Konica Minolta magicolor 7450 II grafx User Manual
User’s Guide
4039-9571-00A
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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 2
Space Requirements 2
Printer Parts 3
Front View 3
Rear View 4
Front View with Options 4
2 About the Software ........................................................................................... 5
Printer Driver CD/DVD 6
PostScript Drivers 6
PCL Drivers 6
PPD Files 7
Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD 8
Utilities 8
System Requirements 10
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows) 11
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 (PCL6, PS) 11
Uninstalling the Windows Printer Driver 13
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 13
Contents
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Displaying Windows Printer Driver Settings 14
Windows Vista 14
Windows Server 2003/XP 14
Windows 2000 14
Printer Driver Settings 15
Common Buttons 15
OK 15
Cancel 15
Apply 15
Help 15
Favorite Setting 15
Paper View 16
Printer View 16
Quality View 16
Printer Information 16
Default 16
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only) 16
Basic Tab 17
Layout Tab 17
Cover Page Tab 18
Watermark/Overlay Tab 18
Quality Tab 19
Other Tab 19
Limitations on Printer Driver Functions Installed with Point and Print 19
3 Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only) ................................................... 21
Working with the Status Monitor 22
Introduction 22
Operating Environment 22
Opening the Status Monitor 22
Using the Status Monitor 22
Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts 23
Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert 23
Closing the Status Monitor 23
4 Printer Control Panel and Configuration Menu ........................................... 25
About the Control Panel 26
Control Panel Indicators and Keys 26
Message Window 28
Help Screens 29
Configuration Menu Overview 30
Main Menu 30
PROOF/PRINT MENU 31
Printing/Deleting a Stored Job 31
Entering a Password 32
PRINT MENU 34
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PAPER MENU 36
QUALITY MENU 43
CAMERA DIRECT MENU 59
INTERFACE MENU 62
SYS DEFAULT MENU 65
MAINTENANCE MENU 75
SERVICE MENU 80
5 Camera Direct ................................................................................................. 81
Camera Direct 82
Printing Directly from a Digital Camera 82
6 Using Media ..................................................................................................... 85
Media Specifications 86
Media Types 87
Plain Paper (Recycled Paper) 87
Thick Stock 89
Envelopes 90
Labels 92
Letterhead 93
Postcards 93
Transparencies 94
Glossy Stock 95
What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? 96
Imageable Area—Envelopes 97
Page Margins 97
Loading Media 98
Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) 98
Loading Plain Paper 98
Other Media 100
Loading Envelopes 101
Loading Label Sheets/Postcards/Thick Stock/Glossy Stock and Transpar-
encies 105
Loading the Banner Paper 107
Tray 2 109
Loading Media 109
Printing on Envelopes 112
Tray 3/4/5 (Optional Lower Feeder Units) 115
Loading Plain Paper 115
Duplexing 118
Output Tray 120
Media Storage 121
7 Replacing Consumables .............................................................................. 123
Replacing Consumables 124
About Toner Cartridges 124
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Replacing a Toner Cartridge 126
Replacing a Imaging Unit 129
Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle 134
Replacing the Backup Battery 137
8 Maintaining the Printer ................................................................................. 141
Maintaining the Printer 142
Cleaning the Printer 146
Exterior 146
Media Rollers 147
Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Manual Feed Tray) 147
Cleaning the Media Feed Rollers (Tray 2/3/4/5) 148
Cleaning the Duplex Option Feed Rollers 149
Cleaning the Media Transfer Rollers for Tray 3/4/5 150
Cleaning the Laser Lens 151
9 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 153
Introduction 154
Printing a Configuration Page 154
Preventing Media Misfeeds 155
Understanding the Media Path 156
Clearing Media Misfeeds 157
Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures 158
Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 2 159
Clearing a Media Misfeed in Tray 3/4/5 163
Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Duplex Option 165
Clearing a Media Misfeed from the Fuser Unit 166
Clearing a Media Misfeed from Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) and Transfer
Roller 170
Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds 173
Solving Other Problems 176
Solving Problems with Printing Quality 181
Status, Error, and Service Messages 187
Standard Status Messages 187
Error Messages (Warning: ) 188
Error Messages (Operator Call: ) 193
Service Messages: 198
10 Installing Accessories .................................................................................. 199
Introduction 200
Antistatic Protection 201
Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 202
Installing a DIMM 202
Hard Disk Kit 204
Installing a Hard Disk Kit 204
CompactFlash 206
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Installing the CompactFlash card 206
Duplex Option 209
Kit Contents 209
Installing the Duplex Option 209
Lower Feeder Unit 214
Kit Contents 214
Installing a Lower Feeder Unit 214
Caster Base 223
Kit Contents 223
Installing the Caster Base 224
Banner Tray 227
Installing the Banner Tray 227
A Appendix ....................................................................................................... 231
Technical Specifications 232
Printer 232
Consumable Life Expectancy Chart 235
Contents
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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.
