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This package contains the following materials provided by KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS
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installed or used on any computer. Notwithstanding the above restrictions, you may install
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For EU member states only
This symbol means: Do not dispose of this product
together with your household waste!
Please contact the Local Authority for appropriate disposal instructions. In the case of a new device being
purchased, the used one can also be given to our dealer
for appropriate disposal. Recycling of this product will
help to conserve natural resources and prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human
health caused by inappropriate waste handling.
This product complies with RoHS (2002/95/EC) directive.
To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance,
adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.
496 mm (19.5")
396 mm (15.6")
100 mm
(3.9")
Front View
(9.6")
245 mm
100 mm
(3.9")
127 mm
(5.0")
707 mm (27.8")
380 mm (14.9")
Side View
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer1-2
275 mm (10.8")
100 mm
(3.9")
520 mm (20.5")
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—Control panel
3—Front cover
4—Tray 1 (Multipurpose tray)
5—Top cover
6—Fuser unit
7—Fuser separator levers
8—Fuser cover lever
9—Imaging cartridge
10—Toner cartridge
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2
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Rear View
1—Power switch
2—Power connection
2—USB port
Front View with
Option
1—Dust cover
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2
3
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About the Control Panel
Ready
Rotate
Toner
Error
Clear
1—Ready indicator
2—Error indicator
3—Rotate Toner key
4—Toner indicators
5—Clear key
About the Indicators
The indicators use five types of signals:
Off
On
Slow blinking—1 blink every 2 seconds
Blinking—1 blink per second
Rapid blinking—2 blinks per second
Each of the indicators has the following basic meaning.
Ready indicator
When lit, printing can be performed.
Error indicator
When lit or blinking, an error has occurred or there is a warning.
Toner indicators
When blinking, the toner for the corresponding color is about to run out.
When lit, the toner in the corresponding color is empty.
In addition, printer warnings and errors may be indicated by combinations of
the various types of signals used by the indicators in the control panel (indica
tor messages).
For details on these indicator messages, refer to “Indicator Messages” on
page 7-5.
The Remote Panel Utility can also be used to check the printer status. For
details, refer to
“Working with the Remote Panel Utility” on page 3-2.
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About the Control Panel1-5
About the Rotate Toner KEY
The Rotate Toner key allows you to switch the printer from normal operation
mode to Change Toner mode, Eject All Toner mode or Print Head Cleanup
mode.
The mode that the printer enters depends on how long the Rotate Toner key
is held down.
Length of time that
the Rotate Toner key
is held down
Less than 5 secondsChange Toner mode-
5 to 10 secondsPrint Head Cleanup
More than 10 secondsEject All Toner modeAll indicators flash once
Mode that the printer
enters
mode
Indicators on the
control panel
All indicators blink once
after the key has been
held down for 5 sec
onds.
after the key has been
held down for 10 sec
onds.
" When the printer is switched to any of these operation modes, the
magenta toner indicator lights up.
The Rotate Toner key is used in the following situations.
When replacing a toner cartridge
When replacing all toner cartridges at the same time
When cleaning the print head window
When replacing a toner cartridge
Press the Rotate Toner key.
The printer enters Change Toner mode.
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" For details on replacing a toner cartridge, refer to “Replacing a Toner
Cartridge” on page 5-5.
" To return to normal operation mode from Change Toner mode, press
the Clear key.
About the Control Panel1-6
When cleaning the print head window
Hold down the Rotate Toner key for 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
The printer enters Print Head Cleanup mode.
" For details on cleaning the print head window, refer to “Cleaning the
Print Head Window” on page 6-8.
" To return to normal operation mode from Print Head Cleanup mode,
refer to “Cleaning the Print Head Window” on page 6-8.
" Print Head Cleanup mode is a mode that allows the user to clean the
print head window more easily. The print head window is not cleaned
automatically.
When replacing all toner cartridges at the same time
Hold down the Rotate Toner key more than 10 seconds.
The printer enters Eject All Toner mode.
" For details on replacing all toner cartridges at the same time, refer to
“Replacing All Toner Cartridges at the Same Time” on page 5-11.
" To return to normal operation mode from Eject All Toner mode, press
the Clear key.
About the Clear KEY
The Clear key allows you to:
Continue a print job after addressing an error message
Cancel a print job
Reset the printer after a toner cartridge is replaced
" For details on resetting the printer after replacing a toner cartridge,
refer to
Continuing a Print Job after an Error Message
You can continue a print job after correcting the following types of errors:
No more media in the tray
Media other than that set in the printer driver was fed into the printer
“Replacing a Toner Cartridge” on page 5-5.
