NEC SuperScript 950C User manual

SUPERSCRIPT 950C

USER’S GUIDE

August, 1999

Revision 1.0

819-300014-009

ii SuperScript 950C — User’s Guide

Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer

The information disclosed in this document, including all

designs and related materials, is the valuable property of

NEC Technologies and/or its licensors, as appropriate,

reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to

this document, including all design, manufacturing,

reproduction, use and sales rights thereto, except to the

extent said rights are expressly granted to others.

The NEC Technologies product(s) discussed in this

document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the

Limited Warranty Statement accompanying each product.

However, actual performance of each such product is

dependent upon factors such as system conﬁguration,

customer data and operator control. Since implementation

by customers of each product may vary, the suitability of

speciﬁc product conﬁgurations and applications must be

determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC

Technologies.

To allow for design and speciﬁcation improvements, the

information in this document is subject to change at any

time without notice. Reproduction of this document or

portions thereof without prior approval of NEC

Technologies is prohibited.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98,

Windows for Workgroups, and MS-DOS are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other product, service, brand, or trade names used in

this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks

of their respective companies or organizations. NEC

disclaims any responsibility for specifying which marks are

owned by which companies or organizations.

NEC Technologies, Inc.

1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd.

Itasca, IL 60143

NEC Corporation

7-1 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-Ku

Tokyo 108-01, Japan

iii

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Setting Up the Printer

Introduction 1

Identifying Printer Parts 2

Printer Setup 3

Printer Operator Panel 11

Chapter 2: Printer Software

Installing the Software 15

Using Windows Plug-and-Play 15

Using the NEC Meta Installer 16

NEC SuperScript 950C Folder 16

The Printer Driver 17

Driver Properties Window 17

General Tab 18

Details Tab 18

Color Management Tab 20

Sharing Tab 20

Settings Tab 21

The Printer Monitor 25

Running the Printer Monitor 25

The Printer Monitor Window 26

Printer Monitor Messages 29

Chapter 3: Print Cartridge Care and Use

Overview 33

Print Cartridge Alignment 35

Cleaning the Print Cartridges 36

Cleaning the Electrical Contacts 36

Cleaning the Nozzles Manually 36

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

Overview 39

Printer Hardware 39

Paper 42

Print Cartridges 44

Printing 47

Appendix A: Media Specifications

Overview 51

Appendix B: Printer Specifications

Overview 59

Appendix C: MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x

Overview 61

Windows 3.1x Computers 61

Driver Installation 61

iv SuperScript 950C— User’s Guide

NEC SuperScript 950C Program Group 61

Print Cartridge Alignment 62

Viewing the Driver Properties 62

Printer Sharing 63

MS-DOS Computers 65

Installing dosetup.exe 65

Print Cartridge Alignment 65

How to Print 65

How to Configure an MS-DOS Driver 65

Appendix D: Ordering Supplies

Overview 67

Appendix E: Technical Support

Overview 69

Assistance Nearby 69

Help From Within Your Company 69

Help From Your Dealer 69

NEC Technical Support 69

How to Contact NEC 70

NEC Warranty and Service 71

NEC Service Contracts 71

SuperScript 950C Printer Limited Warranty 72

Warranty Period 72

Warranty Coverage 72

Warranty Support 72

Obtaining Warranty Service 73

Limitation of Damages and Implied Warranties 73

FCC Statement 74

(For United States Use Only) 74

(For Canadian Use Only) 75

Declaration of Conformity 75

INDEX

ETTING

THE

RINTER

CHAPTER 1

ETTING

THE

RINTER

NTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the NEC SuperScript

950C inkjet printer. This unique dual position printer

allows you to personalize the organization of your work

environment by offering you two different ways of setting

up your printer.

Remove the printer from the box and place it on a stable

level surface. Make sure all items shown are included in

the box. If an item is missing or damaged, call NEC

Technologies immediately at 978-742-7010. The contents

should include:

1. SuperScript

950C Printer

2. Electrical Power Cord

3. Print Cartridges (Black & Color)

4. Main Paper Tray

5. Input/Output Paper Tray

6. 2 CD ROMs

7. User’s Guide

8. Service Xpress

Brochure with Warranty

Registration Card

9. Product Name Label

10. Quick Installation Guide

Save the Quick Installation Guide, User’s Guide and

Software CDs for future reference. Save all packing

materials including the shipping carton.



Not Included....

To connect your printer, you need to provide an

IEEE 1284 Bidirectional parallel cable.

