Konica Minolta 2450 User Manual
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magicolor 2450
User’s Guide
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ICC Profile for TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper
(TOYO Offset Coated 2.0)
This ICC Profile (TOYO Offset Coated 2.0) characterizes Japanese offset press on Coated
paper and is fully compatible with ICC profile format.
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About “TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper”
This is the standard for color reproduction of sheet-fed offset press on Coated paper made by
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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 2
Space Requirements 2
Printer Parts 3
Front View 3
Front View with Options 4
Rear View with Options 4
2 About the Software ...........................................................................................5
Software Utilities CD-ROM 6
PostScript Drivers 6
PCL Drivers 6
PPD Files 7
Utilities 7
System Requirements 9
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows) 10
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0 10
Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6) 11
Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD) 12
Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows) 12
Contents
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Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows) 13
Windows XP/Server 2003 13
Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0 13
Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver 14
Common Buttons 14
OK 14
Cancel 14
Apply 14
Help 14
Easy Set 15
Paper View 15
Printer View 15
Watermark View 15
Quality View 15
Default 15
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only) 16
Basic Tab 16
Layout Tab 16
Cover Page Setting Tab 17
Overlay Tab 17
Watermark Tab 17
Quality Tab 18
Version Tab 18
Using the Windows Me/98SE PPD File 19
Common Buttons 19
OK 19
Cancel 19
Apply 19
Restore Defaults 19
Paper Tab 19
Graphics Tab 20
3 Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only) ....................................................21
Working with the Status Monitor 22
Introduction 22
Operating Environment 22
Opening the Status Monitor 22
Using the Status Monitor 22
Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts 23
Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert 23
Closing the Status Monitor 23
Contents ii
4 Printer Control Panel and Configuration Menu ............................................25
About the Control Panel 26
Control Panel Indicators and Keys 26
Toner Supply Indicators 28
Configuration Menu Overview 29
Main Menu 29
PROOF/PRINT MENU 30
Entering the Password 31
PRINT MENU 32
PAPER MENU 34
QUALITY MENU 38
INTERFACE MENU 41
SYSTEM DEFAULT MENU 45
SERVICE MENU 49
LANGUAGE MENU 50
5 Using Media .....................................................................................................51
Media Specifications 52
Media Types 53
Plain Paper 53
Thick Stock 54
Envelopes 55
Labels 56
Letterhead 57
Postcards 57
Transparencies 58
Glossy Stock 59
What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? 60
Imageable Area—Envelopes 60
Page Margins 60
Loading Media 61
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 61
Loading Plain Paper 61
Other Media 63
Loading Envelopes 64
Loading Labels/Postcard/Thick Stock/Glossy Stock and Transparency 67
Tray 2 69
Loading Plain Paper 69
Duplexing 73
Output Tray 74
Media Storage 75
Contents
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6 Replacing Consumables .................................................................................77
Replacing Consumables 78
About Toner Cartridges 78
Replacing a Toner Cartridge 81
Replacing the Drum Cartridge 86
Replacing the Backup Battery 89
7 Maintaining the Printer ....................................................................................93
Maintaining the Printer 94
Cleaning the Printer 96
Exterior 96
Interior 97
Cleaning the Media Feed Roller and Laser Lens 97
Cleaning the Duplex Option Feed Rollers 100
Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers for Tray 2 101
Storing the Printer 102
8 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................103
Introduction 104
Printing a Configuration Page 104
Preventing Media Misfeeds 105
Understanding the Media Path 106
Clearing Media Misfeeds 106
Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures 107
Clearing a Media Misfeed in the Printer 107
Clearing a Media Misfeed From Tray 2 110
Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Duplex Option 112
Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds 114
Solving Other Problems 117
Solving Problems with Printing Quality 121
Status, Error, and Service Messages 127
Standard Status Messages 127
Error Messages (Warning) 128
Error Messages (Operator Call) 130
Service Messages 132
9 Installing Accessories ..................................................................................133
Introduction 134
Antistatic Protection 134
Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 135
Installing a DIMM 135
Hard Disk 138
Installing a Hard Disk 138
Duplex Option 141
Installing the Duplex Option 141
Contents iv
Tray 2 144
Installing Tray 2 144
A Appendix ........................................................................................................ 147
Safety Specifications 148
Technical Specifications 148
Printer 148
Consumable Life Expectancy Chart 151
Our Concern for Environmental Protection 152
What is an ENERGY STAR product? 152
Contents
v
Introduction
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Space Requirements
To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance,
adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.
259 mm
(10.2")
715.8 mm (28.2")
341 mm (13.4")
115 .8
mm
(4.6")
430 mm (16.9")
Front View Side View
210.2
mm
(8.3")
771.0 mm (30.4")
560.8 mm (22.1")
" The options appear shaded in the above illustration.
