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Installing Software for Windows

To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows NT 4.0:

Click the Start button and select
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Panasonic KX-P8420.

In the dialog box that appears, click Yes.

Follow the instructions on your screen.

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To remove the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon from the Printers
window, click the icon and select Delete from the File menu.

Summary of Contents for KX-P8420

Page 1: ...the Drivers and Utilities Reference 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 Model No KX P8420 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...he serial number is located on the label on the rear of the unit For your convenience record the number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase in the event of a theft or for future reference MODEL NO KX P8420 SERIAL NO NAME OF RESELLER DATE OF PURCHASE ...

Page 3: ...ther countries QuarkXpress is a trademark of Quark Inc CorelDRAW is a trademark of Corel Corporation Netscape and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation NetWare Novell and Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Novell Inc Times and Helvetica are trademarks of Linotype Hell AG and or its subsidiaries PANTONE is a trademark of Pa...

Page 4: ...it to be made any copies of that certain portion of the Software which has been included on the Fiery server hard disk drive You may not copy the documentation c attempt to alter disassemble decrypt or reverse engineer the Software Coded Font Programs or accompanying documentation d rent or lease the Software Proprietary Rights You acknowledge that the Software Coded Font Programs Typefaces Tradem...

Page 5: ...AMS EXPRESS IMPLIED STATUTORY OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Electronics for Imaging does not warrant that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free or that the Software will meet your specific req...

Page 6: ...rovisions are made expressly for the benefit of Adobe and are enforceable by Adobe in addition to Electronics for Imaging General This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California This Agreement is the entire agreement held between us and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the Software Coded Font Programs and accompanying documentation If any pr...

Page 7: ...modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Technical Support Calls If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty please contact the reseller from which the unit was purchased You may also call the end user technical support telephone number which i...

Page 8: ...KX P8420 20 High quality 20 High speed 20 Easy operation 20 Networking and client capabilities 20 Color capabilities 21 Color management 21 Fiery WebTools 22 System requirements 23 With a Windows computer 23 With a Macintosh computer 23 Minimum space requirements 24 Power source 24 Unpacking 25 Part names 26 Front side view 26 Rear side view 26 Front panel overview 27 LCD Liquid Crystal Display pa...

Page 9: ... 52 Setting up TCP IP printing 53 Setting up the printing environment 53 UNIX server print queues 55 Verifying the TCP IP network connection 58 Setting up TCP IP clients for printing 59 Setting up TCP IP clients for running Fiery WebTools 59 Printing and administering print jobs 60 Setting up IPX Novell printing 61 Overview of IPX printing to the KX P8420 61 Configuring the NetWare server 62 Setti...

Page 10: ...ference pages 96 Removing the KX P8420 software 98 General steps for installing Macintosh software 100 Installing Macintosh printing software 101 Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver 101 Setting up the KX P8420 in the Chooser 102 Installing the KX P8420 ColorSync profile 103 Installing additional software for Macintosh users 105 Adobe Type Manager 105 PostScript and TrueType fonts 105 In...

Page 11: ...167 Front Panel Messages 177 Front panel status and error messages 177 Front panel service calls 183 Repacking 184 Upgrade options 193 Removing and replacing the printer controller board 193 Installing a hard disk drive 196 Kit contents 196 Initializing the hard disk 199 Installing additional memory 199 Kit contents 199 Installing SDRAM DIMMs 200 Installing network cards 202 Kit contents 202 Speci...

Page 12: ...sfactorily 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 one Do not defeat the purpose ...

Page 13: ...13 For Your Safety Moving the unit The printer weighs approximately 48 2 kg 106 2 lbs It must be handled by two people Turn the power off and remove the power cord when handling the unit ...

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Page 15: ...RICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 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...

Page 16: ...er the following conditions Direct exposure to sunlight Extremely high or low temperature temperature range 10 C to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Extremely high or low humidity humidity range 20 to 80 RH Condensation due to rapid change of temperature Areas of poor ventilation Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration solvent etc Unstable or unlevel surfaces ...

Page 17: ... near the equipment Too much media document which exceeds the limit mark on the guide of the tray Front right left doors opened while the printer is operating it may cause a media jam Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner It may damage the printer Not genuine toner ...

Page 18: ...e 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 disc case or drop the case To clean the disc hold the disc by its edges and wipe it from the center to the edges with a dry soft cloth CD ROM ...

Page 19: ...nd optional network Electrical components connectors inside the printer any components on the optional board hard disk drive SDRAM DIMMs Ethernet network card or Token Ring network card The connector pins on the optional 2nd cassette feeder for the printer Waste material may be dumped or incinerated under conditions which meet all federal state and local environmental regulations Static electricit...

Page 20: ...olor documents Supports AppleTalk EtherTalk TCP IP and IPX Novell protocols simultaneously by installing optional Ethernet Card Supports thicknet twisted pair and thinnet via transceiver cabling Ethernet or Token Ring support by installing optional Ethernet or Token Ring Card SMB Microsoft IEEE 1284 compliant Mini Centronics type C parallel connection based on the IEEE P1284 C standard NOTE An ECP...

Page 21: ...es available include EFIRGB sRGB PC Apple Standard In addition CMYK simulation settings can be used to simulate popular offset printing press standards Simulation settings include SWOP Euroscale DIC ColorWise VisualCal allows experienced users to calibrate the KX P8420 for excellent color output eliminating out of calibration color most printers experience over time ColorWise Color Adjustment prov...

Page 22: ...cifications see Specifications on page 205 The icons in this document indicate Features and functionality which require an optional hard disk drive See Installing a hard disk drive on page 196 Features and functionality which require a minimum of 32 MB of SDRAM See Installing additional memory on page 199 Features and functionality available to printers operating in a networked environment See Ins...

Page 23: ...ry WebTools The minimum hardware configuration required to use the printer with a Macintosh computer is Any Macintosh computer in the Macintosh II Quadra Centris Performa or Power Macintosh families with EtherTalk Phase 2 installed Apple system software version 7 5 x 7 6 x or 8 0 Appropriate interface cables for your network and printer connection Ethernet Card page 202 It does not enable to conne...

Page 24: ... on the nameplate located on the back of the unit Do not use an extension cord Do not use a line conditioner transient suppressor or surge protector as it may cause a machine error Rear Right Left 45 cm 17 7 Multi purpose tray opening space 35 cm 13 8 Controller board opening space 50 cm 19 7 Media tray opening space 60 cm 23 6 Front cover opening space ...

Page 25: ...chase NOTE 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 1 Printer Color imaging unit Fuser unit and Media tray are included 2 Toner cartridges black cyan magenta and yellow 3 Power cord 4 KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM 5 KX P8420 Operating Manuals CD ROM includes Drivers...

Page 26: ...maging unit See pages 29 and 149 Front door See page 29 Media tray See page 33 Rear side view Multi purpose tray MPT See page 43 Left side door See page 39 Media thickness switch See page 39 Accessible by opening the left side door Parallel interface connector See page 36 AC inlet See page 36 Power switch See page 37 Slot cover for optional Network card See page 203 ...

Page 27: ...llowing meanings This light Indicates Ready indicator Lit when the printer is on line ready to accept and process new jobs blinking when in menu mode and when receiving processing or printing data and off when the printer is off line or the power is off Error indicator Blinking when the printer requires operator intervention e g load paper or lit when the printer requires a service call LCD Liquid...

Page 28: ...mode returns to the previous menu item When entering numbers decrements to the next number or moves the cursor to the left Continue Forward button Advances to the next selection in menu mode When entering numbers increments to the next number When using the Semi Automatic Duplexing function in the printer driver after odd pages are printed even pages are printed by pressing this key Enter button A...

Page 29: ...and instructions on using the front panel Setting up the printer The general steps for setting up the printer are Preparing the color imaging unit on page 29 Setting up the output tray on page 30 Installing the toner cartridges on page 31 Loading media on page 33 After you have unpacked the printer and located it on a flat stable surface you need to set it up To prepare the color imaging unit 1 Op...

Page 30: ...This tightens the internal belts to ready the unit for printing 3 Close the front door Make sure that you have enough room for the output tray and that it is easy to access To set up the output tray 1 Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray against the printer Setting up the output tray ...

Page 31: ...es the only difference is that the starter cartridges have less toner The page life expectancy is 3 000 pages based on a 5 image area NOTE Save all packing material for shipping purposes To install the starter cartridges 1 Remove the packaging from the toner cartridge 2 Remove the shipping cover from the cartridge CAUTION To avoid possible toner spillage do not tilt cartridge Installing the toner ...

Page 32: ...r more than 1 minute the color imaging unit will be exposed to light and could be damaged 4 Insert the toner cartridge in the appropriately labeled slot From top to bottom the order of the color toner cartridges is black cyan magenta and yellow 5 Repeat steps 1 2 and 4 for each toner cartridge ...

