Panasonic Kx P8420 Operating Instructions Manual

							 
Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide before 
operating. Keep this CD-ROM in the protective case.
Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of 
the CD-ROM.
Model No. KX-P8420
Operating Instructions 
						

							 
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Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic KX-P8420 Color Laser Printer.  
The serial number is located on the label on the rear of the unit. For your convenience, record the 
number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase, in the event of a theft or for future 
reference.
MODEL NO.        
KX-P8420  
SERIAL NO.
NAME OF RESELLER DATE OF PURCHASE 
						

							 
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As an E 
NERGY 
 S 
TAR 
® Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets 
the E 
NERGY 
 S 
TAR 
® guidelines for energy efficiency.
(E 
NERGY 
 S 
TAR 
 is a U.S. registered mark.)
Adobe, Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, PostScript 3, 
Adobe Type Manager and the PostScript 3 logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems 
Incorporated.
Fiery, Fiery Driven and the Fiery Driven logo are trademarks owned by Electronics 
for Imaging and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in certain 
other foreign jurisdictions. 
• 
Fiery WebTools, Fiery WebSpooler, Fiery WebLink, Fiery WebStatus, ColorWise and VisualCal are 
trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 
• 
Apple, AppleTalk, LocalTalk, ColorSync, Macintosh, and TrueType are trademarks or registered trademarks 
of Apple Computer, Inc. 
• 
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. 
• 
IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 
• 
SunOS, Solaris and Java are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United 
States and other countries. 
• 
QuarkXpress is a trademark of Quark, Inc. 
• 
CorelDRAW is a trademark of Corel Corporation. 
• 
Netscape and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. 
• 
NetWare, Novell and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Novell, Inc. 
• 
Times and Helvetica are trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. 
• 
PANTONE is a trademark of Pantone, Inc. 
• 
UNIX is a trademark of X/Open Company, Ltd. 
• 
Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries. 
• 
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 
• 
Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. 
• 
Avery is a registered trademark and all Avery codes are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. 
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All other acknowledgements are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
It is granted from Microsoft Corporation to use Microsoft® Windows® Screen Shots.
Acrobat® Reader copyright ©1987-1997 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
The operating instructions are subject to change without notice.
© Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1998
© Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. 1998 
						

							 
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EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software and 
accompanying documentation (“Software”) included with the Fiery® server you have purchased, including 
without limitation the PostScript® software provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated. 
You may:
a. 
use the Software solely for your own customary business purposes and solely with the Fiery® server; 
b. 
use the digitally-encoded machine-readable outline and bitmap programs (“Font Programs”) provided with 
the Fiery® server in a special encrypted format (“Coded Font Programs”) to reproduce and display designs, 
styles, weights, and versions of letters, numerals, characters and symbols (“Typefaces”) solely for your own 
customary business purposes on the screen of the Fiery® server or Macintosh monitor used with the Fiery® 
server; 
c. 
use the trademarks used by Electronics for Imaging to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces 
reproduced therefrom (“Trademarks”); and 
d. 
assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and interest in and to the 
Fiery® server provided the transferee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this 
Agreement. 
You may not:
a. 
make use of the Software, directly or indirectly, to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 600 dots per 
inch or greater, or to generate fonts or typefaces for use other than with the Fiery® server; 
b. 
make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of the Software, Coded Font Programs, 
accompanying documentation or portions thereof, except as necessary for use with the Fiery® Server 
purchased by you; provided, however, that under no circumstances may you make or have made, or permit 
to be made, any copies of that certain portion of the Software which has been included on the Fiery® server 
hard disk drive. You may not copy the documentation;  
c. 
attempt to alter, disassemble, decrypt or reverse engineer the Software, Coded Font Programs or 
accompanying documentation. 
d. 
rent or lease the Software. 
Proprietary Rights 
You acknowledge that the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, Trademarks and accompanying 
documentation are proprietary to Electronics for Imaging and its suppliers and that title and other intellectual 
property rights therein remain with Electronics for Imaging and its suppliers. Except as stated above, this 
Agreement does not grant you any right to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks (whether registered 
or unregistered), or any other rights, franchises or licenses in respect of the Software, Coded Font Programs, 
Typefaces, Trademarks or accompanying documentation. You may not adapt or use any trademark or trade 
name which is likely to be similar to or confusing with that of Electronics for Imaging or any of its suppliers or 
take any other action which impairs or reduces the trademark rights of Electronics for Imaging or its suppliers. 
The trademarks may be used only to identify printed output produced by the Coded Font Programs. At the 
reasonable request of Electronics for Imaging, you must supply samples of any Typeface identified with a 
trademark. The MacApp software is proprietary to Apple Computer, Inc. and is licensed to Electronics for 
Imaging, Inc. for distribution only for use in combination with Fiery® server software utilities. 
Confidentiality 
You agree to hold the Software and Coded Font Programs in confidence, disclosing the Software and Coded 
Font Programs only to authorized users having a need to use the Software and Coded Font Programs as 
permitted by this Agreement and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure to other parties. 
						

