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LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide

1. Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board paper C 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug appc Page 17 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Hard Drive Align the hard drive connector to the 5 Push down on the drive until all four controller connector J 180 and gently lay corners latch into place the hard drive on top of the four standoffs 6 Replace the controller board sliding it along the alignment channels Then hand tighten the thumb screws 7 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer If the drive is already formatted the Control Panel will display Online Ready If the drive is unformatted the Control Panel will display Press T to init Press L to Abort If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 If you need to format the drive continue to Step 8 on page C 18 Otherwise skip to Step 9 on page C 18 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 17 D d gt kug appc Page 18 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Hard Drive g Press Up to format the hard drive C 18 After the formatting is complete the Control Panel displays Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table
2. Remove the right joint tab joining the 5 Holding the printer by the recessed side printer to the Paper Deck removing A hand holds liftit up off the Paper Deck then B Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 31 gt d lt gt kug appc Page 32 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 6 If two Paper Decks are installed detach the Paper Decks from each other Otherwise continue to Step 7 A Remove the joint tabs joining the two Paper Decks B Disconnect the plug of the bottom Paper Deck from the receptacle of the upper Paper Deck Be sure to keep the joint tabs You will need them to reinstall the Paper Deck s 7 Replace the power and interface cords and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 8 Press Online then Reset and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer 9 Press Down and you see T Reset Menu Reset Menus 10 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets the Source Mapping PCL M enu and Tray Switching PostScript M enu settings to factory defaults When the reset Is finished the display changes to Reset Menu Reset Menus 11 Press Esc _ then Online _ to brin
3. kug titl Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM LN17 and LN1 ps Printers User Guide Order Number EK LN17P UG A02 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard M assachusetts an an oS kug titl Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Second Printing May 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its product in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licences to make use or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description Possession use or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor Digital Equipment Corporation 1996 All rights reserved Copyright protection claimed includes all forms of matters of copyrightable materials and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted including without limitation material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as styles templates icons screen displays looks etc The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation DECprint Digital OpenVMS VAX VT and the DIGITAL logo Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain
4. kug ch06 Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM gt gt Printer Operation Problems Table 6 1 Printer operation problems continued Problem Action A printed page does not 1 Make certain that the software application you are using to create your print look like it should job is configured properly Refer to your software documentation 2 Send a file containing PCL or PostScript commands to the printer If your page prints as it should your printer and interface are functioning properly If your information prints correctly but doesn t look right you may have e An error in your command sequence operator A missing downloaded font e A mismatched printer option against your host formatting e Command errors may be identified by looking at your input file or by using the Hex Dump feature on the printer You can determine which fonts are in the system by printing a PCL or PS Font List You can verify your data setup by printing a Configuration Sheet and checking your printer setup The requested font for Print a PCL Font List If fonts print on the Font List your print job may need the PCL job does not correcting print PostScript commands are 1 Make certain that the software application you are using to create your job is printed instead of the configured properly Refer to your software documentation L gt PostScript job 2 If the Lang Sensing option in the appropriate Interface M enu is set to On the Job sen
5. o o gt kug appc Page 49 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Installing the DNIC Be sure to read Chapter 2 of the DNIC E NET Configuration Guide for important network connection instructions 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables e If installing the DNIC E NET continue with Step 2 e If installing the DNIC L TALK skip to Step 3 AN AN ANNS Aiii AAi A A NNN NNN A Note the DNIC E NET serial number A Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the and Ethernet address B controller board This information will not be accessible after the card is installed Pins 2 and 3 on J X1 C must be strapped together for proper operation of the DNIC E NET Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 49 D d gt kug appe Page 50 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Digital Network Interface Card DNIC 4 Place the controller board on a ream of paper and remove the screws and faceplate from the slot where you will install the DNIC Save the faceplate should you ever need to remove the DNIC Line up the DNIC connector to the slotin 6 Gently press the card down until it fits the controller board snugly in place C 50 LN17 and LN1
6. Never install the equipment near a radiator or any other heat source H 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug apph Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Environmental Specifications Never override or cheat electrical or mechanical interlock devices Never push objects of any kind into the ventilation openings N ever operate the equipment if you notice unusual noises or odors Disconnect the power cord from the power source receptacle and contact your dealer or Digital to correct the problem If you need any additional safety information concerning the equipment or materials contact your dealer or Digital WARNING Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in a hazardous radiation exposure This product will produce less than 0 1 ppm ozone during normal operation The ozone produced is dependent on copy volume and is heavier than air Providing the proper environmental parameters as specified by Digital will ensure that concentration levels meet safe limits Appendix H Environmental Specifications H 7 oS Laser Safety Laser Safety Warning for Finland and Sweden kug apph Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM WARNING Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous light exp
7. Hard drive 5 2 to 5 4 Disk spooling 5 2 Downloading 5 2 Formatting 5 3 Installing C 16 to C 18 Ordering A 3 Print spooling 5 2 Removing C 19 to C 20 State saving 5 2 Hex Dump option D 8 tl Interface M enu 3 20 to Italiano option Language Menu 3 12 J J am Recovery option D 8 L Lang Sensing option D 9 Language 3 12 Language Menu 3 12 Options Deutsch 3 12 English 3 12 Espanol 3 12 Francais 3 12 Italiano 3 12 Portugu s BRA 3 12 Language sensing Overview 1 7 kug 1ix Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM LN 17 printer Control panel location 1 5 Front cover location 1 5 Front tray location 1 5 M ain tray location 1 5 Maintaining Cleaning 1 13 Recycling EP cartridge 1 13 Replacing EP cartridge 1 13 Replacing fuser cartridge 1 14 Memory considerations 1 11 Memory expansion 1 10 Memory requirements 1 12 Network ports location 1 5 Option interface cover location 1 5 Parallel port location 1 5 Power inlet location 1 5 Power switch location 1 5 Printer components 1 5 Rear cover location 1 5 Specifications F 2 to F 3 Standard output tray location 1 5 Technical support 1 15 Transporting 1 16 LN17ps printer 1 3 Also see LN 17 printer LocalTalk card see DNIC L TALK LocalTalk M enu 3 22 3 23 Port Enable option D 13 Port Timeout option D 13 Lower tray Adjusting size 2 8 Capacity 2 5 Ordering A 2 Overview 1 9 Paper jams 6 28 Paper orientation 2 5 to 2 6 Paper sizes 2 3 M
8. LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug appb Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing Consumables Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR e The fuser area is extremely hot Turn the printer OFF and allow it to cool for 40 minutes before replacing an existing fuser cartridge Caution Replacing the BTR Bias Transfer Roll requires removing the EP cartridge Do not expose the EP cartridge to direct sunlight or artificial light for more than 15 minutes Overexposure will permanently damage the photosensitive imaging drum 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 O pen the rear cover 3 Let the fuser area cool for 40 minutes If the Duplex M odule is installed continue with Step 4 on page B 6 Otherwise skip to Step 5 on page B 6 Appendix B Replacing Consumables B 5 gt d gt kug appb Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR Remove the Duplex M odule by pushing Remove the mounting screws from the the green lock buttons on either side of it printer as shown above and set them aside 6 Pull out the old fuser cartridge by the tabs 7 Slide the new fuser cartridge into the on either side of the cartridge printer B 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User G
9. 1o This indicator identifies the current option setting Language The example at the right tells you that Language is ee currently set to English 3 8 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o gt kug ch03 Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM gt gt Navigating the Menu System Setting a To set an option or to invoke a function follow the steps Menu Option ow 1 Press Online _ to take the printer offline You will see Offline Press a key 2 Press Menu to access the Main Menu or press Reset 2 to access the Reset M enu 3 Press Down or Up to scroll through the list of submenus options or functions 4 When you see the submenu option or function you want press Enter If you selected a submenu or option you did not want press Esc to return to the previous level Then make the selection you want and press Enter to accept it 5 If necessary repeat Step 3 and Step 4 to go through submenu levels to reach all desired options or functions If many possibilities exist such as 1 through 99 for number of Copies you can scroll quickly by holding down the key After pressing Enter to accept a setting you will briefly see on the top line of the display saved This indicates the value has been saved as the current setting Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 9 o d o lt gt kug ch03 Page 10 Thursday
10. Any error code or message displayed on the Control Panel A description of the problem Type of network if problem is network related Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 15 lt gt kug chO1 Page 16 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour Transpo rti ng When transporting the printer more than a short distance use the original shipping box and packaging materials If the the Printer original shipping box or materials are not available use a sturdy packing box and a generous amount of cushioning or packing materials To prepare your printer for transportation follow the instructions below 1 Power off the printer and disconnect the power cord and all interface cables 2 Remove any paper handing options and repack each in its original packaging 3 Remove the hard drive if itis installed and repack itin its original packaging See Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options 4 Remove the EP cartridge and pack itin its original a packaging 5 Pack the printer with the sealed EP cartridge and power cord in the original printer box If you need to return the printer for service follow the instructions of your service provider for packing and shipping 1 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o gt kug ch02 Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting Paper c
11. Do not use envelopes postcards transparencies or label paper for duplex jobs Table 2 8 Paper sizes that can be used with the rane Duplex Module Paper Size Weight A4 20 Ib 75 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m 210x297 mm Letter 20 Ib 75 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m 8 5x11 in 216x279 mm Folio Legal 13 in 20 Ib 75 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m 8 5x13 in 216x330 mm Legal Legal 14 in 20 Ib 75 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m 8 5x14 in 216x356 mm Refer to Figures 2 1 page 2 5 and 2 4 page 2 9 for the proper orientation of letterhead when printing duplex Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 29 o d lt gt kug ch02 Page 30 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Duplex Two Sided Printing Print Orientation To ensure that duplex jobs print in the proper orientation set and Control Panel the Duplex option in the Control Panel s PCL Emulat and Settings PostScript menus to the appropriate settings See Figure 2 8 The LN17 printer driver setting should be as follows identical for PCL and PostScript Duplex Short Edge or Duplex Long Edge Figure 2 8 Duplex binding orientation and Control Panel menu settings n ba PCL Emulat M enu set Duplex to Long Edge Bind PCL Emulat M enu set Duplex to Short Edge Bind PostScript M enu set Duplex to Regular PostScript M enu set Duplex to Tumble WA PCL Emulat M enu set Duplex to Long Edge Bind PCL Emulat M enu set
12. Legal 8 5x14 Letter 8 5x11 Page Protection Reserves memory for a full page of the selected paper size Avoids i P Too Complex errors PostScript M enu age Too Complex eae The On setting is used for all sizes in PostScript On Page Size Cont Controls the printer s behavior when the correct size of paper is not loaded PCE Emulate Meni e When set to Off the printer will wait for Enter to be pressed before printing i e When set to On the printer will timeout after 10 seconds of waiting for 1 Enter to be pressed and will then continue as if Enter was pressed This option is useful when the printer is on a network Table D 1 Page 9 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 11 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Paper Size Specifies paper size used to print a page If no paper size is specified by your ori Eulerian software application Legal 8 5x14 Folio 8 5x13 Letter 8 5x11 USA A4 210x297 Europe Exec 7 25x10 5 ISO B5 176x250 Statement 5 5x8 5 A6 105x148 Com 10 4 1 8x9 5 C5 162x229 DL 110x220 Monarch 3 7 8x7 5 C6 114x162 Parallel Menu Invokes the Parallel M enu Interface M enu Passw ordt Controls enabling disabling and changing of passwords for collator mode or for a specific mailbox bin The default for collator mode is 0000 M ailb
13. page 3 24 in Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel High Resolution The LN17 printer is set to print at 600 x 600 dpi dots per Printing inch You can change this setting to 1200 x 600 dpi to enhance grayscale images For professional quality printouts the Print Quality option in the PCL Emulat and PostScript menus is set to TrueRes The TrueRes setting smooths edges to produce a crisper looking printout If you want to print draft quality jobs set Print Quality to Toner Saving The printer automatically reduces the amount of toner used and prints a lower quality output See Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel for instructions on changing Control Panel settings 1 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch01 Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Special Features Edge to Edge For those instances when you need to print PCL 5e Emulation Printing hereafter referred to as PCL jobs all the way to the edge of the page turn on the Edge to Edge option in the PCL Emulat Menu Edge to edge printing is always available for PostScript jobs and requires no setting J ust format your document to the edge of the page See Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel for instructions on changing Control Panel settings Automatic Tray The LN17 printer allows you to set automatic tray switching Sw itching for both PCL and PostScript when PostScript is installed jobs When tray switching is on and t
14. t Appears in the upper left corner of the display Description Corrective Action A fault condition has occurred ACTION Reseat the controller board and test the printer again If the problem continues reseat the ROM SIM M s on the controller board and test the printer again If the problem still continues observe the diagnostic LED at power on If the LED does not glow or glows continuously contact your dealer or Digital If the LED flashes refer to Table 6 3 on page 6 25 for further information A fault condition has occurred ACTION Reseat the controller board and test the printer again If the problem continues observe the diagnostic LED at power on If the LED does not glow or glows continuously contact your dealer or Digital If the LED flashes refer to Table 6 3 on page 6 25 for further information A fault condition has occurred ACTION If there isa memory SIMM in slot SIM 3 remove it Move the memory SIM M in slot SIM 2 into SIM 3 then test the printer again If code 0101 is displayed at power on replace the SIM M If code 0101 is not displayed at power on move the SIMM back to SIM 2 and test the printer again If code 0100 again displays at power on contact your dealer or Digital A fault condition has occurred ACTION If there isa memory SIMM in slot SIM 2 remove it Move the memory SIM M in slot SIM 3 into SIM 2 then test the printer again If code 0100 is displayed at power on replace the SIM M
15. D First lift up one side of the end guide at the rear of the tray Then lift up the other side of the end guide at the rear of the tray e Then pull out the tray to lengthen it or push it in to shorten it The width guide B slides to fit the width of the paper 2 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt lt gt kug ch02 Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling U Si ng the The front tray accepts all paper sizes and types listed in Table 2 1 on page 2 3 The front tray holds Front Tray e 100 sheets of 75 g m 20 Ib paper e 50 sheets of 180 g m card stock e 30 transparencies or 25 sheets of label paper e 10 envelopes Consult Figure 2 4 for proper orientation of letterhead drilled paper envelopes and postcards in the front tray The size of paper loaded in the front tray of the printer should match the size entered as M anual Size in the PostScript or PCL menu at the front panel A paper jam may result if the printer expects longer or shorter media than is actually loaded When you load a new size paper in the front tray change the M anual Size entry in the as PostScript or PCL menu to match this new size Figure 2 4 Front tray paper orientation p lt 5 ies N EAN N A HO LLB a a ee lt Pe gt Se I ij q Letterhead Simplex Letterhead Duplex Chapter 2 Pap
16. Duplex two sided printing cannot continue You can however still print simplex single sided prints ACTION Remove and reinstall the Duplex M odule following the instructions in Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options If it still fails contact your dealer or Digital Enter Password The bin unlock button has been pressed on the M ailbox Collator and a password gt gt KANN has been enabled ACTION Enter the password for the bin or collator that you wish to open This message can also occur while enabling a password for a bin or the collator ACTION Enter the password used last time that bin or collator had its password enabled or the factory default password the first time Then you will be allowed to proceed with enabling the password Envelope Feeder Envelopes need to be loaded in the Envelope Feeder ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what envelopes to load L gt Env Feeder Empty The Envelope Feeder is empty ACTION Load envelopes in the Envelope Feeder Env Feeder Fail The Envelope Feeder has failed Printing from the Envelope Feeder cannot continue ACTION Remove and reinstall the Envelope Feeder following the instructions in Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options If it still fails you still have the option of feeding envelopes through the front tray Contact your dealer or Digital EnvelFeeder Jam An envelope has jammed feeding from the
17. PS Math PS Text Roman 8 Ventura Int l Ventura Math Ventura US Win 3 0 Win L1 Win L2 Win L5 Off On lt gt kug ch03 Page 17 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Po stScri pt PostScri pt Menu options establish me default configuration for the printer when printing PostScript jobs PostScript may M enu be used by software applications to send information and instructions to the printer PostScript is available as an option for the LN 17 printer See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options Windows Users The Windows PostScript driver for the LN 17 printer allows the user to either download the PostScript header with every job or download it only once If the printer is used in a network or other shared environment where both PCL emulation and PostScript jobs are printed the header will be deleted when 1 the printer switches from PostScript to PCL emulation e Banner sheets printed from Novell networks cause the printer to switch between PostScript and PCL emulation If banner sheets are printed ensure that the Language Sensing option is set to ON and the default System Language for each enabled port is set to PCL Emulation e To avoid the loss of the PostScript header select Download Each J ob in the PostScript driver or set State Saving to On in the PostScript M enu You must download the header at least once for each power on cycle If several
18. Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Consult Using the Envelope Feeder page 2 27 in Chapter 2 Paper Handling for usage instruction Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 45 d d Envelope Feeder Removing the Envelope Feeder kug appc Page 46 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect both power cords and any interface cables Lift the Envelope Feeder up and out from the printer Store the Envelope Feeder in its original packaging materials or in a dry dust free place 3 Re attach the face plate that was removed when the Envelope Feeder was installed Close the hinged clasp at the left side of the Front Tray Close the Front Tray if not needed Reconnect the power cord and interface cable s and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 C 46 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d lt gt kug appc Page 47 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Envelope Feeder 6 Press Online then Reset and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer 7 Press
19. Specifies the size of paper loaded in the Front Tray Performs a complete check of printer memory resident and any SIM Ms installed and reports the results on the Control Panel display Memory Check is more extensive than the check performed when the printer is powered on When you invoke Memory Check you will see Memory Check Please Wait Before Memory Check any partial pages are ejected and any incomplete print jobs permanently downloaded fonts and macros are cleared from memory After Memory Check is finished the printer reboots to its power on state If a problem occurs the Control Panel will display a numeric diagnostic code See Table 6 2 in Chapter 6 Troubleshooting to locate the diagnostic message associated with the numeric code Specifies page orientation Table D 1 Page 8 of 16 D 10 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Specifies where the printer should direct its output PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu Standard OCT No Offset OCT On Job OCT On Job Copy Collator Bin1 Bin10t t Appears only when the option is installed Page Protection Reserves memory for a full page of the selected paper size Avoids PCL Emulat M enu Page Too Complex errors one Set Page Protection to the largest size paper on which you will print A4 210x297
20. o d oS kug ch0O2 Page 23 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator Disabling Passwords Follow the instructions below to disable passwords 1 Power ON the printer The printer will complete its self test and display the following message at the Control Panel Display Online Ready 2 Press Online then Menu and you will see Main Menu Language C Press Down until you see Main Menu Mailbox Menu 4 Press Enter and the display changes to Mailbox Menu COllator To disable a collator password continue to Step 5 on page 2 23 To disable a bin password skip to Step 7 on page 2 23 5 Press Enter and the display changes to Collator Enable Password 6 Press Down until you see Collator Disable Password Skip to Step 11 7 Press Down until you see Mailbox Menu Mailbox Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 23 d oS kug ch02 Page 24 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator 8 Press Enter and the display changes to Mailbox Bin 1 9 Press Down orUp to selectthe appropriate bin Then press Enter The display changes to Bin N Enable Password 10 Press Down until you see Bin N Disable Password 11 Press Enter again and the display changes to Enter Password FF ARA 12 Enter the existing password using the numbered keys on the Control Panel The initial passwords f
21. 20 LocalTalk Menu Options ssssnnsssnsnserrrrrerrrrresrrrresrrresssrre 3 23 Ethernet Menu OptiOnS s sssssesssrrererrrrrnrrrresrrrressrrrensnree 3 23 System Me nU sasssssssssssrssrrrssrrssrrrrrrrrrsnrrnerrrnnrrrnnrrnnnnrnnnrrennennt 3 24 TeX MENU ead corya teat gestae ea n E e T E 3 25 Reset MENDU 5 sdaccdsesscortecatncunucachedeicescsacameastaansteaacenesessecesas s 3 26 Chapter 4 LN17 Printer Driving Software ccccsseessseeeeees 4 1 LN17 PCL 5e Emulation Printer Drivers sssssssessrrreerrrresen 4 2 LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers ccccssssecesssseeeeseeeeesseeeeeees 4 3 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide iii o d gt kug toc Page iv Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Table of Contents DECprint Supervisor DCPS Software cccccecceessseeeeeseeeees 4 4 Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts 5 1 Hard Drive Considerations sesssssesrreresrrrresrrrresrrrrssrrrrre 5 2 Print Disk Spooling se ssssssssnssrrrensrrrrnsrrrrrnsrrrensrrrensnrreesrnreee 5 2 kate SAVING sairis ar ennai 5 2 Formatting the Hard Drive sesssessssrsessrrresrrrresrrrresrrreen 5 3 Downloading Fonts and Macros sessssessssrersrrrrrsrrrrrsrrrressn 5 4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ccceceeceeeeeeeeseeeeeesseeseeseeeesseseeeeeees 6 1 Printer Operation Problems cccccccsssseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesanee
22. 30 Installing C 21 to C 22 Ordering A 2 Overview 1 9 Paper jams 6 30 Paper orientation 2 30 Paper sizes 2 29 Paper weights 2 29 Removing C 23 Duplex option D 6 Duplex printing see Duplex module E Edge to Edge option D 6 Overview 1 7 Enable Password option D 6 English option Language Menu 3 12 Enter key 3 5 Env Feeder Size option D 6 Envelope Feeder 2 27 to 2 28 Envelope jams 6 29 Envelope sizes 2 3 Installing C 43 to C 45 Loading envelopes 2 28 Ordering A 2 Removing C 46 to C 47 Using 2 27 to 2 28 EP cartridge A 2 Paper jams 6 31 Recycling 1 13 Replacing 1 13 B 2 to B 4 Error M essages 6 6 to 6 24 Esc key 3 4 Espanol option Language Menu 3 12 Ethernet card see DNIC E NET Ethernet M enu 3 22 3 23 Auto J ob End option D 3 Lang Sensing option D 9 Port Enable option D 13 Port Timeout option D 13 System Language option D 17 F Font N umber option D 7 Font Source option D 7 Fonts PCL E 2 PostScript E 4 Printing PCL Font List E 3 Form Feed key 3 4 Form Length option D 7 Format the Disk option D 7 Fran ais option Language M enu 3 12 Front cover Location 1 5 Index 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt oS Front tray Loading 2 11 to 2 12 Location 1 5 Paper jams 6 27 Paper orientation 2 9 to 2 10 Paper sizes 2 3 Front Tray Size option D 8 Fuser cartridge Ordering A 2 Replacing 1 14 B 5 to B 9 H Hard disk see Hard drive
23. 33 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 d lt gt kug ch06 Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Troubleshooting Pri nter Consult Table 6 1 starting on page 6 3 for corrective actions when the printer will not print or when the printed output is O peratio n not what you expect Problems 6 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug ch06 Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM L gt Printer Operation Problems Table 6 1 Printer operation problems Problem Action The printer will not print Power the printer OFF then ON Print a Configuration Sheet e If it prints the printer is okay If it does not print contact your dealer or Digital A file sent from the host Make sure the printer is online does not print Send a plain text file i e one without printing commands embedded in it to the printer If the file prints correctly in the default font with all of the characters in the Original file the printer is seeing the same data that the host is sending and the interface or communication line is functioning correctly If no data prints or the last page indicator does not come on A Make certain the printer is configured properly B The port parallel or network may be disabled on the printer Check the Configuration Sheet for the port you are using to see if the Port Enable option in the appropriate Interface M enu Is s
