NEC 1100 manual

User’s Manual P a g e Pro 1100[...]

As an E NERGY S TA R ® Partne r , we de ter- mine d that this m achi ne me ets th e E NERGY S TA R ® Guidel ines for ener gy ef fi cienc y . What is an E NERGY S TA R ® product? E NERGY S TA R ® product has a specia l featur e that allo ws it to aut o- matical ly switch to a “lo w- po wer mode” a fter a peri od of inac ti vity . An E NERGY [...]

i F orew ord Safety Inf ormation Laser Saf ety This is a page pri nter whic h operates by mean s of a las er . There is no possibi lity of danger fr om the laser , pro vided the p rinter i s operat ed accor ding to the i nstru ction s in th is ma n ual. Since rad i a tio n e mi tt ed by the lase r is co mple tely c onfined withi n pr o - tecti ve h[...]

ii F orew ord Laser Safety Label For European Users Caution This is a semicondu ctor laser . The ma ximum po wer of the laser di ode is 5 mW and t he wa vel ength is 770 – 810 nm. ◆ Use of contr ols, adjustments or perf ormance of procedures ot her than those specif ied in this manual may r esult in hazardous radia- tion exp osure.[...]

iii F orew ord For Denmark Users AD V ARSEL Dansk: Det te er en hal vlederlaser . Laserdiodens højeste sty rke er 5 mW og bølge længden er 7 70 – 810 nm. For Finland, Sweden Users VA R O I T U S ! Tämä on pu olij ohdelas er . La serdi odin s uurin teho on 5 mW j a aal lonpi- tuus on 7 70 – 810 nm. VA R N I N G Det här är en ha lvledarl a[...]

iv F oreword For Norwa y User s AD V ARSEL Dette e n halvlede r laser . Maksimal ef fekt till la serdiode er 5 mW og bølgel engde er 770 – 810 nm. Laser Caution Label User Instructio ns CE Marking (Declaration of Conf ormity) W e d eclar e unde r our so le re s pons ibil it y tha t th e prin ter an d optio ns to which this decl aration re lates [...]

v F oreword Produ ct T ype Laser Beam Printer Produ ct Name P agePro 1 100 Option s Second P aper Cass ette Unit (41 48-601) F ace-Up T ray (4121-0633) Network Int erfa ce Card (4625-1 31) Expa nsion Memor y (DIMM) Standard Saf ety: E N60 950/1 992 with Amendm ents 1, 2, 3 and 4 Saf ety of i n f ormat io n t ec h no lo g y eq ui pm en t , in c lud [...]

vi F oreword This d e vi ce mu st be u sed w ith sh ielde d inte rface (Par alle l) cab le and shield ed netw ork (10/ 100Base-T) cable. The use of non-shie lded cabl e is lik ely to result in i nterfer ence with radio c ommunication s and is pr ohibited und er 89/336/ EEC rules. Ozone R elease During pr inter op eration, a small quanti ty of ozon [...]

vii F oreword We l c o m e And thank you for sel ecting a Minolta/QMS P agePro 1 100 Printe r! This User ’ s Manual explain s the functi ons of the printer and how i t operat es. It al so pro vides you wi th troubl eshootin g tips as we ll as gen - eral p recautions y ou should obs erve when operat ing the pr inter . T o ensure the to p performan[...]

viii Cont ents CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction Features........... .............. .............. .............. ....... 1-1 Hardw are .......... .............. .............. .............. .. 1-1 Softw are ........... .............. .............. .............. .. 1-1 Oper ating System .............. .............. .......... .. 1-1 Printer P ar[...]

ix Contents Install ing ................... .............. .............. ............ 2-8 Setting-Up ....... .............. .............. .............. ..... 2-11 Connecting the P owe r Cord ....................... 2-11 Loading P aper ........... .............. .............. ..... 2-12 T u r ning on the Printer ..... .............. ............[...]

x Cont ents Manua l Loading (Man ual F eed T ra y) .......... 3-10 Loading P ape r onto T ra y2 (Option) ............ 3-13 Selecting Output Direction (Printed Side Up or Do wn) ............. .............. .............. .......... 3-17 Chap ter 4: Print er Driver Intr oduction .............. .............. .............. ............ 4-1 System Re[...]

xi Contents T o Displ a y the P ageP ro 1100 Printer D r iv er Setup Dia log Under Wi ndow 3.1 ........... ..... 4-21 Using the P agePr o 1100 Printer Dr iver Setup Dialog............. .............. .............. .......... 4-23 Common B uttons ........... .............. .............. 4-23 P aper ...... .............. .............. ............[...]

xii Cont ents Chapter 5: Printer Status Monitor and Contr ol Panel Using the Status Monitor ........... ................... .. 5-1 Star ting Up the Status Monitor ................... .. 5-1 Using the S tatus Monitor .... .............. ............ 5-4 Using the Contr ol P anel ............. .............. ....... 5-6 Star ting Up the Control P ane[...]

xiii Contents T ra y1....... .............. .............. .............. ............ 7-8 Manua l F eed T ra y ............... .............. ............ 7-8 Second P aper Cass ette Unit (optio n) ......... .. 7-9 Print Quality P rob lems ............... .............. ..... 7-10 No Outpu t .................. .............. .............. ..... 7[...]

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Chapter 1 Introducti on 1 1 Chapter Introdu ction[...]

Chapter 1 Introducti on[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Introducti on Fe a t u r e s Features Har dware • Compact des ign • PCL 6 emulat ion • Real 600 dpi res olution • Prints up to 10 page s per mi nute (A4/L etter -size print) • Compact, ea sy to inst all toner a nd drum cart ridges • Fine Micro T oning ca rtridge s for cle arer and s harper i mages • Fine-AR T technolog y[...]

1-2 Printer P arts and Accessories Chapter 1 Introducti on Printer P ar ts and Accessories Printe r To p c o v e r rele ase b utton Control pan el F ace-down tra y Pa p er gu i d e P aper sup por t Tr a y 1 (Multipur p ose tray) Manual feed tra y Po we r sw it c h F ace-up/F ace-down selec tion s witch P ower co rd soc ket P arallel interface conne[...]

1-3 Chapter 1 Introducti on Printer P arts and Accessories Fusi ng unit To p c o v e r T o ner car tr idge Dru m car tr idge[...]

1-4 Printer P arts and Accessories Chapter 1 Introducti on Options Fa c e - u p t r a y (optio n) Cassette c ov er T ra y2 (500- shee t seco nd cas s ette ) Sec ond pa per cassett e unit ( optio n)[...]

1-5 Chapter 1 Introducti on Control P anel Control P anel The contr ol panel has three indicat ors and one butt on. Indicators The thre e indicat ors turn on, of f, or blin k in combinati on to let you kno w the current s tatus of th e printer . Note ex. ) ◆ Y ou can find out details of the printer’ s status by checking the informa- tion that a[...]

1-6 Contr ol P anel Chapter 1 Introducti on P anel Button The panel but ton can be used to per form va rious ope rations according to the status of the prin ter . • Reset t he counter • Job canc el • Print c onfi guration pa ge •F o r m f e e d F or details , see “Using the P anel Button” on page 3-1.[...]

Chapter 2 Setting -Up 2 2 Chapter Setting-U p[...]

Chapter 2 Setting -Up[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Installation Pre cautions Installation Precautions Note the f ol lo wing impor tant precaut ions whe n se lect ing a lo catio n for the pri nter and when connect ing it to a po wer sourc e. Selecting a Location f or the Printer A proper location helps to e nsure tha t your print er pro vides you with the lon g service life[...]

2-2 Installation Precautions Chapter 2 Setting -Up Space Requirements Be sure t o pro vide space around the printer as indicat ed belo w , to ensure ea si er printer operat ion , paper and ton er repl acement , and main- tenan ce. 680 mm (26-3/4 in.) 200 mm (7-3/4 in.) 100 mm (4 in.) 507 mm (20 in.) 250 mm (9-3/4 in.) 300 mm (11-3/4 in.) 672 mm (26[...]

