Printronix L5520 User Manual
User’s manual
Table of contents
Document Outline
- L5520 Multifunction Printer
- User’s Manual
- 1. Authorized Use. You agree to accept a non-exclusive license to use the Software resident in th...
- 2. Restrictions.
- a. To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix, Inc., you agree to maintain the Software Prod...
- b. You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software Product.
- c. You shall not sublicense, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Softwar...
- d. You may not modify or prepare derivative works of the Software Product.
- e. You may not transmit the Software Product over a network, by telephone, or electronically usin...
- f. You agree to keep confidential and use your best efforts to prevent and protect the contents o...
- 3. Transfer. You may transfer the Software Product with the printer, but only if the recipient ag...
- 1. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNE...
- 2. IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX, INC. BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION...
- 3. Printronix, Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by delay in furnishing a Sof...
- 4. Our entire liability and your exclusive remedies for our liability of any kind (including liab...
- 5. California law governs this Agreement.
- Communication Notices
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Initial Setup
- Installation Overview
- Loading Paper
- IMPORTANT
- 1. Place the paper box under the tractor unit with the first paper fold toward the printer.
- 2. Pass the leading edge of the paper between the lower paper guides, as shown in the previous il...
- 3. Unlock only the right tractor by pushing forward on the tractor lock.
- 4. Open the left and right tractor gates and place the paper approximately half-way onto the trac...
- 5. Close the left tractor gate.
- 6. Slide the right tractor to the left or right until its pins line up with the holes on the righ...
- 7. Place the paper on the pins, then close the right tractor gate.
- 8. Tighten the paper by moving the right tractor slightly outward, and lock the right tractor wit...
- 9. If you are reloading paper following a “Paper Empty” message with the printer power on, press ...
- IMPORTANT
- Powering On The Printer
- Using The Control Panel
- 3 Printer Configuration
- Printer Configuration
- IMPORTANT
- Unlocking And Locking The Configuration Menu
- Unlocking The Configuration Menu
- Locking The Configuration Menu
- Moving Within The Configuration Menu
- Printing The Current Configuration
- 1. Place the printer offline.
- 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
- 3. Select Config. Control.
- 4. Scroll through the Config. Control menu until you reach Print Config.
- 5. Select Print Config.
- 6. Select the current option.
- 7. The STAND BY light flashes and the printer prints the specified configuration.
- 8. Lock the ENTER key.
- 9. Place the printer online.
- Factory Settings
- IMPORTANT
- Changing Printer Configurations
- IMPORTANT
- 1. Place the printer offline.
- 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
- 3. Scroll through the menu to access available parameters or submenus.
- 4. Select the menu to access available parameters or submenus.
- 5. Scroll through the parameters until you reach the one you want.
- 6. Select this submenu parameter to access the value options.
- 7. Scroll through the value options until you reach the desired value.
- 8. Select the parameter to access the value options.
- 9. Scroll through the parameter value options until you reach the desired value.
- 10. Select the current value.
- 11. Continue doing this to make other changes as needed. At any time press UP to return to a high...
- 12. Lock the ENTER key.
- 13. Do one of the following to save your changes:
- Saving New Configurations
- IMPORTANT
- IMPORTANT
- Save Configuration
- 1. Place the printer offline.
- 2. Unlock the ENTER key.
- 3. Select the Config. Control menu.
- 4. Scroll through the parameters until you reach Save Config.
- 5. Select Save Config.
- 6. Scroll through the options (1-8) until you reach the desired value.
- 7. Select the current value. An asterisk appears next to it.
- 8. Lock the ENTER key.
- 9. Place the printer online (LCD depends on printer emulation).
- Configuration Menus
- Mode Menu
- Host Interface Menus
- Ethernet Parameters (If Installed)
- Paper Control Menu
- Miscellaneous Menu
- Font Memory Menu (Not in PCL 5 Emulation)
- Activating Font Memory Options
- 1. Save your configuration changes. See the Config. Control menu option “Saving Configurations” o...
- 2. Change the power-up configuration to match the configuration you just saved. See the Config. C...
- 3. Turn the printer power off and then on again.
- Max Cache Memory
- Max Cached Char
- Standard Chars
- Bold Chars.
- Extra Bold Char.
- Test Print Menu
- Activating Font Memory Options
- Print Statistics Menu
- Loading Flash Memory
- The lasr2fls Utility Program
- 1. Create a directory on the hard drive and copy the lasr2fls utility to that directory.