24. 5 5x8 5 A6 105x148 Com 10 DL Monarch C6 PCL Emulat Menu Main Tray Front Tray Main Front Tray Lower 1 Tray Lower 2 Tray Lower 1 Main Lower 2 Maint Lower 1 Lower 2t Lwrl Lwr2 Maint Envelope Feeder Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 15 4 gt kug ch0O3 Page 16 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM PCL Emulat Menu Figure 3 4 PCL Emulat Menu hierarchy showing factory settings continued Env Feeder Size Output Bin Orientation Form Length Symbol Set Edge to Edge Page Protection Jam Recovery Resolution Print Quality State Saving t Duplex Appears only when the option is installed Appears only with enough memory or a Page Size Cont hard disk installed 3 16 4 gt Com 10 USA C5 DL Europe Monarch C6 Portrait Landscape 005 128 60 USA 64 Europe Off On Off On 600x600 1200x600 Normal TrueRes Toner Saving Off On Off Short Edge Bind Long Edge Bind LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Standard OCT No Offset OCT On Job OCT On J ob Copy Collator Bin1 Bin2 Bin3 Bin4 Bin5 Bin6t Bin7t Bing Bingt Bin10 Desktop ISO L1 ISO L2 ISO L5 ISO 4 UK ISO 6 ASCII ISO 11 Swedish ISO 15 Italian ISO 17 Spanish ISO 21 German ISO 60 Norw v1 ISO 69 French Microsoft Publ PC 8 PC 8 DN PC 8 Tk PC 850 PC 852 Pi Font
25. 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Print a Configuration Sheet to verify that the hard drive has been installed properly A B D E hS Press Online to take the printer offline Press Menu then Down Y orUp until you see Main Menu Test Menu Press Enter and the message display changes to Test Menu Config sheet Press Enter again to printa Configuration Sheet After the Configuration Sheet prints press Online to put the printer back online 10 Find the Disk line on the Configuration Sheet Epp Liria m ees prn ee aot nih J eH A If the hard drive has been properly installed itis listed there A Disk Spooling also appears under the System menu Remove and reinstall the hard drive if you do not see both of these options listed 11 Refer to Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts for instructions on using the hard drive Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option Note LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d gt kug appc Page 19 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Hard Drive Removing the Hard Drive 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables Y AAi A mee oe E es eee Ss FEE Z Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board
26. 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug appc Page 51 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Digital Network Interface Card DNIC Secure the DNIC mounting bracket to the Replace the controller board sliding it controller board with the screws removed along the alignment channels Then in Step 4 hand tighten the thumb screws Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 51 o d gt kug appc Page 52 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Digital Network Interface Card DNIC 9 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 10 Printa Configuration Sheet to verify that the DNIC has been installed properly Applicable data should appear on the Configuration Sheet A hpp Lii i hi pe rep ey keer Pes I A Press Online _ to take the printer offline B Press Menu then Down or Up until you see Main Menu Test Menu C Press Enter and the message display changes to L gt Test Menu Config sheet D Press Enter again to printa Configuration Sheet E After the Configuration Sheet prints press Online _ to put the printer back online Keep the original packagin
27. D 3 Defaults option D 4 Disk Spooling option D 5 Hex Dump option D 8 Perform Enhance option D 12 Power Saver option D 14 Print Density option D 14 T Technical support 1 15 Test M enu 3 25 Config sheet option D 4 Demo Page option D 5 Format the Disk option D 7 Memory Check option D 10 PCL Font List option D 12 Test Print option D 18 Test Print Overview 1 8 Test Print option D 18 Toner see EP cartridge Tray switching 2 13 to 2 18 Overview 1 7 PCL 2 14 to 2 18 PostScript 2 13 Tray Switching option D 18 Troubleshooting Control Panel messages 6 6 TrueRes Overview 1 6 Index 6 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide
28. Down and you see keset Menu Reset Menus 8 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets the Source M apping PCL M enu settings to factory defaults When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 47 o d lt gt kug appc Page 48 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM lt gt Installing and Removing Printer Options D ig ital This section contains two sets of instructions Network gt Installing the DNIC page C 49 Interface Card e Removing the DNIC page C 53 D N IC These instructions apply to Ethernet DNIC E NET and LocalTalk DNIC L TALK The DNIC and controller board are sensitive to static electricity Before installing the DNIC discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such Caution asthe metal back plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the installation again discharge any static electricity Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in The printer is capable of supporting two DNICs however do L gt not install two of the same DNICs in the printer C 48 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide
29. Duplex to Short Edge Bind PostScript M enu set Duplex to Tumble PostScript M enu set Duplex to Regular 2 30 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d oS kug ch0O3 Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel Control Panel Features cccccccccscccsssseeeeeseeeeeessaeeeeens 3 2 Tew ISDIAY a rants aa pe iad 3 2 TRC KEYG somtnenrcopseasees aiian Tonan 3 3 Navigating the Menu System cccccccseeeeeeeeeeeenee ees 3 6 Menu IN CICAC OLS secundo a 3 8 Setting a Menu Option cccccesececsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeseneaeesenseees 3 9 Main Menu ieiitcccrrsavencccnasacidtececacarsasceavevensssnanteatncsaniiedessansa tous 3 11 Language Menu ccccccccccecssseseseeeeesseeeeeseeeeesaeeeessaeeees 3 12 Mailbox Menu ccccccccccccseeeeseseeeeeneeeesueeeesaneeeranesersaeeees 3 13 PCL Emulat Menu cccccccccseseeeceseeeeeeeeseeeeeeesneeseessaeess 3 14 PostScript Menu ics iscccsccsatncctoctetvasinderardcessincavenetysietasaneis eens 3 17 Interface Menu ccccccccceceeecsssseeceseeeeeseesaeeeeeeaneeeeessaeess 3 20 LocalTalk Menu ODUONS serenissima 3 23 Ethernet M enu OptiOnS cccccsesecssseeerseseeesaeeeeesneeerseeeeneaess 3 23 System Menu c ccc cccccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeesseeeesaeeeesaeeeeeags 3 24 TSE MENU coir capa ease ccc ate coe teateosne tte eet eee 3
30. E E EA 2 25 Opening Password Enabled BINS cccccssseseesseeereeseneeess 2 25 Opening Password Disabled BINS cccccsseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 2 25 Using the Offset Catch Tray OCT 0 2 26 Using the Envelope Feeder cccccccssseseeeeneeeeeesanees 2 27 Loading the Envelope Feeder ccccecssseeeeeseeeesneeersneeensaees 2 28 Duplex Two Sided Printing cccccccsseeseeessseesesseeees 2 29 Print Orientation and Control Panel Settings s e 2 30 2 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt lt gt kug ch02 Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM L gt Paper Handling Selecti ng Table 2 1 lists the size paper envelopes and other print p media you can use with all LN 17 printer input and output aper trays Using sizes other than those listed below or paper not recommended for laser printers may result in paper jams Table 2 1 Acceptable paper sizes for all LN17 printer paper trays Front Tray oct Main Tay Standard Mailbox Envelope Lower Tray Output Tray Collator Feeder Letter 8 5x11 in 216x279 mm Folio Legal 13 in 8 5x13 in 216x330 mm Legal Legal 14 in 8 5x14 in 216x356 mm Executive 7 25x10 5 in 184x267 mm mf a Paper Size Envelope COM 10 4 12x9 5 in 105x241 mm M onarch 3 87x7 5 in 98x191 mm DL 4 33x8 66 in 110x220 mm C5 6 38x9 01 in 162x229 mm C6 4 49x6 38 in 114x162 mm
31. LN 17 printer Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 3 o oS kug chOl Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour How M uch of You do not have to read any of this guide to use your LN17 h k printer The LN 17 printer is ready to go after you set it up T IS Boo following the instructions in the Setting Up Guide M ust Read Use this guide as a reference for e Learning about special printer features Special Features page 1 6 e Tipson taking care of the printer M aintaining the Printer page 1 13 e Paper specifications loading paper and duplex printing Chapter 2 Paper Handling e Instructions on using the Control Panel Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel and Appendix D Control Panel Options e Installing printer drivers Chapter 4 LN 17 Printer Driving Software e Downloading fonts Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts e Troubleshooting printing problems if they occur Chapter 6 Troubleshooting e Ordering printer options Appendix A Ordering Printer Options e Replacing consumables Appendix B Replacing Consumables e Installing and removing printer options Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options e Printer specifications Appendix F Printer Specifications 1 4 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch01 Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Print
32. Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in 1 MB of the printer s resident memory is unusable for each 32 MB SIMM that ts installed Therefore when you install one 32 MB SIMM the total system memory is 33MB not 34 MB When two 32 MB SIM Ms are installed the total system memory is 64 MB not 66 MB 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables ANN WAN AN AAi A A NNN AA Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the controller board Place the controller board on a ream of paper Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options 4 gt C 5 lt gt kug appc Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Memory SIMMs 4 Select an appropriate SIM M slot to use 5 Insert the new SIMM atan angle into the Slots SIM 2 A and SIM 3 B are appropriate SIMM slot and rotate it up interchangeable and are used for HED POs aon installing additional printer memory M ake sure that the clips on either side 7 Replace the controller board sliding it snap closed to lock the SIMM in place along the alignment channels Then hand tighten the thumb screws C 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997
33. Transparency A4 210x297 mm Letter 8 5x11 in 216x279 mm Label A4 210x297 mm Letter 8 5x11 in 216x279 mm t Optional paper handler See Appendix A for ordering information Although the OCT will accept all paper sizes listed it can only offset A4 Letter Folio and Legal tt Only the main tray accepts Executive Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 3 lt gt kug ch02 Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM L gt Selecting Paper Storing Paper The LN17 printer s print quality is optimized when paper and other print media are properly stored Proper storage ensures optimum print quality and trouble free printer options e Store the paper on a flat surface in a relatively low humidity environment e Do not unwrap paper until you are ready to use it and rewrap any paper you are not using e Do not expose paper to direct sunlight or high humidity 2 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt o gt kug ch02 Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling U sing the Paper and other print media are loaded into the main and lower trays identically Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 3 for M ain Tray or acceptable paper sizes Low er Tray e The main tray holds 250 sheets of 75 g m 20 Ib paper e The optional lower tray holds 500 sheets of 75 g m 20 Ib paper Consult Figure 2 1 for proper orientation of letterhead and drilled paper Figu
34. a list is displayed press Down to display the first item in the list Press Down for more than two seconds to scroll continuously When the hard disk option has been installed press Down to respond to a disk failure error message Hard disk usage will be aborted when Down is pressed See Chapter 6 Troubleshooting for more information on hard disk failure error messages Table 3 1 Page 2 of 2 Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 5 D d oS kug ch0O3 Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Navigating the The LN17 printer Control Panel contains two menu M enu System structures Main Menu and its submenus Language Mailbox Menu This menu appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menu This menu appears only when the PostScript option is installed Interface Menu System Menu Test Menu Press Online then Menu to access the Main Menu Each of the submenus may have other submenus settings or functions See Main Menu page 3 11 for more information 3 6 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide oS kug ch0O3 Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM e Reset Menu and its functions Reset Printer Reset Menus Reset Ethernet This function appears only when the optional Ethernet card is installed R
35. and Cassette lower tray Offset Catch Tray OCT M ailbox Collator Envelope Feeder 420 MB Hard Drive Digital Network Interface Card for LocalTalk DNIC LTALK Table F 1 Page 2 of 2 Appendix F Printer Specifications F 3 d gt kug appf Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM F 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt kug appg Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM Appendix G LN17 Unique Printer Commands OvervieW ooo cccccccccccccccccceceecucaueecaeeaeaueaeaueaeseeateataneneannatannay G 2 Paper Size eters eres deneridanrtneanonenieeriodnetoarnant G 3 OUTHUE Tray S nenni E torrent rere G 5 Raster Resolution ccccccccceccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenaneaass G 6 Appendix G LN17 Unique Printer Commands G 1 gt d la SB lan Ny lt gt kug appg Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM gt gt LN17 Unique Printer Commands Overview In addition to the standard PCL printer commands Digital has added some unique settings for the LN17 printer in the following areas e Paper Size Values are added for the parameter in the PCL Page Size command See the section Paper Size page G 3 e Output Trays Additional values are added for the standard PCL destination command See the section Output Trays page G 5 e Raster Resolution The PCL Raster Gra
36. control the printer For example when you press Menu after taking the printer offline you see the following message on the display Main Menu La guage gt Note that the gt in this example is one of three indicators you will see in the menu systems See M enu Indicators page 3 8 for more information on indicators See Navigating the M enu System page 3 6 for information on the menu system hierarchy The Keys The Control Panel keypad consists of eight keys identified with international symbols and labeled in English The keys are also numbered 0 7 When you install the pon optional M ailbox Collator these same eight keys are used to a enter numeric passwords for each of the mailbox bins Table 3 1 on page 3 4 describes the function of each key Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 3 o d o lt gt kug ch03 Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Control Panel Features Table 3 1 Control Panel keys and their functions Description Key Online Toggles between online and offline When online the printer is able to receive and print pages When offline page processing K and printing halts but the printer is still able to respond to status requests You must take the printer offline to e Access the menu system with Menu or Reset e e Perform tasks such as forcing a form feed for a partially printed page The printer goes offline automatically when it has a fau
37. for installation and removal instructions Blurred prints Poor paper condition Inspect replace paper stock Image is blurred at the Paper is damp Replace paper stock edges PRINTED IMAGE Table 6 5 Page 6 of 7 6 38 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug ch06 Page 39 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM L gt Print Quality Problems Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Problem Possible Cause s Corrective Action s Random deletions Poor paper condition Inspect replace paper stock Random light areas and Paper is damp Replace paper stock deletions PRINTED IMAGE Table 6 5 Page 7 of 7 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 39 o o gt kug ch06 Page 40 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Print Quality Problems 6 40 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d kug appa Page Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Appendix A Ordering Printer Options Appendix A Ordering Printer Options A 1 4 gt an an lt gt kug appa Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Ordering Printer Options For high quality and reliability use genuine Digital supplies and accessories Contact your local authorized Digital reseller or Digital sales office for more information or to order any of the printer options and accessories listed in Table A 1 In N
38. is set to On This is useful on a network as an error sheet will alert the user that the print job had errors and was canceled Controls print quality through the use of TrueRes for edge smoothing enhancement or Toner Saving for draft print quality Normal no edge smoothing e TrueRes edge smoothing Toner Saving draft print quality to save on toner usage When Resolution page D 15 is set to 1200x600 you cannot set Print Quality to TrueRes or Toner Saving Prints a complete list of all PostScript language typefaces on the printer Table D 1 Page 12 of 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Reset All Initiates the Reset Printer Reset Menus Reset Ethernet and Reset LocalTalk functions Reset M enu eras To ensure proper operation of this feature cycle the printer turn the printer off on before invoking Reset All Reset Ethernet Resets the Ethernet network interface card to its power on state Reset M enu t Appears only when the DNIC E NET option is installed Reset LocalTalk Resets the Local Talk network interface card to its power on state Reset M enu t Appears only when the DNIC LTALK option is installed Reset Menus Resets Control Panel menu options to their factory default settings Reset M enu The command does not reset th
39. mode not both If you plan to set passwords The only way to control the mode in which it is used ts through the use of passwords If passwords are enabled for bins but disabled for collator jobs sent to password enabled bins can be removed by anyone who chooses collator as the output tray because no password is needed For this reason Digital recommends you either enable or disable passwords for both bins and collator mode e If you plan to use passwords for bins also set a password for collator mode Distribute individual bin passwords to the appropriate users Do not distribute the password for collator mode e If you plan to use a password for collated jobs also set passwords for each bin Distribute the collator password 2 20 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch02 Page 21 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator to the appropriate users Do not distribute individual bin passwords See Enabling Passwords below and Disabling Passwords page 2 23 for instructions Enabling Passwords Follow the instructions below to set passwords 1 Power ON the printer The printer will complete its self test and display the following message at the Control Panel Display Online Ready 2 Press Online then Menu and you will see Main Menu Language ai 3 Press Down Y_ until you see Main Menu Mailbox Menu 4 Press Enter and th
40. ne message Store the OCT in its original packaging materials or in a dry Online dust free place Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 5 Press Online then Reset e and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer C 36 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug appe Page 37 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Offset Catch Tray OCT 6 Press Down and you see Reset Menu Reset Menus 7 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer changes the default Output Bin setting to Standard When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 37 o d lt gt kug appc Page 38 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options M allbox This section contains two sets of instructions Collator Installing the M ailbox Collator below e Removing the Mailbox Collator page C 41 Installing the M ailbox Collator 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Open the rear cover 3 Remove the option interface cover by pushing up on it from the underside Then close the rear cover Keep th
41. on use available printer memory memory that is otherwise used for processing jobs e Downloading fonts also uses available printer memory If you plan to print highly complex jobs or need features like State Saving and Page Protection you may need to add printer memory Table 1 2 on page 1 12 lists the memory required when printing one sided jobs at both 600 x 600 dpi and 1200 x 600 dpi Table 1 3 on page 1 12 lists the memory required when printing two sided jobs at both 600 x 600 dpi and 1200 x 600 dpi Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 11 o gt kug ch01 Page 12 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Memory Considerations Table 1 2 Minimum memory requirements for printing one sided jobs at 600 x 600 dpi and at 1200 x 600 Option Settings Page Protection OFF PCL Emulat Page Protection LETTER size PCL Emulat Page Protection A4 size PCL Emulat Page Protection LEGAL size PostScript Page Protection ON printing Letter size PostScript Page Protection ON printing A4 size PostScript Page Protection ON printing Legal size PCL Emulat and PostScript Page Protection and State Saving Enabled dpi 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi _ Table 1 3 Minimum memory requirements for printing two sided jobs at 600 x 600 dpi and at 1200 x 600 Option Settings Page Protection OFF PCL Emulat Page Protection LETTER size PCL Emulat Page Protection A4 size PCL Emulat Page Protect
42. on the printer and the other After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following end into the lower AC receptacle on message the M ailbox C ollator Online B Plug one end of the printer power Ready sae cord B into the upper AC power a 7 receptacle on the Mailbox C ollator and If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 the other end into the wall Consult Using the M ailbox Collator page 2 19 for usage instruction Keep the original packaging material should you ever need to remove the option C 40 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide E lt p D gt kug appc Page 41 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Mailbox Collator Removing the M ailbox Collator 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect both power cords and any interface cables Carefully lift the M ailbox C ollator off the Press the release buttons with your printer rotating it away from the rear of L gt thumbs and push up on the Mailbox Collator to remove it the printer To avoid damage to the positioning The Mailbox Collator is top heavy AA hook do not twist the Mailbox A Carefully control its movement as Collator to the right or left when you rotate it Store the M ailbox Collator in its original packaging materials or in a dry dust free place pushing up to remove it Appendix C Inst
43. option D 11 Page Protection option D 11 Print Errors option D 14 Print Quality option D 14 PS Font List option D 14 Resolution option D 15 State Saving option D 16 Tray Switching option D 18 PostScript option Ordering A 3 Power inlet Location 1 5 Power Saver mode Overview 1 6 Power Saver option D 14 Power switch Location 1 5 Print cartridge see EP cartridge Print Density option D 14 Print Errors option D 14 Print Quality option D 14 Overview 1 6 Print quality problems 6 33 to 6 39 Print spooler see Hard drive Printer drivers 4 2 to PostScript 4 3 PS Font List option D 14 R Rear cover Location 1 5 Reset All option D 15 Reset Ethernet option D 15 Reset key 3 4 Reset LocalTalk option D 15 Reset M enu 3 26 Cancel PS J ob option D 4 Reset All option D 15 Reset Ethernet option D 15 Reset LocalTalk option D 15 Reset M enus option D 15 Reset Printer option D 15 Reset M enus option D 15 Reset Printer option D 15 Resolution option D 15 S SIMMs 1 10 Installing C 5 to C 7 Ordering A 3 Removing C 8 to C 9 hS Index 5 oS kug ix Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Source Mapping option D 16 U Source mapping see Tray switching Up key 3 5 Standard output tray Location 1 5 Paper sizes 2 3 State Saving option D 16 Overview 1 8 State saving see Hard drive Symbol Set option D 17 System Language option D 17 System M enu 3 24 Auto Continue option
44. or more network interface cards are installed The Interface M enu may include submenus for the following e Parallel Menu see page 3 21 e LocalTalk Menu see page 3 22 e Ethernet Menu see page 3 22 Figure 3 6 starting on page 3 21 shows the Interface M enu hierarchy M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order 3 20 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d gt kug ch03 Page 21 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Figure 3 6 Interface Menu hierarchy showing factory settings El Menu Language Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat M enu PostScript Menut Interface Menu Parallel Menu System Menu Test Menu lt t Appears only when the option is installed Chapter 3 4 gt Port Enable Auto Job End Bidirectional Port Timeout System Language Lang Sensing Interface Menu Off On i 5 999 secs 30 PCL Emulation PostScript Off On Off On Off On Using the Control Panel 3 21 gt kug ch03 Page 22 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Interface Menu Figure 3 6 Interface Menu hierarchy showing factory settings continued LocalTalk Menut Port Enable m Off On Port Timeout j 5 999 secs 30 Ethernet M enut Port Enable Off On Port Timeout 5 999 secs 30 PCL Emulation PostScript System Language O
45. paper 4 Gently unlatch the hard drive from the 5 Gently release the opposite end of the standoffs and release the hard drive hard drive from the standoffs then lift the connector from the controller board hard drive from the controller board connector If possible store the hard drive in its original anti static bag Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 19 D d gt kug appc Page 20 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Hard Drive 6 Replace the controller board sliding it along the alignment channels Then hand tighten the thumb screws 7 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 C 20 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug appc Page 21 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options D u plex This section contains two sets of instructions M odule e Installing the Duplex Module below e Removing the Duplex Module page C 23 At least 6 MB of printer memory is recommended but not required for printing two sided duplex jobs See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options for ordering ad
46. plug with the receptacle on the printer M ake sure the OCT is firmly seated C 34 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 35 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Offset Catch Tray OCT 8 Reconnect the power cord and interface cable s and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 g Consult Using the Offset Catch Tray OCT page 2 26 for usage instruction Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 35 o d gt kug appc Page 36 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Offset Catch Tray OCT Removing the OCT 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables X os o Eoen a oeo aa Press the release buttons with your 3 Replace the option interface cover which thumbs and push up on the OCT to was removed and stored when the option remove it was first installed To avoid damage to the positioning 4 P ON the printer hook do not twist the OCT to the nee e printer gt right or left when pushing up to After warming up for a few minutes the remove it Control Panel displays the following n
47. plugged in 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables N NNI Aii NNN A NNNSNN L DA A Sa ae Zc Zc FEE Z Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board paper C 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Memory SIMMs Carefully push outon the locking clips to release the SIMM 5 6 Rotate the SIMM down out of position then lift it out Replace the controller board sliding it along the alignment channels Then hand tighten the thumb screws Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 9 4 gt lt gt kug appc Page 10 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Po stScri pt This section contains two sets of instructions SIM M e Installing the PostScript SIM M below e Removing the PostScript SIMM page C 13 Installing the PostScript SIMM SIM Ms an