2-3 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Installation Pre cautions Po w e r S o u rc e The foll ow ing are th e po wer source require ments fo r this prin ter . Po wer supply : 220 – 240 V a t 50 – 60 Hz V oltage fl uctuation: 220 – 240 V ± 10% Fre quency fluctuat ion: Wi t h i n ± 3 H z Note ◆ Use a po wer source w ith minimal v oltage an d frequenc y [...]

2-4 Installation Precautions Chapter 2 Setting -Up Gr oundi ng Alw ays ground t he print er to guar d agains t the danger of elect rical shock. T o ground the printe r , connect th e groundi ng wire t o the grou nd term inal of th e electric al outle t you ar e plugging in to or t o a groundin g contact that compl ies with loc al elect rical s tand[...]

2-5 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Operational Precaution s Operational Precau tions Note the follo wing important precaut ions whene ver using the prin ter . Operating En vironment The foll ow ing desc ribes the op erating e n vironment requir ed when using the pr int er . Te m p e r a t u r e : 10 ° C to 35 ° C (50 ° F to 9 5 ° F) with fluc tuation of[...]

2-6 Operational Precaution s Chapter 2 Setting -Up • Never try t o mod i fy th e prin te r . D o ing s o cr ea tes th e da ng er of fir e or elec trical shock. • Ne ve r p la ce a n y hea vy objects on the po wer cord, pull on it or bend it. Doin g so creat es the dan ger of f ire o r electric al shock. • Al ways mak e sure th e printer is no[...]

2-7 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Operational Precaution s Attention Printer Supplies Note th e follo wing preca utions wh en handli ng printer supplies such as the ton er cartr idge, the drum cartr idge, and paper . • A voi d storing pr inter su pplies in the foll owi ng locati ons. • Areas sub jected t o direct sunlight. Addi tionall y , the drum ca [...]

2-8 Installing Chapter 2 Setting -Up Installing 1 T ake the items and a ccessori es sho wn belo w out of the car ton. Caution Note ◆ After unpacking, keep all packing materials out of the reach of children. ◆ K eep all the box es and packing materials that the printer comes in for later use when transporting the printer . 1. Prin ter 2. Acce ss[...]

2-9 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Installing 2 Remov e th e plastic ba g and peel of f the shi pping tape fr om the printe r . 3 Pull T ray1 fr om the printer with both hands and l ie it do wn fl at. 4 Pull out the two cushio ns from the paper fee d inlet.[...]

2-10 Installing Chapter 2 Setting -Up 5 Squeeze t he right paper siz e guide and open the pa per size guides. Pu ll out t he plasti c-lead str ip from the paper fe ed inlet. F or instruc tions on i nstalli ng the option al item (s), see “Options” o n page 2-1 8.[...]

2-11 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Setting-Up Settin g-Up Set-up t he print er accor ding to the follo wing instru ctions. F or instruc tions on i nstalli ng the opt ional it em(s), see “Options” o n page 2-1 8. Connecting the P ower Cor d 1 Make su re tha t th e power switch is in th e ❍ (Of f) positio n. 2 Connect o ne end of the powe r cord t hat [...]

2-12 Setting-Up Chapter 2 Setting -Up Loading Paper 1 Open the face-d ow n tray . 2 Pull T ray1 fr om the printer with both hands and l ie it do wn fl at.[...]

2-13 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Setting-Up 3 Squeeze t he right paper guid e and open t he paper gu ides. 4 Place a s tack of pa per in th e center of Tr a y 1 . Squeeze t he right paper gui de and adj ust the pa per guides so that both the left and right s ides of t he paper s tack are s ecure.[...]

2-14 Setting-Up Chapter 2 Setting -Up T urning on the Prin ter ■ After c onnecting the print er to a po wer outlet, p ress the power switc h to tu rn it o n. T urnin g on th e prin t er ca u ses al l the in dicat ors on the c ont ro l pane l to lig ht, w hich i ndica tes th at th e prin te r is warming up. I n abo ut 23 seconds or less, only th e[...]

2-15 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Setting-Up T esting the Printe r Perfor m the foll owi ng procedur e to prin t a conf igurati on page and s ee if the printer is work ing corre ctly . Note 1 Place t he A4 size paper onto Tr a y 1 . 2 Make sur e th at both the Paper and Erro r indicat ors are of f, and the Ready indica tor is on. This indicat es there is [...]

2-16 Setting-Up Chapter 2 Setting -Up Sample Configur ation P age[...]

2-17 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Setting-Up Connecting to a Co mputer Caution Note 1 Make sur e that t he printer a nd the comput er you are connecti ng it to a re both turne d of f. 2 Connect on e end of th e interf ace cable to the paralle l port of the computer . 3 Connect t he other e nd of the i nterf ace cabl e to the pa rallel int er- face co nnec[...]

2-18 Options Chapter 2 Setting -Up Option s This section d escribes the opti onal items that are av ailable for this print er . Second P aper Cassette Unit The secon d paper casse tte unit comes equippe d with a casse tte that can hold up to 500 sh eets of A4 s ize paper ca lled Tr a y 2 . The same un it can acc ommodate a v ari ety of other paper [...]

2-19 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Options Installing the Second P aper Cassette Unit 1 Remov e the se cond paper ca ssette uni t and Tr a y 2 fr om th e ir packagin g, i ncludi ng the p rotec ti v e tape used to hol d th e v ari ous components in place. 2 Place t he printe r on top of the base u nit. Make sure to al ign the couplin g pins of t he base uni[...]

2-20 Options Chapter 2 Setting -Up 4 Replace t he casset te co ver and insert Tr a y 2 into the second paper casset te unit . Note ◆ Be sure t o use both hands wh enev er Tr a y 2 is remo ve d from or inserted i nto the s econd paper cassette unit .[...]

2-21 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Options F ace-Up T ra y This face-up tr ay recei ves printe d pages, pri nted side up, as the y are outp ut from the pr inte r . Pr inted pages are no t rolled d uring th e printe r’ s outp ut sequence whe n this tr ay is used . For t his reas on, the face- up tray is recommended fo r t hic k paper or en v el ope s t o [...]

2-22 Options Chapter 2 Setting -Up Installing the Face-Up T ray 1 Remov e the face-up tr ay from its c arton. 2 Gently be nd the outp ut tray i nwards, to ward the printer , with both hands . Ali gn the in serti on pins of the tr ay with the pin ho ld- ers of the pr inter . Note ◆ Nev er lay the face-up tray to wards the front of the printe r or [...]

2-23 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Options Expansion Memor y Y ou can a v oid man y errors ca used b y data o verl oad b y install ing suf fi- cient mem ory in to the print er . This p rinte r com es wi th 4 MB of me mory . Y ou c an i n crea s e mem o ry capaci ty up to 132 MB by inst alling an op tional 16 , 32, 64 or 128 MB expansio n memory (DIMM) into[...]

2-24 Options Chapter 2 Setting -Up 4 Remov e the t wo scre ws that hold t he side cover of th e pr in ter in place wi th a scre wdriv er . 5 Remov e the si de co ver . Caution ◆ Do not to uch any part of th e main circu it inside th e printer .[...]

2-25 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Options 6 Being car eful not to touch the c onnection points al ong the edg e of the e xpans ion memo ry , i nsert the b oard into the sock et on the main c ircuit. Apply pressur e until the e xpansion memory locks i nto pla ce. Tip ◆ To r e m o v e t h e expans ion memory from the m ain circu it, press the taps on each[...]

2-26 Options Chapter 2 Setting -Up 7 Replace t he side co ver us in g th e two sc r ews provide d to se cur e it in p lace. 8 Print a conf igurati on page “T esting th e Printer ” on page 2-15 and check to conf irm that the “T otal M emory” item cor rectly sho ws the increase in memory capacity . If it does not , repeat t he above step s ma[...]

2-27 Chapter 2 Setting -Up Options Netw ork Interface Car d The ne twork int erface ca rd is equi pped with a 10/100B ASE-T i nter- fac e connector for conne ction to the netw ork serv er . Refer t o the Networ k Interface Car d User’ s Manual fo r detail .[...]

