Minolta PageWorks Pro 20 Release note

Foreword
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Welcome
This Printer Driver User’s Manual describes how to install the Minolta
PageWorks/Pro 20 Printer Utility. Before reading this Printer Driver
User’s Manual, we recommend that you read the User’s Manual. It
explains how to set up and operate the printer.
No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed,
stored in a retrieval system, or translated into other languages without
the express written prior consent from Minolta Co., Ltd.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
Trademark Acknowledgements
Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Cor-
poration.
PageWorks is a trademark of Minolta in the U.S. and Canada.
PagePro is a trademark of Minolta in Europe, Japan and Asia.
All other products or name brands are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of their respective holders.
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Foreword
Customer Support (U.S.A. Only)
Customer support for all Minolta PageWorks printer products is avail-
able 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-800-459-3250
(from within North America). Minolta also maintains a web site which
provides printer driver downloads, Frequently Asked Questions and
handles all e-mail requests for technical assistance at www.minoltap-
rinters.com.
Please be prepared to provide the following information when contact-
ing Minolta Customer Support:
•Model Name
•Serial number
•A detailed description of the problem
•Any message displayed on the LCD panel
For questions or problems with installation, please be prepared to pro-
vide the following additional information:
•Brand name and model number of the computer
•Type of processor
•Type of operating system
•Amount of installed RAM
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Contents
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Installing the Printer Driver
Introduction............................................................1-1
System Requirements...........................................1-1
Installing the Printer Driver Under
Windows NT4.0......................................................1-2
Installation: Direct Connection to
a Network Port (LPR).........................................1-8
Installation: Printer Access through
a Network Print Server.....................................1-14
Chapter 2: Using the Printer Driver
Printer Software Overview....................................2-1
Displaying the PageWorks/Pro 20
Printer Driver Window...........................................2-1
Exiting the PageWorks/Pro 20 Printer Driver......2-2
Choosing Menu Settings ......................................2-2
Common Button Operations ................................2-2
Software Settings..................................................2-3
Page Layout.......................................................2-3
Paper..................................................................2-8
Quality..............................................................2-11
Image...............................................................2-15
Device Option...................................................2-16
About................................................................2-18
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Introduction
The Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 printer utility was developed especially
to provide true Windows based printing for users of the Minolta
PageWorks/Pro 20 printer.
System Requirements
The following list contains the system requirements necessary for
optimal operation of the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 Printer Driver.
Operating system: Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Personal computer: IBM-compatible PC (CPU: Intel processor)
I/O interface: Standard PC parallel printer port and cable.
Memory: At least 16MB PC RAM.
Free hard disk space: At least 8MB for files.
Disk drive: One, CD-ROM drive is required for installation.
Display: VGA (640 ×480-dot) or higher resolution.
Note
• Use of a poor quality parallel cable may adversely affect printing.
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Installing the Printer Driver Under Windows NT4.0
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Installing the Printer Driver Under Windows
NT4.0
This section provides information on installing the Printer Driver on a
computer running Windows NT4.0.
1Turn on your printer.
2Turn on your computer and start up Windows NT4.0
3Insert the CD-ROM titled Minolta LBP Printer Driver into the
CD-ROM driver of the computer.
The Welcome screen will appear over the desktop on your moni-
tor.
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4Click on the Install Drivers icon of the Welcome screen.
The SetupDrivers: Add Driver window appears.
• Depending upon the configured settings of your computer, the Wel-
come screen may not automatically appear on your monitor. If the
Welcome screen does not appear, double-click the CD icon. When the
Minolta LBP Printer Driver window appears, click on the Setup
icon. The Welcome screen will appear on your monitor.
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5Make sure that Minolta is selected in the Manufacturers window.
If Minolta is not selected in the Manufacturers window, please
select it now.
6Make sure that Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 is selected in the
Printers window. If Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 is not selected
in the Printers window, select it now.
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7Click on the Add Printer icon.
• Make sure that Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 appears in the
Installed Drivers window.
• Make sure that Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 appears in the
Installed Printer Names window.
8Click the Done icon.
The Welcome screen will appear on your monitor.
9Close the Welcome screen.
10 Click the Start button, point to Settings and then click Printers.
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11 Make sure that the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 icon has been
added to the Printers window.
12 •ClickMinolta PageWorks/Pro 20 to highlight it, and then select
Properties from the File menu.
• Click the Print Test Page button.
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Print Test Page: example
The sample below represents the test page that will print. Make sure
that “Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20” appears on the test page as the
printer model. This confirms that the printer software has been
correctly installed.
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Installation: Direct Connection to a Network Port (LPR)
The following section describes the procedure for installing the
Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 Printer Driver when the printer has an
optional network interface card and is directly connected to the
computer through a local area network (LAN).
Notes
• Refer to the documentation that came with your printer’s optional net-
work interface card when installing the software.
• If you are using the optional network card with a printer and computer
that are connected through a network server, please install the software
according to the procedure titled Installation: Printer Access
through a Network Print Server on page 1-14.
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1Continue with the following steps from the basic installation pro-
cedure started under Installing the Printer Driver Under Win-
dows NT4.0 on page 1-2.
2Click the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 icon. Open the File menu
and select Properties. This item will open the Minolta Page-
Works/Pro 20 Properties window.
3From the Minolta PageWorks/Pro 20 Properties window, click
on the Ports tab to open the Ports window.
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4Click the Add Port button to open the Printer Ports window.
5From the Printer Ports window, select LPR Port and click the
New Port button.
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Note
• The LPR Port item cannot be selected unless the following two set-
tings have been enabled in the Control Panel Network applet:
Protocol: TCP/IP Protocol Services: TCP/IP Printing
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6•InName or address of server providing Ipd, type the printer
IP address that was assigned when the network interface card
was installed. The IP address shown below is an example only.
•InName of printer or print queue on that server, enter
PASSTHRU.
Notes
7Click the OK button to complete the procedure.
• Be sure to check with the network administrator for the IP address that
you need to use.
• Proper printing requires that you do not enter anything other than
PASSTHRU as the Name of printer or print queue on that server.
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