Konica Minolta MAGICOLOR 1680MF User Manual

magicolor 1680MF

Reference Guide

A0HF-9562-00A

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magicolor 1680MF machines only.

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for use in conjunction with the Printing Software (“Host Software”), and related explanatory writ­ten materials (“Documentation”). The term “Software” shall be used to describe Printing Soft­ware, Font Programs and/or Host Software and also include any upgrades, modified versions,
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characters and symbols (“Typefaces”) on the display or monitor for your own internal busi­ness purposes.

3. You may make one backup copy of the Host Software, provided your backup copy is not
installed or used on any computer. Notwithstanding the above restrictions, you may install
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Contents

1 Operation on Mac OS X ................................................................................. 1-1

System Requirements for the Printer Driver ............................................... 1-2

Installing the Printer Driver ........................................................................... 1-3

Installing Ghostscript................................................................................... 1-3

Installing the Printer Driver.......................................................................... 1-7

Printer Setup Utility Settings ...................................................................... 1-12

Printer Settings (Mac OS X 10.5) ................................................................ 1-14

Uninstalling the Printer Driver .................................................................... 1-17

Specifying Page Setup Settings ................................................................. 1-19

Page Attributes Options ............................................................................ 1-20

Specifying Custom Paper Size.................................................................. 1-21

Specifying Print Settings (Mac OS X 10.4) ................................................ 1-22

Print Dialog Box ........................................................................................ 1-22

Common buttons....................................................................................... 1-23

Copies & Pages ........................................................................................ 1-24

Layout ....................................................................................................... 1-25

Scheduler .................................................................................................. 1-26

Paper Handling ......................................................................................... 1-27

ColorSync.................................................................................................. 1-28

Cover Page ............................................................................................... 1-28

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Paper Feed ............................................................................................... 1-29

Printer Features ........................................................................................ 1-30

Basic Features .................................................................................... 1-31

Color Matching Options ...................................................................... 1-32

Image Options..................................................................................... 1-33

Watermark Selection........................................................................... 1-34

Watermark Orientation........................................................................ 1-35

Watermark Setting .............................................................................. 1-36

Summary................................................................................................... 1-37

Using Additional Features (Mac OS X 10.3) ............................................. 1-38

Booklet Printing................................................................................... 1-39

Fit to Paper ......................................................................................... 1-39

Specifying Print Settings (Mac OS X 10.5) ................................................ 1-41

Print Dialog Box ........................................................................................ 1-41

Common buttons....................................................................................... 1-42

Layout ....................................................................................................... 1-43

Color Matching .......................................................................................... 1-44

Paper Handling ......................................................................................... 1-45

Paper Feed ............................................................................................... 1-46

Cover Page ............................................................................................... 1-47

Scheduler .................................................................................................. 1-48

Printer Features ........................................................................................ 1-49

Basic Features .................................................................................... 1-49

Color Matching Option ........................................................................ 1-50

Image Options..................................................................................... 1-51

Watermark Selection........................................................................... 1-52

Watermark Orientation........................................................................ 1-53

Watermark Setting .............................................................................. 1-54

Summary................................................................................................... 1-55

System Requirements for the Scanner Driver .......................................... 1-56

Installing the Scanner Driver ...................................................................... 1-57

Installing the Scanner Driver............................................................... 1-57

Uninstalling the Scanner Driver ................................................................. 1-61

Scanning From a Computer Application ................................................... 1-63

Basic Scanning Operation......................................................................... 1-63

Specify the Scan Settings ........................................................................... 1-64

Auto Scanning Mode................................................................................. 1-64

Manual Scanning Mode ............................................................................ 1-66

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 1-70

2 Using LinkMagic ............................................................................................ 2-1

About LinkMagic ............................................................................................ 2-2

LinkMagic Operating Environment .............................................................. 2-2

Before Using LinkMagic ................................................................................ 2-3

Installing LinkMagic............................................................................... 2-3

Starting Up LinkMagic........................................................................... 2-5

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Main LinkMagic Window ............................................................................... 2-6

Using LinkMagic ............................................................................................ 2-8

Saving Scanned Images as Files.......................................................... 2-8

Description of the Scan Image/Scan Document Dialog Boxes ............. 2-9

Saving Scanned Images to the Clipboard........................................... 2-13

Description of the Scan to Clipboard Dialog Box ................................ 2-15

Attaching Scanned Images to an E-Mail Message ............................. 2-18

Description of the Scan and Mail Dialog Box...................................... 2-20

Printing Scanned Images.................................................................... 2-25

Description of the Scan and Print Dialog Box ..................................... 2-26

Registering Frequently Used Software ............................................... 2-30

Registering Software With Launcher Buttons ..................................... 2-30

Settings Dialog Box ..................................................................................... 2-32

Push To Scan Tab .............................................................................. 2-32

Launcher Tab...................................................................................... 2-33

Other Tab............................................................................................ 2-34

Uninstalling LinkMagic ................................................................................ 2-35

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 2-36

A Appendix ........................................................................................................A-1

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Operation on

Mac OS X

System Requirements for the Printer Driver

Before installing the printer driver, make sure that your system meets the fol­lowing system requirements.

