Canon Laser Shot Lbp5970 User Guide

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Step6
1Make sure that the printer and computer are OFF.
2Connect the B-type (square) end of the USB cable to the 
USB connector on the rear side of the printer.
3Connect the A-type (flat) end of the USB cable to the USB 
port on the computer.
NOTE
If you are not sure about the USB cable that is supported by the computer 
you are using, contact the store where you purchased the computer.
IMPORTANT
The supplied CD-ROM does not include the printer driver for Macintosh. 
Download the printer driver for Macintosh that supports this printer from 
the Canon website. If you cannot find the printer driver for Macintosh that 
supports this printer on the Canon website, contact your local authorized 
Canon dealer.
● Installing the Software
After connecting the USB cable, install the software for this printer. For 
more details, see the instruction manual included in the User Software 
CD-ROM.
 
						

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Step7
Turning the Printer ON 
and Checking the 
Printer Operation
This section describes the procedures for turning the printer ON and 
checking the printer operation.
T urning the Printer ON
IMPORTANT
•Do not turn the printer ON immediately after turning it OFF. If you want to 
turn the printer ON again after turning it OFF, wait at least 10 seconds after 
turning the printer OFF before turning it ON again.
•If the printer does not operate properly or an error message appears, see 
When the Printer Does Not Operate Properly, on p. 43.
•Be sure to set the paper cassette in the printer before you turn the power 
ON for the first time after you install the printer.
NOTE
When you turn the power ON for the first time after you install a hard disk 
or when a problem has occurred to the hard disk, the printer is ready to 
print after approximately 60 seconds after it is turned ON because the 
hard disk is formatted after the printer is turned ON.
1Press   of the power switch to turn the printer ON.
The indicators and display on the control panel come on, and the printer initiates a 
self-diagnostic test on the printer unit and optional accessories.
If no abnormality is found during the self-diagnostic test, the Online indicator, 
Ready indicator and Paper Source indicator for the currently selected paper source 
come on,  appears in the display, and the printer is ready to print.
The following information is displayed in the display.
Step7
Online
Feed er SelectionReady Job Job
Power
Reset
Utility Settings
Message
Cancel Job
HDD Main Power
OK
Online
Indicator Paper Source 
IndicatorsReady
Indicator
00  READY   A4Printable and not 
processing print data Size of paper in the 
currently selected 
paper source
 
						

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Step7
Checking the Operations with 
Configuration Page Print
Before using the printer for the first time, be sure to perform Configuration Page 
Print to check the operations using the following procedure. Configuration Page 
Print prints printer information such as a list of the menu settings and the 
number of the total print pages.
NOTE
•Configuration Page Print is designed to be printed on A4 size paper. 
Although Configuration Page Print can be printed on another size of paper, 
it will be printed with its size enlarged or reduced, with a portion of the 
page not printed, or with its printing position being skewed.
•The settings specified using the menu of the printers control panel are 
reflected to Configuration Page Print. For example, when the automatic 2-
sided printing function is specified, Configuration Page Print will be printed 
with two pages on both sides of paper. However, always a sheet of paper 
is printed regardless of the number of copies.
1Press   of the power switch to turn the printer 
ON.
2Make sure that the printer is online.
If the printer is not online, press [Online].
3Press [Utility].
CONFIG.PAGE is displayed in the display.
4Press [OK].
Configuration Page Print is printed.
Contents of Configuration Page Print
Configuration Page Print prints information as shown in the following figure. 
Configuration Page Print allows you to confirm information such as a list of 
the setting values specified in the printer function menu, the versions of the 
software and hardware equipped with the printer, and number of the total 
print pages. You can check the number of total print pages using Page 
Count on the lower right of Configuration Page Print.
IMPORTANT
This is a sample of Configuration Page Print. The contents may partially 
differ from the Configuration Page Print printed by your printer.
Online
Utility
UTILITY MENU
CONFIG.PAGE    →
OK
 EXECUTING(Approx. 1 sec.)
CONFIG.PAGE    →
CONFIG.PAGE    →
 
