Panasonic KX-P7310 Laser Printer
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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 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 2
a Panasonic Laser Printer. We II driver in the PostScript Emulation. Paper handling ■ Media tray (universal cassette): Supports loading both envelope can be also loaded. ■ Manual feed: Supports loading media (Letter/Legal paper, transparency, label and Envelope) one page at a time. Automatic Duplex - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 3
) in "Settings and Printing") The Printer Status Display alerts the user of common operational errors. Click the ! button for animated help Supports communication between the computer and printer using the parallel or USB 2.0 interface. Networking (KX-P7310 only) (see "Network" section) Supports - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 4
STAR® Partner, Panasonic has determined trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. • Hewlett-Packard, HP, JetDirect and PCL are either trademarks or registered trademarks and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other countries. • IPX and IPX/SPX are - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 5
, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. © Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. 2003 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 6
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 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 7
Macintosh Contents of Basics Section 2 Contents of Basics Section 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 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 8
Liquids near the equipment. • Insert a stack of media into the manual feed. (Insert media one page at a time.) Ink jet media Not genuine toner • Media for ink jet printers (paper, transparency, etc.) or transparency for color laser printers; may wrap around the fuser heat roller and cause damage - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 9
, connector for 2nd feeder and network (KX-P7310 only) • Electrical components, connectors inside the printer ■ Interface Cable Always use a shielded surge protector, it may cause a printer error. ■ Ventilation Space Adequate ventilation space is required between the printer and any walls, 20 mm (8 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 10
(see page 61 in "Maintenance and Specifications") Network interface connector (Ethernet) - KX-P7310 only Connector for 2nd feeder (option) AC inlet Macintosh 5 Part Names Paper support (see pages 17, 21) Output tray Printer panel (see page 6) Paper level indicator (see pages 15) Rear cover (see - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 11
TONER/ DRUM UNIT PRINT / RESET PRINT / RESET button Indicators Three indicators show the following printer's status. READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT *1 *1 : Indicator is lit. : Indicator is turned off. : Indicator is blinking. Printer Status Printer is warming up (the three indicators light one - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 12
and Specifications" for troubleshooting. Media jam has occurred. Manual feed is empty. Media tray (standard) or lower tray (2nd feeder) is empty. Media tray (standard) is not installed. Drum unit is not installed in the printer. Toner may be empty. Drum unit is worn out. Drum unit is wearing out - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 13
Macintosh 8 Printer Panel PRINT / RESET Button The printer executes the following action depending on the printer status by pressing this button. READY ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Printer Status To recover from the error status (overrun or memory overflow), press the PRINT / RESET button less - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 14
Manual supported *1 Cotton paper and thick paper cannot be used for dupelx printing and printing from 2nd feeder. *2 If you print a document on custom size paper, print it using the application software that page size can be set to custom size, or set the paper size to letter or A4 in the printer - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 15
Thick paper Envelope Paper capacity X: not supported Paper Transparency Label Envelope Media tray 60 m2 (24 lb.) 250 sheets [75 g/m2 (20 lb.)] 20 sheets X 30 sheets Manual feed 60 - 105 g/m2 (16 - 28 lb.) 106 - 165 g/m2 (29 printer driver or see, "Loading Media and Printing" on page 11. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 16
guide(s) for the following instructions. • Installing the toner cartridge and drum unit • Connecting cables • Installing the printer (face up) B Media tray Rear cover 2nd feeder (option) NOTE • Be sure to use manual feed when printing a document on a thick paper [106 -165 g/m2 (29-44 lb.)] or - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 17
Basics Windows Macintosh 12 Loading Media and Printing Margins and Print Area The image (print area) is printed a bit smaller than the media size. 4.2 mm (0.17″) is required from the top, bottom and sides margins. You may need to adjust the page margins in the application software to match the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 18
Basics Windows Macintosh Using the Media Tray 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer. 13 Loading Media and Printing 2 Pinch the media guides and slide them to the approximate width (1) and length (2) of the media. 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 19
When loading legal paper, slide the length guide unit (2) to extend while pressing the stopper (1). 2 1 • If the media guide is removed, slide it back in. Media guide • If the metal plate is in the up position, the media tray cannot be inserted into the printer. Push the metal plate down until it - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 20
fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print. • Reusing media (used paper or jammed paper) that has been fed through the printer once can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components. 4 Place media with the print side down. •Transparencies, labels or envelope cannot - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 21
C5opening on the shorter edge) NOTE • Most media has instructions recommending the side to be printed first. • Do not mix different types tray at one time; this may cause a jam. • Loading media exceeding the designated sheets may cause a media jam or shifting of print. 5 Adjust the media guides to the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 22
tray. • It is recommended to print envelopes with the rear cover of the printer open to avoid curling or wrinkles. Paper support Rear cover (Open it when printing on an envelope.) •When you notice the paper size, media type and paper source from the printer driver following the steps below. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 23
and Printing 8 Specify the printer's driver setting depending on the operating system. For Windows®*1 (1) Display the print window in the application software. (2) Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX- P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS printer. (3) Click Properties - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 24
menu. • When selecting the Auto, be sure that the media is not inserted in the manual feed. Otherwise, the media may be fed from the manual feed. • If the optional 2nd feeder is installed in the printer, Option Cassette can be available. • Auto Select is invalid selection. (7) Specify media type - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 25
). • When selecting the Auto, be sure that the media is not inserted in the manual feed. Otherwise, the media may be fed from the manual feed. • If the optional 2nd feeder is installed in the printer, Option Cassette can be available. • Auto Select is invalid selection. • You cannot feed Thick - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 26
thick paper [106 - 165 g/m2 (29 - 44 lb.)] or labels, use the manual feed. 1 Raise the paper support so that the media is not dropped from the output tray. •It is recommended to open the rear cover of the printer to avoid curls or wrinkles if you print a document on thick paper [106 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 27
Insert media with the printing side up into the manual feed while adjusting the media guides to the media width. The inserted media is slightly fed into the manual feed automatically. • Be sure to insert media into the manual feed one at a time. Paper / Label / Transparency Envelope Flap Printing - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 28
Panasonic KX-P7310 PS printer. (3) Click Properties ([Preferences] for Windows XP / Windows Server 2003) to display the printer properties window. (4) Select Manual Feed for paper source (3) and specify the paper size (1) and media type (2). • For the detailed information to setup the printer driver - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 29
out. 5 When printing multiple pages using the manual feed, and the page has been ejected from the printer, insert the next media into the manual feed. • If you delay inserting media into the manual feed when doing a multiple print job, a media empty error may occur. In that case, just insert the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 30
, 16, 22 ERROR indicator 6 F Front cover 5 I Indicators 6 J Jam release pan 5 L Label 9, 10, 22 M Manual feed 5, 9, RESET button 6, 8 Printer panel 5, 6 Printing Using manual feed 21 Using media tray 13 R READY indicator 6 Rear cover 5, 11, 17, 21 Recommended media 10 T TONER/DRUM UNIT - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 31
Basics Windows Macintosh U USB interface 5 V Ventilation space 4 26 Index - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 32
the Settings 31 Tool Menus (Tool Bar Icons 32 Tree Menus 34 Outline for Menus 38 Setting the Printer Driver 44 Displaying the Printer Properties Window 44 Displaying Help of the Printer Properties Window 47 Defining the Installed Options 48 Setting the Form To Tray Assignment 50 Sharing the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 33
32). 4. Used to change the network setting (see "Network (KX-P7310 only)" on page 40). The setting of the Remote Control Panel will be taken over by the setting of the printer driver. NOTE • When using the Remote Control Panel for the printer on the network, you cannot specify the greyed setting - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 34
Remote Control Panel Displaying the Remote Control Panel Window 1 Click [Start], move the pointer to Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Remote Control Panel. • If more than one printer is connected to your computer, the screen prompts to select the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 35
(see page 39) (see page 39) (see page 40) (see page 41) (see page 42) (see page 43) *1 If your printer is KX-P7305, the Network menu is not displayed. (KX-P7310 only) Displaying the Firmware Version and Installed Options 1 Display the Remote Control Panel window (see "Displaying the Remote Control - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 36
Click the or Or Type the value. button to select the value. 5 Click Tool menu and select Send to transfer the changed setting to the printer. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 37
