Monochrome led page printer
PG L26 - PG L26 Special
User’s Guide
537207EN
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PUBLICATION ISSUED BY:
Olivetti S.p.A.
Gruppo Telecom Italia
Via Jervis, 77 - 10015 Ivrea (ITALY)
Copyright © 2007, Olivetti
All rights reserved
The
mark affixed to the product certifies that
the product satisfies the basic quality
requirements.
May 2007
The manufacturer reserves the right to carry out modifications to the product described in this manual at any time
and without any notice.
Your attention is drawn to the following actions which could compromise the conformity attested to above, as well
as the characteristics of the product:
• incorrect electrical power supply;
• incorrect installation, incorrect or improper use or use not in compliance with the warnings provided in the
User’s Manual supplied with the product;
• replacement of original components or accessories with others of a type not approved by the manufacturer, or
performed by unauthorised personnel.
All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any
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DIRECTIVE 2002/96/CE ON THE TREATMENT, COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THEIR COMPONENTS
INFORMATION
1. FOR COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
The disposal of electric and electronic devices as solid urban waste is strictly prohibited: it must be collected separately.
The dumping of these devices at unequipped and unauthorized places may have hazardous effects on health and the
environment.
Offenders will be subjected to the penalties and measures laid down by the law.
TO DISPOSE OF OUR DEVICES CORRECTLY:
a) Contact the Local Authorities, who will give you the practical information you need and the instructions for handling the
waste correctly, for example: location and times of the waste collection centres, etc.
b) When you purchase a new device of ours, give a used device similar to the one purchased to our dealer for disposal.
The crossed dustbin symbol on the device means that:
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when it to be disposed of, the device is to be taken to the equipped waste collection centres and is to be
handled separately from urban waste;
Olivetti guarantees the activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedures in accordance
with Directive 2002/96/CE (and subsequent amendments).
2. FOR OTHER COUNTRIES (NOT IN THE EU)
The treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices will be carried out in accordance with the
laws in force in the country in question.
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PREFACE
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is
complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility
for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee
that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred
to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of
software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute
endorsement by the manufacturer.
While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and
helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to
the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.
Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.
Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their proprietors.
Please note that Microsoft Windows XP was used to produce all screenshots in this
manual. These screenshots may vary if you are using any other operating system,
but the principle is the same.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID
Take care with toner powder:
If swallowed, induce vomiting and seek medical attention. Never attempt
to induce vomiting if person is unconscious.
If inhaled, move the person to an open area for fresh air. Seek medical
attention.
If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15
minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek medical attention.
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk
of staining skin or clothing.
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CONTENTS
Paper and envelope types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic feed sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Printing envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heavyweight paper or cardstock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Paper feed, size and media setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PG L26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PG L26 Special. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows operating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Choosing a Mac driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2-sided printing (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Manual duplex printing using the Manual Feed
Cleaning the LED array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
PG L26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
PG L26 Special. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Input jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Feed jam or exit jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Hardware problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Paper and tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Notes/symbols/terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
NOTE
A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides
additional information to supplement the main text which
may help you to use and understand the product.
CAUTION!
A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution
provides additional information which, if ignored, may
result in equipment malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning appears in this manual like this. A warning
provides additional information which, if ignored, may
result in a risk of personal injury.
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this 26 pages per minute
monochrome page printer.
Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features
to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide
range of print media.
For your information, a summary of the main features of your
printer is given below.
PRINTER FEATURES
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2 different models to choose from: PG L26,
PG L26 Special
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Memory: 32MB
High speed printing: 26 pages per minute
Resolution: 1200 x 600 dpi
Paper handling: 250 sheets (80g/m²).
Emulation: Printer Control Language PCL5e, PCL6, Epson
FX, IBM ProPrinter
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Barcodes: embedded for SIDM emulations
USB 2.0 and Parallel interfaces
Additionally, the following optional features are also available:
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10/100 BASE-TX Network Interface Card: to make the
PG L26 and PG L26 Special network compatible
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16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main
memory of your printer and speed up the processing of
large files
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RS232C Card: to provide serial interface capability for the
PG L26 and PG L26 Special
Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper
handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²)
Multi-purpose tray: to extend the range of media your
printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²)
or 50 envelopes)
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One of the following can be added:
> 8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional
fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special
> 16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional
fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special
> PostScript PS level 3 DIMM: to add PostScript
emulation to the PG L26 Special. Cannot be added in
conjunction with extra flash memory. (See the section
entitled “Installing Options” for full details.)
USING YOUR PRINTER
To help you get the most from your printer, the manufacturer has
provided a variety of supporting materials. A summary of these
materials and their purposes is given in the following chapter.
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is the user’s guide for your printer and forms part of
the overall user support listed below:
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Quick Set-up Guide: to describe how to unpack, connect
and power up your printer.
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This User’s Guide: to help you to operate your printer
and make the best use of its many features. Also included
are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to
ensure that it performs at its best. Additionally,
information is provided for adding optional accessories as
your printing needs evolve.
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Installation Guides: accompany consumable items and
optional accessories to describe how to install them.
Online Help: online information associated with the
printer driver and Status Monitor software.
This manual has been written using more than one printer as a
model and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this. What you see
will be appropriate to the model you are using.
ONLINE USAGE
This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in
Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
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In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your
screen, click on the topic of interest to jump to the
required topic. (If the bookmarks are not available, use
the Table of Contents.)
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In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the
Index. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the Table
of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the
alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated
page number to jump to the page containing the subject.
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PRINTING PAGES
The whole manual, Individual pages, or sections may be printed.
The procedure is:
1.
From the toolbar, select File > Print (or press the
Ctrl + P keys).
2.
Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a)
(b)
[All pages], for the entire manual.
[Current page] for the page at which you are
looking.
(c)
[Pages from] and [to] for the range of pages you
specify by entering their page numbers.
3.
Click on OK.
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ABBREVIATIONS USED
The following abbreviations are used in this manual:
ABBREVIATION
MEANING
Ctrl
dpi
Control
dots per inch
DIMM
n
Dual In-line Memory Module
network card installed
Light Emitting Diode
Network Interface Card
Printer Control Language
PostScript (emulation)
PostScript Emulation
Random Access Memory
Serial Impact Dot Matrix
LED
NIC
PCL
PS
PSE
RAM
SIDM
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next
chapter, the PG L26 and PG L26 Special printers look similar from
the outside. The important components are identified in the
representations below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Operator panel (PG L26 shown)
Output Stacker (150 sheets, face down)
Top cover release button
Output Stacker extension
Output Stacker extension paper guide
Paper Tray content indicator
ON/OFF switch
Rear Output Stacker (50 sheets, face up)
Rear Output Stacker paper guide
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1
8
2
3
4
5
7
6
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10. LED array
11. Image drum
12. Manual Feed Tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position)
13. Paper Tray (250 sheets)
14. Toner cartridge
15. Fuser unit
16. Top cover
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11
15
12
13
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17. Power cable connection
18. Cooling fan
19. USB interface connection
20. Parallel interface connection
21. Second paper tray (optional) connection
22. Network card (optional)
23. RS232 serial interface card (optional)
24. Optional Multi Purpose Tray connection
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OPERATOR PANELS
This chapter describes the function of the operator panel on your
printer. It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this
point as it provides the PG L26 status information and the
equivalent of the menu control panel on the PG L26 Special. (See
“Printer Drivers” for installation of the Status Monitor.)
PG L26
OPERATOR PANEL
The PG L26 operator panel consists of 4 indicating LEDs and an
Online button. From left to right, the LEDs indicate Power On,
Ready, Manual feed and Error.
LED INDICATORS
The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five
operating conditions as follows:
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Indicator off
Indicator on
Flash 1 - slow blink - 1 long flash every 4 seconds
Flash 2 - blink - 1 flash per second
Flash 3 - rapid blink - 4 flashes per second.
All four LED indicators come on momentarily when power is
switched on using the main power switch.
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Power on LED (green)
This indicator comes on and stays on when the printer is switched
on using the main power switch.
Ready LED (green)
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Indicator on - the printer is on-line and ready to receive
data.
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Indicator off - the printer is off-line and cannot receive
data.
The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash (x) is
summarised as follows:
FLASH
TYPE
READY
LED
(GREEN)
MANUAL
FEED LED
(AMBER)
ERROR
LED
(AMBER)
MEANING
Flash 1 –
x
The printer is data
processing when
printing has been
suspended.
slow
blink
x
The image drum
requires changing,
toner is low or paper
tray is empty but no
job is processing.
