Operating Instructions Model No. KX-P8410 Please carefully read the Operating Instructions before operating. Keep this CD-ROM in the protective case. Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of the CD-ROM. BMicrosoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. BPentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. BAdaptec and EZ-SCSI are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. BCentronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. BAdobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. BAll other acknowledgements are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Acrobat® Reader copyright © 1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. 2 Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic KX-P8410 Color Laser Printer. The serial number is located on the label on the rear of the unit. For your convenience, record the number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase, in the event of a theft or for future reference. MODEL NO. KX-P8410 SERIAL NO. DATE OF PURCHASE NAME OF RESELLER As an Energy Star Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency. (The international Energy StarSM Logo is valid in U.S.A., Europe and Japan only.) The operating instructions are subject to change without notice. © KYUSHU MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1997 3 End-User License Agreement THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND PANASONIC. CAREFULLY READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO OPENING THE PACKET OF SOFTWARE PROGRAM. OPENING THE PACKET INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, return the unopened packet and the other components of the Panasonic product to the place of purchase and your money will be refunded. No refunds will be given for the products that have an opened packet or missing components. 1. COPYRIGHT: Panasonic has the right to license or has been granted to license the enclosed Software Program ("SOFTWARE"), developed and copyrighted by Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. or its licensor ("Licensor"). You acknowledge that you are receiving only a LIMITED LICENSE TO USE the SOFTWARE and related documentation, and that you shall obtain no title, ownership nor any other rights in or to the SOFTWARE and related documentation, all of which title and rights shall remain with Licensor and Panasonic. 2. LICENSE: (1) You have the non-exclusive rights to use the SOFTWARE on your computer. (2) If you wish to use the SOFTWARE in your network, you may install the SOFTWARE into a network server and/or its clients and use the copies of SOFTWARE in your network. (3) You may make a reasonable quantities of copies of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes. (4) You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE, but you may transfer your right under this License Agreement on a permanent basis, provided that you transfer this Agreement, all copies of the SOFTWARE, all related documentation and your Panasonic product, and the recipient thereof agrees to the terms of this Agreement. (5) You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE, except that in European Union and European Free Trade Association, you may have the limited right to reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE solely to the extent specifically permitted by the terms and conditions of Article 6 of the European Community's Directive for the Legal Protection of Computer Programs, OJL 122/42 (17 May 1991). (6) You may not use, copy, modify, alter or transfer the SOFTWARE, any copy thereof or its related documentation, in whole or in part, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. 3. TERM: This license is effective until terminated. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destroying the SOFTWARE and related documentation and all copies thereof. This license will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement. Upon such termination, you agree to destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and related documentation. 4. LIMITED WARRANTY: Within ninety (90) days of your receipt of the SOFTWARE, Panasonic warrants that the storage media on which the SOFTWARE are furnished is free from defect in materials and workmanship under normal use, and that it will repair or at its option replace any defective media at no charge to you, provided that such defective media is returned to Panasonic within such ninety (90) days period. 5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE, NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC'S SUPPLIER MAKES OR PASSES ON TO YOU OR OTHER THIRD PARTY, ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC'S SUPPLIER WARRANTS THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC'S SUPPLIER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 4 FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: BReorient or relocate the receiving antenna. BIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver. BConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. BConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The user may find the booklet "Something About Interference" available from FCC local regional offices helpful. FCC Warning: To assure continued FCC emission limit compliance, the user must use the recommended shielded interfacing cable when connecting to a host computer. Also, any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment would void the user's authority to operate this device. Technical Support Calls If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty, please contact the reseller from which the unit was purchased. You may also call the end user technical support telephone number which is operational during East Coast business hours (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM). The end user technical support number is 1-888-744-2424. This number is available within the U.S. only. Helpful Phone Numbers To locate your nearest sales dealer To order consumables To order operating instructions/CD's To locate your nearest authorized service center For technical support Automated 24-hour support via Fax back Electronic bulletin board World Wide Web Technical & Driver Support CALL 1-800-742-8086 ask for COLOR CALL 1-800-222-0584 CALL 1-800-833-9626 CALL 1-888-744-2424 CALL 1-888-744-2424 CALL 1-800-222-0584 CALL 1-201-863-7845 http://www.panasonic.com/alive 5 Contents End-User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 Chapter 1 Before You Start Minimum Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 17 18 19 Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chapter 2 Preparing the Imaging Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up the Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Paper or Transparencies in the Media Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margins and Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Media in the Multi-purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a Parallel Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a SCSI Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 22 23 25 28 29 34 35 Setup Loading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Connecting the Printer to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printing a Test Page From the Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing the KX-P8410 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Installing the Printer Driver and Utilities for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Printer Driver and Utilities for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 42 Removing the KX-P8410 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Installing Panasonic Font Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Setting the Color Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6 Contents Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chapter 3 Outline for Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outline for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphics / Color Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Option Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying the Hyper-Tetra Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 56 60 61 63 66 68 69 71 Displaying the Panasonic KX-P8410 Window . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Using the Printer Using the Hyper-Tetra Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Two-Sided Printing Using Microsoft Word 95 . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chapter 4 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User Replaceable Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing a Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 78 80 92 Care and Maintenance SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Printer LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Driver For Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Driver For Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...