Printer

Before You Start

■Front side view

Front door ( ☞ P. 26)

Printer panel ( ☞ P. 24)

Right side door ( ☞ P. 28, 111)

Output tray ( ☞ P. 27)

Media tray ( ☞ P. 34)

Fuser

( ☞ P. 106)

Imaging unit ( ☞ P. 26)

■Rear side view

Power switch ( ☞ P. 53)

AC inlet

( ☞ P. 46, 50)

SCSI connector ( ☞ P. 44, 49)

SCSI ID NO. and

terminator switches ( ☞ P. 52)

Multi-purpose tray (MPT) ( ☞ P. 38)

Left side door ( ☞ P. 38) [Media thickness switch* ( ☞ P. 38)]

*Accessible by opening the left side door

Parallel interface connector ( ☞ P. 51)

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Contents

Model No. KX-PS8000 Operating InstructionsPage KX-PS8002 KX-PS8001 Term End-User License Agreement Helpful Phone Numbers Technical Support Calls Contents Contents Laser Safety Power SourceGeneral Ozone Release Moving the Units Light Source Laser diode properties For Users in Australia Before You Start Static Electricity Damage Interface CableWaste Disposal Method Scanner Function Features Digital Duplicator Function Printer FunctionImage conversion function Digital Duplicator Utility Interface System RequirementsScsi interface requirements Parallel interface requirement Minimum Space Requirements Scanner Box Unpacking Printer Box Scanner Part NamesFront side view Rear side view Printer Scanner Panel Overview Mode button# LCD Liquid Crystal Display panel $ INCREASE/NEXT button Status Ready Indicator Error Indicator READY/ERROR indicatorSTOP/RESET button Pressing this button BExits the Menu mode Start B/W button Printer Panel Overview Cancel button$ MENU/EXIT button Continue button Ready indicator green Error indicator orange Preparing the Imaging Unit Setting Up the Printer Setting Up the Output Tray Setup Open the right side door Installing the Toner Cartridges Close the right side door Repeat steps 1, 2 and 4 for each toner cartridge Unlocking the Scanner Setting Up the ScannerTurn the scanner lock counterclockwise with a flat-blade Screwdriver until the lock pops out Rear of the scanner Installing the Automatic Document Feeder For method A, perform the following procedure Installing the Scanner Lock the scanner by sliding it toward the right Scanner gently onto the printer Loading Media Loading Paper or Transparencies in the Media TrayTray Size Setup Slide the media tray completely into the slot Place the media in the tray under the hooks Media Size Print area Margins Top Bottom Sides Margins and Print AreaLetter Legal Loading Media in the Multi-purpose Tray Setting media thickness switch Loading Paper, Transparency, Coated Paper Setup Loading Labels Loading an Envelope Connecting the System Digital Color Imaging System Dcis Standard System PDcis Stand Alone System P Connecting the Printer to a Computer P Connecting the Scanner to a Computer P To the scanner’s Scsi connector Scanner’s Scsi connector a or BDcis Standard System Make sure the computer, scanner, printer and the other Printer’s AC inlet and to AC outlets Connect the power cords to the scanner’s AC inlet, to Dcis Stand Alone System OutletAC outlet Connecting the Scanner to a Computer Make sure the computer, scanner and the other connectedPeripheral devices are turned off Setup Using a Scsi cable Connecting the Printer to a ComputerConnect the Scsi cable to the computer’s Scsi connector Printer’s Scsi connector Default setting Computer’s parallel interface connector Using a parallel interface cable Setting the Scsi ID Number Setting the Scsi ID Number, TerminatorSetting the Terminator ID No Scsi ID No. switches Power On Press the Enter button again Printing a Test Page From the Printer Panel Installing the KX-PS8000 Software Installing the Printer Driver and Utilities for Windows Double click Add/Remove Programs Click Install Using Plug and Play Installing the Printer Driver and Utilities for Windows NT Click Have Disk Click BrowseOpen Drivers, Winnt40, Printer, then select pgdint.inf file Installing the Scsi port Click Add PortClick New Monitor Click New Port Open Drivers, WinNT40, Printer, then select Monitor.inf file Using the Printer in a Network Environment For the server computerSelect the Panasonic KX-PS8000 printer Select Network printer server For a client computerFinish Next Click Browse Select the KX-PS8000 printer Open Drivers, Win95, Printer, then select Pgdi95.inf fileHave Disk Removing the Printer Driver Select Panasonic KX-PS8000Click File menu, then click Delete Click Yes Removing the KX-PS8000 Software Click UninstallFor Windows 3.1 users For Windows 95 / Windows NT 4.0 users Insert the KX-PS8000 Driver & Utility CD-ROM into your Installing the Bundled SoftwareFile Run