Xerox Phaser 6100 User manual

magicolor 6100
DeskLaser
User’s Guide
®
1800543-001C

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Contents
1 About Your Printer
Standard Product Documentation ................................................................. 1-2
Manuals on the CD-ROM 1-2
Typographic Conventions 1-3
Printer Components ........................................................................................ 1-4
Control Panel ................................................................................................... 1-5
Control Panel Indicators 1-5
Control Panel Keys 1-6
Configuration Menu ........................................................................................ 1-7
Language 1-8
Sample Page 1-8
Calibration Page 1-8
Engine 1-9
Network 1-11
Service 1-16

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2 Printer Driver Configuration
Selecting the Crown Port ................................................................................2-2
Configuring the Printer Driver ........................................................................2-3
Windows 95/98 Configuration Methods 2-3
Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Configuration Methods 2-5
32-bit SuperDriver Setup ................................................................................2-7
Printer Driver Controls for Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0 2-7
Configuring Paper Options 2-8
Configuring Page Layout Options 2-14
Configuring Image Options 2-21
Configuring Device Options 2-25
Information on the About Tab 2-26
Sharing the Printer ........................................................................................2-26
Using the Crown Print Monitor .....................................................................2-27
Components 2-27
3 Everyday Operations and Printer Care
Media Sizes ......................................................................................................3-3
Loading the Media Cassette ...........................................................................3-4
Paper Specifications 3-4
Prepare the Paper 3-4
Load the Cassette 3-5
Using Letterhead and Memo Media 3-6
Using Media Other Than Paper ......................................................................3-7
Using Envelopes 3-7
Using Glossy Stock 3-9
Using Labels 3-10
Using Thick Stock 3-11
Using Transfer Media 3-11
Using Transparencies 3-12
Imageable Areas ............................................................................................3-14
Working Within the Imageable Area 3-14
Imageable Area 3-15

Contents iii
Using Toner Cartridges ................................................................................ 3-17
Toner Cartridge Life 3-17
Refilled Toner Cartridges 3-18
Ordering Toner Cartridges 3-18
Toner Cartridge Storage 3-19
Replacing a Toner Cartridge ........................................................................ 3-19
Replacing the OPC Belt Cartridge ............................................................... 3-21
Replacing the Fuser Oil Bottle ..................................................................... 3-24
Replacing the Cleaning Roller ..................................................................... 3-25
Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle ............................................................... 3-27
Replacing the Ozone Filter .......................................................................... 3-28
Handling the Printer ...................................................................................... 3-28
Cleaning the Printer ...................................................................................... 3-30
Guidelines for Cleaning Inside the Printer 3-30
Cleaning the Transfer Unit 3-30
Cleaning the OPC Belt Cartridge 3-34
Cleaning the Laser Lens 3-35
Cleaning the Paper Exit Rollers 3-36
Cleaning the Exterior of the Printer 3-38
Maintenance Schedule ................................................................................. 3-39
Cleaning Schedule 3-39
Preventive Maintenance Schedule 3-40
Replacement Schedule 3-41
4 Advanced Printer Operations
High-Resolution Printing ............................................................................... 4-2
Minimum System Memory Requirements 4-2
Optimizing Printing Performance over a Parallel Port ................................ 4-3
ECP Setting Instructions 4-3
Cassette Chaining ........................................................................................... 4-4
Enabling/Disabling Cassette Chaining 4-4

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Duplex (2-Sided) Printing ................................................................................4-5
Manual Duplexing 4-5
Auto Duplexing 4-5
Printing Sample Pages ....................................................................................4-5
Printing a Sample Page 4-5
Updating the Printer Driver/Monitor ..............................................................4-6
Updating System Software .............................................................................4-7
5 Options
Additional Media Handling .............................................................................5-2
Media Cassettes 5-2
Envelope Adapter 5-2
Postcard Adapter (Japanese Model Only) 5-2
Lower Feeder Unit (LFU) .................................................................................5-3
What's in the Kit? 5-3
Unpacking the LFU 5-4
Installing the LFU 5-4
Duplex Unit .....................................................................................................5-10
Dual In-Line Memory Modules ......................................................................5-13
Installation Procedure 5-13
Printer Cabinet ...............................................................................................5-16
6 Printer Jams and Troubleshooting
Automatic Jam Recovery ................................................................................6-3
Preventing Media Jams ..................................................................................6-3
Understanding the Media Path .......................................................................6-5
With Optional Duplex Unit 6-6
Media Jam Status Messages ..........................................................................6-7

