Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

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n For Macintosh users
The Panasonic KX-PS8100 has two scanner drivers, TWAIN as well as 
Photoshop Plug-in. Perform the following depending upon the scanner 
driver.
To use the TWAIN scanner driver:
1Start Mac OS.
2Run your TWAIN compliant application.
3Click the File menu, and click Import.
4Click Twain Acquire..., and go to step 5.
The Panasonic Scanner Driver and the Preview Screen are 
displayed.
To use the Photoshop Plug-in scanner driver:
1Start Mac OS.
2Run your Photoshop Plug-in compliant application.
3Click the File menu, and click Import.
4Click KX-PS8100 Scanner....
The Panasonic Scanner Driver and the Preview Screen are 
displayed.
5Place the document(s) in the ADF tray or on the scanner 
glass (see page 187-188).
6Click [Prescan] to display the document image in the 
Preview Screen and select a scanning area.
7Click [Scan].
The scanner will start scanning the document(s).
NOTE:
•For additional information, see the Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide. 
						

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Make sure the document that you wish to print has been selected.
n For Windows 3.1 users
1Click the File menu, then click Print.
The Print window is displayed.
•Make sure that “Panasonic KX-PS8100” is selected.
2Click [OK].
After several minutes, the document will be printed. Print time 
depends on the size of the document.
NOTE:
•For additional information, see the Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide.
n For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0/Macintosh users
1Click the File menu, then click Print.
The Print window is displayed.
•Make sure that “Panasonic KX-PS8100” is selected.
2Click [OK].
After several minutes, the document will be printed. Print time 
depends on the size of the document.
NOTE:
•For additional information, see the Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide.
Printing a scanned 
document 
						

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Make sure the document that you wish to save has been selected.
n For Windows 3.1 users
1Click the File menu, then click Save As....
The Save an Image to Disk window is displayed.
2Enter the File Name.
3Select the File Type.
4Click [OK].
The document will be saved.
n For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0/Macintosh users
1Click the File menu, then click Save As....
The Save an Image to Disk window is displayed.
2Enter the File Name.
3Select the File Type.
4Click [Save].
The document will be saved.
Saving a scanned 
document 
						

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Duplicating documents 
						

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NOTE:NOTE:
•Scanning a document using the flatbed (scanner glass) produces 
better quality than using the ADF. For best quality use flatbed 
scanning. 
3If you wish to make more than one duplicate, set the 
number of duplicates using numbers 0-9.
•
You can set the number of duplicates between 1 and 999.
•Clicking  will reset the number of duplicates to 1.
4If you wish to use the multi-purpose tray, perform the 
following and go to step 5.
a)  Insert the paper in the multi-purpose tray.
•
For instructions on how to insert the media in the multi-
purpose tray, see page 52.
b) Click  to select the multi-purpose tray.
•
The green indicator shows which tray has been selected.
c) Select a Media Type and a Paper Size.
5To produce a high quality duplicate(s) of the original 
document(s), perform the following by referring to the 
table below:
a)  Select an image type that corresponds to your 
original document by clicking on t at the left of 
Original Image Type box.
b) Click  .
NOTES:
•When making a duplicate of a black and white document, click   (the 
B/W Text  Start button) to make a duplicate quickly. 
•For additional information, see the Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide.
Image typeOriginal document
Color Text and Graphics Color text and graphics
Color Photo Color photo
B/W Text Text
B/W Halftone, Photo  Monochrome halftone or photo 
original 
						

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1Place the document in the ADF tray or on the scanner 
glass (see page 187-188).
2When using the multi-purpose tray, be sure to select MP 
Tr a y in the Paper Source menu (see page 205).
•
For instructions on how to set the scanner menu, see page 204.
•For instructions on how to insert the media in the multi-purpose 
tray, see page 52.
3When both printer and scanner are in the ready mode, 
press the button(s) that corresponds to your original 
document.
* For plain paper only
ButtonPrint typeOriginal document
START COLOR Text and 
Graphics Color text and graphics
MODE + START 
COLOR*Photo Color photo
START B/W B/W Text Text
MODE + START B/W B/W Halftone, 
PhotoMonochrome halftone 
or photo original
Using the scanner 
panelScanner panel
INCREASE/NEXT
MODE
READY/ERRORSTOPSTART
B/W RESET
ENTER
START
COLOR
INCREASE/NEXTSTART
COLOR/ENTER
START B/W
STOP/RESET MODE 
						

