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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) www.olivetti.com 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 conf
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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
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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 consti
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CONTENTS Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Emergency First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using your printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Macintosh operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Choosing a Mac driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Printer settings in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Printing preferences in Windows applications. . . . . 55 PCL emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Setting from Windows Cont
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Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Paper and tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Notes/symbols/terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
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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 > 2 different models to choose from: PG L26, PG L26 Special > Memory: 32MB > High speed printing: 26 pages per minute > Resolution: 1200 x 600 dpi >
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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
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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: > Quick Set-up Guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and power up your printer. > 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 p
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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) [All pages], for the entire manual. (b) [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. PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – About this manual > 12
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ABBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual: ABBREVIATION MEANING Ctrl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module n network card installed LED Light Emitting Diode NIC Network Interface Card PCL Printer Control Language PS PostScript (emulation) PSE PostScript Emulation RAM Random Access Memory SIDM Serial Impact Dot Matrix PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – About this manual > 13
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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. Operator panel (PG L26 shown) 2. Output Stacker (150 sheets, face down) 3. Top cover release button 4. Output Stacker extension 5. Output Stacker extension paper guide 6. Paper Tray content indicator 7. ON/OFF switch 8. Rear Output Stacker (50 sheets, face up)
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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 16 10 11 15 12 13 14 PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Printer components > 15
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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 17 18 24 23 22 21 20 19 PG L26/PG L26 Special User’s Guide – Printer components > 16
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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, Manu
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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) > Indicator on - the printer is on-line and ready to receive data. > 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 READY MANUAL ERROR MEANING TYPE LED FEED LED LED (GREEN) (AMBER) (AMBER) Flash 1 – x The printer is data processing when slow printing h
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FLASH READY MANUAL ERROR MEANING TYPE LED FEED LED LED (GREEN) (AMBER) (AMBER) Flash 2 x The printer is — receiving and processing data blink during printing or the printer is resetting. 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 There is a minor error with the printer, for example, toner is low and the i
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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: > Printing the demo and menu pages. NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor. > Printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been cancelled. The other functions of the Online button are activated after turning t
