Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto LN17 del fabbricante HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Order Number: EK–LN17P–UG. A0 2 Digital Equ ipment Co rpo ration Maynard, Massa chusetts kug-titl Page 1 Thur sday, March 6, 1997 4:42 PM.
Second Printing, M ay 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its product in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent.
T able of Contents i LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide ❖ i Chapter 1 LN17 Printer Qu ick Tour ...... ............. ............. ............ .......... 1-1 LN17 and LN17ps P rinter Models ...... ................ ................ ... 1-3 How Much o f This Bo ok Must I Read ? .
Table of Contents ii ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Optional Fe atures ....... ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 1-9 PostScript Option ............ ............ ............. ............. ............. 1-9 Duplex Printi ng .
Table of Contents LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide ❖ iii Using the Mai lb ox/Collato r ........... ............. ............. ........... 2-19 Printing to th e Mailbox/Colla tor ................ ............ ........ 2-20 Password Protecting Jobs .
Table of Contents iv ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide DECprint Su pervisor (DCPS) Software ........ ............. ............. 4-4 Chapter 5 Using the Hard Drive/ Dow nloa ding Fonts ........ ............. 5-1 Hard Drive C onsiderations ......
Table of Contents LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide ❖ v Duplex Module ........ ............. ............. ............. ............ ........ C-21 Installing the Duplex Mo dule ........ ............. ............ ........ C-21 Removing the Duplex M odule .
vi ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Raster Resol uti on .. ... ............. ............. ............. ............ .......... G-6 Appendix H Environmental Specifications ............ ............. ............. ..... H- 1 EPA Energy Star ...
Chapter 1 Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-1 LN17 Printer Quick T our C h a p t e r 1 LN17 and LN17ps Prin ter Models ........... ............. ............. ... 1-3 How Much o f This Book Must I Re ad? .......... ............ .......... 1-4 Printer Component s .
LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Optional Features .... ............. ............. ............. ............ .......... 1-9 PostScript Op tion . ............. ............ ............. ............. ............. 1-9 Duplex Printing .
LN17 Printer Quick Tour Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-3 LN17 and LN17ps Printer Models This boo k is for use with both the D igital LN17 and LN17ps High Performanc e Net w ork Printers.
LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide How Much of This Book Must I Read? Y ou do not have to read any of this gui de to use your LN17 printer . The LN17 pr inter is ready to go after yo u set it up followin g the instructio ns in the Setting Up Gu ide .
LN17 Printer Quick Tour Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-5 Printer Components The majo r printe r compon ents are indicated below . Figur e 1.1 Major pr in ter components Fr ont View A Control.
LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Special Featur es Several features have been designed into the LN17 printer to enhance yo ur printin g environmen t. Using the p rinter’ s Control Pa nel menu syste m, you can t ailor printer setting s to match your pr inting requireme nts.
Special Features Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-7 Edge to Edge Printing For those instances when you need to pr int PCL 5e Emulati on (hereafter referred to as PCL ) jobs all the way to the edge of the pa ge, turn o n the Edge to E d ge option in the PCL Emulat Menu.
Special Features 1-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide State Saving When you a re printing bot h PostScript a nd PCL jobs, the printer cle ars any dow nloaded f onts, macro s, and PostScrip t headers when it switch es between P ostScript and PCL 5e Emulation.
Optional Features Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-9 Optional Featur es Several optio nal features are availabl e to enha nce your printing capabi lities. PostScript Option Instal ling the Po stScript o ption adds P ostScript Lev el 2 capabil ity and a d ditional memor y to yo ur printer .
Optional Features 1-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Collating and Of fsetting T wo optiona l ou tpu t tray s are av ai la bl e fo r the LN17 printer that pr ovide a second o utput destination for your pri nt jobs. Send yo ur print job to the standard ou tput tray or eithe r optional output tray .
LN17 Printer Quick Tour Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-11 Memory Considerations In today’ s printi ng environments, te chnologie s ha ve advanced greatly .
Memory Considerations 1-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T able 1.2 Minimu m memo ry requir ements for prin ti ng one-sided jobs at 600 x 600 d pi and at 1200 x 600 dp i Option Settin gs 600.
LN17 Printer Quick Tour Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-13 Maintaining the Printer Maintainin g the printer in good operating c ondition is essential to havi ng a reli ab le , we ll -running machi n e. Cleaning the Printer For optimum performan ce, do not place the printer ne ar vents or dust-produ cing eq uipment.
Maintaining the Printer 1-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/ Bias T ransfer Roll The Fuser Cart ridge and Bias T ransfer Roll (BTR) have expected useful lives o f 200,000 pr ints.
LN17 Printer Quick Tour Chapter 1: LN17 Printer Quick Tour ❖ 1-15 T echnical Support If you are unab le to resolv e a prin tin g prob le m using the instructio ns in Chapter 6: T roublesho oting , contact the dealer from which you boug ht yo ur prin ter or con tac t Digital.
LN17 Printer Quick Tour 1-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T ransporting the Printer When transporting the printer more than a short d istance, use the origin al shippin g box and packagi ng materials.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-1 Paper Handling C h a p t e r 2 Selecting Pa per ........ ............. ............. ............. ............ .......... 2-3 Storing Pape r ... ............. ............. ............. ............. .....
Paper Handling 2-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Using the Mailb ox/Collator ..... ............. ............. ............. .... 2-19 Printing to t he Mailbox/Colla tor ............ ............. ............. .... 2-20 Password Protectin g Jo bs .
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-3 Selecting Paper T able 2.1 li sts the size pa per , envelo pes, and o ther print media you can use with all LN17 printer input and output trays. Usin g sizes othe r than tho se listed b elow , or p aper no t recommended for laser printers, may result in paper jams.
Selecting Paper 2-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Storing Paper The LN17 printer’ s print quality is opti mized wh en pap er and other print media are properly stored. Proper storage ensures optimum prin t quality a nd trouble-free printer option s.
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-5 Using the Main T ray or Lower T ray Paper and ot her pr int media are loaded int o the main and lower tra y s identic ally . Refer to T able 2.1 on pa ge 2-3 for accepta ble paper size s. • The main tray holds 250 sheets of 75 g /m 2 ( 20 lb) paper .
Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray 2-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Drilled Paper (Simplex or Duplex) Caution Do not lo ad the main tray or lower tray d uring printing.
Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-7 Adjusting the Main T ray f o r Paper Size Figure 2.2 Main tray paper adj ustment guides A End guide A B End guide B C Wid th guide D Size lock button End guides (A) and (B) slide to fit the length of the paper .
Using the Main Tray or Lower Tray 2-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Adjusting the Lower T ray fo r Paper Size Figure 2.3 Lower tray paper adjustment guides A End guide B Wid th guide The end guide (A) slides to fit the length of th e paper .
