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ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE

PT-300/PT-301 Face-up Output Tray

Use the face-up output tray when you wish paper to be stacked with the 
printed side facing up (reverse order). 

To install the face-up output tray, perform the following procedures:

1

Install the paper stopper according to the size of paper to be used.

2

Install the face-up output tray on the rear of the printer or the duplexer. 

Legal Size

A4 Size

Letter Size

Paper Stopper

Face-up Output Tray 
(PT-300/PT-301)

Face-up Output Tray 
(PT-300/PT-301)

When installing directly to the 
printer

If a duplexer has been installed 
to the printer

Summary of Contents for CLP 4316

Page 1: ...Instruction Handbook Advanced CLP 4316 4520 4524 Colour Printer ...

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Page 3: ...efault Settings 2 37 Pagination 2 44 Setting Print Quality 2 49 Operating the Storage Device 2 51 Paper Handling 2 60 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing 2 74 Reading Life Counters 2 75 Other Modes 2 77 3 Options General Information 3 2 Expansion Memory Modules 3 3 General Description of Options 3 6 IB 21E IB 23 Network Interface Cards 3 10 4 Computer Interface General Information 4 2 Parallel ...

Page 4: ...Contents ii ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE ...

Page 5: ... how choose handle and load paper 2 Using the Operator Panel Explains how to use the operator panel to configure the printer 3 Options Shows the available options 4 Computer Interface Describes the possible connections between the printer and your computer Glossary A Glossary of terms used is provided here ...

Page 6: ...ture mode or key Press Copy Notes Used to provide additional or useful information about a function or feature Can also contain references to other publications NOTE For information about storing the pin refer to step 10 Important Use to provide important information IMPORTANT Ensure paper is not folded curled or damaged Caution Cautions are statements that suggest mechanical damage as a result of...

Page 7: ...ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE 1 1 1 Handling Paper This chapter contains explanations on the following topics General Guidelines 1 2 Selecting the Right Paper 1 4 Paper Type 1 12 Loading Paper 1 13 ...

Page 8: ...ificant difference between grades is the ease with which they pass through the machine This is affected by the smoothness size and moisture content of the paper and the way in which the paper is cut The higher the grade of paper you use the less risk there will be of paper jams and other problems and the higher the level of quality your printed output will reflect Differences between paper from di...

Page 9: ...imum performance Moisture content 4 to 6 Direction of grain Long grain Pulp content 80 or more Item Specification 148mm 5 13 16 inches 210mm 8 1 4 inches 216mm 8 1 2 inches 356mm 14 inches Minimum Paper Size Maximum Paper Size Paper cassette 70mm 2 13 16 inches 148mm 5 13 16 inches Minimum Paper Size Maximum Paper Size MP tray 216mm 8 1 2 inches 356mm 14 inches Size Product Weight Letter Legal Ham...

Page 10: ...give off harmful fumes Bond paper should contain at least 80 pulp Not more than 20 of the total paper content should consist of cotton or other fibers Paper Sizes Cassettes and the MP Tray are available for the paper sizes listed in the table below The dimensional tolerances are 0 7mm 0 0276 inches for the length and width The angle at the corners must be 90 0 2 MP tray Size Cassette or MP tray Si...

Page 11: ...tiple sheet feeding or print quality problems such as blurring because of poor toner fusing The recommended basis weight is between 60 and 105 g m 16 and 28 lb ream for the cassette and between 60 and 200 g m 16 and 53 lb ream for the MP tray Paper Weight Equivalence Table The paper weight is listed in pounds lb and metric grams per square meter g m The shaded part indicates the standard weight Yo...

Page 12: ... appearance When the relative humidity is low and the paper loses moisture the edges shrink and tighten and print contrast may suffer Wavy or tight edges can cause jams and alignment anomalies The moisture content of the paper should be 4 to 6 To ensure correct moisture content it is important to store the paper in a controlled environment Some tips on moisture control are Store paper in a cool dr...

Page 13: ... the paper Whiter paper provides a sharper brighter appearance Quality control Uneven sheet size corners that are not square ragged edges welded uncut sheets and crushed edges and corners can cause the machine to malfunction in various ways A quality paper supplier should take considerable care to ensure that these problems do not occur Packaging Paper should be packed in a sturdy carton to protec...

Page 14: ...towards the printer To avoid problems stack transparencies face up on the face up tray option When unloading transparencies e g for clearing jams hold them carefully by the edges to avoid leaving fingerprints on them Labels Labels must be fed from the MP Tray The basic rule for printing on adhesive labels is that the adhesive must never come into contact with any part of the machine Adhesive paper...

Page 15: ...stack of postcards and align the edges before loading them in the MP tray Make sure the postcards you are going to set are not curled Feeding curled postcards may cause paper jams Some postcards have rough edges on the back those are created when the paper is cut In this case put the postcards on a flat place and rub the edges with for example a ruler to smooth them Item Specification Weight of to...

Page 16: ...ar If jams occur try setting a lesser number of envelopes on the MP tray To avoid jams caused by curled envelopes stack no more than 10 printed envelopes on the output tray Thick Paper Fan the stack of paper and align the edges before loading them in the MP tray Some types of paper have rough edges on the back those are created when the paper is cut In this case put the paper on a flat place and r...

Page 17: ... the printing process and must not be affected by silicone oil Do not use paper with any kind of surface treatment such as the type of paper commonly used for calendars Recycled paper Select recycled paper that meets the same specifications as the white bond paper except for whiteness refer to Paper Specifications on page 1 2 NOTE Before purchasing recycled paper test a sample on the machine and c...

