Attaching the Face-Down Tray and Tray 1... 11 Loading Paper... 13 Connecting the Power Cord ... 14 Turning the Power On/Off ... 14 Connecting the Printer to the Computer (Local Connection) ... 15 Installing the Printer Driver ... 16 Troubleshooting ... 18...
Before operating your printer, read the Set-Up Instructions carefully from cover to cover. Use this guide for reference. Take the items and accessories shown above out of the carton. Remove the plastic bag and peel off the shipping tape from the printer. 1. Face-down tray 2. Printer 3.
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Pull out the plastic-lead strip from the paper feed inlet. Remove the tape strip from the back of the printer. Step 1...
Control Panel The control panel has four indicator lights and one button. Error (amber) Toner empty (amber) Paper empty (amber) Ready (green) On or blinking Ready LED On or blinking Error LED Note • The LED display will change as you press the Action key. •...
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When the Ready LED is on Ready Printer is ready and able to print. See page 6-16 of the User’s Manual. Initializing Power on, initializing. See page 6-16 of the User’s Manual. Tray 1 Paper Empty The paper supply of Tray 1 is empty.
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See page 2-22, 4-51 or 6-19 of the User’s Manual. Duplex Unit Not Available A duplex print job has been sent to a printer that is not equipped with a duplex unit. See page 4-56, 4-59 or 6-19 of the User’s Manual.
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See page 6-20 of the User’s Manual. Paper Size Error The paper-size setting of the printer driver does not match the size of paper that has been detected in the tray. See page 3-1, 4-50 or 6-20 of the User’s Manual.
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When the Error LED is on Paper Misfeed 1 A paper misfeed occurred near the multipurpose tray. See page 6-7 or 6-21 of the User’s Manual. Paper Misfeed 3 A paper misfeed occurred near Tray 3. See page 6-8 or 6-21 of the User’s Manual.
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When the Error LED is on I/O Error (Parallel) A controller error occurred at the parallel port. See page 6-24 of the User’s Manual. Reference 2 I/O Error (Network) A network port error occurred. See page 6-24 of the User’s Manual.
Fatal Error Requires servicing. Turn the power to the printer off and then on again. If the same LED mes- sage continues to be displayed, contact your local Minolta Technical Support. When the Error LED is on HSYNC Abnormal Fuser Low Temperature...
With both hands, gently bend the face-down tray inwards and insert one of its tabs into its holder on the upper portion of the printer. Continue to bend the face-down tray so that it curves enough for the second tab to fit into its holder and release the tray into position.
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Using the left and right slots in the printer as guides, gently push Tray 1 until it cannot be inserted any further (as shown in the illustration). Attach the tray cover onto Tray 1. Step 2...
Loading Paper Remove the tray cover from Tray 1. Open all three of the paper size guides. Replace the tray cover onto Tray 1. Place the paper stack onto the tray, print-side up. Secure the stack by adjusting the paper size guides.
Make sure that the printer’s power switch is in the O (Off) position. Turning the Power On/Off Turning the power OFF Press the power switch to the O (Off) position to turn the printer off. Note DO NOT turn the power OFF while: • printing •...
Connecting the Printer to the Computer (Local Connection) Make sure that the printer and the computer you are connecting it to are both turned off. Connect one end of the interface cable to the parallel port of the computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel connector on the back of the printer.
Installing the Printer Driver Install the printer driver to control the printer from your computer. You can install the printer driver for Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 from the Printer Driver CD-ROM. Follow the instructions below and for more details, see the User’s Manual that came with your printer.
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If the screen does not appear, double-click setup.exe in the CD-ROM. • The printer driver must be installed using the CD-ROM’s installer. Do not use the Add Printer wizard from the Printers folder. After installing the printer driver, the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18L printer icon appears in the Printers folder.
Troubleshooting Clearing a Paper Misfeed Remove the misfed sheet of paper by pulling it in the direction indi- cated by the arrow. Face-down tray Tray 1 Reference 3 Manual feed tray...
Clearing a Paper Misfeed Inside the printer Caution • The fusing unit inside the printer can become very hot during operation. Do not touch the area to avoid injury. • Do not touch the image transfer roller. Reference 3...
• Make sure that the printer is plugged in. • Make sure that power is turned on. • Make sure that you are using the correct type of printer cable. • Make sure that your computer’s communication port settings are cor- rect.
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Copyright 1999 MINOLTA CO., LTD Printed in Japan The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice to incorporate improvements made on the product or products the manual covers. Minolta CO., LTD. Image Information Products Marketing Headquarters, 3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. 541-8556, Japan 4110-7750-01 1999.