Konica Minolta Magicolor 7300 User manual

magicolor 7300
Installation Guide
®
1800734-002A
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Thank You
Thank you for purchasing a magicolor 7300. You have made an excellent choice. Your
magicolor 7300 is specially designed for optimal performance in Windows, Macintosh,
and other environments.
Trademarks
KONICA MINOLTA and the KONICA MINOLTA logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
magicolor is a trademark or registered trademark of KONICA MINOLTA PRINTING
SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC.
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 Copyright © 2003
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, 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 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Copyright Notice
Copyright © 2003 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Marunouchi
Center Building, 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan. 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 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Manual Notice
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, 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, KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, 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.
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, 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
Internet—Go to www.euro.konicaminolta.net/register and follow the instructions
given there.
Software Utilities CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.
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Contents
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer ........................................................... 1
Documentation Set 2
Space Requirements 3
Position Your Printer... 3
Printer Parts 4
Consumables and Accessories 6
Antistatic Protection .......................................................................................7
Setting up Your Printer ...................................................................................7
Shipment Contents 7
Unpacking the Printer 8
Installing the Print Units 13
Installing the Toner Cartridges 19
Loading Tray 1 (Universal Media Tray) 21
Loading Tray 2 (Standard Media Tray) 24
Output Tray ....................................................................................................26
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Contentsii
Installing Accessories ..................................................................................27
Plugging in/Turning on the Printer ..............................................................27
About the Interface Panel .............................................................................28
What’s Next? ..................................................................................................28
Configuration Menu Overview ......................................................................30
About the Control Panel ...............................................................................31
Control Panel LED Indicators 31
Control Panel Keys 33
Selecting a Message Window Language 35
Manually Selecting an Ethernet IP Address 36
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................38
Accessories and Consumables ...................................................................40
Safety Information .........................................................................................41
Warranty Considerations ..............................................................................45
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 1
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Features Details
Print speed (ppm/pages per minute)
(Colour/Black & White)
A4* : 21.6
Letter* : 20.5
Native resolution (dpi/dots per inch) 600 x 600
Resolution (dpi/dots per inch) Fineart—600 x 600 (standard)
Photoart, contone—
600 x 600 x 4 (high)
SDRAM 256 MB**
250-sheet universal media Tray 1 Standard
500-sheet standard media Tray 2 Standard
250-sheet media output tray Standard
Lower feeder unit(s) (500-sheet media
Trays 3 and 4) Optional (up to two units allowed)
Duplex unit*** with 1-sheet media manual
feed tray Optional
IEEE-1284 parallel Standard
10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet Standard
USB 1.1 Standard
Time-of-day clock Standard
Internal IDE hard disk Optional
Notes: * LEF (long-edge feed)
**Upgradable to 512 MB via two DIMM slots—shipped with one
256 MB DIMM in one slot and one slot available for additional
memory.
***Only plain paper, 64–90 g/m2(16–24 lbs), can be autoduplexed.
See “Accessories and Consumables” on page 40 for other options.
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer2
Documentation Set
Manual Description Location
QuickSetup
Guide This document provides illustrations to help you quickly and easily set up your printer. Hard Copy and Documentation
CD-ROM
Installation
Guide Hardware Installation: You’re looking at this document right now. This guide provides
information aboutprinterinstallation, the interface
panel, and the control panel.
Hard copy 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 consumables.
This manual also includes information on
additional accessories; cleaning and maintaining
your printer; improving print quality; colour;
troubleshooting printer problems; technical
specifications; and safety information for your
printer.
Documentation
CD-ROM
Reference
Guide This guide provides detailed information about menu configuration and advanced computer/
network connection and configuration.
Documentation
CD-ROM
Service &
Support
Guide
This lists sources of service and support for many
areas of the world. For the most up-to-date
worldwide information, check
www.konicaminolta.net/printer/.
Documentation
CD-ROM
Repacking
Guide (Americas only) This guide provides information to help you repack, move, and store your printer. printer.konicami
nolta.net/
support
