Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Operating Instructions

							41 Printer Setup
3Separate the media guides to the approximate width of 
the media.
4Fan the media, and then tap it on a level surface to avoid 
media jams or skewed printing.
NOTE:
•The recommended transparency is 3M CG3700. If the print 
quality is poor, try printing on the other side.
5Insert the media with the printing side up into the multi-
purpose tray. 
The height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the left 
guide, or it may cause a media jam. 
						

							 
42 Printer Setup 
6 
Adjust the media guides to the media size. 
7 
Use the printer driver to select the multi-purpose tray. 
To load an envelope in the multi-purpose tray:  
Do not insert more than one envelope at a time. Only black text can be 
printed on envelopes. For more detailed information, see “Envelopes” on 
page 210. 
1 
Set the media thickness switch (page 39). 
2 
Adjust the media guides to the width of the envelope. 
3 
Insert the envelope with the short end entering the 
printer first and the printing side facing up.  
The edge where the stamp will be located enters the printer last. 
4 
From your computer, use the printer driver to choose 
Envelope from the Paper Size menu and Paper Source 
menu. 
						

							43 Printer Setup
To load labels in the multi-purpose tray:
For detailed information on labels, see “Transparencies and labels” on 
page 209.
1Set the media thickness switch (page 39).
2Adjust the media guides to the width of the label sheets.
3Insert label sheets in the multi-purpose tray with the 
printing side up and insert the top of the sheets first. 
The height of labels should not exceed the limit mark on the guide.
4Choose MPT Label as the paper source in the Paper 
tab of the printer driver.
NOTE:
•Avoid printing labels if the temperature is too high; doing so may damage 
consumables. 
						

							44 Printer Setup
Using the front panel
The printer’s front panel enables you to set options and view the status of 
the printer and print jobs. This section provides information about:
•Status messages and error messages
•Top-level menus you can access from the front panel
•Printing printer information pages from the front panel
This section describes the functions of the front panel, illustrated below:
The 2 line, 24 character LCD window on the front panel displays status 
messages. When the printer is printing normally, status information about 
the current jobs appear in the display window.
For a detailed explanation of the activity lights and buttons on the front 
panel, see “Front panel overview” on page 27.
When the printer is printing normally, status information about current jobs 
appears in the display window. The messages are:
•Ready—Displays while the printer is ready to print but not processing or 
printing a job.
•Printing—Displays while a job is printing.
•Processing—Displays while the job is processing.
•Canceling Job—Appears when you cancel a print job.
•Ready(Sleep)—Appears when the printer is in an power saver mode. 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.
Before the printer can print after being in Ready(Sleep), it needs to warm up 
to heat up the fuser. The actual warm-up time depends on how long the 
printer has been in power saver mode. If the printer has been in 
Ready(Sleep) power saver mode for a long time, the warm-up period will be 
longer.
MENU
/EXIT
CONTINUE CANCELENTERREADY
ERROR
Status messages  
						

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Printer Setup 
If there is a printing problem, the Error indicator will be on, and an error will 
appear in the display window. For information about error messages, see 
“Front panel status and error messages” on  page 177.
The table below describes the printer’s top-level menus. To access the 
menus, press the Menu/Exit button. To scroll through the menus, press the 
Continue/Forward or Cancel/Left button on the front panel. 
Some of these menus (Parallel Port Setup, Network Port Setup, and 
Network Protocol Setup) are used to configure the printer’s initial Setup, 
which must be completed before users can send jobs to the printer. For 
information on performing the initial Setup from the front panel, see 
page 106 .  
Choose
To specifySee also
 
Test Page Printing one of three sample pages,  stored in the printer’s ROM: Font 
List, Test Print, and Configuration 
page. Page 47
Check And 
Print* Printing additional copies of a 
Check and Print job after the initial 
Check and Print copy has been 
printed. Specify the number of 
additional copies of the job to print 
using the Check and Print screens 
from the printer’s front panel.  For Macintosh, see 
Chapter 2 of 
 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide 
.
For Windows, see 
Chapter 1 of  
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide 
.
Bias 
Adjustment Toner density See 
Chapter 7, 
“Color Calibration”.
Visual 
Calibration Color calibration of the printer See 
Chapter 7, 
“Color Calibration”.
Color 
Adjustment Toner density and brightness See 
Chapter 7, 
“Color Calibration”.
Maintenance Display the remaining percentage  of each of the consumables. Page 152
Image Area The amount of the last printed page  covered by toner, for all toner 
colors. 
The average amount of the printed 
page covered by toner, for all toner 
colors since a toner cartridge 
replacement.  Page 153
Error messages
Top-level menus
 
* This menu is available only on printers with a hard disk drive. 
						

