FS-C8008N FS-C8008DN
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Regarding Tradenames
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Agfa Monotype License Agreement
FCC statement for users in the United States
Important Notes for Interface connectors
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Canadian Department of Communications compliance statement
Group for Energy Efficient Appliances Geea
Installation Precautions
Other Precautions
Power Supply/Grounding the Printer
Precautions for Use
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For More Information
Description
This Operation Guide has the following chapters
This appendix lists the printer’s specifications
Guide to the Operation Guide
Contents
Operating the Storage Device
Setting Print Quality
Pagination
Paper Handling
Index
Ecosys Color FS-C8008N
Ecosys Color FS-C8008DN
Hardware
Features
General
Software
Account Management System
Networking
KPDL3 Kyocera Printer Description Language
Built-in and external network interfaces
Parts and Functions
Front
This tray receives printouts face up
This switch turns printer power on and off
This tray receives printouts face down
Internal
Paper Transfer Unit
Waste Toner Box
Fuser Unit
Primary Transfer Unit
Rear
Air is purged through these vents to cool down the inside
Quick Reference Guide Holder
Hard Disk Slot HDD
Exhaust Duct
Handling Paper
Available paper types
Paper specifications
General
Values
Recommended Paper
Size Product Weight
Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes
Paper conditions
Selecting the Right Paper
Guidelines
Paper composition
Bond Weight lb Europe Metric Weight g/m²
Basis weights
Paper Weight Equivalence Table
Paper properties
Grain
Moisture content
Thickness Caliper
Other properties of paper
Loading Paper
Loading Paper into the Cassette
Paper size
Loading Paper into the MP Multi-Purpose Tray
Use
Paper type to be used Media type to be selected
Special Paper
Selecting the Special Paper
Transparency
Adhesive-backed labels
Postcards
Value
Pre-printed paper
Envelopes
Colored paper
Recycled paper
Using the Operator Panel
Status Information
Understanding the Operator Panel
Message Display
Message Meaning
Interface Indicator Interface
Indicators in Message Display
Error codes
Paper Size Indicator Size
Indicator Description
Paper Type Indicator Type
READY, DATA, and Attention Indicators
GO Key
Cancel Key
Keys
Enter Key
Menu Key
Arrow Keys
Used. Press the Menu key to return to the Ready display
Menu Selection System
Using the Menu Selection System
Entering the Mode Selection Menu
Paper Handling
Type Adjust
Paper Weight Normal
On the next
Menu System Road Map
Menu Key
USB
ROM
Memory Card Paper Handling Color Mode Monochrome
Buzzer BuzzerOff
Print Menu Map
Menu Map and Status Pages
Printing a Menu Map
Print Menu Map ?
Menu MAP
Print Status Page ?
Printing a Status
Print Status
Prints a status
Hardware Information
Understanding the Status
Software Version
Memory
Installed Options
Error Log
Information
Quick Copy Proof-and-Hold Private Print Stored Job
MPS
Job Retention
Virtual Mailbox
Using Quick Copy
Job Storage
Virtual mailbox can be used in PCL 6 emulation only
Quick Copy ?Harold
MPS
Quick Copy Harold
Quick Copy ?Arlen
Deleting a Quick Copy Job
Using Proof-and-Hold
Report Delete
Press the Enter key. The stored quick copy job is deleted
Private/Stored ?Harold
Printing a Private Print/Job Retention
Private/Stored Harold
Private/Stored ?Arlen
Agenda Delete
Agenda 0000
Agenda Copies
Deleting a Private/Stored Job
Printing a Code Job
Job Manager
Printing a List of Code Jobs
List of Code JOB
List of Code JOB ?
Print VMB Data Tray001Richard
Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB
Print VMB Data Tray001
Print VMB Data Tray001?Richard
Press the U or V key repeatedly until List of VMB appears
List of VMB
List of VMB ?
