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DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15

User Manual

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Page 1: ...DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 User Manual...

Page 2: ...1 1 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 tak...

Page 3: ...card slot and RAM card slots inside Multi function feeder cable Paper tray Front cover opened Upper door Top cover Paper stacker Stacker full sensor Multi function feeder Optional Paper guides for man...

Page 4: ...er tray to the top cover is for 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 pa...

Page 5: ...lity follow these 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 ventilati...

Page 6: ...with 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...

Page 7: ...riate 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 placed in printer Print...

Page 8: ...er you 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 an...

Page 9: ...he 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 Remove the toner cartridge from its bag 4 Shake the toner cartri...

Page 10: ...move it from the print unit until it is empty This could cause toner to spill into the printer 7 Lock the toner cartridge Push the toner cartridge forward until it clicks into place The cartridge stan...

Page 11: ...the 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...

Page 12: ...o open 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 o...

Page 13: ...ray 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 p...

Page 14: ...curled 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...

Page 15: ...tray 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...

Page 16: ...ing 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...

Page 17: ...d paper 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...

Page 18: ...ictions 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 mus...

Page 19: ...k environment Notice The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15N A and LN15N B are equipped with an Ethernet interface Connecting to the Parallel Port This printer does not come with a parallel interface cable Yo...

Page 20: ...message display indicates INITIALIZE WARMING UP then READY 2 Print a test page offline Press the READY button to put the printer offline the ONLINE indicator turns off Press the SELF TEST button for m...

Page 21: ...y menu of the Config menu as shown below 1 Enter setup mode Press the READY button to put the printer offline the ONLINE indicator turns off Then press the MENU button briefly six times The message di...

Page 22: ...cts 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 do...

Page 23: ...you 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 dar...

Page 24: ...as 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 not printed t...

Page 25: ...or customizing 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 ind...

Page 26: ...The control panel has four labeled LED indicators across the top Indicator Meaning POWER Indicates printer power is on ONLINE Indicates the printer is online and ready to print DATA Flashes when data...

Page 27: ...ADY 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 su...

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

Page 29: ...nting 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 m...

Page 30: ...es 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: ...DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 User Manual 2 7 Figure 2 2 Status report PS emulation...

Page 32: ...2 Press the PRINT FONT button for five or more seconds The message changes to PRINT FONT with the DATA indicator flashing and the status report begins printing After printing the printer returns to t...

Page 33: ...DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 User Manual 2 9 Figure 2 3 Font report PS emulation...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...Y with 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 Selec...

Page 36: ...gure 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 item...

Page 37: ...U MENU MENU SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU PAPER LETTER MENU PAPER LEGAL SMOOTHING ON SETUP MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU COPIES 001 ENTER COPIES 002 MENU READY ENTER MENU SMOOTHING OFF Submenus Items and Options Th...

Page 38: ...001 002 003 999 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...

Page 39: ...ng on paper size and page orientation 3 Valid when a duplex unit is installed 4 Also called EIT Enhanced Image Technology which makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally possible wit...

Page 40: ...menu mode Page format menu Copies The number of copies the printer prints from each page Paper Envelope A paper size or envelope size to be used by the printer Orientation A printing direction Form l...

Page 41: ...acters used in a font consisting of the standard letters numbers and punctuation It differs in the accented characters line drawing characters and special symbols by languages Compatible mode PCL5e co...

Page 42: ...ing rather than speedup thus processing data per page Config menu Personality Selecting an emulation personality without a PJL command which clearly specifies the emulation Auto continue Automatic con...

Page 43: ...parity and the last digit indicates the number of stop bits Flow control Interface protocol Test menu PCL config page Print a self test report using PCL emulation PCL font list Print a list of fonts...

Page 44: ...c weight 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 p...

Page 45: ...x 148 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...

Page 46: ...L emulation 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 Genera...

Page 47: ...For 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...

Page 48: ...mage 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 s...

Page 49: ...e printable 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...

Page 50: ...on 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 t...

Page 51: ...Notice 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 guid...

Page 52: ...to select the size of paper loaded in the MFF See the early section in this chapter To remove the multi function feeder follow these steps Notice Be sure that the printer is turned off before install...

Page 53: ...t select 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 up...

Page 54: ...opes 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 t...

Page 55: ...apply 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 pa...

Page 56: ...rhead 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 orientat...

Page 57: ...he 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...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...card 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...

Page 60: ...can be fiited at a time Notice The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15P is equipped with a Parallel interface only The interface slot is available for an optional interface The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15N A is...

Page 61: ...he proper cable The serial interface of this printer requires a null modem cable with a male DB25 connector at the printer side Refer to your computer documentation for the type of connector required...