Front View
Side View
100 mm
(3.9")
124 mm
(4.9")
848 mm (33.4")
124 mm
(4.9")
124 mm
(4.9")
100 mm
(3.9")
650 mm (25.6")
577 mm (22.7")
463 mm (18.2")
437 mm (17.2")
966 mm (38.0")
603 mm (23.7")
100 mm
(3.9")
100 mm
(3.9")
100 mm
(3.9")
535 mm (21.1")372 mm (14.6")
907 mm (35.7")
" The options appear shaded in the above illustrations.
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer2
Printer Parts
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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—Toner cartridge (Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow)
3—Toner cartridge (Black)
4—Output tray
5—Top cover
6—Fuser unit
7—Transfer belt unit
8—Filter 1 (Air filter)
9—Transfer roller
10—Right side cover
11—Tray 1 (Manual feed tray)
12—Tray 2
13—Grip
14—Imaging unit
15—Front cover
16—Laser lens cleaning tool
17— Waste toner bottle
18—Power switch
13 567
2 4
18
17
14
15
13 1216
2
3
14
8
9
10
11
16
17
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
3
Rear View
1—Filter 2 (Dust filter)
2—Digital Camera Direct Print Port
3—10Base-T/100Base-TX/
1000Base-T ethernet interface
port
4—USB port
5—Parallel port
6—Filter 3 (Ozone filter)
7—Power connection
8—Option cassette connector
9—Ventilation grilles
Front View with Options
1
9
5
8
6
7
2
3
4
1—Duplex option
2—Lower feeder units (Tray 3/4/5)
1
2
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer4
About the
Software
Printer Driver CD/DVD
PostScript Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/
2000
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
for 64bit
These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also
“Displaying Windows Printer Driver
Settings” on page 14.
" A specific PPD file has been prepared for applications (such as Page-
Maker and CorelDRAW) that require that a PPD file be specified when
printing.
When specifying a PPD file while printing on Windows XP, Server
2003 and 2000, use the specific PPD file provided on the Printer
Driver CD/DVD in Drivers\applicationPPD\<language>.
PCL Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/
2000
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
for 64bit
These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also
“Displaying Windows Printer Driver
Settings” on page 14.
Printer Driver CD/DVD6
PPD Files
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Server 2003/XP/2000 These PPD files allow you to install
the printer for a variety of platforms,
drivers, and applications.
Macintosh OS X (10.2 or later)/9 (9.1
or later)
Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
These files are required in order to
use the printer driver for each operating system.
For details of the Macintosh and Linux
printer drivers, refer to the Reference
Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD.
" For details on the installation of the Windows printer drivers, refer to
the Installation Guide.
Printer Driver CD/DVD
7
Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD
Utilities
Utility Use/Benefit
Download Manager (Windows Vista/
Server 2003/XP/2000, Macintosh OS
X 10.2.8 or later)
Status Monitor (Windows only) The current status of the printer in
PageScope Net Care Printer management functions such as
PageScope Network Setup Using the TCP/IP and IPX protocols,
PageScope NDPS Gateway This network utility enables KONICA
This utility, which can be used only if
an optional hard disk kit or
CompactFrash card is installed,
enables fonts and overlay data to be
downloaded to a printer hard disk.