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 Documentation CD-ROM.
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 3
Space Requirements
Each optional lower feeder unit adds about 105 mm (4.1 inch) to the printer’s
height.
Position Your Printer...
For further details, refer to the User’s Guide in PDF on the Documentation
CD-ROM.
With these characteristics... But away from...
On a hard, flat, stable, level (a round
pencil should not roll in any direction)
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; atthe length2 m (6.5 feet) 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 electromagnetic 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
10°–32.5° C (50°–90.5° F) and
temperature gradient of 10° C (18 F°)
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 0–3,000 m (0–9,842.5
feet). Open flames or items that can easily burn.
300
(11.8 inch) 694 (27.3 inch) 253 (10 inch) 418
(16.5 inch) 594
(23.4 inch) 100
(4.0 inch)
564(22.2inch)
Side View
Front View mm (inch)
774(30.4inch)
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WARNING!
Obstructing the ventilation grilles could present a fire hazard.
Attention
Do not connect the groundwire to gas or water pipes or grounding for
telephones.
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/Right-Side View
1Output tray (250-sheet tray)
2Media stopper
3Control panel and message
window
4Front door
5Tray 1 (250-sheet universal
media tray)
6Tray 2 (500-sheet media tray)
7Right-side door release
8Right-side door
9Suction filter
10 Ventilation grille
11 Output tray extension for
transparencies
Rear/Left-Side View
12 Ozone filter
13 Ventilation grille
14 Interface panel
15 Power cord socket
16 Power switch
17 Ventilation grille
18 Controller access cover
19 Controller access clips
2
4
14
10
5
16
6
3
12
17
13
11
1
15
19
18
789
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Front Inside View
20 Toner cartridge release
21 Toner cartridge
22 Print unit lock lever
23 Print unit
24 AIDC sensor lever
Right Inside View
25 Fuser unit
26 Transfer belt and roller
27 Misfeed-clearing dial (manual
media feed dial)
28 Right-side door
View with Accessories
29 Tray 1 (universal 250-
sheet media tray)
30 Tray 2 (standard 500-sheet
media tray)
31 Tray 3 (optional 500-sheet
lower feeder unit’s media
tray)
32 Tray 4 (optional 500-sheet
lower feeder unit’s media
tray)
33 Misfeed-clearing lever
34 Manual feed tray release
lever
35 1-sheet manual feed tray
36 Duplex unit door
37 Duplex unit door release
21
22
23
20
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31 32
33 34
35
36
37
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Consumables and Accessories
38 Toner cartridge (yellow, magenta, cyan, or black)
39 Print unit (yellow, magenta, cyan, or black)
40 Waste toner box
41 Fuser unit
42 Mediapickuproller(fortray1)
43 Mediapickuproller(fortray2-4)
44 Media separator roller (for tray 1)
45 Media separator roller (for tray 2-4)
46 Americas only : Printer caster base (for use without printer cabinet)
47 Printer cabinet (with built-in casters)
39
38
42
40
44
43 45
41
47
46
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Antistatic Protection 7
Antistatic Protection
Attention
It is extremely important to protect the printer from electrostatic damage
while all operations are being performed.
If you don’t have an antistatic wrist strap, discharge your body’s static
electric charge by touching a grounded surface before performing any
servicing operation.
SettingupYourPrinter
WARNING!
Your printer weighs approximately 56.8 kg (125.2 lbs) with
consumables. Be sure to have help when lifting and moving it.
Shipment Contents
 Printer (with waste toner box and Trays 1 and 2 installed)
 Four toner cartridges
 Four print units
 Extra waste toner box (with cover)
 Store in a safe place. The cover is used during waste toner box
replacement.
 Output tray extension (for transparency printing)
 Media size labels for Trays 1 and 2
 Power cable
 Software Utilities and Documentation CD-ROMs
 Installation Guide
 Quick Setup Guide
Interface cables are not included in the shipment. If you need cables, contact
your local vendor or computer store.
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Setting up Your Printer8
Unpacking the Printer
 We strongly suggest that you save the packaging materials in case
you ever need to move or ship the printer.
1Fold open the flaps at the top of the carton, and then remove the boxes
containing the toner cartridges, print units, and accessories.
2Pullthecartonupofftheprinter.
Print units
Toner cartridges
Accessories
(Power cable,
Output tray
extension **,
Labels and
Documents).
Extra waste
toner box
(with cover) *
* Extra waste toner box (with cover): Store in a safe place. The cover is
used when replacing the waste toner box.
**Output tray extension: Used for transparency printing.
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3Remove the protective plastic cover from
the printer.
4With another person’s help, lift the printer
from the carton.
Attention
Be sure to lift the printer by
correctly grasping its handles;
otherwise, the printer may be
damaged or fall.
5For best output quality and longest consumables life, place the printer on
a hard, flat, level, stable surface.
6Remove all tapes from the outside of the printer except the fuser
protection tag. Fuser protection tag
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7Slide out Tray 1 (the 250-sheet universal
media tray).
Attention
Be careful not to touch the media
pickup roller
 with your hands. If
you touch the roller, wipe it with a dry
cloth.
8Remove the two pieces of tape and
packing material
 from the
media-lifting plate.
9Close Tray 1.
10 Slide out Tray 2 (the standard
500-sheet tray).
Attention
Be careful not to touch the media
pickup roller
 with your hands. If
you touch the roller, wipe it with a
dry cloth.
11 Remove the two pieces of tape and
packing material
 .
Leave the mylar (plastic) sheet
attached to the surface of the
media-lifting plate.
12 Close Tray 2.
Attention
Do not plug in the printer until told to do so.




