Konica Minolta 2530 DL manuel d'utilisation

magicolor 2530 DL User’s Guide ® A00V- 9566-00 A 1800818 -001 A[...]

Thank You Thank y ou for p urchasin g a magic olor 2 530 DL. Y ou hav e made an exce llent ch oice. Y ou r magico lor 253 0 DL is speci ally des igned for opt imal perfo rmanc e in Wind ows, Macinto sh, and o ther en vironmen ts. Trademar ks KONICA M INOL T A and the KONICA MI NOL T A logo are tradem arks or reg istered trademarks of KONICA MINOL T[...]

SOFTWAR E LICENSE AGREEM ENT This package contains the following materials provided by Konica Minolta Business T echnolo- gies, Inc. ( KMBT): software included as part of t he printing system, t he digitally-encoded machine-readable outline data encoded in the special format and in t he encrypted form (“Font Programs”), ot her software whi ch r[...]

1 1. 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 “commerc ial 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. 12.212 and 48 C.F .R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-[...]

Contents Conten ts i 1 Introduction . ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ........... . 1 Getting Acquainte d with Your Printe r 2 Space Requi remen ts 2 Printer Parts 3 Front View 3 Rear View 4 Front View wi th Options 4 Rear View with Options 4 2 About the Software .....................[...]

Conte nts ii Using the Pr inter Driver 10 Common Button s 10 OK 10 Canc el 10 Apply 10 Help 10 Easy Set 11 Paper View 11 Printer Vie w 11 Watermark View 11 Qualit y View 1 1 Defaul t 11 Basi c Tab 12 Layout Ta b 12 Over lay Tab 1 2 Watermark Tab 12 Quality Tab 13 Device Opti ons Settin g Tab 13 Version Ta b 13 3 Using the Win dows Status Display a [...]

Conten ts iii Engine Menu 28 Network Menu 31 Consumabl es Me nu 34 Direct Print Men u 35 5 Direct Print ............... ........... ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. .......... 37 Direct Printing 38 Printing D irectly f rom a Di gital Ca mera 38 6 Using Me dia .................. ........... ............ .......[...]

Conte nts iv Clean ing the M edia Fe ed Roller a nd Las er Lens 8 5 Clean ing the D uplex Opti on Feed Rollers 88 Clean ing the M edia Feed Rollers for Tray 2 8 9 Storing the Printe r 90 9 Troubleshooti ng ........... ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. ............ .... 93 Introduction 94 Printing the Confi gura[...]

1 Introduction[...]

Getting Acq uainted with Your Printe r 2 Getting A cquainted w ith Your Printer Space Requirements T o ensure ea sy opera tion, c onsumab le repl acement and main tenanc e, adhere to the rec ommende d space r equirem ents deta iled b elow . ! " The option s appe ar shaded in the above il lustra tion. ! " The dust c over is a standard feat[...]

Getting Acquain ted w ith You r Prin ter 3 Printer Pa rts The followi ng drawi ngs il lustrate t he parts of your p rinter referre d to thr ough- out this g uide, s o pleas e take some tim e to be come fam iliar with them. Front View 1—Output tray 2—Control p anel 3—Front co ver 4—KONICA MINOL T A Digital Camera Direct Print port 5—T ray [...]

Getting Acq uainted with Your Printe r 4 Rear View 1—USB port 2— 10 Base- T/10 0Bas e-T X (IEEE 802.3) Eth ernet Interface p ort Front View wi th Options 1—Dust co ver 2—T ray 2 Rear View with Options 1—Duplex opt ion 1 2 1 2 1[...]

2 About the Software[...]

Utilities a nd Documentat ion CD-ROM 6 Utilities and Docu mentation CD-ROM Drivers ! " For details on the M acintosh and Linu x prin ter driv ers, refer to the magicol or 2530 DL Referen ce Guid e. ! " For details on th e install ation o f the pr inter drive rs, refe r to the magi- co lor 25 30 DL Insta lla tion Guid e. Utilities Drivers [...]

System Requ irement s 7 System Requirem ents # Pers onal co mpu ter – Pentium 2:400 MHz (Pentiu m 3:50 0 MHz or higher is recomm ended. ) – Power Mac G3 or la ter (G4 or l ater is rec ommended.) # Operati ng System – Micros oft Window s XP Home Edition /Professio nal, Window s Server 2003, Window s 2000, Wi ndows Me, Win dows 9 8SE, Window s [...]

Selecting Dr iver Options/ Defaults (For Windows) 8 Selecting Driver Options/De faults (For Wind ows) Before you start wo rking wi th your pri nter , you are advised to verify/ change the defaul t driv er settings . Also , in case you hav e optio ns insta lled, you should “d eclare ” the optio ns in the driver . 1 Choose the drive r ’ s prope[...]

Uninstalli ng the Printer Driver (For Windows) 9 7 Click Apply . ! " Depen ding on th e versio n of the operati ng syst em, Apply m ay not appear . If this is the ca se, conti nue with the next step. 8 Select t he Bas ic tab. Se lect th e default settin gs for you r printer , such a s the default me dia fo rmat you u se. 9 Click Apply . 10 Cli[...]

Using the Prin ter Driver 10 Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0 1 From the Start menu , point to Settings , an d then click Printers to display the Printers di rectory . 2 Display t he prin ter driv er sett ings: # Windows 2000 —Right-click the KONICA MINOL T A magicolor 2530DL p rinter ico n and cho ose Print ing Preferenc es . # Windows Me/98 SE —Ri[...]

Using the Printer Driver 11 Easy Set Clic k Save to save the current se ttings . Specify a Name and Co mm ent to access the settin gs for use again later . # Name: T ype in the name of the setti ngs to be save d. # Comme nt: Add a simple comm ent to the sett ings to b e sav ed. Afterward, t he saved settin gs can b e select ed from the drop-d own l[...]

Using the Prin ter Driver 12 Basic Tab The B asic T ab al lows you t o # Specify th e orien tation of the media # Specify th e siz e of the or iginal docu ment # Select the output media size # Zoom (exp and/red uce) doc uments # Specify th e pape r source # Specify th e type of me dia # Specify th e num ber of cop ies # T urn on/ off job coll ation[...]

