FS-C8008N FS-C8008DN
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 Symbols
 Regarding Tradenames
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 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
 Installation Precautions
Other Precautions
 Power Supply/Grounding the Printer
 Precautions for Use
 Xiv
 For More Information
Description
 Guide to the Operation Guide
This appendix lists the printer’s specifications
This Operation Guide has the following chapters
 Contents
 Setting Print Quality
Pagination
Operating the Storage Device
Paper Handling
 Index
 Ecosys Color FS-C8008N
Ecosys Color FS-C8008DN
 General
Features
Hardware
 Software
 Networking
KPDL3 Kyocera Printer Description Language
Account Management System
Built-in and external network interfaces
 Parts and Functions
Front
 This tray receives printouts face down
This switch turns printer power on and off
This tray receives printouts face up
 Internal
 Waste Toner Box
Fuser Unit
Paper Transfer Unit
Primary Transfer Unit
 Rear
Air is purged through these vents to cool down the inside
 Exhaust Duct
Hard Disk Slot HDD
Quick Reference Guide Holder
 Handling Paper
 Paper specifications
General
Available paper types
Values
 Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes
Size Product Weight
Recommended Paper
 Selecting the Right Paper
Guidelines
Paper conditions
Paper composition
 Basis weights
Paper Weight Equivalence Table
Bond Weight lb Europe Metric Weight g/m²
Paper properties
 Thickness Caliper
Moisture content
Grain
 Other properties of paper
 Loading Paper
Loading Paper into the Cassette
 Paper size
 Loading Paper into the MP Multi-Purpose Tray
Use
 Selecting the Special Paper
Special Paper
Paper type to be used Media type to be selected
 Transparency
Adhesive-backed labels
 Postcards
Value
 Envelopes
Colored paper
Pre-printed paper
Recycled paper
 Using the Operator Panel
 Understanding the Operator Panel
Message Display
Status Information
Message Meaning
 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
 Menu Key
Arrow Keys
Enter Key
Used. Press the Menu key to return to the Ready display
 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
 Menu Map and Status Pages
Printing a Menu Map
Print Menu Map
Print Menu Map ?
 Menu MAP
 Printing a Status
Print Status
Print Status Page ?
Prints a status
 Software Version
Understanding the Status
Hardware Information
 Installed Options
Error Log
Memory
Information
 Job Retention
MPS
Quick Copy Proof-and-Hold Private Print Stored Job
 Using Quick Copy
Job Storage
Virtual Mailbox
Virtual mailbox can be used in PCL 6 emulation only
 MPS
Quick Copy Harold
Quick Copy ?Harold
Quick Copy ?Arlen
 Using Proof-and-Hold
Report Delete
Deleting a Quick Copy Job
Press the Enter key. The stored quick copy job is deleted
 Printing a Private Print/Job Retention
Private/Stored Harold
Private/Stored ?Harold
Private/Stored ?Arlen
 Agenda 0000
Agenda Copies
Agenda Delete
Deleting a Private/Stored Job
 Printing a Code Job
Job Manager
 List of Code JOB ?
List of Code JOB
Printing a List of Code Jobs
 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox VMB
Print VMB Data Tray001
Print VMB Data Tray001Richard
Print VMB Data Tray001?Richard
 List of VMB
List of VMB ?
Press the U or V key repeatedly until List of VMB appears
Virtual mailboxes as shown in -6below
 Changing e-MPS Configuration
MPS Configuration
Quick Copy
Press the Enter key. a blinking cursor appears
 Temp. Code JOB Size 1550MB
Press the Menu key. The display returns to Ready
Maximum Space Assigned to Temporary Code Jobs
Appears
 Perm. Code JOB Size 1550MB
Maximum Space Assigned to Permanent Code Jobs
 VMB Size 1550MB
Maximum Space Assigned to Virtual Mailboxes VMB
Press the Z key Press the U or V key and select VMB Size
Blinking cursor
 Changing Parallel Interface Mode
Changing the Interface Parameters
Interface ? Serial
Interface ? Parallel
 Changing Serial Interface Parameters
Press the U or V key repeatedly until Serial appears
 Baud Rate
Range
 Interface ? Network
Changing Network Interface Parameters
Press the Enter key again
 NetWare
EtherTalk Off Network Status Page Off
 Off IP Address 000.000.000.000 Subnet Mask Gateway
Resolving IP Address
IP Address 000.000.000.00
 Interface Parallel
Network Status Off
Status ? Off
Status ? On
 Network Status
 Default Emulation
Making Default Settings
Emulation ?PCL
 KC-GL Pen Width and Color
 Alternative Emulation for Kpdl Emulation
KC-GL Page Set ? A2
Alt. Emulation ?PCL
Just selected
 Printing Kpdl Errors
Select Kpdl or Kpdl Auto using the U or V key
Emulation ?KPDL
Print Kpdl Errs Off
 Default Font
Font
Font Select Internal
?I000
 Courier Regular
Selecting Regular or Dark Courier/Letter Gothic
 Changing the Default Font Size
Size Points
 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
 List of Internal Fonts
List of Internal Fonts?