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NOTES:
•When making a color duplicate, pressing the MODE + START COLOR 
button makes a duplicate more quickly than pressing the START COLOR 
button. However, it slightly increases the toner consumption.
•When making a duplicate of a black and white document, press START 
B/W button to make a duplicate quickly. If you press START COLOR 
button, you will still get a black and white duplicate, but the process will 
take slightly longer.
•Before the printer can print after being in the Power Saver Mode [“Sleep” 
is displayed on the scanner LCD and “Ready (Sleep)” is displayed on the 
printer LCD.], it needs to warm up to heat up the fuser.
•When the scanner panel is left idle for 5 minutes, all menu settings will 
automatically return to the Menu Default. (See “Menu Default” on 
page 208)
The printer panel functions and menus
The printer panel enables you to set options and view the status of the 
printer and print jobs. This section provides information about:
•Status messages and error messages
•Main menus you can access from the printer panel
•Printing printer information pages from the printer panel
For a detailed explanation of the activity lights and buttons on the printer 
panel, see “Printer panel overview” on page 38.
When the printer is printing normally, status information about current jobs 
appears in the display window. The messages are:
•Ready—Displays while the printer is ready to print but not processing or 
printing a job.
•Printing—Displays while a job is printing.
•Processing—Displays while the job is processing.
•Canceling Job—Appears when you cancel a print job.
•Ready(Sleep)—Appears when the printer is in an Power Saver mode. 
This mode can reduce the total power consumption of the printer to less 
than 35 watts. Full power mode is restored when the printer receives a job 
or when you press the MENU/EXIT button or print a page at the printer.
Printer’s status 
messages  
						

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Before the printer can print after being in Ready(Sleep), it needs to warm up 
to heat up the fuser. The actual warm-up time depends on how long the 
printer has been in Power Saver mode. If the printer has been in 
Ready(Sleep) Power Saver mode for a long time, the warm-up period will be 
longer.
If there is a printing problem, the Error indicator will be on, and an error will 
appear in the display window. For information about error messages, see 
“Printer LCD panel” on page 248.
The table below describes the printer’s main menus. 
•Press the MENU/EXIT button to access the menus. 
•Press the s/CONTINUE or Ú/CANCEL button to scroll through the 
menus. 
Some of these menus (Parallel Port Setup, Network Port Setup, and 
Network Protocol Setup) are used to configure the printer’s initial Setup, 
which must be completed before users can send jobs to the printer. For 
information on performing the initial Setup from the printer panel, see 
page 145.
The Main menus are displayed in the upper line of the printer panel, and the 
Selection menus are displayed in the lower line. 
Main menusTo specifyNotes
Test Page Printing one of three sample 
pages, stored in the printer’s 
ROM: PS Font List, Test Print, 
and Configuration page.See page 202
Printer’s error 
messages
Printer’s main 
menus
MENU
/EXIT
CONTINUE CANCELENTERREADY
ERROR
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Check And Print* 
1 
Printing additional copies of a 
Check and Print job after the 
initial Check and Print copy has 
been printed. Specify the 
number of additional copies of 
the job to print using the Check 
and Print screens from the 
printer panel. For Macintosh, 
see Chapter 1 of 
Part 3 in  
Utilities 
and Drivers 
Reference Guide 
.
For Windows, see 
Chapter 2 of Part 
3 in  
Utilities and 
Drivers 
Reference Guide 
.
Bias Adjustment Toner densitySee Chapter 7 
“Color 
Calibration”.
Visual Calibration Color calibration of the printerSee Chapter 7 
“Color 
Calibration”.
Color Adjustment Toner density and brightnessSee Chapter 7 
“Color 
Calibration”.
Maintenance Display the remaining 
percentage of each of the 
consumables. 
• 
Page Count 
• 
Toner Cartridge 
• 
Imaging Unit 
• 
Transfer Unit 
• 
Fuser Unit 
• 
Oil RollSee page 216
Image Area The amount of the last printed 
page covered by toner, for all 
toner colors. 
The average amount of the 
printed page covered by toner, 
for all toner colors since a toner 
cartridge replacement. See page 217
Power Saver Enable entering Power Saver 
mode which can reduce the total 
power consumption of the 
printer to less than 35 watts.See page 146 
Main menus
To specifyNotes
 
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* 
1 
 This menu is available only on printers with a hard disk drive. 
						

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Parallel Port 
SetupEnable printing through the 
parallel port, set parallel port 
timeout, specify data mode.
•Parallel Port Setup
Enable Parallel ?
Timeout
Data ModeSee page 146
Network Port 
SetupSpecify Ethernet or Token Ring 
settings for network connections 
to the printer.
•Ethernet Setup
Ethernet Speed
•Token Ring Setup
Token Ring Speed
Max. Frame Size
Source Routing
Req. All Route
Resp. All RouteSee page 146
Network Protocol 
SetupSpecify settings for network 
protocols, including TCP/IP, 
AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX.
•TCP/IP Setup
Enable TCP/IP ?
Ethernet IP Address 
or Token Ring IP Address*
1
Ethernet Subnet Mask
or Token Ring Subnet Mask*1
Gateway Address
•AppleTalk Setup
Enable AppleTalk ?
AppleTalk Zone
•IPX/SPX Setup
Enable IPX/SPX ?See page 148
Language Specify the language of the LCD 
text, and the language used in 
the Test, Configuration, and 
Calibration pages.See page 150
Reset Queues*
2Clear all jobs from queues and 
clear the Job Log.See page 150
Main menusTo specifyNotes
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*
1These menus are available when using Token Ring network card.
*2This menu is available only on printers with a hard disk drive.