MEM O Chapter 2 Setting -Up[...]

Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r 3 3 Chapter Using the Printer[...]

Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Using the P anel Button Using the Panel Button The panel b utton can be used to perform v ari ous operatio ns according to the status of the prin ter . Counter Reset Mode Use the f ollo wing pro cedure whene ver you w ant to r eset the counter . 1 T urn off the print er . 2 While hol ding do wn the pane l but to[...]

3-2 Usin g the P ane l Butt on Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Job Can cel Use the f ollo wing pro cedure whene ver you w ant to c ancel the current job . 1 Hold do wn the pa nel b utton for mo re than 5 s econds. 2 After al l the in dicat ors ar e lit , re lease th e panel b ut ton to can cel the pr int jo b . Print Configuration Pa ge Use the f [...]

3-3 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Printing P aper Pri nting P aper Ty p e Caution ◆ This printer is desig ned to print on on ly the following types of paper . Paper S ou rce Ma nual Feed Tr a y Tr a y 1 Tr a y 2 P aper T ype Plain Paper wei gh t: 60 to 90 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lbs.) ❍❍❍ Recyc led P aper wei gh t: 60 to 90 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lbs.)[...]

3-4 Printing P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Siz e Caution Standard sizes *1. Each of the 5 cassettes of T ray2 support on e of the 5 types of paper that are compatible with this printer . *2. A4 is standard cassette size fo r the second paper cassette unit. ◆ This printer is desig ned to print on only the following sizes of paper . Paper[...]

3-5 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Printing P aper En velope and Custom Size Paper S ou rce Ma nual Feed Tr a y Tr a y 1 Tr a y 2 Pa p er Si z e Env elope and Cus- tom Si ze Env . DL 110 mm × 220 mm ❍❍ None Env . C5 162 mm × 229 mm ❍❍ None Env . B 5 176 mm × 250 mm ❍❍ None Env . Com10 4-1/8 in. × 9-1/2 in. ❍❍ None Env . M onar[...]

3-6 Printing P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Print a bl e A r e a This pri nter is de signed to p rint on pape r with a 4 mm (0.16 i n.) mar gin on al l sides. Printa b le area 4 mm (0.16 in.) 4 mm (0.16 in. ) 4 mm (0.16 in.) 4 mm (0.16 in.)[...]

3-7 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading P aper Loading P aper The foll ow ing source s can be use d to feed p aper int o the prin ter: •T r a y 1 • Manual feed tray • T ray2 (option) Tr a y 1 is the stan dard s ource for s upplyi ng p aper t o the print er . V ari ous types a nd sizes of paper ca n be fed fr om this tr ay . Y ou can al s[...]

3-8 Loading P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading Paper onto T ray1 Y ou can l oad up t o 150 s hee ts of stand ard pap er ont o T ray1. See “P rint- ing P aper” on p age 3-3 for detail s on paper s izes and types. 1 Squeeze t he right paper guid e and open t he paper gu ides. 2 Place a s tack of pa per in th e center of Tr a y 1 . Sq[...]

3-9 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading P aper Note ◆ A maximum level mark on the paper gu id e sho ws ho w hi gh yo u can stack paper on Tr a y 1 . Make s ure that paper is stacked no higher than this mark. ◆ Do not load additional paper until the paper currently load ed onto T ray1 is co mpletely used. ◆ Nev er load paper while the pri[...]

3-10 Loading P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Manual Loading (Man ual Feed T ray) 1 Open the pa per guide s. 2 Inser t th e she et of pape r into the manual feed t ray with th e side to be pri nted fac ing up. Note ◆ Insert only one sheet of paper at a time when feeding manually .[...]

3-11 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading P aper 3 Adjust t he paper gu ides so th at both sides of the pa per are secure. Printing on En velopes The manual feed t ray supports Commercial 10, Monarch, DL, C5, and B5 en velo pes. Note ◆ Because there is great var iation in the quality of p aper used for en ve- lopes, we sugg est that you produ[...]

3-12 Loading P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r 1 Place t he en v elope with t he side t o be print ed facing up on the tray . The flap of t he en velope s hould be fa cing do wn and to the left. Note 2 Make sure that t he en velope is placed in t he center of the tr ay and that it is se cured b y the pap er guides. ◆ Insert only one en velo[...]

3-13 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading P aper Loading Paper onto T ray2 (Option) Y ou can l oad up to 500 she ets of st andard pap er onto T ray2 . See “Print ing Pa per” on page 3-3 for d etails o n paper si zes and ty pes. Note 1 Slide Tr a y 2 out of th e second paper cassette unit . ◆ Mak e s ur e th at the Tr a y 2 for the p rope [...]

3-14 Loading P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r 2 Remov e the ca ssette c ov er from Tr a y 2 . 3 Press do wn on the pap er lifting plate lo cated ins ide of T ray2 until it loc ks.[...]

3-15 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Loading P aper 4 Place a s tack of up to 500 shee ts of paper i nto Tr a y 2 s o th at the side th at was f acing u p when the pa per was u nwrapped is still faci ng up. Note ◆ A maximum level mark inside the inlet of T ray2 shows ho w high you can stack paper o n T ray2 . Make s ure that paper is stacked n o[...]

3-16 Loading P aper Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r 5 Replace t he casset te co ver and insert Tr a y 2 into the second paper casset te unit .[...]

3-17 Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Selecting Output Direction (Printed Side Up or Do wn) Selecting O utput Direct ion (Printed Side Up or Down) The op tional face-u p tra y , as expla ined earli er in thi s section i s a use- ful to ol for pr inting on thi ck paper o r en velopes pr inted si de up. The fac tory def ault for t he output tray ho w[...]

3-18 Selecting Output Direction (Prin ted Side Up or Down) Chapter 3 Usi n g the P rint e r Note ◆ Do not use the switch to change the setting while the printer is operating. ◆ Whene ver the face-up tray is not installed on the printer , check to make sure the set to switch fo r out put to the face-down tray (see abov e illus- tration). Fa c e [...]

Chapter 4 Print er Driv er 4 4 Chapter Printer Driver[...]

Chapter 4 Print er Driv er[...]

4-1 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Introduction Introduction The Mino lta P agePro 1100 Printer Dri ver was special ly de vel oped to pro vide true W indo ws-based and MS-DOS prin ting for users of the Minolta/ QMS PagePr o 1100 prin ter . The Pa gePro 1100 Pr inter Dri ver consis ts of tw o programs: Minolta P agePro P rinter Dri ver and t he Print er[...]

4-2 Syste m Requi rements Chapter 4 Print er Driv er System Requiremen ts The foll ow ing descri bes the min imum system re quirements that ar e necessa ry to cor rectly r un the Minol ta Pa gePro 1100 Pr inter Dri ver . Operati ng System: Mic rosoft W indo ws 9 5, W indo ws 98, W indo ws 3.1, W indows NT 4.0 or MS-DOS Persona l Computer: IBM-compa[...]

4-3 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Under W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indo ws NT 4.0 Installing the P agePr o 1100 Printer Driver Under Windows 95/Windows 98/ Windows NT 4.0 This sec tion pro vides informati on on inst alling the P agePro 1100 Printe r Dri ver un der W indows 95, W indo ws 98 or W indo ws NT 4[...]

4-4 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indow s NT 4.0 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o Install t he P agePro 1 100 Printer Dr iver Usi ng th e Insta lle r (A uto Run ) 1 T urn on your comput er and start up W indo ws 95, W indo ws 98 or W indo ws NT 4.0. Note 2 Insert the CD-R OM label ed Minolta/Q MS Page[...]

4-5 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Under W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indo ws NT 4.0 4 F ollo w the ins tructions that appea r on your c omputer scree n to comple te the in stallat ion. 5 When the fol lo wing dialog ap pear s, se le ct Local if t he prin ter is connecte d direct ly to your computer or Ne tw or[...]