						

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Step7
When the Printer Does Not Operate 
Properly
If the printer does not operate even after turning it ON or print Configuration 
Page Print properly, the following causes are conceivable.
Changing the Language Used in the 
Display
The default value of the language used in the display is [ENGLISH].
You can change the display language to [FRENCH], [GERMAN], [ITALIAN], or 
[SPANISH] using the following procedure.
SymptomCauseRemedy
The printer cannot be 
turned ON. The power plug is 
unplugged from the AC 
power outlet.Plug the power plug into 
the AC power outlet.
There is a break in the 
power cord. If the printer is turned ON 
after replacing the power 
cord with the one that is of 
the same type and is used 
for ot
her device, there is a 
break in the power cord. In 
this case, purchase a new 
power cord and replace it 
with the broken one.
The indicators on the 
control panel do not come 
on. The printer is not ON. Turn the printer ON.
The printer is in Power 
Save Mode.
The printer will be ready to 
print after you send print 
data or press any key on 
the control panel.
The printer does not 
operate. The printer is offline. Press [Online] to turn on 
the Online indicator. 
The interface cable is 
disconnected. Connect the interface cable 
firmly to the interface 
connectors on the 
computer and printer unit.
A paper jam occurs each 
time you print.The amount of the paper 
loaded in the paper 
cassette or multi-purpose 
tray exceeds the load 
limitation. Reduce the amount of 
paper to within the load 
limitation and print again.
P aper is not loaded 
properly in the paper 
cassette or multi-purpose 
tray. Load the paper properly 
and print again.
Unusable paper is loaded 
in the paper cassette or 
mu lti-purpose tray. Replace the paper with one 
that can be used and print 
again.
There is still jammed paper 
inside the printer. Remove any jammed 
paper and print again.
Nothing is printed on the 
paper. Multiple sheets of paper 
were
 fed at a time. Align the paper stack in the 
paper cassette or multi-
purpose tray properly and 
load it again. If you are 
using coated paper or 
labels, fan them thoroughly 
and load them again.
Any drum cartridge was 
installed with the sealing 
tape still attached. Ta
ke the drum cartridge out 
of the printer, pull out the 
sealing tape, and then 
reinstall the drum cartridge.
The Message indicator is 
on and a message is 
displayed in the display. Some problem has 
occurred.
See Chapter 7 
Tr
oubleshooting in   
Users Guide and solve the 
problem.
SymptomCauseRemedy
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Step7
1Press [Settings].
2Select CONTROL MENU using [ ] and [ ], then 
press [OK].
3Select PANEL LANGUAGE using [ ] and [ ], 
then press [OK].
4Select the display language using [ ] and [ ], 
then press [OK].
The display language is changed.
Turning the Printer OFF
Tu rn the printer OFF using the following procedure. The procedure for turning 
the printer OFF is different between when a hard disk is used and when it is not 
used.
IMPORTANT
•When using the hard disk, be sure to turn the printer OFF as the 
procedure for the protection of the hard disk. (See p. 44)
•If the printer is connected to a network, make sure that other computers 
are not sending print data to the printer before turning the printer OFF.
•If you turn the printer OFF when the Job indicator is on, all the print data 
remaining in the printer memory will be erased. If there is any necessary 
print data remaining in the printer, wait until it is output, or press [Reset] in 
the offline state and then select FORM FEED to output the data before 
turning the printer OFF.
•Do not turn the power OFF when the printer is in any of the following 
status:
-D uring printing
-W hile the printer is running a self-diagnostic test immediately after 
turning the power ON
-W hile a message informing you that the NVRAM is being initialized or 
being written is displayed
-W hile  or  is displayed
•When you are using a hard disk, make sure that the HDD indicator is not 
on. If you turn the printer OFF while the HDD indicator is on (while data is 
being read from the hard disk or being written to the hard disk), the hard 
disk may be damaged and disabled.
When Not Using a Hard Disk
When you are not using a hard disk, turn the printer OFF using the following 
procedure.
Settings
SETUP
CONTROL MENU   →
OK
Settings
Utility
POWER SAVE MODE→
CONTROL MENU   →
OK
Settings
Utility
PANEL LANGUAGE →
=ENGLISH       →
OK
Settings
Utility
 FRENCH        →
=FRENCH        →
PANNEAU LANGUES→
 
