Minolta Magicolor 7300 Bedienungsanleitung

magicolor 7300

User’s Guide

1800698-001A

Thank You

Thank you for purchasing a magicolor 7300. You have made an excellent choice. Your

magicolor 7300 is specially designed for optimal performance in Windows, Macintosh,

and other environments.

Trademarks

The following are registered trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.: QMS, the

MINOLTA-QMS logo, and magicolor.

Minolta is a trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Other product names mentioned in this

guide may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This product uses Software Developer Kit of Peerless Systems Corporation.

NEST is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Proprietary Statement

The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted

reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner

or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of

MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.

part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without written permission of

MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.

Notice

MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this guide and to the

equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to

ensure that this guide is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However,

MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any

implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard

to this guide. MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. assumes no responsibility for, or liability for, errors

contained in this guide or for incidental, special, or consequential damages arising

out of the furnishing of this guide, or the use of this guide in operating the equipment,

or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.

Registering the Printer

Mail—Americas only: Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your

shipment or downloaded from www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/

Internet—Follow the instructions on www.minolta-qms.com/register

Software Utilities CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

Contents

1. Software Installation .........................................................................1

Software Utilities CD-ROM 2

Drivers and PPDs 2

Utilities 3

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Auto-loading Installation 4

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Windows Environments—Manual Instal-

