Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

							21 Before You  Start
To prevent accidental damage to the CD-ROMs:
•Do not touch or write on the surface of the disc.
•Do not leave the disc out of the protective case.
•Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near heat sources.
•Do not place heavy objects on the disc case or drop the case.
•To clean the disc, hold the disc by its edges and wipe it from the center to 
the edges with a dry, soft cloth.
CD-ROM 
						

							 
22 Before You  Start 
To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components, 
touch a grounded metal surface, such as the printer’s bare metal frame prior 
to touching the component. 
• 
The interface connectors — SCSI, parallel, and optional network 
• 
ADF interface connector 
• 
Electrical components, connectors inside the printer, any components on 
the optional board (hard disk drive, SDRAM DIMMs, Ethernet network 
card, or Token Ring network card) 
• 
The connector pins on the optional 2nd cassette feeder for the printer
Always use a shielded cable. Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio 
interference with data.
Waste material may be dumped or incinerated under conditions which meet 
national and local environmental regulations.
Static electricity 
damage
Interface cable
Waste disposal 
method 
						

							23 Before You  Start
Features
The KX-PS8100 system is a high quality system that provides fast color 
image processing functions, including color scanning, color printing, and 
color duplicating.
The KX-PS8100 system is comprised of two components:
•Color laser printer (KX-PS8101)
•Color scanner (KX-PS8102)
The KX-PS8100 system offers you the following functions:
•Scanning
•Printing
•Digital Duplicating (using Digital Duplicator Utility or the scanner panel)
These functions are available depending on the system.
*
1Only when using Network port.*2Digital duplicating using Digital Duplicator Utility is not available.
NOTES:
•Positioning the scanner on top of the printer will conserve space.
•Each component can be used individually.
•Additional SDRAM DIMM upgrades improve performance.
n High quality
•
Resolution— Optical 600 dpi (dots per inch)
Flatbed:  30 to 9600 dpi is software selectable.
ADF:  60 to 2400 dpi is software selectable.
•Color
Full-color mode:  Maximum 16.7 million colors
Monochrome mode:  Maximum 256 grayscale levels
WindowsMacintosh
Scanning Yes Yes
Printing Yes
Yes*
1
Digital Duplicating Yes
Yes*2
Scanner function 
						

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n Image modification function
Image modification functions, such as density (gamma) adjustment, color 
adjustment, and sharpening can be used to modify an image so that it 
meets your requirements.
n High speed
•
When scanning an A4 size document:
An A4 size document can be scanned in 7.8 seconds at 300 dpi, and 15.7 
seconds at 600 dpi. (Initial time is not included. Actual time depends on 
SCSI interface and host computer.)
n Easy operation
•
Scanner driver— Easily scans full-color documents using a TWAIN 
compliant application. (Windows and Macintosh)
•In addition to the TWAIN scanner driver, the Photoshop Plug-in scanner 
driver is available using a Photoshop Plug-in compliant application. 
(Macintosh)
For additional information on scanner specifications, see page 284.
n High quality
•
Resolution— Maximum 1200 dpi *1
*1
 A minimum of 48 MB of SDRAM DIMM is required.
n High speed
•
Continuous printing on letter or A4 size paper
Full-color mode: Maximum 3.5 ppm (pages per minute) for 4 Color 
(CMYK)
Maximum 4.7 ppm for 3 Color (CMY)*
2
Monochrome mode:  Maximum 14 ppm
*
2 only when using plain paper
n Easy operation
•
Printer driver— Easily prints full-color documents.
Printer function 
						

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n Networking and client capabilities
•
Supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) protocols 
simultaneously by installing optional Ethernet Card
•Supports thicknet, twisted pair, and thinnet (via transceiver) cabling
•Ethernet support by installing optional Ethernet Card 
•Token Ring support by installing optional Token Ring Card
•SMB (Microsoft®)
•IEEE 1284 compliant, Mini-Centronics type-C parallel connection based 
on the IEEE P1284-C standard
NOTE:
•An ECP compatible parallel port is recommended for Windows® 95*1. To  
turn on the ECP mode, use the computer’s BIOS setup. Refer to the 
computer’s documentation for details.
*
1Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system (hereafter Windows 95)
n Color capabilities
ColorWise™ CRDs (color rendering dictionaries) take full advantage of the 
colors available on your printer. PostScript 3 RGB files are converted to the 
printer’s CMYK color space during processing — optimizing them for 
rendering and printing. CRDs available with the PostScript driver include: 
•Photographic
•Presentation
•Transparency
Using the PostScript driver an image’s RGB data can be also converted to 
the color space and gamut of the printer using RGB source profiles. Profiles 
available include:
•EFIRGB
•sRGB (PC)
•Apple Standard
In addition, CMYK simulation settings can be used to simulate popular 
offset printing press standards. Simulation settings include:
•SWOP
•Euroscale
•DIC 
						

