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Konica Minolta Magicolor 7450 II User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide 4039-9571-11A...

  • Page 2: Thank You

    Your magicolor 7450II is specially designed for optimal performance in Windows, Macintosh and Linux environments. Trademarks KONICA MINOLTA and the KONICA MINOLTA logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. magicolor and PageScope are trademarks or registered trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  • Page 3: Software License Agreement

    SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This package contains the following materials provided by Konica Minolta Business Technolo- gies, Inc. (KMBT): software included as part of the printing system, the digitally-encoded machine-readable outline data encoded in the special format and in the encrypted form (“Font Programs”), other software which runs on a computer system for use in conjunction with the...

  • Page 4: About Adobe Color Profile

    11. Notice to Government End Users: The Software is a “commercial item,” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R.2.101, consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212. Consis- tent with 48 C.F.R.
  • Page 5 4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Adobe licenses the Software to you on an “AS IS” basis. Adobe makes no representation as to the adequacy of the Software for any particular pur- pose or to produce any particular result. Adobe shall not be liable for loss or damage aris- ing out of this Agreement or from the distribution or use of the Software or any other materials.
  • Page 6 9. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws in force in the State of California as such laws are applied to agree- ments entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California resi- dents.

  • Page 7: For Eu Member States Only

    5. All company names and product names used in this document is the trademarks or regis- tered trademarks of their respective holder. This ICC Profile made by GretagMacbeth ProfileMaker and granted TOYO INK certain license to distribute by GretagMacbeth AG. TOYO Offset Coated 2.0 ©...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ....................... 1 Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 2 Space Requirements Printer Parts Front View 3 Rear View 4 Front View with Options 4 2 About the Software ................... 5 Printer Driver CD/DVD 6 PostScript Drivers PCL Drivers PPD Files Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD 8 Utilities...
  • Page 10 Displaying Windows Printer Driver Settings 14 Windows 7 14 Windows Vista/Server 2008 14 Windows Server 2003/XP 14 Windows 2000 14 Printer Driver Settings 15 Common Buttons OK 15 Cancel 15 Apply 15 Help 15 Favorite Setting 15 Paper View 16 Printer View 16 Quality View 16 Printer Information 16...
  • Page 11 PRINT MENU PAPER MENU QUALITY MENU CAMERA DIRECT MENU INTERFACE MENU SYS DEFAULT MENU MAINTENANCE MENU SERVICE MENU 5 Camera Direct ....................81 Camera Direct 82 Printing Directly from a Digital Camera 6 Using Media ..................... 85 Media Specifications 86 Media Types 87 Plain Paper (Recycled Paper) Thick Stock...
  • Page 12 Replacing Consumables 124 About Toner Cartridges Replacing a Toner Cartridge 126 Replacing a Imaging Unit 129 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle Replacing the Backup Battery 8 Maintaining the Printer ................. 141 Maintaining the Printer 142 Cleaning the Printer 146 Exterior Media Rollers Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Manual Feed Tray) 147 Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Tray 2/3/4/5) 148...
  • Page 13 Hard Disk Kit 204 Installing a Hard Disk Kit CompactFlash 206 Installing the CompactFlash card Duplex Option 209 Kit Contents Installing the Duplex Option Lower Feeder Unit 214 Kit Contents Installing a Lower Feeder Unit Caster Base 223 Kit Contents Installing the Caster Base Banner Tray 227 Installing the Banner Tray...
  • Page 14 Contents...

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction...

  • Page 16: Getting Acquainted With Your Printer

    Getting Acquainted with Your Printer Space Requirements To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance, adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below. 966 mm (38.0") Front View 100 mm 100 mm 650 mm (25.6") (3.9") (3.9") 577 mm (22.7") Side View 437 mm (17.2") 603 mm (23.7")

  • Page 17: Printer Parts

    Printer Parts The following drawings illustrate the parts of your printer referred to through- out this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them. Front View 1—Control panel 2—Toner cartridge (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) 3—Toner cartridge (Black) 4—Output tray 5—Top cover 6—Fuser unit 7—Transfer belt unit...

  • Page 18: Rear View

    Rear View 1—Filter 2 (Dust filter) 2—Digital Camera Direct Print Port 3—10Base-T/100Base-TX/ 1000Base-T ethernet interface port 4—USB port 5—Parallel port 6—Filter 3 (Ozone filter) 7—Power connection 8—Option cassette connector 9—Ventilation grilles Front View with Options 1—Duplex option 2—Lower feeder units (Tray 3/4/5) Getting Acquainted with Your Printer...

  • Page 19: About The Software

    About the Software...

  • Page 20: Printer Driver Cd/Dvd

    Printer Driver CD/DVD PostScript Drivers Operating System Use/Benefit Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server These drivers give you access to all of 2003/XP/2000 the printer features, including finish- ing and advanced layout. See also Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server “Displaying Windows Printer Driver 2003/XP/2000 for 64bit Settings”...

  • Page 21: Ppd Files

    PPD Files Operating System Use/Benefit Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server These PPD files allow you to install 2003/XP/2000 the printer for a variety of platforms, drivers, and applications. Mac OS X (10.2 or later)/9 (9.1 or These files are required in order to later) use the printer driver for each operat- ing system.

  • Page 22: Utilities And Documentation Cd/Dvd

    Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD Utilities Utility Use/Benefit Download Manager (Windows Vista/ This utility, which can be used only if Server 2003/XP/2000, Mac OS X an optional hard disk kit or 10.2.8 or later) CompactFrash card is installed, enables fonts and overlay data to be downloaded to a printer hard disk.
  • Page 23 Utility Use/Benefit PageScope Direct Print This application provides functions for sending PDF and TIFF files directly to a printer to be printed. For details, refer to the PageScope Direct Print User's Guide on the Utili- ties and Documentation CD/DVD. PageScope Plug and Print This utility automatically detects a new printer connected to the network and creates a print object on the Windows...

  • Page 24: System Requirements

    System Requirements Personal computer – Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended) – Power Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended) – Macintosh equipped with an intel processor Operating System – Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate/Enter- prise, Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Vista Home...

  • Page 25: Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (For Windows)

    – (Windows 7) From the Start menu, click Devices and Printers to open the Devices and Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PS printer icon, and then click Printing preferences. – (Windows Vista/Server 2008) From the Start menu, choose Control Panel, then Hardware and Sound, and then Printers to display the Printers directory.
  • Page 26 From the Device Options list, select an option, one at a time, and then select Enable or Disable from the Settings menu. If Printer Memory is selected, select 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB or 1024 MB, according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is 256 MB.

  • Page 27: Uninstalling The Windows Printer Driver

    Close all applications. Choose the Uninstall Program as follows: – (Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server 2003/XP) From the Start menu, choose All programs, KONICA MINOLTA, magicolor 7450, and then Uninstall Printer Driver. – (Windows 2000) From the Start menu, choose Programs, KONICA MINOLTA, magicolor 7450, and then Uninstall Printer Driver.

  • Page 28: Displaying Windows Printer Driver Settings

    Windows 7 From the Start menu, click Devices and Printers to open the Devices and Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PS printer icon, and then click Printing preferences. Windows Vista/Server 2008 From the Start menu, choose Control Panel, then Hardware and Sound, and then Printers to display the Printers directory.

  • Page 29: Printer Driver Settings

    Printer Driver Settings Common Buttons The buttons described below appear on each tab. Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made. Cancel Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made. Apply Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box. Help Click to view the help.

  • Page 30: Paper View

    Paper View Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area. This button does not appear on the Advanced and Quality tabs. Printer View Click the button to display an image of the printer (with all installed options) in the figure area.

  • Page 31: Basic Tab

    Basic Tab The Basic Tab allows you to Specify the orientation of the media Specify the size of the original document Select the output media size Zoom (expand/reduce) documents Specify the paper source Specify the type of media Specify the number of copies Turn on/off job collation Save a print job on the printer and print it later (Job Retention) Save a confidential job on the printer and protect it with a password...

  • Page 32: Cover Page Tab

    Adjust the binding margin Adjust the binding position Specify the position on the paper where the document is to be printed (PCL printer driver only) Cover Page Tab The Cover Page Tab allows you to Print front and back cover pages and separator pages Specify the tray that contains the media for the front and back cover pages and separator pages Watermark/Overlay Tab...

