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
 Operating the Storage Device
Setting Print Quality
Pagination
Paper Handling
 Index
 Ecosys Color FS-C8008N
Ecosys Color FS-C8008DN
 General
Features
Hardware
 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 down
This switch turns printer power on and off
This tray receives printouts face up
 Internal
 Paper Transfer Unit
Waste Toner Box
Fuser 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
 Available paper types
Paper specifications
General
Values
 Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes
Size Product Weight
Recommended Paper
 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
 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
 Pre-printed paper
Envelopes
Colored paper
Recycled paper
 Using the Operator Panel
 Status Information
Understanding the Operator Panel
Message Display
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
 Enter Key
Menu Key
Arrow Keys
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
 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
 Software Version
Understanding the Status
Hardware Information
 Memory
Installed Options
Error Log
Information
 Job Retention
MPS
Quick Copy Proof-and-Hold Private Print Stored Job
 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
 List of Code JOB ?
List of Code JOB
Printing a List of Code Jobs
 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
 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
 Status ? Off
Interface Parallel
Network Status Off
Status ? On
 Network Status
 Default Emulation
Making Default Settings
Emulation ?PCL
 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
 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
 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
 Color Mode ? Color
Color Mode
Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing
 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
 Form Feed Time Out 000sec
Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting
Following order
 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 Mode On
Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time
Auto Continue Timer 030sec
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 9 IB-20/IB-21E/IB-22 Network Interface Cards
Installation
Network interface card Network connections
 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
 Serial Interface Option
Pin Or out Signal Description
Interface voltage levels
 H1 Baud rate
RS-232C Protocol
Parameters of the RS-232C Protocol
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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