Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FAX2900/FAX3900 Konica Minolta
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User’ s Guide GDI Printer Contr oller KONICA MINOL T A F AX2900/F AX3900.
Con ten ts i Cont ents 1 Introduct ion 1.1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ............... ................. ............. 1-1 1. SOFTWARE .............. ........... ................. ................. ................. .. 1-1 2. LICENSE AGREEMENT ........
Contents ii 4.2.6 Copy ................ ................. ........... ................. ................. ................. 4 -5 4.2.7 Resoluti on ....
Con ten ts iii 5 Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) 5.1 Printer Opera tions............... ........... ................. ................. ............. 5-1 General G uide .... ................. ................ ................. ...............
Contents iv 8 Specifications.
Introductio n 1 1-1 1 Intro duction 1.1 END USER LI CENSE AG REEM ENT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT BELOW BEFORE INSTALL ING THE SOFTWARE. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TE RMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE W ITH THEM, YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE UNUSED.
1 Introduct ion 1-2 (4) transf er posses sion of c opies of the Software to another party by transferri ng a cop y of this Agreement and all other d ocument ation alon g with a t least on e complete u.
Introductio n 1 1-3 7. TERMINATION You may terminate yo ur licens e at any time by des troying the So ftware and all your cop ies of i t or as otherwise describe d in thes e terms. KONICA MINOLTA m ay termi nate your license if you fail t o comply with thes e terms.
1 Introduct ion 1-4 1.2 Getti ng Ready System Req uirements The f ollowing op erating en vironmen t is require d in order to us e the pr inter drive r. G PIII, 600 M Hz or fa ster G Windows XP (SP1 or late r), Windows 200 0 (SP3 or later), Windows 98 G 128 MB R AM (Windo ws XP), 64 MB RAM ( Windows 2000/98) G USB port (V ersion 1.
Connect ing to a C omputer 2 2-1 2 Connecting to a Computer 2.1 USB Port Con nection Use a Ty pe B USB ca ble to co nnect the machine ’s USB port to the USB port on y our co mputer.
2 Connec ting to a Computer 2-2 2.2 Connecting th e Network Cable Insert th e connec tors on th e network c able into the network ports. Note This co nnection is avail able onl y with FAX390 0. Be sure to use a shielded Catego ry 5 or 5E network cab le.
Installin g the Printe r Driver 3 3-1 3 Installing th e Printer Driver This se ction de scribes t he proc edure for i nstallin g the print er drive r. The print er driver c an be ins talled in two ways : by usin g Plug and Play or by using t he Add Printe r Wizard.
3 Installi ng the Prin ter Driver 3-2 6 Browse to “Driv er(language)W inXP” on the CD-ROM, and then click [OK]. Tip Select the language yo u prefer. For exa mple, if yo u prefer Englis h, browse to: Driver EnglishWi nXP 7 Click [Next]. H The follo wing di alog appe ars, click [Continu e Anyway].
Installin g the Printe r Driver 3 3-3 Installing the Printer D river Usin g Plug and Play Under Window s 2000 1 With Win dows runnin g, insert the CD-ROM into y our comp uter’s CD- ROM drive. 2 Turn on th e machin e. 3 When the machine is ready , connect it to the com puter with t he USB cable.
3 Installi ng the Prin ter Driver 3-4 Installing th e Printer Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows Me / 98 1 With Win dows run ning, ins ert the CD- ROM into y our comp uter’s C D- ROM drive. 2 Turn on th e machine. 3 When the machine is ready , connec t it to the c omputer with t he USB cable.
Installin g the Printe r Driver 3 3-5 3.2 Installing the Printer Dr iver Using the Add Printer Wizard Installing the Printer Driver Usin g the Add Printer W izard Under Windows XP 1 With Windo ws running , insert the CD-RO M into the CD-RO M drive of your compu ter.
3 Installi ng the Prin ter Driver 3-6 8 Click the [Bro wse] button . 9 Specify the printe r driver dire ctory on the CD-ROM fo r the env ironm ent being used , an d the n cli ck th e [O K] but ton. Note When ins tructed to specify the drive r, browse to “DriverEngl ishWinXP” on the CD-ROM .
Installin g the Printe r Driver 3 3-7 Installing the Printer Driver Usin g the Add Printer W izard Under Windows 200 0 1 With Windo ws running , insert the CD-RO M into the CD-RO M drive of your compu ter. 2 Click th e Windows [Start] button , point to [Settings], and then c lick [Printers].
3 Installi ng the Prin ter Driver 3-8 12 After inst allation is co mpleted, che ck that th e icon fo r the insta lled print er appears in the “Printers” window. 13 Eject the CD-ROM fr om yo ur computer’s CD-ROM d rive. This co mpletes the insta llation o f the printe r driver.