							 
46 Printer Setup 
* These menus are available only on printers with a hard disk drive.
NOTE:
 
• 
Network Port Setup and Network Protocol Setup appear only for 
networked printers. E 
NERGY 
 
S 
TAR 
Enable entering E 
NERGY 
 S 
TAR 
 
mode which can reduce the total 
power consumption of the printer to 
less than 35 watts.Page 107
Parallel Port 
SetupEnable printing through the parallel 
port, set parallel port timeout, 
specify data mode.Page 107
Network Port 
SetupSpecify Ethernet or Token Ring 
settings for network connections to 
the printer.Page 107
Network 
Protocol 
SetupSpecify settings for network 
protocols, including TCP/IP, 
AppleTalk, and IXP/SPX.Page 109
Language Specify the language of the LCD 
text, and the language used in the 
Test, Configuration, and Calibration 
pages.Page 111
Reset 
Queues*Clear all jobs from queues and 
clear the Job Log.Page 111
Hard Disk* Initialize hard disk drive. .Page 111 
Choose
To specifySee also 
						

							47 Printer Setup
There are several pages that you can print from the front panel. This section 
provides instructions for printing a Test Print, a Configuration Page, and 
PostScript Font List. 
The Test Print includes a color sample as well as the printer’s name, 
enabled network protocols, memory configurations, and installed options.
The Configuration Page lists information about the printer, the current Setup 
configuration, and the number of printer fonts. It’s a good idea to print a 
Configuration Page before you make Setup changes, in case you need to 
restore some settings later.
The PostScript Font List print out the list of available printer fonts.
You can print a Test Print before you set up the KX-P8420—or at any other 
time from the Ready or the Ready(Sleep) screen.
To print a Test Print:
1Turn on the printer and allow it to warm up.
Messages appear on the front panel as the KX-P8420 printer runs 
through its power-up tests.
2From the Ready screen, press the Menu/Exit button on 
the printer’s front panel.
3Press the Enter button. 
4Press the Continue/Forward button until you see Test 
Print and then press the Enter button.
Examine the quality of the Test Print.
Printing pages 
from the front 
panel
Installed Memory (RAM): 32MBMemory
Panasonic KX-P8420
ConfigurationPrinter Name: KX-P8420
Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printer Language(s): PS3
Calibration: No
Test Print 
						

