NEC 1760 - SilentWriter B/W Laser Printer Manual de usuario

NEC

SILENTWRIT 1700

User’s Guide

1760 and 1765

September 1996

808-875035-001A

series

NEC

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First Printing—September 1996

Document Number: 808-875035-001A

NEC Technologies, Inc.

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NEC Corporation

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USING THIS GUIDE

This user’s guide includes the information you need to

operate and maintain your NEC®Silentwriter®1760 or

1765 printer. The chapters in this guide are described

below.

Chapter 1, “Silentwriter Features”

Describes all the Silentwriter printing capabilities you

can take advantage of, including base model and

network configurations, printer options, and standard

settings.

Chapter 2, “Using Silentwriter Software”

Describes how to use Silentwriter software on your

computer to select printer settings and monitor printer

status.

Chapter 3, “Using the Operator Panel”

Describes how to use the operator panel to change

printer settings and perform other tasks.

Chapter 4, “Printing Tasks”

Tells how to perform printer tasks, including loading

paper, changing toner cartridges, and using printer

options.

Chapter 5, “Working with Fonts”

Explains basic concepts and tells how to use Silentwriter

tools to manage fonts on your printer and computer

system.

Chapter 6, “Printer Memory”

Describes how to get the best performance from your

printer by managing printer memory.

Chapter 7, “Maintaining Your Printer”

Gives instructions for performing routine maintenance

tasks that will keep your printer operating efficiently.

Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”

Shows how to diagnose and respond to operating

difficulties.

Chapter 9, “Technical Support”

Tells how to contact NEC for service, support, supplies,

and documentation for your printer.

Appendices A through E

Include detailed information about printer and media

specifications, safety precautions, and the Silentwriter

limited warranty.

Glossary

Defines printer-related terms.

If you have not yet set up your printer, begin

with the Easy Printer Setup Guide. It covers

assembly, installing printer options, and

installing printer software.

If you have the 1765 network printer, you also

need the 1765 Network Printer Configuration

Guide,whichprovides supplemental information

for network users.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

USING THIS GUIDE III

CHAPTER 1SILENTWRITER FEATURES

Overview 1-1

How Your Printer Works 1-2

Computer Software 1-2

Printer Memory and Fonts 1-2

Energy and Cost Saving Features 1-2

The 1700 Series 1-3

Silentwriter 1760 1-3

Silentwriter 1765 1-3

Printer Options 1-4

500-Sheet Feeder (Model 1703) 1-4

Envelope Feeder (Model 1706) 1-4

Duplex Unit (Model 1701) 1-4

Offset Tray (Model 1702) 1-4

Extra RAM 1-4

Hard Disk Drive Kit (Model 1725) 1-4

1765 Network Upgrade Kit (Model 1707) 1-4

Changing Printer Settings 1-5

Using the Print Dialog Box of Your Software

Application. 1-5

Using Silentwriter Printer Software 1-5

Using the Printer Operator Panel 1-5

Standard Printer Settings 1-5

Paper Handling 1-6

Media Sizes 1-6

Paper Size Detection 1-6

Number of Copies 1-6

Paper Sources 1-7

Orientation 1-7

Paper Destination 1-7

Job Separation 1-7

Duplex Printing 1-8

Print Quality 1-9

Toner Density 1-9

Toner Saving 1-9

Resolution 1-9

Sharp Edge Technology (SET) 1-9

Printer Operations 1-10

Emulation 1-10

Interface 1-10

Power Saving 1-10

Jam Recovery 1-11

Auto Continue 1-11

Printer Memory 1-11

Page Protection 1-12

Set Wait Time 1-12

Resource Saving 1-13

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PCL Printer Driver Settings in Windows 1-14

