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Infoprint Color 8 User’s Guide • Print Media • Problem Solving • Service and Support • Maintenance • Printer Control • Specifications...
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Contents Print Media ......8 Problem Solving ....29 Selecting Paper ........9 Paper Jams ........30 Selecting Paper Trays ......11 Clearing Paper Input Jams....31 Using Output Bins ......12 Clearing a Paper Feed Jam ..... 33 Loading Paper Tray 1 ....... 13 Clearing a Paper Exit Jam ....
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Service and Support.... 57 Maintenance......64 Service Information ......58 Setting the Color Registration ..65 IBM Printers Website ..... 59 Replacing the Toner Cartridges ..68 The IBM Customer Technical Replacing the Image Drum Support .......... 60 Cartridges ........73 Purchasing Supplies .......
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Printer Control ....98 Specifications .....161 The Control Panel ......99 Using the Printer Menus ....105 Using the Level 1 Menu ....106 Using the Level 2 Menu ....123 Color Registration Using the Control Panel ........ 126 Adjusting Color Balance....129 The User Maintenance Menu..
Print Media • Selecting Paper • Selecting Paper Trays • Using Output Bins • Printing on Special Media • Setting Automatic Tray Switching • Summary of Usable Print Media...
Selecting Paper Optional High Capacity Paper Tray 2: Front Tray: Usable Paper Sizes Usable: Width Range: Important! Before buying any large quantity of a Length Range particular paper, always test a sample first. Usable Paper Weights Paper Tray 1:...
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Selecting Paper (continued) Usable Paper Types Storing Paper Paper Composition Note...
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Loading Paper Tray 1 (continued) The Paper Tray Gauge The paper drawer gauge on the front of the printer indicates how much paper is left in the tray. This eliminates the need to open the drawer to check how much paper is left.
Printing On Special Media: General Information Standard weight paper:...
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Printing On Special Media: General Information (continued) Labels Heavy weight paper such as index or card stock Important! - Up to 100 sheets Carrier sheet and label adhesive - Up to 44 lb bond or 110 lb index must withstand the fusing process heat of 392ºF (200ºC) for 1 second.
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Printing On Special Media: General Information (continued) Transparencies - Use only the transparencies Important! recommended in this manual. Other Transparencies must withstand the types may damage the fuser. fusing process heat of 392ºF (200ºC) for 1 second without wrinkling or Important! gumming up.
Summary of Usable Print Media Media Paper Transparencies* Labels Card Stock Input Paper Tray 1 Front Tray Front Tray Front Tray or Front Tray Exit Top or Rear Rear Only Rear Only Rear Only 20 to 28 lb Transparencies Labels Up to 110 lb Laser Print designated for...
Paper Jams s s s s If paper jams in the printer, the attention light goes on and a message locates the jam. Click an error message for details on how to clear the jam. PAPER INPUT JAM: • Between the paper tray and the first image drum. PAPER FEED JAM: •...
Clearing Paper Input Jams Paper has jammed between the tray and the 2. Pull out any paper. first image drum cartridge. 1.Lift the interior access knob and pull the cover down. If paper has advanced up to the first image drum and resists pulling, use the Click Paper Feed Jam procedure.
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Clearing Paper Input Jams (continued) 3. Pull out the paper tray and remove any partially fed sheets. 4. Check the paper in the tray—it should be neatly stacked, no sheets bent or stuck together. 5. Push the tray in gently—a full tray is heavy and can damage the printer if it is slammed shut.
Clearing a Paper Feed Jam 2. Lift out each image drum cartridge and Paper has jammed under the image drums. check underneath for sheets of paper. CAUTION: <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling.
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Clearing a Paper Feed Jam (continued) 4. Place each image drum cartridge back 3. When you have uncovered any sheets of into position in the locating slots at each paper, carefully remove them. If pos- side of the printer. Be sure to match the sible, pull forward to avoid spilling toner.
Clearing a Paper Exit Jam Paper has jammed in the fuser or between the fuser and the paper exit. CAUTION: <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling.
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Clearing a Paper Exit Jam (continued) 4. Pull the sheet of paper out of the fuser. 5. Lower the fuser back into the printer, press down firmly to seat it, then pull on the two blue levers to make sure the fuser is locked in position.
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Clearing a Paper Exit Jam (continued) 6. Open the rear exit tray. 9. Close the top cover and press down firmly on both sides to make sure that it is locked. Printing continues automati- cally when you close the top cover, after 7.
Print Quality Problems The Infoprint Color 8 is really four printers in one—one for each of the three primary colors and one for black. The factors causing print quality problems may affect only one or two colors, or all four, so the results may be unpredictable.
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Blank sheets printed/one or more colors Entire page or one color prints faintly. missing. Reason: Reason: Empty toner cartridge. Pages get fainter An image drum cartridge may have been after toner is used up. exposed to light, or LED array or image Solution: drum contacts may have failed.
