7216 / 7218 / 7220 User’s Guide GDI Printer Controller
Contents Contents 1 Getting Ready 1.1 2 3 4 System Requirements ..................................................................1-1 Minimum System Requirements.................................................1-1 Recommended System Requirements.......................................1-1 Connecting to a Computer 2.1 Types of Connections...................................................................2-1 Parallel Port Connection.............................................................
Contents Easy Set..................................................................................... 4-3 Page Layout/Printer Figure ........................................................ 4-4 4.3 4.3.1 N-up ........................................................................................... 4-5 N-up list ...................................................................................... 4-6 Border Line ................................................................................
Contents 4.6 5 4.6.1 Device Options .........................................................................4-14 4.6.2 About ........................................................................................4-14 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) 5.1 6 Printer Operations.........................................................................5-1 General Guide ............................................................................5-2 [PRINT] Indicator ........................
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Getting Ready 1 Getting Ready 1.1 System Requirements 1 Minimum System Requirements The following operating environment is required in order to use the printer driver. G Intel Pentium 200 MHz G Windows XP (SP1 or later)/Windows 2000 (SP3 or later)/Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 (SP6a or later)/Windows Me/Windows 98/ Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 95 (OSR 2.5 with Internet Explorer 4.01 or later) G 128 MB RAM (Windows XP), 64 MB RAM (Windows 2000/NT 4.
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Connecting to a Computer 2 Connecting to a Computer 2.1 Types of Connections 2 You can use either of the following two methods to connect the copier to a computer. Parallel Port Connection Use this type of connection when you want to connect the copier directly to a computer’s parallel port. Refer to “Parallel Port Connection” on page 2-2. USB Port Connection Use this type of connection when you want to connect the copier directly to a computer’s USB port. Refer to “USB Port Connection” on page 2-3.
2 2.2 Connecting to a Computer Parallel Port Connection Use the parallel cable to connect the parallel port of the copier to the parallel port of the computer. ✎ Important! Be sure to use a shielded parallel cable. Use of an unshielded cable may result in radio frequency interference. The parallel port is compatible with IEEE1284 Type B standards. 1 Turn off both the copier and your computer. 2 Connect one end of the parallel cable to the parallel port (printer port) of the computer.
Connecting to a Computer 2.3 2 USB Port Connection Use the USB cable (Type B) to connect the copier’s USB port to the USB port on your computer.
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3 Installing the Printer Driver 3 Installing the Printer Driver This section describes the procedure for installing the printer driver. The printer driver can be installed in two ways: by using Plug and Play or by using the Add Printer Wizard. If you want to use this function to install the printer driver: Follow this procedure: Plug and Play “Installing the Printer Driver Using Plug and Play” (for USB connection) on page 3-1 Add Printer Wizard (for parallel connection) 3.
3 Installing the Printer Driver 6 Browse to “Driver\(language)\WinXP” on the CD-ROM, and then click [OK]. ✎ Tip Select the language you prefer. For example, if you prefer English, browse to: Driver\English\WinXP 7 Click [Next]. ❍ The following dialog appears, click [Continue Anyway]. 8 The “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears. ❍ Click [Finish]. 9 The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears again. ❍ Repeat steps 4 through 7.
3 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows 2000 1 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CDROM drive. 2 Turn on the copier. 3 When the copier is ready, connect it to the computer with the USB cable. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears. 4 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) in the “Install Hardware Device Drivers” dialog box, and then click [Next].
3 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows Me/ 98 1 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CDROM drive. 2 Turn on the copier. 3 When the copier is ready, connect it to the computer with the USB cable. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears. 4 Click [Next], and then select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) on the next dialog box. ❍ Click [Next] again.
Installing the Printer Driver 3.2 3 Installing the Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard Installing the Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard Under Windows XP 1 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2 Click the Windows [Start] button, and then click [Printers and Faxes]. 3 Select [Add a printer] from the [Printer Tasks] menu. The Add Printer Wizard starts. 4 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen.
3 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard Under Windows 2000/NT 4.0/Me/98/95 1 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2 Click the Windows [Start] button, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers]. The “Printers” window appears. 3 Double-click the “Add Printer” icon. The Add Printer Wizard starts. 4 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings The printer driver “Properties” dialog box appears when you display printer driver properties from the Windows “Printers” window. The settings you make on the “Properties” dialog box are applied globally to all applications. 4.1 Displaying Printer Driver Properties for Configuring Global Settings Displaying Settings Under Windows XP 1 Click the Windows [Start] button, and then click [Printers and Faxes].