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-9 Using the Fr ont T ray The front tray accepts all paper s izes an d types listed in T able 2.1 on page 2-3. The front tray holds: • 100 sh eets of 75 g /m 2 (20 lb) paper • 50 shee ts of 180 g/m 2 card stock • 30 trans pa rencies or 25 sheets of label paper • 10 envelope s Consult Fi gure 2.
Using the Front Tray 2-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide † Orientation may differ for PostScript jobs. T est your application. Envelopes (PCL Jobs) Envelopes (PostScript Jobs) Postcar ds (PCL Jobs) † Drilled Paper (Simplex o r Duplex) Figure 2.
Using the Front Tray Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-11 Loading the Fr ont T ray 1 Press the top of the front tr a y to op en it, then pull ou t the tray extension . 2 Slide the side guide (A ) to the far right. Flip open the extension bar (B) if feeding long paper .
Using the Front Tray 2-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 5 Adjust the s ide guide to the size of the paper loaded in the front tray . 6 When feeding envelopes, slide th e en d of the envelope stopper over the end of the envelope stack. The envelope stopper keeps envelopes from backing out of the stack while feeding.
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-13 Automatic T ray Switching Automatic tray swit ching is availa ble for both PCL emulat ion and PostScript jobs.
Automatic Tray Switching 2-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide PCL T ray Switching (Sour ce Mapping) T ray swit ching for PC L em u la t io n jo bs is c on t ro ll ed by the settings for Source Ma pping (in the P CL Emulat Menu). ( See Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel for i nformat ion on using the Co ntrol Panel .
Automatic Tray Swit ching Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-15 When you c hoose, for e xample, “Ma in T ray” or “Paper T ray” as the paper so urce in y our application, the PCL data stream tells the printe r to pr int usi n g paper from t he “Upper ” paper source.
Automatic Tray Switching 2-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Default Sour ce Mapping Settings T able 2.5 sho ws the Sour ce Mapping s ettings i n effect with the bas e printer , as well as those when one or two Lower T rays are inst alled.
Automatic Tray Swit ching Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-17 Example: Main T ray-Front T ray T able 2.6 b elow shows h ow to se t the Source Mapping settings so that the print er pulls paper first from the main tray and th en from the front tray .
Automatic Tray Switching 2-18 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Example: Lower T ray-Main T ray Suppose you have a lower t ray inst alled and you want to maximize the paper supply . But you also want to print special paper , such as e nvelopes or l abels, th rough the fr ont tray .
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-19 Using the Mailbox/ Collator The Mailb ox/Collator (Fi gure 2.5) is an optional output device availabl e for the LN17 printer . It a ccepts onl y A4 and Letter pa per sizes. (See Appen dix A f or ordering i nformation; Appendix B for installat ion inst ructio ns.
Using the Mailbox/Collator 2-20 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Printing to the Mailbox/Collator Using an LN17 printer driver , select a specific “Bin” or “Collator” as the paper output destination for your job, then print your job. • Bins are nu mbered from 1 - 10 (top to b ottom).
Using the Mailbox/Collator Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-21 to the appropri ate user s. Do not distribute indi vidual bi n passwords. See “Enabling Passwords” (bel ow) an d “ Disablin g Passwords” (page 2 -23) for instru ctions. Enabling Passwor ds Follow th e inst ructions below to set passwords.
Using the Mailbox/Collator 2-22 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 7 Press Enter and the display changes to: Mailbox Bin 1 8 Press Down or Up to select the appr opriate bin.
Using the Mailbox/Collator Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-23 Disabling Passwords Follow th e inst ruct ions below to disable passwords. 1 Power ON the printer .
Using the Mailbox/Collator 2-24 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 8 Press En ter and the display changes to: Mailbox Bin 1 9 Press Down or Up to select the appr opriate bin.
Using the Mailbox/Collator Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-25 Opening Bins Follow the appro pria te instruct io ns for op en ing eithe r a password-enab le d or pa ssw ord-disabl ed bin . Opening Password-Enabled Bins T o open a bin (or the c ollator) fo r which a p assword h as been enabled : 1.
Paper Handling 2-26 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Using the Of fset Catch T ray (OCT) The Offs et Catch T ray (Figure 2.6 )—hereafter referre d to as OCT—is an o ptional o utput devic e availabl e for the LN17 printer . (Se e Ap pendix A for o rdering information and Append ix B fo r instal lation i nstructi ons.
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-27 Using the Envelope Feeder The Envel ope Feeder (F igure 2.7) is an o ptional paper handling dev ice available for the LN17 pr inter . (See Appendix A for orderi ng informati on and Appendix B for installat ion inst ructio ns.
Using the Envelope Feeder 2-28 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Loading the Envelope Feeder 1 Lift the envelope hold er and stack the envelopes in th e feeder . Refer to Figure 2.4 on page 2-9 for the proper orie ntation. 2 Lower the envelope holder to hold the envelopes firmly in place.
Paper Handling Chapter 2: Paper Handling ❖ 2-29 Duplex (T wo-Sided) Printing Once t he optiona l Duplex Modul e is inst alled, you can pr int two-sided ( duplex) jobs. ( See Appe ndix A: Ordering P rinter Optio ns for ordering i nformatio n and Appendix C: In stalling and Removi ng Printer O ptions f or insta llatio n instruct ions.
Duplex (Two-Sided) Printing 2-30 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Print Orientation and Contr o l Panel Settings T o ensu re that d uplex jobs prin t in the p roper orientation , set the Du plex opti on (in the Cont rol Pan el’ s PCL Emulat an d PostScript menus) to the appropria te settings (see Figure 2.
Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-1 Using the Contr ol Panel C h a p t e r 3 Control Panel Fea tures ...... ............ ............. ............. ............. 3-2 The Display .... ............. ............. ............. ........
Using the Control Panel 3-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Contr ol Panel Featur es The LN 17 prin te r Control Pa nel (Figure 3.1) serves two purposes: 1. It displays infor mation about the status of the printer (or the job in pro cess) and 2.
Control Panel Features Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-3 • It presents a hierarchy of menu options and se ttings to configure and control the printe r .
Control Panel Features 3-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T able 3.1 Control Panel keys and th eir functions Key Description Online T oggles between online and of fline .
Control Panel Features Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-5 Enter When in the menu system, accesses, sets, or invokes the di splayed submenu, value, or function.
Using the Control Panel 3-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Navigating the Menu System The LN17 printer Control P anel contai ns two menu structures. • Main Menu and its submenus: —L a n g u a g e — Mailbox Menu (This men u appears only when the Mailbox / C ollator option is installe d.
Navigating the Menu System Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-7 • Reset Menu and its functio ns: — Reset Printer — Reset Menus — Reset Ethernet (This function appears only when the op tional Ethernet ca rd is installe d.) — Reset LocalT alk (This function appears only when the op tional LocalT alk card is in stalled.
