Panasonic Kx Fb421 Flatbed Plain Paper Fax Operating Instructions

							Jams
71For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
4Turn the gear of blue core in the direction of 
the arrow.
LMake sure that the ink film is wrapped 
around the blue core at least once.5Close the printer cover by pushing down on 
both sides until locked.
6Remove the recording paper and 
straighten. Pull the tension plate forward 
and hold open while inserting the paper.
Gear of blue core
Ink film
Slack
Reverse
The ink film is 
not wrapped 
around the
blue core.
Incorrect
Tight 1 turn
Correct
Blue core
Printer 
cover
Tension plate 
						

							Jams
72For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
When the recording paper was 
not fed into the unit properly 
The display will show the following.
CHECK PAPER
Remove the recording paper and straighten. Pull 
the tension plate forward and hold open while 
inserting paper.
Press {
{{ {
SET}
}} } to clear the message.
Tension plate
{SET} 
						

							Jams
73For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
Document jams – sending 
1
Lift, and hold open the ADF cover. Remove 
the jammed document carefully.
LDo not pull out the jammed document 
forcibly before lifting the ADF cover.
LIf you cannot remove the jammed 
document, open the document cover, 
remove the document, then close the 
document cover.
2Close the ADF cover.
Jammed 
document
ADF cover
Document
cover
Jammed 
document
ADF cover 
						

							Cleaning
74For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
Cleaning
White plate and scanner glass 
If a black line, a white line or a smudge appears on your recording paper, on your original, or on the fax 
document received by the other party, clean the white plate and scanner glass.
1Open the document cover. Clean the white 
plate and scanner glass with a soft and dry 
cloth.
2Close the document cover.
Attaching the white sheet to the document 
cover
If the white sheet is detached from the document 
cover when cleaning, place the white sheet on 
the scanner glass with fastener facing up, 
aligning the top edge of the white sheet to the t 
mark on the unit, and close the document cover.
White plateDocument 
cover
Scanner
glass
White sheet
Fastener
Rubber 
						

							Cleaning
75For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
Document feeder rollers
If misfeeding of your original occurs frequently, clean the document feeder rollers.
1Lift, and hold open the ADF cover.
2Clean the document feeder rollers with a 
soft and dry cloth.
3Close the ADF cover.
ADF cover
Document 
feeder rollers
ADF cover 
						

							Cleaning
76For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
Thermal head and roller shaft
If smudges or black/white bands appear on a copied or received document, check whether there is dust 
on the thermal head and roller shaft, and clean the thermal head and roller shaft to remove the dust.
1If ejected paper is stacked on the paper 
stacker, remove it.
2Disconnect the power cord and the 
telephone line cord.
3Press down the printer cover open button 
(1). Open the printer cover (2).
4Remove the ink film and clean the thermal 
head with a cloth moistened with isopropyl 
rubbing alcohol, and let it dry thoroughly. 
Replace the ink film.
Caution:
L
LL LTo prevent a malfunction due to 
static electricity, do not use a dry 
cloth and do not touch the thermal 
head directly.
5Turn the gear of blue core in the direction of 
the arrow.
Paper stacker
Ejected paper
Power cord
Telephone 
line cord
Printer 
cover
Printer cover 
open button
1
2
Thermal head
Gear of blue core
Ink film 
						

							Cleaning
77For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
LMake sure that the ink film is wrapped 
around the blue core at least once.
6Lift two locks (1), lower the exit guide to 
unlock the two locks (2) and open the exit 
guide (3).
7Clean the roller shaft with a cloth moistened 
with isopropyl rubbing alcohol, and let it dry 
thoroughly.
Slack
Reverse
The ink film is 
not wrapped 
around the
blue core.
Incorrect
Tight 1 turn
Correct
Blue core
2
1
2
2
1
13
Exit guide Lock
Exit
guide
Lock
Exit
guide
Roller shaft 
						

							Cleaning
78For fax advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
8Close the exit guide.
9Close the printer cover by pushing down on 
both sides until locked.
10Connect the power cord and the telephone 
line cord.
Exit guide
Printer 
cover
Power cord
Telephone 
line cord 
						