  • Page 33: Quality Tab

    Print a frame around watermarks Print transparent (shaded) watermarks Print the watermark on only the first page Print the watermark repeatedly throughout the all pages Quality Tab The Quality Tab allows you to Switch between color and grayscale printing Control the darkness of an image (Brightness) Specify the printer color settings (Quick Color) Perform color separation Specify the amount of details in graphic patterns (PCL printer driver only)

  • Page 34: Limitations On Printer Driver Functions Installed With Point And Print

    Limitations on Printer Driver Functions Installed with Point and Print If Point and Print is performed with the following server and client combina- tions, there are limitations on some printer driver functions. Server and client combinations Server: Windows Server 2008/Server 2003 Client: Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Functions with limitations applied Booklet, Skip Blank Pages, Front Cover Page, Back Cover Page, Separa-...

  • Page 35: Using The Status Monitor (Windows Only)

    Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only)

  • Page 36: Working With The Status Monitor

    Use one of the following steps to open the Status Monitor: Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP—From the Start menu, choose All Pro- grams, KONICA MINOLTA, and then Status Monitor. Double-click the Status Monitor icon displayed in the taskbar. Windows 2000—From the Start menu, choose Programs, KONICA MINOLTA, and then Status Monitor.

  • Page 37: Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts

    Printer Alerts—Displays text messages that alert you of conditions such as low toner. Recovery Instructions—Provides you with explanations of what you need to do in order to correct problems and recover from error conditions. Consumables Tab Displays the usage status (approximate percentage remaining) of each con- sumable.
  • Page 38 Closing the Status Monitor...

  • Page 39: Printer Control Panel And Configuration Menu

    Printer Control Panel and Configuration Menu...

  • Page 40: About The Control Panel

    About the Control Panel The control panel, located on the top of the printer, allows you to direct the printer’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer, including any condition that needs your attention. MESSAGE WINDOW Control Panel Indicators and Keys Indicator The printer is not ready...
  • Page 41 Function Cancels the currently displayed menu or menu choice Allows you to cancel one or all print jobs that are currently being printed or processed: 1. Press the Cancel key. 2. Press the Up or Down keys to select either CURRENT JOB ALL JOBS 3.

  • Page 42: Message Window

    Function Moves the cursor to the left Displays the previous help screen appears in the message window Message Window The current status of the printer, the amount of toner remaining, and any error messages can be viewed from the message window. MENU YMCK Details...

  • Page 43: Help Screens

    Help Screens The help screens appear when the Down key is pressed after an error occurred, such as a media misfeed, so that the error can be corrected. About the Control Panel...

  • Page 44: Configuration Menu Overview

    Configuration Menu Overview The configuration menu accessible from the control panel is structured as shown below. Main Menu READY PROOF/ PRINT MENU PRINT MENU PAPER MENU QUALITY MENU CAMERA DIRECT INTERFACE MENU SYS DEFAULT MENU MAINTENANCE MENU SERVICE MENU * This menu item appears only if an optional hard disk kit is installed. ** This menu item appears when INTERFACE MENU/CAMERA is set to...

  • Page 45: Proof/Print Menu

    PROOF/PRINT MENU This menu item appears only if an optional hard disk kit is installed. With this menu item, print jobs that were set to be saved on the hard disk by using Job Retention on the Basic tab of the printer driver can be printed or deleted.

  • Page 46: Entering A Password

    Press Key Until Display Reads “ ” Job name Desired job name PRINT DELETE If the selected print job was set as a secured job from the printer driver, a screen for entering the password appears. For details on typing the password, refer to “Entering a Password”...
  • Page 47 Press the Up and Down keys to increase or decrease the second digit of the password. Continue these steps until all four digits of the password are specified. Press the Menu/Select key. selection screen appears. PRINT/DELETE If an incorrect password is entered, appears and INVALID ENTRY the screen for entering the password appears again.

  • Page 48: Print Menu

    PRINT MENU With this menu, printer information, such as the configuration page and the demo page, can be printed. PRINT MENU CONFIGURATION DEMO PAGE STATISTICS PAGE FONT LIST POSTSCRIPT MENU MAP DIRECTORY LIST * This menu item appears only if an optional hard disk kit is installed. All factory default values are shown in bold.
  • Page 49 Settings FONT LIST POST PRINT/CANCEL SCRIPT Prints a PostScript font list. Settings PRINT/CANCEL Prints a PCL font list. Settings MENU MAP PRINT/CANCEL Prints a menu map. Settings DIRECTORY PRINT/CANCEL LIST Prints a directory list of the hard disk. The amounts remaining for the supplies/parts status and coverage information displayed using the statistics page may be different from the actual amounts and should be used only as reference.

  • Page 50: Paper Menu

    PAPER MENU With this menu, the media used for printing can be managed. PAPER MENU PAPER SOURCE DEFAULT TRAY DUPLEX TRAY 1 PAPER SIZE **** COPIES CUSTOM SIZE COLLATE PAPER TYPE TRAY 2 PAPER SIZE ***** CUSTOM SIZE PAPER TYPE SIZE SETTING TRAY 3 PAPER SIZE...
  • Page 51 * This menu item appears only if the optional duplex unit is installed. ** This menu item appears only if an optional hard disk kit is installed. *** These menu items appear only if corresponding optional lower feeder unit is installed. ****This menu item appears only when you select CUSTOM from the TRAY 1/PAPER SIZE menu.
  • Page 52 Selecting “ANY” is considered the same as if media with the size specified from the printer driver is loaded, and the pages are printed without the actual media size selected. Be sure to load media with the specified size. Refer to “SIZE ERR” on Page 196. The default setting for North America is .
  • Page 53 Settings PAPER ANY/PLAIN PAPER/ RECYCLED/THICK 1/ TYPE THICK 2/THICK 3/ LABEL/TRANSPARENCY/ TRANSPARENCY2/ ENVELOPE/POSTCARD/ LETTERHEAD/GLOSSY Select the setting for the type of media loaded into Tray 1. Selecting “ANY” is considered the same as if media with the type specified from the printer driver is loaded, and the pages are printed without the actual media type selected.
  • Page 54 Select the setting for the size of media loaded into Tray 2. This menu item appears only if is set to SIZE SETTING USER SELECT With any other setting, the media size set for is automatically TRAY2 detected. The default setting for North America is .
  • Page 55 Settings PAPER ANY/PLAIN PAPER/ TYPE RECYCLED/THICK 1/ THICK 2/THICK 3/ LABEL/TRANSPARENCY/ TRANSPARENCY2/ ENVELOPE/POSTCARD/ LETTERHEAD/GLOSSY Select the setting for the type of media loaded into Tray 2. Settings SIZE AUTO/USER SELECT SETTING is selected, the media size will AUTO be automatically detected. For media sizes that can be automatically detected when AUTO is selected, refer to “DETECT PAPER SIZE”...
  • Page 56 Settings TRAY TRAY ON/OFF MAPPING MAPPING is selected, logical tray 0 through 9 MODE can be selected and the assigned tray of this printer can be used. is selected, a logical tray cannot be used. This setting is used to link a tray setting specified from a third-party printer driver with trays on this printer.

