Konica Minolta magicolor 5570 User Manual

magicolor 5550/5570 User’s Guide

A011-9562-01A

1800825-001B

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About Adobe Color Profile

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ICC Profile for TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper

(TOYO Offset Coated 2.1)

This ICC Profile (TOYO Offset Coated 2.1) characterizes Japanese offset press on Coated paper and is fully compatible with ICC profile format.

About “TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper”

This is the standard for color reproduction of sheet-fed offset press on Coated paper made by TOYO INK MFG.CO., LTD. (“TOYO INK”). This standard is made from printing test with using TOYO INK’s sheet-fed offset printing inks and TOYO INK’s own printing conditions. “TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper” is compatible with “JAPAN COLOR”.

Agreement

1. The reproduction of images on a printer or a monitor using this ICC Profile do not completely match the TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper.

2. Any and all copyrights of this ICC Profile shall remain in TOYO INK; therefore you shall not transfer, provide, rent, distribute, disclose, or grant any rights in this ICC Profile to any third party without the prior written consent of TOYO INK.

3. In no event will TOYO INK its directors, officers, employees or agents be liable to you for any consequential or incidential, either direct or indirect, damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use this ICC Profile.

4. TOYO INK shall not be responsible for answering any question related to this ICC Profile.

5. All company names and product names used in this document is the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder.

This ICC Profile made by GretagMacbeth ProfileMaker and granted TOYO INK certain license to distribute by GretagMacbeth AG.

TOYO Offset Coated 2.1 © TOYO INK MFG. CO., LTD. 2004

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.

1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 2

Space Requirements 2 Printer Parts 4

Front View 4 Rear View 5 Front View with Options 5

2 About the Software ........................................................................................... 7

Printer Driver CD-ROM 8

PostScript Drivers 8 PCL Drivers 8 PPD Files 9

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM 9

Utilities 9

System Requirements 12 Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows) 13

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0 13 Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PCL6) (KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PCL6) 14

Contents

Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PPD) (KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PPD) 15

Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows) 16

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0/Me (PCL)/98SE (PCL) 16 Windows Me (PPD)/98SE (PPD) 16

Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows) 17

Windows XP/Server 2003 17 Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT 4.0 17

Using the Postscript and PCL Printer Driver 18

Common Buttons 18

OK 18 Cancel 18 Apply 18 Help 18 Easy Set 18 Paper View 19 Printer View 19 Watermark View 19 Quality View 19

Default 19 Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only) 19 Basic Tab 20 Layout Tab 20 Cover Page Tab 21 Overlay Tab 21 Watermark Tab 21 Quality Tab 22 Version Tab 22 Limitations on printer driver functions installed with Point and Print 22

Using the Windows Me/98SE PPD File 23

Common Buttons 23

OK 23

Cancel 23

Apply 23

Restore Defaults 23 Paper Tab 23 Graphics Tab 24 Font Tab 24 Device Options Tab 24 Postscript Tab 24

3 Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only) ....................................................25

Working with the Status Monitor 26

Introduction 26 Operating Environment 26 Opening the Status Monitor 26

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Using the Status Monitor 26

Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts 27 Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert 27 Closing the Status Monitor 27

4 Printer Control Panel and Configuration Menu ............................................29

About the Control Panel 30

Control Panel Indicators and Keys 30 Message Window 32 Help Screens 33

Configuration Menu Overview 34

Main Menu 34 PROOF/PRINT MENU 36 Printing/Deleting a Stored Job 36 Entering the Password 38 PRINT MENU 39 PAPER MENU 41 QUALITY MENU 48 MEMORY DIRECT 67 CAMERA DIRECT 70 INTERFACE MENU 74 SYS DEFAULT MENU 77 MAINTENANCE MENU 88 SERVICE MENU 94

5 Camera Direct .................................................................................................. 95

Camera Direct 96

Printing Directly from a Digital Camera 96

6 Memory Direct ................................................................................................. 97

Memory Direct 98

Printing From a Connected USB Memory Device 98

7 Using Media ..................................................................................................... 99

Media Specifications 100 Media Types 101

Plain Paper (Recycled Paper) 101 Thick Stock 103 Envelopes 103 Labels 104 Letterhead 105 Postcards 106 Transparencies 107 Glossy Media 108 What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? 109

