Contents Getting Acquainted with Your Printer ...3 Model-Specific Features 3 Front/Right Side View 4 Front Internal View 4 Left Side/Rear Side View 5 Lower Feeder Unit (Standard with DP Model) 5 Duplex Unit (Standard with DP Model) 5 Documentation Set ...6 Setting up Your Printer ...7...
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About the Control Panel ...38 Control Panel Indicators 38 Control Panel Keys 39 About the Interface Panel ...40 Connecting the Printer ...40 Utilities ...41 Installing Printer Drivers and Software ...42 Windows Using TCP/IP 42 NetWare 5.x—IPX/NDPS 43 NetWare 5.x—IP/NDPS 46 Macintosh 48 Troubleshooting ...50 Solving Problems during Installation 50 Accessories and Consumables ...55...
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer Model-Specific Features Features/Model Print Speed SDRAM Resolution 500-sheet Letter/ A4/Legal Upper Media Tray Multipurpose Tray Internal IDE Hard Disk Time-of-Day Clock Lower Feeder Unit Duplex Unit Number of Cartons in Shipment Notes Getting Acquainted with Your Printer...
The drawings on these pages illustrate the parts of your printer referred to throughout this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them. Front/Right Side View 1—Output tray 2—Top cover 3—Top cover latch 4—Control panel and message window 5—Front cover latch (one on each side)
The lower feeder unit has grips on all four cor- ners. When moving the printer with a lower feeder unit attached, hold the printer only by the lower feeder unit grips, not by the printer body. Duplex Unit (Standard with DP Model) 1—Front cover...
This guide is a handy item to keep at the printer for quick reference information regarding operation and care of the printer. This manual provides detailed information about Crown architecture, color print- ing, menu configuration, and advanced computer/network connection and con- figuration.
Setting up Your Printer WARNING! The printer weighs 87.1 lbs (39.5 kg) without consumables. To avoid injury, at least two people must lift and move the printer. Attention During installation, do not plug in the printer’s power cord until told to do so.
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Remove the tape from the outside of the printer. Take the tape off of the pull-out carrying bars and slide them outward from the printer. With another person’s help, lift the printer from the carton, and place it in its intended location.
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This fixture protects the transfer belt during ini- tial transportation. 5 " Dispose of it according to your local regulations. Installing the Toner Cartridges Your printer uses four toner cartridges: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Setting up Your Printer...
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Always install the toner cartridge in the slot with a label of the same color. or move the away. This could lower image c c c c d d d d Setting up Your Printer...
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Place the front end of the two toner cartridge guides into the two cartridge guide rails on the cartridge carrousel and gently push the cartridge into the printer until it is fully inserted. Attention If a toner cartridge doesn’t slide in easily, don’t force it.
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Rotate the transfer belt unit left release lever counterclockwise to the top (12 o’clock) position to raise the transfer belt unit. Holding the OPC drum cartridge level, place the front end of the cartridge guide in the guide rail. Setting up Your Printer...
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Attention The cartridge should slide easily into the printer. Don’t force it. Press on the front handle of the drum cartridge with one hand and pull the handle of the OPC drum protective sheet straight toward you with the other hand.
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Press the bottom of the waste toner pack into the printer first, then the top, until it is firmly seated. Close the front cover. Use both hands to avoid putting uneven strain on the cover’s hinge.
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Push the top cover latch c to open the top of the printer d. Rotate the two small levers to the unlocked position. Remove the tape from the media exit area. Setting up Your Printer d d d d c c c c...
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Insert the fuser oil roller guides into the guide rails (see arrows), then carefully lower the roller. With the top of the printer open, rotate the two fuser oil roller levers to the locked position. 5 " If the fuser oil roller release levers are not correctly set, the top cover cannot be closed.
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Removing the Tape from the Transfer Roller Press the right cover release button right cover Remove the tape from the transfer roller unit. Setting up Your Printer and open the c c c c d d d d...
Make sure the transfer roller unit handles remain in their down position. Close the right cover. The printer is ready for loading media and installing accessories. Loading Media Loading the Media Tray Slide out the media tray. Remove the tape and the packing material from the media pressure plate.
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Attention The media should fit easily between the guides. Improperly adjusted guides may cause poor print quality, media jams, or printer damage. Load the media face-up, short edge toward the right of the tray.
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Media,” in the User’s Guide. Slide the media tray all the way in. If you have removed the tray from the printer, slightly tilt up the front of the tray to insert it into the guide rails to slide it back in.
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Open the media support. Load the media face down, short edge toward the printer. Often, an arrow on the media package label indicates the face-up side of the media. A fill limit mark is provided on the inside of the media guides on the multi- purpose tray.
Always adjust the media guides after inserting the media. A guide that is not properly adjusted can cause poor print quality, media jams, or printer damage. Specify the media size in the multipurpose tray by using the MP Size key on the control panel.