Navigating the Menu System 3-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Menu Indicators Three me nu indi cators ( > , = and * ) are used to fu rnish informati on about me nus and se ttings. The purpose of each indi cator is de scribed in T able 3.2 b elow .
Navigating the Menu System Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-9 Setting a Menu Option T o set an o ption, or to invoke a function, follo w the steps below : 1 Press Onlin e to take the printer offline. Y ou will see: Offline _/_ Press a key... 2 Press Menu to access the Main Menu or pr ess Reset to access the Reset Menu.
Navigating the Menu System 3-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 6 Y ou may either continue to work in the menu system by repeating th e steps above, or exit and return to normal operation by pr essing Online . If you press Onli ne befor e Enter the value will not be saved.
Using the Control Panel Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-11 Main Menu The Main Menu is a cascading system of submenus, ea ch containi ng other submenus or opt ions desi g ned to confi gure the printer for your en vironment. The Ma in Menu hierarchy is depicte d in Figure 3.
Using the Control Panel 3-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Language Menu The se tting for Language Menu det ermines wh ich langu age is used to display mess ages on the Cont rol Pane l and to print text o n the Conf igurati on Sheet an d PCL Font Lis t.
Using the Control Panel Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-13 Mailbox Menu Mailbox Menu op tions allow you to enabl e and disabl e passwords for individual mailbox bins and for the coll ator . The Mail box Menu h ierarchy is de picted in Figure 3.
Using the Control Panel 3-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide PCL Emulat Menu PCL Emulat Me nu options esta blish the default co nfiguration for the pri nte r when printing PCL emulation jobs. Y ou may use your software applicat ion to o verride default settings fo r certain P CL Emulat Me nu options.
PCL Emulat Menu Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-15 Figure 3.4 PCL Emulat Menu hierarchy showing factory settings Internal* Soft ‡ Language Mailbox Menu † PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menu .
PCL Emulat Menu 3-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Figure 3.4 PCL Emulat Menu hierarchy showing factory settings (continu ed) Portrait* Landscape Off* On 005 - 128 60* (USA) 64* (Europe) Off.
Using the Control Panel Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-17 PostScript Menu PostScri p t Menu option s establi sh the default configurat ion for th e printer when print ing PostScript jo bs. PostScript may be used by software appl ications to se nd informat ion and instructio ns to the print er .
PostScript Menu 3-18 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Y ou may use your software applicat ion to o verride default settings fo r certain P ostScript M enu op tions. T able 3.5 lists the PostScript M enu options w hose settings yo u may normal ly over ride.
PostScript Menu Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-19 Figure 3.5 PostScript Menu hierarchy showing factory settings Copies Default T ray T ray Switching Manual Size Env Feeder Size Output Bin Pr.
Using the Control Panel 3-20 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Interface Menu The Interfac e Menu cont a in s su bme nus for th e pa rallel po rt on the printer . It al so inclu des submenus for network interface ports when one or more network interface cards are installed .
Interface Menu Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-21 Figure 3.6 Interface Menu hierar chy showing factory settings Language Mailbox Menu † PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menu † Interface Menu System Menu T est Menu Port Enable Port T imeo ut System Language Lang.
Interface Menu 3-22 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Figure 3.6 Interface Menu hierar chy showing factory settings (contin ued) LocalT alk Menu † Ethernet Menu † Port Enable Port T imeo ut 5 - 999 secs ( 30* ) Port Enable Port T imeo ut System Language Lang.
Interface Menu Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-23 LocalT alk Menu Options The Loc alT alk Menu, a subme nu of th e Interf ace Menu, contains options for co nfiguring the pr inter’ s LocalT alk port when the Local T alk option (DNIC - L ’T ALK) has bee n installed .
Using the Control Panel 3-24 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide System Menu The Syst em Me nu options set ge ne ral printer fea t ure s. Figure 3.7 highli ghts the System Menu hierarchy . (Menu opti ons are described in Appendix D: Control Panel Optio ns , where th ey are listed in alphabe tical order .
Using the Control Panel Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel ❖ 3-25 Te s t M e n u T est Menu opti ons are used to generat e printer repo r ts. All options other than Memory Check ca use the printe r to generate a printed repor t. (Resu lts of the Memory Check are displaye d on th e Contro l Panel.
Using the Control Panel 3-26 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Reset Menu The Reset Menu is used to reset va rio us prin ter functions. Selecting Rese t Printer resets the printer to its power -on state, while Res et Menus resets the m enu settings to t heir factory settings.
Chapter 4 Chapter 4: LN17 Printer Driving Software ❖ 4-1 LN17 Printer Driving Softwar e C h a p t e r 4 LN17 PCL 5e Emulatio n Printer Drivers .. ............. ............. ... 4-2 LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers ............ ................... ..
LN17 Printer Driving Softwa re 4-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide LN17 PCL 5e Emulation Printer Drivers The base LN17 printer supports the PCL printer drivers list ed in T able 4.1. T o take full advantage of all the printer ’ s features when printi ng PCL jobs, inst all the appro priate LN17 PCL 5e emulatio n printer driver(s) .
LN17 Printer Driving Software Chapter 4: LN17 Printer Driving Software ❖ 4-3 LN17 PostScript Printer Drivers The PostScript o ption supports the Po stScript drive rs listed in T able 4.1. T o take full advantage of all the printer’ s features when printing P o stScript jobs, install th e appropriate LN17 PostScript print er driver(s).
4-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) Softwar e DECprint Su pervisor (DCPS) for Open VMS is a fa mily of layere d products that run on Op enVMS V AX and OpenVMS Alpha systems to pro vide access to sele cted PostScript Level 1 and Level 2 pr i n t devices .
Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Using the Hard Drive/ Downloading Fonts ❖ 5-1 Using the Har d Drive/ Downloading Fonts C h a p t e r 5 Hard Drive Consid erations ...... ............. ............. ............. ...... 5-2 Print/Disk Spooling ..... ............
Using the Hard Drive/ Downloading Fonts 5-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Har d Drive Considerations If you install the op tional h ard driv e on th e LN17 p rinter , it will significantl y increase the amount of memory av ailable for processing jobs an d storing downloa ded info rmation (such as fonts and macros).
Hard Drive Considerations Chapter 5: Using the Hard Drive/ Downloading Fonts ❖ 5-3 Formatting the Har d Drive When a new unformatted hard disk drive is installed in the printer , it must be for matted before it will b e available for use. Formatting can be do ne wh en t he print er is po wered on a fter the inst allati on.
Using the Hard Drive/ Downloading Fonts 5-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Downloading Fonts and Macr os Digital LN17 print er drivers pr ovide yo u with the ability to download font s and PCL 5e macros to the printer . Fonts can be down loaded to printer memory or to the optional hard driv e.
Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 T r oubleshooting C h a p t e r 6 Printer Operation Prob le ms . ............. ............. ............ .......... 6-2 Control Panel Messa ges ....... ............. ............. ............ .......... 6-6 Paper Jams .
Troubleshooting 6-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Printer Operation Pr oblems Consult T able 6 .1 st art ing on page 6-3 for correc ti ve actions when the printer will no t prin t or wh en th e prin te d outp ut is not w hat y ou ex pect.
Printer Operation Problems Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 T able 6.1 Printe r op eratio n problems Pr oblem Action The printer will not print. 1. Power the prin ter OFF , then ON. 2. Print a Configuration Sheet. • If it prints, the printer is okay .
Printer Operation Problems 6-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide A printed page does not look like it sh ould. 1. Make certain that the softwar e application you are using to create y our print job is configured properly . Refer to your so ftware doc umentation.
Printer Operation Problems Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-5 A PostScript job fails to print. 1. Check that PostScript is install ed; also check that you are using an LN17 PostScript printer driver . 2. If the Lang. Sensing option in the appropriate Interface Menu is set to On , set the System Language option to PostScript and re-send the job.
Troubleshooting 6-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Contr ol Panel Messages Listed in T able 6.2 are Control Pane l messages that either: • Cause the printe r to stop printing. • Require t he user to c all for service. Also included in T able 6.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-7 ***** The printer is in power on diagnostics. ACTION: None, if there is no failure during power on diagnostics. After other diagnostic messages, the fin al message will be the one th at the printer is online and waiting for data.
Control Panel Messages 6-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Disk A hard disk err or has occurred. ACTION: Power cycle the printer . If thi s message reappears, power off the printer and contact your dealer or Digital. Disk Failure A general failure of the har d disk has occurred.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-9 Duplex Unit Fail The Duplex Modu le has failed. Duplex (two-sided) printing cannot continue. Y ou can, however , still print simplex (s ingle-sided) prints. ACTION: Remove and reinstall the Duplex Module following the instructions in Appendix C : Installing and Removing Printer Options .
Control Panel Messages 6-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Fan Failure Power Off NOW! The printer’ s fan has failed. ACTION: Power cycle the printer .
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 1 Flushing... The PostScript print job was cancelled from the Reset Menu and is being parsed out and discarded. ACTION: None. Formatting Disk Please Wait... The hard disk is being partitioned and high level formatted.
Control Panel Messages 6-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Invalid Password An invalid password has been entered for the mailbox passwor d. ACTION: Re-enter the passwor d when prompted. IOT NVM Fail Service Required Nonvol atile Memory (NVM) has failed on the print en gine (also called the IOT—Image Output T erminal).
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 3 Load Letter ACTION: Load Letter paper into the tray (s) indi cated on the top line of the display . Load Monarch ACTION: Load Monarch size envelopes into the tray(s) indicated on the top line of the display .
Control Panel Messages 6-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Lower 1-Main Paper needs to be loaded in the first lower tray (500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette) and/or the main tray . ACTION: The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 5 Lwr1-Lwr2-Main Paper needs to be loaded in both lower trays or the main tray . ACTION: The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to load. Mailbox Failure The Mailbox/Collator has failed.
Control Panel Messages 6-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Manual Y our app lication specifies “Manual Feed” as the paper source. Feed paper fr om the fr ont tray . ACTION: The message on the bottom line of the Control Panel display advises what size paper to insert.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 7 Offset Jam- Open Rear Cover Paper has jammed feeding to th e OCT . The message alter nates with: Open Offset Door Clear Paper Path ACTION: See “OCT Jam” (page 6-29). Offset Tray Fail Service Required The Offset Catch T ray (OCT) has failed.
Control Panel Messages 6-18 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Out of Memory Current PCL job cannot print because it ex ceeds available memory . • Even th ough Auto Continue may be On , you will see the message below for ten seconds: Press * • The printer waits ten seconds, then resumes (in eff ect, pressing Enter for you).
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-1 9 Paper Jam- Open Rear Cover Paper has jammed in th e rear of the prin ter . The message alter nates with: Clear Paper Path or (if a Duplex Module jam): Remove DuplxUnit Clear Paper Path ACTION: See “Paper Exit Jam” (page 6-31 ) or “Duplex Module Jam” (page 6-30).
Control Panel Messages 6-20 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Press ↑ to Init. Press ↓ to Abort Either the hard disk’ s partition block cannot be understood or it has a bad high level format. This message flashes alter nately with either: Unknown Disk or Disk Format Bad ACTION: Press Up to format the disk or pr ess Down to abort.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-2 1 Remove Jam Envel An Envelope Feeder jam has occurr ed. The message alternates with the messages: EnvelFeeder Jam- Remove All Envel and: Remove EnvFeeder Open Front Cover ACTION: See “Envelope Feeder Jam ” (page 6-2 9).
Control Panel Messages 6-22 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Reset Ethernet Please Wait... Reset Ethernet has been invoked from the Reset Menu. Returns the Dig ital Ethernet Network Interface Car d to its power -on state and clears any print job being received, and prev io usly downloaded, temporary fonts, and macr o s from memory .
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-2 3 Test Print Printing... A T est Prin t is being printed (for use by service technicians). The message clears once the printing is completed. ACTION: None. Toner Low T oner is getting low in the EP (print) cartridge, but printing will continue without interruption.
Control Panel Messages 6-24 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Warming Up Please Wait... The Fuser has not warmed up yet. Message disappears when the printer is ready . The message displays at power -on and may display after the cover has been opened for some time or when the printer is exiting Power Saver mode.
Control Panel Messages Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-2 5 T able 6.3 Diagnostic LED flash sequences Flash Sequ ence Description/Corr ective Action 1 flash — 1 second — 1 flash…etc. System controller CPU fault. ACTION: Contact your dealer or Digital.
Paper Jams 6-26 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Paper Jams Y our printer has been design ed to pr ovide rel iable, trouble- free operation. Nonetheless, you may experience an occasio n al paper ja m. When the printer detects a misfe ed or a paper j am, the printing proc ess is halte d, and a Control Panel message is displaye d.
Paper Jams Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-2 7 T able 6.4 Paper jam messages an d corrective actions Contr ol Panel Message T ype of Pape r Jam/Remedial Action Main Tray Jam- Open Main Tray alternating with Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheet Main T ray Ja m 1.
Troubleshooting 6-28 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Lower1 Tray Jam- Open Lower1 Tray alternating with Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheet Lower 1 T ray Jam 1. Remove the lower 1 tray (A). 2. Remove the Envelope Feeder if installed. 3. Open the front cover (B).