Page 33: ...you load the incorrect media type in a tray it may cause a jam If you have the 2nd cassette feeder installed and you wish to use the automatic cassette switching feature for a large print job for example make sure that all trays in the printer are the same media type and size The transparency tray should only be inserted in the upper or middle tray slots Tray Size A4 Paper 210 mm x 297 mm 8 3 x 11...

Page 34: ...2 Remove all packaging materials from inside the media tray refer to the instruction sheet attached to the tray 3 Push down on the metal plate until it clicks locking it in place 4 Fan the media paper or transparencies and then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing ...

Page 35: ... If the print quality is poor try printing on the other side 5 Place the media in the tray under the hooks The height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the tray or it may cause a jam NOTES Load media with the print side down Most media has instructions recommending the side to be printed first Do not mix different types or thicknesses of media in the media tray at one time this may caus...

Page 36: ...vices are turned off 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to the computer s parallel interface connector and the printer s parallel interface connector NOTES The actual connector on the computer may differ depending on the manufacturer of the computer If the cable is connected to the PC via a printer buffer or selector the printer may not print 3 Connect the power cord to the printer s AC inlet ...

Page 37: ...ly 5 minutes the printer s Ready indicator is lit and Ready is displayed on the printer s front panel 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 dialog box and install the printing software using the procedure described in Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95 on page ...

Page 38: ... on this printer Media Page Size Print area Margins Top Bottom Sides Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 208 mm x 270 mm 8 2 x 10 6 4 2 mm 0 17 4 3 mm 0 17 3 9 mm 0 15 A4 210 mm x 297 mm 8 3 x 11 7 201 mm x 289 mm 7 9 x 11 4 3 4 mm 0 13 3 9 mm 0 15 4 3 mm 0 17 Legal 216 mm x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 208 mm x 346 mm 8 2 x 13 6 3 2 mm 0 13 6 0 mm 0 24 3 9 mm 0 15 Margins and print area Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5...

Page 39: ...e print quality may not be stable Use the media tray for best reliability Two sided printing double sided on laser paper You should not expect the same print quality and reliability that you get with one sided printing For details see Two sided printing on page 208 Setting media thickness switch Because the printer accommodates various media weights from the multi purpose tray media thickness can ...

Page 40: ...aper path components For detailed information on media see Media on page 206 1 Set the media thickness switch page 39 2 a Open the multi purpose tray b Extend the media support by sliding it outward Switch setting Media Thin Default Laser paper 75 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lbs Middle Laser paper 91 to 123 g m2 25 to 32 lbs Transparency Label Thick Laser paper 124 to 165 g m2 33 to 44 lbs Envelope a b ...

Page 41: ... surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing NOTE The recommended transparency is 3M CG3700 If the print quality is poor try printing on the other side 5 Insert the media with the printing side up into the multi purpose tray The height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the left guide or it may cause a media jam ...

Page 42: ...ed on envelopes For more detailed information see Envelopes on page 210 1 Set the media thickness switch page 39 2 Adjust the media guides to the width of the envelope 3 Insert the envelope with the short end entering the printer first and the printing side facing up The edge where the stamp will be located enters the printer last 4 From your computer use the printer driver to choose Envelope from...

Page 43: ...edia guides to the width of the label sheets 3 Insert label sheets in the multi purpose tray with the printing side up and insert the top of the sheets first The height of labels should not exceed the limit mark on the guide 4 Choose MPT Label as the paper source in the Paper tab of the printer driver NOTE Avoid printing labels if the temperature is too high doing so may damage consumables ...

Page 44: ...y status information about current jobs appears in the display window The messages are Ready Displays while the printer is ready to print but not processing or printing a job Printing Displays while a job is printing Processing Displays while the job is processing Canceling Job Appears when you cancel a print job Ready Sleep Appears when the printer is in an power saver mode This mode can reduce t...

Page 45: ... and Configuration page Page 47 Check And Print Printing additional copies of a Check and Print job after the initial Check and Print copy has been printed Specify the number of additional copies of the job to print using the Check and Print screens from the printer s front panel For Macintosh see Chapter 2 of Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide For Windows see Chapter 1 of Drivers and Utilities...

Page 46: ... parallel port set parallel port timeout specify data mode Page 107 Network Port Setup Specify Ethernet or Token Ring settings for network connections to the printer Page 107 Network Protocol Setup Specify settings for network protocols including TCP IP AppleTalk and IXP SPX Page 109 Language Specify the language of the LCD text and the language used in the Test Configuration and Calibration pages...

Page 47: ...ostScript Font List print out the list of available printer fonts You can print a Test Print before you set up the KX P8420 or at any other time from the Ready or the Ready Sleep screen To print a Test Print 1 Turn on the printer and allow it to warm up Messages appear on the front panel as the KX P8420 printer runs through its power up tests 2 From the Ready screen press the Menu Exit button on t...

Page 48: ...niversCE Medium UniversCE Oblique Wingdings Regular ZapfChancery MediumItalic ZapfChanceryCE MediumItalic ZapfDingbats PostScript Font List Printer Name KX P8420 Number of Fonts 251 Page 1 AlbertusMT AlbertusMT Italic AlbertusMT Light AntiqueOlive Bold AntiqueOlive Compact AntiqueOlive Italic AntiqueOlive Roman AntiqueOliveCE Bold AntiqueOliveCE Compact AntiqueOliveCE Italic AntiqueOliveCE Roman A...

Page 49: ... NT 4 0 clients for SMB printing on page 76 SMB stands for Server Message Block After you have connected the printer to the network follow the setup instructions in Chapter 6 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup Network connections This section describes the types of network connections supported by the KX P8420 Optional network cards are available from your Panasonic dealer For more informatio...

Page 50: ...eiver to the AUI connector on the back of the printer Secure the connection using the slide latch on the AUI connector 2 Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver 3 Turn on the printer and then the computer To connect a thicknet cable to the printer 1 With the printer turned off connect the thicknet cable connector to the AUI connector on the back of the printer 2 Turn on t...

Page 51: ... interference and assure continued FCC compliance do not remove the cover from the D sub connector and always use shielded twisted pair wire with RJ 45 jack Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this device could void the FCC class A compliance of this device To connect the cable to RJ 45 jack on the printer With the printer turned off connect the cable from the Token Ring MAU Media Attachm...

Page 52: ... used simultaneously with a network connection CAUTION Always use a shielded interface cable Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio interference with data NOTE Printing through a serial port Local Talk is not supported on Macintosh computers To connect a parallel cable to the printer 1 With the printer and the computer turned off attach the Centronics Type C parallel cable not included to ...

Page 53: ...t up IP Address Subnet mask on the KX P8420 1 From the Ready screen press the Menu Exit button on the front panel to access the printer setup menus 2 Press the Continue Forward button until you see Network Protocol Setup on the LCD Press the Enter button to access the TCP IP Setup menus In the next step you will enable TCP IP network communication according to your network type 3 Press Enter to ad...

Page 54: ...o the network s IP host table This step must be performed on the master NIS server machine After adding the printer entry the updated database must be released to network users 2 For the printer name specify the print server protocol the print connection queue and the spool file 3 Activate the printer connection Depending on your system you may restart the printer daemon or tell the printer to acc...

Page 55: ...me name for the hostname and the queuename However the examples indicate where you should make a distinction if you want to use different names To add the printer as a network printer to all UNIX systems 1 Log in to your UNIX host as the root user 2 Edit your etc hosts file to include the printer as a network device The following is a sample entry for the printer 192 9 228 1 TAB KX P8420 TAB comme...

Page 56: ...ere and the directory itself is created in step 3 Similarly the log file is specified here and created in step 4 The spool directory is write protected from everyone but a daemon user and daemon group users cannot modify or remove files other than their own It is possible to set up to two additional printer entries one with the rp name xjprint and one with the name xjhold The rp name indicates the...

Page 57: ... KX P8420 xjdirect This command creates an internal queue on the workstation and points it to the printer The general format of this command is lpadmin p queuename s hostname xjdirect NOTE The name xjdirect after the exclamation point is for configuring the printer it is an internal name that the printer requests It must be xjdirect it is not a user selectable name This is the only place where it ...

Page 58: ... to print a test page Before you begin this procedure verify that the printer is functioning by printing a page from the printer s ROM For step by step instructions see Printing pages from the front panel on page 47 Once the printer s TCP IP setup is complete you can verify the availability of the printer using the ping command from the DOS prompt with Windows 95 from the Command prompt with Windo...

Page 59: ... WebLink When TCP IP is enabled for the printer in Network Protocol Setup Fiery WebTools are immediately available to clients that Are connected to a TCP IP network with a consistent set of IP addresses one for the printer and one for each computer connect to the printer Have an Internet connection and a Java enabled Web browser The recommended browsers are Netscape Navigator 3 04 for Macintosh co...

