Kodak DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650 PS COLOR PRINTER User manual

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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650/8650 PS Color Printer
Operator’s Guide
Part No. 1H9657
Radio Frequency Interference
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used
in accordance with the User’s Guide, this energy may cause interference to radio and television
reception.
This equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the following:
This device meets FCC Class B emission limits for verification pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission Rule of the United States.
“The class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference–
causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of
Communications.
“Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioléctriques applicables aux appareils
numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matriél brouilleur : “Appareils Numériques”,
NMB-003 édicté par le minstre des Communications.
47CFR Part 15 SubPart B (North American - USA) - Class B or “meets Class B limits for verification”
ICES-003 (North American - Canada) - Class B
VCCI-2 (Japan) - Class B
This equipment is in the 2nd class category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or
an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council For
Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio
interference in such residential areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the
cause of radio interference. Read the instructions for correct handling.
Requirements of the EMC directive 89/336/EEC were met through compliance with the following:
EN50081-1 (European - EU) consists of:EN55022 (class B)
EN50082-1 (European - EU) consists of:IEC 801 - 2/91 (ESD)
IEC 801 - 3/84
(rf immunity)
IEC 801 - 4/88 (EFT)
“Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Regulatory Information
The foregoing limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
operated in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular location. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception
(determined by turning the equipment off and on), you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver
Move the printer away from the receiver
Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the receiver and printer are on different branch
circuits
If problems persist, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You
may also find the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, helpful:
“How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems. This booklet can be purchased by
contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.
Important
This equipment was tested using shielded interface cables. The use of these cables is required to
reduce the possibility of causing interference to radio and television reception.
Das Gerät ist gemäß Amtsblattberfügung 243/91 funkenstört und wurde der Deutschen Bundespost
gemeldet. Kodak AG, Stuttgart.
DIESES GERÄT WURDE SOWOHL EINZELN ALS IN EINER ANLAGE, DIE EINEN NORMALEN
ANWENDUNGSFALL NACHBILDET, AUF DIE EINHALTUNG DER
FUNKENTSTÖRBESTIMMUNGEN GEPRÜFT. ES IST JEDOCH MÖGLICH, DASS DIE
FUNKENSTÖRBESTIMMUNGEN UNTER UNGÜNSTIGEN UMSTÄNEN BEI ANDEREN
GERÄTEKOMBINATIONEN NICHT EINGEHALTEN WERDEN. DER BETREIBER IST FÜR DIE
EINHALTUNG DER FUNKENTSTÖRUNGS BESTIMMUNGEN SEINER GESAMTEN ANLAGE
VERANTWORTLICH, IN DER DIESES GERÄT BETRIEBEN WIRD.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following:
UL 1950
CSA 950
TUV EN60950
Safety Regulations
The following symbol has been placed on areas of the printer where electrical shock is possible. Take
extra precautions in these areas
.
Table of contents
About this guide ......................................................................................... i
Using this guide ........................................................................................................ i
About the other guides included with the printer ..................................................... ii
Getting help or additional information .....................................................................iii
Introduction ............................................................................................. 1-1
About printer memory ...........................................................................................1-1
Media and image size ..........................................................................................1-2
Interfaces .............................................................................................................1-3
Printer drivers and export modules ......................................................................1-4
Fonts ....................................................................................................................1-5
Resident fonts .........................................................................................1-5
Setting up the printer ............................................................................. 2-1
Finding a location for the printer ...........................................................................2-2
Unpacking the printer ...........................................................................................2-3
Cleaning the print head ........................................................................................2-5
Loading the ribbon ...............................................................................................2-8
Handling the ribbon .................................................................................2-8
Storing the ribbon ....................................................................................2-8
Loading ribbon in the printer ...................................................................2-9
Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray .............................................................2-12
Working with media ...............................................................................2-12
Storing media ........................................................................................2-12
Paper and humidity ...............................................................................2-12
Loading media ....................................................................................................2-14
Putting the dust cover on ......................................................................2-17
Connecting the cables ........................................................................................2-18
Connecting a parallel cable ..................................................................2-19
Connecting a LocalTalk cable ...............................................................2-19
Connecting a SCSI cable ......................................................................2-20
Connecting the power cord ................................................................................ 2-22
Checking and changing printer settings ............................................................. 2-23
Changing the operating mode ..............................................................2-23
Changing the media settings ................................................................2-24
About printer initialization ................................................................................... 2-26
If the printer does not initialize itself ......................................................2-26
