Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

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To clean the paper-pick rollers:
1Slide the media tray out (you do not have to remove it) to 
allow access to the paper-pick rollers.
2Open the left side door.
3Use the green handles to pull out the paper feeder.
4Gently rotate the paper-pick rollers 180° (the paper-pick 
rollers are D-shaped) and wipe them with a lint-free 
cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol. 
						

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5a)Reinsert the paper feeder.
b)Close the left side door.
6Slide the media tray back into place.
NOTE:
•If you have a 2nd cassette feeder, you may also need to clean 
the rollers for the middle and lower media trays, which are 
accessed through the lower left side door.
a
b 
						

							213 Care and Maintenance
Life of components
The life of components will vary depending on what you print and the media 
you use and environment.
Panasonic shows life based on an average of 5% coverage of the printable 
area and standard density for any one color. 
In case of Monochrome printing, 1 color (Black only) is used. 
In case of full color printing, 4 colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) are 
used. 
The frequency of replacement will vary, depending on the complexity of the 
prints and the percentage of coverage of each color and print density. 
For details on the life of components, refer to next “User replaceable 
components”.
User replaceable components
When the printer panel indicates that a supply needs to be replaced, make 
sure that you have replacement supplies on hand. The printer may continue 
to print until the supply is completely used up; but then it stops until you 
replace the indicated supply. The frequency of replacement will vary, 
depending on the complexity of the prints and the percentage of coverage 
of each color and print density. 
						

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(Continued)
*1These figures are based on an average of 5% coverage of the printable area 
and standard density for any one color (refer to Example A below left: 
Monochrome 5% coverage).
In case of Monochrome printing, 1 color (Black only) is used. 
In case of full color printing, 4 colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) are used. 
Therefore the life of Color imaging unit is 60,000 pages at Monochrome printing 
(Black only), 15,000 pages at full color printing (4 color mode) at 5% coverage per 
color
.
NOTE:
•Each file’s coverage is measured by KX-PS8100 pixel counter on letter 
size. The coverage will differ with printers.
Printer componentPrinter panel messageAverage life
Color imaging unit*
1
Change the color imaging unit soon.
Monochrome 
57,000 pages 
or 
Color 14,250 
pages
Change the color imaging unit now.
Monochrome 
60,000 pages 
or 
Color 15,000 
pages
Print patternCoverage of the printable area (%)Life 
(pages)
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
Monochrome 5%
coverage (Example A)0 0 0 5 60,000
Full color 5% coverage 5 5 5 5 15,000
Full color 10% coverage 10 10 10 10 7,500
Full color (Example B) 4 10 19 31 4,688
Full color (Example C) 32 22 29 17 3,000
Imaging Unit wearing out
Imaging Unit 
Worn out
Example C
Example AExample B 
						

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(Continued)
*1See *1 on page 214.
*2The starter cartridges that ship with the printer have an average life of 
approximately 3,000 pages, based on an average of 5% coverage.
*
3Specialty media (Transparencies, coated paper, etc.) will result in 
shortening the life of a consumable to maintain better print quality. 
When one page is printed on this type of media, 2 pages are counted. So 
when only speciality media is used, it may reduce the life of components 
by half. When replacing the fuser unit, replace the oil supply roll as well. 
Do not insert the used oil supply roll into the new fuser unit; it may 
damage the new fuser unit.
*
4Printing a large quantity of pages with high coverage will result in the 
message “Fuser Unit wearing out” to be displayed earlier than its 
expected life. In this case, replace the fuser unit.
Printer componentPrinter panel messageAverage life
Toner cartridges*
1*2
Change the toner cartridge soon.
12,000 pages 
(Black)
or
10,000 pages 
(CMY)
Change the toner cartridge now.
Fuser unit*1 *3 (oil 
supply roll installed)
alternates with 
Change the fuser unit soon.28,500 pages
Change the fuser unit now.31,000 pages
Oil supply roll*
1 *3
Change the oil supply roll and 
cleaning pad soon.15,000 pages
Change the oil supply roll and 
cleaning pad now.15,500 pages
Low  Toner
 Toner 
Empty
Fuser Unit wearing out
*4
Oil Roll wearing out
Fuser Unit and Oil Roll 
Worn out
Cleaning pad 
enclosed
Oil Roll wearing out
Oil Roll 
Worn out 
						

