Panasonic Digital Color Imaging System DP-C106 Operating Instructions

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Runtime Printer Error Messages
For error messages related to canceling jobs and printing, including the Disk
Full message and alerts to local media, refer to the sections Job Management
Error Messages and Clearing the Printer.
Users can turn On PostScript error reporting as a print option from Mac OS
applications.
The following table lists the messages, a description of the problem, and
action to take.
Message Description and Action
Check power and cable Ensure...

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Message Description and Action
•  Check these settings quickly by
printing a Configuration page.
At the client workstation, ensure that
the appropriate network protocols are
loaded, and that the Windows directory
contains a configured Efinl.ini file. 

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Name Table
In This
LocationFor This Item IPX/SPX
NetworksTCP/IP
Networks
Server Setup Server Name
optionAdministrator
defines nameAdministrator
defines name
Windows NT
hosts fileHost name DNS name
(TCP/IP
hostname)
LPD host nameWindows NT
setup for TCP/IP
Name of Printer
on lpd host
machinePrint or hold
UNIX
/etc/printcap file
(BSD)RP line Print or hold
Solaris LP ADMIN
queue namePrint or hold
NetWare
administration
utilityPrint queues
(must be all
lower case...

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Printing Problems
On a Windows Workstation
Setting Up Printing on Windows
NT 4.0 WorkstationsIf you have problems installing the Printer with
Windows NT 4.0, try installing another
PostScript Printer (such as the Apple Laser
Writer II g) and then reinstall the Printer.
Installing another Printer ensures that all files
are properly installed and available.
For additional details, refer to the Windows
NT 4.0 documentation or the Adobe README
file (ReadMeNT.txt)...

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On a Mac OS Workstation
Setting up the Printer in the
ChooserIf auto-setup does not work and you are
prompted to select the PPD, select the
appropriate Printer file in your
System:Extensions:Printer Descriptions
folder.
Select DP-C106.
Installing screen fonts If you experience problems installing the
PostScript screen fonts from the User
Software CD to the System:Fonts folder,
perform the following.
1.  Quit all applications and close all windows.
2.  Create a...

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General Printing Problems
If this Happens Try this
You cannot connect to the
Printer.Make sure that the Printer is not being
calibrated from the Control Panel.
If the Printer is being calibrated from
the Control Panel, you can select it in
the Chooser, but you cannot connect to
it. This ensures that only one person is
calibrating the server at any time and
that print jobs do not use unexpected
calibration.
You cannot select or view one of
the queues.Have your...

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•  Did you select the DP-C106 as the
current Printer?
Before printing, you must select the
DP-C106 as the current Printer from
your Windows computer, Mac OS
computer, or UNIX workstation.
•  Make sure that the Printer is
switched On.
Someone may have turned the
Printer Off, or the Automatic Power-
Off or Power Saver mode function
may have engaged.
•  If you are printing over an IPX
(Novell) network, verify through the
PCONSOLE utility that the job was
sent to...

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•  Restart your Windows computer,
enter BIOS setup, and if you have a
BIOS setting for the parallel port,
ensure that it is set to ECP mode and
not to Bi-Directional, EPP, or any
other mode.
•  If you are using Windows 95/98/Me
or Windows 2000, open the System
Properties control panel. Select the
Device Manager tab and Ports.
Double-click the parallel port you are
using and ensure that the driver
selected is the ECP Printer Port
driver, and not EPP Port, or...

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Problems with Print Quality
If this Happens Try this
Print settings for your job output
do not match the settings you
gave.Ensure that you did not override the
setting for the job in another place.
For information about options and
overrides, refer to Print Options in CDs
Operating Instructions.
You get poor printing results.
•  Does your application require one of
the DP-C106 Printer description
files?
If you are printing from Adobe
PageMaker, ensure that the...

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If this Happens Try this
Your printed file appears too
dark.Adjust the Brightness option.
Use the Brightness option when
printing from an application to lighten
your image whenever you print a
PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript
(EPS) file.
Color output is incorrect. Check with the operator or
administrator about the current
calibration information.
The Printer may need recalibration.
Color file prints in black and
white.In the Color Matching dialog box,...