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• L5520 Multifunction Printer
• User’s Manual
  • 1. Authorized Use. You agree to accept a non-exclusive license to use the Software resident in th...
  • 2. Restrictions.
    • a. To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix, Inc., you agree to maintain the Software Prod...
    • b. You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software Product.
    • c. You shall not sublicense, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Softwar...
    • d. You may not modify or prepare derivative works of the Software Product.
    • e. You may not transmit the Software Product over a network, by telephone, or electronically usin...
    • f. You agree to keep confidential and use your best efforts to prevent and protect the contents o...
  • 3. Transfer. You may transfer the Software Product with the printer, but only if the recipient ag...
  • 1. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNE...
  • 2. IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX, INC. BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION...
  • 3. Printronix, Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by delay in furnishing a Sof...
  • 4. Our entire liability and your exclusive remedies for our liability of any kind (including liab...
  • 5. California law governs this Agreement.
• Communication Notices
  • Trademark Acknowledgements
    • 1 Introduction 17
    • 2 Initial Setup 25
    • 3 Printer Configuration 37
    • 4 Consumables Replacement 115
    • 5 Scheduled Maintenance 141
    • 6 Troubleshooting 171
    • A Maintenance Log Sheets 197
    • B Specifications 205
    • C Host I/O Interfaces 213
• 1 Introduction
  • About This Manual
    • Safety Notices And Special Information
    • WARNING
    • WARNUNG
    • AVISO
    • AVERTISSEMENT
    • AVVERTIMENTO
    • CAUTION
    • IMPORTANT
      • Control Panel Keys And Display Messages
  • Important Safety Precautions
    • Figure 1 : Printer Components
    • Figure 2 : Power Switch and Printer Interfaces
  • About The Printer
    • Features
    • Emulations
    • Fonts And Forms
• 2 Initial Setup
  • Installation Overview
  • Loading Paper
    • IMPORTANT
      • 1. Place the paper box under the tractor unit with the first paper fold toward the printer.
      • 2. Pass the leading edge of the paper between the lower paper guides, as shown in the previous il...
      • 3. Unlock only the right tractor by pushing forward on the tractor lock.
      • 4. Open the left and right tractor gates and place the paper approximately half-way onto the trac...
      • 5. Close the left tractor gate.
      • 6. Slide the right tractor to the left or right until its pins line up with the holes on the righ...
      • 7. Place the paper on the pins, then close the right tractor gate.
      • 8. Tighten the paper by moving the right tractor slightly outward, and lock the right tractor wit...
      • 9. If you are reloading paper following a “Paper Empty” message with the printer power on, press ...
  • Powering On The Printer
    • Figure 3 : Power Switch
    • CAUTION
      • 1. Make sure the printer is plugged into the appropriate power source, the interface cable is con...
      • 2. Turn on the printer by setting the power switch to | (On). When you power on the printer, the ...
        • a. The printer reads the emulation boot file and briefly displays the message: TESTING HARDWARE P...
        • b. DIAGNOSTICS PASSED
        • c. STAND BY light flashes
        • d. The ONLINE indicator lights continuously and STAND BY goes out.
  • Using The Control Panel
    • Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
      • Status Indicators
      • LINE SYNC
      • SYS AVAIL
      • JOB IN PROCESS
      • STAND BY
    • IMPORTANT
      • ONLINE
      • FAULT
      • Function Keys
        • ONLINE Key
        • CLEAR Key
        • TEST Key
        • SHIFT Key
        • PAGE EJECT Key
    • IMPORTANT
      • ENTER Key
      • CANCEL Key
      • UP And DOWN Keys
      • NEXT And PREV Keys
• 3 Printer Configuration
  • Printer Configuration
    • IMPORTANT
      • Unlocking And Locking The Configuration Menu
      • Unlocking The Configuration Menu
        • 1. Place the printer offline
        • 2. Unlock the ENTER key (the LCD message appears briefly).
        • 3. From this point, either print or modify your current configuration.
      • Locking The Configuration Menu
        • 1. At any place within the menu, you can re-lock the ENTER key.
        • 2. Place the printer online. The second line of the LCD varies, depending on which emulation is l...