Paper Jams Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-2 9 EnvelFeeder Jam- Remove All Envel alternating with Remove EnvFeeder Open Front Cover and Remove Jam Envel Envelope Fe eder Jam 1. Remove all envelopes from the Envelope Feeder (A). 2. Remove the Envelope Feeder .
Paper Jams 6-30 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Mailbox Jam- Open Mailbx Door alternating with Clear Paper Path Mailbox/Collator Jam 1. Open the rear cover of the Mailbox/Collator (A). 2. Remove the jammed paper . 3. Close the rear cover of the Mailbox/Collator .
Paper Jams Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 1 Paper Jam- Open Rear Cover alternating with Clear Paper Path Paper Exit Ja m 1. Open the rear cover (A). 2. Remove the jammed paper . 3. If you do not see the jammed paper , remove the Duplex Module, remove the jammed paper , then replace the Duplex Module.
Paper Jams 6-32 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Tray Jam- Open All Trays alternating with Open Front Cover Remove Jam Sheet Misfeed Jam at Startup 1. Remove all trays (A). 2. Remove the Envelope Feeder if installed. 3. Open the front cover (B).
Print Quality Problems Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 3 Print Quality Pr oblems T a ble 6.5 lists com mon print qu ality proble ms, the po ssible cause, and recom m e nde d actions. T able 6.5 Print qual ity problems Pr oblem Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action(s) Light/faint prints Overall image is lighter than normal.
Print Quality Problems 6-34 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Black prints The page is entirely black. Defective EP cartridge, or the EP cartridge is at its end of life. Replace EP cartridge. Printer power supply has failed. Contact your dealer or Digital.
Troubleshooting Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 5 V ertical line deletions Localized print deletions forming narrow lines running in the direction of paper movement. EP cartridge not installed corr ectly Remove then reinstall the EP car tridge. Defective EP cartridge, or the EP cartridge is at its end of life Replace EP cartridge.
Print Quality Problems 6-36 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide V ertical dark str eaks Black lines running across the print in the direction of paper movement. Defective EP cartridge, or the EP cartridge is at its end of life. Replace EP cartridge.
Print Quality Problems Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 7 Dark spots/ma rks Defective EP cartridge. Replace EP cartridge. Unfused or partially fused image The printed image is not fully fused to the paper and easily rubs off. Damp paper stock. Replace paper stock.
Print Quality Problems 6-38 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Wrin kled prin ts Prints are wrinkled, creased, or torn. Poor paper condition. Inspect/replace paper stock. Paper is damp. Replace paper stock. Fuser cartridge is at its end of life Replace the fuser cartridge.
Print Quality Problems Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ❖ 6-3 9 Random deletions Random light areas and deletions. Poor paper condition. Inspect/replace paper stock. Paper is damp. Replace paper stock. T able 6.5 Print qual ity problems (co nt inu ed ) Pr oblem Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action(s) T able 6.
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Appendix A Appendix A: Ordering Printer Options ❖ A-1 Or dering Printer Options A p p e n d i x A kug-appa Page 1 Thursday, March 6, 1997 4:50 PM.
Ordering Printer Options A-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide For high q ualit y and rel iability , use genuin e Digita l suppli es and accesso ries. Contact you r local au thorized Digi tal reseller or Digi tal sales offi ce for more i nformation o r to o rder any of the print er options and accessories listed in T a ble A.
Ordering Printer Options Appendix A: Ordering Printer Options ❖ A-3 Memory Optio ns 4 MB SIMM LNXXM-AA SIMM requirements: • No parity • 70 nanosecond access time • 8 bits • One-sided 16 MB S.
Ordering Printer Options A-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide DNIC-L ’T ALK (Digital Network Interface Card f or LocalT alk) with a DIN-8 connector LN17X-A T The DNIC-L ’T ALK suppo rts the following pr otocol: • AppleT alk PC and Macin tosh cable s AppleT alk Cable BCC46 -06 DIN 8-pin Male, 1.
Ordering Printer Options Appendix A: Ordering Printer Options ❖ A-5 T able A.2 DECprint Superv isor (DCP S) for OpenVMS Order Numbers Option Part No.
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Appendix B Appendix B: Replacing Consumables ❖ B-1 Replacing Consumables A p p e n d i x B Replacing the E P Cartridge ..... ............. ............. ............. ...... B-2 Replacing the F user Cartridge/BTR ............ ............. .........
Replacing Consumables B-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Replacing the EP Cartridge Caution • Do not expose the EP (ele ctronic printing) cartridge to direct sunlight or artificial light for more than 15 minutes. Overexposur e will perma nently damag e the photosensitive ima ging drum.
Replacing the EP Cartridge Appendix B: Replacing Consumables ❖ B-3 3 Remove the new EP car tridge from its wrapper . 4 Shake the EP cartr idge several times to evenly distribute the toner .
Replacing the EP Cartridge B-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 6 Insert the EP cartr idge into the guide channels marked by the arr ows inside the front cover .
Replacing Consumables Appendix B: Replacing Consumables ❖ B-5 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR Caution • The fuser a rea is extremely hot. T ur n the printer OFF and allow it to cool for 40 mi nutes befo re r eplacing an ex isting fuser cartridge.
Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR B-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Remove the Duplex Mo du le by pushing the green lock buttons on either sid e of it. 5 Remove the mounting screws fr om the printer as shown abo ve, and set them aside. 6 Pull out the old fus er cartridge by the tabs on either side o f the cartridge.
Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR Appendix B: Replacing Consumables ❖ B-7 8 Secure the fuser car tridge by replacing the mounting screws that wer e removed in Step 5 on page B-6. If you do not need to re-install the Duplex Module, close the rear cover and skip to Step 11.
Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR B-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 12 Use the BTR removal tool to r elease the left side of the BTR. 13 Use the BTR removal tool to release the right side of the BTR . 14 Lift the BTR out of the printer . 15 Insert the new BTR, making sur e it is seated properly .
Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR Appendix B: Replacing Consumables ❖ B-9 16 Pull the tab to remove the BTR’ s protective covering. 17 Re-insert the EP cartridge into the guid e channels marked by the arrows ins ide the top cover . Push in until it clicks in place, then close the front cover .
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Appendix C Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C- 1 Installing and Removing Printer Options A p p e n d i x C Precautions .. ................... .................... ................... ................ C-3 Memory SIMMs ...........
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette ....... ............. ............. . C-24 Installing One 50 0-sheet Paper De ck and Cassette ...... ........ C-24 Installing Two 5 00-sheet Paper Decks and Cassettes .
Installing and Removing Printer Options Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C- 3 Pr ecautions The LN17 pr inter op tions are easy to install. Ins t alling and testing any one option is lik ely to ta ke 5 to 15 mi nutes. Before installin g or removing any pri nter optio n, take the precautiona ry steps outlin ed below .
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Memory SIMMs This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Installin g a Me mory SI MM” (pa ge C-5) .
