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User Manual
PageScope Light
for Pi6500e
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Foreword
Welcome
PageScope Light is a device control utility program provided by the
HTTP server built into the Pi6500e (printer controller for Di650/
Di551). With a standard Web browser, this utility can be used as a tool
for remote control of the Di650/Di551.
Trademark Acknowledgements
Minolta is a registered trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD.
PageScope Light is a trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD.
Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
EFI, Fiery and the Fiery logo are registered trademarks of Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other
foreign jurisdictions .
The Electronics For Imaging logo, Fiery Scan, Fiery WebScan and Fiery
WebTools are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Netscape Communications, the Netscape Communications logo, Netscape
Navigator , Netscape Communicator , and Netscape are trademarks of Netscape
Communications Corporation.
PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company Limited.
PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
Screen images shown in this manual may differ slightly from
actual ones. In addition, the explanations are given by using Internet Explorer as the Web browser.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Contents
CONTENTS
1 System Require me nts ............... .. ... ............ 1
2 Access ......................................................... 2
2.1 Operation ...........................................................2
2.2 Entering the Password .....................................3
3 Screen Configur at i on ............. ... .. ... ............ 4
4 Description of Each Page ........................... 6
4.1 System Tab ........................................................6
4.2 Print Tab .............................................................8
4.3 Network Tab .....................................................11
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1 System Requirements
1 System Requirements
The following it ems are required to use this utility.
Computer
•Software
Operation System Web Browser
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/Me Internet Explorer 5.0/5.5
Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0
Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0
MacOS 8.6 to 9.2.1 Internet Explorer 4.5/5.0
Di650/Di551
• The printer controller Pi6500e
Network
• Ethernet 10/100 BaseT
• TCP/IP Protocol
Netscape Communica tor 4.5/4.7
Netscape Communica tor 4.5/4.7
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2 Access
2 Access
PageScope Light can be accessed directly from a Web browser.
1. Start the Web browser.
2. In the Address Bar, enter th e IP addres s of the pri nter co ntr oller as
shown below.
http:// <IP address of printer controller>/
(Example) When the IP address of t he printer controller is
192.9.200.200:
http://192.9.200.200/
3. This will cause PageScope Light screen to appear.
2.1 Operation
PageScope Light operation is identical to that for Internet Web pages.
Clicking a hot link jumps to the link destination, and the
Forward
buttons scroll through pages backwards and forward.
Back
and
If an error message appears due to an incorrect setting, click the
button to r eturn to the previous page, and then t ry speci fying the setting
again.
In addition, if the Minolta PageScope Light logo in the top-left corner
of the page is clicked, the About page opens up. If the Minolta
PageScope Light logo in the About page is clicked, the Minolta web
site opens up in the browser.
Back
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2 Access
2.2 Entering the Password
To enter administrator mode , type the password into the “Admin
Password ” box in t he upper-left corner of the s creen, and t hen cl ick the
[Login] but ton. If t he corr ect p assw ord was e ntere d, you will be l ogged
into the administrator mode and the [Logout] button appears.
The PageScope Light settings can only be changed from the
administra tor mode.
Note that the password is case-sensitive, so be sure to type in uppercase and lower-case characters correctly. (The password you should
type in here is the same as the admini strator passwo rd you created with
Fiery Controller.) If a password is entered, that password will be valid
in ten minutes.
In the case of Admin mode on PageScope Light, following area
become effect ive.
• Preference
• Maintenance (Reset/Initialize)
• Online Assistance
• General Setting
• PCL Setting
• PostScript Setting
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3 Screen Configuration
3 Screen Configuration
The configuration of the PageScope Light screen is shown below.
➀➁
➂
➄
➃
Status display section
➀
The status of the printer and scanner is shown with icons and text.
Ready Attention Error Trouble
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3 Screen Configuration
➁ Tabs
The categories that can be controlled by PageScope Light are
displayed.
• System Used to control and set the system structur e for the
Di650/Di551
• Print Used for setting the printer controller
• Network Used to confirm the network settings
➂ Menus
The information and settings for the selected tab are displayed.
➃ Information and setting details
The details of the selected menu are displayed.
➄ Fiery WebTools Logo (Availab le for HDD Option)
Clicking this logo displays the settings page for Fiery WebTools,
which is built into the printer controller. For details about Fiery
WebTools, see the Fiery Printing Guide.
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4 Description of Each Page
4 Description of Each Page
This section contains descriptions of the information and settings that
are displayed when each tab is clicked.