  • Page 57: Quality Menu

    QUALITY MENU With this menu, settings for the print quality can be specified. QUALITY MENU COLOR MODE BRIGHTNESS PCL SETTING CONTRAST IMAGE PRINTING RGB SOURCE RGB INTENT RGB GRAY HALFTONE TEXT PRINTING RGB SOURCE GRAPHICS RGB INTENT PRINTING RGB GRAY HALFTONE PS SETTING IMAGE PRINTING...
  • Page 58 TEXT PRINTING RGB SOURCE RGB INTENT RGB GRAY DESTINATION PROF HALFTONE GRAPHICS RGB SOURCE PRINTING RGB INTENT RGB GRAY DESTINATION PROF HALFTONE SIMULATION SIMULATION PROF CALIBRATION TONE CALIBRATION SIMULATION INTENT AIDC PROCESS CMYK GRAY CMYK DENSITY IMAGE CMYK GRAY COLOR SEPARATION THIN LINE MODE Configuration Menu Overview...
  • Page 59 All factory default values are shown in bold. Settings COLOR COLOR/GRAYSCALE MODE is selected, the pages are printed in full color. COLOR is selected, the pages are printed in black GRAYSCALE and white. Settings BRIGHT- -15%/-10%/-5%/0%/+5%/+10%/ NESS +15% The brightness of the printed image can be adjusted. Settings CONTRAST -15%/-10%/-5%/0%/...
  • Page 60 Settings COMPOSITE GRAY BLACK/BLACK AND GRAY/ BLACK ONLY Specify how black and grays are reproduced in RGB image data. COMPOSITE BLACK selected, black is reproduced using the CMYK colors. BLACK AND GRAY selected, black and gray are reproduced using black only. is selected, BLACK ONLY black is reproduced using only...
  • Page 61 Settings TEXT DEVICE COLOR/ PRINTING SOURCE sRGB Specify the color space for RGB text data. DEVICE COLOR selected, no color space is specified. RGB source profiles downloaded with the Download Manager or PageScope Web Connection are available as RGB SOURCE. Settings VIVID/ INTENT...
  • Page 62 Settings HALF- LINE ART/ TONE DETAIL/SMOOTH Select how halftones are reproduced. is selected, LINE ART halftones are reproduced with high precision. is selected, DETAIL halftones are reproduced with detail. is selected, SMOOTH halftones are reproduced with smoothness. Settings GRAPHICS AS IMAGE/AS TEXT PRINTING Specify the color setting for graphics.
  • Page 63 Settings IMAGE DEVICE COLOR/ SETTINGS PRINTING SOURCE sRGB/ AppleRGB/ AdobeRGB1998/ ColorMatchRGB BlueAdjustRGB Specify the color space for RGB image data. DEVICE COLOR selected, no color space is specified. RGB source profiles downloaded with the Download Manager or PageScope Web Connection are available as RGB SOURCE.
  • Page 64 Settings COMPOSITE GRAY BLACK/BLACK AND GRAY/ BLACK ONLY Specify how black and grays are reproduced in RGB image data. COMPOSITE BLACK selected, black is reproduced using the CMYK colors. BLACK AND GRAY selected, black and gray are reproduced using black only. is selected, BLACK ONLY black is reproduced using only...
  • Page 65 Settings HALF- LINE ART/ TONE DETAIL/SMOOTH Select how halftones are reproduced. is selected, LINE ART halftones are reproduced with high precision. is selected, DETAIL halftones are reproduced with detail. is selected, SMOOTH halftones are reproduced with smoothness. Settings TEXT DEVICE COLOR/ PRINTING SOURCE sRGB/...
  • Page 66 Settings VIVID/ INTENT PHOTOGRAPHIC/ RELATIVE COLOR/ ABSOLUTE COLOR Specify the characteristic applied when converting RGB text data to CMYK data. is selected, a vivid VIVID output is produced. PHOTOGRAPHIC selected, a brighter output is produced. RELATIVE COLOR selected, relative color is applied to the RGB source profile.
  • Page 67 Settings DESTI- AUTO NATION Specify the destination profile. PROF is selected, a AUTO destination profile that the printer automatically adapts is selected based on a combination of the specified color matching, halftones and other profiles. Destination profiles downloaded with the Download Manager or PageScope Web Connection are available as DESTINATION PROF.
  • Page 68 Settings GRAPHICS DEVICE COLOR/ PRINTING SOURCE sRGB/ AppleRGB/ AdobeRGB1998/ ColorMatchRGB BlueAdjustRGB Specify the color space for RGB image data. DEVICE COLOR selected, no color space is specified. RGB source profiles downloaded with the Download Manager or PageScope Web Connection are available as RGB SOURCE.
  • Page 69 Settings COMPOSITE GRAY BLACK/BLACK AND GRAY/ BLACK ONLY Specify how black and grays are reproduced in RGB image data. COMPOSITE BLACK selected, black is reproduced using the CMYK colors. BLACK AND GRAY selected, black and gray are reproduced using black only. is selected, BLACK ONLY black is reproduced using only...
  • Page 70 Settings SIMULATION SIMU- NONE/SWOP/ LATION Euroscale/ PROF CommercialPre ss/TOYO/DIC Specify the simulation profile. is selected, no NONE simulation profile is specified. Simulation profiles downloaded with the Download Manager or PageScope Web Connection are available as SIMULATION PROF. Settings SIMU- RELATIVE LATION COLOR/ INTENT...
  • Page 71 Settings CMYK COMPOSITE GRAY BLACK/BLACK AND GRAY/ BLACK ONLY Specify how black and grays are reproduced using the CMYK colors. COMPOSITE BLACK selected, black is reproduced using the CMYK colors. BLACK AND GRAY selected, black and gray are reproduced using black only. is selected, BLACK ONLY black is reproduced using only...
  • Page 72 Settings CMYK CYAN/ HIGH- -3/-2/ DENSITY MAGENTA/ LIGHT -1/0/ YELLOW/ +1/+2/ BLACK The density of the highlight color in images can be adjusted. Settings MIDDLE -3/-2/ -1/0/ +1/+2/ The density of the middle color in images can be adjusted. Settings SHADOW -3/-2/ -1/0/...

  • Page 73: Camera Direct Menu

    CAMERA DIRECT MENU This menu item appears when INTERFACE MENU/CAMERA DIRECT set to ENABLE With this menu, settings for “camera direct” function can be specified. These settings are overridden by any settings configured within the digital camera. For details on camera direct, refer to “Camera Direct” on page 82. CAMERA DIRECT PAPER SOURCE LAYOUT...
  • Page 74 All factory default values are shown in bold. Settings PAPER TRAY1/TRAY2/TRAY3/TRAY4/TRAY5 SOURCE The tray that is used can be specified. appear only if the optional lower feeder TRAY 3, 4, 5 units are installed. Settings LAYOUT 1-UP/2-UP/3-UP/4-UP/6-UP/8-UP Specify the number of images printed on a single sheet of media. When set to , only one image will be printed on a single 1-UP...
  • Page 75 Settings RGB GRAY COMPOSITE BLACK/BLACK AND GRAY/BLACK ONLY Specify how black and grays are reproduced in RGB image data. is selected, black is COMPOSITE BLACK reproduced using the CMYK colors. is selected, black and gray BLACK AND GRAY are reproduced using black only. is selected, black is reproduced BLACK ONLY using only black.

  • Page 76: Interface Menu

    INTERFACE MENU With this menu, interface settings can be specified. Restart the printer after changing settings in the menu. ETHERNET INTERFACE MENU JOB TIMEOUT ETHERNET TCP/IP ENABLE IP ADDRESS CAMERA DIRECT SUBNET MASK DEFAULT GATEWAY DHCP/BOOTP TELNET NETWARE ENABLE APPLETALK ENABLE SPEED/DUPLEX Configuration Menu Overview...
  • Page 77 All factory default values are shown in bold. Settings 5 seconds-15 seconds-300 seconds TIME- Specify the timeout interval for a print job being received. Settings ETHER- TCP/IP ENABLE YES/NO is selected, TCP/IP is enabled. is selected, TCP/IP is disabled. Setting 000.000.000.000 ADDRESS Set the IP address for this printer on the...
  • Page 78 Settings TELNET ENABLE/DISABLE Select whether to enable or disable Telnet transmissions. When is selected, Telnet ENABLE transmissions are enabled. When is selected, Telnet DISABLE transmissions are disabled. Settings NETWARE ENABLE YES/NO is selected, NetWare is enabled. is selected, NetWare is disabled. Settings APPLE ENABLE...

