Silex technology KX-CL 600 manual

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  • Page 1

    Setup Guide Color L aser Pr inter Model No. KX-CL400 KX-CL600 Thank you for purchasing the P anasonic Color Laser Printer . The major difference between the two models is as follows: • The pri nt speed o f KX-CL6 00 is faster than K X-CL400 . • An auto matic duplex u nit is provid ed with KX-CL60 0 as standar d. (An o ption fo r KX-C L400) This[...]

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    2 Panason ic KX-CL4 00/KX -CL600 pri nter pr ovi des op timu m perform ance for a ll your co lor and mo nochrom e app lications , plu s qu ality , spe ed, versatility , ease of us e and exte nsi ve networ k so lut ions, all in a c ompact desi gn. Panason ic 's one -pass tec hnol ogy is opti mized t o del ive r fast color prin ting. Pr int qual[...]

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    3 The O peratin g Ins truct ions in the prin ter CD -ROM c onsist of the foll owing 7 files ( manua ls). W hen refer ring to sectio ns (I nstallation, etc.) in the Operati ng Ins truction s, see the m anuals in the pri nter CD -ROM. T o read the ma nuals, Ad obe Rea der mu st be ins talled on the comp uter . If it is not i nstalled, you n eed to i [...]

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    4 For Y our Safety [ W ARNING ] • T o prev ent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose this product to rain o r any ty pe of mois ture. [ CAUTION ] • The prin ter weighs approxima tely 32 k g (7 0 l bs .). I t m ust be handle d by tw o people. Turn the powe r off and remove the powe r cord when ha ndling the prin ter . • Do not plac e the printe[...]

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    For Y our Safety 5 [ W ARNING ] • If metal fragments or water gets into the printer , turn the printer off a nd unplug the print er im mediat ely . Co ntact an author ized se rvice repres entative. Op erating t he contamin ated prin ter can c ause fire or electr ic sh ock. • Do not open covers a nd do no t attemp t to repair the printer yoursel[...]

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    For Y our Safety 6 FOR USERS IN THE UNITE D ST A TES This equi pment has been tes ted and foun d to comply wit h the lim its for a Class B di gital device, p ursuant to P art 15 and 18 of the F CC Rules. The se li mits are desi gned to provide re asonable protection aga inst har mful interfe rence i n a resi dentia l installat ion. This equ ipmen t[...]

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    7 Before Y ou S t art ■ General T o avoi d printe r malfunc tion, do n ot use the equipm ent und er the fol lowin g conditi ons: ■ CD-R OM T o preven t the CD- ROM from ac cidental damag e: Precaution s • Direct exposure to sunlight. • Extremely high or low temperature [temperature range: 10 ° C to 32.5 ° C (50 ° F to 90.5 ° F)] • Ext[...]

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    Before Y ou S t art 8 ■ St atic Electri city Da mage T o prev ent static electric ity damage to an y of the foll owing compone nts, touch a g rounded m etal surfa ce, su ch as t he printer's bare meta l frame p rior to touc hing the compone nt. • Interfac e connec tors: net work, USB , parallel, and connect or for op tional paper feeder ?[...]

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    Before Y ou S t art 9 ■ Fro nt V iew ■ Rear V iew Part Names Output t ray Media tr ay / Multi-pur pose t ray Printer panel Front door relea se Paper su pport Right si de doo r Front do or T oner door Parall el inter face connec tor Network i nterfac e connec tor Rear cover AC in let Optiona l paper feede r cable cov er USB inte rface c onnect o[...]

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    Before Y ou S t art 10 Printer Panel Button Operation Button Operatio n While Ready is di spla yed on th e LCD , pres sing thi s butto n will al low yo u to enter Menu m ode. In Menu m ode, pr essing thi s butt on exits Men u mode and Ready is displa yed on the LCD. When Process ing or Pr inti ng is displ ayed in the uppe r li ne of the LCD, pres s[...]

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    Before Y ou S t art 11 Four indi cators show the f ollowi ng print er states. ■ CPU: For W indow s: Pentium II or greate r For Mac intosh ( with Up grade Kit): PowerPC G3, Powe rPC G4, PowerPC G5 ■ Oper ati ng Sy stem: For W indow s: Windows  98 * 1 , Windows  98 SE* 2 , Windows  Me* 3 , Windows NT  4. 0* 4 (Servi ce Pack 6), Window[...]

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    12 . Setup 1 Open th e toner door an d remove the se aling tapes. 2 Open th e plasti c bags an d take out the tone r cartridges. 3 Shake the tone r cartridge s several times. 4 Inse rt the toner cart ridges i n the approp riately label ed slots. From right to le ft, the order of the col or toner cartridges is Bl ack (1), Cyan (2), Magent a (3), Y e[...]