Page 60: ...er 123 from the print queue of your KX P8420 named printer you would type lprm P printername job or for example lprm PKX P8420 123 The lprm command reports the names of any files it removes To determine the job number use the lpq command described below lpq p printername On a UNIX system running Solaris 2 use the cancel command to remove jobs from the queue Type cancel job ID For example to remove...

Page 61: ...e on the KX P8420 The NetWare queue names should be given an extension corresponding to the KX P8420 printing connection as follows _print _hold _direct NOTE The NetWare queues names must be given the above all lowercase English extension _print _hold or _direct even if any language s NetWare server is used When the KX P8420 is configured to connect to a NetWare server it polls the NetWare server ...

Page 62: ...o the NetWare file server and configure the file server as described in the following sections Before you begin you ll need to determine the following names The name of the NetWare file server on which you will define the printer as a new print server The name of the NetWare print server This name is used for communication between the printer and the NetWare file server The name to assign to the K...

Page 63: ...ntainer in which the print server and the print queue for the printer will be created The container defines the bindery context for your network structure Network devices that are not NetWare 4 x aware need a bindery context to work with NetWare 4 x Edit the network startup file to set the bindery context Activate the new bindery context This section describes the second and third steps Given the ...

Page 64: ...rinter to a Network 4 Use the down arrow key to select Maintenance Selective Install The Installation Options menu is displayed 5 Select NCF Files Options 6 In the menu of available NCF files select EDIT AUTOEXEC NCF file ...

Page 65: ... and save changes 9 Proceed to the next section To activate the bindery context 1 If you cannot reboot the NetWare server at this point type the set command manually at the server s command prompt Use the same command that you entered in the autoexec ncf file see step 7 in the previous procedure 2 If you can reboot the NetWare server the set command is loaded automatically You are ready to set up ...

Page 66: ...Log in to the NetWare server as the Supervisor 2 At the NetWare MS DOS prompt type pconsole The Available Options menu is displayed 3 Select Change Current File Server and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys select the file server name and press the Enter key You must select this file server later as the NetWare File Server in WebSetup Network Setup 5 Select Print Server Information from th...

Page 67: ...he NetWare Print Server in WebSetup Network Setup 7 Select Print Queue Information from the Available Options menu 8 Press the Insert key and type a name for a new print queue Press the Enter key The print queue name you entered will be highlighted in the Print Queues list If the print server manages more than one print queue you ll have to select this name later in WebSetup Network Setup ...

Page 68: ... Use the arrow keys to select the name of the print server you created in step 6 and press the Enter key The server name you select will appear in the Queue Servers list You have associated the selected printer queue with the print server you created in step 6 13 Press the Esc key to exit all PCONSOLE windows 14 Select Yes or press the Enter key to save changes to PCONSOLE After finishing the abov...

Page 69: ...pleTalk and bypassing the NetWare server Through a NetWare server running NetWare for Macintosh Since the printer supports both AppleTalk and IPX protocols at the same time it s not necessary to use the second option However a network administrator may choose to route all print jobs through a server NOTES NOTES NOTES The printer can be attached to only one NetWare server at a time Printing via the...

Page 70: ...anel See Setting up the printing environment on page 53 You also need to prepare each user s workstation to communicate with the KX P8420 using Fiery WebTools over the Internet or intranet Once the initial Setup has been performed from the printer s front panel you must complete the Setup configuration from Fiery WebSetup In order for client workstations to access Fiery WebTools they must use a We...

Page 71: ...ions menu The Preferences window appears 2 Click the Languages tab 3 Click the boxes next to Enable Java and Enable JavaScript 4 Click OK Internet Explorer 4 x 1 Select Internet Options in the View menu 2 Click the Security tab 3 Click the circle next to Custom for expert users in the Local Intranet zone 4 Click Settings button The Security Settings window appears 5 Click Custom in Java permission...

Page 72: ...e sure the workstation has a valid unique IP address 3 Make sure the workstation is installed with an Internet browser 4 Launch the Internet browser 5 Enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer in the browser s URL line The printer s home page appears For more information on using Fiery WebTools see page 112 and Chapter 4 Managing Print Jobs in Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide ...

Page 73: ...etails tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the dialog is accessed using File Print from within applications This tab appears only when the Printer Properties dialog is accessed via the Printers folder To set up SMB printing on Windows 95 1 From the Start menu choose Settings and click Printers 2 Select the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon and choose Properties from the File m...

Page 74: ...disk and will be visible in the WebSpooler window until they are printed or deleted The printer you are browsing for is the SMB Name Server If you do not know the name of the SMB Name Server and SMB printing has been enabled on the printer refer to the printer s Configuration page for this information For instructions on printing a Configuration page see Printing pages from the front panel on page...

Page 75: ... dialog box verify that the network path is correct and click OK 8 To confirm the connection click the General tab in the Properties dialog box 9 Click Print Test Page and click OK If the test page prints successfully you are ready to print from the computer ...

Page 76: ...p SMB printing on Windows NT 4 0 1 From the Start menu choose Settings and click Printers 2 Select the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu 3 Click the Ports tab in the Properties window and click Add Port 4 In the Printer Ports dialog box select Local Port and then click New Port The Port Name dialog box appears 5 Enter the name of the printer port to print to ...

Page 77: ...ers and you would like to make the printer drivers available to others you can exit the installer program and manually copy the printer drivers and files from the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM to the location of your choice Use this method for example to copy printer drivers to a server on your network or to a floppy disk NOTE Windows 95 Plug and Play specifies the automatic detection of any new ...

Page 78: ...the installer folder on the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM To install the PostScript printer driver 1 Insert the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM in your CD ROM drive The installer is launched automatically Follow the instructions that appear on the screen 2 In the installer screens select the Typical Compact or Custom installation option 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen A message...

Page 79: ...nters 2 Select the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon and select Properties from the File menu 3 Click the Device Options Options tab and specify the devices installed on the printer 2nd Feeder Select if an optional 500 sheet feeder is installed Hard Disk Select if an optional hard disk drive is installed 4 For each select from the Available Options list and click Add to move the option to the Instal...

Page 80: ...3 Click the Details tab and make sure the box Print to the following port reads as follows LPT 1 Printer Port or LPT1 ECP Printer Port 4 Click Apply You are now ready to print from your applications to the KX P8420 with the parallel port To confirm the connection print a test page 5 Click the General tab 6 Click the Print Test Page button to print a test page NOTES When problems with printing have...

Page 81: ...PX SPX compatible Protocol is listed in the Installed Network Components section For instructions see your Windows 95 documentation 3 Close the Network window and the Control Panel window 4 Click the Start button select Settings and then click Printers 5 Click the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon and select Properties from the File menu or right click the printer icon and left click Properties 6 Cl...

Page 82: ... on the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM accordingly if the KX P8420 is the first PostScript printer to be used with your system you will need to install this printer driver from your installation CD or disk for Windows NT 4 0 With this version of software KX P8420 files support Intel based Windows NT 4 0 Adding a printer to a local system requires that you log in to your local workstation not the n...

Page 83: ...eeded 1 Eject the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM and insert the Installation CD for Windows NT 4 0 2 In the text field type the name of the CD ROM drive for example D and click Browse 3 Browse to the i386 the directory containing the PostScript driver 4 Click OK and then click OK in the Files Needed dialog box When installation is complete the Printers window appears with an icon for the newly ins...

Page 84: ... printer icon and select Properties from the File menu 3 Click the Device Settings tab and scroll down to Installable Options 4 Configure the following options to correspond with the features installed on the printer 2nd Feeder Select if an optional 500 sheet feeder is installed Hard Disk Select if an optional hard disk drive is installed 5 To select an option click its name and then select Instal...

Page 85: ...inter menu In the Ports tab confirm that LPT1 Local Port is checked The KX P8420 is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer 3 Select the General tab and click Print Test Page When you select Print your files are sent over the parallel port connection to the KX P8420 4 Select the Sharing tab if you want to share the printer with network users Click Shared and enter a share name Selec...

Page 86: ...address if they are used To prepare the KX P8420 for TCP IP and LPR printing 1 With the KX P8420 turned off connect it to the network 2 Turn on the printer Wait until Ready or Ready Sleep is displayed 3 Press the Menu Exit button of the printer s front panel 4 Press the Continue Forward or Cancel Left button to advance to Network Protocol Setup menu 5 Enable TCP IP and enter the appropriate settin...

Page 87: ...0 1 Click the Start button select Settings and then click Printers 2 Click the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon and select Properties from the File menu or right click the printer icon and left click Properties 3 Click the Ports tab 4 Click Add Port The available port types are displayed ...