Memory SIMMs Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C- 5 Installing a Memory SIMM Caution SIMMs and controller boards ar e sensitive to static electricity .
Memory SIMMs C-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Select an appropriate S IMM slot to use. Slots SIM2 (A) and SIM3 (B) are interchangeable and are used for installing additional printer memory . 5 Insert the new SIMM at an angle into the appropriate S IMM slot and r otate it up into position .
Memory SIMMs Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C- 7 8 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer . After warming up for a few minutes, the C ontrol Panel displays the following message: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.
Memory SIMMs C-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Removing a Memory SIMM Caution SIMMs and controller boards ar e sensitive to static electricity . Before r e moving a SI M M, discharge sta tic electricity from your body b y touchin g something metal, such as the meta l back pl ate on any devic e plugged into a gr ounded pow er source.
Memory SIMMs Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C- 9 4 Carefully pus h out on the locking clips to release the SIMM. 5 Rotate the SIMM down out of position, then lift it out. 6 Replace the contr oller board, sliding it along the alignment channels.
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide PostScript SIMM This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Installin g th e PostScrip t SIM M” (b .
PostScript SIMM Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-1 1 4 Select an appropriate S IMM slot to use. Slots SIM0 (A) and SIM1 (B) are interchangeable and are used for installing the PostScript SIM M. 5 Insert the PostScrip t SIMM vertically into the appropr iate SIMM slot and r o tate it down into pos ition.
PostScript SIMM C-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 8 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer . After warming up for a few minutes, the C ontrol Panel displays the following message: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.
PostScript SIMM Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-1 3 Removing the PostScript SIMM Caution SIMMs and controller boards ar e sensitive to static electricity .
PostScript SIMM C-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Carefully pu ll out on the locking clips to release the Po stScript SIMM. 5 Rotate the Po stScript SIMM up to a vertical position, th en lift it out. 6 Replace the contr oller board, sliding it along the alignment channels.
PostScript SIMM Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-1 5 10 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait... This message displays while the printer resets to factory defaults. When the reset is finished, th e display changes to: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Har d Drive This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Installin g the Hard Drive” ( below) • .
Hard Drive Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-1 7 4 Align the hard drive connector to the controller connector (J180), and gently lay the hard drive on top of the four standoffs. 5 Push down on the drive until all four corners latch into place.
Hard Drive C-18 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 8 Press Up to format the hard drive. After the formatting is complete, the Contr ol Panel displays: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.2 starting on page 6 -6. 9 Print a Configuration Sheet to verify that the h ard drive has been ins talle d properly .
Hard Drive Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-1 9 Removing the Har d Drive 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables. 2 Loosen the thumb scr ews and pull out the contr oller boar d. 3 Place the controller boar d on a ream of paper .
Hard Drive C-20 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 6 Replace the contr oller board, sliding it along the alignment channels. Then hand-tighten the thumb screws.
Installing and Removing Printer Options Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-2 1 Duplex Module This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Instal ling the Duplex Mod.
Duplex Module C-22 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Make sure the gr een side-lock s at both ends click into position. 5 Clos e the r ear cover , plug in the power cord, and power ON th e printer .
Duplex Module Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-2 3 Removing the Duplex Module 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables. 2 Open the rear co ve r . 3 Remove the Duplex Modu le by pushing the green lock buttons on either sid e of it.
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-24 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette This sectio n contains t hree sets of in struction s: • “Instal ling One 500-.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-2 5 4 Cover the left side h and hold with the joint tab, inserting (A) then (B). 5 Remove the small cover at the back of the Paper Deck. Fit the co nnector firmly in to the printer r eceptacle.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C-26 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 9 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait... This message displays while the printer resets the Source Mapping (PCL Menu) settings to include the lower tray just installed.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-2 7 Installing T wo 500-sheet Paper D ecks and Cassettes 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C-28 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Cover the righ t side hand h old with the joint tab, inserting (A) then (B). 5 Remove the small cover at the back of the bottom Paper Deck . Fit the connecto r firmly into the top Paper Deck receptacle.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-2 9 8 Cover the left side h and hold with the joint tab. 9 Remove the small cover at the back of the top Paper Deck. Fit the connector firmly into the printer receptacle.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C-30 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 13 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait... This message displays while the printer resets the Source Mapping (PCL Menu) settings to include the lower trays just insta lled.
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-3 1 Removing a 500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables. 2 Remove the small cover at the back of the Paper Deck, then unplug the connec tor from the printer .
500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette C-32 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 6 If two Paper Decks are installed, detach th e Paper Decks from each oth er . Otherwise, continue to Step 7. A Remove the joint tabs joining the two Paper Decks. B Disconnect the p lug of the botto m Paper Deck fr om the receptacle of the upper Paper Deck.
Installing and Removing Printer Options Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-3 3 Of fset Catch T ray (OCT) Th is section co ntains tw o sets of in structions: • “Installin g t.
Offset Catch Tray (OCT) C-34 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Close the rear cover . 5 Grasping the OC T by the sides, in sert its positioning hook into th e outer -most slit in the exhaust grill on top of the printer . T o av oid damage to the positioning hook, do not twist the O CT to the right or left while lo wering it into position.
Offset Catch Tray (OCT ) Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-3 5 8 Reconnect the p ower cord and interface cable(s) and power ON the printer . After warming up for a few minutes, the C ontrol Panel displays the following message: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.
Offset Catch Tray (OCT) C-36 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Removing the OCT 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables.
Offset Catch Tray (OCT ) Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-3 7 6 Press Do wn and you see: Reset Menu Reset Menus 7 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait... This message displays while the printer changes the default Output Bin setting to Standard .
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-38 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Mailbox/ Collator This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Installin g th e Mail box /Col lator”.
Mailbox/Collator Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-3 9 4 Unpack the Mailbo x/Collator and g rasp it by the fr ont and rear hand holds. Do not allow the r ear door of the Mailbox/Collator to op en. If you must set the Mailbox/Collator down, lay it on its right side.
Mailbox/Collator C-40 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 7 Attach the power cor ds. A Plug one end of the shor t (60 cm/2 foot) Mailbox/Collator c ord (A) into the AC receptacle on the pr inter , and th e other end into the lo wer AC receptacle on the Mailbox/Collator .
Mailbox/Collator Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-4 1 Removing the Mailbox/Collator 1 Power OFF the printer and discon nect both power cor ds and any interface cables. 2 Press the release buttons with your thumbs and push up on the Mailbox/ Collator to remove it.
Mailbox/Collator C-42 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Replace the option in t erface cover which was removed and stor ed when th e option was first installed. 5 Power ON the printer . After warming up for a few minutes, the Control Panel displays the following message: Online Ready If any other message i s displayed, see T able 6.
Installing and Removing Printer Options Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-4 3 Envelope Feeder This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Install ing th e Enve lo.