Imageable Area—Envelopes 109

Contents

iii

Page Margins 109

Loading Media 110

Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) 110

Loading Plain Paper 110

Other Media 112

Loading Envelopes 113

Loading Label Sheets/Postcards/Thick Stock/Glossy Media and

Transparencies 117

Loading Banner Paper 120 Tray 2 123

Loading Plain Paper 123 Tray 3/4 (Optional Lower Feeder Units) 125

Loading Plain Paper 125

Duplexing 128 Output Tray 129 Finishing 130

Job Separation Printing 130 Offset Printing 131 Staple printing 131

Media Storage 132

8 Replacing Consumables ...............................................................................133

Replacing Consumables 134

About Toner Cartridges 134 Replacing a Toner Cartridge 137 Replacing a Print Unit 141 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle 147 Replacing the Transfer Roller 150

Replacing the Transfer Roller 150

Replacing the Ozone Filter 153 Replacing the Transfer Belt Unit 154 Replacing the Backup Battery 160 Replacing the Staple 163

9 Maintaining the Printer ..................................................................................167

Maintaining the Printer 168 Cleaning the Printer 170

Exterior 170 Media Rollers 171

Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Manual Feed Tray) 171

Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Tray 2/3/4) 173

Cleaning the Duplex Option Feed Rollers 174

Cleaning the Media Transfer Rollers for Tray 3 and 4 175 Cleaning the Laser Lens 176

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10 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 177

Introduction 178 Printing a Configuration Page 178 Preventing Media Misfeeds 179 Understanding the Media Path 180 Clearing Media Misfeeds 181

Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures 182

Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 2 183 Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 3/4 187 Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Duplex Option 189 Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Fuser Unit 190 Clearing a Media Misfeed from Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) and Transfer Roller 193 Relay Unit 195 Staple Finisher (Case 1) 196 Staple Finisher (Case 2) 197 Staple Finisher (Case 3) 198 Clearing Jammed Staples 199

Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds 201 Solving Other Problems 204 Solving Problems with Printing Quality 210 Status, Error, and Service Messages 216

Standard Status Messages 216 Error Messages (Warning: ) 217 Error Messages (Operator Call: ) 221 Service Messages: 226

11 Installing Accessories .................................................................................. 227

Introduction 228 Antistatic Protection 228 Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 229

Installing a DIMM 229

Hard Disk Kit 232

Installing the Hard Disk drive 232

CompactFlash 235

Installing the CompactFlash card 235

Duplex Option 238

Installing the Duplex Option 238

Lower Feeder Unit 241

Kit Contents 241 Installing a Lower Feeder Unit 242

Staple Finisher 246

Accessories 246 Unpacking and installing the Staple Finisher 247

Contents

A Appendix ........................................................................................................257

Safety Specifications 258 Technical Specifications 258

Printer 258 Consumable Life Expectancy Chart 263

Our Concern for Environmental Protection 265

What is an ENERGY STAR product? 265

Contentsvi

Introduction

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer

Space Requirements

To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance, adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.

462 mm (18.2")

100 mm (3.9")

294 mm

(11.6")

100 mm (3.9")

100 mm

(3.9")

420 mm (16.5")

475 mm (18.7")

704 mm (27.7")

Front View

1175 mm (46.3")

480 mm (18.9")

420 mm (16.5")

284 mm

(11.2")

100 mm (3.9")

60 mm (2.4")

100 mm (3.9")

420 mm

(16.5")

934 mm (36.8")

110 m m

(4.3")

110 mm

(4.3")

Front View with Options

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer2

846 mm (33.3")

100 mm

526 mm (20.7")

Side View with Options

(3.9")

" The options appear shaded in the above illustrations.

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer

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—Control panel

2—Output tray

3—Fuser unit

4—Right side cover

5—Tray 1 (Manual feed tray)

6—Transfer roller

7—Transfer belt unit

8—Tray 2

9—Print unit

10—Grip

11—Laser lens cleaning tool

12—Front cover

13—Waste toner bottle

14—Toner cartridge

10 9 8 7

P U

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer4

Rear View

1—KONICA MINOLTA Digital Cam-

era Direct Print Port

2—Power switch

3—Ozone filter

4—Power connection

5—Parallel port

6—10Base-T/100Base-TX/

1000Base-T Ethernet Interface port

7—USB port

8—Ventilation grilles

Front View with Options

1—Duplex option

2—Lower feeder units (Tray 3 and

Tray 4)

3—Staple Finisher

Getting Acquainted with Your Printer

About the

Software

Printer Driver CD-ROM

PostScript Drivers

Operating System Use/Benefit

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of Windows XP for 64bit

Windows Server 2003 for 64bit Windows NT 4.0

the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also “Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)” on page 17.

