Panasonic KX MB1500 User Manual

							5Hold the toner cartridge ( A) by the center handle,
then insert firmly to lock into place.
6 Close the front cover.
When to replace the toner cartridge
When the display shows the following, replace the toner
cartridge.
– “TONER LOW ”
– “TONER EMPTY ”
– “DRUM LIFE LOW REPLACE SOON ”
– “DRUM LIFE OVER CHANGE CARTRIDGE ”
Toner cartridge life:
R See page 74 for information on the toner cartridge
life.
R To check the life and quality of the drum inside the
toner cartridge, print the printer test list (page 72).
If the printing quality is still poor or  “DRUM LIFE
OVER CHANGE CARTRIDGE ” appears on the
display, replace the toner cartridge.
Note:
R To ensure that the unit operates properly, we
recommend the use of  Panasonic toner cartridge .
See page 7 for accessory information.
Waste disposal method
Waste material should be disposed of under conditions
which meet all national and local environmental
regulations.
Toner save feature
If you want to reduce toner consumption, set the toner
save setting to ON (feature #482 on page 49). The
toner cartridge will last approximately 20 % longer. This
feature may lower the print quality.
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							1.6 Connections
Caution:
R When you operate this product, the power outlet
should be near the product and easily accessible.
* The pictured model is KX-MB1520.
Power cord
R Connect to a power outlet (120 V, 60 Hz).
Telephone line cord *1
R Connect to a single telephone line jack (RJ11C).
[EXT]  jack*1
R You can connect an answering machine or an
extension telephone. Remove the stopper if
attached, and take care of it appropriately.
Answering machine (not supplied) *1
*1 KX-MB1520 only
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE USB
CONNECTION
R DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A
COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE UNTIL
PROMPTED TO DO SO DURING THE SETUP
OF MULTI-FUNCTION STATION (page 20).Note:
R Do not place any objects within 10 cm (4 inches) of
the right and left sides of the unit.
R If any other device is connected to the same
telephone line, this unit may disturb the network
condition of the device (KX-MB1520 only).
Using surge protectors
R The warranty does not cover damage due to power
line surges or lightning. For additional protection, we
recommend using a surge protector ( E).
If the unit shares a single telephone line with a DSL
service (KX-MB1520 only)
Fax transmission/reception may be disturbed, noise
interference may be heard during telephone
conversations, or Caller ID (page 42) may not function
properly. Please attach a DSL filter ( F) to the telephone
line cord of the unit to prevent this. A DSL filter may be
provided by your DSL service provider.
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							1.7 Turning the power ON
Turn the power switch to the ON position ( A).1.8 Recording paper
Note for recording paper:
R We recommend that you test paper (especially
special sizes and types of paper) on the unit before
purchasing large quantities.
R Do not use the following types of paper:
– Paper with cotton and/or fiber content that is over
20 %, such as letterhead paper or paper used for
resumes
– Extremely smooth or shiny paper, or paper that is
highly textured
– Coated, damaged or wrinkled paper
– Paper with foreign objects attached, such as tabs
or staples
– Paper that has dust, lint or oil stains
– Paper that will melt, vaporize, discolor, scorch or
emit dangerous fumes near 200  °C (392  °F), such
as vellum paper. These materials may transfer
onto the fusing roller and cause damage.
– Moist paper
– Inkjet paper
R Some paper is designed to be printed on only one
side. Try printing on the other side of the paper if you
are not happy with the print quality, or if misfeeding
occurs.
R For proper paper feeding and best print quality, we
recommend using long-grained paper.
R Do not use paper of different types or thicknesses at
the same time. This may cause paper jams.
R Avoid double-sided printing.
R Do not use paper printed from this unit for
double-sided printing with other copiers or printers.
This may cause paper jams. Do not use paper printed
from other copiers or printers for printing with this
unit. This may cause paper jams.
R To avoid curling, do not open paper packs until you
are ready to use the paper. Store unused paper in the
original packaging, in a cool and dry location.
R For customers who live in high humidity areas:
Please be sure to store paper in an air-conditioned
room at all times. If you print using moist paper, it may
cause paper jam.
1.8.1 Paper input tray
The paper input tray unit can hold the following paper. If
you load more than the specified amount of paper, paper
jam may occur and the paper may be damaged.
– Up to 150 sheets of 64  g/m² to 75  g/m² (17 lb to 20 lb)
paper.
– Up to 130 sheets of 90 g/m² (24 lb) paper.
R A4, letter and 16K -size paper can be used. 16K -size
paper can only be used when using the unit for
printing or copying.
