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QMS DeskLaser 1600

User Manual

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Page 1: ...QMS DeskLaser 1600 User Manual...

Page 2: ...CHAPTER Getting Acquainted The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of the printer and two routes of paper feeding These parts are referred to throughout the manual so take so...

Page 3: ...Paper tray Front cover opened Upper door Top cover Paper stacker Stacker full sensor Multi function feeder Optional Paper guides for manual feeding Paper guides for stack feeding Rear stacker Power sw...

Page 4: ...or ordinary paper The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes Figure 1 4 Paper paths Toner cartridge Print den...

Page 5: ...guidelines Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Choose a room that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust Leave space on either side of the printer for proper ventilation To avoid exposi...

Page 6: ...h equipment that uses a lot of power such as a copier or a coffee maker Unpacking and Checking Your Printer As you unpack the printer check each item carefully for damage If you find damage notify you...

Page 7: ...ppropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer Print unit Printer Toner cart...

Page 8: ...ou purchase the printer will last about 2 500 printed pages under the condition of 5 coverage on A4 paper The succeeding toner cartridges last about 5 000 printed pages each Notice Do not touch any co...

Page 9: ...s from the print unit Remove protective sheet q Pull clear tape w until its blue end is visible and remove it Remove two restraint cushions e 3 Removethetonercartridge fromitsbag 4 Shakethetonercartri...

Page 10: ...ove it from the print unit until it is empty This could cause toner to spill into the printer 7 Lockthetonercartridge Push the toner cartridge forward until it clicks into place The cartridge stands n...

Page 11: ...pressure roller in the fuser unit Make sure that the cleaner and cleaner pad are installed before printing To install the cleaner and cleaner pad follow these steps 1 Mount the cleaner pad on the clea...

Page 12: ...en the cover 4 Install the cleaner in the printer Grasp the handle of the cleaner and put the left end of the cleaner into the opening and then the right end 5 Lock the cleaner Push down the top of th...

Page 13: ...You should load about 50 sheets of copier paper to test the printer 1 Pull the paper tray out of the printer 2 Prepare the paper tray Remove restraint card board q and the tape securing the rear paper...

Page 14: ...led remove the curl 6 Load the paper Place the front portion of the paper stack on the tray and slide it backwards so that the stack is placed under the two stoppers Gather the edges of the stack toge...

Page 15: ...y slot the left groove is engraved with a arrow and firmly slide the tray all the way into the slot Notice You cannot install the paper tray with the pressure plate raised 10 Remove the protective mat...

Page 16: ...paper do not leave the paper in the multi function feeder for a long time It may cause waving of paper and dropouts in printing Because the MFF does not have a mechanism that detects the physical size...

Page 17: ...per jams or other feeding errors make sure that each of the left and right hooks securely hangs on the pin Connecting the Power Cord This printer comes equipped with one of the two voltage ratings 120...

Page 18: ...ons apply to interface cables To comply with regulations for radio frequency emissions use only shielded cable for computer to printer communications The length of the parallel interface cable must be...

Page 19: ...environment Notice The QMS DeskLaser 1600P Net and 1600P XNet are equipped with a 10 Base T Ethernet interface Connecting to the Parallel Port This printer does not come with a parallel interface cab...

Page 20: ...he printer initializes the mechanism and then enters the ready state The message display indicates INITIALIZE WARMING UP then READY 2 Print a test page offline Press the READY button to put the printe...

Page 21: ...ut the printer offline the ONLINE indicator turns off Then press the MENU button briefly six times The message display indicates SETUP MENU CONFIG MENU 2 Select the Personality menu Press the ENTER bu...

Page 22: ...a number of self checks The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean the drum The message display indicates READY indicating the printer is ready for printing To print a trial docume...

Page 23: ...feel that the printout is too light or too dark adjust the print density by turning the print density dial It is located inside the top cover above the control panel Turning the dial clockwise darkens...

