Kodak Digital Science 8650 Manual de usuario

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE ™8650/8650 PS Color PrinterOperator’s Guide Part No. 1H9657

October 1997 iii Getting help or additional information Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up, operating, and obtaini

October 1997 I-1 IndexAabout other guides iiabout printer initialization 2-26about printer memory 1-1about the export modules 1-4about the printer 1-1

IndexI-2 October 1997checking and changing printer settings (during printer setup) 2-23 to 2-25cleaning padsordering B-1cleaning sensors 4-16cleaning

IndexOctober 1997 I-3export modules available 1-4external hard driveadding C-2 to C-7downloading fonts to C-5 to C-7initializing C-3 to C-5in

IndexI-4 October 1997Iif the media size does not match the print job 4-8if the media type does not match the print job 4-8if the printer does not init

IndexOctober 1997 I-5looking at the display panel 3-2Mmachine generated error codes 4-5 to 4-7maintaining the printer 3-19making a test print

IndexI-6 October 1997about iiPpacking the printer 4-17paperavailable B-3changing color 2-25humidity problems 2-13jams 4-2, 4-11ordering B-3path, clear

IndexOctober 1997 I-7preventing dust 2-17print button 3-3print headcleaning 2-5 to 2-7print papergrades available 3-8handling 2-12storing 2-1

IndexI-8 October 1997handling and storing 3-17PVC 3-17Rraster modespecifying the SCSI ID 3-7receivers 3-8regulatory information 2relative humidity A-2

IndexOctober 1997 I-9specifying the 3-7SCSI ports 2-18selecting a printer setting option 3-6sensorscleaning 4-16service 4-19setting up the pr

IndexI-10 October 1997thermal headcleaning pads B-1thermal paper 3-9 to 3-11transparencieshandling and storing 3-17storing 3-17transparency materialav

October 1997 1-1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the KODAK Digital Science 8650/8650 PS Color Printer. The KODAK Digital Science 8650 P

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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 t

Introduction October1997 1-3 Interfaces Standard communication ports are provided. In addition, the optional KODAK Network Interface Card lets you ti

Introduction 1-4 October 1997 Printer drivers and export modules The printer drivers and export modules developed for the 8650/8650 PS Printer are ba

Introduction October1997 1-5 Fonts Thirty-five screen fonts are resident on PostScript versions of the printer. You can also connect an external hard

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

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 followin

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 pla

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 t

Radio Frequency Interference This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance wi

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 th

Setting up the printer 2-6 October 1997 2. Remove the supply spool and wrap it tightly upward. Then remove the take-up spool. DO NOT touch the ribbon

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-7 4. To clean the print head, first use the water pad and then use the alcohol pad. With each pad, wipe along th

Setting up the printer 2-8 October 1997 Loading the ribbon The ribbon provides dyes for printing images. Three-color ribbon contains three dye pat

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-9 Loading ribbon in the printer The ribbon fits easily in the printer. There is only one way to correctly place

Setting up the printer 2-10 October 1997 8. Push the left side of the supply spool into the left side of the bottom spool holder (the holders are spr

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-11 13. Pull the ribbon up carefully and stick the adhesive onto the takeup spool.NOTE: Keep the ribbon as strai

Setting up the printer 2-12 October 1997 Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray Working with media When working with paper and transparencies, follow

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-13 Handling humidity–related paper problems If paper is exposed to humidity levels outside the recommended rang

Setting up the printer 2-14 October 1997 Loading media Thermal media—paper and transparencies—comes in various sizes. See Chapter 3 in this guide for

“Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.” Re

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-15 3. Make sure the paper size settings on the tray match, and that they are correct for the media you are goin

Setting up the printer 2-16 October 1997 5. If loading paper , place the paper, logo side up, in the tray. If loading transparencies , place the sta

Setting up the printer October 1997 2-17 Putting the dust cover on To help prevent dirt-related problems, keep the plastic dust cover in place when y

Setting up the printer2-18 October 1997Connecting the cablesYou must provide the necessary interface cables.Three power cords (North America/Japan, E

Setting up the printerOctober 1997 2-19Connecting a parallel cableTo attach a parallel (Centronics) cable:1. Make sure the computer is turned On and t

