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Contents 1 Introduction ....................... 1 Getting Acquainted with Your Machine 2 Space Requirements 2 Machine Parts 3 Front View 3 Rear View 4 About the Control Panel 5 2 About the Software ................... 7 Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM 8 Printer Drivers 8 TWAIN Driver 8 Utility 8 System Requirements 9...
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Using the Printer Driver 11 Common Buttons 11 OK 11 Cancel 11 Apply 11 Basic Tab 11 Orientation 11 Copies 11 Effect 12 Paper Tab 12 Paper 12 Layout Tab 12 N-up 12 Output Paper Size 13 Watermark Tab 13 1st Page Only 13 Text Watermark 13 Bitmap 13...
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Feeding the Document 34 Placing a Document on the Flatbed Glass 34 Loading a Document into the ADF 35 5 Scanner Operation ..................37 Introduction 38 User Interface Operation 38 TWAIN Driver Settings 39 Scan Method 39 Selecting the Proper Image Type 39 Black and White 39 8-Bit Gray 40 24-Bit Color 40...
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6 Copying ......................49 Entering Copy Mode 50 Loading Original Documents to Copy 50 Setting Copy Options 51 Light/Dark 51 Copy Quality 51 Reduce/Enlarge 52 To Select From the Predefined Copy Sizes 52 To Fine-Tune the Size of the Copies 52 Copies 53 Collate 53 N in 1 54...
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Scan To File 62 “User Define” Buttons 63 Target Application 63 Select Scan To Send 63 OK 63 8 Replacing Consumables ................65 Replacing the ADF Pad 66 Deinstallation 66 Installation 67 Replacing the Toner Cartridge 68 Replacing the Drum Cartridge 72 9 Maintenance ....................
Getting Acquainted with Your Machine Space Requirements To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance, adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below. 403 mm (15.9") 492 mm (19.4") 100 mm 100 mm (3.9") (3.9") 465 mm (18.3") 100 mm 100 mm 565 mm (22.2") (3.9")
Machine Parts The following drawings illustrate the parts of your Machine referred to throughout this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them. Front View 1–Automatic document feeder (ADF) input tray 2–Paper stopper 3–Automatic document feeder (ADF) lid 4–Control panel 5–Output tray 6–Front cover...
About the Control Panel 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Part Name Description Keypad Enters the number of copies. Toner indicator Toner cartridge warning LED. Flashes when the toner cartridge is empty or the drum needs to be replaced.
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N in 1 key Reduces original images to fit onto one sheet of paper. Prints 1–4 pages reduced to fit onto one sheet of paper. Prints 1–2 pages reduced to fit onto one sheet of paper. Prints 1 page on one sheet of paper. Start key Starts a copy or scan job.
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM Printer Drivers Drivers Use/Benefit Printer Driver for These drivers give you access to all of Windows XP/2000 the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also Printer Driver for Windows Me/98SE “Displaying Printer Driver Settings” on page 10.
Choose the driver’s properties as follows: – (Windows XP) From the Windows menu bar, select start - Printers and Faxes. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1390 MF printer icon. Select Printing Preferences - Basic tab. – (Windows 2000) From the Windows menu bar, select Start - Settings - Printers.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings Windows XP From the start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1390 MF printer icon and choose Printing Preferences. The Basic tab displays first. Windows 2000/Me/98SE From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers to display the Printers directory.
Using the Printer Driver When using Windows Me/98SE, the General tab, Details tab and Sharing tab appear. Specify the necessary 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.
Effect The following resolution settings are available. 600 dpi 1200 × 600 “Print Density” adjusts the density level of the printer document between 1 (lighter) and 7 (darker). “Toner Save” allows you to save toner by using less toner to print a docu- ment.
From the “Order” drop-down list, select the desired page order. Horiz.Ascending Vert.Ascending Horiz.Descending Vert.Descending Output Paper Size Allows you to scale the print job on a page. (25% - 400%) Watermark Tab The following parameters can be set from the watermark tab. You can add a logo or text to your document as a watermark.
Introduction This machine is designed to be easy to use through message window on-screen programming with the control panel keys. User-friendly program- ming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections offered. The step-by-step on-screen instructions below guide you through the menu selec- tions and programming options.
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2.Copy Setup 21.Def Copy Mode Text Photo Mixed 1-7 Levels (4) 22.Def Density 23.Def Zoom Original(100%) Custom(25%-400%) Fit to Paper A4 to Letter Letter to A4 Legal to Letter Legal to A4 24.Def Collate Collate:Off Collate:On 25.Def TonerSave Toner Save: Off Toner Save: On 26.Def Bg Remove Text...