Page 24: ...e program has sent the print data to the printer Many programs have a printer control function that shows print No printout DATA The printer has received data from the indicator on computer but has no...

Page 25: ...ustomizing printer defaults Handling paper This section describes how to print on various types of paper This section introduces the printer s control panel beginning with a description of the indicat...

Page 26: ...p Indicator Meaning POWER Indicates printer power is on ONLINE Indicates the printer is online and ready to print DATA Flashes when data is being sent from your computer Lights steadily to indicate th...

Page 27: ...button was pressed in the Ready state Error messages inform you of conditions requiring your attention such as TRAY n PAPER OUT COVER OPEN or PAPER JAM n They also warn you of hardware problems such a...

Page 28: ...n setup tray select or MFF paper size mode Displays the next option Displays the previous option Pressing and holding the button for 5 or more seconds The following buttons are also valid when the pri...

Page 29: ...g Data Remaining in the Buffer FORM FEED Pressing FORM FEED tells the printer to advance to the next page The practical effect is to print any data remaining in the buffer For example the buffer might...

Page 30: ...zes printer option settings and shows samples of resident fonts To print a status report follow these steps 1 Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off...

Page 31: ...ay indicates READY with the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the PRINT FONT button for five or more seconds The message changes to LIST FONT START The status report begins printing after pressin...

Page 32: ...ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the TRAY SELECT button briefly The message changes to TRAY TRAY1 The asterisk means that tray 1 is selected 3 Select or deselect a paper source This step is vali...

Page 33: ...th the ONLINE and DATA indicators off 2 Press the MFF PAPER SIZE button for five or more seconds The message changes to MFF PAPER A4 The asterisk means that A4 size is selected for the MFF 3 Select a...

Page 34: ...your printer to suit the requirements of your computer software and documents Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons The menu mode is structured as a tree consisting of submenus items an...

Page 35: ...tored in RAM MENU MENU SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU SMOOTHING ON SETUP MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU MENU READY ENTER SMOOTHING OFF Submenus Items and Options The following table shows all of submenus and items an...

Page 36: ...002 003 999 pages A4 A5 Letter Legal Executive 1 COM10 Monarch C5 DL B5 Portrait Landscape 005 006 007 060 128 lines page 2 Auto On Off On 3 Long edge Short edge 3 On Off 600 300 dpi Off On Off On In...

Page 37: ...duplex unit is installed 4 Also called EIT Enhanced Image Technology which makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally possible with the printers standard resolution 5 Displayed when s...

Page 38: ...page Paper Envelope A paper size or envelope size to be used by the printer Orientation A printing direction Form lines The number of lines printed per page Page protect Whether a block of printer me...

Page 39: ...Left offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted from the left edge of physical paper in PCL emulation A4 print width Number of characters horizontal Auto attach FF Automatic Form Feed att...

Page 40: ...owledge The timing of the ACK signal against the BUSY signal Bi direction Bi directional Centronics interface mode NPAP mode Whether the NPAP commands are used Serial menu Baud rate Data transfer spee...

Page 41: ...ight from 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 pound for the paper tray and from 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 pound for the manual feed slot Smooth paper produces the best print quality but textured papers usually provi...

Page 42: ...48 mm long 3 94 x 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide x 360 mm long 8 5 x 14 13 inches When using the MFF option the size is Paper size physical Dimensions A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Letter 8 5 x 11...

Page 43: ...ulation is used and if the physical paper size tray size or MFF paper size is different from the logical paper size value specified by setup menu of paper size a paper mismatch error occurs General Ti...

Page 44: ...landscape orientation it should be at the right of the tray For more information on printing in different orientations see the later section of this chapter Transparencies This printer can print on o...

Page 45: ...to the printer never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows or synthetic materials Feed from the manual feeder or from the optional multi function feeder MFF Feed the envelopes with the gummed side...

Page 46: ...intable area Labels mounted separately on a backing sheet tend to slip resulting in crocked print Test print labels before using them If jamming problems occur and continue try a different type of lab...