							Printed Reports
79
General Information
Reference lists and reports 
You can print out the following lists and reports for your reference.
Setup list:
provides you with the current settings of the basic and advanced programming features (page 60, 61).
Telephone number list:
provides you with names and telephone numbers which are stored in one-touch dial and navigator 
directory.
Journal report:
keeps records of fax transmission and reception. This report will be printed automatically after every 30 
fax communications (feature #22 on page 61).
Printer test list:
allows you to check the print quality of your unit. If the test print has a smudge, or blurred points or lines, 
clean the thermal head (page 76).
Broadcast programming list:
provides you with entries which are stored in the broadcast feature (page 47).
Caller ID list:
keeps records of the last 30 callers after subscribing to a Caller ID service. This report will be printed 
automatically after every 30 callers (feature #26 on page 61).
1Press {
{{ {MENU}
}} } repeatedly until the 
following is displayed.
PRINT REPORT
PRESS NAVI.[( )]
2Press {
{{ {<
> >}
}} } until the desired item is 
displayed.
SETUP LIST
PRESS SET
TEL NO. LIST
PRESS SET
JOURNAL REPORT
PRESS SET
PRINTER TEST
PRESS SET
BROADCAST LIST
PRESS SET
CALLER ID LIST
PRESS SET
3Press {
{{ {SET}
}} } to start printing.
PRINTING
LTo stop printing, press {
{{ {STOP}
}} }.
LAfter printing, the printed item will be 
displayed.
4Press {
{{ {MENU}
}} }.{SET}
{STOP} {} {MENU} 
						

							Caller IQ Feature
80For assistance, please call openLCR: 1-866-openLCR (1-866-673-6527)
Caller IQ Feature
openLCR service for the Caller IQ feature 
This unit is compatible with service provided by openLCR.
L
LL LIf you have any questions regarding the openLCR service, call openLCR’s customer service 
department at 1-866-openLCR (1-866-673-6527).
L
LL LNEITHER KYUSHU MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (KME) NOR MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC 
CORPORATION OF AMERICA (MECA) IS IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH, OR RESPONSIBLE 
FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF, OPENLCR.COM, INC. (OPENLCR). NEITHER KME NOR 
MECA NOR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES OR CUSTOMERS MAKE ANY 
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO ANY CUSTOMER 
OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
OPENLCR, NOR ASSUME NOR CREATE ANY OTHER OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND ON BEHALF 
OF OPENLCR.
LIf you subscribe to openLCR service, the unit will start the first download of the rate table to your fax 
machine and the Caller IQ feature will be automatically turned on. The CALLER IQ indicator will stay 
on. No special dialing or button pressing is necessary to place a long distance call with the Caller IQ 
feature.
If you do not wish to use the Caller IQ feature, you can turn it off temporarily.
To turn the Caller IQ feature 
from ON to OFF 
1Press {
{{ {CALLER IQ}
}} }.
CALLER IQ
PRESS NAVI.[( )]
2Press {
{{ {<
> >}
}} } until the following is 
displayed or press {
{{ {0}
}} }.
TO DISABLE LCR
PRESS “3”, SET
3Press {
{{ {3}
}} }.
TO DISABLE LCR
PRESS SET
4Press {
{{ {SET}
}} }.
LCR IS OFF
LThe CALLER IQ indicator will turn off.
To turn the Caller IQ feature 
from OFF to ON 
1Press {
{{ {CALLER IQ}
}} }.
CALLER IQ
PRESS NAVI.[( )]
2Press {
{{ {<
> >}
}} } until the following is 
displayed or press {
{{ {0}
}} }.
TO ENABLE LCR
PRESS “1”, SET
3Press {
{{ {1}
}} }.
TO ENABLE LCR
PRESS SET
4Press {
{{ {SET}
}} }.
DOWNLOAD IN
PROCESS.
LThe fax machine will automatically 
receive the rate table (page 81).
OFF
{SET}{}
FLASH/LIGHT
{SET}{}