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Page has gray or speckled background. Page prints all one color. Reason: Reason: Static electricity causes toner to stick to Hardware problem. background. Solution: Solution: Contact your service representative. Change paper to an acceptable laser bond Click here for service information. and use a humidifier.
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An oblong area of faint or off-color print Solutions: appears on each page. (1) Replace toner cartridge. Reason: (2) Check drum and replace if necessary. “Dropout” caused by using cotton bond Reason: paper in high humidity. Moisture has One or more of the LED arrays are dirty. affected paper.
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Vertical black or color lines. Fuzzy print. Reason: Reason: Toner is low. The LED arrays are dirty. Solution: Solution: Replace the toner cartridge. Clean the LED array. Reason: Scratched image drum. Solution: Replace the image drum cartridge for the color of the lines. Reason: Hardware problem.
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White blotches or faded gray areas when Reason: temperature or humidity is high or low. Paper used is not designed for laser Reason: printers. Difficult environment. Solution: Solution: Click Switch to a recommended paper. here for information on paper. Check toner. If okay, adjust the SETTING item in Menu 2.
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Bold characters and dark lines are Reason: smeared. Moisture in paper because of improper Reason: storage. Toner is low for one or more colors. Solution: Solution: Avoid storing paper in areas of excessive temperature changes and humidity. Replace toner cartridge for the affected color.
Display Messages Messages on the display panel show the status of the printer. This list gives an explanation of each message and what you should do, if anything. click here for information on how to get If these procedures do not solve the problem, service and support.
Display Messages—Normal Operation ON LINE Printer is ready to receive information. OFF LINE Printer is not ready to receive information. PRINTING Data is printing. PROCESSING Data is being processed. DATA PRESENT Data is in the printer but has not yet been printed. FLUSHING JOB (PostScript) The printer is deleting the current job.
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RESET Press Clear Buffer to delete data left in the printer and return the printer to the defaults you have set. COPY [number]/[total] If more than two copies have been selected from the menu, this gives a running count of the number of copies being printed.
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[paper size] [tray] PAPER REQUEST The printer is requesting a different size paper in the indicated tray. Load the requested paper in the tray. [paper size] MANUAL [media type] REQUEST Click here for details. Insert a page of the indicated size and type in the manual feed.
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Display Messages—Maintenance PAPER OUT [paper size] [tray] Click here for instructions on adding The indicated tray is either empty or not installed. paper. TNR LOW [color] One or more toner cartridges are nearly empty. The status lights also indicate which color(s). Click here for toner replacement instructions.
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CHG DRUM [color] One or more of the image drums needs to be replaced. The status lights also indicate which Click here for image drum replacement instructions. color(s). WASTE TNR NR FULL The waste toner box is almost full. Be prepared to replace it when the WASTE TONER FULL message appears.
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Display Messages—Problems COVER OPEN The top cover is open. Close it and press down firmly at both sides to lock it PAPER INPUT JAM CHECK [tray] Click here Paper has jammed between the paper tray indicated and the first image drum. for clearing instructions.
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ERROR PAPER SIZE CHECK [tray] The paper size detected by the printer in the tray indicated is incorrect for the current print job. Make sure the size of the paper in the tray matches the size your software calls for. TRAY n NOT INSTALLED click The indicated paper tray is not installed properly.
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ERROR RECEIVE BUFFER OVERFLOW The transfer of data from the computer to the printer is not properly coordinated. Check the printer cable and printer interface menu settings. Adding optional memory can also help the Click here for information on memory upgrades and other options. problem.
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WASTE TONER BOX NOT INSTALLED The waste toner box is not installed correctly. Open the left-hand side cover, check and Click here for waste toner box installation instructions. reinstall as necessary. The printer will not function until this error is corrected. OIL ROLLER NOT INSTALLED The oil roller is not installed correctly.
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ERROR D8 [#########] Cyan image drum is not installed properly. Open the top cover, check, and reinstall as Click here for image drum installation instructions. necessary. ERROR D9 [#########] Black image drum is not installed properly. Open the top cover, check, and reinstall as Click here for image drum installation instructions.
If you see any of these messages, turn the printer off, then turn it on again. If this does not Click clear it, make a note of the error message, and call IBM Customer Technical Support. here for service information.
Note: This information is valid for the United States and Canada only. If you cant solve your printer problem after reading this manual, contact these sources for service or support. Click for more information. IBM Printers Website IBM Technical Customer Support...
IBM Printers Website Visit the IBM Printing Systems Company Web Site at http://www.printers.ibm.com for the latest information on: Software drivers Product guides Customer support Documentation...