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NOTE:
•If you print with high density when “Low  Toner” is displayed, you 
may get faded printout before “ Toner Empty” is displayed.
*
1When you have just replaced transfer unit, you must select Yes in the New 
Transfer Unit menu. See page 217.
Displaying the life of supplies and coverage of toner
This menu shows how much percentage of each consumable life remains to 
be used. Please note that the values shown here is just the approximate 
value and are not always correct. So the consumable wearing warning 
message might occur regardless of the displayed values.
Page Count— It shows the pages your KX-PS8100 has printed since your 
purchase of the system.
Toner Cartridge— It shows the percentage of CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW 
and BLACK toner cartridges remaining.
•CYAN : ###%Remaining
•MAGENTA : ###%Remaining
•YELLOW : ###%Remaining
•BLACK : ###%Remaining
NOTE:
•If you replace the toner cartridge before “Low  Toner” or “ 
Toner Empty” is displayed, the value of the toner cartridge remaining will 
be incorrect.
Imaging Unit— “###% remaining” shows the percentage of the life of color 
imaging unit remaining.
Printer componentPrinter panel messageAverage life
Transfer unit*
1
Change the transfer unit soon.80,000 pages
Transfer wearing out
Maintenance 
						

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Transfer Unit— It shows the percentage of the transfer unit remaining.
•###% remaining
It shows the percentage of the transfer unit remaining.
•New Transfer Unit (No/Yes)
You must select Yes when you have just replaced transfer unit. 
The life will be reset to 100% remaining by selecting Yes.
Fuser Unit— “###% remaining” shows the percentage of the fuser unit 
remaining.
Oil Roll— “###% remaining” shows the percentage of the oil roll remaining.
Last— It shows the percentage of the whole printable area covered by each 
toner in the previously printed page. This menu cannot show the value 
correctly just after the printer was turned on.
•CYAN: ###%
•MAGENTA: ###%
•YELLOW: ###%
•BLACK: ###%
Average— It shows the average percentage of the printable area of all 
pages printed covered by each toner.
•CYAN: ###%
•MAGENTA: ###%
•YELLOW: ###%
•BLACK: ###%
Image area 
						

							218 Care and Maintenance
Clearing media jams
To clear media jams in the document input area:
1a)Open the ADF top cover by lifting the cover release 
tab.
b)Remove the jammed document.
OR
a)Open the ADF top cover by lifting the cover release 
tab.
b)Open the ADF.
c)Remove the jammed document.
Scanner
a
bCover release tab
a
b c 
						

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To clear media jams in the document output area:
1a)Open the ADF tray.
b)Remove the jammed document while keeping the 
ADF tray raised.
OR
a)Open the ADF.
b)Open the exit guide.
c)Remove the jammed document.
a
b
b
c
a 
						

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If the printer has frequent media jams, make sure that you follow these 
guidelines:
•Always use high-quality laser paper and transparencies. See pages 291 
and 293.
•Make sure that you load specialty media only in the multi-purpose tray 
and that you set the media thickness switch to the correct setting for the 
media used.
If a media jam occurs, the printer panel reports “Jam at ”, where 
“” are the various sensors throughout the paper path, shown as 
A through E in the illustration below.
NOTE:
•After removing the jammed media, open and close the printer’s front 
door to clear the error message from the printer LCD panel.
Printer
2nd cassette feeder (option)
Jam in location D 
(See page 231.)
Jam in location E 
(See page 233.)
Jam in the MPT 
(See page 233.)
Jam in location A 
(See page 221.)
Jam in location B 
(See page 223.)
Jam in location C (See page 225.)