KONICA MINOLTA PageWorks 20 User Guide

USER'S MANUAL

Foreword

Welcome

This PostScript® User’s Manual describes how to use the PostScript® Printer Software for Minolta PageWorks 20. Before reading this PostScript® User’s Manual, we recommend that you read the User’s Manual for PageWorks 20. It explains how to set up and operate the printer.

No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into other languages without the express written prior consent from Minolta Co., Ltd.

The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

Trademark Acknowledgments

PageWorks is a trademark of Minolta in the U.S. and Canada. Minolta is a registered trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Apple, Macintosh, and TrueType are registered trademarks of

Apple Computer Inc. MS-DOS, Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, PostScript and the PostScript logo are trademarks of

Adobe Systems Incorporated. PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. All other products or name brands are trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective holders.

Foreword

Customer Support

Customer support for all Minolta PageWorks printer product is available 24 hours a day, seven days, a week by calling 1-800-459- 3250 (from within North America). Minolta also maintains a web site which provides printer driver downloads, Frequently Asked Questions and handles all e-mail requests for technical assistance at www.minoltaprinters.com.

Please be prepared to provide the following information when contacting Minolta Customer Support:

• Model name

• Serial number

• A detailed description of the problem

• Any message displayed on the LCD panel

For questions or problems with instruction, please be prepared to provide the following additional information:

• Brand name and model number of the computer

• Type of processor

• Type of operating system

• Amount of installed RAM

CONTENTS

Windows 95

Printer Software Overview .................................... 1

Displaying the PageWorks 20 P o stScript Printer

Software Window................................................ 2

Exiting the PageWorks 20 PostScript Printer

Software Window................................................ 3

Choosing Menu Settings..................................... 3

Common Button Operations ............................... 4

Software Settings................................................... 5

Paper..................................................................5

Device Options.................................................. 10

Contents

PostScript..........................................................13

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Contents

Windows 3.1

Printer Software Overview .................................... 1

Displaying the PageWorks 20 P o stScript Printer

Software Window................................................ 2

Exiting the PageWorks 20 PostScript Printer

Software Window................................................ 3

Choosing Menu Settings..................................... 3

Common Button Operations ............................... 3

Software Settings................................................... 5

Paper..................................................................5

Features.............................................................. 8

Macintosh

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

Page Setup.............................................................. 2

Print Menu Settings ............................................... 4

Windows

Windows 95

Printer Software Overview

The Minolta PageW orks 20 PostScript Printer Software lets you set up your PageWorks 20 printer to provide the type of printed output you want. Note also that such factors as the original data (data format), the type of paper you are using, and the settings of your application software can also affect printing results.

Windows 95

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Windows 95

Displaying the PageWorks 20 PostScript Printer Software Window

1. Click the Start button, Settings, and then Printers to display the

Printers dialog box.

2. Click Minolta PageWorks 20 -PS to highlight i t, and then select

Properties from the File menu.

Tabs

You can move between the P ageWorks 20 Printer Software screens by clicking on the tabs along the top of the window. These tabs let you check the status of your printer and make various changes in its settings. The following sections of this manual describe in detail about how to do this.

Note

• If you install and use both PS and PCL printer software, it may take time when switching between them. In this case, set the Spool Settings in the Details dialog box to “Disable bi-direc tional support for this printer”.

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Windows 95

Exiting the PageWorks 20 PostScript Printer Software Window

After you are finished using the PageWorks 20 PostScript Printer Software, you can exit it either by clicking the by clicking the window close button in the upper-right corner of the window.

OK or Cancel button, or

Choosing Menu Settings

The following Windows standard procedures can be used when making settings in the printer software’s menu pages.

• Clicking an option button or name

• Clicking a check box

• Dragging the scroll box on a scroll bar

• Clicking a drop-down list box and then clicking on an item to select it

• Holding down the [Alt] key and typing the underlined character that represents a setting

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See the documentation that comes with Windows 95 for details on these and other operations.

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Windows 95

Common Button Operations

The following buttons appear at the bottom of each menu.

Click this button to close the printer software window and send or save all the setting changes you made to the printer.

Cancel

Click this button to close the printer software window without saving or sending any of the changes you have made.

Apply

Click this button to send or save all the setting changes you made to the printer, without closing the printer software windo w.

Restore Defaults

Click this button to restore settings to their original values.

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Windows 95

Software Settings

This section describes specific settings for PageWorks 20 you can make with this printer software.

Paper

Paper size:

The Paper size setting allows you to choose from various paper and envelope sizes of document data that are supported by your printer. The left to right moving scroll bar at the bottom of the paper size window allows you to view the possible paper and envelope selections.

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To Be Continued

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Paper

• A4

• A3

• A3+

• B4

• JIS B5

• Letter

• Legal

• Ledger

• Executive

• Custom page 1

• Custom page 2

• Custom page 3

Envelope

• ISO B5

• COM10

• C5

• DL

• Monarch

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