48. printing capabilities Features Table 1 1 Locating Information on Printer Options For Information on Look in Installing options Appendix D Control Panel Options Using paper handling options Chapter 2 Paper Handling Associated menu options Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel PostScri pt Option Installing the PostScript option adds PostScript Level 2 capability and additional memory to your printer See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order the PostScript SIMM Duplex Printing The LN 17 printer can print two sided documents when you install the optional Duplex M odule After installing the e Duplex Module and an LN 17 printer driver printing a two sided document is as easy as printing a one sided job See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order a Duplex M odule Increased Paper An optional 500 sheet lower tray the 500 sheet Paper Deck Handling and Cassette is available for the LN17 printer Install two lower trays and you increase the input capacity for the LN 17 printer by 1 000 sheets See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order a Lower Tray Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 9 o d oS Optional Features Collating and Offsetting Memory Expansion Hard Drive kug chOl Page 10 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Two optional output trays are available for the LN17 printer that provide a second output destination for your print jobs Send
49. your print job to the standard output tray or either optional output tray e The Offset Catch Tray OCT sits above the standard output tray It increases the output tray capacity for the printer and offsets jobs from each other e The 10 bin M ailbox Collator sits atop the standard output tray You can use this as a 10 bin privacy protected mailbox for multiset collation See Chapter 2 Paper Handling for more information about using the Offset Catch Tray and M ailbox Collator See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order an Offset Catch Tray or a Mailbox Collator The LN17 base printer has 2 MB resident memory and can be increased with available 4 M B 16 MB and 32 MB SIM Ms See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order more printer memory A hard drive ts also available for the printer The hard drive can be used for print spooling font storage macro storage and state saving See Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts for more information about the hard drive See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options to order a hard drive 1 10 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug chO1 Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour M emo ry In today s printing environments technologies have advanced greatly Corresponding memory requirements have Considerations creased too e LN17 printing features such as Page Protection and State Saving when
50. 1 D d gt kug appc Page 12 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM PostScript SIMM 8 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 g Printa Configuration Sheet to verify that the SIMM has been installed properly A Press Online _ to take the printer offline B Press Menu then Down Y orUp until you see Main Menu Test Menu C Press Enter and the message display changes to Test Menu Config sheet D Press Enter again to printa Configuration Sheet E After the Configuration Sheet prints press Online to put the printer back online The Configuration Sheet should show the PostScript M enu and PostScript version 10 Install a Digital LN17 PostScript print driver now Table 2 in the Setting Up Guide lists the LN 17 PostScript printer drivers packaged with your printer See the Setting Up Guide for installing driving software C 12 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug appc Page 13 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM PostScript SIMM Removing the PostScript SIMM SIM Ms and controller boards are sensitive to static electricity Before removing a SIMM discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as
51. 17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o oS kug ch06 Page 31 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Paper Jams Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions continued Control Panel Message Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action Paper Exit Jam Paper Jam Open Rear Cover i 1 Open the rear cover A 2 Remove the jammed paper 3 If you do not see the jammed paper remove the Duplex Module remove the jammed paper then replace the Duplex Module 4 Close the rear cover alternating with Clear Paper Path Paper Jam Open Front GOver Print Cartridge Jam 1 Remove the Envelope Feeder alternating with Remove PrintCart Clear Paper Path Paper Size Jam Dpen Rear Cover alternating with Clear Paper Path if installed Open the front cover A Remove the EP cartridge B Remove the jammed paper Reinsert the EP cartridge Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Paper Mismatch Jam l Change the loaded paper to the correct size Open the rear cover A Remove the jammed paper Close the rear cover If the problem paper was in the front tray or the Envelope Feeder check that the corresponding menus are set to the size loaded Table 6 4 Page 5 of 6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 31 d o gt kug ch06 Page 32 Thursday March 6 199
52. 25 Reset Menu ais siciesaces secant partes eesoes eoncacsanessatancostetetaradicseecee 3 26 Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 1 d gt kug ch03 Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Co ntrol Panel The LN17 printer Control Panel Figure 3 1 serves two Features 1 It displays information about the status of the printer or the job in process and 2 It provides the means for changing printer settings to control how the LN17 printer operates Figure 3 1 LN17 Printer Control Panel A 2 line by 16 character display B Indicator lights C Control keys 8 o o Form Feed Fault Ready A 7 Form K Ontine l Feed Escape fN UP Oa O L gt C2 Peset menu X Enter Down The Display The Control Panel s display performs two functions e Itinforms you of printer status conditions such as when toner is low when a paper tray is empty when a job isin process and so on For example when you turn on the printer you see the following message on the display Online Ready This message appears whenever the printer is online and ready to accept print jobs 3 2 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug ch03 Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM L gt Control Panel Features e It presents a hierarchy of menu options and settings to configure and
53. 4 51 PM Memory SIMMs 8 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Print a Configuration Sheet to verify that the SIMM has been installed properly A B D E Press Online _ to take the printer offline Press Menu thenDown orUp until you see Main Menu Test Menu Press Enter and the message display changes to Test Menu Config sheet Press Enter again to printa Configuration Sheet After the Configuration Sheet prints press Online to put the printer back online On the Configuration Sheet the Total system memory value should match the amount of memory just installed plus the RAM resident on the printer Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 7 lt gt kug appe Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Memory SIMMs Removing a Memory SIMM SIM Ms and controller boards are sensitive to static electricity Before removing a SIMM discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as the metal Caution Pack plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the removal again discharge any static electricity Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is
54. 7 4 48 PM Paper Jams Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions continued Control Panel Message Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action Misfeed Jam at Startup Open All Trays i 1 Remove all trays A alternating with Remove the Envelope Feeder Open Front Cover if installed Remove Jam Sheet Open the front cover B Remove the jammed paper Replace all trays Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Table 6 4 Page 6 of 6 6 32 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d lt gt kug ch06 Page 33 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Print Quality Problems Print Q uality Table 6 5 lists common print quality problems the possible Problems Table 6 5 Print quality problems Problem Possible Cause s cause and recommended actions Corrective Action s Light faint prints Toner Saver mode Overall image is lighter than normal Toner level low empty Damp paper stock Blank Prints If just installed the EP Cartridge Entire printed page is insert tape may still be in place blank with no visible Multiple sheets are being fed from print the paper tray at the same time No printable data received from computer Defective EP cartridge or low on toner Turn off Toner Saver Shake EP cartridge several times Remove EP cartridge shake it several times then r
55. B hard drive Digital Network Interface Cards DNICs DNIC E NET LN17X NW The DNIC E NET supports the following Digital Network Interface protocols Card for Ethernet e Novell NetWare with BNC and RJ 45 TCP IP connectors EtherTalk e LAT e Microsoft Windows NT e SNMP Includes DS P software Table A 1 Page 2 of 3 Appendix A Ordering Printer Options A 3 D d gt kug appa Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Ordering Printer Options Table A 1 Printer options and accessories continued Option Part No Comments DNIC LTALK LN17X AT The DNIC LTALK supports the following Digital Network Interface protocol Card for LocalTalk AppleTalk with a DIN 8 connector PC and Macintosh cables AppleTalk Cable BCC 46 06 DIN 8 pin Male 1 8 m 6 ft Parallel Cables BC19M 06 25 pin Centronics Parallel 1 8 m 6 ft BC19M 10 25 pin Centronics Parallel 3 0 m 10 ft User Documentation LN17 LN17ps Printers EK LN17P DK Includes Setting Up Guide User Guide and Base Documentation Kit Quick Reference Card also available individually as listed below LN17 LN17ps Printers EK LN17P IN Also available as part of Base Setting Up Guide Documentation Kit listed above LN17 LN17ps Printers EK LN17P UG Also available as part of Base User Guide Documentation Kit listed above LN17 LN17ps Printers EK LN17P RC Also available
56. C 19 Iv LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d oS kug toc Page v Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Table of Contents Duplex Module ccccccsessececeesseeeeeseseeeseeuseeeeseaaeesessaseeseseaas C 21 Installing the Duplex Module ccceeccceseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees C 21 Removing the Duplex Module cccccesssseeeseeeseeeeenees C 23 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette cccccccseeeeesseeeeeeeeees C 24 Installing One 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C 24 Installing Two 500 sheet Paper Decks and Cassettes C 27 Removing a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C 31 Offset Catch Tray OCT cccccccsssseecesseseeeesseeseeessaneeeeseaaees C 33 Installing the OCT cccccccsseeecessssseeeceeseseeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeseeaes C 33 REMOVING the OCT ccceccsssececeessceeeeesseeeeeesseeesseaseeseneaes C 36 Mailbox Collator c ee cccceeeccecesseeceeseeeeecseeeeceeeeeaeeeesseeeeeeesages C 38 Installing the M ailbOx Collator cceeccecsseeeeeseeeeeeeeeees C 38 Removing the MailbOx Collator ccccccssseeesesseeeeeeees C 41 Envelope Feeder ccccsscccccsssseecceesscecesesseenseeseeesseaseeseseass C 43 Installing the Envelope Feeder cccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees C 43 Removing the Envelope Feeder c cccssseeeeseeeeeeeeeeees C 46 Digital Network Interface Card DNIO c ceeeeeeeeeeees C 48 In
57. CTION See Print Cartridge Jam page 6 31 Table 6 2 Page 13 of 19 6 18 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 19 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Paper Jam Paper has jammed in the rear of the printer The message alternates with open Roar Cover Clear Paper Path or if a Duplex M odule jam Remove DuplxUnit Clear Paper Path ACTION See Paper Exit Jam page 6 31 or Duplex M odule Jam page 6 30 Paper Size Jam Paper has jammed due to being the incorrect size The message alternates with open Rear Cover Clear Paper Path ACTION See Paper Mismatch Jam page 6 31 PCL Font List The PCL Font List is printing Printing ACTION Remove the PCL Font List from the output tray when it has finished printing Pg Protect Off The printer has turned Page Protection Off because there is insufficient memory to process the job with page protection L gt ACTION Add printer memory if you want to process future complex jobs with Page Protection Power Saver The printer has set itself to lower power mode Power Saver is on As soon as it On receives the next print job the printer leaves power saver mode ACTION None The printer has a PCL error ACTION Press Enter This message functions with the System M enu option Auto Conti
58. D 8 and Manual Size page D 10 options are set to Letter 8 5x11 and Form Length page D 7 is set to 60 System M enu Perform a Reset Menus after changing the Defaults setting Table D 1 Page 2 of 16 D 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Default Source PCL Emulat M enu Upper M anual M anual Envelope Lower Large Capacity Envelope Feeder Default Tray PostScript M enu Main Tray Front Tray Lower 1 Tray Lower 2 Tray Envelope Feeder t Appears only when the option is installed Demo Page Test M enu Disable Passw ord M ailbox M enu t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Disk Spooling System M enu Off On t Appears only when the hard drive option is installed Description Specifies default paper source in PCL if none is specified by your software application Specifies paper tray used if none is specified in your software application Prints a page demonstrating the printer s capabilities Printing a Demo Page will cause a printer reset Disables the password for a specific mailbox bin or for the collator bins Controls spooling to the hard disk if installed e When set to On data received and waiting to be processed from any port is spooled onto the hard disk and later retrieved for proces
59. Envelope Feeder The message Remove All Envel alternates with Upen Fron Cover Remove Jam Envel ACTION See Envelope Feeder Jam page 6 29 Ethernet Fail The Ethernet card DNIC E NET has failed and cannot be used ACTION Press Enter to allow the printer to continue as if the Ethernet card were not installed This error is not subject to Auto Continue page D 3 Print a Configuration Sheet If the sheet does not show Ethernet as present contact your dealer or Digital Table 6 2 Page 4 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 9 D d gt kug ch06 Page 10 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Fan Failure The printer s fan has failed Power Off NOW ACTION Power cycle the printer If this message reappears power off the printer and contact your dealer or Digital Feed A4 ACTION Feed A4 paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed A6 ACTION Feed A6 paper international postcard through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Com 10 ACTION Feed Com 10 envelope through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed C5 ACTION Feed C5 envelope through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed C6 ACTION Feed C6 envelope through the front tray as indicated on the top line o
60. Font Number setting returns to its factory setting 0 if Symbol Set page D 17 is changed If the Font Source setting specifies a location other than Internal Font Number reverts to 0 automatically Location of the default font in PCL Internal refers to the font set residing in the printer s permanent memory These fonts are resident in the printer and cannot be altered The Font Source setting returns to its factory setting Internal if Symbol Set page D 17 is changed If the Font Source setting specifies a location other than Internal Font Number reverts to 0 automatically Causes the hard disk to be formatted or reformatted This action erases all data on the hard disk It must therefore be confirmed twice before it is executed Number of lines per page used in PCL The Form Length setting is automatically adjusted when Paper Size page D 12 is changed For example if you set Paper Size to A4 210x297 Form Length is adjusted to 64 automatically If Paper Size is set to Letter 8 5x11 Form Length is adjusted to 60 Table D 1 Page 5 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 7 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Front Tray Size PCL Emulat M enu Legal 8 5x14 Folio 8 5x13 Letter 8 5x11 USA A4 210x297 Europe Exec 7 25x10 5 ISO B5 176x250 Statement 5 5x8 5 A6 105x148 Com 10 4 1 8
61. Font Size Pitch Point Size Output Bin Output Bin Paper Source Default Source Form Length Paper Orientation Page Protection Print Resolution t You can change the setting for this feature through your software application only when using the Digital printer driver The PCL Emulat M enu hierarchy is depicted in Figure 3 4 starting on page 3 15 M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order 3 14 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d kug ch03 Page 15 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Figure 3 4 PCL Emulat Menu hierarchy showing factory settings Copies Menu Font Source Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menut Interface Menu System Menu Pitch Test Menu Language Font Number Point Size Default Source B Source Mapping Paper Size Front Tray Size Appears only when the default font is scalable t Appears only when the option is installed Appears when W downloaded fonts are available 1 99 l Internal Soft 0 999 0 44 99 9 by 01 10 00 4 00 999 75 by 25 12 00 Upper Manual Manual Envelope Lower Large Capacity Envelope Feeder Upper Manual Manual Envelope Lower Large Capacity Envelope Feeder Legal 8 5x14 Folio 8 5x13 Letter 8 5x11 USA A4 210x297 Europe Exec 7 25x10 5 ISO B5 176x250 Statement
62. If code 0100 is not displayed at power on move the SIM M back to SIM 3 and test the printer again If code 0101 again displays at power on contact your dealer or Digital Table 6 2 Page 1 of 19 6 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d oS kug ch06 Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action kK kK Xe The printer is in power on diagnostics ACTION None if there is no failure during power on diagnostics After other diagnostic messages the final message will be the one that the printer is online and waiting for data Paper Path A paper jam has occurred The message alternates with a message that specifies the location of the jam ACTION See Table 6 4 on page 6 27 Close Bin N The bin numbered N ts pulled out ACTION Close the bin Close Bins Two or more bins are pulled out ACTION Close the bins Close Covers Either the front or rear cover or both is open ACTION Close the cover and press Online to resume normal operation Comm Error The printer is not able to communicate with the host using bidirectional parallel ACTION Check the parallel cable to make sure it is connected properly on both the printer and the host Inspect the parallel cable for any defects if wires are broken or the cable appears to be damaged replace the cable Check the host to be ce
63. M L gt Paper Handling U sing the The Envelope Feeder Figure 2 7 is an optional paper handling device available for the LN 17 printer Envelope San See Appendix A for ordering information and Appendix B for Feeder installation instructions Figure 2 7 Envelope Feeder front view The Envelope Feeder supports all envelope sizes listed in Table 2 1 on page 2 3 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 27 o o kug ch02 Page 28 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Envelope Feeder Loading the Envelope Feeder an Lift the envelope holder and stack the 2 Lower the envelope holder to hold the envelopes in the feeder envelopes firmly in place Refer to Figure 2 4 on page 2 9 for the proper orientation 2 28 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d an gt kug ch02 Page 29 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling Du plex Once the optional Duplex M odule is installed you can print s two sided duplex jobs See Appendix A Ordering Printer Tw o Sided Options for ordering information and Appendix C Installing Printing and Removing Printer Options for installation instructions At least 6 MB of printer memory is recommended but not required for duplex printing See Appendix A for ordering additional memory Note Use only the size paper listed in Table 2 8 for two sided jobs
64. Mailbox Menu 3 13 Bin Full option D 3 Bin N option D 3 Collator option D 4 Disable Password option D 5 Enable Password option D 6 M ailbox Collator 2 19 to 2 25 Bin numbering 2 20 Capacity 2 20 hS Index 3 oS kug ix Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Installing C 38 to C 40 Opening bins 2 25 Ordering A 2 Overview 1 10 2 19 Paper jams 6 30 Paper sizes 2 3 Removing C 41 to C 42 Using passwords 2 20 to 2 25 Disabling 2 23 to 2 24 Enabling 2 21 to 2 22 Main Menu 3 11 M ain tray Adjusting size 2 7 Capacity 2 5 Location 1 5 Ordering A 2 Paper jams 6 27 Paper orientation 2 5 to 2 6 Paper sizes 2 3 M anual Size option D 10 Memory Considerations 1 11 Expansion 1 10 Requirements 1 12 See also SIMMs Memory Check option D 10 Menu key 3 4 Messages also see Control Panel Error 6 6 to 6 24 M ulti sheet Bypass Tray see Front tray Network ports Location 1 5 O OCT 2 26 Capacity 2 26 Installing C 33 to C 35 Ordering A 2 Overview 1 10 2 26 Paper jams 6 29 Paper sizes 2 3 Removing C 36 to C 37 Using 2 26 Index 4 4 gt Offset Catch Tray see OCT Online key 3 4 Option interface cover Location 1 5 Ordering A 2 Orientation option D 10 Output Bin option D 11 P Page Protection option D 11 Page Size Cont option D 11 Paper J ams 3 4 6 26 to 6 32 Causes 6 26 Clearing 6 26 to 6 32 Sizes 2 3 Storage of 2 4 Paper Size option D 12 Par
65. March 6 1997 4 43 PM L gt Navigating the Menu System 6 You may either continue to work in the menu system by repeating the steps above or exit and return to normal operation by pressing Online If you press Online before Enter the value will not be saved Other ways to exit a menu option or exit the menu system completely are as follows e Inthe Main Menu press Menu _ to return to the top of the Main Menu e Press Esc fromthe Main Menu or Reset Menu to exit the menu system and display the following message Offline 7 Press a key 3 10 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d o gt kug ch03 Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel M ain M enu The Main M enu is a cascading system of submenus each containing other submenus or options designed to configure the printer for your environment The Main M enu hierarchy is depicted in Figure 3 2 In this chapter a boldfaced menu item means it is a factory AS setting A menu item followed by an asterisk means a reset will default to this value Note On the Control Panel the current setting for each option always appears first and is followed by an asterisk The other possible settings are located by pressing Up or Down Y to scroll through the list See Reset M enu page 3 26 for information on how to revert to factory settings Figure 3 2 Main Menu hierarc
66. N17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o gt lt gt kug appc Page 15 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM PostScript SIMM 10 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets to factory defaults When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 15 o d lt gt kug appc Page 16 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Hard Drive This section contains two sets of instructions e Installing the Hard Drive below e Removing the Hard Drive page C 19 The hard drive and controller board are sensitive to static electricity Before installing the hard drive discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such Caution asthe metal back plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the installation again discharge any static electricity Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in Installing the Hard Drive 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables AAN NN YK AAi ANNIS Aii n ee oe es eee Ss Te FEE Z
67. ON The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load Lower2 Tray Jam Paper has jammed feeding from the second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Open Lower2 Tray Cassette The message alternates with Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheet ACTION Remove the second lower tray open the front cover and pull out the Jammed paper Then replace the lower tray and close the front cover See Lower 2 Tray Jam page 6 28 Lower 2 Empty The second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette is empty ay ACTION Reload the correct size paper a Lower 2 Failure The second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette has failed Printing Service Required from this tray cannot continue ACTION Power off the printer and check the Lower Tray connection If the failure continues contact your dealer or Digital Lower 2 Out The paper cassette has been removed or is not pushed in all the way from the second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ACTION Insert the paper cassette into the second lower tray Lower 2 Tray Paper needs to be loaded in the second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load Lower 2 Main Paper needs to be loaded in the second lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette and or the main tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel d
68. See Duplex M odule Jam page 6 30 Remove EnvFeeder An Envelope Feeder jam has occurred The message alternates with the messages open rron Cover EnvelFeeder Jam Remove All Envel and Remove Jam Envel ACTION See Envelope Feeder Jam page 6 29 6 20 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d Table 6 2 Page 15 of 19 gt kug ch06 Page 21 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Remove Jam Envel An Envelope Feeder jam has occurred The message alternates with the messages EnvelFeeder Jam Remove All Envel and Remove EnvFeeder Upen Front Cover ACTION See Envelope Feeder Jam page 6 29 Remove Output The Offset Catch Tray OCT is full Printing cannot continue to the OCT From Offset Tray ACTION Remove the output from the OCT Remove Output Mailbox bin N is full Printing cannot continue to bin N from Mailbox N ACTION Remove the output from bin N Press the unlock bin button then enter the password if requested Remove Output The standard output tray is full Printing cannot continue from Std Tray ACTION Remove the output from the standard output tray cS Remove PrintCart A paper jam has occurred The message alternates with the message Clear Paper Path Paper Jam Open Front Cover ACTION See Print Cartridge Jam page 6 31 R
69. Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Cover the left side hand hold with the 5 Remove the small cover at the back of the joint tab inserting A then B Paper Deck Fit the connector firmly into the printer receptacle Replace the small cover 6 Replace the power and interface cords and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 7 Press Online then Reset e and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer Do not attempt to lift and carry the AA printer by yourself after installing the Paper Deck 8 Press Down and you see Reset Menu Reset Menus Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 25 D d lt gt kug appc Page 26 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM lt 5 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 9 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets the Source Mapping PCL M enu settings to include the lower tray just installed When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 To enable automatic tray switching with PostScript jobs tur
70. ables 2 Open the Front Tray 3 Open the hinged clasp at the left side of the tray Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 43 gt d lt gt kug appe Page 44 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Envelope Feeder 4 Remove the face plate and store it 5 Angle the Envelope Feeder into the The face plate is re installed after printer removing the feeder 6 Allow the Envelope Feeder to rest down cable s and power ON the printer _ at its seated position L gt i 7 Reconnect the power cord and interface y After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready 7 4 If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 H y C 44 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o gt kug appc Page 45 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 3 9 Envelope Feeder Press Online then Reset e and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer Press Down and you see Reset Menu Reset Menus 10 Press Enter and the message display changes to 11 Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets the Source M apping PCL M enu settings to factory defaults including the Envelope Feeder When the reset is finished the display changes to Online
71. alic ITC Zapf Chancery M edium Italic ITC Zapf Dingbats E 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt kug appf Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM Appendix F Printer Specifications Appendix F Printer Specifications Fl 4 gt an an gt kug appf Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM Printer Specifications Table F1 LN17 LN17ps specifications LN17 LN17ps Imaging Method Electro Photography Exposure System Semiconductor laser beam laser diode scanning Image Resolution 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi Warm Up Time Less than 70 seconds after power on Up to 17 ppm pages per minute Continuous Print Speed Printable Area For PostScript jobs full size of the paper For PCL 5e Emulation jobs Full size of the paper when the Edge to Edge option is set to On e When the Edge to Edge option is set to Off full size of the paper minus a 1 6 inch margin at the top bottom left and right edges Processor Intel 25 50 M Hz i960 JD CPU with an i82961 KD banding co processor Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle Up to 50 000 prints Nominal Voltage 110 115 V 220 240 V Nominal Frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz Power Consumption Less than 580 W during operation Power Saver mode operational after specified period of not printing 15 30 60 90 120 minutes or Off Noise Level 49 5 dB continuous sound less than 35 dB