4-6 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indow s NT 4.0 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Caution 6 Afte r the in stall atio n is com p lete d , the following d ialog appe ars. Click Finish to close the setup pro gram windo w . Note ◆ If y ou intend to access the printer fr om a server running Win- dows 95, f i[...]

4-7 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Under W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indo ws NT 4.0 Note 7 Chec k th at t he Minolt a P ageW orks/ P r o 1100 pr in ter icon is dis- playe d in the P rinte rs d ialog . T o dis play the P rinte rs dialo g, cl ick Star t , point to Se ttings , and t hen click Pr inter s . 8 Ejec[...]

4-8 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indow s NT 4.0 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o Install t he P agePro 1 100 Printer Dr iver Usi n g Plug- and-P la y 1 After co nnecting the printer to your compute r , turn on the printe r . • See “Connec ting to a Computer” on p age 2-17 fo r detail s on conne[...]

4-9 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Under W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indo ws NT 4.0 6 F ollo w the ins tructions that appea r on your c omputer scree n to comple te the in stallat ion. Note 7 Chec k th at t he Minolt a P ageW orks/ P r o 1100 pr in ter icon is dis- playe d in the P rinte rs d ialog . T o dis [...]

4-10 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indow s NT 4.0 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o Install t he P agePro 1 100 Printer Dr iver Using the Add Printer Wizard 1 T urn on your c omputer and st art up W indows 95 or W indo ws 9 8. Note 2 Insert the CD-R OM label ed Minolta/Q MS PagePro 1100 Printer D river[...]

4-11 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Under W indo ws 95/ W indows 98/W indo ws NT 4.0 4 Double -click the Add P rin ter icon. 5 Click Ne xt . 6 Select Local Printer if the pri nter i s conn ected direc tly to your computer’ s parallel port or s elect Netw ork Prin te r if the prin ter is conne cted thro ugh [...]

4-12 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 3.1 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing the P agePr o 1100 Printer Driver Unde r Wind ow s 3.1 This s ect io n pr ovid es in form atio n on ins tall ing th e prin ter driv er on a computer running W indo ws 3.1. Note T o Install t he P agePro 1 100 Printer Dr iver 1 T urn on your [...]

4-13 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driv er Under W indo ws 3.1 6 F ollo w the ins tructions that appea r on your c omputer scree n to comple te the in stallat ion.[...]

4-14 Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Und er W indo ws 3.1 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er 7 Afte r the in stalla tio n is com plete d, th e foll o wing d ialog appe ars. Click Finish to close the setup program windo w .[...]

4-15 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Installing t he P agePro 1100 Printer Driv er Under W indo ws 3.1 8 Check that Minolta PageW orks /Pro 1100 is displayed i n the Instal led Print ers: list in the Pr inters d ialog. T o displa y the Pr inters dia log, doubl e-clic k Control P anel icon, which is located in the Mai n group wit hin th e Program Manager[...]

4-16 Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog T o Display the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Under Windo ws 95/Windo ws 98 1 Click Sta rt , point to Settings and then cl ic k Pri nters to disp lay the Pr int ers di alog . 2 In the Pr inters dialog, cl [...]

4-17 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog 3 Select Properties from th e File menu. The foll owi ng windo w appears.[...]

4-18 Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o Display the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Under Windows NT 4.0 1 Click Sta rt , point to Settings and then cl ic k Pri nters to disp lay the Pr int ers di alog . 2 In the Pr inters dialog, cl ick the Minolta PageW orks /Pro 1100 printe r icon .[...]

4-19 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog 3 Select Document Defaults... from th e File menu. The foll owi ng windo w appears.[...]

4-20 Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er 4 T o change the de vice option set tings , select Prop erties from the File menu. The foll owi ng windo w appears.[...]

4-21 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog T o Display the P agePr o 1100 Printer Dri ver Setup Dialog Under Window 3.1 1 Double -click the Cont ro l P anel icon, w hich is loc at ed in t he Main group within the Program Manage r . 2 In the Cont rol Pane l di al og, d oubl e-cl ick Pr inte rs . 3 In th[...]

4-22 Displaying the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setu p Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er 4 Click Se tup , which displ ays the Se tup dialog f or Page Pro 1100 printe r .[...]

4-23 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Using the P agePr o 1100 Printer Driver Set up Dia log The prin ter dri ver pro vides you with cont rol o ve r a wide v ariety of printe r parameters f rom your computer . The foll owing se ctions pro vide an o ve rvie w of the se ven ta bs of the printer dri ver’[...]

4-24 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Pa p e r The Pap e r tab contains f unctions that af fect the fo rmat and output of your pri nted documents . Pa p er S i z e Y our pri nter supp orts the follo wing pap er and media sizes: Pa p e r Letter 8-1/2 × 11 in. Legal 8-1/2 × 14 in. Ex ecuti ve 7-1/ 4 × [...]

4-25 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog En velopes Import ant! Edit Custom... Click t his b utton to display the Custom Pa per dialog box for def inin g the dime nsions of c ustom paper si zes you w ant to add to the Pa p e r Size li st, an d for edit in g existi ng cu stom pap er siz es . Note tha t you [...]

4-26 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o edit an e xisti ng custom pape r , hi ghlight i ts name in th e list, an d then make t he settings describe d abov e. When e v eryth ing is t he way yo u want , click OK t o add the ne w custom paper to the Pa p er Si z e list. Add Click this button t o add a ne[...]

4-27 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Fit to P a per Check thi s option when you w an t the pri nt imag e to be sc ale d t o f it the paper s ize speci fi ed in the Output P aper Size box. Note that the Scal- ing setting on the Pap e r tab appears di mmed whene ver the Fit to Pa p er op tio n i s ch eck[...]

4-28 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er P aper Source Use this settin g to speci fy the tray that shoul d be used t o feed th e spec- if ied siz e of paper into the printer . Paper so urces inc lude: Au t o : This settin g automatical ly loads t he specif ied paper from an y or all of the a v ailable tray[...]

4-29 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Collate at Printe r Use th is set ting t o co nt rol w hethe r coll atio n of th e multi ple-c opy pr int- ing shoul d be perfor med by t he print er ( On ) or by the applic ation ( Off ). When coll ation is turned on, mul tiple cop y jobs ar e printed in copy sets.[...]

4-30 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er P age Lay out The P a ge Lay out tab cont ains a re al-time g raphic mirro r of most dri v er setti ngs as wel l as the fol lo wing featu res. N-up The N-up setti ngs let y ou print mul tiple documen t pages on a single sheet o f paper . Use the N-up box t o select [...]

4-31 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Detail s of N-u p Click Details of N-up to d isplay a d ialog box f or specifyi ng the ord er of documen t pages pr inted on each sheet of p aper . Horz. Ascending This setti ng pr ints the fir st docu ment page i n the upper left cor ner of the sheet, the secon d p[...]

4-32 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Bor derline Checking this box causes a borderli ne to be printed ar ound each o f the document p ages. No bord erline i s printed when this box i s uncheck ed. Wa t e r m a r k W at erma rks ca n be u sed to aler t the r ead er to th e natu r e of t h e cont ent of [...]

4-33 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Edit W ater mark Click Edit W at ermark to display a dialog box for creati ng ne w water - mark s and e dit in g existi ng wa te rmar ks. The foll owi ng descri bes the s ettings y ou can mak e on the Edit W ater- mark dial og box. W atermar ks This lis t shows all [...]

4-34 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Delete Click this b utton to delete the watermar k whose nam e is cur- rently high lighted i n the W atermarks list. Note that th e delete operation i s performed as soon as you click the Delete but- ton, and tha t the de lete operation c annot be u ndone. Beca use [...]

4-35 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog After c reati ng a wa te rmark, cl ick OK to sa v e it as a bitma p f ile a nd a dd its na me to the Wa t e rm ar k list on the P age Lay out tab . XY Ima ge Shift Use thes e boxe s for f i ne adjustment of the pri ntable ar ea horizon tally (X) and v ertically ( Y)[...]