Page 88: ...equired for communication with the printer The name must be one of these xjdirect xjhold xjprint Use the last two internal names only if your printer has a hard disk drive and a minimum of 32 MB of memory 8 Click OK The workstation checks the address or DNS name that you entered and notifies you if it cannot resolve the address 9 Click Close of the Printer Ports window The Ports property tab shows...

Page 89: ...OK 7 In the Install Driver dialog box that appears verify the path and click OK 8 Select the Panasonic KX P8420 from the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog box and click OK The necessary files are installed from the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM to your hard disk When installation is complete the Panasonic KX P8420 on LPT1 appears in the Installed Printers list NOTE If you fail to install the...

Page 90: ...x select the Panasonic KX P8420 on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list and click Setup 3 In the Panasonic KX P8420 on LPT1 dialog box click the Features tab 4 Specify the options that correspond to the devices installed on the printer 5 For each option installed on the printer select Installed from the corresponding menu 2nd Feeder Select if an optional 500 sheet feeder is installed Hard Disk Sele...

Page 91: ...ministrator To select a printer port 1 In the Control Panel window double click the Printers icon 2 In the Printers window select the Panasonic KX P8420 on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list box 3 Click Connect The Connect window appears 4 Connect the KX P8420 to the same port as your network To print to a file select FILE Printing to a file is useful if the KX P8420 is not at your site However i...

Page 92: ...the computer for printing using IPX protocols Before you begin Verify the KX P8420 has been configured for Novell printing in Network Protocol Setup For more information about setting up the printer for IPX Novell printing see Setting up IPX Novell printing on page 61 To set up IPX Novell printing 1 In the Main group of the Program Manager double click the Windows Setup icon 2 Click Change System ...

Page 93: ...lect Network the next window depends on the NetWare client driver version 8 If the Network Printer Connections dialog box is displayed select the port in the Printer connections box 9 In the Available queues list box select the server and queue name that correspond to the KX P8420 10 Click the Connect button and then click the Close button The Connect dialog box is displayed with the network path ...

Page 94: ...ific locations others can be moved to a directory of your choice Regular bold italic and bold italic versions of PostScript Type 1 fonts as well as TrueType fonts are provided in the PS3 Fonts folder on the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM These fonts correspond to the PS3 fonts installed on your printer To use these fonts in applications and to properly display them on your monitor you will need to...

Page 95: ...indows 95 1 Click Start button and select Programs and Adobe then click Adobe Type Manager 2 Select the desired font s under c PS3Fonts Type1 3 Click Add button to install them NOTE AdobeSansXMM and AdobeSerifMM under the C Program Files Panasonic KX P8420 Atm_95 PSfonts directory cannot be installed To install the Type 1 fonts for Windows 3 1 1 Double click Main icon and ATM Control Panel icon Th...

Page 96: ...the Panasonic KX P8420 directory on your hard disk drive you can copy it from the English Clrfiles directory on the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM to a directory of your choice Each of the 11 pages display swatches in graduated combinations of yellow magenta and cyan and smaller patches that include 25 50 and 75 black The process colors are shown in 10 increments You can specify these colors and c...

Page 97: ...n appropriate combination of process CMYK colors The ability to simulate PANTONE colors is a basic form of color management You can choose PANTONE colors in any application that allows you to define colors as named PANTONE colors and use the pages to see how they will be printed on your particular printer For more information about color management using the PANTONE Coated Color Reference see Choo...

Page 98: ...click the Printers icon 4 Select Panasonic KX P8420 on LPT1 from Installed Printers 5 Click Remove button NOTE Additional files must be removed manually To remove the KX P8420 software with Windows 95 1 Click the Start button and select Programs Panasonic KX P8420 Uninstall Panasonic KX P8420 2 In the dialog box that appears click Yes 3 Follow the instructions on your screen NOTE To remove the Pan...

Page 99: ...the Start button and select Programs Panasonic KX P8420 Uninstall Panasonic KX P8420 2 In the dialog box that appears click Yes 3 Follow the instructions on your screen NOTE To remove the Panasonic KX P8420 printer icon from the Printers window click the icon and select Delete from the File menu ...

Page 100: ...he general steps for installing the KX P8420 software from the CD and setting up printing on a Macintosh computer are Enable Ethernet and AppleTalk from the printer s front panel See Network Port Setup on page 107 and Network Protocol Setup on page 109 for details Enable AppleTalk in the Chooser on the Macintosh Install the Adobe PostScript printer driver Setup the KX P8420 in the Chooser Copy fon...

Page 101: ...able Printer description files give you access to all printing features of the printer driver and applications When you use the Adobe PS Printer installer the printer description file is installed automatically To install the Adobe PostScript printer driver 1 Insert the KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM in the CD ROM drive and open the English folder then the Adobe PS folder 2 Double click the Instal...

Page 102: ...c KX P8420_Hold NOTES If the optional hard disk drive is not installed in the printer only Panasonic KX P8420_Direct appears The name of a printer corresponds to the system name you edited when you configured a connection to the printer See System Setup on page 114 4 Click Create or Setup 5 Confirm an icon appeared to the left of the printer name selected in step 3 6 Select the name of the KX P842...

Page 103: ... Color Management The KX P8420 Driver Utility CD ROM includes a ColorSync profile for the KX P8420 This profile is optimal for color conversions for the KX P8420 printer The KX P8420 ColorSync profile KX P8420 Color Printer ICC and monitor profile EFIRGB ICC can be found in the ColorSync 2 0 directory To install this file drag a copy to the System Folder Preferences ColorSync Profiles folder NOTES...

Page 104: ...e Settings to save the changes to the settings in the dialog box The changes you made will be the default settings until you make additional changes and click Save Settings again 6 Click OK To close the Print dialog box click Cancel To print a document click Print NOTE PostScript Color Matching must be specified in the Color Matching section of the Print dialog box to enable the use of CRDs To use...

Page 105: ...sed to transfer Type 1 fonts to the printer s SDRAM or hard disk or to manage fonts on the printer Manual downloading of fonts not already provided on the printer eliminates the need for automatic downloading of fonts used by a document which speeds printing You can also Print using PostScript fonts on non PostScript printers Improve the screen display of PostScript fonts In addition to PostScript...

Page 106: ... panel are Specify parallel port settings page 107 Specify network port settings page 107 Specify network protocol settings page 109 Before you change any Setup options it s a good idea to print the current configuration settings in case you need to restore these settings later For information on printing a configuration page see Printing pages from the front panel on page 47 Use the following pro...

Page 107: ...ton and select Yes to enable printing through the parallel port Press the Enter button Time out 5 to 100 15 This screen appears only if Enable Parallel is set to Yes Use this option to specify how long the printer waits without receiving data from the parallel port before deciding the current job is complete Press the Enter button Data Mode Binary ASCII ASCII Default setting The Network Port Setup...

Page 108: ...the printer Token Ring Setup Press the Enter button to view Token Ring network options NOTE Token Ring options appear only if an optional Token Ring card is installed Token Ring Speed Auto Detect 4 Mbps 16 Mbps Auto Detect Select a speed at which data can be transferred over the Token Ring network or select Auto Detect to automatically detect the speed at which data can be transferred over the Tok...

Page 109: ...ng Setup menus the printer will automatically restart if changes have been made to Network Protocol settings Network Protocol Setup To advance to the next screen press the Enter button Select TCP IP Setup AppleTalk Setup or IPX SPX Setup depending on your network connections A When you select TCP IP Setup TCP IP Setup Press the Enter button to view TCP IP options Enable TCP IP Yes No No Select Yes...

Page 110: ...dress 127 0 0 1 Use this option to specify the gateway address for printing with TCP IP By default no gateway address is set If your TCP IP network has a gateway and you plan to print using TCP IP you must enter the gateway address Default setting B When you select AppleTalk Setup AppleTalk Setup To advance to the next screen press the Enter button Enable AppleTalk Yes No No Select YES if you have...

Page 111: ...Español Italiano English Select a language for the printer s front panel and Configuration page Default setting This screen appears only if an optional hard disk drive is installed Resetting the queues clears all jobs from the Hold and Print queues all Check and Print jobs and the Job Log It does not affect print option settings specified in Setup from the front panel or from Fiery WebSetup Reset ...

Page 112: ...ubnet mask as well as its gateway from the front panel see page 106 The procedures described in Setting up Fiery WebTools on page 70 To use the Fiery WebTools via the Internet or your site s intranet you need an Internet browser and the IP address or DNS name of the KX P8420 To access Fiery WebSetup 1 Start up your Internet browser application 2 Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the KX P8420...