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With one person holding the carrying bars and another holding the two grips on the left side of the printer, lift the printer and temporarily move it to a flat, level surface. Setting up Your Printer...
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If you have removed the tray from the lower feeder unit, slightly tilt up the front of the tray to insert it into the guide rails to slide it back in. Slightly tilt up the printer’s upper media tray to remove it. Setting up Your Printer...
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With another person’s help, lift the printer. When lifting and carrying the printer, use the pull-out carrying bars Slowly lower the printer onto the lower feeder unit, lining up the four holes in the bottom of the printer with the correspond- ing pins in the lower feeder unit.
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Hold bracket R on a slant to insert it from the front end into the bracket R slot on the right side of the printer frame, then hold bracket R level and secure it tightly with the thumbscrew. Unscrew the thumbscrew from the rear of the printer.
Slide the upper media tray back into the printer. Installing a Duplex Unit Read this section if your printer is a magicolor 2200 model DP or if you purchased a duplex unit for your magicolor 2200 model N, GN, or EN.
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Open the multipurpose tray. Remove the two thumbscrews from the right side cover. 5 " Retain these screws in case you need to remove the duplex unit in the future. Press the right-side cover release button. Setting up Your Printer...
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Insert the bottom of the duplex unit at a shal- low angle into the right-side cover. To do this, place the two tabs at the bottom into the holes on the right-side cover. Press the top of the duplex unit in. Setting up Your Printer...
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Open the duplex unit paper path cover. Secure the duplex unit tightly with the two thumbscrews supplied in the kit. Close the duplex paper path cover and multi- purpose tray. Setting up Your Printer...
Close the right-side cover. Installing More Accessories If you purchased any additional printer accessories, then install them now. If installation instructions are included with the accessory, follow them. If not, instructions are included in the User’s Guide.
“Troubleshoot- ing” on page 50. 5 " The printer automatically switches to power-saving mode after 60 minutes of inactivity. In the Administration/Engine/Energy Saver menu, you can change the number of minutes before the printer switches to power-saving mode.
Configuration Menu Overview Menu Chart Conventions The following conventions are used in the menu charts: „ Some menu choices are marked as optional, indicating that the selection appears in the menu only when the option is installed. „ Defaults are bolded. For more menu details, refer to the User’s Guide.
Operator Control Menu Operator Control Copies Duplex** Outputbin Chain Mail Bin* Collation Orientation Inputbin Chain Inputbins Multipurpose Sz Color Separation Color Model Media Mode Color Matching Media Accounting*** Proof-Then-Print*** Consumables Configuration Administration 001-999 Off, Long Edge, Short Edge Upper, Mailbin1*...Mailbin5* Off, On Off, On Portrait, Landscape...
Common EtherTalk Selecting a Language Printer Control Panel The control panel message window provides status and configuration information. Status messages and configuration menus can be displayed in the message window in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Select 5 " The printer must be restarted for changes to the Keypad Language menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.
About the Control Panel The control panel, located on the front 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. The control panel consists of the following parts: „...
The Online key switches the printer between online and offline status. Press the key once to take the printer off line when it is on line, and press the key once to return the printer to on line when it is off line. When off line, the printer continues printing until it has finished all jobs received, but it doesn’t accept...
Ethernet port on the printer to a 10BaseT/100BaseTX network connection. Connecting the Printer If you’re replacing a printer, you may already have a printer cable. If not, contact your local vendor or computer store. Turn the printer off.
Utilities These are your utilities that are available for your printer, and this is what they’re used for: Utility PostScript Driver for Me/ 98/95 PostScript Driver for 2000/ PostScript Printer Definitions Print Monitor for Windows Profile Downloader CrownView CrownAdmin UNIX Host Software...
Administration/Communications/Resident NIC/CrownNet/TCP/IP printer configuration menu. You can configure your print system by several different methods. This section briefly describes the configuration procedure for the printer interface. You can make these configuration changes through any of the following means: „ Printer control panel „...
In the main CrownAdmin 3 window, select the printer you want to configure. Click the Printers Option button to display a list of printers. Click the NetWare 3.x button.
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Check the configuration for access control to make sure that the Administrator is on the list. Load the Broker at the Server console by typing Load broker “.< broker name >.< context where broker resides >” Installing Printer Drivers and Software...
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In NWAdmin, select the container where you want to place the Printer Agent. Select Object and click Create. Select NDPS Printer and click OK. Type in the name for the Printer Agent’s name and click the Create button. Select the NDPS Manager. Browse if necessary. Select Novell Printer Gateway and click OK.
5 " On the Server’s console the Administrator password must be entered in order to load the Printer Agent. Select the printer drivers for the different operating system and click the Continue button. Check the information box for the selected drivers.