. ■ Tool menu Send ( ) Transfers the changed settings to the printer. Factory Default ( ) Resets the printer's settings to the factory default settings. Reset ( ) Restarts the printer. Print Configuration ( ) Prints the current printer's settings. Print Demo Page ( ) Prints the demo page. Print - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 38
Basics Windows Macintosh 33 Remote Control Panel ■ Option menu Interface If more than one printer are connected to the computer, this menu is activated. You can select the printer to use with Remote Control Panel. ■ Help menu About Displays the version of the Remote Control Panel software. Help - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 39
Paper Selection 1 / Information Paper Source Media Type Media Size Selection 2 AutoSelect Tray* Manual Feed Media tray / Upper*1 Lower*1 Plain Paper* Thick Paper Transparency Label Cotton Paper 2nd feeder is installed on the printer, the Media tray is changed to Upper and Lower selection is added. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 40
* Flip on long edge Flip on short edge 60* (0 - 120) 60* (0 - 120) 60* (0 - 120) 60* (0 - 120) *1 If an optional 2nd feeder is installed on the printer, these menus are displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 41
Basics Windows Macintosh 36 Remote Control Panel Menu Quality Font Network (KX-P7310 only) Adjustment to Media Selection 1 / Information Density Font Number Font pitch Font height Symbol set MAC address Printer name Protocol (TCP/IP) DHCP IP address Subnet mask (TCP/IP) Gateway address Protocol - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 42
Control Panel Menu Others Information Selection 1 / Information Power save mode Auto continues Page Protection I/O timeout setting Printer Emulation Language Controller FW Engine FW Page Styler2 Memory Size Option Cassette Selection 2 5* (2, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60) Off* On Off* On 60* (5 - 300) Auto - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 43
added. Media type Selects the type of media loaded in the media tray, manual feed and 2nd feeder (option). Media size Selects the different media sizes. to use the feature. If an optional 2nd feeder is installed on the printer, these menus are displayed. Lines per page Sets the maximum number of - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 44
Basics Windows Macintosh Front Top Calibration Adjusts the top margin of printing. Front Left Calibration Adjusts the left side margin of printing. Back Top Calibration Adjusts the back top margin of printing. Back Left Calibration Adjusts the back left side margin of printing. 39 Remote Control - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 45
Windows Macintosh 40 Remote Control Panel ■ Network (KX-P7310 only) The network menu is displayed for the KX-P7310 only. MAC address Displays the MAC address. MAC address is a private number assigned to each network device. Printer name Displays the printer name. Protocol (TCP/IP) Enables TCP/IP - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 46
Macintosh 41 Remote Control Panel ■ Adjustment to Media Print quality may vary do to moisture in the media. It enables adjustment to the printer's setting corresponding to the condition of media. To get better print quality, If media has high moisture, set it for + value (+1, +2 or +3). If - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 47
• PCL: PCL is selected for printing. NOTE • If the PostScript emulation is not used, select PCL for the Printer Emulation. It will become difficult that the memory overflow error occurs. Language Selects the language when printing the configuration page [see "Tool Menus (Tool Bar Icons)" on page 32 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 48
FW Displays the controller firmware version. Engine FW Displays the engine firmware version. Page Styler2 Displays the software version for PostScript. Memory Size Displays the total memory size installed in the printer. Option Cassette Displays whether the optional 2nd feeder has been installed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 49
. • For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon. 3 Click the File menu, then click the following - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 50
Basics Windows Macintosh 45 Setting the Printer Driver 4 Click a tab to view the features. The explanation of the driver's setting menu can be read by clicking it with the right mouse button. (tab in Windows 98) • Tabs are different in Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000 / - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 51
Programs or All Programs, select Accessories, then click WordPad. The WordPad window is displayed. 2 Click the File menu, then click Print.... The Print window is displayed. 3 Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS in the Name : box - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 52
Basics Windows Macintosh 47 Setting the Printer Driver Displaying Help of the Printer Properties Window 1 Display the printer properties window (see page 44). 2 Perform the method [A] or [B]. [A] Click the desired menu with the right mouse button and click the displayed menu. Or [B] Click [?] - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 53
Printers and Faxes icon. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon. 3 Click the File menu, then click Properties. 4 Specify the installed options. ■ For Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 or installed memory in the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 54
Macintosh 49 Setting the Printer Driver ■ For Panasonic KX-P7305 PS or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS [In Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me] (1) Click the Device Options tab. (2) Click the option in the Installable options and then select Installed, Not Installed or installed memory in the Change - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 55
be taken over by the setting of the printer driver. ■ Using the Remote Control Panel 1 Click [Start], move the pointer to Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Remote Control Panel. • If more than one printer is connected to your computer, the screen - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 56
and Faxes. • For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 icon. 3 Click the File menu, then click Properties. 4 Assign the media size to the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 57
Printer Driver Sharing the Printer Enables to share the printer over the network. ■ For Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me 1 Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 58
. • For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon. 3 Click the File menu, then click Properties - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 59
Basics Windows Macintosh 54 Setting the Printer Driver 10 Click [OK]. The Windows 95/Windows 98 Printer Drivers window is displayed. 11 Click [Browse]. The Locate File window is displayed. 12 Insert the supplied printer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 13 Select CD-ROM drive. 14 Open Win9x and open - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 60
the Printer Driver Assigning Multiple Pages per Sheet Specifies how many pages of a document to print on one piece of paper. 1 Open a document and display the print window in your application. 2 Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 61
settings of the PCL printer driver (for example, printing on a label or envelope etc.) using the Profile tab and retrieve it when necessary. 1 Open a document and display the print window in your application. 2 Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 printer and click Properties - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 62
Basics Windows Macintosh 57 Setting the Printer Driver 1 Profile Name Displays the saved profile names. Profiles (DEFAULT and DRAFT) are registered by default and cannot be changed or deleted. You can set the driver by selecting the profile name saved in advance. 2 Save as... Enables to register - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 63
Printer Driver Duplex Printing When performing automatic duplex printing, paper must be fed from the media tray / upper tray or lower tray (option). Manual . 3 Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS printer and click Properties - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 64
on the printer driver. ■ For Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 (1) Click on the Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge check button for Duplex menu in the Page Setup tab. A A : Flip on long edge A : Flip on short edge A ■ For Panasonic KX-P7305 PS or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS [In - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 65
Windows Macintosh 60 Setting the Printer Driver Watermark Printing ■ Setting Watermarks 1 Open a document to perform watermark printing and display the print window in your application. 2 Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 printer and click Properties ([Preferences] for - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 66
Basics Windows Macintosh 61 Setting the Printer Driver 1 Watermark Enables the selected watermark in the box. The selected watermark is printed over a document. Click the Watermark box and select the desired one. TOP SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, ORIGINAL and COPY are registered by default. You - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 67
Basics Windows Macintosh 62 Setting the Printer Driver 2 Edit • Text: Enables to create/edit a watermark the position of watermark, it enables to select the unit inch or mm by clicking on the check button. • Center Watermark Enables to reset the position of the watermark to the center of the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 68
63 Setting the Printer Driver ■ Printing a Watermark The following is the example to print the watermark COPY on all pages. 1 Open a document to print with the watermark and display the print window. 2 Select the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 printer. 3 Click Properties - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 69
Basics Windows Macintosh 64 Setting the Printer Driver Overlay Printing You can use the Overlay feature to: • Incorporate your letterhead on the first page of a business letter. • Print your logo at the bottom - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 70
the Printer Driver 1 Using an application such as Paintbrush or CorelDRAW, create and save the overlay file that you want to overlap on a document. 2 Verify the overlay data by printing it. 3 Display the print window and select the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 printer. 4 Click - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 71
Basics Windows Macintosh 66 Setting the Printer Driver 7 Enter a new file name or the same file name ( . 13 Select the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 printer. 14 Click Properties ([Preferences] for Windows XP / Windows Server 2003) to display the printer properties window. 15 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 72
Basics Windows Macintosh 67 Setting the Printer Driver 16 Click on the check box of your desired selection. Print With Overlay: The overlay file is overlapped only on the first page (Overlay 1st - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 73
