Konica Minolta bizhub 3301P User manual

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Quick Reference Guide
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A63P-9572-00A

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Contents
1—Learning about the printer ....................................................................................................................... 3
Using the printer control panel.................................................................................................................. 3
Understanding the colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights ........................................................... 4
Setting the paper size and type ................................................................................................................ 5
Configuring Universal paper settings........................................................................................................ 5
Adjusting toner darkness .......................................................................................................................... 6
Linking and unlinking trays ....................................................................................................................... 7
2—Printing..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Printing a document.................................................................................................................................. 8
Canceling a print job from the computer................................................................................................... 9
For Windows users............................................................................................................................... 9
For Macintosh users............................................................................................................................. 9
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel.................................................................................. 9
3—Loading paper and specialty media....................................................................................................... 10
Loading trays .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Loading the multipurpose feeder ............................................................................................................ 14
4—Clearing jams......................................................................................................................................... 18
Avoiding jams.......................................................................................................................................... 18
Understanding jam messages and locations.......................................................................................... 19
Jam, front door [20y.xx]...................................................................................................................... 20
Jam, rear door [20y.xx]....................................................................................................................... 24
Jam, standard bin [20y.xx] ................................................................................................................. 25
Jam, pull tray 1. Push down green flap. [23y.xx]................................................................................ 26
Jam, tray [x] [24y.xx]........................................................................................................................... 27
Jam, MP feeder [250.xx] .................................................................................................................... 28

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1—Learning about the printer
Using the printer control panel
Use the
To
1
Menus
button
Open the menus.
Notes:
•The menus are available only when the printer is in the Ready state.
•Pressing the button while navigating within the menus returns the printer control panel to the
top-level menu screen.
2
Display
View printing options as well as status and error messages.
3
Sleep
button
Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.
Notes:
•Pressing any hard button will cause the printer to wake from Sleep mode.
•Pressing the Sleep button or the power switch will cause the printer to wake from Hibernate
mode.
4
Stop
button
•Exit the menus and return to the Ready state.
•Stop printer activities, such as printing or downloading fonts.
5
Right
arrow
button
•Scroll through menus or to move between screens and menu options.
•Scroll through settings or text. For menus with numeric values, press and hold an arrow button
to scroll through the settings. Release the button when the value you want appears.

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Use the
To
6
Select
button
•Open a menu.
•Display available values or settings for a menu. The current default setting is indicated by an
asterisk (*).
•Save the displayed value as the new user default setting.
7
Left
arrow
button
•Scroll through menus or to move between screens and menu options.
•Scroll through settings or text. For menus with numeric values, press and hold an arrow button
to scroll through the settings. Release the button when the value you want appears.
8
Back
button
Return to the previous screen.
9
Indicator
light
Determine the status of the printer.
Understanding the colors of the Sleep button and indicator
lights
The colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights on the control panel signify a printer status or condition.
Indicator light
Printer status
Off
The printer is off or in Hibernate mode.
Blinking green
The printer is warming up, processing data, or printing.
Solid green
The printer is on, but idle.
Blinking red
The printer requires user intervention.
Sleep button light
Printer status
Off
The printer is off, idle, or in Ready state.
Solid amber
The printer is in Sleep mode.
Blinking amber
The printer is entering or waking from Hibernate mode.

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Sleep button light
Printer status
Blinking amber for 0.1 second, then goes
completely off for 1.9 seconds in a slow,
pulsing pattern
The printer is in Hibernate mode.
Setting the paper size and type
1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:
>Paper Menu > >Paper Size/Type >
2. Select Tray [x] Size or Tray [x] Type, and then press .
3. Change the paper size or type setting, and then press .
Notes:
•The paper size setting for the standard 250-sheet tray (Tray 1), optional 250- or 550-sheet tray (Tray
2), and the multipurpose feeder must be set manually in the Paper Size menu.
•The factory default paper type for Tray 1 is Plain Paper.
•The factory default paper type for the multipurpose feeder is Custom Type 6.
•The paper type setting must be manually set for all trays.
Configuring Universal paper settings
The Universal paper size is a user-defined setting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in
the printer menus.
Notes:
•The smallest Universal paper size is 76.2 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches), and is supported only from the
multipurpose feeder.
•The largest Universal paper size is 215.9 x 355.6 mm (8.5 x 14 inches), and is supported from all
paper sources.
From the control panel, navigate to:
>Paper Menu > >Universal Setup > >Units of Measure > > select the unit of
measure >