Page 18: ...ed Paper Type Paper source MP tray Paper Cassette Paper Weight Duplex path MP tray available only in Cassette mode Plain Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Transparency Yes No Extra Heavy No Preprinted Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Labels Yes No Heavy 1 No Bond Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Recycled Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Vellum Yes No Light No Rough Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Letterhead Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Color Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes P...

Page 19: ...g paper in the cassette and the MP tray Loading Paper into the Cassette 1 Fan the media paper transparencies then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing 2 Pull the paper cassette all the way out of the printer 3 Push the bottom plate down until it locks Paper Cassette Bottom Plate ...

Page 20: ...ette 4 Turn the paper size dial so that the size of the paper you are going to use appears in the paper size window NOTE When the paper size dial is set to OTHER the paper size must be set into the printer on the operator panel See Setting the Cassette Paper Size on page 2 63 Paper Size Dial Paper Size Window ...

Page 21: ...er and slide the paper stopper to the desired paper size When using non standard size paper move the paper guides and paper stopper all the way out insert the paper then adjust the paper guides and paper stopper to the size of the paper Adjust them so that they are in light contact with the paper Release Lever Paper Guides Release Lever Paper Stopper ...

Page 22: ... Slide the paper into the paper cassette NOTE Do not load more paper than will fit under the load limits on the paper guides The paper cassette will hold approximately 500 sheets of 80g m 21 lb paper with a thickness of 0 11mm Load Limit Load Limit ...

Page 23: ...n 9 Insert the paper cassette into the slot in the printer Push it straight in as far as it will go There is a paper gauge on the right side of the front of the paper cassette to indicate the remaining paper supply When paper is exhausted the pointer will go down to the level of empty Clip Clip Paper Gauge ...

Page 24: ...UIDE Loading Paper into the MP Multi Purpose Tray 1 Fan the media paper transparencies then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed printing 2 Pull the MP tray towards you until it stops 3 Pull out the subtray MP Tray Subtray ...

Page 25: ...re when you load Legal size paper U S A only 5 Adjust the position of the paper guides on the MP tray Standard paper sizes are marked on the MP tray For standard paper sizes slide the guides to the position marked correspondingly Support Wire Paper Guide Paper Guide ...

Page 26: ...inside of the MP tray If the paper is considerably curled in one direction for example if the paper is already printed on one side try to roll the paper in the opposite direction to counteract the curl Printed sheets will then come out flat 7 Set the MP tray paper size on the printer s operator panel Refer to Setting MP Tray Paper Size on page 2 61 Load Limit Load Limit Correct Incorrect ...

Page 27: ...ator Panel 2 3 Canceling a Printing Job 2 10 Using the Menu Selection System 2 11 Status Pages 2 15 e MPS 2 18 Changing the Interface Parameters 2 29 Making Default Settings 2 37 Pagination 2 44 Setting Print Quality 2 49 Operating the Storage Device 2 51 Paper Handling 2 60 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing 2 74 Reading Life Counters 2 75 Other Modes 2 77 ...

Page 28: ...ation software NOTE Changes to printer settings made using a software application override changes made using the operator panel You can also rely on other printer utilities such as Network Tool for Clients if you need to change settings that are not available on the printer driver It will allow remote access to printer settings Printer utilities are supplied in the CD ROM supplied with the printe...

Page 29: ...ght keys and three indicators LED Messages that appear on the display and functions of indicators and keys are explained in this chapter Message Display The message display on the operator panel shows Status information the ten messages listed below which are displayed during normal operation Error codes when the printer requires the operator s attention as explained in the Operation Guide ...

Page 30: ...nually on the operator panel For details see Color Calibration on page 2 90 Ready The printer is ready to print Processing The printer is receiving data to print This is also shown when the printer is reading a memory card hard disk or RAM disk Sleeping The printer is in Auto Sleep The printer wakes from Auto Sleep whenever a key on the operator panel and GO is pressed the cover is opened or close...

Page 31: ...aper size of the current cassette The default paper cassette is determined by the operator panel keys For details see Paper Handling on page 2 60 While the printer is printing the paper size used to format the document to print by the application software The abbreviations used to indicate the paper sizes and their dimensions are as follows Ready USB A4 PLAIN USB USB interface is in use PAR Parall...

Page 32: ...ope 10 4 1 8 x 9 1 2 inches HA Hagaki 100 148mm OH Oufuku Hagaki 200 148mm O2 Oficio II 8 1 2 13 inches 16K 16 kai 197 273mm ST Statement 5 1 2 8 1 2 inches FO Folio 210 330mm Y2 Yokei 2 114 162mm Y4 Yokei 4 105 235mm CU Custom Size MP Tray 70 148mm to 216 356mm Cassette 148 210mm to 216 356mm Only with MP tray feeding none Auto LETTERHD Letterhead PLAIN Plain paper COLOR Colored paper TRANSP Tran...

Page 33: ...ob by switching the printer off line Print and feed out one page when the printer displays Waiting Indicator Description Flashing Indicates an error that you can resolve For details see the Troubleshooting section in the Operation Guide On Indicates that the printer is ready and on line The printer prints the data it receives Off Indicates that the printer is off line Data can be received but will...

Page 34: ... option serial interface Option option network interface 2 Press OK ENTER Cancelling data appears on the message display and printing stops after the current page is printed MENU Key MENU lets you enter the menu system to change the setup and printing environment of the printer Pressing this key during a menu selection will terminate the selection and return the printer to the normal operation Arr...