" For details on the error messages, refer to “Indicator Messages” on
page 7-5.
About the Control Panel1-7
If any of the errors listed above occur, press the Clear key to continue the
print job.
Cancelling a Print Job
You can cancel a print job that is currently being processed.
While data is being processed or printed (the green Ready indicator is blinking), hold down the Clear key for more than 5 seconds to cancel the print job.
Both the Ready and Error indicators blink when the print job is cancelled.
About the Control Panel1-8
About the Printer Driver and Utility CD/DVD
DriversUse/Benefit
Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003/
2000
Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003 for
64bit
These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features. For details, refer
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings”
to
on page 2-3.
" For details on the installation of the drivers, refer to the Installation
Guide.
UtilitiesUse/Benefit
Remote Panel UtilityFrom the Remote Panel Utility, the
current status of this printer can be
checked.
For details, refer to “Working with the
Remote Panel Utility” on page 3-2.
DocumentationUse/Benefit
Installation GuideThis manual provides details on the
initial operations that must be performed in order to use this printer,
such as setting up the printer and
installing the drivers.
User’s Guide (this manual)This manual provides details on gen-
eral daily operations, such as using
the drivers and control panel and
replacing consumables.
Service & Support GuideThe Need Assistance sheet provides
information on product support and
servicing.
About the Printer Driver and Utility CD/DVD1-9
System Requirements
Personal computer
Pentium II: 400MHz or higher
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/
Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/ Ultimate/Busi
ness/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
(Service Pack 2 or later), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000 (Service
Pack 4 or later)
Free hard disk space
256 MB or more
RAM
128 MB or more
CD/DVD drive
I/O interface
USB Revision 2.0 and USB Revision 1.1 compliant port
" The USB cable is not included with the machine.
" This printer cannot be used as a shared printer.
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Using the Printer
Driver
Selecting Printer Driver Defaults
Before you start working with your Printer, you are advised to verify and
change the default printer driver settings if necessary.
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– (Windows Vista)
From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and then click Hardware
and Sound to select Printers. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W printer icon, and then select Printing Preferences.
– (Windows XP/Server 2003)
From the start menu, select Printers and Faxes to display the Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W printer icon and select Printing Preferences.
– (Windows 2000)
From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers to display the
Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor
1600W printer icon and select Printing Preferences.
2 Select the Basic tab. Select the default settings for your printer, such as
the default media format you use.
3 Click Apply.
4 Click OK to exit from the Printing Preferences dialog box.
Selecting Printer Driver Defaults2-2
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
" You must have administrator privileges in order to uninstall the printer
drive.
" If the User Account Control window appears when uninstalling on Win-
dows Vista, click the Allow button or the Continue button.
Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003/2000
1 Close all applications.
2 Choose Uninstall Program as follows:
– (Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003)
From the Start menu, choose All programs, KONICA MINOLTA,
magicolor 1600W, Printer, and then Uninstall.
– (Windows 2000)
From the Start menu, choose Program, KONICA MINOLTA, magicolor 1600W, Printer, and then Uninstall.
3 When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the printer to be deleted,
and then click Uninstall button.
4 The printer driver will be uninstalled from your computer.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings
Windows Vista
1 From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and then click Hardware
and Sound to select Printers.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W printer icon then
select Printing Preferences.
Windows XP/Server 2003
1 From the start menu, select Printers and Faxes to display the Printers
and Faxes directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W printer icon and
select Printing Preferences.
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Windows 2000
1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then click Printers to display
the Printers directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1600W printer icon and
select Printing Preferences.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings2-4
Printer Driver Settings
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 the help.
Easy Set
Click Save to save the current settings. Specify a Name and Comment to
access the settings for use again later.
Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
Comment: Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To
change the registered settings, click Edit.
Select Default from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to their
default values.
Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Paper View button (when a tab
other than the Watermark tab or Quality tab is selected), the Watermark View button (when the Watermark tab is selected), or the Quality View but
ton (when the Quality tab is selected).
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" This button does not appear on the Version tab.
Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
" This button does not appear on the Watermark, Quality and Version
tabs.
Watermark View
Click the button to display a preview of the watermark.
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When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
" This button appears only when the Watermark tab is selected.
Quality View
Click the button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality tab.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
" This button appears only when the Quality tab is selected.
Default
Click the button to reset the settings to their defaults.
" This button does not appear on the Version tab.