      • Moving Within The Configuration Menu
      • Printing The Current Configuration
        • 1. Place the printer offline.
        • 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
        • 3. Select Config. Control.
        • 4. Scroll through the Config. Control menu until you reach Print Config.
        • 5. Select Print Config.
        • 6. Select the current option.
        • 7. The STAND BY light flashes and the printer prints the specified configuration.
        • 8. Lock the ENTER key.
        • 9. Place the printer online.
      • Factory Settings
        • Table 1 . Factory and Configuration Parameters
  • Changing Printer Configurations
    • IMPORTANT
      • 1. Place the printer offline.
      • 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
      • 3. Scroll through the menu to access available parameters or submenus.
      • 4. Select the menu to access available parameters or submenus.
      • 5. Scroll through the parameters until you reach the one you want.
      • 6. Select this submenu parameter to access the value options.
      • 7. Scroll through the value options until you reach the desired value.
      • 8. Select the parameter to access the value options.
      • 9. Scroll through the parameter value options until you reach the desired value.
      • 10. Select the current value.
      • 11. Continue doing this to make other changes as needed. At any time press UP to return to a high...
      • 12. Lock the ENTER key.
      • 13. Do one of the following to save your changes:
      • Saving New Configurations
    • IMPORTANT
  • Save Configuration
    • 1. Place the printer offline.
    • 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
    • 3. Select the Config. Control menu.
    • 4. Scroll through the parameters until you reach Save Config.
    • 5. Select Save Config.
    • 6. Scroll through the options (1-8) until you reach the desired value.
    • 7. Select the current value. An asterisk appears next to it.
    • 8. Lock the ENTER key.
    • 9. Place the printer online (LCD depends on printer emulation).
  • Configuration Menus
    • Config. Control Menu
      • Load Configuration
      • Save Configuration
      • Print Configuration
      • Delete Configuration
      • Power-up Configuration
      • Protect Configs
      • Name Configs
      • Reset Cfg Names
    • Active Emulation (If Installed)
    • IMPORTANT
  • Mode Menu
  • Host Interface Menus
    • Centronics Parameters
      • Data Bit 8
      • PI Ignored
      • Data Polarity
      • Resp. Polarity
      • Busy On Strobe
      • Latch Data On
      • Prime Signal
      • TOF Action
      • Buffer Size In K
    • Dataproducts Parameters
      • Data Bit 8
      • PI Ignored
      • Data Polarity
      • Resp. Polarity
      • Busy On Strobe
      • Latch Data On
      • TOF Action
      • Buffer Size In K
    • Serial Parameters (RS-232 and RS-422)
      • Data Protocol
      • XON/XOFF (default)
      • ETX/ACK
      • ACK/NAK
      • SERIES 1, 1 CH
      • SERIES 1, 2 CH
      • DTR Protocol
        • Baud Rate
        • Word Length
        • Stop Bits
        • Parity
        • Data Term Ready
        • Request To Send Function
        • Buffer Size In K
        • Poll Character
        • Poll Response
        • Idle Response
        • One Char Enquiry
    • IEEE 1284 Parallel Parameters
      • Prime Signal
      • TOF Action
      • Buffer Size In K
    • Ethernet Submenu
      • Buffer Size In K
    • Auto Switching Parameters
      • Auto Switching
      • Port Type
      • Trickle Time
      • Timeout
      • Report Status
  • Ethernet Parameters (If Installed)
    • Etherenet Parameters Menu
  • Paper Control Menu
    • Paper Control Menu
      • Fanfold Options
      • Image Width
      • Form Length
      • Paper Length
      • Fanfold Output
      • Burst on Eject
      • No Back Feed
      • Hor. Image Shift
      • Ver. Image Shift
      • Toner
      • Reprint on Fault
      • Paper Type
      • Reset Toner Full
  • Miscellaneous Menu
    • Miscellaneous Menu
      • Panel Key Sound
      • Alarm
      • Power-up State
      • Hex Dump Mode
    • Figure 4 . Sample Hex Dump
      • PTX SETUP Option
      • Setup Parse
      • Setup SFCC
        • Display Language
        • Downloaded Fonts
        • File System
      • Overwrite
      • View File List
      • Delete Files
      • Optimize and Reboot
      • Print File List
  • Font Memory Menu (Not in PCL 5 Emulation)
    • Activating Font Memory Options
      • 1. Save your configuration changes. See the Config. Control menu option “Saving Configurations” o...
