFd 3 21 Data 2 15 4 22 Data 3 16 SG 5 23 Data 4 17 FG 6 24 Data 5 18 5V 7 25 Data 6 31 30 ninit 8 26 Data 7 32 29 nFault ...

Page 210: ...0 models have a PostScript SIMM already installed Memory 20 MB Standard expandable to a max of 132 MB Interface Standard Parallel Bi directional IEEE 1284 compliant Nibble Byte ECP Option 10 Base T 100 Base TX 2 auto switching LocalTalk RS 232C IrDA RS 232C 2 Standard for KX P7510 Operator panel Support language English 8 x 2 LCD LCD Display angle adjusting Font Resident 45 Fonts PS 2 35 Fonts opt...

Page 211: ...Font Names in KX P7500 PCL Font list FontType No Courier TT 1 Courier Lt SWC 2 Courier Lt SWC Bold 3 Courier Lt SWC Italic 4 Courier Lt SWC Italic Bold Letter gothic R 5 Letter Gothic 6 Letter Gothic Bold 7 LetterGothic Italic Albertus R 8 Flareserif821SWC Albertus xb R 9 Flareserif821SWC Extra Bold CG Times R 10 Dutch801 SWC 11 Dutch801 SWC Bold 12 Dutch801 SWC Italic 13 Dutch801 SWC Italic Bold ...

Page 212: ...901 SWC Bold 30 Incised901 SWC Italic Garamond TT 31 OrigGaramond SWC 32 OrigGaramond SWC Bold 33 OrigGaramond SWC Italic 34 OrigGaramond SWC Italic Bold Marigold R 35 Abdrey Two SWC Arial TT 36 Swiss SWM 37 Swiss SWM Bold 38 Swiss SWM Italic 39 Swiss SWM Italic Bold Times New Roman TT 40 Dutch SWM 41 Dutch SWM Bold 42 Dutch SWM Italic 43 Dutch SWM Italic Bold Symbol TT 44 Symbol Set SWM Wingdings...

Page 213: ...OPEN 127 D DEMOPAGE 83 DENSITY 81 DRAM SIMM 144 DUPLEX 78 Duplex printing 99 203 DUPLEX size 75 E EMPTY MANUAL 128 EMUL 79 ENTER CANCEL button 24 Envelopes 39 161 165 205 Error messages 127 Ethernet 10 100 Base T 44 F Finishing tab 92 Folio 31 FONTLIST 84 86 211 Front side view 22 Fuser cover 119 G General tab 60 87 Graphics tab 91 Green lever 31 162 H HEXDUMP 79 I I O MENU 74 84 Interface kit ins...

Page 214: ... MP SIZE 75 MP tray size 75 N Network Card for Ethernet 151 177 Network Card Connector 139 174 NETWORK MENU 74 Notch 145 O OFFLINE 72 ONLINE CONTINUE button 24 Operator panel 23 72 OPT cassette loading media 161 165 OPT tray size 75 ORIENT 76 Orientation 90 ORT MODE 81 Overlays tab 94 OVERRUN 129 P Packaging materials 130 Page Protection 93 PAP TYPE 82 PAPER 75 Paper jams DUPLEX JAM 1 119 DUPLEX J...

Page 215: ...ng speed 17 Printing tasks 71 Printing Macintosh 191 PS II MENU 74 86 PT SIZE 85 PWR SAVE 79 Q QUALITY 78 R READY status message 72 READY Toner Low 127 Rear right guide 32 Rear side view 22 Repacking 130 RJ 45 port 44 ROBU XON 84 ROM SIMM connector 139 174 S SELFTEST 46 SERIAL ERROR 129 Source 90 Specifications 198 Status Display 53 Status messages 126 SWITCH 80 SYMBOL 85 System requirements 19 T ...

Page 216: ...rinter driver 49 PostScript driver 55 removing software 69 Status Display 53 using the printer driver 87 Windows 98 installing the printer driver 49 PostScript driver 55 removing software 69 Status Display 53 using the printer driver 87 Windows NT 4 0 installing the printer driver 49 PostScript driver 61 removing software 70 using the printer driver 88 PJWRP7500M B ...

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