MINOLTA-QMS Magicolor 2300W User manual

magicolor 2300W
User’s Guide
®
1800708-001A

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or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.
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or
CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

Contents
1 Software Installation ............................................................................ 1
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM .................................................................2
Drivers and Utilities .......................................................................................2
Installing the Printer Drivers and Software ..........................................................3
System Requirements ...................................................................................3
For a Local Connection .................................................................................3
For a Shared Network Printer ........................................................................5
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults .......................................................................6
Uninstalling the Printer Driver .............................................................................8
2 Using Media .......................................................................................... 9
Introduction .......................................................................................................10
Media Specifications .........................................................................................11
Media Types ......................................................................................................12
Plain Paper .................................................................................................12
Thick Stock ..................................................................................................13
Envelopes ....................................................................................................14
Labels ..........................................................................................................15
Letterhead and Memo Media .....................................................................16
Postcards ....................................................................................................16

Contentsii
Transparencies ...........................................................................................17
What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? .................................18
Page Margins ..............................................................................................19
Loading Media ...................................................................................................20
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) .........................................................................20
Duplexing ..........................................................................................................23
Output Tray .......................................................................................................24
Media Storage ...................................................................................................24
Additional Assistance ........................................................................................24
3 Working with the Printer ....................................................................25
About the Control Panel ....................................................................................26
Control Panel Key ........................................................................................26
Indicator Lights ............................................................................................27
4 Working with the Printer Driver ........................................................29
Introduction ........................................................................................................30
Displaying Printer Driver Settings ......................................................................30
Displaying Settings in Windows 2000/XP ....................................................30
Displaying Settings in Windows Me/98 ........................................................30
Common Settings on All Tabs .....................................................................31
Common Buttons .........................................................................................32
Setup Tab ..........................................................................................................33
Paper Tab ..........................................................................................................34
Quality Tab ........................................................................................................35
Color Matching .............................................................................................36
Device Options Setting Tab ...............................................................................38
5 Working with the Status Display ......................................................39
Working with the Status Display ........................................................................40
Environment .................................................................................................40
Opening the Status Display and Showing Supplies Status .........................40
Using the Status Display ...................................................................................41
Working with the Display Menu ...................................................................41
Working with the Printer Menu .....................................................................42
Closing the Status Display ................................................................................43
6 Replacing Consumables ...................................................................45
Consumable Life Expectancies .........................................................................46
Plain Paper ..................................................................................................46
Special Media ..............................................................................................47
Auto-Image Density Control (AIDC) .............................................................47
Toner Cartridge Life .....................................................................................48

Contents iii
Replacing Consumables ...................................................................................48
Refilled Toner Cartridges ............................................................................49
Replacing a Toner Cartridge ......................................................................49
Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle ..............................................................53
Replacing the OPC Drum Cartridge ...........................................................54
Ordering Consumables .....................................................................................57
7 Maintaining the Printer ......................................................................59
Maintaining the Printer ......................................................................................60
Cleaning the Printer ..........................................................................................62
Exterior ......................................................................................................62
Interior .........................................................................................................63
Media Rollers ..............................................................................................63
Printer Interior and Laser Lens Cover ........................................................65
8 Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 69
Introduction .......................................................................................................70
Preventing Media Jams .....................................................................................71
Understanding the Media Path ..........................................................................72
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) ..........................................................................72
Duplex Option ..............................................................................................72
Clearing Media Jams .......................................................................................73
Handling Media Jams by Location ..............................................................73
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) .........................................................................74
Inside the Printer ........................................................................................75
Duplex Option .............................................................................................77
Output Tray .................................................................................................78
Solving Problems with Media Jams ..................................................................79
Solving Other Problems ...................................................................................81
Solving Problems with Printing Quality .............................................................87
Status, Error, and Service Messages ................................................................94
Standard Status Messages .........................................................................94
Error Messages ...........................................................................................94
Service Messages .......................................................................................97
Additional Assistance ........................................................................................98
9 Installing Accessories ....................................................................... 99
Introduction .....................................................................................................100
Duplex Option ................................................................................................100
10 Repacking the Printer ...................................................................... 105
Storing the Printer ...........................................................................................106
Relocating Your Printer ...................................................................................106

