User manual KONICA MINOLTA PP18-GB

[. . . ] Table of Contents What is an ENERGY STAR, Printer ?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2 CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-8 Trademark Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-8 1 Quick Guide PagePro 18 1. 1 1. 2 1. 3 1. 4 1. 5 1. 6 1. 7 STEP 1: Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Reference 1: Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Reference 2: Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 STEP 2: Attaching the Face-Down Tray and Tray 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 STEP 3: Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 STEP 4: Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 STEP 5: Turning the Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Turning the power ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Turning the power OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 STEP 6: Printing a Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 STEP 7: Connecting the Printer to the Computer (Local Connection)1-11 STEP 8: Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Windows 95/98/NT4. 0 ­ Installing from CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Windows 3. 1 ­ Installing from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 MS-DOS ­ Installing DOS Printing Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Reference 3: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Clearing a Paper Misfeed ­ Outside the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Clearing a Paper Misfeed ­ Inside the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Solving Print Quality Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 No output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 1. 8 1. 9 1. 10 1. 11 2 Introduction 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Printer Parts and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Indicator Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 PagePro 18 -1 Control Panel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 3 Setting-up 3. 1 Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Selecting a Location for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] l TrueType Mode These settings control the format in which images are downloaded to the printer. When enabled, the default for this mode is Download as Bitmap, which supports good quality, high-speed printing for most applications. l Graphic Quality The graphic quality setting determines the resolution used when a document is printed. When Fine-ART is set to Off, the 1200 dpi printing resolution is available. l Emulation Mode Enhanced This mode provides PCL6 compatibility. Standard This mode provides PCL5 compatibility. PagePro 18 5-35 5 Printer Driver NOTE è All Raster, Graphics Mode and TrueType Mode are unavailable when the Emulation Mode is set to Enhanced. l [Default] Click the [Default] button to reset the functions of the tab to their original values. l [Detail of Quality. . . ] Click this button to open the Graphics pop-up dialog. 5-36 PagePro 18 Printer Driver Graphics (pop-up dialog) 5 The Graphics dialog contains two advanced settings, Dither Pattern and Adjustment. Sample of the dither pattern l Dither Pattern Dithering can be used to improve the texture of graphics. Changing the dither pattern will affect the gray tones and shadowing of an image. Open the drop-down list and select from the available dither patterns. A sample of the pattern will appear in the small window to the left. Documents that have been generated in the Fine mode may appear too dark when faxed or copied (depending upon the performance of your fax machine or copier). Select the Photocopy mode when printing documents that you intend to photocopy or send as a fax. The Fine mode is recommended for all other documents. l Adjustment The sliders can be used to control the tones and lighting of an image in terms of Contrast and Brightness. Usually, the median values toward the center of the bars will provide the best display. To fine tune these settings, click and hold on the sliders in order to make left and right adjustments. PagePro 18 5-37 5 Device Option Printer Driver The auxiliary accessories that are available for installation appear in this tab. To add an available option from the Installable Options list to the Installed Options list, select the option and click the [Add] button. The Installed Options list catalogs the optional accessories that have been added to your printer. To remove an option from the Installed Options list, select the option and click the [Remove] button. Removed options can be reinstalled using the previous procedure. About This tab displays version and copyright information about this printer driver. 5-38 PagePro 18 Printer Driver 5 5. 7 Displaying the Driver Setup Dialog (Windows 3. 1) 1 2 3 Double-click the Control Panel icon which is located in the Main group within the Program Manager. In the Control Panel dialog, double-click Printers to display the Printers dialog box. In the Installed Printers list, click the MINOLTA PageWorks/Pro 18 item to select it. 4 5 Click [Setup. . . ], which displays the Setup dialog for the printer you selected. To enter PageWorks/Pro 18 driver settings, use the procedure under "Using the Printer Driver Under Windows 3. 1", see page 5-40. PagePro 18 5-39 5 5. 8 Printer Driver Using the Printer Driver Under Windows 3. 1 The Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18 printer driver lets you control a number of printer parameters from your computer. [. . . ] 5-46 To Open the Printer Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 To Print a Test Page or Demo Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48 To Register Installed Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48 To Remove the Status Display From Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]