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

1.1
Connecting to
Windows
Operating
Systems

Introduction4
Introduction
This chapter guides you through the installation of your printer in Windows
environments. The two most common ways to connect your printer to a PC
are using either a local connection (parallel or USB interface) or using a
network connection.
Local Connections
A local connection is accomplished by connecting the workstation and the
printer directly by means of a parallel or USB interface. These interfaces
support only a one-to-one connection, which means that the workstation
exclusively “owns” the connection to the printer.
Some network
environments allow the
access of a printer locally
attached to one of the
workstations. Although
all users attached to the
network may use the
printer, the (print) data
flow to that particular
workstation may affect its
normal use. In most of
these cases, this
workstation is exclusively
needed as a print server
and cannot be used as a
normal workstation anymore.
Local connection
Local connection—shared over network

Parallel Interface 5
Parallel Interface
Making the Parallel Connection
Connecting your printer locally to your PC using a parallel connection
requires two steps.
1Connect your printer to your PC.
Connect your printer to your PC by means of a parallel cable. The cable
must not be longer than 6.5 feet (2 meters).
2Install the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows.
Pin Description Pin Description
1 Strobe (-) 19 Return
2 Data_1 20 Return
3 Data_2 21 Return
4 Data_3 22 Return
5 Data_4 23 Return
6 Data_5 24 Return
7 Data_6 25 Return
8 Data_7 26 Return
9 Data_8 27 Return
10 Acknowledge (-) 28 Return
11 Busy (+) 29 Return
12 Printer Error (+) 30 Return
13 Select 31 Iprime
14 Autofeed 32 Fault (-)
15 Reserved 33 Reserved
16 Ground 34 Reserved
17 Ground 35 Reserved
18 Vcc Test 36 Select In
118
19 36

USB Interface6
USB Interface
Making the USB Connection
Make sure your operating system (Win98SE and above, not including
Windows NT4) supports USB and make sure USB drivers for the port are
already installed on your operating system (Start>Settings>Control
Panel>System found on the Device Manager tab). For Windows XP, select
the hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button.
These drivers are provided on your Windows CD-ROM, not on the magicolor
7300 Software Utilities CD-ROM.
1Turn on the PC and the printer and
make sure the message window
displays READY.
2Plug one end of the USB cable into the
PC and the other into the printer USB
port.
The operating system displays New
Hardware Found, and lists USB
Device.
The Add New Hardware
Wizard listing KONICA MINOLTA
Printing Support appears.
3Select Next.
4Make sure that Search for the
Best Device, Recommended is
selected, and then select Next.
5Select Specify A Location:.
Pin Name Description
1Vcc+5VDC
2 D- Data -
3 D+ Data +
4 Gnd Ground
"A" Plug "B" Plug
(To PC) (To Printer)

TCP/IP Connections 7
6Select Browse.
7On the Software Utilities CD-ROM, browse to
\Drivers\Platform\ps\Language, and select Next.
For example, Driver\Windows 2000\ps\English.
8Select Next, and then select Finish.
9On the screen displaying Please insert disk labeled
KONICA MINOLTA Advanced Level 3 Driver, select OK, and
browse back to the directory selected in step 7, and then select OK.
"# Some Windows Operating Systems may require you to repeat
step 9 as Plug and Play driver files are installed.
10 Select Finish.
The Plug and Play installation is completed.
11 When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.
12 Customize the driver settings for your printer’s configuration. Refer to the
printer driver’s online help.
TCP/IP Connections
To connect your printer in a
TCP/IP network environment,
you must make sure that the
internal network addresses,
subnet, and gateway in the
printer have been set.

Ethernet Interface8
Ethernet Interface
The standard Ethernet interface is an RJ45 type of connector, capable of
transmission speeds from 10 Mbit/s up to 100 Mbit/s.
"# The above illustration shows the receptacle of the Ethernet interface
on the interface panel of the printer.
Making the Ethernet Connection
1Set the Internet address.
This setting must contain a unique IP address. Printers are shipped with a
preset IP address. In most cases you may want to modify this address, so
it doesn’t conflict with any other IP address present in your network or in
networks attached.
"# Your network system administrator should assign the IP address.
"# You need the printer’s IP address when setting up the port on your
workstation.
With DHCP—If your network supports DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol), your IP address will be automatically assigned by
the DHCP server when you turn on your printer.
Pin Description
1 Transmit Data (+)
2 Transmit Data (-)
3 Receive Data (+)
4 Reserved
5 Reserved
6 Receive Data (-)
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
18