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Specify the paper height and width
1. From the control panel, navigate to:
>Paper Menu > >Universal Setup >
2. Press the arrow buttons until Portrait Height or Portrait Width appears, and then press
.
3. Change the settings, and then press .
Adjusting toner darkness
Using the Embedded Web Server
1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
Notes:
- View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address
appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
- If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.
2. Click Settings >Print Settings >Quality Menu >Toner Darkness.
3. Adjust the toner darkness setting.
4. Click Submit.
Using the printer settings on the computer
Depending on your operating system, adjust the toner darkness settings using the Local Printer Settings
Utility or Printer Settings.
Using the printer control panel
1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:
>Settings > >Print Settings > >Quality Menu > >Toner Darkness >
2. Adjust the toner darkness.
3. Press .

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Linking and unlinking trays
Using the Embedded Web Server
1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
Notes:
- View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address
appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
- If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.
2. Click Settings >Paper Menu.
3. Change the tray settings to specify the paper size and type for the tray.
- To link trays, make sure the paper size and type for the tray match with that of the other tray.
- To unlink trays, make sure the paper size or type for the tray does not match with that of the other
tray.
4. Click Submit.
Using the printer settings on the computer
Depending on your operating system, access the Paper menu using the Local Printer Settings Utility or
Printer Settings.
Note: You can also specify the paper size and type for the tray using the printer control panel. For more
information, see Setting the paper size and type.
Warning—Potential Damage: Paper loaded in the tray should match the paper type name assigned in
the printer. The temperature of the fuser varies according to the specified paper type. Printing issues may
occur if settings are not properly configured.

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2—Printing
Printing a document
1. From the Paper menu on the printer control panel, set the paper type and size to match the paper
loaded.
2. Send the print job:
For Windows users
a. With a document open, click File >Print.
b. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
c. Adjust the settings, if necessary.
d. Click OK >Print.
Note: For details on the Printing Preferences settings, refer to the Help for the Driver.
For Macintosh users
a. Customize the settings in the Page Setup dialog:
1. With a document open, choose File >Page Setup.
2. Choose a paper size or create a custom size to match the paper loaded.
3. Click OK.

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b. Customize the settings in the Print dialog:
1. With a document open, choose File >Print.
If necessary, click the disclosure triangle to see more options.
2. From the Print dialog and pop-up menus, adjust the settings if necessary.
Note: To print on a specific paper type, adjust the paper type setting to match the paper
loaded, or select the appropriate tray or feeder.
3. Click Print.
Canceling a print job from the computer
For Windows users
1. Open the printers folder, and then select your printer.
2. From the print queue, select the print job you want to cancel, and then delete it.
For Macintosh users
1. From System Preferences in the Apple menu, navigate to your printer.
2. From the print queue, select the print job you want to cancel, and then delete it.
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel
From the printer control panel, press > .

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3—Loading paper and specialty media
Loading trays
CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of equipment instability, load each tray
separately. Keep all other trays closed until needed.
1. Pull out the tray completely.
Note: Do not remove trays while a job prints or while Busy appears on the printer display. Doing so
may cause a jam.
2. Squeeze and then slide the width guide tab to the correct position for the size of the paper you are
loading.

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3. Squeeze and then slide the length guide tab to the correct position for the size of the paper you are
loading.
Notes:
- For some paper sizes like letter, legal, and A4, squeeze and slide the length guide tab backward
to accommodate their length.
- When loading legal-size paper, the length guide extends beyond the base leaving the paper
exposed to dust. To protect the paper from dust, you can purchase a dust cover separately.
- If you are loading A6-size paper in the standard tray, then squeeze and then slide the length
guide tab toward the center of the tray to the A6-size position.
- Make sure the width and length guides are aligned with the paper size indicators on the bottom of
the tray.

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4. Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the paper.
Straighten the edges on a level surface.
5. Load the paper stack.
Notes:
- Load with the printable side facedown when using recycled or preprinted paper.

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- Load prepunched paper with the holes on the top edge toward the front of the tray.
- Load letterhead facedown, with the top edge of the sheet toward the front of the tray. For two-
sided printing, load letterhead faceup with the bottom edge of the sheet toward the front of the
tray.
- Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper fill indicator located on the side of the width
guide.
6. Insert the tray.
7. From the printer control panel, set the paper size and paper type in the Paper menu to match the
paper loaded in the tray.
Note: Set the correct paper size and type to avoid paper jams and print quality problems.