Page 35: ...ns Set the paper source when Use alternative is shown in the message display NOTE If you hold down OK ENTER and press MENU when Ready is shown on this printer the AdministrationID menu will be displayed This menu is the setting menu for administration under the Account Management System and is normally not used Press MENU to return to Ready ...

Page 36: ...ncel appears on the message display followed by the interface in use The interface is indicated by one of the following messages Parallel CLP 4524 only USB Network Serial option serial interface Option option network interface 2 Press OK ENTER Cancelling data appears on the message display and printing stops after the current page is printed ...

Page 37: ...e display NOTE Settings that are received from application software and the printer driver will take priority over settings made in the operator panel Entering the Mode Selection Menu Press MENU when Ready is indicated on the printer message display The mode selection menu is displayed Selecting a Menu The mode selection menu is hierarchical Press U or V to display the desired menu If the selected...

Page 38: ...d menu and press OK ENTER to set or change the configuration Press U or V to display the desired item and OK ENTER to finalize the value or selections set Cancelling Menu Selection If you press MENU when a menu is selected the message display returns to Ready Type Adjust Indicates that there is another sub menu Indicates that this is the sub menu Paper Weight Normal 1 Indicates that this is the se...

Page 39: ...u selection system Printing a Menu Map The printer prints a full list of the menu selection system Menu Map Note that menus shown in the list may vary depending on which optional units installed in the printer 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Print Menu Map appears 3 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 4 Press OK ENTER The message Processing appears and the printer prints a Menu Map...

Page 40: ...Using the Operator Panel 2 14 ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE Menu Map Sample MENU MAP ...

Page 41: ...to the printer Printing a Status Page You can check the printer s current status including available memory space and option settings by printing a status page 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Print Status Page appears 3 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 4 Press OK ENTER again The message Processing appears and the printer prints a status page For a sample status page and its full...

Page 42: ...ram The items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer s firmware version 1 Firmware Version This item shows the version and release date of the printer firmware 2 Hardware Information This item shows various printer settings for hardware related items MP tray paper size and type Paper cassette size and type Buzzer control Host buffer size ...

Page 43: ...ws all available emulations of the printer The PCL 6 emulation is set as default when the printer is shipped from the factory The emulations are PCL 6 KPDL3 8 Error Log This item shows the last three instances of the following types of errors listing them in the order of occurrence KPDL PostScript errors Memory overflow Print overrun File not found The most recent error is displayed on the topmost...

Page 44: ...inter driver through the application software Quick Copy Proof and Hold Private Print Stored Job Primary function To later print additional copies To proof the first copy before printing multiple copies To hold the document in printer to prevent unauthorized access To electronically store documents such as fax cover pages Start storing by Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver...

Page 45: ...ation only Using Quick Copy This mode enables you to print the requested number of copies of a job simultaneously storing the job on the hard disk RAM disk When additional copies are required you can reprint the required number of copies from the printer operator panel To print a job as a quick copy job see KX Printer Drivers Operation Guide The default number of print jobs that can be stored on t...

Page 46: ...n to let the title of the job to be deleted displayed 2 When the title of the job to be deleted is displayed e g Report press OK ENTER The cursor below the copy count starts to blink 3 Press V repeatedly until Delete appears below the title 4 Press OK ENTER The stored quick copy job is deleted Using Proof and Hold When you print multiple copies this mode first prints one copy so that you can proof...

Page 47: ...n the printer driver if printing with PIN security is required Then the access code must be entered on the operator panel to print a stored job Print data will be stored in the hard disk after printing See KX Printer Drivers Operation Guide for the driver settings Releasing a Private Stored Job 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Pri...

Page 48: ...edure Jobs saved using Private Print will be automatically deleted if you turn the power off after printing but jobs saved using Stored Job will not be deleted automatically 1 Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section 2 When the title of the job to be printed is displayed Agenda in this example press OK ENTER Enter the four digit access code entered in the printer driver and press OK ENTER 3 P...

Page 49: ...nel 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until List of Code JOB appears 5 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER again The printer prints a Code Job list as shown below Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 Press Z e MPS List of Code JOB List of Code JOB e MPS ...

Page 50: ...uestion mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER The document in the mailbox is printed and automatically deleted from the mailbox Printing a List of VMB A Virtual Mailbox list includes the jobs currently stored in the mailboxes 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until List of VMB appears 5 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears Print VMB Data Tray0...

Page 51: ...ace assigned to temporary code jobs Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes NOTE The total amount of storage areas specified must not exceed the total size of the hard disk Changing the Maximum Number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold Jobs This changes maximum number of Quick Copy Proof and Hold jobs from 0 to 50 The default is 32 1 Press MENU 2 Press U...

Page 52: ...om 0 to 9999 megabytes The actual maximum size depends on the size of free hard disk space The default size is 1 6 of the total hard disk space rounded off in units of 50MB For example if the total hard disk space is 10GB the default size is 1550MB 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until e MPS Configuration appears 5 Press Z 6 Press U or...

Page 53: ...MPS Configuration 5 Press Z 6 Press U or V and select Perm Code JOB Size 7 Press OK ENTER the message display shows a blinking cursor _ 8 Press U or V to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use Zand Y to move the cursor right and left 9 When the desired size is displayed press OK ENTER 10 Press MENU and the display returns to Ready Maximum Space Assigned to Virtual M...

