Konica Minolta PSL PI7500 User Manual

4014-7773-01

PageScope Light

for Pi7500

Operator’s Manual

Foreword

Welcome

PageScope Light for Pi7500 is a device control utility progra m
provided by the HTTP serv er built into the Pi7500 (printer controller
for Di750). With a standard Web browser, this utility can be used as an
interface for remote control of the Di750.

Trademark Acknowledgements

Minolta is a registere d trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD. PageScope
is a trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD.

Apple and Macintosh are regist ered trademarks of Apple Computer ,
Inc.

Ethernet is a register ed trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Fiery and the Fiery logo are registered trademarks of Electronics for

Imaging, Inc. Fiery WebTools is a trademark of Electronics for
Imaging, Inc.

Linux is a registered tra demark of Linus Torvalds.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation.
Netscape Communications, the Netscape Communications logo,

Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator, and Netscape are
trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation.

PCL is a registered trad em ark o f Hewlett-Pac ka rd Comp a ny Limi t ed.
PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respec tive holder s.
Copyright 2001 MINOLT A CO. , LTD.

The information contained in this manual is subject to change
without notice to incorporate improvements made on the product
or products the manual cove rs.

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Contents

CONTENTS

1 System Requi re men ts .......... ..... ..... ..... ....... 1

2 Access ......................................................... 2

2.1 Operation........................................................... 2

3 Screen Configuration ................................. 3

4 System Tab................... ..... ........................ .. 5

4.1 Summary ........................................................... 5

4.2 Details................................................................ 6

4.2.1 Input Tray ................................ ......... ........ 6

4.2.2 Output Tray .............................................. 7

4.2.3 Hard Disk Status...................................... 8

4.2.4 ROM Version............................................ 9

4.2.5 Interface Information............................. 10

4.2.6 Consumable Status............................... 11

4.3 Preference....................................................... 12

4.4 Online Assistance........................................... 13

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Contents

5 Printer Tab ................................................. 15

5.1 Printer Front Panel.......................................... 15

5.2 Test Print.......................................................... 16

5.3 Font Information ............................................. 17

5.3.1 PCL Font ................................................ 17

5.3.2 PostScript Font...................................... 18

Appendix Status List .................................. 19

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1 System Requirements

1 System Requirements

The following items are required to use this utility.

Computer

•Software

Operating System Web Browser

Windows 95/98/Me/ N T 4.0/
2000

Macintos h System 7 or high er Internet Explorer 4.5 or higher

Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7 (2.7) Netscape Navigator 4 or higher
Linux Netscape Navigator 4 or higher

• NIC (Network Interface Card)

• Ethernet or Token Ring

• TCP/IP Protocol

Di750

Internet Explorer 4 or higher
Netscape Navigator 4 or higher

Netscape Navigator 4 or higher

Pi7500 Printer Contr oller

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2 Access

2 Access

PageScope Light for Pi7500 can be accessed directly from a Web
browser.

1. Star t the Web browser.

2. In the URL fie ld, enter the IP address of the printer controller as
shown below.

http://

(Example) When the IP address of the printer controller is

192.9.200.200:

http://192.9.200.200/

3. This causes the PageScope Light for Pi7500 screen to appear.

<IP address of printer controller>

/

Note

• “Please Wait” may appea r before the PageScope Light for Pi7 500
screen.

2.1 Operation

PageScope Light for Pi7500 opera tion is identical to that for Internet
W eb pages. Clicking a hot link jumps to the link destination, and the

and

Back

forward.

Forward

buttons scroll through pages backwards and

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3 Screen Configuration

3 Screen Configuration

The configuration of the PageScope Light for Pi7500 screen is shown
below.

Note

• Screen images shown in this manual may differ slightly from actual
ones. In addition, specifica tions are subject to change without prior
notice.

➁➁➁➁

➀➀➀➀

➃➃➃➃

➂➂➂➂

➄➄➄➄

➅➅➅➅

➀ Minolta PageScope Light Logo

Clicking the logo jumps to the Website shown below.

http://www.minolta.com/

➁ Status Display

The current status of the Di750 is indi cated by both icons and
text. The message
normally. For full details about scr een contents, see Appendix –
Status List.

Ready

appears when the Di750 is operating

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3 Screen Configuration

➂ Tabs

Use the tabs to se lect the category of items you want to display.
For full details a bout tab contents, see 4 – System Tab an d
5 – Printer Tab.

➃ Menus

Use the menus to select information or setting items. The
menus that appear depend on the currently selected tab.
For full details a bout menu contents, see 4 – System T ab and
5 – Printer Tab.

➄ Information and Settings Display

This display shows information or settings in accordance with
the selected menu item.