Graphics 1-14

Graphics Quality 1-14

Graphics Mode 1-14

Gray Scale 1-14

Fonts 1-15

TrueType Downloading Options 1-15

Font Installer 1-15

Print Monitor 1-16

PostScript Printer Driver Settings in Windows 1-16

Fonts 1-16

Send TrueType Fonts As 1-16

Use Printer Fonts for all TrueType Fonts 1-16

Use Substitution Table 1-17

Default Substitution 1-17

Options 1-17

PostScript Options 1-17

Components 1-17

Print Monitor Settings 1-18

Output 1-18

File Destination 1-18

PostScript Headers 1-18

Creating and Using a PostScript

Header File 1-19

Compression 1-20

Format 1-20

Multiple Images 1-20

Application Paper Size 1-21

Layout 1-21

Page Image 1-21

Image Rotation 1-21

Use Bitmap Smoothing 1-21

Variations 1-21

Settings in the Print Navigator and

the Operator Panel 1-22

Font Source 1-22

Font ID Number 1-22

Typeface 1-22

Lines Per Page 1-22

Point Size 1-22

Pitch 1-22

Symbol Set 1-22

CHAPTER 2USING SILENTWRITER SOFTWARE

Overview 2-1

Printer Drivers for Windows 3.1x 2-2

When to Use the PCL or PostScript Driver 2-2

Accessing the Printer Driver 2-2

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 2-3

Restoring Default Settings 2-3

Using Online Help 2-3

Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 2-3

Printer Drivers for Windows 95 2-4

When to Use the PCL or PostScript Driver 2-4

Accessing the Printer Driver 2-4

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 2-5

Restoring Default Settings 2-5

Using the Printer Driver Online Help 2-5

Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 2-5

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The Silentwriter Print Monitor for Windows 2-6