R Please refer to page 73 for information on recording
paper.
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							RThe unit is set for printing letter-size plain paper
by default.
– To use other paper sizes, change the
recording paper size setting (feature #380 on
page 48).
– To use thin paper, change the recording paper
type setting (feature #383 on page 49).
1 Lift the paper input tray ( A), and pull it completely
out.
2 Before loading a stack of paper, fan the paper to
prevent paper jams.
3 Load the paper, print-side down ( A).
Important:
R Push down to lock the plate ( B) in the paper
input tray, if necessary.
4 Adjust the recording paper guides. Pinch the rear
guide ( A), then slide it to match the paper size mark.
Pinch the right guide ( B), then slide it to adjust the
width to the size of the recording paper.
R Make sure that the recording paper is under the
paper limit mark ( C), and the paper should not
be loaded over the snubbers ( D).
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							5Insert the paper input tray into the unit.
Note:
R If the paper is not loaded correctly, re-adjust the
paper guides, or the paper may jam.
R If the paper input tray does not close, the plate in the
paper input tray may not be in the locked position.
Push the paper down and make sure that the paper
is laying flat in the paper input tray.
To expand the paper exit
You can temporarily expand the paper exit before
printing.
– When printing on small sized paper, you can pull it out easily.
– When printing several pages (20 to 30 pages), paper
stacking will be supported.
R After use, pull up the paper exit, and then replace the
tab ( A) to the original position.
Caution for the paper input tray
R Do not drop the paper input tray.
RHold the paper input tray with both hands when
removing or installing. The paper input tray
weighs approximately 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) when fully
loaded with recording paper.
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							1.8.2 Manual input tray
You can use the manual input tray for printing with the
computer and for copying. It can hold one page at a time.
When printing or copying multiple pages, add the next
page after the first page has been fed into the unit.
R Please refer to page 73 for information on recording
paper.
R When printing with the computer, custom size
recording paper can also be used.
R The unit is set for printing letter-size plain paper
by default.
– To use other paper sizes, change the
recording paper size setting (feature #381 on
page 48).
– To use thin or thick paper, change the
recording paper type setting (feature #384 on
page 49).
1 Adjust the width of the guides ( A) to the size of the
recording paper.
2 Insert the paper, print-side up ( B) until the unit
grasps the paper and a single beep is heard.
Note:
R To print from the manual input tray;
– when printing with the computer, select #2 for the
printer properties.
– when making a copy, set the copy input tray setting to  “#2 ” beforehand (feature #460 on
page 54).
If these settings are not changed, when printing or
copying multiple pages, the 1st page will be printed
from the manual input tray, but the rest of the pages
will be printed from the paper input tray.
R If the paper is not inserted correctly, re-adjust the
paper, or the paper may jam.
When printing on thick paper
R When you use thick paper for the recording paper, be
sure to open the rear cover before start printing. Thick
paper will be printed out from the rear side.
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							2.1 Dialing mode (KX-MB1520
only)
If you cannot dial (page 34), change this setting
according to your telephone line service.
1 MMenu N
2 Press  MB NM1NM 2NM 0N to display  “DIALING MODE ”.
3 Press  M1 N or  M2 N to select the desired setting.
M 1 N “ PULSE ”: For rotary/pulse dial service.
M 2 N “ TONE ” (default): For tone dial service.
4 MSet N
5 Press  MMenu N to exit.
2.2 Selecting the operation mode
(Scan/Copy) (Fax: KX-MB1520
only)
You can select the desired mode by pressing the
following button repeatedly.
– MFax N (KX-MB1520 only): Select this mode when
using the unit as a fax machine (page 34).
– MCopy N: Select this mode when using the unit as a
copier (page 28).
– MScan N: Select this mode when using the unit as a
scanner (page 26).
Note:
R The default operation mode is the copy mode.
R You can change the default operation mode (feature
#463 on page 49) and the timer before returning to
the default operation mode (feature #464 on
page 49) (KX-MB1520 only).
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							2.3 Setting the original
1Open the document cover ( A).
2 Place the document FACE DOWN on the scanner
glass ( B), aligning the top left of the document with
the corner where the 
 mark is positioned.
3 Close the document cover.
Note:
R Place the original onto the scanner glass gently. To
avoid malfunction, do not press down too firmly.
R If the original is a book thicker than 15 mm ( 19
/32 "),
do not close the document cover.
R Confirm that any ink, paste or correction fluid has
dried completely.
