Panasonic Jetwriter KX-P7305 User manual

This section contains information on cautions, parts identification, loading media

and printing and printer setup (Windows & Mac).

This section contains information on cleaning the printer, replacing supplies,

clearing jams, troubleshooting, error messages, repacking and specifications of

the printer, media to be used and interface.

This section contains the information to configure the printer on a network.

Settings and Printing (Print.pdf)

Maintenance and Specifications (Mainte.pdf)

Network (Network.pdf)

Laser Printer

Operating Instructions

Model No. KX-P7305 / KX-P7310

KX-P7305 is supplied without a network interface. KX-P7310 comes standard with a USB, Parallel,

and Network interfaces. The Operating Instructions consist of the following 3 files.

• Print.pdf

• Mainte.pdf

• Network.pdf

These files can be opened by clicking on the hilighted names below. The printer’s setup, operation,

and features are described on the following pages of this file.

Please carefully read the Operating Instructions before operating.

Keep the printer CD-ROM in a safe place for future reference.

Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the

surface of the CD-ROM.

Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic Laser Printer. We are sure it will meet your printing needs

and give you many years of productive and efficient use.

Printing in PCL and PostScript

In addition to printing in the PCL Emulation or PostScript® Emulation for Microsoft® Windows®

operating system, it also provides compatibility for Macintosh using the PageStyler II driver in the

PostScript Emulation.

Paper handling

■ Media tray (universal cassette):

Supports loading both Letter and Legal 75 g/m2(20 lb.) paper up to 250 sheets.

Transparency or envelope can be also loaded.

■ Manual feed:

Supports loading media (Letter/Legal paper, transparency, label and Envelope) one page at a

time.

Automatic Duplex Printing (see “Duplex Printing” on page 58 (Windows),

page 96 or page 114 (Macintosh) in “Settings and Printing”)

Automatically prints your (most be two pages or more) document on both sides of the paper.

Watermark Printing (see “Watermark Printing” on page 60 in “Settings and Printing”)

Imbeds a watermark (CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, etc.) into any document.

Overlay Printing (see “Overlay Printing” on page 64 in “Settings and Printing”)

Overlaps the overlay data (image or characters) over any document.

2 Up / 4 Up (see “Assigning Multiple Pages per Sheet” on page 55 (Windows), “Setting the

Layout Menu” on page 89 or “Setting the Layout Menu” on page 105 (Macintosh) in “Settings

and Printing”)

Prints 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet of paper to save paper.

(Continued)

Features

Power Saving (see “Remote Control Panel” on page 28 in “Settings and Printing”)

Saves energy while the printer is idle.

Remote Control Panel (see “Remote Control Panel” on page 28 in “Settings and Printing”)

Supports making changes to the printer’s default settings for compatibility with application

software running in the MS-DOS® operating system.

Animated Help Feature (see “Status Display” on page 68 (Windows) in “Settings and

Printing”)

The Printer Status Display alerts the user of common operational errors. Click the !button for

animated help. This feature will walk you through the steps required to get your printer running

again.

Bi-directional Parallel Interface or USB (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) Interface

(see “Parallel (IEEE1284) Interface” on page 59 or “USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface” on

page 61 in “Maintenance and Specifications”)

Supports communication between the computer and printer using the parallel or USB 2.0

interface.

Networking (KX-P7310 only) (see “Network” section)

Supports print data through the network interface (10 Base-T and 100 Base-TX Ethernet).

•Destiny

TM, PageStylerTM and LaserActTM are trademarks of Destiny Technology Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, the Acrobat logo, Adobe Type Manager, ATM and PostScript are

either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States

and/or other countries.

• Apple, AppleTalk, iMac, LaserWriter, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh and TrueType are trademarks of

Apple Computer, Inc.

• Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications

Corporation in the United States and other countries.

• Pentium is a trademark of Intel.

• Dutch and Swiss are trademarks of Bitstream Inc.

• ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are trademarks of

International Typeface Corporation.

• Hewlett-Packard, HP, JetDirect and PCL are either trademarks or registered trademarks of

Hewlett-Packard Company and/or its subsidiaries.

• Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other

countries.

• IPX and IPX/SPX are trademarks of Novell, Inc.

• Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison

Corporation.

• UNIX is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd.

• CorelDRAW is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited in

Canada, the United States and/or other countries.

• 3M and 3M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3M.

• NEC is a trademark of NEC Corporation.

• XEROX is a trademark of XEROX CORPORATION.

• The USB-IF Logos are trademarks of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, Inc.

All other acknowledgments are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

As an ENERGY STAR®Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product

meets the ENERGY STAR®guidelines for energy efficiency.

(ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR certification mark are registered US

marks.)

Screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

End-user should not copy the program on the ROM in the printer.

End-user cannot be guaranteed against the program on the ROM in the printer by Wind River Co.,

Ltd.

The operating instructions are subject to change without notice.

Settings and Printing

Settings and Printing NetworkMaintenance and Spec.

Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Contents of Basics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contents of Windows Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Remote Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Contents of Macintosh Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) . . . . . . . . 83

Setting the PS Printer Driver

(Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Contents of Basics Section

MacintoshWindows

Basics

Basics 2

Basics

Contents of Basics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Printer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

PRINT / RESET Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Available Media and Media Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Available Paper Weights and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recommended Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Loading Media and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Margins and Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Media Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Contents of Basics Section

Cautions

MacintoshWindows

Basics

Basics 3

To avoid machine malfunction, do not use the equipment under the following conditions:

Cautions

Ink jet media Not genuine toner

• Insert a stack of media into

the manual feed. (Insert

media one page at a time.)

• Media for ink jet printers

(paper, transparency, etc.) or

transparency for color laser

printers; may wrap around the

fuser heat roller and cause

damage, and may need to be

replaced.

• Any toner other than genuine

Panasonic toner; it may

damage the printer.

• Unstable or unlevel surfaces. • Directly in front of air

conditioning vents.

• Liquids near the equipment.

• Areas of poor ventilation.

• Areas of high dust or chemical

fume concentration.

(solvent etc.)

• Direct exposure to sunlight.

• Extremely high or low

temperature [temperature

range: 10°C to 32.5°C

(50°F to 90.5°F)]

• Extremely high or low humidity.

(humidity range: 20% to 80%

RH)

• Condensation due to rapid

change of temperature.

Cautions

MacintoshWindows

Basics

Basics 4

■Static Electricity Damage

To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components, touch a grounded

metal surface, such as the printer’s bare metal frame prior to touching the component.

• Interface connectors : parallel, USB, connector for 2nd feeder and network (KX-P7310

only)

• Electrical components, connectors inside the printer

■Interface Cable

Always use a shielded interface cable. Use of an unshielded cable can result in radio

interference with data.

■Power Source

Do not use a line conditioner, transient suppressor or surge protector, it may cause a

printer error.

■Ventilation Space

Adequate ventilation space is required between the printer and any walls,

20 mm (8 inches) is recommended.

Part Names

MacintoshWindows

Basics

Basics 5

■Front Side View

Rear Side View

Part Names

Manual feed

(see pages 9 , 21)

Media tray

(see pages 9, 13)

Printer panel

(see page 6)

Paper support

(see pages 17, 21)

Output tray

Front cover

Paper level indicator

(see pages 15)

USB interface connector

(see page 61 in

“Maintenance and

Specifications”)

Parallel interface connector

(see page 59 in

“Maintenance and

Specifications”)Rear cover (see pages 11,

17, 21)

Jam release pan (see page

22 or 25 in “Maintenance

and Specifications”)

AC inlet

Power switch

Network interface

connector (Ethernet)

– KX-P7310 only

Connector for 2nd feeder

(option)

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