Page 62: ...l interface Verifying Serial Parameter Settings Next you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same between the computer and the printer Consult your computer and software documentation...

Page 63: ...erial parameters through your software programs Some software programs allow you to specify the printer port and serial settings from within the program Consult the documentation supplied with the sof...

Page 64: ...lTalk port Consult your computer documentation if you need help Selecting the LocalTalk Interface The printer s standard interface is parallel While the LocalTalk interface board is installed the prin...

Page 65: ...t the computer is using the Ethernet interface For installation instructions please refer to the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Ethernet Specifications The table below shows the physi...

Page 66: ...the 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...

Page 67: ...1 Remove 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 t...

Page 68: ...tches 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 Loc...

Page 69: ...der 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 pape...

Page 70: ...nt sizes of paper trays as shown in the following table Paper size Dimensions Letter US letter size 8 5 x 11 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches A4 European letter size 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm Th...

Page 71: ...n 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 the rear o...

Page 72: ...to 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...

Page 73: ...al white 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 d...

Page 74: ...ner cartridge To replace the toner bottle follow these steps 1 Open the upper door 2 Tap the toner cartridge Tap the toner case to drop any remaining toner from the toner cartridge into print unit Thi...

Page 75: ...e 6 Remove the plastic seal from the toner cartridge Pull off the seal as gently as possible to avoid spilling toner Handle the seal carefully to prevent staining your handles or clothes 7 Install the...

Page 76: ...int unit 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...

Page 77: ...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 leve...

Page 78: ...ight end 9 Lock the cleaner 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 designe...

Page 79: ...control 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 repl...

Page 80: ...unit 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 printe...

Page 81: ...emove 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 t...

Page 82: ...rame 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 c...

Page 83: ...um 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 surfac...

Page 84: ...the 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 towar...

Page 85: ...f you 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 Re...

Page 86: ...ave replaced the print unit or the printer continues displaying the warning message REPLACE PARTS To reset the print unit counter follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is offline If necessary pre...

Page 87: ...DY button to return the printer online The ONLINE indicator lights up without the REPLACE PARTS massage Important After the reset operation check the status report to make sure that the Warning Messag...

Page 88: ...g 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 Open the upper door of the pr...

Page 89: ...r Do not remove the toner 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...

Page 90: ...k as 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 Thi...

Page 91: ...ght 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 whe...

Page 92: ...pieces 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 lev...

Page 93: ...the 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...

Page 94: ...tached 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...

Page 95: ...optional 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...

Page 96: ...t door 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 th...

Page 97: ...n if 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...

Page 98: ...of 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...

Page 99: ...aper 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 the tray again until it clicks up...

Page 100: ...The 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...

Page 101: ...ona 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...

Page 102: ...curled 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 re...

Page 103: ...the error recurs consult your dealer for service INVALID SIMM Cause Incorrect SIMM card optional emulation or font installed Solution Press the CONT button JOB TIMEOUT Cause PS job timeout Solution P...

Page 104: ...wing 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 So...

Page 105: ...nto 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...

Page 106: ...ter displays this message when 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...

Page 107: ...etermined value READY 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 appea...

Page 108: ...A 1 A APPENDIX Font Samples This appendix provides scanned print samples of the fonts resident in this printer Resident fonts are provided separately for two emulation modes PCL mode PS mode Bitmappe...

Page 109: ...DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 User Manual A 2 Scalable TrueType Fonts PS Mode...

Page 110: ...mber Description Toner bottle pack The toner pack contains two toner bottles LN15X AA Imaging unit The print unit consists of a photoconductor LN15X AB drum a developing unit and a drum cleaner in a s...

Page 111: ...T Ethernet with 10 Base T connector LN15X NB Paper feeder Adjustable for a different size LN15X TA 500 sheets for LN15X TA 1 A4 2 Letter 3 Legal LN15X TB 450 sheets for LN15X TB 1 A4 2 Letter 3 Legal...

Page 112: ...ower 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 Tem...

Page 113: ...V 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 pa...

Page 114: ...Printer LN15N A 19 MB DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15N B 19 MB Fonts Resident PCL mode 46 fonts available Bitmapped Line Printer Scalable Intellifonts CG Times Univers Univers Condensed Courier Letter Got...

Page 115: ...m long and MFF 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 Tra...

Page 116: ...inary 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 Bi...

Page 117: ...t 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 defaults See also Factory...

Page 118: ...cter 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 ton...

Page 119: ...ght 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...

Page 120: ...erface 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...

Page 121: ...ore 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 tha...

Page 122: ...mbol 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...

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