Page 113: ...er Setup These are described in the following sections If you change a Setup option the Cancel and Save buttons flash when you click to select another Setup category Click Save to save a change made to a setting Click Cancel to cancel a change NOTE You must click either Save or Cancel before you can proceed to another Setup category or exit Fiery WebSetup When you have finished specifying settings...

Page 114: ... the name you should enter when you configure a connection to the printer over AppleTalk Print Start Page The KX P8420 does not have Start Page So please ignore this setting Enable Printed Queue If your printer has a hard disk drive installed select this option to create a storage location on the hard disk for the most recent print jobs Users with Administrator privileges can use the WebSpooler to...

Page 115: ...t or change the Administrator password Click the Password tab Enter New Password To set a new password enter a password in the Enter New Password text field Verify New Password To verify a new password enter the same password in the Verify New Password text field as you have entered in the Enter New Password text field NOTE By default no password is set on the KX P8420 It is recommended that a pas...

Page 116: ...his window After setting all the options in the Port Setup tab click the next tab and continue to specify settings until you have made settings for all relevant options in the Network Setup category Port Setup tab The options that you can set from the Port Setup tab are described below Enable Ethernet Enable this option if the KX P8420 is to be connected to an Ethernet network Transmission Speed S...

Page 117: ...t is enabled this option s setting determines how long the KX P8420 waits without receiving data from the parallel port before deciding that the current job is complete Until the timeout the KX P8420 cannot receive new jobs through the parallel port but it can continue to receive network print jobs Enable Token Ring Enable this option if the KX P8420 is to be connected to a Token Ring network Maxi...

Page 118: ...g If your network uses a gateway enter the gateway address Enable on Ethernet Enable this option if you have a TCP IP network connected to the KX P8420 over Ethernet cabling You must enable TCP IP for Ethernet to use the Fiery WebTools over Ethernet IP Address Enter the KX P8420 IP address for Ethernet The KX P8420 is shipped with the IP address set to the loopback address 127 0 0 1 which is an in...

Page 119: ...k checking If you plan to print with TCP IP you must first assign the KX P8420 a unique network IP address For information about setting up printing with TCP IP see Setting up TCP IP printing on page 53 Subnet Mask If you need to set the subnet mask enter one of the following values 255 0 0 0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128 255 255 0 0 if the IP address starts with a number fr...

Page 120: ...d see page 49 Choose OK Select Frames Click the Select Frames button to specify IPX frames used with NetWare See your network administrator to verify which frame type to choose In the IPX Frames dialog box select frames and use the Add and Remove buttons to specify the selected frames PServer Setup tab IPX Novell NetWare options are set in the PServer Setup tab You can modify both NetWare 3 x Bind...

Page 121: ... setup the KX P8420 was connected to the network and an NDS directory tree with a Printer a Print Server and one or more Print Queue objects for KX P8420 jobs was configured see page 66 You can make any changes to that setup through WebSetup To modify NDS Setup you may need permission to browse the NDS tree If access to the Print Server is restricted you ll need a login password Note that the term...

Page 122: ...lect login user window appears 6 Select the User Login object from the display in the Select Login User window 7 Enter a password if necessary 8 Click Next The Select Print Server window appears 9 Select the print server from the display in the Select Print Server window 10 Enter a password if necessary 11 Click OK The Select Print Queue root window appears 12 Select the print queue root from the ...

Page 123: ... the network and the NetWare file server is running You ll need a login name and if access to the file server or print server is restricted you ll need a login password NOTE The terms NetWare server Novell server and IPX file server are in common use and are used here interchangeably to mean the server on an IPX network running Novell NetWare networking software Because you can set up more than on...

Page 124: ...lick Add The Add Server window appears 4 Enter your user name and password 5 Click Next The Add Server window shows a list of print servers you can add 6 Select a print server from the list on the left 7 Enter a password if a password is required 8 Click Finish You return to the main Novell Setup dialog box The print server you selected in the step 6 appears 9 Click OK You return to WebSetup windo...

Page 125: ...work so that Windows clients can print to a particular print connection Hold Print or Direct on the KX P8420 without any other networking software For information on how to set up a Windows client for Windows printing see pages 73 and 76 Windows SMB printing runs over TCP IP so TCP IP must be configured on all the KX P8420 and on workstations that use Windows printing Server Name The server name i...

Page 126: ...ent without a WINS name server Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this manual To find out if a name server is available contact your network administrator IP Address Enter the IP address of the WINS Server NOTE The Enable LPD Printing Service and Enable Web Services options are not in effect for the KX P8420 In Printer Setup you specify PostScript printing option settings from...

Page 127: ...es each print job is followed by a page containing the name of the user who sent the job the document name the server name the time the job was printed the number of pages printed and the status of the job If a PostScript error occurs and the Print to PS Error option is set to Yes an error message takes the place of the job status NOTE Some information may not be printed depending on the operating...

Page 128: ...r output has become too dark or too bright compared to previously printed pages perform the Bias Adjustment It is also recommended that you perform the Bias Adjustment after replacing the color imaging unit and or the toner cartridge s VisualCal Used to optimize the printer s range of color density and to adjust gray balance If you think the gray color in a printed image does not appear to be a pu...

Page 129: ...h the provided color calibration card See page 131 3 Perform Bias Adjustment See page 132 NOTE Visual Calibration and Color Adjustment settings may affect the settings of Bias Adjustment Reset VisualCal before performing the Bias Adjustment See page 140 Restore the settings in Color Adjustment to the default values all 0 before using the Bias Adjustment See page 143 To print a color calibration pa...

Page 130: ...130 Color Calibration The current density setting for each color is indicated by the line enclosure on the Color Calibration Page Color Calibration Page Current color density settings ...

Page 131: ...e on at least 2 sheets of clean white paper in a well lighted area If they match then you do not need to adjust the color density and you may proceed with any operation you wish to perform If they do not match proceed to To perform Bias Adjustment on page 132 2 Determine which block on the Color Calibration Page most closely matches the density of the cyan sample on the Color Calibration Card Repe...

Page 132: ...y pressing the Continue Forward or Cancel Left button For example when Calibration Offset is 0 If you wish to make the density setting darker by 1 level Select 3 by pressing the Continue Forward button 3 times If you wish to make the density setting lighter by 1 level Select 3 by pressing the Cancel Left button 3 times 4 Press the Enter button CYAN is displayed in the LCD panel 5 Press the Continu...

Page 133: ...times 5 Press the Enter button MAGENTA is displayed in the LCD panel 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each color MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK To skip a color press the Continue Forward button To return to a previous color press the Cancel Left button Before going to step 2 make sure the following is displayed Calibration Test Print is displayed in the LCD panel 2 Press the Enter button to reprint the Color ...

Page 134: ...s required to identify the black dot which best matches a 30 dot gain field When all values have been entered the printer s toner density and luminosity settings are recalculated The second VisualCal page Gray Balance provides the basis for calculating a neutral gray balance that is a CMY gray that as closely as possible matches a pure K BlacK gray produced by the printer s engine This page consis...

Page 135: ...ontrol panel For startpoints and endpoints Locate the leftmost circle you can distinguish from its background For best visibility view the page at an angle under normal lighting conditions Position the page over several sheets of white paper Values should fall between 1 and 8 If you cannot see any circle in a given row enter 9 If you see circles in every column enter 0 If your answers are out of r...

Page 136: ... bottom row Locate the circle that best matches the surrounding gray tone Holding the page at arm s length or even further away makes it easier to choose the best match Note that the term Low displayed on the front panel corresponds to the term Start on the Limits and 30 Match page for example to enter the Black Low value check the Black Start row on the Limits and 30 Match page Use the Cancel Lef...

Page 137: ...es For the selected patch enter a single row and then a single column on the control panel Enter 0 for row value when finished Select a patch in the All column far right to change only the lightness or darkness The background gray is printed with pure black toner only All the other patched are printed with CMY toners The color and gray values on this page are affected by the Limits and 30 Match ca...

Page 138: ... Left button or the Continue Forward button to select the column Accept a value by pressing the Enter button See the example below The new Gray Balance page is printed Best Patch row menu appears If the new gray balance setting is acceptable press the Enter button The Color Test menu appears If it is not acceptable repeat the steps 5 and 6 CURRENT GRAY BALANCE CALIBRATION OF YOUR PRINTER 4 3 2 1 0...

Page 139: ...ant to reset the calibration select Default Panasonic KX P8420 Configuration Printer Name EFI Resolution 600 dpi x 600 dpi Printer Language s PS3 Memory Installed Memory RAM 32MB Disk Not Installed Network Information Apple Talk Enabled Ethernet TCP IP Enabled Novell Enabled SMB Disabled Ethernet Enabled Printer copyright statement Fiery Driven the Fiery Driven logo VisualCal ColorWise and NetWise...

