Digital Copier Operating Instructions (For Panasonic Printing System Ver. 6) DP-2000/2500/3000 Options DA-AR250/AS200/DS200/DS205/DS210/DS215/ES200/FG230/FG231/FK200/FK210/FS200/MD200 DA-NE200/PC200/PC210/SM08B/SM16B/SM28B/UC200/XN200/XT200;UE-410047/410048/403171 Before operating this equipment, please read these instructions completely and keep these operating instructions for future reference. English Troubleshooting Printer Section Before Use Energy Star The DP-2000/2500/3000 copier complies with Tier 2 of the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program. This voluntary program specifies specific energy consumption and usage standards for copiers. These copiers will automatically "power down" after a specified period of non-use. The use of these Energy Star compliant copiers will reduce energy consumption and ultimately benefit the environment. The default functions can be adjusted depending on your office requirements. 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The contents of these Operating Instructions are subject to change without notice. 2 Table of Contents Before Use Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... I Before Use ................................................................................ Precautions ..................................................................................................................... External View and Control Panel .................................................................................. I External View ............................................................................ I Control Panel (For DP-2500/3000) ........................................... I Control Panel (For DP-2000) .................................................... 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 Printer Section Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) ................................................... I Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor ...................... I Installing the Printer Driver ........................................................ I Configuring the Printer Driver Settings ...................................... I Setting the default Output Tray on the Device .......................... Installation and Configuration (Windows NT 4.0)........................................................ I Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor ...................... I Installing the Printer Driver ........................................................ I Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (Administrator) ............. I Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (User) ........................... I Setting the default Output Tray on the Device .......................... Installation and Configuration (Windows 2000) .......................................................... I Installing the Printer Driver ........................................................ I Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (Administrator) ............. I Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (User) ........................... I Setting the default Output Tray on the Device .......................... Print Operation ............................................................................................................... I Printing from Windows Application ............................................ I Printing on Network ................................................................... 10 10 11 16 30 31 31 33 38 48 56 57 57 64 74 82 83 83 84 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 87 I Starting with: ............................................................................. 87 I Document is not printed correctly .............................................. 88 I Error messages displayed on computer .................................... 89 I Adding Paper( ) ...................................................................... 90 I Replacing the Toner Cartridge and Waste Toner Box( ) ........ 91 I Removing a Misfed Paper ......................................................... 93 Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 101 I Printing/Scanning Area ............................................................. 101 I Parallel Interface Connector ...................................................... 102 I Font Code ................................................................................. 103 I Symbol Table ............................................................................ 104 3 Before Use Precautions For U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the Operating Instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense. Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment would voide the users authority to operate this device. I Read the software license agreement before installing the Printer Driver. I Read the following precautions which are found in the Copier Operating Instructions. G Installation G Ventilation G Handling G Toner and Paper G For Your Safety 4 External View and Control Panel External View Power switch · After connecting all cables and Power Cord, turn the power switch ON. Parallel Interface connector · Connect to the PC Parallel interface cable · (The cable is not supplied with the unit.) Use a cable that meets IEEE1284 specifications, with a maximum length of 20 ft (6m). Consult your authorized Panasonic Copier dealer for more details. 