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Loading the multipurpose feeder
Use the multipurpose feeder when printing on different paper sizes and types or specialty media, such as
card stock, transparencies, and envelopes. You can also use it for single-page print jobs on letterhead.
1. Open the multipurpose feeder.
a. Pull the multipurpose feeder extender.
b. Pull the extender gently so that the multipurpose feeder is fully extended and open.

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2. Squeeze the tab on the left width guide, and then move the guides for the paper you are loading.
3. Prepare the paper or specialty media for loading.
- Flex sheets of paper back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the
paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.
- Hold transparencies by the edges. Flex the stack of transparencies back and forth to loosen them,
and then fan them. Straighten the edges on a level surface.
Note:Avoid touching the printable side of the transparencies. Be careful not to scratch them.
- Flex the stack of envelopes back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Straighten the
edges on a level surface.

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4. Load the paper or specialty media.
Notes:
- Do not force paper or specialty media into the multipurpose feeder.
- Make sure the paper or specialty media is below the maximum paper fill indicator located on the
paper guides. Overfilling may cause paper jams.
- Load paper, transparencies, and card stock with the recommended printable side faceup and the
top edge entering the printer first. For more information on loading transparencies, see the
packaging that the transparencies came in.
Note: When loading A6-size paper, make sure the multipurpose feeder extender rests lightly
against the edge of the paper so that the last few sheets of paper remain in place.

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- Load letterhead faceup with the top edge entering the printer first. For two-sided (duplex) printing,
load letterhead facedown with the bottom edge entering the printer first.
- Load envelopes with the flap on the left side facedown.
Warning—Potential Damage: Never use envelopes with stamps, clasps, snaps, windows,
coated linings, or self-stick adhesives. These envelopes may severely damage the printer.
5. From the printer control panel, set the paper size and paper type in the Paper menu to match the
paper or specialty media loaded in the multipurpose feeder.

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4—Clearing jams
Avoiding jams
Load paper properly
•Make sure paper lies flat in the tray.
Correct loading of paper
Incorrect loading of paper
•Do not remove a tray while the printer is printing.
•Do not load a tray while the printer is printing. Load it before printing, or wait for a prompt to load it.
•Do not load too much paper. Make sure the stack height is below the maximum paper fill indicator.
•Do not slide the paper into the tray. Load paper as shown in the illustration.

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•Make sure the guides in the tray or the multipurpose feeder are properly positioned and are not
pressing tightly against the paper or envelopes.
•Push the tray firmly into the printer after loading paper.
Use recommended paper
•Use only recommended paper or specialty media.
•Do not load wrinkled, creased, damp, bent, or curled paper.
•Flex, fan, and straighten paper before loading it.
•Do not use paper that has been cut or trimmed by hand.
•Do not mix paper sizes, weights, or types in the same tray.
•Make sure the paper size and type are set correctly on the computer or printer control panel.
•Store paper according to manufacturer recommendations.
Understanding jam messages and locations
When a jam occurs, a message indicating the jam location and information to clear the jam appears on
the printer display. Open the doors, covers, and trays indicated on the display to remove the jam.
Notes:
•When Jam Assist is set to On, the printer automatically flushes blank pages or pages with partial
prints to the standard bin after a jammed page has been cleared. Check your printed output stack for
discarded pages.
•When Jam Recovery is set to On or Auto, the printer reprints jammed pages. However, the Auto
setting does not guarantee that the page will print.

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Area
Printer control panel message
What to do
1
Standard bin
Jam, standard bin [20y.xx]
Remove the jammed paper.
2
Rear door
Jam, rear door [20y.xx]
Open the rear door, and then remove
the jammed paper.
3
Tray 1
Jam, pull tray 1. Push down green
flap. [23y.xx]
Pull tray 1 completely out, then push the
front duplex flap down, and then remove
the jammed paper.
Note: You may need to open the rear
door to clear some 23y.xx paper jams.
4
Tray [x]
Jam, tray [x] [24y.xx]
Pull the indicated tray out, and then
remove the jammed paper.
5
Multipurpose
feeder
Jam, MP feeder. [250.xx]
Remove all paper from the multipurpose
feeder, and then remove the jammed
paper.
6
Front door
Jam, front door. [20y.xx]
Open the front door, and then remove
the toner cartridge, imaging unit, and
jammed paper.
Jam, front door [20y.xx]
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The inside of the printer might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from
a hot component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
1. Press the button on the right side of the printer, and then open the front door.