Panasonic 8420 Operating Instructions Manual

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•If Java Applet is not set to Enable, you can not access the Fiery 
WebTools. Follow the next steps:
Netscape 4.x
1.Select Preferences in the Edit menu. 
The Preferences window appears.
2.Select Advanced in the Category.
3.Click the boxes next to Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.
4.Click OK.
Netscape 3.x
1.Select Network Preferences in the Options menu. 
The Preferences window appears.
2.Click the Languages tab.
3.Click the boxes next to Enable Java, and Enable...

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Connecting the Printer to a Network
Instructions below apply to computers using Ethernet protocols.
To use Fiery WebTools on each client workstation:
1Enable TCP/IP on the KX-P8420.
2Make sure the workstation has a valid, unique 
IP address.
3Make sure the workstation is installed with an Internet 
browser.
4Launch the Internet browser.
5Enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer in the 
browser’s URL line.
The printer’s home page appears.
 For more information on using 
Fiery WebTools, see  page...

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Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing
The following instructions describe printing to a network port using the 
Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog. You must specify the option 
settings including Server Name in the Service Setup screen, before SMB 
printing is enabled. See “Service Setup tab” on page 125.
NOTE:
•The Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the 
dialog is accessed using File > Print from within...

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5Expand the levels to locate your printer and the queue 
you want to print to.
If your printer has a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory, three 
connections will automatically be created when the KX-P8420 
printer driver is installed. These connections are represented on the 
network by the Direct, Print and Hold printer icons. If your printer 
does not have a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory, only the 
Direct printer icon will be available.
If the Hold queue is...

75 Connecting the Printer to a Network
7In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path 
is correct and click OK.
8To confirm the connection, click the General tab in the 
Properties dialog box.
9Click Print Test  Page and click OK.
If the test page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the 
computer. 

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Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing
The following instructions describe printing to a network port using the 
Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog. 
The Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the 
dialog is accessed using File > Print from within applications. This tab 
appears only when the Printer Properties dialog is accessed via the Printers 
folder.
To set up SMB printing on Windows NT 4.0:
1From the Start...

Chapter 4
77Installing Software for Windows
This chapter describes installing software and setting up printing from a 
Windows-based computer running Windows 95, Windows 3.1, or 
Windows NT 4.0.
See the Chapter 3 or instructions on how to connect the printer to a 
computer or to a network.
General steps
The general steps for installing the KX-P8420 user software from the CD 
are:
•Install the PostScript printer driver.
•Set up the printer driver to communicate with the KX-P8420 over the 
network or...

 
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Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 
To set up the KX-P8420 as a PostScript printer you must install the 
PostScript printer driver v4.2 for Windows 95. This file is included on the 
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM.
If autorun is enabled on your computer, when the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM is inserted in the CD-ROM drive the installer runs automatically, 
allowing you to specify which files to install on your computer.
NOTE:
 
• 
If autorun is...

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When the printer driver is installed, specify the optional devices installed on 
your printer to enable use of options relating to those devices.
To specify devices installed on the KX-P8420:
1From the Start menu, choose Settings>Printers.
2Select the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon and select 
Properties from the File menu.
3Click the Device Options>Options tab, and specify the 
devices installed on the printer.
2nd Feeder—Select if an optional 500 sheet feeder is...

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To print from Windows 95 you need to:
•Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer.
•Configure a port on each Windows 95 computer for the network or 
connection type.
n Setting up parallel printing with Windows 95
The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for parallel 
printing.
To install the printer for parallel printing:
1Click the Start button, select Settings, and click 
Printers.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon and...