Making a test print .............................................................................................2-27
What’s next ........................................................................................................2-27
Operating the printer .............................................................................3-1
Looking at the display panel ................................................................................3-2
Working with the printer settings .......................................................................... 3-4
Working in Setup mode ..........................................................................3-6
About specifying port information ...........................................................3-6
Working with media .............................................................................................3-8
Printing from computer applications ..................................................................3-15
Scheduling jobs .................................................................................................3-16
Handling and storing prints and transparencies ................................................3-17
Cleaning the printer ...........................................................................................3-18
Keeping the printer in good working order ......................................................... 3-19
Working with the printer .....................................................................................3-19
Troubleshooting the printer ...................................................................4-1
Error messages and how to resolve them ...........................................................4-2
When mismatches occur .....................................................................................4-8
Ribbon type mismatch ............................................................................ 4-8
Receiver type mismatch .........................................................................4-8
Receiver size mismatch ..........................................................................4-8
If the printer is not operating correctly .................................................................4-9
Clearing the paper path ......................................................................................4-11
Cleaning the pick rollers .....................................................................................4-14
Cleaning the sensors .........................................................................................4-16
Repacking the printer .........................................................................................4-17
Getting additional help .......................................................................................4-19
Appendix A Printer specifications/site requirements .........................A-1
Printer specifications .............................................................................. A-1
Space requirements ............................................................................... A-1
Operating environment ........................................................................... A-2
Power requirements ............................................................................... A-2
Appendix B Accessories and supplies ................................................B-1
Accessories ............................................................................................ B-1
Supplies ................................................................................................. B-1
Ribbons .................................................................................................. B-2
Paper ...................................................................................................... B-3
Transparency material ........................................................................... B-4
Appendix C Customizing the printer ....................................................C-1
Adding an external hard drive .............................................................................C-2
Installing the hard drive .......................................................................... C-2
Initializing the hard drive ........................................................................ C-3
Downloading additional fonts to the hard drive ......................................C-5
Adding memory to the printer .............................................................................. C-8
Preparing to install a SIMM .................................................................... C-8
Installing the SIMM card .......................................................................C-12
Finishing up ..........................................................................................C-13
Index
October 1997 i
About this guide
The guide provides the information you need to set up, operate,
maintain, and troubleshoot the
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™
8650/8650
PS Color Printer.
This guide is intended for owners and operators of the
KODAK DIGITAL
SCIENCE
8650/8650 PS Printer.
Using this guide
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1
Introduction
—describes the printer and the different
memory configurations of the printer. Talks about
resident and non-resident fonts.
Chapter 2
Setting up the printer
—explains how to unpack and set
up the printer and how to get it ready to use. Also tells
how to handle, store and load ribbon and media, and
how to clean the printer (includes how to clean the
thermal print head).
Chapter 3
Operating the printer
—tells how to use the display
panel, how to work with the printer settings, and how to
handle and store finished prints and transparencies.
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting the printer
—describes and tells how
to handle error and print mismatch messages. Provides
solutions to common operational problems and explains
how to clear the paper path. Lists where to go for
additional help.
About this guide
ii October 1997
Appendix A
Printer and site specifications
—lists printer
specifications and the site specifications
Appendix B
Accessories and supplies
—lists accessories and
supplies for the printer, and tells how to order them.
Appendix C
Customizing the printer
—tells how to enhance the
operation of the printer by connecting an external hard
drive and by adding additional memory.
About the other guides included with the printer
The other guides included with the printer are—
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650 PS Color Printer Driver User’s
Guide
—provides information about setting up and using the ADOBE®
PostScript™ Driver with PCs running Microsoft WINDOWS 3.1, PCs
running WINDOWS 95, and Macintosh computers. Also provides color
management information and application-related information.
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650 Color Printer Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP User’s Guide
—provides information about
installing and using the export modules for the 8650 Printer with PCs
running Microsoft WINDOWS 3.1, PCs running WINDOWS 95, and
Macintosh computers.
October 1997 iii
Getting help or additional information
Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up,
operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your printer.
Please contact your dealer with any questions you have.
