MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2300 DL User manual

magicolor 2300DL
Installation Guide
®
1800686-002C

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.
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equipment, or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so
operated.
Registering the Printer
Internet—Go to www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/ and follow the instructions
given there.
CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

Contents iii
Contents
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer ........................................................1
Documentation Set .......................................................................................1
Space Requirements .....................................................................................2
Locate your Printer ......................................................................................2
Printer Parts ................................................................................................... 3
Setting up Your Printer .................................................................................5
Installing Accessories ................................................................................10
Plugging in/Turning on the Printer ...........................................................10
What’s Next? ...............................................................................................11
About the interface panel ...........................................................................11
Configuration Menu Overview ...................................................................12
About the Control Panel .............................................................................13
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................17
Accessories and Consumables .................................................................18
Regulatory Compliance ..............................................................................19
Safety Information ....................................................................................... 20
Warranty Considerations ...........................................................................22

Contentsiv

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 1
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 (A4 or letter) 16 ppm monochrome black/4 ppm color
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
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; troubleshooting 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. For the most up-to-date worldwide
information, please visit www.minolta-qms.com.
Utilities and
Documentation
CD-ROM

Space Requirements2
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 2 m (6.5') 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°–
35° C (50°–95° F) and temperature gradient
of 10° C (50° F) per hour 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 0–2,500 m (0–8,202’). Open flames or items that can easily burn.
Top View Side View
Side View with Accessories

Printer Parts 3
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 (the output tray
support is in the open position)
2Control panel and message
window
3Front door latch
4Front door
5Tray 1 media support
6Tray 1 (multipurpose tray, for
all supported media sizes)
7Media size guides
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
12
12
11
10
9
8
4
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6
5
13
14

Printer Parts4
Front Inside View
15 Transfer belt
16 Transfer belt
release lever
17 OPC drum
cartridge
18 Waste toner
bottle
19 Toner
cartridges in
carrousel
(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 (A4
or letter only)
15
1819
16
17
Waste toner
bottle removed
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Setting up Your Printer 5
SettingupYourPrinter
WARNING!
Your printer weighs approximately 28 kg (62 lbs) with consumables.
Be sure to have help when lifting and moving it.
Do not plug in the power cord until told to do so.
Shipment Contents
 Printer (with four toner cartridges, OPC drum cartridge and output tray
support installed)
 A Waste toner bottle
 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.
1Open the shipping box from the top and
remove the protective plastic cover.
2With another person’s help, lift the printer
from the carton. Do not tilt the printer.
For best output quality and longest
consumables life, place the printer on a hard, flat, level, stable surface
capable of supporting the weight of your printer.
3Removethetapefromthe
outside of the printer.

Setting up Your Printer6
4Remove the cardboard from Tray 1.
5Pull the right-side door release  ,
and then open the right-side door
 .
6Remove the tags  from the base
of both green levers at the top of the
fuser unit. Make sure that the green
levers
 are in the downward
position.
 We suggest that you save the
tags in case you ever need to
move or ship the printer.
7Close the right-side door.
8Grasp the front door latch 
and carefully open the front
door
 .





Setting up Your Printer 7
9Remove the tape from the inside of
the printer.
10 Pressing on the transfer belt unit
with one hand, take the tag attached to
the transfer belt unit fixture with your
other hand, and pull the fixture straight
toward you.
This fixture protects the transfer belt
during initial transportation.
 Dispose of the fixture according to
your local regulations.
11 Insert the waste toner bottle.
aInsert the bottom of the waste toner
bottle
 into the printer.
bPush the top of the waste toner bottle
 into position so it is firmly seated.
If the waste toner bottle is not correctly
installed or the transfer belt release lever is
at its top position (11 o’clock), the front
door cannot be closed.
12 Close the front door.





