Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Operating Instructions

							101 Installing Macintosh Software
Installing Macintosh printing software
To set up the KX-P8420 as a PostScript printer, you must install the 
PostScript printer description file (PPD) that corresponds to your printer and 
the Adobe PostScript printer driver (version 8.5.1 supports PostScript 3) 
provided on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. Printer drivers provide 
a way to communicate information on print jobs between your applications 
and the KX-P8420 (and any other PostScript printer connected to your 
computer).
Printer drivers provide your applications with information about your 
KX-P8420, such as the fonts and paper sizes available. Printer description 
files give you access to all printing features of the printer driver and 
applications. When you use the Adobe PS Printer installer, the printer 
description file is installed automatically.
To install the Adobe PostScript printer driver:
1Insert the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM in the 
CD-ROM drive and open the English folder, then the 
Adobe PS folder.
2Double-click the Installer icon.
3Click Ye s in the dialog box that appears.
The Adobe PostScript printer driver and the PPD that corresponds 
to your printer are installed.
4Click Restart in the dialog box informing you that 
installation is complete.
NOTE:
•For best results any job sent to the KX-P8420 should be sent using the 
Adobe driver and the KX-P8420 PPD. Provide the installer to all users 
who send jobs.
Installing the 
Adobe PostScript 
printer driver 
						

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After you install the printer driver and printer description file, you need to set 
up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser. This section describes how to set up the 
KX-P8420 with the Adobe PostScript printer driver.
To set up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser:
1In the Chooser, ensure AppleTalk is enabled.
NOTE:
•If necessary you may need to add the AppleTalk zone in which 
your printer is located.
2Click the AdobePS printer icon in the Chooser.
3Select the name of the KX-P8420 from the scroll list—
Panasonic KX-P8420_Direct, Panasonic 
KX-P8420_Print, or Panasonic KX-P8420_Hold.
NOTES:
•If the optional hard disk drive is not installed in the printer, only 
Panasonic KX-P8420_Direct appears.
•The name of a printer corresponds to the system name you 
edited when you configured a connection to the printer. See 
“System Setup” on page 114.
4Click Create or Setup. 
5Confirm an icon appeared to the left of the printer name 
selected in step 3.
6Select the name of the KX-P8420.
7Click Setup.
8In the dialog box that appears, click Configure.
If your printer does not have additional devices installed, skip to 
step 12.
9From the pop-up menus, specify the device options 
installed on your printer. Click OK.
This step must be completed to enable features in the printer driver 
relating to devices installed on the printer.
Setting up the 
KX-P8420 in the 
Chooser 
						

							103 Installing Macintosh Software
10In the dialog box that appears, click Select PPD. 
The Adobe PostScript printer driver automatically selects the 
KX-P8420 printer description file for your printer.
11Click Select, and then click OK.
12Close the Chooser.
The Adobe PostScript 8.5.1 driver can convert RGB colors of a file to a 
specified CMYK device target using ColorSync Color Management. The 
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM includes a ColorSync profile for the 
KX-P8420. This profile is optimal for color conversions for the KX-P8420 
printer.
The KX-P8420 ColorSync profile (KX-P8420 Color Printer ICC) and monitor 
profile (EFIRGB ICC) can be found in the ColorSync 2.0 directory. To install 
this file drag a copy to the System Folder/Preferences /ColorSync Profiles 
folder.
NOTES:
•Printer profiles selected with ColorSync affect ColorSync compliant 
applications only.
•ColorSync version must be 2.01 or greater.
Installing the 
KX-P8420 
ColorSync profile 
						

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To use the KX-P8420 ColorSync printer profile:
1With a document open, select Print from the File menu.
2Select Color Matching from the pop-up menu under the 
Printer pop-up menu in the Print dialog box.
3Select ColorSync Color Matching or PostScript Color 
Matching from the Print Color pop-up menu.
4Select KX-P8420 Color Printer ICC from the Printer 
Profile pop-up menu.
5Click Save Settings to save the changes to the settings 
in the dialog box.
The changes you made will be the default settings until you make 
additional changes and click Save Settings again.
6Click OK.
To close the Print dialog box, click Cancel. 
To print a document, click Print.
NOTE:
•PostScript Color Matching must be specified in the Color Matching 
section of the Print dialog box to enable the use of CRDs.
To use EFIRGB monitor profile:
1Select Control Panels from Apple menu.
2Select or double-click ColorSync System Profile.
3Click Set Profile….
4Select EFIRGB ICC.
5Click Select.
6Close the ColorSync System Profile dialog box. 
						