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    Setup 13 5 Holdi ng t he c olor prin t car trid ge wi th t he pr otec tive tray , matc h the arrow marks ( ) then ins ert the color print cartri dge halfway into the print er . NOTES: T o prev ent da mage to the print cartri dges, • Do not touc h the g reen drum s urface. • Do not exp ose to li ght for more than 45 se conds. • Do not exp ose [...]

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    Setup 14 An automa tic d uplex unit i s provi ded with K X-CL600 as standard. (A n optio n for KX-CL 400) 1 Push th e front do or rele ase button ( 1 ) and op en the front do or ( 2 ). 2 Inse rt the aut omatic duple x unit whi le co nfirming the position (A and B ). 3 Push the automati c dup lex u nit down (1) (and paste the label (2) pr ovided wi [...]

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    Setup 15 When pla cing med ia in the tray , refer to the ins tructio ns below . When us ing the multi-p urpose t ray , re fer to page 16. CAUTION: • Be sur e to hold th e medi a tray with b oth han ds so that you do not drop it . The media tra y weighs approx imately 6.4 k g (14 lbs.) wh en it i s fully loade d. NOTE: • When the tr ay cove r is[...]

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    Setup 16 5 Plac e medi a wi th t he printing side up under the hooks in the tray . NOTES: • When lo ading thick paper , ca rd stock , coa ted paper , transparencies , labe ls, enve lopes or Japanese p ostca rds, us e the mu lti-pur pose tray . See “Available Media” in the Maintenance and Specifications section . • Most me dia has instr ucti[...]

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    17 Settings and Printing NOTES: • Loading media exceedi ng the u pper limit may cause a media ja m or miss fee d. • When pr intin g on en velopes , close t he flap and insert wi th the flap side on the left sid e into the mult i-purpo se tray . • Envel opes with o penin gs on t he short er edge cannot b e used. • When p rinting on som e typ[...]

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    Settings and Printing 18 Three types prin ter to compu ter conn ections exist. NOTE: • If you do not have a networ k, parallel or US B int erface cable, you may ne ed to pu rchase one. [A] When using the network interface cable: NOTES: • Use cate gory 5 shi elded t wisted pair cable with RJ- 45 connect ors. • Do not con nect conn ectors oth e[...]

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    Settings and Printing 19 NOTES: • If us ing the Network int erf ace cable , be sure to conn ect the pri nt er wi th a net work i nter fa ce cabl e and t o turn i t on. • If usi ng the Parallel or USB interf ace cable, be sure to turn off the printer or not to connect the print er with an interfac e cable to avoi d the Plug and Play install atio[...]

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    Settings and Printing 20 ■ For Maci nt os h (w ith Upgr ad e Ki t) T o print fr om a M acintosh, th e optional Upgrade Kit must be installed in the printer . For detailed in structions, refe r to the Installation section . For Mac O S 8.6 - 9.2 Step 1: Inst alling the PPD file and utilities Ins tal l th e KX-CL410 P PD (PostScript P rinter Descr [...]

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    21 Maintenance If a m edia j am oc curs , the p rint er p ane l di splays "Jam <#> ". (#: i ndicates the jam po rtion ) T o cle ar the media jam, refe r to “Clearin g a Jam” in the Mainten ance and Specification s section . NOTE: • When a m edia j am occu rs wh ile you are usi ng the m ulti- purpose tray , be sur e to push the[...]

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    22 T roubleshooting / Others Before contacting an author ized s ervice repr esentative, perfor m the follo wing s tep. T echnical Support Calls If you hav e read t his m anual, then trie d the trouble shooti ng proc edures a nd you are sti ll having difficulty , pl ease contact the reseller from which the printer was pu rcha sed. For ot her LCD pan[...]

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    T roubleshooting / Others 23 T o chec k the pr int qu ality , execute a test p rint as follows. 1 Press Men u/E xit (P ause ) button on the print er panel. 2 Press S button until the Sys tem Information menu appe ars. 3 Press X button. 4 Press S button until the T e st Print men u appea rs. 5 Press Enter button to prin t each co lor page. For detai[...]

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    The se rial nu mber is locat ed on the l abel on the rear of th e printer . For yo ur conve nienc e, recor d the number below and k eep th is book along with yo ur proof of purchas e, in the e vent o f a theft or for future refere nce. MODEL NO. NAME OF RESELLE R SERI AL NO. DA TE OF PURCHASE Panasonic Cana da Inc. 5770 Amble r Drive, M issis sauga[...]