Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

							31 Before You  Start
Unpacking
Make sure that all of the items shown below were provided and have not 
been damaged. Report damage or shortages to the reseller from which the 
units were purchased. Page 2 includes an area for recording important 
information such as the name of reseller, serial numbers, and date of 
purchase.
NOTE:
•Save the original cartons and packing materials for future shipping and 
transporting of the units. They have been specifically designed to protect 
the equipment during shipment.
1.Scanner
2.ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
3.Power cord
Scanner box
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1.  
Printer (color imaging unit, fuser unit and media tray are included.)  
2.  
Toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow)  
3.  
Power cord  
4.  
SCSI cable (for connection between the scanner and the printer)  
5.  
Guide pins (2)  
6.  
KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc1
(includes Printer driver & Utility)  
7.  
KX-PS8100 CD-ROM Disc2
(includes Scanner driver & Utility, Operating Manuals and Acrobat 
Reader)  
8.  
CorelDRAW Select Edition (CD-ROM Disc1, 2)  
9.  
Color Calibration Card  
10.  
Setup Manual (The manuals in other languages may also be included.)  
11.  
ID maintenance administrator password (sheet)
Printer box
23
46
57
8
1
910
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Part names
n Front side view
n Rear side view
ADF top cover (See page 210.)
Document guides (See page 187.)
Scanner panel (See pages 35 and 196.) ADF 
(See pages 47 
and 186.)
Scanner glass
(See page 186.)ADF tray (See page 187.)
Power switch
(See page 68.)
Scanner
Scanner lock
(See page 44.)
ADF connector
(See page 48.)
SCSI ID NO. and terminator switches
(See page 66.)
ADF cable
(See page 48.)
SCSI connector [SCSI B]
(See pages 60-62 and 65.)AC inlet
(See pages 62-64.)
SCSI connector [SCSI A]
(See pages 60-62 and 65.) 
						

							 
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n  
 Front side view  
n  
 Rear side view
Printer
Printer panel (See pages 38 and 197.)
Right side door 
(See pages 43, 232 and 
269.)
Output tray 
(See page 41.)
Fuser (See pages 215 and 226.)
Color imaging unit (See pages 40 and 214.)Front door (See page 40.)
Media tray 
(See page 49.)
Slot cover for optional network card (See page 282.) 
[Network card*1 (See page 70)]
Multi-purpose tray (MPT) 
(See page 52.)
Left side door 
(See page 52.)
[Media thickness switch*
2 
(See page 52.)]
*2Accessible by opening the 
left side doorParallel interface
connector 
(See page 64.)AC inlet
(See pages 62-64.)
Power switch
(See page 68.)
SCSI connector
(See pages 61 and 65.)*1Some of the KX-PS8100 models have an 
Ethernet card already installed.
SCSI ID NO. and terminator switches 
(See page 66.) 
						

							35 Before You  Start
Scanner panel overview
This section describes the functions of the scanner panel, illustrated below:
The scanner LCD has two 20-character lines to display the scanner’s or 
duplicator’s status/error messages or the duplicator’s menu settings. When 
the duplicator is ready, “Ready” with duplicate settings such as number of 
copy, density setting is displayed.
The activity light indicates the status of the scanner. It has the following 
meanings:
*
1 Blinking with an interval of approximately 1.7 seconds
*2 Blinking with an interval of approximately 0.9 second
*3 Blinking with an interval of approximately 0.7 second
This lightIndicates
READY/ERROR indicator—
• The READY indicator (green)
ON: the scanner is ready for operation.
Blinking: the scanner is initializing or scanning.
• The ERROR indicator (orange)
ON: an internal error (Call for Service Error) has 
occurred.
Blinking: user correctable error such as ADF jam has 
occurred.
StatusREADY Indicator
(green)ERROR Indicator
(orange)
Diagnosing…/Initializing…
Blinking*
1OFF
Ready ON OFF
Scanning
Blinking*
2OFF
Scanning (for duplicate)
Blinking*
3OFF
Printing (for duplicate)
Blinking*
1OFF
User Correctable Error OFF Blinking
Call for Service Error OFF ON
LCD (Liquid 
Crystal Display) 
panel
INCREASE/NEXT
MODE
READY/ERRORSTOPSTART
B/W RESET
ENTER
START
COLOR
Activity light
READY/ERROR 
						

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The scanner panel’s  buttons h ave the  foll owing meanings:
This  buttonIndicates
Buttons
INCREASE/NEXT
MODE 
						

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STOP/RESET button —
Pressing this button:
• Exits the Menu mode.
• Stops the duplicating process. 
(However, it does not stop immediately because 
of data processing.)
• (When the number of duplicates is not 1) 
Sets the number of duplicates as 1.
• (When the number of duplicates is 1) 
Resets the scanner panel settings to the Menu 
Default setting (when “Ready” is displayed). 
• (When error messages such as “Memory 
Overflow” is displayed) 
Recover from an error situation.
START B/W button —
• When a document is placed in the ADF tray or 
on the scanner glass, pressing this button 
makes a black and white duplicate, regardless 
of the color of the document.
START COLOR/ENTER button —
• When the scanner is ready and a document is 
placed in the ADF tray or on the scanner glass, 
pressing this button makes a duplicate of the 
document. If the original is a color document, a 
color duplicate is created.
• In the Menu mode, after changing a selection, 
pressing this button activates a selection. A “*” 
appears to the left of the selection.
This buttonIndicates
STOP
START
B/W
START
COLOR 
						

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Printer panel overvi ew
This lightIndicates
LCD (Liquid 
MENU
READY
ERROR 
						

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The printer panel’s buttons have the following meanings:
This buttonIndicates
MENU/EXIT button—
• When the printer is ready, pressing this 
button enters the Menu mode.
• Pressing this button exits the Menu mode.
/CANCEL button—
• Pressing this button cancels the data in 
the printer.
• When the printer is in the Menu mode, 
pressing this button:
—Displays the previous menu, item or 
selection. 
—Decreases the current numerical value of 
the selection.
—Moves the cursor to left.
s/CONTINUE button—
• When the printer is in the Menu mode, 
pressing this button:
—Displays the next menu, item or selection.
—Increases the current numerical value of 
the selection.
• When the Semi Automatic Duplex option is 
selected in the printer driver, press this 
button to print on the opposite side of 
page. (See the 
Utilities and Drivers 
Reference
 Guide.)
ENTER button—
This button is effective only when the printer 
is in the Menu mode. Pressing this button:
—Enters a sub - menu.
—Activates a selection.
Buttons
MENU
/EXIT
CANCEL
t
CONTINUE
ENTER 
						

							Chapter 2
40Setup
This chapter describes setting up the KX-PS8100 system, connecting it to a 
computer, and powering on the printer. 
Setting up the printer
The general steps for setting up the printer are:
•“Preparing the color imaging unit” on page 40
•“Setting up the output tray” on page 41
•“Installing the toner cartridges” on page 42
After you have unpacked the printer and located it on a flat, stable surface, 
you need to set it up.
To prepare the color imaging unit:
1Open the printer’s front door.
Preparing the color 
imaging unit