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FLASH
TYPE
READY
LED
(GREEN)
MANUAL
FEED LED
(AMBER)
ERROR
LED
(AMBER)
MEANING
Flash 2
—
x
The printer is
receiving and
processing data
during printing or
the printer is
resetting.
blink
x
The printer is
requesting that a
Manual Feed Tray is
used for paper feed.
x
There is a printing
error, for example, a
problem with paper,
the cover is open or
the paper tray is
empty while a job is
processing.
x
x
x
x
x
x
There is a minor
error with the
printer, for example,
toner is low and the
image drum needs
to be changed.
Flash 3
—
There is a major
error with the
printer, requiring a
service call, for
example, a
rapid
blink
hardware problem.
ONLINE BUTTON
The primary functions of the Online button are activated by
pressing the switch momentarily and releasing. The primary
functions are as follows:
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Turning the printer off-line.
Turning the printer on-line (ready).
Resuming printing after a print overrun, page overflow, or
receiving buffer overflow.
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Interrupting data processing when the printer is receiving
and processing data.
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Resuming data processing.
The secondary functions of the Online button are activated after
turning the printer off line, then pressing and holding the switch
for four seconds before releasing. The secondary functions are as
follows:
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Printing the demo and menu pages.
NOTE
Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer
Status Monitor.
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Printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been
cancelled.
The other functions of the Online button are activated after
turning the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch
for seven seconds before releasing. The other functions are as
follows:
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Printing a cleaning page.
NOTE
A cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status
Monitor.
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Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing
has been cancelled.
NOTE
To reset the printer to the default settings of the
manufacturer, the Online button is pressed and held down
while the printer is switched on with the main power switch.
The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the
default settings.
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STATUS MONITOR
After installing the printer driver software onto your computer,
the Status Monitor is then installed to indicate what is happening
to the printer when it is being used. (See the chapter entitled
“Printer Drivers”.) This Status Monitor is also used to control and
change the various printer settings.
Using the Printer Status Monitor
Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the
printer settings are carried out as follows:
Click on Start > All Programs > Olivetti > Status Monitor and
select the Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown.
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Printer Setup Tab
Selecting the Printer Setup tab provides access to the Printer
Menu button, which, when selected, enables you to:
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Select which printer to connect to via the Select Printer
button.
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Configure the printer settings via the Open
Configuration button.
At all stages, detailed on-line help is provided via the Help
button.
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Preferences Tab
Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information
displayed by the Status Monitor and how/when the Status
Monitor appears.
The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor
pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention
e.g. toner low.
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MENU FUNCTIONS
The Printer Menu allows you to view and change the printer’s
internal settings. You can think of this as the software equivalent
of an LCD operator panel display that appears on the front of
some printers.
The settings are grouped into categories or “menus” such as
Information Menu or Print Menu.
Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer
driver or application software. The settings that you can change
using this software act as the printer’s defaults. These can be
overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application.
For example, if you have set the number of copies in the Printer
Menu settings to one, this will be overridden if you select three
copies of your document in the printer driver.
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Information Menu
This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored
within the printer.
INFORMATION MENU
ITEM
ACTION
PRINT MENU MAP
PRINT FILE LIST
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
PRINT PCL FONT
PRINT PSE FONT
PRINT IBM PPR FONT
PRINT EPSON FX FONT
PRINT DEMO 1
When PSE is installed
Print menu
This menu provides adjustment of various print job related
functions.
PRINT MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
COPIES
1
MANUAL FEED MODE
PAPER SOURCE
AUTO TRAY CHANGE
OFF
TRAY1
OFF
ON
No optional tray installed
When Tray2 or MPF is
installed
AUTO TRAY SEQUENCE
PAPER SIZE CHECK
RESOLUTION
DOWN
ENABLE
600
TONER SAVE
DISABLE
PORTRT
64LNS
ORIENTATION
LINES PER PAGE
EDIT SIZE
CASSETT
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Media Menu
This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print
media.
MEDIA MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
TRAY1 MEDIA SIZE
A4 SIZE
PLAIN
TRAY1 MEDIATYPE
TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT
TRAY2 PAPERSIZE
MEDIUM
A4 SIZE
PLAIN
When tray 2 is installed
When tray 2 is installed
When tray 2 is installed
When MPF is installed
When MPF is installed
When MPF is installed
TRAY2 MEDIATYPE
TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT
MPF MEDIA SIZE
MEDIUM
DL ENV
PLAIN
MPF MEDIATYPE
MPF MEDIAWEIGHT
MEDIUM
A4 SIZE
PLAIN
MANUAL TRAY MEDIA SIZE
MANUAL TRAY MEDIA TYPE
MANUAL TRAY MEDIA WEIGHT
CUSTOM PAPER SIZE UNIT
CUSTOM PAPER WIDTH
CUSTOM PAPER LENGTH
MEDIUM
mm
210 mm
297 mm
System configuration menu
This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you
prefer to work.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
POWER SAVE
EMULATION
10 MIN
AUTO
ASCII
RAW
PARA PORT
USB PORT
NW PORT
RAW
When NIC is installed
RS PORT
ASCII
ON
When RS232 is installed
CLEAR ALARMS
CLEAR ERRORS
MANUAL FEED TIMEOUT
WAIT TIMEOUT
ON
60 SEC
40 SEC
CONT
PRINT CONFIGURATION AT
TONER LOW
JAM RECOVERY
ERROR REPORT
ON
OFF
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
STATUS DISPLAY LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
PCL emulation
This menu controls the printer’s PCL emulation.
PCL MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
FONT SOURCE
FONT No.
RESDENT
I000
FONT PITCH
FONT SIZE
10.00
12.00
Not displayed in default
setup
SYMBOL SET
PC-8
78 COL
OFF
A4 WIDTH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
LF FUNCTION
UNPRINTABLE AREA
PEN ADJUST
CR
LF
NORMAL
ON
PPR Emulation
This menu controls the printer’s PPR emulation.
PPR MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
FONT PITCH
10 CPI
FONT PITCH IN CONDENSE
MODE
12 to 20
CHARACTER SET
SYMBOL SET
SET-2
IBM-437
DISABLE
NORMAL
6 LPI
LETTER O STYLE
ZERO CHARACTER
LINE PITCH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
LF FUNCTION
OFF
CR
LF
LINE LENGTH
80 COL
A4
FORM LENGTH
TOF POSITION
0.0 INCH
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PPR MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
LEFT MARGIN
FIT TO LETTER
TEXT HEIGHT
0.0 INCH
DISABLE
SAME
FX Emulation
This menu controls the printer’s FX emulation.
FX MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
FONT PITCH
10 CPI
SET-2
CHARACTER SET
SYMBOL SET
IBM-437
DISABLE
NORMAL
6 LPI
LETTER O STYLE
ZERO CHARACTER
LINE PITCH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
LINE LENGTH
FORM LENGTH
TOF POSITION
LEFT MARGIN
FIT TO LETTER
TEXT HEIGHT
OFF
CR
80 COL
A4
0.0 INCH
0.0 INCH
DISABLE
SAME
Parallel menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data
interface.
PARALLEL PORT MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
PARALLEL PORT
BI-DIRECTIONAL
ECP MODE
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
NARROW
IN
ACK WIDTH
BUSY/ACK OUTPUT SEQUENCE
I-PRIME
DISABLE
DISABLE
OFF REC
Only when PSE is
installed
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RS232C menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s RS232C data
interface.
RS232C MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
RS232C
ENABLE
Only when RS232C is
installed
FLOW CONTROL
BAUD RATE
DATA BITS
PARITY
DTR HI
9600
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when RS232C is
installed
8 BITS
NONE
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when RS232C is
installed
MIN. BUSY TIME
OFF REC
200mSEC
DISABLE
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when both RS232C
and PSE are installed
USB menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data
interface.
USB MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
USB
ENABLE
DISABLE
DISABLE
SOFTWARE RESET
OFF REC
Only when PSE is
installed
SERIAL NUMBER
ENABLE
Network menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/
100Base-TX network interface.
NETWORK MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
TCP/IP
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
NETBEUI
NETWARE
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NETWORK MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
ETHERTALK
FRAME TYPE
IP ADDRESS SET
IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK
GATEWAY ADDRESS
INITIALIZE NIC?
WEB/IPP
ENABLE
AUTO
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
AUTO
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
NORMAL
TELNET
FTP
SNMP
LAN
HUB LINK SETTING
AUTO
NEGOTIATE
Memory menu
This menu determines how printer memory is used.
