Konica PAGEPRO 1350E User Manual
PagePro 1350E
™
User’s Guide
4136-7765-02A
1800785-001B
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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 2
Printer Parts 2
Front View 2
Rear View 2
About the Indicator Functions 3
Indicator Functions 3
Continuing a Print Job after an Error Message 3
Printing a Test Page 3
Cancelling a Print Job 4
2 Working with the PCL 6 Printer Driver ............................................................ 5
Displaying PCL 6 Printer Driver Settings 6
Displaying Settings under Windows XP/Server 2003 6
Displaying Settings under Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0 6
Using the PCL 6 Printer Driver 7
Common Buttons 7
OK 7
Cancel 7
Apply 7
Contents
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Help 7
Easy Set 7
Page Layout 7
Printer Figure 7
Setup Tab 8
Paper Tab 8
Quality Tab 8
Device Options Setting Tab 9
3 Working with the PCL 5e Printer Driver ........................................................11
Displaying PCL 5e Printer Driver Settings 12
Displaying Settings under Windows XP/Server 2003 12
Displaying Settings under Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0 12
Using the PCL 5e Printer Driver 13
Common Buttons 13
OK 13
Cancel 13
Apply 13
Layout Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000) 13
Paper/Quality Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000) 13
Advanced Document Settings Dialog Box
(Windows XP/Server 2003/2000) 14
Device Settings Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000) 14
Paper Tab (Windows Me/98SE) 14
Device Options Tab (Windows Me/98SE) 14
Page Setup Tab (Windows NT 4.0) 15
Advanced Tab (Windows NT 4.0) 15
Device Settings Tab (Windows NT 4.0) 15
4 Working with the Status Display ....................................................................17
Working with the Status Display 18
Introduction 18
Environment 18
Opening the Status Display 18
Altering the Size of the Status Display Window 18
Opening the Control Panel 18
Paper tab 19
Printer Setting Tab 19
Counter Tab 19
Configuration Tab 19
Using the Status Display 19
Recognizing Status Display Alerts 20
Recovering from a Status Display Alert 20
Closing the Status Display 20
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5 Using Media ..................................................................................................... 21
About Media 22
What sizes/weights of media can I use? 22
What type and amount of media can I load? 23
Media Storage 23
Media Not Suitable for Printing 24
What Is the guaranteed imageable (printable) area? 25
Page Margins 25
Loading Media 26
How do I refill Tray 1? 26
How do I refill the manual feed tray? 27
Printing on Media 28
How do I load and print custom media? 28
How do I load and print envelopes? 28
How do I load and print labels? 30
How do I load and print postcards? 31
How do I load and print thick stock? 32
How do I load and print transparencies? 33
Manual Duplexing 34
How do I manually duplex? 34
6 Replacing Consumables ................................................................................ 35
Replacing the Toner Cartridge 37
Replacing the Drum Cartridge 42
7 Maintaining the Printer ................................................................................... 47
Cleaning the Printer 48
Exterior 48
Pick-up Roller 49
8 Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 51
Indicator Messages 52
Status Message 52
Error Messages 54
Service Messages 56
Clearing Jams 57
Solving Problems-Printing Quality 60
9 Installing Accessories .................................................................................... 65
Introduction 66
Antistatic Protection 66
Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 67
Installing a DIMM 67
Contents
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A Appendix ..........................................................................................................69
Safety Specifications 70
Technical Specifications 70
Printer 70
Parallel Interface Connectors and Cable 72
USB Interface Connectors and Cable 72
Consumables Life Expectancies Chart 72
Our Concern for Environmental Protection 73
What is an ENERGY STAR product? 73
Contentsiv
Introduction
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Printer Parts
The following drawings illustrate the parts of your printer referred to throughout this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them.
Front View
1—Top cover
2—Output tray
3—Control panel
4—Imaging cartridge
(Toner cartridge plus Drum cartridge)
5—Front cover
6—Tray 1
7—Tray cover
8—Paper guides for manual feed
tray
9—Manual feed tray
10—Ventilation grilles
11—Power switch
Rear View
12
Drum cartridge
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4
5
6
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Imaging
cartridge
Toner cartridge
1—AC power connection
2—Parallel port
3—USB port
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer2
About the Indicator Functions
Indicator Functions
The control panel has two indicators
and one button. The control panel
indicators provide information on the
status of the printer.
