TA Triumph-Adler LP 218 User Manual
Instruction handbook, Lp 218
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Safety Information
- Welcome
- Features
- Printer Parts and Accessories
- Control Panel
- Installation Precautions
- Operational Precautions
- Installing
- Setting-Up
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Loading Paper
- Turning On the Printer
- Testing the Printer
- Connecting to a Computer
- For Parallel Interface
- For USB Interface
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows.
- 2 Turn on the printer.
- 3 Check that Windows has finished starting up and that the printer is ready.
- 4 Connect one end of the interface cable to the USB port of the computer.
- 5 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the USB interface connector on the back of the ...
- Options
- Second/Third Paper Cassette Unit
- Installing the Second/Third Paper Cassette Unit
- 1 Turn off the printer and then disconnect the power cord and interface cable from the printer.
- 2 Remove the paper cassette unit and the cassette from their packaging, including the protective ...
- 3 Place the printer on top of the base unit. Make sure to align the coupling pins of the base uni...
- Duplex Unit
- Space Requirements
- Installing the Duplex Unit
- 4 Align the “L” shaped duplex unit to the back of the main unit of the printer so that the bottom...
- 5 With one hand holding the duplex unit in position, use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the sc...
- 7 Generate a configuration page to verify that duplex unit is listed under the Printer Configurat...
- Expansion Memory
- Installing the Expansion Memory
- 1 Turn off the printer and then disconnect the power cord and interface cable from the printer.
- 2 Remove the expansion memory (SIMM) from its packaging.
- 3 Close the face-down tray and press the top cover release button to open the top cover.
- 4 Remove the two screws that hold the side cover of the printer in place with a screwdriver.
- 5 Clips secure the exterior side cover from the inside of the printer. Gently maneuver the exteri...
- 7 Remove the internal side cover to expose the main circuit.
- 8 Being careful not to touch the connection points along the edge of the expansion memory, insert...
- Installing the Expansion Memory
- • Insert the expansion memory at an angle as shown and gently swing it into the socket.
- 10 Replace the external side cover using the two screws provided to secure it in place.
- Using the Panel Button
- Printing Paper
- Loading Paper
- Loading Paper onto Tray 1
- Manual Loading (Manual Feed Tray)
- Loading Paper onto Tray 2/Tray 3 (Option)
- 1 Slide Tray 2/Tray 3 out of the second/third paper cassette unit.
- 2 Remove the cassette cover from Tray 2/Tray 3.
- 3 Press down on the paper lifting plate located inside of Tray 2/ Tray 3 until it locks.
- 4 Place a stack of up to 500 sheets of paper into Tray 2/Tray 3 so that the side that was facing ...
- Duplex Printing
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Installing the USB Device Driver for the Laser Printer 300 Series
- To Install the USB Device Driver Under Windows 98
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 98.
- 2 Turn on the printer.
- 3 Check that Windows 98 has finished starting up and that the printer is ready.
- 4 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 5 Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable (For more details, refer to “Connecting ...
- 6 Click Next to display the next dialog.
- 7 Check the Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended). option button, and then cl...
- 8 When the next dialog appears, check the Specify a location box, and then click Browse.
- 9 Browse the CD-ROM and navigate to: English\usb. Then, click OK.
- 10 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 11 When the following dialog appears, click Finish to finish the installation.
- 12 When the Add Printer Wizard dialog appears, continue with the procedure in “To Install the PCL...
- To Install the USB Device Driver Under Windows Me
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows Me.
- 2 Turn on the printer.
- 3 Check that Windows Me has finished starting up and that the printer is ready.
- 4 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 5 Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable (For more details, refer to “Connecting ...
- 6 Check the Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) option button, and then click Next.
- 7 Check the Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) option button, check the Sp...
- 8 Browse the CD-ROM and navigate to: English\usb. Then, click OK.
- 9 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 10 When the following dialog appears, click Finish to finish the installation.
- 11 When the Add Printer Wizard dialog appears, continue with the procedure in “To Install the PCL...
- To Install the USB Device Driver Under Windows 2000
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2000.
- 2 Turn on the printer.
- 3 Check that Windows 2000 has finished starting up and that the printer is ready.
- 4 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 5 Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable (For more details, refer to “Connecting ...
- 6 Using the Found New Hardware Wizard, install the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL Printer Driver. S...
- 7 Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then click Properties in the shortcut menu...
- 8 Click the Hardware tab of the System Properties dialog, and then click the Device Manager button.
- 9 Double-click USB Printing Support below Universal Serial Bus controllers. The USB Printing Supp...
- 10 Click the Driver tab of the USB Printing Support Properties dialog, and then click Update Driver.
- 11 Click Next to display the next dialog.
- 12 Check the Search a suitable driver for my device (recommended) option button, and then click N...
- 13 When the next dialog appears, check the Specify a location box, and then click Next.
- 14 Click Browse.
- 15 Browse the CD-ROM and navigate to: English\usb. Then, click Open.
- 16 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 17 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 18 When the following dialog appears, click Cancel.