MEMORY MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
RECEIVE BUFFER SIZE
RSRC SAV
AUTO
OFF
System adjustment menu
This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the
printed page in steps of 0.25mm.
SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
X ADJUST
Y ADJUST
TRAY ID
0.00 mm
0.00 mm
PLACE PAGE
CENTER
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Maintenance menu
This menu provides access to various printer maintenance
functions.
MAINTENANCE MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
RESET MENU
RESET DRUM COUNT
POWER SAVE MODE
TRANSFER SETTING
DARKNESS
ENABLE
0
0
PRINT CLEANING PAGE
Usage menu
This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of
total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its
consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a
full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to
know how soon you will need them.
USAGE MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
TOTAL SHEETS
REMAINING
The total number of
sheets the printer has
printed.
DRUM LIFE
TONER LIFE
REMAINING%
3K=%
An indication of how soon
you will need to replace
the drum.
An indication of how
much toner is left in the
cartridge.
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PRINTING MENU SETTINGS
The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows.
Using the Online button
1.
2.
Press the Online button to take the printer off-line.
Press and hold down the Online button for at least four
seconds, but less than seven seconds.
3.
The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo
print page.
Using the Status Monitor
1.
2.
3.
Select Start > All Programs > Olivetti > Status Monitor.
Select the Printer Setup Tab.
Click on the Open Configuration button. The Printer
Menu is displayed.
4.
5.
Expand the Information Menu.
To print a demo page or Menu Map, select either “Print
Demo1” or “Print Menu Map” and click on the Apply
button.
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PG L26 SPECIAL
OPERATOR PANEL
The PG L26 Special operator panel consists of a menu driven
control panel, an LCD display and a LED indicator.
MENU
ITEM
VALUE
SELECT
CANCEL
+
-
+
READY
-
ON LINE
PANEL ELEMENTS
Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING
indicates processing data or error.
1.
Liquid crystal display. (LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 8
alphanumeric digits displaying print status, menu items in
menu mode and error messages.
2.
Menu Button. Press briefly to enter the MENU mode.
Press briefly again to select the next menu. Press for more
than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus.
3.
4.
5.
Item (+) button. Press briefly to scroll forward to the
next menu item.
Value (+) button. Press briefly to scroll forward to the
next value setting for each menu item.
Select button. Press briefly to select the menu, item or
value indicated on the LCD panel.
6.
7.
Cancel button. Press to cancel a print job.
Value (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the
previous value setting for each menu item.
8.
Item (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the
previous menu item.
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Online button. Press to switch between online and offline
status.
NOTE
When pressed in Menu mode, the Online button returns the
printer to ONLINE status. When pressed with DATA PRESENT
displayed, it forces the printer to print out the remaining data
in the printer. Also when there is an error indicating wrong
paper size, pressing the Online button forces the printer to
print.
MENU FUNCTIONS
The Printer Menu allows you to view and change the printer’s
internal settings.
The settings are grouped into categories or “menus” such as
Information Menu or Print Menu.
Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer
driver or application software. The settings that you can change
using this software act as the printer’s defaults. These can be
overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application.
For example, if you have set the number of copies in the Printer
Menu settings to one, this will be overridden if you select three
copies of your document in the printer driver.
Factory default settings are shown in the following tables.
Information Menu
This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored
within the printer.
INFORMATION MENU
ITEM
ACTION
MENU MAP
PCL FONT
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
Apply
PSE FONT
When PSE is installed
IBM PPR FONT
EPSON FX FONT
DEMO 1
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Print menu
This menu provides adjustment of various print job related
functions.
PRINT MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
COPIES
1
MANUAL FEED
PAPER FEED
OFF
TRAY1
OFF
ON
AUTO TRAY SWITCH
No optional tray installed
When Tray2 or MPF is
installed
TRAY SEQUENCE
PAPER SIZE CHECK
RESOLUTION
DOWN
ENABLE
600 DPI
DISABLE
PORTRAIT
64 LINES
TONER SAVE MODE
ORIENTATION
LINES PER PAGE
EDIT SIZE
CASSETTE
SIZE
Media Menu
This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print
media.
MEDIA MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
TRAY1 PAPERSIZE
TRAY1 MEDIATYPE
TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT
TRAY2 PAPERSIZE
TRAY2 MEDIATYPE
TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT
MPF PAPERSIZE
A4
PLAIN
MEDIUM
A4
When tray 2 is installed
When tray 2 is installed
When tray 2 is installed
When MPF is installed
When MPF is installed
When MPF is installed
PLAIN
MEDIUM
DL ENV
PLAIN
MEDIUM
A4
MPF MEDIATYPE
MPF MEDIAWEIGHT
MANUAL PAPERSIZE
MANUAL MEDIATYPE
MANUAL MEDIAWEIGHT
UNIT OF MEASURE
X DIMENSION
PLAIN
MEDIUM
mm
210 mm
297 mm
Y DIMENSION
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System configuration menu
This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you
prefer to work.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
POWER SAVE DELAY TIME
EMULATION
10 MIN
AUTO
EMULATION
PARA PORT
ASCII
RAW
USB PORT
NW PORT
RAW
When NIC is installed
RS PORT
ASCII
ON
When RS232 is installed
CLEARABLE WARNING
AUTO CONTINUE
MANUAL TIMEOUT
WAIT TIMEOUT
TONER LOW
ON
60 SEC
40 SEC
CONTINUE
ON
JAM RECOVERY
ERROR REPORT
LANGUAGE
OFF
ENGLISH
PCL emulation
This menu controls the printer’s PCL emulation.
PCL MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
FONT SOURCE
FONT No.
RESDENT
I000
FONT PITCH
FONT HGT
10.00 CPI
12.00
Not displayed in default
setup
SYMBOL SET
PC-8
A4 PRINT WIDTH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
78 COLUMN
OFF
CR
LF FUNCTION
LF
PRINT MARGIN
PEN WIDTH ADJUST
NORMAL
ON
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PPR Emulation
This menu controls the printer’s PPR emulation.
PPR MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
CHARACTER PITCH
FONT CONDENSE
10 CPI
12 CPI to
20 CPI
CHARACTER SET
SYMBOL SET
SET-2
IBM-437
DISABLE
NORMAL
6 LPI
LETTER O STYLE
ZERO CHARACTER
LINE PITCH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
LF FUNCTION
OFF
CR
LF
LINE LENGTH
80 COLUMN
FORM LENGTH
11.7 INCH
(A4)
TOF POSITION
LEFT MARGIN
FIT TO LETTER
TEXT HEIGHT
0.0 INCH
0.0 INCH
DISABLE
SAME
FX Emulation
This menu controls the printer’s FX emulation.
FX MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
CHARACTER PITCH
CHARACTER SET
SYMBOL SET
10 CPI
SET-2
IBM-437
DISABLE
NORMAL
6 LPI
LETTER O STYLE
ZERO CHARACTER
LINE PITCH
WHITE PAGE SKIP
CR FUNCTION
OFF
CR
LINE LENGTH
80 COLUMN
FORM LENGTH
11.7 INCH
(A4)
TOF POSITION
LEFT MARGIN
0.0 INCH
0.0 INCH
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FX MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
FIT TO LETTER
TEXT HEIGHT
DISABLE
SAME
Parallel menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data
interface.
PARALLEL MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
PARALLEL
BI-DIRECTION
ECP
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
ACK WIDTH
ACK/BUSY TIMING
I-PRIME
NARROW
ACK IN BUSY
3 MICRO SEC
DISABLE
OFF REC
Only when PSE is
installed
RS232C menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s RS232C data
interface.
RS232C MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
RS232C
ENABLE
Only when RS232C is
installed
FLOW CTL
BAUD RATE
DATA BITS
PARITY
DTR HI
9600
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when RS232C is
installed
8 BITS
NONE
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when RS232C is
installed
MIN. BUSY
OFF REC
200mSEC
DISABLE
Only when RS232C is
installed
Only when both RS232C
and PSE are installed
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USB menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data
interface.
USB MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
USB
ENABLE
DISABLE
DISABLE
SOFT RESET
OFF REC
Only when PSE is
installed
SERIAL NUMBER
ENABLE
Network menu
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/
100Base-TX network interface.
NETWORK MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
TCP/IP
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
AUTO
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
Only when NIC is installed
NETBEUI
NETWARE
ETHERTALK
FRAME TYPE
IP ADDRESS SET
IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK
GATEWAY ADDRESS
INITIALIZE NIC?