Contentsiv
Repacking the Printer ......................................................................................107
A. Turn off the Printer, Unplug the Power Cord,
and Remove the Interface Cables ............................................................108
B. Remove the Media and the Tray 1 Media Support ................................109
C. Remove the Options (if Attached) .........................................................109
D. Remove the Waste Toner Bottle, Plug the Openings,
and Dispose of It According to Your Local Regulations .............................110
E. Remove the OPC Drum Cartridge .........................................................111
F. Remove the Transfer Belt ......................................................................112
G. Repack the Printer for Shipment ...........................................................113
H. Repack the OPC Drum and Transfer Belt Unit for Shipment ................114
Reinstalling the Printer ....................................................................................115
Reinstalling a Transfer Belt Unit ................................................................116
A Technical Specifications .................................................................117
Requirements ..................................................................................................118
Space Requirements .................................................................................118
Location Requirements ..............................................................................120
Interface Panel ...............................................................................................121
Power Requirements .................................................................................122
ENERGY STAR Compliance .....................................................................123
Engine and Controller Specifications ...............................................................124
Engine ........................................................................................................124
Print Speed—Simplex ................................................................................124
Print Speed—Autoduplex ..........................................................................124
General ......................................................................................................125
Controller .................................................................................................125
Electrical ....................................................................................................126
Hazardous Chemical Substance Reporting ..............................................128
Physical ....................................................................................................128
Consumable Life Expectancies ......................................................................129
Plain Paper ...............................................................................................129
Special Media ............................................................................................130
Regulatory Compliance ...................................................................................131
Safety Information ...........................................................................................133
Warning and Precaution Symbols .............................................................136
Meaning of Symbols ..................................................................................136
Working Safely with Your Laser Printer ...........................................................139
Index ..................................................................................................141

1
Software
Installation

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM2
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM
Drivers and Utilities
Drivers
Utilities
Drivers/Operating System Use/Benefit
Printer Driver for Windows Me/98 These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features, including finishing
and advanced layout. See also
“Working with the Printer Driver” on
page 29.
Printer Driver for Windows XP/2000
Utilities Use/Benefit
Status Display This utility allows you to monitor the
printer’s status and perform various
printer functions. See “Working with
the Status Display” on page 39.

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software 3
Installing the Printer Drivers and Software
System Requirements
 PC with a clock speed of 300 MHz or more Intel Pentium/Celeron series,
AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor
 Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
 Free hard disk space
–Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and
Status Display
–Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for image processing
 Memory capacity
–Windows 98 SE:
Atleast16MBofRAM
–Windows Me:
Atleast32MBofRAM
–Windows 2000 Professional:
Atleast64MBofRAM
–Windows XP Home Edition/Professional:
At least 128 MB of RAM
 CD-ROM drive
 IEEE 1284 compliant type B parallel port, or USB Revision 1.1 compliant
port
For a Local Connection
1Insert the magicolor 2300W Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM in your
PC’s CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM installer program starts automatically
(if not, browse with the Windows Explorer to the CD-ROM location and
double-click on setup.exe).
2Select the language, and click OK.
3Click .
4Click Printer Setup.
5Click Accept.
6Click OK.
7Select Local Printer, and then click OK.

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software4
8If the computer onto which you are installing the driver is a print server,
check the Server Install checkbox, and then type in a name for Share
Name.
9Click OK.
10 From the Select Port list, select the port to which the printer is connected.
11 If the printer is to be used as the default printer, select the Set as default
printer? check box.
12 Click OK.
13 Check and, if desired, change the description that appears in the Printer
Name box, and then click OK.
14 After the message “Congratulations, installation complete.” appears, click
OK.
The printer icon is added to the Printers folder and “magicolor 2300W
Utilities” is added to Programs in the Start menu.
15 Click to quit the installer program.
16 Remove the magicolor 2300W Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM from
your PC’s CD-ROM drive and store it in a safe place.

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software 5
For a Shared Network Printer
1Insert the magicolor 2300W Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM in your
PC’s CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM installer program starts automatically
(if not, browse with the Windows Explorer to the CD-ROM location and
double-click on setup.exe).
2Select the language, and click OK.
3Click .
4Click Printer Setup.
5Click Accept.
6Click OK.
7Select Network Printer, and then click OK.
8Type \\server_name\shared_printer_name where
server_name is the name of the shared server and shared_printer_name
is the name of the printer you are sharing.
In Windows 2000 and XP, you can click Browse, and then select the
shared printer.
9Click OK.
10 If the printer is to be used as the default printer, select Yes. Otherwise,
select No.
11 Click OK.
12 After the message “Congratulations, installation complete.” appears, click
OK.
The printer icon is added to the Printers folder.
13 Click to quit the installer program.
14 Remove the magicolor 2300W Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM from
your PC’s CD-ROM drive and store it in a safe place.

