User manual KONICA MINOLTA BIZHUB 181

[. . . ] User's Guide [GDI Printer Controller] Introduction Thank you for purchasing this machine. This manual provides the information required to use this machine as a GDI printer. Be sure to read this manual before performing any operations. For precautions concerning the use and safety of the machine, refer to the User's Guide provided with the machine. [. . . ] If Windows Vista is being used, continue with step 6. 6 7 When a message appears, requesting confirmation to continue deleting, select "Remove driver and driver package", and then click the [OK] button. When a message appears, requesting confirmation to delete the printer driver, click the [Yes] button. ­ After a message appears again in Windows Vista, requesting confirmation to continue deleting, click the [Delete] button. 8 9 Close the open windows. Restart the computer. Deleting related files Even after the printer driver is deleted from the Printers and Faxes window, device information files remain on the computer. When using Windows XP/Server 2003, it may not be possible to overwrite the driver, even if the same version of the printer driver is reinstalled. If the printer driver cannot be upgraded, even by reinstalling it, follow the procedure described below to also delete the device information files. 1 Open the following folder. ­ ­ C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86 Depending on the computer settings, the Windows folder may not be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the settings that are displayed. 2 If there are folders with names containing this machine's name, delete those folders. ­ However, if both the GDI printer driver and PCL printer driver are installed, delete device information for both. If only one driver remains, do not delete it. 3 Open the following folder. ­ ­ C:\WINDOWS\inf Depending on the computer settings, the inf folder may not be displayed. Click "Folder Options" in the "Tools" menu, click the View tab, and then select "Show hidden files and folders". 2-28 GDI Printer Controller Installing the printer driver 2 4 Delete "oem*. inf" and "oem*. PNF", which contain information on this machine. ­ "*" indicates a number in the file names for "oem*. inf" and "oem*. PNF". The number differs depending on the computer environment. Before deleting the files, open the INF file, and check the model name indicated in the last few lines to verify that the file is for the corresponding model. The PNF file has the same number as the INF file. 5 Restart the computer. GDI Printer Controller 2-29 2 Installing the printer driver 2-30 GDI Printer Controller Specifying printer driver settings 3 3 Specifying printer driver settings Descriptions on the printer driver settings available when printing from a computer are provided below. 3. 1 Printer driver settings dialog box Displaying the settings dialog box Select the printer in the Printers and Faxes window (the Printers window in Windows Vista/2000/Me/98 SE), and then display the printer driver settings dialog box. The settings specified in this dialog box are applied to all applications. 1 Open the Printers and Faxes window (or the Printers window). ­ ­ ­ For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the [Start] button, and then click "Printers and Faxes". For Windows Vista, click the [Start] button, click "Control Panel", click "Hardware and Sound", and then click "Printers". For Windows 2000/Me/98 SE, click the [Start] button, point to "Settings", and then click "Printers". 2 3 In the Printers and Faxes window (or the Printers window), select the printer icon for this machine. Select the command for displaying the printer driver settings dialog box. ­ ­ With Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/2000, right-click the icon for the installed printer, and then click "Printing Preferences". [. . . ] If the multi bypass tray (optional) is installed, printing from it can be performed in the same way as with any other paper drawer since the multi bypass tray can be loaded with 100 sheets of paper. The multi bypass tray can be loaded with 10 envelopes, 20 OHP transparencies, 20 postcards, 20 label sheets or 100 sheets of plain paper. Power Save mode If print data is received while the machine is in Power Save mode, the mode is canceled. When print data is received, the data is printed after the machine has finished warming up. 4-8 GDI Printer Controller Troubleshooting 5 5 Troubleshooting Descriptions of the errors that may occur while printing from a computer and the procedures for correcting the error are provided below. If a problem occurs during computer printing, check the following. 5. 1 Checking error messages If a computer printing error occurs while any screen other than the Printer mode screen is displayed, the Caution indicator lights up and the message "Check Printer Mode" appears in the machine's display. [. . . ]