Page 47: ...the tray 3 Remove the rear paper guide from the tray Push the two catches inward to release the pins from the holes and remove the rear paper guide from the tray 4 Attach the rear paper guide to the c...

Page 48: ...ice Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application program or a paper mismatch error will occur Using the Optional Multi function Feeder 1 Adjust the left and right paper guides T...

Page 49: ...e early section in this chapter To remove the multi function feeder follow these steps Notice Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing or removing the multi function feeder 1 Disconnec...

Page 50: ...lect MANUALFEED ON using the tray select mode of the control panel Next start your software program to print a file Then follow these steps 1 Adjust the paper guides Position the left and right upper...

Page 51: ...overhead transparencies and labels For the rear stacker of an optional duplex unit refer to its manual To use the rear stacker follow these steps 1 Open the rear stacker Pull the projections at the t...

Page 52: ...ly For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes use the manual feed slot Using the control panel select a paper size that is equal to or larger than the physical size of the nonstandard size paper...

Page 53: ...d against the right frame of the tray and face down Figure 2 4 Portrait and landscape orientation When using the manual feed slot place the paper with its letterhead facing up In portrait orientation...

Page 54: ...two sided printing mechanism You can order these options separately Contact your dealer for information on the options that are available The following gives you brief information and installation ins...

Page 55: ...ng left and insert the card aslant into connector There are two memory expansion slots available The expansion card can have so called SIMMs up to two times 32 MB Together with the controller s board...

Page 56: ...d align with locating pins of the connector and the card is secured by retaining clips Important When installing two RAM cards first install the lower one and then the upper one Turn the power on If n...

Page 57: ...time Notice For the QMS DeskLaser 1600P the interface slot is available for an optional interface The QMS DeskLaser 1600P Net and 1600P XNet are standard equipped with a 10 Base T Ethernet interface...

Page 58: ...able Also refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required by its LocalTalk port Notice Be sure that the printer is turned off before connecting the interface cable Do not touch...

Page 59: ...Ethernet Port The printer s standard interface is parallel While the Ethernet interface board is installed the printer automatically detects that the computer is using the Ethernet interface For insta...

Page 60: ...power cord 2 Make sure the lock lever is set to the open side Push down the lever at the left side of the paper feeder 3 Mount the printer on the paper feeder Grip the bottom left and right sides of t...

Page 61: ...emove the paper tray from the printer Refer to the illustration for the parts you adjust when changing the size of the tray 2 Change the setting of the paper size indicator Lift the right end of the i...

Page 62: ...s inward Rear guide Push the end of the left or right frame outward and release the pin of the guide from the hole then release the other pin 4 Attach the paper guides to the correct positions Locate...

Page 63: ...of the removal 5 Adhere the correct paper size label 6 Load paper and check that the paper fits the tray 7 Return the paper tray Slide the tray back into the printer Notice Select the correct paper si...

Page 64: ...per tray For example it is the letter size for the USA and the A4 size for Europe You can add different sizes of paper trays as shown in the following table Paper size Dimensions Letter US letter size...

Page 65: ...er person in assembling or disassembling the printer duplex unit multi function feeder and paper feeder if installed Do not lift or move the printer as equipped with other units Notice Be sure to keep...

Page 66: ...high humidity or moisture which can cause wavy edges Do not store paper in direct sunlight or allow it to become very dry which can impart an electrostatic charge Store paper flat not on the edge If y...

Page 67: ...hite lines or when printing is too light Clean paper path When replacing the print unit or toner after clearing a paper jam or when printouts show toner smudging Clean precharger wire When print densi...

Page 68: ...oner cartridge To replace the toner bottle follow these steps 1 Opentheupperdoor 2 Tapthetonercartridge Tap the toner case to drop any remaining toner from the toner cartridge into print unit This avo...

Page 69: ...Removetheplasticsealfrom thetonercartridge Pulloff the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes 7 Installthetonercartri...

