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Scheduled

Maintenance

Maintaining Print Quality

To maintain good print quality, clean the printer according to the
schedules and information listed in this chapter.

1.

Do a General Cleaning. (See page 145.)

2.

Clean the main charger, precharger, and transfer charger. For
cleaning instructions, see page 153 for the main charger, and
page 157 for the precharger and transfer charger.

3.

If print quality problems occur, clean the following areas (see
page 136 for tool part numbers):

a.

Clean the drum with the drum freshener (only when smears
appear on print samples due to the drum).

b.

Clean the LED array and the SELFOC

®

lens (LED print

head) with the Toraysee™ cloth.

c.

Clean the fuser cover glass with a razor blade or the cover
glass scraper.

If the print quality is still poor after cleaning the printer, the chargers
may need to be replaced. Contact your authorized service
representative for further assistance.

NOTE: For replacement intervals, see the maintenance schedules

that begin on page 138.

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Summary of Contents for L5020

Page 1: ... User s Manual The Printronix L5020 Multifunction Printer ...

Page 2: ...Consumable Item Part Number Replacement Interval in Pages 1 Toner cartridge 703532 001 21 000 Waste toner bottle 202984 001 150 000 Photoreceptor drum 703535 001 150 300 000 See Note 2 Developer 703548 001 150 000 Developing Unit 705739 001 600 000 Note 1 Varies with paper size media type and toner coverage Note 2 Inspect every 150 000 pages clean if needed Replace at 300 000 pages or sooner of pr...

Page 3: ...L5020 Multifunction Printer User s Manual 706592 001C ...

Page 4: ...Inc either owns or licenses from other vendors who own all copyright trade secret patent and other proprietary rights in the Software Product License 1 Authorized Use You agree to accept a non exclusive license to use the Software resident in the printer solely for your own customary business or personal purposes 2 Restrictions a To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix Inc you agree to mai...

Page 5: ... is free from all bugs errors and omissions Remedy Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Printronix Inc in connection with the Software is replacement of defective software with a copy of the same version and revision level Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Remedies 1 THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR ...

Page 6: ...a law governs this Agreement Termination of License Agreement This License shall continue until terminated This license may be terminated by agreement between you and Printronix Inc or by Printronix Inc if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not corrected within thirty 30 days after notice When this License is terminated you shall return to the place you obtained ...

Page 7: ...al may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits Printronix is not responsible for any radio or television inte...

Page 8: ...G Konformitätszelchen CE zu führen Der Außteller der Konformitätserklärung ist die Printronix 1 Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 3 Abs 2 2 EN 55022 Klasse A Geräte bedürfen folgender Hinweise Nach dem EMVG Geräte dürfen an Orten für die sie nicht asreichend entstört sind nur mit besonderer Genehmigung des Bundesminesters für Post und Telekommunikation oder des Bundesamtes für Post und Tele...

Page 9: ...ormation Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate...

Page 10: ...er are registered trademarks PC DOS and IPDS are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation IGP LaserLine LinePrinter Plus PGL PSA and Printronix are registered trademarks and FlashFusion is a trademark of Printronix Inc MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PhoenixPage PCL 5 is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies LTD PKUNZIP is a registere...

Page 11: ...stered trademark of Linotype AG and or its subsidiaries Letraset is a registered trademark and Aachen Revue and University Roman are trademarks of Esselte Pendaflex Corporation Futura is a registered trademark of Fundición Tipográfica Neufville S A ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Benguiat ITC Bookman ITC Century ITC Cheltenham ITC Clearface ITC Galliard ITC Korinna ITC Lubalin Graph ITC Souvenir ITC Ti...

Page 12: ...direct incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing distribution performance or use of this material The information in this manual is subject to change without notice This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright No part of this document may be reproduced copied translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means whether manual gra...

Page 13: ...ding Paper 28 Powering On The Printer 31 Power Paper Stacker Option 33 Control Panel Commands 34 Using The Control Panel 35 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 36 Function Keys 37 3 Printer Configuration 41 Printer Configuration 41 Unlocking And Locking The Configuration Menu 41 Unlocking The Configuration Menu 42 Locking The Configuration Menu 42 Moving Within The Configuration Menu 42 Printing The Curren...

Page 14: ... Test Print Menu 89 Print Statistics Menu 90 Maintenance Menu 91 Virtual Printer Menu 92 Loading Flash Memory If Equipped 93 The lasr2fls Utility Program 94 Downloading Into Flash Memory 96 4 Consumables Replacement 107 Consumables Replacement 107 Replacement Intervals 108 Opening The Upper Doors 109 Replacing The Toner Cartridge 110 Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle 114 Replacing The Photoreceptor...

Page 15: ...3 Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glass 158 Major Cleaning 163 Cleaning Unit 163 Cleaning The Photoreceptor Drum 166 6 Troubleshooting 169 Troubleshooting 169 Diagnostics 169 Paper Jams 170 System Status And Error Messages 182 Reprinting Pages After Fault Condition 183 Error Messages 187 A Maintenance Log Sheets 193 Maintenance Log Sheets 193 Level A Maintenance 15 000 Pages User 194 Level B Mainten...

Page 16: ...ages Service 206 Level H Maintenance Kit 2 400 000 Pages Service 207 B Specifications 209 Specifications 209 Paper Specifications 209 Performance Characteristics 212 Host Interfaces 213 Emulations 213 Memory Requirements 214 Safety Regulations 214 Electromagnetic Interference 214 Physical Characteristics And Environment 215 C Host I O Interfaces 217 Interfaces 217 Performance Considerations 219 RS...

Page 17: ...ning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm you WARNUNG Ein Warhinweis dieser Art weist auf Verletzungsgefahr hin AVISO Las notas de adviso llaman la atención sobre una condición que puede causar lesiones ATTENTION Attire votre attention sur une opération pouvant présenter un danger AVVERTENZA Un indicazione di avvertenza segnala una condizione di pericolo suscttibile causare lesion...

Page 18: ...CKED appears on the LCD Important Safety Precautions Observe the following precautions at all times to ensure safe operation of the printer Read all instructions and save them for future use Follow all safety notices and instructions printed in this manual and marked on the printer The operator accessible power switch does not shut off all power to the printer You must unplug the power cord to shu...

Page 19: ...d several components use high voltage Handle the photoreceptor drum properly due to the nature of the material Do not put used drums in the trash ship them to the appropriate disposal facility for recycling See page 122 Do not block or obstruct any cabinet ventilation slots Never spill liquid on or in the printer Use only approved cleaning agents and methods Put nothing on the power cord Do not lo...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Components And Labels 20 Components And Labels Legend 1 Control Panel 2 CAUTION Figure 1 Front and Rear Views Rear of Printer Front of Printer 1 2 ...

Page 21: ...Safety Notices And Special Information 21 Legend 1 CAUTION 2 WARNING Figure 2 Safety Labels Behind Front Upper Doors 2 1 ...

Page 22: ...in Charger 2 Toner Cartridge 3 Control Panel 4 Paper Feed Tractor 5 Developing Unit 6 Waste Toner Recovery Unit 7 Flash Power Supply 8 Transport Unit 9 Scuff Roller 10 Fuser Unit 11 Cleaning Unit Figure 3 Printer Components 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 23: ...tices And Special Information 23 Legend 1 Power Switch 2 Diagnostic Port 3 Optional Coax Twinax Port 4 Serial Port 5 232 422 ToggleSwitch 6 Parallel Port Figure 4 Power Switch and Printer Interfaces 1 6 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 24: ...old paper User replaceable toner cartridge FlashFusion fusing technology Two line 16 character alphanumeric display that provides operating and error messages Flash Memory which stores preset configurations and emulations Serial and parallel interfaces Coax Twinax interface optional Power stacker optional Emulations Your printer comes equipped with the Printronix LinePrinter Plus emulation softwar...

Page 25: ...ts are available For example the LinePrinter Plus emulation provides CG Times Letter Gothic Courier OCR A and OCR B as standard sets of fonts With either the LinePrinter Plus or PCL 5 emulations you can load additional fonts into printer memory Once any additional fonts are in printer memory you can then access them in the same way as the resident fonts Note that if you download fonts from the hos...

Page 26: ...Chapter 1 About The Printer 26 ...

Page 27: ...nix Your service provider is also responsible for doing a preinstallation site survey unpacking the printer connecting the power and host data cables and installing the first set of consumable items in the printer Depending on the terms of your service contract your service provider might also power on your printer and configure it As the owner of the printer it is your responsibility to prepare t...

Page 28: ...unit with the first paper fold toward the printer IMPORTANT Be sure the leading edge of the paper has a clean separated perforation without ragged edges 2 Pass the leading edge of the paper between the lower paper guides to prevent jams Put the first fold of the paper facing the printer as shown Legend 1 Paper Guides 2 First paper fold is toward printer 3 Tractor Unit 3 Unlock only the right tract...

Page 29: ...aper is pushed too far 5 Close the left tractor gate Legend 1 Tractor Pins 2 Tractor Lock 3 Tractor Gate 6 Move the right tractor until its pins line up with the holes in the right edge of the paper put the paper on the pins then close the right tractor gate 3 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...o the right however as too much tension may cause the paper holes to tear away from the tractor pins 8 Tighten the paper by moving the right tractor slightly outward and lock the right tractor with the tractor lock 9 If you are reloading paper following a PAPER EMPTY message with the printer power on press ONLINE to place the printer online The printer automatically sets the physical top of form a...

Page 31: ...abel Using an incorrect power source may damage the printer 1 Open the cabinet door by turning the key and flipping up the latch 2 Route all cables through the hole in the bottom of the cabinet and secure them with the strain relief 3 Make sure the printer is plugged into the appropriate power source the interface cables are connected and the host computer is on 4 Close the cabinet door and flip d...

Page 32: ...and displays the message H0 TEST HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT b The ONLINE indicator lights continuously and STAND BY goes out NOTE The printer can be set to power on in the OFFLINE state instead of the ONLINE state To print ONLINE must be lit if it is not press ONLINE If other messages and prompts appear on the control panel answer the prompts and follow the directions as explained on page 188 ...

