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LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide
Second Printing, May
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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?
Front View
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Rear View
Main Tray
Special Features
Power Saver
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Automatic Language Sensing Switching
Edge to Edge Printing
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State Saving
PostScript Option Duplex Printing
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For Information on Look
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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
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Mailbox
Output Tray Collator†
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Storing Paper
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Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray
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
Tray Switching Setting Description
Lwr1-Lwr2-Main Deck and Cassette is installed
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PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping
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PCL Paper Source Alternate Names
Source Mapping Description Setting
Lower 1-Lower Deck and Cassette is installed Lwr1-Lwr2-Main
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Configuration
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Base One Two Envelope
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PCL Paper Source Source Mapping Setting
Example Lower Tray-Main Tray
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Using Mailbox Collator
Bin Unlock button Open bin indicators Power switch
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Printing to the Mailbox/Collator
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Enabling Passwords
Press Online to bring the printer back online
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Disabling Passwords
Press Online To bring the printer back online
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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
Duplex
Paper Size Weight
Printing
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Print Orientation Control Panel Settings
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Using the Control Panel
Line by 16-character display Indicator lights Control keys
Display
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Keys
Key Description
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Down
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Navigating the Menu System
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Reset All Cancel PS Job
Menu Indicators
Indicator Purpose Example
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Setting a Menu Option
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Main Menu
Menu
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Option English Equivalent
Mailbox Menu †
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PCL Emulat Menu
L E m u l a t M e n u
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Standard
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PostScript Menu
Copies Duplex Paper Source Default Tray Paper Size
Print Resolution † Print Quality †
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PostScript Menu †
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Interface Menu
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
Test Menu
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Reset Menu
LN17 Printer Driving Software
Environment Printer Driver Diskette
LN17 PCL 5e Emulation Printer Drivers
Macintosh System
LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers
Software
DECprint Supervisor
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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
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
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Printer waits ten seconds, then resumes in effect, pressing
For you
Pg Protect Off
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Remove Jam Envel
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This message appears until Another print job is received
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Printer is exiting Power Saver mode
Fuser has not warmed up yet
None Format The Disk option has been selected
Flash Sequence
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Clearing
Paper Jam?
Paper Jams
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Control Panel
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Main Tray Jam
Front Tray Jam
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Lower 1 Tray Jam
Lower 2 Tray Jam
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Envelope Feeder Jam
OCT Jam
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Mailbox/Collator Jam
Duplex Module Jam
Paper Exit Jam
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Print Cartridge Jam
Paper Mismatch Jam
Misfeed Jam at Startup
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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
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For installation and removal instructions
Cartridge is at its end of life Print in the direction
For ordering information. See Appendix B
Possible Causes Corrective Actions
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Wrinkled prints
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Random deletions
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Appendix a
Option Comments
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Toner EP Cartridge
Fuser Cartridge
Memory Options
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PostScript Option
Hard Drive
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PC and Macintosh cables
User Documentation
Software Media and Documentation
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QA-09N**-H Media and Documentation
QA-09N**-GZ
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Appendix B
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Replacing EP Cartridge
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
Sheet Paper Deck and Cassette
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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
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Installing Hard Drive
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R d D r i v e
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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
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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
Table D.1 Page 1
Bin N †
Menu Option Locations Description Settings
Default Tray
Default Source
Disable Password†
Demo
Duplex PCL†
Enable Password†
Duplex PostScript†
Edge to Edge
Font Number
Ethernet Menu†
Font Source
Format the Disk†
Front Tray Size
Jam Recovery
Hex Dump
Interface Menu
Lang. Sensing
Language
LocalTalk Menu†
Mailbox Menu†
Manual Size
Memory Check
Orientation
Output Bin
Protection
Size
Paper Size
Password†
Parallel Menu
PCL Emulat Menu
Port Timeout
Port Enable
Pitch
Point Size
Print Errors
Power Saver
PostScript Menu†
Print Density
Reset Ethernet†
Reset All
Reset LocalTalk†
Reset Menus
State Saving
Source Mapping
System Language
Symbol Set
Quotation marks or international characters
Coming through the parallel port
Tray Switching
Test Menu
Test Print
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Appendix E
TrueType Fonts Intellifonts Bitmap Fonts
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Printing a PCL Font List
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PostScript Fonts
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Appendix F
LN17 LN17ps
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One 250-sheet paper tray
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Appendix G
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Paper Size
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Number
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Output Tray
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Standard
Collator
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Raster Resolution
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Appendix H
Sound Pressure Level
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LpAm, dbA
Bystander positions
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Acoustic Noise
Zuschauerpositionen
Gerät
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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
Numerics
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Keys 3-4 to
Messages 6-6 to 6-24 Navigating 3-6 to
Installing C-49 to C-52
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Removing C-53 to C-54
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
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