network with the network interface, the Status Display shows the network setting information. • Error messages • Recovery information • Printer general information • Network setting information (KX-P7310 only) When an error has occurred, the Status Display icon ( ) is blinking on the task bar or - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 74
Basics Windows Macintosh 69 Status Display Displaying the Status Display Window 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Click [Start], move the pointer to Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Status Display. When staring the Status Display program for the first - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 75
is connected to local or network. If the printer is connected to the network, the printer's IP address or server name will be displayed. 3 The loaded media, printer's information, error recovery and network information (KX-P7310 only) are displayed by clicking on the More Information check box - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 76
that set with the Remote Control Panel (see "Remote Control Panel" on page 28). Opens the window to display the following information by clicking [Detail...]. •Printer Information (see page 72) •Network Information (see page 73) - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 77
Power Save Auto Continue Time Out Page Protection Displays the printer's serial number. Displays firmware version of the printer's controller board. Displays version of the engine ROM. Displays memory size installed in the printer. Displays the total number of printed pages. Displays the density - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 78
Basics Windows Macintosh 73 Status Display ■ Network tab (KX-P7310 only) Shows the network information of the printer: IP address, MAC address, etc. Option menus appear by clicking the + button of the Network Information in the left pane. The information appears in the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 79
Basics Windows Macintosh 74 Status Display AppleTalk Protocol Printer Name Zone Name AppleTalk protocol is enabled or disabled. Printer name (KX-P7310-######) on the AppleTalk. ###### indicates the last 3 byte of MAC address of the printer. Zone name of the AppleTalk. SMB Information Protocol - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 80
Basics Windows Macintosh ■ Recovery Information tab 75 Status Display 1 2 3 4 56 1 Shows corrective action for the printer error with animation. 2 Shows corrective instructions or status. 3 Clicking this button starts the animation. When the animation is started, the start button is changed to - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 81
occurred by clicking on the Auto PopUp check button. The Status Display window is displayed when a printer error has occurred. After the error has recovered, the window is closed. NOTE • If the printer is connected to the network, certainly set the Status Display Type to Stay. 2 Beep Checking on - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 82
Status Display window, the Search Device window will be displayed to select the printer when the status display is displayed for the first time. 4 Port Check Updates the port information by clicking [Port Check]. 5 Restore Default Resets the Status Display's settings to the factory default settings. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 83
Basics Windows Macintosh 78 Status Display Selecting the Printer to Get the Status 1 Click [Select...] in the Setup for Status Display window. Search Device window appears. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 84
Basics Windows Macintosh 79 Status Display 2 Specify the destination for searching by clicking on the check button. ALL: Searches all KX-P7310 printers, local and network. Local: Searches the local printers connected to you computer. Server name: Searches the name of the server computer sharing - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 85
Calibration 35, 39 C Copies 35, 38 D Density 36, 39, 72 DHCP 36, 40 Download 32 Duplex printing 35, 38, 58 E Emulation 37 F Font 36, 39 Height 36, 35, 38 M MAC address 36, 40 Manual feed 34 Media size 34, 38 Media tray 34 Media Type 34, 38 Memory Size 37, 43, 72 Multiple Pages per - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 86
37, 42, 72 Print Page Border 55 Printer driver 44 Printer name 36, 40 Printer properties window 44 Printer setting 28, 44 Printing Configuration page 32 Demo Reset printer 32 S Send data 32 Setting Profiles 56 Sharing printer 52 Status Display 68 Function 70 Icon 68 Printer - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 87
Performing Duplex Printing 96 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2 98 Adding the KX-P7310 in Print Center Connected with AppleTalk . . 98 Adding the Printer in Print Center Connected with USB 99 Setting the Printer to the Default Printer 99 Setting the Page Setup Window - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 88
from the scroll list. • If an icon is not displayed on the left of the printer name you selected, follow the instructions below: (1) Click [Create]. (2) Select Panasonic KX-P7310 and click [Select]. (3) Specify the installed options. (4) Click [OK]. (5) Confirm an icon appears to the left of the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 89
84 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) [B] Selecting the Printer Connected with USB After the setting for USB is completed, KX-P7305 or KX-P7310 icon is created on your desktop screen. To select the printer connected with USB, 1 Click the KX-P7305 or KX-P7310 icon. 2 Click - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 90
85 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) 3 Select your printer from the Format for. 1 2 3 4 1 Format for Select the printer to specify the printer driver. 2 Paper Selects OS 8.6 are used in this Operating Instructions. They may be different depending on the version of Mac OS. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 91
Macintosh 86 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) Displaying the Print Window 1 Open the file you want to print from within the application. 2 Select Print... from the application's File menu. 3 Select the KX-P7305 or KX-P7310 printer from the Printer menu. 4 Click General menu - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 92
Basics Windows Macintosh 87 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) Setting the General Menu 1 2 3 from 1st page to the last page. If you print 3 copies of a 5 pages document, printer prints page 1 through page 5 three times. Removing the check prints the copies of the 1st page - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 93
Enables to print on any type of media one by one from the manual feed. It cannot be selected when performing the duplex printing. • Media Tray Enables to print on media loaded in the standard tray of the printer. Thick paper [106 - 165 g/m2 (29 - 44 lb.)] or label cannot be printed with the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 94
Basics Windows Macintosh 89 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) Setting the Layout Menu 1 2 3 4 1 Pages per sheet Specifies number of pages of your document to print on one piece of paper. 2 Layout direction Specifies the layout of the pages per sheet. 3 Border Sets the type - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 95
Basics Windows Macintosh 90 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) 4 Print on Both Sides Enables to or Executive in the Page Setup window (see page 84) Plain Paper in the Printer Specific Options menu (see page 91) Media Tray or Option Cassette in the General menu (see page 87) - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 96
the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) Setting the Printer Specific Options 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a quality setting. 300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi or 1200x600 dpi can be selected. A higher resolution provides better print quality. However, the throughput speed is diminished. 2 Toner Save - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 97
Basics Windows Macintosh 92 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) 3 Media Type Selects the type of media. Paper Source Media Tray Manual Feed Option Cassette Media Type Plain Paper, Cotton Paper*1, Transparency, Envelope Plain Paper, Transparency, Thick Paper, Cotton Paper, - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 98
option is installed or not with Chooser or printer icon for USB. A Setting the options with Chooser 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu and ensure AppleTalk is Active. 2 Click the LaserWriter 8 printer icon. 3 Select the name of KX-P7310 from the scroll list. 4 Click [Setup...]. 5 Click [Configure - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 99
Basics Windows Macintosh 94 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) 6 Click the option installed in your printer and select Installed or total installed memory. 7 Click [OK]. 8 Click [OK]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 100
Macintosh 95 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) B Setting the options with printer icon for USB 1 Click the printer icon for USB on or installed memory from To. 5 Click [OK]. NOTE • If Change Setup... menu does not appear in the Printing menu, follow the instructions below. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 101
Basics Windows Macintosh 96 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) Performing Duplex Printing If the Optional 2nd Feeder has been installed, this selection can be selected. NOTE • Manual feed cannot be used for automatic duplex printing. 2 Open a document to perform duplex printing - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 102
Basics Windows Macintosh 97 Setting the Printer Driver (Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.2) 11 Click Printer Specific Options menu and select Layout menu. 12 Click on the Print on Both Sides check box and click your desired binding style icon. 13 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 103
:Utilities). • Screen shots in Mac OS X 10.1 are used in this Operating Instructions. Menus may be different depending on the version of Mac OS X. Adding the KX-P7310 in Print Center Connected with AppleTalk Be sure the printer is connected to the network and turned it on. 1 Open the Print Center - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 104
, and click KX-P7305 or KX-P7310. 3 Confirm the Printer Model is set to Auto Select... and click Add. KX-P7305 or KX-P7310 is displayed in the Printer List. 4 Close the Print Center. Setting the Printer to the Default Printer 1 Open the Print Center and click KX-P7305, KX-P7310 or KX-P7310- XXXXXX - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 105
Windows Macintosh 100 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Page Setup Window 1 Open the file you want to print from within the application. 2 Select Page Setup... from your application's File menu. 3 Select the desired printer from the Format for. 4 Click - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 106
Basics Windows Macintosh 101 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Page Attributes Menu 1 2 3 1 Paper Size Selects a different paper size. The following paper sizes can be selected. US - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 107