Page 33: ...33 Power Paper Stacker Option Legend 1 Heavy Mode Light Mode Switch 2 Stacker Cover Figure 6 Power Paper Stacker 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...printer This allows the stacker to re fold the paper as it was originally folded in the box Control Panel Commands When setting up the operation of the stacker through the control panel there are two options Into Stacker Bypass Stacker If Bypass Stacker is chosen paper travels over the stacking mechanism the perforation on the paper is not broken The Control Panel path to these options is Paper Co...

Page 35: ...r The LCD status indicators and function keys are described in the following sections Liquid Crystal Display LCD The liquid crystal display LCD displays messages printer operating status configuration options and error codes Status Indicators The status indicators display the current operational status of the printer JOB IN PROCESS STAND BY LINE SYNC SYS AVAIL ONLINE FAULT ONLINE CLEAR TEST SHIFT ...

Page 36: ... data exists in the buffer and the printer is not receiving data STAND BY IMPORTANT Do not press any control panel key when STAND BY is flashing The printer may carry out unwanted commands STAND BY flashes while the printer is executing any control panel command and while the printer is unavailable for printing due to its normal system activities such as booting printing its configuration writing ...

Page 37: ... via the configuration menu ONLINE Key The ONLINE key toggles the printer online and offline To place the printer online press ONLINE until the ONLINE status indicator remains continuously lit The LCD displays ONLINE along with the name of the current emulation The printer can now receive and process data and print To place the printer offline press ONLINE until the ONLINE status indicator blinks ...

Page 38: ...functions PAGE EJECT Key The PAGE EJECT key performs the following functions when the printer is online When the JOB IN PROCESS status indicator lights steadily pressing PAGE EJECT causes the printer to print all data in the printer The page is then cut at the perforation unless the Burst On Eject option is disabled IMPORTANT Do not press PAGE EJECT while JOB IN PROCESS is flashing or your print j...

Page 39: ...E EJECT keys together moves the paper one page length without printing or cutting the paper It can be used to feed the paper into customer supplied postprocessing equipment ENTER Key When you enter parameters in the configuration menu press ENTER to select the value shown in the LCD The printer confirms your selection by placing an asterisk next to the value in the display However if the ENTER key...

Page 40: ...ormation UP And DOWN Keys The UP and DOWN keys are used for the configuration menu To unlock or lock the ENTER key press UP DOWN at the same time when the printer is offline To enter the configuration menu press DOWN when the printer is offline To move between the different levels in the configuration menu either press UP or DOWN as needed NEXT And PREV Keys The NEXT and PREV keys are used to move...

Page 41: ... s The characteristics that define the printer s response to signals and commands received from the host computer are called configuration parameters and are found in the configuration menus Configuration menu diagrams are shown later in this chapter Configuration parameters are retrieved from flash memory or set from the control panel This chapter explains how to set and save parameters with the ...

Page 42: ...ion See page 44 The following figure shows how to change a menu option The illustration is divided into two parts Step Press LCD Message 1 Place the printer offline OFFLINE PAPER CONTROL 2 Unlock the ENTER key the LCD message appears briefly ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED 3 From this point either print or modify your current configuration ONLINE Step Press LCD Message 1 At any place within the menu you can...

Page 43: ...s to move through all of the configuration menus Paper Control Form Length Image Width 2 0 inches 2 1 inches 2 2 inches 2 3 inches 2 4 inches 14 6 inches 14 7 inches 1 0 inches 1 5 inches 2 0 inches 2 5 inches 3 0 inches 11 0 inches 24 0 inches equals factory default value ONLINE ENTER Press LCD Message OFFLINE PAPER CONTROL PAPER CONTROL Image Width PAPER CONTROL Form Length Form Length Inch Sele...

Page 44: ... current configuration follow the steps listed below Step Press LCD Message 1 Place the printer offline OFFLINE PAPER CONTROL 2 Unlock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED 3 Scroll through the menu until you reach the appropriate menu OFFLINE HOST INTERFACE 4 Select the menu to access available parameters or submenus HOST INTERFACE Centronics 5 Scroll through the submenus or parameters until you re...

Page 45: ...d Rate 38400 BAUD 11 Continue doing this to make other changes as needed At any time press UP to return to a higher level 12 Lock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH LOCKED 13 Do one of the following to save your changes To temporarily save the changes until the printer is turned off place the printer online To permanently save the changes see the following section Place the printer online ONLINE LINEPRINT...

Page 46: ...per Control Image Width 14 6 inches Form Length 11 0 inches Paper Length Auto Select Fanfold Output Into stacker Horizontal Image Shift 0 100 inches Vertical Image Shift 0 100 inches Toner 3 Reprint on Fault Enable Paper Type Standard Burst on Eject Enable Mode LinePrinter Config Control Load Configuration 0 Save Configuration 1 Print Configuration Current Delete Configuration 1 Power up Configura...

Page 47: ...tandard Slct Polarity Standard Fault Polarity Standard Paper Inst Pol Standard PE Polarity Standard NFAULT PE Ctl Act Together Dataproducts Data Bit 8 Enable Paper Inst Line Disable Data Polarity Standard Strobe Polarity Standard Data Req Pol Standard Ready Polarity Standard Online Polarity Standard Paper Inst Polarity Standard Serial Host Protocol None Baud Rate 9600 baud ...

Page 48: ...RTS Polarity Normal Buffer Size 8192 bytes Number Buffers 2 buffers FIFO Trigger 14 bytes Diagnostic None Series 1 Poll 0 Series 1 Delay 0 Msec Series 1 Idle Disable Miscellaneous Panel Key Sound On Alarm On Power up State Online Hex Dump Mode Disable PTX SETUP Options Setup Parse Disable Setup SFCC 21h Display Language English File System Overwrite Enable ...

Page 49: ...rint File List Font Memory Max Char Memory 300 KBytes Max Cache Memory 200 KBytes Max Cache Size 900 Characters Max Cached Char 01 KBytes Max Fonts Loaded 05 Fonts Font Weight Standard Chars 115 Bold Chars 259 Extra Bold Chars 269 Installed Fonts Virtual Printer Virtual Printer LP ...

Page 50: ...d host I O interface perform the following steps Step Press LCD Message 1 Place the printer offline OFFLINE PAPER CONTROL 2 Unlock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED 3 Scroll through the menu until you reach the appropriate menu OFFLINE HOST INTERFACE 4 Select the menu to access available parameters or submenus HOST INTERFACE Centronics 5 Scroll through the submenus or parameters until you reach ...

Page 51: ... Rate 38400 BAUD 11 Continue doing this to make other changes as needed At any time press UP to return to a higher level 12 Lock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH LOCKED 13 Do one of the following to save your changes To temporarily save the changes until the printer is turned off place the printer online To permanently save the changes see the following section Place the printer online ONLINE LINEPRINTE...

Page 52: ... unique print job requirements For example Config 0 Factory Default This cannot be altered Config 1 Selects Image Width of 4 inches Selects Paper Length of 10 inches Config 2 Selects Image Width of 8 inches Selects Paper Length of 11 inches The configurations are saved and stored in flash memory for later use NOTE If the Protect Save CFG option is enabled the new configuration is not saved unless ...

Page 53: ...inter offline OFFLINE PAPER CONTROL 2 Unlock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED 3 Scroll through the menu until you reach the appropriate menu OFFLINE CONFIG CONTROL 4 Select the Config Control menu CONFIG CONTROL Load Config 5 Scroll through the Config Control menu until you reach Save Config CONFIG CONTROL Save Config 6 Select Save Config Save Config 1 7 Scroll through the options 1 8 until you...

Page 54: ...Save CFG option is enabled this error message appears briefly CFG FILE EXISTS DELETE FIRST If the configuration number has not been previously saved or the Protect Save CFG option is disabled the STAND BY light flashes and this message appears STANDBY Save Config 4 9 Lock the ENTER key ENTER SWITCH LOCKED 10 Place the printer online LCD depends on printer emulation ONLINE LINEPRINTER Step Press LC...

Page 55: ...e Shift Ver Image Shift Toner Reprint on Fault Paper Type Burst On Eject Reset Toner Full LinePrinter PCL5 IGP PGL IGP VGL IPDS Load Config Save Config Print Config Delete Config Power up Config Protect Configs Centronics Dataproducts Serial Panel Key Sound Alarm Power Up State Hex Dump Mode PTX SETUP Option Display Language File System Max Char Memory Max Cache Memory Max Cache Size Max Cached Ch...

Page 56: ...t Length at 6LPI Paper Length Inch Select 6 LPI Select Length in Inches Length at 6LPI 2 0 inches 2 1 inches 2 2 inches 14 6 inches 14 7 inches 1 0 inches 1 5 inches 2 0 inches 11 0 inches 24 0 inches 30 0 inches Range 6 to 144 Default 66 7 0 inches 7 5 inches 8 0 inches 11 0 inches 20 0 inches Range 42 to 120 Default 66 Auto Select ...

Page 57: ...Shift Ver Image Shift Toner Reprint on Fault Paper Type Burst on Eject 100 100 inches 99 100 inches 98 100 inches 0 100 inches 100 100 inches 100 100 inches 99 100 inches 98 100 inches 0 100 inches 100 100 inches 1 3 254 Enable Disable Confirm Standard Synthetic Enable Disable ...

Page 58: ...cal form length for fanfold paper the vertical perforation to perforation distance You can specify the paper length in three ways Auto Select inches or the number of print lines at six lines per inch Auto Select the default The printer uses the current setting of the Form Length parameter to find the best physical paper length within the valid range and then uses that value If the form length para...

Page 59: ... specifies the amount to shift an image to the right for precise positioning on the page The actual width of the image is not affected The allowable range is 1 0 to 1 0 inches in 1 100 inch increments The default is 0 0 inches Vertical Image Shift Vertical Image Shift specifies the amount to shift an image down for precise positioning on the page The actual height of the image is not affected The ...