The IBM Customer Technical Support If you still cannot solve the problem, IBM customer technical support is available at no additional charge during the warranty period. In the U.S.A. and Canada call 1-800-358-6661. Have your printer serial number ready. The serial number is next to the toner cartridge on the printer frame.
If you have no reseller, you can call 1-888-IBM-PRINT (1-888-426-7746) in the U.S.A. or Canada to ask for an authorized dealer or to order from IBM Printer Supplies. In other countries, contact your point of purchase for information about where to order supplies.
Consumables Black Toner Cartridge kit, type C1 Part # 02N7211 Yellow Toner Cartridge kit, type C1 Part # 02N7209 Magenta Toner Cartridge kit, type C1 Part # 02N7210 Cyan Toner Cartridge kit, type C1 Part # 02N7208 Black Image Drum kit, type C1 Part # 02N7215 Yellow Image Drum kit, type C1 Part # 02N7213...
Note: Memory Expansion kits must be installed in matched pairs. For example, to add 32 MB of memory, you must order and install two 16MB Memory Expansion kits. IBM Network Card (Token Ring) ..... Part # 02N7190 IBM Network Card (Ethernet) ....Part # 02N7191...
Maintenance • Setting the Color Registration • Replacing the Toner Cartridges • Replacing the Image Drums • Replacing the Toner Waste Box • Replacing the Transfer Belt • Replacing the Oil Roller • Replacing the Fuser...
Setting the Color Registration Setting the Color Registration Using the Color Registration Utility Setting the Color Registration Using the Control Panel...
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5. Beginning with section #1, find the box In Windows 95/98/NT 4.0, click Start ® where no color shows in the spaces Programs ® IBM Infoprint Color 8 ® between the black lines. On the screen, Color Registration Utility. scroll to the number of that box in list box 2.
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Setting the Color Registration Using the Color Registration Utility (continued) 6. Click Send changes to the printer. The printer prints another color test page. This time, the box where no color shows should be box 0 for each section. If it isnt, repeat steps 3 through 5 until it does.
On the average, a toner cartridge will produce about 3,000 pages at 5% print density. Black Note: The first set of toner cartridges you place in your Infoprint Color 8 printer will only produce about 2000 Yellow pages. This is normal, as the new Cyan...
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Replacing the Toner Cartridges (continued) 2. Press the OPEN button and lift the To make this easy, each image drum, toner cover. cartridge, and slot in the printer has a label marked with its corresponding color: CAUTION: <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling.
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Replacing the Toner Cartridges (continued) 3. Locate the toner cartridge which needs 4. Remove the new toner cartridge from the replacement. Pull the blue lock lever packaging and shake it from side to side toward the front of the printer, remove a few times to distribute the toner evenly.
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Replacing the Toner Cartridges (continued) 6. Insert the left end of the toner cartridge 7. Lower the right side of the cartridge, into the toner well, placing the recess in aligning the slot with the ridge in the the end of the toner cartridge under the image drum.
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Replacing the Toner Cartridges (continued) 9. Open the LED Lens Cleaner supplied 10. Close the printer cover, pressing down with the toner cartridge and use it to to lock it in place. clean the LED arrays on the underside of the printer cover.
Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges Image Drum Life Replacing the Image Drum The life of the image drums depends on the Always install the image drum and toner operating temperature, the humidity, the cartridge in the corresponding color printer type of paper used, and the number of slot: pages per job.
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) To make this easy, each image drum, toner 1. Turn the printer off and wait for the cartridge, and slot in the printer has a label fuser to cool down. marked with its corresponding color. 2.
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) 3. Lift out the used image drum/toner 4. Unwrap the new image drum cartridge cartridge and discard both in accordance and remove the protective sheet and with local regulations. shipping insert. Important! Do not touch the drums shiny green surface!
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) 5. Insert the new image drum cartridge by 6. Remove the new toner cartridge from the matching the color-coded label on the packaging and shake it from side to side image drum with the color-coded label in a few times to distribute the toner evenly.
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) 8. Insert the left end of the toner cartridge 9. Lower the right side of the cartridge, into the toner well, placing the recess in aligning the slot with the ridge in the the end of the cartridge under the tab on image drum.
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) 11. Open the LED Lens Cleaner supplied 12. Close the printer cover, pressing down with the toner cartridge and use it to to lock it in place. clean the LED arrays on the underside of the printer cover.
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Replacing the Image Drum Cartridges (continued) 13. Reset the Drum Counter: c. Press Enter. a. Press Online, then press and hold RESETTING briefly appears on the Menu 1/Menu 2 until COLOR REG. second line of the display. ADJUST appears on the display. d.
Replacing the Toner Waste Box When you see the message WASTE TNR 3. Remove the toner waste box (loaded on NR FULL on the printer display, you need to two metal spring clips in the base of the change the toner waste box: printer): press down on the handle, swing it away from the printer and lift it 1.
