Konica Minolta PI6500PRO PAGESCOPE LIGHT User Manual

7664-4586-01

User Manual

PCL6 Printer Driver

for Pi6500Pro

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Windows 98

Microsoft Windows Me

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows NT4.0

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the controller.

This User Manual explains how to run print cycles on the machine to which the controller is connected. It also gives precautions that you should review before attempting to actually use the controller. So first read this manual carefully and thoroughly; then keep it close at hand so you can refer to it whenever it becomes necessary.

When operating the controller and machine, follow the instructions given in this manual and in the one for the machine. Do not attempt to touch any part that is not covered in these manuals. To prevent possible hazardous conditions, never attempt to disassemble or alter any pieces of equipment.

Some of the screens shown in this manual may look different from what you will view in actual applications.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Minolta is a registered trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD.

Microsoft, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.

All other products or brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.

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Contents

Chapter1 Before Using the Printer Driver
1.	Features of the Printer Driver
	Features of the Printer Driver ...........................................	p.1-2
	Administrative Functions .................................................	p.1-6
2.	Installing the Printer Drivers
	Installing Various Printer Drivers ....................................	p.1-7

Chapter2 Installing the Printer Driver

1. Windows 95/98/Me

Operating Environment ....................................................	p.2-2
Installation ........................................................................	p.2-3
Making General Settings Before Using the Printer .........	p.2-7
Displaying a Property Sheet .............................................	p.2-8
2. Windows 2000/NT 4.0
Operating Environment ....................................................	p.2-10
Installation ........................................................................	p.2-11
Making General Settings Before Using the Printer .........	p.2-16
Displaying a Property Sheet .............................................	p.2-18

Chapter3 Property Sheets

1.	Property Sheets
	Description of Each Property Sheet .................................	p.3-2
2.	“Device Options Setting” Property Sheet
	Functions of the “Device Options Setting”
	Property Sheet ..................................................................	p.3-3
3.	Functions that are Common to Various Property Sheets
	Functions that are Common to Various Property
	Sheets ...............................................................................	p.3-4
	Functions of the “Save Easy Set Name” Dialog Box ......	p.3-5
4.	“Setup” Property Sheet
	Functions of the “Setup” Property Sheet .........................	p.3-6
	Functions of the “Watermark” Dialog Box ......................	p.3-10
	Functions of the “Detail of Paper Source” Dialog Box ...	p.3-13
	Functions of the “Detail Of Output Setting”
	Dialog Box .......................................................................	p.3-15
5.	“Paper” Property Sheet
	Functions of the “Paper” Property Sheet .........................	p.3-17
	Functions of the “Custom Paper” Dialog Box .................	p.3-20
6.	“Quality” Property Sheet

Functions of the “Quality” Property Sheet ......................

p.3-22

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	7.	“Job Management” Property Sheet
		Functions of the “Job Management” Property Sheet .......	p.3-24
	8.	“Conflicts” Dialog Box
		Functions of the “Conflicts” Dialog Box .........................	p.3-26
Chapter4	Operations on Machine
	1.	Operations on Machine
		Unlocking a Job ...............................................................	p.4-2
		Inputting password ...........................................................	p.4-3
		Checking or deleting the job ............................................	p.4-4
Chapter5	Troubleshooting
	1.	Troubleshooting
		Unable to Print .................................................................	p.5-2
		Unable to Make Correct Settings /
		Unable to Print Exactly as Set ..........................................	p.5-4
		Poor Print Quality ............................................................	p.5-7
Appendix
	1.	Function Combination Matrix
		Function Combination Matrix ..........................................	p.A-2
	2.	Number of registrations
		Number of registrations/Usable range for Easy Set .........	p.A-5
		Number of registrations/Usable range for Watermark .....	p.A-6
		Number of registrations/Usable range for Custom Paper	p.A-7
	3. INDEX
		INDEX .............................................................................	P.A-8

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Naming of Equipment and Functions

Naming of Equipment and Functions

Different names are used between the Printer Driver and the machine to identify the same piece of equipment or the same function. Note the following.

Equipment Names

	Controller	Machine
	Finisher	Finisher FN-112
	Booklet Finisher	Finisher FN-6
	Manual Feed	Multi-sheet Bypass Tray
	Punch Unit	Punch kit PK-2
	LCC	Large Capacity Cassette C-403
		Large Capacity Cassette C-404
Function Names
	Controller	Machine
	N-up	N in 1
	Booklet Left Binding	Left Binding
	Booklet Right Binding	Right Binding

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Chapter 1

Before Using the Printer Driver

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1. Features of the Printer Driver

Features of the Printer Driver

This Printer Driver is an image controller designed to use the machine as a printer, allowing you to print documents directly to the machine from a computer to which the controller is connected. The printer driver, which is used during printing, is equipped with various functions that make the most out of the features of the machine, to enable you to use the same functions as those offered by the machine. When actually running a print cycle, you can specify various functions of the machine on your computer screen.

