Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting up the printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Preparing the color imaging unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting up the output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Installing the toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting up the scanner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Unlocking the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Installing the scanner on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Installing the Automatic Document Feeder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Margins and print area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Loading media in the multi-purpose tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Connecting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Digital Color Imaging System (DCIS) standard system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Connecting the scanner to a computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Connecting the printer to a local port of a PC  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
DCIS stand alone system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Setting the SCSI ID number and terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Power on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Printing a Test Print from the printer panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Network connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Ethernet network connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Token Ring network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Setting up TCP/IP printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Setting up the printing environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
UNIX server print queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Verifying the TCP/IP network connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Setting up TCP/IP clients for running Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Printing and administering print jobs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Setting up IPX (Novell) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Overview of IPX printing to the KX-PS8100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Configuring the NetWare server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Setting up a KX-PS8100 print queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Setting up NetWare Windows clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers 
on an IPX (Novell) network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Setting up Windows 95 clients for SMB printing . . . . . . . . . . .91
Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing . . . . . . . .93
General steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Installing the software for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Completing the connection for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows 95  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Chapter 2
Setup
Chapter 3
Connecting 
the Printer 
to a Network
Chapter 4
Installing 
Software for 
Windows  
						

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Installing the software to Windows 98  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Installing the scanner driver, utilities and PostScript printer driver. . . . . . .103
Installing the software for Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Completing the connection for Windows NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . .120
Installing the software for Windows 3.1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Specifying installed devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Completing the connection for Windows 3.1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Installing the scanner driver and utilities for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Installing additional software for Windows users  . . . . . . . . .130
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
ATM (Windows 95 and Windows 3.1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Color reference pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Installing the bundled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Removing the KX-PS8100 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
General steps for installing Macintosh software . . . . . . . . . .136
Installing Macintosh printing software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Setting up the KX-PS8100 in the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Installing the KX-PS8100 ColorSync profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Installing the scanner driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Using the TWAIN scanner driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Using the Photoshop Plug-in scanner driver  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Installing additional software for Macintosh users  . . . . . . . .144
Adobe Type Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Initial Setup from the printer panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Power Saver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Parallel Port Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Network Port Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Network Protocol Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Language Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Reset Queues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Chapter 4
Installing 
Software for 
Windows 
Chapter 6
Setup from 
the Printer 
Panel and 
WebSetup
Chapter 5
Installing 
Software for 
Macintosh  
						

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Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Setting up Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Accessing Fiery WebSetup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Printer Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Saving your settings and exiting Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Bias adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
VisualCal, 30% match calibration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Calibrating the printer using VisualCal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Resetting the VisualCal calibration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Color adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Resetting the color adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Before operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Acceptable documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Unacceptable documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Placing documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Scanning documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Printing a scanned document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Saving a scanned document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Duplicating documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Using the Digital Duplicator Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Using the scanner panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
The printer panel functions and menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Printer’s status messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Printer’s error messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Printer’s main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Printing pages from the printer panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
The scanner panel functions and menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Scanner’s status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Scanner’s error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Scanner’s main menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Scanner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Life of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
User replaceable components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Displaying the life of supplies and coverage of toner . . . . . .216
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Image area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Chapter 7
Color 
Calibration 
Chapter 8
Basic 
Operations 
Chapter 9
Care and 
Maintenance 
Chapter 6
Setup from 
the Printer 
Panel and 
WebSetup 
						

							14
Clearing media jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . .218
Chapter 10
Appendix
Chapter 9 
						

							15
For Your  Safety
General
Warning
•
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any 
type of moisture.
Cautions
•
Do not open covers and do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Refer 
servicing to qualified personnel.
•Avoid contact with the rotating rollers when the ADF top cover is open.
Power source
Warning
•
The power source voltage of this unit is listed on the nameplate. Only plug 
the unit into an outlet with the proper voltage.
•When you operate this equipment, the outlet should be near the 
equipment and accessible.
•To ensure safe operation the AC cord supplied must be inserted into 
standard three-prong AC outlet which is effectively grounded (earthed) 
through the normal wiring.
•The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the 
power point is grounded (earthed) and that the installation is completely 
safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding 
(earthing) of the power point, consult a qualified electrician.
•If the plug cannot be inserted into the AC outlet, contact a licensed 
electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded (earthed) one. 
Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding (earthing) plug (ex. do not use 
a conversion plug).
Laser safety
Caution
•
This printer utilizes a laser. Use of controls or adjustments or 
performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result 
in hazardous radiation exposure.
Ozone release
Warning
•
Make sure that the printer is installed in a well ventilated room so as not to 
increase density of ozone in the air. Since ozone is heavier than air, it is 
recommended that air at floor level be ventilated. 
						

