Care and Maintenance

Printer component	Printer panel message		Average life
Fuser unit *1	Fuser Unit wearing out	Display
(Oil supply roll	Fuser Unit wearing out
(Oil supply roll
installed)		alternately	28,500 pages
	Oil Roll wearing out
	Change the Fuser unit soon.
	Fuser Unit and Oil Roll
	Worn out		31,000 pages
	Change the Fuser unit now.
Oil supply roll	Oil Roll wearing out		15,000 pages
	Oil Roll wearing out		15,000 pages
	Change the Oil supply roll soon.
	Oil Roll
	Worn out		15,500 pages
	Change the Oil supply roll now.
Transfer unit
	Transfer wearing out		80,000 pages

Change the Transfer unit soon.

*1 Transparencies, coated paper and other specialty media will result in shortening the life of a consumable. When replacing the fuser unit, replace the oil supply roll as well. Do not insert the used oil supply roll into the new fuser unit.

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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 Ozone Release Power SourceLaser Safety General 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 Utility Printer FunctionDigital Duplicator Function Image conversion function Parallel interface requirement System RequirementsInterface Scsi interface requirements Minimum Space Requirements Scanner Box Unpacking Printer Box Rear side view Part NamesScanner Front side view Printer $ INCREASE/NEXT button Mode buttonScanner Panel Overview # LCD Liquid Crystal Display panel Start B/W button READY/ERROR indicatorStatus Ready Indicator Error Indicator STOP/RESET button Pressing this button BExits the Menu mode Continue button Cancel buttonPrinter Panel Overview $ MENU/EXIT 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 Screwdriver until the lock pops out Setting Up the ScannerUnlocking the Scanner Turn the scanner lock counterclockwise with a flat-blade 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 Legal Margins and Print AreaMedia Size Print area Margins Top Bottom Sides Letter 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 Make sure the computer, scanner, printer and the other Scanner’s Scsi connector a or BTo the scanner’s Scsi connector Dcis Standard System 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 Printer’s Scsi connector Connecting the Printer to a ComputerUsing a Scsi cable Connect the Scsi cable to the computer’s Scsi connector Default setting Computer’s parallel interface connector Using a parallel interface cable ID No Scsi ID No. switches Setting the Scsi ID Number, TerminatorSetting the Scsi ID Number Setting the Terminator 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 Next For a client computerSelect Network printer server Finish 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 For Windows 95 / Windows NT 4.0 users Click UninstallRemoving the KX-PS8000 Software For Windows 3.1 users Browse Installing the Bundled SoftwareInsert the KX-PS8000 Driver & Utility CD-ROM into your File Run Box Select Instapp.exe, and click Start Windows 95 / Windows NTClick Move the pointer to Run..., then click Start Run Press the F button 5 times and the following is displayed Setting the Color Density$ Press the F button Press the Enter button Color Calibration Page Example BIf they do not match, go to step Compare the current color density settings on the ColorCalibration Card to see if they match You may proceed with any operation you wish to perform Press the F/I button to darken/lighten all the colors Perform the following, then go to step# Repeat instructions # through % of on $ Press the Enter button Press the Enter button to reprint the Color Calibration Press the F/I button to darken/lighten the cyan color For scanner glass Before OperationAcceptable Documents Unacceptable Documents Placing Documents Using the ADFUsing the scanner glass Adjust the document guides to the width of the documents Start Using the Digital Duplicator UtilityDuplicating Documents Icon and double click the Digital Duplicator Utility icon Image Type Original Document $ Click Button Print Type Original Document Using the Scanner PanelMulti-purpose Tray in the Paper Source menu P Scanner Panel Scanning Documents Click Select SourceClick Corel PHOTO-PAINT Scan Click Acquire Print Printing a Scanned DocumentClick the File menu, then click Click OK Enter the File Name Select the File Type Click Save Saving a Scanned DocumentClick the File menu, then click Save As Enter the File Name Select the File Type Click OK Main Menu Selection Menu Upper line in LCD Scanner Menu Mode Outline for Menus After clearing a media jam in the printer Jam RecoveryMenu Default Energy Star Outline for Operation Main Menu Item Menu Selection 1 Menu Selection 2 Menu Printer Menu Mode Color Calibration Test Supplies Average life System SettingMaintenance Network 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 125 Error MessagesError Message Possible Cause Corrective Action Scanner LCD Panel 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 135 Packing the ScannerCables Scanner by sliding it toward the left 136 Packing material into the media tray Packing the PrinterRemove the media trays from the printer remove the media From the trays # Open the printer’s front door Secure the tray to the printerIf you have other media trays, repack them for shipping or Storage in their original shipping boxes 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 143 Wipe off any loose toner in and around the printerTape If you have a 2nd Cassette Feeder 144 145 Specifications 146 Printing method Mass Weight of standard unit with all consumables147 Warm-up time Plain Paper Legal Transparency Color Mono 148Paper output Maximum printing speed Altitude 149 150 Medium Size DimensionsMedia Media Sizes 151 Paper WeightTypes of Paper to Avoid Two-Sided Printing 152 Transparencies and Labels 153 Envelopes For best printing results 154 155 Duplicate Bundled Software Software156 System Requirement Scsi Interface SpecificationsPin Configuration Signal Pin Scsi Interface Connector Printer and Scanner side Parallel Interface Pin configuration Signal Pin Return Side pinSignal Pin Return Side pin Parallel Interface connector printer side 159 Index 160 Index 161