Contents v
Removing Media Jams ................................................................................... 6-7
Misfeed Jams 6-8
Inner Jams, Outer and Drum Jams 6-8
Duplex Unit Jams 6-11
Other Jams 6-13
Installation Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 6-14
Status and Service Messages ...................................................................... 6-14
Status Messages 6-15
Service Messages 6-19
Testing Ethernet Communication ............................................................... 6-21
Printer Problem Checklist ........................................................................... 6-23
OPC Belt Cartridge Problems ...................................................................... 6-24
Control Panel Problems ............................................................................... 6-24
Paper Jam Message Stays On 6-24
Printer Resets 6-24
Printer Driver/Print Monitor Problems ........................................................ 6-25
Output Problems ........................................................................................... 6-25
600x600, 1200x600 dpi Printing Unavailable at Rated Speed 6-25
Blank Pages 6-25
Not All Pages Print 6-26
Printing is Slow 6-26
Duplex Unit Problems ................................................................................... 6-26
General 6-26
Print Quality Problems ................................................................................ 6-27
Image Defects ................................................................................................ 6-28
General 6-28
Specific 6-29
Blurred or Lightly Stained Background 6-29
Colored Bands, Horizontal Banding 6-29
Insufficient Gloss or Fusing 6-30
Irregular Print, Mottled Image 6-30
Missing Image at Edge 6-31
Mixed Color Image, Color Misregistration 6-31
Spotting 6-32
Too Dark 6-32
Too Light 6-33

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Toner Smudges, Residual Images 6-33
Uneven Print Density 6-34
Vertical Streaking 6-34
Dashed Lines Not Printing 6-35
Placing a Service Call ..................................................................................6-35
7 Repacking the Printer
Storing the Printer ...........................................................................................7-2
Relocating the Printer .....................................................................................7-3
Repacking the Printer .....................................................................................7-4
What's Involved? 7-4
Remove the Cables and Media Tray(s) 7-5
Remove the Toner Cartridges 7-5
Prepare the Fuser Unit 7-5
Change the Waste Toner Bottle 7-8
Remove the Duplex Unit 7-9
Remove the Lower Feeder Unit(s) 7-11
Repack the Printer 7-13
A Technical Specifications
Requirements ................................................................................................. A-2
Location Requirements A-2
Power Requirements A-3
Energy Star Compliance A-5
Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance A-5
Recommended PC Configuration A-5
Engine and Controller Specifications ........................................................... A-6
Engine A-6
Print Speed—Simplex A-6
Print Speed—Duplex A-7
General A-7
Consumable Life Expectancies A-8
Controller A-9
Electrical A-10
Environmental A-11
Physical A-12

Contents vii
Print Media ....................................................................................................A-13
PC Cable Pinouts .........................................................................................A-15
Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel A-15
Ethernet A-16
Regulatory ....................................................................................................A-17
Warranty Considerations .............................................................................A-18
Consumables and Your Warranty A-18
Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty A-18
B Notices
Manual Notice ..................................................................................................B-2
FCC Compliance Statement ...........................................................................B-2
Canadian Users Notice ...................................................................................B-3
Laser Safety .....................................................................................................B-3
International Notices .......................................................................................B-4
Power Cord B-4
Voltage B-4
C Documentation on CD-ROM
Viewing Manuals on the CD-ROM ..................................................................C-2
Viewing the Documentation C-2
Using Adobe Acrobat Reader ........................................................................C-2
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1
About Your Printer
In This Chapter . . .
“Standard Product Documentation” on page 1-2
“Printer Components” on page 1-4
“Control Panel” on page 1-5
“Configuration Menu” on page 1-7