  • Page 79: Sys Default Menu

    SYS DEFAULT MENU With this menu, settings can be specified to adjust the operation of the printer, such as the display language of the message window and the time until the machine enters Energy Saver mode. SYS DEFAULT MENU LANGUAGE EMULATION DEF.
  • Page 80 ENERGY SAVER ENERGY SAVER TIME MENU TIMEOUT BRIGHTNESS SECURITY CHANGE PASSWORD LOCK PANEL CLOCK DATE (xx.xx.xx) TIME HDD FORMAT USER AREA ONLY CARD FOR- RESTORE RESTORE NETWORK DEFAULTS RESTORE PRINTER RESTORE ALL ENABLE PAPER EMPTY TRAY1 WARNING IMAGING UNIT TONER LOW TRAY2 LIFE ****...
  • Page 81 * These menu items appear only if an optional hard disk kit is installed. ** This menu item appears when you select ON from the ENERGY SAVER menu. ***This menu item appears only if an optional CompactFlash card is installed. ****These menu items appear only if corresponding optional lower feeder unit is installed.
  • Page 82 Settings CR/LF CR=CR LF=LF/CR=CRLF MAP- LF=LF/CR=CR PING LF=LFCR/CR=CRLF LF=LFCR Select the definitions of the CR/LF codes in the PCL language. Settings LINES 5-60-128 Specify the number of lines per page in PAGE the PCL language. Settings FONT FONT 0-102 SOURCE NUMBER Specify the default font in the PCL language.
  • Page 83 Settings PAPER DEFAULT PAPER LETTER/11x17/LEGAL/ PAPER SIZE EXECUTIVE/A3WIDE/A3/ A4/A5/A6/B4(JIS)/ B5(JIS)/B6(JIS)/GOVT LETTER/STATEMENT/ FOLIO/SP FOLIO/UK QUARTO/FOOLSCAP/GOVT LEGAL/16K/12x18/ 11x14/4x6/D8K/KAI 8/ KAI 16/KAI 32/ENV C5/ENV C6/ENV DL/ENV MONARCH/ENV CHOU#3/ ENV CHOU#4/B5(ISO)/ ENV #10/ENV YOU#4/ JPOST/JPOST-D/CUSTOM Select the size of media that is normally used. The default setting for North America is .
  • Page 84 Settings PAPER PLAIN PAPER/ TYPE RECYCLED/THICK 1/ THICK 2/THICK 3/ LABEL/TRANSPARENCY/ TRANSPARENCY 2/ ENVELOPE/POSTCARD/ LETTERHEAD/GLOSSY Select the type of media that is normally used. Settings DETECT INCHE SIZE/MILLIMETER SIZE PAPER Specify the detection reference for automatically SIZE detecting the media size. is selected, the media size will be INCH SIZE detected based on inch sizes.
  • Page 85 Settings AUTO ON/OFF CON- Select whether or not printing continues if the size or type of TINUE media in the selected tray is different from the size or type of media for the print job. is set to , printing automatically con- AUTO CONTINUE tinues after about 10 seconds under the following conditions.
  • Page 86 Settings MENU OFF/1 minute/2 minutes TIME Specify the length of time until the status screen is displayed when no operation is performed while a menu or help screen is displayed in the message window. If is selected, no timeout occurs. Settings -3/-2/-1/0/+1/+2/+3 BRIGHT...
  • Page 87 Initialize the user area of the hard disk. When this USER menu item is selected, the printer is automatically FORMAT AREA restarted. ONLY Initialize the hard disk. When this menu item is selected, the printer is automatically restarted. Initialize the card. When this menu is selected, the printer is CARD automatically restarted.
  • Page 88 Settings IMAG- STOP/CONTINUE is selected, printing stops when the end of the service STOP UNIT life for the imaging unit is detected. LIFE is selected, printing continues even if the end of CONTINUE the service life for the imaging unit is detected. Configuration Menu Overview...

  • Page 89: Maintenance Menu

    MAINTENANCE MENU With this menu, maintenance on this printer can be performed. In order to use this menu, the administrator password must be entered. MAINTENANCE MENU PRINT MENU EVENT LOG HALFTONE 64 CYAN/MAGENTA/ YELLOW/BLACK 64 HALFTONE 128 CYAN/MAGENTA/ YELLOW/BLACK 128 HALFTONE 256 CYAN/MAGENTA/ YELLOW/BLACK 256...
  • Page 90 DUPLEX PASS PLAIN PAPER IMG ADJ CYAN THICK 1/2/3 THICK POSTCARD MAGENTA ENVELOPE YELLOW BLACK IMG ADJ BLACK FUSER LOOP All factory default values are shown in bold. Settings PRINT EVENT PRINT/CANCEL MENU Prints the event log. Settings HALF- CYAN/ PRINT/CANCEL TONE MAGENTA/...
  • Page 91 Settings ALIGN- PLAIN -30-30 MENT ADJUST PAPER When printing on plain paper, specify the MENT size of the top margin. Settings THICK -30-30 When printing on thick paper 1, specify the size of the top margin. Settings THICK -30-30 When printing on thick paper 2, specify the size of the top margin.
  • Page 92 Settings LEFT LEFT -30-30 When duplex printing on media in Tray 1, DUPLEX TRAY1 specify the size of the left margin. Settings LEFT -30-30 When duplex printing on media in Tray 2, TRAY2 specify the size of the left margin. Settings LEFT -30-30...
  • Page 93 Settings THICK -5-5 When printing on thick 3 using simplex pass, correct the sec- ondary image transfer current. Settings POST- -5-5 CARD When printing on postcard using simplex pass, correct the secondary image transfer current. Settings ENVELO -5-5 When printing on envelope using simplex pass, correct the secondary image transfer current.

  • Page 94: Service Menu

    Settings ENVE- -5-5 LOPE When printing on envelope using duplex pass, correct the secondary image transfer cur- rent. Settings CYAN -5-5 When printing on thick paper, adjust the THICK cyan in the image. Settings MAGENTA -5-5 When printing on thick paper, adjust the magenta in the image.

  • Page 95: Camera Direct

    Camera Direct...

  • Page 96: Camera Direct

    Camera Direct If a digital camera with PictBridge (1.0 or later) is connected to the printer through the Camera Direct Print port, images stored on the digital camera can be printed directly from the printer. For details on using the digital camera, refer to your digital cameras manual.
  • Page 97 Connect the USB cable to the digital camera and to the camera direct port. A USB cable is not included with the printer and must be purchased separately, if not supplied with your digital camera. From the digital camera, specify the image that you wish to print and the desired number of copies.
  • Page 98 Camera Direct...

  • Page 99: Using Media

    Using Media...

  • Page 100: Media Specifications

    Media Specifications What types and sizes of media can I load? Media Size Media Feed Media Inch Millimeter Direction 10.6 x 15.4 270.0 x 390.0 11x14 11.0 x 14.0 279.4 x 355.6 4.0 x 6.0 101.6 x 152.4 4.1 x 5.8 105.0 x 148.0 B6(JIS) 5.0 x 7.2...

  • Page 101: Media Types

    Media Types Before purchasing a large quantity of special media, do a trial print with the same media and check the print quality. Keep media on a flat, level surface in its original wrapper until it is time to load it. For a list of approved media, refer to printer.konicaminolta.com. Plain Paper (Recycled Paper) Capacity Tray 1...
  • Page 102 Unapproved iron-on transfer media (such as heat-sensitive paper, heat-pressure paper, and heat-press transfer paper) Cold-water-transfer paper Pressure sensitive Designed specifically for inkjet printers (such as superfine paper, glossy paper, glossy film, and postcards) Already printed on by another printer, copier, or fax machine Dusty Wet (or damp) Keep media between 35% and 85% relative humidity.

  • Page 103: Thick Stock

    Thick Stock Paper thicker than 90 g/m (24 lb bond) is referred to as thick stock. Test all thick stock to ensure acceptable performance and to ensure that the image does not shift. Capacity Tray 1 Up to 10 thick stock sheets, depending on (Manual Feed their thickness.

  • Page 104: Envelopes

    DO NOT use thick stock that is Mixed with any other media in Tray 1 (as this will cause printer misfeed- ing) Envelopes Print on the front (address) side only. Some parts of the envelope consist of three layers of paper—the front, back, and flap. Anything printed in these lay- ered regions may be lost or faded.
  • Page 105 Too rough of a surface Material that will melt, vaporize, offset, discolor, or emit dangerous fumes Been presealed Media Types...

  • Page 106: Labels

    Labels A sheet of labels consists of a face sheet (the printing surface), adhesive, and a carrier sheet: The face sheet must follow the plain paper specification. The face sheet surface must cover the entire carrier sheet, and no adhe- sive should come through on the surface.

  • Page 107: Letterhead

    Are precut or perforated OK to use Do not use Shiny backed paper Full-page labels (uncut) Letterhead Try printing your data on a sheet of plain paper first to check placement. Capacity Tray 1 Up to 10 sheets, depending on their size and (Manual Feed thickness Tray)

  • Page 108: Transparencies

    Orientation Tray 1 Face down (Manual Feed Tray) Tray 2 Face up Tray 3/4/5 — Driver Postcard Media Type Weight 64–163 g/m² (17–90 lb) Duplexing Not supported Use postcards that are Approved for laser printers DO NOT use postcards that are Coated Designed for inkjet printers Precut or perforated...

  • Page 109: Glossy Stock

    If you have problems feeding 20 sheets, try loading only 1–10 sheets at a time. Loading a large number of transparencies at one time may cause static buildup, thus causing feeding problems. Capacity Tray 1 Up to 10 transparencies, depending on their (Manual Feed thickness Tray)

  • Page 110: What Is The Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area

    Orientation Tray 1 Face down (Manual Feed Tray) Tray 2 Face up Tray 3/4/5 — Driver Glossy Media Type Weight 64–90 g/m² (17–24 lb) Duplexing Not supported DO NOT use glossy stock that is Mixed with any other media in Tray 1/2 (as this will cause printer misfeed- ing) What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? The printable area on all media sizes is...

  • Page 111: Imageable Area-Envelopes

    Imageable Area—Envelopes Envelopes have a nonguaranteed imageable area that varies with envelope type. The enve- lope print orienta- Nonimageable area tion is Nonguaranteed area deter- mined Guaranteed by your area applica- tion. a = 4 mm (0.157") b = 4.2 mm (0.165") Page Margins Margins are set through your application.

