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Laser Beam Printer
User's Guide
User's Guide
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Table of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Turning the Printer On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Turning On the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Turning Off the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 About Online and Offline . . . .
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Turning the Printer On/Off Turning the printer’s power on and off is performed with the power switch on the left side of the printer. Please learn the correct procedures to avoid any unexpected trouble. Turning On the Printer To use the printer, turn it on by pressing down the power switch. Printing is enabled after the printer performs a self-diagnostic test to check the status of the printer and any options installed. IMPORTANT • Do not turn on the printer again immediately after turning o
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If no errors are found, the indicator, the indicator and the selected paper feed indicator light up, and the message appears on the display when the printer is ready to print. The information shown on the display is as follows: Ready to print and no Currently selected data is being paper feed size. processed for printing. Turning Off the Printer The printer should be turned off as described in the following procedure. IMPORTANT • If the printer is connected to a
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1 Make sure that the indicator is off . off 2 Press down the power switch. The power switch will pop up. 4
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About Online and Offline When the printer can receive data from a personal computer and is able to print the data, this is called “online”, and when the printer cannot receive data, this is called “offline.” The printer should be offline when you perform operations from the menu on the control panel. Online The printer must be online in order to print data received from a personal computer. Make sure that the printer is online before you send a job to the printer. If the printer is not
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Offline The printer must be offline when you use the menu on the control panel of the printer, to select the paper feeding method, or set the paper size. Check that the printer is offline before you press any keys on the control panel. If the printer is not offline, take it offline as described in the following procedure. 1 Press [ ]. The indicator is turned off and the printer gets ready for operation using the control panel. IMPORTANT • If you try to print data from
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Paper Requirements Use paper that is compatible with your printer in order to get the best performance from your printer. Using incompatible paper can lead to reduced printing quality and paper jams. Printable Paper You can use the following types of paper with this printer. in the table means single side printing and duplex printing is possible, and means only single side printing is possible, means impossible. IMPORTANT • All types of paper must be loaded in the portrait or
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Paper Size Paper Source Type of Paper Multi-Purpose Cassette 1 Cassette 2 (Option) Tray 2 Plain Paper (64-105 g/m ) A5 B5 A4 Letter Executive Legal 1 * Custom Paper Width : 76.2-215.9 mm Length : 127-355.6 mm 2 Thick Paper (106-163 g/m ) A5 B5 A4 Letter Executive Legal Custom Paper Width : 76.2-215.9 mm Length : 127-355.6 mm Transparencies A4 Label sheets A4 Postcards 100 × 148 mm Stamped, self-addressed postcards148 × 200 mm Envelopes Youkei No.4 1 2 * If you are using plain
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Paper Capacity of Paper Sources Paper Source Type of Paper Multi-Purpose Cassette 1 Cassette 2 (Option) Tray 2 About 100 sheets About 250 sheets About 250 sheets Plain Paper (64 g/m ) 2 About 50 sheets Thick Paper (128 g/m ) About 50 sheets Transparencies About 40 sheets Label sheets About 40 sheets Postcards Stamped, About 40 sheets self-addressed postcards Envelopes About 10 sheets Paper Capacity of Paper Delivery Tray 1 Paper Delivery* Type of Paper Output T ray
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■ Transparency Film A4-size transparency film can be used with this printer. Transparency film should be loaded into the paper tray. IMPORTANT • Be sure to load the stack of transparencies after thoroughly fanning them. If they are not fanned, they may overlap when fed and this may cause paper jams. When transparencies are output with the printed side face up, remove the transparencies • from the tray one at a time as they come out. If you leave them on the tray, they may be wrinkled, or paper
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-Envelopes with wrinkles or creases. -Envelopes with very irregular thickness at the folds or overlaps. -Envelopes with irregular shapes (not rectangle). - Press the envelopes with your hands to expel any air pockets and press down on the edges before loading them into the paper tray. - Do not print on the back (adhesive surface) of the envelopes. Printable Areas The areas that can be printed on the paper are shown below. ■ Plain paper/thick paper/transparencies/label sheets Data cannot be prin
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■ Envelopes Data cannot be printed inside a 10 mm wide border around the envelope. Adjust the print location depending on the application being used. 235 mm 10 mm 10 mm 10 mm 105 mm 10 mm Paper You Cannot Use To avoid problems such as paper jams and printer malfunctions, the following types of paper should never be used. IMPORTANT • Paper that tends to cause paper jams. -Paper that is too thick or too thin. -Paper that is irregular shaped. -Paper that is wet or holding moisture.
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-Paper with staples, clips, ribbons or tapes. -Paper that has been used once by the copy machine or other laser printers. (The back of that paper is also improper. However, note that you can use the paper delivery tray to perform manual duplex printing on the reverse side of a sheet of paper that has already been printed on using this printer. You cannot print on the same side of a sheet of paper that has already been printed on.) Paper that is difficult for the toner to adhere to. • -Paper w
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Printing from the Paper Cassette The paper cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of standard-size plain paper 2 (64 g/m ). When the paper is used up, the message , or is displa yed, indicating that there is no paper left in the paper cassette. When this message is displayed, load paper into the paper cassette. A paper cassette (Cassette 1) is originally supplied with this printer as standard equipment. Also you can attach an optional paper feed unit to the printer as Cassette 2.
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Cautions When Loading Paper Load paper in the following circumstances only. Do not pull out the paper cassette when the indicator is flashing, because pr inting is in progress. IMPORTANT • Do not open the cover of the printer or remove the paper cassette while printing. If the cover is opened or the paper cassette is removed, the printer will stop printing and may not be able to resume printing again. ■ When the indicator is off. off ■ When the message
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Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette Follow the same procedure to load paper into paper cassette 1, which is supplied with the printer, and paper cassette 2 in the optional paper feeder. You can load different sizes of paper into cassettes 1 and 2, and you can also switch between paper cassettes automatically. Follow the procedure below to load paper into the paper cassettes properly. IMPORTANT • To avoid paper jams, note the following precautions. • Do not use non-standard-size paper, such as
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2 Hold the lock release lever of the rear paper size guide 1 1 1 1 and line it up with the size of the paper you want to load 2 2 2 2. Move the rear paper size guide so that the triangular mark on the guide points to the size of paper you want to load into the paper cassette. 1 2 IMPORTANT • When you are using B5-size (182 mm × 257 mm) paper, line the rear paper size guide up with the position (B5-JIS) shown in the illustration below. Do not move the guide to the B5-ISO
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3 Slide the paper guides to align them with the selected paper size. The paper guides on both sides move together. 4 Tap the stack of paper on a flat surface to properly align the edges. IMPORTANT • If you are using paper that has been cut badly, sheets may overlap when delivered. If you are using such paper, fan the stack of paper well, and then load it into the cassette. 18
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5 Set the paper flush against the rear paper size guide and load it into the cassette. Limit Mark NOTE 2 • You can load up to 250 sheets of plain paper (64 g/m ) into the cassette. Make sure that the height of the paper stack does not exceed the limit mark. If the stack is higher than the limit mark, this may cause a paper feed failure. • To print on letterhead paper or paper with a logo on it, follow the instructions below to load the paper in the proper direction. - Load the paper