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Displaying Settings Under Windows 2000/NT 4.0/Me/98/95 1 Click the Windows [Start] button, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers]. 2 Select the “KONICA MINOLTA ****” icon. ✎ Note The name of the copier displayed will vary depending on the model being used. KONICA MINOLTA **** Model name of the copier 3 To display the printer driver settings: ❍ ❍ ❍ Windows 2000 — Select [Printing Preferences...] from the [File] menu. Windows NT 4.
Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.2 4 Common Operations This section describes settings and buttons that are common to all four of the tabs (“Setup”, “Paper”, “Quality”, and “Device Options”). OK Click this button to exit the “Properties” dialog box and apply all settings you changed. Cancel Click this button to exit the “Properties” dialog box without applying any changes. Apply Click this button to apply all settings you changed without exiting the “Properties” dialog box.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Select “Factory Defaults” from the list to reset all settings on the tab to their default values. The button changes to [Delete] while an Easy Set setup is selected from the list. Clicking the [Delete] button deletes the currently highlighted setup. Page Layout/Printer Figure The Page Layout image shows what the printed document will look like using the current printer driver settings. The Page Layout image changes as you select different settings.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.3 “Setup” Tab The “Setup” tab contains settings for N-up, Watermark, Paper Source, Media Type, and Duplex. ✎ Note The “Duplex” option can be used only if the 7218/7220 is equipped with the optional Duplex Unit. 4.3.1 N-up The settings in this group box are for configuring how multiple pages of the document should be printed on a single sheet of paper. ✎ Note The settings in the N-up group box are not available when either of the following conditions exists.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings N-up list Click the down arrow button, and then select the number of document pages that should be printed on each sheet of paper. Selecting “2 up”, for example, prints two document pages on each sheet of paper. Selecting “Off” prints one document page per sheet. Border Line Select this check box to print a border around each page when printing more than one document page on each sheet of paper.
Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.3.2 4 Watermark Use the settings in this group box to select the watermark text (such as “CONFIDENTIAL”, “DRAFT”, etc.) and to control whether it is printed on all pages or only the first page. Watermark list Click the down arrow button, and then select the watermark text from the list that appears. First Page Only Select this check box when you want the watermark to be printed on the first page only. Clear the check box to print the watermark on all pages.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Delete Click this button to delete the watermark that is selected in the list. Shading Specify a relative density for the watermark text between 10% and 100%. Style Use these check boxes to turn bold style and italic style on (check box selected) or off (check box cleared). Font Use the settings in this group box to specify the typeface and the point size of the watermark text.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.3.3 Paper Source Click the down arrow button, and then select the tray on the copier from which paper should be fed. Selecting “Auto” tells the copier to use the tray that contains paper of the size specified under Output Paper Size on the “Paper” tab. Detail of Paper Source If the first is to be supplied from a tray different from the tray supplying paper for the rest of the document, click this button. The “Detail of Paper Source” dialog appears.
4 4.3.4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Media Type Click the down arrow button, and then select the type of media to be used for printing. ✎ Note If “Auto” or “Tray 2” to “Tray 5” is selected in the Paper Source box, the Media Type setting cannot be changed. (“Tray 3” to “Tray 5” are available only for 7218 and 7220.) 4.3.5 Duplex ✎ Note The “Duplex” option can be used only if the 7218/7220 is equipped with the optional Duplex Unit.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.4 “Paper” Tab Use this tab to configure settings related to your original and to the medium on which you are printing. You can also specify the number of copies to be printed and the orientation of the print image. 4.4.1 Original Document Size The list that appears when you click the down arrow button shows all of the paper sizes that are supported by your printer. Specify the original document size by clicking it in the list.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings ✎ Note Scaling is not available while the Fit to Paper check box is selected. Output Paper List To specify a paper size that is different from the size specified under Original Document Size, click the down arrow button, and then select a paper size from the list that appears. Scaling Specify the zoom ratio for enlarging or reducing the print image. Type or select a value between 35% and 400%. 4.4.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.5 “Quality” Tab Use the settings on this tab to control the quality of the printed output. 4.5.1 Resolution Click the down arrow button, and then select either “600 × 600 dpi” or “300 × 300 dpi” as the printing resolution. ✎ Note “600 × 600 dpi” provides better quality, but it also takes longer to print at this setting than at “300 × 300 dpi”. 4.5.2 Adjustment Contrast Use this setting to adjust the contrast of the print image.