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults6
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults
Before you start working with your printer, you are advised to verify and, if
necessary, change the default driver settings. Also, if you have any options
installed on the printer, you should configure the driver for these options.
1Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
–(Windows Me/98)
From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers dialog box. Right-click the magicolor 2300W printer icon
and choose Properties. Choose the Printer Properties tab.
–(Windows 2000/XP)
From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers dialog box. Right-click the magicolor 2300W printer icon
and choose Printing Preferences...
2Choose the Paper tab. Select the
default settings for your printer,
such as the default media format
you use.
3Click Apply.
4If you have installed any options
on the printer, proceed with the
next step. Otherwise, skip to
step 8.
5Select the
Device Options
Setting tab.
6Select an option
(one at a time)
and click Add.
The option
moves to the
Installed
Options list.
 If you accidentally add an option that is not installed on the printer,
selecttheoptionintheInstalled Options list and then click Remove.

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults 7
7Click Apply.
 Depending on the version of the operating system, Apply may not
appear. If this is the case, continue with the next step.
8Click OK to save your changes and exit from the Printing Preferences
dialog box.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver8
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the magicolor 2300W printer driver if
necessary.
1From the Start menu choose Programs,magicolor 2300W Utilities, and
then magicolor 2300W Uninstall.
2In the Uninstall
window, select the
magicolor 2300W.
Then click Uninstall.
The magicolor 2300W
driver is uninstalled from your
computer.
3Restart your computer.

2
Using Media

Introduction10
Introduction
This chapter provides information on handling, selecting, loading, and storing
media.
 All media is fed short edge first, face up.
 There is a 0.157" (4 mm) non-print border for all edges on all media
types. Refer to page 18 for paper longer than 11.7" (297 mm).
 See your application documentation for specific information on formatting
data and printing.
 Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement.
 Only plain paper, 16–24 lb (60–90 g/m2) can be autoduplexed. See
“Media Specifications” for supported sizes.
Attention
Use only MINOLTA-QMS-approved media. Using unsupported media
such as inkjet paper will result in damaging the printer and in voiding
your warranty.
Getting Started
What types and sizes of media can I load? page 11
What Is the guaranteed imageable (printable) area? page 18
Other Information
How do I load media? page 20
How do I duplex? page 23
How do I store media? page 24
Where can I order MINOLTA-QMS-approved media or get more
information?page 24

Media Specifications 11
Media Specifications
What types and sizes of media can I load?
Media Media Size Duplex Driver
media
Type
Weight
Inches Millimeters
A4 8.2 × 11.7 210.0 × 297.0 Yes Plain
Paper 16–24 lb bond
(60–90
g/m²)
A5 5.9 × 8.3 148.0 × 210.0 No
B5 (JIS) 7.2 × 10.1 182.0 × 257.0 No
Custom, Minimum 3.6 × 8.3 92.0 × 148.0 No
Custom, Maximum 8.5 × 14.0 216.0 × 356.0 No
Executive 7.25 × 10.5 184.0 × 267.0 No
Folio 8.3 × 13.0 210.0 × 330.0 Yes
Foolscap 8.0 × 13.0 203.2 × 330.2 Yes
Government Legal 8.5 × 13.0 216.0 × 330.0 Yes
Kai 16 7.3 × 10.2 185.0 × 260.0 No
Legal 8.5 × 14.0 215.9 × 355.6 Yes
Letter 8.5 × 11.0 215.9 × 279.4 Yes
Letter Plus 8.5 × 12.7 215.9 × 322.3 Yes
Statement 5.5 × 8.5 140.0 × 216.0 No
UK Quarto 8.0 × 10.0 203.2 × 254.0 No
A4 Transparency 8.2 × 11.7 210.0 × 297.0 No Trans-
parency Use only
approved
media
Letter Transparency 8.5 × 11.0 215.9 × 279.4 No
Japanese Postcard 3.9 × 5.8 100.0 × 148.0 No
Postcard Use only
approved
media
Envelope B5 (ISO) 6.9 × 9.8 176.0 × 250.0 No
Envelope
Envelope C5 6.4 × 9.0 162.0 × 229.0 No
Envelope C6 4.5 × 6.4 114.0 × 162.0 No
EnvelopeCommercial
#10 4.1 × 9.5 104.1 × 241.3 No
Envelope
International DL 4.3 × 8.7 110.0 × 220.0 No
Envelope Monarch 3.9 × 7.5 99.0 × 190.5 No
Thick Stock—Only supported for letter, A4, or smaller media.
Custom, Minimum 3.6 × 5.8 92.0 × 148.0 No Thick
Stock 25–90lbs (91–163
g/m²)
Custom, Maximum 8.5 × 11.7 216.0 × 297.0
Kai 32 5.1 × 7.3 130.0 × 185.0 No