Page 54: ...select VMB Size 7 To change the maximum size press OK ENTER The message display shows a blinking cursor _ 8 Press U or V to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use Z and Y to move the cursor right and left 9 When the desired size is displayed press OK ENTER 10 Press MENU to exit the menu selection e MPS e MPS Configuration VMB Size 1550MB VMB Size 1550MB ...

Page 55: ...interface supports a bi directional high speed mode according to IEEE standards Normally this interface is used under the default setting Auto For details see Parallel Interface CLP 4524 only on page 4 3 After setting the interface be sure to reset the printer or turn the power off at least once The new setting will be enabled thereafter You can select from the following Auto default Nibble high s...

Page 56: ...nal serial interface board kit IB 11 installed You can confirm or change the serial interface parameters including baud rate data bits stop bits parity and protocol These parameters must match those of the computer s serial interface 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Interface appears 3 If the interface is other than serial press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 4 Press U or V ...

Page 57: ...ng question mark appears 7 Press U or V to scroll through values When 115200 is displayed press OK ENTER Press MENU to exit the menu selection NOTE Some computers may not be able to handle a baud rate of 115200 bps If you set the baud rate to 115200 and encounter communication problems select a lower baud rate Range Baud Rate 9600 1200 2400 4800 9600 Default 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits 8 7 ...

Page 58: ... Enter IP address subnet mask address and default gateway address Determine whether to print a network status page when the printer is turned on 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Interface appears 3 If the current interface is other than network press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears If the optional network interface card is installed in the printer Option will be displayed The...

Page 59: ...to the network using TCP IP protocol you must set the IP address on the printer The IP address must be unique to the printer and should be obtained from your network administrator 1 Activate TCP IP protocol in the manner described above Set this item to On when you connect to a network using NetWare In submenu frame mode can be selected from Auto 802 3 Ethernet II and 802 2 NetWare On Set this ite...

Page 60: ...R 6 Press U or V to move to Subnet Mask Perform the same procedure to complete entering the subnet mask address 7 Then press U or V to move to Gateway Perform the same procedure to complete entering the gateway address 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready You can print a network status page to confirm that the IP address subnet mask address and the gateway address have been properly set To pr...

Page 61: ... optional network interface card For details see the manual for the network interface 1 Press MENU 2 Press OK ENTER repeatedly until Interface appears 3 If the interface is other than network press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Network appears Press OK ENTER 5 Press Z and then press U or V repeatedly until the display shows Network Status Page 6 The defa...

Page 62: ...Using the Operator Panel 2 36 ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE 9 Press MENU The display returns to Ready The printer prints a network status page as an example shown in the following illustration ...

Page 63: ... select KPDL AUTO in the following procedure 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Emulation appears on the message display One of the emulation modes appears indicating the emulation currently in use PCL 6 default KPDL KPDL AUTO 3 To change the default emulation press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 4 Press U or V repeatedly until the desired emulation mode is displayed 5 Press O...

Page 64: ...default font can be one of the internal fonts or a font that is downloaded to the printer memory or stored on memory card or hard disk In this menu you can also set the type and pitch for Courier and Letter Gothic as well as to print a font list 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Font appears 3 Press Z Press U or V until Font Select appears 4 To select an internal font make sure that Int...

Page 65: ...7 When the desired font is displayed press OK ENTER 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Selecting Regular or Dark Courier Letter Gothic Courier or Letter Gothic font thickness can be selected as Regular or Dark In the procedure below it is assumed that Courier is selected The procedure is the same for Letter Gothic 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Font appears 3 Press Z Press U o...

Page 66: ...atedly until Font appears 3 Press Z Press U or V until Font Select appears 4 Make sure that Internal is displayed and press Z 5 Press U or V repeatedly until Size appears 6 Press OK ENTER A blinking cursor _ appears 7 Press U or V to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor The font size can be set between 4 and 999 75 points in 0 25 point increments Use Z or Y to move the cursor righ...

Page 67: ...king cursor _ appears 7 Press U or V to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor The character pitch can be set between 0 44 and 99 99 characters per inch in 0 01 character per inch increments Use Z or Y to move the cursor right and left 8 When the desired size is displayed press OK ENTER 9 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Setting the Code Set You can change the character code ...

Page 68: ...s of the internal fonts or the optional fonts including downloaded fonts 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Font appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until List of Internal Fonts or List of Option Fonts appears 5 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER again Processing appears then Ready The printer prints out a list of fonts with a sample and font ID number for ea...

Page 69: ...E 2 43 Samples of Fonts List Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List Font Name Scalable Bitmap Password Selection FSET Font ID PRESCRIBE Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List Font Name Scalable Bitmap Password Selection FSET Font ID PRESCRIBE ...

Page 70: ...2 Press U or V repeatedly until Page Set appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Copies appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking cursor _ appears 6 Press U or V to increase or decrease respectively the value at the blinking cursor Use Z and Y to move the cursor right and left 7 When the desired size is displayed press OK ENTER 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Print Orientation You ca...

Page 71: ...he Page Protect Menu does not normally appear however Page Protect will be forcibly set to On if a print overrun error occurs because the print job is too complex When this has happened be sure to reset Page Protect to Auto default in order to maintain the optimum use of printer memory 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Page set appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Page Prot...

Page 72: ...Default CR and LF A linefeed and carriage return are performed Ignore LF The linefeed is ignored 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Page Set appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until LF Action appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V repeatedly until the desired linefeed action appears 7 When the desired action is displayed press OK ENTER 8 Press M...

Page 73: ... until CR Action appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V repeatedly until the desired carriage return action appears 7 When the desired action is displayed press OK ENTER 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Wide A4 Pitch Turn this to On to increase the maximum number of characters that can be printed in a line for an A4 page 78 characters at 10 pitch and Lett...