* This menu is for faxing. For details on the fax functions, refer to the Facsim- ile User’s Guide. Entering Menu Mode Press the Menu key to enter Menu mode. The message window displays the menus. Press the scroll keys or a numeric key (1–6) to choose from the following menus: 1.Common Setup, 2.Copy Setup, 3.Report, 4.Fax Setup, 5.PhoneBook or 6.Special Fax.
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 Capacity Media Tray...
Keep media between 30% and 65% relative humidity. Toner does not adhere well to moist or wet paper. Layered Adhesive Folded, creased, curled, embossed, warped, or wrinkled Perforated, three-hole punched, or torn Too slick, too coarse, or too textured Different in texture (roughness) on the front and back Too thin or too thick Stuck together with static electricity Composed of foil or gilt;...
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. Capacity Media Tray Up to 10 envelopes, depending on their thickness Manual Feed 1 sheet only...
Postcard Try printing on a sheet of plain paper first to check placement. Capacity Media Tray Up to 50 postcards, depending on their thickness Manual Feed 1 sheet only Tray Orientation Face up Driver Thick Paper Media Type Weight 60 to 163 g/m² (16 to 43 lb bond) Use postcards that are Approved for laser printers DO NOT use postcards that are...
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Remove transparencies as soon as possible from the output tray to avoid static buildup. You can print continuously with transparencies. However, this could affect the media feed, depending on the media quality, static buildup, and printing envi- ronment. If problems occur, stop the continuous printing and print one sheet at a time.
What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? The printable area on all media sizes is up to 4 mm (0.157") from the edges of the media. Each media size has a specific image- Printable able area, the maximum area on which Area the machine can print clearly and with- out distortion.
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.
Loading Media How do I load media? Take off the top and bottom sheets of a ream of paper. Holding a stack of approx- imately 200 sheets at a time, fan the stack to prevent static buildup before inserting it in a tray. Do not fan transparencies.
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Squeeze the right paper guide and open the paper guides. Load the media lengthwise in the tray with the printing side up. If media is loaded past the media limit mark, it may not be fed correctly. For details on the loading capacity for each type of paper, refer to “Media Types”...
Before loading envelopes, press them down to make sure that all air is removed, and make sure that the folds of the flaps are firmly pressed, otherwise the envelopes may become wrinkled or a media misfeed may occur. Squeeze the right paper guide and adjust the paper guides so that both the left and right sides of the media are secure.
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Open the paper guides. Insert the sheet of paper as far as possible into the manual feed tray with the side to be printed on facing up, and then adjust the paper guides so that both sides of paper are secure. When loading envelopes, load them lengthwise with the side to be printed facing up as shown in the illustration.
Before loading envelopes, press them down to make sure that all air is removed, and make sure that the folds of the flaps are firmly pressed, otherwise the envelopes may become wrinkled or a media misfeed may occur. Slide the paper guides against the left and right sides of the loaded media.
Original Media Specifications Documents that Can be Placed on the Flatbed Glass The following types of documents can be placed on the flatbed glass. Document type Sheets or books Maximum document size 216 mm × 297 mm (8.5" × 11.69") Observe the following precautions when placing a document on the flatbed glass.
Feeding the Document Placing a Document on the Flatbed Glass Open the ADF lid. Place the document to be cop- ied face down on the flatbed glass. Align the center of the paper with the arrow. Feeding the Document...
Close the ADF lid. Gently close the ADF lid. Closing it too quickly may cause the document to move on the flatbed glass. Loading a Document into the ADF Place the document in the document feed tray with the side to be copied facing up. Before loading the docu- ment into the ADF, check that no document pages...
Introduction This machine allows you to scan from a TWAIN-compliant or plug-in applica- tion. Since the scanner driver is not stand-alone software, it has to be started from a TWAIN-compliant application to be able to scan and load an image to your computer.
From the Scan Method drop-down list, select the desired scanning method. From the Image Type drop-down list, select the desired scanning mode. From the Resolution drop-down list, select a scanning resolution. Select desired scanning settings such as Sharpen or Descreen. Click Preview or Scan to preview or scan your document(s).
* A combination of the words “picture” and “element,” a pixel is a single dot on a computer display or in a digital image. 8-Bit Gray A single-channel image consists of at least 256 shades of gray. An 8-bit scan- ner produces a grayscale image with 1,024 shades of gray between pure black and pure white.
Scanner Setting Applica- Image Type Resolution (dpi) tion Filing, faxing, e-mailing Black and White a document Viewing, copying, editing 24-Bit Color a color picture OCRing* a document Black and White * Optical Character Recognition: the process of converting an image to text If a resolution higher than 600 dpi was selected, a warning message appears.
