Panasonic Kx P8420 Operating Instructions Manual

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To print from Windows 3.1 you need to:
•Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer.
•Configure a port on each Windows 3.1 computer for the network or 
connection type.
n Selecting a printer port 
When you install a printer, Windows assigns it to a default parallel printer 
port. If the KX-P8420 printer is connected to your computer through a 
network or you want to assign it to a different port, you need to change the 
port assignment. For information on which port to use, see your system 
administrator.
To select a printer port:
1In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers 
icon.
2In the Printers window, select the Panasonic 
KX-P8420 on LPT1: in the Installed Printers list box.
3Click Connect.
The Connect window appears.
4Connect the KX-P8420 to the same port as your 
network.
To print to a file, select FILE. 
Printing to a file is useful if the KX-P8420 is not at your site. 
However, if you select the FILE port, you cannot print to a printer 
until you select a network or printer port. (In some applications, you 
can select the FILE port from the application’s Print dialog box; this 
is preferable for temporary use since it doesn’t require resetting the 
port in the Control Panel.)
Completing the 
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5Click OK.
The Printers window appears, with the selected port next to the 
highlighted printer name in the Installed Printers list box.
6When you are finished, click Close.
n Setting up IPX (Novell) printing with Windows 3.1
The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for printing 
using IPX protocols.
Before you begin:
Verify the KX-P8420 has been configured for Novell printing in 
Network Protocol Setup.
For more information about setting up the printer for IPX (Novell) printing, 
see “Setting up IPX (Novell) printing” on page 61
.
To set up IPX (Novell) printing:
1In the Main group of the Program Manager, double-
click the Windows Setup icon.
2Click Change System Settings from the Options 
menu.
3Click Novell NetWare (shell version 3.26 and above) 
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4Click OK. When prompted, restart Windows.
5In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers 
icon.
6In the Printers Control Panel window, click Connect to 
connect the KX-P8420 to the appropriate port.
7Select Network.
If you are printing to a file, select FILE. Printing to a file is useful if 
the printer is not at your site. However, if you select the FILE port, 
you cannot print to a printer until you select a network or printer 
port. If you select Network, the next window depends on the 
NetWare client driver version.
8If the Network Printer Connections dialog box is 
displayed, select the port in the Printer connections 
box.
9In the Available queues list box, select the server and 
queue name that correspond to the KX-P8420.
10Click the Connect button, and then click the Close 
button.
The Connect dialog box is displayed with the network path to the 
KX-P8420.
11Click OK in the Connect dialog box.
12Click Close in the Printers dialog box.
13Click OK.
The Printers window appears again, with the selected port next to 
the highlighted printer name in the Installed Printers list box. You 
are ready to print from the workstation. 
						