Page 74: ...ANCED OPERATION GUIDE 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Wide A4 appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Select On or Off using U or V 7 Press OK ENTER 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Wide A4 Off Wide A4 Off ...

Page 75: ... halftone for text solid objects etc Either of these tone modes consistently affects all objects on a page The Fine tone mode provides a print quality better than Normal but the printing speed is slower and more memory is required NOTE The amount of memory actually required may vary depending on the data to print 1 Press MENU Press U or V repeatedly until Print Quality appears 2 Press Z 3 Press U ...

Page 76: ...n the paper used printing in gloss mode may cause wrinkle in paper To reduce wrinkle try using thicker paper 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Print Quality appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Gloss Mode appears 5 To change the gloss mode press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to change from Low to High 7 Press OK ENTER to finalize the selection 8 P...

Page 77: ...eration of the memory card Using the Memory Card The printer is equipped with a slot for a memory card By inserting a memory card into the printer the following operations become available Reading Font Data Reading Data Writing Data Deleting Data Formatting Memory Card Printing a List of Data Names For details about the handling of the memory card see Memory Card on page 3 6 Reading Font Data If a...

Page 78: ...t the data in the memory card 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Memory Card appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Read Data appears Report in this example 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears before the data name 6 Press U or V to display the desired data name 7 Press OK ENTER Processing appears and the reading of data from the memory card starts Read Fonts Proc...

Page 79: ...rd See Formatting a Memory Card on page 2 55 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Memory Card appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Write Data appears 5 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER Processing appears then Waiting 7 Send the file from the computer to the printer As the printer receives data the message display changes to Processing then when the end o...

Page 80: ...rtaining only to the data just written To see all data contained in the memory card at once print a list of data names as explained See Printing a List of Data Names Partitions on page 2 56 Deleting Data It is possible to use the printer to delete data from a memory card Check that the memory card contains data Otherwise the Delete Data menu will not appear on the message display 1 Press MENU 2 Pr...

Page 81: ...n be used in the printer Formatting allows data to be written to the memory card NOTE Formatting will destroy any existing data on a storage device including a used memory card Formatting of the memory card must be executed from the printer When a new memory card is inserted in the printer s slot Format error Memory card will appear on the message display 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly unt...

Page 82: ...s to Ready Printing a List of Data Names Partitions The printer prints a list of all data names referred to as partitions stored in a memory card for reference Printing a list is also available for a font card 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Memory Card appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until List of Partitions appears Item Description Capacity The total size of the memory c...

Page 83: ...ns on the hard disk Reading data List of Partitions Item Description Device Name Number MEMORY CARD A is indicated for the memory card Capacity The total capacity of the memory card in kilobytes Used Space The total size of the data stored in the memory card in kilobytes Free Space The size of the capacity remaining in the memory card for storing further data including the amount of memory that th...

Page 84: ...ctive only when the printer is powered up To use the RAM disk activate and enter the desired size of the RAM disk in the manner described below The maximum RAM disk size can be calculated as follows Maximum RAM disk size Total printer memory 36MB For example if the total memory installed in your printer is 256MB you can set 220MB of RAM disk If you attempt to set the RAM disk size beyond this rest...

Page 85: ...A blinking question mark appears Press U or V to select On Press OK ENTER 4 Press Z Press U or V repeatedly until RAM Disk Size appears The data size also appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking cursor _ appears Press U or V to display the desired size Definable RAM disk size is 0001 to 1024 This range varies depending on the total memory size of the printer The setting exceeding this range is automat...

Page 86: ... automatically feeds paper placed on the MP tray overriding another paper source that is selected on the printer driver After all sheets in the MP tray have been used up approximately 100 sheets paper will be fed from the paper source originally selected This mode is convenient to feed paper of special size or type without reloading the current paper source However the MP tray must be kept empty i...

Page 87: ...OTE Feeding the paper having a paper size which does not match the current paper size from the MP tray can cause paper jam 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until MP Tray Size appears In this example the current MP tray paper size is A4 5 To change the paper size press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to ...

Page 88: ...tting is plain paper For more information about paper types that can be fed from the MP tray see Paper Availability on page 1 2 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until MP Tray Type appears 5 To change paper type press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to display the desired paper type The message display t...

Page 89: ... you use a non standard size paper load the paper and turn the paper size dial to OTHER see Loading Paper on page 1 13 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Cassette Size appears If optional paper feeders are added Cassette 1 Size will appear for the standard paper cassette and Cassette 2 Size Cassette 3 Size and Cassette 4 Si...

Page 90: ...ng the Unit of Measurement 1 Press Z 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Unit appears The unit of measurement can be selected between millimeters and inches The current unit of measurement is displayed the default setting is mm 3 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 4 Select mm or inch using U or V 5 Press OK ENTER Set the dimensions of the paper as described in the next section Entering th...

Page 91: ...NTER 8 Press MENU The display returns to Ready 9 To print using the custom size set above define the same custom size on the printer driver For details see KX Printer Drivers Operation Guide Setting the Cassette Paper Type By setting a paper type plain recycled etc for the paper cassette you can automatically select the paper in the paper cassette according to the paper type you command on the pri...

Page 92: ...exit the menu selection press MENU Selecting the Paper Feed Source You can select the paper source from which the printer feeds paper as the default If an optional paper feeder s is installed it is also available for the default paper source 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Feed Select appears 5 To change the current pape...