Using the Printer Driver 13 # Print the waterma rk on th e backgr ound # Light en t he den sit y of th e wat ermar k # Print the waterma rk on o nly the fi rst page Quality Tab The Qual ity T ab allo ws you to # Specify whethe r to print in colo r or black and whit e # Contro l the dark ness of a n image ( Brightne ss) # Adjus t th e cont rast (Con[...]

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3 Using the Windows Status Display and Printer Status Monitor Center[...]

Work ing wi th the S tatus Displ ay 16 Working with the Status Display Introduction The S tatu s Disp lay shows infor mati on a bout t he cur rent stat us of the pr int er . ! " The Status Display re quires that Enabl e Bidirecti onal Su pport be selected in Printing Properti es. Opening the Status Displa y and Showing the Supplies Status Use [...]

Recognizi ng Statu s Displ ay Alerts 17 # Printing Status —D isplays th e statu s of the c urrent prin t job. # Select Popu p Message —Allows you to choose which m essage(s ) you want t o bring to the fore ground when tha t particul ar conditi on oc curs wi th the printer . # Printer Informa tion —All ows yo u to ch eck v ariou s info rmat io[...]

Workin g With the Printer Status Mo nitor Ce nter 18 Working With the Pri nter Status Moni tor Center Introduction Printer Statu s Mon itor Cent er is an ap plica tion that shows t he sta tus of multi- ple printi ng devic es co nnected to the h ost thr ough loca l ports (U SB) or ne t- work port s. Printer Statu s Monitor Ce nter locat es netwo rk [...]

Workin g With the Pr inter Statu s Monito r Cent er 19 Using the Printer Status Monitor Cente r # Printer Name —Displ ays the m odel n ame of the local prin ter or pri nter on the netw ork t ogether w ith a prin ter icon. T he prin ter icon c hanges c olor accord ing to the conne ction and printe r status. A red ico n indica tes an error , a yell[...]

Recognizin g Printer Statu s Monitor Center A lerts 20 # Options Recognizin g Printer Status Mo nitor Center Alerts If a red or yello w icon ap pears, open Status Dis play or PageSc ope W eb Con- nection, and the n check the detai led inform ation. For detail s on Status Dis- play , refer to “Work ing wit h the Status Display” on page 16. F or [...]

4 Printer Control Panel and Configuration Menu[...]

Abou t the Co ntrol P anel 22 About th e Control Panel The contro l pane l, locate d on the to p of the printer , allows y ou to dire ct the printer’s opera tion. In addition , it di splays t he cur rent sta tus of the printer , includi ng any conditio n that needs yo ur atten tion. Control Panel Indicators and Keys No. Indicator Off On 1 The pri[...]

About the Con trol P anel 23 No. Key Function 3 # Moves up in t he menu s tructu re # Within a menu cho ice that is ch angeable cha r- acter by characte r , scrolls upward through the availab le characters 4 # Moves right in th e menu structure # Moves right throug h the a vailable menu choice s 5 # Moves down in the me nu stru cture. # Within a me[...]

Abou t the Co ntrol P anel 24 Toner Supply Indica tors The indic ators shown b elow wil l appe ar , i ndica ting the a mount of toner tha t remains in the yello w (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), a nd black (K) t oner car- tridges. T oner M C K Y RE ADY[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 25 Configu ration Menu Ov erview The magic olor 25 30 DL c onfigur ation men u acces sible from the contr ol pane l is struct ured as shown below . Configuration Menu READY PRINT CONFIG PAGE TOTAL FACE COUNT xxxxxx PRINT TEST PAGES COLOR FACE COUNT xxxxxx PRINT MENU MAP BW FACE COUNT xxxxxx LANGUAGE SET ENGLISH CONTRO[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 26 DHCP:xx BOOTP:xx IP ADDRESS xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SUBNET MASK xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx GATEWAY xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx MAC ADDRESS 00206Bxxxxxx HTTP:xx SNMP:xx MENU NETWORK BLACK TONER xx% REMAINING CYAN TONER xx% REMAINING MAGENTA TONER xx% REMAINING YELLOW TONER xx% REMAINING MENU CONSUMABLE USAGE DRUM CARTRIDGE xx% REMAINING FORCED M[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 27 IMAGE QUALITY xxx PAPER SIZE xxx MEDIA TYPE xxx LAYOUT xxxx MENU DIRECT PRINT BRIGHTNESS xxx SHARPNESS xxx AUTO ROTATE xxx[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 28 Special Pa ges Me nu Language Menu Engine Menu ! " All factory defau lt values are show n in bol d. PRINT CON- FIG PAGE Print the c onfig uration pa ge. PRINT TEST PAGES Print the t est pa ge. PRINT MENU MAP Prin t the menu ma p. ENGLISH/FRENCH/ GERMAN/ITALIAN/ PORTUGUESE/ SPANISH/CZECH/ JAPANESE The displa y[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 29 TONER EMPTY Settings STOP / CONTINUE When set t o CONTINUE , prin ti ng cont inue s even if th e toner cartrid ge is em pty. When set t o STOP , print ing stops when th e toner cartri dge is em pty . ENERGY SAVER Settings 15 MINUTES / 30 MINUTES / 60 MINUTES/ 120 MINUTES Sets the length of tim e until the printer e[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 30 TRAY CHAINING Settings ON / OFF When set to ON , the printer au tomatical ly switch es to a di fferent tray conta ining media of the sa me s ize an d type, i f the s pecified tray runs out of med ia. When set to OFF , the printer st ops an d display s a mes sage i ndicatin g that m edia should b e load ed int o th[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 31 Network Menu If the printer is co nnecte d to a network, the followi ng settings should be spe c- ified. For d etails about ea ch se tting, con tact your network admin istrator . ! " All fact ory def ault valu es are shown i n bold. ENGINE SERVICE RESTORE USER DEFAULT Resets the ENERGY SAVER , AUTO CONTINUE an[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 32 GATEWAY Setting 192.168.1.1 If a route r is us ed on the network, enter th e IP add ress of th e router. Use the Up, Down, Left, and Right keys to e nter the value. When manually setting th e Gateway, first set DHCP and BOOTP t o OFF . MAC ADDRESS Display s the E thernet hard ware add ress for th is printer. (It c[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 33 FORCED MODES Settings AUTO/AUTO/ON / AUTO/FULL/ON / AUTO/HALF/ON / 100M/AUTO/ON / 100M/FULL/ON / 100M/FULL/OFF / 100M/HALF/ON / 100M/HALF/OFF / 10M/AUTO/ON / 10M/FULL/ON / 10M/FULL/OFF / 10M/HALF/ON / 10M/HALF/OFF Some netwo rk hubs wi ll not com munica te with prin ters tha t use a fi xed ne twork sp eed and s tru[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 34 Consumables Menu BLACK TONER The appro ximate p ercentage of tone r remaini ng in the b lack toner cartridge. CYAN TONER The appro ximate p ercentage of tone r remaini ng in t he cyan toner cartridge. YELLOW TONER The appro ximate p ercentage of tone r remaini ng in t he yellow toner cartridge. MAGENTA TONER The a[...]