  • Page 112: Loading Media

    Loading Media How do I load media? Take off the top and bottom sheets of a ream of media. Holding a stack of approximately 100 sheets at a time, fan the stack to prevent static buildup before inserting it in a tray. Do not fan transparencies.
  • Page 113 Slide the media guides to pro- vide more space between them. Load the paper face down in the tray. Do not load paper above the line. Up to 100 sheets (80 g/m [22 lb]) of plain paper can be loaded into the tray at one time.

  • Page 114: Other Media

    Slide the media guides against the edges of the paper. Select in the PAPER MENU/PAPER SOURCE/TRAY1/PAPER SIZE configuration menu, and then select the setting for the size of paper that is loaded. See also “PAPER SIZE” on page 37. When printing from Tray 1 with the corresponding Paper Source setting selected in the printer driver (Manual Feed), it is not neces- sary to change the configuration menu setting.

  • Page 115: Loading Envelopes

    Loading Envelopes Pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1. Push up the top cover. Loading Media...
  • Page 116 Push down the left and right release levers M2 to the position. Close the top cover. Loading Media...
  • Page 117 Close the right side cover. Open Tray 1. Slide the media guides to pro- vide more space between them. Loading Media...
  • Page 118 Load the envelopes in the tray face down with the flaps toward the outside of the tray. Before loading enve- lopes, press them down to make sure that all air is removed, and make sure that the flaps are com- pletely open and pressed flat;...

  • Page 119: Loading Label Sheets/Postcards/Thick Stock/Glossy Stock And Transparencies

    Select in the PAPER MENU/PAPER SOURCE/TRAY1/PAPER TYPE configuration menu, and then select the setting for the type of paper that is loaded. See also “PAPER TYPE” on page 39. When printing from Tray 1 with the corresponding Paper Source setting selected in the printer driver (Manual Feed), it is not neces- sary to change the configuration menu setting.
  • Page 120 Load the media face down in the tray. Up to 10 sheets can be loaded into the tray at one time. Slide the media guides against the edges of the media. Select in the PAPER MENU/PAPER SOURCE/TRAY1/PAPER TYPE configuration menu, and then select the setting for the type of media that is loaded.

  • Page 121: Loading The Banner Paper

    Loading the Banner Paper Paper up to 1200 mm long can be loaded into the bypass tray and printed one at a time. If the optional banner tray is installed, up to 10 sheets can be printed continuously. For details, refer to “Banner Tray” on page 227. Open Tray 1.
  • Page 122 Load the banner paper face down with the end inserted into the slot as much as possible. 1 sheet of the banner paper can be loaded into the tray at one time. In order to avoid toner smudges, do not load curled paper.

  • Page 123: Tray 2

    Tray 2 Loading Media Pull out Tray 2. Press down the media pressure plate to lock it into place. Note Do not touch the media feed roller’s surface. This could lower image quality. Loading Media...
  • Page 124 Slide the media guides to pro- vide more space between them. To load media of a non-standard size, first load the media and then adjust the media guides to the size of the loaded media. For media exceeding A3 size, adjust the guides as shown in the illustration.
  • Page 125 Do not load above the mark. Up to 250 sheets (80 g/m [22 lb]) of plain paper can be loaded into the tray at one time. A maximum of 50 sheets of thick paper 1/2, label sheets, letterhead pages, postcards, overhead pro- jector transparencies or glossy paper can be loaded.

  • Page 126: Printing On Envelopes

    Printing on Envelopes Pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1. Open the top cover. Loading Media...
  • Page 127 Push down the left and right release levers M2 to the position. Close the top cover. Loading Media...
  • Page 128 Close the right side cover. Note Since a media misfeed or decreased print quality may occur, be sure to return the levers on the fuser unit to the setting for plain paper before printing on media other than envelopes. Loading Media...

  • Page 129: Tray 3/4/5 (Optional Lower Feeder Units)

    Tray 3/4/5 (Optional Lower Feeder Units) Loading Plain Paper Pull out Tray 3/4/5. Slide the media guides to pro- vide more space between them. Loading Media...
  • Page 130 Load the paper face up in the tray. Do not load above the mark. Up to 500 sheets (80 g/m [22 lb]) of plain paper can be loaded into the tray at one time. Slide the media guides against the edges of the paper. Loading Media...
  • Page 131 Close Tray 3 (4/5). Select PAPER MENU/PAPER SOURCE/TRAY3 TRAY4 TRAY5 in the configuration menu, and then select the setting for /PAPER TYPE the type of paper that is loaded. See also “PAPER TYPE” on page 41. Loading Media...

  • Page 132: Duplexing

    Duplexing Select paper with high opacity for duplex (2-sided) printing. Opacity refers to how effectively paper blocks out what is written on the opposite side of the page. If the paper has low opacity (high translucency), then the printed data from one side of the page will show through to the other side.
  • Page 133 If “Long Edge (Left)” is selected, the pages will be laid out to flip at the left side. If “Long Edge (Right)” is selected, the pages will be laid out to flip at the right side. In addition, if “N-up” has been set to “Booklet”, autoduplex printing is per- formed.

  • Page 134: Output Tray

    Output Tray All printed media is output to the face-down output tray on top of the printer. This tray has a capacity of approximately 350 sheets (A4/Letter) of 80 g/m (22 lb) paper. If the media is stacked too high in the output tray, your printer may experience media misfeeds, excessive media curl, or static buildup.

  • Page 135: Media Storage

    Media Storage How do I store media? Keep media on a flat, level surface in its original wrapper until it is time to load it. Media that has been stored for a long time out of its packaging may dry up too much and cause misfeeding.
  • Page 136 Media Storage...

  • Page 137: Replacing Consumables

    Replacing Consumables...

  • Page 138: Replacing Consumables

    Replacing Consumables Note Failure to follow instructions as outlined in this manual could result in voiding your warranty. Note If an error message ( , etc.) TONER EMPTY TRANS.BELT END OF LIFE appears, print out the configuration page, and then check the status of the other consumables.
  • Page 139 When replacing a toner cartridge, refer to the following table. For optimum print quality and performance, use only approved KONICA MINOLTA toner cartridges for your specific printer type, as listed in the table below. You can find your printer type and the toner cartridge part numbers on the consum- ables reorder label inside the front cover your printer.

  • Page 140: Replacing A Toner Cartridge

    Level during handling and storage. Do not hold, stand or store cartridges on their ends or turn them upside down; the toner inside the cartridges may become caked or unequally distributed. Away from salty air and corrosive gases such as aerosols. Replacing a Toner Cartridge Note Be careful not to spill toner while replacing a toner cartridge.
  • Page 141 Open the printer’s front cover. Pull up the locking tab of the empty toner cartridge to unlock it. Pull out the toner cartridge as far as possible, and then pull it up to remove it. The replacement procedure for the toner cartridge is the same for all colors (yellow: Y, magenta: M, cyan: C, and black: K).
  • Page 142 Shake the cartridge to distribute the toner. 3 × Align the toner cartridge with the slots in the machine, and then insert the cartridge until the lock- ing tab locks into place. Close the front cover. If the toner cartridge is not fully inserted, the front cover cannot be closed.

  • Page 143: Replacing A Imaging Unit

    Replacing a Imaging Unit When replacing a imaging unit, refer to the following table. For optimum print quality and performance, use only approved KONICA MINOLTA imaging units for your specific printer type, as listed in the table below. You can find your printer type and the imaging unit part numbers on the consumables reorder label inside the front cover your printer.
  • Page 144 on the is set to IMAGING UNIT LIFE SYS DEFAULT MENU STOP the message (where “ ”. represents the color of the I-UNIT LIFE X toner) appears when a imaging unit becomes empty. Follow the steps below to replace the imaging unit. on the menu is IMAGING UNIT LIFE...
  • Page 145 Check the color of the new imaging unit to be installed. In order to prevent toner from spilling, leave the imaging unit in the bag until step 5 is being performed. Remove the imaging unit from its packaging. Peel off the tape, and then remove the packing material.
  • Page 146 Hold the imaging unit with both hands, and then shake it twice as shown in the illustration. Remove the packing tape from the imaging unit. Remove the tape, cover and mounting bracket on the bottom of the imaging unit. Replacing Consumables...
  • Page 147 While supporting the imaging unit from the bottom, insert it into the printer. At this time, make sure that the imaging unit is the same color as the imaging unit compartment. Grab the handle on top of the imaging unit, slightly pull it up, then toward you to remove the OPC drum cover.