Page 70: ...nit until all the toner has been used in order to avoid scattering toner inside the printer The cleaning pad should be replaced every time a new cartridge is replaced Failure to do this will lead to d...

Page 71: ...it to unlock the cleaner 4 Remove the cleaner Slide the cleaner to the left and take its right end out of the opening and then the left end 5 Remove the cleaner pad from the cleaner Push the lock lev...

Page 72: ...end 9 Lockthecleaner Push down the top of the handle and pull it towards you to lock the cleaner 10 Close the cover Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning The print unit life is designed to la...

Page 73: ...rol panel For control panel operations see the end of this section Replacing the print unit involves replacing the toner cartridge It is better to perform the following set of procedures when replacin...

Page 74: ...t allowing easy removal When the print unit begins to move gently lift it up and out If you want to re use the print unit be careful not to scratch the green surface of the drum against the printer or...

Page 75: ...e the unit see the preceding section Removing the Print Unit Open the upper door and remove the print unit Be careful not to damage the green drum surface Look for spilled toner on the inside of the p...

Page 76: ...and gently move the tool left and right two or three times along the length of the wire to remove any dirt or other substance Be careful not to break or otherwise damage the wire After you have clean...

Page 77: ...rum Be sure to remove the plastic sheets after installing the print unit Operating the printer without removing the sheets will make the print unit unusable Never touch or scratch the green drum surfa...

Page 78: ...green drum surface facing you First slide the print unit straight down the ends of the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle toward ba...

Page 79: ...u do not proceed to the next step immediately close the printer s top cover to protect the photoconductor drum from light After you have installed the print unit install the toner cartridge See Replac...

Page 80: ...int unit counter follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is offline If necessary press the READY button to put the printer offline The ONLINE indicator is off with the REPLACE PARTS massage display...

Page 81: ...tion The asterisk disappears from the message indicating the counter is reset 6 Press the READY button to return the printer online The ONLINE indicator lights up without the REPLACE PARTS massage Imp...

Page 82: ...ng pads one for the precharger wire and the other for the corona wire inside the printer Use the pad on the longer branch To clean the precharger wire follow these steps 1 Opentheupperdoorofthe printe...

Page 83: ...cartridge from the print unit Cover the photoconductive drum to avoid exposing the drum to light wrap the print unit and toner cartridge with a protective material and store it in a safe place To prot...

Page 84: ...they should Error Indications The printer has self diagnostic tests for a variety of hardware and interface problems If a test indicates a problem the printer displays it on the control panel This se...

Page 85: ...for more than three minutes Take special care when removing a jam from the transfer corona unit to avoid damage to the corona wire 1 Check the error message PAPER JAMn n indicates the position where t...

Page 86: ...ces of paper in the printer After removing the sheet return the two levers to their original positions pull the levers down toward you Notice Leaving the two levers raised causes damage to the levers...

Page 87: ...rear stacker at the back of the printer Draw out the paper guide First push up the top edge of the paper guide and then pull out the paper guide Caution Do not use the lever to pull out the paper gui...

Page 88: ...ed to the upper door Return the paper guide to the original position Raise the top edge of the paper guide and push it down to lock the paper guide in position Notice If the paper guide is not in the...

Page 89: ...onal duplex unit Be familiar with the paper paths in duplex printing optional MFF Printer q First printing w Second printing Reverse feeding w q w q w Paper tray Duplex unit 4d Open the front door of...

Page 90: ...or Open the rear unit of the duplex unit Push down the lock lever of the rear unit and pull the door gently towards you Notice Do not open the rear unit forcibly to avoid damage to the hinge of the du...

Page 91: ...it is drawn out Notce Do not close the rear unit of the duplex unit with the paper guide of the printer drawn out It may break the paper guide Caution Be careful that your fingers or hair is not caug...