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Replacing the Toner Waste Box (continued) 4. Orient the new toner waste box with the 5. Place the new toner waste box on top of handle up and the drive coupling toward the metal spring clips in the printer. the front of the printer. Press down on the handle and push the toner waste box into the printer until it is upright, then release it.
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Replacing the Toner Waste Box (continued) Note: Make sure that the toner waste 6. Close the side panel and turn the printer box drive coupling is slightly below and back on. in front of the coupling on the printer. Printer Coupling Drive Coupling...
Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit 1. Turn the printer off and wait for the fuser to cool down. CAUTION: 2. Press the OPEN button and lift the <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool printer cover.
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Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit (continued) 3. Pull the latch and open the left side panel. down on the handle, pivot it away from the printer and lift it out. Set the toner waste box aside; you will reinstall it after replacing the transfer belt unit.
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Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit (continued) 5. Lift the blue handle on the transfer belt 6. Pull the unit out, then grab both sides unit to release it. and remove it from the printer Important! The belt unit is heavy; use both 7.
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Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit (continued) 8. Place the new transfer belt unit on the 9. Lift the handle and push the unit all the guide rails in the printer. way into the printer, then lower the handle to lock it in place.
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Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit (continued) 11. Close the side panel. 10. Put the toner waste box back in the printer (place it on the metal spring clips, push down, swing it over until upright, release). Note: Make sure that the toner waste box drive coupling is slightly below and in front of the coupling on the printer.
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Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit (continued) 12. Close the printer cover, pressing down b. Press Menu 1/Menu 2 until ENGINE to lock it in place. COUNT RESET appears. c. Press Enter. CYAN DRUMCNT RESET appears. d. Press Menu 1/Menu 2 until the following message appears: BELT COUNT RESET...
Replacing the Oil Roller 1. Turn the printer off and wait for the fuser to cool down. CAUTION: <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and 2. Press the OPEN button and lift the allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool printer cover.
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Replacing the Oil Roller (continued) 3. Push the lock lever back toward the rear then lift it out and discard it. of the printer to unlatch the oil roller. 4. Lift the right end of the oil roller, pull it to the right to disengage it from the fuser,...
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Replacing the Oil Roller (continued) 5. Remove the blue space from the new oil 6. Make sure the lock lever is still toward roller. Hold the oil roller with the yellow the back of the printer, then lower the warning label on top and facing you, right end of the oil roller into the fuser then lower it into the fuser, sliding the left and pull the lock lever forward to secure...
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Replacing the Oil Roller (continued) 7. Close the printer cover. 9. Reset the oil roller counter: a. Press Online, then press and hold Menu 1/Menu 2 until COLOR REG. ADJUST appears on the display. b. Press Menu 1/Menu 2 until ENGINE COUNT RESET appears.
Replacing the Fuser Note: To replace the fuser you need both a new fuser and a new oil roller. CAUTION: <2-25> High temperature; switch off the printer and 1. Turn the printer off and wait for the allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool fuser to cool down.
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Replacing the Fuser (continued) 3. Push the blue lock levers on either side 4. Lift the fuser out of the printer. Discard of the fuser back toward the rear of the both the fuser and the oil roller. printer to unlatch the fuser.
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Replacing the Fuser (continued) 5. Open the new fuser and push the oil 6. Hold the new oil roller with the yellow roller lock lever toward the back. warning label on top and facing you, then lower it into the fuser, sliding the left end under the retaining edge.
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Replacing the Fuser (contined) 7. Make sure the lock lever is still toward 8. Lower the fuser (warning labels facing the back of the printer, then lower the you) into the printer. Press down firmly to right end of the oil roller into the fuser properly seat the unit.
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Replacing the Fuser (continued) 9. Close the printer cover. b. Press Menu 1/Menu 2 until ENGINE CNT RESET appears. c. Press Enter. CYAN DRUMCNT RESET appears. d. Press Menu 1/Menu 2 until the following message appears: FUSER COUNT RESET d. Press Enter. 10.
Printer Control • Control Panel • Printer Menus • Color Registration (front panel) • Color Balance (front panel) • Test Pages • Enhanced by Heidelberg...
The Control Panel Click on a part of the control panel for more details: • Control Panel Lights • Paper Size indicator • Buttons • Display messages...
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Control Panel Lights READY Light (Amber) Printer is online, ready to receive data; holding nonprinted data Off: Printer is offline, unable to receive data; initializing; warming up; error Blinking: Printer is printing a menu, fonts, or demo page; printer is receiving data; printer is printing data from the buffer ATTENTION Light (Red) Warning—toner is low, change drum, or near end of fuser life;...
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Paper Size Indicator The flashing marker indicates the paper size installed in the tray.
Button Functions To access printer functions from the control panel, place the printer offline (press Online: OFFLINE appears on the display). • To access the top function of each button, press the button briefly. • To access the bottom function, press and hold the button for 2 to 3 seconds.