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Setting up Your Printer 11
13 Pull up the right-side door release to
open the right-side door.
Attention
Do not touch the wire harness or connectors on the inside of the
right-side door, shown in the illustration. Otherwise, the electronic parts
of the printer may be damaged by static electricity from your body.
14 Lower the two fuser levers  , and
then pull the tag
 to remove the
shipping brackets
 .
 We strongly suggest that you
save the shipping brackets in
case you ever need to move or
ship the printer.
15 Close the right-side door.





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If the printer is not used (not turned on) for more than two weeks, lower the
fuser levers
 , and then reattach the shipping brackets  to the fuser unit.
Move the two fuser levers back to their original positions
 .
Close the rightside door with the tags on the
shipping brackets protruding from the door.
If the printer is to be used again, be sure to
removetheshippingbracketsfirst.
If the shipping brackets are not available, you may also do the following:
Lower the fuser levers to their lowest positions
 , before closing the
right-side door. Before using the printer again, return the fuser levers to their
original positions.
Attention
If the printer is used without the fuser levers returned to their original
positions, decreased image fusing may result.
Left side Right side
Left side Right side

Intermezzo
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16 Using both hands, open the front door.
17 Grab the handle on the cover of the
waste toner box and pull it toward
you to remove it.
 We strongly suggest that
you save the cover in case
you ever need to move or
ship the printer.
Installing the Print Units
1With the front door still open, use your left hand to grab the handle  of
the print units’ lock lever.
Use your right hand tosupport
the lever.
2Pull the handle toward you to
release the lever.
3Pull the left end of the lock
lever toward you to open it to
a 45° angle.
Attention
If the lock lever is opened
too far, it may accidentally
come off its shaft before
you’re ready to remove it.
Be careful not to drop the
lever.

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4Push the right end of the lock
lever toward the printer to
remove it from its shaft (
 ),
and then pull the lever toward
youtoremoveit(
 ).
5Remove the yellow print unit
from its packaging.
6Hold the left and right ends of the new
print unit, wrapped in the aluminum
pack, and then turn the print unit over
toward you (upside down).
Attention
Do not turn the print unit over to
the left or right. Otherwise, the
toner will be unevenly distributed
within the print unit.


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7Gently shake the print unit five or six
times to the left and right.
8Turn the print unit over away from you.
 Check “Operating Procedure” that
appears on the front of the
aluminum pack.
9Open the aluminum pack, and then
remove the print unit from the pack.
10 Grab the print unit handle with your
left hand, and hold onto the knob with
your right hand.
Attention
Since the print unit is very sensitive to light, do not remove it from
its protective bag until immediately before installation. Be sure to
protect it from light and install it in the printer as soon as possible.
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Be careful not to touch or damage the green surface of the OPC. If
you need to set the print unit on a flat surface, make sure it is not
restingontheOPC.
Do not touch the terminals on the print unit; otherwise, the
electronic parts of the print units may be damaged by static
electricity from your body.
Any damage resulting from mishandling of the print unit will void the
warranty of the print unit.
11 Check that the colour of the print unit
is the same as the colour indicated

in the print unit compartment.
The order of the print unit
compartments from right to left is
yellow, magenta, cyan, and black.
12 Insert the yellow print unit in the direction indicated by the arrow about
10 cm (4 inches) into the compartment.
13 Let go of the print unit handle, grab the knob, and then slowly slide the
print unit as far as possible into the printer.
Do not force the print unit.
14 Repeat steps 5–13 to install the print units for the other colours in the
order: magenta, cyan, and then black.
 The print units are not secured until the lock lever is attached.


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