- 2. Copy all of the files to be converted to the directory where the lasr2fls utility resides.
- 3. Change to the drive and directory where the lasr2fls utility resides.
- 4. To display a brief help message, at the DOS prompt, enter the command name lasr2fls with no pa...
- IMPORTANT
- IMPORTANT
- 5. To convert a font file, enter a command at the DOS prompt such as: lasr2fls custom.sf custom.d...
- 6. Repeat step 5 for any additional font files to be converted.
- 7. To convert a setup file, enter a command at the DOS prompt such as: lasr2fls setup.ptx setup.d...
- 8. Repeat step 7 for any additional setup files to be converted.
- 9. To convert other kinds of files (a logo or form file, for example), enter a command at the DOS...
- 10. Repeat step 9 for any additional logo and form files to be converted.
- 11. Proceed to the next section to download the converted files.
- IMPORTANT
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 1. If you plan to download any logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files into the printer, you must ...
- 2. Take the printer offline by pressing the ONLINE key. Press the UP + DOWN keys simultaneously t...
- 3. Make a printout of all saved configurations. (Installing new software erases all saved configu...
- 4. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
- 5. If the printer is already connected to the parallel port of an IBM-compatible computer that is...
- 6. Unplug the printer AC power plug from its electrical outlet.
- 7. Disconnect all data input cables from the printer interface.
- 8. Connect a parallel data cable to the default parallel port (LPT1) of an IBM-compatible compute...
- 9. Connect the parallel data cable to the parallel port of the printer.
- 10. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
- 11. Power on the computer.
- 12. Set the printer power switch to | (On).
- 13. If you have no emulation software to install and you are installing only logo, form, TIFF, se...
- 14. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
- 15. If the emulation you are installing is supplied on a single diskette, skip to step 28. If the...
- 16. Create a directory on your computer hard drive where you will store the recombined files from...
- 17. Make the newly-created directory the “active” directory by typing the following at the DOS pr...
- 18. Insert the last emulation diskette in the series (e.g., 2 of 2, 3 of 3, etc.) into diskette d...
- 19. Get the name of the compressed emulation file on the diskette by typing the following at the ...
- 20. At the DOS prompt type: A:\PKUNZIP A:\part_num part_num is the six digit number you noted in ...
- 21. The PKUNZIP® program will execute, and the following message will appear on the computer scre...
- 22. Remove the diskette in the disk drive and insert the diskette labeled: Disk 1 of 2 (or 1 of 3...
- 23. Press the
key on the computer. After the file is expanded to the hard drive, the fol... - 24. Remove the diskette in the disk drive and insert the diskette labeled: Disk 2 of 2 (or 2 of 3...
- 25. Press the
key on the computer. If there are only two diskettes for the emulation, yo... - 26. Type the following at the DOS prompt: DIR
You will see a directory listing containin... - 27. Skip to step 31.
- 28. Insert the emulation diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the computer.
- 29. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt: A:
- 30. Get the name of the emulation file on the diskette by listing the contents of the diskette; a...
- 31. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the ONLINE+CLEAR keys. Without releasing th...
- 32. When you see “WAITING FOR FILE DOWNLOAD” on the LCD, release the ONLINE and CLEAR keys.
- 33. At the DOS prompt, type (for example): 123456.exe -pb
where 123456.exe is the emulat... - 34. While the file is being copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the load process a...
- 35. Wait until the new program has successfully loaded into printer memory.
- 36. If you have any additional software to install (logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files), cont...
- 37. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
- 38. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the ONLINE+CLEAR keys. Without releasing th...
- 39. When you see “WAITING FOR FILE DOWNLOAD” on the LCD, release the ONLINE and CLEAR keys.
- 40. If the software to be installed is already on the hard drive, change to the drive and directo...
- 41. Insert the diskette containing the software to be installed into diskette drive A (or B) of t...
- 42. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt: A:
- 43. Get the names of all of the logo, form, TIFF, setup, and font files that you want to download...
- 44. Download the files to the printer by using the DOS copy command. Enter a command at the DOS p...
- 45. While the files are being copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the load process...
- 46. Wait until the new files have successfully loaded into printer memory.
- 47. If you have any more software to install (logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files), go back to...
- 48. When all of the new software has successfully loaded into memory and the printer has reset it...
