User’s Manual
 Introduction
 IBM Program License Agreement
 Iii
 Typeface Trademark Acknowledgement
 FCC statement
 Conforming to the Class B limits
 Safety information
Interface connectors
 Viii
 Ozone concentration
 Important Safeguards
 Declaration of Conformity U.S.A
 According to Council Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC
CE Marking Directive
 Declaration of Conformity Australia
Xiii
 Canadian Department of Communications compliance statement
Safety & EMI Requirements
ISO
 Moving the Printer
Disclaimer
Prolonged Non-Use and Moving the Printer
Prolonged Non-use
 Xvi
 Minutes 60 minutes
Initial sleep mode setting Power consumption
Energy Star program guideline
 Kyocera ECO-PRODUCT
 Amorphous silicon drum
Introduction
Superb print quality
Ultra long life modules
 Scalable printing
High speed printing
Environmentally benign waste parts
Large paper capacity cassettes
 Display of printer messages in any of three languages
Wide variety of internal symbol sets
Kpdl Kyocera Printer Description Language
Automatic rotation of fonts and graphics
 Kyocera Print Monitor
Large memory capacity
Equipped with two expansion slots
Supports various network environments
 Contents
 Index
Mode Select Menu
 Chapter Installing the Printer
 Clearance
Positioning the Printer
 Places to Avoid
 Frequency
Basic requirements
Current capacity
 Power Supply
 List of shipped components
Unpacking and Inspection
 Installing the Page Printer
 Front View
Names of Parts
 Interior View Rear View
 Setting Up and Interfacing
 Open the Top Cover
Install the Toner Container
 Sealing strip
 Close the Top Cover
 Install the Waste Toner Bottle
 Installing the Page Printer
 Adjusting the Paper Guides of the Paper Cassette
 Open the cassette cover
 Paper stopper
 Add Paper
 Paper Cassette
 Set the clips at the two corners as shown below
 Close the paper cassette cover
 Install the Face-up Output Tray sold separately
 Connect the Printer to the Computer
 Serial interface
Parallel interface
Serial Interface Connection
 Print a Status
Attach the Power Cord
 Test the Interface with the Computer
 Install the Printer Driver
Set the Emulation Mode
Windows
 Installing the Page Printer
 Windows
 Multi-Purpose Tray Feeding
Feeding from the Multi-Purpose Tray and Associated Settings
 Withdraw the sub tray as shown in the diagram
 Load the paper
 First Mode Automatic Manual Feeding
Setting Each Mode
 Cassette mode
 Manual mode
 Overhead Projection OHP Film
Feeding Envelopes
 To insert and use a memory card
Memory Card
 To remove the memory card
Handling Memory Cards
 Printing condition Resolution 300 dpi 600 dpi
Memory Expansion Installation
 Withdrawing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer
Removing the Main Circuit Board
 Simm to be used
 Installing SIMMs
Installing and Removing SIMMs
 Removing SIMMs
Testing the Expansion Memory
 Chapter Operating Laser Printer
 Control Panel
 Message Meaning
Message Display
 Resolution Indicator
Interface Indicator
 Copy Indicator
Paper Size Indicator
 Indicator Name Description
Symbolic Indicators
 Key Function
Control Keys
 Selects the cassette feed or multi purpose tray feed
 Operating Precautions
Operating Procedures
 Switching Power On
 Basic Printing Operations
 Selecting the Output Tray
 Feed Selection
 Switching Online/Offline
 Canceling Printing
 Status Printout
 Sample Status
 Information
Installation Options
Software version
Hardware information
 KIR test pattern
Fonts at startup for each interface
User font list
 Form Feed
Mode Selection
 Mode Selection Menu List
Mode Selection Menu
Menu Description Default Setting
 Selects the print font Bitmap
 Duplex mode
 Display Description
Configuring Interfaces
Parallel Interface Mode
Parallel Interface Mode
 KC-GL Emulation
Emulation Selection
DisplayDescription
 Reduction Page Set
 Source Size-Target Size Combinations
 Sleep Timer Setting
 Selecting Sleep Timer Mode
 Dumping Received Data
Selecting Dump Received Data Mode
 KIR Level
 Status KIR Checking Lines
 Selecting KIR Mode
 Selecting Ecoprint Mode
Ecoprint Mode
 Resource Protection
 Selecting Resource Protection Mode
 Selecting Print Density Mode
Adjusting the Print Density
 Setting the Audio Warning Buzzer
 Priority Error Message Alarm Frequency Remark
Type of Error and Corresponding Audio Alarm Buzzer
 Selecting Buzzer Mode
 Inserting Memory Cards
Memory Cards
 Operating a Memory Card
 Reading Fonts from a Memory Card
 Reading Macros from a Memory Card
 Reading Data Partitions from a Memory Card
 Writing Data Partitions to a Memory Card
 Operating the Laser Printer
 Formatting Memory Cards
Deleting Data from a Memory Card
 Operating the Laser Printer
 Printing a List of Data Names Partitions
 Chapter Fonts
 Bitmap fonts
Resident Fonts
Scalable fonts
 Kpdl Fonts
List of Fonts
 Resident Scalable Fonts
 Resident Scalable Fonts
 Kpdl Fonts
 Fonts
 Symbol set
 Symbol set
Bitmap Fonts Symbol sets
Sset value
 Scalable Fonts Symbol sets
 Sset ID
 Chapter Maintenance
 Toner kit replacement interval
Toner Kit Replacement
 Supplying Toner
Toner Kit to be Used
 To replace the toner container, proceed as follows
 Plastic Bag
 Developer
 Maintenance
 Replace the Waste Toner Bottle
 Cap the waste toner bottle after removing from the printer
 New Waste Toner Bottle
 Cleaning the Charger Wire
Cleaning
Main Charger Unit
 Cleaning the Grid
 Main Charge Unit
 Paper Feed Unit
 Maintenance
 Chapter Troubleshooting
 If the printer does not print
General Guide
If the printing is abnormal
 Call for the assistance of a service person
Power Problems
Check the power switch
Check the power cord
 Check your file and software
Interface Problems
Try using a different cable
Check the interface network cable
 Check the developer unit
Print Quality Problems
Completely blank printout
All-black printout
 Check the control panel
Clean the charger wire
Dropouts, horizontal streaks, stray dots
Black or white vertical streaks
 Image is smeared
Check the Ecoprint setting See Section
Faint or blurred printing
 Grey background
Section Clean the main charger wire
Check the main charger unit installation
See Section Call for the assistance of a service person
 Check the transfer roller
Dirt on the top edge or back of the paper
Characters out of position
Check the paper chute and the ramp
 Indicators
Indicators and Messages
Symbolic Indicators Condition Corrective Action
 Maintenance Messages Corrective Action
Maintenance Messages
 Message Corrective Action
 Mechanical error n=0, 1, 2, ...-Call a service person.