							 
48 Printer Setup 
To print a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List: 
1 
From the  
Ready 
 screen, press the  
Menu/Exit 
 button on 
the front panel. 
2 
Press the  
Enter 
 button to display a list of available 
pages. 
3 
Press the  
Continue/Forward 
 (or  
Cancel/Left 
) button 
until you see Configuration Page or PS Font List in the 
window and press the  
Enter 
 button. 
The KX-P8420 prints a Configuration Page or PostScript Font List.
Configuration
Printer Name: KX-P8420Number of Fonts: 251Page: 1
Printer Information
    Controller FW Date: XXXXXX
    Controller Hardware Rev: X
    PostScript Version: XXXX
    Total Page Count: 4
Installed Options
    Disk: Not Installed
    Token Ring: Not Installed
    Available Disk Space: 0MB
    Installed Memory (RAM): 16MB
System Setup
    Printer Name: KX-P8420
    Printed Queue: Disabled
    ENERGY STAR (R): 30 min
Printer Setup
    Page Description Language: PS
PostScript Setup
    Error Page: No
    Cover Page: No
VisualCal
    Calibration: NO
Color Adjust
    Brightness Adjustment: None
    Color Adjustment: None
I/O Port
    Ethernet: Disabled
    Parallel Port: Enabled
       I/O Timeout: 15
       Data Mode: ASCII
Network Information
    Ethernet MAC Address: 00:80:F0:11:00:2B
    Ethernet TCP/IP: Disabled
    AppleTalk: Disabled
    Novell: Disabled
    SMB: Disabled        CYAN: 099% remaining
        MAGENTA: 099% remaining
        YELLOW: 099% remaining
        BLACK: 099% remaining
    Imaging Unit: 099% remaining
    Transfer Unit: 099% remaining
    Fuser Unit: 099% remaining
    Oil Roll: 099% remaining
Image Area
    Last
        CYAN: 000%
        MAGENTA: 000%
        YELLOW: 000%
        BLACK: 006%
    Average
        CYAN: 005%
        MAGENTA: 008%
        YELLOW: 001%
        BLACK: 004%
PostScript Font List
Printer Name: KX-P8420Number of Fonts: 251Page: 2
NewYork
NewYorkCE
Optima
Optima-Bold
Optima-BoldItalic
Optima-Italic
OptimaCE-Bold
OptimaCE-BoldItalic
OptimaCE-Italic
OptimaCE-Roman
Oxford
Palatino-Bold
Palatino-BoldItalic
Palatino-Italic
Palatino-Roman
PalatinoCE-Bold
PalatinoCE-BoldItalic
PalatinoCE-Italic
PalatinoCE-Roman
StempelGaramond-Bold
StempelGaramond-BoldItalic
StempelGaramond-Italic
StempelGaramond-Roman
StempelGaramondCE-Bold
StempelGaramondCE-BoldItalic
StempelGaramondCE-Italic
StempelGaramondCE-Roman
Symbol
Tekton
Times-Bold
Times-BoldItalic
Times-Italic
Times-Roman
TimesCE-Bold
TimesCE-BoldItalic
TimesCE-Italic
TimesCE-Roman
TimesNewRomanCE
TimesNewRomanCE-Bold
TimesNewRomanCE-BoldItalic
TimesNewRomanCE-Italic
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT
TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT
Ti N R PSMTUnivers-Oblique
UniversCE-Bold
UniversCE-BoldExt
UniversCE-BoldExtObl
UniversCE-BoldOblique
UniversCE-Condensed
UniversCE-CondensedBold
UniversCE-CondensedBoldOblique
UniversCE-CondensedOblique
UniversCE-Extended
UniversCE-ExtendedObl
UniversCE-Light
UniversCE-LightOblique
UniversCE-Medium
UniversCE-Oblique
Wingdings-Regular
ZapfChancery-MediumItalic
ZapfChanceryCE-MediumItalic
ZapfDingbats
PostScript Font List
Printer Name: KX-P8420Number of Fonts: 251Page: 1
AlbertusMT
AlbertusMT-Italic
AlbertusMT-Light
AntiqueOlive-Bold
AntiqueOlive-Compact
AntiqueOlive-Italic
AntiqueOlive-Roman
AntiqueOliveCE-Bold
AntiqueOliveCE-Compact
AntiqueOliveCE-Italic
AntiqueOliveCE-Roman
Apple-Chancery
Apple-ChanceryCE
Arial-BoldItalicMT
Arial-BoldMT
Arial-ItalicMT
ArialCE
ArialCE-Bold
ArialCE-BoldItalic
ArialCE-Italic
ArialMT
AvantGarde-Book
AvantGarde-BookOblique
AvantGarde-Demi
AvantGarde-DemiOblique
AvantGardeCE-Book
AvantGardeCE-BookOblique
AvantGardeCE-Demi
AvantGardeCE-DemiOblique
Bodoni
Bodoni-Bold
Bodoni-BoldItalic
Bodoni-Italic
Bodoni-Poster
Bodoni-PosterCompressed
BodoniCE
BodoniCE-Bold
BodoniCE-BoldItalic
BodoniCE-Italic
BodoniCE-Poster
BodoniCE-PosterCompressed
Bookman-Demi
Bookman-DemiItalic
Bookman-Light
Bookman-LightItalic
BookmanCE-Demi
BookmanCE-DemiItalicCooperBlack
CooperBlack-Italic
Copperplate-ThirtyThreeBC
Copperplate-ThirtyTwoBC
Coronet-Regular
CoronetCE-Regular
Courier
Courier-Bold
Courier-BoldOblique
Courier-Oblique
CourierCE
CourierCE-Bold
CourierCE-BoldOblique
CourierCE-Oblique
Eurostile
Eurostile-Bold
Eurostile-BoldExtendedTwo
Eurostile-ExtendedTwo
EurostileCE
EurostileCE-Bold
EurostileCE-BoldExtendedTwo
EurostileCE-ExtendedTwo
Geneva
GenevaCE
GillSans
GillSans-Bold
GillSans-BoldCondensed
GillSans-BoldItalic
GillSans-Condensed
GillSans-ExtraBold
GillSans-Italic
GillSans-Light
GillSans-LightItalic
GillSansCE-Bold
GillSansCE-BoldCondensed
GillSansCE-BoldItalic
GillSansCE-Condensed
GillSansCE-ExtraBold
GillSansCE-Italic
GillSansCE-Light
GillSansCE-LightItalic
GillSansCE-Roman
Goudy
Goudy-Bold
Goudy-BoldItalic
Goudy-ExtraBold
Goudy-ItalicHelvetica-Oblique
HelveticaCE
HelveticaCE-Bold
HelveticaCE-BoldOblique
HelveticaCE-Cond
HelveticaCE-CondBold
HelveticaCE-CondBoldObl
HelveticaCE-CondObl
HelveticaCE-Narrow
HelveticaCE-NarrowBold
HelveticaCE-NarrowBoldOblique
HelveticaCE-NarrowOblique
HelveticaCE-Oblique
HoeflerText-Black
HoeflerText-BlackItalic
HoeflerText-Italic
HoeflerText-Ornaments
HoeflerText-Regular
HoeflerTextCE-Black
HoeflerTextCE-BlackItalic
HoeflerTextCE-Italic
HoeflerTextCE-Regular
JoannaMT
JoannaMT-Bold
JoannaMT-BoldItalic
JoannaMT-Italic
JoannaMTCE
JoannaMTCE-Bold
JoannaMTCE-BoldItalic
JoannaMTCE-Italic
LetterGothic
LetterGothic-Bold
LetterGothic-BoldSlanted
LetterGothic-Slanted
LetterGothicCE
LetterGothicCE-Bold
LetterGothicCE-BoldSlanted
LetterGothicCE-Slanted
LubalinGraph-Book
LubalinGraph-BookOblique
LubalinGraph-Demi
LubalinGraph-DemiOblique
LubalinGraphCE-Book
LubalinGraphCE-BookOblique
LubalinGraphCE-Demi
LubalinGraphCE-DemiOblique
Marigold
Configuration PagePostScript Font List  
						