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Installing Macintosh Software
Installing additional software for Macintosh users
Additional software, including Adobe Type Manager, and PostScript screen 
fonts are included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. Copy fonts 
files from PS3 Fonts folder on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to the 
System Folder of your Macintosh hard drive. Note that fonts files need to be 
moved to specific locations (Fonts folder of the System Folder); others can 
be moved to a folder of your choice.
Adobe Type Manager (ATM) is included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) can be installed by using the 
installer in the ATM folder. This application can be used to transfer Type 1 
fonts to the printer’s SDRAM or hard disk, or to manage fonts on the printer. 
Manual downloading of fonts not already provided on the printer eliminates 
the need for automatic downloading of fonts used by a document, which 
speeds printing. You can also:
•Print using PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers
•Improve the screen display of PostScript fonts
In addition to PostScript Type 1 fonts, TrueType fonts are included in the 
PS3 Fonts folder on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. 
ATM cannot be used to install TrueType fonts. These fonts can, however, be 
installed by dragging a copy of each from the PS3 Fonts folder on the 
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to your System folder.
For a complete list of fonts included with the KX-P8420, see Appendix A of 
the 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.
Adobe Type  Manager
PostScript and TrueType fonts 
						

							Chapter 6
106Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
This chapter describes how to configure the printer’s Setup options. The 
settings you specify in Setup determine user access to the printer, printing 
defaults applied to jobs, and general system settings. Some Setup options 
are specified during an initial Setup from the printer’s front panel; others 
must be set later from Fiery WebSetup.
Initial Setup from the front panel
Initial Setup for network printing must be performed using the front panel. 
After the initial Setup is complete, you must finish configuring Setup options 
using Fiery WebSetup (see page 112). Some options set from the front 
panel can also be modified using Fiery WebSetup. 
The general steps for performing Setup from the front panel are:
•Specify parallel port settings (page 107).
•Specify network port settings (page 107).
•Specify network protocol settings (page 109).
Before you change any Setup options, it’s a good idea to print the current 
configuration settings, in case you need to restore these settings later. For 
information on printing a configuration page, see “Printing pages from the 
front panel” on page 47.
Use the following procedure to access the Parallel Port Setup, Network Port 
Setup, and Network Protocol Setup menus from the front panel.
To access Setup menus from the front panel:
1Turn on the printer.
Wait until Ready or Ready(Sleep) is displayed.
2Press the Menu/Exit button.
3To advance through the options, press the Continue/
Forward button; to return to previous options, press the 
Cancel/Left button.
4To select an option, press the Enter button.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to continue accessing other options.
5To exit the Setup menus at any time, press the Menu/
Exit button. 
						

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To conserve energy and operating cost, this printer is provided with a 
programmable power save feature. The printer is factory set with the power 
save feature turned on. If set to On, the printer automatically turns to energy 
saving mode when there are no print jobs received or access to the front 
panel for more than 30 minutes. This mode can reduce the total power 
consumption of the printer to less than 35 watts. Full power mode is 
restored when the printer receives a job or when you press the Menu/Exit 
button or print a page at the printer.
In addition to receiving print jobs over Ethernet or Token Ring, the printer 
can receive print jobs from a computer through its high-speed parallel port. 
If no network card is installed, the printer is connected to a computer via the 
parallel port.
Parallel Port Setup
To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button.
Enable Parallel?
Yes/No [Yes*]
Press the Enter button and select Yes to enable printing through the parallel 
port. Press the Enter button.
Time out
5 to 100 [15*]
This screen appears only if Enable Parallel is set to Yes. Use this option to 
specify how long the printer waits without receiving data from the parallel 
port before deciding the current job is complete. Press the Enter button.
Data Mode
Binary/ASCII [ASCII*](*=Default setting)
The Network Port Setup menus allow you to specify and set up a printer 
port type, including: Ethernet (if optional Ethernet card is installed), Token 
Ring (if optional Token Ring card is installed), or parallel port.
NOTES:
•Ethernet and Token Ring options appear only if an optional Ethernet or 
Token Ring card is installed.
•The settings do not become effective until the printer reboots or the 
printer is turned off and on. So if you just change the settings in Network 
Port Setup and do not change the settings in Network Protocol Setup, you 
have to turn off and on the printer.
Before you set up the printer for a Novell IPX network, be sure you have set 
up the Novell servers as described in “Setting up IPX (Novell) printing” on 
page 61.
ENERGY STAR®
Parallel Port Setup
Network Port 
Setup 
						