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Button Functions (continued) Menu 1 | Menu 2 | Clear Buffer Press: Enters level 1 menu. Once in Press: In Menu Mode advances to the level 1 menu, press this the next item; press and button to move to the next hold to cycle forward menu item, or press and hold through all items within a...
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Button Functions (continued) Tray Select | Print Fonts Online Press: Enters the Tray Select Press: Changes printer status from Quick Menu. receive data mode (online) to local function mode (offline). Press/hold: Prints a sample of installed printer fonts. Paper Size | Print Settings Page Eject | Print Press: Enters the Paper Size Quick...
Using the Printer Menus You can choose default printer features in the printer menus. However, features set in your software program will override the same features selected in the printer menu. Note: Use the printer main menu only when your software does not let you select features or when you are setting printer features that your software does not control.
Using the Level 1 Menu 6. Press Enter to set a selection as the default. An asterisk (*) appears to indicate 1.Press Online to place the printer offline. the new default setting. 2.Press Menu 1 to enter the level 1 menu. 7.
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Level 1 Menu Example If you have an optional paper tray installed and you want to set the printer to switch automatically to another tray with the same size paper when the first tray runs out of paper: 1.Press Online. 2.
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Level 1 Menu Categories Click a category for details on settings: • PERSONALITY • TRAY SELECT • EDIT SIZE • PAPER SIZE • MEDIA TYPE • PAPER SIZE CHECK • COPIES • EURO SIGN • FONTS & SYMBOLS • PAGE LAYOUT1 •...
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Level 1 menu PERSONALITY EMULATION AUTO EMULATION* PCL5c Adobe ® PostScript ® Notes: Auto Emulation automatically switches between PCL5c and Adobe PostScript.
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Level 1 menu TRAY SELECT PAPER FEED TRAY 1* TRAY 2 (if option installed) FRONT TRAY Notes: Selects paper source. AUTO TRAY SWITCH OFF* Notes: ON = When paper tray is empty, the printer automatically switches to a tray loaded with the same size paper.
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Level 1 menu EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE* LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE Notes: HP PCL5c mode: Sets the paper size when the software does not. With the default Cassette Size selected, the paper size will be whatever is detected in the paper tray.
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Level 1 menu PAPER SIZE FRONT LETTER* EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE Notes: Select paper size installed in front feeder.
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Level 1 menu MEDIA TYPE TRAY 1 FRONT LIGHT LIGHT MEDIUM LIGHT MEDIUM LIGHT MEDIUM* MEDIUM* MEDIUM HEAVY MEDIUM HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY ULTRA HEAVY Notes: Improves print quality and toner fusing. Light = 16 lb (60 g/m CARDSTOCK Medium Light = 18 lb (68 g/m LABELS Medium = 20 lb (75 g/m Medium Heavy = 24 lb (90 g/m...
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Level 1 menu PAPER SIZE CHECK ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: ENABLE = printer only accepts paper size selected in software which matches size of paper actually loaded in tray. DISABLE = printer will accept any paper size selected in software.
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Level 1 menu COPIES 1* to 999 Notes: Select number of copies to print for each document.
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Level 1 menu EURO SIGN Disable* Enable Notes: Enables printing of the Euro currency symbol at ASCII 240...
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Level 1 menu FONTS & SYMBOLS 10.00 CPI* RESIDENT* Notes: Appears if scalable, fixed Courier or Letter Gothic font is selected. Notes: Select font source. CPI = characters per inch, settable in 0.01-cpi FLASH appears if a font is loaded in (press ) or 0.1-cpi (press/hold Flash ROM.
Level 1 menu TRUE BLACK OFF* Notes: HP PCL5c mode only: True black is created by using black toner only. Composite black is created as a mixture of cyan, magenta, and yellow toner. This is not always a pure black. ON: Black toner only is used for printing black images.
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Level 1 menu PAGE LAYOUT2 ORIENTATION PORTRAIT* LANDSCAPE Notes: Sets printing oriented with the width of the page (Portrait) or with the length of the page (landscape). LINES PER PAGE 60 LINES* 5 TO 128 LINES Notes: Select lines per page in one-line increments.
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Level 1 menu HOST INTERFACE PARALLEL ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: Enables parallel interface. This must always be set to ENABLE. ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: Enables network print server, if installed.
Using the Level 2 Menu The Level 2 menu includes selections that are rarely changed once they are set, as well as color registration and selections that reset internal counters when you replace consumables 1. Press Online to place the printer offline. 2.Press and hold Menu 2 until you see COLOR REG ADJUST on the display.
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Level 2 Menu Categories Click a category for details on settings: • COLOR REG ADUST • COLOR BALANCE • ENGINE CNT RESET • SETTING • AUTO OPERATION • POWER SAVING • LOW TONER • CLEARABL WRNINGS • ERROR REPORT • PARALLEL I/F •...