➅ Fiery WebTools Logo

Clicking this logo displays the settings page for Fiery
WebTools, which is built in to the printer controller. For details
about Fiery WebTools, see the

.

Guide

Printer Controller Pi7500 User

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4 System Tab

4 System Tab

The

System

system configura tion.

tab shows information ab out and settings for the Di750

4.1 Summary

This screen is the initial screen when you access http://<IP address of
printer controller> with your Web browser. You can also display it by

clicking the
Di750 system configura tion.

Summary

menu on the

System

tab. It shows the current

Device Status T h is area u ses grap hic s and text to shows the

configurati on of options installed on the Di750.

Operational Panel Display

This area shows the printer controller message
display. Messages are the same as the Status
Display messages that appear in the upper part of
the w indow.

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4 System Tab

Configuration Summary

4.2 Details

This area shows an overview of the current Di750
system configura tion.

This screen appears when you click the
tab. It shows details about each of the Di750’s units. Clicking a sub­menu under the
applicable unit.

Details

menu displays information about the

Details

menu on the

System

4.2.1 Input Tray

This screen appears when you clic k t he

Details

on the Di750.

menu. It shows the config uration of all the Input T rays installed

Input Tray

sub-menu under the

Tray Tray name
Paper Size Size of paper loaded in the tray
Media Type Type of media loaded in the tray

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4 System Tab

Orientation Orientation of paper loaded in the tray
Capacity Maximum number of sheets that can be loaded in

the tray

Paper Amount of paper remaining in the tray (%)

(The system does not detect the amount of paper
remaining for Cover Inserter . It detects only
whether or not paper is present. “Ready” is
indicated for Cover Inserter when there is one o r
more sheet present, while “0%” is displayed when
there are no sheets present.)

4.2.2 Output Tray

This screen appears when you click the
the

Details

installed on the Di750.

Tray Tray name
Capacity Maximum number of sheets the tray can hold

menu. It shows the configuration of all the Output Trays

Outpu t Tray

sub-menu under

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4 System Tab

Paper Tray status (Sho ws Full when the tray is unable to

recei ve any more paper, and Ready when it is.)
(“Unkno wn” is displ a yed fo r Secondary Tray and

Trimmer Unit Tray.)

4.2.3 Hard Disk Status

This screen appe ars when you click the Hard Disk sub-menu under the

Details menu. It shows the status of the hard disk installed on the

printer controller. (This information is not displayed when there is no
hard disk installed on the printer cont roller.)

Usage Percent of hard dis k space used (%)
Used Amount of hard disk space used (KB)
Free Amount of hard disk space free (KB)

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4.2.4 ROM Version

4 System Tab

This screen appears when you click the
the

Details

and the printer controller.

menu. It shows information about firmware of the Di750

Copier Version of ROM installed on the Di 750

ROM Version

sub-menu under

Printer Controller

Version of firmware installed on the printer
controller

PDL Info Version of printer control codes (PCL or

PostScript) used by the pri nter controller

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4 System Tab

4.2.5 Interface Information

This screen appears when you click the
the

Details

interface.

menu. It shows information about the printer controller

Network I/F Network interface type (Ethernet 10/100BaseT or

Token Ring)

Local I/F Local port type

Interfac e Info

sub-menu under

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4.2.6 Consum ab le Statu s

4 System Tab

This screen appears when you click the
the

Details

For information about consumables, see the

menu. It shows the current status of Di750 consumables.

Toner Remaining toner
Developer Remaining developer (“Unknown” is displayed

here for this product.)

Consumable

Di750 Operator’s Manual.

sub-menu under

Drum Drum unit service life status (“Unknown” is

displayed here for this product.)

Staple Remaining staples (Staples are available only if

the finisher is inst alled.)

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4 System Tab

4.3 Preference

This screen appears when you click the
tab. It lets you make changes to the PageScope Light environment.

Password Type in the password here when a password is

defined. Note that the password is case-sensitive,
so be sure to type in upper-case and lower-case
characters correctl y. (The password you should
type in here is the same as the administrator
password you created for Fiery WebT ools.)

Preference

menu on the

System

Refresh Rate Type in a value to specify the number of sec onds

between screen refreshes. You can input a value
from 30 to 300 seconds. The default setting is 60
seconds.

Language Select the screen language you want to use for

PageScope Light.

• English

• German

• French

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4 System Tab

• Italian

• Spanish

Apply Button Click this button to apply any se ttings you have

input or selected up to this point.

Clear Butto n Click this button to cancel any settings you have

input or selected up to this point.

Note

• The message
wrong pa sswo rd. I f thi s ha pp ens, cl ick you r Web browse r’s
to return to the previous page and conf igure your prefe rences again.

Invalid Password

appears on the screen if you in put the

Back

4.4 Online Assistance

button

This screen appears when you click the
the

System

tab. It shows information and lets you make settings

related to product support.