1—Ready indicator
2—Error indicator
3—Cancel button
The Cancel button allows you to:
Continue a print job after an
error message
Print a test page
Cancel a print job
Continuing a Print Job after an Error Message
You can continue the print job after correcting the following types of errors:
When there is no more paper in the tray
When paper of a different format than that set in the printer driver was fed
into the printer
1 Check that one of the above errors has occurred.
2 Perform the remedial action according to the error.
3 Press the Cancel button to operate the media feed.
The print job continues.
For details on the error messages, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting” on
page 51.
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2
3
Printing a Test Page
You can print the following four kinds of test pages by pressing the Cancel
button:
Operator Panel Status Sheet: Hold the Cancel button down for more than
5 seconds.
Configuration Page: Press the Cancel button two times.
PCL Font List: Press the Cancel button three times.
Demo Page: Hold the Cancel button down for less than 5 seconds.
About the Indicator Functions
3
Cancelling a Print Job
You can cancel a print job that is currently being processed.
1 While data is being processed or printed (the green “Ready” indicator is
blinking), hold down the Cancel button for more than 5 seconds.
2 Release the Cancel button after both indicators light up.
The current print job has now been cancelled.
About the Indicator Functions4
Working with the
PCL 6 Printer
Driver
Displaying PCL 6 Printer Driver Settings
Displaying Settings under Windows XP/Server 2003
1 From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2 In Pick a category, click Printers and Other Hardware.
3 In Pick a task…, click View installed printers or fax printers.
4 In the Printers and Faxes directory, select the KONICA MINOLTA
PagePro 1350E printer icon.
5 To display the printer driver settings, from the File menu, click Printing
Preferences....
Displaying Settings under Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ NT 4.0
1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers to display
the Printers directory.
2 Select the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E printer icon.
3 Display the printer driver settings:
Windows 2000—From the File menu, click Printing Preferences....
Windows Me/98SE—From the File menu, click Properties, and then
click the Printer Properties tab.
Windows NT 4.0—From the File menu, click Document Defaults....
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Using the PCL 6 Printer Driver
" Refer to the printer drivers online help for information on all of the
functions.
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
Cancel
Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made.
Apply
Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box.
Help
Click to view online help.
Easy Set
Click on Default to reset the functions of the tab to their original values.
Page Layout
Check this option button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure
area.
Printer Figure
Check this option button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
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Setup Tab
The Setup tab allows you to
Print several pages of a document on the same page (n-up printing)
Provide a watermark on printed documents
Design custom watermarks
Specify manual duplex printing
Specify the paper source
Define the type of media
Print using a form overlay
Create/edit a form overlay
Paper Tab
The Paper tab allows you to
Specify the size of the original document
Define custom media sizes
Fit printed documents to a specified media size
Select the output media size
Scale (enlarge/reduce) documents
Adjust the printing position
Specify the number of copies
Turn on/off the printer’s sorting function
Turn on/off the Proof Print function
Specify the orientation of the media
Rotate the print image 180° to the media orientation
Quality Tab
The Quality tab allows you to
Specify the resolution
Turn on/off Toner Save mode
Optimize the exchange of text and graphics data with the printer (All Ras-
ter)
Optimize the print quality of text and graphics (Fine-Art)
Specify the toner density
Activate/deactivate the use of TrueType fonts
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Device Options Setting Tab
The Device Options Setting tab allows you to
Specify the total amount of memory installed in the printer
View version and copyright information about the printer driver
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Working with the
PCL 5e Printer
Driver
Displaying PCL 5e Printer Driver Settings
Displaying Settings under Windows XP/Server 2003
1 From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2 In Pick a category, click Printers and Other Hardware.
3 In Pick a task…, click View installed printers or fax printers.
4 In the Printers and Faxes directory, select the KONICA MINOLTA
PagePro 1350E 5e printer icon.
5 To display the printer driver settings, from the File menu, click Printing
Preferences....
Displaying Settings under Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ NT 4.0
1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers to display
the Printers directory.
2 Select the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E 5e printer icon.
3 Display the printer driver settings:
Windows 2000—From the File menu, click Printing Preferences....