WEB/IPP
AUTO
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
ENABLE
NORMAL
TELNET
FTP
SNMP
LAN
HUB LINK SETTING
AUTO
NEGOTIATE
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Memory menu
This menu determines how printer memory is used.
MEMORY MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
RECEIVE BUFF SIZE
RSRC SAV
AUTO
OFF
System adjustment menu
This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the
printed page in steps of 0.25mm.
SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
X ADJUST
0.00 mm
Y ADJUST
0.00 mm
PCL MANUAL ID
PCL TRAY1 ID
PCL TRAY2 ID
PCL MP ID
2
1
5
6
PLACE PAGE
CENTER
Maintenance menu
This menu provides access to various printer maintenance
functions.
MAINTENANCE MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
EEPROM RESET
DRUM COUNT RESET
POWER SAVE
SETTINGS
ENABLE
0
0
DARKNESS
CLEANING PAGE
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Usage menu
This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of
total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its
consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a
full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to
know how soon you will need them.
USAGE MENU
ITEM
DEFAULT
REMARKS
DRUM LIFE
REMAINING%
An indication of how soon
you will need to replace
the drum.
TONER
7K=%
3K=%
An indication of how
much toner is left in the
cartridge.
PRINTING MENU SETTINGS
Current menu settings can be confirmed by printing a Menu Map.
1.
2.
3.
Press the Menu button until the Information Menu is
available.
Press the Item button until the display prompts you to
print the menu map.
Press the Select button to print the menu map.
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PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS
For guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which
input tray and which ejection method to use, see the section
entitled “Paper and tray information” in the “Specifications”
chapter.
PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES
The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following
guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your
printer:
>
Paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from
moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
>
Use a smooth finished paper such as copier or laser type
paper with a Sheffield (smoothness) rating of 250 or less.
If in doubt, please ask your paper supplier.
>
>
Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers.
The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously
impact on the life of the image drum.
>
>
>
Do not use very smooth, shiny/glossy paper.
Do not use heavily embossed headed paper.
Avoid printing on both sides and putting paper through
the printer twice.
>
Avoid using paper with perforations, cut-outs and ragged
edges.
>
>
>
Do not use envelopes with windows or metal clasps.
Do not use envelopes with self sealing flaps.
Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes.
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TRANSPARENCIES AND ADHESIVE LABELS
The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following
guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for
use in your printer:
>
Always manually feed single sheets using a Manual Feed
Tray.
>
>
Always use rear output.
Media must be designed for use in laser printers or
photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1
sec.
>
Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers
and photocopiers.
>
>
Labels should cover entire carrier sheet.
Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part
of the printer.
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INSTALLING PAPER
NOTE
If you are topping up the paper in a paper tray, it is
recommended that you remove the remaining paper from the
tray first then add the new paper stock followed by the paper
you removed. This ensures that the oldest paper is used first
to help prevent paper jams.
1.
Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and
place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the
paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on
the paper guides (1).
1
4
3
2
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NOTE
Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the
front of the paper tray.
2.
3.
Adjust the rear paper support (2) to the size of paper you
are using by gripping the lugs (3), tilting and sliding the
support forwards or backwards as necessary.
Adjust the paper guides (1). It is important to adjust the
paper guides correctly to ensure that the paper is not
skewed in the print process. Paper jams may occur if this
operation is not carried out correctly.
4.
Replace the tray in the printer. The paper level indicator
(4) provides a visual indication of how much paper is left
in the tray.
NOTE
If you have the optional second paper tray (Tray 2) and you
are printing from the first (upper) tray (Tray 1), you can pull
out the second (lower) tray to reload it. However, if printing
from the second (lower) tray, do not pull out the first (upper)
tray as this will result in a paper jam.
FACE UP AND FACE DOWN PRINTING
For face down printing, make sure the Rear Output Stacker is
closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). The Output
Stacker on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down,
capacity 150 sheets of weight 80 g/m². Pages printed in reading
order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on
top, facing down).
For face up printing, make sure the face up Rear Output Stacker
is open and the paper guide is extended if required. In this
condition, paper will exit via this path, regardless of driver
settings. Paper is stacked in reverse order, capacity 50 sheets of
weight 80 g/m².
Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray for
heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams.
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AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE
With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the
Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Tray sequence
function is set to DOWN. Ensure that the Autotray function is set
to ON (default) when you have either or both optional feed trays
installed. In this way, if a tray runs out of paper, automatic feed
will take place in the order Tray 1, Tray 2 (if fitted), optional Multi
Purpose Tray (if fitted), provided that these trays are set up for
identical media.
PRINTING ENVELOPES
1.
Pull out the Rear Output Stacker (1) until it locks and lift
out the paper guide (2).
2
1
3
2.
3.
4.
Pull down the Manual Feed Tray (3) and adjust the paper
guides to the width of the envelope.
Insert the envelope, flap down and to the left, until the
printer grips it.
Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your
software, then issue the print command.
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HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK
The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output
stack involves two complete U-turns. This may sometimes cause
very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed.
Use the Manual Feed Tray to feed this type of paper and the Rear
Output Stacker to collect printed output. This gives a nearly
straight paper path through the machine and may prove more
reliable in this type of application.
PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA SETTING
The process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper
involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will
cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in
transparencies. Too little heat will cause the image not to fuse
fully into heavyweight paper.
NOTE
Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for
particular jobs, when filling a tray with media it is
recommended that you manually set the printer to match the
media as described here.
PG L26
The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by
changing the media type as follows:
1.
2.
Start the Status Monitor.
Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer
Menu button.
3.
Select the Paper tab. Click on the button for the paper
tray being used. Adjust the media type to the required
setting and, if necessary, the paper size to the size of the
paper being used.
4.
Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button
to set the printer to the new media type and printing
quality.
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Printing transparencies
When printing transparencies, the Manual Feed Tray must be
used and the media type changed to transparencies as follows:
CAUTION!
Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect
setting is used when printing transparencies.
1.
Open the Manual Feed Tray on the printer and place the
transparency face up between the paper guides.
2.
3.
4.
Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency.
Start the Status Monitor.
Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer
Menu button.
5.
6.
Select the Paper tab and click on the Manual Feed
button. Adjust the media type to Transparency and the
paper size to the size of the transparency being used.
Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button
to set the printer for transparencies.
NOTE
Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing
transparencies.
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PG L26 SPECIAL
Using the control panel on your printer, you can choose:
>
>
>
>
which paper to use
the size of the paper you wish to use
the weight of the paper (thickness)
the type of paper
NOTE
> If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on
your computer, the printer will not print and the LCD will
display an error message.
> The following printer settings are given as a guide only.
Some software applications require the paper feed, size
and media settings to be selected from within the
application (page setup).
> Although media properties can be set in the printer driver
for particular jobs, it is recommended that when filling a
tray with media you manually set the printer to match
the media as described here.
Paper feed selection
The paper feed, paper size, paper weight and media type can be
set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press the Online button to return the printer to offline
status.
Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is
displayed, then press the Select button.
Press the Item button until the required paper feed is
displayed.
Press the Select button. A plus (+) appears next to the
selected paper feed.
NOTE
When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one
paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the
next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing.
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Paper size
Set the paper size as follows.
NOTE
> When using paper trays, standard paper sizes are
recognised automatically with CASSETTE SIZE (default
setting) selected. Paper size need only be set for custom
paper sizes.
> When using the Manual Feed Tray, the paper size has to
be selected.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press the On Line button to return the printer to offline
status.
Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed,
then preset Select button.
Press either Item (+) or (-) button repeatedly until EDIT
SIZE is displayed.
Press either Value (+) or (-) button until the required
paper size is displayed, then press the Select button. A
plus (+) appears next to the selected paper size.
5.
6.
Press the Online button to return the printer to ONLINE
status.
Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver
before printing the file.
Media type and weight
Set media type and weight as follows:
CAUTION!
If media type or media weight are not correctly set,
print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be
damaged.
1.
2.
Press the Online button to return the printer to offline
status.
Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed,
then press the Select button.
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3.
4.
Press the Item (+) or (-) button until MEDIA TYPE or
MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed.
Press the Value (+) or (-)button until the required paper
type or weight is displayed, then press the Select button.
A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper type or
weight.
5.
Press the Online button to return the printer back to
online status.
Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before
printing the file.
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INTERFACES
Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces:
1.
Parallel – For direct connection to a PC. This port
requires a bi-directional (IEEE 1284 compliant) parallel
cable.
2.
USB – For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or
above (not Windows 95 upgraded to Windows 98) or
Macintosh. This port requires a cable conforming to USB
version 2.0 or above.
