Konica Minolta KL-3015 User Manual

NETWORK
SETUP

1998  Konica Business Technologies, Inc. and Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

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Acknowledgments

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Contents

Preface

Features

ENERGY STAR compliance vii

The documentation
Conventions

Chapter 1: Using the Operation Panel

Operation panel functions

Activity lights 1-1
Buttons 1-2
Display window 1-3

Top-level menu

Chapter 2: Printer Setup

Main setup menus
Specifying system information

System Setup 2-2

Specifying printer information

Printer Setup 2-4
PostScript Setup 2-5
PCL Setup 2-5

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viii
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1-1

1-3

2-1
2-2

2-4

Specifying network information

I/O Port Setup 2-7
Ethernet Setup 2-7
Token Ring Setup 2-7
Parallel Port Setup 2-8

Specifying network protocol options

Network Protocol Setup 2-9

2-7

2-9

vi Contents

Network Service Setup

NDS Setup 2-13
Bindery Setup 2-16
SMB Setup 2-18

Language Setup

Chapter 3: Printing From Applications

Printing

Chapter 4: Printing Pages From the Operation Panel

Printing a Test page
Printing additional pages
If you have difficulty printing

Chapter 5: Setting Up Fiery WebTools

Setting up Fiery Web Tools

2-12

2-19

3-1

4-1
4-2
4-3

5-1

Appendix A: Operation Panel Messages

Operation panel system messages

Index

A-1

vii Features

Pref

ace

The Konica KL-3015™ Printing System delivers a dramatic new level of
performance in color printing. Combining EFI's Fiery print quality and
document processing power with Konica's advanced imaging technology, the
KL-3015 printer sets the standard for affordable, high-quality, table-top color
laser printers.

Features

Ideally suited to adding the power of color to everyday business document—
presentations, proposal, newsletters, manuals—the KL-3015 delivers.

• Fast 3 ppm full-color and 15 ppm monochrome print speed

• Superb 600 dpi x 600 dpi resolution

• RIP-While-Print® & Continuous Print™ technologies provide increased
throughput and faster processing time.

• High performance Fiery Driven controller with 133MHz MIPS processor

• Fiery WebTools network printer management software gives you the power to
control and manage your print jobs via the Internet or intranets.

ENERGY STAR compliance

To conserve energy the printer incorporates a power saver mode which can reduce
the total power consumption of the printer to less than 45 watts.

The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a global
program that promotes energy saving through the use of computer and other
office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of
products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open
system in which businesses can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are
office equipment such as computers, monitors, printers, faxes, and copiers. Their
standards, and logos are uniform among participating nations.

The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent United States EP A endorsement
of any product or service.

viii The documentation

The documentation

This manual is part of a set of printed documentation for the printer that includes
the following:

•

Getting Started

manual also outlines routine maintenance procedures and explains how to
install printer accessories and supplies.

•

Network Setup

up the printer for parallel or network printing, and printing sample pages.

• The

User’s Manual

how to print from various computers and workstations, what you need to know
about using the printer in a networked environment, and how to use the
software provided. Notes on the effective use of color, fonts installed on your
printer, and hardware and software feature specifications are also included in
appendices.

provides an overview of the printer and how to operate it. This

provides instructions on using the printer operation panel setting

provides instructions on how to install the user software,

Conventions

The following icons are used in this manual:

Indicates features and functionality for which the PCL/PostScript ROM DIMM
option (PS-101) is required.

Indicates features and functionality for which 32MB of RAM is required.

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Indicates features and functionality for which 32MB of RAM and a hard disk

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drive (HD-101) are required.

Indicates instructions for users working with networked printers.

1-1 Operation panel functions

Chapter 1:
Using the
Operation
Panel

1

The operation panel on the front of the printer enables you to set options and
view the status of the printer and print jobs.

Operation panel functions

This chapter describes the functions of the operation panel, illustrated below:

Online
/Enter

Online

Data Attention

Activity lights

The activity lights indicate the status of the printer.

This light: Indicates:

Online

Data

Cancel/Menu

Online LED—Lit when the printer is on line (ready to accept and
process new jobs); flashing when the user attempts to switch to
offline while the printer is receiving data, processing data or printing
jobs, and off when the printer is offline or the power is off.

Data LED—Lit when processing data or data exists in the printer
buffer; flashing when receiving data; off when no data is in the
printer buffer, or the printer is not receiving or processing data.

1-2 Using the Operation Panel

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This light: Indicates:

Attention

Attention LED—Lit when the printer requires operator
intervention (for example, load paper or replace toner), flashing
when a critical error (for example, consumables need to be replaced
or paper is out) prevents printing. Off when the printer is
functioning normally.