4-36 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Qual ity The Quality tab allo ws you to make se tting cha nges that enhance th e graphic quality of your pr inted docu ments. T oner Save Tu r n To n e r S a v e of f to i mpro ve. T urn it on t o ma ximi ze t one r casset te life. Use T oner Sav e to re duce your p[...]

4-37 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Medium: This is t he def ault setti ng, which sho uld be good e nough for most print ing needs. Change to anot her setting only if te xt and graphics appear to be too da rk or too light when Me dium is select ed. Dark: U s e th is set tin g to m ake th e edge s of l[...]

4-38 Using the P agePro 1100 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Devi ce Option This ta b sho ws auxi liary acces sories t hat are a vail able for installat ion on th e printe r . Inpu t Opti on Check Tr a y 2 box when you ha ve T ray2 i nstall ed on your pr inter . This causes Tr a y 2 to be added to the P a per Sourc e box on t[...]

4-39 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Uninstalling th e Printer Driv er Uninstalling t he Printer Driver This sec tion describ es ho w to uninstall the PagePr o 1100 Printer Dr iv er when neces sary . T o Uninstall the P a gePr o 1100 Print er Dri ver (Windo ws 95/Windo w s 98/Windows NT 4.0) 1 Click th e Star t button , point to Program s , th en to ML [...]

4-40 Uninstallin g the Printer Driv er Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o Uninstall the P a gePr o 1100 Print er Dri ver (Wind ows 3. 1) 1 Double -click the Un installer icon of t he ML T PageW orksPro 1100 dialog box. 2 In respo nse to the warnin g dialog t hat appears, c lick Ye s to pro- ceed wit h the unins tall ope ration or No to a bor t.[...]

4-41 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities DOS Printing Ut ilities Installing DOS P rinting Util ities Use th e foll o wi ng pr ocedu re to i nst al l DOS prin ting u tilitie s. 1 Conn ect th e pr in ter to the pa ral le l po rt o f yo u r co m pute r . 2 T urn on your c omputer and sta rt up MS-DOS. 3 T urn on the pr inter a nd make s[...]

4-42 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er 9 Afte r the in stall atio n is com p lete d , the following d ialog appe ars. Press t he Enter ke y to clo se the set up progra m windo w . 10 Ejec t the C D-ROM labe le d M inolta/QMS P age Pro 1100 Printer D rivers from your c omputer’ s CD-R OM dri ve. This complet es the instal lation o[...]

4-43 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities T o Load the Status Monitor from the DOS Pr ompt T ype the fo llo wing at the DOS prompt to di splay the Status Monitor screen : 1 Change to t he direc tory you crea ted under “ Install ing DOS Printi ng Utilit ies” on pa ge 4-41. T ype: cd c:mltdos ↵ • If you us ed the dir ectory nam[...]

4-44 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Accessing the P rinter Contr ol P anel This sec tion e xplains ho w to access the Print er Control P anel. T o Acce ss the Pri nter Contr ol P anel 1 T ype the fol l o wing at the DOS prompt to access th e Pr inter Con- trol P anel: 2 Change to t he direc tory you crea ted under “ Install in[...]

4-45 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities Using the Printer Contr ol P anel The Prin ter Contro l Pane l lets y ou control the prin ter from your com- puter . This secti on tell s you ho w to maneuv er around the Print er Con- trol P anel, change its se ttings, a nd sa ve pr inter setup s as prof iles. Note ◆ Y ou can f ind furthe r[...]

4-46 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Getting Ar ound in the Printer Control P anel Use the f ollo wing k ey ope rations to get ar ound the Pri nter Control P anel and mak e the set tings you w ant. •U s e t h e Esc key to mo ve the sele ction cur sor to th e control but tons on the lef t si de of the P r inte r C ontr ol Pane l[...]

4-47 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities T o sa ve a pr ofile 1 After m aking t he Printer Control P anel sett ings you want, se lect Save Profile from th e File menu. Note 2 Specify t he driv e, path , and f ile name wher e you want to sa ve the prof ile. Y ou can mak e these s pecif icati ons using the lists t hat appea r in the di[...]

4-48 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T o open a pr ofile Import ant! 1 Select Open Pr ofil e from the Fi le menu. 2 Specify t he dri v e, path , and f ile name where t he prof ile yo u want to ope n is loc ated. Y ou can mak e these s pecif icati ons using the lists t hat appea r in the dia log box, or y ou can type a path into t[...]

4-49 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities T o print a test page or demo page Select the test or demo page you want to print from the Option menu. T o change the printer port 1 Select Connect P or t from th e Option menu. 2 Select the port y ou want t o change to and then s elect OK .[...]

4-50 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Printer Control Panel Screens This sec tion desc ribes th e setti ngs that a re a va ilable in t he Printe r Con- trol P a nel Screens. Common Buttons OK Sele ct this butt on to e xport th e current settin gs to the p rinter . Cancel Select this b utton to restor e all f ields t o their pre vi[...]

4-51 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities P aper Sour ce Indica te whether the prin ter autom atically selects the pa per tray for feedin g, whether paper sho uld be fed fro m a desi gnated tray or whe ther paper wi ll be fed manually . Fast Print Sele cting F ast P rint reduces the amou nt of time re quired fo r the f irst print to s[...]

4-52 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er P aper Time Out During manu al feedi ng of paper , the pr inter pauses during pr inting to wa it for yo u to feed the next s heet. The “ paper time out” condi tion exi sts when t he printer i s paused a nd nothing happens for about 10 minutes. T ray1 Sett ing Specify whether T ray1 is a mu[...]

4-53 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities Font Screen T ypeface Select the typef ace you want to use from this li st. Pitch/ P oint Specify the type s ize you w ant to us e, either b y scrol ling the value in the uppe r box or b y selec ting a v alu e from the lo wer b ox. The v alues indica te points for propo rtional fonts and inche[...]

4-54 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Output Quality S creen T oner Save Speci fy ON or OFF f or the to ner sa ve setting. T urning toner sav e on uses less ton er for printi ng and helps ton er cartridge s to last longer . The OFF setting produc es normal ou tput and t oner usage, while ON uses less t oner b ut prin ts light er .[...]

4-55 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities T oner Density Use thi s box to mak e f ine adj ustments i n the dens ity of t he toner during printi ng. Note th at a dark er set ting can cause toner to be used up r ela- tively quick ly . Counter Screen T otal Counter This v alue sho ws ho w man y pages ha ve be en print ed throughout t he [...]

4-56 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er T ray1 Counte r This v alue shows how man y pages hav e been prin te d from T ray1. This v alue can be reset t o zero b y clic king the Reset b utton. Manual Coun ter This v alue sho ws ho w many pa ges ha ve be en printed f rom the manual feed tr ay . T his value can b e rese t to z er o by c[...]

4-57 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities Other Scree n Po w e r S av e Speci fy ON or OFF for th e Po w e r S av e setting. T urning on Pow e r Save cau ses th e prin ter t o enter a “sl ee p” mo de w henever it is idle fo r the per iod of time sp ecif ied b y the Po wer Save inter val . P ower Sa ve Interval Specify the amou nt [...]

4-58 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er P age Prot ection Pag e P ro t e c t i o n allo w s th e printe r to proce ss the dat a for th e entire docume nt before it is pr inted. Wh en Au t o is selec ted, the pri nter a na- lyzes e ach page an d turns on Pag e P ro t e c t i o n au toma ti cal ly onl y when it is re qui red. S ele c [...]

4-59 Chapter 4 Print er Driv er DOS Printing Util ities Status Di splay Screen The foll owi ng descri bes each o f the b uttons and the command s on the Status Display Set up menu. Set Display Mode Command (Setup Menu) In the d ialog tha t appears when you ex ecute this command , click th e checkbox next to the Enable P opup setting t o toggle po p[...]

4-60 DOS Printing Util ities Chapter 4 Print er Driv er Change P opup Message Command (Setup Menu) The d ialog that appea rs when you e x ecute this comman d cont ains a li st of err or condit ions that ca use popup er ror messag es to appea r . Error condit ions mark ed Active cause a popu p error mes sage t o appear whe n the y occur , while no m[...]

Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel 5 5 Chapter Printer Status M onitor and Control P anel[...]

Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel[...]

5-1 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Using the Statu s Monitor Using the Status Mo nitor The Stat us Mon itor displ ays in form ation about the curr ent st atus of the computer ’ s local print er . Starting Up the Status Monitor This se ction des cribes ho w to start up the Status Monitor , which ke eps you in form ed of the[...]

5-2 Using the Statu s Monitor Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel T o Start Up the Stat us Monitor Under Windows 95, Windo ws 98 or Wi ndows NT 4.0 ■ Click t he Star t butto n, point to Pr og rams , then t o ML T PageW o rk- sPro 1100 , and then c lick ML T P ageW orksPro 1 100 Print er T ools .[...]

5-3 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Using the Statu s Monitor T o Start Up the Stat us Monitor Under Window s 3.1 ■ From the Fil e Manager , double-cl ick the ML T P ageW orksP ro 1100 folder , and the n double-cli ck ML T Pa geW orksPro 1100 P rinter T ools . T o Hide the Status Monitor ■ Click t he Close butt on to hide[...]

5-4 Using the Statu s Monitor Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Using the Status Monitor View Menu Expand/Reduce Use these commands to s elect eithe r the Sta tus Monitor expande d vie w or redu ced vie w . Exit Select this command when you w ant to e xit the S tatus Monitor .[...]

5-5 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Using the Statu s Monitor Setup Menu Printer Sett ing Select th is command to dis play t he Contr ol P an el dia log box for ch ang- ing the printer setup. For deta ils on how to use the C o ntro l Panel, s ee “ U sing t he Co ntr ol P anel” on page 5-6. Close button Click t his b utton[...]

5-6 Usin g the Con tro l P anel Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Using the Con tr ol P anel This pro gram displ ays the cur rent set tings of th e compute r’ s local printe r . Y ou can also use Control Pane l to change settings a nd to rese t counter s. Star ting Up the Control P a nel This se ction describ es ho w to st ar[...]

5-7 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Usin g the Con tro l P anel Pa p er P aper Time Out The prin ter auto matical ly goes into a “paper t ime out” s tandby state after abo ut 10 min ute s of inacti vity in the Manual Fe ed mode, or whe n a Paper S ize E rror o ccurs . Use th is s et ting to spec ify w hat th e prin ter sh[...]

5-8 Usin g the Con tro l P anel Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Fixed Casset te This opt ion def ines a specif ic paper size for T ray1. Documen ts can be print ed onl y on th e pap er si z e spec ified for T ray1 in the Tr a y 1 P a p e r Size box. T ray1 P aper Size Any on e of the f ollo wing pape r sizes c an be select ed[...]

5-9 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Usin g the Con tro l P anel Printer Setting Po w e r S av e Pow e r S av e lets you set up t he print er so it ent ers a lo w -power idle state after a specif ic ti me of inact iv ity . Click On to tu rn on Po wer Save . In the Interval box, type the a mount of time the print er should wait[...]

5-10 Usin g the Con tro l P anel Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Fast Print Sele cting Fa st reduce s the amount o f time requi red for the f i rst prin t to start , because t he print er keep s the fusing unit at hi gh tempera ture while in t he Ready mode. W ith the Normal setti ng, the pri nte r takes the norm al am o unt [...]

5-11 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Usin g the Con tro l P anel T est Print Demo Page Pr int Click t his b utton to print a p age that d emonstrates t he featu res and functi ons of the printer . Configurat ion Print Click t his b utton to print a p age tha t describes the prin ter’ s current se t- tings. Print t he List o[...]

5-12 Usin g the Con tro l P anel Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Counter T otal Counter This box sho ws the number of pages t hat ha v e been pri nted th roughou t the ent ire lifetime of the pri nter . This count er cannot be reset b y you. T ray1 Counte r This cou nter indi cates th e number of pages t hat hav e been fed fr[...]

5-13 Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel Usin g the Con tro l P anel T oner Counter This box sho ws the nu mber of page s that ha v e been print ed using t he curre ntly in sta l l ed t oner c artrid ge. C lic k the R eset bu tton to re set this counter whene ver you repla ce the ton er cartr idge. Configuration Printer Name This[...]

MEM O Chapter 5 Printer S tatus Moni tor and Co ntrol Pa nel[...]

Chapter 6 Main tenance 6 6 Chapter Mainten ance[...]

Chapter 6 Main tenance[...]

6-1 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the T oner Cartridge Replacing the T oner Car tridg e Each toner ca rtrid ge contain s enough to ner to pro duce about 6 ,000 A4/L e tter-size prints . Th e toner cartridge that c omes wit h the prin ter is capa ble of produc ing approxi mately 3,000 A4/ Letter -size pr ints. This is calculat ed based o n an a v[...]

6-2 Replacing the T oner Cartridge Chapter 6 Main tenance 3 Press t he top cove r relea s e button and open t he top cover gen- tly . A TTENTION ◆ The fusing unit insid e the printer can become very hot during operation . Do not touch the a rea to a void injury . 1 2 Fusi ng uni t[...]

6-3 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the T oner Cartridge 4 Remov e the ol d tone r ca rt rid g e . Note 5 Remov e the toner ca rtri d ge from the box i t comes packe d in. Holding it f irmly wit h both ha nds, rock it left and ri ght, forw ard and back i n the dir ections indi cated b y the arro ws in the i llustra- tion. ◆ The toner cartridge i[...]

6-4 Replacing the T oner Cartridge Chapter 6 Main tenance 6 Hold ing o nt o th e t oner c art ridge ’ s ha ndle , lower it i n to the printe r . Make su re tha t the fo ur pin s (t wo on eac h side ) fit into t he groo ves insi de the printer . Note ◆ Color coor dinated “2” la bels ha ve been aff ixed to the toner car- tridge and to the ins[...]

6-5 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the T oner Cartridge The c artrid ge wi ll clic k into place whe n i t is com ple te ly instal led. 7 Clos e the top cov er and press i t do wn gently but fir mly until it locks i nto pla ce. 1 2[...]

6-6 Replacing the T oner Cartridge Chapter 6 Main tenance T o Reset the C ounter of the T oner Car tridg e Perfor m the foll owi ng procedur e to reset t he toner c artridg e counter after you repla ce the toner c artridge . 1 While hol ding do wn the pane l but ton , turn o n the print er . 2 K e ep t he pane l b utt on hel d do wn, and the Ready [...]

6-7 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the Drum Cartridge Replacing the Drum C ar tridg e Each drum cartridge ca n pro duce abou t 20,0 00 A4/L ett er -s ize pri nts. The actu al number of pages obt ained from a drum c artridge depe nds on the i mage densit y of the pa ges you pri nt. After a bout 20,000 A4/ Letter -size p rints, pr int image s start[...]

6-8 Replacing the Drum Cart ridge Chapter 6 Main tenance 3 Press t he top cove r relea s e button and open t he top cover gen- tly . A TTENTION ◆ The fusing un it inside the printer can become very hot dur- ing opera tion. Do not touch the area to a void inju ry . 1 2 Fusi ng uni t[...]

6-9 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the Drum Cartridge 4 Remov e the toner ca rtri d ge . 5 Remov e the ol d drum cartridge . Note ◆ The drum cartridge is made up of non -hazardous materials, and can be disposed of freely . Check local re gulations in your area concerning dispo sal of such items.[...]

6-10 Replacing the Drum Cart ridge Chapter 6 Main tenance 6 Remov e the dr um cartridge from the box it comes pa cked in . Caution 7 Instal l the drum cartridge i nto the pr inter , aligning the guide s of the c artridg e with the groov es ins ide the pr inter . ◆ If you do not plan to immediat ely in stall the drum cartridg e into the printer , [...]