						

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Step7
1Make sure that the Job indicator is off.
2Press   of the power switch on the printer.
When Using a Hard Disk (Only When a Hard Disk Is  
Installed)
When using the optional hard disk, turn the printer OFF using the following 
procedure.
IMPORTANT
•If you perform a shutdown when any job of which you stopped the 
operation or of secured print in the hard disk, the message  is displayed. If you perform a shutdown, all the jobs are deleted. 
However, the jobs stored in the boxes are saved in the hard disk as it is. 
When you want to continue to print, press [Online] to place the printer 
online.
•Once you perform a shutdown, you cannot cancel the operation in 
midstream. When you want to turn the printer ON again, turn the printer 
OFF once following the instruction of the message, and then turn the 
printer ON.
NOTE
You can also perform SHUT DOWN in the RESET menu by pressing 
[Reset] on the control panel. For more details, see Chapter 5 Printing 
Environment Settings in Users Guide.
1Make sure that the Job indicator and HDD 
indicator are off.
2Hold down the control panel power switch (sub 
power supply) on the control panel until  is displayed, then release the 
swit ch.
Hold down the switch (approximately 4 seconds) until  is displayed. If the switch is released in less 
than 4 seconds, and POWER SAVE MODE is set to a setting value 
other than OFF, the printer enters Power Save Mode. (See Users 
Guide)
3Confirm the message.
When the printer is ready to be turned OFF after the process for it is 
performed, the message  appears.
Online
Feeder SelectionReady Job Job
Power
Reset
Utility Settings
Message
Cancel Job
HDD Main Power
OK
Off
Online
F
eeder SelectionReady Job Job
Power
Reset
Utility Settings
Message
Cancel Job
HDD Main Power
OK
Off
Power
02 SHUTTING DOWN
TURN OFF POWER
 
						

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Step7
4When the message  appears, press 
  of the power switch on the printer.
 
						

