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