Computer Apple Macintosh computer installed with the

following processor:

– PowerPC G3 or later processor (Pow-

erPC G4 or later is recommended)

– Intel processor

Connecting the computer
and machine

Operating system Mac OS X 10.2.8/10.3/10.4/10.5

RAM 128 MB or more

Available disk space 256 MB or more (for storing images)

Supported languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,

USB connection

Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Simplified Chi­nese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Slovak,
Hungarian, Russian, Japanese

System Requirements for the Printer Driver1-2

Installing the Printer Driver

" You must have administrator privileges in order to install the printer

driver.

" Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to exit all running

applications.

" In the following text, "TWAIN driver" may be used to indicate the scan-

ner driver.

Installing Ghostscript

If you are using Mac OS 10.3 or later, skip to “Installing the Printer Driver” on
page 1-7. If you are using Mac OS 10.2, you must first use the following pro­cedure to download and install Ghostscript before you install the printer
driver.

1 The latest version of Ghostscript can be downloaded from

<http://sourceforge.net/project/show­files.php?group_id=18073#&package_id=19793>.

" Here we explain how to install the software from the

espgs-7.05.5-0.ppc.dmg disk image file.

2 Double click the espgs-7.05.5-0.ppc.dmg file.

The disk image Install ESP Ghostscript 7.05.5 appears on the desktop.

3 Double click the ESP Ghostscript.mpkg package file in the disk image.
4 Enter the administrator user name and password in the Authenticate dia-

log box, and then click OK.

Installing the Printer Driver 1-3

5 Click Continue.

6 Check the details of the license agreement and click Continue.

Installing the Printer Driver1-4

7 Click Agree in the confirmation dialog box, if you agree to the terms of the

license.

8 In the Select a Destination page, select the disk in which you wish to

install the software, and then click Continue.

Installing the Printer Driver 1-5

9 Click Install in the Easy Install page.

Installation starts.

10 After the installation has been completed, click Close.

This completes the installation of Ghostscript.

Installing the Printer Driver1-6

Installing the Printer Driver

" The procedure for installing the printer driver on Mac OS X 10.4 is

described below. The following procedure or some steps may be dif­ferent depending on the version of the operating system being used.
Complete the installation according to the instructions in the dialog
boxes that appear.

1 Insert the Drivers CD/DVD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive of your Macintosh.
2 Double-click the CD icon on the desktop, Mac folder, Printer Driver folder,

and then double-click the mc1600Raster.pkg.

The installer for the printer driver starts up.

3 Click Continue.

Installing the Printer Driver 1-7

4 Click Continue.

5 Check the details of the license agreement, and then click Continue.

Installing the Printer Driver1-8

6 Click Agree in the confirmation dialog box if you agree to the terms of the

license.

7 In the Select a Destination page, select the disk in which you wish to

install the software, and then click Continue.

Installing the Printer Driver 1-9

8 Click Install in the Easy Install page.

9 Enter the administrator user name and password in the Authenticate dia-

log box, and then click OK.

Installation starts.

Installing the Printer Driver1-10

10 After the installation has been completed, click Close.

This completes the installation of the printer driver.

Installing the Printer Driver 1-11

Printer Setup Utility Settings

" This function is not supported by Mac OS X 10.5.

1 Use a USB cable to connect the machine to your computer.
2 Open Printer Setup Utility, which can be accessed by clicking Macintosh

HD, then Applications, then Utilities.

3 In the Printer List, click Add.

The detected printer appears in the Printer Browser.

Printer Setup Utility Settings1-12

4 Select mc1680MF in the Printer Name.

" If mc1680MF does not appear, check that the machine is turned

on and the USB cable is connected, and then restart the computer.

5 Check that KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1680MF is selected in the

Print Using list.

6 Click Add.

The new printer appears in the Printer List screen.

Printer Setup Utility Settings 1-13

Printer Settings (Mac OS X 10.5)

1

Use a USB cable to connect the machine to your computer.

