Minolta PageWorks Pro 18 User manual

PageWorks 18

Step 1 Unpacking the Printer.....................1
Reference 1 Printer Parts..................................... 3
Reference 2 Control Panel ................................... 4
Step 2 Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1......................................... 5
Step 3 Loading Paper.................................. 7
Step 4 Connecting the Power Cord ........... 8
Step 5 Turning the Power On/Off ...............8
Step 6 Printing a Configuration Page........9
Step 7 Connecting the Printer to the
Computer (Local Connection)......10
Step 8 Installing the Printer Driver .......... 11
Reference 3 Troubleshooting ............................ 15
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.Accessories
User’s Manual
Quick Guide
Warranty card
Registration card
CD-ROM
Power cord
4.Tray 1

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3.
Pull out the plastic-lead strip from the paper feed inlet.
4.
Remove the tape strip from the back of the printer.
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Printer Parts
Reference 1
Control panel
Face-down tray
Paper size guide
Manual feed tray
Tray cover
Tray 1
(multipurpose tray)
Paper size guide
Top cover release
button
Power switch
Power cord socket
Parallel interface
connector
Imaging
cartridge

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The control panel has three indicator lights and one button.
Printer is ready. Receiving data via
parallel interface;
printing in progress.
Power is off.
The printer is
waitingforpaperto
be loaded
manually.
(Slow blinking)
Power save mode. Out of paper. Load
more paper to
continue printing.
Paper misfeed.
Clear the paper
misfeed to
continue printing.
Cover open. Close
the cover. Memory overflow/ data received cannot
be processed
because it is too
complex.
Control Panel
Reference 2
Panel button
PAPER indicator (amber)
ERROR indicator (red)
READY indicator (green)

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1.
With both hands, gently bend the face-down tray inwards and insert one of
its tabs into its holder on the upper portion of the printer. Continue to bend
the face-down tray so that it curves enough for the second tab to fit into its
holder and release the tray into position.
Note
• Be sure to close the face-down tray before opening the top cover to prevent
injuries.
Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1
Step 2

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2.
Using the left and right slots in the printer as guides, gently push Tray 1 until
it cannot be inserted any further (as shown in the illustration).
3.
Attach the tray cover onto Tray 1.
Step 2

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1.
Remove the tray cover from Tray 1.
Loading Paper
Step 3
2.
Open all three paper size guides.
3.
Place the paper stack onto the
tray, print-side up. Secure the
stack by adjusting the paper size
guides.
4.
Replace the tray cover onto Tray 1.

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Connecting the Power Cord
Step 4
1.
Make sure that the printer’s power
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 On/Off
Step 5
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 con-
trol panel is blinking)
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
the indicators on the control panel
to light, which indicates that the
printer is warming up. In about 23
seconds only the READY indica-
tor 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 printing the Configuration Page.
Sample
Printing a Configuration Page
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1.
Make sure that the printer and the computer you are connecting it to are
both turned 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.
Connecting the Printer to
the Computer (Local Connection)
Step 7

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Install the printer driver to control the printer from your computer.
You can install the printer driver for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
NT 4.0, Windows 3.1 or MS-DOS from the Printer Driver CD-ROM.
Follow the instructions below and for more details, see the User’s Manual
that came with your printer.
Windows 95/98
We recommend that the printer driver be installed using the CD-ROM’s
installer. If the driver is installed using plug-and-play, the Driver directory on the
CD-ROM must be specified.
Note
Installing from the CD-ROM (Auto Run)
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95 or Windows 98.
2. Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. The opening screen is automatically displayed. Click on the PCL Driver
menu to start the installer.
Note
After installing the printer driver, the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18 printer
icon appears in the Printers folder.
• When the printer driver is installed using plug-and-play, the Status Display,
the Control Panel, the uninstall.exe file, and the Driver Help will not be in-
stalled.
• The configuration of some computers may prevent the opening screen from
appearing automatically. If the screen does not appear, double-click In-
stall.exe from the CD-ROM.
• The printer driver must be installed using the CD-ROM’s installer. Do not
use the Add Printer wizard from the Printers folder. Installation through the
Add Printer wizard will prevent the printer from performing properly.
• Do not check Jogging Tray when it appears in the installation dialog for
registering additional options. This printer does not support jogging tray
compatibility.
Installing the Printer Driver
Step 8

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Windows NT 4.0
Installing from the CD-ROM (Auto Run)
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows NT 4.0.
2. Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
In this example, we will assume that D: is the name of the CD-ROM drive.
3. The opening screen is automatically displayed. Click on the PCL Driver
menu to start the installer.
Note
After installing the printer driver, the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18 printer
icon appears in the Printers folder.
For details, refer to Chapter 4 of the User’s Manual .
• The configuration of some computers may prevent the opening screen
from appearing automatically. If the screen does not appear, double-click
Install.exe from the CD-ROM.
• The printer driver must be installed using the CD-ROM’s installer. Do not
use the Add Printer wizard from the Printers folder.
• Do not check Jogging Tray when it appears in the installation dialog for
registering additional options. This printer does not support jogging tray
compatibility.
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Windows 3.1
Installing from the CD-ROM
1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 3.1.
2. Insert the Printer Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
In this example, we will assume that D: is the name of the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the Control Panel icon which is located in the Main group
within the Program Manager.
4. In the Control Panel dialog, double-click Printers to display the Printers
dialog box and then click the Add>> button to display the list of printers.
5. Select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer and click the Install... button.
6. In the Install Driver dialog box, click the Browse... button.
7. Browse to the CD-ROM drive and navigate to: win31drv.
8. Click OK in the Install Driver dialog box.
9. From the List of Printers box, select Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18, and
then click OK to start installation and return to the Printers dialog box.
Note
10.Click the Set As Default Printer button so that this printer is selected
whenever you begin using your Windows software.
11.Click Close to finish the installation procedure.
An error message may appear during installation of the printer driver inform-
ing you that a required UNIDRV.DLL file cannot be found.
Should this occur, install a UniTool Driver such as HP LaserJet from the List
of Printers box in the Printers dialog. After installing the UniTool Driver, re-
install the driver for the PageWorks/Pro 18.
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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 Printer Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
In this example, we will assume that D: is the name of the CD-ROM drive.
5. Enter the name that has been designated to your CD-ROM drive. For
example, if your CD-ROM is designated as “drive D”, enter:
C:\>D:
6. Specify the directory under which the DOS printing utility is located:
D:\>cd dosutlty
7. Type install and press the Enter key.
D:\dosutlty\install
8. The installer will automatically execute and the following message will be
displayed:
Setup will install DOS Utility in the following directory.
C:\PP18
1. To install to this directory.
2. To install to a different directory.
3. Exit Setup.
Enter a choice : 1
Select item 1 under Enter a choice to install the utility into the recom-
mended directory or item 2to install it into a different directory.
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
Tray 1 Manual feed tray

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Clearing a Paper Misfeed
Caution
• The fusing unit inside the printer can become very hot during operation.
Do not touch the area to avoid injury.
• Do not touch the image transfer roller.
Reference 3
Inside the printer

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Solving Print Quality Problems
• Remove the imaging cartridge and gently shake it a few times to dis-
tribute remaining toner.
• Remove the imaging cartridge and check it for damage. Replace the
imaging cartridge with a new one 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” sections of the User’s
Manual.
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.
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