      • 2. Change the power-up configuration to match the configuration you just saved. See the Config. C...
      • 3. Turn the printer power off and then on again.
      • Max Cache Memory
      • Max Cached Char
      • Standard Chars
      • Bold Chars.
      • Extra Bold Char.
    • Test Print Menu
      • Test Pattern
      • Number of Pages
  • Print Statistics Menu
    • System Memory
    • DRAM Avail.
    • Flash Avail.
    • RAM Disk Avail.
    • Printer Life
    • Maintenance Menu
      • User Maint.
      • Tech Service
  • Loading Flash Memory
    • The lasr2fls Utility Program
      • 1. Create a directory on the hard drive and copy the lasr2fls utility to that directory.
      • 2. Copy all of the files to be converted to the directory where the lasr2fls utility resides.
      • 3. Change to the drive and directory where the lasr2fls utility resides.
      • 4. To display a brief help message, at the DOS prompt, enter the command name lasr2fls with no pa...
    • IMPORTANT
    • IMPORTANT
      • 5. To convert a font file, enter a command at the DOS prompt such as: lasr2fls custom.sf custom.d...
      • 6. Repeat step 5 for any additional font files to be converted.
      • 7. To convert a setup file, enter a command at the DOS prompt such as: lasr2fls setup.ptx setup.d...
      • 8. Repeat step 7 for any additional setup files to be converted.
      • 9. To convert other kinds of files (a logo or form file, for example), enter a command at the DOS...
      • 10. Repeat step 9 for any additional logo and form files to be converted.
      • 11. Proceed to the next section to download the converted files.
    • IMPORTANT
      • Downloading Into Flash Memory
    • CAUTION
    • CAUTION
      • 1. If you plan to download any logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files into the printer, you must ...
      • 2. Take the printer offline by pressing the ONLINE key. Press the UP + DOWN keys simultaneously t...
      • 3. Make a printout of all saved configurations. (Installing new software erases all saved configu...
      • 4. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
      • 5. If the printer is already connected to the parallel port of an IBM-compatible computer that is...
      • 6. Unplug the printer AC power plug from its electrical outlet.
      • 7. Disconnect all data input cables from the printer interface.
      • 8. Connect a parallel data cable to the default parallel port (LPT1) of an IBM-compatible compute...
      • 9. Connect the parallel data cable to the parallel port of the printer.
      • 10. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
      • 11. Power on the computer.
      • 12. Set the printer power switch to | (On).
      • 13. If you have no emulation software to install and you are installing only logo, form, TIFF, se...
      • 14. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
      • 15. If the emulation you are installing is supplied on a single diskette, skip to step 28. If the...
      • 16. Create a directory on your computer hard drive where you will store the recombined files from...
      • 17. Make the newly-created directory the “active” directory by typing the following at the DOS pr...
      • 18. Insert the last emulation diskette in the series (e.g., 2 of 2, 3 of 3, etc.) into diskette d...
      • 19. Get the name of the compressed emulation file on the diskette by typing the following at the ...
      • 20. At the DOS prompt type: A:\PKUNZIP A:\part_num part_num is the six digit number you noted in ...
      • 21. The PKUNZIP® program will execute, and the following message will appear on the computer scre...
      • 22. Remove the diskette in the disk drive and insert the diskette labeled: Disk 1 of 2 (or 1 of 3...
      • 23. Press the <Return> key on the computer. After the file is expanded to the hard drive, the fol...
      • 24. Remove the diskette in the disk drive and insert the diskette labeled: Disk 2 of 2 (or 2 of 3...
      • 25. Press the <Return> key on the computer. If there are only two diskettes for the emulation, yo...
      • 26. Type the following at the DOS prompt: DIR <Return> You will see a directory listing containin...
      • 27. Skip to step 31.
      • 28. Insert the emulation diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the computer.
      • 29. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt: A: <Retur...
      • 30. Get the name of the emulation file on the diskette by listing the contents of the diskette; a...
      • 31. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the ONLINE+CLEAR keys. Without releasing th...