Envelope Feeder C-44 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Remove the face plate and stor e it. The face plate is re-installed after removing the feeder . 5 Angle the Envelo pe Feeder into the printer . 6 Allow the Envelop e Feeder to rest d own at its seated position .
Envelope Feeder Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-4 5 8 Press Online , then Reset and you see: Reset Menu Reset Printer 9 Press Do wn and you see: Reset Menu Reset Menus 10 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait.
Envelope Feeder C-46 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Removing the Envelope Feeder 1 Power OFF the printer and discon nect both power cor ds and any interface cables. 2 Lift the Envelope Feeder up and out from the printer . Store the Envelope Feeder in its original packaging ma terials, or in a dry , dust-free place.
Envelope Feeder Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-4 7 6 Press Online , then Reset and you see: Reset Menu Reset Printer 7 Press Do wn and you see: Reset Menu Reset Menus 8 Press Enter and the message display ch anges to: Reset Menus Please Wait.
Installing and Removing Printer Options C-48 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Digital Network Interface Car d (DNIC) This sectio n contains t wo sets of instructio ns: • “Installin g th e DNIC” (page C-49) • “Removing the DNIC” (pa ge C-53) These inst ructions a pply to Ethe rnet (DNIC-E’NET ) and LocalT alk (DNIC-L ’T ALK).
Installing and Removing Printer Options Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-4 9 Installing the DNIC Note Be sure to read Chapter 2 of the DNIC-E’N ET Con fig u rati on Guide for impor tant netw ork connection instructio ns. 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables.
Digital Network Interface Card (DNIC) C-50 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 4 Place the controller boar d on a ream of paper and r emove the scr ews and faceplate from the slot wher e you will install the DNIC. Save the faceplate should you ever need to remove the DNIC.
Digital Network Interface Card (DNIC) Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-5 1 7 Secure the DNIC mounting bracket to the contr oller board with the scr ews removed in Step 4. 8 Replace the contr oller board, sliding it along the alignment channels.
Digital Network Interface Card (DNIC) C-52 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 9 Replace the power and interface cables and power ON the printer . After warming up for a few minutes, the C ontrol Panel displays the following message: Online Ready If any other message is displayed, see T able 6.
Digital Network Interface Card (DNIC) Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options ❖ C-5 3 Removing the DNIC 1 Power OFF the printer and disconnect the po wer cord and any interface cables. 2 Loosen the thumb scr ews and pull out the contr oller boar d.
Digital Network Interface Card (DNIC) C-54 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide 6 Lift the card out and away from the slot in the co ntroll er board . Then replace the screws and faceplate that came with the printer . 7 Replace the contr oller board, sliding it along the alignment channels.
Appendix D Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-1 Contr ol Panel Options A p p e n d i x D.
Control Panel Options D-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T able D.1, st arting on pag e D-3, con tains an alph abetical listing of all C ontrol Panel options. For each option liste d, you will find : • The menu( s) under which t he option is l ocated • The fac tory and defaul t settin gs for t he option.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-3 T able D.1 Control Panel menu options, se ttings, and description s Menu Option, Location(s), Setting(s) Description Auto Continue System Menu Off* On Controls whe ther the printer resumes printing after system err ors occur .
Control Panel Options D-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Cancel PS J o b † Reset Menu † Appears only wh en a PostScript job is recei ved. Cancels the current PostSc ri pt job. Collator † Mailbox Menu † Appears only when the Mailbox/Collator option i s installed.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-5 Default Source PCL Emulat Menu Upper* Manual Manual Envelope Lower Large Capaci ty Envelope Fe eder Specifies default paper source in PCL if none is specified by your softwar e application.
Control Panel Options D-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Duplex (PCL) † PCL Emulat Menu Off* Short Edge Bind Long Edge Bind † Appears only when the Duplex option is installed.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-7 Ethernet Men u † Interface Menu † Appears only when the DNIC-E’NET option is installed. Invokes the Ether net Menu. Font Number PCL Emulat Menu 0* - 999 Specifies the ID of the default font in PCL.
Control Panel Options D-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Fro nt T ray Size PCL Emulat Menu Legal (8.5x14) Folio (8.5x13) Letter (8.5x11)* (USA) A4 (210x297)* (Europe) Exec (7.25x10.5) ISO B5 (176x250) Statement (5.5x8.5) A6 (105x148) Com-10 (4-1/8x9.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-9 Language Main Menu Deutsch English Español Français Italiano Português (BRA) Specifies the language in which Control Panel messages are displayed, and the language in which Configuration Sheet and PCL Font List messages are printed.
Control Panel Options D-10 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Manual Size PostScript Menu Legal (8.5x14) Folio (8.5x13) Letter (8.5x11)* (USA) A4 (210x297)* (Europe) Exec (7.25x10.5) ISO B5 (176x250) Statement (5.5x8.5) A6 (105x148) Com-10 (4-1/8x9.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-11 Output Bin PCL Emulat Menu PostScript Menu Standard OCT No Offset † OCT On Job † OCT On Job/Copy † Collator † Bin1 - Bin10 † † Appears only when the option is installed. Specifies wher e the printer should direct its output.
Control Panel Options D-12 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Paper Si ze PCL Emulat Menu Legal (8.5x14) Folio (8.5x13) Letter (8.5x11)* (USA) A4 (210x297)* (Europe) Exec (7.25x10.5) ISO B5 (176x250) Statement (5.5x8.5) A6 (105x148) Com-10 (4-1/8x9.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-13 Pitch PCL Emulat Menu 0.44 - 99.99 by .01 steps 10.00* c.p.i. Specifies the number of characters per inch (cpi) for the font repr esented by Font Number (page D-7). It appears only when the Font Number setting (page D-7) specifies a scalable fixed pitch font.
Control Panel Options D-14 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide PostScript Menu † Main Menu † Appears only with the PostScript option installed. Invokes the PostScript Menu. Power Saver System Menu Of f 120 minutes 90 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes The DocuPrint 4517 conforms to EP A Energy Star guidelines.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-15 Reset All Reset Menu Initiates the Reset Printer , Reset Menus, Reset Ether net, and Reset LocalT alk functions. T o ens ure proper operation of this feature, cycle the printer (turn the printer off/on) before invoking Reset All.
Control Panel Options D-16 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Sour ce Mapping PCL Emulat Menu Options (Paper Sources): Upper Manual Manual Envelope Lower Large Capacity Envelope Feeder Maps the PCL paper source commands to the printer’ s paper trays.
Control Panel Options Appendix D: Control Panel Options ❖ D-17 Symbol Set PCL Emulat Menu Desktop ISO L1 ISO L2 ISO L5 ISO-4 UK ISO-6 ASCII ISO-11 Swedish ISO-15 Italian ISO-17 Spanish ISO-21 German ISO-60 Norw . V1 ISO-69 French Legal Math-8 Microsoft Publ.
