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EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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End-User License Agreement
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FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES
Technical Support Calls
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Contents
Chapter 1
Before You Start
Chapter 2
Setup
Chapter 3
Connecting the Printer to a Network
Installing Software for Windows
Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup
Chapter 5
Installing Software for Macintosh
Chapter 7
Color Calibration
Chapter 8
Basic Operations
Chapter 9
Care and Maintenance
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For Y our Safety
General
Power source
Laser safety
Ozone release
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For Your Safety
Caution labels
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Chapter 1
Before You Start
Cautions
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Features
Scanner function
Printer function
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Digital duplicator function
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System requirements
With a Windows
With a Macintosh
Minimum space requirements
Power source
Unpacking
Printer box
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Rear side view
Front side view
Scanner panel overview
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Activity light
Buttons
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Printer panel overview
Utilities and Drivers Reference
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Buttons
Setup
Setting up the printer
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Setting up the scanner
Unlocking the scanner
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Loading media
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Slide the media tray completely into the slot.
When using transparency with leading tape: Remove the tape after printing.
Margins and print area
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a) Open the left side door. b) Move the switch to the desired setting.
Loading media in the multi-purpose tray
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Connecting the system
Network port or local port of a Windows PC
Connecting the scanner to a computer
Digital Color Imaging System (DCIS) standard system
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Digital Color Imaging System (DCIS) standard system
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Connecting the scanner to a
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Connecting the printer to a local port of a PC
DCIS stand alone system
Setting the SCSI ID number
Setting the SCSI ID number and terminator
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Power on
Printing a Test Print from the printer panel
Chapter 3
Connecting the Printer to a Network
Network connections
Ethernet network connections
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Setting up TCP/IP printing
Setting up the printing environment
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Setting up NIS server
Add the KX-PS8100 to the networks IP host table.
Activate the printer connection.
Print queues
UNIX server print queues
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On each workstation that will print to the printer, log in to your UNIX host as the root user.
Create an entry for the printer in your /etc/printcap le.
Create a spool directory for the printer in the /var/spool directory.
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To see if the printer responds to its address, use the ping command.
Verifying the TCP/IP network connection
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On a UNIX system running Solaris 2, use the cancel command to remove jobs from the queue.
On a UNIX system running Solaris 2, use the lpstat command to see printer jobs in the queue.
Printing and administering print jobs
Setting up IPX (Novell) printing
Overview of IPX printing to the KX-PS8100
Conguring the NetWare server
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Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing
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Installing Software for Windows
General steps
Installing the software for Windows 95
Insert the KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1 in your CD-ROM drive.
In the Setup Type window, select the Typical, Compact, or Custom installation option.
Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95
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Completing the connection for Windows 95
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Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows 95
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Installing the software to Windows 98
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Installing the software for Windows NT 4.0
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0
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Completing the connection for Windows NT 4.0
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Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows NT 4.0
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Completing the connection for Windows 3.1
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Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows 3.1
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Installing additional software for Windows users
PostScript and TrueType fonts
ATM (Windows 95 and Windows 3.1)
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CMYK color reference
Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide
PANTONE coated color reference
Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide
Color reference pages
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Chapter 5
Installing Software for Macintosh
General steps for installing Macintosh software
Installing Macintosh printing software
Setting up the KX-PS8100 in the Chooser
Installing the KX-PS8100 ColorSync profile
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Installing the scanner driver
About the TWAIN scanner driver
About the Photoshop Plug-in scanner driver
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Installing additional software for Macintosh users
Setup from the Printer Panel and WebSetup
Initial Setup from the printer panel
Power Saver
Parallel Port Setup
Network Port
A) When the Ethernet card is installed in the printer:
B) When the Token Ring card is installed in the printer:
A) When you select TCP/IP Setup:
Network Protocol Setup
B) When you select AppleTalk Setup:
C) When you select IPX/SPX Setup:
Language Setup
Reset Queues Hard Disk
Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup
Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide
IMPORTANT:
Setting up Fiery WebTools
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Click the [System\Setup] button.
System Setup
System Setup tab
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Protocol Setup tab
PServer Setup tab
Select the current NDS tree and click [Remove].
A) PServer Setup (NDS Conguration)
Check the Enable NDS check box.
Click [Change\Trees] to open the Add NDS Tree window.
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Click [Save]. Service Setup tab
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Click the [Printer\Setup] Button.
Printer Setup
PS Setup tab
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Chapter 7
Color Calibration
Bias adjustment
Press the MENU/EXIT button on the printer panel.
Press the /CONTINUE button.
Press the /CONTINUE button 5 times.
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VisualCal, 30% match calibration
VisualCal Limits and 30% Match page
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Calibrating the printer using VisualCal
VisualCal
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VisualCal Gray Balance page
To print the Gray Balance page, press the ENTER
The Gray Balance page is printed and Best Patch (row) appears.
VisualCal
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Color adjustment
To print a Color Test that uses the new values, press the ENTER button.
Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new values are printed.
Color Adjustment: Before Color Adjustment: After
The Apply Changes menu appears.
Panasonic KX-PS8100
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Basic Operations
Before operation
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Scanning documents
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Duplicating documents
Using the Digital Duplicator Utility
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The printer panel functions and menus
Printers status messages
Printers error messages Printers main menus
Utilities and Drivers
Utilities and Drivers
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Turn on the printer and allow it to warm up.
From the Ready screen, press the MENU/EXIT button on the printer panel.
Examine the quality of the Test Print.
Press the ENTER button.
Printing pages from the printer
To print a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List:
From the Ready screen, press the MENU/EXIT button on the printer panel.
Press the ENTER button to display a list of available pages.
The KX-PS8100 prints a Conguration Page or PostScript Font List.
PostScript Font List Configuration Page
The scanner panel functions and menus
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Chapter 9
Care and Maintenance
Scanner
Cleaning
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Life of components
User replaceable components
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Displaying the life of supplies and coverage of toner
Maintenance
Image area
Clearing media jams
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Troubleshooting
Utilities and Drivers
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If you cant make a print:
If you cant make a duplicate:
Media problems
Problems with image size and position
Setup Manual
Print quality problems
LCD panel messages
Setup Manual
Scanner LCD
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Printer LCD
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LCD panel service calls
Status display program for Windows
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Repacking
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Removing and replacing the printer controller board
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Installing a hard disk drive
Kit contents
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Kit contents
Installing additional memory
Initializing the hard disk
Installing SDRAM DIMMs
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Installing network cards
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Appendix
Scanner
Specifications
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Duplicate
Windows version
Macintosh version
Software
Media sizes
Media
Margins and print area
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Transparencies and labels
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Bidirectional parallel interface
Pin configuration
Parallel Interface connector (printer side)
SCSI interface
SCSI interface
Pin configuration
Specification
Controller
SCSI connector (printer and scanner side)
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