The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB
compatible device is connected concurrently with other
USB-compatible machines.
When connecting multiple printers of the same type, they
appear as *****, ***** (2), ***** (3), etc. These
numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on
each printer.
3.
4.
Serial – for direct connection to a device that uses serial
printing (available as an option).
Ethernet – For network cable connection (available as an
option).
NOTE
> It is not recommended that you connect serial/USB and
parallel cables to the printer simultaneously.
> Interface cables are not supplied with your printer.
If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone
computer proceed to the chapter entitled “Printer Drivers”.
If your printer is to be installed as a network printer, please refer
to the relevant section in the User’s Guide for the network
interface card for further details on how to configure the network
connection before installing the printer drivers.
NOTE
Administrator’s authority is required when installing a
network connection.
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PRINTER DRIVERS
This chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types
of operating system – Windows and Macintosh.
The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD-
ROM. Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest
information on printer driver installation.
WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS
1.
With Windows running, insert the printer driver CD-ROM
into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
A message should be displayed explaining how to install
your printer driver and utilities. If this is not displayed
automatically, use Start > Run... and enter
E:\readme.htm (where E is your CD-ROM drive) in the
Open field.
3.
Click on OK.
NOTE
The printer driver must be installed first before installing any
utilities.
4.
5.
For the PG L26, ensure that the Windows Status Monitor is
installed to enable you to keep track of the printer status.
For the PG L26 Special, you can use the Operator Panel
Language Setup utility to change the language on the
printer’s LCD display.
INSTALLED OPTIONS
Certain options may have been installed in your printer. For those
that are installed, check that they appear enabled on the Menu
Map (See “Confirming current settings” in “Operator panels”.)
Ensure that your options are set up in the printer driver(s) by
making the appropriate settings on the Device Options tab (PCL
emulation) and/or Device Settings tab (PS emulation) described
in the chapter entitled “Operation”.
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MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEMS
Please refer to the readme file on CD for details on installing the
appropriate Macintosh drivers.
INSTALLED OPTIONS
Ensure that any installed options are enabled in the printer
driver.
CHOOSING A MAC DRIVER
The PG L26, PG L26 Special models allow you to use a PCL Mac
driver.
If the PS option is installed on the PG L26 Special, a PS driver
must always be used with Macintosh operating systems.
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OPERATION
This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your
printer from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment. In the
former, while PCL emulation is available on all printer models, PS
emulation is optional on the PG L26 Special.
PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS
NOTE
The illustrations in this guide relate to Windows 2000 PCL and
PS emulations – other operating system windows may appear
slightly different but the principles are the same.
The operator panel controlled menus and Status Monitor
controlled menus (described in the chapter entitled “Operator
panels”) provide access to many options.
The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of
these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as
those in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus, and you
print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows
printer driver will override those settings in the operator panel
and Status Monitor menus.
PRINTING PREFERENCES IN WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
When you choose to print your document from a Windows
application program a Print dialogue box appears. This dialogue
usually specifies the name of the printer on which you will print
your document. Next to the printer name is a Properties button.
When you click Properties a new window opens which contains
a short list of the printer settings available in the driver, which
you can choose for this document. The settings available from
within your application are only those which you may want to
change for specific applications or documents. Settings you
change here will usually only last for as long as the particular
application program is running.
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PCL EMULATION
The tabs available are the Setup Tab, the Job Options Tab and
the Image Tab.
Setup Tab.
1.
2.
Paper size should be the same as the page size of your
document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit
another size), and should also be the same as the size of
paper you will feed into the printer.
You can choose the source of the paper to feed, which
may be Tray 1 (the standard paper tray), Manual Feed
Tray, Tray 2 (if you have the optional second paper tray
installed) or the optional Multi Purpose feeder. You can
also click on the appropriate part of the screen graphic to
select your preferred tray.
If you select manual, the Weight selection box becomes
visible. You can leave the setting at Printer Setting or
select as required.
3.
A variety of document finishing options can be selected,
such as normal one page per sheet, or N-up (where N can
be 2 or 4) for printing scaled down pages at more than
one page per sheet.
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4.
Under Manual 2-sided Printing, you can choose to print on
one side of a sheet only or to use 2-sided printing (duplex
printing). Your printer allows you to carry out manual
duplex printing, meaning you must pass the paper
through the printer twice. For more information, see “2-
sided printing (Windows only)” on page 70. The Duplex
Help button also offers guidelines on how to carry out
manual duplex printing.
5.
6.
If you have changed some printing preferences before and
saved them as a set, you can recall them to avoid having
to set them individually each time you need them.
A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
Job Options tab
1.
The output resolution of the printed page can be set as
follows.
> The Best Quality setting prints at 2400 x 600dpi. This
setting requires the most printer memory and takes
the longest to print. Your printed pages can be scaled
to fit larger or smaller stationery. It is the best option
for printing photographs.
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> The High Quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi is the
best option for printing vector objects such as graphics
and text.
> The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is
suitable for most printing jobs.
> The Draft setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable
for printing draft documents that contain mainly text.
You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some
print jobs.
2.
3.
4.
Page orientation can be set to either portrait (tall) or
landscape (wide). Both views can be rotated by
180 degrees.
You can print watermark text behind the main page
image. This is useful for marking documents as draft,
confidential, etc.
In Raster (bitmap) mode, processing of the page image is
done in the computer leaving little processing for the
printer to do, although the file size may be large. In
Vector mode, file sizes may be smaller and so
transmission over a network, for example, may be faster.
These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing
than for text printing.
5.
6.
7.
You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively,
although you will need to top up the paper tray during
such a long print run.
Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller
stationery, within a range of 25% to 400% of the original
size.
A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
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Image tab
1.
Dithering produces an intermediate greyscale by adjusting
the combination of dots used in printing. Selecting a
setting determines the degree of detail with which a
graphics image will be printed. Mesh determines that a
screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art
determines that an array of lines is used for dithering.
2.
3.
Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in
the halftone screen.
Set this control to print greyscale effects in black without
dithering. Select the check-box to disable greyscale
printing or de-select the check-box to enable greyscale
printing.
4.
You can manually adjust lightness (the higher the setting
the lighter the print) and contrast (the higher the setting
the greater the contrast).
PS emulation
The tabs available are the Layout Tab, the Paper/Quality Tab
and the Job Options Tab.
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Layout tab
1.
2.
3.
Page orientation can be set to portrait (tall), landscape
(wide) or landscape rotated by 180 degrees.
Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to
front of the document.
Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet.
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4.
Click the Advanced button to be able to set further
document options as follows:
1.
2.
3.
Select the required printed paper size.
You can substitute another font for TrueType Font.
You can set other document options as required, including
PostScript options and printer features.
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Paper/Quality tab
You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection
and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same
set of options as described above for the Layout Tab.
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Job Options tab
1.
The output resolution of the printed page can be set as
follows.
> The Best Quality setting prints at 2400 x 600dpi. This
setting requires the most printer memory and takes
the longest to print. It is the best option for printing
photographs.
> The High Quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi and is
the best option for printing vector objects such as
graphics and text.
> The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is
suitable for most printing jobs. You can select Toner
Saving to save toner for some print jobs
2.
3.
4.
You can print watermark text behind the main page
image. This is useful for marking documents as draft,
confidential, etc.
You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively,
although you will need to top up the paper tray during
such a long print run.
Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller
stationery.
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5.
6.
Using the Advanced button gives you access to the
facility to set mirror image printing or negative image
printing.
A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL
When you open the driver properties window directly from
Windows, rather than from within an application program, a
somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided. Changes
made here will generally affect all documents you print from
Windows applications, and will be remembered from one
Windows session to the next.
PCL emulation
The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device
Options Tab.
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General tab
1
2
3
1.
2.
This area lists some of the main features of your printer,
including optional items.
This button opens the same windows as described earlier
for items which can be set from within application
programs. Changes you make here, however, will become
the new default settings for all Windows applications.
3.
This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer
is working.
NOTE
The above features are provided by the Windows 2000
operating system and will vary with other operating systems.
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Advanced tab
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1.
2.
3.
You can specify which times of day your printer will be
available.
Indicates current priority, from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest).
Highest priority documents will print first.
Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a
special print file) before being printed. The document is
then printed in the background, allowing your application
program to become available more quickly. Options
follow:
This specifies that printing should not start until the last
page has been spooled. If your application program needs
a lot of time for further computation in the middle of
printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a
short period, the printer could prematurely assume that
the document has finished. Selecting this option would
prevent that situation, but printing will be completed a
little later, as the start is delayed.