Page 60: ...r is never rolled back out of the engine If you need to remove the paper before the entire roll is used it must be manually removed When Burst on Eject is disabled it allows these switch functions PAGE EJECT When you press PAGE EJECT or send a PAGE EJECT command the paper is not separated and is not rolled back into the printer Instead enough forms are inserted to fuse and move all pages physicall...

Page 61: ... emulation software that you use Your printer comes equipped with the Printronix LinePrinter Plus emulation software which emulates an impact printer The IGP PGL IGP VGL PhoenixPage PCL5 and IPDS software emulations are available as options Mode LinePrinter A PCL5 IGP PGL IGP VGL B C D See also the following documents A LinePrinter Plus Emulation for LaserLine Printers Programmer s Reference Manua...

Page 62: ...ation options in addition to those that are in the printer system list For information on these unique configuration settings see the appropriate emulation manual Config Control Menu Load Configuration The printer can store up to eight configurations This option allows you to select and load a specific configuration The factory default for loading is configuration 0 Note that configuration 0 is a ...

Page 63: ... can print the following configurations Current Factory Power up All Any of the customized configurations 1 through 8 For details on making a configuration printout see page 44 NOTE The information Power Up Time Level A Pages etc that is displayed on the LCD via the Print Statistics menu is printed only as part of the printout for the Current configuration The Print Statistics information is not p...

Page 64: ...r up is configuration 0 Protect Save CFG The Protect Save CFG protect saved configuration option allows you to specify whether or not a new configuration should overwrite an existing configuration when you activate the Save Config option When disabled default the new configuration overwrites the existing configuration There is no protection set for the former configuration When enabled the new con...

Page 65: ...e RS 232 422 connector must be set for either RS 232 or RS 422 The location of the RS 232 422 toggle switch is shown on page 218 The configuration options for each interface type are shown in the illustrations on the following pages Descriptions of the options follow each illustration Set these options to meet the specific data communication requirements of the host computer as well as the applica...

Page 66: ...l Paper Inst Line Data Polarity Strobe Polarity ACK Polarity Busy Polarity Slct Polarity Fault Polarity Paper Inst Pol PE Polarity NFAULT PE Ctl Disable Enable Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Act Together Act Separate ...

Page 67: ... Data Polarity of your host computer There are normally seven or eight data bits that define each ASCII character sent from the host computer to the printer The bits are usually high true Strobe Polarity Values Standard default or Inverted This parameter must be set to match the Data Strobe Polarity of your host computer When the host computer sends a data strobe signal it is indicating that it ha...

Page 68: ... is not ready to receive more data it sends a Busy signal to the host computer Slct Select Polarity Values Standard default or Inverted This parameter must be set to match the Select signal polarity of your host computer The high true signal Select is sent by the printer to the host computer The Select signal indicates the printer is online no error conditions exist and that the printer is ready t...

Page 69: ... open error occurs the printer sends a Paper Empty PE signal to the host telling it not to send any more data NFAULT PE Ctl Values Act Together default or Act Separate This parameter must be set to match your host computer The NFAULT PE Control parameter controls the operation of the No Fault NFAULT and Paper Empty PE signals sent to the host computer When set to Act Together the two signal lines ...

Page 70: ... Bit 8 Enable Disable Centronics Dataproducts Serial Paper Inst Line Data Polarity Strobe Polarity Data Req Pol Ready Polarity Paper Inst Pol Online Polarity Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Disable Enable Standard Inverted Standard Inverted ...

Page 71: ... from the host computer to the printer The bits are usually high true Strobe Polarity Values Standard default or Inverted This parameter must be set to match the Data Strobe signal polarity of your host computer When the host computer sends a data strobe signal it is indicating that it has placed data on the data bus and that the data is valid i e enough time has elapsed for the data lines to stab...

Page 72: ...y Values Standard default or Inverted This parameter must be set to match the Online signal polarity of your host computer The printer sends an Online signal to the host indicating that communication can be accomplished whenever the Ready signal is true Paper Inst Instruction Polarity Values Standard default or Inverted This parameter must be set to match the PI line signal polarity of your host c...

Page 73: ...e Even Odd 8 Bits 7 Bits 6 Bits 5 Bits None XON XOFF ETX ACK ACK NAK ENQ ACK SERIES 1 1 CH SERIES 1 2 CH On Offline Buf On Offline False True On Offline Buf On Offline False True Buffer Size Number Buffers Series 1 Poll Diagnostic 14 Bytes None 1 Byte 4 Bytes 8 Bytes 8192 Bytes None Transmit Test Loopback Test 0 1 255 2 Buffers 1 Bit 2 Bits Series 1 Idle Enable Disable FIFO Trigger RTS Polarity DT...

Page 74: ...ans transmit off When you select the XON XOFF protocol the printer does the following When not ready to receive data i e offline or full data buffer the printer sends ASCII code DC3 Device Code 3 hex 13 XOFF to the host When ready to receive data i e online and empty data buffer the printer sends ASCII code DC1 Device Code 1 hex 11 XON to the host ETX ACK The ETX ACK protocol enables the flow of c...

Page 75: ...se character to the host If the buffer ever fills completely the printer sends a buffer full response character to the host every time it receives a character from the host In addition whenever the printer state changes from online to offline or vice versa the printer sends the appropriate response character to the host The printer uses different response characters to represent buffer full and bu...

Page 76: ...haracter and the poll delay time from the printer control panel You can also enable or disable Series 1 Idle from the control panel NOTE When using the SERIES 1 1 CH protocol be careful with the transmission of binary data control codes bit images etc since the printer discards poll characters SERIES 1 2 CH When you select the Series 1 with 2 Characters protocol the printer behaves exactly the sam...

Page 77: ...uter Stop bits signal the end of a transferred serial data word Parity Values None default 0 1 Even or Odd This parameter must be set to match your host computer The host may send a parity bit with every data word The parity bit is used for error checking DTR Data Terminal Ready Function Values On Offline Buf default True False or On Offline This parameter must be set to match your host computer T...

Page 78: ...rates the Request to Send RTS signal to the host computer RTS is a status signal that the printer sends to the host to indicate whether or not the printer is ready to receive data The True parameter setting causes the printer to assert continuously the RTS signal The False setting causes the printer to never assert the RTS signal The On Offline Buf setting the default setting causes the printer to...

Page 79: ...be changeable in a future release Number Of Buffers Value 2 This parameter reflects the number of data buffers in the printer s memory This parameter cannot be changed in the current release of the emulation software However it might be changeable in a future release FIFO Trigger Values None 1 4 8 or 14 default You can specify how many bytes the First In First Out FIFO input buffer stores before t...

Page 80: ...ter selects the Series 1 delay time in milliseconds that the printer waits prior to sending the Series 1 response to the host NOTE This parameter is used only with the SERIES 1 1 CH and SERIES 1 2 CH protocols See the description of the Host Protocol menu option on page 75 for more information Series 1 Idle Values Enable or Disable The default value for this parameter is Disable If you enable the ...

Page 81: ...inter fault condition occurs The default setting is On Miscellaneous Panel Key Sound On Off Alarm On Off Power up State Online Offline Hex Dump Mode Disable Enable Display Language English German French Italian Spanish Dutch Setup Parse Setup SFCC Overwrite Files View File List Delete Files Print File List Optimize and Reboot Enable Disable File System File 1 File 2 Etc File 1 File 2 Etc Factory D...

Page 82: ...and as the character s printable symbol if it has one A nonprintable code is printed as a period symbol Up to 16 characters can be printed per line of hex dump printout While the printer is in hex dump mode it does not act upon any control codes other than to print their hexadecimal equivalents The 16 characters printed per line on the hex dump are formatted so that the 16 printable symbols are pr...

Page 83: ... host computer Any data received from the host is dumped to the printout To cancel a hex dump first place the printer offline Then disable the Hex Dump Mode option from the control panel The paper then may be advanced to the next top of form PTX SETUP Option The PTX SETUP Option menu selection has two submenu selections Setup Parse and Setup SFCC Setup Parse Setup Parse allows you to enable or dis...

Page 84: ...eing overwritten by disabling the overwrite function View Files Displays the list of files in the file system Pressing the DOWN key displays the file size Delete Files Displays the list of all files in the file system Pressing the ENTER key deletes the file displayed on the front panel Optimize And Reboot Reclaims flash memory space from deleted flash files After pressing ENTER wait for the printe...

Page 85: ...ry 50 Kbytes 100 Kbytes 150 Kbytes 200 Kbytes 900 Kbytes Max Cache Size 50 characters 100 characters 150 characters 900 characters Max Cached Char 1 Kbyte 2 Kbytes 3 Kbytes 20 Kbytes Max Fonts Loaded 1 font 2 fonts 3 fonts 5 fonts 20 fonts Font Weight 10 11 12 269 290 Installed Fonts Lists all installed fonts Standard Chars Bold Chars Extra Bold 10 11 12 259 290 10 11 12 115 290 ...

Page 86: ...u option Power up Configuration on page 64 3 Turn the printer power off and then on again Max Char Memory The Maximum Character Memory option specifies the size of the largest character that can be printed To calculate the memory requirement use this equation For example if an application requires a character that is 7 inches high by 4 inches wide calculate the Maximum Character Memory value as fo...

Page 87: ...he The allowable range is 50 to 900 characters in 50 character increments The default value for this parameter is 900 characters Max Cached Char The Maximum Cached Characters option specifies the size of the largest character that can be stored in the font cache To calculate the memory requirement use this equation For example if an application requires the use of a character that is 1 inch high b...

Page 88: ... parameter is 5 fonts NOTE The above calculations for Maximum Character Memory Maximum Cache Memory and Maximum Cached Characters assume the standard 300 dpi resolution If the optional 240 or 400 dpi resolutions are used the memory sizes must be recalculated Font Weight The Font Weight option specifies the thickness or stroke weight of the text fonts The allowable range is 10 to 290 in increments ...