Printing Lists of Fonts
Fonts are shown in -8on the next
 Prescribe
 Pagination
Number of Copies
Set
Copies 001
 Orientation Portrait
Print Orientation
Orientation ? Portrait
 Protect Mode
Protect
Protect ? On
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
 Setting Print Quality
Tone Mode
Print Quality
Tone Normal
 Gloss Mode Low
Gloss Mode
Gloss Mode ? Low
 Using the Memory Card
Operating the Storage Device
Memory Card
Read Fonts
 Memory card starts. When completed, Processing disappears
Read Fonts Processing
Read Data Report
Read Data ?Report
 Write Data
Write Data ?
Writing Data
Memory card write information page as shown below
 Deleting Data
Partition Type
Partition Name
Write Partition Length
 Delete Data Report
Delete Data ?Report
Format
Format ?
 List of Partitions
Starts
Format information page includes the following items
Printing a List of Data Names Partitions
 List of Partitions ?
Printout example above includes the following information
Device Name/Number
Partition Size
 Using the Option Hard Disk
Using the RAM Disk
 RAM Disk Mode Off
RAM Disk Mode ? On
Setting the RAM Disk Size
RAM Disk Size MByte
 MP Tray Mode
MP Tray Mode Cassette
MP Tray Mode ? Cassette
Paper Handling
 Setting MP Tray Paper Size
MP Tray Size A4
 Through the following paper sizes
For the MP tray
 Setting the MP Tray Paper Type
MP Tray Type Plain
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
 Duplex Mode None
Duplex Mode ?None
None default
Mode is set
 Override A4/LT Off
Overriding Difference between A4 and Letter
Override A4/LT ? Off
 Type Adjust Custom
Type Adjust ? Custom
Creating Custom Paper Types
Selecting the Custom Type Position
 Paper Weight ? Normal
Fuser Mode Low
Fuser Mode ? Low
Selecting the Paper Weight
 Resetting the Custom Paper Type
Duplex Path Enable
Duplex Path ? Enable
Step
 Reset Type Adjust
Reset Type Adjust ?
Selecting the Output Stack
Stack Select Face-down tray
 Selecting the Option Sorter Mode
 Mode Description Sorter mode
Collator mode
Mailbox mode
These modes are depicted in -4which follows
 Sorter Mode
Sorter Mode ? Sorter
Sorter default
Is changed
 Color Mode ? Color
Color Mode
Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing
 Reading Life Counters
Displaying the Total Printed Pages
Life Counters
Total Print
 Resetting the Toner Counter
New Toner C Installed ?
 Other Modes
Selecting the Message Language
Others
MSG Language English
 Form Feed Time Out 000sec
Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting
Following order
 Setting the Sleep Timer
Sleep Timer 030 min
Sleep Mode
Sleep Mode ? On
 Sleep Timer 030min
Sleep Timer Timeout Time
 Received Data Dump
Print HEX-DUMP
Print HEX-DUMP?
Processing Waiting
 Printer Resetting
Printer Reset
Printer Reset ?
Self test Please wait Please wait Calibrating Ready
 Resource Protection
Resouce Prot Off
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 Mode On
Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time
Auto Continue Timer 030sec
 Duplex Printing Error Detection Setting
Finishing Error
Duplex Off
Duplex ? Off
 Printing the Service Status
Service
 When calibration is finished, the display returns to Ready
Color Calibration
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
 Faint or blurred printing
Ity Tone
 Dirt on the top edge or back of the paper
Printed Results Corrective Action Grey background
Printing incomplete or out of position
 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
 Storage Error Codes Hard Disk Errors
Memory Card Errors
RAM Disk Errors
Code Meaning
 Clearing Paper Jams
Possible Paper Jam Locations
Duplex unit
PF-30A
 Depends on the location of the paper jam
General considerations for clearing jams
Utilizing Online Help Messages
 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
 Fuser unit back into the printer
Paper Jam Left Cover
Close the front cover
 Paper Jam Option Stacker/Finisher/Sorter
Open the left cover for the face-up tray
That the paper is driven out
Close the left cover. Close the face-up tray
 Maintenance
 Toner Container Replacement
Frequency of toner container replacement
Starter Toner Containers
Toner Kits
 Toner Container Replacement
 Power off
Replacing the Toner Container
Container, pull the black toner container out
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
 General Description of Options
Memory Card
Reading Font from the 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
 9 IB-20/IB-21E/IB-22 Network Interface Cards
Installation
Network interface card Network connections
 Appendix B Computer Interface
 Communication Reception Transmission Mode
Parallel Interface
Communication Modes
You can choose from four communication modes
 Interface Signals
Pin Signal Description Out
 Table B-2
 Specifications
USB Interface
 Serial Interface Option
Pin Or out Signal Description
Interface voltage levels
 RS-232C Protocol
Parameters of the RS-232C Protocol
H1 Baud rate
H2 Number of data bits
 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
 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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