Kodak 8660 - EXPORT MODULE GUIDE Manual

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Kodak Professional 8660 thermal printer

(8660 printer). The 8660 printer is a thermal dye diffusion device with

superior printing speed. It contains a 133 MHz MIPS processor, has a

resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi), and prints a three-color page in

about 75 seconds. Printed images are high-contrast and long lasting.

Kodak Ektatherm XtraLife ribbon (available in three-color or black) applies

a coating that protects images from ﬁngerprints.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Paper and Image Sizes

The 8660 printer can print on the following sizes and types of Kodak

Professional Ektatherm XLS print paper. Refer to “Kodak Thermal Paper

Types, Sizes, and Image Sizes”for illustrations of the maximum image

size for each.

Paper and Image Sizes

Paper Size Maximum Image

Size Catalog

Numbers

8.5 x 7 (216 x 178 mm) - Medium format paper 8.27 x 5.5

(210 x 140 mm) 891 8096

8.5 x 11 (216 x 279 mm) - Standard A paper 8.27 x 9.5

(210 x 242 mm) 861 4364

8.27 x 11.69 (210 x 297 mm) - Standard A4

paper 8.0 x 10.3

(204 x 262 mm) 881 6514

8.5 x 12 (216 x 307 mm) - A (long) paper 8.27 x 10.5

(210 x 268.5 mm) 868 4623

8.5 x 14 (216 x 358 mm) - A (xlong) paper 8.27 x 12.5

(210 x 319.5 mm) 856 5699

8.27 x 14 (210 x 358 mm) - A4 (xlong) paper 8.0 x 12.5

(204 x 319.5 mm) 807 5640

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Interfaces

The 8660 printer has standard communication ports. In addition, the

optional Kodak Professional 10/100 network interface card (network

interface card) lets you tie your printer into networks using Ethernet

cabling.

The following interfaces are provided with the printer:

•

IEEE-1284 Parallel

•

SCSI

The following Ethernet interfaces are provided by the network interface

card:

•

EtherTalk

•

Novell NetWare

•

TCP/IP

•

NetBEUI

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Printing Software

The printing software developed for the 8660 printer is based on high-

quality Kodak photographic printing methods. The color-rendering

processes that evolved are highly sophisticated. This printing software

allows you to access advanced printing options based on Kodak color

science.

The printing software is provided for use with the following operating

systems:

•

Windows 95/98

•

Windows NT 4.0

•

Macintosh 8.0 and above

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Setting up the 8660 Printer

This chapter explains how to set up the 8660 printer. The steps are:

•

ﬁnding an appropriate location for the 8660 printer.

•

unpacking the 8660 printer.

•

loading the ribbon cartridge.

•

connecting the cables.

•

connecting the power cord and turning the 8660 printer on.

•

loading paper.

•

checking the 8660 printer settings.

•

making a test print.

The software for the 8660 printer, which enables you to take full

advantage of the 8660 printer’s capabilities, is on the CD shipped with the

8660 printer. After you set up the 8660 printer, you should install the

software you plan to use.

For information on installing the software, refer to the

Quick set up

information card.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Finding a Location for the 8660 Printer

As you look for an appropriate location for the 8660 printer, keep the

following guidelines in mind. Refer to “Site Speciﬁcations”for speciﬁc

requirements.

•

Allow 2 inches (5 cm) on the left, right, and top sides for air ﬂow and

cooling. The back of the 8660 printer may be placed ﬂush against a

wall.

•

Avoid placing the 8660 printer in areas where ventilation ducts, open

doors, or frequent passers-by might expose it to debris. Airborne dirt

particles can cause image quality problems.

The space requirements for the 8660 printer are shown below.

12 in. (30.5 cm)

allow 24 in.

16.5 in. 25 in. (63.5 cm)

allow 42 in.(107 cm)

to remove the paper tray

(

41.9 cm

)

(61 cm) to open

the top door

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Unpacking the 8660 Printer

The following accessories are included with the 8660 printer. If any are

missing, contact your dealer.

•

Power cords (3)

•

Cleaning kit containing 10 alcohol cleaning pads

•

SCSI terminator

•

Wire form assembly

•

CD containing the host software and the documentation in Spanish,

French, German, and English in PDF format. The CD also contains

Adobe Acrobat Reader for accessing, viewing, and printing the

documentation.

To unpack the 8660 printer:

Open the shipping carton.

Remove the top foam cap.

Remove the box with the accessories.

WARNING: We recommend that two people lift and carry the 8660

printer.

With two people on either side, lift the printer out of the carton.

Remove the 8660 printer from the plastic bag, and place it in the

desired location.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

NOTE: Save the packaging in case you need to ship the 8660 printer.

Install the two ends of the wire

form assembly in the round

holes inside the print exit area.

Wire form

assembly

Print exit

area

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Loading the Ribbon Cartridge

The ribbon provides dyes for printing images.The medium format ribbon

contains enough dye to make 200 prints.The three-color oversize XtraLife

ribbon contains enough dye to make 150 prints.The black ribbon contains

enough dye to make 200 prints.The XtraLife ribbons, both color and black,

contain additional patches that protect images from ﬁngerprints.

Handling the Ribbon

•

Do not expose the ribbon to direct sunlight, extreme heat, dust, or

liquids.

•

Leave the top cover closed except when you need to access the inside

of the 8660 printer.

Storing Ribbon Cartridges

For highest image quality, store ribbon cartridges as follows:

•

Store unopened ribbon cartridges at temperatures below 77˚F (24˚C).

Avoid exposure to temperatures higher than 100˚F (38˚C).

•

Keep partially used ribbon cartridges in their original wrappers to

protect them from dust and dirt when they are not loaded in the 8660

printer. Dust and dirt specks on the ribbon show up as much larger

spots on prints.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HELP

Operator’s Guide

Printing Guide

Color Management

Calibration

Introduction

Setting up the 8660

Printer

Operating the 8660

Printer

Troubleshooting

Site Speciﬁcations

Accessories and Sup-

plies

Customizing the

Printer

Network

Interface Guide

Loading the Ribbon Cartridge in the 8660 Printer

The ribbon cartridge ﬁts easily in the 8660 printer. There is only one way

to correctly load the ribbon cartridge.

Follow these steps to load a ribbon cartridge:

Open the top cover.

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