Page 89: ...ges The Number of Pages option selects the number of pages for the test printout You may select 1 2 5 10 pages or a continuous printout The default is 1 page Start Test When this menu option is displayed press ENTER to start the test printout This is identical to pressing the TEST key on the control panel To stop a continuous test print press ENTER when this option is displayed or press TEST Note ...

Page 90: ...urrently available system configurations Printer Life Printer Life displays the total number of hours that the printer has been powered up the total number of pages that have been printed by the print engine and the total number of pages that have been printed for each of the service levels The displayed page count reflects A4 size paper 11 7 inches normalized and does not match the actual page co...

Page 91: ...ance levels A B and C See Chapter 5 Scheduled Maintenance for additional information Tech Service The Technician Service option resets the service level page count after preventive maintenance is completed by a service technician levels D E F G and H See Chapter 5 Scheduled Maintenance for additional information Maintenance Tech Service Clear Level D Clear Level E Clear Level F Clear Level G Clear...

Page 92: ...nter should switch to using If the user selects Empty the printer automatically enters download mode If the user selects an emulation and then manually enters download mode the position selected will be the position for the new emulation to be loaded If you want to download a new emulation into the printer s flash memory follow the procedures in the Loading Flash Memory section starting on page 93...

Page 93: ...placed the flash memory card The customer needs to load logos forms TIFF files setup files and or font files to the printer Emulation software and fonts are supplied on one or more 3 5 inch double density diskettes Each emulation file is executable which means you can expand it and copy it into the printer s flash memory with a single command The other kinds of files are not executable however bef...

Page 94: ...sides 3 Change to the drive and directory where the lasr2fls utility resides 4 To display a brief help message at the DOS prompt enter the command name lasr2fls with no parameters lasr2fls Return You will then see a help message similar to the following L50XX Laser Printer Flash File Conversion Utility Vx xx mm dd yy USAGE lasr2fls file_name1 file_name2 file_name3 A return or lasr2fls file_name1 f...

Page 95: ...e file named file_name1 and creates the file named file_name2 The file named file_name2 is a flash downloadable file that can be copied and downloaded to the printer as detailed later in this section The utility takes the filename you specify for file_name3 and stores this information within the downloadable output file file_name2 The file_name3 file name is used only to determine the file name to...

Page 96: ...ogo files you want to convert This command converts the specified logo or form file creating the downloadable file my_logo dwn 10 Repeat step 9 for any additional logo and form files to be converted 11 Proceed to the next section to download the converted files IMPORTANT Be sure that you always enter the A parameter on the lasr2fls command line as indicated above Downloading Into Flash Memory CAUT...

Page 97: ...s selecting a flash memory partition 5 Wait until the printer has completely switched to the virtual printer you selected 6 Make a printout of all saved configurations for the currently selected virtual printer You will use the printouts later to restore the printer configuration 7 Set the printer power switch to O off 8 If the printer is already connected to the parallel port of an IBM compatible...

Page 98: ...step 32 If the emulation is supplied on two or more diskettes you must first recombine the multiple files from the diskettes into one file on your computer s hard drive continue with step 20 20 Create a directory on your computer hard drive where you will store the recombined files from the emulation diskettes by typing the following at the DOS prompt MD DOWNLOAD Return 21 Make the newly created d...

Page 99: ...7 Press the Return key on the computer After the file is expanded to the hard drive the following message will appear on the computer screen Insert disk 2 Press a key when ready 28 Remove the diskette in the disk drive and insert the diskette labeled Disk 2 of 2 or 2 of 3 etc 29 Press the Return key on the computer If there are only two diskettes for the emulation you will be returned to the DOS p...

Page 100: ...he following at the DOS prompt A Return If the diskette is in drive B type B Return 34 Get the name of the emulation file on the diskette by listing the contents of the diskette at the DOS prompt type DIR Return The file name of the emulation file on the diskette takes the form part_num exe for example 123456 exe Write down the complete name of the file with the exe extension This is the file you ...

Page 101: ... the following CLEAR PGL PRESS ENTER To confirm the erasure press the ENTER key on the printer control panel Otherwise press the CANCEL key on the control panel to abort the operation the printer will then reboot 39 While the file is being copied into memory the printer LCD informs you of the load process and status Messages are listed in table following this section 40 Wait until the new program ...

Page 102: ...skip to step 50 If the software to be installed is on diskette continue with step 48 48 Insert the diskette containing the software to be installed into diskette drive A or B of the computer 49 Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt A Return If the diskette is in drive B type B Return 50 Get the names of all of the logo form TIFF setup and font files tha...

Page 103: ...the printer If you are downloading the files using the LPT2 port on the computer substitute LPT2 for LPT1 in the above commands 52 While the files are being copied into memory the printer LCD informs you of the load process and status Messages are listed in the table following this section 53 Wait until the new files have successfully loaded into printer memory 54 If you have any more software to ...

Page 104: ...om the printer 61 Reconnect the customer s data input cable s to the printer if required 62 Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet 63 Set the printer power switch to on 64 Using the configuration printouts you made in step 3 and step 6 restore the printer configuration s Refer to page 53 ...

Page 105: ...ulation flash memory partition xxxx is the name of the current emulation H9 Clear Flash Press Enter The system is confirming the erasing of the entire contents of the flash memory Press ENTER for Yes or CANCEL to abort K0 DC NOT 1ST FILE The emulation file is not the first file sent to the printer for emulation installation Make sure the emulation file is sent to the printer first for installation...

Page 106: ...he printer K5 DRAM FAIL AT ADDRESS xxxxxxxx Contact your authorized service representative K6 FLASH MEMORY FAIL Contact your authorized service representative K7 PROGRAM FLASH FAIL AT xxxxxxxx Contact your authorized service representative K8 FLASH MEMORY FAIL There is not enough flash memory space for the emulation or file download Initiate the flash file system optimization K9 PROGRAM NEEDS MORE...

Page 107: ...300 Europe 33 1 46 25 1900 Singapore 65 548 4116 Due to differing replacement intervals each of the following replacement procedures is written as a complete separate task For the best print quality replace the printer consumables at the intervals specified below The yield of the supplies is based on a 4 coverage of letter size 8 5 inch x 11 inch paper However the yield may vary according to your ...

Page 108: ...300 000 See Note 2 Developer 703548 001 150 000 Developing Unit 705739 001 600 000 Note 1 Will vary with paper size media type and toner coverage Note 2 Replace at 300 000 pages or sooner if print quality is no longer acceptable Drum life is dependent upon media used and proper maintenance and operation of the printer Print media other than bond paper e g labels card stock plastic or vinyl may red...

Page 109: ...Opening The Upper Doors 109 Opening The Upper Doors 1 Take the printer offline 2 When paper motion stops wait 15 seconds then open the printer upper doors Legend 1 Upper Door 1 ...

Page 110: ...imize toner spillage You can wear vinyl gloves to prevent toner from contacting the skin If necessary use only cold water to remove toner from skin or clothing 3 Rotate the toner cartridge counterclockwise until the notch is aligned with the pin in the toner hopper and remove the cartridge Legend 1 Toner Cartridge 2 Positioning Pin 3 Notch 4 Put the old cartridge into a plastic bag and discard it ...

Page 111: ...n the cartridge Legend 1 Toner Cartridge 6 Remove the new toner cartridge from its package 7 With the cover tape facing up insert the cartridge into the toner hopper and slowly pull off the cover tape in the direction of the arrow Remove the last of the tape just as the cartridge is completely inside the hopper Legend 1 Cover Tape 2 Notch 3 Pin 4 Toner Hopper 1 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 112: ... developing unit Push the new toner cartridge as far as possible into the toner hopper 9 Rotate the cartridge clockwise as far as it will turn Legend 1 Toner Cartridge 10 If any toner has spilled remove it with wet tissue paper or a toner vacuum 11 Close the upper doors 1 ...

Page 113: ...ste toner bottle by doing the following steps and discard the empty bottle Do not reuse the bottle 1 When paper motion stops wait 15 seconds then open the printer upper doors See page 109 2 Open the waste toner recovery unit by pressing down on the opening lever and pulling the door toward you Legend 1 Waste Toner Recovery Door 2 Opening Lever 1 2 ...

Page 114: ...er bottle from the unit and discard it 5 Install a new waste toner bottle 6 Close the printer upper doors 7 Clear Error 28 WASTE TONER FULL as follows a Press CLEAR b Press UP DOWN to unlock the configuration menu c Enter the configuration menu and select the Paper Control menu d Select the RESET TONER FULL option and press ENTER e Exit the configuration menu f Press ONLINE 2 1 ...

Page 115: ...e the drum you need a drum auxiliary rod Please read all steps before beginning the replacement procedure Removal CAUTION Do not do this procedure unless you have had the appropriate training Do not do this procedure without the drum auxiliary rod P N 703531 170 as you may damage the drum 1 Turn the power switch OFF 2 Open the printer upper doors See page 109 3 Open the waste toner recovery unit S...

Page 116: ...damages the drum 6 Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise Watch the charger movement a If the charger starts to move up it is already in the down position b If the charger starts to move down continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reaches the complete down position Legend 1 Transfer Charger 2 Transfer Elevator Drive Shaft 1 2 ...

Page 117: ...oid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams the transport lever must be in the fully down position before closing the transport unit 7 Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left Legend 1 Green Lever 1 ...

Page 118: ...Consumables Replacement 118 8 Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the drum plate and remove the drum plate Legend 1 Drum Plate 2 Thumbscrews 3 9 Remove the nut from the end of the drum shaft Legend 1 Nut 1 2 1 ...

Page 119: ...Replacing The Photoreceptor Drum 119 10 Screw the drum auxiliary rod onto the drum shaft Legend 1 Drum Auxiliary Rod 2 Drum Shaft 2 1 ...

Page 120: ...aterial and close the cover of the box 13 Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth Installation CAUTION Avoid touching the surface of the drum with your hands It reduces the life of the drum 1 Remove the new photoreceptor drum from its package Do not discard the packaging material as you need it for future drum disposal The ends of the drum are identical there are no front or back ends 2 Wipe inside...

