Konica Minolta bizhub 4000P User manual

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2012. 10
A63N-9561-00A

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Contents
1— Learning about the printer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Using the printer control panel.................................................................................................................. 3
Understanding the colors of the indicator and Sleep button lights....................................................... 4
Setting the paper size and type............................................................................................................ 5
Configuring Universal paper settings ................................................................................................... 5
Adjusting toner darkness...................................................................................................................... 6
Printing from a flash drive (bizhub 4700P only) ................................................................................... 6
Supported flash drives and file types ................................................................................................... 8
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel ............................................................................. 8
Linking and unlinking trays ....................................................................................................................... 9
2—Printing................................................................................................................................................... 10
Printing a document................................................................................................................................ 10
Canceling a print job from the computer................................................................................................. 11
For Windows users............................................................................................................................. 11
For Macintosh users........................................................................................................................... 11
3—Loading paper and specialty media....................................................................................................... 12
Loading trays .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Loading the multipurpose feeder ............................................................................................................ 16
4—Clearing jams......................................................................................................................................... 20
Avoiding jams.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Understanding jam messages and locations.......................................................................................... 22
[x]-page jam, open front door. [20y.xx] ................................................................................................... 23
[x]-page jam, open rear door. [20y.xx].................................................................................................... 26
[x]-page jam, clear standard bin. [20y.xx]............................................................................................... 27
[x]-page jam, remove tray 1 to clear duplex. [23y.xx]............................................................................. 28
[x]-page jam, open tray [x]. [24y.xx]........................................................................................................ 29
[x]-page jam, clear manual feeder. [25y.xx]............................................................................................ 30

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1— Learning about the printer
Using the printer control panel
Use the
To
1Display View the printer status and messages.
Set up and operate the printer.
2
Left arrow button
Scroll to the left.
3
Select button
Select menu options.
Save settings.
4
Up arrow button
Scroll up.
5
Right arrow button
Scroll to the right.
6Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.
7Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.
The following actions wake the printer from Sleep mode:
•A hard reset or a long press of the Sleep button wakes
the printer from Hibernate mode.
•Pressing any hard button
•Opening a tray or the front door
•Sending a print job from the computer
•Performing a power-on reset using the main power switch
•Attaching a device in the USB port

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Use the
To
8
USB port
Connect a flash drive to the printer.
Notes:
•Only the front USB port supports flash drives.
•This feature is available only in bizhub 4700P.
9
Stop or cancel button
Stop all printer activities.
10
Back button
Return to the previous screen.
11
Down arrow button
Scroll down.
12 Home button Go to the home screen.
13 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.
Understanding the colors of the indicator and Sleep button lights
The colors of the indicator and Sleep button lights on the printer control panel signify a certain printer
status or condition.
Indicator light color and its corresponding printer status
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 color and its corresponding printer status
Sleep button light
Printer status
Off
The printer is idle or in Ready state.
Solid amber
The printer is in Sleep mode.

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Sleep button light
Printer status
Blinking amber
The printer is waking from or entering Hibernate mode.
Blinking amber for 0.1 second, then goes
completely off for 1.9 seconds in pulsing
pattern
The printer is in Hibernate mode.
Setting the paper size and type
1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:
>Settings > >Paper Menu > >Paper Size/Type >
2. Press the up or down arrow button to select the tray or feeder, and then press .
3. Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper size, and then press .
4. Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper type, and then press to change the
settings.
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.
1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:
>Settings > >Paper Menu > >Universal Setup > >Units of Measure > >
select a unit of measure >
2. Select Portrait Width or Portrait Height, and then press .
3. Press the left or right arrow button to change the setting, and then press .

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Adjusting toner darkness
Using the Embedded Web Server
1. Open a Web browser, and then type the IP address of the printer 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, and then click Submit.
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, and then press .
Printing from a flash drive (bizhub 4700P only)
Notes:
•Before printing an encrypted PDF file, you will be prompted to enter the file password from the printer
control panel.
•You cannot print files for which you do not have printing permissions.
1. Insert a flash drive into the USB port.

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Notes:
- A flash drive icon appears on the printer control panel and in the held jobs icon when a flash drive
is installed.
- If you insert the flash drive when the printer requires attention, such as when a jam has occurred,
then the printer ignores the flash drive.
- If you insert the flash drive while the printer is processing other print jobs, then Busy appears.
After these print jobs are processed, you may need to view the held jobs list to print documents
from the flash drive.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the printer or the flash drive in the area shown while
actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory device. Loss of data can occur.
2. From the printer control panel, select the document you want to print.
3. Press the left or right arrow button to specify the number of copies for printing, and then press .
Notes:
- Do not remove the flash drive from the USB port until the document has finished printing.
- If you leave the flash drive in the printer after leaving the initial USB menu screen, then access
held jobs from the printer control panel to print files from the flash drive.

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Supported flash drives and file types
Flash drive
File type
Many flash drives are tested and approved for use with the printer. For more information,
contact the place where you purchased the printer.
Notes:
•Hi-speed USB flash drives must support the full-speed standard. Low-speed USB
devices are not supported.
•USB flash drives must support the File Allocation Table (FAT) system. Devices
formatted with New Technology File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not
supported.
Documents:
•.pdf (Version 1.7
or earlier)
•.xps
•.html
Images:
•.dcx
•.gif
•.JPEG or .jpg
•.bmp
•.pcx
•.TIFF or .tif
•.png
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel
From the printer control panel, press > .

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Linking and unlinking trays
1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
Notes:
- View the printer IP address on the printer control panel in the TCP/IP section under 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 paper size and type settings for the trays you are linking.
- To link trays, make sure the paper size and type for the tray match that of the other tray.
- To unlink trays, make sure the paper size or type for the tray does not match that of the other tray.
4. Click Submit.
Note: You can also change the paper size and type settings 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 Document Properties settings, refer to the Help for the Driver.

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For Macintosh users
a. Customize the settings in the Page Setup dialog if necessary:
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.
b. Customize the settings in the Page Setup dialog if necessary:
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.
a. Click , or click Start and then click Run.
b. In the Start Search or Run dialog, type control printers.
c. Press Enter, or click OK.
2. Double-click the printer icon.
3. Select the print job you want to cancel.
4. Click Delete.
For Macintosh users
1. From the Apple Menu, navigate to either of the following:
- System Preferences >Print & Scan > select a printer >Open Print Queue
- System Preferences >Print & Fax > select a printer >Open Print Queue
2. From the printer window, select the print job you want to cancel, and then click Delete.

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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 the tray completely out.
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. Unlock the length guide. 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. For
more information, contact customer support.
- 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.

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Notes:
- Load with the printable side facedown when using recycled or preprinted paper.
- 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.

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7. From the printer control panel, set the paper size and 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.
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.

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b. Pull the extender gently so that the multipurpose feeder is fully extended and open.
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.

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- Flex the stack of envelopes back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Straighten the
edges on a level surface.
4. Load the paper or specialty media.
Note: 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.

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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 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.