4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings 4.6 “Device Options” Tab 4.6.1 Device Options ✎ Note The “Duplex” option can be selected from the Installable Options list only if the 7218/7220 is equipped with the optional Duplex Unit. “Tray 3” to “Tray 5” are available only for 7218 and 7220. Use this setting to specify the options installed in your copier. To add an available option from the Installable Options list to the Installed Options list, select the option, and then click the [Add] button.
Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) 5 5 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) This section covers printer operations you can perform on the control panel of the copier. 5.1 Printer Operations The copier’s default mode is the copy mode. As a general rule, the copier automatically switches to the PC print mode (indicated by “PC:PRN” appearing on the copier’s display) and starts printing whenever a print operation is executed from the connected computer.
5 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) General Guide 1 2 3 45 6 5-2 7 Number Name Description 1 [PRINT] indicator • Blinks while the copier is receiving print data. • Lights while the copier is performing a print operation (even if data is being received simultaneously). • Goes out when there is no print data. • See “[PRINT] Indicator” on page 5-3.
Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) 5 [PRINT] Indicator The [PRINT] indicator shows the current status of PC printing. [PRINT] Indicator Description Blinking • Copier is receiving print data, even while in another mode. • A printer error has occurred (indicated by “PRN Err” on the display). On • Copier is printing print data. The indicator remains lit (without blinking) even if data is being received while printing is in progress. Off • No print data in copier memory.
5 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) Canceling a Print Job You can cancel a print job from the control panel only when the PC print mode screen is displayed. 1 Make sure the copier’s display shows “*PC PRINT* PRINTING”. 2 Hold down the [STOP] key for five seconds, until the “PC JOB CANCEL?” confirmation message appears on the display. 3 Press the [YES] key to cancel the print job or the [NO] key to resume printing.
5 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) Using the Bypass Tray Use the procedure described below to print onto paper that is fed (one sheet at a time) from the bypass tray. 1 On your computer, display the “Setup” tab of the printer driver, and then specify “Bypass” for the Paper Source setting (page 4-9). 2 Execute the print operation from your computer. 3 When the message “LOAD PAPER” appears on the copier’s display, load paper onto the bypass tray.
5 Copier Control Panel Operations (PC Print Mode) Energy Save When print data is received while the copier is in energy save mode, energy save mode is canceled. The operation mode changes to print mode immediately when print data is received, waits for the copier to warm up, and then prints the data.
Troubleshooting 6 6 Troubleshooting If a problem occurs during PC printing, check the following. 6.1 Correcting Errors This section describes the errors that can appear during PC printing and what you need to do to correct the situation. 6.1.1 Checking Error Messages “PRN Err” appears in the lower right corner of the display when a PC print error occurs while a screen other than the PC print mode screen is displayed. If this happens, follow the procedure below.
6 6.1.2 Troubleshooting Main Error Messages The table below describes the main error messages that may appear while the PC print mode screen is displayed. 6-2 Error Message Cause Action PAPER SIZE ERROR The paper size specified with the printer driver differs from the size of paper that is loaded. Pull open the paper tray with the size error, and then close it again. Check if a custom paper size has been entered, and correct the paper size using the appropriate Utility mode function.
6 Troubleshooting 6.1.3 Errors and Print Data What happens to your print data when an error occurs depends on the error type. “MACHINE TROUBLE” Error This error indicates a serious operational problem. The copier is unable to receive any data while this error message is on the display. Temporary Errors The copier retains current print data in memory whenever any of the easily correctable errors listed below occurs.
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7 Specifications 7 Specifications Print speed 20/18/16 pages/min. (A4, 300 dpi) 12 pages/min. (A4, 600 dpi) RAM Share with copier. Interfaces IEEE 1284 (Parallel), USB Revision 1.1 (except for Windows 95 and Windows NT) Printer Language GDI Fonts Windows Supported Operating Systems Windows XP (SP1 or later)/Windows 2000 (SP3 or later)/Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 (SP6a or later)/Windows Me/Windows 98 (SP1)/ Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 95 OSR 2.5 Web Browser Internet Explorer 4.
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