Minolta PagePro 8 User manual

Step 1 Unpacking the Printer.....................2
Reference 1 Printer Parts.....................................4
Reference 2 Control Panel...................................5
Step 2 Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1.........................................6
Step 3 Loading Paper .................................7
Step 4 Connecting the Power Cord...........8
Step 5 Turning the Power On/Off...............8
Step 6 Printing a Test Page........................9
Step 7 Connecting the Printer to the
Computer (Local Connection)...... 10
Step 8 Installing the Printer Driver .......... 11
Reference 3 Troubleshooting ............................13
Contents
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Before operating your printer, read the Set-Up Instructions
carefully from cover to cover. Use this guide for reference.
1. Take the items and accessories shown above out of the carton.
2. Remove the plastic bag and peel off the shipping tape from the printer.
Unpacking the Printer
Step 1
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1.Face-down tray
2.Printer
3.Tray 1
4.Accessories
User Kit including:
• Quick Guide
• User’s Manual
• CD-ROM
Power cord
Peeling off the shipping tapes from
the printer
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3. Pull out the cushion from the paper feed inlet.
4. Pull out the cushion from the manual feed inlet.
Step 1
Peeling off the shipping tapes from
the printer
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Note
• The face-up tray, second paper cassette unit (with Tray 2) and SIMM are all avail-
able options for your printer. For more information, please refer to the User’s Man-
ual.
Printer Parts
Reference 1
Face-up tray (option)
Face-down tray
Control panel
Paper size guide
Manual feed tray
Tray cover
Tray 1
Tray 2 cover (option)
Tray 2 (500-sheet second
cassette) (option)
Second paper
cassette unit (option)
Paper size guide
Paper support
Top cover release button
Power switch
Power cord socket
Parallel interface connector
Toner cartridge
Drum cartridge
Face-up/face-
down selection switch
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The control panel has three indicator lights and one button.
Printer is online
(ready). • Receiving data via parallel interface.
• Printing the test
page.
Printer is off.
Printer is standing
by waiting for man-
ual paper feed.
(Blinking slowly)
Power save mode. • Out of paper. Load
more paper to con-
tinue printing.
• Paper misfeed.
Clear to continue
printing.
Paper misfeed.
Clear the paper
misfeed and con-
tinue printing.
Cover open. Close
the cover. Print job is too com- plex.
Control Panel
Reference 2
Panel button
PAPER indicator (amber)
ERROR indicator (red)
READY indicator (green)
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1. Insert the 3 tabs of the face-down tray into the catch holes located along the
top ofthe printer unit. Set the hooksthat are locatedon both sides of the tray
into the coordinating holes of the printer unit as shown in the illustration.
2. Using the left and right slots in the printer as guides, gently push Tray 1 until
it cannot be inserted any further.
3. Attach the cover onto Tray 1.
Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1
Step 2
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1. Remove the cover from Tray 1.
Loading Paper
Step 3
2. Open the paper size guides. 3. Place several pages of paper in
Tray 1 and adjust the paper size
guides.
4. Replace the tray cover.
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Connecting the Power Cord
Step 4
1. Make sure that the printer’spower
switch is in the O(Off) position.
2. Connect one end of the power
cord that comes with the printer to
the power cord socket. Plug the
other end into a power outlet.
Turning the power OFF
Press the power switch to the O(Off) position to turn the printer off.
Note
DO NOT turn the power OFF while:
•printing
• the printer is receiving the data from the computer (the indicator on the
control panel is blinking)
• resetting the printer
Turning the Power On/Off
Step 5
Turning the power ON
After connecting the printer to a
power outlet, press the power
switch to the I(On) position.
Turning on the printer causes all
of the indicators on the control
panel to light, which indicates that
the printer is warming up. In about
20 seconds, only the READY indi
-
cator remains lit, indicating that
the printer is ready to print.
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1. Turn the printer on.
2. Make sure that paper is loaded into the printer’s feeding tray.
3. Make sure that both the PAPER and ERROR indicators are off, and the
READY indicator is on.
4. Briefly press the panel button to start the print Self-Test Page operation.
Sample
Printing a Test Page
Step 6
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1. Turn the printer and the computer off.
2. Connect one end of the interface cable to the parallel port of the computer.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel connector on the back of
the printer. Secure the cable using the two clips on the parallel connector.
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the Computer (Local Connection)
Step 7
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Install the printer driver to control printing from your computer.
You can install the printer driver for Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows
NT4.0, or MS-DOS from the Minolta PagePro CD-ROM.
Follow the instructions described below and for more details, see the
User’s Manual.
Windows 95
Installing from CD-ROM
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95.
2. Insert the Minolta PagePro CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM
drive.
3. The opening screen automatically appears on the screen.
4. Follow the instructions, and select the type of installation you want.
After installing the printer driver, the PageWorks/Pro 8 Standard and
PageWorks/Pro 8 Enhanced printer icons appear in the Printers folder.