5 Before Use External View and Control Panel Control Panel (For DP-2500/3000) ENERGY SAVER INTERRUPT FUNCTION RESET DP-2500 CLEAR REDIAL/ PAUSE ABC DEF SORT MULTI-SIZE FEED COPY ADD TONER ORIGINAL SIZE COPY SIZE LEDGER FLASH/ SUB-ADDR 1 GHI 2 JKL 3 MNO FAX LCD CONTRAST LEGAL ON LINE STOP LINE SELECT 4 PQRS 5 TUV 6 WXYZ INTERNET LETTER MONITOR 7 8 0 9 START LETTER PRINTER ON LINE DATA SET INVOICE MON.VOL. TONE ALARM ACTIVE No. Name ON LINE OFF LINE Function Switch the printer from off-line status to on-line status. Switch the printer to off-line status. (The printer cannot be set off line when the data LED is blinking.) SECURITY PRINT Used to print or delete the security print data. CANCEL ON LINE LED DATA LED Used to cancel the print job. Turned on: Printer is operational online Turned off: Printer is offline Turned on: Data is being received from the PC, or printing is under operation. Turned off: Printer is in standby or printing has been completed. 6 Control Panel (For DP-2000) MULTI-SIZE FEED 2SIDED COPY 1SIDED COPY SORT STAPLE SHIFT ENERGY SAVER INTERRUPT FUNCTION RESET DP-2000 CLEAR REDIAL / PAUSE ABC DEF COPIED OHP 2 in 1 BLANK MEMORY IN STAMP MEM XMT M1 2PAGE COPY M2 d i MARGIN e a f b g 03 l 08 BOOK c h 04 m 09 r 14 EDGE COPY PHOTO ORIGINAL SIZE COPY SIZE LEDGER FLASH/ SUB-ADDR 01 02 05 j o t 1 GHI 2 JKL 3 MNO 06 k 07 p 12 u 17 z P2 n 10 s 15 x 20 SYMBOLS P5 CAPS FAX ON LINE TEXT/ PHOTO LEGAL ABBR STOP 11 q 13 v 18 P3 OUTPUT TRAY DIRECTORY SERCH TEXT 4 PQRS 5 TUV 6 WXYZ INTERNET 16 LETTER MONITOR w 19 SPACE P4 y 7 8 0 9 START P1 LETTER PRINTER ON LINE DATA PAPER TRAY LIGHTER DARKER SET FINE S-FINE RESOLUTION LINE SELECT INVOICE TONE ZOOM/VOL ALARM ACTIVE OCT-12-2000 15:00 PRINTER ON LINE No. Name ON LINE LED DATA LED Function Turned on: Printer is operational online Turned off: Printer is offline Turned on: Data is being received from the PC, or printing is under operation. Turned off: Printer is in standby or printing has been completed. Used to cancel the print job. Printer Status 1=On Line 2=Off Line STOP key 1 2 Printer Settings (See page 30 ) Security Print 1=Print 2=Delete 3 7 Before Use NOTE 8 Digital Copier Printer Section DP-2000/2500/3000 9 Printer Section Before Use Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor 1 2 3 Click on the Start button, and click on Run.... The Run dialog box appears. Insert CD-ROM containing the LPR folder. In the Open: field, type: D:\English\Lpr\Setup.exe (When drive D is CD-ROM drive.) Click on the OK button. The Welcome dialog box appears. Click on the Next button. 4 The setup program copies the necessary files onto your Hard Disk. When the setup process is completed, a message is displayed prompting you to restart your computer. It is recommended that you restart your computer now so that the LPR Monitor is started. Click on the OK button. 10 Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) Installing the Printer Driver 1 2 Open the Printers dialog box. Click the Start button. Place the cursor on Settings and click Printers. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3 Click the Next button. 4 Select Local printer and click the button. Next · Network printer is specified when a printer on the network is installed. Refer to the Windows 95/98/Me user's manual for details. · If you are using the LPR software to connect this device, select Local printer at this time. You will change to the correct port later. 11 Printer Section Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) 5 Insert the CD-ROM containing the printer driver. Have Disk... Click the button. 6 7 Specify the drive name and type D:\ENGLISH\DRIVER\WIN9X. (When drive D is the CD-ROM drive.) OK Click the button. Select the device (Panasonic DP-2000 PCL , Panasonic DP-2500 PCL or Panasonic DP-3000 PCL). Click the button. Next 8 Select LPT1. Click the Next button. 12 Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) 9 In response to Do you want your Windowsbased programs to use this printer as the default printer?, select Yes or No. Next Click the button 10 13 Printer Section Select Yes (recommended) and click the Finish button. · Test printing starts. · Default (initial setting) for paper size is Letter . Select No when skipping test printing, and click the button. Finish Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) 11 The required files are copied. The Printers icon is now displayed in the Printers folder. You have completed the installation as a local printer. If both the PC and the printer are connected on a network, please contact your network administrator for the IP Address of the printer and proceed to the next step. 12 The following step is to Register the LPR Port. for network printing. Before proceeding, ensure that the Printer is installed, connected to the Network, is turned ON and operating properly. Right-click on the "Panasonic DP-2500 PCL" icon in the Printers folder and select Properties from the pop-up menu. The Panasonic DP-2500 PCL Properties dialog box appears. NOTE · Be sure to delete the drivers of earlier versions before updating drivers. · Restart Windows after updating drivers. 14 Installation and Configuration (Windows 95/98/Me) 13 Select the Details tab and click on the button. Add port... 14 The Add Port dialog box appears. Click the Other radio button, and select HLPRMON from "Click the type of port you want to add:" and click on the button. OK 15 16 The LPR Port Name dialog box appears. Type the IP Address of the DP-2500 and "lp"as the queue name separated by a ":" Example: 192.168.3.23:lp OK Click on the button. If an error occurs because the queue name was already used for the same IP Address, select a unique name such as "lpr". The screen reverts to DP-2500 PCL Properties. Check that the "Print to the following port:"was changed as entered, and click on t ...