Setting Printer Environment | Panasonic DA-PC700 instruction

1.4Setting Printer Environment

Setup the printer environment by following the flow chart below. Check the necessary settings for the printer environment as you proceed. When using AppleTalk, refer to the manuals that come with the PostScript software kit.

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Overview of the Printer

*1	Refer to "Chapter 7	Setup for Windows Networking"
*2	Refer to "1.6 Setting IP Address for Network Environment"
*3	Refer to "1.7 Setting Port"
*4	Refer to "Chapter 4	Installing/Configuring Printer Drivers"
*5	Refer to "Chapter 8	Setup for NetWare"
*6	Refer to "Chapter 9	Using Internet Printing Protocol"

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Panasonic DA-PC700 manual Setting Printer Environment

Contents

DA-PC700 TRADEMARKS/COPYRIGHTS Preface Types of Manuals Manual bundled with the main unit i.e. the copierManuals bundled with the Printer/Scanner Unit Using These Operating Instructions OrganizationIii Setting Print Mode Using Internet ServicesConfiguring by the Tools Mode Screen Precautions and Limitations Icons used in this manual ConventionsBold face All kinds of buttons e.g. Click OK Precaution for power and earth connection Safety Notes Table of Contents Chapter Installing/ Configuring the Printer Drivers Setup for the Direct Print UtilityViii Chapter Setup for TCP/IP Windows NT/Windows Setup for Windows NetworkingSetup for NetWare Using Internet Services Chapter Using the Internet Printing ProtocolSetting Print Mode Chapter Printing Reports/Lists Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen Precautions and LimitationsChapter Troubleshooting Appendix Xii Overview of the Printer Ethernet interface connector Parallel interface connectorMain Components and Their Functions Back View Overview of the Printer Using the Touch Panel Display Connect the cable and make the necessary set- tings Getting Ready to Print When connecting to a network Special Features Printer Setting Printer Environment Network Printer Environments TCP/IP Direct Print Utility for Windows 95/98/Me TCP/IP for Windows NT 4.0/Windows NetWare AppleTalk for Macintosh Token Ring Internet printing Setting IP Address for Network Environment Flow of SettingSetting method Setting IP address/subnet mask/gateway address Using Touch Panel Display for SettingProcedure Select Print/Scan Mode Settings Select Specify Address Select Network Settings Touch Exit Tools Machine will be rebooted Checking/Setting Dhcp Environment Activating Port Setting Port Select Print/Scan Mode Settings Select Port Settings Select Port Status and then touch Change SettingsSelect LPD Select Save Select Close twice Select Enable Select Exit Tools Other setting items Power Saver Using the Power Saver ModeAutomatic Power Saver Mode CD-ROM About the Attached This page is intentionally left blank Setup Parallel Connecting Interface Cables Setup EthernetEthernet interface supports the following types of cable Memory Allocation UsesSuggested Values Useful Operations For Windows Flow of Printing Basic Way of Printing Online HelpUseful Operations Checking Job Status Check the contents and touch Exit Cancelling Jobs in Process Cancelling Printing From Printer Cancelling Jobs in the Printer Outputting Waiting Jobs Forced Outputting Outputting in Emulation Mode Select Print Mode Switching Printer to Offline Printing vs Copying Scanning This page is intentionally left blank This page is intentionally left blank This page is intentionally left blank This page is intentionally left blank Installing Configuring Printer Drivers Settings on the Printer Installation/Configuration MethodsSelect Print/Scan Mode Setting About the Printer Drivers Installing/Uninstalling Printer Drivers Installing/Configuring the Printer DriversFor a Local Printer Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers For Windows 95/98/Me Click Add Network Port For a Network Printer Uninstalling the Printer Drivers Installing/Uninstalling the Printer Drivers Configuring the Printer Drivers Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog BoxFor Windows 95/98/Me For Windows NT 4.0/Windows Accessing the printer properties dialog box Setting the Printer Properties Printer Paper Source OptionsPaper Output Options Job Owner Settings Error ReportAuto Configuration Restore Defaults Job Type Paper/Output Paper Source Paper Size Paper sizes available for each paper source are as follows Output Destination Image Orientation Copies defaultSided Print Custom Paper Size Collate Settings Output OptionsFinishing Apply two staples at the left edge of paper Apply one staple at the top-right corner of paperApply two staples at the right edge