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If you are not sure whether you have permission, seek legal advice. 2 Contents Chapter 1: Getting started............................................................. 7 Understanding the parts ................................................................................. 8 Front view ................................................................................................. 8 Rear view ................................................................................................. 8 Unpacking ...................................................................................................... 9 Installing the toner cartridge ......................................................................... 11 Connecting the cables.................................................................................. 13 Powering on the machine............................................................................. 14 Understanding the operator panel ............................................................... 15 Setting the date and time ............................................................................. 16 Changing the display language .................................................................... 16 Setting the country ....................................................................................... 17 Setting the station ID .................................................................................... 17 Setting the Power Saver mode..................................................................... 18 Chapter 2: Installing software..................................................... 19 Installing the drivers ..................................................................................... 19 Removing the drivers ................................................................................... 20 Chapter 3: Loading paper and changing paper size................. 21 Selecting print materials ............................................................................... 21 Guidelines for paper and specialty media .............................................. 22 Loading the paper tray ................................................................................. 24 Loading the manual bypass ......................................................................... 28 Setting the paper type and size.................................................................... 29 Using the paper tray ............................................................................... 29 Using the manual bypass ....................................................................... 29 Selecting an output location ......................................................................... 30 Front output tray ..................................................................................... 30 Contents 3 Rear output slot ...................................................................................... 30 Chapter 4: Printing....................................................................... 31 Printing a document ..................................................................................... 31 Accessing Print Properties ........................................................................... 32 Using your program ................................................................................ 32 Using the Printers folder ......................................................................... 32 Understanding the print settings ............................................................. 33 Saving favorite print settings .................................................................. 33 Changing the direction information is printed on a page ........................ 34 Changing the paper size ........................................................................ 34 Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper ....................................... 35 Scaling a document ................................................................................ 35 Fitting your document to a selected paper size ...................................... 36 Using watermarks ................................................................................... 36 Using overlays ........................................................................................ 38 Printing on both sides of the paper ......................................................... 40 Accessing the printer driver Help ................................................................. 41 Canceling a print job..................................................................................... 41 Using the operator panel ........................................................................ 41 Using the printer driver ........................................................................... 41 Chapter 5: Copying ...................................................................... 42 Using the scanning bed................................................................................ 42 Using the ADF .............................................................................................. 44 Customizing settings .................................................................................... 45 Darkness ................................................................................................ 45 Content ................................................................................................... 45 Number ................................................................................................... 46 Scale ...................................................................................................... 46 Advanced ............................................................................................... 47 Customizing default settings ........................................................................ 48 Setting the Timeout option ........................................................................... 48 Creating two-sided copies ............................................................................ 49 Using the ADF ........................................................................................ 49 Using the scanning bed .......................................................................... 49 Chapter 6: Scanning .................................................................... 50 Scanning a document or image.................................................................... 50 Contents 4 Chapter 7: Faxing......................................................................... 51 Sending a fax automatically ......................................................................... 51 Using the scanning bed .......................................................................... 51 Using the ADF ........................................................................................ 52 Sending a fax manually ................................................................................ 52 Using the scanning bed .......................................................................... 52 Using the ADF ........................................................................................ 53 Receiving a fax automatically....................................................................... 53 Receiving a fax manually ............................................................................. 53 Customizing settings .................................................................................... 54 Using special features .................................................................................. 56 Phonebook ............................................................................................. 56 Broadcast ............................................................................................... 58 Delay send ............................................................................................. 58 Clearing display messages .......................................................................... 60 Chapter 8: Reports....................................................................... 61 Chapter 9: Maintenance............................................................... 62 Cleaning the machine................................................................................... 62 Cleaning the outside of the machine ...................................................... 62 Cleaning the inside of the machine ........................................................ 63 Cleaning the scan unit ............................................................................ 64 Maintaining the toner cartridge..................................................................... 64 Redistributing toner ................................................................................ 65 Ordering toner cartridges ....................................................................... 65 Replacing the toner cartridge ................................................................. 66 Cleaning the photoconductor drum ........................................................ 68 Chapter 10: Troubleshooting ...................................................... 69 Preventing document and paper jams.......................................................... 69 Clearing document jams............................................................................... 70 ADF misfeed ........................................................................................... 70 Output misfeed ....................................................................................... 72 Roller misfeed ........................................................................................ 72 Clearing paper jams ..................................................................................... 73 Paper feed area (PAPER JAM 0) ............................................................ 73 Paper exit area (PAPER JAM 1) ............................................................. 75 Fuser and toner cart ...