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer2
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—Output tray
2—Front cover
3—Control panel
4—KONICA MINOLTA
Digital Camera Direct
Print port
5—Tray 1 (Multipurpose
tray)
6—Power switch
7—Top cover
8—Transfer belt unit
9—Fuser unit
10—Fuser separator levers
11—Drum cartridge
12—Toner cartridge carou-
sel (containing 4 toner
cartridges: C, M, Y and
K)
13—USB port
14—Parallel port
15—10Base-T/100Base-TX
(IEEE 802.3) Ethernet
Interface port
16—Toner cartridge
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10
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
3
Front View with Options
1—Tray 2
Rear View with Options
1—Duplex option
1
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer4
About the
Software
Software Utilities CD-ROM
PostScript Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of
Windows NT 4.0
the printer features, including finish
ing and advanced layout. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for
Windows)” on page 13.
" When using Windows Me/98SE, use the PPD file for Windows Me/
98SE. See also
page 13.
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)” on
" A specific PPD file has been prepared for applications (such as Page-
Maker and Corel Draw) that require that a PPD file be specified when
printing.
When specifying a PPD file while printing on Windows XP, Server
2003, 2000 and NT 4.0, use the specific PPD file provided on the Soft
ware Utilities CD-ROM in drivers\<operating_system>\PPD.
PCL Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of
Windows Me/98SE
Windows NT 4.0
the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for
Windows)” on page 13.
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Software Utilities CD-ROM6
PPD Files
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/Me/
98SE/NT 4.0
Macintosh OS 9/X These files are required in order to
Linux
These PPD files allow you to install
the printer for a variety of platforms,
drivers, and applications.
use the printer driver for each operat
ing system.
For details of the Macintosh and Linux
printer drivers, refer to the magicolor
2450 Reference Guide on the Docu
mentation CD-ROM.
" For details on the installation of the Windows printer drivers, refer to
the magicolor 2450 Installation Guide on the Documentation
CD-ROM.
Utilities
Utility Use/Benefit
Download Manager This utility, which can be used only if
the optional hard disk is installed,
enables fonts and overlay data to be
downloaded to the printer hard disk.
For details, refer to the magicolor
2450 Reference Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.
Crown Print Monitor for Windows Using the TCP/IP protocol, print jobs
can be sent directly to the printer. For
details, refer to the magicolor 2450
Reference Guide on the Documenta
tion CD-ROM.
Status Monitor (Windows only) The current status of the printer in
addition to the status of consumables
and error information can be viewed.
For details, refer to “Using the Status
Monitor (Windows Only)” on page 21.
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Software Utilities CD-ROM
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Utility Use/Benefit
PageScope Net Care Printer management functions such as
status monitoring and network settings
can be accessed.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Net Care Quick Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.
PageScope Web Connection With a Web browser, the status of
printers can be checked, and the various settings can be changed.
For details, refer to the magicolor
2450 Reference Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.
PageScope Network Setup Using the TCP/IP and IPX protocols,
basic network printer settings can be
specified.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Network Setup User Manual on the
Documentation CD-ROM.
PageScope Plug and Print This utility automatically detects a new
printer connected to the network and
creates a print object on the Windows
print server.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Plug and Print Quick Guide on the
Documentation CD-ROM.
PageScope NDPS Gateway This network utility enables printers
and KONICA MINOLTA multifunctional
products to be used in an NDPS envi
ronment.
For details, refer to the PageScope
NDPS Gateway User Manual on the
Documentation CD-ROM.
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Software Utilities CD-ROM8
System Requirements
Personal computer
– Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended)
– Power Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)
Operating System
– Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or
later), Windows
Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 or
later)
– Mac OS 9 (9.1 or later)
– Mac OS X (10.2 or later), Mac OS X Server (10.2 or later)
– Red Hat Linux 9.0 or later, SuSE Linux 8.2 or later
Free hard disk space
– Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and
Status Monitor
– Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for image processing
RAM
128 MB or more
CD-ROM/DVD drive
I/O interface
– 10Base-T/100Base-TX (IEEE 802.3) Ethernet interface port
– USB Revision 2.0 and USB Revision 1.1 compliant port
– IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port
Server 2003, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later),
" For details of the Macintosh and Linux printer drivers, refer to the mag-
icolor 2450 Reference Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.
System Requirements
9
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)
Before you start working with your printer, you are advised to verify/change
the default driver settings. Also, in case you have options installed, you
should “declare” the options in the driver.
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– (Windows XP/Server 2003)
From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the
Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA
mc2450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS printer icon and
choose Properties.
– (Windows 2000/NT 4.0)
From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450
PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS printer icon and choose
Properties.
2 If you have installed options, proceed with the next step. Otherwise, skip
to step 9.
3 Select the Configure tab.
4 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 8.
