LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide
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Second Printing, May
 Table of Contents
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 Using the Hard Drive/ Downloading Fonts
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 Chapter
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 LN17 LN17ps Printer Models
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 How Much This Book Must I Read?
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 Rear View
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Front View
Main Tray
 Power Saver
Special Features
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 Edge to Edge Printing
Automatic Language Sensing Switching
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 State Saving
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PostScript Option Duplex Printing
For Information on Look
 Collating Offsetting Memory Expansion
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 Memory Considerations
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 Option Settings 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi
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 Maintaining the Printer
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 Replacing Fuser Cartridge Bias Transfer Roll
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 Technical Support
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 Transporting the Printer
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 Paper Handling
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 Mailbox
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Front Tray Paper Size
Output Tray Collator†
 Storing Paper
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 Simplex
Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray
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Duplex
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 Adjusting Main Tray for Paper Size
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 Adjusting Lower Tray for Paper Size
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 Using the Front Tray
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 Loading Front Tray
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 Adjust the side guide to the size
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 Lwr1-Lwr2-Main Deck and Cassette is installed
Tray Switching Setting Description
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PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping
PCL Paper Source Alternate Names
 Lower 1-Lower Deck and Cassette is installed Lwr1-Lwr2-Main
Source Mapping Description Setting
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Configuration
Base One Two Envelope
 PCL Paper Source Source Mapping Setting
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Example Lower Tray-Main Tray
 Bin Unlock button Open bin indicators Power switch
Using Mailbox Collator
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 Printing to the Mailbox/Collator
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 Enabling Passwords
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Press Online to bring the printer back online
 Disabling Passwords
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Press Online To bring the printer back online
 Opening Password-Enabled Bins
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 Using Offset Catch Tray OCT
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 Using Envelope Feeder
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 Loading Envelope Feeder
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 Printing
Paper Size Weight
Duplex
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 Print Orientation Control Panel Settings
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 Using the Control Panel
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 Display
Line by 16-character display Indicator lights Control keys
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 Keys
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Key Description
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Down
 Navigating the Menu System
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 Reset All Cancel PS Job
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 Indicator Purpose Example
Menu Indicators
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 Setting a Menu Option
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 Main Menu
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Menu
Option English Equivalent
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Mailbox Menu †
 PCL Emulat Menu
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L E m u l a t M e n u
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Standard
 PostScript Menu
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 Print Resolution † Print Quality †
Copies Duplex Paper Source Default Tray Paper Size
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PostScript Menu †
 Interface Menu
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T e r f a c e M e n u
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 Ethernet Menu Options
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 System Menu hierarchy showing factory settings
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Test Menu
 Reset Menu
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 LN17 Printer Driving Software
 LN17 PCL 5e Emulation Printer Drivers
Environment Printer Driver Diskette
 LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers
Macintosh System
 DECprint Supervisor
Software
 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts
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 Print/Disk Spooling State Saving
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 Formatting the Hard Drive
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 Downloading Fonts Macros
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 Troubleshooting
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 Printer Operation Problems
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 Problem
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 Problem
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System Language option to PostScript and re-send the job
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Message
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Message
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Duplex Unit Fail
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Flushing
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Load Statement
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Lwr1-Lwr2-Main
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 Printer waits ten seconds, then resumes in effect, pressing
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Ten seconds
For you
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Pg Protect Off
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Remove Jam Envel
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This message appears until Another print job is received
 Fuser has not warmed up yet
Printer is exiting Power Saver mode
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None Format The Disk option has been selected
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Flash Sequence
 Paper Jams
Paper Jam?
Clearing
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 Main Tray Jam
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Control Panel
Front Tray Jam
 Lower 1 Tray Jam
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Lower 2 Tray Jam
 Envelope Feeder Jam
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OCT Jam
 Mailbox/Collator Jam
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Duplex Module Jam
 Print Cartridge Jam
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Paper Exit Jam
Paper Mismatch Jam
 Remove all trays a
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Misfeed Jam at Startup
Replace all trays
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Defective EP cartridge, or the EP Replace EP cartridge
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Defective paper stock, creases Replace paper stock
 Cartridge is at its end of life Print in the direction
For installation and removal instructions
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For ordering information. See Appendix B
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Possible Causes Corrective Actions
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Wrinkled prints
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Random deletions
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 Appendix a
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 Toner EP Cartridge
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Option Comments
Fuser Cartridge
 PostScript Option
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Memory Options
Hard Drive
 PC and Macintosh cables
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User Documentation
 QA-09N**-H Media and Documentation
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Software Media and Documentation
QA-09N**-GZ
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 Appendix B
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 Replacing EP Cartridge
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P l a c i n g t h e E P C a r t r i d g e
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 Replacing Fuser Cartridge/BTR
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 Appendix C
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Sheet Paper Deck and Cassette
 Precautions
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 Memory SIMMs
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 Installing a Memory Simm
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 Removing a Memory Simm
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 Simm
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 Install a Digital LN17 PostScript print driver now
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 Removing PostScript Simm
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Press Enter Message display changes to
 Installing Hard Drive
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R d D r i v e
 Removing Hard Drive
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 Duplex Module
Installing Duplex Module
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P l e x M o d u l e
 Removing Duplex Module
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 Installing One Sheet Paper Deck Cassette
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 Installing Two Sheet Paper Decks Cassettes
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Paper Decks
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 Removing a Sheet Paper Deck and Cassette
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 Installing the OCT
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 Removing the OCT
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 Mailbox/ Collator
Installing Mailbox/Collator
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Lowering it into position
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 Removing
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 Envelope Feeder
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 Removing Envelope Feeder
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 Digital Network Interface Card
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 Installing the Dnic
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 Dnic
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 Appendix D
 N t r o l P a n e l O p t i o n s
 Bin N †
Table D.1 Page 1
 Menu Option Locations Description Settings
 Disable Password†
Default Source
Default Tray
Demo
 Duplex PostScript†
Enable Password†
Duplex PCL†
Edge to Edge
 Font Source
Ethernet Menu†
Font Number
Format the Disk†
 Hex Dump
Jam Recovery
Front Tray Size
Interface Menu
 LocalTalk Menu†
Language
Lang. Sensing
Mailbox Menu†
 Memory Check
Manual Size
Orientation
 Protection
Output Bin
Size
 Parallel Menu
Password†
Paper Size
PCL Emulat Menu
 Pitch
Port Enable
Port Timeout
Point Size
 PostScript Menu†
Power Saver
Print Errors
Print Density
 Reset LocalTalk†
Reset All
Reset Ethernet†
Reset Menus
 Source Mapping
State Saving
 Quotation marks or international characters
Symbol Set
System Language
Coming through the parallel port
 Test Menu
Tray Switching
Test Print
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TrueType Fonts Intellifonts Bitmap Fonts
 Printing a PCL Font List
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 PostScript Fonts
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LN17 LN17ps
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One 250-sheet paper tray
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Paper Size
Number
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 Standard
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Output Tray
Collator
 Raster Resolution
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 Appendix H
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 LpAm, dbA
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Sound Pressure Level
Bystander positions
 Zuschauerpositionen
Acoustic Noise
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Gerät
 FCC Compliance Statement for United States Users
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 Compliance Statement for International Users
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 Operational Safety
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 Laser Safety Finland Sweden
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 Keys 3-4 to
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Numerics
Messages 6-6 to 6-24 Navigating 3-6 to
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Installing C-49 to C-52
Removing C-53 to C-54
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Loading 2-11 to 2-12 Location 1-5 Paper jams
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Removing C-8 to C-9
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PCL 2-14 to