 Error Messages Corrective Action
Error Messages
Cancel key
 You have inserted the wrong memory card when the Insert
 Section
 Capacity of the memory card is insufficient. This error
 Occurred when the data was compressed to be fitted within
 Return the paper feed unit to the printer
Correcting a Paper Jam
 Correcting a Paper Jam
 Paper Cassette
 Correcting a Paper Jam
 Chapter Symbol Set Tables
 LaserJet 5M HP Roman-8 8U LaserJet 5M ECMA-94 Latin 1 0N
HP LaserJet 5M Symbol Sets
 Symbol Set Tables
 LaserJet 5M IBM PC-850 12U
LaserJet 5M IBM PC-8 D/N 11U
 LaserJet 5M Dutch801-RomanSWM 6N LaserJet 5M PS Math 5M
 LaserJet 5M PS Text 10J LaserJet 5M Math8 8M
 LaserJet 5M Pi Font 15U LaserJet 5M MS publishing 6J
 LaserJet 5M Windows 9U LaserJet 5M Desktop 7J
 LaserJet 5M ISO Latin 2 2N LaserJet 5M ISO Latin 5 5N
 HP LaserJet 5M Symbol Sets
 Symbol Set Tables
 HP LaserJet 5M Symbol Sets
 LaserJet 5M PC-852 Latin 2 17U LaserJet 5M PC-Turkish 9T
 Macintosh 12J
 ISO-6 US Ascii ISO-4 UK
LaserJet 5M International Characters 123 124 125 126
 Appendix a Printer Specifications
 IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, DLC
Printer Specifications
 Description
 Appendix B Paper Selection
 Usable Paper
General Guidelines
 Table B.1. Paper Specifications
Paper Specifications
 Condition of the Paper
Selecting the Right Paper
Composition
 Table B.2. Paper Sizes for Paper Feeding
Paper Size
 Smoothness
Basis Weight
Thickness
 Moisture Content
 Quality control
Stiffness
Curl
Electrostatic properties
 Specially treated paper
 Special Paper
 Colored Paper
Table B.3. OHP Film Specifications
Preprinted Paper Overhead Projection OHP Film
 Envelopes
Postcards
 Labels
 Table B.4 Adhesive Label Specifications
 Appendix C Host Computer Interface
 Parallel interface communication modes
Parallel Interface
 Interface Signals
 Strobe* nStrobe Pin
Pin In/out Description
 Busy Busy Pin
Data 0 1 to Data 7 8 Pins 2 to
Paper Empty PError Pin
Acknowledge* nAck Pin
 Prime nInit Pin
Error* nFault Pin
Power Ready Pin
+5V DC Pin
 FG Frame Ground Pin
Interface Signals
Serial RS-232C/RS-422A Interface
RS-232C interface
 CTS Clear To Send Pin DSR Data Set Ready Pin
SG Signal Ground Pin
RXD Receive Data Pin
RTS Request To Send Pin
 Removing the Main Circuit Board
RS-422A interface
 Withdrawing the Main Circuit Board from the Printer
 Changing the Jumper Connector
 Table C.3. RS-422A Signal Pin Assignments In/out Description
Verifying the Setting
 RDA Receive Data Inverted Pin RDB Receive Data Pin
Overview of Signals RS-422A
Serial Connector
RS-422A interface voltage levels
 H3 Stop bits
RS-232C/RS-422A Protocol
H1 Baud rate Parameter value
H2 Data bits
 H5 Protocol logic Parameter value Meaning
H4 Parity Parameter value Meaning
H6 Buffer nearly-full threshold
 H7 Buffer nearly-empty threshold
Prescribe IIe Frpo D0 command
Serial interface error
Error not handled
 Preparing an RS-232C Cable
RS-232C Cable Connection
 Connecting the Printer to the Computer
 To test the interface, then enter
 Index
 INDEX-2
 INDEX-3
 Mode Selection
Mode Select Menu
 Depending on the emulation selected, the following
 From previous