Page 121: ...y recessed relative to the front of the printer and the rubber guide rollers should be visible Slightly lift the drum up off of the rubber rollers and rotate the drum by hand while applying inward pressure until the drum moves slightly farther into the printer and locks in place CAUTION In order to position the drum slot and the drum shaft pin push the drum in all the way to the back and rotate it...

Page 122: ... Raise the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the right 11 Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches 12 Close the printer upper doors Proper Disposal Of A Drum Unit Federal regulations prohibit inappropriate disposal of laser print drums Dispose of used drums by shipping them to one of the following organizations Within U S A U S Fuji Electric I...

Page 123: ...while cleaning the developing unit If damage occurs contact your service representative Removal 1 Turn the power switch OFF 2 Open the printer upper doors See page 109 3 Open the waste toner recovery unit See page 113 4 Rotate the developing unit lever fully clockwise so that it is pointing straight up This separates the developing unit from the photoreceptor drum Legend 1 Lever 1 ...

Page 124: ...Chapter 4 Consumables Replacement 124 5 Remove the developing unit by holding the lever in one hand and pulling the developing unit partially out of the printer Legend 1 Developing Unit 2 Lever 1 2 ...

Page 125: ...hanger and remove the developing unit from the printer Legend 1 Hanger 7 Place the old developing unit in a plastic bag and dispose of it properly 8 Vacuum any spilled toner 9 Remove the new developing unit from its package and add developer to the unit See page 130 1 ...

Page 126: ...bles Replacement 126 Legend 1 Toner Cartridge 2 Developing Unit 3 Auger 4 Toner Sensor 5 Developing Tank 6 Developing Roller 7 Toner Supply Roller 8 Screws 3 9 Cover 5 4 Cross Section of Developing Unit 9 8 1 2 3 4 6 7 ...

Page 127: ...lastic bag in which to put the developing unit 4 Remove the developing unit see page 123 and place it in the plastic bag making sure it is still accessible IMPORTANT When replacing developer in an existing developing unit you must empty and clean the unit before adding new developer Do this every 150 000 pages 5 Turn the toner cartridge knob counterclockwise until it stops then remove the cartridg...

Page 128: ...and gently shake it to allow any remaining developer or toner to fall out of the cover slot 8 Remove the developing unit from the plastic bag and place it on a protected surface 9 Vacuum up any developer and toner which remains on the toner supply roller and the auger with a toner vacuum cleaner equipped with a narrow nozzle Legend 1 Toner Hopper 2 Toner Spray Guard Brush 10 Vacuum the toner from ...

Page 129: ... evenly pour the entire bottle of developer powder into the developing unit Legend 1 Developing Roller Knob 2 Bottle of new Developer 13 Replace the cover and tighten the screws IMPORTANT If toner or developer spills on clothing use cold water to remove it 14 Install the developing unit 1 2 ...

Page 130: ...lly clockwise so that it is pointing straight up Legend 1 Hanger 2 Lever 3 Guide Rail 2 Holding the lever in one hand and the hanger in the other hand insert the developing unit on the guide rail 3 Rotate the hanger to the right so that it rests against the developing unit and push the developing unit in 3 1 2 ...

Page 131: ... Rotate the developing roller knob counterclockwise until the unit drops into its final resting position The developing unit lever should protrude through the main body of the developing unit Legend 1 Lever 2 Developing Roller Knob 1 2 ...

Page 132: ...Replacement 132 5 Rotate the developing unit lever fully counterclockwise to lock the developing unit in place Legend 1 Lever 6 Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches 7 Close the printer upper doors 1 ...

Page 133: ...uality problems occur clean the following areas see page 136 for tool part numbers a Clean the drum with the drum freshener only when smears appear on print samples due to the drum b Clean the LED array and the SELFOC lens LED print head with the Toraysee cloth c Clean the fuser cover glass with a razor blade or the cover glass scraper If the print quality is still poor after cleaning the printer ...

Page 134: ... keep your maintenance log in a binder near the printer Every time you or your service provider do printer maintenance make an entry in the log Each time you complete a level of preventive maintenance you must reset the service level page count by selecting the User Maintenance option on the Maintenance menu See page 91 Item Part Number Brush Cleaner 703531 169 Drum Auxiliary Rod 703531 170 Drum F...

Page 135: ...00 pages Level E every 600 000 pages Level F every 900 000 pages Level G every 1 200 000 pages Level H every 2 400 000 pages A service level includes all the levels that precede it For example at 150 000 pages you do Level B and Level A service At 900 000 pages your service provider will do Level F Level E and Level D service Note that this condition does not cause the printer to stop printing Whe...

Page 136: ... A by pressing ENTER Maintenance Schedules Cleaning Schedule Each time you do maintenance you must reset the service level page count by selecting the User Maintenance option on the Maintenance menu See page 91 This removes the maintenance error message Do the following actions in Table 2 after the specified number of letter size pages 4 coverage have been printed Appendix A Maintenance Log Sheets...

Page 137: ...001 150 000 See Note 2 As needed Photoreceptor drum 703535 001 150 300 000 See Note 3 B as needed Developer 703548 001 150 000 B Developing Unit 705739 001 600 000 C Note 1 Replace when the TONER EMPTY message displays A guideline for the replacement is 21 000 pages A4 size 4 coverage Note 2 Replace when the WASTE TONER FULL message appears A guideline for the replacement is every 90 000 pages A4 ...

Page 138: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance Schedules 140 Level D kit is used at 300 000 pages Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level D L5020 706802 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter ...

Page 139: ...l Kits 141 Use Level E kit after printing 600 000 letter size pages Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level E L5020 706806 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor ...

Page 140: ...Maintenance Schedules 142 Use Level F kit after printing 900 000 letter size pages Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level F L5020 706812 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Xenon flash lamp ...

Page 141: ... printing 1 200 000 letter size pages Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level G L5020 706818 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor Trigger coil unit Developing motor unit Exit feed roller belt ...

Page 142: ...mber Maintenance Kit Level H L5020 706830 001 The kit includes the following items Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor Trigger coil unit Developing motor unit Exit feed roller belt Lamp housing filter EPS3 EPS4 Capacitor Discharge LEDs PEL ...

Page 143: ...y of your print jobs the printer may require cleaning every 10 000 20 000 sheets Vacuuming 1 Turn the power switch OFF 2 Open the printer upper doors See page 109 3 Using a vacuum clean up the toner paper dust etc inside the upper doors Legend 1 Vacuum 2 Upper Door 4 Open the waste toner recovery unit See page 113 1 2 ...

Page 144: ...Chapter 5 General Cleaning 146 5 Vacuum the developing unit and toner hopper Legend 1 Vacuum 2 Developing Unit and Toner Hopper 2 1 ...

Page 145: ...Vacuuming 147 6 Vacuum the cleaning unit Legend 1 Vacuum 2 Cleaning Unit 2 1 ...

Page 146: ...Chapter 5 General Cleaning 148 7 Vacuum the fuser unit 8 Vacuum the lamp housing filter on the end of the fuser unit Legend 1 Vacuum 2 Fuser Unit 1 2 ...

Page 147: ...arts to move up it is already in the down position b If the charger starts to move down continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reaches the complete down position Legend 1 Transfer Charger 2 Transfer Elevator Drive Shaft CAUTION To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams the transport lever must be in the fully down position before closing the transport unit 10 Lower th...

Page 148: ...der the transport unit as well Legend 1 Transport Surface 2 Green Lever 3 Vacuum 13 Wipe off the dirt on the transport surface with wet tissue paper Make sure no paper debris is left on the surface 14 Using an ammonia based wax free cleaner or rubbing alcohol clean the belts to remove residue buildup and restore their tacky surface 1 2 3 ...

Page 149: ...sfer Charger 151 15 Push the transport unit into the printer while holding down the green lever Raise the green lever to the right to raise the transport surface Legend 1 Transport Surface 2 Green Lever 1 2 ...

Page 150: ...Chapter 5 General Cleaning 152 16 Vacuum the toner paper dust etc in the tractor area Legend 1 Paper Guide 2 Vacuum 3 Tractor 3 2 1 ...

Page 151: ...r upper doors See page 109 Main Charger CAUTION Handle the charger carefully to avoid damaging or breaking the charger wires 3 Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you Legend 1 Main Charger 2 Thumbscrew 4 Place the main charger on a flat clean work surface 2 1 ...

Page 152: ...ng 154 5 Using the brush cleaner listed on page 136 clean the exposed side of the charger grid and the body of the main charger to remove paper dust etc as shown below Legend 1 Brush Cleaner 2 Main Charger 3 Charger Grid 2 1 3 ...

Page 153: ...Remove the charger grid from the main charger as follows a While pressing the front retaining tab toward the rear of the charger unhook the rear end of the charger grid from the rear retaining tab b Release the front retaining tab then remove the charger grid from it Legend 1 Front Retaining Tab 2 Charger Grid 3 Main Charger 4 Rear Retaining Tab 1 3 1 4 2 ...

Page 154: ...sh cleaner clean both sides of the charger grid Legend 1 Brush Cleaner 2 Charger Grid 8 Using the wire cleaner listed on page 136 clean the two wires in the main charger When clean the wires feel smooth Legend 1 Wire Cleaner 2 Main Charger 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 155: ...ew to secure it Precharger And Transfer Charger 11 Open the waste toner recovery unit 12 Loosen the precharger thumbscrew and transfer separator charger thumbscrew and remove the chargers by pulling them toward you Legend 1 Transfer Separator Charger 2 Thumbscrews 3 Precharger 13 Place the chargers on a flat clean work surface 2 3 1 ...

Page 156: ...ng behält auch nach dem Betrieb ihre Temperatur bei Fassen Sie sie erst an wenn sie vollständig abgekuhlt ist AVISO La unidad de fusor estará a alta temperatura después de funcionar Espere a que se haya en friado por completo antes de manipularia ATTENTION L unité de four est encore trés chaude aprés chaque opération Attendez qu elle refroidisse complétement avant de la manipuler AVVERTENZA Dopo l...