							Chapter 3
49Connecting the Printer to a Network
This chapter describes how to connect your printer to a network by installing 
the network card (option). You can connect the printer to your network with 
thicknet, twisted pair, or thinnet. You can also connect your printer directly to 
a PC compatible through the parallel port.
This chapter provides information about:
•“Ethernet network connections” on page 49
•“Token Ring network connections” on page 51
•“Parallel cable connection” on page 52
•“Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing” on page 59
TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
•“Setting up IPX (Novell) printing” on page 61
IPX stands for Internet Packet Exchange.
•“Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing” on page 73
•“Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing” on page 76
SMB stands for Server Message Block.
After you have connected the printer to the network, follow the setup 
instructions in “Chapter 6 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup”.
Network connections
This section describes the types of network connections supported by the 
KX-P8420. Optional network cards are available from your Panasonic 
dealer. For more information on upgrade options, see “Chapter 9 Options”.
•Thinnet (thin coaxial cable or 10Base2)
Uses an external transceiver (media access unit, or MAU) to attach to the 
AUI (attachment unit interface) connector on the printer.
•Thicknet (thick coaxial cable or 10Base5)
Cable connects directly to the AUI connector on the printer.
•Twisted pair (Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable or 100BaseTX)
Uses 8-pin RJ-45 connector that plugs into the RJ-45 socket on the 
printer.
NOTE:
•Category 3, unshielded twisted pair cable is supported on 10BaseT 
networks.
Ethernet network 
connections 
						

							50 Connecting the Printer to a Network
NOTE:
•Shut off the printer before connecting it to any network device. Only one 
Ethernet connection should be made to the printer at a time.
To connect a thinnet cable to the printer:
1With the printer turned off, connect the MAU transceiver 
to the AUI connector on the back of the printer. Secure 
the connection using the slide latch on the AUI 
connector.
2Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the 
transceiver.
3Turn on the printer and then the computer.
To connect a thicknet cable to the printer:
1With the printer turned off, connect the thicknet cable 
connector to the AUI connector on the back of the 
printer. 
2Turn on the printer and then the computer.
AUI connector
Parallel portRJ-45 socket