Contents
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . vii
Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . viii
Electrical Safety
. . . . . . . . . viii
Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Lightning Safety . . . . . . . . . viii
Laser Safety. . . . . . . . . . . viii
Chapter 1. About Your Printer . . . . . . 1
Optional Features
. . . . . . . . . . 1
LocationsMain Unit . . . . . . . . . 2
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Toner Cartridge Area . . . . . . . . 3
LocationsOptional Features
. . . . . . 4
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Face-Up Output Bin. . . . . . . . . 5
Technical Support
. . . . . . . . . . 5
Ordering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 5
Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . 6
Infoprint 21 CD-ROMs . . . . . . . . . 7
Printer Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . 8
Obtaining Documents, Drivers, and Utilities
from the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Obtaining Code Updates from the Web . . . 9
Chapter 2. Installing Your Printer . . . . 11
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . 11
Unpacking and Setting Up the Printer . . . 12
Applying the Operator Panel Overlay . . . 13
Powering On the Printer . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a Language . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the Parallel Cable . . . . . . 17
Installing Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3. Using the Operator Panel . . . 21
Understanding the Operator Panel Indicator
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Operator Panel Keys. . . . . . 22
Navigating Menus . . . . . . . . . . 23
Locking Menus . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing the Printer Configuration Page . . 24
Other Operator Panel Tasks . . . . . . . 26
Making Duplex or Simplex Printing the
Printer Default . . . . . . . . . . 26
Canceling a Print Job . . . . . . . . 26
Printing the Network Configuration Page
27
Printing a List of PCL Fonts. . . . . . 27
Printing a List of PostScript Fonts. . . . 28
Printing a List of IPDS Resident Fonts . . 28
Adjusting Print Density . . . . . . . 28
Changing the Power Savings (Sleep Mode)
Interval
. . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing the Language Shown on the
Display Panel
. . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4. Paper Handling
. . . . . . 31
Selecting Paper and Other Printable Material 31
Media Size Specifications. . . . . . . 32
Media Weight and Thickness Specifications 34
Selecting Paper and Pre-printed Forms . . 35
Selecting Adhesive Labels . . . . . . 35
Selecting Overhead Transparencies . . . 36
Selecting Envelopes
. . . . . . . . 36
Selecting Card Stock . . . . . . . . 37
Loading Paper and Envelopes into the Printer 37
Loading the 550-Sheet Paper Trays . . . 37
Loading the Auxiliary Tray . . . . . . 41
Loading the Envelope Feeder . . . . . 43
Common Paper Handling Tasks . . . . . 47
Defining the Media Size and Type for a
Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting the Default Input Tray . . . . 48
Selecting the Default Output Bin . . . . 49
Making Duplex or Simplex Printing the
Printer Default . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defining Custom Form Sizes . . . . . 50
Chapter 5. Clearing Jams . . . . . . . 55
Typical Causes of Paper Jams . . . . . . 56
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . 56
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Main Paper Path Jams
. . . . . . . 56
Clearing Duplex Unit Jams . . . . . . 61
Fuser Area Jams. . . . . . . . . . 64
Clearing Offset Output Bin Jams . . . . 66
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