This is the opposite choice to the one above. Printing starts
as soon as possible after the document begins spooling.
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4.
5.
This specifies that the document should not be spooled,
but printed directly. Your application will not normally be
ready for further use until the print job is complete. This
requires less disk space on your computer, since there is
no spool file.
Directs the spooler to check the document setup and
match it to the printer setup before sending the document
to print. If a mismatch is detected, the document is held
in the print queue and does not print until the printer
setup is changed and the document restarted from the
print queue. Mismatched documents in the queue will not
prevent correctly matched documents from printing.
6.
Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which
have completed spooling when deciding which document
to print next, even if completed documents are lower
priority than documents which are still spooling. If no
documents have completed spooling, the spooler will
favour larger spooling documents over shorter ones. Use
this option if you want to maximise printer efficiency.
When this option is disabled the spooler chooses
documents based only on their priority settings.
7.
8.
9.
Specifies that the spooler should not delete documents
after they are completed. This allows documents to be re
submitted to the printer from the spooler instead of
printing again from the application program. If you use
this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk
space on your computer.
Specifies whether advanced features, such as pages per
sheet, are available, depending on your printer. For
normal printing keep this option enabled. If compatibility
problems occur you can disable the feature. However,
these advanced options may then not be available, even
though the hardware might support them.
This button provides access to the same setup windows as
when printing from applications. Changes made via the
Windows Control Panel become the Windows default
settings.
10. You can design and specify a separator page that prints
between documents. This is particularly useful on a
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shared printer to help each user find their own documents
in the output stack.
NOTE
The above features are provided by the Windows 2000
operating system and will vary with other operating systems.
Device Options tab
In this window you can select which optional upgrades are
installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled “Installing
options”.
PS emulation
The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device
Settings Tab. The General and Advanced tabs are the same as
for PCL emulation described earlier.
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Device Settings tab
1
2
3
1.
2.
3.
You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the
available paper feed trays.
You can make a variety of font settings depending on your
application.
You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your
printer. See the chapter entitled “Installing options”.
PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH
Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD and the online help
provided in the driver software.
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2-SIDED PRINTING (WINDOWS ONLY)
To carry out 2-sided, or Manual Duplex Printing you must pass
paper through the printer twice. You can carry out 2-sided
printing using the Paper Tray or the Manual Feed Tray.
2-sided Printing is supported on Windows operating systems
only.
MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE PAPER TRAY
1.
Ensure that there is enough paper in the Paper Tray to
carry out the print job.
2.
Select File -> Print and click the Preferences button. In
the 2-sided printing drop down menu, select either “Long
Edge” or “Short Edge” according to your printing
preferences. If you require further information, click the
Duplex Help button. Then, Click the Print button.
3.
Every second page of your document is printed first.
When this is complete, a message appears on screen
prompting you to take the paper, flip it and replace it in
the Paper Tray.
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4.
5.
Open the Paper Tray.
Take the printed paper from the Output Stacker and place
it in the Paper Tray, ensuring that the printed side is facing
up and the bottom of the page facing into the printer.
6.
Close the Paper Tray and press the Online button. The
message window should disappear from your screen and
the document finishes printing the remaining pages of
your document.
MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE MANUAL FEED TRAY
NOTE:
When using the Manual Feed Tray, feed pages one sheet at a
time. You can use either the standard Manual Feed Tray or
the optional Multi Purpose Tray, providing that this is
installed.
1.
2.
Position the paper guides on the Manual Feed Tray
according to the paper size.
Place paper one sheet at a time in the Manual Feed Tray.
The paper is automatically gripped in position.
3.
4.
Select File -> Print to display the Print dialog box.
Click the Preferences button. On the 2-sided printing
drop down menu, select either “Long Edge” or “Short
Edge” according to your printing preferences. If you
require further information, click the Duplex Help button
5.
6.
When every second page has printed, take the paper from
the output stacker.
Set the paper one page at a time in the Manual Feed Tray
with the printed side facing down and the top of the page
facing into the printer. Ensure that the paper is gripped in
place.
7.
Press the Online button. The remaining pages of your
document print on the blank side of the paper, one sheet
at a time as you feed it into the Manual Feed Tray.
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CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE
This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and
image drum and general maintenance.
CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS
ITEM
LIFE
Toner, standard, PG L26,
PG L26 Special
3,000 A4 @ 5%
Toner, high capacity, PG L26 Special
Image drum
7,000 A4 @ 5%
25,000 A4 pages*
*typical for continuous printing
Please always use genuine consumables.
TONER CARTRIDGE LIFE
How long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print density;
the percentage of the page that prints black. A typical letter has
3% to 5% print density; graphics usually have higher density.
Higher print density means toner is used up faster. At 5% print
density, a standard toner cartridge will print an average of 3,000
pages. Remember, this is only an average: actual results may
vary.
The first toner cartridge installed in a new printer has to fill the
image drum reservoir and saturate the developing roller with
toner. The first standard toner cartridge normally produces about
1,000 pages after installation.
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WHEN TO REPLACE THE TONER CARTRIDGE
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Replace the toner cartridge after Toner Low displays in the printer
Status Monitor. Also, the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when
toner is low. After Toner Low displays, the printer will print about
100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing.
Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been
installed.
PG L26 SPECIAL
When the toner is running low, TONER LOW is displayed in the
operator panel LCD. If printing continues without replacing the
toner cartridge, CHANGE TONER is displayed and printing is
cancelled. Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has
been installed.
REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE
It is recommended that you clean the LED array at the same time
as you change the toner cartridge.
The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder contained
in the toner cartridge.
Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to
place the used cartridge while you install the new one.
Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly, inside the pack that the
new one came in. Follow any regulations, recommendations, etc.,
which may be in force concerning waste recycling.
If you do spill any toner powder, lightly brush it off. If this is not
enough, use a cool, damp cloth to remove any residue. Do not
use hot water, and never use solvents of any kind. They will make
stains permanent.
WARNING!
If you inhale any toner or get it in your eyes, drink a
little water or bathe your eyes liberally in cold water.
Seek medical attention immediately.
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Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about
10 minutes before opening the top cover.
1.
Press the top cover release button and open the printer’s
top cover fully.
WARNING!
If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be
hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch.
2.
3.
Pull the coloured lever on the right side of the toner
cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the
cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge.
Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box
containing the new toner cartridge to install the new
cartridge.
4.
5.
Gently wipe the LED array surface with a soft tissue.
Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed.
IMAGE DRUM LIFE
The life of an image drum depends on a number of factors,
including temperature and humidity, the type of paper used, and
the number of pages per job.
The image drum should last approximately 25,000 pages
continuous printing. This number is approximate because
different numbers of pages are printed each time and the
environmental conditions and the paper type used may vary.
WHEN TO REPLACE THE IMAGE DRUM
PG L26
When the drum reaches 90% of its life, a CHANGE DRUM
message is displayed in the printer Status Monitor. Also, the Error
LED indicator blinks fast when the image drum requires
changing. Change the image drum when the print becomes faint
or begins to deteriorate.
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When the drum reaches 90% of its life, a CHANGE DRUM
message is displayed in the operator panel LCD. Change the
image drum when the print becomes faint or begins to
deteriorate.
REPLACING THE IMAGE DRUM
It is recommended that you change the toner cartridge
and clean the LED array at the same time as you change
the image drum.
CAUTION!
The green image drum surface at the base of the
cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not
touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for
more than 5 minutes. If the drum unit needs to be out
of the printer for longer than this, please wrap the
cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away
from light. Never expose the drum to direct sunlight
or very bright room lighting. Always hold the image
drum unit by the ends or from the top.
1.
Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover
fully.
WARNING!
If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be
hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch.
2.
3.
Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge.
Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box
containing the new image drum to install the new image
drum.
4.
Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box
containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner
cartridge.
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5.
6.
Gently wipe the LED array surface with the LED lens
cleaner that came with the new toner cartridge or soft
tissue.
Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed.
RESETTING THE DRUM COUNTER
After replacing the image drum, reset the drum counter to keep
a correct count of the number of pages printed on the image
drum.
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1.
2.
Start the Status Monitor for the printer.
Select the Printer Setup tab, click on the Printer Menu
button and then select the Maintenance Menu.
3.
Select “Reset Drum Count” and click on the Apply button
to reset the drum counter.
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1.
2.
3.
Press the Online button to return the printer to offline
status.
Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE
MENU is displayed, then press the Select button.
Press the Item button until DRUM COUNT RESET is
displayed.
4.
5.
Press the Select button and the Drum Counter is reset.
Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button.
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GENERATING A CLEANING PAGE
If the printed page shows signs of fading, streaking or erratic
marks, the problem may be cleared by generating a drum
cleaning page as follows.
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Using the printer Status Monitor
1.
2.
Start the Status Monitor for the printer.
Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer
Menu button.
3.
4.
Select the Test Print tab and click on the Cleaning button.
Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain
paper between the paper guides, then click the OK
button.
5.
6.
The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page.
If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try
replacing the toner cartridge.
Using the Online button
1.
2.
Press the Online button to take the printer off line.
Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain
paper between the paper guides.
3.
Press and hold down the Online button for at least five
seconds.
4.
5.
6.
The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page.
Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button.
If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try
replacing the toner cartridge.
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1.
Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain
paper between the paper guides. To print from the Paper
Tray, press the Online button when the LCD display
prompts you to insert a sheet of paper in the Manual Feed
Tray.
2.
Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE
MENU is displayed, then press the Select button.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press the Item button until CLEANING PAGE is displayed.
Press the Select button.
The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page.
Press Cancel to exit the menu. The printer should now be
on line.
7.
If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try
replacing the toner cartridge.
CLEANING THE LED ARRAY
Clean the LED array whenever a new toner cartridge is installed
or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page.
Wipe the LED array gently with an anti-static cleaning pad that is
generally available for computer cleaning.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES
Your printer has been designed to give you helpful status
feedback not only during normal operation but also if a printing
problem occurs so that you can take appropriate corrective
action.
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Both status and error messages are displayed in your chosen
language in the Status Monitor, error messages being
accompanied by the appropriate flashing of the Error indicator.
You can set the Status Monitor to pop up on your computer
screen when an alert condition occurs from the Preferences tab
in the Status Monitor.
PG L26 SPECIAL
The LCD on the printer operator panel provides the self-
explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language.
Error messages are accompanied by the Ready indicator being
extinguished.
PAPER JAMS
Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on
use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition
prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service.
However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section
explains how to clear them quickly and simply.
Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at
any point on the paper path through the printer. When a jam
occurs, the printer immediately stops, and the operator panel
informs you of the event. If printing multiple pages (or copies),
do not assume that having cleared an obvious sheet that others
will not also be stopped somewhere along the path. These must
also be removed in order to clear the jam fully and restore normal
operation.
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The printer may experience a paper jam in one of three areas.
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INPUT JAM - paper has failed to leave the selected feed
tray and enter the internal paper path of the printer. A
typical message indicates a paper jam and identifies the
tray to check.
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>
FEED JAM - paper has entered the printer but failed to
reach the exit. A typical message indicates a paper jam
and advises you to open the top cover for access.
EXIT JAM - paper has reached the exit but has failed to
exit completely from the printer. A typical message
indicates an exit jam and advises you to open the top
cover for access.
INPUT JAM
1.
2.
3.
4.
Remove the paper tray from the printer.
Remove any crumpled or folded paper.
Remove any paper from the underside of the printer.
Replace the paper tray.
After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper, the
printer should continue printing.
FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM
1.
Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given
above.
2.
Open the top cover.
WARNING!
The fuser area will be hot. This area is clearly marked.
Do not touch it.
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CAUTION!
Never expose the image drum unit to light for more
than 5 minutes. Never expose the image drum unit to
direct sunlight. Always hold the image drum unit by
the ends or from the top. Never touch the surface of
the green drum inside the image drum unit.
3.
Carefully lift out the image drum, complete with the toner
cartridge. Be careful not to touch or scratch the green
drum surface.
4.
5.
Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path.
Re-install the image drum complete with toner cartridge,
ensuring that it correctly locates into the slots on each
side of the printer.
6.
7.
Close the top cover and press down to latch it closed.
The printer will warm up and commence printing when
ready. The page lost through the jam will normally be
reprinted.
NOTE
If the edge of the jammed paper protrudes (or can be seen)
from the exit, reinstall the image drum, close the top cover
and switch the printer on. Remove the jammed paper from
the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few
seconds after switching on. However, if the jammed paper
cannot be removed, contact a service representative.
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PRINT QUALITY PROBLEMS
Before consulting a service representative regarding a print
quality problem, check the table below to see if there is a
solution, or something you might have overlooked.
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Blank sheets
printed.
Image drum
Reinstall image drum cartridge.
cartridge not
properly installed.
Empty or missing
toner cartridge.
Install new toner cartridge.
Install new toner cartridge.
Entire page
prints faintly.
Empty toner
cartridge. Pages
get fainter when
toner is used up.
LED array is dirty.
Clean LED array.
Page has grey
background.
Static electricity,
generally from dry
environments,
causes toner to
stick to
Change paper to a smoother laser
bond or use a humidifier.
background.
Page prints all
black.
Hardware problem.
Contact service.
Page has
repetitive
marks.
Damaged image
drum cartridge
causes repetitive
marks every 1.6
inches (4.06 cm)
due to surface
nicks and
Generate a cleaning page,
repetitive marks may be
temporary.
scratches.
Oblong area of
faint print
appears on each
page.
Drop out caused by
using paper
exposed to high
humidity.
Change paper stocks, check paper
storage environment or use a
dehumidifier; check toner level.
Vertical white
streaking or
faint areas on
page.
Toner is low and
does not distribute
properly, or the
Replace toner cartridge. Check
drum and replace the drum, if
necessary. Contact service.
drum is worn out.
LED array is dirty.
Hardware problem.
Clean LED array.
Contact service.
Vertical black
lines.
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SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Fuzzy print.
LED array is dirty.
Clean LED array.
Distorted print.
Paper path, lamp
assembly, or fusing
unit problem.
Generate cleaning page.
Contact service.
Faded print.
Toner cartridge is
not correctly
installed.
Install toner cartridge correctly.
Replace toner cartridge.
Toner low.
Smeared or
blotched print.
Dirty rollers; toner
dropped inside
printer or image
drum problem.
Replace image drum and toner.
Contact service.
Printed page is
light/blurred.
Is toner low?
Replace toner cartridge.
Use recommended paper.
Is paper meant for
laser printers?
LED array is dirty.
Toner is low.
Clean LED array.
Bold characters
and dark lines
are smeared.
Install new toner cartridge.
Print is darker
than usual.
Darkness setting is
too high.
Change darkness setting.
Pages curl
excessively.
Printing on wrong
side of paper.
Turn paper over in tray. (Note
arrow on paper package). Install
paper print side down in tray.
Moisture in paper.
Improper storage.
Avoid storing paper in areas of
excessive temperature and
humidity. Store paper in protective
wrapping.
High humidity.
Recommended operating humidity:
20-80%
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SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
Your software (operating environment, applications and printer
drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have
selected the right driver for use with your printer. See your
software documentation for more information.
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Printing is
garbled.
Incorrect driver is
installed.
Install an appropriate driver.
Printer’s output
is below rated
speed.
Much of the
For maximum speed, use text in
your document and use a printer
resident font.
printing delays will
be caused by your
application.
Sometimes purely
text documents will
print slowly
depending on the
selected fonts and
how they are
transferred to the
printer.
Size of top
margin
increases with
each page
printed.
Creeping text.
Many software packages assume
66 lines per page, but your
printer’s default is 64. Adjust
software accordingly, or set LINES
Per PAGE in the soft control panel
to equal lines per page in your
software.
Number of lines per
page in software is
not equal to
number of lines per
page of printer.
HARDWARE PROBLEMS
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Graphic image
prints partly on
one page, partly
on the next.
Insufficient printer
memory for this
image at this
Change the resolution, reduce the
image size, or install more memory
in your printer.
resolution.
When you try to
print nothing
happens, but
printer indicates
it is ready to
Configuration error.
Check cable connection. If more
than one printer is available, make
sure your printer has been
selected.
receive data.
Garbage prints.
Incorrect cable
configuration. Also,
see Software
Problems.
Check cable configuration,
continuity, and length.
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SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Printer freezes
or displays error
message when
computer is
Booting the
Turn printer off before rebooting
computer.
computer while the
printer is on can
cause a
rebooted.
communications
error.
Odours.
Gases are given off
by forms or
adhesives passing
through the hot
fusing unit.
Make sure the forms you use can
withstand heating, and provide
adequate ventilation.
Printer is on but
must warm up
before a job is
printed.
Power Save mode is
set on to conserve
energy. The fuser
must heat up
before you can
begin printing the
next job.
