Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Subnet Mask—  If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the 
following values:
•255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128
•255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191
•255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191
Be sure to confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator 
before proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from 
those listed.
Enable on Token Ring— Enable this option if you have a TCP/IP network 
connected to the printer over Token Ring. If you use Token Ring, enabling 
TCP/IP for Token Ring is required for enabling the Fiery WebTools.
IP Address— Enter KX-PS8100 IP address for Token Ring. The printer is 
shipped with the IP address set to the loopback address, (127.0.0.1)
 which 
is an internal address used for network checking. If you plan to print with 
TCP/IP, you must first assign the printer a unique network IP address. For 
information about setting up printing with TCP/IP, see “Connecting the 
Printer to a Network” on page 70.
Subnet Mask— If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the 
following values:
•255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128
•255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191
•255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191
Be sure to confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator 
before proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from 
those listed.
Gateway— If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the 
gateway plan to print to the printer using TCP/IP, enter the gateway address 
here. By default, the loopback address, 127.0.0.1, is set. Obtain the correct 
gateway address from your network administrator.
Enable AppleTalk— Enable this option if you have an AppleTalk network 
connected to the printer. This setting enables the printer to communicate 
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Select Zone—  The printer searches the network for AppleTalk zones in 
your network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in 
which you want the printer to appear. If your segment has only one zone, 
the printer is assigned to that zone automatically.
If no AppleTalk zone can be found, your network may have no defined 
zones, or else the network cable has not been connected (see page 70). 
Choose [OK].
Select Frames— Click the Select Frames button to specify IPX frames 
used with NetWare. See your network administrator to verify which frame 
type to choose.
In the IPX Frames window, select frames and use the Add and Remove 
buttons to specify the selected frames.
n PServer Setup tab
IPX (Novell NetWare) options are set in the PServer Setup tab.
You can modify both NetWare 3.x (Bindery) and NetWare 4.x (NDS) 
configurations from Fiery WebSetup. Turn on the Enable NDS option if your 
network uses NetWare 4.x in native mode. Click Bindery Setup if your 
network uses NetWare 3.x or uses NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation mode.  
						

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NOTE:
•If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up 
NDS after Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup. If your network uses both 
NDS and Bindery, including using NetWare 4.x servers in bindery 
emulation, the KX-PS8100 cannot service NDS and bindery emulation 
servers on the same NDS tree.
PServer Setup (NetWare Services)
The Enable PServer mode option must be turned on if you have a Novell 
server connected. You can change the PServer Poll Interval and modify 
either Bindery Setup or NDS Configuration.
NOTE:
•To enable PServer mode you must first select a frame type. See “Select 
Frames” on page 162.
A) PServer Setup (NDS Configuration)
In initial setup, the KX-PS8100 was connected to the network and an NDS 
directory tree, with a Printer, a Print Server, and one or more Print Queue 
objects for KX-PS8100 jobs was configured (see page 87). You can make 
any changes to that setup through WebSetup. To modify NDS Setup you 
may need permission to browse the NDS tree. If access to the Print Server 
is restricted, you’ll need a login password.
Note that the terms NetWare server, Novell server, and IPX server are in 
common use and are used here interchangeably to mean the server on an 
IPX network running Novell NetWare networking software.
To set up the NDS configuration:
1Check the Enable NDS check box.
NDS has already been enabled. Uncheck this box only to remove 
NDS support.
2Click [Change\Trees] to open the Add NDS Tree 
window.
You can have only one NDS tree, so the following process is 
required to change trees.
3Select the current NDS tree and click [Remove]. 
						

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4Select the new NDS tree and click [Add].
Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous 
tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are 
also current Bindery settings, you are alerted that they will be 
deleted. If you continue with NDS Setup, you can replace Bindery 
settings afterwards. To exit NDS Setup, choose [Cancel].
5Click [OK].
The Select login user window appears.
6Select the User Login object from the display in the 
Select Login User window. 
7Enter a password if necessary.
8Click [Next].
The Select Print Server window appears.
9Select the print server from the display in the Select 
Print Server window.
10Enter a password if necessary.
11Click [OK].
The Select Print Queue root window appears.
12Select the print queue root from the display in the Select 
Print Queue Root window.
13Enter a password if necessary.
14Click [Finish].
The NDS Configuration window reappears, showing the new 
settings. 
15Click [OK].
You return to WebSetup window.
16Click [Save]. 
						