" When this button is clicked, the settings in the displayed dialog box
are reset to their defaults. The settings on other tabs are not changed.
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
Register/edit custom paper sizes
Zoom (expand/reduce) documents
Specify the number of copies
Turn on/off job collation
Specify the paper source
Specify the type of media
Select the paper used for the front page
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab allows you to
Print several pages of a document on the same page (N-up printing)
Print a single copy for enlargement and print several pages
Rotate the print image 180 degrees
Specify image shift settings
" Double-Sided printing is not available with this printer.
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Overlay Tab
" Be sure to use overlays with print jobs with a media size and orienta-
tion that matches the overlay form.
In addition, if settings have been specified for “N-up” in the printer
driver, the overlay form cannot be adjusted to match the specified set
tings.
The Overlay Tab allows you to
Select the form Overlay to use
Add, edit or delete overlay files
Print the form on all pages or only the first page
Watermark Tab
The Watermark Tab allows you to
Select the watermark to be used
Add, edit or delete watermarks
Print the watermark on the background
Print the watermark on only the first page
Print multiple copies of the selected watermark on a single page
Quality Tab
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The Quality Tab allows you to
Specify whether to print in color or black and white
Specify the color matching for printing documents
Specify the resolution for the printout
Select whether or not economy print is used
Adjust the contrast (Contrast)
Control the darkness of an image (Brightness)
Adjust the saturation of printed image (Saturation)
Adjust the sharpness of the printed image (Sharpness)
Version Tab
The Version Tab allows you to view information about the printer driver.
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Printer Driver Settings2-8
Remote Panel
Utility
Working with the Remote Panel Utility
Introduction
The Remote Panel Utility shows information about the current status of the
printer and allows you to specify various settings such as the time until the
printer enters Energy Save mode.
" In order to use the Remote Panel Utility, install it after installing the
printer driver.
Opening the Remote Panel Utility
Follow the procedure described below to start up the Remote Panel Utility.
1 Double-click the file Remote_Panel.exe, which is either on the desktop or
any other location on the computer.
(The Remote_Panel.exe is saved at the location specified when the
Remote Panel Utility was installed.)
The Remote Panel Utility icon appears in the Windows notification area
(right end of the taskbar).
2 Double-click the Remote Panel Utility icon that appears in the notification
area.
" When starting Remote Panel Utility again after it has been exited,
double-click the file Remote_Panel.exe.
Using the Remote Panel Utility
The following functions are available from the Remote Panel Utility.
Panel Tab
Remote Panel
Status—Allows the current status of the printer to be checked.
Display Configuration Page—Displays the configuration page. In addi-
tion, the contents of the configuration page can be saved as an INI file.
Rotate Toner—Click the button to switch the printer to the selected
operation mode. The following two modes are available.
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z Change Toner:Used when replacing a toner cartridge.
Select this mode, and then click the Rotate Toner button to switch the printer to the Change
Toner mode.
(Refer to “Replacing a Toner Cartridge” on page 5-5.)
z Eject All Toner:Used when replacing all toner cartridges at the
same time.
Select this mode, and then click the Rotate Toner button to switch the printer to the Eject All
Toner mode.
(Refer to “Replacing All Toner Cartridges at the Same Time” on
page 5-11.)
P/H Clean Up—Click the button to switch the printer to the P/H Clean
Up mode.
Print Head Cleanup mode is a mode that allows the user to clean the
print head window more easily. The print head window is not cleaned
automatically.
(Refer to “Cleaning the Print Head Window” on page 6-8.)
" The printer can also be switched to any of these operation modes
by pressing the Rotate Toner key on the printer.
Refer to “About the Rotate Toner KEY” on page 1-6.
Set Default
Apply—Click to send the settings specified for "Toner Low Message",
"Toner Out Stop", "Energy Save Time" and "Auto Continue" to the
printer.
Toner Low Message—Specifies whether a printer indicator blinks or a
warning message appears in the status display box of the Remote
Panel Utility when toner is about to run out. If Off is selected, neither
of these notifications appear when the toner is about to run out.
Toner Out Stop—Specifies whether or not printing stops when the
toner becomes empty.
Energy Save Time—Set time to enter Energy Save mode when no
operation is performed.
Auto Continue—If Off is selected, the next print job will not be per-
formed if a paper size error occurred in the printer, unless the Clear
key is pressed to cancel the error.
If On is selected, the next print job is sent if a paper size error
occurred in the printer, the error is automatically cancelled, and the
next print job is performed.
Calibration
Start—Performs the calibration operation.
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