Confi gurati on Menu Overvie w 35 Direct Print Menu These settin gs are overrid den by any settin gs config ured within the digital camera. For details on direc t printing, refer to “Direc t Printing” on pag e 38. ! " All fact ory def ault valu es are shown i n bold. IMAGE QUALITY Settings DRAFT / NORMAL / FINE Specifie s the re solution o[...]

Config uratio n Men u Overv iew 36 AUTO ROTATE Settings OFF / ON Prints with the imag e rotate d so that it fits the size of the paper. When set to ON , the im age is rotated 9 0 degre es cl ockwise befor e it is pri nted. These s etting s are ava ilable only when LAYOUT is set to 1-UP or 4-UP .[...]

5 Direct Print[...]

Direct Printin g 38 Direct Printing If a digita l camera with PictBrid ge (1.0 or l ater) is c onnected to the printer through a USB conne ction , images sto red on the digital cam era can be printed di rectly fro m the p rinter . ! " FINE (2400 x 600 dpi) is a vailable if tota l printer m emory in stalle d is 128 MB or m ore. ! " The fol[...]

Direct Prin ting 39 2 Conne ct the U SB cable to the digit al ca mera and to the direc t print po rt. ! " A USB ca ble is no t includ ed with t he prin ter and mus t be purc hased separate ly , if not supplie d with your digital c amera. 3 From the digit al cam era, spec ify th e image that yo u wish to print and the desired numb er of copi es[...]

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6 Using Media[...]

Media S pecifications 42 Media Specificatio ns What types and sizes of media can I load? Media Media Size T ray* Duplex Inch Millime ter A4 8.2 x 11.7 210.0 x 297.0 1/2 Yes A5 5.9 x 8.3 148.0 x 210.0 1 No B5 (JIS) 7.2 x 10.1 182.0 x 257.0 1 No B5 (ISO) 6.9 x 9.8 176.0 x 250.0 1 No Executive 7.25 x 10.5 184.0 x 267.0 1 No Folio 8.3 x 13.0 210.0 x 33[...]

Media Specifi catio ns 43 ! " For cus tom size s, us e the p rinter dr iver to specify the setti ngs with in the ra nges sh own in th e abov e table. Media Media Size T ray* Duplex Inch Millimeter Thick Stock, Glossy—Only support ed for letter, A4, or smaller media. Custom, Minimum 3.6 x 5. 9 92.0 x 148.0 1 No Custom, Maximum 8.5 x 11.7 216.[...]

Media Types 44 Media T ypes Before purc hasing a large q uantity o f specia l media, d o a tri al print w ith the same me dia an d che ck the pri nt qua lity . Keep medi a on a flat, leve l surface in its origi nal wrap per until i t is ti me to load it. F or a lis t of appro ved medi a, refer to print er .konicamino lta.co m. Plai n Pap er (R ecyc[...]

Media Type s 45 ! " Keep media between 35% an d 85% rela tive hum idity . T oner does not adhe re well to moist or wet paper . # Layer ed # Adhesive # Folded, creas ed, cu rled, emb ossed, w arped, or w rinkled # Perforated , three-h ole punched , or torn # T o o sli ck, to o coa rse, or to o text ured # Dif feren t in textur e (rough ness) on[...]

Media Types 46 Envelopes Print on the front (a ddress) s ide only . S ome pa rts of the e nvelope cons ist of three lay ers of pap er—the fr ont, ba ck, and f lap. Anyth ing printe d in th ese lay- ered regio ns ma y be los t or fade d. Use env elopes t hat are # Common of fic e envelop es approved fo r laser p rinting with diagonal j oints, shar[...]

Media Type s 47 Labels A sheet of labels consis ts of a fa ce sh eet (the printing surfac e), adhesi ve, an d a carrier s heet: # The fac e shee t must fo llow the plain pa per spe cificati on. # The face shee t surface must cover the entire carrier sheet, and no ad he- sive sh ould co me thr ough on the surf ace. Y ou can print con tinuou sly with[...]

Media Types 48 # Are precut o r perfora ted Letterhead T ry prin ting y our data on a she et of plai n pape r first to c heck pla cement. Post card T ry prin ting y our data on a she et of p lain pape r first to c heck placeme nt. Capaci ty Tray 1 Up to 50 sheets , dependin g on thei r size and thi ckne ss Tr a y 2 Not supported Orientatio n Face u[...]

Media Type s 49 Use postcards that are # Approve d for laser printers DO NOT use postcards that are # Coated # Desi gned for in kjet p rinters # Precu t or per forated # Prepri nted or mu lticolore d ! " If the p ostca rd is warped, press o n the warp ed area before putti ng it i n T ray 1. # Folded or wri nkled Tra nspar enci es ! " Do n[...]