2 SuperScript 950C— User’s Guide

DENTIFYING

RINTER

ARTS

Paper Length Guide

Main Paper Tray

Input/Output Paper Tray

Paper Width Guides

Print Cartridge Carriage

Print Cartridge Release Lever

Printer Cover

Operator Panel

Print Cartridge Rest Position

Manual Feed Slot

Release Button

Primary Profile (V) Optional Profile (H)

The Superscript 950C can operate in Primary

Proﬁle (vertical proﬁle) or Optional Proﬁle

(horizontal proﬁle) allowing you to set up the

printer to utilize either its small, vertical foot print

or its low, horizontal proﬁle, depending on your

desktop layout.

ETTING

THE

RINTER

ETUP

1. Remove the shipping tape from the printer.

2. Insert the Main Paper Tray into the Rear Slot as

shown.

3. Slide and snap the Input/Output Paper Tray into the

adjustable arm slots located above the paper width

guides of the Main Paper Tray.

4. Flip the printer to its Optional Proﬁle (H).

5. Rotate the printer so that the back of the printer faces

you. Connect the bi-directional parallel printer cable

to the parallel port on the rear of the printer. Connect

the other end to your computer, and tighten screws

down.

6. Plug the power cord into the two-pin socket at the

back of the printer. Plug the other end into a power

outlet.

7. Flip the printer back to Primary Proﬁle (V), press the

Power button on. Open the Printer Cover. The Print

Cartridge Carriage will move to the “carriage loading

position” and the indicator light will start ﬂashing.

Power Paper

Indicator

Light

ETTING

THE

RINTER

8. Remove the Black Print Cartridge from its package

and hold it as shown. Remove the protective tape by

lifting the label from the bottom.

DO NOT

touch

either the printing nozzles on the bottom or the

golden colored electrical contact areas.

9. A label in the Print Cartridge Seat and Print Cartridge

identiﬁes the cartridge color. Asingle indicates a black

print cartridge.

10. Seat the Black Print Cartridge by pushing it towards

the green release lever until it clicks in place. Repeat

steps 8-10 for the Color Print Cartridge in the second

print cartridge seat.

11. After inserting both print cartridges, close the Printer

Cover.

12. Press and hold the Power button (1), and then press

the Paper button (2). Release both buttons

simultaneously to initialize the print cartridges.

Initialization takes about 3 -5 minutes and is indicated

by the ﬂashing light on the Operator Panel.

13. Hinge the Input/Output Paper Tray up to its angled

position.

14. Open the Paper Length and the Paper Width Guides

on the Main Paper Tray.

Table of contents

Other NEC Printer manuals

NEC

NEC Spinwriter 5550 User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 610plus User manual

NEC

NEC Pinwriter P6 User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 1800 User manual

NEC

NEC 870 - SuperScript B/W Laser Printer Technical manual

NEC

NEC Silentwriter 97 Technical manual

NEC

NEC Spinwriter 8810 User manual

NEC

NEC 4650NX - SuperScript Color Laser Printer Installation and maintenance instructions

NEC

NEC Silentwriter 1765 User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 660plus User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 1400 User manual

NEC

NEC Pinwriter P2200XE User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 4200N Technical manual

NEC

NEC 870 - SuperScript B/W Laser Printer Installation instructions

NEC

NEC SuperScript 150C User manual

NEC

NEC LC-810 Technical manual

NEC

NEC 1760 - SilentWriter B/W Laser Printer User manual

NEC

NEC Spinwriter 7710 User manual

NEC

NEC Pinwriter P1200 User manual

NEC

NEC Pinwriter P6200 User manual

NEC

NEC Pinwriter P2 User manual

NEC

NEC MultiSync 95 Technical manual

NEC

NEC Spinwriter 2000 User manual

NEC

NEC SuperScript 4600N User manual

Popular Printer manuals by other brands

Lexmark

Lexmark 1400 Series Manual

Canon

Canon i70 Series quick start guide

Evolis

Evolis Elypso user guide

Kyocera

Kyocera FS-9530DN specification

Canon

Canon LASER SHOT LBP-1210 Specifications

Samsung

Samsung BIXOLON SRP-350plusF user manual

Canon

Canon PIXMA PRO-1 Series Getting started

Canon

Canon PIXMA G3560 Online manual

Dell

Dell Color Laser Printer 2130cn user guide

Tektronix

Tektronix Phaser 840 user guide

Epson

Epson ET-7750 Programming guide

Canon

Canon CLBR 460ps Service manual

Eltron

Eltron P210 Guide manual

Ricoh

Ricoh MD-P1 Service manual

Epson

Epson SC-F7100 series user guide

Epson

Epson Stylus C40UX Service manual

Canon

Canon imagePASS-A2 Service guide

Canon

Canon S820D user guide