Konica Minolta Magicolor 2300 DL User manual

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magicolor 2300 DL
Installation Guide
®
1800686-001C

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Thank You
Thank you for purchasing a magicolor 2300 DL. You have made an excellent
choice. Your magicolor 2300 DL is specially designed for optimal
performance in Windows and TCP/IP networking environments.
Trademarks
The following are registered trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.: QMS, the
MINOLTA-QMS logo, and magicolor.
Minolta is a trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Other product names mentioned
in this guide may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
This product uses Software Developer Kit of Peerless Systems Corporation.
Copyright © 2001 Peerless Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.
This product uses NEST Office SDK of Novell, Inc. Copyright © 1999 Novell,
Inc. NEST is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
countries.
Proprietary Statement
The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted
© 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not
be reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in
any manner or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written
permission of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
Copyright Notice
This manual is Copyrighted © 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc., One Magnum
Pass, Mobile, AL 36618. All Rights Reserved. This document may not be
copied, in whole or part, nor transferred to any other media or language,
without written permission of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
Manual Notice
MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this manual and
to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has
been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions.
However, MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but
not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose with regard to this manual. MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. assumes
no responsibility for, or liability for, errors contained in this manual or for
incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the furnishing of
this manual, or the use of this manual in operating the equipment, or in
connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.
Registering the Printer
Mail—Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your shipment.
Internet—Go to www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/, and follow the
instructions given there.
CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

Contents i
Contents
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer ........................................................1
Setting up Your Printer .................................................................................5
Installing Accessories ..................................................................................9
Plugging in/Turning on the Printer ...........................................................10
About the Interface Panel ...........................................................................11
What’s Next? ...............................................................................................11
Configuration Menu Overview ...................................................................12
About the Control Panel .............................................................................13
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................17
Accessories and Consumables .................................................................18
Regulatory Compliance ..............................................................................19
Safety Information .......................................................................................20
Warranty Considerations ...........................................................................23

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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 1
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Documentation Set
If you’re using the Acrobat PDF version of this guide, click this icon to
play a QuickTime video clip of the procedure described in the text.
Acrobat Reader and a download link to QuickTime are provided on the
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.
Features Details
Print speed (letter/A4) 16 monochrome black/4 color ppm*
Resolution** 600 x 600, 1200 x 600, or 2400 x 600 dpi
SDRAM 32 MB
200-sheet Tray 1 Standard
200-sheet face-down output tray Standard
500-sheet lower feeder unit with Tray 2 Optional (only one feeder allowed)
Duplex option Optional
IEEE-1284 parallel Standard
Ethernet Standard
USB Standard
Notes *Pages per minute (ppm)
** Dots per inch (dpi)
Manual Description Location
Installation
Guide
Hardware Installation: You’re looking at this
document right now. This guide provides
information about installation of the printer, the
interface panel, and the control panel.
Hard copy and
Utilities and
Documentation
CD-ROM
User’s Guide Software Installation: This chapter guides you
through software, driver, and status display
installation.
Day-to-day Operation of Your Printer: These
chapters guide you through printing files, refilling
print media, and replacing toner.
This manual also includes information on
additional accessories; cleaning and maintaining
your printer; improving print quality; troubleshoot-
ing printer problems; and technical specifications
and safety information for your printer.
Utilities and
Documentation
CD-ROM
Service &
Support
Guide
This lists sources of service and support
in the Americas. The most up-to-date
worldwide information can be found at
www.minolta-qms.com.
Utilities and
Documentation
CD-ROM

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Space Requirements
Locate Your Printer...
With these characteristics... But away from...
On a hard, flat, stable, level (±1° or less slant
at any point around the machine) surface.
Direct sunlight. Heating and cooling sources,
wind, and dust.
Close to an easily accessible grounded
power supply (on an exclusively dedicated
power outlet) that meets printer
specifications. Near your computer. At the
length 6.5' (2 m) or less for an IEEE 1284
bidirectional parallel connection.
A connection to the same electrical circuit as
high-current machines. Noise-generating
equipment, such as an air conditioner or
copier, and strong magnetic or electro-
magnetic fields, such as a refrigerator.
With enough space to allow adequate
ventillation and easy servicing.
Small, loose metal parts, such as paper clips
and staples.
With an ambient temperature range of 50°–
95° F (10°–35° C) and temperature gradient
of 50 F° (10° C) or less.
Water, water pipes, liquid (drink) containers,
and corrosive chemicals or vapors, such as
ammonia.
With relative humidity range of 15%–85%
(noncondensing) and humidity gradient of
20% per hour or less.
Excessive vibration.
At an altitude of 0–8,202' (0–2,500 m). Open flames or items that can easily burn.
Top View Side View
27.6"
(700 mm)
19.7"
(500 mm)
15.4" (390 mm)
13.4" (340 mm)
23.23.2" (590 mm)
27.8" (705 mm)
5.9"
(150 mm)
20.2" (512 mm)
27.8" (705 mm)
14.1" (357 mm)
View with Accessories

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WARNING!
Obstructing the ventilation grilles could present a fire hazard.
Attention
For products installed outside North America, do not connect the
groundwire to gas or water pipes or grounding for telephones.
For further details, refer to the User’s Guide on the Utilities and
Documentation CD-ROM.
Printer Parts
The following illustrates the parts of your printer are referred to throughout
this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them.
Front View/Right Side View
1Output tray with output tray
support
2Control panel and message
window
3Front door latch
4Front door
5Tray 1 media support
6Tray 1 (multipurpose tray) (all
supported media sizes)
7Media size guide
8Power cord socket
9Power switch
10 Parallel interface connector
11 USB interface connector
12 Ethernet network interface
connector
13 Right-side door
14 Right-side door release
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Front Inside View
15 Transfer belt
release
lever
16 Transfer belt
17 OPC drum
cartridge
18 Waste toner
bottle
19 Toner
cartridges
(cyan/
magenta/
yellow/
black)
Right Inside View
20 Fuser
21 Misfeed-clearing dial (manual
paper feed dial)
22 Transfer roller
View with Accessories
23 Duplex option
24 Duplex option cover
25 Optional lower feeder unit
26 Tray 2 media tray (letter
or A4 only)
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Setting up Your Printer
WARNING!
Your printer weighs approximately 62 lbs (28 kg) with consumables. Be
sure to have help when lifting and moving it.
Do not plug in the printer until told to do so.
Shipment Contents
!Printer (with four toner cartridges and an OPC drum cartridge installed)
!Waste toner bottle
!Output tray support
!Media support for Tray 1
!Power cable
!Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM
Interface cables are not included in the shipment. If you need cables, contact
your local vendor or computer store.
Unpacking the Printer
"# We strongly suggest that you save the
packaging materials in case you ever
need to move or ship the printer.
Use the following instructions to unpack your
printer.
1Remove the protective plastic cover.
2With another person’s help, lift the printer
from the carton. Do not tilt it more than ±1° in
any direction at any time.
For best output quality and longest
consumables life, place the printer on a hard, flat, level, stable surface
capable of supporting about 81 lbs (37 kg).
3Remove the tape
from the outside of
the printer.

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4Remove the cardboard from the
multipurpose tray.
5Pull the right-side door
release $, and then open
the right-side door %.
6Remove the tag from the base of
both green levers at the top of the
fuser unit.
7Close the right-side door.
8Grasp the front door latch $and
carefully open the front door %.
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