Page 157: ...a If the charger starts to move up it is already in the down position b If the charger starts to move down continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reaches the complete down position Legend 1 Transfer Charger 2 Transfer Elevator Drive Shaft CAUTION To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams the transport lever must be in the fully down position before closing the transpo...

Page 158: ...t holding plates Legend 1 Holding Plate 2 Thumbscrew 3 Green Lever 4 Fuser Unit 5 Thumbscrew not visible 6 Handle 7 Grasp the handle and pull out the fuser unit until the second handle is visible 8 With the other hand grasp the second handle and remove the fuser from the printer 6 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 159: ...er glass or lamps will cause them to break 9 Place the fuser on a clean flat surface with the cover glass facing up 10 Using the fuser cover glass scraper listed on page 136 remove the dirt and toner buildup on the cover glass surface Legend 1 Scraper 11 Wipe away any remaining toner or dirt with a Toraysee cloth listed on page 136 1 ...

Page 160: ...the filter Legend 1 Screws 2 2 Filter Housing 3 Filter 4 Filter Holding Plate 5 Fuser Unit 13 Vacuum the filter then install it 14 Vacuum any paper dust from the printer frame 15 Install the fuser making sure that the guide pins in the screw bracket align with the holes in the side frame of the printer 5 4 3 1 1 2 ...

Page 161: ...rn the power switch OFF 2 Open the printer upper doors See page 109 3 Open the waste toner recovery unit See page 113 4 Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the drum plate and remove the drum plate 5 Remove the cleaning unit by grasping its handle and pulling it toward you Legend 1 Thumbscrews 3 2 Drum Plate 3 Cleaning Unit Handle 3 2 1 ...

Page 162: ... 6 Vacuum the brush on the cleaning unit Turn the end of the shaft to rotate the brush Continue to rotate and vacuum the brush until the entire brush surface has been cleaned CAUTION Do not touch the brush surface with your hand Legend 1 Cleaning Unit 2 Cleaning Unit Handle 3 Rotate Shaft 4 Brush 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 163: ...ay break 7 Remove the discharge LED screw Legend 1 Screw 2 Discharge LED 8 Remove the discharge LED by pulling it toward you 9 Using a Toraysee cloth listed on page 136 wipe off the dirt on the discharge LED Legend 1 Discharge LED 10 Install the discharge LED 1 2 1 ...

Page 164: ...oreceptor drum from the printer See page 115 2 Place the drum on a covered work surface 3 If the drum is only slightly dirty clean it with ethanol or isopropyl alcohol Do not use acetone 4 If the drum has toner buildup clean it with the drum freshener pad See page 136 Turn the drum little by little while polishing the drum surface with the freshener pad Polish with a slight force in the direction ...

Page 165: ...ng material and close the box cover Set the drum aside 8 Remove the drum auxiliary rod from the drum shaft 9 Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth 10 Loosen the thumb screw and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you 11 Clean the developing unit area with a vacuum cleaner and a soft cloth Legend 1 Main Charger 2 Thumbscrew 2 1 ...

Page 166: ... 12 Wipe the SELFOC lens by moving a Toraysee cloth See page 136 from the inner part of the printer toward you Wipe the lens in this manner several times until there is no more dirt on the cloth NOTE Always wipe the SELFOC lens with the unused side of the Toraysee Legend 1 SELFOC Lens 2 Drum Surface Potential Sensor 13 Install the main charger 14 Install the photoreceptor drum See page 115 15 Inst...

Page 167: ...on through the control panel Each time the printer is powered on it performs a power on self test There is no printout during this test However the printer displays any errors on the control panel accompanied by an audible alarm You may request the following diagnostic and configuration information via the control panel through various menus Test Print Prints various predefined graphics pages to v...

Page 168: ...e appropriate LED and displays the proper error message on the control panel The error message remains displayed until the error condition is cleared and you press CLEAR After the error is cleared the printer reprints any pages that were not ejected prior to the error provided the Reprint on Fault option is enabled See the Paper Control menu on page 56 Paper Jams Paper Jam Near The Tractor 1 Raise...

Page 169: ...g towards the printer otherwise a paper jam could occur see illustration Do not push the paper past the tractors as there is a paper jam sensor that will sense the paper and return a paper jam error Legend 1 Left Tractor 2 Right Tractor 3 First paper fold is toward printer 1 2 3 ...

Page 170: ...oting 172 Paper Jam Near The Paper Output Section 1 When paper motion stops wait 15 seconds then open the upper doors See page 109 2 Open the waste toner recovery unit Legend 1 Opening Lever 2 Waste Toner Recovery Unit 1 2 ...

Page 171: ...e drum 3 Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise Watch the charger movement a If the charger starts to move up it is already in the down position b If the charger starts to move down continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reaches the fully down position Legend 1 Transfer Charger 2 Transfer Elevator Drive Shaft 1 2 ...

Page 172: ... false paper jams the transport lever must be in the fully down position before opening the transport unit 4 Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left Legend 1 Green Handle 5 Check for and remove any paper jammed in the transport unit 1 ...

Page 173: ...nob C clockwise 90 to raise the scuff roller holding the paper Legend 1 Knob C 7 Separate the fanfold paper at the perforations on both the paper input and the output sections Then remove the jammed paper by pulling it out 1 ...

Page 174: ...ate CAUTION To avoid damaging the printer or causing false paper jams the transport lever must be in the fully down position before closing the transport unit 8 After removing the pieces of jammed paper restore the transport unit and waste toner recovery unit to their original positions and close the front cover 9 Reload the paper Input Section Output Section 1 ...

Page 175: ...position to avoid scratching the drum Failure to perform steps 3 and 4 damages the drum 3 Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise Watch the charger movement a If the charger starts to move up it is already in the down position b If the charger starts to move down continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reaches the complete down position Legend 1 Transfer Charger 2 Tr...

Page 176: ... the fully down position before opening or closing the transport unit 4 To lower the transport route surface turn the green transport unit lever to the left Legend 1 Green Lever 5 Manually clear the paper jam 6 Restore the transport unit and the waste toner recovery unit to their original positions and close the upper doors 1 ...

Page 177: ...n 1 When paper motion stops wait 15 seconds then open the upper doors See page 109 2 Turn the green knob B counterclockwise This causes the jammed paper to be moved to the paper feed section Remove any jammed paper Legend 1 Knob B 3 Close the upper doors 1 ...

Page 178: ...m In The Power Paper Stacker 1 When paper motion stops wait 15 seconds then tear the paper from the output section of the printer 2 Open the stacker cover and clear any paper jams Legend 1 Stacker Cover 3 Open the upper doors See page 109 1 ...

Page 179: ...Paper Jams 181 4 Turn Knob C clockwise to unlock it Legend 1 Knob C 5 Pull the paper out from the paper entrance 1 ...

Page 180: ...0 When the error is cleared press ONLINE The printer resumes printing System Status And Error Messages When an error occurs the printer displays an appropriate message on the control panel LCD Some errors are operator correctable some require field service and others require reprinting Operator correctable errors include paper jams and missing consumables After correcting the error condition press...

Page 181: ...lt Condition The printer handles errors in three ways depending on your configuration of the Reprint on Fault option in the Paper Control menu If Reprint On Fault Is Enabled The Default Any pages left in the printer at the time of failure are reprinted No data is lost The printer reprints all pages that have not completely exited the printer at the time of failure The exact number of pages that ar...

Page 182: ...ult occurs 2 Correct the fault condition 3 Press CLEAR 4 The STAND BY LED blinks and the following message appears while the printer attempts to clear the fault If the fault is not cleared a The printer beeps and briefly displays the following message b The printer then redisplays the original fault message or any other uncleared fault message c Attempt to clear the fault condition again or contac...

Page 183: ...ing message appears 5 Press ONLINE to resume printing Note that pages have been lost IMPORTANT If Reprint on Fault is disabled and an error occurs and if either the RELOAD PAPER IN TRACTORS or NOT PRINTING FAILED PAGES message appears then any pages removed from the printer are not reprinted and the data on them is lost Procedure For Fault Clearing Reprint On Fault Enabled 1 A fault occurs 2 Clear...

Page 184: ...LINE b Press ONLINE to resume printing If the fault is cleared and if you need to reload paper into the tractors such as after a paper jam the following message appears a Reload the paper onto the tractors b Press CLEAR The printer reprints only the pages affected by the fault even though the message display reads OFFLINE c Press ONLINE to resume printing If the fault is cleared and if you already...

Page 185: ...ention of service personnel Errors requiring reprinting are those errors which require reprinting to recover from an error condition NOTE The letter designations A D following the PAPER JAM error messages in Table 4 match the sensor positions indicated on the control panel as shown in the following illustration Legend 1 Status Indicators 2 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 3 Sensor Positions A D 4 Functi...

Page 186: ...o Transfer Unit á 07 Scuff Lever Open Knob C á 08 Reserved 09 Reserved 0A Cutter Fail á 0B Cutter Fail á 0C Transfer Platform Fail á 0D Transfer Platform Fail á 0E Reserved 0F Reserved 10 Reserved 11 Paper Jam at Drum B á á 12 Paper Jam at Fuser C á á 13 Paper Jam at Exit D á á 16 Paper Jam at Entrance A á á 17 High Voltage Failure á 18 Drum Motor Fail á 19 Surface Voltage too High á 1A Surface Vo...

Page 187: ...oner Empty á 2E Reserved 32 LED Head Overheat á 36 Reserved 37 Reserved 38 Engine CPU Fail á 39 Engine CPU Fail á 3A Engine CPU Fail á 3B Engine CPU Fail á 3C Engine CPU Fail á 3D Engine CPU Fail á 3E Engine CPU Fail á 3F Engine CPU Fail á 40 Engine CPU Fail á 41 Engine CPU Fail á 42 Engine CPU Fail á 43 Engine CPU Fail á 44 Engine CPU Fail á Error Code Error Message Operator Correctable Field Ser...