							 
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Remedies 
Unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, Trademarks or 
accompanying documentation will result in automatic termination of this license and will make available to 
Electronics for Imaging other legal remedies. 
Limited Warranty And Disclaimer 
Electronics for Imaging warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you, the 
Software under normal use will perform without significant errors that make it unusable. Electronics for 
Imaging’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning Fiery 
to Electronics for Imaging or an authorized dealer) will be, at Electronics for Imaging’s option, to use 
reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to correct or work around errors, to replace the Software with 
functionally equivalent software, or to refund the purchase price and terminate this Agreement. Some states do 
not allow limitations on duration of implied warranty, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
Except for the above express limited warranty, Electronics for Imaging makes and you receive no warranties or 
conditions on the Product, express, implied, or statutory, and Electronics for Imaging specifically disclaims any 
implied warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
For warranty service, please contact your authorized service/support center.
EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING MAKES AND 
YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ON THE SOFTWARE OR CODED FONT 
PROGRAMS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT 
OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY 
IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE. Electronics for Imaging does not warrant that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or 
error free or that the Software will meet your specific requirements. 
Limitation Of Liability 
IN NO EVENT WILL ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, 
INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, 
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, CODED 
FONT PROGRAMS OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 
THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ANY 
AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRICE OF FIERY REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK. BECAUSE SOME 
STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR 
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 
Export Controls 
You agree that you will not export or re-export the Software or Coded Font Programs in any form without the 
appropriate United States and foreign government licenses. Your failure to comply with this provision is a 
material breach of this Agreement. 
Government Use 
Use, duplication or disclosure of the Software by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set 
forth in subdivision (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 
252.227-7013 or in subparagraphs (c) (1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software—Restricted Right 
Clause at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. 
						

							 
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Third Party Beneficiary 
You are hereby notified that Adobe Systems Incorporated, a California corporation located at 1585 Charleston 
Road, Mountain View, California 94039-7900 (“Adobe”) is a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement to the 
extent that this Agreement contains provisions which relate to your use of the Fonts, the Coded Font 
Programs, the Typefaces and the Trademarks licensed hereby. Such provisions are made expressly for the 
benefit of Adobe and are enforceable by Adobe in addition to Electronics for Imaging. 
General 
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California.
This Agreement is the entire agreement held between us and supersedes any other communications or 
advertising with respect to the Software, Coded Font Programs and accompanying documentation.
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force 
and effect.
If you have any questions, please see Electronics for Imaging’s web site at www.efi.com. 
						

							 
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FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES 
Technical Support Calls  
If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty, 
please contact the reseller from which the unit was purchased. You may also call the end user technical 
support telephone number which is operational during East Coast business hours (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM). 
The end user technical support number is 1-888-744-2424.
This number is available within the U.S. only. 
Helpful Phone Numbers 
To locate your nearest sales dealer CALL 1-800-742-8086 ask for COLOR 
To order consumables CALL 1-800-222-0584 
To order operating instructions/CD’s CALL 1-800-833-9626 
To locate your nearest authorized service center CALL 1-888-744-2424 
For technical support CALL 1-888-744-2424 
Automated 24-hour support via Fax back CALL 1-800-222-0584 
Electronic bulletin board CALL 1-201-863-7845 
World Wide Web Technical & Driver Support http://www.panasonic.com/alive 
						

							 
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Contents 
EFI STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
For Your Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Ozone release  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Moving the unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Caution labels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 
CD-ROM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Static electricity damage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Waste disposal method  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 
Features of the KX-P8420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 
High quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
High speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Easy operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Networking and client capabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Color capabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Color management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Fiery WebTools  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 
System requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 
With a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
With a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 
Minimum space requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Part names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 
Front side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Rear side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 
Front panel overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Activity lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 
Chapter 1 
Before You 
Start 
						

							 
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Contents 
Setting up the printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 
Preparing the imaging unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting up the output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Installing the toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Connecting the printer to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using a parallel interface cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Power on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Margins and print area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Loading media in the multi-purpose tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 
Using the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Error messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Top-level menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Printing pages from the front panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 
Network connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 
Ethernet network connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Token Ring network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 
Parallel cable connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Setting up TCP/IP printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 
Setting up the printing environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
UNIX server print queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Verifying the TCP/IP network connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Setting up TCP/IP clients for running Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Printing and administering print jobs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 
Setting up IPX (Novell) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 
Overview of IPX printing to the KX-P8420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configuring the NetWare server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Setting up a KX-P8420 print queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Setting up NetWare Windows clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 
Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers 
on an IPX (Novell) network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Setting up Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing . . . . . . . . . .73
Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing . . . . . . .76 
Chapter 2 
Printer 
Setup 
Chapter 3 
Connecting 
the Printer 
to a Network 
						

							 
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Contents 
General steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows . . . . . . .78 
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Completing the connection for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Completing the connection for Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Completing the connection for Windows 3.1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 
Installing additional software for Windows users  . . . . . . . . .94 
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
ATM (Windows 95 and Windows 3.1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Color reference pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 
Removing the KX-P8420 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
General steps for installing Macintosh software . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing Macintosh printing software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 
Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Setting up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Installing the KX-P8420 ColorSync profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 
Installing additional software for Macintosh users  . . . . . . . .105 
Adobe Type Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 
Initial Setup from the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 
E 
NERGY 
 S 
TAR 
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Parallel Port Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Network Port Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Network Protocol Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Language Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Reset Queues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 
Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 
Accessing Fiery WebSetup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Printer Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Saving your settings and exiting Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 
Chapter 4 
Installing 
Software for 
Windows 
Chapter 6 
Setup from 
the Front 
Panel and 
WebSetup 
Chapter 5 
Installing 
Macintosh 
Software