Activating the Print Monitor 2-6

Using the Print Monitor 2-6

Deactivating the Print Monitor 2-7

Changing Print Monitor Settings 2-7

The Silentwriter Uninstaller 2-7

Software for MS-DOS 2-8

Commands for Running Silentwriter

DOS Software 2-8

The Print Navigator 2-8

Using Print Navigator Online Help 2-9

Changing Settings 2-9

Restoring Default Settings 2-9

Resetting the Printer 2-9

Working with Printer Profiles 2-9

Viewing the Current Printer Settings 2-10

Using the Form Feed 2-10

Printing Test Pages 2-10

Connecting to a New Output Port 2-10

The DOS Print Monitor 2-11

Loading and Unloading the

DOS Print Monitor 2-11

Using the Non-Active File List 2-11

DOS Print Monitor Message Screen 2-11

DOS Print Monitor Main Menu Screen 2-11

CHAPTER 3USING THE OPERATOR PANEL

Overview 3-1

Operator Panel Features 3-2

Indicator Lights 3-2

The Status Display 3-2

Operator Panel Buttons 3-2

Operator Panel Tasks 3-4

Putting the Printer Online or Offline 3-4

Stopping a Job 3-4

Clearing the Print Buffer 3-4

Resetting the Printer 3-4

Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults 3-4

Printing a Demo Page 3-4

Printing Information Pages 3-5

Auto Start Page 3-5

Define Start Page 3-5

Font List 3-5

Menu Tree 3-5

Test Page 3-5

Using Hardware Settings 3-5

Format Hard Disk 3-5

Fuser Alarm 3-5

Changing Printer Settings Using the Operator Panel 3-6

Entering Menu Mode 3-6

Navigating Through the Operator Panel

Menu Tree 3-6

An Example of Changing a Printer Setting 3-7

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CHAPTER 4PRINTING TASKS

Overview 4-1

Selecting Media 4-2

Paper Properties 4-2

What to Avoid 4-2

Purchasing Paper 4-2

Choosing a Feeder 4-3

The 250-Sheet and 500-Sheet Paper Cassettes 4-3

The Multipurpose Feeder 4-3

The Envelope Feeder 4-3

Sending a Print Job 4-4

Printing from Windows 4-4

Printing from DOS 4-4

Printing from a DOS Application 4-4

Printing an ASCII Text File from

the DOS Command Line 4-4

Stopping a Print Job 4-5

From the Operator Panel 4-5

From Windows 3.1x 4-5

From Windows 95 4-5

From the Print Navigator in MS-DOS 4-5

Using Paper Cassettes 4-6

Loading a 250-Sheet Paper Cassette 4-6

Adjusting the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette 4-7

Lengthening the Paper Cassette 4-7

Shortening the Paper Cassette 4-7

Loading the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette 4-8

Adjusting the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette 4-9

Using the Multipurpose Feeder 4-10

Loading Paper in the

Multipurpose Feeder 4-10

Loading Envelopes into the

Multipurpose Feeder 4-12

Loading Transparencies and

Adhesive Labels 4-14

Loading Postcards 4-15

Loading Special Media 4-16

Closing the Multipurpose Feeder 4-16

Printing Double-Sided Using the Duplex Unit 4-17

Using the Envelope Feeder 4-18

Sorting Jobs Using the Offset Tray 4-20

Special Printouts 4-21

Printing a Demo Page 4-21

Printing a Test Page 4-21

Printing a Font List 4-21

Printing the Operator Panel Menu Tree 4-21

CHAPTER 5WORKING WITH FONTS

Overview 5-1

Using Fonts to Format Your Document 5-2

Basic Concepts 5-2

Typeface 5-2

Font 5-2

Symbol Set 5-2

Spacing 5-2

Pitch 5-2

Point Size 5-2

Style 5-2

Font Types 5-3

Bitmapped Fonts 5-3

Outline Fonts 5-3

TrueType Screen Fonts 5-3

Formatting Your Document 5-4

Software Application Commands 5-4

Printer Driver Settings from

Your Computer 5-4

Operator Panel Menu Selections 5-4

Programming Printer Commands 5-4

Managing Fonts on Your Computer and Printer 5-5

Font Locations 5-5

Printer Resident Fonts 5-5

System Fonts 5-5

Soft Fonts in Printer RAM 5-5

Hard Disk Drive Fonts 5-5

Fonts on Diskette 5-5

Silentwriter Software for Font Management 5-6

Printing and Using Font Lists 5-6

The PCL Font List 5-6

The PostScript Font List 5-6

Printing a Font List 5-7

Installing TrueType Screen Fonts Using

the Silentwriter Installer 5-7

Installing Additional Fonts Using the

NEC Font Manager 5-8

Installing the NEC Font Manager

and Fonts 5-8

Learning to Use the NEC Font Manager 5-8

Setting TrueType Processing Options Using the

PCL Printer Driver 5-9

Download as TrueType 5-9

Download as Bit Image 5-9

Print as Graphics 5-9

Use Printer TrueType Fonts 5-9

Setting TrueType Processing Options Using the

PostScript Printer Driver 5-10

Send to Printer as Adobe Type 1 5-10

Send to Printer as Bitmap Type 3 5-10

Use Printer Fonts for all TrueType Fonts 5-10

Use Substitution Table 5-10

Using the Font Installer in the PCL

Printer Driver 5-11

Accessing the Font Installer 5-11

Installing Fonts 5-11

Setting Downloading Options 5-12

Downloading Fonts as Permanent 5-12

Copying or Moving Fonts to a New

Printer Port 5-13

Deleting Fonts 5-13

Editing Font Names and Attributes 5-13

Setting Default Font Attributes in MS-DOS 5-14

Font Source 5-14

Font ID Number 5-14

Typeface 5-14

Lines Per Page 5-14

Point Size 5-14

Pitch 5-14

Symbol Set 5-14

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Storing Fonts on the Optional Hard

Disk Drive 5-15

Downloading Fonts to the Hard

Disk Drive 5-15

CHAPTER 6PRINTER MEMORY

Overview 6-1

Print Buffer 6-2

Page Protection 6-2

Set Wait Time 6-2

Print Overrun Error 6-2

Memory Overflow Error 6-2

RAM 6-3

Adding RAM 6-3

Downloading Soft Fonts to Printer RAM 6-3

Resource Saving 6-3

ROM 6-4

Optional Hard Disk Drive 6-4

Downloading Fonts to the

Hard Disk Drive 6-4

CHAPTER 7MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Overview 7-1

Precautions 7-1

The Toner Cartridge 7-2

Handling the Toner Cartridge 7-2

Storing the Toner Cartridge 7-2

Recycling the Toner Cartridge 7-2

Toner Cartridge Maintenance Tasks 7-3

Removing the Toner Cartridge 7-3

Redistributing the Toner 7-4

Cleaning the Fuser Unit Area 7-5

Installing a New Toner Cartridge 7-6

Replacing the Fuser Cartridge and Transfer Roller 7-8

Replacing the Fuser Cartridge 7-8

Resetting the Fuser Alarm 7-8

Replacing the Transfer Roller 7-10

Cleaning the Printer Exterior 7-11

Moving the Printer 7-11

CHAPTER 8TROUBLESHOOTING

Overview 8-1

Print Quality Maintenance 8-1

Simple Troubleshooting 8-1

Clearing Paper Jams 8-2

Locating and Clearing a General Paper Jam 8-2

Check and Clear the Multipurpose

Feeder 8-3

Check and Clear the Paper Exits 8-3

Check and Clear Inside the Front Cover 8-4

Check and Clear Inside the Back Cover 8-5

Check and Clear the Paper Cassettes 8-6

Check and Clear the Fuser Unit 8-7

Clearing a Jam at the Duplex Unit 8-8

Printer Messages 8-9

Status Messages 8-9

Alert Messages 8-9

Print Quality 8-13

Print Is Too Light 8-13

Print Is Too Dark 8-13

Page Is Blank 8-13

Page Is Black 8-13

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