User manual KODAK 8657 THERMAL PRINTER

[. . . ] 3H0594 KODAK PROFESSIONAL 8657 Printer Contents Introduction . v v vi vii viii ix 1­1 1­1 1­2 1­3 1­4 1­4 1­9 Attaching the Interface Cable . 1­24 Understanding the Display Panel . 1­28 January 1998 i Contents Configuring the Printer . [. . . ] The test image helps you verify proper setup and printer operation, and confirm print quality. You should make a test print after installing the printer to check print quality. To make a test print, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that READY appears on the display panel. Press the Print button on the display panel. While image data is processing, the following message will appear on the display panel: PROCESSING: TEST PRINT Once the image data is processed, the following message will be displayed: PRINTING As printing takes place, the printer moves the paper through the imaging path multiple times. During this process, the paper will partially exit the printer. Do not pull on the print during any of the passes. Wait until the print exits completely before touching it. January 1998 1­35 Getting Started Printing While image data is processing, the following message will appear on the display panel: PROCESSING Once the image data is processed, the following message will be displayed: PRINTING If you press the Cancel button while the printer is processing or printing a job, the following message will be displayed: CANCELLING JOB As printing takes place, the printer moves the paper through the imaging path multiple times. During this process, the paper will partially exit the printer. Do not pull on the print during any of the passes. Wait until the print exits completely before touching it. NOTE: The last image that is sent will remain in the printer's memory until the printer is turned off. 1­36 January 1998 Getting Started Job Scheduling The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at one time depends on the available memory in the printer. If large image files are sent, fewer jobs can be processed. Installing optional memory in the printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed concurrently, and is described in Appendix B. The other factor that impacts job scheduling is the network configuration in which the printer is installed. When the printer is connected through more than one port, the printer polls the ports in a round robin manner. This means that once a job is received by the printer, it stops polling the ports until the job has finished printing. When the job is complete, the printer then looks to the next port in the list. The position of the ports in the list therefore impacts the order in which jobs are processed. Timing of when jobs are sent is not not the sole determinant of when jobs will be processed and printed. January 1998 1­37 Getting Started Storing Prints The image stability of thermal prints depends on factors such as temperature, relative humidity, and exposure to light or to biological or chemical contaminates. Using XtraLife ribbon when printing increases the shelf life of prints. [. . . ] Press Setup/Select to return to Ready - Raster Mode. q. NOTE: The just-selected option is effective when you power the printer off and then on. Run the Adaptec EZ-SCSI Software install program to install the software on your system. Instructions for installation are included in the Adaptec EZ­SCSI for DOS/Windows, User's Manual. [. . . ]