Windows Me/98SE—From the File menu, click Properties, and then
click the Printer Properties tab.
Windows NT 4.0—From the File menu, click Document Defaults....
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Using the PCL 5e Printer Driver
" Refer to the printer driver’s online help for information on all of the
functions.
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
Cancel
Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made.
Apply
Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box.
Layout Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000)
The Layout tab allows you to
Specify the orientation of the media
Specify the order in which the pages of a document should be printed
Print several pages of a document on the same sheet of media (n-up
printing)
Paper/Quality Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000)
The Paper/Quality tab allows you to
Specify a media source
Identify the type of media to be printed
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Advanced Document Settings Dialog Box (Windows XP/ Server 2003/2000)
Click the Advanced... button on either the Layout tab or the Paper/Quality tab
to open the Advanced Document Settings dialog box.
The settings in this dialog box allow you to control and fine-tune many of the
advanced features of your printer driver. The features are organized in a tree
format with three main branches: Paper/Output, Graphic and Document
Options.
Device Settings Tab (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000)
The Device Settings tab is in a different location and must be called up as follows:
1 Click the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E 5e printer icon.
2 From the File menu, click Properties.
3 Click the Device Settings tab.
The Device Settings tab allows you to view and change the setup of the
printer and its options. To change a setting, select the item that you want to
change, and then select the desired setting from either the box or dropdown
list that appears.
Paper Tab (Windows Me/98SE)
The Paper tab allows you to
Specify the media size (see chapter 6 for a list of supported media sizes)
Define custom media sizes
Print several pages of a document on the same sheet of media (n-up
printing)
Specify the orientation of the media
Specify a media source
Specify the number of copies
Device Options Tab (Windows Me/98SE)
The Device Options tab allows you to
Adjust the density of the toner used during printing
Improve the appearance of text and graphics by using fewer dots (Light)
or more (Dark) dots
Specify the total amount of memory installed in your printer
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Specify how much memory is reserved for special printer functions, such
as macros
Reserve some of the printer’s memory for an output buffer (Some very
complex documents require page protection in order to print. However,
page protection uses more of your printer’s memory.)
Control printer memory tracking
Page Setup Tab (Windows NT 4.0)
The Page Setup tab allows you to
Specify the media size (see chapter 6 for a list of supported media sizes)
Specify a media source
Specify the number of copies
Specify the orientation of the media
Advanced Tab (Windows NT 4.0)
The settings in this window allow you to control and fine-tune many of the
advanced features of your printer driver. The features are organized in a tree
format with three main branches: Paper/Output, Graphic and Document
Options.
To change the setting for a feature, first select the feature in the top window
and then select one of the corresponding settings in the bottom window.
Device Settings Tab (Windows NT 4.0)
The Device Settings tab is integrated in a different system sector and must be
called up separately.
1 Select the KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E 5e printer icon.
2 From the File menu, click Properties.
3 Click the Device Settings tab.
The Device Settings tab allow you to view and change the setup of the printer
and its options. To change a setting, select the item that you want to change,
and then select the desired setting from either the box or dropdown list that
appears.
To change the setting for a feature, first select the feature in the top window
and then select one of the corresponding settings in the bottom window.
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Using the PCL 5e Printer Driver16
Working with the
Status Display
Working with the Status Display
" Refer to the Status Display’s online help for more information on all of
these functions.
Introduction
The Status Display shows information about the current status of the computer’s local printer.
Environment
The Status Display can be used with Windows XP, Server 2003, 2000, Me,
98SE and NT 4.0 connected via a parallel cable or USB cable.
" Windows NT 4.0 does not support a USB connection.
Opening the Status Display
Use one of the following steps to open the Status Display.
Windows XP/Server 2003—Choose Start, All Programs, then KONICA
MINOLTA PagePro 1350E, and then KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E
status.
Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0—From the Start menu, choose Pro-
grams, then KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350E, and then KONICA
MINOLTA PagePro 1350E status.
Altering the Size of the Status Display Window
From the Display menu, choose Reduce to decrease the size of the win-
dow, or
From the Display menu, choose Expand to increase the size of the win-
dow.
Opening the Control Panel
The Control Panel lets you check the basic settings of the printer and set
alerts. Perform the following step to open the Control Panel.
From the Display menu, choose Printer Setting....
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