Installin g the Printe r Driver 3 3-9 Installing the Printer Driver Usin g the Add Printer W izard Under Windows Me /98 1 With Windo ws running , insert the CD-RO M into the CD-RO M drive of your compu ter. 2 Click th e Windows [Start] button , point to [Settings], and then c lick [Printers].
3 Installi ng the Prin ter Driver 3-10 comple te the ins tallat ion. 13 After inst allation is co mpleted, che ck that th e icon fo r the insta lled print er appears in the “Printers” window. 14 Eject the CD-ROM fr om yo ur computer’s CD-ROM d rive.
Configur ing Printer Dri ver Setting s 4 4-1 4 Configuring Printer D river Settings The pr inter driv er “Properties ” dialog box appea rs when yo u displa y the print er driver proper ties from the Windo ws “Printers” w indow. The sett ings you ma ke in the “Properti es” dialog box are a pplied gl obally t o all applic ations.
4 Configurin g Printer Dr iver Settings 4-2 Displaying Settings Under W indows 200 0 1 Click th e Windows [Start] button, po int to [ Settings], and then c lick [Printers] . 2 Select th e “KONICA MINO LTA FAX2900/ 3900” icon. 3 To disp lay the pr inter drive r settings , select [Prin ting Pref erences.
Configur ing Printer Dri ver Setting s 4 4-3 Displaying Settings Under Wi ndows Me /98 1 Click th e Windows [Start] button , point to [Settings], and then c lick [Printers]. 2 Select the “KONICA M INOLTA FAX2900/3 900” icon. 3 To disp lay the printer dri ver setti ngs, se lect [Propertie s] from t he [Fi le] menu.
4 Configurin g Printer Dr iver Settings 4-4 4.2 Common Operatio ns This sect ion desc ribes settin gs and buttons that are co mmon to all tabs. Tip The tabs referred to this sectio n differ ac cording to the com puter’s operatin g system .
Configur ing Printer Dri ver Setting s 4 4-5 4.2.4 Media Type You can specify the type o f media to be used for p rintin g. To spec ify the m edia type: H Windows XP/2000: Select the [Paper/Quality ] tab, and then se lect the des ired medi a type fr om the “ Med ia” l ist.
4 Configurin g Printer Dr iver Settings 4-6 select a resolutio n of either “6 00 x 600 d pi” or “30 0 x 300 dpi” from the “Print Qualit y” list. H Windows M e/98: Selec t the [Grap hics] tab, an d then sel ect eithe r “600 x 600 dp i” or “30 0 x 300 dpi” f rom the “Resolutio n” list.
Control Panel Operatio ns (PC Print Mod e) 5 5-1 5 Control Panel Operat ions (PC Print Mode) This se ction co vers p rinter opera tions yo u can perf orm on the control panel of th e mac hine.
5 Contro l Panel Opera tions (PC Print Mode) 5-2 General Guide @ GHI PORS ABC JKL TUV DEF MNO WXYZ Auto/Photo Zoom Utility Printer Status Paper Ye s Sort No C Fax Copy 123/ABC Stop Panel Reset Start E.
Control Panel Operatio ns (PC Print Mod e) 5 5-3 [Printer] Indica tor The [Printer ] indi cator show s the curre nt PC printin g. Entering and Exiting the PC Print Mode When it is not being used in ano ther mode, the machin e will autom aticall y swit ch to t he PC prin t mod e whe n dat a is r eceiv ed f rom a c ompu ter.
5 Contro l Panel Opera tions (PC Print Mode) 5-4 G When the re is print data i n the machi ne memo ry ( indic ated by “[ PC PRN]” or “PC:PRN” on the display and a li t “Printer” in dicator), pressin g the [Printer] ke y enters the PC pri nt m ode.
Control Panel Operatio ns (PC Print Mod e) 5 5-5 Cancel ing a Print Job You can cancel a prin t job from the cont rol panel of the ma chine . You can cancel a print jo b from the control pa nel only while t he machi ne is in PC print mode. 1 Make su re th at mac hine’ s displ ay shows “*PC PRINT* PRINTING”.
5 Contro l Panel Opera tions (PC Print Mode) 5-6 Using th e Bypass Tray Use th e procedu re described below t o print ont o paper that is fed automa tically ( up to 10 sheets at a time) from the bypa ss tray. 1 On you r compute r, disp lay the pr inter driv er, and then specify “Bypas s” a s the Paper Source setting ( page 4-4 ).
Control Panel Operatio ns (PC Print Mod e) 5 5-7 5.2 Printing th e Configuration Page Detail ed inform ation on th e settings c an be pri nted so th at they can b e easi ly chec ked. 1 Press the [Sta tus] key on the control panel of the co pier. 2 Use the an d keys to sel ect “PRINTER REPORT?”.