Online Assistance

menu on

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4 System Tab

Password Type in the password here when a password is

defined. Note that the password is case-sensitive,
so be sure to type in upper-case and lower-case
characters correctl y. (The password you should
type in here is the same as the administrator
password you created with Fiery WebT ools.)

Contact Type in the name of your product support counter.
Contact Tel Number

Type in the phone number of your product support
counter.

Product Help URL

Type in the URL of your product information
W ebsite. C licking the
the Website you specify here.

Minolta Corporate URL

Type in the URL to the Minolta home page.
Clicking the
Website you specify here.

Minolta Corporate URL jumps to the

Product Help URL jumps to

Te l Number for Supplies and Accessories

Type in the phone number of the support counter
you need to contact to order consumables and
accessories.

Apply Button Click this button to apply any se ttings you have

input up to this point.

Clear Butto n Click this button to cancel any settings you have

input up to this point.

Note

• The message
wrong password. If this happens, click your Web browser’s
butto n to r eturn to the previous pa ge and configure your online
assistance settings again.

Invalid Password

appears on the screen if you input the

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Back

5Printer Tab

5Printer Tab

The

Printer

Di750.

tab shows information and settings for printing on the

5.1 Printer Front Panel

This screen appears when you click the
the

Printer

controller’s operational panel.

tab. It provides on-screen emulation of the print er

Operational Panel

menu on

Display This area shows the printer controller message

display. Messages are the same as those that
appear on the printer control panel LCD.

Online But to n Toggles the printer controller network connection

on line and off line

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5Printer Tab

5.2 Test P rint

This screen appears when you c lick th e
tab. It lets you select a test print page and execute a test print operation.

Config Pa ge Insert a che ck mark i nto the b ox t o prin t t he pr inter

controller setup page.

PCL Demo Page

Insert a chec k mark into the b ox to pri n t the PCL
demo page.

Test Print

menu on the

Printer

PostScript Demo Page

Insert a chec k mark into the b ox to pri n t the
PostScript demo page.

PCL Font List I n se rt a chec k mark int o the b ox t o prin t the PCL

font list.

PostScript Font List

Insert a chec k mark into the b ox to pri n t the
PostScript font list.

Print Button Click this button to execute a test print operation.

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5.3 Font Information

5Printer Tab

This screen appears when you c lick the
tab. It shows a list of fonts built into the printer controller. Clicking a
sub-menu under the
applicable printer cont rol code.

Font In f o

menu displays a list of fonts for each

Font Info

menu on the

Printer

5.3.1 PCL Font

This screen appears when you cli ck the

Font In f o

controller. The names of fonts downloaded to the printer controller
from the computer are added to the bottom of the list.

menu. It shows a list of PCL fonts built into the printer

PCL Font

sub-menu under the

Font Name Font name
Location Storage locatio n of the font (ROM, RAM or HDD)

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5Printer Tab

5.3.2 PostScript Font

This screen appears when you click the
under the
the printer controller. The names of fonts downloaded to the printer
controller from the computer are added to the bottom of the list.

Font In f o

Font Name Font name
Location Storage locatio n of the font (ROM, RAM or HDD)

menu. It shows a list of PostScript fonts built into

PostS cr ipt Font

sub-menu

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Appendix Status List

Appendix Status List

The current Di750 sta tus is indic ated by an icon in the upper part of the
window. More detailed messages appear in the text area next to the
icon. The contents of the list are arranged in order of im portance (most
critical fir st).

Icon Status Message Description

Fatal Eng ine Malfunction

Error Cover Open

Set Up Error Option or other

component is not
installed correctly.

Parts Missing Consumable is not

Paper Ja m
Remainder Paper Paper was left in

Paper Em pty Pap er tray is emp ty.
Life of Parts Consumable is

Paper Capacit y Over Capacity of output tr ay

Parts C apacity Over • Toner is empty.

Option Parts Malfunction
Memory Overflow
Error Unident ified error.

installed correctly.

electr o nic docum en t
handle r or scanner af ter
comple ti on of job.

depleted.

was exceeded.

• Staple is empty.

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Appendix Status List

Icon Status Message Descripti on

Attention Option P arts Malfunction

Paper Em pty Pap er tray is emp ty.
Output Bin Full
Life of Parts Consumable is

depleted.

Near Life of Parts Consuma ble is nearing

depletion.

Ready Warmi ng U p

Power Save The machine is in

Ready The mach ine is ready.

power save mo d e.

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Copyright

2001 MINOLTA CO., LTD.

The information contained in this manual is
subject to change without notice to
incorporate improvements made on the
product or products the manual covers.

2001. 7

3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. 541-8556, Japan

MINOLTA CO., LTD.