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Network Port Setup
To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button.
A) When the Ethernet card is installed in the printer:
Ethernet Setup 
Press the Enter button to enable advance to the Ethernet Speed screen. 
Press the Enter button.
Ethernet Speed
Auto-Detect/10Mbps/100Mbps [Auto-Detect*]
Select the speed at which data can be transferred over the Ethernet 
network or select Auto-Detect to automatically detect the speed at which 
data can be transferred over the Ethernet network. In some cases, Auto-
Detect may not correctly detect. If it happens, specify the correct speed in 
this menu or from WebSetup.
B) When the Token Ring card is installed in the printer:
Token Ring Setup
Press the Enter button to view Token Ring network options.
NOTE:
•Token Ring options appear only if an optional Token Ring card is installed.
Token Ring Speed 
Auto-Detect/4 Mbps/16 Mbps [Auto-Detect*]
Select a speed at which data can be transferred over the Token Ring 
network, or select Auto-Detect to automatically detect the speed at which 
data can be transferred over the Token Ring network.
Max. Frame Size
632/1130/2154/4202 [4202*]
Select a frame size for Token Ring communication.
Source Routing
Yes/No [No*]
Select YES to allow the packet to travel to its destination through routers on 
the network. The packet’s source, specified using the routing options listed 
below, dictate the route that the packet will take. Select No for transparent 
(no source) routing.
NOTE:
•Req. All Route and Resp. All Route are displayed only when YES is 
selected in Source Routing.
(*=Default setting) 
						

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Req. All Route
Yes/No [No*]
If source routing is enabled, select Yes to allow all routers on the network to 
broadcast the presence of the printer to clients, enabling packets from 
clients on the network to travel to the printer by any route.
Resp. All Route
Yes/No [No*]
If source routing is enabled, and Req. All Route is set to No, select Yes to 
allow all routers on the network to broadcast the presence of clients to the 
printer, enabling packets from clients on the network to travel to the printer 
by any route.
(*=Default setting)
Network protocol setup screens are used to specify and setup TCP/IP 
Ethernet, TCP/IP Token Ring, AppleTalk and IPX (Novell) network protocols.
NOTE:
•When exiting Setup menus, the printer will automatically restart if 
changes have been made to Network Protocol settings. 
Network Protocol Setup
To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button. Select TCP/IP Setup, 
AppleTalk Setup, or IPX/SPX Setup, depending on your network 
connections.
A) When you select TCP/IP Setup:
TCP/IP Setup 
Press the Enter button to view TCP/IP options.
Enable TCP/IP?
Yes/No [No*]
Select Yes if you have a TCP/IP network connected to the printer over 
Ethernet cabling.
Ethernet IP AddressorToken Ring IP Address
[127.000.000.001*]
Use this option to assign the printer an Ethernet or Token Ring IP address. 
Press the Continue/Forward button to increment a value. Press the Cancel/
Left button to accept a value and move to the next number to be entered. 
Numbers are entered from right to left. When all values have been entered, 
press the Enter button to accept your selection.
(*=Default setting)
Network 
Protocol Setup 
						

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Ethernet Subnet MaskorToken Ring IP Address
[255.255.255.0*]
Use this option to specify the subnet mask for printing with TCP/IP over 
Ethernet or Token Ring. Press the Continue/Forward button to increment a 
value. Press the Cancel/Left button to accept a value and move to the next 
number to be entered. Numbers are entered from right to left. When all 
values have been entered, press the Enter button to accept your selection.
Use the arrow buttons to select numbers in the address. Press the Enter 
button to accept your selection. 
Gateway Address
[127.0.0.1*]
Use this option to specify the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP. By 
default, no gateway address is set. If your TCP/IP network has a gateway 
and you plan to print using TCP/IP, you must enter the gateway address. 
(*=Default setting)
B) When you select AppleTalk Setup:
AppleTalk Setup
To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button.
Enable AppleTalk?
Yes/No [No*]
Select YES if you have an AppleTalk network connected to the printer. Note 
that you can enable AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) communication 
simultaneously.
NOTE:
•The following option is displayed only if AppleTalk is enabled.
AppleTalk Zone
Select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the printer to appear. If you do 
not select a zone, the printer is assigned to the default AppleTalk zone. 
(*=Default setting)