2 Select System Preference from the Apple menu.
3 Click Print & Fax.
4 In the Print & Fax, click + button.

Printer Settings (Mac OS X 10.5)1-14

The detected printer appears in the Printer Browser.

5 Select KONICA MINOLTA mc1680MF in the Printer Name list.

Printer Settings (Mac OS X 10.5) 1-15

" If KONICA MINOLTA mc1680MF does not appear, check that the

machine is turned on and the USB cable is connected, and then
restart the computer.

6 Check that KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1680MF is selected in the

Print Using list.

7 Click Add.

The new printer appears in the Print & Fax screen.

Printer Settings (Mac OS X 10.5)1-16

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

1

Insert the CD/DVD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive of your Macintosh.

2 Double-click the CD icon on the desktop, Mac folder, Printer Driver folder,

and then double-click the 1600 Raster Uninstaller.

The uninstaller for the printer driver starts up and the following massage
appears.

3 Click Remove.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1-17

4 Enter the administrator user name and password in the Authenticate dia-

log box, and then click OK.

5 After the uninstallation has been completed, click Close.

This completes the uninstallation of the printer driver.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver1-18

Specifying Page Setup Settings

The following dialog box appears when Page Setup... is selected from the
File menu in the application being used.

1 Select Page Setup... from the File menu.

The Page Setup dialog box appears.

2 Select this printer in the Format for pop-up menu.

You can select the following sections from the Settings pop-up menu.

Section Description

Page Attributes This is used to specify the settings for the

paper size, scaling, and print orientation.

Save As Default This is used to save the new settings as the

defaults.

Specifying Page Setup Settings 1-19

Page Attributes Options

The Page Attributes section is used to specify the settings for the paper
size, scaling, and print orientation.

 Paper Size

Select the desired paper size from the Paper Size pop-up menu.

 Orientation

Select either a vertical or horizontal page orientation for printouts.

 Scale

If you want to enlarge or reduce the size of the printout, enter the scale
ratio here (25-400%).

" Regardless of which paper size is selected, the machine does not

print within 0.165" (4.2 mm) of the edge of the paper.

Specifying Page Setup Settings1-20

Specifying Custom Paper Size

You can also specify a paper size that is not listed in the Paper Size pop-up
menu.

1 Select Manage Custom Sizes from the pop-up menu, in the Page Setup

dialog box.
The Custom Page Sizes dialog box appears.

 +

Click this button to create a new custom page size.

 -

Click this button to delete a custom page size.

 Duplicate

Click this button to duplicate (copy) the settings of an existing custom
page size and create a new custom page size based on those settings.

 Page Size

Enter the dimensions of the paper height and width for the custom page
size.

Width: 3.6 - 8.5" (92 - 216 mm)
Height (Plain paper): 7.69 - 14.0" (195 - 356 mm)
Height (Thick stock): 7.24 - 11.69" (184 - 297 mm)

 Printer Margins

Select the printer from the pop-up menu, and then enter the dimensions
for the top, left, right, and bottom margins.

2 After you have finished entering the settings, click OK.

" Regardless of which paper is selected, the printer does not print

within 0.165" (4.2 mm) of the edge of the paper.

Specifying Page Setup Settings 1-21

Specifying Print Settings (Mac OS X 10.4)

The following dialog box appears when Print... is selected from the File
menu in the application being used.

1 Select Print... from the File menu.

The Print dialog box appears.

2 Select this printer in the Printer pop-up menu.

The Print dialog box is used to specify the following print options.

Print Dialog Box

Section Description

Copies & Pages This section contains options for the number

of copies to be printed and the range of
pages to print.

Layout This section contains options for specifying

the page layout when printing and the setting
for double-sided printing.

Scheduler This section contains options for specifying

the print timing and priority of jobs.

Paper Handling This section contains options for specifying

the pages to be printed and their printing
order.

ColorSync This section contains options for specifying

ColorSync settings.

Cover Page This section contains options for specifying

cover page settings.

Paper Feed This section contains paper feed options.

Printer Features This section contains options for color printing

and watermark settings.

Specifying Print Settings (Mac OS X 10.4)1-22

Section Description

Summary This is used to check the current settings.

" No warning message will be displayed if options cannot be used

together are selected.

Common buttons

 ? (Help button)

This displays help information about the Print dialog box.

 PDF

Click this button to select the PDF menu. The print output can be saved
as a PDF file or faxed.

 Preview

Click this button to view a preview image of the printout, to check that the
print options are set correctly.

 Cancel

Click this button to close the Print dialog box without applying any of the
settings.

 Print

Click this button to print using the selected print options.

Specifying Print Settings (Mac OS X 10.4) 1-23