In addition, for technical support see Kodak’s web site at
www.kodak.com or call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325) between
9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular business
days. Contact this number for
help setting up or operating the printer
where to obtain supplies
where to obtain service
information about software/printer interaction
warranty information
information about other Kodak products
The FAX back number for product literature is 1-800-508-1531.
You may
call this number 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Dealer Name ________________________________________
Dealer Telephone Number _____________________________
October 1997 1-1
1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the
KODAK Digital Science
8650/8650 PS
Color Printer.
The
KODAK Digital Science
8650 Printer operates only in raster mode.
The 8650 PS Printer is a PostScript language printer that also operates
in raster mode. You can purchase an upgrade kit for the 8650 Printer
that allows it to operate in both raster and PostScript modes.
The 8650/8650 PS Color Printer is a thermal dye diffusion device with
superior printing speed. It contains a 33 MHz MIPS RISC processor,
has a resolution of 300 dots per inch (DPI), and prints a three or four-
color page in about 75 seconds. Printed images are high-contrast and
long lasting. KODAK EKTATHERM XTRALIFE Ribbon (available with
3-color ribbon) can be used to protect images from fingerprints.
About printer memory
You can purchase the 8650/8650 PS Printer with 32 MB or 48 MB of
memory. You can add memory to the printer to a maximum of 64 MB.
If your printer has 32 MB of memory
, you can print all image sizes for
three-color or black ribbons. You cannot, however, print CMYK images
with 4-color ribbon. In addition, your ability to process one job while
printing another is limited.
If your printer has 48 MB of memory
, you can print all image sizes for all
ribbons. With 48 MB of memory, you can process one job at the same
time you are printing another while you are using 12-inch ribbon.
If your printer has 64 MB of memory
, you can process and print jobs of
all sizes at the same time.
Introduction
1-2 October 1997
Media and image size
The printer can print on the following sizes and types of KODAK
EKTATHERM XLS Print Paper and on the following sizes of KODAK
EKTATHERM XLS Transparency Material.
See Chapter 3 for illustrations of the maximum image size for each.
Paper/Transparency size
Maximum image size
8.5 x 11 (216 x 279 mm) - A
paper (photographic grade) and trans-
parency material
8 x 8.93
(204 x 228 mm)
8.27 x 11.69
(
210 x 297 mm) - A4
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8.0 x 9.6
(204 x 246 mm)
8.5 x 12 (216 x 307 mm) - A (long)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8 x 10
(204 x 256 mm)
8.27 x 12 (210 x 307 mm) - A4 (long)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8 x 10
(204 x 256 mm)
8.5 x 14 (216 x 358 mm) - A (xlong)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8 x 12
(204 x 307 mm)
8.27 x 14 (210 x 358 mm) - A4 (xlong)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8 x 12 (204 x 307 mm)
9.5 x 14 (243 x 358 mm) - paper only
—Photographic grade
—Commercial grade
—Publication grade
Raster mode:
8.5 x 12
(217 x 307 mm)
PostScript mode:
8.5 x 12
(217 x 307 mm)
Introduction
October1997 1-3
Interfaces
Standard communication ports are provided. In addition, the optional
KODAK Network Interface Card lets you tie your printer into networks
using Ethernet cabling.
The following interfaces are provided with the printer.
The following 16 MB Ethernet interfaces are provided by the Network
Interface Card.
Interface Type
Printer Mode
Centronics Parallel
Raster and PostScript
LocalTalk PostScript only
SCSI Raster only
Interface Type
Version Printer Mode
EtherTalk
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Raster and PostScript
Novell NetWare The following versions of
Novell NetWare for Clients:
NetX, VLM, and MSIPX.
Raster and PostScript
TCP/IP lpr Raster and PostScript
Introduction
1-4 October 1997
Printer drivers and export modules
The printer drivers and export modules developed for the 8650/8650 PS
Printer are based on high-quality Kodak photographic printing methods.
The color–rendering processes that evolved are highly sophisticated.
Using the drivers and export modules will allow you to access advanced
printing options based on Kodak color science.
The following printer drivers are provided for printers operating in
PostScript mode. For information about installing and using the drivers,
refer to the Printer Driver
User’s Guide.