Windows Macintosh 102 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Displaying the Print Window 1 Open a file to perform printing in your application. 2 Select Print... from your application's File menu. 3 Select your printer from the Printer menu. 4 Choose categories from pop - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 108
Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Duplex Output Options Paper Feed Error Handling Printer Features Summary Save select the error handling when a PostScript error has occurred. Allows you to set the following printer features (see page 110). • Resolution • Toner Save Mode - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 109
Basics Windows Macintosh 104 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Copies & , from 1st page to the last page. If you print 3 copies of a 5 pages document, printer prints page 1 through page 5 three times. Clicking off this check box prints 3 copies of the 1st - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 110
Basics Windows Macintosh 105 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Layout Menu 1 2 3 1 Pages per Sheet Specifies how many pages of your document to print on one sheet of paper. 2 Layout Direction Specifies the layout of the pages per sheet. 3 Border Sets the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 111
Basics Windows Macintosh 106 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting ), Executive Envelope in the Page Setup window (see page 100) Media Type: Plain Paper in the Printer Features menu (see page 110) Paper Source:Media Tray or Option Cassette in the Paper Feed menu - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 112
Macintosh 107 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Output Options Menu 1 2 1 Save as File Clicking on this check box saves a document as file in the selected format. Clicking off this check box prints a document to the printer. 2 Format Selects the file - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 113
selection. • Auto The printer picks media from the tray loaded with the media. The printer automatically feed media in the order of Manual Feed, Media Tray ( " on page 50). • Manual Feed Enables to print on any type of media one by one from the manual feed. It cannot be selected when performing the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 114
109 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) • Media Tray Enables to print on media loaded in the standard tray of the printer. Thick paper [106 - 165 g/m2 (29 - 44 lb.)] or label cannot be printed with the media tray. Their media can be printed with the manual feed. • Option - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 115
the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Setting the Printer Features 1 2 3 4 1 Resolution Selects a quality setting. 300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi or 1200x600 dpi can be selected. A higher resolution provides better print quality. However, the throughput speed is diminished. 2 Toner Save - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 116
Basics Windows Macintosh 111 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) 1 Media Type Selects the type of media. Paper Source Media Tray Manual Feed Option Cassette Media Type Plain Paper, Cotton Paper*1, Transparency, Envelope Plain Paper, Transparency, Thick Paper, Cotton - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 117
automatically. If you install additional options after adding printer, add the printer again (see the instructions below). 1 Open the Print Center and click KX-P7305, KX-P7310 or KX-P7310- XXXXXX. 2 Click [Delete]. 3 Select Add Printer... from the Printers menu. 4 Choose AppleTalk or USB as the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 118
OS X 10.2) Printing from Classic Applications To print from a Classic application, the printer driver and PPD file for Mac OS 9 must be installed in your computer, then set the computer and printer (see the "Setup Guide"). 1 Choose Page Setup... from the application's File menu to prepare to print - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 119
Basics Windows Macintosh 114 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) Performing If the Optional 2nd Feeder has been installed, this selection can be selected. NOTE • Manual feed cannot be used for automatic duplex printing. 2 Open a document to perform duplex printing. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 120
Basics Windows Macintosh 115 Setting the PS Printer Driver (Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2) 12 Click Printer Features menu and select Duplex menu. 13 Click on the Print on Both Sides check box and click your desired binding style icon. 14 Click [ - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 121
applications 113 Collated 87, 104 Copies 87, 104 Copies & Pages menu 104 D Default printer 99 Duplex menu 106 Duplex printing 89, 90, 96, 114 F First page from 89 Layout menu 89, 105 M Manual feed 88, 108 Media Tray 87, 88, 109 Media Type 91, 92, 111 Memory 93 O Option Cassette 88, 93 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 122
Macintosh Printer driver Mac OS 8.5 - 9.2 83 Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.2 98 Printer Features menu 110 Printer Specific Options menu 91 Printing Duplex 96 R Remaining from 87, 88 Resolution 91, 110 S Save as File 107 Scale 85, 101 Selecting printer 83, 98 AppleTalk 83, 98 USB 84, 99 T Toner - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 123
Driver 7 Cleaning the Printer 8 External 8 Internal 8 Clearing a Jam 13 Jam at STD / Jam at OP 14 Jam at A 17 Jam at B 19 Jam at C 22 Jam at D 24 Jam at E 25 Troubleshooting 27 Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum 37 Cleaning the Dust Scraper 41 Error Indication 43 Repacking Instructions - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 124
. Printer components Toner cartridge Drum unit Indicators ERROR TONER/ DRUM UNIT Message of printer status display Low Toner Change the toner cartridge soon. Toner Empty Replace the toner cartridge now. Change Drum Unit Change the drum unit soon. Drum Unit Worn out Replace the drum unit now - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 125
Memory Capacity: Dimensions: Mass {Weight}: Consumables: Noise Level: CPU: Semiconductor Laser Electro-Photography X ppm maximum (A4 size paper, text mode, 5 % image area) 600 dpi X 600 dpi 1 Multi-purpose manual toner cartridge : 2,000 pages average Toner cartridge: 4,000 pages average Drum unit: - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 126
by installing this option. Refer to the installation manual included in the carton box with the option. RAM Board: 16 MB (KX-PEM12) or 32 MB (KX-PEM13) Installed to increase the printer's memory. To install it, see the following instructions. Installing the RAM Board CAUTION • To prevent static - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 127
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 2 Slide the option cover and remove it. Network 5 Upgrade Options 3 Remove the two screws (1) and slide the metal plate up while pressing it (2), then remove it (3). 3 1 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 128
plate with the two screws removed earlier. 7 Install the option cover. 8 Plug in the power cord and reconnect any cables to the back of the printer. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 129
7 Upgrade Options Setting the Printer Driver If you install the RAM board, set the printer driver for the printer's installed memory (see "Defining the Installed Options" on page 48 of "Settings and Printing" in the Operating Instructions). To set the printer driver in Macintosh, see "Setting - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 130
is recommended. The frequency of cleaning is dependent upon the environment in which the printer is used. You should clean the printer: • at least once a month. • when you replace the toner cartridge. • when print quality has deteriorated. CAUTION • Do not use benzene, thinner, aerosol cleaners, or - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 131
wipe it with a soft cloth that has been moistened with a mild commercial cleaner. 4 Open the front cover. Pick up roller 5 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). •To avoid possible toner spillage, it is recommended to place the drum unit on a newspaper or drop cloth. 1 1 2 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 132
the drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes. - Do not expose the drum unit to direct sunlight. - Do not keep the drum unit near dust or dirt. - Do not place the drum unit in a high humid area. • Do not touch electrodes illustrated below to prevent static electricity damage to the printer. Drum - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 133
7 Turn the sponge up and carefully wipe the laser unit cover glass with a dry lint-free cloth. Laser unit cover glass: Not to touch by hand CAUTION To avoid a damage to the printer, • Do not use rubbing alcohol to wipe the laser unit cover glass. • Do not touch the laser unit cover glass by hand. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 134
and Spec. Network 12 Cleaning the Printer 8 Carefully wipe the corona wire of the drum unit by sliding a dry cotton swab from end to end a few times. corona wire 9 Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer (1) [insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove (label )]. Push - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 135
" on page 53). • Make sure that you load thick paper [106 - 165 g/m2 (29 - 44 lb.)] or labels only in the manual feed. If a media jam occurs, the printer status display reports "Jam at ". The are the various sensors throughout the paper path as illustrated below. Jam at A (see - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 136
and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Jam at STD / Jam at OP Network 14 Clearing a Jam When a media feed error has occurred, clear the media feed error as follows: 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer or 2nd feeder (option). 2 Tap the media stack on a level surface to avoid media jams or skewed - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 137
feeds in direction of arrow. NOTE • If the metal plate is in the up position by accident, the media tray cannot be inserted into the printer. Before loading the media, push down the metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place. 4 Replace the media tray into the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 138
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 16 Clearing a Jam 5 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 139
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Jam at A 1 Open the front cover. Network 17 Clearing a Jam 2 Lift the drum unit up. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 140
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 18 Clearing a Jam 3 Grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer. 4 Push the drum unit down. 5 Close the front cover. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 141
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Jam at B 1 Open the front cover. Network 19 Clearing a Jam 2 Lift the drum unit up. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 142