      • 32. When you see “WAITING FOR FILE DOWNLOAD” on the LCD, release the ONLINE and CLEAR keys.
      • 33. At the DOS prompt, type (for example): 123456.exe -pb <Return> where 123456.exe is the emulat...
      • 34. While the file is being copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the load process a...
      • 35. Wait until the new program has successfully loaded into printer memory.
      • 36. If you have any additional software to install (logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files), cont...
      • 37. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
      • 38. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the ONLINE+CLEAR keys. Without releasing th...
      • 39. When you see “WAITING FOR FILE DOWNLOAD” on the LCD, release the ONLINE and CLEAR keys.
      • 40. If the software to be installed is already on the hard drive, change to the drive and directo...
      • 41. Insert the diskette containing the software to be installed into diskette drive A (or B) of t...
      • 42. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt: A: <Retur...
      • 43. Get the names of all of the logo, form, TIFF, setup, and font files that you want to download...
      • 44. Download the files to the printer by using the DOS copy command. Enter a command at the DOS p...
      • 45. While the files are being copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the load process...
      • 46. Wait until the new files have successfully loaded into printer memory.
      • 47. If you have any more software to install (logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files), go back to...
      • 48. When all of the new software has successfully loaded into memory and the printer has reset it...
      • 49. Remove the diskette(s) from the computer and store them with the printer.
      • 50. If you had to install a parallel data cable to the computer and printer in step 8, continue w...
      • 51. Unplug the printer AC power plug from its electrical outlet.
      • 52. Power off the computer.
      • 53. Disconnect the parallel data cable from the computer and from the printer.
      • 54. Reconnect the customer’s data input cable(s) to the printer, if required.
      • 55. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
      • 56. Set the printer power switch to | (On). If the printer is online, press the ONLINE key to pla...
      • 57. Using the configuration printout you made in step 3, restore the printer configuration(s).
      • 58. Press the = + > keys simultaneously to lock the ENTER key.
      • 59. Press the ONLINE key to place the printer on line.
      • Flash Messages
        • Table 2 . Flash Messages
          • 1. exceed the available free space in the file system; or
          • 2. exceed the maximum number of files (144) that the file system can hold.
• 4 Consumables Replacement
  • Consumables Replacement
    • Replacement Intervals
    • Replacing The Toner Cartridge
      • 1. Take the printer off line.
      • 2. When paper motion stops, wait 15 seconds, then open the printer upper doors.
      • 3. Rotate the old toner cartridge counterclockwise until the notch is aligned with the pin in the...
      • 4. Put the old cartridge into a plastic bag and discard it.
      • 5. Keep the new toner cartridge in its package. Hold it level and shake it back and forth three o...
      • 6. Remove the new toner cartridge from its package.
      • 7. With the cover tape facing up, begin inserting the cartridge into the toner hopper, and slowly...
      • 8. Push the new toner cartridge as far as possible into the toner hopper.
      • 9. Rotate the cartridge clockwise until it stops.
      • 10. If any toner has spilled, remove it with wet tissue paper or a toner vacuum.
      • 11. Close the upper doors.
    • Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle
      • 1. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
      • 2. Open the waste toner recovery unit.
      • 3. Remove the cap from the outside of the waste toner bottle, and cap the toner bottle.
      • 4. Remove the waste toner bottle from the unit and discard it.
      • 5. Install a new waste toner bottle.
      • 6. Close the printer upper doors.
      • 7. Clear Error 28, “Waste Toner Full,” as follows:
        • a. Press CLEAR.
        • b. Press UP + DOWN to unlock the configuration menu.
        • c. Enter the configuration menu and select the Paper Control menu.
        • d. Select the "Reset Toner Full" option and press ENTER.
        • e. Exit the configuration menu.
        • f. Press UP + DOWN to lock the Configuration Menu.
        • g. Press ONLINE.
    • Replacing The Photoreceptor Drum
      • Removal
    • CAUTION
      • 1. Turn the power switch to OFF.
      • 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
      • 3. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
      • 4. Remove the developing unit. (See page129.)
      • 5. Vacuum any spilled toner.
    • CAUTION
      • 6. Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise. Watch the charger movement:
      • 7. Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left.