- 19 When the following dialog appears, click Finish to finish installing the USB device driver.
- 20 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers to display the Printers dialog.
- 21 In the Printers dialog, click the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon.
- 22 Select Properties from the File menu.
- 23 In the Properties dialog, click the Ports tab, and then select USB/001 Laser Printer 300 Serie...
- 24 Click Apply.
- 25 In the Printers dialog, click the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon, and then click U...
- 26 Click the General tab of the Properties dialog, and then click Print Test Page.
- To Install the USB Device Driver Under Windows 98
- Installing the PCL Printer Driver Under Windows 95
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play
- 1 After connecting the printer to your computer with the parallel cable, turn on the printer.
- 2 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95.
- 3 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive...
- 4 Click the Other Location button, type D:\English\PCL6Driver\W95 and click OK. (In this example,...
- 5 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 6 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog. ...
- 7 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95.
- 2 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 3 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
- 4 Double-click the Add Printer icon.
- 5 Click Next.
- 6 Select Local Printer.
- 7 Click Next.
- 8 Click Have Disk.
- 9 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W95. Next, click OK.
- 10 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 11 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 12 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog.
- 13 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play
- Installing the PCL Printer Driver Under Windows 98/Windows Me
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play Under Windows 98
- 1 After connecting the printer to your computer with the parallel cable, turn on the printer.
- 2 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 98.
- 3 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive...
- 4 Click the Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended). button, and then click Next.
- 5 Check the Specify a location: box, and then click Browse.
- 6 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K. Next, click OK.
- 7 Click Next.
- 8 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 9 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog. ...
- 10 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play Under Windows Me
- 1 After connecting the printer to your computer with the parallel cable, turn on the printer.
- 2 Turn on your computer and start up Windows Me.
- 3 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive...
- 4 Check the Specify a location: box, and then click Browse.
- 5 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K. Next, click OK.
- 6 Click Next.
- 7 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 8 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog. ...
- 9 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 98 or Windows Me.
- 2 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 3 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
- 4 Double-click the Add Printer icon.
- 5 Click Next.
- 6 Select Local Printer.
- 7 Click Next.
- 8 Click Have Disk, and then click Browse.
- 9 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K. Next, click OK.
- 10 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 11 If you selected Local Printer in step 6, specify the desired port.
- 12 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 13 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog.
- 14 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play Under Windows 98
- Installing the PCL Printer Driver Under Windows NT 4.0
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows NT 4.0.
- 2 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 3 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
- 4 Double-click the Add Printer icon.
- 5 Select My Computer.
- 6 Click Next.
- 7 Specify the ports you want to use and the click Next.
- 8 Click Have Disk, and then click Browse.
- 9 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K\WinNT4. Next, clic...
- 10 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 11 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 12 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog.
- 13 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
- Installing the PCL Printer Driver Under Windows 2000
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play
- 1 After connecting the printer to your computer, turn on the printer.
- 2 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2000.
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2000.
- 2 Turn on the printer.
- 3 Check that Windows 2000 has finished starting up and that the printer is ready.
- 4 Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable (For more details, refer to “Connecting ...
- 5 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive...
- 6 Check the Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific d...
- 7 Click Printers, and then click Next.
- 8 Click Have Disk, and then click Browse.
- 9 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K. Next, click Open.
- 10 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 11 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 12 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog....
- 13 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
- 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2000.
- 2 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 3 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
- 4 Double-click the Add Printer icon.
- 5 Click Next.
- 6 Select Local printer.
- 7 Click Next.
- 8 Click the Use the following port: button, and specify the ports you want to use and the click N...
- 9 Click Have Disk, and then click Browse.
- 10 Browse the Printer Driver CD-ROM and navigate to: English\PCL6Driver\W98Nt2K. Next, click Open.
- 11 Click OK, and then click Next.
- 12 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 13 Check that the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon is displayed in the Printers dialog.
- 14 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- To Install the PCL Printer Driver Using Plug- and-Play
- Installing the Laser Printer 300 Series Utilities
- 1 Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- 2 Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- 3 Open the English\UtilitySetup folder on the CD-ROM, and then double-click the Setup.exe file.
- 4 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the installation.
- 5 In the following dialog that appears, you can select whether or not the Status Display starts u...
- 6 After the installation is completed, the following dialog appears on the desktop of the computer.
- 7 Eject the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
- Using the PCL Printer Driver
- Displaying the PCL Printer Driver Setup Dialog
- To Display the PCL Printer Driver Setup Dialog Under Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me
- 1 Click Start, point to Settings and then click Printers to display the Printers dialog.
- 2 In the Printers dialog, click the Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 printer icon.
- 3 Select Properties from the File menu.
- 4 On the –> 32-bit SuperDriver Setup tab of the Properties dialog, the following window appears.
- To Display the PCL Printer Driver Setup Dialog Under Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000
- To Display the PCL Printer Driver Setup Dialog Under Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me
- Common Buttons
- Setup
- Paper
- Quality
- Device Options Setting
- Displaying the PCL Printer Driver Setup Dialog
- Using the Status Display
- Using the Control Panel
- Uninstalling the PCL Printer Driver
- To Uninstall the PCL Printer Driver
- 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel dialog to open the Add/Remove Pr...