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Level 2 menu COLOR REG ADJUST Notes: This item enters the color registration utility. You can also adjust the color registration using the separate software color registration utility. Click here for details on how to perform this adjustment.
Level 2 menu Color Registration Using the Control Panel Note: Select each of the printer’s avail- able paper feed paths, then adjust the color registration for that selection. This will ensure color consistency between the various paper feed paths. To adjust color registration: 1.
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Level 2 menu 3.Beginning with section #1, find the box 6.Continue to select the correct boxes for all which shows no color in the spaces sections through section #9. If you need to go between the black lines, and make a note back, hold Menu 1 down to move backwards of its number.
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Level 2 menu COLOR BALANCE Notes: This allows you to fine tune the color balance of the printer. Click here for details on how to perform this adjustment.
Adjusting Color Balance Using the Front Panel The procedure lets you fine tune your printer so that the three colors of toner are printing at equal density. To adjust the color balance: 1.Press Online. Then press and hold Menu 2 until COLOR REG ADJUST appears on the display.
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4. Select the circle that most closely 8.Press Enter to print another test page. The matches the color of bar A, and follow the display reads EXIT when printing finishes. instructions to the right of it to change the 9.Check your results again. color density (see below).
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Level 2 menu ENGINE CNT RESET CYAN DRMCNT RESET BLACK DRMCNT RESET Notes: Use this to reset the counter for the black image Notes: Use this to reset the counter for the cyan drum after replacing, and only after replacing, image drum after replacing, and only after replacing, the cyan image drum the black image drum cartridge.
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Level 2 menu SETTING –2 –1 Notes: Adjust to improve print quality: –2 = Rough/thick papers and/or low temperature/humidity 0 = Normal media/environmental conditions +2 = Rough papers and/or high temperature/humidity...
Level 2 menu AUTO OPERATION WAIT TIMEOUT AUTO CONTINUE OFF* Range 5 to 300 SEC, default: 90 SEC* Notes: Sets the length of time the printer waits for Notes: HP PCL5c mode: controls what additional data to be received. happens when a memory overflow/ print overrun situation occurs.
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Level 2 menu POWER SAVING 0 SEC * 8 MIN DISABLE Notes: 0 SEC = Reduces power consumption. Immediately after printer stops receiving data, fuser heating element shuts off; 30 seconds later fan shuts off. When the printer receives data, the fuser warms up before printing begins.
Level 2 menu LOW TONER Notes: ON = When low toner is detected, displays, indicating that TONER LOW toner cartridge should be replaced soon: at this point 50 more sheets will print before the TONER EMPTY message displays. OFF = When low toner is detected, displays, indicating that TONER EMPTY the toner cartridge needs replacement.
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Level 2 menu CLEARABL WRNINGS Notes: Sets the disposition of error messages which can be cleared by pressing Recover. HP PCL5c mode: ON = Message displays until you press Recover to clear the display. JOB = Message automatically clears when the next print job is received, whether or not you have pressed Recover.
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Level 2 menu ERROR REPORT OFF* Notes: HP PCL5c mode: Invalid. PostScript mode: Change to ON if you wish to set the printer to print the error contents and the operand stack condition during a PostScript error.
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Level 2 menu PARALLEL I/F PARALLEL SPEED I-PRIME HIGH* OFF* MEDIUM Notes: HIGH = Data transfer speed maximized. Notes: Applicable only when the computer is in MEDIUM = Select if data transmission Compatible mode and the printer is not problems occur, or with earlier set for Auto Emulation.
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Level 2 menu LANGUAGE LANGUAGE ENGLISH* DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO CASTELLANO SVENSKA NORSK DANSK NEDERLANDS SUOMI PORTUGUES Note: Sets the display language.
Using the User Maintenance Menu The User Maintenance Menu includes printer maintenance and operating functions. 1.Turn off the printer. 2.Press and hold Menu 1 while turning the printer on until USER MNT displays. 3.Press Menu 1 repeatedly to advance to the category you want. 4.Press Enter to select a category function, or to see other selections and then press Enter to make your selection.
User Maintenance Menu Categories Click a category for details. • MENU RESET • HEX DUMP • RESOURCE SAVE • RECEIVE BUFFER • ECP • OP MENU • X ADJUST • Y ADJUST...
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User Maintenance menu MENU RESET Note: Resets the Level 1 menu to factory defaults.
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User Maintenance menu HEX DUMP Notes: Prints all received data in hexadecimal format for diagnostics. If less than a page of data is received, you must press the PAGE EJECT/Print Demo button to print the page. To exit hex dump mode, turn the printer off.