of paper Apply one staple at the bottom-left corner of paper Punch Position First Sheet EMF Spooling for Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 default off Graphics Mode GraphicsHalftone All Texts to Black default off Image Enhancement default onTrueType Mode Use Printer TrueType Fonts default on Overlays Halftone Color Adjustment for Windows NT 4.0/WindowsLoad Overlay Create Overlay Delete All Delete OverlayQuery Page Overlay Selected Overlay status Multi-Upavailable when Multi-Upis selected for Layout Mode Layout ModeLayout No page border is drawn Booklet Creation Top Left Top Right Center default Bottom Left Bottom Right Zoom available when Zoom is selected for Layout Mode Poster available when Poster is selected for Layout Mode None defaultShadow Custom Procedure to edit a watermark is as follows Procedure to create a watermark is as followsProcedure to delete a watermark is as follows Watermarks Background To print a watermark, the options available include This page is intentionally left blank Setup for Direct Print Utility System Configuration Using the Direct Print UtilityTarget Computers Windows 95/98/Me Target computers must meet all the following requirements Setup for the Direct Print Utility Flow of Setup When the LPD Port is Disabled Setup of the Printer Setup of the Printer Other Settings Overview Installing the Direct Print Utility Setting the TCP/IP Protocol Procedure to install the Direct Print Utility is as follows Installation Procedure Restart the system for the installation to complete Setting the Port Click Add Port Click the Details tab Port Name Enter a name for identifying the printerIP Address Status Indication Status Indication Uninstalling Uninstalling This page is intentionally left blank TCP/IP Setup for TCP/IP Windows NT/Windows Setup for the Printer Setting the LPD Port to EnableWindows NT/Windows Setup for TCP/IP 2000 Setup for the Printer Windows NT/Windows Setup for TCP/IP 2000 Select Exit Tools Other Settings Setup for Windows NT For Windows NT 4.0/Windows100 Setup for Windows Networking Introduction System Structure102 Setup Procedure 103 Setup for Windows NetworkingInstall the printer driver to the host computer Setting NetBEUI in Printer Activating Port and Setting Protocol104 Select SMB 105 Setup for Windows Networking 106 107 Setup for Windows Networking Setting TCP/IP in Printer Defining IP Address108 109 Setup for Windows Networking 110 Refer to 7.2.2 Other Settings 111 Setup for Windows Networking Changing Printer Workgroup NameThrough Windows Networking Close message.txt 112 Setting format of config.txt 113Activation of NetBEUI protocol On/Off Activation of Dhcp On/Off Wins Dhcp Resolve 114 Example of config.txt 115 Setup for Windows Networking Auto Driver Downloading Preparation for Auto Driver Downloading116 117 Setup for Windows Networking 118 Auto Downloading of Printer Driver 119 Setup for Windows Networking 120 Setup for NetWare Target Computers Using NetWare122 Target computers must meet the following requirements Interface Setup for NetWare 123Printer supports the following types of Ethernet interface Following frame types are supported 124 Setup for NetWare Setting the Port to Enable Setup for NetWare 125Activate the NetWare¨ port by the following procedure Select NetWare 126 Setup for NetWare 127 128 Printing the Printer Settings List Setup for the Client Setup for NetWare 129Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows This page is intentionally left blank Using Internet Printing Protocol System Environment 132Essential system environment is as follows Define the IP address Using the Internet Printing Protocol 133 IPP DNS 134 Using the Internet Printing Protocol 135 Setup of the Printer Installing the Printer Driver 136 Click Have Disk Using the Internet Printing Protocol 137Manufacturers files from, and then click OK Screen to select the printer driver appears 138 Using Internet Services Using Internet Services Structure of the Internet Services Screen140 Target Host Computers and Browsers Using Internet Services 141Host computers Browsers Checking Browsers Configuring Browser142 For Netscape Communicator Proxy server setting Using Internet Services 143Port number setting Checking Proxy Server and Port Number Configuring Printer Activating Internet Service144 Select Port Settings Select Internet Service Using Internet ServicesWith Port Status selected, touch Change Settings Select Enable and then touch Save Other Internet Service Settings Items 146Select Close twice until the screen at is displayed Using Internet Services 147 Activating BrowserActivating Browser Screen of the Internet Services is displayed Help148 Setting Print Mode 150 Print Mode Operation