Page 140: ...lack Low menu and Black High menu press the Enter button each For the subsequent menus Cyan Magenta Yellow 30 Match press the Enter button The Gray Balance Page menu appears 4 Use the Cancel Left button or the Continue Forward button to select Skip menu and press the Enter button The Color Test menu appears 5 Use the Cancel Left button or the Continue Forward button to select Skip menu and press E...

Page 141: ...time To perform color adjustment 1 From Ready or Ready Sleep press the Menu button and then press the Continue Forward button repeatedly to advance to the Color Adjustment screen Press the Enter button twice The Brightness menu appears 2 Use the Cancel Left button or the Continue Forward button to select a value 1 5 to 5 that will increase or decrease in the overall brightness of printed documents...

Page 142: ...ter Name EFI Resolution 600 dpi x 600 dpi Printer Language s PS3 Memory Installed Memory RAM 32MB Disk Not Installed Network Information Apple Talk Enabled Ethernet TCP IP Enabled Novell Enabled SMB Disabled Ethernet Enabled Printer copyright statement Fiery Driven the Fiery Driven logo VisualCal ColorWise and NetWise are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging Inc Color Adjustment Before Panasonic ...

Page 143: ...t button or the Continue Forward button to select Reset All and press the Enter button 5 Use the Cancel Left button or the Continue Forward button to select Yes and press Enter button twice The Color Test menu appears 6 Press the Enter button Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new values are printed 7 Press the Enter button The Apply Changes menu appears 8 Use the Cancel L...

Page 144: ...nter 1 Turn the power OFF 2 Clean all the covers with a soft cloth using any mild commercial cleaner CAUTION Do not use benzine thinner aerosol cleaners or any abrasive powder NOTE When using isopropyl alcohol with a lint free cloth make sure that the alcohol is at least 90 pure obtainable from your local pharmacy Do not use rubbing alcohol it can damage the printer To clean the paper pick rollers...

Page 145: ...ndles to pull out the paper feeder 4 Gently rotate the paper pick rollers 180 the paper pick rollers are D shaped and wipe them with a lint free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol 5 a Reinsert the paper feeder b Close the left side door a b ...

Page 146: ...ower media trays which are accessed through the lower left side door To clean the home sensor If your printer panel displays PRINTER ERROR 30 clean the home sensor inside the printer 1 Open the printer s front door 2 Remove the color imaging unit a Loosen the two thumbscrews by turning them counterclockwise b Turn the lower green lever 180 counterclockwise a b a ...

Page 147: ...nderside Finger prints may affect the print quality SAFETY CAUTION The color imaging unit weighs approximately 6 5 kg 14 3 lbs Always use the handles when lifting it CAUTIONS Do not expose the color imaging unit to artificial light for more than 45 seconds or you may damage the unit Never expose it to direct sunlight Do not leave the printer s front door open for an extended period of time for exa...

Page 148: ...lor imaging unit with the arrow on the printer and slightly push the color imaging unit into the printer Then release the left handle and push the unit in until it stops 6 a Turn the lower green lever clockwise 180 to insert the unit completely and to lock it b Tighten the two green thumbscrews by turning them clockwise c Close the front door a c b b ...

Page 149: ...color print The frequency of replacement will vary depending on the complexity of the prints and the percentage of coverage of each color and print density Example B below right is the case of full color print The percentage of coverage of each color is as follows Cyan 40 Magenta 22 Yellow 35 Black 20 If you continuously print with this setting the average life of the Color Imaging Unit will be sh...

Page 150: ... the new fuser unit it may damage the new fuser unit Printer component Printer panel message Average life Toner cartridges 1 2 Change the color toner cartridge soon 12 000 pages Black or 10 000 pages CMY Change the color toner cartridge now Fuser unit 3 oil supply roll installed alternates with Change the Fuser unit soon 28 500 pages Change the Fuser unit now 31 000 pages Oil supply roll 3 Change ...

Page 151: ... faded printout before Color Toner Empty is displayed 4 When you have just replaced Transfer unit you must selectYes in the New Transfer Unit menu See Maintenance on page 152 Printer component Printer panel message Average life Transfer unit 4 Change the Transfer unit soon 80 000 pages Transfer wearing out ...

Page 152: ...YAN Remaining MAGENTA Remaining YELLOW Remaining BLACK Remaining NOTE If you replace the toner cartridge before Low Color Toner or Color Toner Empty is displayed the value of the toner cartridge remaining will be incorrect Imaging Unit remaining shows the percentage of the life of color imaging unit remaining Transfer Unit It shows the percentage of the Transfer unit remaining remaining It shows t...

Page 153: ...llow these guidelines Always use high quality laser paper and transparencies See pages 207 and 209 Make sure that you load specialty media only in the multi purpose tray and that you set the media thickness switch to the correct setting for the media used If a media jam occurs the printer panel reports JAM AT LOCATION where LOCATIONS are the various sensors throughout the paper path shown as A thr...

Page 154: ...de door corresponding to the selected media tray and remove the jammed media 2 Close the left side door OR 1 Remove the media tray 2 Remove the jammed media from inside the printer 3 Reinsert the media tray 4 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the LCD ...

Page 155: ... Maintenance To clear media jams in the 2nd cassette feeder 1 Open the lower left side door 2 Remove the jammed media 3 Close the lower left side door OR 1 Remove the selected media tray middle or lower media tray ...

Page 156: ...age from the LCD To clear media jams in location B with multi purpose tray 1 Remove the jammed media from the multi purpose tray 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel NOTE A few sheets of paper printed after clearing media jam may be dirty To clear media jams in location B with media tray 1 Open the left side door ...

Page 157: ...location C 1 a Open the printer front door b Turn the fuser s large green knob counterclockwise and remove the jammed media The jammed media will go out from inside the printer If the jammed media does not go out proceed to the step 4 SAFETY CAUTION The fuser is hot to avoid personal injury turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes after opening the front door for the fuser to cool before touching ...

Page 158: ...en tab on the right slide the fuser out until the safety catch stops it c Slide the fuser back into the printer 3 Turn the small green thumbscrew clockwise to lock the fuser You do not need to proceed to the following steps if a media jam is cleared 4 Turn the small green thumbscrew counterclockwise to unlock the fuser b a c CAUTION HOT SURFACE INSIDE ...

Page 159: ...on the left to release the safety catch 6 a Hold the fuser as shown below and slide it out of the printer b Close the front door SAFETY CAUTIONS The fuser unit weighs approximately 3 1 kg 6 8 lbs Take care when handling it Do not touch the roller and the parts around the roller when handling the fuser because they may be hot a b b a Roller ...

Page 160: ...he oil supply roll out of the fuser NOTE If the paper is not jammed in the fuser unit perform the following 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of the procedure on page 156 157 2 Skip the steps 8 to 10 and go to step 11 8 Remove the cleaning pad holding the tabs b a a The shape of a cleaning pad is subject to change Cleaning pad ...

Page 161: ...161 Care and Maintenance 9 a Turn the fuser s large green knob clockwise b Remove the jammed media 10 a Remove the jammed media b Replace the cleaning pad a b a b ...

Page 162: ...y on the oil supply roll to snap both sides into place NOTE If the oiled cloth is loose rotate the gear A clockwise until it is tight Do not touch the oiled cloth CAUTION CAUTION If the oil supply roll is not installed correctly print quality will be diminished Oiled cloth a b b A Oiled cloth ...

Page 163: ...163 Care and Maintenance 12 a Open the front door b Slide the fuser back into the printer 13 a Turn the small green thumbscrew clockwise to lock the fuser b Close the front door b a a b ...

Page 164: ...he fuser to cool before touching it NOTE First check the exit opening for media that has jammed and folded like an accordion It is especially difficult to see if the media is transparency film 1 a Open the front door b Pull open the access door above the plastic output tray see if the media is visible 2 a Turn the large green knob on the fuser counterclockwise b Remove the media from inside the ac...

Page 165: ...ease the jammed media e Remove the jammed media from the fuser and the printer SAFETY CAUTION The fuser is hot to avoid personal injury turn off the printer and wait 10 minutes for the fuser to cool before touching it 3 Close the front door To clear media jams in location D with face up printing 1 a Open the front door and the right side door b Turn the fuser s large green knob counterclockwise to...

Page 166: ...edia from the output tray 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel To clear jams with the multi purpose tray 1 Remove the jammed media from the multi purpose tray 2 Open and close the front door to clear the error message from the front panel ...

Page 167: ...or has detected an error Read the printer panel message to determine the printer status Error indicator is on Error occurred that is not user correctable Turn the printer off and back on again If the indicator is still on the printer requires service Error indicator is blinking The printer has stopped because it detected a user correctable error such as an open door or a media jam Correct the cond...