72. allel M enu Auto J ob End option D 3 Lang Sensing option D 9 Overview 3 21 Port Enable option D 13 Port Timeout option D 13 System Language option D 17 Parallel port Location 1 5 Password option M ailbox M enu Password option D 12 PCL Emulat M enu 3 14 to 3 16 Copies option D 4 Default Source option D 5 Duplex option D 6 Edge to Edge option D 6 Env Feeder Size option D 6 Font Number option D 7 Font Source option D 7 Form Length option D 7 Front Tray Size option D 8 J am Recovery option D 8 Orientation option D 10 Output Bin option D 11 Page Protection option D 11 Page Size Cont option D 11 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide oS kug ix Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Paper Size option D 12 Pitch option D 13 Point Size option D 13 Print Quality option D 14 Resolution option D 15 Source M apping option D 16 State Saving option D 16 Symbol Set option D 17 PCL Font List Overview 1 8 PCL Font List option D 12 Perform Enhance option D 12 Pitch option D 13 Point Size option D 13 Port Enable option D 13 Port Timeout option D 13 Portugu s BRA option Language Menu 3 12 PostScript Fonts E 4 Installing C 10 to C 12 Removing C 13 to C 15 Upgrade 1 9 PostScript Font List Overview 1 8 PostScript M enu 3 17 to 3 19 Copies option D 4 Default Tray option D 5 Duplex option D 6 Env Feeder Size option D 6 J am Recovery option D 8 M anual Size option D 10 Output Bin
73. alling and Removing Printer Options C 41 oS lt p lt gt kug appc Page 42 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Mailbox Collator 4 Replace the option interface cover which was removed and stored when the option was first installed 5 Power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online HIN HI HA HI HA Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 HN MNN IT 6 Press Online then Reset and you see keset Menu Reset Printer 7 Press Down and you see 7 Reset Menu Reset Menus 8 Press Enter and the message display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer changes the default Output Bin setting to Standard When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 C 42 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 43 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Envelo pe This section contains two sets of instructions Feeder e Installing the Envelope Feeder page C 43 e Removing the Envelope Feeder page C 46 Installing the Envelope Feeder 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect both power cords and any interface c
74. anel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 C 54 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o o Appendix D Control Panel Options Appendix D Control Panel Options D 1 Control Panel Options Table D 1 starting on page D 3 contains an alphabetical listing of all Control Panel options For each option listed you will find e The menu s under which the option ts located e The factory and default settings for the option A boldfaced menu item means it is a factory setting A menu item followed by an asterisk means a reset will default to this value Example For the option Auto J ob End the selection On is the factory setting bold and the reset default value e All possible settings for the option e A description of the option You can normally use your own applications to override many of the printer s default settings For example most applications allow you to choose how many copies of the print job you want The number of copies you specify through your application will override the printer s default setting for the Copies option Figure D 1 below lists all Control Panel options whose settings you can normally override Only in the absence of information from the print job will the printer use the default settings for these options Figure D 1 Control Panel settings options normally overridde
75. annels marked by the arrows inside the top cover Push in until it clicks in place then close the front cover Plug in the power cord Press and hold Online lt andMenu while powering ON the printer This will reset the Fuser Life counter and release the warning message After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready Ifthe Replace Fuser Cartridge message still appears Step 18 If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix B Replacing Consumables B 9 4 gt gt kug appb Page 10 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM B 10 LN17 and LN1 7ps Ptinters User Guide gt gt kug appc Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options Precautions i ee aeaii ie ii C 3 Memory SIMMS cccccccccccceccseceeseseeesseeeeeseeeeeseeeseeaeeeenegs C 4 Installing a Memory SIMM ccceeeccssseseeseseeseeseereeseerseesensaess C 5 Removing a Memory SIMM nssssesssessrnerrrnnrrruerrnnsrrnerrreerrrerrrees C 8 PostScript SIMM irises cernseecenceecnennunepanetensesesmasnecseannadeaneee onece C 10 Installing the PostScript SIMM v ccecseessesseeseeeeeseeeeeaneeeeens C 10 Removing the PostScript SIMM ccescesssseeseseeersnesersaeeeesanes C 13 Hard Drive sacutiienpesinersicmianeneditiirgaamaneernatbter aie C 16 Instal
76. ard drive are sensitive to static electricity Before Caution _ installing or removing an internal option discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as the metal back plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the installation again discharge any static electricity Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 3 o d lt gt kug appc Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options M emo ry This section contains two sets of instructions SIMMs _ Installing a Memory SIMM page C 5 e Removing aMemory SIMM page C 8 Memory SIM Ms for the LN 17 printer are available in the following sizes e one sided 4MB and 16MB e two sided 32 MB See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options for ordering additional memory C 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d kug appc Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing a Memory SIM M Memory SIMMs SIM Ms and controller boards are sensitive to static electricity Before installing a SIMM discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as the metal Caution back plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the installation again discharge any static electricity
77. are I ntallation Guide LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt kug ch05 Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 47 PM Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts Hard Drive Considerations ccccccsesseeeeseeeeeeseaeeeeens 5 2 Pint DISK SPO OIG vucseisasienccatsadePeranmedurnacaunatunssadiedadenuseciena 5 2 SEAS SAVING xaenemsrinier saci nad tne ena aie 5 2 Formatting the Hard Drive ccccccsesecesesecseeeeeseeeeesneseesaness 5 3 Downloading Fonts and Macros eee 5 4 Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts 5 1 d gt kug ch05 Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 47 PM Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts Hard Drive Considerations 5 2 Print Disk Spooling State Saving If you install the optional hard drive on the LN17 printer it will significantly increase the amount of memory available for processing jobs and storing downloaded information Such as fonts and macros The hard drive can function as a print spooler when you set the Disk Spooling option to On With disk spooling enabled the hard drive simultaneously accepts print jobs from all enabled ports then processes and prints them in the order in which they are first received Disk spooling is useful for both standalone and networked systems When the printer is busy processing a long or complex print job successive print jobs from the same or other
78. as part of Base Quick Reference Card Documentation Kit listed above DNIC LTALK EK LN17A CG Also available as part of the LocalTalk Kit Configuration Guide listed above DNIC E NET EK LN17E CG Also available as part of Ethernet Kit listed Configuration Guide above DS P User Guide EK LN17M UG Table A 1 Page 3 of 3 A 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug appa Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM gt Ordering Printer Options Table A 2 DECprint Supervisor DCPS for OpenVMS Order Numbers Comments Softw are Media and Documentation DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS QA 09N H M edia and Documentation User Documentation DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS QA O9N GZ Documentation Kit Also available as part of the media and documentation kit described above The documentation kit includes the installation guide user guide and system manager guide Appendix A Ordering Printer Options A 5 d o gt kug appa Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM A 6 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d kug appb Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Appendix B Replacing Consumables Replacing the EP Cartridge cccccccssseescsseeeeesseeeeeens B 2 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR ccccseecseeeseeeeees B 5 Appendix B Replacing Consumabl
79. ase alphabets punctuation marks and special characters such as open and close PCL Emulat M j i CL Emulat M enu quotation marks or international characters Deskto ISO L1 j A When you change Symbol Set the settings for Font Number and Y Font Source are reset to their factory settings automatically ISO 4 UK ISO 6 ASCII ISO 11 Swedish ISO 15 Italian ISO 17 Spanish ISO 21 German ISO 60 Norw V1 ISO 69 French Legal M ath 8 M icrosoft Publ PC 8 PC 8 DN PC 8 Tk PC 850 PC 852 Pi Font PS Math PS Text Roman 8 Ventura Int l Ventura M ath Ventura US Win 3 0 Win L1 Win L2 Win L5 System Language Specifies the page description language PDL the printer will use for print jobs coming through the parallel port Parallel Menu Ethernet M enu l Gy When Lang Sensing page D 9 is set to On System Language is used PCL Emulation AJ only when the printer cannot detect the PDL used in the incoming print PostScript job T Appears only with the PostScript option installed Table D 1 Page 15 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 17 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Test M enu Main M enu Test Print Test M enu Tray Switching PostScript M enu off M ain Front Tray Lower 1 M aint Lower 2 M aint Lower 1 Lower 2 Lwrl Lwr2 M aint t Appears only when one or two lower
80. ay Toner Low See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options for ordering a new EP cartridge Recycling the TheLN17 printer EP cartridge can be recycled free of charge EP Cartridge to you Follow the instructions packaged with your new EP cartridge to recycle the old one Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 13 o d lt gt kug chO1 Page 14 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM L gt Maintaining the Printer Replacing the The Fuser Cartridge and Bias Transfer Roll BTR have Fuser Cartridge expected useful lives of 200 000 prints When this point is Bias Transfer Roll reached you will see the following message at the printer s Control Panel display Replace Fuser Cartridge Although printing can continue to ensure optimum print quality you should order and replace these parts as soon as possible See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options for ordering information 1 14 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d o oS kug chOl Page 15 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour Tech n ical i you are unable to resolve a printing problem using the instructions in Chapter 6 Troubleshooting contact the dealer Su ppo rt from which you bought your printer or contact Digital Before Calling Before contacting your dealer or Digital please have the for Service following information available Printer serial number A Configuration Sheet
81. ay Load Folio ACTION Load Folio paper into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load ISO B5 ACTION Load ISO B5 paper into the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display ACTION Load Legal paper into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Table 6 2 Page 7 of 19 6 12 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d oS kug ch06 Page 13 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Load Letter display Load Monarch ACTION Load Monarch size envelopes into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load Statement ACTION Load Statement size paper into the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display LocalTalk Fail Lowerl Tray Jam Open Lowerl Tray Lower 1 Failure Service Required Lower 1 Lower 1 The LocalTalk card DNIC LTALK has failed and cannot be used ACTION Press Enter to allow the printer to continue as if the LocalTalk card were not installed This error is not subject to Auto Continue Print a Configuration Sheet If the sheet does not show LocalTalk as present contact your dealer or Digital Paper has jammed feeding from the first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette The message alternates with Upen Front Lover Remove Jam Sheet ACTION Remove the first lower tray open
82. be changed to Front If an Envelope Feeder is attached to the printer again the Envelope Feeder will not be restored in any source mapping setting automatically The Control Panel can be used to perform a Reset Menus or to select a new value for source mapping G 4 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d kug appg Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM LN17 Unique Printer Commands O utput Trays The output tray is selected with the standard PCL destination command but with additional values given in Table G 2 to address all the possible LN 17 output trays Selection of the collator output value causes each copy of the output to use a different bin of the optional M ailbox Collator the first n bins for n copies up to 10 The HP standard output value of 2 will be accepted for compatibility and will use the standard output tray PCL destination command sequences given in Table G 2 begin with lt Esc gt amp l lowercase letter not the numeral 1 Table G 2 Output tray selection Output Tray PCL Command Offset Catch Tray OCT Appendix G LN17 Unique Printer Commands G 5 d lt gt kug appg Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM LN17 Unique Printer Commands Raster The PCL Raster Graphics Resolution command lt Esc gt t R Is z expanded to allow 1200 dots per inch It also accepts negative Resolution arguments to indi
83. by pushing L gt the green lock buttons on either side of it Be careful not to touch the metal AA part of the motor at the right end of the duplex module it is hot after continuous two sided printing Store the Duplex M odule in its original packaging 4 Close the rear cover plug in the power cord and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 23 o d gt kug appc Page 24 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options 500 sheet This section contains three sets of instructions Pa per Deck e Installing One 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette below and Cassette e Installing Two 500 sheet Paper Decks and Cassettes page C 27 e Removing a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette page C 31 Installing One 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Holding the printer by the recessed side 3 Cover the right side hand hold with the hand holds set it atop the Paper Deck joint tab inserting A then B aligning the corners C 24 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 25
84. cate a resolution that applies in the fast scan dimension only in order to accommodate 1200x600 resolution G 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide oS lt p Do kug apph Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Appendix H Environmental Specifications Appendix H Environmental Specifications H 1 4 gt an an lt gt kug apph Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Environmental Specifications FPA Energy Star Asan Energy star partner Digital Equipment Corporation has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy effieiency Acoustic Noise 35 db A during standby Figures 50 db A during printing Preliminary declared values per ISO 9296 and ISO 7779 DIN EN27779 Table H 1 Acoustics Sound Pressure Level Sound Power Level LwAd B aaa E f bystander positions froauct e f opemte f e fO Opere C E a E Yani Note van Current values for specific configurations are available from Digital representatives 1 B 10 dbA H 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d o lt gt kug apph Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM lt gt Environmental Specifications Acoustic Noise Schallemissionswerte Vorl ufige Werteangaben nach ISO Germany Table H 2 Schallemissionswerte Schalleistungspegel wafers LwAd B Pai Zuschauerpositionen Hinwels Aktuell
85. cccccccccceceesseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeensaaneeees 2 3 ORNI PDT sqrrrennean A naan anaes 2 4 Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray e 2 5 Adjusting the Main Tray for Paper Size eenen 2 7 Adjusting the Lower Tray for Paper Size c sseeeeeseeeeeeenens 2 8 Using the Front Tray 0cc ccccccssccssseeeeeseeseeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeees 2 9 Loading the Front Tray sasicettisrnrrssicmmirercmnoronepennianasin 2 11 Automatic Tray Switching ccccccccceseseeeeeeeeeeeessanees 2 13 PostScript Iray SWitCRING sscsnscacacinosiavencnend ainreeanstatacumaaniees 2 13 PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping ssessserereerrrerrreerrreen 2 14 Default Source Mapping Settings cccccessseeseesseseeeees 2 16 Customizing Source Mapping Settings seeen 2 16 Example Main Tray Front Tray ccccccssssseesseseeseeersneeeeens 2 17 Example Lower Tray M ain Tray ccsececsseeeesesseesaneeersnees 2 18 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 21 gt kug ch02 Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling Using the Mailbox Collator ccccccccceceeeesseeeeeeeenees 2 19 Printing to the M ailbox Collator cccceesecseseeeeseeeeeseeeeeeanes 2 20 Password Protecting JODS cccccccssseeeceseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeneas 2 20 Enabling Passwords ccccccsseeeeeseeerseeeeeseeeseesneseeseesensaeeeeas 2 21 Disabling PasswordS ccnsscsesssuncewnstd yonsavaseensndieiestontuneeaixins 2 23 STNG BS eea
86. ch 6 1997 4 43 PM Figure 3 5 PostScript Menu hierarchy showing factory settings Copies Menu Default Tray Language Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat M enu PostScript Menut Interface Menu System M enu Test Menu Tray Switching Manual Size Env Feeder Size Output Bin Print Errors Page Protection Jam Recovery Resolution Print Quality t Appears only when the j option is installed State Saving Appears only with enough memory or a hard disk D installed uplex Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 4 gt 1 99 i Main Tray Front Tray Lower 1 Tray Lower 2 Tray Envelope Feeder Off Main Front Tray Lower 1 Maint Lower 2 Main Lower 1 Lower 2 Lwri Lwr2 Maint Com 10 USA C5 DL Europe Monarch Normal TrueRes Toner Savings PostScript Menu Legal 8 5x14 Folio 8 5x13 Letter 8 5x11 USA A4 210x297 Europe Exec 7 25x10 5 ISO B5 176x250 Statement 5 5x8 5 A6 105x148 Com 10 Monarch C6 Standard OCT No Offset OCT On Job OCT On J ob Copy Collator Bini Bin2t Bin3t Bin4t Bins Bin6t Bin7t Bing Bing Bin10t Off Tumble Regular gt kug ch03 Page 20 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Interface The Interface M enu contains submenus for the parallel port on the printer It also includes submenus for network M enu interface ports when one
87. d a mailbox bin is full M ailbox M enu Stop Printing Send to Standard t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Bin Nt Selects Bin 1 to Bin 10 prior to enabling or disabling a password Mailbox M enu N 1to 10 t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Table D 1 Page 1 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 3 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Cancels the current PostScript job Reset M enu T Appears only when a PostScript job is received Collator Sets up and enables or disables a password for the collator M ailbox Menu t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Config sheet Prints a Configuration Sheet showing the printer s current information and menu Test M enu rungs The Configuration Sheet is printed at Defaults size regardless of actual paper size Config Sheet will cause a printer reset Copies Specifies number of times each page is printed PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu 1 99 Defaults Controls default paper size settings in various menus e When set to Europe Paper Size page D 12 Front Tray Size page D 8 and Manual Size page D 10 options are set to A4 210x297 and Europe Form Length page D 7 is set to 64 aA When set to USA Paper Size page D 12 Front Tray Size page
88. d controller boards are sensitive to static electricity Before installing a SIMM discharge static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as the metal Caution back plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the installation again discharge any static electricity Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables N NN YK A i ANNI n A A LL a FEE Z Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board paper C 10 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug appe Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM PostScript SIMM 4 Select an appropriate SIM M slot to use 5 Insert the PostScript SIM M vertically into Slots SIMO A and SIM 1 B are the appropriate SIM M slot and rotate it interchangeable and are used for down Into position installing the PostScript SIMM M ake sure that the clips on either side Replace the controller board sliding it snap closed to lock the PostScript SIMM along the alignment channels Then in place hand tighten the thumb screws Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 1
89. d with this equipment to maintain compliance with FCC regulations Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Digital Equipment Corporation could void the user s authority to operate the equipment H 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d oS Compliance Statement for International Users kug apph Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Environmental Specifications Canadian EME Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Cet appareil num rique est conforme aux limites d mission de bruits radioe lectriques pour les appareils de Classe B stipulees dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique du Ministere des Communications du Canada European EME Regulations The CE marking applied to this product symbolizes Digital Declaration of Conformity with the following applicable Directives of the European Union Council Directive 89 336 EEC approximation of the laws of the member states related to electromagnetic compatibility A full declaration defining the relevant Directives and referenced standards can be obtained from your Digital representative Appendix H Environmental Specifications H 5 lt gt kug apph Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM E
90. different PostScript applications are used the Download Each J ob option will guarantee that the correct header is always available Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 17 o d oS kug chO3 Page 18 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM PostScript Menu Macintosh Users The Macintosh driver is installed by opening the driver disk and double clicking the ONPAGE installer icon Note You may use your software application to override default settings for certain PostScript M enu options Table 3 5 lists the PostScript Menu options whose settings you may normally override Table 3 5 PostScript Menu settings normally overridden by the setting in the data stream The setting you choose Will override the in your software application PostScript Menu setting for for Paper Size The size paper currently in the default tray Print Print Resolution Resolution Print Print a t You can change the setting for this feature through your software application only when using a Digital LN17 printer driver Figure 3 5 on page 3 19 shows the PostScript M enu hierarchy The PostScript Menu appears only when the PostScript option is installed M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order 3 18 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d kug chO3 Page 19 Thursday Mar
91. ditional Note memory Installing the Duplex Module 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Open the rear cover 3 Insert the Duplex M odule through the guide channels Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 21 gt d gt kug appc Page 22 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Duplex Module M ake sure the green side locks at both ends click into position 5 Close the rear cover plug in the power cord and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Consult Duplex Two Sided Printing page 2 29 in Chapter 2 Paper Handling for instructions on two sided printing During two sided printing the paper partially enters the standard tray then feeds back into the printer Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option C 22 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide 4 gt lt gt kug appc Page 23 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Duplex Module Removing the Duplex Module 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Open the rear cover 3 Remove the Duplex M odule
92. e bin s If the M ailbox Collator re locks push the Bin Unlock button again immediately Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 25 o d lt gt kug ch02 Page 26 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling U S ng the The Offset Catch Tray Figure 2 6 hereafter referred to as ee h OCT is an optional output device available for the LN 17 O set Catc printer See Appendix A for ordering information and Tray O CT Appendix B for installation instructions Figure 2 6 Offset Catch Tray front view After installing the OCT submit your print jobs as usual You can set the OCT to operate in three different manners e Set the Output Bin option in both the PCL Emulat and PostScript menus to OCT No Offset and the OCT will not offset jobs e Set the Output Bin option to OCT On J ob and the OCT will offset jobs from one another e Set the Output Bin option to OCT On J ob Copy and the OCT will offset jobs from one another It will also offset each set of copies of individual pages of an uncollated multiple copy job With the OCT installed the standard output tray still functions normally The OCT gives you approximately 500 sheets of letter A 4 20 Ib 75 g m maximum collated output The standard output tray adds another 250 sheets 2 26 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug ch02 Page 27 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 P
93. e Werte f r spezielle Ausrustungsstufen sind Uber die Digital Equipment Vertretungen erh ltlich 1 B 10 dBA Appendix H Environmental Specifications H 3 o o gt kug apph Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Environmental Specifications FCC Compliance Class B Statement for This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the United States limits for a Class B digital device pursuant conan 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Users e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded cables must be use
94. e display changes to Mailbox Menu Collator To set a collator password continue to Step 5 To seta bin password skip to Step 6 5 Press Enter and the display changes to Collator Enable Password Skip to Step 9 6 Press Down until you see Mailbox Menu Mailbox Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 21 o d kug ch02 Page 22 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator 7 Press Enter and the display changes to Mailbox Bin 1 8 PressDown orUp _ toselect the appropriate bin Then press Enter The display changes to Bin N Enable Password g Press Enter again and the display changes to Enter Password gt gt XXXX 10 Enter the existing password using the numbered keys on the Control Panel The initial passwords for each bin after installing the Mailbox Collator for the first time are rane Collator 0000 Bin 1 0001 Bin 6 0006 Bin 2 0002 Bin 7 0007 Bin 3 0003 Bin 8 0071 Bin 4 0004 Bin 9 0072 Bin 5 0005 Bin 10 0010 After entering the correct password the display changes to New Password a gt KARR 11 To enable the existing password enter it again To set a new password enter a new password then press Enter The password is now enabled 12 Press Online to bring the printer back online The Mailbox Collator is now set up for use The display should read Online Ready 2 22 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide
95. e option interface cover ina safe place You will need to replace it if you ever remove the option C 38 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o gt kug appc Page 39 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Mailbox Collator Unpack the M ailbox C ollator and grasp Insert the M ailbox C ollator positioning it by the front and rear hand holds hook into the outer most slit in the i Do not allow the rear door of the exhaust grill on top of the printer Mailbox Collator to open To avoid damage to the positioning AA hook do not twist the Mailbox Collator to the right or left w hile low ering it into position If you must set the M ailbox Collator down lay it on its right side 6 Gently guide the M ailbox C ollator down to the printer aligning the M ailbox Collator connector plug with the receptacle in the printer M ake sure the M ailbox Collator is firmly seated Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 39 D d gt kug appc Page 40 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Mailbox Collator p it Mann pmp 8 Power ON the Mailbox Collator A first 7 Attach the power cords and then power ON the printer A Plug one end of the short 60 cm 2 foot M ailbox C ollator cord A into the AC receptacle