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Create. In the New Object dialog box, select NDPS Printer. In the Create NDPS Printer dialog box. type the name of your printer in the Printer Name field. At the Printer Agent Source field, select Create a New Printer Agent and click Create.
„ CrownView When your printer boots up, it will find a default zone. If your network has more than one zone, use the Administration/Communications/Resident NIC/CrownNet/EtherTalk/Zone Name/Zone Part 1 and Zone Part 2 menus to enter the name of the zone to which the printer is attached.
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Insert the autoloading Software Utilities CD-ROM. 5 " Open the Readme file in the Explore button for information on the latest available drivers, PPDs, and utilities. Double-click the INSTALL icon. Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing Printer Drivers and Software...
Check that the media trays are loaded with media, in place and secure. Make sure the front and top covers are closed securely. Close all covers gently to avoid jarring the printer . Make sure the waste toner pack in installed correctly. Check for a media jam.
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The waste toner is not set correctly. Troubleshooting Solution Put the printer on line and check if the message window displays IDLE. Print a status page from the control panel. Reconfigure the port to the specific printer emulation of the file you are trying to print.
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Solution Did you wait long enough? From a cold start, the printer takes approximately 3 minutes to warm up. Be sure you wait long enough for a startup page before suspecting a problem.
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The power switch is not correctly turned on (I position). Something is wrong with the outlet you are using for the printer. The printer is connected to an outlet with a voltage or frequency that does not match the printer specifica- tions. Troubleshooting...
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A unit or tray is not cor- rectly installed. The media is jammed. A problem occurred inside the printer. Print is New toner cartridge(s) has unclear. (have) been installed, but the “break-in” period has not been reached.
Equipped with RJ45 connector Equipped with STP and UTP connectors Equipped with 10BaseT Additional memory must be 32, 64, or 128 MB, PC-100 Compliant SDRAM DIMMs, up to a printer maximum of 384 MB. Standard with model DP Optional TIFF/CALS...
Consumables Refer to www.minolta-qms.com for part numbers and pricing. Description Fuser oil roller Fuser unit/transfer roller kit OPC drum kit (OPC drum car- tridge, laser lens cover, and waste toner pack) Toner cartridge Transfer belt 5 " Consumable life is expressed in simplex letter/A4 pages. A duplex page is equivalent to two simplex pages.
Product Safety TUV/GS and CB Scheme Laser Safety FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Laser Safety This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968.
Attention Swiss users: Lithium batteries need to be disposed of in accordance with Annex 4.1 of SR814.013. Warranty Considerations Various factors can affect a printer’s warranty. Two important ones are consumables and electrostatic discharge. Read your printer warranty carefully. 5 "...
MINOLTA-QMS consumables and/or accessories, MINOLTA-QMS will not repair the printer free of charge. In this case, standard time and material charges will be applied to service your printer for that particular failure or damage.
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity—Europe MINOLTA-QMS Europe B.V. (supplier’s name) Reactorweg 160, 3542 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands (address) declare under our sole responsibility that the product magicolor 2200 (base product family name) MC2200-2 (model number located on dataplate) 4120 (print engine model/type number) to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s) EN 60950:1992+A1+A2+A3+A4+A11, CB Scheme in accordance with...
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity—Latin America 110 Volt MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. (supplier’s name) One Magnum Pass, Mobile, Alabama, USA, 36618 (address) declare under our sole responsibility that the product magicolor 2200 (base product family name) MC2200-1 (model number located on dataplate) 4120 (print engine model/type number) to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s)
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity—Latin America 220 Volt MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. (supplier’s name) One Magnum Pass, Mobile, Alabama, USA, 36618 (address) declare under our sole responsibility that the product magicolor 2200 (base product family name) MC2200-2 (model number located on dataplate) 4120 (print engine model/type number) to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s)
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Class B device 58 Common menu 36 Configuration menu Administration 33 Operator Control 33 Overview 33 Connecting Ethernet cable 40 Parallel cable 40 Printer 40 Consumables 56 Warranty 61 Control panel 38 Control keys 38 Data indicator 38 Message indicator 38...
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Connection 40 EtherTalk 48 Interface Configuration 48 Class A 58 Class B 58 Compliance 58 Caution 59 Fuser oil roller 15 Getting acquainted with your printer 3 Host computer 40 Indicators Message 38 Online 38 Installation Accessories 22 Duplex unit 27...
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Parallel Connection 40 PDF format 6 Power cord 32 PPDs Installing 49 Printer Creating a printer ageny 45 Getting acquainted 3 Plugging in 32 Status 38 Turning the printer on 32 Unpacking 3, 7 Rack (see carrousel) 4 Radiation confined 59...
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Transfer roller 17 Tray 4 Loading 18 Media tray 18 Tray also known as a cassette 4 Troubleshooting Printer problem checklist 50 Warranty 61 Waste toner pack 14 Installation 14...
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