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 3 Remove the jammed media from the output tray. 20 Clearing a Jam - Or - Open the rear cover of the printer (1) and remove the jammed media (2). 2 1 CAUTION HOT SURFACE - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 143
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 4 Push the drum unit down. Network 21 Clearing a Jam 5 Close the front cover. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 144
. Jam at C Network 22 Clearing a Jam 1 Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at A (see page 17). - Or - 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer. 2 Slowly pull the jammed media (2) out of the printer while pushing the center tab (1) of the jam release pan down. 1 Rear side of - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 145
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 3 Replace the media tray into the printer. Network 23 Clearing a Jam 4 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 146
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Jam at D Network 24 Clearing a Jam 1 Open the rear cover of the printer (1) and grasp both sides of the jammed media and slowly pull it out of the printer (2). 2 1 CAUTION HOT SURFACE 2 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 147
. Jam at E Network 25 Clearing a Jam 1 Perform the jam recovery steps for Jam at D (see page 24). - Or - 1 Pull the media tray out of the printer. 2 Slowly pull the jammed media (2) out of the printer while pushing the center tab (1) of the jam release pan down. 1 Rear side of - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 148
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 3 Replace the media tray into the printer. Network 26 Clearing a Jam 4 Open and close the front cover to clear the error indication. 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 149
and Spec. Troubleshooting Network 27 Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Cause The background of the images is printed in gray. ABCD The toner cartridge has reached the end of useful life. The drum unit has reached the end of useful life. Incorrect type of media is used. Your printer is in - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 150
refer to "Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum" on page 37). The drum unit is damaged. Replace the drum unit. The corona wire in the drum unit is dirty. Clean the corona wire in the drum unit (see "Cleaning the Printer" on page 8). The entire page prints in The drum unit is damaged. black. Replace - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 151
Spec. Trouble Possible Cause Network 29 Troubleshooting Corrective Action A white or black spots appear in intervals of 94 mm (3.7″). 94 mm (3.7″) Paste/Glue of a label or dust is attached to the photosensitive drum. Wipe the photosensitive drum (see "Cleaning the Photosensitive Drum" on - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 152
Cleaning the Printer" on page 8). Replace the toner cartridge. Replace the drum unit. Display the Remote Control Panel and select Fuser Cleaning from the Tool menu to print a cleaning data (see "Remote Control Panel" on page 28 in "Settings and Printing"). If it is not recovered, call for service to - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 153
Trouble A white vertical line appears on the page. ABCD Maintenance and Spec. Possible Cause The laser unit cover is dirty. A small matter is mixed with the roller of the toner cartridge. Network 31 Troubleshooting Corrective Action Clean the laser unit cover (see "Cleaning the Printer guides - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 154
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Trouble Possible Cause Network 32 Troubleshooting Corrective Action The back of the printed page appears dirty. Frequent media-picking errors occur. The transfer roller or fuser unit is contaminated after clearing a jam. Display the Remote Control - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 155
. ■ If you can't make a print Network 33 Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Corrective Action Printer not operating. The printer may not be plugged into an AC outlet or turned on. The interface cable(s) may not be connected properly. The printer driver is not set correctly. Make sure that you - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 156
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Trouble Possible Network 34 Troubleshooting Corrective Action RAM Overflow occurs. Overrun error occurs. Printer's memory is insufficient in high resolution setting. The printer cannot manage printing because the complex images are in the document. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 157
Trouble Possible Network 35 Troubleshooting one of the CGI applications. For the detailed information of CGI, refer to the help menu in Windows. Change the IIS security settings as follows. 1. Click [Start], move the pointer to [Administrative Tools], then click [Internet Information Services - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 158
out. ■ If you cannot install the printer driver in Microsoft® Windows NT® operating system Version 4.0 The printer driver cannot be installed with Add Printer Wizard in Windows NT 4.0. Install the printer driver with Setup.exe [see "Installing the Printer Software (For Windows)" in the Setup Guide]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 159
is attached to the photosensitive drum of the drum unit, clean it following the steps below. 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). 1 1 2 3 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below (1), lift the toner cartridge up (2). 2 1 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 160
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 4 Remove the toner cartridge from the drum unit. 38 Troubleshooting 5 If a paste/glue of a label is attached, find the portion that it is attached while rotating the gear of the photosensitive drum in the direction of the arrow. •The paste will - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 161
swab. 39 Troubleshooting Dust Dust CAUTION • Do not use a sharp-pointed something like a ball-point pen to prevent the damage to the drum unit when removing the paste. 7 Insert the side pins of the toner cartridge into the slots of the drum unit (1). Push the toner cartridge in the drum unit - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 162
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 40 Troubleshooting 8 Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer (1) [insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove (label )]. Push down (2). 2 1 Side pin 2 9 Close the front cover. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 163
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 41 Troubleshooting Cleaning the Dust Scraper 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). 1 1 2 3 Open the cover of the dust scraper. 4 Clean the inside with the vacum cleaner, then - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 164
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 42 Troubleshooting 5 Firmly insert the drum unit in the slot of the printer (1) [insert the side pins of the drum unit into the groove (label )]. Push down (2). 2 1 Side pin 2 6 Close the front cover. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 165
ERROR Drum unit is not installed. Toner is empty. Drum unit is worn out. Internal error has occurred. Install the drum unit. Replace the toner cartridge now. Replace the drum unit now. Turn the power off for a few seconds then on again. If the error continues, call for service. TONER/ DRUM UNIT - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 166
these instructions. SAFETY CAUTION The printer weighs about 10 kg {22 lbs.}. NOTE • Should you need to send your printer for service, consult your reseller first or Panasonic. • Please use the original carton and all of the original packing materials. • Do not ship printer with drum unit installed - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 167
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 45 Repacking Instructions 3 Lift the drum unit up (1) and slide it out of the printer (2). •To avoid possible toner spillage, it is recommended to place the drum unit on a newspaper, drop cloth or best to place back in original (Black) shipping - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 168
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 46 Repacking Instructions 4 While pushing the drum unit as illustrated below (1), lift the toner cartridge up (2). 2 1 5 Replace the shipping cover on the toner cartridge. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 169
Maintenance and Spec. Network 47 Repacking Instructions 6 Insert the toner cartridge into a plastic bag and certainly seal the end of the bag tightly. 3 2 1 7 Wrap the drum unit with the protective sheet to protect the drum surface. 8 Insert the drum unit into a plastic bag and seal the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 170
around the printer. NOTE • If a toner vacuum is available, it is the best tool for cleaning spilled toner. Do not use a standard office vacuum; the toner will not be retained by typical vacuum dust collectors. 11 Repack the printer. Printer CD-ROM Setup Guide Toner cartridge Power cord Drum unit - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 171
Printer Printing Method: Semiconductor Laser memory board option KX-PEM12 or KX-PEM13 Manual feed: 1 sheet 2nd feeder (option): up to 550 sheets of paper [75 g/m2 (20 lb.)] Paper Output: Up to 150 sheets of paper [75 g/m2 (20 lb.)] Power Source: Refer to the nameplate on the rear of the unit Memory - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 172
(IEEE1284), USB (Hi-Speed USB 2.0), Ethernet (100Base-TX / 10Base-T) - KX-P7310 only Warm Up Time 15 seconds [at 22°C (71.6°F), 50% RH] / Life: Starter toner cartridge (provided with printer); 2,000 pages average*1 Toner cartridge; 5,000 pages average*1 (6,000 pages maximum) Drum unit; 20,000 pages - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 173
" on page 28 in "Windows" of "Settings and Printing". NOTE • All printer's resident fonts have also been included in the printer CD-ROM. For information on how to install these fonts on your computer, see the Setup Guide. ■ TrueType Font for PCL The following 45 fonts can be available. • DutchTM - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 174
SWA, Century 702 Century Schoolbook Italic SWA, Century 702 Century Schoolbook Bold SWA, Century 702 Century Schoolbook Bold Italic SWA • Revival 711 ITC Bookman Light SWA, Revival 711 ITC Bookman Demi Italic SWA, Revival 711 ITC Bookman Demi Bold SWA, Revival 711 ITC Bookman Demi Bold Italic SWA - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 175
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Media Network 53 Specifications ■ Paper Specifications This printer is designed to work well with most types of paper. However, differences in paper may have significant effects on the quality of the print or - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 176
your paper according to the recommendations of the manufacturer. ■ Paper and Envelope Sizes The following paper and envelope sizes are supported by the printer. Medium Paper Envelope*1 Name Letter A4 Legal B5 Executive A5*1 A6*1 Envelope #9 Envelope #10 International DL International C5 Monarch - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 177