Page 168: ... in the printer panel See Chapter 7 Color Calibration The toner is almost depleted Replace the color toner cartridge soon depending on the complexity of your prints you can continue to print up to 100 more pages A single color has a sharp dark or light vertical streak The toner cartridge is almost depleted and is not properly applying toner Replace the color toner cartridge Small white spots appea...

Page 169: ...eached its useful life Replace the color imaging unit Dark color spots and dark or light streaks appear in all colors The color imaging unit has reached its useful life Replace the color imaging unit Straight thin light vertical line in colors The photosensitive belt inside the color imaging unit is scratched Replace the color imaging unit Each color bleeds into the color band The color imaging un...

Page 170: ... unit Print several pages until the spots fade One or more dark vertical lines appear on the print in all colors The color imaging unit is scratched Replace the color imaging unit make sure that the old color imaging unit is not exposed to light for more than 45 seconds If a new color imaging unit does not correct the problem Put the old color imaging unit back into the printer Repack the new colo...

Page 171: ...ars to have vertical scratches visible by holding the print at an angle and observing the shine of the image At first the scratches appear only on the printed image eventually dark vertical scratches appear on the imprinted portion of the page The fuser is near its useful life Replace the fuser depending on your quality needs you can continue to print until the dark vertical lines appear Media fre...

Page 172: ... contact for the main charge grid The main charge grid is broken Replace the color imaging unit Toner spots appear on the back of the media The transfer unit is worn out Replace the transfer unit The page prints in black in the image area only The borders are clear Either the image processor board or engine control board is not functioning properly Turn the printer off and back on again If the pro...

Page 173: ...ting Make sure that you plugged in the printer and turned it on Make sure that you connected the interface cable s properly More info to come for these messages If the communication link between your computer and the printer is working but the printer ejects a blank page when printing from your application or through Windows Make sure that the appropriate driver is installed and that you have sele...

Page 174: ... paper pick rollers See page 144 for directions Frequent media jams Make sure that you use a high quality laser paper 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs paper in the media trays and 75 165 g m2 20 44 lbs paper in the multi purpose tray If you are using media that is 105 g m2 28 lbs check if the Face Down media output setting is selected in the driver If it is change the setting to Face Up Use only recommended ...

Page 175: ... that the color imaging unit stays covered until immediately before installing it in the printer Exposure to light for more than 45 seconds can damage the color imaging unit Make sure that the toner cartridges are installed correctly Make sure that you use a high quality laser paper 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs paper in the media trays and 75 165 g m2 20 44 lbs paper in the multi purpose tray Image is ve...

Page 176: ...t streaks or faded prints Do not touch the right side or underside of the color imaging unit fingerprints affect print quality Make sure that the paper or transparency film is clean Make sure that you handle the media on the outside edges to avoid fingerprints To get rid of fingerprint spots print a few prints The back of the printed page appears dirty Toner particles have contaminated the transfe...

Page 177: ...lot s Cycle Power If printer does not function normally call for service Black Toner Cartridge Not installed Install black toner cartridge Black Toner Empty Replace black toner Canceling Job When the Cancel Left button is pressed the job currently being processed is deleted Cannot recover from JAM Press Enter Semi Automatic duplex is aborted by jam Charger Not installed Install the charger unit Co...

Page 178: ...Hard disk is functioning abnormally Cycle Power If printer does not function normally call for service Front or Right door Open Close Front or Right door Fuser Unit wearing out Fuser unit will need to be replaced soon Fuser Unit Not installed Install a Panasonic fuser unit Fuser Unit Worn out Replace the fuser unit Imaging Unit wearing out Imaging unit will need to be replaced soon Imaging Unit No...

Page 179: ...ront door label Clear paper jam See front door label See page 166 Jam at MPT Clear paper jam See front door label See page 166 Left side door Open Close Standard Cassette side door Load A4 Load A4 size paper Load A4 in Lower tray Load A4 size paper in Lower tray Load A4 in Middle tray Load A4 size paper in Middle tray Load A4 in Upper tray Load A4 size paper in Upper tray Load Legal Load legal siz...

Page 180: ...Open Close Optional Cassette side door Lower Tray Empty Add media to Lower tray Lower Tray Not installed Install Lower tray Magenta Toner Cartridge Not installed Install magenta toner cartridge Magenta Toner Empty Replace magenta toner Media Tray Empty Add media to Media tray Media Tray Not installed Install Media tray Memory Error 0 Cycle Power Memory Error 1 Cycle Power Memory Error 2 Cycle Powe...

Page 181: ...ice Oil Roll Not installed Install oil web unit Oil Roll wearing out Oil supply roll will need to be replaced soon Oil Roll Worn out Replace the oil web unit Out of Memory Job Cleared Not enough memory to finish printing Change printing resolution to 600 x 600 dpi if you selected higher resolution or Install additional memory in the printer Out of Memory Job Failed Not enough memory to finish prin...

Page 182: ...inter is printing the Test Page Processing Printer is receiving or processing a print job PS Memory Full Not enough memory to finish printing Change printing resolution to 600 x 600 dpi if you selected higher resolution or Install additional memory in the printer PS Memory Full Stored Data Lost Not enough memory to finish printing Change printing resolution to 600 x 600 dpi if you selected higher ...

Page 183: ...inter does not operate normally though the operating instructions are being followed Adjust only those controls that are described in the operating instructions improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work to restore the printer to normal operation Transfer wearing out Transfer unit will need to be replaced soon Transparency Tray Not installed In...

Page 184: ...onsult your reseller first or Panasonic Please use the original carton and all of the original packing materials If you do not have the packing for the imaging unit and the transfer unit contact Panasonic for packaging Improper repacking of the printer may result in a service charge to remove spilled toner Since the printer uses dry toner extreme care must be taken when handling The printer should...

Page 185: ...tray s from the printer remove the media from the tray s 3 Press down on a media tray s metal plate Place the cardboard packing material into the media tray 4 Reinsert the media tray into the printer use adhesive tape to secure the tray to the printer 5 If you have other media trays repack them for shipping or storage in their original shipping boxes ...

Page 186: ...andle slide the unit out until it catches b Lift up the green handle on the left and pull the imaging unit out of the printer IMPORTANT Do not touch the green surface the right side or the black belt the under side Finger prints may affect the print quality SAFETY CAUTION The imaging unit weighs approximately 6 5 kg 14 3 lbs Always use the handles when lifting it b a b c a b Green surface Black be...

Page 187: ... a protective black plastic sheet CAUTION CAUTION Do not expose the imaging unit to light for more than 45 seconds to avoid damage 9 On the imaging unit turn the upper lever 90 counterclockwise this is necessary to protect the imaging unit during shipment ...

Page 188: ...188 Care and Maintenance 10 Insert the imaging unit into the packaging 11 a Open the left side door b Slide the paper feeder out using the green handles a b ...

Page 189: ...the open position 13 a Rotate the transfer unit s green handles up b Lift out the transfer unit 14 Place the transfer unit on newspaper or drop cloth Rotate the handles down and wrap the transfer unit with a piece of paper and adhesive tape NOTE Do not touch or bump the roller it can damage the roller a b a a b ...

Page 190: ...ghtly Install the transfer unit into the packaging To pack the toner cartridges 1 a Open the right side door b Remove a toner cartridge CAUTION CAUTION To avoid possible toner spillage do not tilt the cartridge 2 a Replace the shipping cover b Secure the shipping cover with adhesive tape Plastic cover Plastic bag a b b a ...

Page 191: ... the printer NOTE If a toner vacuum is available it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner Do not use a standard office vacuum the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors 2 Raise the output tray and secure it to the printer with adhesive tape 3 Secure the front door the multi purpose tray and the left side door to the printer with adhesive tape If you don t have a 2nd Cas...

Page 192: ...kg 91 9 lbs and the 2nd Cassette Feeder weighs approximately 14 3 kg 31 5 lbs Observe standard precautions for lifting heavy objects 5 Repack the 2nd Cassette Feeder in its original shipping box 6 Repack any other accessories in their original shipping boxes 7 Repack the printer in the original shipping box Make sure that you keep the printer upright and level when moving ...

Page 193: ...B SDRAM DIMM Ethernet KX PNBC5 or Token Ring KX PNBC6 network card page 202 You must remove the printer controller board from the back of the KX P8420 in order to install or replace the hard disk add or replace memory or install a Token Ring or Ethernet network card Removing and replacing the printer controller board To remove the printer controller board 1 Turn the printer OFF unplug the power co...

Page 194: ...controller board out of its slot in the printer For instructions on installing printer options see Installing a hard disk drive on page 196 Installing additional memory on page 199 Installing network cards on page 202 Printer controller board ...

Page 195: ...ve on the back of the printer and carefully slide it back inside the printer 2 Tighten the two thumbscrews on the printer controller board that you loosened earlier using a cross point head screwdriver 3 Plug in the power cord and reconnect any cables to the back of the printer Printer controller board ...