Ethernet Interface 9
Without DHCP—If you are not using DHCP, you may set the IP address
in one of two ways:
!Use the KONICA MINOLTA installation software. Refer to the
Software Utilities CD-ROM.
!Set the printer’s IP address manually.
Attention
You should always notify your network’s administrator before
changing the printer’s IP address.
aTurn on your printer.
bOn the control panel, change the IP address of your printer through
the Interface/Ethernet/IP Address menu on the control panel:
Press Key (Until) Display Reads
READY
MAGICOLOR 7300
MAIN MENU
PRINT MENU
MAIN MENU
INTERFACE MENU
INTERFACE MENU
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
IP ADDRESS
IP ADDRESS
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Use the and keys to move to each of the four number triplets.
Use the and keys to increase or decrease each number.
IP ADDRESS
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
ETHERNET
IP ADDRESS
PLEASE WAIT
READY
MAGICOLOR 7300

Ethernet Interface10
cVerify the IP address by printing a configuration page.
4Set the subnet mask address (Interface/Ethernet/Subnet Mask menu on
the control panel).
The subnet mask allows you to limit access to your printer (for example,
departmental divisions). The following table shows some examples.
5Set the router/gateway address (Interface/Ethernet/Gateway menu on the
control panel).
If you have a router/gateway in your network and you allow users outside
your network environment to print on your printer, you may need to enter
the router/gateway’s IP address here.
6If needed, configure additional printer settings.
Although the settings mentioned above are sufficient for normal
operation, you might want to change other settings in the TCP/IP menu to
accommodate your local requirements.
Press Key (Until) Display Reads
READY
MAGICOLOR 7300
MAIN MENU
PRINT MENU
PRINT MENU
STATISTICS PAGE
PRINT MENU
CONFIGURATION
PROCESSING
READY
MAGICOLOR 7300
A configuration page prints.
Subnet Mask User Access
000.000.000.000 No limitations
255.255.255.xxx Only users (PCs) having a subnet mask of
255.255.255.xxx (default) have access to the
printer (the last triplet of the address xxx,
doesn’t affect access and can be any value).

Ethernet Interface 11
7Connect your printer to the network.
Attach your printer to the network by
plugging the network RJ45 connector into
the RJ45 receptacle on the interface panel
of your printer.
If you experience problems locating the
printer on your network, see “Checking
TCP/IP Connections” below.
8Install the Crown Print Monitor+.
"# In a TCP/IP environment, you
should install the Crown Print
Monitor+ and the printer driver on
each PC having network access to
your printer.
9Install the printer driver.
10 When you have finished, remove the
Software Utilities CD-ROM, and store it in
a safe place.
Checking TCP/IP Connections
Verify that the communication to
the printer is working properly by
“pinging” the printer.
1From the Start button menu,
select Run, and then at the
prompt, type command
2Select OK.
3From the command line, type
ping <IP Address>
For example,
ping 161.33.128.5↵
?
What’s a Print Monitor?
A print monitor is software
that enables the
connection between
software applications and
the network port on your
PC. While some versions
of Windows come with a
print monitor, the Crown
Print Monitor+ that came
with your printer was
designed specifically for
your printer. It allows the
transportation of print data
using TCP/IP protocol for
serverless printing.
?
Why Ping?
The Ping command sends a small
packet of information to the IP
Address and waits for a return
packet. If the connections and
addresses are good, a packet of
information is returned to the sending
workstation.

Ethernet Interface12
If the printer connection is working correctly, your screen displays printer
information similar to the following:
If your screen displays information similar to the following, you may have
bad network cabling or connectors attached to the printer.
Microsoft<R> Windows 98
<C>Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998
C:\WINDOWS>ping 161.33.128.5
Pinging 161.33.128.5 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 161.33.128.5: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=15
Reply from 161.33.128.5: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=15
Reply from 161.33.128.5: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=15
Reply from 161.33.128.5: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=15
Ping statistics for 161.33.128.5:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 <0% loss>,
Approximate round trip times in milliseconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 2ms
C:\WINDOWS>
Microsoft<R> Windows 98
<C>Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998
C:\WINDOWS>ping 161.33.128.5
Pinging 161.33.128.5 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 161.33.128.5:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 <100% loss>,
Approximate round trip times in milliseconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\WINDOWS>