Control Panel Options D-18 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T est Menu Main Menu Invokes the T est Menu. T est Print T est Menu Prints a “test pattern” for analysis of print quality over the entire page; intended for use by the service technician.
Appendix E Appendix E: Printer Resident Fonts ❖ E-1 Printer Resident Fonts A p p e n d i x E Base Printer Fonts ....... ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... E-2 Printing a PC L Font List ............... ............. ......
Printer Resident Fonts E-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Base Printer Fonts The LN17 base printer is equipped with 46 resident fonts (See T able E.1) that can be used for PCL jobs: • 10 T rueT ype™ scalable typef aces • 35 Inte ll ifont ™ sca lable ty p ef aces • 1 PCL Bit map font T able E.
Base Printer Fonts Appendix E: Printer Resident Fonts ❖ E-3 Printing a PCL Font List 1 On the Contro l Panel , pr ess Online to take th e printer offline. 2 Press Menu , then Up or D own until you see: Main Menu Test Menu 3 Press En ter and the display changes to: Test Menu PCL Font List 4 Press En ter again to print the P CL Font List.
Printer Resident Fonts E-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide PostScript Fonts When the PostScript optio n is insta ll ed , there are 35 residen t PostScrip t fonts avai lable fo r prin ting Po st Sc ript jobs (a s shown in T able E.2). T able E.
Appendix F Appendix F: Printer Specifications ❖ F-1 Printer Specifications A p p e n d i x F kug-appf Page 1 Thursday, Marc h 6, 1997 4:56 PM.
Printer Specifications F-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide T able F .1 LN17/LN17ps specifications LN17 LN17ps Imaging Meth od Electro-Photography Exposure System Semiconductor laser beam (lase.
Printer Specifications Appendix F: Printer Specifications ❖ F-3 Factory-Provided Features One 250-sheet paper tray Front T ray (Multi-Sheet Bypass T ray) EP (electronic printing) cartridge Power cor.
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Appendix G Appendix G: LN17 Unique Printer Commands ❖ G-1 LN17 Unique Printer Commands A p p e n d i x G Overview ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .. G-2 Paper Si ze . ............. ............. ....
LN17 Unique Printer Commands G-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Overview In addi tion to the standard PCL printer commands, Digital has added some unique settings for the LN17 print e r in the follow ing ar eas: •P a p e r S i z e V alues are added for the “#” pa rameter i n the PCL Page Size comm an d .
LN17 Unique Printer Commands Appendix G: LN17 Unique Printer Commands ❖ G-3 Paper Size T able G .1 shows the paper size s and correspo nding paper trays su pported by the LN17 pr inter . An “X” indic ates support for a paper size in a specific tray .
Paper Size G-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide settings and th e pre sen ce of an Envelo pe Feeder each time the printer is powe red on. If an E n velope Feeder is not at tached, a ny mappi ng that co ntains “Envelope Feeder” will b e chan ged to “Fro nt.
LN17 Unique Printer Commands Appendix G: LN17 Unique Printer Commands ❖ G-5 Output T rays The output tray is selected with the standard PCL destination command, but with additiona l values give n in T able G.2 to address all t he possible LN17 output trays.
LN17 Unique Printer Commands G-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Raster Resolution The PCL Raster Graphi cs Resolutio n command (<Esc>*t #R) is expanded to allow 12 00 dots per inch .
Appendix H Appendix H: Environmental Specifications ❖ H-1 Envir onmental Specifications A p p e n d i x H kug-apph Page 1 Thursday, March 6, 1997 4:57 PM.
Environmental Specifications H-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide EP A Energy Star As an Energy star partner , Digita l Equipment Co rporation has determi ned th at this product meets th e Energy Star guidelin es for energy effiei ency .
Environmenta l Specifications Appendix H: Environmental Specifications ❖ H-3 Acousti c Noise Figur es for Germany Schallemi ssionswerte - V orläufige Werteangaben nach IS O 9296 un d ISO 7779/D IN EN 27779 : Hinwels: Aktuelle Werte für spezielle Ausrüstungsstufe n sind über die Digital Equipment V ertretungen erh ältlich.
Environmental Specifications H-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide FCC Compliance Statement for United States Users Class B: This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital devic e, pursuant t o Part 1 5 of the FCC Rule s.
Environmenta l Specifications Appendix H: Environmental Specifications ❖ H-5 Compliance Statement for Inter national Users Canadian EME Regulati ons: This digit al apparatus does n ot exceed the Cla.
Environmental Specifications H-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Operational Safety Y our Digital equipment a n d supplies were designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency e xamination, approval, an d complia nce with established environmen tal standards.
Environmenta l Specifications Appendix H: Environmental Specifications ❖ H-7 Never override o r “cheat” e lectrical or m echanica l interlock devices. Never push objects of any kind int o the ventilat ion openings. Never operate th e equipm ent if you n otice u nusual no ises or odors.
H-8 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Laser Safety W ARNING : Use of controls or ad justment s or perform ance of procedures o ther than tho se specif ied herei n may resul t in hazardo us light exp os u re. This equipm ent complies w ith appro priate safet y standards.
Index ❖ Index-1 Numerics 500-sheet Paper Deck and Cassette Installing C-24 to C-30 Ordering A-2 Overview 1-9 Removing C-31 to C-32 A Auto Continue option D-3 Auto Job End option D-3 B Bias Transfer Roll, see Fuser cartridge Bin Full option D-3 Bin N option D-3 C Cancel PS Job option D-4 Collator option D-4 Config.
Index-2 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Copies option D-4 D Default Source option D-5 Default Tray option D-5 Defaults option D-4 Demo Page Overview 1-8 Demo Page option D-5 Deutsch option Lan.
❖ Index-3 Front tray Loading 2-11 to 2-12 Location 1-5 Paper jams 6-27 Paper orientati on 2-9 to 2-10 Paper sizes 2-3 Front Tray Size option D-8 Fuser cartridge Ordering A-2 Replacing 1-14, B-5 to B.
Index-4 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Installing C-38 to C-40 Opening bins 2-25 Ordering A-2 Overview 1-10, 2-19 Paper jams 6-30 Paper sizes 2-3 Removing C-41 to C-42 Using pas swords 2-20 t.
❖ Index-5 Paper Size option D-1 2 Pitch option D-13 Point Size option D-13 Print Quality opti on D-14 Resolution option D-15 Source Mapping option D-16 State Saving opti on D-16 Symbol Set option D-.
Index-6 ❖ LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide Source Mapping option D-16 Source mapping, see Tray switching Standard output tray Location 1-5 Paper sizes 2-3 State Saving opti on D-16 Overview 1-8 S.
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