Browse Click Move the pointer to Run..., then click Start Windows 95 / Windows NTStart Run Box Select Instapp.exe, and click $ Press the F button Setting the Color DensityPress the Enter button Press the F button 5 times and the following is displayed Color Calibration Page Example Calibration Card to see if they match Compare the current color density settings on the ColorYou may proceed with any operation you wish to perform BIf they do not match, go to step # Repeat instructions # through % of on Perform the following, then go to step$ Press the Enter button Press the F/I button to darken/lighten all the colors Press the Enter button to reprint the Color Calibration Press the F/I button to darken/lighten the cyan color Acceptable Documents Before OperationUnacceptable Documents For scanner glass Using the scanner glass Using the ADFAdjust the document guides to the width of the documents Placing Documents Duplicating Documents Using the Digital Duplicator UtilityIcon and double click the Digital Duplicator Utility icon Start Image Type Original Document $ Click Multi-purpose Tray in the Paper Source menu P Using the Scanner PanelScanner Panel Button Print Type Original Document Scanning Documents Click Select SourceClick Corel PHOTO-PAINT Scan Click Acquire Click the File menu, then click Printing a Scanned DocumentClick OK Print Click the File menu, then click Save As Saving a Scanned DocumentEnter the File Name Select the File Type Click OK Enter the File Name Select the File Type Click Save Main Menu Selection Menu Upper line in LCD Scanner Menu Mode Outline for Menus Menu Default Jam RecoveryEnergy Star After clearing a media jam in the printer Outline for Operation Main Menu Item Menu Selection 1 Menu Selection 2 Menu Printer Menu Mode Color Calibration Test Maintenance System SettingNetwork Supplies Average life Or display the desired selection To the next item in the same menu that you selected in stepPrinter Panel Basic Operations Cleaning ExternalInternal Cleaning the paper-pick rollers Cleaning the home sensor Slide the media tray back into placeOpen the printer’s front door Green surface Black belt Handles Use a dry, lint-free cloth to wipe the slot of the sensor Printer component Printer panel message User Replaceable Components Care and Maintenance When a jam occurs at the document input area Clearing a Jam100 101 When a jam occurs at the document output area Clearing a media jam Jam at MPT Jam at B Jam at C Jam at E Jam at aJam at D 102 Jam at a  or 103 104 2nd cassette feeder 105 Jam at B Jam at C Remove the fuser106 107 108 109 110 Jam at D 111 Jam at E Remove the jammed media from the output tray112 113 Jam at MPT Multi-purpose tray Troubleshooting 114Trouble Possible Cause Corrective Action 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 If you can’t make a print 123 Problems with image size and position 124 Print quality problems Error Message Possible Cause Corrective Action Error MessagesScanner LCD Panel 125 126 Printer LCD Panel 127 128 129 Status Display Program 130 Scanner Status Dialog Box 131 132 Printer Status Dialog Box 133 Repacking 134Material required Cables Packing the ScannerScanner by sliding it toward the left 135 136 Remove the media trays from the printer remove the media Packing the PrinterFrom the trays Packing material into the media tray If you have other media trays, repack them for shipping or Secure the tray to the printerStorage in their original shipping boxes # Open the printer’s front door Wrap the imaging unit with a protective black plastic sheet Insert the imaging unit into the packaging139 140 141 Packing the toner cartridges # Open the right side door $ Remove a toner cartridge142 Tape Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printerIf you have a 2nd Cassette Feeder 143 144 145 Specifications 146 147 Mass Weight of standard unit with all consumablesWarm-up time Printing method Paper output 148Maximum printing speed Plain Paper Legal Transparency Color Mono Altitude 149 Media Medium Size DimensionsMedia Sizes 150 Types of Paper to Avoid Paper WeightTwo-Sided Printing 151 152 Transparencies and Labels 153 Envelopes For best printing results 154 155 Duplicate 156 SoftwareSystem Requirement Bundled Software Pin Configuration Signal Pin SpecificationsScsi Interface Connector Printer and Scanner side Scsi Interface Signal Pin Return Side pin Pin configuration Signal Pin Return Side pinParallel Interface connector printer side Parallel Interface 159 Index 160 Index 161

Panasonic KX-PS8000 manual Printer

Models: KX-PS8000

Before You Start

Printer

■Front side view

■Rear side view