To eliminate warm up delay, change
Power Save setting
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INSTALLING OPTIONS
The following options are available to extend the performance of
your printer:
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10/100 BASE-TX Network Interface Card: to make the
PG L26 and PG L26 Special network compatible
>
16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main
memory of your printer and speed up the processing of
large files
>
>
>
RS232C Card: to provide serial interface capability for the
PG L26 and PG L26 Special
Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper
handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²)
Multi Purpose Tray: to extend the range of media your
printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²)
or 50 envelopes)
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One of the following can be added:
(a)
(b)
(c)
8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional
fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special
16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional
fonts or bar codes for the PG L26, PG L26 Special
PostScript PS level 3 DIMM: to add PostScript
emulation to the PG L26 Special. Cannot be added in
conjunction with extra flash memory.
(d)
The PG L26 Special PS option is supplied as 2
DIMMs: a PS DIMM and a 16MB RAM DIMM. When
fitted into a basic PG L26 Special (i.e. one with no
memory upgrade already fitted) the PS DIMM will
expand into the 16MB RAM DIMM in order to work,
and the amount of memory available for general
operation of the printer will therefore not change. It
will remain at 16MB, which is the printer's base
memory.
(e)
If you require to install a PS upgrade into a
PG L26 Special which already has a memory upgrade
installed, discard the 16MB RAM DIMM which ships
with the PS option and install only the PS DIMM. The
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result will be that the amount of overall memory
available to the printer will decrease by 16MB as the
PS code expands into 16MB of RAM currently
installed. For example, a user who already has
128MB installed (total memory is therefore
128+16=144MB) will fit only the PS DIMM and will
then have 128MB of RAM left for printing.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
To install any of the above options, follow the detailed installation
sheet that accompanies the option.
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SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
A summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in
the table below:
ITEM
SPECIFICATION
Dimensions
PG L26 (N22105B):
355mm x 395mm x 200mm (W x D x H)
PG L26 Special (N22106B):
355mm x 395mm x 215mm (W x D x H)
Weight
9 kg approximately
Printing
method
Electro-photographic printing using LEDs as light source
Print colour
Print speed
Resolution
Emulations
Monochrome
26 pages per minute maximum
1200 x 600 dots per inch
PCL6, PCL5e, PCLXL, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter for PG L26,
PG L26 Special
PCL6, PCL5e, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PS for PG L26 Special
Interfaces
Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284-1994 standard
USB 2.0 full speed
Optional 100BASE-TX/10Base-T
Optional RS232C Serial interface
Processor
Memory
266 MHz PowerPC
16 MB expandible to 272MB
Paper sizes
A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal 13, Legal 14, Executive, Custom,
Envelopes (5 types)
Paper feed
Automatic feeding via paper trays (including optional tray and
optional Multi Purpose Tray)
Manual feeding of single sheets
Paper feed
capacity
at 80g/m²
Tray 1: 250 sheets
Optional Tray 2: 500 sheets
Optional Multi-purpose feeder: 100 sheets
Paper output
Face up, face down depending on paper size, type and
thickness
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ITEM
SPECIFICATION
Power
consumption
Typical: 400W
Idle: 70W
Power save mode: 7-10W
Paper output
capacity at
80g/m²
Face up: 50 sheets
Face down: 150 sheets
Monthly duty
cycle
30,000 pages
Consumables
Power cable
Noise level
Toner cartridge, Image drum
Approximately 1.8 m max. length (not provided)
Operation: 53 dB(A)
Standby mode: 30dB(A)
Power saving mode: Background level
Environmental
conditions
Operation: 10 - 32°C, 20% - 80% RH,
Storage: 14 - 110°C, 10% - 90% RH
When the printer is stored, it should be in its original
packaging, with no moisture formation.
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PAPER AND TRAY INFORMATION
Feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type, size and
thickness of medium used. Use the chart below and the notes/
symbols/terms on the following page for initial guidance. (Minor
variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup
and environmental conditions.)
FEED
CASSETTE
EJECTION
METHOD
PAPER
TYPE
SIZE
WEIGHT
T1
T2
MPF
MF
FU
FD
Plain
paper
A4
L, ML, M
MH, H
o
x
o
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
x
A5
B5
Letter
Executive
Legal
(13)
L, ML, M
MH, H
o
x
o
x
x
x
o
o
o
o
o
x
Legal
(14)
A6
L, ML, M
MH, H
o
x
o
x
x
x
o
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
x
Custom
L, ML, M
MH, H
W: 90 –
216
L: 148 –
356
Env-
elopes
Com-9
Com-10
DL
–
x
x
o
o
o
x
C5
Monarch
Custom
W: 90 –
216
L: 148 –
356
Labels
A4
–
–
x
x
x
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
Letter
A4
Transp-
arencies
Letter
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NOTES/SYMBOLS/TERMS
Notes:
1.
When an optional second paper tray is used, the original
tray is referred to as Tray 1 and the optional tray as Tray
2.
2.
3.
4.
It is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS
emulation driver.
Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 148 to
216mm and length of 210 to 316mm.
Paper smaller than A5 (i.e. less than 210mm long) should
be ejected face up.
SYMBOL/
TERM
MEANING
T1
T2
MPF
MF
FU
FD
W, L
L
Paper Tray 1
Paper Tray 2 (optional)
Multi Purpose Tray (optional)
Manual Feed Tray
Face Up printing from the rear of the printer
Face Down printing from the top of the printer
Width, Length in mm
Light paper weight: 59 - 66g/m²
Medium Light paper weight: 67 - 73g/m²
Medium paper weight: 74 - 88g/m²
Medium Heavy paper weight: 89 - 104g/m²
Heavy paper weight: 105 - 122g/m²
Can be used
ML
M
MH
H
o
x
Cannot be used
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INDEX
serial.......................................52
USB ........................................52
Numerics
2-sided printing............................ 70
L
A
Labels..........................................43
Adhesive labels ............................ 43
Advanced features
PG L26 Special .........................33
LED array.....................................78
LED indicators
enabling or disabling................. 67
C
Cleaning page
PG L26 ................................... 77
M
Maintenance
D
Cleaning LED array....................78
Manual Duplex
Drum counter............................... 76
Multi Purpose Tray ....................71
media settings
PG L26 ....................................47
PG L26 Special .........................49
E
Envelopes
Printing................................... 46
Types ..................................... 42
Exit paper jam ............................. 80
F
G
Generating a cleaning page
Media menu ....................... 26, 35
Network menu.................... 29, 39
RS232C menu .................... 29, 38
System adjustment menu .... 30, 40
System configuration
PG L26 ................................... 77
H
Heavyweight paper or
cardstock .................................. 47
I
Image drum
Life ........................................ 74
Resetting counter
PG L26 Special ...................... 76
Input paper jam ........................... 80
installed options
Macintosh ............................... 54
Windows................................. 53
Installing
Paper ..................................... 44
installing drivers
Macintosh ............................... 54
Windows................................. 53
Installing paper............................ 44
interface
menu.............................. 26, 36
Usage menu....................... 31, 41
USB menu ......................... 29, 39
O
online button
PG L26 ....................................19
operator panel
PG L26 ....................................17
PG L26 Special .........................33
options
installing..................................86
network.................................. 52
parallel ................................... 52
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status & error messages
PG L26 ....................................79
PG L26 Special .........................79
status monitor ..............................21
P
Page orientation
Paper
Envelope types ........................ 42
Feed jam ................................ 80
feed sequence ......................... 46
Input jam................................ 80
Installing ................................ 44
Label types ............................. 43
Transparencies ........................ 43
paper and trays............................ 90
Paper jams .................................. 80
Power on LED
Toner
Cartridge life ............................72
Replacing.................................73
Paper jams...............................80
Print quality problems................82
PG L26 ................................... 18
Preferences Menu ......................... 23
Print order
face down printing.................... 45
face up printing ....................... 45
Print quality problems ................... 82
Print settings
how to save............................. 57
printer components....................... 14
Printer default settings
printing ...................................12
viewing....................................11
printing in Windows............. 58, 63
Windows defaults..................... 64
printer features .............................. 9
Printing
Cardstock ............................... 47
different media ........................ 71
Envelopes ............................... 46
Heavyweight paper................... 47
Label types ............................. 43
Paper & envelope types............. 42
Quality problems...................... 82
Transparencies ........................ 48
Transparency types .................. 43
Priority
print queue priority .................. 66
R
Ready LED
PG L26 ................................... 18
PG L26 Special......................... 33
Resolution
setting in Windows ..............57, 63
S
Separator page
separating print jobs on a shared
printer.................................. 67
Software problems........................ 84
specifications
general................................... 88
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