media (paper, transparency, etc.) (It may transfer onto the fuser unit's roller and cause damage.) ■ Transparencies and Labels You may also print on labels and transparencies that are made for the printer. Panasonic has tested and found that the following work satisfactorily. OHP transparencies - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 178
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 56 Specifications NOTE • With any label stock, the labels must completely cover the backing material (see figure below). YES NO Labels cover the entire backing material ■ Envelope Specifications The backing material is exposed. It is - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 179
by removing a peel-off strip • Envelopes with more than one flap to be sealed • Self-adhesive envelopes • Envelopes that are baggy or not sharply creased • Embossed envelopes • Envelopes that have previously been printed with a laser printer • Envelopes that have been previously printed inside Curl - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 180
any of the following types of envelopes. These may cause damage to your printer. • Envelopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings (see Figure 1) • above 70%. High humidity may cause the envelope to curl and pick up excess toner. High humidity may also cause the envelope to seal. • Envelope storage is - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 181
GND 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 ninit 32 nFault 33 NC 34 NC 35 NC 36 nSelectIn Parallel (IEEE1284) Interface connector (printer side) 18 1 36 19 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 182
. Network 60 Specifications CAUTION • If the cable is connected to PC via printer buffer or selector, the printer may not print. • A print server cannot be used for printing. NOTE • Be sure to use only a shielded cable. The printer will not operate properly if any of the pins are not connected. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 183
high- / full-speed shielded cable (12 Mbps or 480 Mbps) which the Data + and Data - cables are the twisted pair. • When using the printer and other USB devices simultaneously, we cannot guarantee normal printing. • Be sure to use a High-Speed USB 2.0 certified cable if your computer is equipped with - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 184
Printing through the shared computer (print server 21 IPP Port Printing using TCP/IP 32 HP JetDirect Port Printing using TCP/IP or IPX/SPX in Windows 40 Setup in Macintosh Configuration Page 82 Resetting the Printer Settings to Factory Default 83 Troubleshooting 84 Configuration Parameters 89 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 185
explains how to configure the KX-P7310 printer on a supported network environment. The KX-P7310 printer provides Ethernet connectivity to function as a network printer. The KX-P7310 network function has the following features: Supports 100Base-TX and 10Base-T Supports the following network operating - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 186
KX-P7310 software, refer to "Contents of the Printer Software" on page 5. ■ Selecting the Setup Method When setting up printing with printer software provided, you can select Quick Printer Setup or Custom Printer Setup. Quick Printer on page 4). Custom Printer Setup Supports setting up printing - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 187
computer (server) The print data is transferred to the print server (the shared computer), then it is transferred from the print server to the printer. This method is recommended for larger networks because it lets the print server manage the data flow. Print job Computer A (client) Print job - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 188
utilities and manual are installed. See "Windows" section of "Settings and Printing" in the Operating Instructions how to use each software utility. (1) PCL 6 printer driver (2) PostScript printer driver (3) Status Display Displays the printer's condition or an error message, when one occurs - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 189
or using, see the help menu for Web Administrative Tool. To see the help menu, (1) Insert the printer CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. (2) Start the browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or later / following folder by default: C (System Drive):\Program Files\Panasonic\Web Administrative Tool - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 190
3: Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the server computer Step 4: Setting up the client computer CAUTION • To set up printing with the above method [B], File and Print Sharing... service should be installed in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me. If the service is not installed - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 191
to the help menu or documentation for Windows. Step 2: Setting up TCP/IP on the printer You need to set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for the printer. It can be set using one of the following two methods. You may need to contact your network administrator to select the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 192
. It can be printed by pressing the PRINT/RESET button on the printer panel more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds. NOTE • If the printer receives the IP Address with unlimited lease term, the printer keeps the address permanently. The printer saves the address statically and the DHCP function - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 193
Setup Tool is already installed, click [Start] , move the pointer to Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Network Setup Tool. Proceed to the step 6. 1 Insert the printer CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM launches automatically. NOTE • If the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 194
Spec. Network 11 Setup in Windows 4 Follow the instructions until the screen below is displayed. 5 Click on the Yes check button, and then [Finish]. The list of KX-7310 printers residing on the network is displayed. • If you want to search printers in the network again, click the Device menu - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 195
Spec. Network 12 Setup in Windows 6 Click the KX-P7310 printer you want to set up in the list. Then click the Setup menu and select Network Setup.... NOTE • When several printers are listed in the Network Setup Tool window, select the printer using the Ethernet address (MAC address). You can - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 196
, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Click [OK]. 9 Confirm the setting and click [OK]. You will see the message "Update is completed. Do you wish to reset the printer?". 10 Click [Yes]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 197
(for Windows NT 4.0) Or Accessories - Command Prompt. (for Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003) (2) At the DOS prompt, type ping followed by a space then the printer's IP Address. Then press : Destination host unreachable" message or other error messages you should recheck your settings. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 198
following steps. (1) Double click My computer icon (Windows XP / Windows Server 2003: Start - My Computer). (2) Double click the CD-ROM icon. 2 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. 3 Click Install Printer driver and Utilities. The License Agreement window is displayed. 4 Click [Yes]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 199
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 16 Setup in Windows 5 Click on the Custom Printer Setup check button and click [Next >]. The Select Setup type window is displayed. 6 Click on the Direct Print PC check button and click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 200
Spec. Network 17 Setup in Windows 7 Click on the Select the Network port for KX-P7310 check button and click the printer you want to use, then click [Next >]. The Select installed options window is displayed. 8 Select the installed options in your printer. Click [Next >]. The Select the default - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 201
on the network at the previous step. The PostScript printer driver isn't configured automatically. To configure this driver go the properties of the driver and select the Device, Device Settings or Device Options tab and manually configure the driver. 9 Click on the desired check button for the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 202
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 19 Setup in Windows NOTE • If another computers are set up using the shared folder through the network, share the shared folder (Inst7305 by default) created by selecting [Yes] at step 10 (see "[A] Using the shared folder on the other computer" - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 203
C:\Inst7305) on a CD-R media. 2 Insert the CD-R to another computer. The License Agreement window is displayed. 3 Click [Yes]. The setup program starts installing the printer driver and utilities. InstallShiled Wizard Complete window is displayed after the installation is finished. 4 Click [Finish]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 204
the computer (see page 8) Step 2: Setting up TCP/IP on the printer (see page 8) Step 3: Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the computer The following steps must be performed on the server My Computer). (2) Double click the CD-ROM icon. 2 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 205
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 3 Click Install Printer driver and Utilities. The License Agreement window is displayed. Network 22 Setup in Windows 4 Click [Yes]. 5 Click on the Custom Printer Setup check button and click [Next >]. The Select Setup type window is displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 206
Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 23 Setup in Windows 6 Click on the Printer Server PC check button and click [Next >]. 7 Select the printer in the Select the current port or Select the Network port for KX-P7310 list, then click [Next >]. The Select installed options window is displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 207
on the network at the previous step. The PostScript printer driver isn't configured automatically. To configure this driver go the properties of the driver and select the Device, Device Settings or Device Options tab and manually configure the driver. 9 Click on the desired check button for the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 208
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 25 Setup in Windows 10 Confirm the shared printer name and change it if needed. Click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 209
on page 27. No: A shared folder is not created. To setup a client computer, the printer CD-ROM disk is required. NOTE • If you want to change the Destination Folder to install, click [Browse...]. Then follow the instructions on the screen to change the destination folder. 12 (Click [Yes] and) click - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 210
a CD-R media. 2 Insert the CD-R to a client computer to set up. The License Agreement window is displayed. 3 Click [Yes]. The setup program starts installing the printer driver and utilities. InstallShiled Wizard Complete window is displayed after the installation is finished. 4 Click [Finish]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 211