lation 5

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Macintosh Environments 5

Some Notes to Consider 5

Macintosh OS 9—PPDs and Utilities Installation 6

NetWare and NDPS 7

Linux 8

2. Using Media .......................................................................................9

Introduction 10

Media Specifications 11

Media Types 15

General Considerations about Media 15

Unsupported Media 15

Contentsii

Plain or Recycled Paper, Letterhead, Memo Media 17

Envelopes 18

Labels 19

Postcards 20

Thick Stock (Also Known as Cardstock) 21

Transparencies 22

Loading Media 23

Tray 1 (Universal Media Tray) 24

Trays 2–4 28

Manual Feed Tray 31

Custom-size Media 33

Duplexing 33

Manual Duplexing 34

Autoduplexing 34

Output Tray 36

Media Storage 37

Additional Assistance 37

3. Working with the Printer .................................................................39

About the Control Panel 40

Control Panel LED Indicators 40

Control Panel Keys 42

Canceling Print Jobs 44

Printer Menu Overview 44

Menu Overview 44

Main Menu 46

Selecting a Message Window Language 46

Print Menu 47

Paper Menu 48

Quality Menu 49

Interface Menu 50

Sys Default Menu 51

Service Menu 55

More Information 55

4. Working with the Printer Driver .....................................................57

About Printer Drivers 58

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows

XP/2000 59

Displaying the Tabs 59

Using the Print Setting Tabs 59

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows Me/98 61

Displaying the Tabs 61

Using the Print Setting Tabs 61

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows NT 64

Displaying the Tabs 64

Contents iii

Using the Print Setting Tabs 64

Using Macintosh PPDs 65

Displaying the Printer Options 65

5. Working with Color .........................................................................67

About Color Printing 68

Printer Resolutions 68

Selecting a Resolution 68

Automatic Image Density Control (AIDC) 69

Color Matching 69

Quick Color Configuration 70

Color Options 70

Halftone Screens 70

Color Profiles 70

Profiles for Host-based Color Management 71

Gray Treatment 72

Troubleshooting Color Problems 72

6. Working with the Status Monitor ...................................................75

Working with the Status Monitor 76

Introduction 76

Environment 76

Opening the Status Monitor and Showing Supplies Status 76

Altering the Size of the Status Monitor Window 76

Using the Status Monitor 76

Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts 77

Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert 77

Closing the Status Monitor 78

7. Replacing Consumables ................................................................79

Introduction 80

Consumable Life Expectancies 81

Replacing a Toner Cartridge 84

Toner Cartridge Life 84

Replacing a Toner Cartridge 85

Refilled Toner Cartridges 89

Replacing the Waste Toner Box 90

Waste Toner Box Life 90

Replacing a Waste Toner Box 90

Replacing a Print Unit Assembly 93

PrintUnitLife93

Installing a Print Unit 94

Replacing the Fuser Unit 105

Fuser Life 105

Removing a Used Fuser 105

Installing a New Fuser Unit 106

Contentsiv

Replacing Media Pickup and Separator Rollers 109

Kit Contents 109

Media Pickup Roller for Trays 1 109

Media Pickup Roller for Trays 2 112

Ordering Consumables 117

8. Maintaining the Printer .................................................................119

Introduction 120

Internal Cleaning 122

External Cleaning 123

9. Installing Accessories ..................................................................125

Introduction 126

Antistatic Protection 127

BuzzBox 127

What's in the Kit? 128

Installing BuzzBox 128

Using BuzzBox 129

Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 129

Duplex Unit Kit 132

Kit Contents 132

Installing the Duplex Unit 133

Installing the Manual Feed Tray 137

Uninstalling Duplex Unit Kit 139

Internal IDE Hard Disk Drive 144

Installing the Internal Hard Disk 144

Lower Feeder Units (Trays 3 and 4) 147

Kit Contents for Each Unit 147

Installing the Lower Feeder Unit(s) 147

Printer Cabinet 163

Printer Caster Base 163

10. Troubleshooting ............................................................................165

Introduction 166

Printing a Configuration Page 166

Warmup and Calibration Time 167

Preventing Media Jams 168

Understanding the Media Path 169

Simplex Printing 169

Duplex Printing (Trays 1–4 Only) 169

Clearing Media Jams 170

Understanding Media Jam Status Messages 170

Clearing Internal Jams 171

Clearing Media Input Jams 177

Clearing Media Jams Inside the Duplex Unit 185

Contents v

Solving Problems 187

Jams and Misfeeds 187

Other Problems 190

Solving Problems—Printing Quality 195

Control Panel Messages 202

Standard Status Messages 202

Warning Status Messages 203

Service Call Messages 208

Default PostScript Error Report 208

Additional Assistance 209

A. Technical Specifications ..............................................................211

Requirements 212

General 212

Controller 213

Electrical 214

Power Requirements 215

ENERGY STAR Compliance 216

Hazardous Chemical Substance Reporting 218

Physical 218

Space Requirements 219

Location Requirements 219

Engine and Controller Specifications 221

Print Speed 221

Consumable Life Expectancies 222

Regulatory Compliance 224

Safety Information 227

Warning and Precaution Symbols 232

Meaning of Symbols 232

Working Safely with Your Laser Printer 235

Index ............................................................................................... 237

Contentsvi

Software

Installation

Software Utilities CD-ROM2

Software Utilities CD-ROM

If you followed all the steps in the Installation Guide that came with your

printer, then the printer is properly set up, connected to your computer,

plugged in, turned on, and ready to receive the system software, drivers,

and utilities on the Software Utilities CD-ROM.

Put the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive, and click on the

MINOLTA-QMS AutoInstaller.

Drivers and PPDs



Manualinstallation instructions and additional information are included

in the magicolor 7300 Reference Guide on the Documentation

CD-ROM in case you need them.

Drivers Use/Benefit Installation Instructions

Linux PPDs These PostScript

Printer Description

(PPDs) files can be

used with third-party

Linux print filters that

use PPDs.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM

Macintosh PPDs These PPD files allow

you to configure

options such as

memory and inform the

computer what options

and features are

available.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM

PostScript 3

Drivers



Windows XP/

2000



Windows

Me/98



Windows NT4

These drivers give you

access to all of the

printer features and

advanced layout

“Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Auto-loading

Installation” on page 4

Windows PPDs



Windows XP/

2000



Windows

Me/98/95



Windows NT4

These PPD files allow

youtoinstalltheprinter

for a variety of

platforms, drivers, and

applications.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM; magicolor 7300 Reference

Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM

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