Media Types 50 ! " If you hav e probl ems feed ing 50 shee ts, try loa ding o nly 1– 10 sheet s at a time. Loadin g a large numbe r of transpa rencie s at one time may cause st atic b uildup, c ausin g feeding proble ms. ! " Always firs t test a s mall qua ntity of a particu lar type o f transpare ncy . Use transp arencies that are # Ap[...]

Media Type s 51 What Is the Guaranteed Imageable ( Printable) A rea? The print able area on all med ia sizes i s up to 4 mm (0.157 ") from the edges of the media . Each media size ha s a spec ific i mage- able area, th e maxim um area on w hich the printe r can print cle arly and without distortion . This area is subje ct to both hardware limi[...]

Load ing Medi a 52 Loading Med ia How do I l oad media? T ake of f the to p and botto m sh eets of a ream of pa per . Holding a s tack of a pprox- imately 200 shee ts at a time, fan the stack to preve nt static buildu p before inserting it in a tray . ! " Do not fa n transpare ncies. Note Although this p rinter was de signed fo r printing on a[...]

Load ing Me dia 53 2 Slide th e media g uides to pro- vide m ore spac e betwee n them. 3 Load th e paper fac e up in th e tray . ! " Do not load p aper ab ove the M mark. Up to 200 sheets (80 g/m 2 [22 l b]) of plain p aper ca n be loaded into th e tray at one t ime.[...]

Load ing Medi a 54 4 Slide the m edia guides a gainst the edges of the paper . Other Media When load ing m edia othe r than p lain pape r , set the media mode (for exam- ple, Enve lope, L abel, Thic k Stock or T rans parency) i n the driv er for op timum print qual ity . Loading Envelopes 1 Open T ray 1. 2 Remove an y media from the tra y .[...]

Load ing Me dia 55 3 Slide th e media g uides to pro- vide m ore spac e betwee n them. 4 Load t he env elo pes fl ap si de down in the tray . ! " Before l oad ing en ve- lopes, pres s them down to ma ke sur e that all ai r is remove d, and mak e sure that t he folds of the fl aps are fi rmly pres sed, othe r- wise the env elopes may beco me wr[...]

Load ing Medi a 56 5 Slide the m edia guides a gainst the edges of the envelope s. 6 Pull the lev er , and then open th e top co ver . ! " If there i s pap er in the output t ray , remo ve it. Fold up the ou tput tray before o pening the top cover. ! " Do not to uch the tra nsfer belt.[...]

Load ing Me dia 57 7 Raise th e fuser sepa rator levers on the f user un it. Note Since a medi a misfe ed or decreased prin t quality may occur , be sure to return the levers on the fuser unit to th e setting for plain paper be fore printing on media o ther than e nvelopes.[...]

Load ing Medi a 58 8 Car eful ly cl ose t he to p cov er . ! " Before pri nting on m edia other than enve lope s, be sure to move the fuser separat or levers on the fuser un it to i ts origina l positi on. Loading Labels/ Postcard/Thick Stock/Tr ansparency 1 Open T ray 1. 2 Remove an y media from the tra y .[...]

Load ing Me dia 59 3 Slide th e media g uides to pro- vide m ore spac e betwee n them. 4 Load th e medi a face up in the tray . ! " Up to 5 0 she ets can b e loaded into th e tray at one t ime. 5 Slide th e media g uides against the edg es of the media.[...]

Load ing Medi a 60 Tray 2 Loading Plain Paper 1 Pull out T ray 2 as far as possi- ble. 2 Lift up T ray 2 to remo ve it.[...]

Load ing Me dia 61 3 Remo ve the lid from T ray 2. 4 Press d own the m edia pres sure plate to lock it int o place. 5 Load th e paper fac e up in th e tray .[...]

Load ing Medi a 62 ! " Do no t load above the 100% li ne. Up t o 500 sheets (8 0 g/m 2 [22 lb]) of plain pape r can be loaded into th e tray at one ti me. 6 Reattac h the lid t o T ray 2 . 7 Reinse rt T ray 2 into th e print er . 1 0 0 % 7 5 5 0[...]

Duple xing 63 Duplexing Select pap er with h igh op acity for duplex (d ouble-sid ed) prin ting. Opa city refers to how ef fective ly paper b locks ou t what is written on the opp osite si de of the page . If the p aper has l ow opac ity (high transl ucency), then th e printed data from o ne si de of the p age will show t hrough to the othe r side [...]

Output Tr ay 64 1 Load plai n pape r into the t ray . 2 From the p rinter dr iver , specify t he lay out for dup lex p rinting. 3 Click OK . ! " With autodu plexing, the ba ck sid e is prin ted fir st, and then the front side is pri nted . Output Tray All printed media i s output to the fa ce-down output tray on top of the printer . This tray [...]

Media Storage 65 Media St orag e How do I store media? ! Keep me dia on a flat, level s urface in its ori ginal w rapper until it is time to load i t. Media that ha s been stored fo r a long time out of its packagi ng ma y dry u p too much and cause mis feeding. ! If medi a has been re moved fro m its wrapper , place it in i ts origin al pac k- agi[...]