5 Contro l Panel Opera tions (PC Print Mode) 5-8.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-1 6 Network Printing in a Windo ws Environment (Available only wit h FAX3900) This ch apter pr ovides deta iled info rmatio n on setti ng up and using a copier as a netw ork print er.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-2 6.1 Assigning an IP Address From the control p anel o f the copier, a ssign an IP address to the co pier. Note Always a ssign an IP address on ly after c onsulting y our netwo rk administra tor.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-3 Assigning a n IP Address The IP address can be assi gned usi ng a funct ion on the “NETWORK SETTING” me nu. Other fun ctions on th e “NETWORK SETTING” m enu can be used t o specify th e subnet mask an d default g ateway settings .
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-4 Chec k wit h your netw ork ad mini stra tor t o det ermin e if ther e is a DHCP server available on the network. (If there is, a sp ecial IP address will be as signed b y the AutoI P function .
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-5 8 Use th e 10-key pad and the and keys to enter the sub net mask ad dres s. Note The subn et mask add ress sho wn in the i llustratio n is only an exampl e. Always che ck with yo ur networ k administra tor before entering a subnet m ask addres s.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-6 6.2 Sel ecting the Network Print Me thod Once a n etwor k card has bee n inst alle d, vari ous me thod s for ne twork print ing beco me avail able.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-7 For Window s 2000 LPR Pr inti ng G You can c onnect a copier an d comput er via the LPR print se rvice. G The LP R print servic e is availa ble with a standa rd installati on of the operating system .
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-8 For W ind ows XP IPP Printing G You ca n conn ect a copie r and comp uter via th e IPP pr int s erv ice. G The IP P print servic e is availa ble with a standa rd installati on of the operatin g system .
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-9 For NetWare (Net Ware Serve r/ Windows Client) When using NetW are, you c an use a computer runnin g Windows a s a NetWare client to print to a copier v ia a NetW are serve r.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-10 6.3 Checking the Set up Procedures This s ection de scribes the require d proce dures for s etting up network print ing for the selected network pri nt method . Peer-to-Peer Print ing 1 Conne ct the netwo rk cable.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-11 IPP Printing 1 Connec t the netwo rk cable. ( “Connec ting the Ne twork Cabl e” on page 2-2 ) 2 Specify the IP addre ss, subnet mask, an d default gateway settings fo r the copi er.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-12 6.4 Setting Up the Network Connections 6.4.1 Peer-t o-Peer Printing Windows 98/ Window s Me Important Before c ontinuing to set u p the ne twork setti ngs, check the fol lowing: Check th at the com puter is set up to u se the TCP/IP protocol.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-13 6.4.2 LPR Printing Windows 200 0 Important Before conti nuing to set up the ne twork settings , check the fol lowing: Check th at the compu ter is set up to use the TCP/IP protoco l.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-14 11 Clic k [Fin ish] ..
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-15 6.4.3 Printing to Port 9100 Windows 2000/ Windo ws XP Important Before conti nuing to set up the ne twork settings , check the fol lowing: Check th at the compu ter is set up to use the TCP/IP protoco l.
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-16 12 Clic k [Fin ish] . 6.4.4 IPP Print ing Windows 2000/ Windo ws XP Important Before c ontinuing to set u p the ne twork setti ngs, check the fol lowing: Check th at the com puter is set up to u se the TCP/IP protocol.
Network Pri nting in a Win dows Envi ronment (Available o nly with FAX3 900) 6 6-17 6.4.5 Connecting a Copier to the NetWare Serve r Note For inform ation abo ut config uring sett ings for pr inter user privileges, printe r alert options, and queue all ocation, refe r to the NetWa re docu mentation .
6 Network Printing i n a Windows Environment (Availabl e only with FAX3900) 6-18.
Troublesh ooting 7 7-1 7 Troub lesho oting If a pr oblem occu rs during PC printin g, check th e follow ing. 7.1 Correcting Errors This s ection de scribes the errors that can a ppear duri ng PC pri nting and what y ou need to do to cor rect the situatio n.
7 Troublesh ooting 7-2 7.1.2 Main Error Messages The t able belo w describe s the mai n error mes sages t hat may a ppear during PC p rint mode operation s.
Troublesh ooting 7 7-3 2 Does th e compute r respond w hen a ping test is sent to the contro ller? Yes The por t number setting is wro ng. Corre ct the por t numb er setting. A computer malfunction has occure d. Restart th e comp uter. The dr iver has no t been i nstalled correctly.
7 Troublesh ooting 7-4 7.1.3 Errors and Print Data What hap pens to your pri nt data when an error oc curs depe nds on th e error type . “MACHINE TROUBLE” Error This error indica tes a seriou s operation al prob lem. The ma chine is un able to recei ve any d ata while th is error mess age is o n the displa y.
Specifica tions 8 8-1 8 Specifications Specificatio ns FAX2900 FAX3900 Print spee d 16 pages /min. (A4L, 300 dpi) RAM Shar ed w ith mac hin e. Inte rf aces USB Version 1.
8 Specific ations 8-2.
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