Page 196: ...g and replacing the printer controller board on page 193 SAFETY CAUTION To avoid electric shock ensure your hands are dry before touching the printer s power plug CAUTIONS Do not drop or bend the hard disk drive Do not touch the hard disk drive connector and electrical circuit board Protect the hard disk drive from static electricity by keeping it in its anti static package until you are ready to ...

Page 197: ...cable against the groove in the connector Slide the cable until the click is heard 3 Unpack the new hard disk drive With the electrical circuit board side up place the drive on a flat surface or on the palm of your hand Do not touch the drive with magnetic objects or place objects sensitive to magnets near the drive 4 Screw the four stand offs in the back of the hard disk drive Cable Projection Ha...

Page 198: ...e other end of the cable into the connector on the hard disk drive The pins on the hard disk drive s connector are in two groups A and B Be sure to insert the cable into the part A 7 Stick the label provided to the hard disk drive 8 Replace the printer controller board in the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer controller board on page 193 A B ...

Page 199: ...lustrated below you will need to do the following Remove the printer controller board from the back of the printer Install a 16 or 32 MB SDRAM DIMM in either of the two empty SDRAM slots on the printer controller board Replace the printer controller board IMPORTANT To avoid electric shock ensure your hands are dry before touching the printer s power plug SDRAM DIMM CAUTIONS Do not drop or bend the...

Page 200: ...s may be purchased for your printer in 16 or 32 MB configurations allowing your printer a maximum memory configuration of 80 MB of SDRAM To install a SDRAM DIMM you will need to remove the printer controller board install the SDRAM DIMM then replace the controller board in the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer controller board on page 193 Installing SDRAM DIMMs The le...

Page 201: ...pty socket J2 or J3 4 Ensure that the notches on the SDRAM DIMM are aligned inside the empty socket 5 a Slide the SDRAM DIMM into the empty socket J2 or J3 at a 45 degree angle and push the DIMM into the socket b Snap the lever s into place 6 Replace the printer controller board in the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer controller board on page 193 Notch a b SDRAM Sock...

Page 202: ...onfigure the printer s network setup IMPORTANT To avoid electric shock ensure your hands are dry before touching the printer s power plug Ethernet KX PNBC5 or Token Ring KX PNBC6 network card CAUTIONS 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 in its anti static package until you are ready to in...

Page 203: ...urface 2 a Use a flat blade screwdriver to gently remove the connector cover on the side of the network card connector b Remove the two screws that secure the slot cover on the front bracket then remove the slot cover Save the screws a b Connector cover on network card connector Slot cover ...

Page 204: ...ront bracket using the two screws you removed from the slot cover 4 Replace the printer controller board in the printer For instructions see Removing and replacing the printer controller board on page 193 5 Connect the printer to a network For instructions see Chapter 3 Connecting the Printer to a Network c a b Network card The figure is Ethernet KX PNBC5 network card ...

Page 205: ...ty Operating 20 to 80 RH Best Print Quality 30 to 70 RH Storage 10 to 80 RH Warm up time Less than 300 seconds at 20 C Power consumption 850 W Max printing with fuser on 40 W standby with fuser off 35 W ENERGY STAR Mode Meets ENERGY STAR power conservation requirements Mass Weight of standard unit with consumables without optional 2nd cassette feeder 48 2 kg 106 2 lbs Dimensions of standard unit W...

Page 206: ...nstalled Maximum printing speed 3 5 ppm Full Color 14 ppm Monochrome at 600 x 600 dpi Media sizes NOTE Please store your paper according to the recommendations of the manufacturer Media Size Dimensions Paper Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 A4 210 mm x 297 mm 8 3 x 11 7 Legal 216 mm x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 Transparency Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 A4 210 mm x 297 mm 8 3 x 11 7 Envelope Env 10 104 3 mm...

Page 207: ... paper for optimum performance LETTER LEGAL Hammermill LASERPRINT 90 g m2 24 lbs A4 NEUSIEDLER COLOR COPY 90 g m2 NOTE We do not recommend the use of 105 g m2 28 lbs paper in areas of high or low humidity and temperature since paper feed problems may be experienced Media Page Size Print area Margins Top Bottom Sides Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 208 mm x 270 mm 8 2 x 10 6 4 2 mm 0 17 4 3 mm 0 17...

Page 208: ...trongly recommend that you follow the guidelines below Do not load more than 50 sheets in the multi purpose tray Before loading paper in the multi purpose tray adjust it so that the edges of the media are lightly touching the media guides of the multi purpose tray Use heavier paper at least 95 to 165 g m2 28 to 44 lbs Bond for reliable feed Do not load a thin sheet of paper in the multi purpose tr...

Page 209: ...7166 Avery L7167 Avery L7168 Avery L7169 Re using transparencies 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 With any label stock the labels must completely cover the backing ma...

Page 210: ...n sharply creased leading edge Paper weight of 90 g m 2 24 lbs Flat free of curls wrinkles nicks etc NOTE Wrinkle may occur in some case even if high quality envelopes are used It is not recommended that you use envelopes with any of the following characteristics using these may result in paper jams Irregularly shaped envelopes Envelopes with curls wrinkles nicks twists dog ears or other damage En...

Page 211: ...lowing types of envelopes These may cause damage to your printer Envelopes with 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 moiste...

Page 212: ...idity may also cause 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 Print only one envelope at a time 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 ...

Page 213: ...ns Pin configuration Connector Type IEEE 1284 C type connector Cable Use a shielded cable 1 8 m 5 9 ft or less in length Signal pin Return side pin Signal 1 19 Busy 2 20 Select 3 21 nAck 4 22 nFault 5 23 PError 6 24 Data 1 7 25 Data 2 8 26 Data 3 9 27 Data 4 10 28 Data 5 11 29 Data 6 12 30 Data 7 13 31 Data 8 14 32 nlnit 15 33 nStrobe 16 34 nSelectin 17 35 nAutoFd 18 5V Host 36 5V Peripheral Bidir...

Page 214: ...onnected CPU 133 MHz R4700 CPU Hard disk drive Option ROM 16 MB Memory SDRAM Standard 16 MB SDRAM DIMM Optional additional 16 MB or 32 MB SDRAM DIMM upgrades available Expandable to a maximum 80 MB of SDRAM Host interface IEEE compliant 1284 type C Mini Centronics parallel port interface Ethernet card option AUI and RJ 45 10 100Base TX Token Ring card option RJ 45 User interface 24 character 2 lin...

Page 215: ...ettings option 92 Cleaning 144 148 CMYK Color Reference 96 Color adjustment 141 143 calibration 128 143 Color reference pages 96 97 ColorSync printer profile 103 104 ColorWise Color Adjustment 21 Connecting Macintosh by AppleTalk 69 Connecting printer using parallel cable 52 using thicknet cable 50 using thinnet cable 50 using twisted pair cable 51 Connector 50 52 213 Continue Forward button 28 Co...

Page 216: ...ows 95 78 PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 83 SDRAM DIMM 200 Interface Bidirectional parallel interface 213 214 cables 23 213 Internal name for Windows NT 4 0 with TCP IP 88 Internet browsers 59 70 Internet Explorer 59 Internet Explorer 4 x 71 IP address 53 72 88 109 IPX Windows 3 1 92 IPX Novell 61 Bindery file server connecting 123 NetWare client setup 69 81 92 NetWare server setup 6...

Page 217: ... 204 Network protocols 46 109 Network settings using Fiery WebSetup 112 127 using front panel 46 107 111 Novell NetWare shell version 3 26 and above option 92 O Off line printer status 27 On line printer status 27 Options 193 P Pages color reference 96 Pages See also test pages PANTONE Coated Color Reference 96 Parallel cable connecting to printer 52 213 Parallel interface 213 Parallel port 52 213...

Page 218: ...ided printing 208 types of paper to avoid 208 Printing status message 44 Printing test pages 47 Problems printing 45 Processing status message 44 Protocols 52 lpr TCP IP 55 supported 20 PSCRIPT DLL file 83 PServer Mode 121 PServer Setup 120 121 Q Queues on NetWare server 67 R Ready indicator 27 Remote Printer Setup 112 127 Removing 98 Removing the Panasonic KX P8420 software Windows 3 1 98 Windows...

Page 219: ...systems printing 60 setting up 55 58 Unpacking 25 User Login object 122 V VisualCal calibration method 134 140 W WebSetup 112 127 Windows 3 1 installing Adobe PostScript printer driver 89 installing TrueType fonts 95 Windows 95 installing TrueType fonts 95 IPX SPX 81 82 PostScript printing 78 Windows NT 4 0 device name 88 installing PostScript printer driver 83 installing TrueType fonts 96 running...

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