- 49. Remove the diskette(s) from the computer and store them with the printer.
- 50. If you had to install a parallel data cable to the computer and printer in step 8, continue w...
- 51. Unplug the printer AC power plug from its electrical outlet.
- 52. Power off the computer.
- 53. Disconnect the parallel data cable from the computer and from the printer.
- 54. Reconnect the customer’s data input cable(s) to the printer, if required.
- 55. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
- 56. Set the printer power switch to | (On). If the printer is online, press the ONLINE key to pla...
- 57. Using the configuration printout you made in step 3, restore the printer configuration(s).
- 58. Press the = + > keys simultaneously to lock the ENTER key.
- 59. Press the ONLINE key to place the printer on line.
- Flash Messages
- The lasr2fls Utility Program
- Printer Configuration
- 4 Consumables Replacement
- Consumables Replacement
- Replacement Intervals
- Replacing The Toner Cartridge
- 1. Take the printer off line.
- 2. When paper motion stops, wait 15 seconds, then open the printer upper doors.
- 3. Rotate the old toner cartridge counterclockwise until the notch is aligned with the pin in the...
- 4. Put the old cartridge into a plastic bag and discard it.
- 5. Keep the new toner cartridge in its package. Hold it level and shake it back and forth three o...
- 6. Remove the new toner cartridge from its package.
- 7. With the cover tape facing up, begin inserting the cartridge into the toner hopper, and slowly...
- 8. Push the new toner cartridge as far as possible into the toner hopper.
- 9. Rotate the cartridge clockwise until it stops.
- 10. If any toner has spilled, remove it with wet tissue paper or a toner vacuum.
- 11. Close the upper doors.
- Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle
- 1. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
- 2. Open the waste toner recovery unit.
- 3. Remove the cap from the outside of the waste toner bottle, and cap the toner bottle.
- 4. Remove the waste toner bottle from the unit and discard it.
- 5. Install a new waste toner bottle.
- 6. Close the printer upper doors.
- 7. Clear Error 28, “Waste Toner Full,” as follows:
- Replacing The Photoreceptor Drum
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 6. Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise. Watch the charger movement:
- 7. Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left.
- 8. Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the drum plate, and remove the drum plate.
- 9. Remove the nut from the end of the drum shaft.
- 10. Screw the drum auxiliary rod onto the drum shaft.
- 11. Pull the drum out along the drum auxiliary rod. Hold the front and back ends when the drum is...
- 12. Pack the old drum for shipment using the original packaging material, and close the cover of ...
- 13. Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth.
- Installing The Photoreceptor Drum
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 4. Unscrew the drum auxiliary rod from the drum shaft.
- 5. Install the nut on the drum shaft and tighten it securely by hand.
- 6. Install the drum plate and tighten the thumbscrews. While installing the drum plate, hold the ...
- 7. After installing the drum plate, visually verify good electrical contact between the copper gr...
- 8. Install the developing unit.
- 9. Raise the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the right.
- 10. Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches.
- 11. Close the printer upper doors.
- Proper Disposal Of A Drum Unit
- Removing The Developing Unit
- CAUTION
- Removal
- 1. Turn the power switch OFF.
- 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
- 3. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
- 4. Rotate the developing unit lever fully clockwise so that it is pointing straight up. This sepa...
- 5. Remove the developing unit by holding the lever in one hand and pulling the developing unit pa...
- 6. With your other hand, grasp the hanger and remove the developing unit from the printer.
- 7. Place the old developing unit in a plastic bag and dispose of it properly.
- 8. Vacuum any spilled toner.
- 9. Remove the new developing unit from its package, and add developer to the unit. (See page136.)
- Replacing Or Adding The Developer
- Developing Unit Removal
- 1. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
- 2. Prepare a large plastic bag in which to put the developing unit.
- 3. Remove the developing unit (page129) and place it in the plastic bag, making sure it is still...
- 4. If you are replacing the developing unit, dispose of the old unit properly, remove the new dev...
- 5. Turn the toner cartridge knob counterclockwise until it stops, then remove the cartridge from ...
- Removal
- CAUTION
- IMPORTANT
- 6. Remove the three screws on the developing unit cover and the cover.
- 7. With the developing unit in the plastic bag, do the following:
- 8. Remove the developing unit from the plastic bag and place it on a protected surface.
- 9. Vacuum up any developer and toner which remains on the toner supply roller and the auger with ...
