Konica Minolta Magicolor 7300 User manual

magicolor®7300
Reference Guide
1800736-001B

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iii
Connecting to Windows Operating Systems 3
Introduction ............................................................................. 4
Local Connections ................................................................... 4
Parallel Interface ..................................................................... 5
USB Interface .......................................................................... 6
TCP/IP Connections ................................................................ 7
Ethernet Interface .................................................................... 8
Connecting to Macintosh Operating Systems 15
Introduction ........................................................................... 16
Your Printer’s Operating System 21
Your Printer’s Operating System ........................................... 22
Printer Firmware Updates ..................................................... 22
Installing the Printer Driver on
Windows XP 23
KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Drivers .................................. 24
Manually Installing the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript
Driver on Windows XP .......................................................... 25
Installing the Printer Driver on
Windows 2000 33
KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Drivers .................................. 34
Manually Installing the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript
Driver for Windows 2000 ....................................................... 35

iv
Installing the Printer Driver on
Windows Me/98 43
KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Drivers ..................................44
Manually Installing the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript
Driver for Windows Me and 98 ..............................................45
Customizing Driver Settings ..................................................49
Installing the Printer Driver on
Windows NT4 51
KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Drivers ..................................52
Manually Installing the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript
Driver on Windows NT4 ........................................................54
Customizing Driver Settings ..................................................56
PPDs and Utilities for Macintosh 59
Introduction ............................................................................60
Installing PPD Files ...............................................................60
Customizing the Printer Description ......................................61
KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh ...............................63
Printer Features and Functions—OS 9 .................................64
Linux Setup 73
Printing from Linux ................................................................74
Common Printing Methods ....................................................74
Installation Steps ...................................................................76
Printing from Applications ......................................................79
Connecting to NetWare 5.x/6.x 87
NetWare 5.x/6.x Setup ..........................................................88
Printer Interface Setup ..........................................................89

v
Using Printer Utilities 97
What’s Available .................................................................... 98
KONICA MINOLTA
Crown Print Monitor + 101
Installing the KONICA MINOLTA Crown Print Monitor+ ....102
Adding a Crown Port after Crown Print
Monitor+ Installation ............................................................ 105
KONICA MINOLTA Status Monitor 107
Overview ............................................................................. 108
Installing from the CD-ROM ................................................ 109
Using the KONICA MINOLTA Status Monitor ..................... 111
Download Manager 121
Installing the Download Manager for Windows ...................122
KONICA MINOLTA PageScope
Net Care 129
PageScope Net Care Overview ..........................................130
System Requirements ......................................................... 130
Installing the PageScope Net Care Server ......................... 131
Starting the Server .............................................................. 132
Starting the Client ................................................................ 133
Logging In ...........................................................................134
Starting the Server Console Tool ..................................... 136
Shutting Down the PageScope Net Care Server ................136
Upgrading PageScope Net Care ......................................... 138
Uninstalling PageScope Net Care ....................................... 139

vi
NDPS Gateways 141
NDPS Gateways .................................................................142
Installing KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Gateway ....................142
Configuring NDPS ...............................................................144
Using KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Snap-in Controls .............154
Color Basics 161
Color Management ..............................................................162
Color Profiles, Halftone Screens, and Pantone
Tables 167
Color Profiles .......................................................................168
Halftone Screens .................................................................173
Pantone Tables ...................................................................175
Inside Your Printer 181
Inside Your Printer ...............................................................182
Rasterization .......................................................................183
Printable Areas ....................................................................184
Printing ................................................................................184
Printer Features 187
Serverless Printing ..............................................................188
Automatic Jam Recovery ....................................................189
Electronic Document Collation ............................................190
Overlay Printing ...................................................................191
Printer-based Accounting ....................................................193
Tray Chaining and Auto Continue .......................................194

vii
Printer Configuration 197
Configuring your Printer ...................................................... 198
Configuring your Printer via PageScope Light ....................198
Configuring your Printer via the Printer Control
Panel Menus ....................................................................... 242
Configuring your Printer via the Printer Drivers ................... 259
Accounting 267
Printer-based Accounting .................................................... 268
Retrieving Accounting Information ...................................... 268
Accounting File Format ....................................................... 269
Log Accounting Fields ......................................................... 270
Field Definitions ................................................................... 271
Job Accounting Fields ......................................................... 272
Introduction 279
About PJL ............................................................................ 280
In This Section .................................................................... 280
Overview of PJL .................................................................. 280
Supported PJL Command Set ............................................280
Conventions 283
Introduction ......................................................................... 284
Document Conventions ....................................................... 284
PJL Command Syntax ........................................................ 285
Universal Exit Language (<UEL>) Usage ........................... 286
Additional Syntax Rules ...................................................... 286
Language Configuration ...................................................... 287

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Issuing PJL Commands 289
Introduction ..........................................................................290
Sending PJL Commands to the Printer ...............................290
PJL Commands 293
Introduction ..........................................................................294
Commands ..........................................................................294
Environmental Variables .....................................................301
Status Codes 307
Introduction ..........................................................................308
Status Codes .......................................................................308
DOC Matrix 311
Introduction ..........................................................................312
DOC/PJL Command Matrix .................................................312
Index 317

Making Connections
In Section 1...
!Chapter 1.1 — “Connecting to Windows Operating Systems”
Instructions for connecting your printer to a PC
using parallel, USB, and Ethernet
connections.
!Chapter 1.2 — “Connecting to Macintosh Operating Systems”
Instructions for connecting your printer to a
Macintosh using Ethernet connections.

Chapter Location
Chapter Title
Begins on
page...
1.1 “Connecting to Windows Operating
Systems”
3
1.2 “Connecting to Macintosh Operating
Systems”
15