96. e paper to load Main Tray Empty The main tray is empty ACTION Reload the correct size paper Main Tray Fail The main tray has failed Printing cannot continue from this tray Service Required ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital Main Iray Jam Paper has jammed feeding from the main tray The message alternates with Open Main Tray Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheer ACTION Remove the main tray open the front cover and pull out the jammed paper Then replace the main tray and close the front cover See M ain Tray Jam page 6 27 Main Tray Out The main tray has been removed or is not pushed in all the way from the printer ACTION Insert the main tray into the printer Table 6 2 Page 10 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 15 D d gt kug ch06 Page 16 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Manual Your application specifies M anual Feed as the paper source Feed paper from the front tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to insert You may use the paper size requested or any size the feeder will accept Memory Check Memory Check was invoked from the Test Menu Please Wait The printer reboots upon completion ACTION None Memory Failure The printer controller memory has failed printing cannot resume Serv
97. e settings for Language Defaults Power Saver and Passwords The printer remains offline so you can work with other menus Reset Printer Resets the printer to its power on state Reset M enu This option is useful when you have printing problems First cancel the print job from the host Then invoke Reset Printer Reset Printer cancels any print jobs being processed and clears all temporary fonts and macros Reset Printer does not change the menu settings of any network option However any current print jobs being processed by a network option will be discarded Resolution Specifies dots per inch dpi PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu When Print Quality page D 14 is set to TrueRes or Toner Saving you cannot set Resolution to 1200x600 600x600 1200x600 Table D 1 Page 13 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 15 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Source Mapping M aps the PCL paper source commands to the printer s paper trays PCL Emulat M enu Each paper source may be mapped to one of the following settings Options Paper Sources Main Tray Upper Front Tray M anual M ain Front Tray t M anual Envelope Lower 1 m Lower Lower 2 Tray nt Large Capacity Lower 1 M ain int Envelope Feeder Lower 2 M ain Lower 1 Lower 2 Lwrl Lwr2 M aint T Appears only when one or two op
98. e the small cover 6 Holding the printer by the recessed side 7 Cover the right side hand hold with the hand holds set it atop the top Paper joint tab inserting A then B Deck aligning the corners C 28 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 29 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 8 Cover the left side hand hold with the joint tab t Do not attempt to lift and carry the printer by yourself after installing the Paper Decks 9 10 11 12 Remove the small cover at the back of the top Paper Deck Fit the connector firmly into the printer receptacle Replace the small cover Replace the power and interface cords and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Press Online then Reset e and you see Reser Menu Reset Printer Press Down and you see Reset Menu Reset Menus Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 29 4 gt d 500 13 14 15 C 30 kug appc Page 30 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Press Enter and the messa
99. eeeeas C 43 Removing the Envelope Feeder ccccccssseseceseneeeeesaeeeeeeeens C 46 Digital Network Interface Card DNIC ee C 48 installing the DOING ccasaieanerssascacnanas vena edatialosinniesanthmemretapsrntiecaraian C 49 ran Removing the DONIC cuiscsrsiiriranouersincinamabneravunertainen C 53 C 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug appc Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Precautio ns The LN17 printer options are easy to install Installing and testing any one option is likely to take 5 to 15 minutes Before installing or removing any printer option take the precautionary steps outlined below POWER OFF THE PRINTER The printer determines which options are installed through a self test The self test is run when you power ON the printer Therefore for proper Caution operation you must power OFF the printer before installing removing an option then power it back ON after installing removing an option DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in To avoid the possibility of electrical shock always disconnect Caution the power cord when installing or removing ANY internal or lt p external printer option DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY The controller board and internal printer options SIMMs network interface cards and the h
100. eeeeeees 2 19 Printing to the Mailbox Collator cccccceseeeeseseeeeeeeeees 2 20 Password Protecting J ODS cccssesececsseeeeesseeeeeeseeeeeeeees 2 20 Opening BINS sisccticrsvsicivesdveedcckernveninhivcrvanstiiniaaedesinansapersien 2 25 Using the Offset Catch Tray OCT ccccccsssseeeeseseeeeeeeeees 2 26 Using the Envelope Feeder ccccccccsseeeeeeesseeeeseeseeseeenes 2 27 Loading the Envelope Feeder c csccccessseeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 2 28 Duplex Two Sided Printing ccccceccsssseeeeeeseeeesseeseeeeeeees 2 29 Print Orientation and Control Panel Settings 2 30 Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel cccccccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 1 Control Panel Features cccccccssseeceesesseeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeessaeeeeees 3 2 WG Disa sarine renea AEE REANA ONDERAAN NEREUS 3 2 gas CN See er ne ee 3 3 Navigating the Menu System ccccccssseeeesseeeeesseeeeessaaeeees 3 6 Menu Indicators sewnsiviesanevsdinnanaicistnaiaunviteraanieedanavaerailaiaeenrss 3 8 1 Setting a Menu OPTION sessssesssrssesrrrresrrrresrrrresrrrresrrrreeerns 3 9 Mali MENU asirni a e T 3 11 Language Menu s sssssssssssrrssrrssrrerrrnrrrsrrrsrrenrrrnrrnsrrnrresrererrene 3 12 Mailbox Menu s essssssesssnsssrrrresrrrresrrrrnrrrrrrrrrrrrsrrrreenrrrrerrrrrene 3 13 PCL Emulat MONU saarnan 3 14 POSES HOE GNU siccome E 3 17 interface MENU araasnccagniias agarelneiiaseipieimaadtraemapeanatasen 3
101. eeeseeeeeeseseeeeesees 1 13 Recycling the EP Cartridge cccccecssseeeessseeeeeseeeeeeeeas 1 13 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge Bias Transfer Roll 1 14 TECHNICAL SUD BOLL sntctarsitecrsmnaenivciarssacetedans rourcisancieteenvasaanies 1 15 Before Calling fOr Service ccccseeccccsssseeeeseseeeesseeeeeeesenes 1 15 Transporting the Printer ccccccssseeecssseeeesseeeeeseseseeeeesees 1 16 Chapter 2 Paper Handling cccccccssssceccsssecessessseeeseaeeeessaseeseneas 2 1 Selecting Paper ccceeececscsseceeecesseeeseseeeesesesseeeeseaseeetsasseeeeeas 2 3 Orno Paper sxtocgorseotyanareets rants senateenavedsneeaeinexanensentinaay 2 4 Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray ccccssseeeeeseeeeeeeseeeees 2 5 Adjusting the Main Tray for Paper Size cccceseeeeeeeees 2 7 Adjusting the Lower Tray for Paper Sze 00000eeeee 2 8 WSC Cie FONG ay aenea E 2 9 Loading the Front Tray cccccccssseeecceeseeeeeeeeeesseeseeeeseaes 2 11 Automatic Tray Switching ccccccseeeeeccssseeeeeseeeeessseeeeeeeeees 2 13 PostScript Tray Switching cccccseseeceeessseeeseeseeeesseeeeeeeees 2 13 PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping ccccsseeeeeeeeees 2 14 i LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug toc Page iii Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Table of Contents Using the MailbOx Collator cccccccssseeeeseesseeeeeeeeee
102. eeeuseeeseeaeeessnsaaees 1 5 Special Features cccceececcsssseeccssseeceeeeeeeeseseeeeesegeeessssseeeeenas 1 6 POWER OVO orior 1 6 High Resolution Printing cccccsescceecsssseeeseesseeeseeeeeessseaes 1 6 Edge to Edge Printing cccccccccsssseeesessseeeeseeseeeseesseeeneeas 1 7 Automatic Tray Switching cccccceseeeecsseeeeeeeeseeeeseeseeeeseaes 1 7 Automatic Language Sensing and Switching 0068 1 7 SECS SAV aan sueaavesiinedteatnndieenraeiniarnnseaneunven waayen 1 8 Printer Generated Reports ccccccccssseeeeeseseeeeeseeseesseneees 1 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt gt kug toc Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Table of Contents Optional Features cccccsessceccssseeesesesseeceeeeeeesecesseesesaaeeeess 1 9 POSESTIDU ODUOWY crcr a 1 9 Duplex Printing cccccseeeceeceeseeeeeeeseeeecesseeeeseaaseeeseaseeeessages 1 9 Increased Paper Handling ccccccccssseeeeeeeeeeeseseeeseeeees 1 9 collating and OTTSEILING ceisiau 1 10 Memory EXPANSION esssssssrsssesrreressrrressrrrsssrrrerrrrrerrrrresrrns 1 10 PAG DAVE rna E A 1 10 Memory ConsiderationS cceccecceseececceeeeeeeeeseeeeesaeeeeeeeas 1 11 Maintaining the Printer cccccssseccceceeeeeeeeesseeesseeeeeeseeees 1 13 Cleaning the Printer cccccccssececcsssseccssssseesseeseeesseeseees 1 13 Replacing the EP Cartridge ccccccsssseee
103. einstall Replace paper stock Remove the tape insert Remove paper from paper tray and fan it Ensure that paper Is correctly loaded in tray with edges under metal corners Print a Test Print If the Test Print is normal check the following e Interface cable between computer and printer e Printer set up and application software If the Test Print is blank contact your dealer or Digital Replace EP cartridge Table 6 5 Page 1 of 7 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 33 D d lt gt kug ch06 Page 34 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Print Quality Problems Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Problem Possible Cause s Corrective Action s Black prints Defective EP cartridge or the EP Replace EP cartridge The page is entirely black cartridge is at its end of life Printer power supply has failed Contact your dealer or Digital Spot deletions Damp paper stock Replace paper stock Areas of the print are Defective EP cartridge or the EP Replace EP cartridge extremely light or cartridge is at its end of life missing Table 6 5 Page 2 of 7 6 34 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o gt kug ch06 Page 35 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Possible Cause s Problem Troubleshooting Corrective Action s Vertical line deletions Localized print d
104. eletions forming narrow lines running in the direction of paper movement cartridge is at its end of life PRIN ED IMAC E Horizontal line deletions folds etc Localized print deletions appearing as bands running across the page perpendicular to the direction of paper movement PRINTED IMIAGE Page too complex PRINTED In A A A rm PIVIs ANA Le Chapter 6 Troubleshooting d EP cartridge not installed correctly Defective EP cartridge or the EP Defective paper stock creases Remove then reinstall the EP cartridge Replace EP cartridge Replace paper stock Turn Page Protection on Table 6 5 Page 3 of 7 6 35 lt gt kug ch06 Page 36 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Print Quality Problems Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Problem Possible Cause s Corrective Action s Vertical dark streaks Defective EP cartridge or the EP Replace EP cartridge Black lines running across cartridge is at its end of life the print in the direction Defective fuser cartridge Replace the fuser cartridge See Appendix A of paper movement for ordering information See Appendix B for installation and removal instructions RIN TED IMAGE Repetitive horizontal Contaminated paper path Print several blank sheets of paper to dark streaks remove any toner accumulations gt Black lines running across Defective EP cartridge or the EP Replace EP cartrid
105. eplace The Fuser Cartridge has reached End of Life Fuser Cartridge ACTION Order anew Fuser Cartridge see Appendix A Ordering Printer Options and replace as per the instructions in Appendix B Replacing Consumables Replace The EP cartridge which contains toner and drum has expired Printing cannot Print Cartridge resume ACTION Insert new EP cartridge Res Change The printer is printing the job at a lower resolution than requested because there is not enough memory available ACTION Add printer memory Res amp Smplx Chg The printer has changed the job resolution and changed a duplex job to simplex because there is not enough memory to process the job at the higher resolution and duplex Table 6 2 Page 16 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 21 D d gt kug ch06 Page 22 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Reset Ethernet Reset Ethernet has been invoked from the Reset Menu Please Wait Returns the Digital Ethernet Network Interface Card to its power on state and clears any print job being received and previously downloaded temporary fonts and macros from memory ACTION Wait for the procedure to finish before taking any further action Reset LocalTalk Reset LocalTalk has been invoked from the Reset M enu Please Wait Returns the Digital LocalTalk Network In
106. er Components Front View A Control Panel Display B Control Panel Keypad C Recessed Grip D Power Switch E Standard Output Tray F Front Cover G Front Tray M ulti sheet Bypass Tray H Main Tray Rear View A Option Interface Cover B Rear Cover C Reserve D Power Inlet E Network Ports Options F Parallel Port G Controller Assembly LN17 Printer Quick Tour The major printer components are indicated below Figure 1 1 Major printer components Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 5 4 gt gt kug ch01 Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour Special Several features have been designed into the LN17 printer to enhance your printing environment Using the printer s Featu res Control Panel menu system you can tailor printer settings to match your printing requirements See Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel for more information about the Control Panel and its menu system Power Saver After 60 minutes of inactivity the printer automatically turns off internal components to reduce the amount of electricity used The printer automatically turns those parts back on when it receives a print job Using the printer s Control Panel menu system you can send the printer into Power Saver mode after your choice of 15 30 60 90 or 120 minutes of inactivity or Power Saver mode can be disabled See the section System Menu
107. er Handling 2 9 gt kug ch02 Page 10 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Front Tray Figure 2 4 Front tray paper orientation continued 2m e S S Ss Postcards PCL Jobs Drilled Paper Simplex or Duplex t Orientation may differ for PostScript jobs Test your application 2 10 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch02 Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Front Tray Loading the Front Tray 2 2 Slide the side guide A to the far right Flip open the extension bar B if feeding long paper Pull out the envelope stopper gt C if feeding envelopes 1 Press the top of the front tray to open it then pull out the tray extension Ss 3 Fan transparencies and label paper 4 Insert paper along the left side of the tray before loading in the tray under the plastic maximum fill tab A Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 11 d gt kug ch02 Page 12 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Front Tray Adjust the side guide to the size of the 6 When feeding envelopes slide the end of paper loaded in the front tray the envelope stopper over the end of the envelo
108. es B 1 an an gt kug appb Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing Consumables Replacing the EP Cartridge e Do not expose the EP electronic printing cartridge to direct sunlight or artificial light for more than 15 minutes Overexposure will permanently damage the Caution photosensitive imaging drum Do not open the drum shutter or touch the green imaging drum e Complete the EP cartridge installation within 15 minutes of removing the cartridge from its package Open the front cover by pressing the 2 Remove the old EP cartridge by lifting it button on top of the cover towards the rear of the printer then pulling itup and out B 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appb Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the EP Cartridge Remove the new EP cartridge from its wrapper Shake the EP cartridge several times to evenly distribute the toner 5 Remove the tape strip Appendix B Replacing Consumables B 3 4 gt lt gt kug appb Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the EP Cartridge 6 Insert the EP cartridge into the guide channels marked by the arrows inside the front cover Push in until it clicks in place then close the front cover B 4
109. es 6 2 Control Panel Messages cccccccsseeeeecessseeseeeeeeeeseneeeessaaeeeess 6 6 Paper CNS usona E E ENEA 6 26 What Causes a Paper Jam ccccsseeeeessseeeeeseeeeeeseneeeeeees 6 26 Clearing Paper J AMS sesss sessnesessrenesrrrresrrrrrerrrreerrrrrerrrrrene 6 26 Print Q ality ProDlenN cesses eamenateteniass 6 33 Appendix A Ordering Printer Options cccccccccessseeeeeeeeeeeeesnees A 1 Appendix B Replacing Consumables ccccccccesseeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeneaes B 1 Replacing the EP Cartridge s sesssssesrrnsesrrrressrrressrrreesrrreen B 2 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR cccccccssseeeeeseseeeeeeneees B 5 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 1 PRECAUTIONS acecacsasnnctenrts a anc E C 3 Memory SIMMS ceeccceccccecsececeeeeeeseaseessaeeesseuseesageeesaaseessaaeees C 4 Installing a Memory IMM ou ceeeeeesssseeeeseeeeeeseeeeeensees C 5 REMOVING a Memory SIMM 10 ceeeeeccsssseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseneees C 8 POSESTIBESIIVIM rissie annaa AES C 10 Installing the PostScript SIMM ccceesseeessseeeeeseeeeeeeeees C 10 Removing the PostScript IMM ccccseseeeesssseeesseeeeeeeees C 13 FNC DIVO scuncwtsisearncainccoumsatardnsepnivenitederederenuctseuneiumanannniersys C 16 Installing the Hard Drive cccccsssecessseeeeeeeeseeeesseeeeeeeees C 16 Removing the Hard Drive ccccccssccsssseeeeessseeeesseeeeeseees
110. es the language in which Control Panel messages are displayed and the language in which Configuration Sheet and PCL Font List messages are printed Controls automatic recognition of the page description language PDL used in an incoming print job When set to On if the designated port receives print jobs of different PDLs such as a PostScript print job followed by a PCL print job it can automatically sense which PDL the print job is using It does this by sampling the incoming data stream then switching to the perceived language for that job or to the System Language setting if it fails to sense the language When State Saving page D 16 Is also set to On the permanently downloaded fonts and macros are saved in memory eliminating the time to download them again when switching between PDLs occurs Invokes the LocalTalk M enu Invokes the M ailbox Menu Table D 1 Page 7 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 9 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Manual Size PostScript M enu Legal 8 5x14 Folio 8 5x13 Letter 8 5x11 USA A4 210x297 Europe Exec 7 25x10 5 ISO B5 176x250 Statement 5 5x8 5 A6 105x148 Com 10 4 1 8x9 5 C5 162x229 DL 110x220 M onarch 3 7 8x7 5 C6 114x162 Memory Check Test M enu Orientation PCL Emulat M enu Portrait Landscape Description
111. eset LocalTalk This function appears only when the optional LocalTalk card is installed Reset All Cancel PS Job Navigating the Menu System This function appears only when the PostScript option is installed and a PostScript job is sent Press Online then Reset to access the Reset M enu See Reset M enu page 3 26 Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 4 gt 3 7 gt kug ch03 Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Navigating the Menu System Menu Indicators Three menu indicators gt and are used to furnish information about menus and settings The purpose of each indicator is described in Table 3 2 below Table 3 2 Indicators found in the Control Panel menu systems Indicator Purpose gt Indicates another menu level below this one Main Menu Lang age The example at the right tells you that there is another level below the Language option in the M ain M enu Press Enter to move to the next level This indicator only appears after options which takea Language specific setting it indicates that a value or setting Francais follows the option The example at the right tells you that Language Is an option that takes a specific setting One setting for the Language option is Francais Another setting is English The list of available settings is displayed one at a time on the bottom line of the display as you press Up or Down
112. et to On If it is set to Off set it to On and try again If using an optional Digital Network Interface Card DNIC for Ethernet zany or LocalTalk check the Configuration Sheet to see if the printer is zany acknowledging that the DNIC Is present Refer to DNIC installation instructions in Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options If the Configuration Sheet shows the DNIC as failed or does not show the DNIC as present power OFF the printer and unplug it Pull out the controller board remove the DNIC and check that the connector pins are not bent If bent straighten Reseat the DNIC securely put the controller board back in the printer power ON and print another Configuration Sheet If the Configuration Sheet still shows the DNIC as failed the DNIC has failed If the Configuration Sheet still does not show the DNIC as present then either the DNIC has failed or the interface between the DNIC and the printer controller has failed Contact your dealer or Digital If the Configuration Sheet shows the network card as present check if the printer is recognized by the host Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter of the respective DNIC Configuration Guide If there is garbled data check the Configuration Sheet to confirm that the correct emulation is selected or that the Language Sensing option is set to On Table 6 1 Page 1 of 3 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 3 D d o oS
113. f the display Feed DL ACTION Feed DL envelope through the front tray as indicated on the top line a of the display Feed Exec ACTION Feed Executive paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Folio ACTION Feed Folio paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed ISO B5 ACTION Feed ISO B5 paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Legal ACTION Feed Legal paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Letter ACTION Feed Letter paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Monarch ACTION Feed Monarch size envelopes through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Feed Statement ACTION Feed Statement size paper through the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display Table 6 2 Page 5 of 19 6 10 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 11 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued M essage Plushing sa Formatting Disk Please Wait Front dlray Front Iray Empty Froot Iray Jan Remove All Paper Fuser Failure Service Required T O inmitiali zing Please Wait Install Print Cartridge Description Corrective Action out and discarded ACTION None The hard disk is being parti
114. ff On Lang Sensing Auto Job End Off gt i On LA t Appears only when the option is installed 3 22 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug ch03 Page 23 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Interface Menu LocalTalk The LocalTalk Menu a submenu of the Interface M enu Menu Options contains options for configuring the printer s LocalTalk port when the LocalTalk option DNIC L TALK has been installed For detailed information on the DNIC L TALK refer to the DNIC L TALK Configuration Guide in the DNIC L TALK option kit Ethernet The Ethernet Menu a submenu of the Interface M enu Menu O ptions contains options for configuring the printer s Ethernet port when the Ethernet option DNIC E NET has been installed The Ethernet option supports the following protocols e Novell NetWare Version 2 x 3 x and 4 x BEM e TCP IP e EtherTalk e LAT zany e Microsoft Windows NT e SNMP For more information on the supported protocols refer to the DNIC E NET Configuration Guide in the DNIC E NET option kit Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 23 o oS kug ch0O3 Page 24 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel System M enu The System M enu options set general printer features Figure 3 7 highlights the System M enu hierarchy M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Opti
115. g material in case you ever need to remove the option C 52 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d d kug appc Page 53 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Digital Network Interface Card DNIC Removing the DNIC 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables Y AAi YK A Yt NNN V SS SX A Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board paper Unscrew the DNIC mounting bracket 5 Gently lift up on the card until it detaches from the controller board from the controller board Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 53 d lt gt kug appce Page 54 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM gt gt Digital Network Interface Card DNIC 6 Lift the card out and away from the slotin 7 Replace the controller board sliding it the controller board Then replace the along the alignment channels Then screws and faceplate that came with the hand tighten the thumb screws printer Store the DNIC in its original 8 Replace the power and interface cables packaging materials or in a dry and power ON the printer p gt dust free place After warming up for a few minutes the p gt Control P
116. g the printer back online You will see Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 C 32 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug appc Page 33 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options Offset Catch This section contains two sets of instructions Tray O CT e Installing the OCT below e Removing the OCT page C 36 Installing the OCT 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Open the rear cover Remove the option interface cover by pushing up on it from the underside Keep the option interface cover in a safe place You will need to replace it if you ever remove the option Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 33 gt lt gt kug appc Page 34 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Offset Catch Tray OCT 4 Close the rear cover 5 Grasping the OCT by the sides insert its positioning hook into the outer most slit in the exhaust grill on top of the printer To avoid damage to the positioning AA hook do not twist the OCT to the right or left w hile low ering it into position 6 Gently guide the OCT down to the 7 Flip open the output tray on the OCT printer aligning the OCT connector
117. ge the page perpendicular cartridge is at its end of life to the direction of paper movement Table 6 5 Page 4 of 7 6 36 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 37 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Problem Possible Cause s Defective EP cartridge PRINTED IMAGE Unfused or partially Damp paper stock fused image The printed image is not fully fused to the paper and easily rubs off Defective Fuser M odule mares IIN I LW IMAGE Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Heavy or unusual paper stock d Print Quality Problems Corrective Action s Replace EP cartridge Replace paper stock Use only approved paper media See Chapter 2 Paper Handling Replace the fuser cartridge See Appendix A for ordering information See Appendix B for installation and removal instructions Table 6 5 Page 5 of 7 6 37 lt gt kug ch06 Page 38 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Print Quality Problems Table 6 5 Print quality problems continued Problem Possible Cause s Corrective Action s Wrinkled prints Poor paper condition Inspect replace paper stock Prints are wrinkled Paper is damp Replace paper stock creased or torn Fuser cartridge Is at its end of life Replace the fuser cartridge See Appendix A for ordering information See Appendix B
118. ge 23 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Test Print A Test Print is being printed for use by service technicians Printing The message clears once the printing is completed ACTION None Toner Low Toner is getting low in the EP print cartridge but printing will continue without interruption ACTION Replace the EP cartridge as soon as possible Jam Paper has misfed at printer startup The message alternates with All Trays Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheet ACTION See Misfeed Jam at Startup page 6 32 Power Off A fatal disk error has occurred On ACTION Power OFF the printer then ON Unknown Disk The hard disk partition block cannot be understood This is probably because a new disk has been installed L gt This message flashes alternately with the two line message Press to Tnit Press 4 to Abort ACTION PressUp to format the disk or press Down to abort Waiting The printer was busy processing data from a host but the print job was not completed This message appears until e Another print job is received The Port Timeout expires and Auto Job End is On e The last page timeout expires e The PostScript waittimeout expires ACTION None Table 6 2 Page 18 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 23 D d lt gt kug ch06 Page 24 Thur