							16 For Your  Safety
Light source
•Do not look directly at the light source lamps of the scanner when 
scanning as this may be harmful to your eyes.
Moving the units
The scanner weighs approximately 22.5 kg {49.5 lbs.} and the printer 
weighs approximately 49.5 kg {108.9 lbs.}. They must be handled by two 
people. Turn the power off and remove the power cords when handling the 
units. 
						

							17 For Your  Safety
Caution labels 
CLASS
KLASSE
CLASSE
CLASE1 LASER PRODUCT
1 LASER PRODUKT
1 LASER PRODUIT
1 LÁSER PRODUCTO
CAUTION:
HOT SURFACE INSIDE
CAUTION:HOT SURFACE BELOWATTENTION:SURFACE CHAUDE CI-DESSOUSVORSICHT:HEIßE OBERFLÄCHE DARUNTERATENCION:SUPERFICIE CALIENTE ABAJO
ATTENTION:SURFACE
CHAUDE
CI-INTERIEUR
VORSICHT:HEISSE FLÄCHE
INTERN
ATENCION:SUPERFICIE
CALIENTE
EN EL INTERNO
CAUTION:HOT SURFACE
INSIDE
ATTENTION:
Rayonnement laser invisible
dangereux en cas
douverture et lorsque
la sécurité est neutralisée.
EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE
AU FAISCEAU.
VARNING:
Osynlig laser-
strålning när denna
del är öppnad och
spärrar är
urkopplade.
STRÅLEN
ÄR FARLIG.VARO!:
Näkymätöntä
avattaessa ja
suojalukitus
ohitettaessa olet
alttiina lasersäteilylle.
ÄLÄ KATSO
SÄTEESEEN.VARNING:
Osynlig laserstrålning
när denna del är
öppnad och spärren är
urkopplad.
BETRAKTA EJ
STRÅLEN. ADVARSEL:
Usynlig laserstråling
ved åbning når
sikkerhedsafbrydere
er ude af funktion.
UNDGÅ 
UDSÆTTELSE FOR
STRÅLING. PELIGRO:
Cuando se abre y se
invalida el bloqueo, se
producen radiaciones
invisibles de láser.
EVÍTESE LA
EXPOSICIÓN
A TALES RAYOS. DANGER:
Invisible laser radiation
when open and interlock
defeated.
AVOID DIRECT
EXPOSURE TO BEAM.CAUTION:
Invisible laser radiation
when open and 
interlocks defeated.
AVOID EXPOSURE
TO BEAM.VORSICHT:
Unsichtbare Laserstrahlung,
wenn Abdeckung geöffnet
und Sicherheitsverriegelung
überbrückt.
NICHT DEM STRAHL
AUSSETZEN.
ADVARSEL:
Usynlig laserstråling
når deksel åpnes og
sikkerhedslas brytes.
UNNGÅ
EKSPONERING
FOR STRÅLEN.
(220–240 VAC equipment)
Laser diode properties
Laser output : 5 mW max
Wavelength : 780 nm
Emission duration : Continuous 
						

							18 For Your  Safety
FOR USERS IN U.K.
IMPORTANT:
FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY
Both the printer and scanner are supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug each for your safety and 
convenience. 
A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the 
replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362.
Check for the ASTA mark   or the BSI mark   on the body of the fuse.
If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. 
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A 
replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer.
IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME 
THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. 
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED 
INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET.
If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below. 
If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code.
Green-and-Yellow: Earth Blue: Neutral  Brown: Live
As the colours of the wire in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured 
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.
The wire which is coloured GREEN-AND-YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which 
is marked with the letter E or by the Earth symbol   or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND-
YELLOW.
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the 
letter N or coloured BLACK.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with 
the letter L or coloured RED.
How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.
ASA
LN
SCREWDRIVER
FUSE COVER
FUSE
FOR USERS IN AUSTRALIA
 This mark shows that the product complies with AS/NZS 3548.
N52 
						

							Chapter 1
19Before You Start
Before you set up your new system, please read the following information.
Cautions
To avoid problems, do not use the equipment under the following conditions:
•Direct exposure to sunlight
•Extremely high or low temperature [temperature range: 10˚C to 32.5˚C 
(50˚F to 90.5˚F)]
•Extremely high or low humidity (humidity range: 20% to 80% RH)
•Condensation due to rapid change of temperature
•Areas of poor ventilation
•Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration (solvent etc.)
•Unstable or unlevel surfaces 
						

							20 Before You  Start
•Directly in front of air conditioning vents
•Liquids near the equipment
•Liquid spills can cause severe damage.
•Too much media/document which exceeds the limit mark (     ) on the 
guide of the tray.
•Front/right/left doors opened while the printer is operating; it may cause a 
media jam.
•Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner. It may damage the printer.
Not genuine toner