Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Operating Instructions

 
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To connect a twisted pair cable to the printer: 
1 
With the printer turned off, connect the RJ-45 cable to 
the RJ-45 socket on the back of the printer. 
2 
Turn on the printer and then the computer. 
For Ethernet speed setting, see “Network Port Setup” on page 107.
The printer supports the shielded twisted pair cable (Category 5 shielded 
twisted pair cable) that plugs into the RJ-45 jack on the back of the printer. 
• 
To prevent possible interference and...

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Parallel cable connection
In addition to receiving print jobs over the network, the printer can accept 
print jobs directly from an IBM compatible computer through its high-speed, 
Centronics compatible parallel port. This connection is also advantageous 
for workstations on dedicated networks using protocols other than 
AppleTalk, TCP/IP, or IPX.
The parallel port connection can be used simultaneously with a network 
connection.
CAUTION:
•Always use a shielded...

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Setting up TCP/IP printing
TCP/IP provides network services for high-speed local and wide area 
networks and heterogeneous environments including PC compatibles, 
Macintosh computers, minicomputers, and mainframes running diverse 
operating systems. The printer supports the lpr protocol for printing over 
TCP/IP networks. Network users submit print jobs to a named printer. 
Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the printer, or can 
print to a...

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5When you have finished entering all numbers in the 
address, press Enter to advance to the Subnet Mask 
screen.
6Use the Continue/Forward button to select a number 
as the Subnet Mask value for the KX-P8420. Press 
Cancel/Left button to accept a number and move to the 
left—to the next number. 
7Specify the Gateway Address in the printer’s Setup 
menus, if needed.
See “Network Protocol Setup” on page 109 for details.
8When you have finished entering all numbers,...

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The lpr protocol is a printer spooling system. It is a set of programs that 
accepts printing requests from many users on a network, routes them to the 
proper print server (in this case, the KX-P8420), and accepts requests to 
display a queue’s status or to remove jobs from a queue.
The lpr system is included in the standard installation of Berkeley-based 
UNIX systems, SunOS 4, and Solaris.
Use the examples that follow as a guide in helping you set up your network...

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5If your UNIX system uses SunOS 4 or another BSD-
based variant, go to the next section.
If your system uses Solaris 2, follow the steps on page 57.
To set up printing on a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or another 
BSD based variant:
1On each workstation that will print to the printer, log in to 
your UNIX host as the root user.
2Create an entry for the printer in your /etc/printcap file.
The following is a sample printcap entry for the printer. Note that the 
remote...

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3Create a spool directory for the printer in the /var/spool 
directory.
For example, enter the following:
mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q
chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q
4Create the log files.
For example, enter the following:
cp /dev/null /var/spool/lpd/KX-P8420q/log
5Reboot the machine.
To set up printing on a UNIX system running Solaris 2:
1On each workstation that will print to the printer, log into 
the UNIX system as the root user.
2At the UNIX prompt,...

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Before a device on a TCP/IP network can send print jobs to the printer, the 
printer must be given a valid IP address and subnet mask, as well as a 
gateway address, if applicable. The printer is given these addresses in the 
printer’s Network Protocol Setup. The IP address is used on all TCP/IP 
networks and must always be assigned before the printer can be verified 
across the network.
Because TCP/IP networks require some UNIX setup by the network 
administrator,...

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If the printer is being added to an existing network, each TCP/IP client is 
already running TCP/IP client software.
The KX-P8420 supports TCP/IP client software on UNIX workstations, PC 
compatibles, and Macintosh computers. With Macintosh computers 
however, it is easiest to use the built-in AppleTalk protocol to communicate 
directly with the printer.
If the client workstation is a PC running Windows, set up the printer as a 
Windows PostScript printer by...

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Connecting the Printer to a Network
Once the printer has been properly installed on the TCP/IP network, users 
should be able to send print jobs to the KX-P8420 from most applications. 
UNIX clients also commonly use UNIX printing commands to print 
PostScript files and text files to the printer.
For information on printing PostScript files and text files using UNIX 
commands, see Chapter 3 of 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.
If you have superuser privileges you can remove any lpd jobs from the...