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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Front View
Rear View
Main Tray
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Special Features
Power Saver
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Automatic Language Sensing Switching
Edge to Edge Printing
State Saving
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For Information on Look
PostScript Option Duplex Printing
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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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Front Tray Paper Size
Mailbox
Output Tray Collator†
Storing Paper
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Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray
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Simplex
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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Tray Switching Setting Description
Lwr1-Lwr2-Main Deck and Cassette is installed
PCL Paper Source Alternate Names
PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping
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Source Mapping Description Setting
Lower 1-Lower Deck and Cassette is installed Lwr1-Lwr2-Main
Base One Two Envelope
Configuration
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PCL Paper Source Source Mapping Setting
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Example Lower Tray-Main Tray
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Using Mailbox Collator
Bin Unlock button Open bin indicators Power switch
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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Paper Size Weight
Duplex
Printing
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Print Orientation Control Panel Settings
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Using the Control Panel
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Line by 16-character display Indicator lights Control keys
Display
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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Menu Indicators
Indicator Purpose Example
Setting a Menu Option
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Main Menu
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Option English Equivalent
Menu
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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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Copies Duplex Paper Source Default Tray Paper Size
Print Resolution † Print Quality †
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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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Ten seconds
Printer waits ten seconds, then resumes in effect, pressing
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
Printer is exiting Power Saver mode
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Fuser has not warmed up yet
None Format The Disk option has been selected
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Flash Sequence
Paper Jam?
Clearing
Paper Jams
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Control Panel
Main Tray Jam
Front Tray Jam
Lower 2 Tray Jam
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Lower 1 Tray Jam
OCT Jam
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Envelope Feeder Jam
Duplex Module Jam
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Mailbox/Collator Jam
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Paper Exit Jam
Print Cartridge Jam
Paper Mismatch Jam
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Misfeed Jam at Startup
Remove all trays a
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
For installation and removal instructions
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Cartridge is at its end of life Print in the direction
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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Option Comments
Toner EP Cartridge
Fuser Cartridge
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Memory Options
PostScript Option
Hard Drive
User Documentation
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PC and Macintosh cables
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Software Media and Documentation
QA-09N**-H 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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Installing Duplex Module
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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Installing Mailbox/Collator
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
Default Source
Default Tray
Disable Password†
Demo
Enable Password†
Duplex PCL†
Duplex PostScript†
Edge to Edge
Ethernet Menu†
Font Number
Font Source
Format the Disk†
Jam Recovery
Front Tray Size
Hex Dump
Interface Menu
Language
Lang. Sensing
LocalTalk Menu†
Mailbox Menu†
Orientation
Manual Size
Memory Check
Size
Output Bin
Protection
Password†
Paper Size
Parallel Menu
PCL Emulat Menu
Port Enable
Port Timeout
Pitch
Point Size
Power Saver
Print Errors
PostScript Menu†
Print Density
Reset All
Reset Ethernet†
Reset LocalTalk†
Reset Menus
Source Mapping
State Saving
Symbol Set
System Language
Quotation marks or international characters
Coming through the parallel port
Test Print
Tray Switching
Test Menu
Appendix E
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TrueType Fonts Intellifonts Bitmap Fonts
Printing a PCL Font List
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PostScript Fonts
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Appendix F
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LN17 LN17ps
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One 250-sheet paper tray
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Appendix G
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Number
Paper Size
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Output Tray
Standard
Collator
Raster Resolution
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Appendix H
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Sound Pressure Level
LpAm, dbA
Bystander positions
Acoustic Noise
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Zuschauerpositionen
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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Numerics
Keys 3-4 to
Messages 6-6 to 6-24 Navigating 3-6 to
Removing C-53 to C-54
Installing C-49 to C-52
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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