4.1 System Tab
On the System tab, i nformat ion concer ning t he sy stem stru cture fo r the
Di650/Di551 can be checked and set. Checking and setting can be
performe d with the
Maintenance
➃
and ➄
➀
➁
➂
➃
➄
Summary
➀
Online Assistance
, ➁
Details
Preference
, ➂
menus.
,
Summary
➀
A summary of the status and the system structure of the Di650/
Di551 is displayed.
Details
➁
The details of the status and the system structure of the Di650/
Di551 are displayed.
• Input Tray It shows the current status of all the Input Trays
installed on the Di650/Di551.
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4 Description of Each Page
• Output Tray It shows the current status of all the Output Trays
installed on the Di650/Di551.
• Hard Disk It shows the stat us of t he h ard di sk inst alle d on the
printer controller.
• ROM Version
It shows version of firmware installed on the
Di650/Di551 and printer controller.
• Interface Info
It shows information about network interface and
local interface.
• Consumable
It shows the current status of Di650/Di551
consumables.
➂ Preference
The environment settings such as the refresh rate time and the
system language can be specified.
➃ Maintenance
The printer controller can be reset/initialized and counter values
can be checked.
• Counter The total number of prints made since the Di650/
Di551 was set up can be checked.
• Reset Clicking the [Reset] button resets the printer
controller.
• Initialize Clicking the [Restore] button restores the initial
factory default settings of the printer controller.
➄ Online Assistance (A vailable for HDD Option)
Enter information concerning product support and check it when
necessary.
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4 Description of Each Page
4.2 Print Tab
Use the Print tab for configuring the printer controller settings.
Checking and setting can be performed with the
➁
Test Print
, and ➂
Font Info
menus.
➀
Default Set
➀
➁
➂
,
Default Set
➀
You can use this menu to make various printer settings.
• General Setting
You can use this menu to make general print
settings.
Print Number
Set the number of copies to be printed.
Input Tray
Duplex
Select the input tray.
Specify if double-sided printing will be used.
If “Simplex” is selected, the pages are only printed on
one side of the page.
If “Duplex - SEF” is selected, the pages will be printed
on both sides of the pages for short-edge binding.
If “Duplex - LEF” is selected, the pages will be printed
on both sides of the pages for long-edge binding.
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• PCL Setting
You can use this menu to make the PCL settings
for “DOS” printing.
Paper Size
Orientation
Form Length
Font Size
Fon t Pitch
Symbol Set
Fon t Number
Select the paper size.
Set the orientation of the printed page to either
“Portrait” or “Landscape”.
Enter a value specifying the number of lines per page.
Enter the font size (between 1 and 999.75 points, in
units of 0.25 point).
Enter a value specifying the number of characters per
horizontal inch.
Select the symbol set you want to use with the font.
Enter a font number.
• PostScript Setting
You can use this menu to make the PostScript
settings.
Convert Paper Size
Specify if the paper size will be converted.
Default Paper Size
Specify whether the default paper size setting is in
inches (“US”) or “Metric”.
Print Cover Page
Specify whether or not a cover page is printed.
Allow Courier Substitution
Specify whether or not the Courier font is used when
the document font is not available in the printer.
Print to PostScript Error
Specify whether or not a PostScript error is printed.
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4 Description of Each Page
➁ Test Print
It lets you s elect test print pages and execute a test print operation.
You can print Configuration Page, PCL Demo Page, PostScript
Demo Page, PCL Font List, and PostScript Font List.
➂ Font Info
It shows a list of fonts built into the printer controller.
• PCL Font It shows a list of PCL fonts built into the prin ter
controller.
• PostScript Font
It shows a list of PostScript fonts built into the
printer controller.
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4 Description of Each Page
4.3 Network Tab
Use the Network tab for confirming the network settings of the printer
controller. Checking can be performed with the
➀
Summary
menu.
➀
Summary
➀
The printer controller network settings are displayed so they can
be checked.
Device Type
Either “Ethernet 10/100 BaseT” or “Token Ring” is
displayed.
IP Address
MAC Address
The IP address of the printer controller is displayed.
The MAC address of the netw or k interf ace card for the
printer controller is displayed.
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2002 MINOLTA CO., LTD.
The information contained in this manual
is subject to change without notice to
incorporate improvements made on the
product or products the manual covers.
Copyright
2002. 8
3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. 541-8556, Japan
MINOLTA CO., LTD.
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