Virtual mailboxes as shown in -6below
Quick Copy
Changing e-MPS Configuration
MPS Configuration
Press the Enter key. a blinking cursor appears
Maximum Space Assigned to Temporary Code Jobs
Temp. Code JOB Size 1550MB
Press the Menu key. The display returns to Ready
Appears
Perm. Code JOB Size 1550MB
Maximum Space Assigned to Permanent Code Jobs
Press the Z key Press the U or V key and select VMB Size
VMB Size 1550MB
Maximum Space Assigned to Virtual Mailboxes VMB
Blinking cursor
Interface ? Serial
Changing Parallel Interface Mode
Changing the Interface Parameters
Interface ? Parallel
Changing Serial Interface Parameters
Press the U or V key repeatedly until Serial appears
Baud Rate
Range
Press the Enter key again
Changing Network Interface Parameters
Interface ? Network
NetWare
EtherTalk Off Network Status Page Off
IP Address 000.000.000.00
Resolving IP Address
Off IP Address 000.000.000.000 Subnet Mask Gateway
Status ? Off
Interface Parallel
Network Status Off
Status ? On
Network Status
Emulation ?PCL
Making Default Settings
Default Emulation
KC-GL Pen Width and Color
Alt. Emulation ?PCL
Alternative Emulation for Kpdl Emulation
KC-GL Page Set ? A2
Just selected
Emulation ?KPDL
Printing Kpdl Errors
Select Kpdl or Kpdl Auto using the U or V key
Print Kpdl Errs Off
Font Select Internal
Default Font
Font
?I000
Courier Regular
Selecting Regular or Dark Courier/Letter Gothic
Changing the Default Font Size
Size Points
Character Pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic
Pitch 10.00 cpi
Pitch 10.0 Cpi
Code Set ?IBM PC-8
Setting the Code Set
Code Set IBM PC-8
Printing Lists of Fonts
List of Internal Fonts
List of Internal Fonts?
Fonts are shown in -8on the next
Prescribe
Set
Pagination
Number of Copies
Copies 001
Orientation ? Portrait
Print Orientation
Orientation Portrait
Protect ? On
Protect Mode
Protect
Protect ? Auto
LF Action ? LF only
Linefeed LF Action
LF Action LF only
CR Action ? CR only
Carriage-Return CR Action
CR Action CR only
Print Quality
Setting Print Quality
Tone Mode
Tone Normal
Gloss Mode ? Low
Gloss Mode
Gloss Mode Low
Memory Card
Using the Memory Card
Operating the Storage Device
Read Fonts
Read Data Report
Memory card starts. When completed, Processing disappears
Read Fonts Processing
Read Data ?Report
Writing Data
Write Data
Write Data ?
Memory card write information page as shown below
Partition Name
Deleting Data
Partition Type
Write Partition Length
Format
Delete Data Report
Delete Data ?Report
Format ?
Format information page includes the following items
List of Partitions
Starts
Printing a List of Data Names Partitions
Device Name/Number
List of Partitions ?
Printout example above includes the following information
Partition Size
Using the Option Hard Disk
Using the RAM Disk
Setting the RAM Disk Size
RAM Disk Mode Off
RAM Disk Mode ? On
RAM Disk Size MByte
MP Tray Mode ? Cassette
MP Tray Mode
MP Tray Mode Cassette
Paper Handling
Setting MP Tray Paper Size
MP Tray Size A4
Through the following paper sizes
For the MP tray
MP Tray Type ? Plain
Setting the MP Tray Paper Type
MP Tray Type Plain
Through the following paper types
Cassette 1 Type ? Plain
Setting the Cassette Paper Type
Cassette 1 Type Plain
Feed Select ? Cassette
Selecting the Paper Feed Source
Feed Select Cassette
Duplex Printing FS-C8008DN
Binding Modes
None default
Duplex Mode None
Duplex Mode ?None
Mode is set
Override A4/LT ? Off
Overriding Difference between A4 and Letter
Override A4/LT Off
Creating Custom Paper Types
Type Adjust Custom
Type Adjust ? Custom
Selecting the Custom Type Position
Fuser Mode ? Low
Paper Weight ? Normal
Fuser Mode Low
Selecting the Paper Weight
Duplex Path ? Enable
Resetting the Custom Paper Type
Duplex Path Enable
Step
Selecting the Output Stack
Reset Type Adjust
Reset Type Adjust ?
Stack Select Face-down tray
Selecting the Option Sorter Mode
Mailbox mode
Mode Description Sorter mode
Collator mode
These modes are depicted in -4which follows
Sorter default
Sorter Mode
Sorter Mode ? Sorter
Is changed
Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing
Color Mode
Color Mode ? Color
Life Counters
Reading Life Counters
Displaying the Total Printed Pages
Total Print
Resetting the Toner Counter
New Toner C Installed ?
Others
Other Modes
Selecting the Message Language
MSG Language English
Following order
Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting
Form Feed Time Out 000sec
Sleep Mode
Setting the Sleep Timer
Sleep Timer 030 min
Sleep Mode ? On
Sleep Timer 030min
Sleep Timer Timeout Time
Print HEX-DUMP?