  • Page 148: Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle

    Close the front cover. If the imaging unit is not fully inserted, the front cover cannot be closed. The printer must com- plete a 75-second cali- bration cycle after the toner cartridge has been replaced. If you open the front cover before the message READY appears, the printer stops...
  • Page 149 Remove the dust filter, and then insert the new dust filter included with the waste toner bottle. Push the waste toner release lever. Slowly slide the waste toner bot- tle all the way out. Be careful not to spill any toner.
  • Page 150 Dispose of the waste toner bottle. Note Dispose of the used waste toner bottle according to your local regulations. Do not burn the waste toner bottle. Prepare a new waste toner bottle. Slide the waste toner bottle all the way into the printer. Close the front cover.

  • Page 151: Replacing The Backup Battery

    Replacing the Backup Battery If the backup battery is dead, the printer’s date and time cannot be retained. Follow the procedure described below to replace the backup battery. Note Only use the coin-shaped 3V lithium battery CR2032. It's very important to protect the printer controller board and any associated circuit boards from electrostatic damage.
  • Page 152 Remove the hook, and then remove the backup battery. Insert a new backup battery. When inserting the new backup battery, be sure that the + side faces upside. Note Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to your local regulations.
  • Page 153 Reconnect the power cord, and turn on the printer. on the menu to set the date, DATE SYS DEFAULT MENU/CLOCK and use on the menu to set the TIME SYS DEFAULT MENU/CLOCK time. Replacing Consumables...
  • Page 154 Replacing Consumables...

  • Page 155: Maintaining The Printer

    Maintaining the Printer...

  • Page 156: Maintaining The Printer

    Maintaining the Printer CAUTION Read all caution and warning labels carefully, making sure to follow any instructions contained in them. These labels are located on the inside of the printer’s covers and the interior of the printer body. Handle the printer with care to preserve its life. Abuse handling may cause damage and void your warranty.
  • Page 157 Do not leave the printer’s covers open for any length of time, especially in well-lit places; light may damage the imaging units. Do not open the printer during printing. Do not tap media stacks on the printer. Do not lubricate or disassemble the printer. Do not tilt the printer.
  • Page 158 When lifting the printer, fold up Tray 1, and then lift the printer as shown in the illustration at the right. If an optional lower feeder unit is installed, remove it before lifting the printer. If you get toner on your skin, wash it off with cool water and a mild soap. CAUTION If you get toner in your eyes, wash it out immediately with cool water and consult a doctor.
  • Page 159 Before using the printer again, be sure to return the levers to the position for normal printing. If media other than enve- lopes are printed without the levers returned to their normal positions, decreased print quality may result. Maintaining the Printer...

  • Page 160: Cleaning The Printer

    Cleaning the Printer CAUTION Be sure to turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before cleaning. Exterior Control Panel Ventilation Grill Printer Exterior Cleaning the Printer...

  • Page 161: Media Rollers

    Media Rollers The accumulation of paper dust and other debris on the media rollers can cause media-feeding problems. Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Manual Feed Tray) Open Tray 1. Clean the media feed rollers by wiping them with a soft, dry cloth.

  • Page 162: Cleaning The Media Feed Rollers (Tray 2/3/4/5)

    Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Tray 2/3/4/5) Pull out the tray. Clean the media feed rollers by wiping them with a soft, dry cloth. Close the tray. Cleaning the Printer...

  • Page 163: Cleaning The Duplex Option Feed Rollers

    Cleaning the Duplex Option Feed Rollers Open the duplex cover. Clean the feed rollers by wiping them with a soft, dry cloth. Close the duplex cover. Cleaning the Printer...

  • Page 164: Cleaning The Media Transfer Rollers For Tray 3/4/5

    Cleaning the Media Transfer Rollers for Tray 3/4/5 Open the right side cover of Tray 3/4/5. Before opening the right side cover of Tray 3/4/5, fold up Tray 1. Clean the media transfer rollers by wiping them with a soft, dry cloth.

  • Page 165: Cleaning The Laser Lens

    Cleaning the Laser Lens This printer is constructed with four laser lenses. Clean all lenses as described below. The laser lens cleaning tool should be attached to the inside of the front cover. Open the printer’s front cover and remove the cleaning tool from the machine's front cover.
  • Page 166 Close the front cover. Cleaning the Printer...

  • Page 167: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting...

  • Page 168: Introduction

    Introduction This chapter provides information to aid you in resolving printer problems you may encounter, or at least guide you to the proper sources for help. Printing the configuration page Page 154 Preventing media misfeeds Page 155 Understanding the media path Page 156 Clearing media misfeeds Page 157...

  • Page 169: Preventing Media Misfeeds

    Preventing Media Misfeeds Make sure that... Media matches the printer specifications. Media is flat, especially on the leading edge. The printer is on a hard, flat, level surface. You store media in a dry location away from moisture and humidity. You remove transparencies from the output tray immediately after printing to avoid static buildup.

  • Page 170: Understanding The Media Path

    Understanding the Media Path Understanding the printer’s media path will help you locate media misfeeds. 1 Toner cartridge 2 Transfer belt unit 3 Imaging unit 4 Laser 5 Tray 2 6 Tray 3 (optional) 7 Tray 4 (optional) 8 Tray 5 (optional) 9 Fuser unit 10 Duplex option 11 Tray 1 (Manual feed tray)

  • Page 171: Clearing Media Misfeeds

    Clearing Media Misfeeds To avoid damage, always remove misfed media gently, without tearing it. Any piece of media left in the printer, whether large or small, can obstruct the media path and cause further misfeeds. Do not reload media that has misfed. Note The image is not fixed on the media before the fusing process.

  • Page 172: Media Misfeed Messages And Clearing Procedures

    Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures Media Misfeed Message Page Reference Page 159 PAPER JAM TRAY2 Page 163 PAPER JAM TRAY3 Page 163 PAPER JAM TRAY4 Page 163 PAPER JAM TRAY5 Page 165 PAPER JAM DUPLEX1 Page 165 PAPER JAM DUPLEX2 Page 166 PAPER JAM...

  • Page 173: Clearing A Media Misfeed In Tray 2

    Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 2 Pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1. Carefully pull out the misfed media. Clearing Media Misfeeds...
  • Page 174 CAUTION The area around the fuser unit is extremely hot. Touching anything other than the indicated levers and dials may result in burns. If you get burned, immediately cool the skin under cold water, and then seek professional medical attention. Note Decreased print quality may result if the surface of the image...
  • Page 175 Close the right side cover. Pull out Tray 2, and then remove all media from the tray. Fan the media you removed and then align it well. If transparencies are loaded, do not fan them; otherwise, static electricity may be produced, resulting in another media misfeed. Clearing Media Misfeeds...
  • Page 176 Load the media face up in Tray 2. Make sure that the media is flat. Do not load media above the mark. Slide the media guides against the edge of the media. Close Tray 2. Clearing Media Misfeeds...

  • Page 177: Clearing A Media Misfeed In Tray 3/4/5

    Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 3/4/5 Open the right side cover of Tray 3 (4/5). Before opening the right side cover of Tray 3 (4/5), fold up Tray 1. Carefully pull out the misfed media. Close the right side cover of Tray 3 (4/5).
  • Page 178 Pull out Tray 3 (4/5), and then remove all paper from the tray. Fan the paper you removed and then align it well. Load the paper face up in Tray 3 (4/5). Make sure that the paper is flat. Do not load paper above the mark.

  • Page 179: Clearing A Media Misfeed From The Duplex Option

    Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Duplex Option Open the duplex cover. Carefully pull out the misfed media. Close the duplex cover. Clearing Media Misfeeds...

  • Page 180: Clearing A Media Misfeed From The Fuser Unit

    Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Fuser Unit Pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1. Push up the top cover. Carefully pull out the misfed media. Clearing Media Misfeeds...
  • Page 181 CAUTION The area around the fuser unit is extremely hot. Touching anything other than the indicated levers and dials may result in burns. If you get burned, immediately cool the skin under cold water, and then seek professional medical attention. Note Decreased print quality may result if the surface of the image...
  • Page 182 Push up the M2 release levers, and then pull inside cover M3 toward you to open it. When pushing up the M2 release levers, push up both at the same time. The M2 release levers will automatically return to their correct orig- inal positions when you close the top cover.
  • Page 183 After closing the top cover, close the right side cover. Be sure to close the top cover before closing the right side cover. Close the right side cover. Clearing Media Misfeeds...