Media Types12
Media Types
Before purchasing a large quantity of special media, do a trial printing
with the same media and check print quality. Check our web site
www.minolta-qms.com for a list of currently approved media.
Keep media on a flat, level surface in its original wrapper until it is time to
load it.
Plain Paper
Use media that is
Suitable for plain-paper laser printers, such as standard or recycled office
paper.
Attention
Do not use the media types listed below. These could cause poor print
quality, media jams, or damage to the printer.
Do not use media that is
 Coated with a processed surface (such as carbon paper, digitally gloss-
coated media, colored paper that has been treated)
 Carbon backed
 Unapproved iron-on transfer media (heat-sensitive paper, heat-pressure
paper, heat-press transfer paper)
 Cold-water-transfer paper
 Pressure sensitive
 Designed specifically for inkjet printers (superfine paper, glossy paper,
glossy film, postcards, etc.)
 Already been printed on by another printer, copier, or fax machine
Capacity Tray 1
(multipurpose
tray)
200 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m2) paper;
capacity for other weights varies accordingly.
Orientation Face up
Type Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on "Answer
Base") for currently approved media.
Driver
Media Type Plain paper
Weight 16–24 lb bond (60–90 g/m²)
Duplexing See page 11 for supported sizes.

Media Types 13
 Dusty
 Wet (or damp)
 Keep media between 35% to 85% relative humidity. Toner does
not adhere well to moist or wet paper .
 Layered
 Adhesive
 Folded, creased, curled, embossed, warped, or wrinkled
 Perforated, three-hole punched, or torn
 Tooslick,toocoarse,tootextured
 Different in texture (roughness) on the front and back
 Too thin or too thick
 Stuck together with static electricity
 Composed of foil or gilt; too luminous
 Heat sensitive or cannot withstand the fusing temperature (356°F/180°C)
 Irregularly shaped (not rectangular or not cut at right angles)
 Attached with glue, tape, paper clips, staples, ribbons, hooks, or buttons
 Acidic
 Any other media that is not approved
Thick Stock
Paper thicker than 24 lb (90 g/m2) bond is referred to as thick stock. Test all
thick stock to ensure acceptable performance and to ensure that the image
does not shift.
Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 thick stock sheets, depending on their
thickness. Thick stock is supported only in letter,
A4, or smaller media sizes.
Orientation Face up
Type Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on "Answer
Base") for currently approved media.
Driver
Media Type Thick stock
Weight 25–43 lb bond (91–163 g/m²)
Duplexing Not supported
Notes 43 lb (163 g/m²) bond is also referred to as 90 lb index stock.

Media Types14
Do not use thick stock that is
 Mixed with any other media in the media trays (as this will cause media
jams)
Envelopes
Print on the front (address) side only. Some parts of the envelope consist of
three layers of paper—the front, back, and flap. Anything printed in these
layered regions may be lost or faded.
Use envelopes that are
 Common office envelopes approved for laser printing with diagonal joints,
sharp folds and edges, and ordinary gummed flaps
 Because the envelopes pass through heated rollers, the gummed
area on the flaps may seal. Using envelopes with emulsion-based
glue avoids this problem.
 Dry
 Printed on the front address side only
Do not use envelopes that have
 Self-sticking flaps
 Tape seals, metal clasps, paper clips, fasteners, or peel-off strips for
sealing
 Transparent windows
 Too rough of a surface
 Material that will melt, vaporize, offset discolor, or emit dangerous fumes
 Been presealed
Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 envelopes, depending on their thickness
Orientation Face up
Type Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on "Answer
Base") for currently approved media.
Driver
Media Type Envelope
Weight 25–43 lb bond (91–163 g/m²)
Duplexing Not supported