Mirror Creates a mirror (or reverse) image. Preview Auto-Area Automatically crops the scan area of the previewed document. This then becomes the cropping area for all scanned documents until it is changed again. Original Size Select a size from the Paper Size list of frequently used scan sizes, including card (4 x 2.5 in), Photo (5 x 3.5 in), Photo (6 x 4 in), B5, A5, A4, Letter, or your current scan area, to perform an immediate selection of the scan size.
Sharpen Displays a drop-down list that allows you to specify a level of sharpening the scanned image. You can specify “Light,” “More,” “Heavy,” or “Extra Heavy.” Color Adjustment Makes the Hue / Saturation / Lightness function available. The Advanced Settings button must be clicked in order to use the Hue / Saturation / Lightness function.
Clicking on the Highlight / Shadow button displays the Highlight / Shadow Levels dialog box. To specify values, you can either type them into the boxes, or you can place the mouse cursor on the line, click the right mouse button, then drag the line.
Saturation Specify a value in the Saturation box to adjust the saturation level of the color. The level of saturation indicates whether the color is pale or rich. Lightness Specify a value in the Lightness box to adjust the color strength. Color Drop-out This function is available when “Black and White”, or “8-Bit Gray”...
Scan Settings The Scan Settings tab allows you to save your scanning settings in a file, load an existing file, or delete an existing file. Saving a Scan Settings file Type a name for your settings in the File Name box, and then click Save. Your settings are saved, and the file name appears in the list box.
Lock Scale The image that is scanned is enlarged/reduced while maintaining the height-to-width ratio. The scale value automatically changes when you apply this option and resizes the selected area. Information Displays a window that gives you information about the scanner and Twain driver.
Entering Copy Mode Copy key Before making copies, make sure that is lit in green. Otherwise, Copy key press the to enter Copy mode. Copy mode is the default setting. Loading Original Documents to Copy Position the document to be copied.
Setting Copy Options The keys on the control panel can be used for all the basic copy options. For details on the control panel, refer to “About the Control Panel” on page 5. Set the following options for the current copy job before pressing the Start key to make the copies.
Reduce/Enlarge You can select the following enlargement or reduction ratios. Original 100% Custom (25-400%) Fit To Paper A4 % Letter 94% Letter % A4 97% Legal % Letter 78% Legal % A4 83% Fit To Paper calculates the ratio that fits the size of your media. A docu- ment where the image is printed to the edges of the paper can be slightly reduced so that no part of the image is cut off in the copy.
Copies Using the Copies key, you can set a number of copies from 1 to 99. Repeatedly press the Copies key count until the desired number appears on the display. Enter the number of copies by using the number keypad. Use the scroll keys to find the desired setting.
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Place the next document page on the flatbed glass. Press the Start key. The message window displays Next Scan :START Scan End : #. Repeat the previous step to finish scanning all pages of the document. Press the # key on the number keypad to start collating. The machine starts printing according to the selected Collate option.
To Quit the N in 1 Function Suppose you selected 2-in-1 and want to quit the N in 1 function after scan- ning the first of two document pages. Place the original document face down on the flatbed glass and align its center with the arrow mark on the glass.
To Update the Default Density Setting Press the Menu key. Press a scroll key until 2.Copy Setup appears on the display. Press the Select key. Press a scroll key until 22.Def Density appears on the display. Press the Select key. Press a scroll key to select the desired Density level.
Introduction LinkMagic is a software utility that provides easy access to the most fre- quently used scanning applications. Using LinkMagic eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications and allows you to scan a document directly to a folder on your computer. LinkMagic provides the following four categories of operation: “MFP button setting”...
Program Path Click Browse to select the path where your application’s executable file is located on your computer. Program Name Your application’s original name is shown here. Program Name on MFP LCD Enter a name for the application which will appear on the PagePro 1390 MF’s message window.
Delete The Delete button allows you to delete an application item from the Edit Appli- cation list. Click one of the applications in the list, and then click on Delete to delete the application. This button saves your updated settings. Using the Scan To Key on the Control Panel To Scan Place the original face up in the ADF or face down on the flatbed glass.
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2-to-1 and 4-to-1 copying is not possible with LinkMagic from the flat- bed glass. Use the PagePro 1390 MF control panel to print 2-to-1 and 4-to-1 copies from the flatbed glass. “Copy Function” Section...
Selects the number of copies. Scale Increases or decreases copy scaling. Printer Check that KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1390 MF appears in the drop-down list. Collate Enables the Collate function. If the Collate function is selected, a maximum of 10 document pages can be loaded into the ADF when the resolution is set to 600 dpi.
Advanced Setting Use the Preferences dialog box to adjust all other preferred scan settings, including Scan Size, Resolution, Brightness, and Contrast. “Scan Function” Section Scan To Email The “Scan to email” button allows you to scan a page or document directly into the email application Outlook Express as a standard attachment.
