Fujitsu C145-C037-01EN 4.2 Printer Utility Programs

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4.2 Printer Utility Programs

The PrintPartner 20W is equipped with the three printer utility programs: Printer Management Utility Program,

MarkVision™; Printer Remote Setup Utility Program, PPMENU; and Remote Printer Utility Program. This section

describes MarkVision™ and PPMENU, standard for the PrintPartner 20W.

These utility programs can be used in the environments shown below:

Figure 4.2 Printer utility programs

4.2.1 MarkVision™

MarkVision™ by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing printers, stored in the “PrintPartner Software CD-

ROM” which comes with the printer. It has the following main functions:

• Monitoring the printer

• Displaying the printer status and features (including options) and statistics

• Providing the printer control panel on the computer’s screen (remote control panel)

These functions are most effective and valuable for remote printers in network environments.

MarkVision™ is automatically activated when an abnormal condition occurs in the printer. It operates in Windows

95 environments only.

The remote control panel is quite a nice function that enables the user to easily and remotely operate the printer even

if the printer is set up remotely. MarkVision™ displays the printer control panel on the computer’s screen and gives

the user the exactly same functions as available with the control panel of the printer. The user can perform a func-

tion by clicking a button on the computer’s screen without pushing a button of the printer’s control panel.

Windows 3.X

Client

Windows 95/98

Client

PP 20W PP 20W

PP 20W

Ethernet C/D/F Windows 95/98/NT

Server

PPMENU Network Printer

Utility Program

MarkVision

MarkVision

MarkVision

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Page PREFACE CONTENTS Page Page ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES CHAPTER 1 FEATURES Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer Cleaning brush Print unit 1-2 Toner bottle 1.1 Fine Print Quality 1.2 Quiet Operation 1.3 Easy Paper Handling Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions 1.4 High Reliability and Easy Maintenance 1.5 Compact, Lightweight, and Small Footprint Design 1.6 Wide Variety of Interfaces and Emulations Figure 1.3 Optional interface and emulation 1.7 Environment Friendly 1.8 User-Friendly Operation 1.9 Duplex Printing Capability 1.10 Wide Variety of Media 1.11 Extendability CHAPTER 2 MODEL CONFIGURATION AND EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE 2.1 Model Configuration 2-2 2.2 Block Diagram Figure 2.1 shows a block diagram of the PrintPartner 20W printers. Figure 2.1 Printer block diagram Page 2.3 Structure Multi-function feeder (MFF) Figure 2.2 Structure (with duplex unit + paper trays 1 to 3) Face-down stacker CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS 3.1 General Specifications Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.2 Paper Specifications 3.2.1 Type, size, and thickness 3.2.2 Printing area Figure 3.1 Printing area 3.2.4 Paper storage 3.2.3 Other precautions Page CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL AND PRINTER SOFTWARE 4.1 Control Panel Figure 4.1 Control panel 4.1.1 Indicators 4.1.2 LCD COVER OPEN 1 READY TONER LOW 4.1.3 Buttons 4.1.4 Menu mode 4-3 4.2 Printer Utility Programs Figure 4.2 Printer utility programs 4.2.1 MarkVision Page 4.2.2 PPMENU 4-7 4.3 Printer Drivers 4-9 4.3.1 Standard printer drivers for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 4-10 4.3.2 Standard printer drivers for Windows NT 3.51 4-11 4.3.3 FPS printer drivers for Windows 95/98 4-12 4-13 4.3.4 FPS printer drivers for Windows NT 4.0 4-14 CHAPTER 5 INTERFACE INFORMATION 5.1 Overview Figure 5.1 Parallel interface input circuit 5.2 Parallel Interface (IEEE 1284-B Connector) 5.2.1 Hardware requirements Figure 5.2 Parallel interface output circuit 5.2.2 Connector pin assignment Figure 5.3 Parallel interface connector (IEEE1284-B) Table 5.1 Parallel interface signals (Cable side) (Male type) Page Table 5.1 Parallel interface signals (continued) Figure 5.4a Data transmission timing (compatible mode) 5.2.3 Data transmission timing Figure 5.4b Data transmission timing (nibble mode) 5-6 5.3 Parallel Interface (IEEE 1284-C Connector) 5.3.1 Hardware requirements Figure 5.6 Parallel interface output circuit Figure 5.5 Parallel interface input circuit 5.3.2 Connector pin assignment Figure 5.7 Parallel interface connector (IEEE1284-C) Table 5.2 Parallel interface signals (Cable side) (Male type) Page Table 5.2 Parallel interface signals (continued) Figure 5.8a Data transmission timing (compatible mode) 5.3.3 Data transmission timing Figure 5.8b Data transmission timing (nibble mode) 5-12 5.4 RS-232C Serial Interface 5.4.2 Connector pin assignment Figure 5.11 Serial interface connector (Cable side) (Male type) 1 6 5 9 5.4.3 Serial data format Figure 5.12 RS-232C data format 5.4.4 Cable connection diagrams Figure 5.13a Example of RS-232C cable wiring (25-pin connector at computer side) Figure 5.13b Example of RS-232C cable wiring (9-pin connector at computer side) 5.4.5 Data protocols Page 5.5 Command Sets 5.5.1 Printer emulation 5.5.2 HP LaserJet 5 command set summary 5.5.2.1 HP LaserJet 5 PCL mode Page Page Page Page Page 5.5.2.2 HP LaserJet 5 HP-GL/2 mode Page Page 5.5.2.3 HP LaserJet 5 PJL mode Page Page CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE 6.5 Maintenance Tool 6.5.1 Self test printing 6.6 Recommended Spare Parts CHAPTER 7 OPTIONS AND SUPPLIES 7.1 Options Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page B.2 PostScript Level 2 Emulation APPENDIX C PRINTER LOGO AND LABELS