Page 93: ...e duplexer is done by selecting either short edge or long edge binding mode NOTE To use this function the optional duplexer must be installed on the printer Duplex printing can be also performed from the MP tray When the MP tray is set to First Mode First the paper size and paper type will be the same as those of the paper cassette currently set at the paper feed source If the paper to be fed from...

Page 94: ...ed when the optional duplexer is installed 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Duplex Mode appears 5 To activate duplex printing press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to display the desired binding mode The message display toggles through the following None default Short edge bind Long edge bind 7 Wh...

Page 95: ...l paper size in the current cassette differs from the paper size formatting the job By default this feature is off 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Override A4 LT appears 5 To change overriding mode press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to change Off to On 7 Press OK ENTER The overriding mode is s...

Page 96: ...paper type to be customized as follows For how to reset the customized settings see Resetting the Custom Paper Type on page 2 72 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Type Adjust appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to display the desired paper type The display changes as shown below Custom ...

Page 97: ...aper Availability on page 1 2 Light Normal 1 Normal 2 Normal 3 Heavy 1 Heavy 2 Heavy 3 Extra Heavy 5 When the desired paper thickness is displayed press OK ENTER 6 Press MENU The display returns to Ready If the optional duplexer is installed on the printer duplex printing can be enabled and disabled See Setting the Duplex Path on page 2 71 on the following page Setting the Duplex Path NOTE To use ...

Page 98: ...the Custom Paper Type 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Paper Handling appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Reset Type Adjust appears 5 To reset all custom paper types press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER All customized paper types will be reset to the default The display returns to Ready Selecting the Output Stack The Stack Select menu on the operator pa...

Page 99: ...s U or V repeatedly until Stack Select appears 5 To change the output stack press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V select output stack Top tray FaceDn or Rear tray FaceUp 7 When the desired output stack is displayed press OK ENTER Paper Handling Stack Select Top tray FaceDn Stack Select Top tray FaceDn ...

Page 100: ...By default the printer is set to print in color mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Color Mode appears 3 To change color mode press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 4 Press U or V to change color mode Color or Monochrome 5 When the desired color mode is displayed press OK ENTER Color mode is changed 6 To exit the menu selection press MENU Color Mode Color Color Mode Color ...

Page 101: ...exit the menu selection press MENU Resetting the Toner Counter The toner containers must be replaced when the printer displays the Low toner or Replace toner message which will be given depending on the color of toner The Low toner message will be shown as a pre warning that the toner is running out and the printer will soon stop at that time showing Replace toner If you replace the toner containe...

Page 102: ... until the message display shows the toner container of the color you replaced C yan M agenta Y ellow or blac K For example to reset the Cyan toner counter display New Toner C Installed 6 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 7 Press OK ENTER The toner counter is reset New Toner C Installed ...

Page 103: ...Message Language You can select the language of the message display by following the procedure given below You can optionally download messages in other languages Contact your service technician for information 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until MSG Language appears The default message language is English 5 To change the language p...

Page 104: ...il Form Feed Time Out appears 5 To change the timeout time press OK ENTER A blinking cursor _ appears 6 Press U or V to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor and set the desired time The timeout time can be between 0 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments Use Z and Y to move the cursor right and left 7 When the desired timeout time is displayed press OK ENTER 8 To exit the menu sel...

Page 105: ...Time You can adjust the length of time the printer waits before entering Auto Sleep in the absence of data The printer reverts to normal operation mode when the printer receives a print job the operator panel is operated or one of the exterior covers is opened NOTE Color calibration is automatically executed before the printer reverts to normal operation mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly...

Page 106: ... received by the printer as hexadecimal code for debugging programs and files 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Print HEX DUMP appears 5 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER again The message Processing appears for a second followed by Waiting 7 While the message display is indicating Waiting for 30 seconds by d...

Page 107: ...font etc set by commands to their default values Downloaded fonts and macros are deleted from the printer s memory 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Restart Printer appears 5 To reset the printer press OK ENTER A question mark appears 6 Press OK ENTER again Self test appears while the printer is resetting itself followed by Please...

Page 108: ...ears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Resource Prot appears 5 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 6 Press U or V to select Permanent or Perm Temp Permanent Temporary for resource protection 7 When the desired resource protection is displayed press OK ENTER 8 To exit the menu selection press MENU Alarm Buzzer Setting You can set an alarm sound in addition to the message display...

Page 109: ...ss U or V to display the desired alarm The display changes as shown below Error Ready Job End Key Confirm 7 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 8 Select On or Off using U or V 9 Press OK ENTER 10 To exit the menu selection press MENU CLP 4524 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Buzzer appears Others Buzzer Error On Other...

Page 110: ... and one person causes one of the above errors after the set period of time elapses the data sent from the next person is printed The default setting is Off Auto Error Clear disabled The auto clear errors are Memory overflow Print overrun KPDL error File is not found RAM disk error Memory card error Hard disk error Duplex printing is disabled e MPS job is not stored Multiple copies are not printed...

Page 111: ...ease or decrease the value at the blinking cursor and set the desired time The time must be set between 000 and 495 seconds in 5 second increments If set to 000 printing will be continued immediately without any time interval You can use Z and Y to move the cursor right and left 8 Display the desired time and press OK ENTER 9 Press MENU The display returns to Ready Duplex Printing Error Detection ...