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n Color management
ColorWise VisualCal™ allows experienced users to calibrate the printer for 
excellent color output — eliminating out-of-calibration color most printers 
experience over time.
ColorWise Color Adjustment provides controls for globally modifying toner 
density and brightness. 
ColorWise Business Color specifies the application of toner using a 
diffusion dither pattern, which is ideal for color fills and blends commonly 
found in charts and graphs used in business applications. 
n Fiery WebTools
Fiery WebTools are utilities that enable users to manage the printer from the 
Internet or your company’s intranet:
•Fiery WebDownloader 
•Status
•Fiery WebSetup
•Fiery WebLink
•Fiery WebSpooler 
For additional information on printer specifications, see page 286.
n High quality
•
Resolution— Resolution is set according to the selected mode.
Standard mode:  600 x 300 dpi (300 x 300 dpi for B/W Text)
Fine mode:  600 x 1200 dpi
n Image conversion function
Adjusts individual toner densities. 
Scanned colors R (red), G (green), B (blue) are converted to printed colors 
C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow), K (black) automatically.
Digital duplicator 
function 
						

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n High speed
•
Continuous full-color printing on letter size paper using ADF 
(Automatic Document Feeder)
*
1 “Text and Graphics” when using the scanner panel
*2 only when using plain paper
*3 “Photo” when using the scanner panel
n Easy operation
•
Front Key Panel— Easily duplicate documents.
n Digital duplicator utility
Includes various editing operations, such as color adjustment, 
enlargement/reduction, drawing text strings, saving the layout image, 
mirroring, and area duplicate.
For additional information on digital duplicator specifications, see page 288.
The icons in this document indicate:
:
Features and functionality which require an optional hard disk drive.
See “Installing a hard disk drive” on page 275.
:Features and functionality which require a minimum of 32 MB of SDRAM. 
See “Installing additional memory” on page 278.
:Features and functionality available to printers operating in a networked environment. 
See “Installing network cards” on page 2814 Color (CMYK)*
13 Color (CMY)*2*3
Standard mode Maximum 3.5 ppm 
(pages per minute)Maximum 4.7 ppm
Fine mode Maximum 1.8 ppm Maximum 2.4 ppm 
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System requirements
You can use the KX-PS8100 system in a networked environment and print 
from a PC compatible computer running Windows or from a Macintosh 
computer.
To operate the KX-PS8100 system effectively, see the following.
CPU:  An IBM PC or compatible computer with Pentium or 
higher (133 MHz or faster CPU is recommended.)
Operating system*
1: Windows® 3.1*2, Windows 95, Windows® 98*3 
or Windows NT® 4.0*4 *5 (Intel only)
RAM:  16 MB or more 
(More than 32 MB is recommended.)
Free disk space:  100 MB or more
Virtual memory:  16 MB or more (More than 32 MB is 
recommended.) for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
50 MB or more*
6 (More than 100 MB is
recommended.) for Windows NT 4.0
Display:  Video card that can display more than 800 x 600 dpi 
256 colors
(A video card that can display more than 32,000
colors is recommended.)
Drive: CD-ROM drive
Mouse: A mouse that is supported by Windows
*
1 See page 289 to confirm which software is applied to your operating 
system
*
2 Microsoft® Windows® operating system Version 3.1 (hereafter Windows 
3.1)
*
3 Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system (hereafter Windows 98)
*4 Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation operating system, and Microsoft® 
Windows NT® Server network operating system Version 4.0 (hereafter 
Windows NT 4.0)
*
5 Service Pack 3 or later version is required.
*6 In the Virtual Memory window, change this setting in the Initial Size box.
With a Windows 
computer 
						

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Interface:   SCSI interface requirements 
						

							30 Before You  Start
Minimum space requirements
Power source
•The voltage level of the power source must not vary more than ±10% from 
the voltage level marked on the nameplate (located on the back of the 
units).
•Do not use an extension cord.
•Do not use a line conditioner, transient suppressor or surge protector as it 
may cause a machine error.
45 cm (17.7) 
Multi-purpose tray 
opening space
* 132.5 cm (52.2) with optional 2nd cassette feeder 50 cm (19.7)
ADF opening space
111 cm (43.7)*
35 cm (13.8)
Controller board 
opening space
50 cm (19.7) 
Media tray opening 
space LeftRear
60 cm (23.6) 
Front cover opening spaceRight