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7 Replacing Consumables[...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 68 Replacing Co nsumabl es Note Failure to foll ow instruction s as ou tlined in this manual could result in voiding your warranty . About Toner Cartridges Y our printer use s four toner cartri dges: black, yel low , magenta, and cy an. Handle the toner c artridges careful ly to av oid sp illing to ner insid e the p rinter[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 69 When repla cing a ton er cartridg e, refer to the f ollowin g table. Fo r optimum print qual ity and pe rformance , use onl y approve d KONICA MIN OL T A toner cartridg es for yo ur specif ic prin ter typ e, as lis ted in the table below . If you open the top co ver , you can find y our printe r type and the t oner c art[...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 70 TW A00V -072 Standar d-Capa city T one r Cartri dge -Y ellow (Y) A00W121 Stan dard-C apa city T oner Cartr idge -M agen ta (M) A00W22 1 Standar d-Capa city T oner C artridge -Cyan ( C) A 00W32 1 Standar d-Capa city T oner C artri dge -Blac k (K) A00W82 9 Hig h-Ca paci ty T oner Car trid ge - Bl ack (K) A00W422 High-Capa[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 71 Keep toner c artridges : # In th eir packa ging u ntil you ’re read y to in stall the m. # In a co ol, dry locat ion awa y from su nlight (due to hea t). The maximum storage temper ature is 35 ° C (95 ° F) an d the max imum storage humi dity is 8 5% (nonco ndens ing). If the toner c artridge is moved from a cold p la[...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 72 Replacing a Toner Cartrid ge Note Be careful not to spill to ner while replaci ng a tone r cartridge. If ton er spills, imm ediately wipe it off with a soft, dry cloth. If TONER EMPTY on the ENGINE/TONER EMPTY menu i s set to STOP , the me ssage TONER LIFE EN D X (where “ X ” re presents the co lor of the toner) app[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 73 2 Pull the le ver , and then ope n the top cover . ! " If the re is p aper in the output tra y , remove it. Fold up the out put tray befor e opening the top cover. ! " Do not t ouc h the t rans fer belt . 3 Open t he front cove r and c heck that the toner c artridge to be repl aced has rotated to the excha nge [...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 74 4 Pull the ha ndle o n the tone r car- tridge toward you, and then p ull the toner cartri dge up to remove it. ! " Do no t manuall y rotat e the tone r cartri dge carou - sel. In addition , do not rotate th e carouse l with force, othe rwise it ma y be damage d. Note Dispose of the empty toner cart ridge a ccording[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 75 7 Remove the co ver from th e toner rol ler . ! " Do not touch or scratch the tone r roller . 8 Align th e shaf t on each end of the tone r cartri dge with its hold- ers, and then i nsert t he car - trid ge. ! " Before inserting the toner cartridg e, make sure that the col or of the ton er car- tridge to be ins[...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 76 10 Close t he front cove r . 11 Car eful ly cl ose t he to p cov er . ! " The pri nter m ust compl ete a calibrat ion cyc le (less than 2 minu tes) after the toner c artridge ha s bee n replace d. If you o pen the top cover befor e the messag e READY appears, the printe r stops and repe ats the ca librat ion cy cle[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 77 Replacing the Drum Cartridge 1 Pull the le ver , and then ope n the top cover . ! " If the re is p aper in the output tra y , remove it. Fold up the out put tray befor e opening the top cover. ! " Do not t ouc h the t rans fer belt . 2 Carefully pull ou t the drum c ar- trid ge. Note Dispose o f the use d drum [...]

Repla cin g Consu mabl es 78 3 Prepare a ne w drum cartr idge. ! " Do not to uch the PC drum on the dru m car- trid ge. 4 Install th e new dr um ca rtridge.[...]

Repla cing Consu mable s 79 5 Carefu lly close the top co ver . ! " The prin ter must complete a ca libration cy cle (le ss than 2 minutes ) after the drum cartri dge ha s been rep laced. If you op en the top cover before the me ssage READY appears, the printer sto ps and repeats the calibrati on cycle.[...]

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8 Maintaining the Printer[...]

Maintain ing the Printer 82 Maintaining the Prin ter CAUTION Read all cau tion and warning labe ls carefu lly , making s ure to follow a ny instructio ns containe d in them. These lab els are loca ted on the inside of the printe r ’ s covers and the interior of th e printer bo dy . Handle the printer with care to prese rve its li fe. Abus e handl[...]

Maintainin g the Printe r 83 # Do not le ave the pri nter’s cove rs open for any lengt h of time, espe ciall y in well- lit pla ces; lig ht may da mage the drum cartri dge. # Do not open the prin ter during printin g. # Do no t tap medi a stacks on th e printer . # Do no t lubricat e or dis assemb le the pri nter . # Do not ti lt the pr inter . #[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 84 Cleaning th e Printer CAUTION Be sure to turn o ff the printer and unplug the power cord b efore cleaning. Exterior Ready Ready Error Error Men Men u Select Cancel K C M Y T oner Control Panel Ventilati on Grill Printer Exter ior Filter[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 85 Interior Cleaning the Media Feed Roller and Laser Lens 1 Pull the le ver , and then ope n the top cover . ! " If the re is p aper in the output tra y , remove it. Fold up the out put tray befor e opening the top cover. ! " Do not t ouc h the t rans fer belt . 2 Carefully pull ou t the drum c ar- trid ge.[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 86 Note Position t he removed d rum cartridge as shown in th e illustration a t the right. Be sure to kee p the drum ca rtridge horizontal an d place it w here it will not become dirty . Do not leav e the drum cartridge removed for more than 15 minutes, an d do not p lace the removed drum cartridge i n a loca tion where it w[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 87 4 Clean the lase r lens by wiping it with a s oft, dry cl oth. 5 Reinst all the drum cartri dge. BOTT OM VIE W[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 88 6 Car eful ly cl ose t he to p cov er . Cleaning the Duplex Option Feed Roll ers 1 Open the duple x cov er . 2 Clean th e feed rol lers by wip ing them with a soft, dry cloth.[...]

Cleanin g th e Prin ter 89 3 Carefu lly close the dup lex cover . Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers for Tray 2 1 Lift the printer of f of T ray 2 and tempora rily p lace i t on a stu rdy flat surface. 2 Clean the medi a feed rol lers by wipin g them w ith a sof t, dr y cloth .[...]

Stori ng the Printer 90 3 Lift the pri nter an d reinstal l it on top of T r ay 2. Storing the Printer Note If this printe r is no t to be us ed for an extend ed period of time, store the p rinter with the fuser separator levers raised (set to the en velope position).[...]

Storin g the Pr inter 91 Note Since a medi a misfe ed or decreased prin t quality may occur , be sure to return the levers on the fuser unit to the setting for plain paper be fore printing on med ia other th an envelopes.[...]

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9 Troubleshooting[...]