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•Some functions offered by the machine cannot be combined, such as Cover Page and OHP Interleaving, and some others may not be possible because of the paper size involved. The functions that cannot be selected appear dimmed. Furthermore, if functions that are incompatible with each other are specified, the Conflicts dialog box will appear, prompting you to change the settings. When this dialog box appears, check the details and reselect the functions to ensure function compatibility.

•Some settings which are refused by the machine because of restricted combinations of different functions can at times be accepted by the printer driver. If a print command is issued from the personal computer with such settings made, the machine will not produce the output correctly: Make sure that you make correct settings.

Various Printing Functions

•Makes prints that are sorted into complete sets of the originals or grouped into uncollated groups, each containing prints of one original. p.3-19

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•Prints two pages of originals on both front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. p.3-8

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• Enlarges or reduces the image on the original. p.3-18

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•Prints two pages or four pages of originals on a single sheet of paper.

A maximum of 16 pages of originals can be printed on a single sheet of paper.p.3-6

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•Prints four pages of originals on both front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. p.3-8

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• Places text in the background. p.3-7

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•Makes prints of complete sets of the original, stapled together or punched for filing. p.3-9

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By using sorting, you can make complete sets of documents for immediate delivery without having to do any further processing.

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• Prints only the cover on a different type of paper (such as colored paper). p.3-8

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•Capable of printing on OHP transparencies. You can also insert interleaves, either blank or printed with the same contents as those on the OHP transparencies.

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• Folds copies during finishing. p.3-15

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Administrative Functions

•E.C.M. (E.K.C.) Function can also be used, just as when using the machine as a copier.

•Printing of confidential documents may be withheld until a legitimate password is entered on the machine.

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2. Installing the Printer Drivers

Installing Various Printer Drivers

To make 100% use of the functions offered by the machine mounted with the controller, install the attached printer drivers in your computer. The controller is furnished with the following printer drivers:

•PCL6 printer driver for Windows 95

•PCL6 printer driver for Windows 98/Me/2000

•PCL6 printer driver for Windows NT4.0

Install the printer driver suitable for the operating system that runs on your computer. For installation procedures, see the relevant page as detailed below:

Installing the Windows printer driver:

Windows 95/98/Me p.2-2

Windows 2000/NT4.0 p.2-10

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2. Installing the Printer Drivers

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Chapter 2

Installing the Printer Driver

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Operating Environment

This section explains the required environment for the printer driver. Before installing the printer driver, make sure that your computer meets the

following requirements. If it doesn’t, the printer driver may not function properly.

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Chapter		Personal computer		IBM PC or compatible with an 80486,
				AMD, or Pentium processor
		Operating system		Windows 95 (English)
				Windows 98 (English)
Driver				Windows Me (English)
		Memory		24MB or more
Printer			Parallel	Centronics interface
		I/O interface		(Conforming to IEEE1284)
the			Network	10/100BaseT (UTP)
Installing	•	Windows 2000/NT 4.0

For operating environment and installation procedure for the Windows 2000/NT 4.0 printer driver, see p.2-10.

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1. Windows 95/98/Me

Installation

This section explains the installation procedure for the Windows 98 printer driver.

	NOTES			2
	• Before starting to install the printer driver, be sure first to quit all other
				Chapter
		applications.
	• For Windows 98 read Windows 95 or Windows Me as necessary, according to
		the applicable OS.
	1.	Click the [Start] button. From the menu that appears, select “Settings,” then
				Driver
		click “Printers.”
				PrintertheInstalling
	2.	The Printers window will appear. Double-click the “Add Printer” icon.
	3.	Start the “Add Printer Wizard.” Click the [Next>] button.

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4.A window will appear, asking how the printer is to be connected.

If your computer is directly connected to the controller, select “Local printer” and then click the [Next>] button.

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NOTES

•When installing the printer driver in a computer connected to the controller via a network, be sure to consult the network administrator.

•This is a request to be made of the network administrator. To install the printer driver in a computer connected to a network, select “Network printer” and click the [Next] button. Then, a window will appear prompting you to enter the path to the printer server: Enter the path.

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To make settings for using the network, it is recommended that you read “Pi6500Pro Getting Started”, which comes with the controller.

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5.A window will appear, prompting you to select the manufacturer and model of your printer. Click the [Have Disk...] button on the lower right part of the screen.

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6.The “Install From Disk” dialog box will appear. Install the controller driver CDROM that is included with the controller in the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

7.Type the file location of the driver to be installed in the “Copy manufacturer’s files from” box. (As an example, the CD-ROM drive is drive I.)

To install the driver with Windows 95: I:\Printer Driver\W95

To install the driver with Windows 98/Me: I:\Printer Driver\W98Nt2k

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8.A “Printers” list will appear.

Select the driver to be installed and click the [Next>] button.

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9.A window that prompts you to select the port will appear. Select the name of the port (normally “LPT1:”) to be used and click the [Next>] button.

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10.A window that asks you to confirm the printer name will appear. Check the printer name. If you want to designate this printer as the default printer, select “Yes.” (In this example, the printer name is changed to “Minolta Pi6500Pro PCL6.”)