  • Page 184: Clearing A Media Misfeed From Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) And Transfer Roller

    Clearing a Media Misfeed from Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) and Transfer Roller Remove all media from Tray 1. If the misfed media cannot be removed, pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1.
  • Page 185 Carefully pull out the misfed media. CAUTION The area around the fuser unit is extremely hot. Touching anything other than the indicated levers and dials may result in burns. If you get burned, immediately cool the skin under cold water, and then seek professional medical attention.
  • Page 186 Note Decreased print quality may result if the surface of the image transfer belt or the transfer roller is touched. Be careful not to touch the surface of the image transfer belt or transfer roller. Close the right side cover. Clearing Media Misfeeds...

  • Page 187: Solving Problems With Media Misfeeds

    Recheck the media path and make misfed in the printer. sure that you have removed all of the misfed media. Duplex Unsupported media Use KONICA MINOLTA-approved option mis- (wrong size, thick- media. See “Media Specifications” on feeds. ness, type, etc.) is page 86.
  • Page 188 Symptom Cause Solution Media is The media is not cor- Remove the misfed media and reposi- misfeeding. rectly positioned in tion the media properly in the tray. the tray. The number of sheets Remove the excess media and reload in the tray exceeds the correct number of sheets in the the maximum tray.
  • Page 189 Do not fan transparencies before load- ing them. Unsupported media Use KONICA MINOLTA-approved (wrong size, thick- media. ness, type, etc.) is See “Media Specifications” on page being used.

  • Page 190: Solving Other Problems

    Solving Other Problems For details on consumables, access www.q-shop.com. Symptom Cause Solution Printer The power cord is not Turn off the printer, confirm that the power is not correctly plugged into power cord is correctly plugged into the the outlet. outlet, and then turn on the printer.
  • Page 191 Wait. No action needed. plex. The printer memory is Add more memory. insufficient. A toner cartridge for a Install a correct KONICA MINOLTA different region or an toner cartridge approved for your spe- unapproved genuine cific printer. toner cartridge is...
  • Page 192 Symptom Cause Solution Not all pages The printer has the Check your cable. print. wrong kind of cable, or the printer is not configured for the correct cable and port. The Cancel key was Make sure no one pressed the Cancel pressed.
  • Page 193 Symptom Cause Solution You are Media or settings are For autoduplexing, make sure that you experienc- not correct. have a duplex option installed. ing duplex Make sure that you are using correct problems. media. See “Media Specifications” on page Do not duplex envelopes, labels, postcards, thick stock, or transpar- encies.
  • Page 194 The transfer roller or Check them for damage. If necessary, fuser unit is defective. contact Technical Support with the error information. Unsupported media Use KONICA MINOLTA-approved (wrong size, thick- media. See “Media Specifications” on ness, type, etc.) is page 86. being used.

  • Page 195: Solving Problems With Printing Quality

    Solving Problems with Printing Quality Symptom Cause Solution Nothing is One or more of the Remove the imaging units and check printed, or imaging units may be for damage. If it is damaged, replace it. there are defective. blank spots The printer driver is Select the proper setting in the printer on the...
  • Page 196 Symptom Cause Solution Image is too Laser lens is dirty. Clean the laser lens. light; there is The media is moist Remove the moist media and replace low image from humidity. with new, dry media. density. There is not much Replace the toner cartridge.
  • Page 197 Remove the moist media and replace it appears. with new, dry media. Unsupported media Use KONICA MINOLTA-approved (wrong size, thick- media. See “Media Specifications” on ness, type, etc.) is page 86. being used. One or more of the...
  • Page 198 Symptom Cause Solution There are One or more of the Remove the imaging units and check toner imaging units may be them for damage. If one is damaged, smudges or defective or installed replace it. residual incorrectly. images. There are The media transfer Clean the media transfer roller.
  • Page 199 Symptom Cause Solution Image The laser lens is dirty. Clean the laser lens. defects. A toner cartridge may Remove the toner cartridges and be leaking. check them for damage. If one is dam- aged, replace it. A imaging unit may Remove the imaging unit with the color be defective.
  • Page 200 Symptom Cause Solution The color One or more of the Remove the imaging units and check has a poor imaging units may be them for damage. If one is damaged, reproduction defective. replace it. or has poor color density. If the problem is not resolved, even after all of the above have been per- formed, contact Technical Support with the error information.

  • Page 201: Status, Error, And Service Messages

    Status, Error, and Service Messages Status, error, and service messages are displayed in the control panel mes- sage window. They provide information about your printer and help you locate many problems. When the condition associated with a displayed message has changed, the message is cleared from the window. Standard Status Messages This message...

  • Page 202: Error Messages (Warning: )

    This message... means... do this... The printer is being No action needed. REBOOTING restarted. The printer is warming up. WARMING UP Error Messages (Warning: “I-UNIT” in a message refers to the imaging unit. This message... means... do this... The fuser unit has Contact Technical Sup- FUSER UNIT reached the end of its...
  • Page 203 SYS DEFAULT MENU and format the CompactFlash. The X toner cartridge Install a INCORRECT is an unapproved KONICA MINOLTA toner TONER X type. cartridge of the appropri- ate type (AM, EU, AP or GC). See page 125. Replace the imaging...
  • Page 204 This message... means... do this... The X imaging unit is Prepare the specified I-UNIT LOW low and should be color imaging unit. replaced within 2,000 pages at 5% cover- age of letter/A4 pages. (Appears when DEFAULT MENU/ ENABLE WARN- ING/I-UNIT LOW is set to The memory card is Delete resources (fonts,...
  • Page 205 This message... means... do this... The X toner cartridge Replace the toner car- TONER EMPTY is empty. tridge. Printing does not stop immediately when this message appears. Therefore, if printing is continued, the Operator Call message “TONER EMPTY” appears, and then printing stops.
  • Page 206 This message... means... do this... The media size Use media of a size that UNKNOWN PAPER cannot be detected can be detected by the TRAY X automatically. printer. Otherwise, adjust the media guides in the tray to a position where the media size can be recognized.

  • Page 207: Error Messages (Operator Call: )

    Error Messages (Operator Call: This message... means... do this... The duplex cover is Close the duplex cover. COVER OPEN open. DUPLEX COVER The printer’s front Close the front cover. COVER OPEN cover is open. FRONT COVER The printer’s right Close the right side COVER OPEN side cover is open.
  • Page 208 This message... means... do this... The printer has Press the Cancel key to MEMORY FULL received more data cancel the print job. PRESS CANCEL than can be pro- Decrease the amount of cessed with its inter- data to be printed (for nal memory.
  • Page 209 This message... means... do this... Media has misfed in Press the Down key to PAPER JAM the duplex option. display the help screen. DUPLEX1 Follow the instructions in Media has misfed in PAPER JAM the help screen to the duplex option. DUPLEX2 remove the misfed media.
  • Page 210 This message... means... do this... The X imaging unit is Install a correct KONICA I-UNIT MISSING not installed, or an MINOLTA imaging unit. CHECK X unapproved imaging unit is installed. The X toner cartridge Replace the toner car- TONER EMPTY is completely empty.
  • Page 211 This message... means... do this... The media type set in Load the correct media TRAYX TYPE ERR the printer driver is type into the specified different from the type tray. “MEDIA” of media loaded. The waste toner Install a new waste toner WASTE TONER FULL bottle is full.

  • Page 212: Service Messages

    Service Messages: These messages indicate a more serious error that can only be corrected by a customer service engineer. If one of these messages appears, turn the printer off, then turn it on again. If the problem persists, contact your local vendor or authorized service provider.
  • Page 213 Installing Accessories...

  • Page 214: Installing Accessories

    Introduction Note Use of accessories not manufactured or supported by KONICA MINOLTA will void your warranty. This chapter provides information about the following accessories. Dual In-Line 256 MB, 512 MB DIMM Memory Module (DDR-SDRAM, 266 MHz, 184 pins, No ECC, Unbuf- (DIMM) fered, CL=2 or 2.5)

  • Page 215: Antistatic Protection

    Antistatic Protection Note It’s very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing any task involving the controller board. Turn off all power switches first. If an antistatic wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to the bare metal chassis on the back of your printer.

  • Page 216: Dual In-Line Memory Module (Dimm)

    Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) You may need additional memory (DIMM) for complex graphics and for duplex printing. Dual in-line memory module (or DIMM) is compact circuit board with sur- face-mount memory chips. The printer, which has two memory slots, has a 256 MB memory module already installed in one of the slots.
  • Page 217 Insert the new DIMM straight into the DIMM connector until the latches snap into the locked position. Observe the keyed side of the DIMM to align it with the connec- tor. If you cannot snap the DIMM into place, do not force it. Repo- sition it, making sure that the DIMM is seated completely in the connector.

