User manual KODAK 4720 PHOTO PRINTER

[. . . ] Contents About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Regulatory and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Noise Emission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Finding a Location for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Locating the Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting the Cable and the Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Loading the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Removing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Loading the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Installing the Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Installing the WINDOWS 95/98 Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] After the driver is installed, an icon labeled "Kodak photo printer 4700" or a custom name if you entered one, appears in the list of printers. Restart your computer to be sure all new files are added. 20 Photo Printer 4700 Series 2 Operating the Printer This chapter describes the printer's display panel and the printing options available. Looking at the Display Panel The printer display panel on the front of the printer has three indicator lights. Table 1 describes the different statuses of these indicator lights. Table 1: Indicator Light Statuses and What They Mean Indicator Light Power Indicator Light Status On Means This The printer is on and ready to print. Off Busy On Flashing Off The printer is off. The printer is available to start printing a job. Photo Printer 4700 Series 21 Table 1: Indicator Light Statuses and What They Mean (Cont'd) Indicator Light Error NOTE: Check your host computer for the error message. For a listing of error messages, possible causes, and possible solutions, see "Resolving Error Messages" on page 40. Indicator Light Status On Flashing Means This A printing error occurred. Turn the printer off and back on to reset. · The paper tray may be empty or the ribbon cartridge missing. · A paper jam may exist. Off No errors exist. Removing Paper Trimmings (Photo Printer 4720 only) The trimmings bin sits on top of the paper tray. When your paper is cut, the trimmings drop into this bin. Be sure to remove the trimmings before you lift the paper tray cover to load paper. CAUTION: Empty the bin every fifty cut prints to prevent the trimmings from interfering with the operation of the cutter. Trimmings Bin Keeping the Printer in Good Working Order Follow these guidelines: · Keep the printer clean. · Keep the surrounding area vacuumed and litter-free. · Protect the printer from tobacco smoke, dust, sand, and liquid spills. · Keep objects off the top of the printer. 22 Photo Printer 4700 Series Working with the Printer Follow these guidelines: · Do NOT overload the paper tray. We suggest loading no more than 100 sheets of paper. · Do NOT remove prints from the output tray until the printer ejects them. · Do NOT put a print back into the output tray or you may cause a paper jam. · Do NOT exceed the 10 print capacity of the output tray. · Do NOT cut more than 50 sheets without emptying the trimmings bin. Photo Printer 4700 Series 23 Choosing the Printer Features on WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS 98 Systems On WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS 98 systems, the Paper and the Device Options tabbed pages are the only ones in which the printer driver and the printer interact. The other tabbed pages are provided by the operating system and are not supported by the printer driver or the printer. These pages are not discussed in this manual. For additional information go to the web site for downloading driver updates: http://www. kodak. com/global/en/service/software/thermalDrivers. shtml You can access the Page Setup and Advanced tabbed pages from the Control Panel or from an application. To open one of these pages from the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon. [. . . ] The ribbon cartridge is not loaded correctly. A protective coating is requested for your print and an XTRALIFE ribbon cartridge is not loaded. Possible Solutions Remove the ribbon cartridge and load a new one. See "Loading the Ribbon Cartridge" on page 12. Load an XTRALIFE ribbon cartridge. 4 Check paper tray. The paper tray is not inserted correctly. [. . . ]