      • 8. Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the drum plate, and remove the drum plate.
      • 9. Remove the nut from the end of the drum shaft.
      • 10. Screw the drum auxiliary rod onto the drum shaft.
      • 11. Pull the drum out along the drum auxiliary rod. Hold the front and back ends when the drum is...
      • 12. Pack the old drum for shipment using the original packaging material, and close the cover of ...
      • 13. Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth.
      • Installing The Photoreceptor Drum
    • CAUTION
      • 1. Wipe inside the end caps of the drum with a cloth to ensure that they are clean.
      • 2. Using both hands, slowly slide the drum onto the drum auxiliary rod. When the drum reaches the...
    • CAUTION
      • 3. When the drum is fully inserted into the printer, the end of the drum is slightly recessed rel...
    • CAUTION
      • 4. Unscrew the drum auxiliary rod from the drum shaft.
      • 5. Install the nut on the drum shaft and tighten it securely by hand.
      • 6. Install the drum plate and tighten the thumbscrews. While installing the drum plate, hold the ...
      • 7. After installing the drum plate, visually verify good electrical contact between the copper gr...
      • 8. Install the developing unit.
      • 9. Raise the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the right.
      • 10. Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches.
      • 11. Close the printer upper doors.
      • Proper Disposal Of A Drum Unit
      • Removing The Developing Unit
    • CAUTION
      • Removal
        • 1. Turn the power switch OFF.
        • 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
        • 3. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
        • 4. Rotate the developing unit lever fully clockwise so that it is pointing straight up. This sepa...
        • 5. Remove the developing unit by holding the lever in one hand and pulling the developing unit pa...
        • 6. With your other hand, grasp the hanger and remove the developing unit from the printer.
        • 7. Place the old developing unit in a plastic bag and dispose of it properly.
        • 8. Vacuum any spilled toner.
        • 9. Remove the new developing unit from its package, and add developer to the unit. (See page136.)
      • Replacing Or Adding The Developer
      • Developing Unit Removal
        • 1. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
        • 2. Prepare a large plastic bag in which to put the developing unit.
        • 3. Remove the developing unit (page129) and place it in the plastic bag, making sure it is still...
        • 4. If you are replacing the developing unit, dispose of the old unit properly, remove the new dev...
        • 5. Turn the toner cartridge knob counterclockwise until it stops, then remove the cartridge from ...
    • CAUTION
    • IMPORTANT
      • 6. Remove the three screws on the developing unit cover and the cover.
      • 7. With the developing unit in the plastic bag, do the following:
        • a. Remove the developer and toner in the toner hopper by gently shaking the developing unit up an...
        • b. Rotate the developing unit and gently shake it to allow any remaining developer or toner to fa...
      • 8. Remove the developing unit from the plastic bag and place it on a protected surface.
      • 9. Vacuum up any developer and toner which remains on the toner supply roller and the auger with ...
      • 10. Vacuum the toner from the toner spray-guard brush on the developing unit.
      • Adding New Developer
        • 11. Shake the developer bottle several times, remove the bottle cap, and screw the nozzle tightly...
        • 12. While rotating the new developing roller knob counterclockwise, evenly pour the entire bottle...
        • 13. Replace the cover and tighten the screws.
    • IMPORTANT
      • Installing The Developing Unit
        • 14. On the developing unit, rotate the lever fully clockwise so that it is pointing straight up.
        • 15. Holding the lever in one hand and the hanger in the other hand, insert the developing unit on...
        • 16. Rotate the hanger to the right so that it rests against the developing unit, and push the dev...
        • 17. Rotate the developing roller knob counterclockwise until the unit drops into its final restin...
        • 18. Rotate the developing unit lever fully counterclockwise to lock the developing unit in place.
        • 19. Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches.
        • 20. Close the printer upper doors.
• 5 Scheduled Maintenance
  • Required Tools
    • Table 3
    • Service Level Page Counts
    • IMPORTANT
      • Clearing Service Level Messages
  • Maintenance Schedules
    • User Cleaning Schedule
      • Table 4 : User Responsibility
    • User Replacement Schedule
      • Table 5 . Parts You Must Replace
    • Tech Service Replacement Schedule
      • Level D Maintenance - 300,000 Pages
      • Level F Maintenance - 900,000 Pages
      • Level G Maintenance - 1,200,000 Pages
  • General Cleaning
    • CAUTION
      • Vacuuming The Printer
        • 1. Set the power switch to O (Off).