5 Click the Refresh to automatically configure installed options.
" The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is
available with the printer; otherwise it is grayed out.
6 From the Device Option list, select an option, one at a time, and then
select Enable or Disable from the Setting menu.
" If Printer Memory is selected, select 128 MB, 384 MB or 640 MB,
according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is
128 MB.
7 Click Apply.
" Depending on the version of the operating system, Apply may not
appear. If this is the case, continue with the next step.
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)10
" With Windows NT 4.0, right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450
PCL6 printer icon or the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS printer
icon in the Printers directory, and then click Document Defaults.
Skip to step 10.
8 Select the General tab.
9 Click Printing Preferences.
Printing Preference dialog box appears.
10 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-
mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.
11 Click Apply.
12 Click OK to exit from the Print preference dialog box.
13 Click OK to exit from the Properties dialog box.
Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6)
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450
PCL6 printer icon and choose Properties.
2 Select the Configure tab.
3 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 7.
4 Click the Refresh to automatically configure installable options.
" The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is
available with the printer; otherwise it is grayed out.
5 From the Device Options list, select an option, one at a time, and then
select Enable or Disable from the Settings menu.
" If Printer Memory is selected, select 128 MB, 384 MB or 640 MB,
according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is
128 MB.
6 Click Apply.
7 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-
mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.
8 Click Apply.
9 Click OK.
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)
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Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD)
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD
printer icon and choose Properties.
2 Select the Device Options tab.
3 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 6.
4 From the Installable options list, select an option, one at a time, and
then select Installed or Not Installed from the Change setting for:
menu.
5 Click Apply.
6 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-
mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.
7 Click Apply.
8 Click OK.
Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows)
This section describes how to uninstall the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 printer
driver if necessary.
1 Close all applications.
2 Open the Printers directory.
– (Windows XP/Server 2003)
From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the
Printers and Faxes directory.
– (Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0)
From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers directory.
3 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA
mc2450 PS printer icon or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD printer icon
and choose Delete.
4 Click Yes to verify the driver deletion.
" When using Windows ME/98SE/NT 4.0, Skip to Step 8.
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5 (Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Select File / Server Properties from the
menu.
6 (Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Go to the Driver tab and select KONICA
MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS driver and
then click on Remove.
7 (Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Click Yes to verify the driver removal.
8 Restart your computer.
9 The KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 printer driver will be uninstalled from your
computer.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)
Windows XP/Server 2003
1 From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers
and Faxes directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA
mc2450 PS printer icon and choose Printing Preferences.
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 Display the printer driver settings:
Windows 2000—Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6 or
KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS printer icon and choose Printing Pref
erences.
Windows Me/98SE—Right- click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450
PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD printer icon and choose
Properties.
Windows NT 4.0—Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6
or KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PS printer icon and choose Document
Defaults.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)
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Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver
" When using KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PCL6 printer driver on Win-
dows Me/98SE, a tab for specifying printer settings appears in the dialog box.
For details on using KONICA MINOLTA mc2450 PPD on Windows
Me/98SE, refer to “Using the Windows Me/98SE PPD File” on page
19.
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.
" Depending on the version of the operating system, Apply may not
appear.
Help
Click to view the help.
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Easy Set
To save the current settings, enter a name, and then click Save. Afterward,
the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To change the
registered setting, click Edit.
Select Defaults from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to
their default values.
Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
Comment: Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
Sharing: Specify whether or not the settings to be saved can be used by
other users logged onto the computer.
Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced, Watermark, Quality
and Version tabs.
Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer (with all installed options) in
the figure area.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced and Version tabs.
Watermark View
Click this button to display a preview of the watermark.
" This button only appears when the Watermark tab is selected.
Quality View
Click this button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality
tab.
" This button only appears when the Quality tab is selected.
Default
Click this button to reset the settings to their defaults.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced and Version tabs.
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Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only)
The Advanced Tab allows you to
Specify the PostScript output method
Specify whether or not the error messages of a print job are printed
Print a mirror image
Specify whether or not the application can directly output PostScript data
Basic Tab
The Basic Tab allows you to
Specify the orientation of the media
Specify the size of the original document
Select the output media size
Zoom (expand/reduce) documents
Specify the paper source
Specify the type of media
Specify the number of copies
Turn on/off job collation
Save a print job on the printer and print it later (Job Retention)
Save a confidential job on the printer and protect it with a password
Print a single copy for proofing
Send a notification by e-mail when printing is finished
Specify user information such as e-mail addresses and passwords
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab allows you to
Print several pages of a document on the same page (N-up printing)
Specify booklet printing
Rotate the print image 180 degrees
Specify duplex printing
Specify whether or not blank pages are printed (PCL printer driver only)
Adjust the binding margin (PCL printer driver only)
Adjust the printing position (PCL printer driver only)
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