- 3 For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows NT 4.0, select Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6,...
- 4 Select Laser Printer 300 Series PCL6 in the Uninstall dialog.
- 5 Click Uninstall to proceed with the uninstallation or Cancel to abort.
- 6 When the following dialog appears, click Yes to restart the computer.
- To Uninstall the PCL Printer Driver
- Uninstalling the Laser Printer 300 Series Utilities
- To Uninstall the Laser Printer 300 Series Utilities
- 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel dialog to open the Add/Remove Pr...
- 3 For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows NT 4.0, select Laser Printer 300 Series Utili...
- 4 Click Yes to begin the uninstallation.
- 5 Click the appropriate button, and then continue the uninstallation.
- 6 When the following dialog appears, click OK to finish the uninstallation.
- To Uninstall the Laser Printer 300 Series Utilities
- Uninstalling the USB Device Driver
- Replacing the Imaging Cartridge
- To Replace the Imaging Cartridge
- 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and interface cable from the printer.
- 2 Close the face-down tray and press the top cover release button to open the top cover.
- 3 Remove the old imaging cartridge.
- 4 Take a new imaging cartridge out of the box. Holding it firmly with both hands, shake it 4 or 5...
- 5 Align the green labels on the imaging cartridge with the green labels that have been affixed to...
- To Replace the Imaging Cartridge
- Cleaning the Printer
- Cleaning the Outside of the Printer
- Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller
- 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord.
- 2 Close the face-down tray and press the top cover release button to open the top cover.
- 3 Remove the imaging cartridge.
- 4 Pull back on the cover that protects the paper feed roller located at the bottom of the printer...
- 5 Use a soft cloth to wipe the paper feed roller.
- 6 Reinstall the imaging cartridge. See “Replacing the Imaging Cartridge” on page 5-1 for details.
- Clearing a Paper Misfeed
- Inside the Printer
- 2 Remove the imaging cartridge.
- 3 Clear the paper misfeed using one of the following procedures depending upon the location of th...
- In the Vicinity of the Imaging Cartridge
- At the Fusing Unit
- Face-Down Tray
- Tray 1
- Manual Feed Tray
- Second/Third Paper Cassette Unit (Option)
- Duplex Unit (Option)
- Print Quality Problems
- USB Connection Problems
- Is the computer equipped with a system that enables USB connections?
- To check if the computer is USB-compatible:
- 1 Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then click Properties in the shortcut menu...
- 2 Click the Device Manager tab of the System Properties dialog.
- 1 Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then click Properties in the shortcut menu...
- 2 Click the Hardware tab of the System Properties dialog, and then click the Device Manager button.
- To check if the computer is USB-compatible:
- Was the computer correctly set up?
- CHECK 1: To check that the printer driver is installed correctly
- CHECK 2: To check that the USB device driver is installed correctly
- 1 Turn on the printer, and then connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable.
- 2 Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then click Properties in the shortcut menu...
- 3 Click the Device Manager tab of the System Properties dialog.
- 3 Click the Hardware tab of the System Properties dialog, and then click the Device Manager button.
- CHECK 3: The installation may have been stopped without finishing. To reinstall both the printer ...
- 1 Uninstall the printer driver.
- 2 Uninstall the USB device driver.
- 3 Install the USB device driver. For more details, refer to “To Install the USB Device Driver Und...
- 1 Uninstall the printer driver.
- 2 Uninstall the USB device driver.
- 3 Install the USB device driver. For more details, refer to “To Install the USB Device Driver Und...
- Is the computer equipped with a system that enables USB connections?
- Indicator Lights (Printer Messages)
- Laser Printer 300 Series
- Second/Third Paper Cassette Unit (Option)
- Duplex Unit (Option)
- Expansion Memory (SIMM: Option)
- Interface Connector and Cable
- Parallel Interface
- USB Interface
- Glossary
- application
- ASCII
- base weight
- bitmap
- click
- control panel
- default
- dialog box
- display
- dpi
- double-click
- duplex unit (option)
- Ethernet interface connector (10BaseT/100BaseTX)
- face-down tray
- 500-sheet second cassette (option)
- 500-sheet third cassette (option)
- fusing unit
- gray scale
- halftone
- icon
- image transfer roller
- imaging cartridge
- laser printer
- manual feed tray
- N-up printing
- Network Interface Card (NIC)
- off line
- on line
- operating system
- output tray
- paper basis weight
- paper feed roller
- paper guide(s)
- paper support
- parallel interface
- parallel interface connector
- peripheral device
- PostScript
- PostScript fonts
- power cord socket
- power switch
- printer
- printer driver
- Print Manager
- RAM
- resolution
- ROM
- second paper cassette unit (option)
- SIMM
- third paper cassette unit (option)
- toner
- top cover
- top cover release button
- Tray 1
- Tray 2 (option)
- Tray 3 (option)
- watermark