" When using Windows Me/98SE, use the PPD file for Windows Me/

98SE. See also “Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)” on page 17.

" A specific PPD file has been prepared for applications (such as Page-

Maker and Corel Draw) that require that a PPD file be specified when printing. When specifying a PPD file while printing on Windows XP, Server 2003, 2000 and NT 4.0, use the specific PPD file provided on the Printer Driver CD-ROM in drivers\<operating_system>\PPD.

PCL Drivers

Operating System Use/Benefit

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of Windows XP for 64bit

Windows Server 2003 for 64bit Windows Me/98SE Windows NT 4.0

the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also “Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows)” on page 17.

Printer Driver CD-ROM8

PPD Files

Operating System Use/Benefit

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/Me/ 98SE/NT 4.0

Macintosh OS 9/X These files are required in order to

Linux

These PPD files allow you to install the printer for a variety of platforms, drivers, and applications.

use the printer driver for each operating system. For details of the Macintosh and Linux printer drivers, refer to the magicolor 5550/5570 Reference Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

" For details on the installation of the Windows printer drivers, refer to

the magicolor 5550/5570 Installation Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM

Utilities

Utility Use/Benefit

Download Manager (Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/Me/ 98SE/NT 4.0, Macintosh OS 10.2.x or later)

Crown Print Monitor+ for Windows Using the TCP/IP protocol, print jobs

This utility, which can be used only if the optional hard disk drive is installed, enables fonts and overlay data to be downloaded to the printer hard disk drive. For details, refer to the Download Manager online help for all of the functions.

can be sent directly to the printer. For details, refer to the magicolor 5550/ 5570 Reference Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM

Utility Use/Benefit

Status Monitor (Windows only) The current status of the printer in

addition to the status of consumables and error information can be viewed. For details, refer to See “Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only)” on page 25.

PageScope Net Care Printer management functions such as

status monitoring and network settings can be accessed. For details, refer to the PageScope Net Care Quick Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

PageScope Web Connection With a Web browser, the status of

printers can be checked, and the various settings can be changed. For details, refer to the magicolor 5550/5570 Reference Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

PageScope Network Setup Using the TCP/IP and IPX protocols,

basic network printer settings can be specified. For details, refer to the PageScope Network Setup User Manual on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

PageScope Plug and Print This utility automatically detects a new

printer connected to the network and creates a print object on the Windows print server. For details, refer to the PageScope Plug and Print Quick Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

PageScope NDPS Gateway This network utility enables printers

and KONICA MINOLTA multifunctional products to be used in an NDPS environment. For details, refer to the PageScope NDPS Gateway User Manual on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM10

Utility Use/Benefit

PageScope Peer to Peer Printing Tool

PageScope Direct Print This application provides functions for

Setups for peer-to-peer printing in Windows 98 and Windows Me.

Peer-to-peer printing refers to printing directly to a device on the network instead of through the server.

For details, refer to the PageScope Peer to Peer Printing Tool Users Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

sending PDF and TIFF files directly to a printer to be printed. For details, refer to the PageScope Direct Print Users Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM

System Requirements

 Personal computer

– Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended) – Power Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)

 Operating System

– Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or

later; Service Pack 2 or later is recommended), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack

– Mac OS 9 (9.1 or later), Mac OS X (10.2 or later) Classic mode – Mac OS X (10.2 or later; We recommend installing the newest patch),

Mac OS X Server (10.2 or later)

– Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2

 Free hard disk space

– Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and

Status Monitor

– Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for image processing

 RAM

128 MB or more

 CD-ROM/DVD drive

 I/O interface

– 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet interface port – USB Revision 2.0 compliant port – Parallel (IEEE 1284) port

" For details of the Macintosh and Linux printer drivers, refer to the mag-

icolor 5550/5570 Reference Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.

System Requirements12

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)

Before you start working with your printer, you are advised to verify/change the default driver settings. Also, in case you have options installed, you should “declare” the options in the driver.