Setting up Your Printer8
Installing the Tray 1 Media Support
Remove the media support from its
plastic shipping bag, and then attach
it to Tray 1.
Insert the three tabs
 on the media
support into the three holes in Tray 1,
and then lower the two tabs
 into their
corresponding holes below Tray 1.
Loading Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray)
The multipurpose tray is used for all supported media types, including
envelopes, labels, Japanese-sized postcards, thick stock, and
transparencies.
Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base) for currently
approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com. For
information about loading different types of media, refer to “Using Media”in
the User’s Guide.
Attention
Do not mix media types/sizes in the media trays.
1Adjust the media guides to fit the size of
media that you are loading.
Squeeze the front media guide and open
the media guides.
2Fan a stack of approximately
200 sheets of media of 80 g/m²
(22 lb bond).



Setting up Your Printer 9
3Load the media face up, short edge
first.
Often, an arrow on the media package
label indicates the face-up (printing)
side of the paper.
 A fill limit mark is provided on
the inside of the media guides.
Tray 1 holds 200 sheets of 80 g/m² (22 lb bond) media.
4Adjust the media guides to fit the media.
Attention
Always adjust the media guides after inserting the media. Guides
that are not properly adjusted can cause poor print quality, media
jams, or printer damage.

Installing Accessories10
Installing Accessories
Attention
Installing accessories always requires that the printer be turned off
and unplugged.
If you purchased any additional printer accessories (such as a duplex option
or additional memory), then install them now. If installation instructions are
included with the accessory, follow them. If not, instructions are included in
the User’s Guide (in PDF on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM).
Plugging in/Turning on the Printer
1Make sure the printer is turned off.
2Plug the printer power cord into the printer
and into a dedicated, grounded,
surge-protected electrical outlet.
 In compliance with UL guidelines,
“The appliance inlet is considered to
be the main disconnect device.”
3Turn on the printer.
After approximately 180 seconds, the printer
displays “IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL”in
the message window. If “IDLE/MAGICOLOR
2300DL”does not display in the message
window, recheck the setup.
The printer automatically switches to power-saving (Energy Saver) mode
after 30 minutes of inactivity. You can change the number of minutes in the
Engine/Energy Saver menu.
Attention
Never turn off or unplug the printer while it is receiving data or printing.

What’s Next? 11
What’s Next?
You have now completed the hardware setup of your printer. There are
some more important steps:
1If your language is other than English, refer to “Selecting a Message
Window Language”on page 14. Select the message window language
you prefer. If you print via the parallel or USB port, skip to step 3
2Set your IP address in one of the following ways:
a. If your network supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol),
your IP address will be automatically assigned by the DHCP server when
you attach and power up your printer (refer to the NIC User’s Manual).
b. You may manually change the printer’s IP (Internet Protocol) address.
Refer to “Manually select an Ethernet IP Address”on page 15.
3Connect the printer to your computer or a network.
4Insert the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM and follow the instruc-
tions on the screen to install a printer driver and printer utilities (refer to
“Software Installation”in the User’s Guide).
About the interface panel
Ethernet Port 
Use a twisted-pair (RJ45)
Ethernet cable when
connecting the Ethernet port
on the printer to a 10BaseT/
100BaseTX network
connection.
USB Port 
Use a USB cable (Type B)
when connecting the USB port on the printer to the USB port on your
computer.
Parallel Port 
Use a Centronics IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel cable when connecting the
parallel port on the printer to the parallel port on your computer.