        • 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
        • 3. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. inside the upper doors.
        • 4. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
        • 5. Vacuum the developing unit and toner hopper.
        • 6. Vacuum the cleaning unit.
        • 7. Vacuum the fuser unit.
        • 8. Vacuum the lamp housing filter on the end of the fuser unit.
    • CAUTION
      • 9. Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise. Watch the charger movement:
        • a. If the charger starts to move up, it is already in the down position.
        • b. If the charger starts to move down, continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reach...
      • 10. Lower the transport surface by pressing down on the green lever on the transport unit.
      • 11. Pull the transport unit toward you until it stops.
      • 12. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. Be sure to clean under the transport uni...
      • 13. Wipe off the dirt on the transport surface with wet tissue paper. Make sure no paper debris i...
      • 14. Using an ammonia-based, wax-free cleaner or rubbing alcohol, clean the belts to remove residu...
      • 15. After cleaning, push the transfer unit into the printer while holding down the green lever. W...
      • 16. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. in the tractor area.
      • Cleaning The Chargers
        • 1. Turn the power switch OFF.
        • 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
    • CAUTION
      • 3. Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you.
      • 4. Place the main charger on a flat, clean work surface.
      • 5. Using the brush cleaner (listed on page141), clean the exposed side of the charger grid and t...
      • 6. Position the main charger with the charger grid up and the front end of the charger toward you...
        • a. While pressing the front retaining tab toward the rear of the charger, unhook the rear end of ...
        • b. Release the front retaining tab, then remove the charger grid from it.
      • 7. Using the brush cleaner (listed in Table3 on page141), clean both sides of the charger grid,...
      • 8. Using the wire cleaner (listed in Table3 on page141), clean the two wires in the main charge...
      • 9. Install the charger grid.
      • 10. Return the main charger to its original position. Fasten the main charger screw to secure it.
      • Precharger/Transfer Charger
        • 11. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page144.)
        • 12. Loosen the precharger thumbscrew and transfer/separator charger thumbscrew, and remove the ch...
        • 13. Place the chargers on a flat, clean work surface.
        • 14. Using the brush cleaner and the wire cleaner (listed on page141), remove the dust and dirt o...
        • 15. After cleaning, return the chargers to their original positions. Fasten the charger screws to...
      • Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glass
    • WARNING
    • WARNUNG
    • AVISO
    • AVERTISSEMENT
    • AVVERTIMENTO
    • CAUTION
    • IMPORTANT
      • 1. Turn the power switch OFF.
      • 2. Open the printer upper doors.
      • 3. Open the waste toner recovery unit.
    • CAUTION
      • 4. Check that the transfer charger is in the down position, and if not, move it to the down posit...
        • a. If the charger starts to move up, it is already in the down position.
        • b. If the charger starts to move down, continue to rotate the drive shaft until the charger reach...
      • 5. Lower the transport surface by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left
      • 6. Loosen the thumbscrews on the right and left fuser unit holding plates.
      • 7. Grasp the handle and pull out the fuser unit until the second handle is visible.
      • 8. With the other hand, grasp the second handle and remove the fuser from the printer.
    • CAUTION
      • 9. Using the fuser cover glass scraper (listed on page141), remove the dirt and toner buildup on...
      • 10. Wipe away any remaining toner or dirt with a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141).
      • 11. Remove the two screws that secure the filter housing to the filter, then remove the filter.
      • 12. Vacuum the filter, then install it.
      • 13. Vacuum any paper dust from the printer frame.
      • 14. Install the fuser, making sure that the guide pins in the screw bracket align with the holes ...
  • Major Cleaning
    • Removing The Cleaning Unit
      • 1. Turn the power switch OFF.
      • 2. Open the printer upper doors.
      • 3. Open the waste toner recovery unit by pushing downward on the opening lever and pulling the ha...
      • 4. Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the drum plate, and remove the drum plate.
    • CAUTION
      • 5. Remove the cleaning unit by grasping its handle and pulling it toward you.