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0

1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:

– (Windows XP/Server 2003)

From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA

mc5570(5550) PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc5570(5550) PS printer icon and choose Properties.

– (Windows 2000/NT 4.0)

From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570(5550) PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc5570(5550) PS printer icon and choose Properties.

2 If you have installed options, proceed with the next step. Otherwise, skip

to step 9.

3 Select the Configure tab. 4 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with

the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 8.

5 Click the Refresh to automatically configure installed options.

" The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is

available with the printer; otherwise it is grayed out.

6 From the Device Options list, select an option, one at a time, and then

select Enable or Disable from the Settings menu.

" If Printer Memory is selected, select 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB or

1024 MB, according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is 256 MB.

" If Memory Card is selected, select Disable, Enable (1 GB

Under), or Enable (1 GB Over), according to the installed Com-

pactFlash card.

7 Click Apply.

" Depending on the version of the operating system, Apply may not

appear. If this is the case, continue with the next step.

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)

" With Windows NT 4.0, right-click the KONICA MINOLTA

mc5570(5550) PCL6 printer icon or the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570(5550) PS printer icon in the Printers directory, and then click Document Defaults. Skip to step 10.

8 Select the General tab. 9 Click Printing Preferences.

Printing Preference dialog box appears.

10 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-

mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.

11 Click Apply. 12 Click OK to exit from the Print preference dialog box. 13 Click OK to exit from the Properties dialog box.

Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PCL6) (KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PCL6)

1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:

– From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display

the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PCL6 printer icon or the KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PCL6 printer icon and choose Properties.

2 Select the Configure tab. 3 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with

the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 7.

4 Click the Refresh to automatically configure installable options.

" The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is

available with the printer, otherwise it is grayed out.

5 From the Device Options list, select an option, one at a time, and then

select Enable or Disable from the Settings menu.

" If Printer Memory is selected, select 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB or

1024 MB, according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is 256 MB.

" If Memory Card is selected, select Disable, Enable (1 GB

Under), or Enable (1 GB Over), according to the installed Com-

pactFlash card.

6 Click Apply. 7 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-

mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.

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8 Click Apply. 9 Click OK.

Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PPD) (KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PPD)

1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:

– From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display

the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 PPD printer icon or the KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 PPD printer icon and choose Properties.

2 Select the Device Options tab. 3 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with

the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 6.

4 From the Installable options list, select an option, one at a time, and

then select Enable or Disable from the Change setting for: menu.

" If VMOption is selected, select 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB or

1024 MB, according to the installed memory. The factory default setting is 256 MB.

" If Paper Source Unit is selected, select Disable, Unit 3 or Unit 3 +

Unit 4, according to the installed lower feeder unit.

" If Storage is selected, select None, CF (1 GB Under), CF (1 GB

Over), HDD, HDD + CF (1 GB Under), or HDD + CF (1 GB Over),

according to the installed CompactFlash card and hard disk drive.

5 Click Apply. 6 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-

mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.

7 Click Apply. 8 Click OK.

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Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows)

This section describes how to uninstall the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 printer driver or the KONICA MINOLTA mc5550 printer driver if necessary.

Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0/Me (PCL)/98SE (PCL)

1 Close all applications. 2 Choose the Uninstall Program as follows:

– (Windows XP/Server 2003)

From the Start menu, choose All programs, KONICA MINOLTA, magicolor 5570(5550), and then Uninstall Printer Driver.

– (Windows 2000/Me/98SE/NT4.0)

From the Start menu, choose Programs, KONICA MINOLTA, magicolor 5570(5550), and then Uninstall Printer Driver.

3 When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the name of the driver to be

deleted, and then click the Uninstall button.

4 Click Uninstall. 5 Click OK, and restart your computer. 6 The KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 printer driver or mc5550 printer driver will

be uninstalled from your computer.

Windows Me (PPD)/98SE (PPD)

1 Close all applications. 2 From the Start menu, choose Settings and then printers to display the

printers directory.

3 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc5570/5550 PPD printer incon and

choose Delete.

4 Click Yes to verify the driver deletion. 5 Restart your computer. 6 The KONICA MINOLTA mc5570 printer driver or mc5550 printer driver will

be uninstalled from your computer.

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