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FlatJet Printer C-680 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

Operators Guide 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Godex Europe GmbH

 

Arnzhäuschen 36 . 42929 Wermelskirchen 

Tel.: +49 (0) 2193 – 53396-0 

E-mail:[email protected] 

http://www.outputsolutions.de 

Fax: +49 (0) 2193 – 53396-

 

 

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Summary of Contents for C-680 FlatJet

Page 1: ...FlatJet Printer C 680 Operators Guide Godex Europe GmbH Arnzhäuschen 36 42929 Wermelskirchen Tel 49 0 2193 53396 0 E mail info outputsolutions de http www outputsolutions de Fax 49 0 2193 53396 1 ...

Page 2: ...ness for a particular purpose for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material All rights reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Godex Europe GmbH except as allowed under copyright laws Acknowledgments Microsoft MS MS DOS and Windows are registe...

Page 3: ... accessory optional 7 Preparation and installation 7 First Stepps 9 Document printing 11 Troubleshooting 12 Printer is not printing 12 Check the printer LED s 12 If the printer does not turn on 14 Check the printer cable connection 14 If the printer still does not print 14 Paper problems 15 Print quality is poor 15 Document is misprinted 16 Photos are not printing correctly 16 Document prints slow...

Page 4: ...sories 2 1 External power supply the appearance can deviate from the representation possibly a separate power cable is supplied 2 CD with printer software 3 Document input tray 4 Document output tray 5 Tri color ink cartridge Black ink cartridge 4 Are not intended in the scope of supply for each country If the contents in the packaging is not complete contact your supplier or Godex Europe GmbH dir...

Page 5: ...s functions and key designations Symbols References give useful information for the optimal handling and use of the equipment For example Reference i The printer can be operated also with only one ink cartridge A Caution indicates possible damage to the Godex Europe GmbH FlatJet Printer C 680 or to other equipment For example Caution Do not touch the print head ink nozzles or copper contacts A War...

Page 6: ...ter systems USB connection Acquire a USB cable for Windows 2000 or Windows XP Computer systems The cable should not be longer than 3 Meter Network connection optional The printer can be connected optionally and against surcharge to a network using a Fast Ethernet Print Server Attach the Fast Ethernet Print Server to the parallel interface and connect the Print Server using an Ethernet cable to the...

Page 7: ...terhead paper The 250 Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory can be purchased separately from an authorized Godex Europe GmbH dealer Preparation and installation 1 Mount the document input tray to the front of the printer using the two slots 2 Push the document output tray into its storage slot at he back of the printer 3 Connect the low voltage plug of the external power supply to the printer as shown ...

Page 8: ...y remove the plastic tape as shown in figure 8 9 Open the print head carriage latch as shown in figure 9 Caution Do not touch the print head ink nozzles or copper contacts 10 Gently push the print head into place in the print carriage as shown in figure 10 11 Close the print carriage then press the print head carriage latch into position until it clicks as shown in figure 11 12 Follow steps 8 to 1...

Page 9: ...onnector from the printer and connect the other end of the cable to a the computer or 15 plug the parallel cable into the parallel connector of the printer and connect the other end of the cable to a computer as shown in figure 14 and 15 Note i The interface cables are not supplied as a standard accessory 16 Insert the CD with the printer software into the computer and follow the instructions 17 I...

Page 10: ...The green LED next to the Power button flashes when the printer is busy Caution Always use the Power button on the front of the printer to turn the printer on and off Using a power strip surge protector or a wall mounted switch to turn the printer on and off may cause printer failure or damage the print heads 2 1 2 Print quality selection and LED Press one of the print quality selection buttons to...

Page 11: ...st be replaced 5 Print cancel button Pressing the Print Cancel button cancels the current print job Document printing 1 First insert the document to be printed onto the document input tray and gently push it up to a noticeable resistance 2 Start the print job 3 The document input tray automatically aligns the document exactly loads it and moves it while printing to the document output tray 1 Docum...

Page 12: ...eck the printer LEDs The printer lights indicate printer status and alert you to potential problems Power LED is flashing The printer is preparing to print The light stops flashing when the printer has received all data Resume LED is flashing The printer may be out of paper Place paper in the In tray or the optional lower tray Press the Resume button on the front of the printer Note i There may be...

Page 13: ...ion buttons you can select the required print quality mode The selected print quality is indicated by one of the print quality LED s One symbol is on Indicates the selected print quality One symbol is on another is flashing The symbol which is on indicates the selected print quality for the current print job The flashing symbol indicates the selected print quality for the next print job One symbol...

Page 14: ...ethods for solving the conflict 1 Attach the printer s USB cable directly to your computer or 2 When printing do not use other USB devices that are attached to the hub If the printer still does not print Paper jam Remove the jammed paper out of the printer Press the Resume button Note i If you are printing labels verify that a label did not become detached from the label sheet while passing throug...

Page 15: ...ly the tri colour print cartridge Insert a black print cartridge in addition to the tri colour print cartridge for optimal black print quality Verify that neither of the print cartridges is low on ink If a print cartridge is low on ink consider replacing the print cartridge Verify that the protective piece of plastic tape has been removed from the print cartridges Consider selecting a higher print...

Page 16: ... Fit Select to scale text and graphics to the paper Orientation Verify the appropriate orientation Printout does not reflect new print settings The printer s default settings may differ from the software application s print settings Select the appropriate print settings within the software application Photos are not printed correctly Check the paper trays 1 Verify that the photo paper is placed in...

Page 17: ...hs are printing Documents containing graphics or photographs print slower than text documents Best or maximum dpi print mode is selected The printer prints slower when Best or Maximum dpi is selected as the print quality To increase the printer speed select a different print quality mode computer does not meet system requirements If your computer does not have enough RAM or a large amount of free ...

Page 18: ... 5mm Paper Types letter envelopes label CD ROM cover passbooks coated plastic cards Ink Reservoir black 19ml tri colour 17ml Emulation HP PCL Level 3 Enhanced ASCII Interface IEEE 1284 Parallel bi directional Centronics USB 2 0 Ethernet 10 100 TCP IP optional Character Fonts 8 character fonts 4 landscape and portrait formats CG Times CG Times Italic Univers Univers Italic Courier Courier Italic Le...

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