Page 112: ...e default setting is Off 1 Press MENU 2 Press U or V repeatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Finishing Error appears 5 Press Z and display Duplex 6 Press OK ENTER A blinking question mark appears 7 Press U or V to change Off to On 8 Press OK ENTER 9 To exit the menu selection press MENU Others Finishing Error Duplex Off Duplex Off Duplex On ...

Page 113: ...eatedly until Others appears 3 Press Z 4 Press U or V repeatedly until Color Registration appears 5 Press Z 6 Press U or V repeatedly until Print Regist Chart appears 7 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 8 Press OK ENTER Processing appears and a color registration correction chart is printed out There are left L horizontal H and right R registration charts for each color cyan magenta and yello...

Page 114: ...ayed for each value and the cursor will flash under the left L value 11 Look at the left chart L in the cyan portion of the color registration correction chart Find the two lines that most seem to overlap as a single straight line and note the number value listed there In the example below the value would be 2 Be careful of plus and minus numbers Adjust Cyan L H R Adjust Cyan L 0 H 00 R 0 ...

Page 115: ...ct press OK ENTER 15 Press V Adjust Magenta will be displayed and once you complete the settings for that color Adjust Yellow will be displayed Perform the same operation as you did for the cyan chart in order to find the values for magenta and yellow in the color registration correction chart and perform those settings in the same way 16 Once you have completed the settings for all 3 colors press...

Page 116: ...ars 7 Press OK ENTER A question mark appears 8 Press OK ENTER The display indicates Processing and printing starts Color Calibration This printer contains a calibration function that automatically makes adjustments to compensate for changes that occur over time due to variations in the ambient temperature and humidity So that the highest quality color printing can be maintained this color calibrat...

Page 117: ...ation appears 7 To let the printer perform color calibration press OK ENTER A question mark appears to let you confirm the execution of calibration 8 Press OK ENTER The message display shows Please wait Calibrating and calibration will start 9 When calibration is finished the display returns to Ready Service Color Calibration Color Calibration Please wait Calibrating ...

Page 118: ...Using the Operator Panel 2 92 ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE ...

Page 119: ...hapter contains explanations on the following topics General Information 3 2 Expansion Memory Modules 3 3 General Description of Options 3 6 IB 21E IB 23 Network Interface Cards 3 10 For availability of the options consult your service technician ...

Page 120: ...fer to the documentation included with the option Some options are explained in the following sections Duplex Unit DU 301 Paper Feeder PF 60 CLP 4316 1 CLP 4520 CLP 4524 3 Memory Card CF Expansion Memory DIMM 64 128 256 512MB Network Interface Card IB 21E IB 23 Printer Face up Output Tray PT 300 for CLP 4316 PT 301 for CLP 4520 CLP 4524 Hard Disk HD 5 Envelope Feeder EF 310 for CLP 4520 CLP 4524 ...

Page 121: ...he 128MB memory module and install two 512MB memory modules NOTE The expansion memory should only be installed by your service technician We shall not be liable for any damages caused by improper installation of expansion memory Precautions for handling the printer s main controller board and memory modules To protect electronic parts discharge static electricity from your body by touching a water...

Page 122: ... off the printer and unplug the printer power cord 2 Unscrew two screws at the back of the main controller board 3 Pull out the main controller board gently 4 Push out the clamps on both ends of the memory socket on the main controller board Main Controller Board Clamp Clamp ...

Page 123: ...he memory modules 7 After you finish installing the memory modules reinstall the main controller board and fasten it with screws Removing a Memory Module To remove a memory module remove the main controller board then carefully push out the two socket clamps Ease the memory module out of the socket to remove Testing the expanded memory To verify that the memory modules are working properly test th...

Page 124: ...rom the control panel or automatically when you power on or reset the printer To manually read data in the memory card see Using the Memory Card on page 2 51 NOTE Before inserting a memory card in the printer make sure that the printer is switched off Insert the memory card in the memory card slot with the label side up PF 60 Paper Feeder The PF 60 paper feeder allows you to add 3 1 CLP 4316 more ...

Page 125: ... feeder DU 301 Duplex Unit The duplex unit is attached to the bottom of the printer and allows you to print onto both sides of the paper Printing on both sides can be performed using ISO A4 ISO A5 JIS B5 letter and legal sized paper For detailed information on installing the duplex unit see the manual supplied with the duplex unit ...

Page 126: ...ce up output tray perform the following procedures 1 Install the paper stopper according to the size of paper to be used 2 Install the face up output tray on the rear of the printer or the duplexer Legal Size A4 Size Letter Size Paper Stopper Face up Output Tray PT 300 PT 301 Face up Output Tray PT 300 PT 301 When installing directly to the printer If a duplexer has been installed to the printer ...

Page 127: ...e slot If a hard disk is installed in the printer received data can be rasterized and stored on this hard disk This enables high speed printing of multiple copies using an electric sort function Also you can use the e MPS functions For details refer to e MPS on page 2 18 Option Interface Slot ...

Page 128: ... SPX NetBEUI and Appletalk protocols so that the printer can be used on network environments including Windows Macintosh UNIX NetWare etc The network interface card must be installed in the option interface slot that is located at the back of the printer as shown below Network interface card Network connections IB 21E 10Base T 100Base TX IB 23 10Base T 100Base TX Option Interface Slot ...

Page 129: ...This chapter contains explanations on the following topics General Information 4 2 Parallel Interface CLP 4524 only 4 3 USB Interface 4 5 Serial Interface CLP 4524 only 4 6 RS 232C Protocol CLP 4524 only 4 7 RS 232C Cable Connection CLP 4524 only 4 10 ...