Click the [Next>] button.

11.A screen that allows you to select printing of a test page will appear.

If you want to print a test page, select “Yes (recommended).” It is recommended that a test page be printed to ensure that the printer driver has been installed properly. Now, click the [Finish] button.

12.Installation will start.

When installation is completed, the corresponding icon will be added to the “Printers” window.

This completes installation.

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Making General Settings Before Using the Printer

The printer driver requires setting of items that are common to all print jobs, including the port to which the printer cable is connected and any optional devices configured with the machine. These settings must be made using property sheets available from the Properties command after the printer driver has been installed, or whenever the operating environment changes.

The most common settings were made when the printer driver was installed, meaning that you do not usually need to change them. Some items must, however, be changed in the following cases.

		Cases where changes are necessary	Applicable property sheets
	•	You want to add a comment to distinguish the	“General”
		printer from others
	•	The computer’s connecting port has been
	•	changed
		You want to change the conditions for the
	•	display of a timeout error	“Details”
		You want to designate a port to which the
		machine is connected via a network (this setting
		must be made on a computer that is connected
		to the controller via a network)
	•	This setting is not related to printing.	“Color Management”
	•	You want to share the machine with other
		computers connected to the same network (this	“Sharing”
		setting must be made on the computer directly
		connected to the controller)
	•	You want to change the setting in the “Minolta
		Pi6500Pro PCL6 Properties” dialog box.	“32-bit Super Driver Setup”
		For details, see Chapter 3.

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Displaying a Property Sheet

There are two different steps to take to display a property sheet. The contents of a particular property sheet differ slightly depending on how you access it. Select the appropriate one according to your need.

(1)To display a property sheet from the printer folder

(2)To display a property sheet from an application menu Below are the detailed procedures for each approach.

Displaying a Property Sheet from the Printer Folder

1.Click the [Start] button and select “Settings.” Then click “Printers.”

2.Click the icon of “Minolta Pi6500Pro PCL6.”

3.Select “Properties” from the menu that will appear. This will display the property sheet.

This method allows you to set the environment in which you will use the printer. The settings made through this method are valid in all applications.

Displaying a Property Sheet from an Application Menu

1.Select [Print...] from the [File] menu of the application.

2.Make sure that the “Name” of the “Printer” is “Minolta Pi6500Pro PCL6”: If “Minolta Pi6500Pro PCL6” is not listed, click [ ▼ ] and, from the menu that will then appear, select “Minolta Pi6500Pro PCL6.”

3.Click the [Properties] button. This shows the property sheet.

This method allows you to set the number of copies and paper for each document. Note that the settings made on the property sheet accessed through the application are valid only for that particular application.

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•To set the Device Options Setting, which need not be changed unless device is changed, open from the printer folder to set.

•To show a property sheet other than Setup, click the corresponding tab located on the top part of the screen.

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NOTE

The steps to display a property sheet may be different depending on the application. Follow the correct procedure according to the application. The procedure above is based on the application WordPad.

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2. Windows 2000/NT 4.0

Operating Environment

This section explains the required environment for the printer driver. Before installing the printer driver, make sure that your computer meets the

following requirements. If it doesn’t, the printer driver may not function properly.

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Chapter		Operating system		IBM PC or compatible with an 80486,
				Windows 2000 (English)
		Personal computer		AMD, or Pentium processor
				Windows NT 4.0 (English)
Driver		Memory		64MB or more (Windows 2000)
				32MB or more (Windows NT)
Printer			Parallel	Centronics interface
		I/O interface		(Conforming to IEEE1284)
the			Network	10/100BaseT (UTP)
Installing	•	Windows 95/98/Me

For operating environment and installation procedure for the Windows 95/98/Me printer driver, see p.2-2.

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2. Windows 2000/NT 4.0

Installation

This section explains the installation procedure for the Windows 2000 printer driver.

	NOTES		2
	• Before starting to install the printer driver, be sure first to quit all other
			Chapter
	applications.
	• Before starting to install the printer driver, log in with Administrator.
	• The screen for installation differs between Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0.
	• For Windows 2000 read Windows NT 4.0 as necessary according to the
	applicable OS. Two function or item names are given as applicable if they differ
			Driver
	between the two OSs.
			Printer
	1. Click the [Start] button. From the menu that appears, select “Settings,” then
	click “Printers.”		the
	2. The Printers window will appear. Double-click the “Add Printer” icon.
			Installing
	3. Start the Add Printer Wizard.
	Click the [Next>] button.

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NOTE

This screen is not available on Windows NT 4.0. Go to step 4.

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4.A screen that allows you to select the type of connection for the printer will appear. If the controller is directly connected to the computer, select “Local Printer”.

NOTES

•When installing the printer driver in a computer connected to the machine via a network, be sure to consult the network administrator.

•Different function or item names are given on Windows NT 4.0. Read “My Computer” for “Local printer” and “Network printer server” for “Network printer.”

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To make settings for using the network, it is recommended that you read “Pi6500Pro Getting Started”, which comes with the controller.

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5. Click the [Next>] button.