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Step8
Installing the Optional 
Accessories
Optional Accessories
The following optional accessories are available in order to make full use of the 
printer functions. Purchase them to fulfill your needs. For the optional 
accessories, contact your local authorized Canon dealer.
Paper Feeder
In addition to the supplied multi-purpose tray and paper cassette, up to five 
paper sources can be used by installing the optional paper feeder.
The paper feeder can be loaded with up to approximately 550 sheets of plain 
paper (80 g/m
2) of A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Ledger (11 x 17), Legal, Letter, 
Executive, 8K, 16K and the following custom paper sizes.
- When loading paper in portrait orientation: Width 210.0 to 297.0 mm; 
Length 210.0 to 431.8 mm
- When loading paper in landscape orientation (Only when UFR II Printer 
Driver is used): Width 210.0 to 297.0 mm; Length 148.0 to 297.0 mm
IMPORTANT
•Up to 3 paper feeders can be installed.
•PAPER FEEDER PF-98B is designed for LBP5970/5960. You cannot use 
a paper feeder designed for other models.
Expansion RAM
Expansion RAM is an extended memory that expands the amount of memory. 
This printer comes with 256 MB of memory. One expansion RAM module can 
be added, and the memory capacity can be expanded up to a maximum of 
768 MB.
(+ XX MB) in the table indicates the capacity of the optional expansion RAM 
that is required in addition to the standard RAM.
The values in the Guaranteed Paper Size for Printing column in the table are 
those when performing 1-sided printing with RESOLUTION set to FINE, and 
GRADATION LEVEL set to HIGH 1. The paper size is based on the A or B 
series paper sizes. The paper sizes (dimensions) are 12 x 18, A3, Ledger (11 
x 17), 8K, B4, Legal, A4, Letter, 16K, Executive, B5, Envelope B5, Envelope 
C5, A5, Envelope COM10, Envelope DL, and Envelope Monarch in 
descending dimension order.
The guaranteed paper sizes for printing vary depending on the settings for 
RESOLUTION, GRADATION LEVEL, and 2-SIDED PRINT. on printing. 
Calculate the sizes based on the paper sizes in the table above.
Step8
PAPER FEEDER PF-98B
T otal RAM Capacity (Expanded RAM 
Capacity)Guaranteed Paper Size for Printing
256 (Standard) A4
384 (+ 128 MB) A3
512 (+ 256 MB) B4 X 2
768 (+ 512 MB) A3 X 2
SettingSetting ValueScale Factor
RESOLUTION/
GRADATION LEVEL FINE/HIGH 1 100 %
FINE/HIGH 2 50 %
SUPER FINE/STANDARD 50 %
2-SIDED PRINT. OFF 100 % ON 50 %
COLOR MODE COLOR 100 % BLACK & WHITE 400 %
 
						

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Step8
NOTE
Be sure to use a 3.3V DDRAM DIMM compatible with this printer as the 
expansion RAM module. It is recommended that you should use Canon 
Expansion RAM ER-128A, ER-256A, or ER-512A as the expansion RAM.
PS ROM
By installing PS ROM, PostScript 3 Emulation which makes it possible to 
print with PostScript is available.
Also, by installing a hard disk and expansion RAM module (256 MB or more), 
y ou can print PDF files using the direct print function.
IMPORTANT
Be sure to use PS ROM A-98C compatible with this printer.
PS/Barcode ROM
By installing PS/Barcode ROM, the following bar code fonts are also available 
as well as the functions of PS ROM.
- OCR-B
- Symb. FontInform
- Symbole stethos
- BarDIMM ©1997
- USPS ZEBRA+4Stat
IMPORTANT
Be sure to use PS/Barcode ROM A-98B compatible with this printer.
Hard Disk
You can use a hard disk that can be built in the printer to save the received 
print jobs temporarily. By installing the hard disk, you can use various 
functions such as print job spooling, e-mail print, encrypted secured print, 
secured print, electronic sort, and RIP Once.
IMPORTANT
When you are using a hard disk, set MODE TIMEOUT in the SETUP menu 
to a setting other than OFF. It is recommended that you should specify the 
default setting, 15 seconds.
DDRAM DIMM (3.3V) compatible with this printer
Notch
Usable
PS ROM A-98C
PS/Barcode ROM A-98B
Hard Disk Kit HD-98B
 
						

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Step8
Installing a Paper Feeder
The paper feeder is to be installed at the bottom of the printer unit.
Make sure that all the following items are contained in the package before 
installing the paper feeder. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact 
your local authorized Canon dealer.
W ARNING
Be sure to turn the printer OFF, unplug the power plug, and then 
disconnect all the interface cables and power cord from the printer 
before installing the paper feeder. Otherwise, the power cord or 
interface cables may be damaged, resulting in a fire or electrical 
shock.
IMPORTANT
Do not touch the connector (A) or feed rollers (B) in the paper feeder. This 
may result in damage to the printer or misfeeds.
NOTE
•Up to 3 paper feeders can be installed.
•PAPER FEEDER PF-98B is designed for LBP5970/5960. You cannot use 
a paper feeder designed for other models.
Paper Feeder Unit Screws (4 pieces)
Metal fittings (4 pieces)
Paper size labels
Paper size indicator
(B)
(A)