Received Data Dump
Print HEX-DUMP
Processing Waiting
Printer Reset ?
Printer Resetting
Printer Reset
Self test Please wait Please wait Calibrating Ready
Resouce Prot ? Off
Resource Protection
Resouce Prot Off
Temporary for resource protection
Buzzer ? Off
Alarm Buzzer Setting
Buzzer Off
Auto Continue Mode ? Off
Auto Continue Setting
Auto Continue Mode Off
Auto Continue Timer 030sec
Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time
Auto Continue Mode On
Duplex Off
Duplex Printing Error Detection Setting
Finishing Error
Duplex ? Off
Printing the Service Status
Service
Color Calibration
When calibration is finished, the display returns to Ready
Color Calibration
Color Calibration ?
Troubleshooting
Tips
Symptom Check Items Corrective Action
General Guidelines
All-black printout
Print Quality Problems
Printed Results Corrective Action Completely blank printout
Faint or blurred printing
Ity Tone
Printing incomplete or out of position
Printed Results Corrective Action Grey background
Dirt on the top edge or back of the paper
Error Messages
Message Corrective Action
Using the Operator Panel, section Formatting a Memory Card
Operator Panel, .10.5 Selecting the Paper Feed Source on
Ing. You can abandon printing by the Cancel key
Yellow, and K Black
RAM Disk Errors
Storage Error Codes Hard Disk Errors
Memory Card Errors
Code Meaning
Duplex unit
Clearing Paper Jams
Possible Paper Jam Locations
PF-30A
Utilizing Online Help Messages
General considerations for clearing jams
Depends on the location of the paper jam
Paper Jam Right Cover #
Paper Jam Cassette #
Paper Jam MP Tray
Paper Jam Duplexer
Paper under the roller
Paper Jam Paper Transfer Unit
Cover
Transfer unit, remove the paper
Green-colored lock lever
Open the fuser top cover. Remove the jammed paper
On the rear side while removing the paper
Paper
Primary transfer unit
Jammed paper
Close the front cover
Paper Jam Left Cover
Fuser unit back into the printer
That the paper is driven out
Paper Jam Option Stacker/Finisher/Sorter
Open the left cover for the face-up tray
Close the left cover. Close the face-up tray
Maintenance
Starter Toner Containers
Toner Container Replacement
Frequency of toner container replacement
Toner Kits
Toner Container Replacement
Container, pull the black toner container out
Power off
Replacing the Toner Container
Damaging media by the magnetism of toner
When it is properly seated
Replacing the Waste Toner Box
Spilling
Place
Cleaning the Printer
Cleaning the Paper Transfer Unit
Clean the registration roller metal using the cleaning cloth
Clean the rubber belts black using the cleaning cloth
Push the paper transfer unit back in completely
Close the front cover
Cleaning the Main Charger Unit
Grid cleaner out of the protective bag and remove the cap
Grid cleaner cannot be reused. Close the front cover
Appendix a Options
Options
Figure A-1
Expansion Memory Modules
Figure A-2
Installing the Memory Modules
Figure A-3
Memory socket until it clicks in place
Figure A-5
Testing the expanded memory
Removing a Memory Module
Reading Font from the Memory Card
General Description of Options
Memory Card
Insert the memory card in the memory card slot
2 PF-30A Paper Feeder
Figure A-9
3 PD-800 Duplex Unit
Figure A-10
4 SO-30 Sorter
5 ST-30 Bulk Stacker
6 DF-31 Document Finisher
7 CA-31 Casters and CA-31B Caster Kit
Hard Disk
Figure A-15
Network interface card Network connections
Installation
9 IB-20/IB-21E/IB-22 Network Interface Cards
Appendix B Computer Interface
Communication Modes
Communication Reception Transmission Mode
Parallel Interface
You can choose from four communication modes
Interface Signals
Pin Signal Description Out
Table B-2
Specifications
USB Interface
Interface voltage levels
Pin Or out Signal Description
Serial Interface Option
H1 Baud rate
RS-232C Protocol
Parameters of the RS-232C Protocol
H2 Number of data bits
Prescribe Frpo D0 Command
Preparing an RS-232C Cable
Connecting the Printer to the Computer
RS-232C Cable Connection
Double click on Communications Port
Figure B-3
DOS, enter the following commands
To test the interface, enter the following
Appendix C Technical Specifications
Printer Specification
Specification
Inches deep
Mode Paper Size Print Speeds Color Monochrome
Printing Speeds
Index
KPDL3
Prescribe
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