MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2300 DL Manuale utente
magicolor 2300 DL
User’s Guide
®
1800687-001A
Thank You
Thank you for purchasing a MINOLTA-QMS printer.
Trademarks
The following are registered trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.: QMS, the
MINOLTA-QMS logo, and magicolor.
Minolta is a trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Other product names mentioned in this
guide may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
This product uses Software Developer Kit of Peerless Systems Corporation.
Copyright © 2001 Peerless Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.
This product uses NEST Office SDK of Novell, Inc. Copyright © 1999 Novell, Inc.
NEST is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Proprietary Statement
The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted
© 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be
reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner
or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of
MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
Copyright Notice
This guide is Copyrighted © 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc., One Magnum Pass,
Mobile, AL 36618. All Rights Reserved. This document may not be copied, in whole or
part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without written permission of
MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
Notice
MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this guide and to the
equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to
ensure that this guide is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However,
MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard
to this guide. MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. assumes no responsibility for, or liability for, errors
contained in this guide or for incidental, special, or consequential damages arising
out of the furnishing of this guide, or the use of this guide in operating the equipment,
or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.
Registering the Printer
Mail—Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your shipment or
downloaded from www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/
Internet—Follow the instructions on www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/
or
Software Utilities CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.
Contents
1 Software Installation ............................................................................ 1
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM 2
Drivers and Utilities 2
Installing the Printer Drivers and Software 3
System Requirements 3
Windows 4
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults 5
Uninstalling the Printer Driver 7
2 Using Media .......................................................................................... 9
Introduction 10
Media Specifications 11
Media Types 12
Plain Paper 12
Thick Stock 13
Envelopes 14
Labels 15
Letterhead and Memo Media 16
Postcards 16
Transparencies 17
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What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? 18
Page Margins 19
Loading Media 20
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 20
Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray) 23
Duplexing 24
Output Tray 26
Media Storage 26
Additional Assistance 27
3 Working with the Printer .................................................................... 29
About the Control Panel 30
Control Panel Indicators and Keys 30
Cancelling Print Jobs 31
Configuration Menu Overview 32
MENU/ENGINE Submenus 33
Selecting a Message Window Language 34
Special Pages Menu 34
Engine Menu 34
Service Menu 35
Network Menu 36
Consumables Menu 36
4 Working with the Printer Driver ......................................................... 37
Displaying Printer Driver Settings 38
Displaying Settings in Windows 2000/XP 38
Displaying Settings in Windows NT 4.0 38
Displaying Settings in Windows Me/98/95 38
Common Settings for All Tabs 39
Common Buttons 40
Setup Tab 41
Paper Tab 42
Quality Tab 43
Device Options Setting Tab 44
5 Working with the Status Display ....................................................... 45
Working with the Status Display 46
Environment 46
Opening the Status Display and Showing Supplies Status 46
Using the Status Display 47
Altering the Size of the Status Display Window 48
Closing the Status Display 48
6 Replacing Consumables .................................................................... 49
Consumable Life Expectancies 50
Contents iii
Plain Paper 50
Special Media 51
Auto-Image Density Control (AIDC) 51
Toner Cartridge Life 52
Replacing Consumables 52
Refilled Toner Cartridges 53
Replacing a Toner Cartridge 53
Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle 58
Replacing the OPC Drum Cartridge 59
Ordering Consumables 62
7 Maintaining the Printer ....................................................................... 63
Maintaining the Printer 64
Cleaning the Printer 66
Exterior 66
Interior 67
Media Rollers 67
Printer Interior and Laser Lens Cover 72
8 Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 75
Introduction 76
Printing a Configuration Page 76
Preventing Media Jams 77
Understanding the Media Path 78
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 78
Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit with 500-sheet Media Tray) 78
Duplex Option 78
Clearing Media Jams 79
Handling Media Jams by Location 79
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 79
Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray) 80
Inside the Printer 82
Duplex Option 84
Output Tray 85
Solving Problems with Media Jams 86
Solving Other Problems 89
Solving Problems with Printing Quality 94
Status, Error, and Service Messages 101
Standard Status Messages 101
Error Messages 102
Service Messages 106
Additional Assistance 107
9 Installing Accessories ...................................................................... 109
Introduction 110
Antistatic Protection 111
Contentsiv
Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 111
Improved Performance or High Coverage 112
Duplex Option 115
Optional Lower Feeder Unit and Tray 2 119
10 Repacking the Printer ....................................................................... 123
Storing the Printer 124
Relocating Your Printer 124
Repacking the Printer 125
Reinstalling the Printer 135
Reinstalling a Transfer Belt Unit 136
A Technical Specifications ..............................................................................137
Requirements 138
Space Requirements 138
Location Requirements 140
Interface Panel 141
Power Requirements 142
ENERGY STAR Compliance 143
Engine and Controller Specifications 144
Engine 144
Print Speed—Simplex 144
Print Speed—Autoduplex 144
General 145
Controller 145
Electrical 146
Hazardous Chemical Substance Reporting 148
Physical 148
Consumable Life Expectancies 149
Plain Paper 149
Special Media 149
Regulatory Compliance 151
Safety Information 152
For Norway Users 154
For Finland, Sweden Users 155
Warning and Precaution Symbols 156
Meaning of Symbols 156
Working Safely with Your Laser Printer 159
Index......................................................................................................................161
Software
Installation
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM2
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM
Drivers and Utilities
Drivers
Utilities
Drivers/Location Use/Benefit
Printer Driver for Windows Me/98/95 These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features, including finishing
and advanced layout. See also
“Working with the Printer Driver”on
page 37.
Printer Driver for Windows XP/2000
Printer Driver for Windows NT 4.0
Utilities Use/Benefit
Print Monitor magicolor TCP/IP port in Windows
Me/98/95 environments
Microsoft Print Monitor in Windows
XP/2000/NT environments
Status Display See also “Working with the Status
Display”on page 45.
Installing the Printer Drivers and Software 3
Installing the Printer Drivers and Software
System Requirements
PC with a clock speed of 200 MHz or more (300 MHz recommended) Intel
Pentium/Celeron series, AMD K6/Athron/Duron family, or compatible
processor
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0
Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition/
Professional
Free hard disk space
–Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and
status display
–Approximately 16 MB of free hard disk space for image processing
Memory capacity
–Windows 95/98/98SE/NT 4.0 Workstation:
At least 32 MB of RAM
–Windows Me:
At least 32 MB of RAM
–Windows 2000 Professional:
At least 64 MB of RAM
–Windows XP Home Edition/Professional:
At least 128 MB of RAM
CD-ROM drive
10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet interface port, IEEE 1284 compliant type B
parallel port, or USB Revision 1.1 compliant port
Windows4
Windows
1Insert the magicolor 2300 DL Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM in
your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM installer program starts
automatically (if not, browse with the Windows Explorer to the CD-ROM
location and double-click on setup.exe).
2Choose Printer Setup.
3Follow the instructions on the
screen to install printer
drivers, printer manage-
ment utilities, and latest
printer system software.
Note: If your printer’s system software is newer than the version
on the CD-ROM, an error page will print. The installation program
will not install an older version of system software over a newer
version.
4When you have finished installing drivers and software, choose Main
Menu.
5If you want to register your printer, review the driver or utility
documentation, or purchase supplies online, do that now.
6Choose Exit.
7Remove the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM from your PC’s
CD-ROM drive and store it in a safe place.
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