following steps. (1) Double click My computer icon (Windows XP / Windows Server 2003: Start - My Computer). (2) Double click the CD-ROM icon. 2 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. 3 Click Install Printer driver and Utilities. The License Agreement window is displayed. 4 Click [Yes]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 212
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 29 Setup in Windows 5 Click on the Custom Printer Setup check button and click [Next >]. The Select Setup the PC type window is displayed. 6 Click on the Client PC check button and click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 213
. Network 30 Setup in Windows 7 Enter the network path of the shared printer (\\server name\printer name) in the Specify the network path of the PCL printer and Specify the network path of the PostScript printer box, then click [Next >]. The Select installed options window is displayed. • You - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 214
on the network at the previous step. The PostScript printer driver isn't configured automatically. To configure this driver go the properties of the driver and select the Device, Device Settings or Device Options tab and manually configure the driver. 9 Click on the desired check button for the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 215
the computer (see page 8) Step 2: Setting up TCP/IP on the printer (see page 8) Step 3: Installing the printer driver and utilities 1 Insert the printer CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM launches Computer). (2) Double click the CD-ROM icon. 2 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 216
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 3 Click Install Printer driver and Utilities. The License Agreement window is displayed. Network 33 Setup in Windows 4 Click [Yes]. 5 Click on the Custom Printer Setup check button and click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 217
the Direct Print PC check button and click [Next >]. 7 Select the printer in the Select the current port or Select the Network port for KX-P7310 list, then click [Next >]. The Select installed options window is displayed. • If the printer is not listed, select LPT1: to install the printer driver. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 218
on the network at the previous step. The PostScript printer driver isn't configured automatically. To configure this driver go the properties of the driver and select the Device, Device Settings or Device Options tab and manually configure the driver. 9 Click on the desired check button for the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 219
see page 38. [For Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me] 1 Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon. 3 Click the File menu and click Properties. 4 Click the Details tab. 5 Click [Add port...]. 6 Click the Other - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 220
[Next >]. • If you select Print using proxy server, enter the IP Address and port number of the proxy server. 10 Enter the URL of the printer according to the following form: http://IP Address/ipp or http://host name/ipp. 11 Click [Next >]. 12 Click [Next >]. NOTE • Enter a unique name into - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 221
and Faxes. • For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon. 2 Click the Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon. 3 Click the File menu and click Properties. 4 Click the Ports tab. 5 Click [Add - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 222
[Next >]. • If you select Print using proxy server, enter the IP Address and port number of the proxy server. 10 Enter the URL of the printer according to the following form: http://IP Address/ipp or http://host name/ipp. 11 Click [Next >]. 12 Click [Next >]. NOTE • Enter a unique name into - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 223
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 40 Setup in Windows HP JetDirect Port Printing using TCP/IP or IPX/SPX in Windows This enables you to use the HP JetDirect port printing using the HP JetAdmin software. TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocol is used for printing. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 224
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 41 Setup in Macintosh Setup in Macintosh KX-P7310 Setup Utility uses TCP/IP. You need to set up AppleTalk and TCP/IP on your computer and printer. The printer does not work with AppleTalk Phase1. Step 1: Setting up AppleTalk and TCP/IP on your - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 225
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 42 Setup in Macintosh [For Mac OS X 10.1 - Mac OS X 10.2] 1 Click System Preference... from the Apple menu and click Network icon. The Network window is displayed. 2 Select Built-in Ethernet from Show menu. 3 Click the TCP/IP tab. 4 Assign the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 226
Maintenance and Spec. Network 43 Setup in Macintosh Step 2: Setting up TCP/IP on the printer You need to set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for the printer. Set them by using one of the following two methods. You may need to contact your network administrator to select the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 227
Installer icon. 3 Click [Continue] if you agree with the software license agreement. 4 Click [Install]. 5 Click [Quit]. 6 Double click Network Setup Tool (it is located in Panasonic:KX-P7305 and KX-P7310 folder). KX-P7310 printers on the network will be displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 228
KX-P7310 printer you want to set up, click Setup menu and then select Network Setup.... NOTE • When several printers are listed, select the printer configuration page (press PRINT/RESET button more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds). • If a password is set in the printer, you must enter the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 229
enter the password and click [OK]. 14 Click the AppleTalk icon. 15 Confirm the Use AppleTalk Protocol check box is checked. • If needed, change the Printer Name and enter the Zone Name. 16 Click [Setup]. • If the setting is changed, proceed to the next steps. If the setting is not changed - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 230
/ NetWare 6 Perform the following steps: Step 1: Setting up the printer and server Step 2: Setting up the client Step 1: Setting up the printer and server There are four ways of setup. • [A] Using NDS (Novell Directory Service) - PSERVER mode • [B] Using NDS - RPRINTER (NPRINTER) mode (see page - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 231
Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Network Setup Tool. Proceed to step 7. 3 Insert the printer CD-ROM disk into . 4 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. 5 Click Install Network Utilites. 6 Follow the instructions until the screen below is displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 232
six digits) from the label near the network interface connector or by printing a configuration page (press PRINT/RESET button more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds). • If a password is set in the printer, you must enter the password and click [OK]. If a password is not entered, you can still - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 233
50 Setup in NetWare NOTE • You can change the Print Server Name and Printer Name. After changing, click [OK]. Then go back to the step 8. 10 the printer you want to configure in the Network Setup Tool window. 14 Click the Setup menu and select Create NetWare Queue. 15 Follow the instructions on - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 234
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 51 Setup in NetWare 16 Expand the Tree and select the context where the Queue will be added, and click [Next >]. 17 Click on the Print Server Mode check button and click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 235
jobs are temporarily stored on the selected volume; if there is different volumes required select it from the list, then click [Next >]. 19 Follow the instructions on the screen. NOTE • When the setting is finished, the printer is automatically restarted. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 236
Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Network Setup Tool. Proceed to step 7. 3 Insert the printer CD-ROM disk into . 4 (Click language and) click KX-P7310. 5 Click Install Network Utilites. 6 Follow the instructions until the screen below is displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 237
six digits) from the label near the network interface connector or by printing a configuration page (press PRINT/RESET button more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds). • If a password is set in the printer, you must enter the password and click [OK]. If a password is not entered, you can still - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 238
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. 9 Click the NetWare tab. Network 55 Setup in NetWare NOTE • You can change the Print Server Name and Printer Name. After changing, click [OK]. Then go back to the step 8. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 239
restarted. The following are the steps to set up the server. 13 Select the printer you want to configure from the list. Click the Setup menu and select Create NetWare Queue. 14 Follow the instructions on the screen. • When asked to select NDS or Bindery mode, select NDS Mode and click [Next - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 240
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 57 Setup in NetWare 15 Expand the Tree and select the context where the Queue will be added, and click [Next >]. 16 Click on the Remote Printer Mode check button and click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 241
or enter the print server name you want to use for printing. Click [Next >]. NOTE • If the print server is on the NetWare server, the printer server can be selected from the list. 18 Change the queue name if needed. Click [Next >]. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 242
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 59 Setup in NetWare 19 Follow the instructions on the screen. 20 On the NetWare server type LOAD PSERVER xxxxxxxx, then press the Enter key. (xxxxxxxx : print server name). 21 Turn the printer off and on before printing. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 243
up the client There are two printing modes. [A] Print server (PSERVER) mode [B] Remote printer (RPRINTER) mode Before setting up, select a printing mode. For detailed information on these modes, refer to the NetWare manual or Novell web site. You may need to check with your network administrator - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 244
Step 2: Setting up the Server [A] Using Print Server (PSERVER) mode 1 Select the printer you want to configure in the Network Setup Tool window. 2 Click the Setup menu and select Create NetWare Queue. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. • When asked to select NDS mode or Bindery mode, select - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 245