Setting up the printer2-20 October 1997two connectors.3. Connect the LocalTalk cable to the two connectors.4. Connect the power cord. See "Connec

Setting up the printerOctober 1997 2-213. Connect and secure the SCSI cable to one of the printer’s SCSI ports.4. Connect and secure the SCSI terminat

Setting up the printer2-22 October 1997Connecting the power cordThe printer automatically accepts input voltages from 90 to 250V and frequencies from

Setting up the printerOctober 1997 2-23Checking and changing printer settingsBefore you make a test print—the last step in setting up the printer—chec

Setting up the printer2-24 October 1997The default mode, PostScript, will have an asterisk (*) next to it. The asterisk indicates which option is sele

Safety Regulations The following symbol has been placed on areas of the printer where electrical shock is possible. Take extra precautions in these a

Setting up the printerOctober 1997 2-2512. Press Setup/Select to exit Setup mode.The just-selected option is effective as soon as you exit Setup mode.

Setting up the printer2-26 October 1997About printer initializationWhen you turn the printer on, it takes up to a minute for the printer to initialize

Setting up the printerOctober 1997 2-27Finally, make a test print. Doing so helps you verify proper printer setup and operation, and confirms print qua

October 1997 3-13 Operating the printerThis chapter provides the information you need to operate the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650/8650 PS Color Print

Operating the printer3-2 October 1997Looking at the display panelThe printer display panel is shown below. Two indicator lights show the status of th

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-3Types of messages are—• Printer status messages—show the mode (raster or PostScript) in which the printer is oper

Operating the printer3-4 October 1997Working with the printer settingsYou view and change the printer settings using the printer's Setup mode.Tab

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-5Port(SCSI - PostScript mode only)Initiator ID: 0 - 7Enable: Yes and NoInitiator ID: Specifies the printer's

Operating the printer3-6 October 1997Working in Setup modeTo enter Setup mode: Press Setup/Select while the printer is idle. To scroll through the set

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-7The following submenus are available only if the Network Interface Card is installed:• PORTS:ETHERTALK—lets you s

Table of contents About this guide ... i Using this guide ...

Operating the printer3-8 October 1997Working with mediaThis section describes the media—paper and transparency material—used with the printer. It also

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-9Table 3-2 Kodak thermal paper types, sizes, and image sizeType of PaperPaper Size Type of Ribbon Maximum Image Si

Operating the printer3-10 October 1997KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Print Paper / Pho-tographic GradeCAT No 875 1596210 x 307 mm(8.27 x 12)KODAK EKTATHERM XLS T

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-11KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Print Paper /Photographic GradeCAT No 867 7759Commercial Grade CAT No1581198Publication Grad

Operating the printer3-12 October 1997Table 3-3 shows the sizes and maximum image size for KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Transparency Material. The table also s

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-13KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Transparency MaterialCAT No 853 40598.5 x 12 KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Three-color ribbon /CMY CAT

Operating the printer3-14 October 1997* Only laminates to paper. When printing transparency material with XLTRALIFE ribbon, the lam-inate patch is byp

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-15Printing from computer applicationsYou print through your applications using the Printer Drivers or the Export M

Operating the printer3-16 October 1997Scheduling jobsThe number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at once depends on the memory available in t

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-17Handling and storing prints and transparenciesThe image stability of thermal prints depends on factors such as t

Connecting a parallel cable ... 2-19Connecting a LocalTalk cable ...

Operating the printer3-18 October 1997Cleaning the printerTo help ensure good printer performance and high-quality output, make sure the printer’s ope

Operating the printerOctober 1997 3-19Keeping the printer in good working orderTo keep the printer in good working order: • Keep the printer clean. Ke

October 1997 4-1 4 Troubleshooting the printer This chapter describes the problems you may occasionally have with the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650

Troubleshooting the printer 4-2 October 1997 Error messages and how to resolve them Error messages indicate that a problem has occurred. More than on

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-3CLEAR RIBBON JAMThe ribbon is jammed.This may be caused by a paper jam.Press Cancel to eject the paper. I

Troubleshooting the printer 4-4 October 1997LOAD PAPERLOAD TRANS-PARENCY• The tray is empty.• The wrong size media is loaded.• Paper is loaded and tr

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-5 Table 4-2 Machine Generated Error Codes Condition/Error CodeDescription Possible solution 500 No RECEIV

Troubleshooting the printer 4-6 October 1997700 Inboard THERMAL HEAD POSITION SEN-SORE #2 open• Open the top cover of the printer.• Power cycle the p

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-7 Table 4-3 Common error messages 740, 741, 742 PROGRAM PROMS or CONTROLLER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD• Turn o

Troubleshooting the printer 4-8 October 1997 When mismatches occur Mismatches result from differences in requested ribbon type, media type, or media

Clearing the paper path ...4-11Cleaning the pick rollers ...