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User Maintenance menu RESOURCE SAVE AUTO* 400KB–22.5MB Notes: Determines how much memory is reserved to save soft fonts and macros when switching between PCL5c mode and PostScript. Appears only when optional memory is installed.
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User Maintenance menu RECEIVE BUFFER AUTO* 100KB 512KB Notes: Sets the size of the receive buffer. If you set a large value, the printing speed will be faster, but memory overflows will occur more frequently. When this value is changed, all downloaded fonts, macros, and I/O data are lost.
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User Maintenance menu ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: Allows you to disable ECP (extended communications protocol) support on your printer to avoid conflicts with computers that use a non- standard implementation of ECP.
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User Maintenance menu OP MENU ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: DISABLE = Disables all control panel buttons except Online. Use this feature to prevent changing menu items when the printer is shared by several people. ENABLE = All control panel buttons are active.
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User Maintenance menu X ADJUST 0mm (Range: +2.00 to –2.00 mm, in 0.25 mm intervals) Notes: Adjust horizontal print position in 0.25 mm increments. Plus (+) indicates right movement, minus (–) indicates left movement.
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User Maintenance menu Y ADJUST 0mm (Range: +2.00 to –2.00 mm, in 0.25 mm intervals) Notes: Adjust vertical print position in 0.25 mm increments. Plus (+) indicates downward movement, minus (–) indicates upward movement. In PostScript mode, a negative value is treated as a setting of 0 mm.
Using the PAPER SIZE Menu This quick-access menu lets you set the paper size for front paper feeding. The front paper tray does not detect paper size automatically. 1.Place the printer offline (press Online). 2.Press and release Paper Size. 3.Press repeatedly until you see the selection you want.
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PAPER SIZE FRONT LETTER* EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE Notes: Select paper size installed in the front feeder.
Using the TRAY SELECT Menu This quick-access menu lets you select the default paper source and control the automatic tray switching feature. 1. Place the printer offline (press Online). 2. Press Tray Select. 3. Press repeatedly until you see the PAPER FEED selection you want. 4.
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TRAY SELECT PAPER FEED TRAY 1* TRAY 2 (if option installed) FRONT TRAY Notes: Selects the paper source. AUTO TRAY SWITCH OFF* Notes: ON = When paper tray is empty, the printer automatically switches to a tray loaded with the same size paper.
Using the POWER SAVE Menu This menu lets you change the energy conservation setting of the printer. 1.Place the printer offline (press Online). 2.Press POWER SAVE for two full seconds. 3.Press repeatedly until you see the selection you want. 4.Press Enter to set the selection as the default. An asterisk (*) appears to indicate the new default setting.
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POWER SAVING 0 SEC * 8 MIN DISABLE Notes: 0 SEC = Reduces power consumption. Immediately after printer stops receiving data, fuser heating element shuts off; 30 seconds later fan shuts off. When the printer receives data, the fuser warms up before printing begins.
Printing Test Pages You can print three type of sample pages. Click for printing instructions: • Menu settings printout • Font sample printout • Demo page...
Printing the Menu Settings To print a list of the menu items and their current settings: 1.Press Online to place the printer offline. 2.Press and hold Print Settings until the display reads PRINT SETTINGS. The menu settings page prints. The printout shows the factory default settings, the current settings, and the amount of memory installed in your printer.
Printing the Font Sample Page 1.Press Online to place the printer offline. 2.Press and hold Print Fonts until the display reads PRINT FONTS. 3. Press to choose either PCL5c or Adobe Postscript fonts. 4. Press Enter. A page prints, showing samples and information on the fonts available to the printer.
Printing the Demo Page 1.Press Online to place the printer offline. 2.Press and hold Print Demo until the display reads PRINTING DEMO. 3.A page prints, showing what the Infoprint Color 8 can do.
Enhanced by Heidelberg When operating in PostScript mode, your Infoprint Color 8 features additional color enhancements by Heidelberg. This improves color fidelity and clarity. Although you can deactivate it from the Color tab of the PostScript driver, we recommend that...
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Specifications • General • Physical • Environmental • Electrical • Interface • Print Media • Fonts • Commands...
General Specifications Print Method: LED array Paper Input Capacity Print Speed: 8 ppm (pages per minute) Paper Tray 1: 500 sheets standard 20 lb 5 ppm for transparencies copier paper Print Resolution: 600 dpi (dots per inch) Front Tray: 100 sheets standard 20 lb copier paper RAM: 32 MB Standard, expandable 50 transparencies...
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General Specifications (cont.) Consumable Life Replacing the Reliability, MPBF Toner Cartridges Replacing the (Mean Pages Image Drum Cartridges Between Failures): Mean Time to Toner Cartridge: Repair (MTTR): Printable Area: Image Drum: Sound Level Operation: Oil Roller: Standby: Power Saving: Toner Waste Box:...
Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Direction, Signal Logic printer Compatible Nibble Function Data neg. nStrobe Host Clk Host Clk Data Strobe Strobe Data pos. Data 1 (LSB) to 8 (MSB) Data Line Bit n from computer Acknowl- neg. from nAck PtrClk PeriphClk Receive/func- edge...
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Parallel Interface Pin Assignments (continued) Direction, Signal Logic printer Compatible Nibble Function Logic Gnd Signal Grounded Chassis Chassis Gnd Frame Ground Grounded from Peripheral Logic High Supply voltage (max. 150 mA) Signal Ground (nStrobe) Signal Grounded 20-27 0V Signal Ground (Data 1-8) Signal Grounded PError, Select, nAck...
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Parallel Interface Pin Assignments (continued) Direction, Signal Logic printer Compatible Nibble Function nAutoFd, nSelectln, nInit Signal Grounded Input neg. nInit nInit nReverseReq Initialize Prime Fault neg. from nFault nDataAvail nPerophReq Error detected Off-line Signal Grounded Not Used from Fix at logic “1” Select In neg.
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Print Media Specifications Paper Specifications Transparency Specifications Card Specifications Label Specifications...
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Paper Specifications Summary of Usable Print Media Important! Before buying any large quantity of a particular paper, always test a sample first. Paper Tray 1 Front Tray Quantity: Quantity: Weight: Weight: Sizes: Sizes: Min. Size: Min. Size: Max. Size: Max. Size: Exit Path: Exit Path:...
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Transparency Specifications Front Tray Only! Quantity: Sizes: Removable Stripe: Recommended: Exit Path: Important! Use only transparencies designated for copiers or laser printers. Transparencies must withstand the fusing process heat of 392ºF (200ºC) for 1 second without wrinkling or gumming up. ...
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Card Specifications Front Tray Only! Weight: Sizes: Min. Size: Max. Size: Exit Path:...
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Label Specifications Front Tray Only! Quantity: Sizes: Exit Path: Important! Use labels designated for laser printers. Sheet and label adhesive must withstand the fusing process heat of 392°F (200°C) for 1 second. Label adhesive must not be exposed; if it is, it will cause jamming in the printer. ...
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Fonts Resident MicroType/TrueType Fonts Resident Bitmap Fonts PostScript 3 Font Sets Symbol Sets...
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Resident MicroType/TrueType Fonts Typeface* No. of Symbol Sets Spacing Albertus Medium Proportional Albertus Extra Bold Proportional Antique Olive (R, B, I) Proportional Arial (R, B, I, IB) Proportional CG Times (R, B, I, IB) Proportional CG Omega (R, B, I, IB) Proportional Clarendon Condensed Proportional...
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Resident MicroType/TrueType Fonts (continued) Typeface* No. of Symbol Sets Spacing Garamond Antiqua Proportional Garamond Halbfett Proportional Garamond Kursiv Proportional Garamond Kursiv Halbfett Proportional Letter Gothic (R, B, I) Proportional Marigold Proportional Symbol Proportional Times New (R, B, I, IB) Proportional * R = Regular, B = Bold, I = Italic, IB = Italic Bold...
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Resident MicroType/TrueType Fonts (continued) Typeface* No. of Symbol Sets Spacing Univers (R, B, I, IB) Proportional Univers Condensed (R, B, I, IB) Proportional Wingdings Proportional * R = Regular, B = Bold, I = Italic, IB = Italic Bold...
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Resident Bitmap Fonts Typeface Symbol Sets Pitch Point Size...
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PostScript 3 Font Sets Typeface Styles Adobe Sans MM Multiple Master font Adobe Serif MM Multiple Master font Albertus MT Regular, Italic, Light Antique Olive* Roman, Italic, Bold Antique Olive Compact* Regular Apple-Chancery* Regular Arial MT* Regular, Bold, Bold Italic Avant Garde* Book, Oblique, Demi, Demi Oblique * Central &...
Printer Commands HP-PCL5c Commands HP-GL/2 Vector Graphics Commands IBM Specific Commands PJL Commands...
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HP-PCL5c Commands HP-PCL5c Job Control Commands...
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Page Control Commands...
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Page Control Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Cursor Control Commands...
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Cursor Control Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Font Selection/Management Commands...
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Font Selection/Management Commands (continued)
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Font Selection/Management Commands (continued)
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HP-PCL5c Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c Font Selection/Management Commands (continued) HP-PCL5c User-Defined Symbol Set Commands HP-PCL5c Soft Font Commands...
PJL Commands Stops PJL mode, Switching the mode HP ENTER LANGUAGE=personality specification to any other LANGUAGE. Flushes data as a comment COMMENT HP specification Sets names of JOBs JOB[NAME=”job name”] [START=first page] [END=last page] Sets the end of JOBs EOJ[NAME=”jobname”] Sets factory default values to menu INITIALIZE and current PJL values.