“User Define” Buttons There are up to three user-defined buttons in the LinkMagic window. You can set your own preferences and configuration to fit applications of your choice. To configure a “User define” button, right-click it, and then click Configura- tion.
Replacing the ADF Pad After scanning approximately 50,000 pages through the ADF, the pressure pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feed- ing. In this case, it is highly recommended that you replace the pad with a new one.
Installation Remove the ADF pad from the box. Press both arms of the ADF pad inwardly with your fingers. Place the pad into the holes until it snaps into place. Close the ADF cover. Replacing the ADF Pad...
Replacing the Toner Cartridge Open the front cover. Remove the imaging cartridge from the machine. Move the lever on the toner car- tridge in the direction of the arrow. Replacing the Toner Cartridge...
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Release the toner cartridge as shown. Gently rock the new toner car- tridge from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. Remove the protective cover from the toner cartridge Replacing the Toner Cartridge...
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Insert the new toner cartridge as shown, until it clicks into place. Install the imaging cartridge. Replacing the Toner Cartridge...
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Close the front cover. Replacing the Toner Cartridge...
Replacing the Drum Cartridge Open the front cover. Remove the imaging cartridge from the machine. Move the lever on the toner cartridge in the direction of the arrow. Replacing the Drum Cartridge...
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Release the drum cartridge as shown. Insert the new drum cartridge as shown, until it clicks into place. Replacing the Drum Cartridge...
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Install the imaging cartridge. Close the front cover. Press the Menu key once, and then select 1.Common Setup. For details on selecting menu items, refer to “Entering Menu Mode” on page 18. Select 14.Reset OPC. The service life counter for the drum cartridge is reset. Replacing the Drum Cartridge...
Cleaning the ADF From time to time the ADF pad and feeding rollers may become contami- nated with ink, toner particles, or paper dust. In this case, documents may not feed smoothly. If this occurs, follow the cleaning procedure described below. Moisten a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol (95%).
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Note Be careful not to snag or damage the pick springs. Wipe the pad from top to bottom. Be careful not to snag the pick springs. Close the ADF cover. Cleaning the ADF...
Cleaning the Flatbed Glass The machine is designed to be almost maintenance-free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and per- formance. To clean the flatbed glass: Open the ADF lid. Moisten a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%). Gently wipe the flatbed glass and the white sheet under the ADF lid to remove dust or...
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Close the ADF lid. Cleaning the Flatbed Glass...
Error Messages on the Display For details on the error messages concerning the fax functions, refer to the Facsimile User's Guide. Error state Message window line1 Message window line 2 No paper in printer Paper Empty PLS add paper Front cover open for Front Cover Open PLS close cover printer...
Solving Problems-Printing Quality Symptom Cause Solution Blank page The toner cartridge may be Remove the toner cartridge defective. and check it for damage. Replace the toner cartridge, if necessary. Black page The toner cartridge may be Remove the toner cartridge defective.
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Symptom Cause Solution Print too dark The toner cartridge may be Remove the toner cartridge defective. and check it for damage. Replace the toner cartridge, if necessary. Blurred The toner cartridge may be Remove the toner cartridge background defective. and check it for damage. Replace the toner cartridge, if necessary.
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Symptom Cause Solution White or black The toner cartridge may be Remove the toner cartridge lines defective. and check it for damage. Replace the toner cartridge, if necessary. Dark lines on The transfer roller is dirty. Contact your local vendor. the edges.
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Symptom Cause Solution There is insuf- The media is moist from Remove the moist media and ficient fusing humidity. replace it with new, dry media. or the image Media with specifications not Use media that is covered by comes off covered by the machine war- the machine warranty.
Specifications For details on the fax functions, refer to the Facsimile User’s Guide. Print system B/W Laser (NC-L701 engine) Type Desktop Page Printer Method Image Writing: Laser diode, Polygon mirror Developing: Electro Photographic Printing System Power Supply 220 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz +/–3 Hz 110 to 120 V, 50 to 60 Hz +/–3 Hz Power Consumption Operating: 900 W...
Max Document Size (Flatbed 216 mm × 297 mm (8.5" × 11.69") Glass) Max Document Size (ADF) 216 mm × 356 mm (8.5" × 14") Bit Depth 16/48 bits Scanning Element CCD image sensor Color Depth 24-bit Levels of greyscale Scanner Driver Support OS Windows XP/2000/Me/98SE Function with the ADF...
Our Concern for Environmental Protection ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, we have determined that this machine meets the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for energy efficiency. What is an ENERGY STAR product? An ENERGY STAR product has a special feature that allows it to automati- cally switch to a “low-power mode”...