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-9 If the printer is not operating correctly You may be able to identify or correct problems yourself. If p

Troubleshooting the printer 4-10 October 1997Multicolored spots appear on prints. • Clean the printer and the surrounding area. • Move the printer aw

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-11 Clearing the paper path Paper may occasionally jam in the printer. Jams are typically identified by a CL

Troubleshooting the printer 4-12 October 1997 2. If media is in the paper path, gently pull it up and out of the printer. Then close the printer cove

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-13 4. Gently remove any jammed media from the paper tray area.NOTE: If you cannot remove the media, servic

Troubleshooting the printer 4-14 October 1997 Cleaning the pick rollers If the paper is not being picked from the tray properly, the pick rollers may

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-15 3. Wrap the longer end of the pad around the pad holder and insert it into the pen slot.4. Pull the oth

Troubleshooting the printer 4-16 October 1997 15. Remove the tray.16. Remove the prepared pad holder from the tray.17. Load the media into the tray a

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-17 Repacking the printer Pack the printer as follows if you need to ship it.1. Remove media from the paper

6. Put appliance filament tape over the cover of the printer. The tape must cover the latch and run down both sides of the printer all the way to the

October 1997 i About this guide The guide provides the information you need to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE

Troubleshooting the printer October 1997 4-19 Getting additional help Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about your printer and abo

October 1997 A-1Appendix APrinter specifications/site requirementsPrinter specificationsPrinter dimensionsWidth: 16.6 inches (43.2 cm)Depth (with tray i

Appendix A Printer specifications/ site requirementsA-2 October 1997Operating environmentAmbient operating temperature: 59° to 86°F (15° to 30°C)Relat

October 1997 B-1Appendix B Accessories and suppliesThis appendix lists the accessories and supplies available for the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650/8650

Appendix B Accessories and suppliesB-2 October 1997RibbonsRibbons available for the printer are listed below. Purchase ribbons through your printer de

Appendix B Accessories and suppliesOctober 1997 B-3PaperPaper available for the printer is listed below. Purchase paper through your printer dealer or

Appendix B Accessories and suppliesB-4 October 1997Transparency materialTransparency sizes available for the printer are listed below. Purchase transp

October 1997 C-1 Appendix CCustomizing the printer This appendix describes two ways you can customize your KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650/8650 PS Color

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-2 October 1997 Adding an external hard drive This procedure applies only to 8650 PS Color Printers operating in

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-3 5. If the printer’s other SCSI port is not in use, connect a 50–pin SCSI terminator to that port.

About this guide ii October 1997 Appendix A Printer and site specifications —lists printer specifications and the site specificationsAppendix B Accessor

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-4 October 1997 The For Printing or PS Mode window appears.7. Double click the LaserWriter Font Utility icon.Th

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-5 The following window appears10. Click on Initialize . A message appears stating that all informa

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-6 October 1997 3. Select Download Font from the File menu.The window below appears.4. If the current disk is n

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-7 8. Choose “Disk” from the Device list box.9. Click Download. A dialog box listing the font bei

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-8 October 1997 Adding memory to the printer You can purchase and install SIMMs to increase memory to a total of

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-9 2. Attach the wrist portion of a static strap to your wrist. Attach the other end of the strap to

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-10 October 1997 4. Grasp the two black handles on the metal plate and slowly pull the drawer out about three inc

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-11 6. Gently remove the ribbon cable from the socket.7. Lift the ribbon cable slightly, and slowly

Appendix C Customizing the printer C-12 October 1997 Installing the SIMM card To install and seat the SIMM.1. Locate the SIMM receptacles on the left

Appendix C Customizing the printer October 1997 C-13 Finishing up To finish up the installation:1. Grasp the black handles on the back of the printer