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 PS PostScript Driver for
WINDOWS 3.1
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 PS RGB PostScript Driver for
WINDOWS 95
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 PS CMYK PostScript Driver for
WINDOWS 95
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 PS Color Printer Driver for
MACINTOSH Computers
The following export modules are provided for printers operating in
raster mode. For information about installing and using the export
modules, refer to the Export Module
User’s Guide
.
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and WINDOWS 3.1
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and WINDOWS 95
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650 Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and MACINTOSH Computers
Additional printer drivers are available through third party developers.
For third party products, refer to the
KODAK Third Party Digital Imaging
Solutions Catalog
on the Kodak Web site at http://www.kodak.com.
Search on solutions catalog.
Introduction
October1997 1-5
Fonts
Thirty-five screen fonts are resident on PostScript versions of the printer.
You can also connect an external hard drive to the printer for font
storage. See Appendix C for more information.
Resident fonts
The following fonts are resident on PostScript versions of the printer.
Courier, Courier Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique
Helvetica, Helvetica Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique
Times Roman, Times Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Helvetica Narrow, Narrow Oblique, Narrow Bold, Narrow Bold Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book, Book Oblique, Demi, Demi Oblique
ITC Bookman Light, Light Italic, Demi, Demi Italic
ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic
ITC Zapf Dingbats
New Century Schoolbook Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Palatino Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Symbol
October 1997 2-1
2
Setting up the printer
This chapter explains how to set up the
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650/8650 PS Color Printer. These steps are:
Finding an appropriate location for the printer
Unpacking the printer
Removing the shipping tape and shipping pins
Cleaning the print head
Loading ribbon
Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray
Connecting the interface cables
Connecting the power cord and turning the printer on
Checking and changing the printer settings
The printer drivers and export module that enable you to take full
advantage of the printer’s capabilities are on the CD-ROM shipped with
the printer. After you set up the printer and before you use it, you should
install the printer drivers and the export module.
This chapter does
not
explain how to install the printer drivers or the
export module. For this information, refer to the user’s guide for the
export module or the printer driver.
Setting up the printer
2-2 October 1997
Finding a location for the printer
As you look for an appropriate location for the printer, keep the following
guidelines in mind. Refer to Appendix A for site requirements.
Allow two inches (about 5 cm) on all sides of the printer for easy
access.
Place the printer so that air flow is not blocked.
Airborne dirt particles can cause image quality problems. Avoid
placing the printer in areas where ventilation ducts, open doors, or
frequent passers–by might expose the printer and media to high levels
of debris.
The space requirements for the printer are shown below.
Setting up the printer
October 1997 2-3
Unpacking the printer
The following items are included with the printer. If any are missing,
contact your place of purchase.
Paper tray
Power cords (3)
Plastic dust cover
Universal language kit with:
—4 thermal head cleaning pads
—SCSI terminator
—Picker roller cleaning kit (includes 10 water pads)
—Protective overnight cover (blue)
—Set of user’s guides— Operator’s Guide, Printer Driver Guide, and
Export Module Guide—printed in English.
—CD ROM containing user’s guides in Spanish, French, German, and
English in ADOBE Acrobat (PDF) format. Contains ADOBE Acrobat
software for accessing, viewing, and printing the guides. The CD
ROM also contains the printer drivers and export module. The user
interface for the printer drivers is in English only. The user interface
for the export module is in English, Spanish, French, and German. In
addition, the CD ROM has color management profiles and software
from EFI and PANTONE and two International Color Consortium
(ICC) profiles—one for 3-color ribbon and one for 4-color ribbon.
To unpack the printer:
1. Remove the printer from the shipping carton.
CAUTION: The printer is heavy. We recommend that two
people lift and carry it.
2. Remove the printer from the plastic bag.
Setting up the printer
2-4 October 1997
3. Remove the shipping tape from the printer cover.
4. Carefully pull out the shipping pins.
CAUTION: Remove the shipping pins before you use the
printer.
IMPORTANT: Save the packaging and the shipping pins in case you
need to ship the printer.
shipping tape
shipping pins
Setting up the printer
October 1997 2-5
Cleaning the print head
To avoid lines or streaks in your prints, clean the print head before using
it for the first time and whenever you replace the ribbon. If your site is
particularly dusty, you may need to clean the head more often.
Cleaning pads come with each ribbon spool.
CAUTION: Always use the cleaning pad provided with the ribbon
spool.
Never rub or wipe anything across the thermal head
except when cleaning it.
To clean the print head:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off and open the cover.
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