6-11 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the Drum Cartridge Note ◆ Color coor dinated “1” la bels ha ve been aff ixed to the drum car- tridge and to the inside of the printer . Install the drum cartridge by aligning these labels. ◆ Make sure the drum cartridge is inserted inside the prin ter as far as it will go.[...]

6-12 Replacing the Drum Cart ridge Chapter 6 Main tenance 8 Hold ing o nt o th e t oner c art ridge ’ s ha ndle , lower it i n to the printe r . Make su re tha t the fo ur pin s (t wo on eac h side ) fit into t he groo ves insi de the printer . Note ◆ Color coor dinated “2” la bels ha ve been aff ixed to the toner car- tridge and to the ins[...]

6-13 Chapter 6 Main tenance Replacing the Drum Cartridge The c artrid ge wi ll clic k into place whe n i t is com ple te ly instal led. 9 Clos e the top cov er and press i t do wn gently but fir mly until it locks i nto pla ce. 1 2[...]

6-14 Replacing the Drum Cart ridge Chapter 6 Main tenance T o Reset the C ounter of the Drum Cartridg e Perfor m the foll owi ng procedur e to reset t he drum cart rid ge counter after you repla ce the drum cartr idge . 1 While hol ding do wn the pane l but ton , turn o n the print er . 2 K e ep t he pane l b utt on hel d do wn, and the Ready indic[...]

6-15 Chapter 6 Main tenance Cleaning th e Printer Cleaning the Printer Dust , dirt , and p aper d ebris on the out er surfa ce s an d i nsid e the pr inter can int erfere wi th printer performanc e. Clean th e printe r reg ularly . Note Cleaning the O utside of the Printer ■ W ipe the outside of the pri nter with a s oft cloth moi stened with a n[...]

6-16 Cleanin g the Printer Chapter 6 Main tenance Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller 1 T urn off the print er an d unpl ug the power co rd. 2 Clos e the face-down tray . 3 Press t he top cove r relea s e button and open t he top cover gen- tly . 1 2[...]

6-17 Chapter 6 Main tenance Cleaning th e Printer 4 Remov e the toner ca rtri d ge and the dru m cartridge . Caution A TTENTION ◆ The fusing unit insid e the printer can become very hot during operation . Do not touch the a rea to a void injury . ◆ Whenever y ou r emove the drum cartridge fr om the printer , immediatel y wrap it with a clo th t[...]

6-18 Cleanin g the Printer Chapter 6 Main tenance 5 Pull bac k on the co ver that pr otects t he paper feed r oller locate d at the bo ttom of the printer chamber . 6 Use a soft cl oth to wipe the p aper f eed roll er . Fusi ng unit Fusing unit[...]

6-19 Chapter 6 Main tenance Cleaning th e Printer 7 Rein stall t he drum cartridge and t oner cartr idge . See “T o Replace t he Drum Cartri dge” on page 6-7 and “T o Replace the T oner Cartrid ge” on page 6 -1 for det ails. 8 Clos e the top cov er and press i t do wn gently but fir mly until it locks i nto pla ce.[...]

MEM O Chapter 6 Main tenance[...]

Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng 7 7 Chapter T roubl eshooting[...]

Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng[...]

7-1 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Clearing a P aper Misfeed Clearing a P aper Misfeed Use the f ollo wing pro cedure to remo ve th e misfed pa per insi de the print er . Inside the Printer 1 Clos e the face-down tray .[...]

7-2 Clearing a P aper Misfeed Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng 2 Press t he top cove r relea s e button and open t he top cover gen- tly . A TTENTION ◆ The fusing unit insid e the printer can become very hot during operation . Do not touch the a rea to a void injury . 1 2 Fusi ng uni t[...]

7-3 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Clearing a P aper Misfeed 3 Remov e the toner ca rtri d ge and the dru m cartridge . Caution 4 Clear t he paper mis feed using one of the fo llo wing proc edures dependin g upon th e location of the paper misfeed. Caution ◆ Whenever y ou r emove the drum cartridge fr om the printer , immediatel y wrap it with a clo[...]

7-4 Clearing a P aper Misfeed Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng In the Vicinity of the Drum Cartridge 1. Pull the end of the paper tha t is visibl e straight out of the printer . At the Fus ing Unit 1. Pull the end of the paper tha t is visibl e straight out of the printer .[...]

7-5 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Clearing a P aper Misfeed Between the Drum Cartridge and the Fusing Unit 1. If both t he t op a nd bottom edge s of a misfed pa ge ar e no t vis- ible, pul l the bot tom of the page up to pu ll the bo ttom edge out from u nder the pa per feed rol ler . Then, gra b the bott om edge of the page and pull the res t of th[...]

7-6 Clearing a P aper Misfeed Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng 6 Close the top co ver and press i t do wn gently but f irmly until i t locks i nto pla ce. F ace-Dow n T ray 1 Pull the misfed pap er strai ght out of t he printe r . 2 After r emoving a mis fed page, b e sure to open the top c over then cl ose it ag ain to re set the p rinter .[...]

7-7 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Clearing a P aper Misfeed F ace-Up T ray (option) 1 Pull the misfed pap er strai ght out of t he printe r . 2 After r emoving a mis fed page, b e sure to open the top c over then cl ose it ag ain to re set the p rinter .[...]

7-8 Clearing a P aper Misfeed Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Tr a y 1 1 Pull the misfed pap er strai ght out of t he printe r . 2 After r emoving a mis fed page, b e sure to open the top c over then cl ose it ag ain to re set the p rinter . Manual Feed T ray 1 Pull the misfed pap er strai ght out of t he printe r . 2 After r emoving a mis fed page, b [...]

7-9 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Clearing a P aper Misfeed Second P ap er Cassett e Unit (option) 1 Remov e the ca ssette c ov er and pul l out T ray2 from the sec ond paper ca ssette u nit. Press do wn on the stack of paper un til the paper li fting pl ate lock s. 2 Remov e the st ack of pap er from th e tray and pull the misf ed paper st raight o [...]

7-10 Print Quality Proble ms Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Print Quality Prob lems The foll owi ng pro vides inf ormation o n most prin t quality pr oblems you might encounter . If the advi ce pro vided here does not s olve your problem, c ontact yo ur dealer . Symptom Cause Remed y Blank pa ges The ton er car- tri dge may be ru nning out o f toner .[...]

7-11 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Print Quality Proble ms Pri ntout too li ght The T oner Den- sity se tting o f the pr inter d river may be too light, or the T oner Sa v e se tting is set to On. Change the setting a nd tr y pri nting again. The t o ner ca r - tri dge may be ru nning out o f toner . Remov e the toner car tridge and rock it left a nd[...]

7-12 Print Quality Proble ms Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Blurred ba ck- ground The to ner car- tri dge may be def ect iv e. Remov e the toner car tridge and check it for damage. Replace t he toner car tridge if nece ssar y . S ee “T o R eplace the T oner Car tr idge” o n page 6-1 for details. Unev e n print density The toner ma y be un e venly [...]

7-13 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Print Quality Proble ms Illegular iti es The pa per may hav e abs orbed some mo isture due to hi gh humidi ty or becaus e of dire ct con t act with water . Since t oner will no t adhere well to wet pape r , replace the paper you are u sing with dr y paper an d tr y pr inting again . White or blac k line The to ne r [...]

7-14 Print Quality Proble ms Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng T oner s mudges The ton er may be un e venly dis- tri buted inside the toner car- tridg e. Remov e the toner car tridge and rock it left a nd right a f ew times to distri b ute r emainin g toner . If the pro b lem persists, replace th e toner c ar tri dge. See “T o Replac e the T oner Car t[...]

7-15 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Print Quality Proble ms No Output Symptom Cause Remed y F a ilure to pr o- duce outpu t There is a c om- munications prob lem between t he pr inter and your compute r . Check pr inter c able type again st the sp eci fi ca tio ns in “Interface Conn ector and Cable” on page 8-6. Note ◆ When ch ecking the ca b le[...]

