Konica Minolta 7812 User Manual

Konica 7812 Series

Setup Guide

Installation Checklist:

Please cut out this page and use it as a guide when installing your printer.

1stInstall the Printer

Select a Location (see p. 3)

Unpack (see p. 3)

Check Components (see p. 4)

Record the Serial No. (see p. 4)

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Remove Shipping Materials (see p. 5)

Prepare Image Drums (see p. 5)

Install Toner Cartridges (see p. 6)

Load Paper (see p. 7)

Connect to Power (see p. 7)

2ndMake the Computer Connection &

Install the Software

Windows

• Network Install (see pp. 8-9)

• USB Install (see pp. 10-11)

• Parallel Install (see p. 12)

Macintosh

• Network Install (see pp. 13)

• USB Install (see pp. 14-15)

Complete

3rdFinish the Setup

Set Color Balance (see p. 16)

Check Media Settings (see pp. 17-20)

Check the Printer Settings (see p. 21)

Print the Demo Page (see p. 7)

Print a Sample File (see p. 22)

Install the Handy Reference (see p. 22)

Congratulations!

This completes the installation of your Konica Printer. Now it’s time to let your imagination run free and enjoy some colorful printing!

For more information, see the documents listed on the back of this checklist.

Documentation

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Setup Guide

The document you’re holding: gets you up and running.

Konica 7812 Series Handy

Reference Guide

For help with day-to-day operation, including:

• Loading Print Media

• Usable Print Media

• Walk-up Functions (Proof & Print, Secure Print, etc.)

• Operator Panel

• Clearing Paper Jams, etc.

Attaches to the printer with Velcro

fasteners.

Customer Safety &

Certification Booklet

• Safety Information

• FCC/IC/CE

• Material Safety Data Sheets, etc.

Konica 7812 Series

User’s Guide

The Konica 7812 Series User’s Guide is located on the printer’s driver CD, and includes information on:

• Print Media

• The Control Panel

• Printer Menus

• Using Print Features

• Proof & Print

• Secure Print

• Problem Solving

• Maintenance

• Working with Color

• Specifications

• Service & Support

• Accessories

• Fonts

• Drivers / Connections

Konica Network User’s Guide

The Konica Network User’s Guide is also located on the printer’s driver CD. It includes information on printer networking, including:

• Setting the Printer’s IP Address

• Advanced Management Features

• Novell Netware

• TCP/IP

• Windows Printing

Installation

Select a location

• Firm, level surface capable of supporting at least 110 lbs (50 kg).

• Clearance:

- Left & Right: 8 inches (20 cm)

- Front: 24 inches (60 cm)

- Back: 16 inches (40 cm)

- Top: 24 inches (60 cm)

• Nearby power source

• Room temperature: – Ideal: 62.6 to 80.6ºF (17 to 27ºC): – Maximum Permissible: 50 to 89.6ºF (10 to 32ºC)

• Relative humidity: – Ideal: 50 to 70% RH – Maximum Permissible: 20 to 80% RH

• Away from direct sunlight

Unpack

CAUTION! The printer weighs 106 pounds. Use more than

one person to lift the printer. Use appropriate lifting techniques.

It’s a good idea to save all the packing materials in case you

ever need to ship the printer.

□ Remove the hand holds.

□ Remove the top shipping

cushions.

□ Lift the shipping container off

the printer.

□ Remove the printer from the

shipping tray and place it on a suitable support.

□ Lift off the accessory tray and

set it aside.

□ Remove the printer from the

plastic bag.

Check Components

CAUTION!

The printer weighs 106 pounds. Use more than one person to lift the printer. Use appropriate lifting techniques.

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black

Toner Cartridges with LED Lens Cleaners

Printer

Record the Serial Number

□ Before proceeding, locate the silver ratings plate on

the back of the printer. Record the serial number you find there on the last page of the Handy Reference Guide.

Light-Shield Bags

(Used to protect image

drums

from light when they are

removed from printer.)

CD(s)

With Drivers &

Desktop User’s Guides

Documentation

(Not illustrated):

Setup Guide

Handy Reference Guide

Customer Saftey & Certification booklet

Power Cord

Remove the Shipping Materials

□ Remove any shipping tape and

packaging.