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B) PServer Setup (Bindery Setup)
Use Bindery Setup if you have already configured one or more bindery 
servers (file servers running NetWare 3.x or NetWare 4.x in bindery 
emulation) with a Print Server and a Print Queue for KX-PS8100 jobs (see 
page 87). Before entering bindery settings, be sure the KX-PS8100 is 
connected to the network and the NetWare file server is running. You’ll need 
a login name, and, if access to the file server or print server is restricted, 
you’ll need a login password.
NOTE:
•The terms NetWare server, Novell server, and IPX file server are in 
common use and are used here interchangeably to mean the server on 
an IPX network running Novell NetWare networking software.
Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle KX-PS8100 
print jobs, Bindery Setup allows you to add or delete new file server 
connections and view the connections you have selected.
To set up the Bindery Setup:
1Click the [Bindery\Setup] button to display the Add 
Connections window.
The Novell Setup window appears.
2Click the server you want to add.
3Click [Add].
The Add Server window appears.
4Enter your user name and password.
5Click [Next].
The Add Server window shows a list of print servers you can add.
6Select a print server from the list on the left.
7Enter a password if a password is required.
8Click [Finish].
You return to the main Novell Setup window.
The print server you selected in the step 6 appears.
9Click [OK].
You return to WebSetup window. 
						

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10Click [Save].
n Service Setup tab
The Service Setup tab is used to set Windows Printing Service options. 
Windows Printing Service enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which 
supports peer-to-peer printing, also known as Windows (WINS) or SMB 
printing. 
Enable Windows Printing Service—  Enable this option to enable SMB 
(Server Message Block), the file and printer sharing protocol built into 
Windows. Enabling SMB allows the KX-PS8100 to be listed on the network 
so that Windows clients can print to a particular print connection (Hold, 
Print, or Direct) on the KX-PS8100 without any other networking software. 
For information on how to set up a Windows client for Windows printing, see 
pages 91 and 93.
Windows (SMB) printing runs over TCP/IP, so TCP/IP must be configured 
on all the KX-PS8100 and on workstations that use Windows printing.
Server Name— The server name is the name that will appear on the 
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NOTES:
•Lowercase characters are not allowed.
•Each printer should have a different server name, if several KX-PS8100 
printers are connected to the same network.
Comment— Server comments (optional) can contain information about the 
printer.
Domain Workgroup— Enter the workgroup or domain you want the 
KX-PS8100 to appear in.
NOTE:
•Lowercase characters are not allowed to enter.
Use WINS  Server— Select to use a WINS name server. Broadcasts from 
SMB devices cannot be routed beyond their original network segment 
without a WINS name server. Setting up the WINS name server is outside 
the scope of this manual. To find out if a name server is available, contact 
your network administrator.
IP Address— Enter the IP address of the WINS Server.
NOTE:
•The Enable LPD Printing Service and Enable Web Services options are 
not in effect for the KX-PS8100. 
						

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In Printer Setup, you specify PostScript printing option settings from the 
PS Setup tab.
To set PostScript printing options:
Click the [Printer\Setup] Button.
n PS Setup tab
The options that you can set from the PS Setup tab are described below.
Print to PS Error— Specify whether the KX-PS8100 should print the 
available portion of a print job when it encounters a PostScript error. Select 
Yes to print an extra page with PostScript error messages. Select No to 
cancel the job entirely whenever a PostScript error is encountered.
NOTE:
•In some cases, the extra page may be printed even when No is selected.
Cover Page— Specify whether the KX-PS8100 prints a cover (job 
summary) page at the end of each print job. If you select Yes, each print job 
is followed by a page containing the name of the user who sent the job, the 
document name, the server name, the time the job was printed, the number 
of pages printed, and the status of the job. If a PostScript error occurs, and 
the Print to PS Error option is set to Yes, an error message takes the place 
of the job status.
Printer Setup 
						

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NOTE:
•Some information may not be printed depending on the operating system 
on which a job is printed.
When you have finished specifying settings from Fiery WebSetup, click 
Save, and then close the Fiery WebSetup window by clicking the X in the 
top-right corner of the window. The Reboot window appears, and you are 
asked whether to reboot the computer or not. Select Yes to reboot the 
printer and initialize the new settings.
Saving your 
settings and 
exiting 
Fiery WebSetup 
						

							Chapter 7
170Color Calibration
Output from color print devices is subject to changes in temperature and 
humidity, and is prone to drift over time, with a resulting loss in color 
predictability. Where color accuracy and consistency are crucial, regular 
calibration of the KX-PS8100 is necessary. The color output of your 
KX-PS8100 color printer is adjusted using three different methods: Bias 
Adjustment, VisualCal, and ColorWise Color Adjustment.
•Bias Adjustment
Used to adjust the overall color density. The overall density is changed 
slightly as the number of printed pages increases. If you think color output 
has become too dark or too bright compared to previously printed pages, 
perform the Bias Adjustment. 
It is also recommended that you perform the Bias Adjustment after 
replacing the color imaging unit and/or the toner cartridge(s).
•VisualCal
Used to optimize the printer’s range of color density and to adjust gray 
balance. If you think the gray color in a printed image does not appear to 
be a pure gray, perform the VisualCal after performing the Bias 
Adjustment.
•Color Adjustment
Used to adjust the overall brightness of color output and saturation of 
each color. Perform the Color Adjustment after the Bias Adjustment and 
VisualCal calibration to adjust color output to your preference.
The following sections describe how to use these methods to adjust the 
color production of your printer.