119. ge display changes to Reset Menus Please Wait This message displays while the printer resets the Source Mapping PCL M enu settings to include the lower trays just installed When the reset is finished the display changes to Online Ready If any other message Is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 To enable automatic tray switching with PostScript jobs turn Tray Switching inthe PostScript menu to a value that includes the newly installed trays Consult the section Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray page 2 5 for instructions on loading paper in the 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette lower tray Consult the section Automatic Tray Switching page 2 13 for instructions on engaging tray switching between the lower tray and other printer trays Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o gt kug appc Page 31 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Removing a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables ae Remove the small cover at the back of the Remove the left joint tab joining the Paper Deck then unplug the connector printer to the Paper Deck removing A from the printer Replace the small cover then B
120. gs for tray switching between the lower and main trays PCL Paper Source Source Mapping Setting M anual Front Tray M anual Envelope oo Envelope Feeder When using the settings in Table 2 7 choose Upper Lower or Large Capacity or an equivalent paper source as shown In Table 2 3 on page 2 14 to engage tray switching To printa job on special paper choose M anual M anual Envelope or Envelope Feeder as the paper source in your application 2 18 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o o D kug ch02 Page 19 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling U sing the The Mailbox Collator Figure 2 5 is an optional output device available for the LN 17 printer It accepts only A4 and M ailbox Letter paper sizes Collato r See Appendix A for ordering information Appendix B for installation instructions Figure 2 5 Mailbox Collator front view A Bin Unlock button B Open bin indicators C Power switch The M ailbox Collator offers the following capabilities e Printing multiple collated sets 2 to 10 sets of a job See Printing to the M ailbox Collator page 2 20 e Directing output to a specific mailbox bin See Printing to the M ailbox Collator page 2 20 e Printing secure jobs See Password Protecting J obs page 2 20 With the M ailbox Collator installed the standard output tra
121. h Open Offset Door Clear Paper Path kug ch06 Page 29 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions continued Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action Envelope Feeder Jam Remove all envelopes from the Envelope Feeder A Remove the Envelope Feeder Open the front cover B Remove the jammed envelope Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder Reload the Envelope Feeder OCT Jam 1 Open the rear cover A 2 Open the OCT s rear cover B 3 Remove the jammed paper 4 Close the OCT s rear cover 5 Close the printer s rear cover Chapter 6 Troublesh Paper Jams Table 6 4 Page 3 of 6 ooting 6 29 lt gt kug ch06 Page 30 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Paper Jams Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions continued Control Panel Message Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action M ailbox Collator Jam Open Mailbx Door Open the rear cover of the alternating with Mailbox Collator A Clear Paper Path Remove the jammed paper Close the rear cover of the M ailbox Collator L gt Paper Jam Duplex Module Jam Open Rear Cover 1 Open the rear cover A Remove the Duplex M odule Remove DuplxUnit Remove the jammed paper Clear Paper Path Replace the Duplex M odule Close the rear cover alternating with Table 6 4 Page 4 of 6 6 30 LN
122. he paper tray runs out of paper the printer automatically switches to another paper tray if another tray is loaded with the same size paper That means you don t have to load paper as often You can also install one or two optional 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassettes lower trays to extend your printing capacity For more information on tray switching see the section Se Automatic Tray Switching page 2 13 in Chapter 2 Paper Handling Automatic When you have installed the PostScript option the printer can Language Sensing process both PCL and PostScript jobs When the printer s and Sw itching Language Sensing option is on the LN17 printer samples the incoming data stream to determine which language the print job requires The LN 17 printer then switches to the proper language for that job The LN17 printer can have up to three active ports when you install two optional network interface cards Turn the Language Sensing option on for all the ports and the printer automatically samples each print job and switches to the appropriate processing language For more information about language sensing and switching see Appendix D Control Panel Options Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 7 o d oS kug chOl Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Special Features State Saving When you are printing both PostScript and PCL jobs the printer clears any downloaded fonts macros and P
123. hy E Language Menu Menu Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat M enu PostScript Menut Interface Menu System M enu Test Menu T Appears only when the option is installed Deutsch English Espanol Francais Italiano Portugu s BRA See Figure 3 3 on page 3 13 See Figure 3 4 on page 3 15 See Figure 3 5 on page 3 19 See Figure 3 6 on page 3 21 See Figure 3 7 on page 3 24 See Figure 3 8 on page 3 25 Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 11 4 gt oS kug ch0O3 Page 12 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Lang uage The serung Tor Language M enu determines which language is used to display messages on the Control Panel and to print M enu text on the Configuration Sheet and PCL Font List Table 3 3 shows the Language M enu options and their English equivalent See Setting a M enu Option page 3 9 for the steps to find and change the language setting The setting for Language M enu does not revert to the factory setting when you initiate a Reset M enu option Table 3 3 Language Menu options Option English Equivalent English International English 3 12 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch03 Page 13 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Mailbox Menu Mailbox Menu options allow you to enable and disable passwords for individual mailbox bins and for the collator The Mai
124. ice Required ACTION Perform a Memory Check to see if you can locate the problem e Try powering OFF the printer then ON again If the problem persists contact your dealer or Digital Motor Failure The printer motor has failed Printing cannot continue Service Required ACTION Cycle the printer s power If the problem persists contact your dealer or Digital a New Password A new password is being enabled for a bin or the collator An existing valid gt gt XXXX password has been entered and a new password is expected to be entered where the XXXX is displayed ACTION Enter a new 4 digit password using the numeric keypad Be sure to memorize this new password as it will be needed to open the bin or mailbox NV Memory Fail Nonvolatile memory on the printer controller has failed printing cannot resume Service Required ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital Offline The printer is offline not in menu mode and without any fault conditions Press a key Offline does not mean the printer is disconnected from the computer It means page formatting and printing are halted ACTION To put the printer online press Online ACTION To select menus press Menu ACTION To reset the printer press Reset e Table 6 2 Page 11 of 19 6 16 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug ch06 Page 17 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Co
125. in standby Temperature Relative Humidity Dimensions 41 F to 95 F during operation 5 C to 35 C during operation 15 to 85 during operation 294 x 442 x 418 mm HxWxD 11 6 x 17 4 x 16 5 inches H xW xD Weight 18 6 kg 40 9 Ibs Memory Capacity 64 MB maximum Table F 1 Page 1 of 2 F 2 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt d Factory Provided Features Available Options See Appendix A Ordering Printer Options for ordering information Table Fl kug appf Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM One 250 sheet paper tray Front Tray M ulti Sheet Bypass Tray EP electronic printing cartridge Power cord Printer driver diskettes User documentation 2 MB RAM printer memory 4MBSIMM 16 MB SIM M 32 MB SIM M 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette lower tray Offset Catch Tray OCT M ailbox Collator Envelope Feeder 420 MB Hard Drive PostScript kit Digital Network Interface Card for Ethernet DNIC E NET Digital Network Interface Card for LocalTalk DNIC LTALK Printer Specifications LN17 LN17ps specifications continued One 250 sheet paper tray Front Tray M ulti Sheet Bypass Tray EP electronic printing cartridge Power cord Printer driver diskettes User documentation 6 MB RAM printer memory PostScript kit Digital Network Interface Card for Ethernet DNIC E NET 4MBSIMM 16 MB SIM M 32 MBSIMM 500 sheet Paper Deck
126. ing a PCL Fo nt List 1 On the Control Panel press Online _ to take the printer offline 2 Press Menu thenUp or Down until you see Main Menu Test Menu 3 Press Enter and the display changes to Test Menu PCL Font List 4 Press Enter again to print the PCL Font List After the PCL Font List prints press Online again to bring the printer online Appendix E Printer Resident Fonts E 3 o gt kug appe Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 55 PM Printer Resident Fonts Po stScri pt When the PostScript option is installed there are 35 resident PostScript fonts available for printing PostScript jobs as Fo nts shown in Table E 2 Table E 2 PostScript fonts ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Oblique ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Oblique ITC Bookman Demi ITC Bookman Demi Italic ITC Bookman Light ITC Bookman Light Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Bold Oblique Courier Oblique Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Oblique Helvetica Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Oblique New Century Schoolbook Roman New Century Schoolbook Bold New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Italic Palatino Roman Palatino Bold Palatino Bold Italic Palatino Italic Symbol Times Roman Times Bold Times Bold Italic Times It
127. ion LEGAL size PostScript Page Protection ON printing Letter size PostScript Page Protection ON printing A4 size PostScript Page Protection ON printing Legal size PCL Emulat and PostScript Page Protection and State Saving Enabled dpi 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi 12 MB 22 MB 14 MB 28 MB 14 MB 30 MB 1 12 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 gt lt gt kug chO1 Page 13 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour M aintaining Maintaining the printer in good operating condition is essential to having a reliable well running machine the Printer Cleaning the For optimum performance do not place the printer near vents Printer dust producing equipment Particles in the air may enter the printer and cause failures in internal mechanisms For best results clean the outside of the printer with a damp cloth Power the printer off before cleaning Do not use detergents Replacing the An EP electronic printing cartridge will print approximately EP Cartridge 10 000 pages of A4 or 8 5 x 11 paper under average operating conditions 5 image area coverage The number of prints per cartridge will decrease if you routinely e Print dense text and graphics e Set Print Density in the System M enu to a dark setting gt e Exceed five percent area coverage Replace the EP cartridge as soon as you see the following message at the printer s Control Panel displ
128. isplay advises what size paper to load Table 6 2 Page 9 of 19 6 14 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 15 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Lwrl Lwr2 Main Paper needs to be loaded in both lower trays or the main tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load Mailbox Failure The Mailbox Collator has failed Printing to the M ailbox Collator cannot continue You can however send output to the standard output tray ACTION Remove the Mailbox Collator following the instructions in Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options If the problem is not resolved contact your dealer or Digital Mailbox Jam Paper has jammed feeding to the Mailbox Collator The message alternates with Open Mailbx Door Clear Paper Path ACTION Open the Mailbox Collator s rear cover and pull out the jammed paper Then close the M ailbox Collator s rear cover See M ailbox Collator Jam page 6 30 Main Front Tray Paper needs to be loaded into the Main or Front Trays ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises D what size paper to load Main Tray Paper needs to be loaded into the main tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what siz
129. jurisdictions TrueRes is a trademark of DP Tek PCL HP and Laser et are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of M icrosoft Corporation Univers is a trademark of Linotype AG or its subsidiaries WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Corporation Macintosh and TrueType are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Incorporated PCL and PCL 5e are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company This printer contains an emulation of the Hewlett Packard PCL 5e command language recognizes HP PCL 5e commands and processes these commands in a manner comparable with Hewlett Packard Laser et printer products All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders Notice Specifications described in this publication are subject to change without notice Use of some features may be limited by your hardware or software configuration Contact your dealer or Digital for details gt kug toc Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Table of Contents Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour cccccccecsseeeeesseeeeeeeeeseneeetaees 1 1 LN17 and LN17ps Printer Models cccccssseeeesseeeeeeeeeeees 1 3 How Much of This Book Must Read cccccsssseeeeeeeeees 1 4 Printer COMPONENUS cccccssseeeccsesceeceesseee
130. lation The disk can be reformatted at any time This is useful when it is desired to erase everything on the disk all fonts macros and spooled print data Also in the unusual case of a problem with the disk it may be desirable to reformat it again at the expense of erasing everything on it Formatting is accomplished by selecting the Format the Disk option in the Test M enu You will be warned of losing data and asked two times to confirm the formatting by pressing Up Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts 553 o d lt gt kug chO5 Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 47 PM Using the Hard Drive Downloading Fonts Dow n loading Digital LN17 printer drivers provide you with the ability to download fonts and PCL 5e macros to the printer Fonts and Fonts can be downloaded to printer memory or to the optional M ACFOS hard drive Macros can be downloaded to printer memory or the optional hard drive e To download fonts you must first install the appropriate LN 17 Windows 3 1 Windows 95 M acintosh Windows NT or UNIX drivers To download macros you must install the LN17 Windows PCL 5e driver The DECprint Supervisor DCPS for OpenVMS software includes a sample Digital Command Language DCL procedure that you can use to add list and remove Postscript fonts from the printer s hard drive SYS COMMON SYSHLP EXAM PLES DCPS FONT DOWNLOADER COM is this procedure e Font
131. lbox Menu hierarchy is depicted in Figure 3 3 M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order Figure 3 3 Mailbox Menu hierarchy showing factory setting Enable Password _ aie Password I New Password gt gt gt gt XXXX Collator _ Disable Passw rd cles id E New Password Menu gt gt XXXX p gt Bin 1 Bin 2 i Bin 3 Language Bin 4 i AE E Mailbox ae i Enable Password Enter Password _ PostScript Menut Bin 7 Raves Interface Menu Bin 8 i System Menu Bin 9 i Disable Passw rd Enter Password Test Menu Bin 10 gt gt XXXX Bin Full Stop Printing Send to Standrd T Appears only when the option is installed Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 3 13 D d oS Using the Control Panel PCL Emulat Menu kug ch03 Page 14 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM PCL Emulat M enu options establish the default configuration for the printer when printing PCL emulation jobs You may use your software application to override default settings for certain PCL Emulat M enu options Table 3 4 lists the options whose settings you may normally override Table 3 4 PCLEmulat Menu settings normally overridden by the settings in the data stream The setting you choose in Will override the your software application PCL Emulat Menu setting for for Edge to Edge Edge to Edge Font Font Source Font Number Symbol Set
132. ling the Hard Drive cccccccccccssseeseseseeeeeeeesneeeesneeeeranes C 16 Removing the Hard Drive cccccsssecerssseeeeaeeeerseseeraeeeneeess C 19 Duplex Module ccccccccseccccseseseceeeueeeeessaeeeeeaneeseessaness C 21 Installing the Duplex M odule 0 cecececssseseeeeeeeesneeeeseeesenanes C 21 Removing the Duplex Module ccecceseseeeeeeeersneeersaeeeeeanes C 23 Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C l d gt kug appc Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM Installing and Removing Printer Options 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette c ceeceseeeeees C 24 Installing One 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C 24 Installing Two 500 sheet Paper Decks and Cassettes C 27 Removing a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 00 C 31 Offset Catch Tray OCT 0 0 0 cceeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees C 33 VST ANAC the OGT ceacinteacnareecnrsscainnwnespanl stoi dice iaie C 33 REMOVING TNE OCT sisoissivivciersorciricesenemnetsrtenniesiernineserniens C 36 Mailbox Collator 0 0 0 0 ccccccceceeeeeessseeeeeessseeeeeeeeeseneeees C 38 Installing the M ailbox Collator cceccccseeeeeeeseseeeeeseeeeeeeneas C 38 Removing the M ailbox Collator ccccccssseeeeeseseeseeseeeeeeeeens C 41 Envelope Feeder ccccccccccsssececeseseeeesseeeseeesneeeeessaness C 43 Installing the Envelope Feeder ccccccsssseeeeseseeeeeseeeee
133. lt condition such as a paper jam or an open cover Use Online to put the printer back online after correcting such conditions Reset Displays the Reset M enu and the first reset function Reset Printer Press Up orDown repeatedly to scroll through the other Reset M enu functions See Reset M enu page 3 26 The printer must be offline for Reset e to function Form Feed Prints a partial page of a PCL emulation job if one exists in the printer The printer must be offline for Form Feed to function Displays the M ain M enu and its first submenu Language The printer must be offline for Menu to function From any submenu press Menu to go to the top of the Main Menu See M ain Menu page 3 11 for a full description In the menu system exits the current menu level and returns to the previous one Press Esc at any time in the menu system to go to the previous level No changes to values will be saved unless you first press Enter Press Esc while at Reset Menu or the top level of Main Menu to exit either menu Table 3 1 Page 1 of 2 3 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d lt P gt kug ch03 Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Control Panel Features Table 3 1 Control Panel keys and their functions continued Description When in the menu system accesses sets or invokes the displayed submenu value or function When a sub
134. menu is displayed press Enter to access the submenu When a printer setting is displayed such as Copies press Enter to set the current value as the default value In PCL emulation press Enter to override a paper mismatch When a printer action is displayed such as any of the Test M enu page 3 25 or Reset M enu page 3 26 functions press Enter to invoke the action When not in the menu system acts as a Continue key e After certain error conditions when Auto Continue is Off press Enter to continue the printing process See Appendix D Control Panel Options for more information In the menu system scrolls backward up through submenus or through the current list of values or functions For numeric values such as number of Copies press Up to increase the number Scrolling wraps if the first item in a list is displayed press Up to display the last item in the list L gt Press Up for more than two seconds to scroll continuously When the hard disk option has been installed press Up to respond to a disk failure error message Pressing Up will reformat the hard disk See Chapter 6 Troubleshooting for more information on hard disk failure error messages In the menu system scrolls forward down through the submenus or through the current list of values or actions For numeric values such as number of Copies press Down to decrease the number Scrolling wraps if the last item in
135. n Tray Switching inthe PostScript menu to a value that includes the newly installed tray 10 Consult the section Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray page 2 5 for instructions on loading paper in the lower tray 11 Consult the section Automatic Tray Switching page 2 13 for instructions on engaging tray switching between the lower tray and other printer trays Keep the original packaging material in case you ever need to remove the option C 26 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o o lt gt kug appc Page 27 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Installing Two 500 sheet Paper Decks and Cassettes 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables 2 Holding the top Paper Deck by the recessed side hand holds set it atop the bottom Paper Deck aligning the corners Cover the left side hand hold with the joint tab inserting A then B Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 27 lt p lt gt kug appc Page 28 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette N S Cover the right side hand hold with the 5 Remove the small cover at the back of the joint tab inserting A then B bottom Paper Deck Fit the connector firmly into the top Paper Deck receptacle Replac
136. n by the print job Copies Page Protection Default Source Paper Size Default Tray Pitch Duplex Point Size Edge to Edge Print Quality Font Number Resolution Font Source Symbol Set Orientation System Language Output Bin Tray Switching D 2 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Auto Continue Controls whether the printer resumes printing after system errors occur e When set to Off the printer does not automatically resume Enter must be pressed before normal printer operations can continue Off e When set to On the printer automatically resumes operation after certain an system errors if Enter is not pressed within ten seconds The On setting is useful in a networked environment System M enu Auto Job End Controls automatic ending of a print job that does not finish printing Parallel Menu Skam eii With the Hard Disk option installed and Disk Spooling page D 5 set to On Auto Job End is always On regardless of setting Off On Bidirectional Activates two way communications between the printer and your computer Parallel M enu The On setting enables the printer to send messages to your computer On Off t Only set Bidirectional to Off if you have no software application that supports it Bin Fullt Determines printer s behavior when printing an unsecured job an
137. nment 2 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch02 Page 17 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Automatic Tray Switching Example Main Tray Front Tray Table 2 6 below shows how to set the Source M apping settings so that the printer pulls paper first from the main tray and then from the front tray Regardless of the source you choose from your application the printer will always pull paper first from the main tray When the main tray is empty the printer will pull paper from the front tray Table 2 6 Source Mapping settings for tray switching between the main and front trays PCL Paper Source Source Mapping Setting Upper M ain Front Tray M anual M ain Front Tray M anual Envelope Envelope Feeder t Set this to Front if you want to print special paper through the front tray Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 17 o gt kug ch02 Page 18 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM gt gt Automatic Tray Switching Example Lower Tray Main Tray Suppose you have a lower tray installed and you want to maximize the paper supply But you also want to print special paper such as envelopes or labels through the front tray Table 2 7 below illustrates how to set the Source M apping settings so that the printer switches between the lower and main trays as one tray becomes empty yet leaves the front tray available Table 2 7 Source Mapping settin
138. nt Number setting page D 7 specifies a scalable fixed pitch font Up increments pitch by 01 cpi from 44 to 99 99 cpi Down decrements by 01 cpi Hold Up orDown for approximately two seconds and Pitch scrolls in increments of 1 Specifies the point size a measurement for type height 1 point equals 0 351 mm Or approximately 1 72 inch for the font represented by Font Number page D 7 Appears only when the Font Number setting specifies a scalable proportional spaced font such as Times New Roman Up increments point size by 25 points from 4 0 to 999 75 points Down decrements by 25 points Hold Up orDown for approximately 2 seconds and Pitch scrolls in increments of 25 points Controls activation of the port When set to On the port is enabled so that the printer can receive print jobs through it The port becomes part of a port polling sequence that includes all ports e When set to Off the port is disabled so that no communication with the host occurs through this port If you are not using the parallel port you can set Port Enable to Off Time interval for determining when to end an incomplete print job and poll the next port in the polling sequence This option works in conjunction with Auto Job End page D 3 Table D 1 Page 11 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 13 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Op
139. ntrol Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Offset Jam Joen Rear over Open Offset Door Clear Paper Path ACTION See OCT Jam page 6 29 Offset Tray Fail The Offset Catch Tray OCT has failed Printing to the OCT cannot continue You Service Required can however direct output to the standard output tray ACTION Remove and reinstall the OCT as per the instructions in Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options If the problem persists contact your dealer or Digital Online The printer is online and either processing data or ready to accept print jobs ACTION None Open Bin N The bin numbered N is unlocked and ready to be pulled out ACTION Pull out the bin Open Bins Two or more bins are unlocked and ready to be pulled out rane ACTION Pull out the bins Open Front Cover A paper jam has occurred The message alternates with a message that specifies Remove Jam Sheet the location of the jam ACTION See Table 6 4 on page 6 27 Open Offset Door A paper jam has occurred The message alternates with the message Clear Paper Path Offset Jam Open kear Cover ACTION See OCT Jam page 6 29 Table 6 2 Page 12 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 17 o d gt kug ch06 Page 18 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Out
140. nue When Auto Continue is set to On this message is cleared automatically after ten seconds and normal printing operation resumes Press a key The printer has just been taken offline ACTION No more processing can take place until you press one of the following keys M enu Reset Online or LastPage Table 6 2 Page 14 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 19 D d oS kug ch0O6 Page 20 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Press to Init Press J to Abort level format This message flashes alternately with either Unknown Disk or Disk Format Bad ACTION Press Up to format the disk or press Down to abort Prntng Simplex The printer does not have enough memory to print the job as duplex and will print it as simplex ACTION None The message clears when the next job starts Processing The printer is processing data from a computer for printing ACTION None PS Font List The list of PostScript fonts is printing Printing ACTION Remove the PostScript Font List from the output tray when it has finished printing The printer is online and waiting for data to print ACTION None Remove DuplxUnit A paper jam has occurred at the Duplex Module The message alternates with the Clear Paper Path Message Paper Jam Open Rear Cover ACTION
141. nvironmental Specifications Operational Safety Your Digital equipment and supplies were designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements These include safety agency examination approval and compliance with established environmental standards Attention to the following notes ensures the continued safe operation of your equipment Always connect the equipment to a properly grounded power source receptacle If in doubt have the receptacle checked by a qualified electrician WARNING Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in electrical shock Always follow all warnings and instructions marked on or supplied with the equipment Always locate the equipment on a solid support surface with adequate strength for the weight of the machine Always exercise care in moving or relocating the equipment lt gt Always place the equipment in an area which provides adequate room area for ventilation and servicing Always use the materials and supplies specifically designed for your Digital equipment Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor performance and possibly a hazardous situation N ever use a ground adaptor plug to connect the equipment to a power source receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically described in this documentation Never obstruct ventilation openings These are provided to prevent overheating