    • CAUTION
      • 6. Vacuum the brush on the cleaning unit. Turn the end of the shaft to rotate the brush. Continue...
    • CAUTION
      • 7. Remove the screw (1) holding the LED bracket to the side frame.
      • 8. Remove the discharge LED by pulling it toward you.
      • 9. Remove the discharge LED screw.
      • 10. Using a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141), wipe off the dirt on the discharge LED.
      • 11. Install the discharge LED.
      • 12. Remove the developing unit from the printer.
      • Cleaning The Photoreceptor Drum
    • CAUTION
      • 13. Remove the photoreceptor drum. (See page122.)
      • 14. Place the drum on a covered work surface.
      • 15. If the drum is only slightly dirty, clean it with ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. Do not use ac...
      • 16. If the drum contains toner build-up, clean it with the drum freshener pad (listed on page141...
    • CAUTION
      • 17. Using the special dry tissue paper (listed on page141), thoroughly wipe the drum freshener o...
      • 18. Wipe the drum surface again using a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141). Cleaning the drum ma...
      • 19. Temporarily pack the drum in its original packaging material and close the box cover. Set the...
      • 20. Remove the drum auxiliary rod from the drum shaft.
      • 21. Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth.
      • 22. Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you.
      • 23. Clean the developing unit area with a vacuum cleaner and a soft cloth.
      • Cleaning The SELFOC® Lens
    • CAUTION
      • 24. Wipe the SELFOC lens by moving a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141) from the inner part of t...
      • 25. Install the main charger.
      • 26. Install the photoreceptor drum. (See page126.)
      • 27. Install the developing unit. (See page137.)
      • 28. Install the cleaning unit.
• 6 Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting
    • Maintaining Print Quality
      • 1. Perform a General Cleaning (page149).
      • 2. Clean the main charger, precharger, and transfer charger. See page154 for the main charger. S...
      • 3. If print quality problems occur, clean the following areas:
    • Offline Diagnostics
    • Online Diagnostics
  • Paper Jams
    • Paper Jam Near The Tractor
      • 1. Raise the tractor gates.
      • 2. Pull out the jammed fanfold paper. If the end of the paper is crumpled, tear it away from the ...
      • 3. Reload the paper. The first fold of the paper should be facing towards the printer; otherwise,...
    • Paper Jam Near The Paper Output Section
      • 1. When paper motion stops, wait 15 seconds, then open the upper doors. (See page116, step 2.)
      • 2. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
    • CAUTION
      • 3. Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise. Watch the charger movement:
    • CAUTION
      • 4. Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left.
      • 5. Check to see if any paper is jammed.
      • 6. Turn knob C clockwise 90° to raise the scuff roller holding the paper.
      • 7. Separate the fanfold paper at the perforations. Then remove the jammed paper by pulling it out...
    • CAUTION
      • 8. After removing the pieces of jammed paper, restore the transport unit and waste toner recovery...
      • 9. Load the paper.
      • Paper Jam In The Transport Input Section
        • 1. When paper motion stops, wait 15 seconds, then open the upper doors. (See page116.)
        • 2. Open the waste toner recovery unit cover. (See page120.)
    • CAUTION
      • 3. Check that the transfer charger is in the down position, and if not, move it to the down posit...
    • CAUTION
      • 4. To lower the transport route surface, turn the green transport unit lever to the left.
      • 5. Manually clear the paper jam.
      • 6. Restore the transport unit and the waste toner recovery unit to their original positions, and ...
      • Paper Jam In The Transport Output Section
        • 1. Open the upper doors. (See page116.)
        • 2. Pull up the bottom lever to raise the paper guide, and turn the green knob B counterclockwise....
        • 3. Lower the paper guide by restoring the bottom lever to its original position. Close the upper ...
  • System Status And Error Messages
    • Reprinting Pages After A Fault Condition
      • If Reprint On Fault Is Enabled (The Default):
      • If Reprint On Fault Is Disabled:
      • If Reprint On Fault Is Confirm:
      • Whether Reprint On Fault Is Enabled, Disabled, Or Confirm:
        • Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Disabled
          • 1. A fault occurs.
          • 2. Do what is necessary to correct the fault condition.