Page 188: ... 4E Reserved á 50 Stacker Fail á 51 Stacker Fail á 52 Stacker Fail á 53 Stacker Fail á 54 Stacker Fail á á 55 Stacker Busy á á 56 Stacker Fail á 57 Stacker Cover Open á 58 Stacker Jam at Paper Sensor á á 59 Stacker Jam at Roller Sensor á á 5A Stacker Jam Clear Paper á á 5B Stacker Fail á 5C Stacker Fail á 5D Stacker Fail á 5E Stacker Fail á 5F Stacker Fail á K0 DC Not 1st File á Error Code Error M...

Page 189: ... 15 If the error occurs while paper is not moving it is not necessary to reload or reprint 4 For error number 02 If the error is caused by a paper empty at the lower sensor Paper Near End Sensor it is not necessary to reprint 5 Status message only No operator action required to clear message K1 File Not Compatible á K2 Wrong File Checksum á K3 DC Program Not Valid á K4 No Flash File System á K5 DR...

Page 190: ...tus And Error Messages 192 6 The Front Cover Open error can occur if the upper doors are open or the paper output door is open If the upper doors are closed push the paper output door in to release it to its down position ...

Page 191: ...nance Log Sheets The log sheets on the following pages are intended for your use These may be photocopied and kept in a binder near the printer Be sure to use them each time either you or your service provider perform printer maintenance ...

Page 192: ...lean Main charger 705741 001 Clean Precharger 705742 001 Clean Transfer charger 705743 001 Clean See Note 1 Cover glass N A Replace See Note 2 Toner cartridge 703532 050 Note 1 Every 15 000 pages or 6 paper jams whichever occurs first Note 2 The Toner cartridge should be replaced about every 21 000 pages or as needed for page coverage of 4 ...

Page 193: ...703548 001 Replace See Note 4 Waste toner bottle 202984 001 Note 1 Every 15 000 pages or 6 paper jams whichever occurs first Note 2 Inspect every 150 000 pages clean if needed Replace at 300 000 pages or sooner if print quality is no longer acceptable Drum life is dependent upon media being used and proper maintenance and operation of the printer Print media other than bond paper e g labels card s...

Page 194: ...2 001 Replace Waste toner bottle 202984 001 Note 1 Every 15 000 pages or 6 paper jams whichever occurs first Note 2 Inspect every 150 000 pages clean if needed Replace at 300 000 pages or sooner if print quality is no longer acceptable Drum life is dependent upon media being used and proper maintenance and operation of the printer Print media other than bond paper e g labels card stock plastic or ...

Page 195: ...ce 300 000 Pages Service Action Item Part Performed By Date Clean Flash power supply filter n a Replace Main charger 705741 001 Replace Smoke filter 703540 001 Replace Precharger 705742 001 Replace Transfer charger 705743 001 Replace Lamp housing filter 202985 001 ...

Page 196: ...01 Replace Smoke filter 703540 001 Replace Transporting belt 3 703531 035 Note 1 When the cleaning unit has been vacuumed every 150 000 pages and has been used under nominal operating conditions it must be replaced at 600 000 pages However it may need to be replaced more frequently if used for high density printing or printing on uneven media or if used under severe operating conditions ...

Page 197: ...00 Pages Service 199 Level F Maintenance 900 000 Pages Service Action Item Part Performed By Date Clean Flash power supply filter n a Replace Main charger 705741 001 Replace Smoke filter 703540 001 Replace Xenon lamp 703541 001 ...

Page 198: ...05743 001 Replace See Note 1 Cleaning unit 705740 001 Replace Smoke filter 703540 001 Replace Transporting belt 3 703531 035 Replace Developer Motor Unit 202995 001 Note 1 When the cleaning unit has been vacuumed every 150 000 pages and has been used under nominal operating conditions it must be replaced at 600 000 pages However it may need to be replaced more frequently if used for high density p...

Page 199: ...h fuser capacitors P N 703542 001 must be replaced at least every 2 400 000 pages Failure to do so may endanger equipment and personnel 703531 001 Replace LED for discharge lamp 703531 118 Replace EPS1 EPS3 and EPS4 Sensor Levers 703531 585 703531 588 703531 067 Replace Trigger coil unit for GP150L 703531 165 Replace Exit feed roller drive belt 203090 001 Note 1 When the cleaning unit has been vac...

Page 200: ... flash del fusor se debe sustituir como mínimo cada 2 400 000 páginas de tamaño carta De lo contrario pueden causarse daños a los equipos y al personal ATTENTION Pour éviter tout risque de dégâs matériels et corporels remplacez l unité de flashage aprés l impression de 2 400 000 pages de format lettre AVVERTENZA Il condensatore dell unitá fusore deve essere sostituito almeno ogni 2 400 000 pagine ...

Page 201: ...el D Maintenance Kit 300 000 Pages Service 203 Level D Maintenance Kit 300 000 Pages Service Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level D L5020 706802 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter ...

Page 202: ... Log Sheets 204 Level E Maintenance Kit 600 000 Pages Service Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level E L5020 706806 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor ...

Page 203: ...el F Maintenance Kit 900 000 Pages Service 205 Level F Maintenance Kit 900 000 Pages Service Maintenance Kit Level F L5020 706812 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Xenon flash lamp ...

Page 204: ...nce Kit 1 200 000 Pages Service Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level G L5020 706818 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor Trigger coil unit Developing motor unit Exit feed roller belt ...

Page 205: ... Service Item Part Number Maintenance Kit Level H L5020 706830 001 Main charger Precharger Transfer charger Smoke filter Cleaning unit Transport belt set of 3 Cutter motor Trigger coil unit Developing motor unit Exit feed roller belt Lamp housing filter EPS3 EPS4 Capacitor Discharge LEDs PEL ...

Page 206: ...Appendix A Maintenance Log Sheets 208 ...

Page 207: ...ications Paper type Fanfold Paper size Width 7 to 16 inches Length 1 to 30 inches in multiples of 1 6 inch Measured from main folding cutting perforation to main folding cutting perforation Tractor pin holes See the table and figure on the next page ...

Page 208: ...rm 0 236 0 028 6 0 0 1 B Hole diameter 0 156 0 004 4 0 0 1 N A Distance between centers of two consecutive holes 0 500 0 002 12 7 0 05 C Max deviation of holes from their center line 0 004 0 1 D Max deviation Left Hand hole to companion Right Hand hole Center Line to Center Line 0 006 0 15 E Max parallel deviation Left Hand hole Center Line to Right Hand hole Center Line 0 006 0 15 N A ...

Page 209: ...44 125 lb tag label 75 204g m2 Capacity 3000 sheets 18 lb Fanfold Automatic paper parking mechanism incorporated Stacker Perforation B B CenterLine Main Folding Cutting Perforation E C D Center Line Deviation D Tractor Pin Hole A Fanfold Paper Cut 0 12 inches or 3mm minimum Cut to Tie 3 1 minimum ...

Page 210: ...r Minute A4 Letter Landscape Landscape 20 20 A4 Letter Portrait Portrait 15 15 Maximum effective print width 14 7 inches Duty cycle 200 000 total pages month of fanfold paper 11 inch length Mechanical life 5 years or 12 000 000 pages 11 inch length Warm up time 60 sec max First page printing time 25 sec max MTBF MPBF 8 000 hours 2 880 000 pages letter size 25 print to power on ratio MTTR 2 hour ma...

Page 211: ...ducts parallel interface requires an optional adapter cable Emulations Standard Centronics parallel Dataproducts parallel serial RS 232 422 Optional IBM coax and twinax Standard LinePrinter Plus Optional PCL5 LP PCL5 PGL PCL5 VGL IGP VGL IGP PGL IPDS ...

Page 212: ...d or 64 MB optional of RAM Random Access Memory and 8 MB standard or 16 32 or 64 optional of Flash Memory This is available with all new printer shipments and all upgraded printers Safety Regulations Electromagnetic Interference UL 1950 CSA 950 EUROPE EN 60950 FCC Class A Europe EN55022 Class A ...

Page 213: ...inches H x 36 inches W x 61 inches D Weight 353 lbs or 441 lbs with options Input voltage range 200 240 V 10 50 60 Hz 47 62 Hz single phase Power consumption 3300 W operating wall outlet must be on a 30 amp breaker Temperature Operating 50 to 80 F 10 to 27 C Non operating 14 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Humidity Operating 30 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 80 RH non condensing ...

Page 214: ... B Specifications 216 Sound level Operating 60 db A weighted max Full options Standby state 50 dB A weighted Inclination 1 max Temperature 5F 80 71 50 Humidity RH 30 70 80 Maximum Temperature Humidity Limits o ...

Page 215: ... parameters for each interface are selected through the control panel via the Host Interface menu See page 65 The location of the interface connectors is shown in Figure 9 You must supply the interface cable to connect the printer to your host computer To facilitate the choice or manufacture of an interface cable for your application pin assignments for the Serial Centronics and Dataproducts inter...

Page 216: ... 1 Parallel Port 2 Diagnostic Port 3 Optional Coax Twinax Port 4 Serial Port 5 RS 232 422 Switch Figure 9 I O Cable Connections The RS 232 422 switch must be set properly for your application The factory default is RS 232 1 2 4 3 5 ...

Page 217: ...inter than a less effective program and it can be used to overcome the other four causes of performance problems This is especially true of IGP VGL and IGP PGL applications due to the power of these printer emulations In many cases converting a program from IGP VGL to IGP PGL results in substantial performance improvements Wide width printing jobs with a large number of characters on a page can ex...

Page 218: ...ler This is evident if the printer is exerting the communication flow control for extended periods of time followed by a printer pause Assuming that the software application has already been tuned for efficiency under these circumstances do the following 1 Check to see if the minimum amount of memory is installed see Appendix B Specifications 2 Try changing the font cache memory allocation based u...

Page 219: ... standards The interface circuit characteristics are compatible with the Electronic Industry Association Specification The printer is configured as Data Terminal Equipment DTE The serial data transfer baud rate is selectable from the control panel The input format consists of a single start bit 7 or 8 data bits and one or two stop bits The operator can set the number of data bits from the control ...