Standard Product
Documentation
magicolor 6100 DeskLaser User's Guide1-2
Introduction
This chapter provides information about your product documentation, printer compo-
nents, printer control panel, and configuration menu.
Standard Product Documentation
Manuals on the CD-ROM
The manuals included on the magicolor 6100 DeskLaser Documentation and
Software
CD-ROM are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. We’ve also provided the
Acrobat Reader and QuickTime programs on the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM insert
provides instructions on installing them. For information about PDF files and the
Acrobat Reader see appendix C, “Documentation on CD-ROM.”
magicolor 6100
DeskLaser
Installation Guide
This guide assists in setting up the printer
hardware. Use it in conjunction with this
manual.
magicolor 6100
DeskLaser User’s
Guide
You’re looking at this document right now. It
introduces the printer and documentation,
and explains how the configuration menu
items can be accessed and controlled using
the control panel. This manual also guides
you through the day-to-day operation of your
printer. It includes information on printing files,
adding print media, and replacing toner. It
also includes information on handling,
cleaning, and maintaining your printer;
improving print quality; and troubleshooting
printer problems.
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CD-ROM
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CD-ROM

Standard Product
Documentation
About Your Printer 1-3
Other Reference Sources
Don’t forget that your application documentation, host operating system documenta-
tion, and network documentation all contain useful printing information. Further infor-
mation is available at www.minolta-qms.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following typographic conventions are used in this manual:
»Note:
Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information that deserves
emphasis or reiteration
.
Caution:
Cautions present information that you need to know to avoid equipment
damage, process failure, or extreme annoyance.
WARNING!
Warnings indicate the possibility of personal injury if a specific procedure
is not performed exactly as described in the manual.
ACHTUNG!
Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch beschriebene
Vorgehensweise, da sonst Verletzungsgefahr bestehen könnte.
Mixed-Case Courier Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the
screen
Mixed-Case Italic
Courier
Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s) with information
specific to your printer or computer
UPPERCASE COURIER Information displayed in the printer message window
lowercase italic Variable information in text
UPPERCASE File and utility names
↵Press the Enter key (PC)
^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)
In Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of the manual, click to
play a QuickTime video clip of the procedure described in the text.

Printer Components
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Printer Components
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Front cover
Top cover
Front cover
Front view
Top
cover
Power switch
Media
cassette
Output tray
Control panel
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Rear view Control
panel
AC power
connector
Rear
cover
Interface
panel
latch
latch
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Front view with lower feeder unit (LFU)
LFU
Front view with duplex unit and LFU
Duplex
LFU
Ozone
filter
unit

Control Panel
About Your Printer 1-5
Control Panel
Control Panel Indicators
Indicator Off On
The printer is not ready to print.
»Note:
When this indicator
is blinking, the printer is
warming up or is in Energy
Saver mode.
The printer has finished warming
up and is ready to print.
Theprinter is off line and not ready
to accept data. The printer is on line and ready to accept data.
A 2-line, 16
characters/line,
message window
displays status and
configuration
information.
4 indicators
provide printer
status
information.
Not used on this
model.
4 keys used in
printer
configuration.
2 keys used to
manually control
printing status.

