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.

1st Install the Printer

hSelect a Location (see p. 3)

hUnpack (see p. 3)

hCheck Components (see p. 4)

hRecord the Serial No. (see p. 4)

hRemove Shipping Materials (see p. 5)

hPrepare Image Drums (see p. 5)

hInstall Toner Cartridges (see p. 6)

hLoad Paper (see p. 7)

hConnect to Power (see p. 7)

hPrint the Demo Page (see p. 7)

2nd Make 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)

h Complete

3rd Finish the Setup

hSet Color Balance (see p. 16)

hCheck Media Settings (see pp. 17-20)

hCheck the Printer Settings (see p. 21)

hPrint a Sample File (see p. 22)

hInstall 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

Printed

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.

On-Line

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

1 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

2 Unpack

•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

!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.

h Remove the hand holds.	h Lift the shipping container off
	the printer.

hLift off the accessory tray and set it aside.

hRemove the top shipping cushions.

hRemove the printer from the shipping tray and place it on a suitable support.

hRemove the printer from the plastic bag.

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3 Check Components

!CAUTION!

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

			CD(s)	Power Cord
	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black		With Drivers &
		Desktop User’s Guides
	Toner Cartridges with LED Lens Cleaners
	Light-Shield Bags			Documentation
Printer	(Used to protect image			(Not illustrated):
	drums			Setup Guide
	from light when they are			Handy Reference Guide
	removed from printer.)		Customer Saftey & Certification booklet

4 Record the Serial Number

hBefore 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.

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5 Remove the Shipping Materials

hRemove any shipping tape and packaging.

hPull up on the release latch (1) and open the cover.

hRemove the cardboard shipping restraint (1) from behind the LED heads.

hPull 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.

6 Prepare the Image Drums

h Lift out the four image drums		h Remove the protective sheet (1). Push the
and place them on a flat		tab (2) in the direction of the arrow and
surface.		remove the blanking plate (3) from each
		drum.

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

hPlace the drums back in the printer, being careful to match them to the correct color position.

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7 Install the Toner Cartridges

hUnpack the black toner cartridge and shake it back and forth.

hHold the cartridge in a horizontal position and remove the tape.

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

	A	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
	B	port (2) on the toner cartridge.
	B	Press the cartridge toward the left slightly, then
		lower the right end, aligning the white tab (3)
		with the groove (4) in the drum.
	C
	A
	C	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.
	Cyan
	Magenta	h Repeat the process for each toner
	Yellow	cartridge, being careful to match the
		toner color to the drum color.
	Black	Before closing the cover, check to be
		! sure all the toner cartridge lock
		levers (blue) are pushed back as far
		as they will go.
		h Close the cover.
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8 Load Paper

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

						h Fan the paper (max.
h Pull the paper tray out of the
printer and adjust the paper						530 sheets 20-lb.
guides (1) and rear paper						paper) and load it.
stopper (2) for the size paper						Keep it below the
you are using.						“PAPER FULL” mark.

9 Connect to Power

hIf necessary, lift out the paper media indicator and reinsert it with the proper media size showing

Paper Gauge:

Indicates the amount of paper left in the tray.

h Push the tray back in.

h Attach the power cord to		h Connect to grounded		h Turn the printer on and wait for it to warm up.
the back of the printer.		power socket.		The display will read
					ONLINE .AUTO
					TRAY1

10Print the Demo Page

h Print out the Demo page:

a Press Menu repeatedly until INFORMATION MENU appears.

b Press ITEM - repeatedly until DEMO1 displays.

c Press Select.

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

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11 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

hTurn the printer off.

hConnect your Ethernet cable to the network port on the print server (3).

hConnect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network port (4).

hTurn the printer on and wait for the print server status light to stop blinking.

hPress 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.

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

hCopy the driver files from the Konica CD (\Drivers\Nt40 or Win2K\English\Pcldrv or Psdrv) to the network directory of your choice.

hAt the host computer, open Network Neighborhood, then double-click the client computer on which you wish to install the drivers.

hDouble-click the Printers folder, then click Add

Printer.

hMake sure Print Server/[Computer Name] is selected, then click Next.

hFollow the Add Printer Wizard to add the drivers from the network directory where you installed them onto the selected client computer.

hClick the driver to be installed, then click Next.

hClick Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

hRepeat 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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