Buttons

The operation panel’s buttons have the following meanings:

This button: Functions this way:

Online
/Menu

Menu

Cancel/

Online/Enter button—Accepts an option and advances to the next
choice. Switches between Online and Offline states.

Menu button—Cancels a setup choice and display a higher level
setup menu.

Exit/Cancel/Left arrow button—In setup menus, exits menus
entirely, returning to Ready. While printing, Cancel stops printing
or processing the current job.

Down arrow button—In setup menus, scrolls through the list of
menus or choices. When entering numbers or text, increments to
the next number or character. Hold down the button to increment
rapidly.

Up arrow button—In setup menus, scrolls through the list of menus
or choices. When entering numbers or text, decrements to the
previous number or character. Hold down the button to decrement
rapidly.

1-3 Top-level menu

1

This button: Functions this way:

Right arrow button—When entering numbers or text, advances the
cursor.

Display window

The 2-line, 16-character LCD window on the operation panel displays printer
status messages.

Protecting the LCD display

Do not subject the printer to strong shocks. The printer has a liquid crystal
display (LCD) that is made of glass and can break. If the display window breaks
and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale, ingest, or touch it. If the
material gets on your skin or clothing, wash it off with soap and water
immediately.

Top-level menu

When the printer is not processing or printing a job, the LCD displays

POWER SAVER MODE

When you do so, you will cycle through these choices.

At this screen: Press Online/Enter:

CHECK AND PRINT

PRINT PAGES FROM LIST

CONSUMABLES

RESETS

. To view the top-level menu choices, press the Menu button.

After you check one copy, prints remaining copies or
processed jobs stored on the printer disk. For details,
see “Check and Print” on page 1-46 of the

Manual

.

Displays the printer’s resident pages. For details, see
Chapter 4.

Displays instructions for replacing consumables, such
as toner. For details, see

Clear all jobs, format the hard disk drive (if the
HD-101 option is installed), and reset other default
settings.

Getting Started

.

READY

User’s

or

1-4 Using the Operation Panel

1

At this screen: Press Online/Enter:

SYSTEM SETUP
NETWORK SERVICES SETUP

PANEL LANGUAGE

to

Advances you to the first option on the menu.
The Setup menus enable you to specify information
about the printer. For complete Setup menus, see
Chapter 2.

Choose the language for the operation panel and the
resident pages.

This version of printer software may not

N

OTE

:

support

PANEL LANGUAGE

selection.

2-1 Main setup menus

2

Chapter 2:
Printer
Setup

This chapter describes how to set up the printer using the operation panel. It
describes setting up the printer for parallel printing, and it also describes how to
set up the printer for use over a network.

To set up the printer, turn on the printer and press the Menu button when the
message
through the list of setup menus, use the Menu button. To view submenu options
use the up and down arrow buttons. To accept a selection press Enter.

Before you change the setup, it’s a good idea to print the current printer
configuration, in case you need to restore the original settings later. For
information on printing a Configuration page and other information pages, see
“Printing additional pages” on page 4-2.

READY

or

POWER SAVER MODE

appears in the display window. To advance

Main setup menus

The following table lists the main setup menus and their functions.

NETWORK PROTOCOL SETUP

networked printers.

PS SETUP

appears only if you have the PS-101 option installed.

and

NETWORK SERVICE SETUP

appear only for

Choose: To do this: See also:

SYSTEM SETUP

PRINTER SETUP
PCL SETUP
PS SETUP
I/O PORT SETUP

Specify system settings for the printer. Set or
change the administrator password.This
password is used to limit access to the Setup
menus.

Specify printer settings for the printer. page 2-4
Specify PCL settings for the printer. page 2-5
Specify PostScript settings for the printer. page 2-5
Specify settings for the network connections to

the printer.

page 2-2

page 2-7

2-2 Printer Setup

2

Choose: To do this: See also:

NETWORK PROTOCOL
SETUP

NETWORK SERVICE
SETUP

PANEL LANGUAGE

Specify settings for the network protocols. page 2-9

Specify settings for network servers. page 2-12

Specify the language used by operation panel. page 2-19

Specifying system information

System Setup

The System Setup menus enable you to specify information about the printer.
(Default values, where applicable, are shown in square brackets.)

SYSTEM SETUP

To advance to the

KL-3015

Use this option to give the printer a name. The printer name can be up to 16
characters

PRINT START PAGE
YES/[NO]

PRINTER NAME

screen, press Online/Enter.

Use this option to specify whether a Start page is printed when the printer restarts
to verify that it is working properly. The Start page contains such information as:
printer name, enabled network protocols, amount of memory installed, and
options installed on the printer.

The following two options are available only on disk based systems. The

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WebSpooler is available only on disk based systems with a minimum of 32MB
of memory.