7-16 Print Quality Proble ms Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Check comput er’ s communi - catio n por ts set tings . Refer to the document ation that come s with your com- puter an d check if it s current communic ations p or t se ttings are corr ect. If pr ob lems persist , con tact the manufacturer of your computer or the ret ailer from whom you pu[...]

7-17 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Indicator Lights (Print er Messages) Indicator Ligh ts (Printer Messages) The th ree in dica tor l ig hts on the p rint er ’ s co ntr o l pane l tu rn on, tu rn of f, or bl ink in f ix ed patt erns to let you kno w the current sta tus of th e printe r . Refer t o the follo wing secti ons for de scriptions of each [...]

7-18 Indicator Lights (Printer Mess ages) Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Note Standard S tatus Patterns ◆ Y ou can find out details of the printer’ s status by checking the informa- tion that appears on your computer screen (see “Starting Up the Status Moni t o r” on page 5-1). T o prin t a list th at explains the indicator light p atter ns, c[...]

7-19 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Indicator Lights (Print er Messages) Operat or C all P atterns Indicat ors Description Action T op cov er is ope n. Close th e top cov er . Pr int job i s too com plex. Me mo r y over f l ow . Pr ess the pa nel button to perform a form feed. Insta ll an option al expansion mem or y (DIMM) into the pr inter or decre [...]

7-20 Indicator Lights (Printer Mess ages) Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng P aper o f the wrong size was fed into the pr inter . Load pape r of the appropr iate size onto the paper f eed tray and continue p rint ing. If Auto-Continue on the Contro l Pane l dial og i s On , the pr inter re sumes pri nti ng auto mat ic al ly when a sp ecified amount of ti[...]

7-21 Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Indicator Lights (Print er Messages) Call f or Service P atterns Whene ver an y of th e indicator li ght patterns shown be low (t wo patterns are sh own alte rnate ly) a ppea rs, tr y tur ning t he pr inte r off and t hen b ack on agai n. If the problem persi sts, contact your deal er. Almost out of pape r . Load pa[...]

7-22 Indicator Lights (Printer Mess ages) Chapter 7 Troub leshooti ng Engine erro r (fusing unit). T ur n off t he pr inter and contac t your dealer. Engine erro r (poly go n scanne r). T ur n off t he pr inter and contac t your dealer. Network communica- tion error . T ur n off the pr inter and contac t your dealer. Indicat ors Description Action[...]

Chapter 8 Specifi cations 8 8 Chapter Specifications[...]

Chapter 8 Specifi cations[...]

8-1 Chapter 8 Specifi cations P agePro 1100 Printer P agePro 1100 Printer Ty p e : Desktop laser be am pr inter Print syst em: Electrost atic d r y powder imagi ng sys- tem Exposure s ystem: Laser diode + pol ygon mirr or scanni ng Resolution: 120 0 × 600 dp i, 600 × 600 d pi, 300 × 300 dpi Rasterize method: PCL 6 emulati on Print sp eed: 10 pag[...]

8-2 P agePro 1100 Printer Chapter 8 Specifi cations Output cap acity: F a ce-down tra y: 100 sheets F a ce-up tray: 20 sheets Operating t emperature: 10 ° C to 35 ° C (50 ° F to 95 ° F) with fl uc- tuation of 1 0 ° C (18 ° F ) per hou r Operating humidity : 15% to 85% with fluct uation of 20% per hour T oner car tridge life: 6,000 A4/L etter-[...]

8-3 Chapter 8 Specifi cations P agePro 1100 Printer External dimensions and wei ght (without se cond paper cassette unit ) Height: 260 mm (10-1/4 in.) Width: 380 mm (15 i n.) Depth: 222 mm (8-3 /4 in.) W eight: Approximately 7 kg (15-1/2 lbs.)[...]

8-4 Second P aper Cassette Unit (Option ) Chapter 8 Specifi cations Second P aper Cassette Unit (Option ) External dimensions and wei ght (without pa per cassette): P aper cas sette: Sta ndard equ ipped: A4 Option: Lette r , JIS B5, Legal, Executive Media: Pl ain paper : 60 to 90 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lbs.) Recycled p aper : 60 to 9 0 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lbs[...]

8-5 Chapter 8 Specifi cations Expansion Me mory (DIMM: option) Expa nsion Me mory (D IMM: opti on) Capacity: 16, 32, 6 4, 128 M B Function ty pe: Burst m ode Access sp eed: 70 ns or less Number of pins: 168 pin Module type: DIMM (Dual In-line Me mor y Modu le) Operating voltage: 3.3 V Other conditions: Non-ECC (Howe ver , ECC can be used instead.) [...]

8-6 Interface Connector and Cable Chapter 8 Specifi cations Interface Co nnector and C able Be sure t o use only a parall el interf ace cabl e that meets the speci fi ca- tions d escribed belo w . Note Connector s: P arallel 3 6-pin conne ctor (prin ter) EIA 25-p in co nnector (computer) Cable type: Shielded . Each sign al and ground p air should b[...]

Appendix Glossary A Glossary Appendix A[...]

Glossary Appendix A[...]

A-1 Glossary Glossary Appendix A Glossary The foll ow ing def initi ons apply s pecif icall y to Minolt a/QMS pri nters. applicati on A softw are program t hat perf orms a particu lar func tion, such as generat ing graph ics or sprea dsheets. ASCII Acro nym for A meric an St anda rd Code for In form ation Inter chan ge. base weight SEE pape r basis[...]

A-2 Glossary Glossary Appendix A doub le-c lic k Pressi ng a mouse b utton twice in quick s uccession whil e keeping the mouse in p lace. Ofte n used to open a dialog or enable a func tion. SEE clic k . drum cartridge A part of the printer that picks up toner part icles afte r they ha ve been char ged b y the las er and the n transf ers the t oner [...]

A-3 Glossary Glossary Appendix A icon A graphic image on th e screen t hat repr esents an element. ima ge transf er r oller The part inside a page print er that tr ansfers the image f rom the photocon ducti ve drum to the paper . laser pr inter A high-r esolutio n peripher al used to pr int te xt and g raphics on to paper or oth er me dia. A rotati[...]

A-4 Glossary Glossary Appendix A paper guide(s) Left an d right sl iding, ad justable hol ders tha t secure the paper onto the pape r tray . paper support A exp ansion tr ay for lo ng-sized pape r to be pl aced on the T ray 1. para ll el int erf ac e An output /input por t utilizi ng multipl e data ci rcuitry . parallel interfa ce connector A con n[...]

A-5 Glossary Glossary Appendix A second paper cassette unit A tray un it that feeds a n additi onal 500 she ets of pap er to the printer . toner Ink in t he form of a plasti c po wder that is containe d in a cart ridge. toner cartridge A tube shap ed c artridge cont ai ni ng t oner po wder that is us ed dur i ng the pri nting pr ocess. top co ver A[...]

MEM O Glossary Appendix A[...]

Appen dix B Index B Appendix Index[...]

Appen dix B Index[...]

B-1 Appen dix B Index Index C Cassette cover 1-4 Cleaning the printer 6-15 outside of the printer 6-15 paper feed rol ler 6-1 6 Clearing a paper misfeed face-down tray 7-6 face-up tray 7-7 inside the prin ter 7- 1 manual feed tray 7-8 second paper cassette un it 7-9 Tray1 7-8 Compu ter connecting to a computer 2-17 system requirements 4-2 Configu r[...]

B-2 Index Appen dix B Index N Network interface card 2-2 7 No output 7-1 5 O Operating system 1-1 Options 2-1 8 Outp ut di r ecti ng (p rinte d sid e up or dow n) 3-17 P Panel bu tton 1-6 , 3-1 Paper size 3-4 type 3-3 Paper guide 1-2 Paper s upport 1-2 Parallel interface connector 1-2 Power cord connecting t he power cor d 2-11 power cord s ocket 1[...]

MIMOLTA CO., LTD. Image Information Products Marketing Headquarters, 3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. 541-8556, Japan 4121-7703-01 1999. 11 © 1999 MINOLTA CO., LTD. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice to incorporate improvements made on the product or products the manual covers.[...]