Intr oduc tio n 94 Introd uction This ch apter pr ovide s informa tion to aid you in resol ving printer prob lems you may enc ounter , or at l east guid e you to t he prop er sources for he lp. Printin g the Con figuration Page Print the c onfigur ation ( CONFIG ) page t o verify t he prin ter is prin ting cor- rectly . Printing the co nfiguratio n[...]

Prev enting Media Mis feeds 95 Preventing Media Misfeed s Make sur e that.. . Media m atches th e prin ter specif icatio ns. Media i s flat, es pecia lly on th e leadi ng edge. The printe r is on a hard, fl at, level surface. Y ou sto re med ia in a dry loc ation a way from m oisture an d hum idity . Y ou rem ove trans parenc ies from the out put t[...]

Underst andi ng the Media Pa th 96 Understandin g the Media Path Underst anding the printe r ’ s media path wil l help you l ocate me dia m isfeeds. 1 Output tray 2 T rans fer bel t unit 3 T oner cartridge c arousel 4 Drum cartridg e 5 T ray 1 6 Tray 2 (o ption al) 7 Duple x option 8 Fuse r unit Clearing Media Misfe eds T o avoid damage , always [...]

Clearing Media Misfee ds 97 Media Mi sfeed Me ssage s and Clea ring Procedures Clearing a Medi a Misfee d in the Printer 1 Pull the le ver , and then ope n the top cover . ! " If the re is p aper in the output tra y , remove it. Fold up the out put tray befor e opening the top cover. ! " Do not t ouc h the t rans fer belt . Media Mis feed[...]

Cleari ng Me dia Misfe eds 98 2 Carefull y pull ou t the d rum ca r- tridge. Note Position t he removed d rum cartridge as shown in th e illustration a t the right. Be sure to kee p the drum ca rtridge horizontal an d place it w here it will not become dirty . Do not leav e the drum cartridge removed for more than 15 minutes, an d do not p lace the[...]

Clearing Media Misfee ds 99 4 Remo ve any misfed medi a. ! " Al ways r emo ve the mi s- fed med ia in t he feed dire ction as sh own on ly . If it is diffic ult to remo ve the med ia from the fuser unit , rais e th e fuse r sepa - rator lev ers to the posi- tion fo r envelo pe p rinting , and then remove t he media. After remov ing the med ia,[...]

Cleari ng Me dia Misfe eds 100 5 Return th e fuser se parator levers to their origi nal po sitions . 6 Rei nst all th e drum car trid ge. 7 Car eful ly cl ose t he to p cov er .[...]

Clearing Media Misfee ds 101 Clearing a Media Misfeed From Tray 2 1 Pull out T ray 2 as far a s possi - ble. 2 Lift up T ray 2 to remove i t. 3 Remo ve any m isfed paper .[...]

Cleari ng Me dia Misfe eds 102 4 Remove the lid from T ray 2, and then remov e all pa per from the tray . 5 Fan the pa per , and alig n its edges. 6 Load the m edia in T ray 2, and attach the lid.[...]

Clearing Media Misfee ds 103 7 Reinsert T ray 2. Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Duplex Option 1 Open t he dup lex cove r . 2 Carefully pull ou t the m isfed media . ! " Al ways r emo ve the mi s- fed med ia in t he feed dire ction as sh own on ly .[...]

Cleari ng Me dia Misfe eds 104 3 Close t he dup lex cove r .[...]

Solv ing Prob lems with Me dia Mis feeds 105 Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds ! " Frequ ent misfe eds i n any area indic ate th at area sho uld be checke d, repaired , or cle aned. Repeate d misfeed s ma y also ha ppen i f you’re using unsupp orted print medi a. Symptom C ause Solution Several sheet s go through th e printer together . T[...]

Solving Pro blems with Med ia Misfeeds 106 Media i s misfeed ing. The media is no t cor- rectly po sition ed in the tray . Remove the mis fed me dia an d reposi- tion the m edia pr operly in the tra y . The number o f sheets in the tray exce eds the maxi mum allowed . Remove the ex cess m edia a nd reload the correc t numb er of shee ts in t he tra[...]

Solv ing Prob lems with Me dia Mis feeds 107 Media is mis feedi ng. T rans parenc ies have collec ted st atic elec - trici ty in the tray . Remo ve the transparen cies and load them i n T ra y 1 one sheet a t a tim e. Do not fan transpa rencie s before loadin g them. Unsu pport ed m edi a (wrong size, thick- ness , type , etc .) i s being used . Us[...]

Solvin g Othe r Pr oble ms 108 Solving Other Proble ms ! " T o order KONICA MINOL T A cons umables , go to www .q-shop.com. Symptom C ause Solution Printer power is not on. The powe r cord is not correctl y plugged into the outle t. T urn of f th e prin ter , confirm that t he power cord is corre ctly plugge d into the outlet, a nd then turn o[...]

Solvin g Othe r Probl ems 109 Images cannot be print ed from the digi tal camera. The digit al camera transfer mode is not set to Pic tBridge. ! " Printe r only supports a PictBridge compl iant digit al c amera . Set the d igital camera transfer m ode to PictBridge . Printing take s too much ti me. The pr in ter is set t o a slow p rinting mod[...]

Solvin g Othe r Pr oble ms 110 Printer returned to READY before t he config ura- tion menu was changed. The printer was in the configu ration m enu structure without a selecti on being mad e within two m inutes. When in the config uration menu struc- ture, select your choice withi n 2 min- utes. Not all pages print. The Canc el key wa s pres sed. M[...]

Solvin g Othe r Probl ems 111 Y o u are expe rien c- ing duplex probl ems. Media or settin gs are not correc t. For aut oduplexi ng, ma ke su re that you have a d uplex option installe d. Make su re that you ar e usin g correct media. # See “Med ia Specifi catio ns” on page 42. # Do no t duplex c ustom-s ized med ia, envelo pes, l abels, po stc[...]

Solvin g Othe r Pr oble ms 112 Y ou hear unusua l noises. The printe r is n ot leve l. Place the printer on a flat, hard, lev el surf ace. The tray i s not inst alled corr ectly . Remove t he tray that you are prin ting from and reinse rt it comp letely into the printe r . There is a forei gn obje ct stu ck insi de the pr inter . T urn of f th e pr[...]