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Installing additional software for Windows users
Additional software, including Adobe Type Manager (ATM), a PANTONE 
color reference file, a CMYK reference file, a KX-P8420 ICM profile, is 
included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM.
When a Typical installation is performed on Windows 95 using the installer, 
ATM and fonts are automatically installed to a directory on your hard drive 
directory called Panasonic KX-P8420. When a Compact installation is 
performed, only the printer drivers appropriate to your system are installed. 
You can also select which additional files to install during a Custom 
installation procedure, or you can copy the additional files from the 
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to a directory of your choice as they are 
needed.
NOTE:
•ATM can be installed for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1, but ATM cannot 
be installed for Windows NT 4.0. Windows 3.1 users must manually copy 
the files on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to their hard drive.
Some files, such as fonts, will need to be moved to specific locations; others 
can be moved to a directory of your choice. 
Regular, bold, italic, and bold italic versions of PostScript Type 1 fonts, as 
well as TrueType fonts are provided in the PS3 Fonts folder on the 
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. These fonts correspond to the PS3 
fonts installed on your printer. To use these fonts in applications and to 
properly display them on your monitor, you will need to install them on your 
computer. For information on installing fonts, see the following section.
For a complete list of fonts included with the KX-P8420 printer, see 
Appendix A of 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.
Adobe Type Manager (ATM) is included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM. This application can be used to transfer Type 1 fonts to the 
printer’s memory or hard disk drive, or to manage fonts on the printer. 
Manual downloading of fonts not already provided on the printer eliminates 
the need for automatic downloading of fonts used by a document, which 
speeds printing. You can also:
•Install the PostScript Type 1 fonts that correspond to those installed on 
your printer
•Print using PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers
•Improve the screen display of PostScript fonts
PostScript and 
TrueType fonts
ATM (Windows 95 
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When a Typical installation is performed all the files needed to install Adobe 
ATM for Windows 95 are copied to the KX-P8420 directory. Windows 3.1 
users must manually copy the ATM files on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM to their hard drive (double-click the install.exe in the atm_31 
folder).
To install the Type 1 fonts for Windows 95:
1Click Start button and select Programs, and Adobe, 
then click Adobe Type  Manager.
2Select the desired font(s) under c:\PS3Fonts\Type1.
3Click Add button to install them.
NOTE:
•AdobeSansXMM and AdobeSerifMM under the C:\Program Files\
Panasonic KX-P8420\Atm_95\PSfonts directory cannot be installed.
To install the Type 1 fonts for Windows 3.1:
1Double-click Main icon and ATM Control Panel icon.
The ATM Control Panel window is displayed.
2Click Add.
3Double-click [PS3fonts] and [Type1].
4Select fonts you desire in the Available Fonts box.
5Click Add.
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See the Help menu of ATM for information on how to use the correct version 
for your system.
NOTE:
•ATM cannot be used to install TrueType fonts, which are also included in 
the PS3 Fonts folder. These fonts can, however, be installed on Windows 
95 and Windows NT 4.0 using the Control Panel > Fonts > File > Install 
New Font command. Windows 3.1 users can install TrueType fonts by 
double-clicking the Control Panel Fonts icon and selecting the fonts to be 
added. For additional information on installing TrueType fonts on Windows 
platforms, see the documentation that came with your system.
CMYK and PANTONE color reference pages are provided on the KX-P8420 
Driver & Utility CD-ROM in the form of downloadable PostScript files. 
n CMYK Color Reference
The CMYK Color Reference is a PostScript file (Cmyk_ref.ps), which can be 
printed using a PostScript downloader utility, such as Fiery WebDownloader 
or from DOS prompt through parallel port by copy command (ex. copy 
cmyk_ref.ps prn). If the file has not already been installed in the Panasonic 
KX-P8420 directory on your hard disk drive, you can copy it from the 
English>Clrfiles directory on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM to a 
directory of your choice.
Each of the 11 pages display swatches in graduated combinations of yellow, 
magenta, and cyan, and smaller patches that include 25%, 50%, and 75% 
black. The process colors are shown in 10% increments. You can specify 
these colors, and colors in between, in any application that allows you to 
define colors as CMYK percentages—and use the pages to see how they 
will be printed on your particular printer.
For more information about color management using the CMYK Color 
Reference, see “Choosing colors in PostScript applications” in 
Drivers and 
Utilities Reference Guide.
n PANTONE Coated Color Reference
The PANTONE Coated Color Reference is a PostScript file (Pantone.ps), 
which can be printed using a PostScript downloader utility, such as Fiery 
WebDownloader or from DOS prompt through parallel port by copy 
command (ex. copy cmyk_ref.ps prn). If the file has not already been 
installed in the Panasonic KX-P8420 directory on your hard disk drive, you 
can copy it from the English>Clrfiles directory on the KX-P8420 Driver & 
Utility CD-ROM to a directory of your choice.
Color reference 
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The PANTONE color matching system is a standard color system within the 
graphic arts and prepress industries. It specifies hundreds of spot colors, 
each identified with a unique number. Each PANTONE color is simulated on 
the printer by printing an appropriate combination of process (CMYK) 
colors. The ability to simulate PANTONE colors is a basic form of color 
management. 
You can choose PANTONE colors in any application that allows you to 
define colors as named PANTONE colors—and use the pages to see how 
they will be printed on your particular printer.
For more information about color management using the PANTONE Coated 
Color Reference, see “Choosing colors in PostScript applications” in 
Drivers 
and Utilities Reference Guide. 
						

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Removing the KX-P8420 software
Follow the instructions below to remove the KX-P8420 software from your 
Windows system:
To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows 3.1:
1From the Program Manager, double-click the Main 
icon.
2Double-click the Control Panel icon.
3Double-click the Printers icon.
4Select Panasonic KX-P8420 on LPT1 from Installed 
Printers.
5Click Remove button.
NOTE:
•Additional files must be removed manually.
To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows 95:
1Click the Start button and select 
Programs>Panasonic KX-P8420>Uninstall 
Panasonic KX-P8420.
2In the dialog box that appears, click Ye s.
3Follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE:
•To remove the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon from the Printers 
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To remove the KX-P8420 software with Windows NT 4.0:
1Click the Start button and select 
Programs>Panasonic KX-P8420>Uninstall 
Panasonic KX-P8420.
2In the dialog box that appears, click Ye s.
3Follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE:
•To remove the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon from the Printers 
window, click the icon and select Delete from the File menu. 
						

							Chapter 5
100Installing Macintosh Software
This chapter describes installing printer driver software and setting up 
printing on a Macintosh computer. Instructions for setting up additional 
software provided on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM are included at 
the end of this chapter.
Serial port printing (LocalTalk) from Macintosh computers is not supported 
by the KX-P8420 Color Printer. For instructions on how to connect your 
printer to a network, see page 69.
General steps for installing Macintosh software
The general steps for installing the KX-P8420 software from the CD and 
setting up printing on a Macintosh computer are:
•Enable Ethernet and AppleTalk from the printer’s front panel
See “Network Port Setup” on page 107 and “Network Protocol Setup” on 
page 109 for details.
•Enable AppleTalk in the Chooser on the Macintosh
•Install the Adobe PostScript printer driver
•Setup the KX-P8420 in the Chooser
•Copy font files from the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM as needed
NOTE:
•Initial Printer Setup, specifically, setting the printer’s IP address and 
subnet mask, as well as its gateway (if they are used), must be performed 
from the printer’s front panel. Additional options may be specified using 
the front panel or Fiery WebSetup.