Document Outline

• How This Manual is Organized
  • Chapter 1 Unpacking and Installing Your Printer
  • Chapter 2 Printer and Options Parts and Functions
  • Chapter 3 Understanding Paper, Paper Paths, Paper Delivery and Paper Loading
  • Chapter 4 Understanding and Navigating the Control Panel Menus
  • Chapter 5 Printer Consumables, Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
  • Chapter 7 Optional Extended Features
  • Appendix A General Information
  • Appendix B Safety Notes and Regulatory Compliances
  • Appendix C Printing Font Summaries
  • Appendix D Frequently Used Ethernet Commands
  • Appendix C TallyGenicom Customer Support and Part Numbers
• Contents
• Preface
  • Welcome
  • Features
  • Standard Configurations
    • Base Configuration (for table-top use)
    • Extended Configuration (floor-standing)
  • Manual Conventions
• Unpacking and Installing Your Printer
  • About this Chapter
  • Installation Precautions
    • Environment
    • Space requirements
  • Unpacking the Printer
  • Installing the EP Cartridge
    • For standard configuration
  • Adding paper to the 500-sheet universal paper cassette
  • Connecting the Parallel Cable
  • Connecting the Ethernet Cable
  • Connecting the Power Cord
  • Turning the Printer On
  • Selecting a Display Language
  • Installing Printer Drivers
    • Installing Printer Drivers and other Software for UNIX and Windows
    • Installing Printer Drivers for MacOS
  • Printing a Configuration Summary
  • Printing a Test Page
  • Printing PCL and PostScript Font Lists
  • Turning the Printer Off
• Printer and Options Parts and Functions
  • About this Chapter
  • Main Unit
    • Front view
    • Rear View
    • Operation Panel
    • Controller
    • Inside the Printer
  • Options
• Understanding Paper, Paper Paths, Paper Delivery and Paper Loading
  • About this Chapter
  • Paper
    • Unacceptable paper
    • Storing paper
  • Paper Size Requirements
    • Main unit
    • High Capacity Feeder Option (Trays 3, 4, and 5)
  • Media Sizes Supported
  • Media Types supported
  • Paper Orientation
    • Paper Orientation in Trays 1, 2, or 3
    • Paper Orientation in Tray 4
    • Paper Orientation in Tray 5
    • Paper and Envelope Orientation in the Bypass Feeder
  • Long and Short Edge Duplex Binding in Portrait and Landscape Orientations
  • Paper Paths
    • Paper path for standard configuration
    • Paper path when options are installed
  • Paper Delivery
    • Paper output tray
    • Face-up tray (option)
    • Face-up tray with the Duplexer (option)
    • Finisher/Stapler unit (option)
  • Adding paper to the 500-sheet paper cassette, Tray 1 or Tray 2
  • Adding paper to the multi bypass feeder
  • Adding paper to the HCF unit (2500-sheet)
    • Tray 3 (500-sheet universal paper cassette)
    • Trays 4 and 5 (A4/Letter size paper compartment)
  • Loading envelopes into the envelope feeder
• Understanding and Navigating the Control Panel Menus
  • About this Chapter
  • Control Panel Features
    • LCD Display
    • LED Indicators
    • Pushbuttons
  • Navigating the Control Panel Menus
  • Menu Structure
  • Job Library
  • Job Accounting
  • Paper Menu
  • Interface Menu
  • PS Menu
  • PCL Menu
  • System Menu
  • Quality Menu
  • Functions Menu
  • FLASH Menu
  • DISK Menu
  • Status Menu
• Printer Consumables, Cleaning and Maintenance
  • About this Chapter
  • Replacing the EP Cartridge
    • Cautions on handling the EP cartridge
    • Cautions on storing the EP cartridge
    • When to replace the EP cartridge
    • Replacing the EP cartridge (for standard configuration)
    • Replacing the EP cartridge (when options are installed)
  • Replacing the Fuser
  • Replacing the Transfer Roller
  • Replacing the Feed Rollers
    • Tray 5 (HCF Unit)
    • Tray 4 (HCF Unit)
  • Cleaning
    • Clean the exterior of the printer
    • Check the interior of the printer
  • Daily Maintenance
  • Preparing the Printer for a Period of Extended Non-Use
  • Relocating the Printer
• Troubleshooting
  • About this Chapter
  • Solving Printer Power-on Problems
  • Solving Print Quality Problems
  • Clearing Paper Jams
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area A
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area B
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area C
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area E
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area F
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Area H
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Tray 1
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Tray 2
    • Clearing Paper Jams from Trays 3, 4 and 5 in the HCF unit
    • Clearing Paper Jams from the Multi-Bypass Feeder (MBF)
    • Clearing Paper Jams from the Envelope Feeder
  • Control Panel LCD Messages
    • Code Class 1
    • Code Class 2
    • Code Class 3
    • Code Class 4
    • Code Class 5
    • Code Class 6
    • Code Class 7
    • Code Class 8
    • Code Class 9
    • Alphanumeric Code Class
    • Controller Error Messages
• Optional Extended Features
  • About this Chapter
  • Installing DRAM Memory DIMMS
  • Installing a FLASH DIMM Module
  • Using the Hard Disk Option and User Flash DIMM Module
    • Operator Panel MENU Structure
    • Using the Disk Menu
    • Using the Flash Menu
    • Using the PCL and PostScript Power-On Files Feature
    • Using the FLASH SIMM or Hard Disk Option as a PostScript Device
    • PostScript Operators
    • Device Parameter Sets
    • Warmstart.ps and Sys/Start Files
  • Using the Power-On Files Feature
    • Power-on Files Defined
  • Collating, Saved Jobs, and Job Accounting
    • Collating Feature
    • Saved Jobs Feature
    • Job Accounting Feature
  • Using the Custom Paper Size Feature
    • Operator Panel Access
    • Printer Driver Access
  • Custom Page size and Microsoft Word, Word 2000, and Word 2003
    • Resolution
  • Accessing the Printer Web Page
  • Using the RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface
    • Control Panel MENU structure
    • Disabling the Serial Interface
    • Serial
    • References for OpenVMS users
    • RS-232C Serial Cable Pin Assignments
    • RS-422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments
    • Troubleshooting
    • Control Panel Error Messages
    • Obtaining Help and Information
• General Information
  • About this Appendix
  • Specifications
    • Main Unit
  • Printable Area
    • Normal printing
    • Wide printing
• Safety Notes and Regulatory Compliances
  • About this Appendix
  • Safety Notes
    • Power Source, Power Cord and Accessory Cable Precautions
    • Location and Environment Precautions
    • Fire, Smoke and Shock Precautions
    • Paper Jam Precautions
  • Regulatory Compliances
    • Class B Equipment
    • Class 1 Laser Device and CDRH Compliance
    • Radio and Television Interference
• TallyGenicom Customer Support and Part Numbers
  • About this Appendix
  • Sources of Support
    • Your Vendor
    • Your Application Vendor
    • Internet
    • TallyGenicom Technical Support
  • TallyGenicom Intelliprint mL450 Part Numbers
    • Printers
    • Paper Handling and Other Options
    • Network Interfaces
    • DRAM, FLASH DIMM, Barcode and Hard Disk Drive Options
    • Consumables