142. of Memory Current PCL job cannot print because it exceeds available memory Even though Auto Continue may be On you will see the message below for ten seconds Press e The printer waits ten seconds then resumes in effect pressing Enter for you The page is ejected from the printer Depending on the cause of the problem your print job may continue or be ended ACTION Reduce resolution to 600 x 600 dpi Install additional memory e Contact your dealer or Digital Page Too Complex In PCL or PostScript the printing on a page is broken into horizontal bands When the Page Protection option is set to Off as a page is processed each band has a limited time to be composed and imprinted on the page Page Too Complex means the current page cannot print because there is not enough time to compose it Io ACTION Press Enter The page will be ejected and the print job will continue The page that was too complex may be printed on more than one sheet of paper To achieve correct printing set the Page Protection option to the appropriate page size or to On for PostScript and send the print job again Even though Auto Continue may be On you will see the message below for ten seconds Press The printer waits ten seconds then resumes in effect pressing Enter for you Paper Jam Paper has jammed at the EP print cartridge The message alternates with Open Front Cover Remove PrintCart Clear Paper Path A
143. ons where they are listed in alphabetical order Figure 3 7 System Menu hierarchy showing factory settings E Menu Power Saver Language Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat M enu PostScript Menut Interface M enu System Menu Auto Continue Test M enu Print Density Defaults Disk Spooling T Appears only when the option is installed Europe is the default setting on the 240 V machines and USA is the default on 120 V machines 3 24 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide 4 Hex Dump Enhance gt Off On Off 120 Minutes 90 Minutes 60 Minutes 30 Minutes 15 Minutes oS kug ch0O3 Page 25 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Test M enu Test M enu options are used to generate printer reports All options other than Memory Check cause the printer to generate a printed report Results of the Memory Check are displayed on th e Control Panel Figure 3 8 shows the Test M enu hierarchy M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order Figure 3 8 Test Menu hierarchy El Menu T Appears only when Language Mailbox Menut PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menut Interface Menu System Menu Test Menu j the option is installed Config sheet Demo Page PCL Font List PS Font List Test Print Memory Check Format the Disk Never generate a printer report o
144. oor condition e The paper stock has been improperly loaded into the paper trays 7 e The printer needs cleaning e Printer parts are worn and need to be replaced Clearing Table 6 4 on page 6 27 lists the types of paper jams that may Paper Jams occur If you see a Control Panel message that indicates a paper jam find the message in the left hand column and perform the accompanying steps to clear the paper jam Be careful not to touch any of the components inside the printer when removing jammed paper They may be very hot Caution 6 26 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 27 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Paper Jams Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions Control Panel Message Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action Main Tray Jam Main Tray Jam Main T i Open Main Tray 1 Remove the main tray A alternating with Remove the Envelope Feeder Open Front Cover if installed Remove Jam Sheet Open the front cover B Remove the jammed sheet Replace the main tray Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Front Tray Jam Front Tray Jam Remove All Paper Remove all paper from the alternating with front tray A Open Front Cover Remove the Envelope Feeder Remove Jam Sheet if installed D Open the front cover B Remove the jammed sheet of paper Close the front co
145. or each bin after installing the M ailbox Collator for the first time are Collator 0000 Bin 1 0001 Bin 6 0006 Bin 2 0002 Bin 7 0007 Bin 3 0003 Bin 8 0071 Bin 4 0004 Bin 9 0072 Bin 5 0005 Bin 10 0010 13 Press Online to bring the printer back online The Mailbox Collator is now set up for use The display should read Online Ready 2 24 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch02 Page 25 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator Opening Bins Follow the appropriate instructions for opening either a password enabled or password disabled bin Opening Password Enabled Bins To open a bin or the collator for which a password has been enabled 1 Push the Bin Unlock button You are prompted to enter your password at the Control Panel 2 Using the numbered Control Panel keys enter your password If you enter an invalid password the printer returns to its ready state and you must start the unlocking process again A light appears to indicate each unlocked bin Open all unlocked bins then remove the output You have approximately 30 seconds to open the bin s If the e M ailbox Collator re locks push the Bin Unlock button again immediately Opening Passw ord Disabled Bins Push the Bin Unlock button and a light appears to indicate each unlocked bin Open all full bins then remove the printouts You have approximately 30 seconds to open th
146. orth America call 1 800 DIGITAL 1 800 344 482 Table A 1 Printer options and accessories Option Part No Comments eaten A i Fuser Cartridge LN17 AB 100K Maintenance Kit 110 V LN17 AC 100K Maintenance Kit 240 V Paper Handling Options 500 sheet Paper Deck LN17X TA See Table 2 1 in Chapter 2 Paper Handling tray and Cassette for a complete list of supported paper sizes for each paper handling option 500 sheet feeder Paper LN17X TB Cassette 250 sheet M ain Tray LN17X TC Cassette Duplexing Option LN17X DA 500 sheet Output Offset Stacker Locking Mailbox 10 bin LN17X TM 50 sheets per bin 20 Ib paper Envelope Feeder LN17X TE LN17X TS 75 envelopes Table A 1 Page 1 of 3 A 2 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o lt gt kug appa Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Ordering Printer Options Table A 1 Printer options and accessories continued Comments Memory Options 4MBSIMM LNXXM AA SIMM requirements e No parity e 70 nanosecond access time e 8 bits e One sided 16 MB SIM M LNXXM AC SIMM requirements No parity e 70 nanosecond access time e 32 bits e One sided 32 MB SIM M LNXXM AD SIMM requirements e No parity e 70 nanosecond access time e 32 bits zany e Two sided PostScript Option LN17 Adobe PostScript LN17X PS Includes 4 MB SIMM Level 2 Language Interpreter SIM M LN17X HD 420 M
147. ostScript headers when it switches between PostScript and PCL 5e Emulation However you can set the printer s State Saving option to On and the printer will save downloaded fonts macros and PostScript headers when it switches PDLs Printer Description Language This saves you from having to download fonts macros and headers every time the printer switches between PostScript and PCL 5e Emulation Printer Generated Using the printer s Control Panel you can print five separate Repo rts reports e The Demo Page provides a sample of the printer s capabilities and lists the printer s key features e The Configuration Sheet lists the options you have installed and the current settings for each option in the Control Panel s menu system e The PCL Font List shows which PCL fonts are currently available The list includes resident fonts and downloaded fonts e When PostScript is installed on the LN17 printer the PostScript Font List shows which PostScript fonts are currently available The list includes both resident and downloaded fonts e The Test Print is used by service and repair technicians if problems occur with the printer See Appendix D Control Panel Options for more information about these reports 1 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch01 Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Optional Features O ptio nal Several optional features are available to enhance your
148. osure This equipment complies with appropriate safety standards With specific regard to lasers the equipment complies with laser product performance standards set by governmental national and international agencies as a Class 1 laser product It does not emit hazardous light as the beam is totally enclosed during all phases of customer operation and maintenance When you perform various operator functions laser danger labels may be visible These labels are for your dealer or service technician and are placed on or near panels or shields which require a tool for removal THESE PANELS ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED BY USERS OF THE PRINTER THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE AREAS INSIDE THESE COVERS Luokitus on tehty standardin EN 60825 mukaisesti Klassningen ar gjord i enlighet met standarden EN 60 825 LUOKAN 1LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT VAROITUS Laitteen kayttaminen muulla kuin tassa kayttoohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa kayttajan turvallisuusluokan 1 ylitt v lle nakymattomalle lasersateilylle VARNING Om apparaten anvands pa annat satt an i denna bruksansvisning specficerats kan anvandaren utsattas for osynlig laserstralning som verskrider gr nsen f r laserklass 1 H 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ix Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Numerics 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Installing C 24 to C 30 Ordering A 2 Overview 1 9 Remo
149. ources in Table 2 3 Table 2 4 Source Mapping settings Source Mapping To Main Tray Tray or tray sequence to be used for each Front Tray of the six PCL paper sources M ain Front Tray Lower 1 Additional Source Mapping settings that Lower 1 Main appear when a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette is installed Lower 2 Additional Source Mapping settings that Lower 2 Main appear when a second 500 sheet Paper Lower 1 Lower 2 Deck and Cassette is installed Lwrl Lwr2 M ain Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 15 gt kug ch02 Page 16 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Automatic Tray Switching Default Source Mapping Settings Table 2 5 shows the Source M apping settings in effect with the base printer as well as those when one or two Lower Trays are installed Table 2 5 Default Source Mapping settings Base One Two Envelope PCL ae eiie sclnccaial Source Configuration Lower ete ot Mey Lower Trays Feeder M anual Front Tray Front Tray Front Tray Front Tray M anual Envelope Envelope Feeder Large Capacity M ain Front Envelope Feeder Envelope Feeder ID Customizing Source Mapping Settings You may change the Source M apping settings to best fit your printing needs For example you may want the printer to automatically feed from the front tray when the main tray becomes empty The Source M apping examples shown next in this guide can help you customize Source M apping settings for your printing enviro
150. ox M enu 0000 7777 t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed PCL Emulat Menu Invokes the PCL Emulat M enu Main Menu PCL Font List Prints a complete list of all PCL fonts currently available in the printer Test M enu Perform Enhance Prints jobs with maximum throughput However when Page Protection is set to Off some complex jobs may not print successfully with minimum memory If this occurs set Perform Enhance to Off If the job still does not print then set Off Page Protection to On for PostScript or to the appropriate paper size for On PCL emulation and install the required system memory System M enu When Perform Enhance is set to Off the system will optimize job processing in minimal memory but throughput will be reduced Table D 1 Page 10 of 16 D 12 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Pitch PCL Emulat M enu 0 44 99 99 by 01 steps 10 00 c p i Point Size PCL Emulat M enu 4 00 999 75 by 25 steps 12 00 points Port Enable Parallel Menu LocalTalk Menu Ethernet M enu Off On Port Timeout Parallel Menu LocalTalk Menu Ethernet M enu 5 999 seconds 30 seconds Description Specifies the number of characters per inch cpi for the font represented by Font Number page D 7 It appears only when the Fo
151. pe stack The envelope stopper keeps envelopes from backing out of the stack while feeding oe 7 Because the front tray does not have a paper size sensor you must tell the printer which size paper is loaded Set the following options after loading paper in the front tray e For PCL jobs set the Front Tray Size option to the size paper loaded in the front tray e For PostScript jobs set the M anual Size option to the size paper loaded in the front tray See Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel for instructions on accessing the PCL Emulat and PostScript menus 2 12 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d kug ch02 Page 13 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Paper Handling A uto matic Soe ee ae IS brad for oo PCL emulation and PostScript jobs Tray switching is useful for Tray Switching Increasing paper capacity When the current paper tray runs out of paper the printer automatically switches to the next tray in the sequence provided the paper size in the next tray is the same size as that in the current tray e Searching for the correct paper size If the paper size specified in your software application does not match the size paper loaded in the current paper tray the printer automatically searches the next tray in the sequence for a paper size that matches PostScript Tray The Tray Switching option in the PostScript M enu can be Sw itching set to any of the settings sho
152. phics Resolution command is expanded to allow 1200 dots per inch See the section Raster Resolution page G 6 G 2 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d o oS kug appg Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM gt LN17 Unique Printer Commands Pa per Size Table G 1 shows the paper sizes and corresponding paper trays supported by the LN17 printer An X indicates Support for a paper size in a specific tray The escape sequence number refers to the parameter in the Page Size command Esc amp lowercase letter not the numeral 1 A Table G 1 Paper size support Paper Trays Escape Paper Size Sequence Number LN17 Printer Envelope Main Tray Lower Tray Front Tray eie Executive Letter Legal 8 5 x14 va Monarch Env Com10 Env DL Env C5 Env p J _ Statement 5 5 x 8 5 P3002 FP It is possible that an Envelope Feeder is removed while one of the PCL source mapping settings contains a sequence that includes the Envelope Feeder To guard against this the printer checks the source mapping Appendix G LN17 Unique Printer Commands G 3 d o lt gt kug appg Page 4 Thursday March 6 1997 4 56 PM Paper Size settings and the presence of an Envelope Feeder each time the printer is powered on If an Envelope Feeder is not attached any mapping that contains Envelope Feeder will
153. ports can be accepted by the printer and spooled to the hard disk Accordingly the printer will free the computer that is submitting print jobs so it can subsequently switch to tasks other than printing While most networks provide spooling outside the printer spooling to a disk inside the printer will remove network related overhead Accepting print jobs from a disk in the printer is more efficient than accepting print jobs one ata time from networks The number of jobs that can be spooled is limited by the amount of hard drive space available Also spooling from networks will not be supported for AppleTalk jobs and from ports where DS P Document Services for Printing is enabled The DECprint Supervisor DCPS for OpenVMS software does not support spooling When the State Saving option Is set to On the printer saves downloaded information when it switches between the PCL and PostScript PDLs Printer Description Language Installing a hard drive increases the amount of memory the printer has available for saving downloaded fonts and macros when it switches between PDLs LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch05 Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 47 PM Hard Drive Considerations Formatting the When anew unformatted hard disk drive is installed in the Hard Drive Printer it must be formatted before it will be available for use Formatting can be done when the printer is powered on after the instal
154. r a memory check while the printer is busy This will cause the printer to reset to its power on state As a consequence you will lose all or part of the job currently Caution being processed and any temporary fonts macros downloaded to printer memory Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel 4 gt 3 25 lt gt kug ch03 Page 26 Thursday March 6 1997 4 43 PM Using the Control Panel Reset M enu The Reset M enu is used to reset various printer functions Selecting Reset Printer resets the printer to its power on state while Reset M enus resets the menu settings to their factory settings Selecting Reset Ethernet or Reset LocalTalk resets the respective network interface card to its power on state Figure 3 9 shows the Reset M enu hierarchy M enu options are described in Appendix D Control Panel Options where they are listed in alphabetical order The printer clears downloaded fonts and print macros from RAM and ejects any partially printed pages when you select Reset Printer Reset M enus or Reset All Figure 3 9 Reset Menu hierarchy hb Co Reset Printer Reset Menus Reset Reset LocalTalk Reset Ethernet Reset All Cancel PSJob t T Appears only when a Digital Network Interface Card is installed tt Appears only when the PostScript option is installed 3 26 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d Chapter 4 LN17 Printer D
155. r to print The way in which the printer interprets the PCL command for paper source and page size depends on the PCL Emulat M enu settings for Source Mapping and Paper Size If the printer receives no paper tray or paper size information from your software application it uses the PCL Emulat M enu settings for Paper Size and Default Source PCL recognizes the six paper sources shown in Table 2 3 These PCL paper sources may or may not appear in your software application or they may appear under alternate names Table 2 3 Six PCL paper sources PCL Paper Source Alternate Names Upper M ain Tray Paper Tray Paper Cassette Manual Front Tray M anual Feed 2 14 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d oS kug ch0O2 Page 15 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Automatic Tray Switching When you choose for example Main Tray or Paper Tray as the paper source in your application the PCL data stream tells the printer to print using paper from the Upper paper source The printer s Source M apping option maps the PCL paper source command to the paper trays on the printer If for example the Upper source is mapped to the printer s main tray the printer will feed paper from the main tray whenever you choose Upper Main Tray or Paper Cassette In your application Table 2 4 lists the Source M apping settings that can be set for each of the PCL paper s
156. rdaneanegencens D pl x PANUNG ssssincstnasameendtostnacectdamnirarinasaes Increased Paper Handling Collating and Offsetting sisoriesoinemerscmiecsnererresintanwnemeunc Memory EXPANSION cccccsseeeceeeeeeueeeeceueseeeueeersueeersaeeensages Hard DEVE aoe E EE Memory Considerations ccccccccsscescsseeeseeeseeeseessanees Maintaining the Printer cccceccecssssseeeeseeeeeesseeees Cleaning the Printer sicincivsnacaiiacsieiunavaeraadtornctemanivvnriiennewemenes Replacing the EP Cartridge Recycling the EP Cartridge Replacing the Fuser Cartridge Bias Transfer Roll Technical Support esssssessrrnsssrrnsrrrrrsrrrrerrrrresrrreesrrrresrne Before Calling for SQrviCe cccccccsecessseeceseseeaeeeeesneseesaeseeranes Transporting the Printer cccccccecssesseseeseeeesessenees LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide LN17 and LN17ps Printer Models lt gt kug chO1 Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM L gt LN17 Printer Quick Tour This book is for use with both the Digital LN 17 and LN 17ps High Performance Network Printers The LN 17ps printer contains all the components of the LN 17 printer plus the following options e Adobe PostScript Level 2 e 4MB additional memory e DNIC E NET Digital Network Interface Card for Ethernet As this guide serves both printers the LN 17ps printer will hereafter be referred to as the
157. re 2 1 Main lower tray paper orientation Letterhead Simplex Letterhead Duplex Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 5 gt kug ch02 Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray Figure 2 1 Main lower tray paper orientation continued Drilled Paper Simplex or Duplex Do not load the main tray or lower tray during printing Caution 2 6 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt gt kug ch02 Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM gt Adjusting the Main Tray for Paper Size End guide A End guide B Width guide Size lock button 0 O U D Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray Figure 2 2 Main tray paper adjustment guides End guides A and B slide to fit the length of the paper When going from smaller to larger slide end guide A first L gt When going from larger to smaller slide end guide B first The width guide C slides to fit the width of the paper The size lock button D depresses to release end guide A Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 7 gt kug ch02 Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray Adjusting the Lower Tray for Paper Size Figure 2 3 Lower tray paper adjustment guides A End guide B Width guide The end guide A slides to fit the length of the paper
158. resumes without use of the hard disk The hard disk high level format FAT tables cannot be understood This is NOT because a new disk has been installed ACTION Either initialize the disk format procedure by pressing Up _ or abort the procedure by pressing Down Y This message flashes alternately with the two line message Press T to init Press 4 to Abort A failure of the hard disk has occurred and been acknowledged Printing resumes without use of the hard disk ACTION Make sure the hard disk is properly seated on the controller board If the problem remains contact your dealer or Digital The printer cannot read data from the hard disk ACTION Try powering the printer OFF then ON again Make sure the hard disk is properly seated on the controller board If the problem remains contact your dealer or Digital The printer cannot write data to the hard disk ACTION Press Enter The printer will mark the disk sector as bad and retry the write operation at another location on the disk Make sure the hard disk is properly seated on the controller board If the problem remains contact your dealer or Digital Table 6 2 Page 3 of 19 6 8 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d lt gt kug ch06 Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Duplex Unit Fail The Duplex Module has failed
159. riving Software LN17 PCL 5e Emulation Printer Drivers 0 008 4 2 LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers eerren 4 3 DECprint Supervisor DCPS Software aee 4 4 Chapter 4 LN17 Printer Driving Software 4 1 LN17 Printer Driving Software LN 17 PCL 5e The base LN17 printer supports the PCL printer drivers listed i z in Table 4 1 To take full advantage of all the printer s features Emu ation when printing PCL jobs install the appropriate LN 17 PCL 5e Printer Drivers emulation printer driver s Consult your operating system user Manual for instructions on installing a new printer driver Table 4 1 LN17 PCL 5e Emulation printer drivers Environment Printer Driver DIGA bos Microsoft Word Ver 6 0 Printer Drivers for MS DOS WordPerfect Ver 6 0 Printer Drivers for MS DOS AutoCAD Rel 12 13 Printer Drivers for MS DOS Windows Windows 3 1 PCL5e Emulation Printer Driver Windows 95 for Microsoft Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 Windows NT 3 5 PCL5e Emulation Printer Driver for Microsoft Windows NT t If you are using a DOS application other than Microsoft Word WordPerfect or AutoCAD use the HP LaserJet 4si printer driver supplied with your application software 42 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide LN17 Printer Driving Software LN 17 The PostScript option supports the PostScript drivers listed in i Table 4 1 To take full advantage of all the printer s features Po stScri pt when printing PostScript jobs ins
160. rmly seated If the problem is not resolved contact your dealer or Digital 5 flashes 1 second 5 flashes etc Resolution enhancement self test fault r ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital sea 6 flashes 1 second 6 flashes etc Communications ports internal loopback test fault ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital 7 flashes 1 second 7 flashes etc Slot SIM 2 fault ACTION Perform the corrective actions listed under 0100 in Table 6 2 on page 6 6 8 flashes 1 second 8 flashes etc Slot SIM 3 fault ACTION Perform the corrective actions listed under 0101 in Table 6 2 on page 6 6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 25 D d lt gt kug ch06 Page 26 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Paper Jams Pa per J ams Your printer has been designed to provide reliable trouble free operation Nonetheless you may experience an occasional paper jam When the printer detects a misfeed or a paper jam the printing process is halted and a Control Panel message is displayed After the paper jam has been cleared the printer will resume operation to complete the print job Set the Jam Recovery option to On to guarantee that pages in the print engine when the jam occurs will be reprinted What Causes a Paper jams occur most often when Paper J am e The throughput paper stock does not meet specification See Chapter 2 Paper Handling e The paper stock isin p
161. ropriate Interface M enu is set to On set the System Language option to PostScript and re send the job 3 Set the Print Errors option in the PostScript Menu to On and resend the job e If an error page prints there is a problem in the PostScript coding Correct the coding problem and resend the job If the job does not print and no error page was printed set the Page Protection option in the PostScript M enu to Off If the job still does not print the job may require additional memory Jobs printed from the Check the side guide to be sure that it is snug against the right side of the sheet front tray are skewed but not so tight as to buckle it with respect to the sheet envelope Table 6 1 Page 3 of 3 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 5 o d o oS kug chO6 Page 6 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Troubleshooting Co ntrol Panel Listed in Table 6 2 are Control Panel messages that either M essages e Cause the printer to stop printing e Require the user to call for service Also included in Table 6 2 are common non error messages you are likely to see The messages are listed in alphabetical order preceded by numerical diagnostic error codes Table 6 2 Control Panel messages Message 0001 T Appears in the upper left corner of the display 0040 T Appears in the upper left corner of the display 01007 t Appears in the upper left corner of the display GLO
162. rtain that it is configured properly Under the Parallel Menu turn the Bidirectional option to Off if your host s parallel port is not bidirectional If problem persists contact your dealer or Digital A LocalTalk error has occurred nn is the AppleTalk error number Config Sheet The Configuration Sheet is printing Printing See the Config sheet option page D 4 ACTION Remove the Configuration Sheet from the output tray when it has finished printing Confirm OK To Second level warning message prior to formatting the hard disk Lose All Data ACTION Press Up to format the disk or press Down Y to abort Demo Page The Demo Page is printing Printing ACTION Remove the Demo Page from the output tray when it finishes printing Table 6 2 Page 2 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 7 d o oS kug ch0O6 Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Disk Failure Format Bad Not In Use Read Error Write Error Description Corrective Action A hard disk error has occurred ACTION Power cycle the printer If this message reappears power off the printer and contact your dealer or Digital A general failure of the hard disk has occurred Under this message the following message is displayed Press ACTION Press Enter The printer displays the following message Disk Not In Use Printing