Setup in NetWare 5 Click on the Print Server Mode check button and click [Next >]. 6 Change the queue name if needed, then click [Next >]. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen. NOTE • When the setting is finished, the printer is automatically restarted. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 246
and Spec. Network 63 Setup in NetWare [B] Using the Remote Printer (RPRINTER) mode 1 Select the printer you want to configure in the Network Setup Tool window. 2 Click the Setup menu and select Create NetWare Queue. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. • When asked to select NDS or Bindery - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 247
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 64 Setup in NetWare 5 Click on the Remote Printer Mode check button and click [Next >]. 6 Select the print server name in the list or enter the print server name you want to use for - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 248
65 Setup in NetWare 7 Change the queue name if needed. Click [Next >]. 8 Follow the instructions on the screen. 9 Type LOAD PSERVER xxxxxxxx, then press the Enter key. (xxxxxxxx : print server name). 10 Turn the printer off and on before printing. Step 3: Setting up the client See "[C] Using the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 249
• Solaris 2.3x - 2.5x • HP-UX 9.x and 10.x • AIX 4.x.x • BSD UNIX There are two ways of printing. • Printing using LPD • Printing using FTP Printing using LPD LPD (Line Printer Daemon) is a network printing protocol and programs associated with printer spooling service installed on TCP/IP systems - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 250
. # login root 2 Edit your /etc/hosts file to add the printer as a network printer to your system. (Example) The printer's IP Address is "172.16.xxx.xxx" and the host name is "kxp7310". 172.16.xxx.xxx kxp7310 # KX-P7310 Printer 3 Confirm the connection to the network by using ping command. # ping - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 251
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 68 Setup in UNIX 2 Print • Print using "lp" command. For details, refer to the Solaris manual. # lp -d kxp7310lp - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 252
(4) Set up print queue. Example: Add print queue name "kxp7310lp" # /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p kxp7310lp -s kxp7310!lp If you use csh, use "\!". "lp" after "!" is the printer queue name. (5) Start print scheduler. # /usr/bin/sh /etc/init.d/lp start (6) Enable print queue. # /usr/sbin/accept kxp7310lp - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 253
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network [For HP-UX 9.x and 10.x] 1 Set up remote spooler. (1) Log in as root. # login root (2) Disable printer spooler. # /usr/lib/lpshut (3) Add the following line to the /etc/inetd.conf. printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon -i (4) Restart - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 254
other than the ones below, change according to your system. Example: Add print queue "kxp7310lp". Name of QUEUE to add [kxp7310lp] HOSTNAME of remote server [kxp7310] Name of QUEUE on remote server [lp] TYPE of print spooler on remote server [BSD] DESCRIPTION of printer on remote server - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 255
on the OS version. Please refer to the workstation manual. 1 Create printer queue. (1) Log in as root. # login root (2) Add an entry for the printer in /etc/printcap file. Registering printer queue port as "kxp7310lp". kxp7310lp:\ :lp=:\ :rm= kxp7310:\ :rp=lp:\ :sd=/usr/spool/kxp7310lp:\ :lf=/usr - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 256
) is a protocol for transferring files installed on TCP/IP systems. Perform the following steps. 1 Log on the printer. # ftp PANA (or ftp 172.16.xxx.xxx) Connected to PANA. 220 KX-P7310 Network Ver xxxx FTP server. User(PANA:root): root 331 Password required. Password: 230 User Logged in. ftp - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 257
printer, you can access the printer's Web Server (Embedded Web Server). It allows monitoring or setting the printer. To display the printer's Web Server, there are one or All Programs - Panasonic - Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310 - Network Setup Tool). 2 Click the KX-P7310 printer you want to set - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 258
and Spec. Network 75 Using the Printer's Web Server Displaying the Printer's Web Server Screen from a Browser 1 Open the browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape). 2 Enter the printer's IP Address in the Address box and press the Enter key. The printer's Web Server screen is displayed. (Example - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 259
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 76 Using the Printer's Web Server Changing the Printer's Settings To change the printer's setting, 1 Display the Web Server screen (see page 74, 75). 2 Click Network Setup in the left pane. The Enter Network Password window is displayed. 3 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 260
so only the network administrator can change the configuration. To set the password, proceed to the following steps. 1 Perform step 1 - 3 of "Changing the Printer's Settings" on page 76. 2 Click General in the right pane. 3 Enter the password in the Value box (Max. 7 characters) and click [Submit - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 261
the installation, see Readme as follows. (1) Insert the printer CD-ROM disk in your CD-ROM drive. (2) Readme.txt] (3) See the system requirement and installation instruction. (To install the Web Administrative Tool, Web , refer to the troubleshooting on page 35 in "Maintenance and Specifications" and change - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 262
/pademu/) in the Address box and press the Enter key. The Web Administrative Tool screen is displayed. Or 1 Click [Start], select Programs or All Programs, Panasonic and Web Administrative Tool, then click Web Administrative Tool. The Web Administrative Tool screen is displayed. - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 263
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 80 Using the Web Administrative Tool ■ On the client computer 1 Open the browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape). 2 Enter the URL [http://(the address of the server)/pademu/] in the Address box and press the Enter key. The Web Administrative - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 264
Spec. Network Appendix 81 Appendix Setting Password with Network Setup Tool Entering the password is required to change the printer's setting, when a password is set in the printer. 1 Display the Network Setup Tool Window • To display the Network Setup Tool window, refer to "Step 1: Setting up - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 265
[OK], then click Setup menu, click Restart the printer and click [OK]. NOTE • The printer's password of the printer's Web Server is same as that of the Network Setup Tool. Printing a Configuration Page 1 Press PRINT/RESET button on the printer panel more than 2 seconds and less than 5 seconds - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 266
Settings and Printing Maintenance and Spec. Network 83 Appendix Resetting the Printer Settings to Factory Default It enables to reset the printer's network settings to the factory default settings. 1 Display the Network Setup Tool. • To display the Network Setup Tool window, refer to "[B] Using - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 267
84 Appendix Troubleshooting This section explains how to resolve the common problems you may have with the KX-P7310. If KX-P7310 does not the printer online? Verify that the printer is online (ready) or nothing will print. • Does a printer error occur? 2 Check the ERROR LED on the printer panel - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 268
/IP Port printing in Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. ■ Trouble in Windows Environment (NetBEUI) Unable to find "MLP-Printer" in the Workgroup or "Entire Network". • Check that the KX-P7310 printer is connected to the network correctly. • Check network configuration in Windows. • It - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 269
86 Appendix ■ Trouble in NetWare Environment Unable to search KX-P7310 using Network Setup Tool. • Check that the printer is connected to the KX-P7310. If the print server name is the same as the KX-P7310, then make sure it is the same as print server name. • If there are more than one KX-P7310 - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 270
87 Appendix ■ Trouble in Macintosh Environment Unable to detect KX-P7310. • Check that the KX-P7310 is connected to the network correctly. • If the KX-P7310 is on the assigned zone, make sure the zone name is selected from "Chooser" . • Make sure the correct printer driver is loaded. • Ensure - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 271
and Spec. Network 88 Appendix ■ Troubleshooting when installing the printer software Trouble Printer software cannot be installed in a cannot install the printer software. The server computer is turned off. The server computer is disconnected from the network. Network problems occur. Corrective - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 272
Parameters • General • TCP/IP • NetWare • AppleTalk • SMB • SNMP • Printer Port (see below) (see page 90) (see page 91) (see page 93) (see page 94) 89 Appendix ■ General Name Change root password Use HP JetAdmin Factory Default NULL ENABLE Description Password for Administrator. It is used for - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 273
using this function, a RARP server must exist on the same network. IP Address for the network in which the KXP7310 is installed. Subnet mask for the network in which the KX-P7310 is installed. IP Address of the default gateway through which systems on other networks can be reached. Sets the WINS - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 274
NULL NULL NULL 10 seconds Description Enables or disables NetWare printing. Sets default Frame type used by KX-P7310. If KX-P7310 does not work with the frame type, it will be automatically changed to different type. Sets printer name registered to the NetWare server. This name must be same as the - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 275
Name Zone Name Factory Default ENABLE KX-P7310-xxxxxx * Description Enables or disables AppleTalk protocol for KX-P7310. Sets the AppleTalk printer name. The name set here can be seen from Chooser. Sets zone name to which KX-P7310 belongs. If blank, KX-P7310 will automatically belong to the zone - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 276
name is authenticated when receiving SNMP Set Request. Enables or disables authentic TRAP. Enters TRAP community name. This name will be used when the printer executes a TRAP. Enters the TRAP address. The TRAP address is disabled if the IP Address is set 0.0.0.0. Enters SysContact for MB-II object - Panasonic KX-P7310 | Laser Printer - Page 277
of the printing job to the output port via Kanji filter (sjis, euc). Sets printer emulation (PDL). Changes to appropriate code when printing via Kanji filter (sjis, euc). is set to "0" or when the job is directly sent to the printer. Sets the number of characters for the auto line feed feature of the
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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.