Configuration Menu Overview12
Configuration Menu Overview
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
MENU/
LANGUAGE MENU/ SPECIAL
PAGES
MENU/
ENGINE MENU/ NETWORK MENU/ CONSUMABLE
USAGE
MENU/LANGUAGE
SET
ENGLISH SET FRENCH SET GERMAN SET ITALIAN SET
PORTUGUESE SET
SPANISH SET CZECH SET JAPANESE
MENU/SPECIAL PAGES
PRINT CONFIG PAGE PRINT DEMO PAGE PRINT MENU MAP*
MENU/ENGINE
CHANGE TONER SZ REPLACE TONER AUTO CONTINUE ENERGY SAVER CHAINING TRAY** SERVICE
MENU/NETWORK
IP ADDRESS
Default:
192.168.1.2
SUBNET MASK
Default:
255.255.255.0
GATEWAY
Default:
192.168.1.1
HW ADDRESS
Default:
00206Bxxxxxx
DHCP
BOOTP HTTP SNMP
DHCP SET: ON
BOOTP SET: OFF
DHCP SET: OFF
BOOTP SET: ON
DHCP SET: OFF
BOOTP SET: OFF
HTTP SET: ON
HTTP SET: OFF SNMP SET: ON SNMP SET: OFF
MENU/
CONSUMABLE
USAGE
Legend
BLACK
TONER YELLOW TONER MAGENTA TONER CYAN TONER DRUM UNIT
Defaults are bolded.
*English language only.
**Displays only when lower feeder unit is attached.
IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK and GATEWAY are displayed
only when both DHCP and BOOTP are set to off.

About the Control Panel 13
About the Control Panel
The control panel, located on the top of the printer, allows you to direct the
printer’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer,
including any condition that needs your attention.
 Two indicators (LEDs) to provide printer status information.
 A message window displays status and configuration information.
 Six keys allow you to control the printer’s configuration through access to
frequently used printer functions.
Control Panel Indicators and Keys
Number LED Indicator Off On
1The printer is not
ready to accept data. The printer is ready to accept data.
2No problem. The printer requires
operator attention (usually
accompanied by a status
message in the message
window)
Number Key Function
3
 Allows you to cancel one or all print jobs
 Cancelsthe menuchoice orselectionif the user
is in the menu structure at the time
1
2
3
5
46
87
Message
Window

About the Control Panel14
Selecting a Message Window Language
When you receive your printer, the message window language is set to
English. However, status messages and configuration menus can be
displayed in the message window in English,Czech,French,German, Italian,
Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
If you want to change the message window language, use the following
control panel sequence:
4
 Initially enters the menu system
 If within the menu system and on a menu level,
moves down in in the menu structure
 If within the menu system and on a selectable
item, selects the displayed choice (no matter
what position the cursor is in)
5
 Moves up in the menu structure
 If within a selectable menu choice that is
changeable character by character, scrolls
upward through the available characters
6
 Moves right in the menu structure
 Moves right through the scrollable menu choice
selections when selections are whole words,
not characters
7
 Moves down in the menu structure.
 If within a selectable menu choice that is
changeable character by character, scrolls
downward through the available characters
8
 Moves left in the menu structure
 Moves left through the scrollable menu choice
selections when selections are whole words,
not characters
Press Key (Until) Display Reads
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
MENU/LANGUAGE
Number Key Function

About the Control Panel 15
Manually select an Ethernet IP Address
You must enter a unique IP address compatible with your local Ethernet net-
work environment.
 When manually setting the IP address, turn off DHCP and BOOTP
first.
Attention
You should always notify your network administrator before changing
the printer’s IP address.
IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK and GATEWAY are displayed only when both
DHCP and BOOTP are set to off.
Use the following quick control panel sequence to change the IP address of
your printer:
LANGUAGE SET/ENGLISH
Press the Right or Left key until the appropriate
language is displayed.
<LANGUAGE> is selected.
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
Press Key (Until) Display Reads
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
MENU/LANGUAGE
MENU/NETWORK
IP ADDRESS/192.168.1.2
IP ADDRESS/192.168.1.2
Press Key (Until) Display Reads

About the Control Panel16
 In certain network environments you may also have to select the
printer’s Gateway address to be compatible with your local network
environment. Ask your network administrator.
Use the and keys to move to each of the four number triplets. With the
and keys you may increment/decrement each number triplet. Leading
zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed (".001." will display as
".1.", etc.). IP ADDRESS
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
You are advised to verify the correct IP address by means of printing a
Configuration page as follows:
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
MENU/LANGUAGE
MENU/SPECIAL PAGES
PRINT/CONFIGURATION PAGE
A Configuration page will print. Verify the IP address on this page.
IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL
Press Key (Until) Display Reads