List of PCL 6 Settings Items PCL 6 SettingsSetting Print Mode 151 Menu Item Description 152 Setting Print Mode 153 ISO-6 ISO 6 Ascii 154 Spaced font is selected Setting Print Mode 155 Select Print Mode from the menu screen Setting ProcedureTouch PCL6 Settings 156 Setting Print Mode 157 This page is intentionally left blank Printing Reports/Lists Types and Paper Sizes Types of Reports/Lists160 Types About Printer Settings List Printer Settings ListPrinting Reports/Lists 161 Printing result 162 Job History Report Printing Reports/Lists 163About Job History Report ERR 164 Printing Reports/Lists 165 About Error History Report Error History ReportPrints information related to printer errors 166 Printing Reports/Lists 167 About PCL Settings PCL Settings ListPrints the PCL settings of the printer 168 Printing Reports/Lists 169 PCL Fonts List 170About PCL Fonts List Printing Reports/Lists 171 PostScript Fonts List 172About PostScript Fonts List Printing Reports/Lists 173 Print Meter Report 174About Print Meter Report Printing Reports/Lists 175 PostScript Settings List About PostScript Settings List176 Printing Reports/Lists 177 178 Stored Print Job ListAbout Stored Print Job List Following items will be included in the list Mailbox Size Printing Reports/Lists 179 How to Print Report/List 180Select Print Report/List Configuring By the Tools Mode Screen Tools Mode Displaying the Tools Mode Screen182 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen Exiting the Tools Mode ScreenSelect Exit Tools on the Tools Mode screen 183 System/Meter Settings Common Settings184 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 185 186 Copy Mode Settings Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 187 Print/Scan Mode Settings Input no more than 12 characters from A-Z, 0-9 and space 188 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 189 SMB 190 Connected to any other salutation protocol Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 191 IPP 192 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 193 194 Configuring by the Tools Mode Screen 195 196 Select Enable Select Save Precautions Limitations When cancelling printing When switching on/off powerWhen initialized hard disk General When using the finisher with the puncher attached Precautions and Limitations 199 On Using NetWare Setting Printer200 Precautions and Limitations 201 Setting ServerFor NDS For Bindery During Printing Using Token Ring Interface PortOthers 202 During Setup On Using TCP/IP LPDDuring Switching Power On/Off Precautions and Limitations 203 When LPD Spool is set to Hard Disk or Memory spool mode When LPD Spool is set to Off non-spool modeWhen the IP address or computer name is changed Take note of the following when printing On Using SMB Precautions and Limitations205 When printer is in offline mode When SMB Spool is set to Hard Disk or Memory spool mode206 Deleting jobs Troubleshooting Exit the Tools Mode screen When Problems Occur208 Condition Cause Treatment Troubleshooting 209 210 Raster for Graphics Mode. OrStop Troubleshooting 211 Tray will result in paperJam. Or the message Put XX-sized paper is Displayed 212 When the Print Quality is Poor Paper used is not suitable Replace with suitable paper Troubleshooting 213 214 Paper has moisture Replace with new paper Troubleshooting 215 216 Unable to print Network Error Following port . Click Spool Settings to display its Troubleshooting 217 Printer is not Printing 218Cause Verification Action Troubleshooting 219 Set NCP Packet Signature Option=X X 0, 1 or 220 When Switch Off the Power Appears Troubleshooting 221Unable to Obtain Desired Print Results 222 No Notification Using TCP/IP When Using Windows 95/98/MeTroubleshooting 223 When the printer is not printing When Using Windows NT224 Unable to obtain the desired print results Using SMB Troubleshooting 225Printer is not Found Cannot Print Cannot Delete Documents from the Printer Window226 Cannot Perform Auto Driver Downloading Troubleshooting 227 228 Appendix Main Specifications Specifications of the Printer230 Appendix 231 Printing Area Shape of the connector Connectors and Allocation Signal232 Pin arrangement Meaning of the signals All connections adhere to the Ieee 1284 connector standardAppendix 233 Printing Data Combined Using OverlaysCreating an Overlay 234 Printing with an Overlay Appendix 235Next, print your data with the overlay Sample Set Jobs Printing Secured Print236 Secured Print Appendix 237 Storing Secured Print/Sample Set Jobs 238 Printing Secured Print/Sample Set Jobs Appendix 239 Following screen appears For Secured Print job 240 Glossary Glossary241 242 Index SymbolIndex 243 Index 244 245 This page is intentionally left blank Memo Warranty