Konica Minolta KL-3015 User Manual

NETWORK SETUP

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

The software described in this publication is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license.

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Acknowledgments

Konica and KL-3015 Force Color Printing System are trademarks of Konica Business Technologies, Inc. Fiery, the Fiery logo, and Rip-While-Print are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, Continuous Print, ColorWise, NetWise, and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

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Contents

Preface

Features	vii
ENERGY STAR compliance	vii
The documentation	viii
Conventions	viii

Chapter 1: Using the Operation Panel

Operation panel functions	1-1
Activity lights	1-1
Buttons	1-2
Display window	1-3
Top-level menu	1-3

Chapter 2: Printer Setup

Main setup menus	2-1
Specifying system information	2-2
System Setup	2-2
Specifying printer information	2-4
Printer Setup	2-4
PostScript Setup	2-5
PCL Setup	2-5
Specifying network information	2-7
I/O Port Setup	2-7
Ethernet Setup	2-7
Token Ring Setup	2-7
Parallel Port Setup	2-8
Specifying network protocol options	2-9
Network Protocol Setup	2-9

vi Contents

Network Service Setup	2-12
NDS Setup	2-13
Bindery Setup	2-16
SMB Setup	2-18
Language Setup	2-19

Chapter 3: Printing From Applications

Printing

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Chapter 4: Printing Pages From the Operation Panel

Printing a Test page	4-1
Printing additional pages	4-2
If you have difficulty printing	4-3

Chapter 5: Setting Up Fiery WebTools

Setting up Fiery Web Tools

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Appendix A: Operation Panel Messages

Operation panel system messages

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Index

Preface

vii Features

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 EPA 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 provides an overview of the printer and how to operate it. This manual also outlines routine maintenance procedures and explains how to install printer accessories and supplies.

•Network Setup provides instructions on using the printer operation panel setting up the printer for parallel or network printing, and printing sample pages.

•The User’s Manual provides instructions on how to install the user software, 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.

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.

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

32 Indicates features and functionality for which 32MB of RAM and a hard disk drive (HD-101) are required.

Indicates instructions for users working with networked printers.

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Chapter 1:

Using the

Operation

Panel

Operation panel functions

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 Menu Cancel/

Online Data Attention

Activity lights

The activity lights indicate the status of the printer.

This light:					Indicates:
					Online LED—Lit when the printer is on line (ready to accept and
	Online
					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	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

	This light:				Indicates:
					Attention LED—Lit when the printer requires operator
	Attention
					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/Enter button—Accepts an option and advances to the next
	Online
	/Menu		choice. Switches between Online and Offline states.

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

Exit/Cancel/Left arrow button—In setup menus, exits menus Cancel/ 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

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 READY or POWER SAVER MODE. To view the top-level menu choices, press the Menu button. When you do so, you will cycle through these choices.

At this screen:	Press Online/Enter:
CHECK AND PRINT	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 User’s
	Manual.
PRINT PAGES FROM LIST	Displays the printer’s resident pages. For details, see
	Chapter 4.
CONSUMABLES	Displays instructions for replacing consumables, such
	as toner. For details, see Getting Started.
RESETS	Clear all jobs, format the hard disk drive (if the
	HD-101 option is installed), and reset other default
	settings.

1-4 Using the Operation Panel

At this screen:	Press Online/Enter:
SYSTEM SETUP to	Advances you to the first option on the menu.
NETWORK SERVICES SETUP	The Setup menus enable you to specify information
	about the printer. For complete Setup menus, see
	Chapter 2.
PANEL LANGUAGE	Choose the language for the operation panel and the
	resident pages.
	NOTE: This version of printer software may not
	support PANEL LANGUAGE selection.

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Chapter 2:

Printer

Setup

Main setup menus

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 READY or POWER SAVER MODE appears in the display window. To advance 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.

Main setup menus

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

NETWORK PROTOCOL SETUP and NETWORK SERVICE SETUP appear only for networked printers.

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

Choose:	To do this:	See also:
SYSTEM SETUP	Specify system settings for the printer. Set or	page 2-2
	change the administrator password.This
	password is used to limit access to the Setup
	menus.
PRINTER SETUP	Specify printer settings for the printer.	page 2-4
PCL SETUP	Specify PCL settings for the printer.	page 2-5
PS SETUP	Specify PostScript settings for the printer.	page 2-5
I/O PORT SETUP	Specify settings for the network connections to	page 2-7
	the printer.

22-2 Printer Setup

Choose:	To do this:	See also:
NETWORK PROTOCOL	Specify settings for the network protocols.	page 2-9
SETUP
NETWORK SERVICE	Specify settings for network servers.	page 2-12
SETUP
PANEL LANGUAGE	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 PRINTER NAME screen, press Online/Enter.

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]

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.

32	The following two options are available only on disk based systems. The
	WebSpooler is available only on disk based systems with a minimum of 32MB
	of memory.