For details on the installation, refer to
the Download Manager online help for
all of the functions.
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 21.
status monitoring and network settings
can be accessed.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Net Care Quick Guide on the Utilities
and Documentation CD/DVD.
basic network printer settings can be
specified.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Network Setup User Manual on the
Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD.
MINOLTA printers and 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/DVD.
Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD8
Utility Use/Benefit
PageScope Direct Print This application provides functions for
sending PDF and TIFF files directly to
a printer to be printed.
For details, refer to the PageScope
Direct Print User's Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD.
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/DVD.
Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD
9
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)
– Macintosh equipped with an intel processor
Operating System
– Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Busi-
ness/Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or later; Service Pack 2 or later is recommended), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows 2000
(Service Pack 4 or later)
– Mac OS X (10.2 or later; We recommend installing the newest patch),
Mac OS X Server (10.2 or later)
– Mac OS 9 (9.1 or later), Mac OS X (10.2 or later) Classic mode
– Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
Free hard disk space
– Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for the 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 2.0 (High Speed) compliant port
– Parallel (IEEE 1284) port
" For details of the Macintosh and Linux printer drivers, refer to the Ref-
erence Guide on the Utilities and Documentation CD/DVD.
System Requirements10
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 Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 (PCL6, PS)
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– (Windows Vista)
From the Start menu, choose Control Panel, then Hardware and
Sound, and then Printers to display the Printers directory. Right-click
the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc7450
PS printer icon and choose Properties.
– (Windows Server 2003/XP)
From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the
Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA
mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PS printer icon and
choose Properties.
– (Windows 2000)
From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display
the Printers directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450
PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 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.
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)
11
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.
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.
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows)12
Uninstalling the Windows Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
1 Close all applications.
2 Choose the Uninstall Program as follows:
– (Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP)
From the Start menu, choose All programs, KONICA MINOLTA,
magicolor 7450, and then Uninstall Printer Driver.
– (Windows 2000)
From the Start menu, choose Programs, KONICA MINOLTA,
magicolor 7450, 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 printer driver will be uninstalled from your computer.
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Displaying Windows Printer Driver Settings
Windows Vista
1 From the Start menu, choose Control Panel, then Hardware and
Sound, and then Printers to display the Printers directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA
mc7450 PS printer icon and choose Printing Preferences.
Windows Server 2003/XP
1 From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers
and Faxes directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA
mc7450 PS printer icon and choose Printing Preferences.
Windows 2000
1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers to display
the Printers directory.
2 Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc7450 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA
mc7450 PS printer icon and choose Printing Preferences.
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Printer Driver Settings
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
Cancel
Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made.
Apply
Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box.
Help
Click to view the help.
Favorite Setting
This allows the current settings to be saved. To save the current settings,
specify the desired settings, and then click Add. Specify the settings
described below, and the click OK.
Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
Sharing: Specify whether or not the settings to be saved can be used by
other users logged onto the computer.
Icon: Select an icon from the icon list to easily identify the settings. The
selected icon appears in the drop-down list.
Comment: Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To
change the registered setting, click Edit.
Select Defaults from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to
their default values.
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Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced and Quality tabs.
Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer (with all installed options) in
the figure area.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced tabs.
Quality View
Click this button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality
tab.
" This button appears only when the Quality tab is selected.
Printer Information
Click this button to start PageScope Web Connection.
" This button is available when network is connected.
Default
Click this button to reset the settings to their defaults.
" This button does not appear on the Advanced tabs.
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only)
The Advanced Tab allows you to
Select whether to enable or disable the settings for advanced printing
functions (such as booklet printing)
Specify the PostScript output method
Specify whether or not the error messages of a print job are printed
Print a mirror image
Specify whether or not the application can directly output PostScript data
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