Page 130: ... in the printer s parallel CLP 4524 only USB and serial option CLP 4524 only interfaces It also lists pin assignments signal functions timings connector specifications and voltage levels This chapter explains the following topics Parallel Interface CLP 4524 only USB Interface Serial Interface CLP 4524 only ...

Page 131: ...ace Explanation of each signal is also given in the table The description in indicates signal names in Auto mode and Nibble high mode IEEE 1284 compliant In Auto and Nibble modes these signals are bidirectional Communication Mode Reception Transmission Auto default High speed ECP Nibble ECP Nibble High speed Nibble High speed High speed Normal Normal Pin In or out Signal Description 1 In Strobe nS...

Page 132: ...d 18 5 V DC This pin is used for the printer s 5 V DC power supply 5 0 5 V 400 mA maximum with fuse 19 Ground return 20 Ground return 21 Ground return 22 Ground return 23 Ground return 24 Ground return 25 Ground return 26 Ground return 27 Ground return 28 Ground return 29 Ground return 30 Ground return 31 In nInit Ignored 32 Out Error nFault When the high speed parallel line control is on this lin...

Page 133: ...Speed USB Connectors Printer B type receptacle female with upstream port Cable B type plug male Cable Use a shielded cable that complies with USB 2 0 Hi Speed USB and not longer than 5 meters 16 feet Transfer Mode High speed 480 Mbps maximum Power Control Self power device Interface Signals USB Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal Description 1 Vbus Power supply 5 V 2 D Data transmission 3 D Data t...

Page 134: ...ion 1 FG Frame Ground This pin is connected directly to the printer frame 2 Out TXD Transmit Data This pin is used to output asynchronous data sent from the printer to the computer This signal is often used in handshaking 3 In RXD Receive Data This pin is used to input serial asynchronous data sent from the computer to the printer 4 Out RTS Request To Send This output is always high above 3 volts ...

Page 135: ...ty H5 Protocol logic H6 Buffer nearly full threshold H7 Buffer nearly empty threshold H8 Received data buffer size The parameters can be changed from the printer operator panel To change the value for the serial interface parameters see Changing Serial Interface Parameters CLP 4524 only on page 2 30 This following section outlines the parameters and their values you can select on the operator pane...

Page 136: ...without notice The difference between the nearly full and nearly empty thresholds allows the computer to send a fairly large amount of data in a continuous stream H8 Received data buffer size The input buffer size is specified in increments which vary depending on the S5 parameter When S5 is 0 the increment is 10KB When S5 is 1 the increment is 100KB When S5 is 2 the increment is 1024KB The factor...

Page 137: ...ulating XON XOFF when an error has occurred on the serial interface The following table summarizes the error status corresponding to different D0 values Timing of XON transfer to host while Ready or Waiting Serial interface error error not handled error handled XON sent every 3 5 seconds D0 0 default D0 1 XON not sent D0 10 D0 11 ...

Page 138: ...ter s current parameter settings reset them to the values shown above i e baud rate 9600 bps etc You can perform parameter settings from the operation panel See Changing Serial Interface Parameters CLP 4524 only on page 2 30 6 On the computer set the same parameters as that of the printer Most computers allow you to do this by DIP switch settings that should be made before power is turned on With ...

Page 139: ...uble click on System 3 System Properties window opens Click on the Device Manager tab then double click on Ports COM LPT 4 Double click on Communications Port 5 The Communications Port Properties dialog is displayed for the selected COM port Click on the Port Settings tab and set the port properties 6 After setting the properties click the OK button The software settings made using the above proce...

Page 140: ...Computer Interface 4 12 ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE ...

Page 141: ...unit for expressing resolution EcoPrint This is a printing mode that reduces toner consumption Pages printed in the EcoPrint mode are lighter than pages printed in the normal mode Emulation This refers to emulation of other manufacturers printers The printer emulates operation of the following printers PCL6 and KPDL Form Feed Timeout While data is being sent to a printer some pauses may occur At t...

Page 142: ...outs made in one minute Printer driver The printer driver makes it possible for you to print data created using application software The printer driver for the printer is contained on the CD ROM supplied with the printer Install the printer driver on the computer connected to the printer Sleep mode This mode is provided to save power It is activated when the machine is not used for a preset period...

Page 143: ... 7 E e MPS changing configuration 2 25 general information 2 18 how to change hard disk spaces 2 25 printing a list of code jobs 2 23 Emulation appearing on the status page 2 17 KPDL printing errors 2 37 setting the default using the operator panel 2 37 Envelope 1 10 Error log on the status page 2 17 F Face up output tray option diagrammed 3 8 Font adjusting character pitch for fixed fonts 2 41 ch...

Page 144: ...indicators included 2 5 status information 2 3 MP tray defined Glossary 2 first mode cassette mode 2 60 setting the paper size 2 61 setting the paper type 2 62 N Network interface a sample of the network status page 2 36 interface cards diagrammed 3 10 printing a network status page 2 35 protocols and parameters 2 32 resolving the IP address 2 33 Number of copies how to select 2 44 O Operator pane...

Page 145: ...50 Tone mode 2 49 R RAM disk setup 2 51 Recycled paper 1 11 Reset resetting the printer 2 81 Resource protection description 2 82 S Serial interface changing parameters 2 30 computer interface 4 10 protocol RS 232C 4 7 signals and definitions 4 6 Setting the Timer 2 78 Sleep mode Glossary 2 Sleep timer setting the timer 2 78 setting timeout time 2 79 Special paper 1 7 Specifications Paper 1 2 Stat...

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