- 10. Vacuum the toner from the toner spray-guard brush on the developing unit.
- Adding New Developer
- IMPORTANT
- Installing The Developing Unit
- 14. On the developing unit, rotate the lever fully clockwise so that it is pointing straight up.
- 15. Holding the lever in one hand and the hanger in the other hand, insert the developing unit on...
- 16. Rotate the hanger to the right so that it rests against the developing unit, and push the dev...
- 17. Rotate the developing roller knob counterclockwise until the unit drops into its final restin...
- 18. Rotate the developing unit lever fully counterclockwise to lock the developing unit in place.
- 19. Close the waste toner recovery unit and ensure that it latches.
- 20. Close the printer upper doors.
- Installing The Developing Unit
- Consumables Replacement
- 5 Scheduled Maintenance
- Required Tools
- Maintenance Schedules
- General Cleaning
- CAUTION
- Vacuuming The Printer
- 1. Set the power switch to O (Off).
- 2. Open the printer upper doors. (See page116.)
- 3. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. inside the upper doors.
- 4. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page120.)
- 5. Vacuum the developing unit and toner hopper.
- 6. Vacuum the cleaning unit.
- 7. Vacuum the fuser unit.
- 8. Vacuum the lamp housing filter on the end of the fuser unit.
- Vacuuming The Printer
- CAUTION
- 9. Rotate the transfer elevator drive shaft counterclockwise. Watch the charger movement:
- 10. Lower the transport surface by pressing down on the green lever on the transport unit.
- 11. Pull the transport unit toward you until it stops.
- 12. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. Be sure to clean under the transport uni...
- 13. Wipe off the dirt on the transport surface with wet tissue paper. Make sure no paper debris i...
- 14. Using an ammonia-based, wax-free cleaner or rubbing alcohol, clean the belts to remove residu...
- 15. After cleaning, push the transfer unit into the printer while holding down the green lever. W...
- 16. Using a vacuum, clean up the toner, paper dust, etc. in the tractor area.
- Cleaning The Chargers
- CAUTION
- 3. Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you.
- 4. Place the main charger on a flat, clean work surface.
- 5. Using the brush cleaner (listed on page141), clean the exposed side of the charger grid and t...
- 6. Position the main charger with the charger grid up and the front end of the charger toward you...
- 7. Using the brush cleaner (listed in Table3 on page141), clean both sides of the charger grid,...
- 8. Using the wire cleaner (listed in Table3 on page141), clean the two wires in the main charge...
- 9. Install the charger grid.
- 10. Return the main charger to its original position. Fasten the main charger screw to secure it.
- Precharger/Transfer Charger
- 11. Open the waste toner recovery unit. (See page144.)
- 12. Loosen the precharger thumbscrew and transfer/separator charger thumbscrew, and remove the ch...
- 13. Place the chargers on a flat, clean work surface.
- 14. Using the brush cleaner and the wire cleaner (listed on page141), remove the dust and dirt o...
- 15. After cleaning, return the chargers to their original positions. Fasten the charger screws to...
- Cleaning The Fuser Unit Cover Glass
- WARNING
- WARNUNG
- AVISO
- AVERTISSEMENT
- AVVERTIMENTO
- CAUTION
- IMPORTANT
- CAUTION
- 4. Check that the transfer charger is in the down position, and if not, move it to the down posit...
- 5. Lower the transport surface by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left
- 6. Loosen the thumbscrews on the right and left fuser unit holding plates.
- 7. Grasp the handle and pull out the fuser unit until the second handle is visible.
- 8. With the other hand, grasp the second handle and remove the fuser from the printer.
- CAUTION
- 9. Using the fuser cover glass scraper (listed on page141), remove the dirt and toner buildup on...
- 10. Wipe away any remaining toner or dirt with a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141).
- 11. Remove the two screws that secure the filter housing to the filter, then remove the filter.
- 12. Vacuum the filter, then install it.
- 13. Vacuum any paper dust from the printer frame.
- 14. Install the fuser, making sure that the guide pins in the screw bracket align with the holes ...
- CAUTION
- Major Cleaning
- Removing The Cleaning Unit
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 7. Remove the screw (1) holding the LED bracket to the side frame.
- 8. Remove the discharge LED by pulling it toward you.
- 9. Remove the discharge LED screw.
- 10. Using a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141), wipe off the dirt on the discharge LED.
- 11. Install the discharge LED.