163. s and macros downloaded to the hard drive are stored on the hard drive until you delete them Turning capi the printer power off does not clear these fonts macros from the hard drive You can only delete a macro from the hard drive if you know the name of the macro You should therefore keep a record of downloaded macros You cannot print out a list of macros e Temporary fonts macros downloaded to printer memory on a job basis are cleared from the printer s memory after each job e Permanent fonts downloaded to printer memory are cleared from the printer s memory whenever the printer is powered off and when the printer switches PDLs and the State Saving option is set to Off When State Saving Is set to On permanent fonts macros are only cleared from printer memory when you turn off the printer 5 4 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide o d oS kug ch0O6 Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Printer Operation Problems cc ccccccccssesessseeeeeeeeeens 6 2 Control Panel Messages 0 cc ccccceeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeseaeeeees 6 6 Paper Jams ctieaddccatnanmaentnatnmneanad 6 26 What Causes a Paper Jam ssssssssrsssesrrreesrrrrerrressrrreesrrrresns 6 26 Clearing Paper AMS ciinanscoinicisbinaatienboresinniananniinireasiaen 6 26 Print Quality Problems ccccccecsecsssseeeeeseeeeeessaeees 6
164. sday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Warming Up The Fuser has not warmed up yet Please Wait Message disappears when the printer is ready The message displays at power on and may display after the cover has been opened for some time or when the printer is exiting Power Saver mode ACTION None Warning Disk The Format The Disk option has been selected Data FO Be Lost ACTION PressUp to format the disk or press Down Y to abort Table 6 2 Page 19 of 19 6 24 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d gt kug ch06 Page 25 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM gt gt Control Panel Messages Table 6 3 Diagnostic LED flash sequences Flash Sequence Description Corrective Action 1 flash 1 second 1 flash etc System controller CPU fault ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital 2 flashes 1 second 2 flashes etc Base RAM fault ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital 3 flashes 1 second 3 flashes etc ROM fault ACTION Remove the PostScript SIM M if installed and test the printer again If the problem is resolved replace the PostScript SIM M If the problem is not resolved contact your dealer or Digital 4 flashes 1 second 4 flashes etc System controller to print engine fault ACTION Make sure the controller board is fi
165. sing e When set to Off data received and waiting to be processed is kept in printer memory Set Disk Spooling to Off to save time if spooling is already done outside the printer Table D 1 Page 3 of 16 Appendix D Control Panel Options D 5 Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Duplex PCL PCL Emulat M enu Off Short Edge Bind Long Edge Bind t Appears only when the Duplex option is installed Duplex PostScript PostScript M enu Off Tumble Regular t Appears only when the Duplex option is installed Edge to Edge PCL Emulat M enu Off On Enable Passw ordt M ailbox M enu t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Env Feeder Size PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu Com 10 USA C5 DL Europe M onarch C6 t Appears only when the Envelope Feeder option is installed D 6 Description Enables and disables duplex printing for PCL jobs Enables and disables duplex printing for PostScript jobs Enables and disables edge to edge printing e When On PCL jobs are printed to the edge of the paper e When Off PCL jobs are printed in normal printable area of the page full page size minus a 1 6 inch margin at top bottom left and right sides of page Enables a password for a specific mailbox bin or for the collator bins Informs the printer what
166. size of envelope is currently loaded in the envelope feeder Because the envelope feeder does not have a size sensor this setting Is required so that the printer is able to know when the size of envelope requested for printing Is different than that loaded When the sizes do not match and the Page Size Cont option is set to Off the printer displays a message asking for a change of envelope size pressing Enter causes printing to resume under the assumption that the correct size envelope has been loaded Table D 1 Page 4 of 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Ethernet Menut Interface M enu t Appears only when the DNIC E NET option is installed Font Number PCL Emulat M enu 0 999 Font Source PCL Emulat M enu Internal Softt Format the Disk Test Menu t Appears only when the hard drive option is installed Form Length PCL Emulat M enu 005 128 64 Europe 60 USA Description Invokes the Ethernet M enu Specifies the ID of the default font in PCL Only values valid for the Font Source location are displayed For example if you have internal fonts only the maximum Font Number is 52 Font Number values are printed on the PCL Font List in the first column Print a PCL Font List to find the correct number to use with this setting The
167. stalling the DNIC ccccceeeesssseeeeesseeeeeseeseeesseeseeeesenes C 49 Removing the DNIC cccccccecsssseceeseeeeeeeeesseeeeseseeeseseaes C 53 Appendix D Control Panel Options ccccccccccseeeeseeseeeeseeeeeeeeees D 1 Appendix E Printer Resident Fonts cccccccsssceecessseeessesseeeeseaees E 1 Base Printer FONCS cccccccssssececeessseeeeesseeeeeesseeeeeeeeeesessaeeees E 2 Printing a PCL Font LISE sesvinieesivirctervedsientersnvieniansiediantentenss E 3 POT SHOE FONE crni a E E 4 Appendix F Printer Specifications c cccccccsssseeesseeseeeesesseeesseasseees F 1 Appendix G LN17 Unique Printer Command cccseeeeeeees G 1 VST OW erare coenacaaasovsaaanerninncaeereesdanteeceons G 2 Paper S2 saei E a EE EEA ES ANETARE G 3 IDUCE eset G 5 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide v d kug toc Page vi Thursday March 6 1997 4 42 PM Raster Resolution cccssseccecsssseeecesesceeeeseseeessauaeessesaseeessaaaees G 6 Appendix H Environmental Specifications c ccccccssseeeeeeeeees H 1 EPA Energy Sal sxsssneteosiscccsastocosensaescreensemescasneeactseescuicsent H 2 Acoustic Noise Figures sesssssessrreeesrrrerrrrrrerrrrrerrrrresrereee H 2 Acoustic Noise Figures for Germany c scscccsseseeeeeseeeees H 3 FCC Compliance Statement for United States Users H 4 Compliance Sta
168. t to the printer might have included an incorrect header and therefore not have indicated that a PostScript job was being sent e Set the System Language option in the appropriate Interface M enu to PostScript and try sending the job again e Check your software to make sure the PostScript header file is being sent to the printer A PostScript job does not Check the spelling of the requested font in your PostScript file Many times a typo print in the requested is the problem If the font is spelled correctly print a PS Font List to check if the font font is present If it is not download the font and resend the job The bottom edge of the For PCL jobs set the Page Protection option in the PCL Emulat M enu to the size of page is cut off or there the paper for the job or to the next larger size are white bands For PostScript jobs set the Page Protection option in the PostScript Menu to On A PCL job prints but the Set the Edge to Edge option in the PCL Emulat M enu to On edges are cut off Table 6 1 Page 2 of 3 6 4 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide d o lt gt kug ch06 Page 5 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM L gt Printer Operation Problems Table 6 1 Printer operation problems continued Problem Action A PostScript job fails to 1 Check that PostScript is installed also check that you are using an LN17 print PostScript printer driver 2 If the Lang Sensing option in the app
169. tall the appropriate LN 17 Printer Drivers PostScript printer driver s Consult your operating system user Manual for instructions on installing a new printer driver Table 4 2 LN17 PostScript printer drivers Environment Printer Driver Diskette Windows Windows 3 1 PostScript Printer Drivers for Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 Windows NT 3 5 PostScript Printer Driver for Microsoft Windows NT Macintosh System 6 x PostScript Printer Driver and Utilities for Macintosh System 7 x PostScript Printer Driver and Utilities for Macintosh Chapter 4 LN17 Printer Driving Software 4 3 4 4 hS DECprint Supervisor DCPS Softw are DECprint Supervisor DCPS for OpenVMS is a family of layered products that run on OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha systems to provide access to selected PostScript Level 1 and Level 2 print devices The DCPS software and documentation are available in the standard OpenVMS CDROM libraries and may also be ordered separately from Digital The license rights to use the basic printing features of DCPS with Digital PostScript printers are included with the OpenVMS operating system You can find more information about the DCPS products including pricing and support of optional features and ordering information in the DECprint Supervisor DCPS for OpenVMS Software Product Description AE PUM O TE For DCPS installation information refer to the DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS Softw
170. tement for International Users H 5 Operational Safety cceeccccsssseeeccesseeesesesseeeeeeeeeessenaeees H 6 Laser Safety sattoncnscrias args neusagieaa che ctatiaarusiememunieaenenetiss H 8 Laser Safety Warning for Finland and Sweden H 8 vi LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide d gt kug ch01 Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour LN17 and LN17ps Printer Models ccccccsseseessseeeees 1 3 How Much of This Book Must I Read cee 1 4 Printer Components cccccccceeeeeeesseeeeseeeeesneeeeseeeeeeaneneeens 1 5 Special Features ccccceccccsssssseceeseesceesaeeeeeesseeseeesaaeeeeees 1 6 POW Cl SQV GI osceno rninn e a aecaneatedces T 1 6 High Resolution Printing scsnsstesntieorteasermensseanneeoiuevenneestennsiess 1 6 ECG to Edge PUN merest l 7 Automatic Tray Switching cccccsecesseeseeeeseeseeeeerseeserseeseneaess l 7 Automatic Language Sensing and Switching c ceceecee 1 7 SEIS Ser VA ee A A E 1 8 Printer Generated REDOrts cccccssssceesseeeeseeeeesaneeerssserseeses 1 8 Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 1 d gt kug ch01 Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 44 PM LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1 2 hS Optional Features cccccccseseeeeeees PostScript Option scciscisninserreniaantteu
171. terface Card to its power on state and clears any print job being received and previously downloaded temporary fonts and macros from memory ACTION Wait for the procedure to finish before taking any further action Reset Menus Reset Menus has been invoked from the Reset M enu Please Wait Returns all menu settings except Language Defaults PowerSaver and Passw ord s to their factory setting and clears any print job being received and previously downloaded temporary fonts and macros from memory ACTION Wait for the procedure to finish before taking any further action con Reset Printer Reset Printer or Reset All has been invoked from the Reset M enu Please Wait The printer clears any print job being received and previously downloaded temporary fonts and macros from memory then goes online ACTION None ResetToSave Or A Setting will not take effect until a Reset is performed ACTION Perform a Reset or press Enter to continue without the setting taking effect Temp Font Macro The printer was busy processing PCL data from a host system but the job was not completed since temporary fonts and macros were not deleted The last page timeout has expired This message appears until e Another print job is received The Port Timeout expires and Auto Job End is On ACTION None Table 6 2 Page 17 of 19 6 22 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide o d lt gt kug ch06 Pa
172. the front cover and pull out the Jammed paper Then replace the lower tray and close the front cover p gt See Lower 1 Tray Jam page 6 28 The first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette is empty ACTION Reload the correct size paper The first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette has failed Printing from this tray cannot continue ACTION Power off the printer and check the lower tray connection If the failure continues contact your dealer or Digital The paper cassette has been removed or is not pushed in all the way from the first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ACTION Insert the paper cassette into the first lower tray Paper needs to be loaded in the first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load Table 6 2 Page 8 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 13 d o lt gt kug ch06 Page 14 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Lower 1 Main Paper needs to be loaded in the first lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette and or the main tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load Lower 1 Lower 2 Paper needs to be loaded in either lower tray 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ACTI
173. the metal Caution Pack plate on any device plugged into a grounded power source If you walk around before finishing the removal again discharge any static electricity Never remove the printer controller board while the printer is plugged in 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the power cord and any interface cables N NNI Aii NNN A NNNSNN L DA A Sa ae Zc Zc FEE Z Loosen the thumb screws and pull out the 3 Place the controller board on a ream of controller board paper Appendix C Installing and Removing Printer Options C 13 D d lt gt kug appc Page 14 Thursday March 6 1997 4 51 PM PostScript SIMM Carefully pull out on the locking clips to release the PostScript SIMM 5 6 9 Rotate the PostScript SIMM up to a vertical position then lift it out Replace the controller board sliding it along the alignment channels Then hand tighten the thumb screws Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer After warming up for a few minutes the Control Panel displays the following message Online Ready If any other message is displayed see Table 6 2 starting on page 6 6 Press Online then Reset and you see Reset Menu Reset Printer Press Down and you see Reset Menu Reset Menus C 14 L
174. tion Location s Setting s PostScript Menu Main Menu t Appears only with the PostScript option installed Power Saver System M enu Off 120 minutes 90 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes Print Density System M enu 0 12 3 Print Errors PostScript M enu Off On Print Quality PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu Normal TrueRes Toner Saving PS Font Listt Test M enu T Appears only with the PostScript option installed D 14 Description Invokes the PostScript M enu The DocuPrint 4517 conforms to EPA Energy Star guidelines The printer will enter a low power state after the specified period of inactivity This timeout is adjustable to 15 30 60 90 or 120 minutes via this option When in the low power state the printer displays Power Saver On onthe Control Panel When a print job Is received while in the Power Saver mode the printer may require up to 70 seconds of warm up time before the first sheet is fed from the input tray Controls the density of the image printed on the page The lower the setting the lower the density the higher the number the higher the print density T Changing the default setting can adversely affect gray shading and line sharpness Change this setting with caution Controls PostScript s built in error handler debugger Should the printer encounter a PostScript error while printing a job PostScript prints an error sheet when Print Errors
175. tional lower trays are installed State Saving Reserves memory for saving permanently downloaded fonts and macros when the printer switches from using the PCL printer language to using the PostScript printer language e When set to Off all permanently downloaded fonts and macros are Off cleared from memory when switching PDLs They must be downloaded again on when the printer switches back to PCL from PostScript e When set to On permanently downloaded fonts and macros are stored in printer memory You eliminate the time to download them again when the printer switches back to PCL PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu Temporary fonts and macros are always cleared at the end of every print job State Saving requires 22 MB of memory if the PostScript option is installed If the PostScript option is not installed State Saving may be selected with 18 MB This will prevent loss of downloaded PCL fonts and macros if applications change the setting of Resolution or Page Protection Enabling State Saving can have an effect on printing speed It is recommended that this option be enabled only with 22 MB of printer memory Table D 1 Page 14 of 16 D 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Description Setting s Symbol Set Collection of characters available for a font including uppercase and lowerc
176. tioned and high level formatted ACTION None The PostScript print job was cancelled from the Reset Menu and is being parsed Your application specifies M anual or Front Tray as the paper source so you need to load paper in the front tray ACTION The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what paper size to load or feed The front tray is empty ACTION Reload the correct size of paper Paper has jammed feeding from the front tray The message alternates with Open Front Lover Remove Jam Sheet ACTION Remove all paper from the front tray open the front cover and pull out the jammed paper Then close the front cover and reload the front tray See Front Tray Jam page 6 27 The fuser assembly has failed printing cannot resume ACTION Cycle power on the printer If you have just replaced the Fuser Cartridge reseat it If the problem persists contact your dealer or Digital Hex dump mode is On ACTION None The Digital Network Interface Card is being initialized ACTION Wait until you see the following message before taking other actions On line Ready The EP print cartridge is missing or not installed correctly ACTION Reinstall the existing EP cartridge or install a new EP cartridge If problem continues contact your dealer or Digital Table 6 2 Page 6 of 19 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting d 6 11 gt kug ch06 Page 12 Th
177. trays are installed D 18 Description Invokes the Test M enu Prints a test pattern for analysis of print quality over the entire page intended for use by the service technician The number of Test Prints produced is determined by Copies page D 4 and printed from the Default Source page D 5 both specified in the PCL Emulat Menu If the System M enu setting Defaults page D 4 is USA Letter 8 5x11 paper is used otherwise A4 paper is used Test Print will cause a printer reset clearing any incomplete jobs Controls the sequence of trays the printer uses when printing a page of a PostScript print job The first tray of a sequence is used until it runs out of paper at which time the next tray of the sequence is used if it has the correct size of paper Table D 1 Page 16 of 16 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide lt gt kug appe Page 1 Thursday March 6 1997 4 55 PM gt gt Appendix E Printer Resident Fonts Base Printer Fonts cccccccssecsecceeeeeeeeseeseeeesaeeeeessaeeeees E 2 capi Printing a PCL Font LISE c snssssteensecsnmrstqeaet Bacnutaseeneviesninegcem E 3 lt PostScript Fonts si sssitacivensdassssessertntseivinngetiesatacaavenneleisaadinen E 4 Appendix E Printer Resident Fonts E 1 o o lt gt kug appe Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 55 PM Printer Resident Fonts The LN17 base printer is equipped with 46 resident fon
178. ts See Table E 1 that can be used for PCL jobs Base Printer Table E 1 Fonts TrueType Fonts Arial Arial Bold Arial Bold Italic Arial Italic Symbol Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic Times New Roman Italic W ingdings E 2 hS e 10 TrueType scalable typefaces e 35 Intellifont scalable typefaces e 1PCL Bitmap font LN17 base printer fonts Intellifonts Antique Olive Medium Antique Olive Bold Antique Olive Italic Albertus Semi Bold Albertus Extra Bold CG Omega Medium CG Omega Bold CG Omega Bold Italic CG Omega Italic CG Times Medium CG Times Bold CG Times Bold Italic CG Times Italic Clarendon Cond Bold Coronet Medium Italic Courier Medium Courier Bold Courier Bold Italic Courier Italic Garamond Antiqua Garamond Halbfett Bold Garamond Kursiv Halbfett Bold Italic Garamond Kursiv Italic Letter Gothic Medium Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Italic Marigold Medium Univers Medium Univers Bold Univers Bold Italic Univers Italic Univers Cond Medium Univers Cond Italic Univers Cond Bold Univers Cond Bold Italic Bitmap Fonts Line Printer Medium To review the PCL fonts in your printer print a PCL Font List as described on the next page d LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt kug appe Page 3 Thursday March 6 1997 4 55 PM Base Printer Fonts Print
179. uide gt d gt kug appb Page 7 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR 8 Secure the fuser cartridge by replacing the mounting screws that were removed in Step 5 on page B 6 If you do not need to re install the Duplex M odule close the rear cover and skip to Step 11 Insert the Duplex M odule through the guide channels M ake sure the green side locks at both ends click into position Then close the rear cover O pen the front cover and remove the EP cartridge by lifting it towards the rear of the printer then pulling it up and out Appendix B Replacing Consumables 4 gt B 7 gt kug appb Page 8 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR Use the BTR removal tool to release the 13 Use the BTR removal tool to release the left side of the BTR right side of the BTR 14 Lift the BTR out of the printer 1 Insert the new BTR making sure itis seated properly B 8 LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide gt d oS kug appb Page 9 Thursday March 6 1997 4 50 PM Replacing the Fuser Cartridge BTR Vy Pull the tab to remove the BTR s protective covering 17 18 Re insert the EP cartridge into the guide ch
180. ursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Control Panel Messages Table 6 2 Control Panel messages continued Message Description Corrective Action Invalid Password An invalid password has been entered for the mailbox password ACTION Re enter the password when prompted IOT NVM Fail Nonvolatile Memory NVM has failed on the print engine also called the Service Required IOT Image Output Terminal Printing cannot resume ACTION Contact your dealer or Digital Laser Failure The laser assembly has failed printing cannot continue Service Required acTION Contact your dealer or Digital Last Page The last page of the document has not finished printing ACTION None The last page will print when the printer receives more data or when the port times out ACTION Load A4 paper into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load A6 ACTION Load A6 paper international postcard into the front tray as indicated on the top line of the display zany Load C5 ACTION Load C5 envelope s into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load C6 ACTION Load C6 envelope s into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load Com 10 ACTION Load Com 10 envelopes into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load DL ACTION Load DL envelopes into the tray s indicated on the top line of the display Load Exec ACTION Load Executive paper into the tray s indicated on the top line of the displ
181. ver Reload the front tray Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Table 6 4 Page 1 of 6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 27 o gt kug ch06 Page 28 Thursday March 6 1997 4 48 PM Troubleshooting Table 6 4 Paper jam messages and corrective actions continued Control Panel Message Type of Paper Jam Remedial Action Lowerl Tray Jam Lower 1 Tray Jam L 1 T veer Lower ihe Remove the lower 1 tray A alternating with Remove the Envelope Feeder Open Front Cover if installed Remove Jam Sheet Open the front cover B Remove the jammed sheet of paper Replace the lower 1 tray Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Lower2 Tray Jam Lower 2 Tray Jam gt Open Lower2 Tray Remove the lower 2 tray A alternating with Remove the Envelope Feeder Open Front Cover if installed Remove Jam Sheet Open the front cover B Remove the jammed sheet of paper Replace the lower 2 tray Close the front cover Replace the Envelope Feeder if necessary Table 6 4 Page 2 of 6 6 28 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide gt d gt Control Panel Message FnvelFeeder Jam Remove All Envel alternating with Remove EnvFeeder Open Front Cover and Remove Jam Envel Offset Jam Open Rear Cover alternating wit
182. ving C 31 to C 32 A Auto Continue option D 3 Auto J ob End option D 3 Bias Transfer Roll see Fuser cartridge Bin Full option D 3 Bin N option D 3 C Cancel PS J ob option D 4 Collator option D 4 Config sheet option D 4 Configuration Sheet Control Panel message 6 7 Control Panel option D 4 Index Overview 1 8 Control Panel Keys 3 4 to 3 5 Down 3 5 Enter 3 5 Esc 3 4 Form Feed 3 4 M enu 3 4 Online 3 4 Reset 3 4 Up 3 5 Location 1 5 M enus Ethernet M enu 3 22 3 23 Interface M enu 3 20 to Language M enu LocalTalk M enu 3 12 3 22 3 23 M ailbox M enu 3 13 Main Menu 3 11 Parallel M enu 3 21 PCL Emulat M enu 3 14 to 3 16 PostScript M enu 3 19 Reset M enu 3 26 3 17 to System M enu 3 24 Test M enu 3 25 M essages 6 6 to 6 24 Navigating 3 6 to 3 10 index 1 oS kug 1ix Page 2 Thursday March 6 1997 4 57 PM Copies option D 4 D Default Source option D 5 Default Tray option D 5 Defaults option D 4 Demo Page Overview 1 8 Demo Page option D 5 Deutsch option Language Menu 3 12 Disable Password option D 5 Disk drive see Hard drive Disk Spooling option D 5 Disk spooling see Hard drive DNIC E NET Installing C 49 to C 52 Ordering A 3 Removing C 53 to C 54 DNIC L TALK Installing C 49 to C 52 Ordering A 4 Removing C 53 to C 54 Down key 3 5 Downloading see Hard drive Drivers see Printer drivers Duplex module 2 29 to 2
183. wn in Table 2 2 below Table 2 2 Tray switching settings Tray Switching Setting Description Off Standard Tray Switching selections for M ain Front Tray PostScript jobs Lower 1 Main Additional Tray Switching setting that appears when a 500 sheet Paper Deck and Cassette is installed Lower 2 Main Additional Tray Switching settings that Lower 1 Lower 2 appear when a second 500 sheet Paper Lwrl Lwr2 M ain Deck and Cassette is installed For example when Tray Switching is off no tray switching occurs When set to M ain Front the printer automatically Switches to the front tray when the main tray becomes empty provided the correct size paper is in both trays Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 13 o d oS kug ch0O2 Page 14 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Automatic Tray Switching PCL Tray Switching Source Mapping Tray switching for PCL emulation jobs is controlled by the settings for Source Mapping in the PCL Emulat M enu See Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel for information on using the Control Panel e If you are familiar with the concept of source mapping Skip to Default Source Mapping Settings page 2 16 and Customizing Source M apping Settings page 2 16 e If source mapping is a new concept to you continue reading When you send a PCL job to the printer commands in the data stream tell the printer what logical paper source to use and on what size pape
184. x9 5 C5 162x229 DL 110x220 Monarch 3 7 8x7 5 C6 114x162 Hex Dump System M enu Off On Interface Menu Main Menu Jam Recovery PCL Emulat M enu PostScript M enu Off On Description Specifies the size of paper loaded in the Front Tray Print output as hexadecimal codes instead of normal print data When set to On the Control Panel menus are not available Invokes the Interface M enu Determines how the printer recovers from a paper jam e When set to On the printer reprints any pages in the printer at the time of the jam after the jam has been cleared The printer does this by using a portion of memory to store data This may slow throughput e When set to Off some pages may be lost after the jam has been cleared The print job must be re sent specifying those pages that did not print as a result of the paper jam Table D 1 Page 6 of 16 D 8 LN17 and LN1 7ps Printers User Guide Control Panel Options Table D 1 Control Panel menu options settings and descriptions continued Menu Option Location s Setting s Language Main Menu Deutsch English Espanol Francais Italiano Portugu s BRA Lang Sensing Parallel Menu Ethernet M enu Off On LocalTalk M enut Interface M enu t Appears only when the DNIC LTALK option is installed Mailbox Menut Interface M enu t Appears only when the M ailbox Collator option is installed Description Specifi
185. y still functions normally The M ailbox Collator gives you approximately 50 sheets per bin of letter A4 20 Ib 75 g m weight paper for a maximum output of 500 sheets The standard output tray adds another 250 sheets Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 19 o d gt kug ch02 Page 20 Thursday March 6 1997 4 45 PM Using the Mailbox Collator Printing to the Mailbox Collator Passw ord Protecting Jobs Using an LN 17 printer driver select a specific Bin or Collator as the paper output destination for your job then print your job e Bins are numbered from 1 10 top to bottom e Each bin can hold up to 50 sheets of 20 Ib 75 g m paper When a bin becomes full the remainder of the print job is diverted to the top output tray when the Bin Full option in the M ailbox M enu is set to Send to Standard printing stops when the Bin Full option is set to Stop Printing Once you remove the output the printer resumes printing Using the LN17 Control Panel you can set a different password for each mailbox bin and one password for the collator mode A job sent to a password enabled bin can only be removed by the individual with the bin password a job sent to the collator can only be removed from the password enabled collator mode by the individual with the collator password Digital recommends that you use the M ailbox Collator exclusively in either collator mode or bin

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