Panasonic Kx P8410 Operating Instructions Manual

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Main Menu 
Using the Printer
Menu Mode
The Menu mode includes a Main menu, Item menu, Selection 1 menu and Selection
2 menu which can be changed from the printer panel.
When Ready is displayed in the upper line of the LCD, pressing the MENU/EXIT
button will allow you to enter the Menu mode.
Once in the Menu mode:
BPress the F/CONTINUE button to:
¾ Display the next menu.
¾ Display the next item.
¾ Increase the numerical value of the selection by 1 or display the next selection.
BPress the I/CANCEL...

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Outline for Menus
Test Page
Prints the Configuration Page and Maintenance Page.
nConfiguration Page
Prints general information on printer settings and configuration.
nMaintenance Page
Prints each color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black) halftone to check for print
quality.
Color Calibration
Adjusts the toner density for each color independently or all colors.
nCalibration Offset
Adjusts the density for all colors (CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW and BLACK).
Setting a higher number provides darker colors...

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nCalibration Test Print
Prints a Color Calibration Page with the current density settings.
nReset Calibration
Setting YES resets the current settings back to the default settings.
Note:
BThe color density setting affects the average life of toner.
System Setting
Configures the printer.
nEnergy Star
To conserve energy and operating cost, this printer is provided with a
programmable power save feature. Printer is factory set with the power save
feature turned on.
If Energy Star is enabled, the printer...

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Printer Panel
Press the MENU/EXITbutton to enter the Menu mode.
Press the F/Ibutton until the desired menu is displayed.
Press the ENTERbutton to enter the item menu.
Press the F/Ibutton until the desired item is displayed.
Press the ENTERbutton to enter the Selection 1 menu.
BIf you have selected Configuration Page or Calibration Test Print in step 4,
the printer will exit the Menu mode after printing the page.
Press the F/Ibutton to increase/decrease the numerical value
or display the desired...

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Using the Printer
If you wish to set more items in the same menu, repeat steps 4 to
7 above.
BTo exit the Menu mode at any stage, press the MENU/EXIT button.
BTo change the setting of an item of a different menu, first exit the Menu
mode, then repeat steps 1 to 8 above.
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The KX-P8410 window can be displayed from Windows( 
+below) or from an
application( 
+P. 68).
Note:
BAvailable option tabs and operation buttons displayed through Windows 95 are
different from those displayed through Windows 3.1.
Choosing Printer Properties Under Windows:
nFor Windows 95
Click Start  , selectSettings, then clickPrinters.
The Printerswindow is displayed.
Click the Panasonic KX-P8410
icon.
Click the File menu, then click Properties.
The Panasonic KX-P8410 Propertieswindow is displayed....

67 Click a tab to view the features.
Details Tab ( 
+P. 69)
PaperTab ( 
+P. 70)
QualityTab ( 
+P. 72)
OptionTab ( 
+P. 74)
MemoryTab ( 
+P. 76)
nFor Windows 3.1
Double-click Main
icon and Control Panel
icon, then double-click
Printers
icon.
The Printerswindow is displayed.
Select Panasonic KX-P8410 on LPT1S, then click  Setup .
The Panasonic KX-P8410 window is displayed.
S The port name (LPT1) may vary depending on the connection of your printer.
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Using the Printer
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Using the Printer
Click a tab to view the features.
PaperTab ( 
+P. 70)
QualityTab ( 
+P. 72)
OptionTab ( 
+P. 74)
MemoryTab ( 
+P. 76)
From an application
For example, to print a document created in Microsoft WordPad in Windows 95,
perform the following steps.
Click Start  , selectPrograms, select Accessories, then click
WordPad.
The WordPadwindow is displayed.
Click theFile menu, then click Print....
The Printwindow is displayed.
Select Panasonic KX-P8410in the Name : box.
ClickProperties ....

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Using the Printer
Details Tab
#Print to the following port
Select the port where the parallel interface cable is connected.
When you are using the SCSI interface cable, select the KX-P8410GDI 
(KX-P8410 on SCSI).#
Note:
BThis option is available only in Windows 95.
For the functions of other buttons, refer to the Help menu in the
Windows. 

70#Paper size
Selects a different paper size.
Letter, A4, Legal or Envelope can be selected.
$Orientation
Selects Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal).
Portrait Landscape
%Output order
Specifies whether the document prints face up or face down in the output
tray. This selection is not effective when the multi-purpose tray (MPT Plain
Paper, MPT Transparency, etc.) is selected in the Paper source(
+P. 71).
When the multi-purpose tray is selected, Face upis selected automatically.
Using the...