Prepare the Image Drums

□ Pull up on the release latch (1)

and open the cover.

□ Remove the cardboard shipping

restraint (1) from behind the LED heads.

□ Pull forward on the blue lever (2),

remove the orange transport lock (3) from the end of the fuser, then push the lever (2) toward the back of the printer.

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

□ Lift out the four image drums

and place them on a flat surface.

□ Remove the protective sheet (1). Push the

tab (2) in the direction of the arrow and remove the blanking plate (3) from each drum.

□ Place the drums back in

the printer, being car eful

to match them to the correct color position.

Install the Toner Cartridges

□ Unpack the black toner cartridge

and shake it back and forth.

□ Hold the cartridge in a

horizontal position and remove the tape.

□ Hold the cartridge in the vertical

position, with the port (1) on the left and the blue lock lever (2) on the right.

Lower the left end of the cartridge into the image drum closest to the front of the printer, so that the tube (1) on the drum slides into the port (2) on the toner cartridge.

Press the cartridge toward the left slightly , then lower the right end, aligning the white tab (3) with the groove (4) in the drum.

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

□ Repeat the process for each toner

cartridge, being careful to match the

toner color to the drum color.

Before closing the cover, check to be

sure all the toner cartridge lock

levers (blue) are pushed back as far as they will go.

□ Close the cover.

Push the lock lever (5) toward the back of the printer until it stops.

To avoid damage to the printheads, be sure to

push the lock lever (5) back as far as it will

go.

Load Paper

For information on usable print media, see the Handy Reference Guide.

Paper Gauge:

Indicates the amount of paper left in the tray.

□ Pull the paper tray out of the

printer and adjust the paper guides (1) and rear paper stopper (2) for the size paper you are using.

Connect to Power

□ Attach the power cord to

the back of the printer.

□ Fan the paper (max.

530 sheets 20-lb. paper) and load it. Keep it below the “PAPER FULL” mark.

□ Connect to grounded

power socket.

□ If necessary, lift out

the paper media indicator and reinsert it with the proper media size showing

□ Turn the printer on and wait for it to warm up.

The display will read

ONLINE .AUTO TRAY1

□ Push the tray back in.

Print the Demo Page

□ Print out the Demo page:

a Press Menu repeatedly until

appears.

b Press ITEM - repeatedly until c Press Select.

The Demo page prints and the printer goes back on line.

INFORMATION MENU

DEMO1 displays.

Network Install: Windows

Network Connection

No Ethernet® cable is supplied with the printer. Use an Ethernet cable with two twisted wire pairs and an

RJ45 plug.

= Test Button = Status Light

□ Turn the printer off. □ Connect your Ethernet cable to the network port on

the print server (3).

Setting Up the Network

Installing the Printer Drivers

The printer drivers are located on the CD supplied with the printer.

For Windows 2000:

\Drivers\Win2k\English\Pcldrv and/or \Psdrv

For Windows Me, 98, and 95:

\Drivers\Win9x\English\Pcldrv and/or \Psdrv

For Windows NT 4.0:

\Drivers\Nt40\English\Pcldrv and/or \Psdrv

Installing the Drivers on Client Computers

Clients with Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4.0:

Push Installation

□ Copy the driver files from the Konica CD

(\Drivers\Nt40 or Win2K\English\Pcldrv or Psdrv) to the network directory of your choice.

□ At the host computer, open Network Neighborhood,

then double-click the client computer on which you wish to install the drivers.

□ Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the

network port (4).

□ Turn the printer on and wait for the print server status

light to stop blinking.

□ Press the Test button on the print server.

A Network Configuration Sheet prints. This sheet contains information you need to set up the printer on your network.

□ Double-click the Printers folder, then click Add

Printer.

□ Make sure Print Server/[Computer Name] is

selected, then click Next.

□ Follow the Add Printer W izard to add the drivers

from the network directory where you installed them onto the selected client computer.

□ Click the driver to be installed, then click Next. □ Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to

complete the installation.

□ Repeat the process for each client computer, then do a

quick check of the client computers to be sure that the driver was installed.

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