R Effective scanning area is shown by the shaded area:
Effective scanning area
2.4 Adjusting the volume
(KX-MB1520 only)
Important:
R Before adjusting the volume, set the operation
mode to fax mode. If the  MFax N light is OFF, turn
it ON by pressing  MFax N repeatedly.
Ringer volume
While the unit is idle,  press MC N or  MD N.
To turn the ringer OFF
Press  MC N repeatedly to display  “RINGER OFF= OK? ”.
A  M Set N
R The unit will not ring.
R To turn the ringer back ON, press  MD N.
Speaker volume
While using the speakerphone,  press MC N or  MD N.
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							2.5 Date and time (KX-MB1520
only)
We recommend you to set the date and time. The other
party will receive your unit ’s date and time as the header
information.
1 MMenu N A  M B NM1NM 0NM 1N A  M Set N
2 Enter the current month/date/year by selecting 2
digits for each.
Example: August 3, 2011
M 0 NM 8N M 0 NM 3N M 1 NM 1N
3 Enter the current hour/minute by selecting 2 digits for
each.
Example: 10:15 PM (12 hour clock format)
1. M1 NM 0N M 1 NM 5N
2. Press  MG N repeatedly to select  “PM ”.
4 MSet N
5 Press  MMenu N to exit.
Note:
R To check the current date and time setting,
temporarily change the unit to the fax mode by
pressing  MFax N repeatedly (page 17).
R Your unit’s date and time will be used as the header
information for the following:
– When sending faxes (page 34).
R If the date and time is not set correctly, the other party
will receive an incorrect date and time as their
header. This may confuse the other party.
R The accuracy of the clock is approximately ±60
seconds a month.
To correct a mistake
Press  MF N or  ME N to move the cursor to the incorrect
number, and make the correction.
If you have subscribed to a Caller ID service
The date and time will be automatically set according to
the received caller information.
R If the time has not previously been set, Caller ID will
not adjust the clock.
R You can turn this feature OFF (feature #226 on
page 48).
2.6 Your logo (KX-MB1520 only)
You can program your logo (name, company name, etc.)
so that it appears on the top of each page sent.
1 MMenu N A  M B NM1NM 0NM 2N A  M Set N
2 Enter your logo, up to 30 characters (see page 57
for character entry).  A M Set N
3 Press  MMenu N to exit.
To correct a mistake
Press  MF N or  ME N to move the cursor to the incorrect
character, and make the correction.
R To erase all characters, press and hold  MStop N.
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							2.7 Your fax number (KX-MB1520
only)
You can program your fax number so that it appears on
the top of each page sent.
1 MMenu N A  M B NM1NM 0NM 3N A  M Set N
2 Enter your fax number, up to 20 digits.
R To enter a “+”, press  MG N.
R To enter a space, press  MB N.
R To enter a hyphen, press  MFlash N.
R To erase a number, press  MStop N.
3 MSet N
4 Press  MMenu N to exit.
To correct a mistake
Press  MF N or  ME N to move the cursor to the incorrect
number, and make the correction.
R To erase all numbers, press and hold  MStop N.
2.8 Installing Multi-Function
Station
2.8.1 Required computer environment
Panasonic Multi-Function Station software enables the
unit to carry out the following functions:
– Printing on plain paper, thin and thick paper and labels
– Previewing documents and changing printer settings
before printing (Easy Print Utility)
– Scanning documents and converting an image into text with OCR software (not supplied)
– Scanning from other applications for Microsoft ®
Windows ®
 that support TWAIN scanning and WIA
scanning (Windows XP/Windows Vista ®
/Windows 7)
– Storing, editing or erasing items in the phonebook using your computer (KX-MB1520 only)
– Programming the features using your computer
– Sending, receiving fax documents using your computer (KX-MB1520 only)
To use Multi-Function Station on your computer, the
following are required:
Operating System:
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
CPU:
Windows 2000: Pentium ®
 P  or higher processor
Windows XP: Pentium  Q or higher processor
Windows Vista/Windows 7: Pentium 4 or higher
processor
RAM:
Windows 2000/Windows XP: 128 MB (256 MB or more
recommended)
Windows Vista: 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
Windows 7: 1 GB (2 GB or more recommended)
Other Hardware:
CD-ROM drive
Hard disk drive with at least 600 MB of available space
USB interface
Other:
Internet Explorer ®
 5.0 or later
Warning:
R To assure continued emission limit compliance:
– use only shielded USB cable (Example:
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified cable).
R To protect the unit, use only shielded USB cable
in areas where thunderstorms occur.
Note:
R A USB cable is not supplied. Please purchase a
shielded Type-A male/Type-B male USB cable.
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