Solving Problems with P rinting Quality 113 Solving Problems with Printing Quality Symptom C ause Solution Nothing is prin te d, or ther e are blank sp ots on the printed pa ge. One or more of the toner ca rtridges m ay be def ectiv e. Remo ve the ton er cartri dges and check if any is damage d. The dr um cartridge may be defectiv e. Remo ve the dr[...]

Solvin g Proble ms with Pri nting Qua lity 114 Image is too light; th ere is low im age density . Laser lens is dirty . Clean th e laser le ns. The media is m oist from humi dity . Rem ove th e moi st medi a an d repl ace with new , dry me dia. There is n ot much toner left i n the car- tridge. Replace th e toner cartrid ge. One or mo re of th e to[...]

Solving Problems with P rinting Quality 115 The p rin t or color den sity is uneve n. One or more of the toner ca rtridges m ay be def ectiv e or low . Remo ve the ton er cartri dges and check for damag e. If it is da maged, replace it. The drum ca rtridge is defec tiv e. Remo ve the drum ca rtridge and chec k for dama ge. If it is damag ed, replac[...]

Solvin g Proble ms with Pri nting Qua lity 116 There are toner smudge s or residual images . One or mo re of th e toner cartri dges ar e defective or ins talled incorrectly . Remove the toner c artridg es and check fo r dama ge. If it is dama ged, replace i t. The fuser separator levers are adjusted for envelo pe prin ting. Return the fuse se parat[...]

Solving Problems with P rinting Quality 117 Image defects. The las er lens i s dirty . Clean the lase r lens. A toner cartri dge may be leak ing. Remo ve the ton er cartri dges and check for damag e. If it is da maged, replace it. A toner cartri dge may be def ectiv e. Remove the ton er cartridg e with the color c ausing t he abno rmal ima ge. Repl[...]

Solvin g Proble ms with Pri nting Qua lity 118 If the pr oblem is not reso lved, even a fter all of the abo ve have been p er- formed, c ontact T echnical Sup port with the error in formation. For contac t informa tion, re fer to the N eed Ass istance Sh eet. Colors are not regis ter- ing pr operly; color s are mixed o r have pa ge- to-page v ari- [...]

Statu s, Error, and Service Messages 119 Status, Error, and Servic e Messages Status, error , and s ervice m essages are disp layed in the co ntrol pane l mes- sage win dow . They provide info rmation abo ut your pri nter and help you locate many prob lems . When the condi tion as sociate d wit h a displ ayed message has chan ged, the m essage i s [...]

Status, Error, an d Service Me ssages 120 Error Mess ages (Warning) This mess age... means... do this ... DRUM LOW The drum c artridge is near the en d of its life. Prepare a new dr um cartridg e. DRUM CARTRIDGE END OF LIFE The drum cartridge has reached the end of its life. Repl ace th e dr um car - trid ge. INCORRECT CART. X The X toner cart ridg[...]

Statu s, Error, and Service Messages 121 Error Messages (Operator Call ) This mess age... means... do this.. . COVER OPEN DUPLEX Duple x cover is open. Close the duple x cover . COVER OPEN FRONT The pr inter’s front cover is open . Clos e the f ront cove r . DRUM CARTRIDGE NOT ATTACHED The dr um cartridge is not in stall ed. Inst all t he dr um c[...]

Status, Error, an d Service Me ssages 122 MEDIA JAM DUPLEX LOWER Media has misfed in the duplex optio n. Locate and remov e the misfee d. MEDIA JAM DUPLEX UPPER Media has misfed in the duplex optio n. MEDIA JAM FUSER MEDIA JAM TRANSFER ROLLER Media has misfed in the transfer roller area. This type o f mis feed means t hat the media did no t make it[...]

Statu s, Error, and Service Messages 123 X TONER NOT INSTALLED The X toner cartri dge is not i nstalled , or an unapprov ed toner cartridg e is inst alled. Install a corre ct KONICA MINOL T A toner cartridge . TRAY 2 NOT ATTACHED T ray 2 was s pecified with the p rinter d river for printin g, but T ra y 2 is no t inst alle d. Stop the p rint jo b a[...]

Status, Error, an d Service Me ssages 124 Service Me ssages These me ssag es indic ate a more serio us fault t hat ca n only be correc ted by a custome r service en ginee r . If one of these messages appears, turn the printe r of f, then turn it on a gain. If th e probl em persis ts, cont act yo ur local vendor or authorize d servic e provide r . T[...]

10 Installing Accessories[...]

Intr oduc tio n 126 Introd uction Note Use of acce ssories not m anufactured or s upported by KONICA MINOL T A will void y our warranty . ! " This c hapter provides informati on abou t the foll owing ac cessori es. Note Installi ng accesso ries alw ays requ ires that the printer a nd acce ssories are turned off a nd unplug ged during ins talla[...]

Dual In-L ine Memor y Modul e (DIMM) 127 Dual In-Line Mem ory Module (DIMM) A dual in-l ine memory module (o r DIMM) is a c ompact circuit board wi th sur- face-moun t memory ch ips. Y our prin ter comes with 64 MB SDRAM prin ter memory on board. However , you can u pgrade to a max imum of 5 76 MB of R AM throug h the i nstallati on of an addi tion[...]

Dual In- Line Memory Mo dule (DI MM) 128 Required Mem ory during Printing Installing a DIM M Note It’ s very import ant to prote ct the prin ter controlle r board an d any associated circui t boards from electros tatic dam age. Be fore perf orming this proce dure, revi ew the anti static cautio n on Page 126. In add ition, always h andle circ uit[...]

Dual In-L ine Memor y Modul e (DIMM) 129 2 Usin g a scr ewdrive r , remove th e screw on the ba ck of the printer . 3 Remo ve the rear pa nel. ! " Sinc e there are two hooks o n the righ t side o f the pane l, remo ve the rear panel by slightly pu ll- ing the left si de of t he panel to ward yo u, then slidin g the pane l off to the left. 4 In[...]