          • 3. Press CLEAR.
          • 4. The STAND BY LED blinks and the following message appears while the printer attempts to clear ...
            • a. The printer beeps and briefly displays the following message:
            • b. The printer then redisplays the original fault message or any other uncleared fault message.
            • c. Attempt to clear the fault condition again, or contact your service representative.
            • a. Reload the paper onto the tractors.
            • b. Press CLEAR.
            • c. Press ONLINE to resume printing. Note that pages have been lost.
          • 5. Press ONLINE to resume printing. Note that pages have been lost.
    • IMPORTANT
      • Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Enabled
        • 1. A fault occurs.
        • 2. Do what is necessary to correct the fault condition.
        • 3. Press CLEAR.
        • 4. The STAND BY LED blinks and the following message appears while the printer attempts to clear ...
          • a. The printer beeps and briefly displays the following message:
          • b. The printer then redisplays the original fault message, or any other uncleared fault message.
          • c. Attempt to clear the fault condition again, or contact your service representative.
          • a. The printer goes OFFLINE.
          • b. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
          • a. Reload the paper onto the tractors.
          • b. Press CLEAR. The printer reprints only the pages affected by the fault (even though the messag...
          • c. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
          • a. The printer reprints only the pages affected by the fault.
          • b. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
      • Error Messages
        • Table 6 . Error Messages
        • TABLE NOTES:
          • 1. For any error with Reprint on Fault enabled: If the printer stops while in the middle of print...
          • 2. For any error with Reprint on Fault disabled: If the printer stops while in the middle of prin...
          • 3. For error numbers 01, 14, and 15: If the error occurs while paper is not moving, it is not nec...
          • 4. For error number 02: If the error is caused by a paper-empty at the lower sensor (Paper Near E...
          • 5. Status message only: No operator action is required to clear the message.
• A Maintenance Log Sheets
  • Maintenance Log Sheets
    • Level A Maintenance - 15,000 Pages (User)
    • Level D Maintenance - 300,000 Pages (Service)
    • Level E Maintenance - 600,000 Pages (Service)
    • Level F Maintenance - 900,000 Pages (Service)
    • WARNING
    • CAUTION
  • B Specifications
    • Paper Specifications
      • Table 7
        • 1) Hole centerline to edge of form
        • 2) Center Line
        • 3) Main Folding/Cutting Perforation
        • 4) Centerline to Centerline
        • 5) Distance between centers of two consecutive holes
        • 6) Center Line Deviation
        • 7) Tractor Pin Hole
        • 8) Pin hole to perforation
        • 9) Fanfold Paper
    • Performance Characteristics
      • Host Interfaces
      • Emulations
    • Memory Requirements
      • Safety Regulations
      • Electromagnetic Interference
    • Physical Characteristics And Environment
      • Environment
• C Host I/O Interfaces
  • Host I/O Interfaces
    • Figure 5 : Interface Cable Connections
      • Performance Considerations
        • 1. Check to see if the minimum amount of memory is installed (see Appendix B, “Specifications”).
        • 2. Try changing the font cache memory allocation based upon the size of characters being sent. Se...
        • 3. Set the Image Width configuration menu parameter to the minimum width required for the print job.
        • 4. Try to minimize the number of font changes per page.
        • 5. Try to decrease the printing resolution (400 DPI to 300 DPI or 300 DPI to 240 DPI).
        • 6. Decrease the complexity and/or number of characters in the printed output.
      • RS-232 Serial Interface
        • RS-232 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments
          • Table 8
        • RS-232 Serial Interface Signals
        • RS-232 Serial Interface Configuration
      • RS-422 Serial Interface
        • RS-422 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments
          • Table 9
        • RS-422 Serial Interface Signals
        • RS-422 Serial Interface Configuration
      • Centronics Parallel Interface
        • Centronics Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignments
          • Table 10:
        • Centronics Parallel Interface Signals
        • Centronics Parallel Interface Configuration
      • Dataproducts Parallel Interface
        • Dataproducts Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignments
          • Table 11:
        • Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals
        • Dataproducts Parallel Interface Configuration
      • IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Configuration
      • Termination Resistors
      • Ethernet Parallel Interface Configuration
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