Page 92: ...the drum shaft along the grooves on the sides of the printer Then slide the print unit at a 45 degree angle towards the back of the printer Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH...

Page 93: ...the tray Too many sheets in the paper stack Make sure the stack is level with or below the limit mark on the left paper guide The paper pressure plate may not be released Pull out the tray and insert...

Page 94: ...figures below show the typical appearances Too light White vertical line Ghost printing Black vertical line Toner stains back Too light White vertical line Ghost printing Clear black vertical line Ton...

Page 95: ...wire Replace the print unit Vertical density is uneven Clean the corona wire Clean the precharger wire Vertical white lines appear Remove the print unit and rock it to distribute the toner evenly or r...

Page 96: ...ed Turn the thick paper mode on using the control panel Check if the thick paper mode is on by using the control panel if the mode is on turn it off Errors refer to a problem or condition which requir...

Page 97: ...AILURE Cause Malfunction in the fuser unit Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service INVALID SIMM Cause Incorrect SIMM card optional emulation or font installed Solution Press the C...

Page 98: ...area 0 Pick roller 1 Entry to paper path 2 Paper path 3 Ejection from paper path 4 Duplex unit PS ERROR mn Cause A PostScript error Solution If the error recurs consult your dealer for service Source...

Page 99: ...manual feed slot READY TONER LOW Cause Toner runs short Solution Prepare new toner cartridge READY REPLACE PARTS Cause Print unit is near end Solutions Replace print unit Note Enter menu mode and sele...

Page 100: ...you press RESET MENU for five or more seconds This reset returns parameter settings in the menu to their factory defaults except for interface settings as well as clears error latches buffered data an...

Page 101: ...REPLACE PARTS When the warning message is indicated press the READY button to put the printer offline and press the MENU button to enter menu mode The Clear Warning message appears indicating the exp...

Page 102: ...requirements 120 VAC 50 or 60 Hz USA 220 to 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz Europe Consumption Maximum 600 W full option Average during operating 450 W or less 30W or less during sleep mode Environmental Temperat...

Page 103: ...EN 55022 Class B Class A for Ethernet EN 50082 1 Performance Print resolution 600 dots per inch Smoothing Advanced enhanced Imaging technology EIT Printing speed For character printing on A4 size pap...

Page 104: ...de 115 fonts available Bitmapped Line Printer Scalable Antique Aries Leos Libra EF Bodoni Bodoni EF Clarendon Cooper Courier Century Schoolbook URW Clarendon Coronet Saturn Dorado Goudy Old Style Gara...

Page 105: ...FF 3 94 x 5 81 inches Maximum 216 mm wide x 360 mm long 8 5 x 14 13 inches Weight 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 pound bond in tray 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 pound bond in manual feed slot Input Tray 1 550 shee...

Page 106: ...ry digit or bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer s memory A bit can have the value 0 or 1 which represents the OFF and ON state in a computer s memory Eight bits equals one byte Bit m...

Page 107: ...sfer to the paper Default A setting automatically used when you or your application software do not make a selection The settings in effect when you turn on or reset the printer are called power on de...

Page 108: ...r appearance such as Italic or Bold Typical examples of fonts are 12 point Courier Bold and 10 point Times Italic Fuser unit One of the internal parts of a page printer The fuser unit bonds the toner...

Page 109: ...margins are specified as columns while top and bottom margins are specified as lines Page printers have a minimum margin typically of about 2 inch 5 mm on all four sides called the nonprint margin No...

Page 110: ...ace but the distance over which it can send data is limited The Centronics interface is a type of parallel interface See also Serial interface Photoconductive drum The part inside a page printer on wh...

Page 111: ...the power on defaults See also Initialization Resolution The fineness of the printing Resolution depends on the number of dots per inch High resolution with more dots is finer and more precise than l...

Page 112: ...l sets contain standard letters numbers and punctuation Symbol sets differ in the accented characters line drawing characters and special symbols they contain ASCII Roman 8 and PC 8 and examples of sy...

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