Duplex Option 130 5 Reinsta ll the pan el and tighten t he scr ew . 6 Reconn ect all in terfac e cables . 7 Reconn ect the po wer cord, and turn on the printer . 8 Print a con figurat ion pag e from the spec ial pages menu ( SPECIAL PAGES/PRINT CONFIG PAGE ) and ve rify that th e total size of the RAM ins talled in your p rinter i s listed. Duplex [...]

Duplex Option 131 Installing the Duplex Op tion 1 T urn o ff the printer . 2 Remo ve the two knoc kout plat es and th e ta pe. 3 Prepa re the dupl ex option . ! " Before insta lling the duplex option , open the duplex cove r and chec k that the knob i s posi- tioned v erticall y . After check ing the kn ob, cl ose the cove r .[...]

Duplex Option 132 4 Install th e dupl ex option . 5 Open the cove r of the duplex option . ! " Since the duplex option is not yet secured to the prin ter , hold the dupl ex option in pla ce when openi ng its cove r .[...]

Tray 2 133 6 While pu shing in the knobs, tu rn them c lockwise until they are horiz ont al. The dup lex op tion is s ecured in plac e. ! " Mak e sure tha t both knobs are sec urely loc ked. 7 Clos e the dupl ex co ver . 8 Decl are the dup lex i n the Wind ows prin ter driv er (Devi ce Optio ns Setting tab, see Page 8 ). Tray 2 If T ray 2 is i[...]

Tray 2 134 Installing Tray 2 Note Since consu mables are insta lled in th e printer , be sure to keep the printer level whe n moving it i n order to pre vent accide ntal spills. 1 T urn of f the printer an d discon - nect the p ower co rd and inte r- face cable s. 2 Prepare T r ay 2. ! " Be sure to place T ray 2 on a lev el surfac e. 3 Lift th[...]

Dust Cover 135 Dust Cover When the d ust co ver is att ached to T ray 1, the media is prot ected from dust, and operati ng noi ses from printi ng are redu ced. W e r ecommen d that the dust cover rem ain attac hed when this prin ter is used. ! " Depen ding on th e sale s regio n, the dus t cove r is not inc luded with thi s print er . If nec e[...]

Dust Cover 136 3 Attach the lid to the dust cover tray . Loading Media in Tray 1 with the Dust Cover Installe d 1 Remove the lid f rom the dust cover , and th en open th e front panel of t he dus t cover tray . 2 Slide the m edia guides to pro- vide mor e spac e betwe en them.[...]

Dust Cover 137 3 Load th e medi a face up in the tray . ! " Do not loa d above the M mark. Do not loa d more than 10 e nvelopes or 50 she ets of labels, p ost- card s, thick stock, or tran sparen cies at o ne tim e. 4 Slide th e media g uides against the edg es of the media. 5 Close th e front panel of the dus t cover tra y , and then reattac [...]

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A Appendix[...]

Safety Sp ecifications 140 Safety Specificat ions Technic al Specifications Printe r Printer Safety s tandards U.S. mod el UL 60950-1, C SA C22.2 N o. 60950-1-0 3 European m odel EU Direc tive 73/23 /EEC EU Directive 9 3/68/EEC EN 6095 0-1 (IEC 60950 -1) China mod el GB 4943 EMC stan dards U.S. model FCC p art 15 sub part B clas s B ICES-003 Europe[...]

Techn ical Sp ecifi catio ns 141 Prin t spee d S imple x Monoc hrome: 20.0 pages per minute for A4, Letter (plain pap er) Full co lor: 5.0 pa ges per m inute for A4 , Letter (plain pap er) Duplex Monochrom e: 1 1.4 pages per minu te for A4 , Letter (plain pap er) Full co lor: 5.0 pa ges per m inute for A4 , Letter (plain pap er) W arm-u p time 100 [...]

Technical Spe cifications 142 Power sup ply 1 10 to 12 7 V , 50 to 60 H z 220 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz Power con sumption 100 V/120 V : 1 100 W 220 to 240 V: 1 1 00 W Energ y Saver M ode: 10 W o r less Amperag e 1 10 to 12 7 V : 1 1 A or less 220 to 240 V: 7 A or le ss Acousti c Nois e Print ing: 52 dB o r less Stand by: 35 dB or less External dime n[...]

Techn ical Sp ecifi catio ns 143 Consumable Life Expe ctancy Chart ! " The val ues shown for the toner cartri dge and d rum ca rtridge ind icate the num ber of p ages for s implex printin g using A4 /Letter- size me dia with 5% cov erage. The act ual li fe may di ffer (be sh orter) dep endin g on th e printing condi - tions (c overage, paper s[...]

Our C oncern f or En vironmen tal P rotecti on 144 Our Concern for Environmental Prote ction As an ENERGY ST AR ® Pa rtner , we have determi ned th at this m achine m eets the ENERG Y ST AR Guideli nes fo r energy ef ficie ncy . What is an ENERGY STAR product? An ENERGY ST AR p roduct has a spe cial fea ture tha t allows it to auto mati- cally s w[...]

Index Index 145 A Accesso ries 126 DIMMs 127 Duplex option 13 0 Dust cov er 135 Tray 2 133 Antistatic protec tion 126 B Basic ta b 12 Booklet bindin g 111 C Configuration me nu 25 Consumables Toner cartr idge 68 Control panel 22 D Direct print 35 , 37 Dual in-line memory m odule 127 Duplexi ng 63 Dupl ex op tion 130 Dust co ver 135 E Electrostatic [...]

Index 146 L Labels 47 Layout tab 12 Letterhead 48 Loading me dia 52 M Main tena nce 82 Media Clea ring misfe eds 96 Imageab le area 51 Loading 52 Path 96 Preventin g misfee ds 95 Media mi sfeed Duplex op tion 103 Media pa th 96 Medi a stor age 65 Medi a type Envelope 46 Glossy 50 Labels 47 Letter head 48 Plain pap er 44 Postca rd 48 Thick s tock 45[...]