  • Page 218: Hard Disk Kit

    Hard Disk Kit If a hard disk is installed, fonts can be downloaded and saved, and the over- lay function can be used. Even if both a hard disk kit and CompactFlash card are installed at the same time, only one of them can be used. Installing a Hard Disk Kit Note It’s very important to protect the printer controller board and any...
  • Page 219 Plug the cable on the hard disk into the connector on the con- troller board. Insert the three mounting pins on the hard disk into the holes in the controller board to mount the hard disk onto the controller board. Attach the left-side cover and tighten the screws.

  • Page 220: Compactflash

    CompactFlash If a CompactFlash card is installed, resources such as fonts, macros and pro- files can be downloaded, and image files can be printed directly. Only CompactFlash cards with a capacity of 256 MB or 512 MB can be used. The Collate, Hold Job, and job accounting functions are not available with a CompactFlash card.
  • Page 221 Using a coin, remove the screw, and then lift up the left-side cover to remove it. Fully insert the CompactFlash card into the appropriate slot. When the CompactFlash card is correctly inserted, the button on the right side of the slot (circled in the illustration) slightly pops out.
  • Page 222 Reconnect the power cord, and turn on the printer. Declare the CompactFlash card in the Windows printer driver (Properties/ Configure tab). CompactFlash...

  • Page 223: Duplex Option

    Duplex Option Duplex (2-sided) printing can be performed automatically with the duplex option and enough memory installed. See “Duplexing” on page 118. Kit Contents 1—Duplex option 2—Connector cover Installing the Duplex Option Turn off the printer. Remove the two covers on the right side.
  • Page 224 Pull the lever, and then open the right side cover. Before opening the right side cover, open Tray 1. Inside the right-side cover, press the tab on the cover shown in the illustration, and then remove the cover. Close the right side cover. Duplex Option...
  • Page 225 Prepare the duplex option. Before installing the duplex option, check that the hook is the correct direction as shown in the illustration. Insert the two tabs on the duplex option into the mounting holes in the printer to install the duplex option.
  • Page 226 While pressing on the inside the cover of the duplex option, secure the duplex option with the two screws. Use a coin to install the screws. Close the duplex cover. Insert the connector on the duplex option into the connector on the machine.
  • Page 227 Attach the connector cover to the machine. Duplex Option...

  • Page 228: Lower Feeder Unit

    Lower Feeder Unit You can install up to three optional lower feeder units (Trays 3, 4 and 5). Each lower feeder unit increases your printer’s media feed capacity by 500 sheets. Kit Contents 1— Lower feeder unit with a tray (500-sheet capacity) 2—...
  • Page 229 Turn off the printer and discon- nect the power cord and inter- face cables. Remove the lower-right cover of the printer, as shown in the illus- tration. Remove the cover by inserting your finger into the hole at the front of the cover, then pulling off the cover as shown.
  • Page 230 Attach the upper cover to the sec- ond and subsequent lower feeder units. If only one lower feeder unit was installed, do not install the upper cover. If multiple lower feeder units are to be installed, stack them together. Use a screwdriver to attach the two securing brackets to the rear of the trays in order to secure the lower feeder units together.
  • Page 231 Pull out the trays, and then use a screwdriver to attach the two securing brackets in order to secure the lower feeder units together. With another person’s help, place the printer on top of the lower feeder unit, making sure that the positioning pins on the lower feeder unit correctly fit into the holes on the bottom of the...
  • Page 232 WARNING! Lifting the printer in an awkward position or transporting it in a poorly balanced position could result in personal injury. When transporting the printer, assign an adequate number of persons to the job and ensure that each person can take a good position of not being excessively loaded.
  • Page 233 Install the two securing brackets at the front of the printer. Close the trays. Lower Feeder Unit...
  • Page 234 Remove the mounting tape on the relay harness of the lower feeder unit, and then remove the cover over the relay harness connection slot on the printer. If multiple lower feeder units have been installed, remove the cover over the relay harness connection slot for any lower feeder unit other than that on the bottom, and remove the mount-...
  • Page 235 Connect the relay harness to the slot. If multiple lower feeder units have been installed, connect the relay harness of the bottom unit to the relay harness connection slot of the lower feeder unit, and then install the cover at its origi- nal position.
  • Page 236 Attach the covers included with the lower feeder units to the right side of the printer, and attach the label indicating the size of the loaded media onto the front of the lower feeder unit. Declare Tray 3/4/5 in the Windows printer driver (Properties/Configure tab).

  • Page 237: Caster Base

    Caster Base By installing the caster base, the printer can more easily be set up at different locations. Note When using the caster base, attach the bottom lower feeder unit to the caster base before attaching the lower feeder unit to the printer. Kit Contents 1—...

  • Page 238: Installing The Caster Base

    Installing the Caster Base Use the screws to attach the three ground fittings to the caster base. Screw the two adjusters onto the caster base. Use the screws to attach the three fixed legs to the caster base. Caster Base...
  • Page 239 Place the bottom optional lower feeder unit that is to be installed on the caster base. For correct positioning, align the two marks, which can be seen inside the hole in the lower feeder unit. Use the screws and linking plates to secure the lower feeder unit to the caster base.
  • Page 240 Turn the adjusters to adjust their heights and secure the caster base so that it does not move. Note Be sure that the caster base is secured at all times except when the printer is being moved to a different location. For details on attaching lower feeder units to the printer, See “Install- ing a Lower Feeder Unit”...

  • Page 241: Banner Tray

    Banner Tray If the banner tray is installed, banner paper up to 1200 mm long can be loaded. Installing the Banner Tray Open Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray). Do not pull out the tray extension. If the tray extension is already pulled out, push it in.
  • Page 242 Insert the banner tray into Tray Fully insert the banner tray until the tab on the back of the banner tray touches the side of Tray 1 Load the banner paper face down with the end inserted into the slot as much as possible, and then place the other end of the paper over the banner tray paper guide.
  • Page 243 Remove each sheet of banner paper after it is fed out, otherwise the banner paper that is fed out may fall from the printer or cause a media misfeed in the printer. After printing on banner paper, be sure to remove the banner tray and store it in a safe place.
  • Page 244 Banner Tray...

  • Page 245: A Appendix

    Appendix...

  • Page 246: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Printer Type Desktop full color tandem laser beam printer Print system Semiconductor laser beam scanning + Dry electron photography method Exposure system 4 laser diode and polygon mirror Developing system Two-component HMT 600 dpi × 600 dpi × 4 bits Resolution First print Simplex...
  • Page 247 Media sizes Tray 1 (Manual feed tray) Paper width: 90 to 311 mm (3.55 to 12.25") Paper length: 140 to 1200 mm (5.50 to 47.24") Tray 2 Paper width: 90 to 311 mm (3.55 to 12.25") Paper length: 140 to 457 mm (5.50 to 18.00") Trays 3, 4 and 5 (Optional) A5 - A3/11 ×...
  • Page 248 Power consumption 120 V: 1450 W 230 V: 1450 W Energy Saver Mode: Average 28W or less (with- out options) Amperage 120 V: 12.0 A or less 220 to 240 V: 6.5 A or less Acoustic Noise Printing: 52 dB or less Standby: 40 dB or less External dimensions Height: 477 mm (18.8")

  • Page 249: Consumable Life Expectancy Chart

    Consumable Life Expectancy Chart The values listed in the below tables indicate the number of pages for simplex printing using A4/Letter-size media with 5% coverage. The actual life may differ (be shorter) depending on the printing condi- tions (coverage, paper size, etc.), differences in the printing method, such as continuous printing or intermittent printing (when print jobs of one page are often printed), or the type of paper used, for example, thick paper.
  • Page 250 Technical Specifications...
  • Page 251 Index Waste toner bottle 134 Control panel 26 Accessories 200 DIMMs 202 Duplex option 209 Hard disk 204 Dual in-line memory module 202 Lower feeder unit 214 Duplexing 118 Antistatic protection 201 Duplex option 209 Banner Tray 227 Electrostatic discharge 201 Envelopes 90 Error messages 188 Camera Direct 82...
  • Page 252 Imageable area 96 Plain paper 87 Postcards 93 Preventing media misfeeds 155 Print quality 181 Labels 92 Printer Letterhead 93 Parts 3 Loading media 98 Printer driver (Postscript, PCL) 15 Lower feeder unit 214 Advanced tab 16 Basic tab 17 Cover page tab 18 Displaying 14 Maintenance 142...

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