- 12. Remove the developing unit from the printer.
- Cleaning The Photoreceptor Drum
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 17. Using the special dry tissue paper (listed on page141), thoroughly wipe the drum freshener o...
- 18. Wipe the drum surface again using a Toraysee cloth (listed on page141). Cleaning the drum ma...
- 19. Temporarily pack the drum in its original packaging material and close the box cover. Set the...
- 20. Remove the drum auxiliary rod from the drum shaft.
- 21. Wipe the drum shaft clean with a cloth.
- 22. Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the main charger by pulling it toward you.
- 23. Clean the developing unit area with a vacuum cleaner and a soft cloth.
- Cleaning The SELFOC® Lens
- CAUTION
- 6 Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Paper Jams
- Paper Jam Near The Tractor
- Paper Jam Near The Paper Output Section
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- 4. Lower the transport unit by turning the green lever on the transport unit to the left.
- 5. Check to see if any paper is jammed.
- 6. Turn knob C clockwise 90° to raise the scuff roller holding the paper.
- 7. Separate the fanfold paper at the perforations. Then remove the jammed paper by pulling it out...
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- CAUTION
- System Status And Error Messages
- Reprinting Pages After A Fault Condition
- If Reprint On Fault Is Enabled (The Default):
- If Reprint On Fault Is Disabled:
- If Reprint On Fault Is Confirm:
- Whether Reprint On Fault Is Enabled, Disabled, Or Confirm:
- Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Disabled
- 1. A fault occurs.
- 2. Do what is necessary to correct the fault condition.
- 3. Press CLEAR.
- 4. The STAND BY LED blinks and the following message appears while the printer attempts to clear ...
- a. The printer beeps and briefly displays the following message:
- b. The printer then redisplays the original fault message or any other uncleared fault message.
- c. Attempt to clear the fault condition again, or contact your service representative.
- a. Reload the paper onto the tractors.
- b. Press CLEAR.
- c. Press ONLINE to resume printing. Note that pages have been lost.
- 5. Press ONLINE to resume printing. Note that pages have been lost.
- Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Disabled
- IMPORTANT
- Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Enabled
- 1. A fault occurs.
- 2. Do what is necessary to correct the fault condition.
- 3. Press CLEAR.
- 4. The STAND BY LED blinks and the following message appears while the printer attempts to clear ...
- a. The printer beeps and briefly displays the following message:
- b. The printer then redisplays the original fault message, or any other uncleared fault message.
- c. Attempt to clear the fault condition again, or contact your service representative.
- a. The printer goes OFFLINE.
- b. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
- a. Reload the paper onto the tractors.
- b. Press CLEAR. The printer reprints only the pages affected by the fault (even though the messag...
- c. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
- a. The printer reprints only the pages affected by the fault.
- b. Press ONLINE to resume printing.
- Error Messages
- Table 6 . Error Messages
- TABLE NOTES:
- 1. For any error with Reprint on Fault enabled: If the printer stops while in the middle of print...
- 2. For any error with Reprint on Fault disabled: If the printer stops while in the middle of prin...
- 3. For error numbers 01, 14, and 15: If the error occurs while paper is not moving, it is not nec...
- 4. For error number 02: If the error is caused by a paper-empty at the lower sensor (Paper Near E...
- 5. Status message only: No operator action is required to clear the message.
- Clearing A Fault When Reprint On Fault Is Enabled
- Reprinting Pages After A Fault Condition
- A Maintenance Log Sheets
- C Host I/O Interfaces
- Host I/O Interfaces
- Figure 5 : Interface Cable Connections
- Performance Considerations
- 1. Check to see if the minimum amount of memory is installed (see Appendix B, “Specifications”).
- 2. Try changing the font cache memory allocation based upon the size of characters being sent. Se...
- 3. Set the Image Width configuration menu parameter to the minimum width required for the print job.
- 4. Try to minimize the number of font changes per page.
- 5. Try to decrease the printing resolution (400 DPI to 300 DPI or 300 DPI to 240 DPI).
- 6. Decrease the complexity and/or number of characters in the printed output.
- RS-232 Serial Interface
- RS-422 Serial Interface
- Centronics Parallel Interface
- Dataproducts Parallel Interface
- IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Configuration
- Termination Resistors
- Ethernet Parallel Interface Configuration
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- Performance Considerations
- Figure 5 : Interface Cable Connections
- Host I/O Interfaces