Control Panel
magicolor 6100 DeskLaser User's Guide1-6
Control Panel Keys
»Note:
The Media key has no function on the magicolor 6100 DeskLaser model. This
key becomes functional if the printer is upgraded to a full-featured magicolor 6100
Print System.
No problem. The printer requires operator
attention (usually accompanied by
a status message in the message
window).
The printer is not receiving data. The printer is receiving or
processing data through its
interface port.
Key Function Press Online
First?
The Online key switches the printer between online and
offline status.
When off line, the printer continues printing until it has
finished all jobs received, but it doesn’t accept any new
data. Although jobs continue to compile and print using the
data already received, a job may be interrupted.
If a remote console has taken the printer offline, pressing
the Online key on the control panel will not take effect until
the remote console puts the printer back on line.
N/A
Allows you to cancel the print job.
If the printer is on line, press the Cancel key to cancel the
print job.
No
Accesses the configuration menu. When you’re changing
the printer configuration, press this key to cancel a change
(before pressing the Select keys), to return to a previous
menu, or to return to a previous character when entering
character information.
Yes
Indicator Off On

Configuration Menu
About Your Printer 1-7
Configuration Menu
Accesses menu or chooses a displayed menu option. Yes
Returns to the previous selection or option for the current
menu. Also returns to the previous choice when changing
character information.
N/A
Advances to the next selection or option in the current
menu. Also advances to the next choice when changing
character information.
N/A
Key Function Press Online
First?
IP address
Subnet mask
Default router
Service
Sample Page
HW address
Language
Engine
Network
Ethernet speed
Conn. timeout
NMS1
NMS2
Page count
Clear care
Error recovery
Energy saver
Print density
Chain inputbins
NMS3
Calibration Page

Configuration Menu
magicolor 6100 DeskLaser User's Guide1-8
Language
Status and error messages as well as configuration menus and options can be dis-
played in the message window in one of the available languages.
Sample Page
This menu item initiates the printing of a sample page that can be used to check print
quality.
Calibration Page
This menu item initiates the printing of a calibration page that is used when adjusting
color density. The instructions for performing color density adjustments are located in
the color density adjustment readme file. To access the readme file, located on the
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM and select View Color Sup-
port Readme Files. From the Color Support Readme Files window, select Calibration
from the list box, and then select Next.
Menu Language
Purpose Change the message window language.
Choices Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Katakana,
Portuguese, Spanish
Default English
Menu Sample Page
Purpose Prints a sample page.
Default Yes
Menu Calibration Page
Purpose Prints a calibration page.
Default Yes

Configuration Menu
About Your Printer 1-9
Engine
The following menus allow you to configure the hardware control settings of your
printer.
Error Recovery
When the Error Recovery feature is On, the printer will automatically reprint pages that
are halted due to media jams or other errors.
Energy Saver
From this menu item you can set the time interval that the printer must remain inactive
before it will switch to a state of reduced power consumption.
Menu Engine/Error Recovery
Purpose Enables or disables error recovery.
Choices On—Reprints a print job from the page on which the jam or error occurred.
Off—Don’t reprint a print job when a jam or error occurs.
Default On
Menu Engine/Energy Saver
Purpose Sets the length of inactivity before the printer changes to a low-power state (the
engine remains on, but the fuser turns off).
Choices 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours—Idle time before activation
of low-power state.
Off—Use normal power all the time.
Default 1 hour
Notes After the chosen time expires (for example, 30 minutes), the printer enters a
low-power mode. The printer remains in low power mode until a print job is
received or until the printer is manually switched from offline to online. After
receiving a signal to print or to go on line, the printer warms up and returns to
normal power.

Configuration Menu
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Print Density
This menu item allows you to adjust the amount of toner applied during the printing
process.
Chain Inputbins
»Note:
This menu item is available only if an optional media cassette is installed.
Menu Engine/Print Density [Yellow, Magenta, Cyan and Black]
Purpose Adjusts toner (color) density.
Choices -4 to +4 (lowest to highest density)
Default 0
Notes L = Light, D = Dark
For instructions on adjusting print density, refer to the magicolor 6100 DeskLaser
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM and the color calibration kit shipped with
your printer.
Menu Engine/Chain Inputbins
Purpose Allows you to “chain” cassettes (inputbins) so that when the first cassette
empties, the printer automatically draws media from the other cassette.
Choices On—Switch to the next cassette with the same size and type of media when the
default cassette is empty.
Off—Don’t switch cassettes; use only the default cassette.
Default On