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Laser Beam Printer
User's Guide
User's Guide
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Table of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Turning the Printer On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Turning On the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Turning Off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Turning the Printer On/Off Turning the printer’s power on and off is performed with the power switch on the right side of the printer. Please learn the correct procedures to avoid any unexpected trouble. Turning On the Printer To use the printer, turn it on by pressing the power switch to the “I” position. Printing is enabled after the printer performs a self-diagnostic test to check the status of the printer and any options installed. IMPORTANT • Do not turn on the printer again immediately
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If no errors are found, the indicator, indicator and the selected paper feed indicator light up, and the message or <00 LIPS> appears on the display when the printer is r eady to print. The information shown on the LCD display is as follows: Currently selected paper feed size. Ready to print and no data is being processed for printing. Turning Off the Printer The printer should be turned off as described in the following procedure. The procedure for turning
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If the Printer is Not Using a Hard Disk If the hard disk has not been installed in the printer, turn off the power as described in the following procedure. 1 Make sure that the indicator is off. 2 Press the power switch to the “ ” position. If the Printer is Using a Hard Disk (LBP-2810 only) If the hard disk has been installed in the printer, turn off the power as described in the following procedure. IMPORTANT • If you attempt to shut down the printer when th
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1 Make sure that the indicator and HDD indicator are off . 2 Press [ ]. The indicator is tur ned off and the printer gets ready for operation using the control panel. 3 Press [ ]. 4 Select by pressing [ ] or [ ], and then press . 5 Check the message and press . The printer performs the shut down procedure and the message is
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6 Press the power switch to the “ ” position when the message is displayed. 6
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About Online and Offline When the printer can receive data from a personal computer and is able to print the data, this is called “online”, and when the printer cannot receive data, this is called “offline.” The printer should be offline when you perform operations from the menu on the control panel. Online The printer must be online in order to print data received from a personal computer. Make sure that the printer is online before you send a job to the printer. If the printer is not
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Offline The printer must be offline when you use the menu on the control panel of the printer, to select the paper feeding method, or set the paper size. To perform any operations from the control panel, take the printer offline as described in the following procedure. 1 Press [ ]. The indicator is turned off and the printer gets ready for operation using the control panel. IMPORTANT • If you try to print data from a personal computer while the printer is offline, a
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Paper Requirements Use only compatible paper in order to get the best performance from your printer. Using incompatible paper can lead to reduced printing quality and paper jams. Printable Paper The printer can use the following types of paper. indicates that both single-side and duplex printing can be performed, indicates that only single-side printing can be performed, indicates that pr inting can not be performed. IMPORTANT • Be sure to load paper in the portrait orientation wh
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Paper Size Paper Source Type of Paper Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4 Paper Tray Cassette 1 (Option) (Option) (Option) 2 Plain Paper (64-105 g/m ) A5R B5R A4 A4R B4 A3 Letter Letter R Executive R Legal Ledger 1 Custom Paper* 2 Thick Paper (106-135 g/m ) A5R B5R A4 A4R B4 A3 Letter Letter R Executive R Legal Ledger 2 Custom Paper* Transparencies A4 Label sheets A4 Postcards Envelope Youkei No.4 Kakukei No.2 1 * Plain paper of the following size can be loaded. • Paper tray: 76.2
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■ Abbreviations of Paper size The size indicators on the paper cassettes use the following abbreviations. Paper Size Selector on the Paper Size Paper Cassette Ledger 11 17 Legal LGL Letter LTR Executive EXEC Paper Capacity of Paper Sources Paper Source Type of Paper Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4 Paper Tray Cassette 1 (Option) (Option) (Option) 2 About 500 sheets About 500 sheets About 500 sheets About 500 sheets Plain Paper (64 g/m ) About 100 sheets 2 Thick Paper (135 g/m ) About 50 she
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■ Thick paper You can use A3-, B4-, A4-, B5-, A5-, Ledger-, Legal-, Letter- and Executive-size thick 2 paper of 76.2 - 312.0 mm width, 98.0 - 469.9 mm length and 106 – 135 g/m weight with this printer. Thick paper can be fed from the paper tray. Only single-side printing is possible. ■ Transparencies Use Canon Color Laser OHP film, TR-3 A4 (A4-size) with this printer. IMPORTANT • OHP film TR-3 A4 is designed for use with LBP-2160 / 2040 / 2050 / 2200 / 2260 / 2260PS / 2260PSII / 2300 / 2360 /
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■ Envelopes You can use Youkei No.4 and Kakukei No.2 envelopes of the size shown below with this printer. Kakukei No.2 (240 mm x 332 mm) Youkei No.4 (105 mm x 235 mm) (Envelope Y401 for Canon LBP/recommended) * You cannot use envelopes with a flap along the short edge. IMPORTANT • Never use the following types of envelope. If envelopes that do not conform to specifications are used, this may cause hard to clear paper jams or a printer malfunction. -Envelopes with fasteners or snaps. -Envelope
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Printable Area The areas that can be printed on the paper are shown below. ■ Plain paper/thick paper/transparencies/label sheets/postcards Data cannot be printed inside a 5mm wide border around the paper or postcard. 5 mm 5 mm 100 mm 5 mm 5 mm 148 mm 5 mm 5 mm 5 mm 5 mm ■ Envelopes Data cannot be printed inside a 10mm wide border around the envelope. . Adjust the print location depending on the application being used (Example: Youkei No.4 envelope) 235 mm 10 mm 10 mm 10 mm 105 mm
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Paper You Cannot Use To avoid problems such as paper jams and printer malfunctions, the following types of paper should never be used. IMPORTANT • Paper that tends to cause paper jams. -Paper that is too thick or too thin. -Paper that is irregular shaped. -Paper that is wet or holding moisture. -Paper that is torn or damaged. -Paper that is rough or extremely smooth. -Paper that has perforations. - Curled paper and paper with creases. -Paper with a special coating on its surface (Coated paper f
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Printing from the Paper Cassette Procedures for loading paper into paper cassette 1, which is supplied with the printer, and paper cassettes 2, 3, and 4, in the optional paper feeder unit, are the same. You can load different paper sizes into each cassette and switch between these paper cassettes for paper sources automatically. Follow the procedure described below to load paper into the paper cassette. IMPORTANT • To avoid paper jams, note the following precautions. 2 - Do not use print medi
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Loading Standard-Size Paper To load A3-, B4-, A4-, A5-, Ledger-, Legal-, Letter- and Executive-size paper in the paper cassette, follow the procedure described below. 1 If you were using the paper tray, remove any paper remaining in the tray and close it. 17
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2 Make sure that the indicator and HDD indicator are off before you remove the cassette in which you want to load paper. Grasp the pocket on the front of the paper cassette and pull it out until it clicks. Then remove the paper cassette from the printer, supporting the sides of the cassette with both hands as illustrated below. WARNING • When loading paper in the paper cassette, be sure to remove the paper cassette completely from the printer. If loading paper in the pape
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STANDARD CUSTOM 3 Set the STANDARD / CUSTOM switch to “STANDARD.” IMPORTANT • Be sure to set the STANDARD / CUSTOM switch to “STANDARD” when you use standard-size paper. 4 Grasp the lock lever of the rear paper size guide and slide it to the mark indicating the desired paper size. 19