Windows 3.1
Installing from CD-ROM
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 3.1.
2. Insert the Minolta PagePro CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM
drive. For this example, we will assume that the CD-ROM is located in
drive D:.
3. From theProgram Manager, double-click Main to display the Main group,
and then double-click File Manager.
4. Open the drive D:\ window, then double-click the
D:\drivers\pp8\win311\gb\pcl\drv\wssetup.exe icon to start up the
installer.
5. Follow the instructions, and select the type of installation you want.
Installing the Printer Driver
Step 8
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Windows NT4.0
Installing from CD-ROM
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows NT4.0.
2. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your printer.
3. The opening screen automatically appears on the screen.
4. Follow the instructions, and select the type of installation you want.
MS-DOS
Installing DOS Printing Utilities
1. Connect your printer to the parallel port of your computer.
2. Turn on your computer and start up DOS.
3. Turn on your printer and make sure it is online.
4. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your printer. For this example, we will
assume that the CD-ROM is located in drive D:.
5. From the DOS prompt, create a directory on your hard disk for the DOS
software.
For example;
Type: md c:\mltdos
6. Change to the directory you created in the above step.
Type: cd c:\mltdos
7. Copy the Minolta PagePro 8 DOS Printing Utility program file from the
CD-ROM.
Type: copy d:\drivers\pp8\dos\dosdisk.exe
8. Use the following command to uncompress the DOS Printing Utilities pro-
gram file.
Type: dosdisk
Installing the Printer Driver
Step 8
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Clearing a Paper Misfeed
Remove the misfed sheet of paper by pulling it in the direction indi-
cated by the arrow.
Troubleshooting
Reference 3
Face-down tray Face-up tray (Option)
Tray 1 Manual feed tray
Tray 2 (Option)
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Clearing a Paper Misfeed
Caution
Solving Print Quality Problems
• Remove the toner cartridge and shake it left and right a few times to
distribute remaining toner.
• Remove the toner cartridge and check it for damage. Replace the
toner cartridge if necessary.
• Remove the drum cartridge and check it for damage. Replace the
drum cartridge if necessary.
• Clean the inside of the printer. (Refer to the User’s Manual.)
• Change the toner save setting of the printer driver and try to print
again.
For more details, refer to the “Troubleshooting” and “Maintenance” section of the User’s
Manual.
• The fusing unit inside the printer can become very hot during operation.
Do not touch the area to avoid injury.
• Be careful to avoid touching the image transfer roller.
Reference 3
Inside the printer
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No output
• Make sure that the printer is plugged in.
• Make sure that power is turned on.
• Make sure that you are using the correct type of printer cable.
• Make sure that your computer’s communication port settings are cor-
rect.
For more details, refer to the User’s Manual.
Reference 3
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Foreword
Safety Information
Laser Safety
This is a page printer which operates by means of a laser. There is no pos-
sibility of danger from the laser, provided the printer is operated accord-
ing to the instructions in this manual.
Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protec-
tive housing, the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any
phase of user operation.
Internal Laser Radiation
Maximum Radiation Power : 0.73 (mW) at laser aperture of the print head
unit
Wavelength : 770-810 (nm)
This product employs Class IIIb Laser Diode.
Laser Diode and Scanning Polygon Mirror are incorporated in the print
head unit.
The print head unit is NOT A FIELD SERVICE ITEM.
Therefore, the print head unit should not be opened under any circum-
stance.
For Denmark Users
WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radia-
tion exposure.
This is a semiconductor laser. The maximum power of the laser diode is
5mW and the wavelength is 770-810 nm.
ADVARSEL: Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning, når sikkerhedsafbrydere
er ude af funktion. Undgå udsættelse for stråling.
Klasse 1 laser produkt der opfylder IEC825 sikkerheds kravene.
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Foreword
For Finland, Sweden Users
For Norway Users
VAROITUS: Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa
mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle
näkymättömälle lasersäteiylle.
VARNNING: Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna bruksanvis-
ning specificerats, kan användaren utsattas for osynlig laserstrålning som
överskrider gränsen för laser klass 1.
VARO!: Avattaessa ja suojalukitus ohitettaessa olet alttiina näkymättö-
mälle lasersäteilylle. Äjä katso säteeseen.
VARNING!: Osynlig laserstråining när denna del är öppnad och spärren
är urkopplad. Betrakta ej stråien.
ADVARSEL: Dersom apparatet brukes på annen måte enn spesifisert i
denne bruksanvisning, kan brukeren utsettes for unsynlig laserstråling
som overskrider grensen for laser klasse 1.
Dette er en halvleder laser. Maksimal effeckt til laserdiode er 5mW og
bølgelengde er 770-810 nm.
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Foreword
WARNING LABEL
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Foreword
This device must be used with a shielded interface (Parallel) cable. The
use of non-shield cables is likely to result in interference with radio com-
munications and is prohibited under 89/336/EEC rules.
WARNING LABEL
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