Page 220: ...election of the desired interface is determined by the position of the RS 232 422 switch located inside the lower cabinet of the printer The following table lists the pin assignments of the RS 232 interface connector Pin Signal Direction 1 Chassis Ground Not applicable 2 Transmit Data TxD From printer 3 Receive Data RxD To printer 4 Request To Send RTS From printer 5 Clear To Send CTS To printer 6...

Page 221: ...ve data status signals from the printer When CTS is enabled DSR and CTS must both be asserted for the printer to transmit flow control characters to the host Data Set Ready DSR Status signal to the printer indicating the host is in a ready condition DSR is ignored unless CTS or CD are enabled Carrier Detect CD Status signal to the printer The ON condition is required for the printer to receive dat...

Page 222: ...uration parameters may be modified to meet specific application requirements Host Protocol None Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits Word Length 8 Data Bits Stop Bits 1 Bit Parity None DTR Function On Offline Buf RTS Function On Offline Buf DTR Polarity Normal RTS Polarity Normal Buffer size 8192 Bytes Number Buffers 2 FIFO Trigger 14 Bytes Diagnostic None Series 1 Poll 0 Series 1 Delay 0 Msec Series 1 Idle D...

Page 223: ...format consists of a single start bit 7 or 8 data bits and one or two stop bits The operator can set the number of data bits from the control panel The data bits are interpreted with the least significant bit first The operator can also set parity checking via the control panel The printer interface uses a first in first out buffer with the size selectable from the control panel The asynchronous i...

Page 224: ...ollowing table lists the pin assignments of the RS 422 interface connector Pin Signal Direction 1 Chassis Ground Not applicable 2 14 Transmit Data A TxDA Transmit Data B TxDB From printer From printer 3 16 Receive Data A RxDA Receive Data B RxDB To printer To printer 4 19 Request To Send A RTSA Request To Send B RTSB From printer From printer 5 13 Clear To Send A CTSA Clear To Send B CTSB To print...

Page 225: ...nfiguration Clear To Send CTS Status signal to the printer indicating the host is ready to receive data status signals from the printer When CTS is enabled DSR and CTS must both be asserted for the printer to transmit flow control characters to the host Data Set Ready DSR Clock B Status signal to the printer indicating the host is in a ready condition DSR is ignored unless CTS is enabled Data Term...

Page 226: ...uration parameters may be modified to meet specific application requirements Host Protocol None Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits Word Length 8 Data Bits Stop Bits 1 Bit Parity None DTR Function On Offline Buf RTS Function On Offline Buf DTR Polarity Normal RTS Polarity Normal Buffer size 8192 Bytes Number Buffers 2 FIFO Trigger 14 Bytes Diagnostic None Series 1 Poll 0 Series 1 Delay 0 Msec Series 1 Idle D...

Page 227: ...This interface enables the printer to operate with controllers designed for buffered Centronics printers The interface is capable of transferring up to 200 000 characters per second The maximum cable length from the controller host computer to the printer is 15 feet ...

Page 228: ...nts of the Centronics interface connector Input Signals Output Signals Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 2 ACKNOWLEDGE 10 DATA LINE 2 Return 3 21 SELECT 13 DATA LINE 3 Return 4 22 PAPER EMPTY Return 12 30 DATA LINE 4 Return 5 23 BUSY Return 11 29 DATA LINE 5 Return 6 24 PRIME 31 DATA LINE 6 Return 7 25 NFAULT 32 DATA LINE 7 Return 8 26 DATA LINE 8 Return 9 27 Reserved 36 PAPER INST Return 15 14 Ch...

Page 229: ...clock data into the printer DATA LINES Eight standard or inverted levels from the host that define the data which may consist of a character or function code Sensing Data Line 8 is controlled by printer configuration PAPER INST Optional VFU control signal from the host with the same timing and polarity as the data lines Sensing of the PAPER INST line PI line is controlled by printer configuration ...

Page 230: ...t specific application requirements Data Bit 8 Enable or Disable Paper Inst Line Enable or Disable Data Polarity Standard or Inverted Strobe Polarity Standard or Inverted ACK Polarity Standard or Inverted Busy Polarity Standard or Inverted Slct Select Polarity Standard or Inverted Fault Polarity Standard or Inverted Paper Instr Pol Standard or Inverted PE Polarity Standard or Inverted NFAULT PE Cl...

Page 231: ...rface This interface allows the printer to operate with controllers designed for Dataproducts printers The interface is capable of transferring up to 500 000 characters per second The maximum cable length from the controller host computer to the printer is 40 feet ...

Page 232: ...ct the factory for the adapter p n 703316 001 The following table lists the pin assignments of the Dataproducts cable adapter Input Signals Output Signals Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 19 READY Return 22 6 DATA LINE 2 Return 19 3 ON LINE Return 21 5 DATA LINE 3 Return 1 2 DATA REQUEST Return 23 7 DATA LINE 4 Return 41 40 Return 39 DATA LINE 5 Return 34 18 Interface Verif 45 46 DATA LINE 6 Retu...

Page 233: ...OBE A high true pulse from the host to indicate that data is ready The data strobe must remain high at least until the Data Request line goes false DATA LINES Eight standard or inverted levels from the host that specify character data plot data or a control code Sensing Data Line 8 is controlled by printer configuration PAPER INST Optional standard or inverted level VFU control signal from the hos...

Page 234: ...ing interface configuration parameters may be modified to meet specific application requirements Data Bit 8 Enable or Disable Paper Inst Line Enable or Disable Data Polarity Standard or Inverted Strobe Polarity Standard or Inverted Data Req Pol Standard or Inverted Ready Polarity Standard or Inverted Online Polarity Standard or Inverted Paper Instr Pol Standard or Inverted Factory default setting ...

Page 235: ...he particular interface driver requirements of your host computer other values or combinations of pullup pulldown resistors may be necessary For example the Dataproducts interface and some host computers require the use of 220 ohm pullup and 330 ohm pulldown resistors If you are experiencing communication problems between the printer and host double or missing characters the cause may be the value...

Page 236: ...Appendix Interfaces 238 ...

Page 237: ...polarity 69 slct select polarity 68 strobe polarity 67 Centronics parallel interface 229 Charger main cleaning 153 Cleaning fuser unit cover glass 158 general 145 main charger 153 Cleaning intervals user responsibility 138 CLEAR function key 38 Clearing faults procedure with Reprint on Fault disabled 184 with Reprint on Fault enabled 185 Clearing service level messages 138 Configuration menus Font...

Page 238: ... parallel interface 233 Delete Configuration 64 Developing unit replacing 124 Diagnostic option on Serial Interface menu 79 Diagnostics printer 169 printer offline 169 printer online 170 Diagrams paper path 35 Disk drives location 31 Display Language 84 Disposal photoreceptor drum 123 DOWN function key 40 Drive B Fonts 88 Drum photoreceptor disposal 123 replacing 116 DTR Function 77 DTR Polarity 7...

Page 239: ...ting options 86 Font Memory menu options drive B fonts 88 font weight 88 max cache memory 87 max cache size 87 max cached char 87 max char memory 86 max fonts loaded 88 Font Weight 88 Fonts 25 Forms 25 Front panel See Control panel 35 Function keys CANCEL 40 CLEAR 38 DOWN 40 ENTER 39 NEXT 40 ONLINE 37 PAGE EJECT 39 PREV 40 SHIFT 38 TEST 38 UP 40 Fuser unit cover glass cleaning 158 G Glass cover fu...

Page 240: ...0 JOB IN PROCESS status lamp 36 K Keys function 35 See Function keys 35 L Labels safety See Safety 20 lasr2fls utility program 94 LCD See Liquid crystal display 35 LINE SYNC status lamp 36 LinePrinter Plus emulation 24 Liquid crystal display LCD 35 Loading paper 28 Location disk drives 31 power switch 31 Log sheets maintenance 193 level E 198 level F 199 level G 201 level H 201 M Main charger clea...

Page 241: ...ystem status 182 Miscellaneous menu 81 Miscellaneous menu options alarm 81 display language 84 hex dump mode 82 panel key sound 81 power up state 82 PTX SETUP options 83 setup parse 83 setup SFCC 83 N NEXT function key 40 NFAULT PE Ctl 69 Number of Pages 89 Number of Buffers 79 O ONLINE function key 37 status lamp 37 Online Polarity 72 Operator correctable errors 182 Operator s panel See Control p...

Page 242: ...hysical characteristics 215 Power paper stacker 33 Power switch location 31 Powering On 31 Power up Configuration 64 Power up State 82 Precautions safety See Safety 18 PREV function key 40 Print Configuration 63 Print quality maintaining 135 problems 135 Print quality problems 135 Print Statistics menu 90 Print Statistics menu options printer life 90 system memory 90 Printer emulations 24 general ...

Page 243: ...on Fault enabled fault clearing procedure 185 Reprinting errors requiring 183 Reprinting pages after fault 183 Resistors termination 237 RS 232 serial interface 221 RS 422 serial interface 225 RTS Function 78 RTS Polarity 79 S Safety label locations 20 notices 17 precautions 18 Safety regulations 214 Save Configuration 53 Schedules maintenance 138 Serial interface RS 232 221 RS 422 225 Serial Inte...

Page 244: ...host interfaces 213 memory requirements 214 performance 212 physical 215 safety regulations 214 Stacker power paper 33 STAND BY status lamp 36 Start Test 89 Status lamps 35 FAULT 37 JOB IN PROCESS 36 LINE SYNC 36 ONLINE 37 STAND BY 36 SYS AVAIL 36 Stop Bits 77 Strobe Polarity 67 71 Switches See Function keys 35 SYS AVAIL status lamp 36 System Memory 90 System status messages 182 T Tech Service 91 ...

Page 245: ...t section paper jams in 177 Transport output section paper jams in 179 180 U UP function key 40 Upgrading software 96 User Maint 91 92 User maintenance service levels 91 92 Utility program lasr2fls 94 V Vacuum cleaners recommended 136 W Waste toner bottle replacing 114 X XON XOFF 74 ...

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