Minolta 2210 User Manual

Technical Guide

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INTRODUCTION................................................................................1

CONFIGURATIONS

............................................................................2

magicolor 2210 GN ................................................................2

PECS AT A GLANCE ........................................................................3

RINT ENGINE

SPECIFICATIONS......................................................5

Type ..........................................................................................5

Speed ........................................................................................5

Operation ................................................................................6

Weight and Dimensions ........................................................7

Duty Cycle ..............................................................................7

Operating Conditions ............................................................8

ONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS

......................................................10

Type ........................................................................................10

Processor ................................................................................10

Memory ..................................................................................11

Resolution ..............................................................................12

Language Emulations ..........................................................13

Control Panel ........................................................................16

ONNECTIVITY ..............................................................................19

Standard Interfaces ..............................................................19

Optional Interfaces................................................................21

APER HANDLING ........................................................................24

Paper Handling Features ....................................................24

Print Media ............................................................................26

Paper Sizes ............................................................................27

Imageable Regions ..............................................................29

Advanced Document Processing........................................29

ONSUMABLES AND SUPPLIES ......................................................32

User-Replaceable Consumables..........................................32

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Consumable Yields ..............................................................33

Supplies Monitoring ............................................................34

Supplies Usage Tracking......................................................37

RINTER MANAGEMENT ..............................................................40

Printer Drivers ......................................................................41

PageScope Printer Management Software........................43

Printer MIB ............................................................................47

Print Monitors ......................................................................47

Electronic Documentation ..................................................48

CrownView

™

Printer-Based Web Page ..............................48

Job Accounting ......................................................................51

DHCP/WINS Support ........................................................52

OLOR MANAGEMENT TOOLS ....................................................54

QCOLOR Technology..............................................................55

Printer Calibration ................................................................62

YPEFACES AND

FONTS ................................................................65

PTIONS AND

THEIR

REQUIREMENTS ........................................70

CHECK YOUR

UNDERSTANDING

— REVIEW QUESTIONS

Configurations, Specs at a Glance, Engine ..................................9

Controller ........................................................................................18

Connectivity....................................................................................23

Paper Handling ..............................................................................31

Consumables and Supplies ..........................................................39

Printer Management ......................................................................53

Color Management Tools..............................................................64

Typefaces & Fonts, Options & Their Requirements..................73

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Introduction

The magicolor 2210 offers the most in color laser printing.

The magicolor 2210 offers the most in color laser printing. Its resources are immense and are focused on user productivity. This, coupled with its speed, quality, and documenthandling features, provides a hardworking printer for today’s small- and mid-size business workgroups.

Some organizations will find it advantageous and cost effective to replace two or three of their ink jet printers with one magicolor 2210. This will increase workflow while saving money. Other groups that do a moderate amount of printing can rely on the magicolor 2210 in place of their black-and-white only printer, effectively having two printers in one.

Whatever task the magicolor 2210 is asked to perform, it will do that and more.

FEATURES MAGICOLOR 2210 GN

Color PPM Up to 5 (letter/A4) Monochrome PPM Up to 20 (letter/A4) Resolution 1200 dpi RAM (STD/MAX) 128 MB / 384 MB Internal Hard Disk ❍ Time of Day Clock ❍ Ethernet

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Interface ● (10/100BaseTX) Parallel Interface ● 500-Sheet Cassette ● 150-Sheet MPT ● 500-Sht Lower Feeder ❍ 5-Bin Mailbox ❍ Manual Duplexing ● Automatic Duplexing ❍ SC-210 ❍

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Configuration

The magicolor 2210, a color laser, that’s fast, network ready, and easy to use.

MAGICOLOR

2210 C

OLORLASERPRINTSYSTEM

● Standard ❍ Optional

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Specs at a Glance

An overview of magicolor 2210 printer features.

Print Method

Processor

Processor Speed

Print Speed

Resolution

Duty Cycle

Memory

Standard Interfaces

Paper Sizes

Standard Paper Handling

Optional Paper Handling

Print Media

Electrophotographic laser

64-bit, IDT RISC processor

200 MHz

Up to 5 ppm full color, 20 ppm monochrome

1200 x 1200 dpi

Up 35,000 prints/month (50/50 mix of color and monochrome)

128 MB (Expandable to 384 MB using 32, 64, and 128 MB DIMMs via three slots)

Ethernet (10BaseT/100BaseTX), bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel

Letter, A4, legal, executive, statement, A5, B5 (JIS), B5 (ISO), UK Quarto, Foolscap, Folio, SP Folio, Japanese Postcard; Com10, DL, Monarch, C5, and C6 envelopes

500-sheet standard cassette, 150-sheet multipurpose tray; 500-sheet face-down output tray

500-sheet lower feeder unit, Automatic duplex unit, 5-bin mailbox unit (holds up to 50 letter/A4 sheets per bin), SC-210 digital copier/scanner

Plain paper, thick stock, transparency material, laser-quality labels, envelopes

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Printer driver support for Windows®95/98/Me, NT 4.0/2000/ XP; OS/2 LAN Manager/LAN Server NetBEUI/NetBIOS; Macintosh

; and

UNIX

platforms; PageScope™ printer management software; CrownView™printer-resident Web page; Print Monitors for Windows 95/98/Me, NT/ 2000 NetBEUI/NetBIOS; Color Encore color calibration software (optional); Colorific monitor calibration software; Windows ICM

and Apple ColorSync®profiles; PANTONE®color simulation

tables; UNIX host software

Automatic Image Calibration (AIC); QCOLOR™automatic color correction; SWOP, Euroscale, and Commercial press color simulation; Built-in Color Rendering Dictionaries; PANTONE Color tables; ICCcompliant profiles for ColorSync and ICM

PostScript

3, PCL®6 (includes 5c, 5e, and XL emulations), PDF, HP-

(7475A/7550/DraftMaster), line printer

137 resident PostScript typefaces (includes Euro character), 76 PCL fonts, 40 HP-GL fonts

Software Utilities

Color Management

Language Compatibility

Typefaces

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Engine

The magicolor 2210’s performance leads to productive printing.

YPE

The magicolor 2210 is based on the Minolta™NC-L4001 print engine which uses a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) printing system and a dithering process to produce realistic, full-color output.

PEED

Based on a letter/A4-size page, the magicolor 2210 is capable of producing up to 20 monochrome pages or five color pages per minute. Several variables will affect print speed including the size of the file, the print media used, and the page size selected.

First-page-out time may vary based on page complexity. However, subsequent copies of the same file are generally printed at rated engine speed.

RINT SPEED BY PAGE SIZE / MEDIA TYPE

Page Size Monochrome 4-Color

Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Letter/A4 20 ppm 10 ppm 5 ppm 2.5 ppm Legal 20 ppm 10 ppm 4 ppm 2 ppm Transparency (letter/A4) 3.8 ppm N/A 2.4 ppm N/A Label (letter/A4) 3.8 ppm N/A 3 ppm N/A Thick Stock (letter/A4) 3.8 ppm N/A 2.4 ppm N/A

PPM = pages per minute. Duplex speeds listed are with the automatic duplex unit installed.

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PERATION

The diagram and outline below describes the magicolor 2210’s printing process:

• OPC Drum Cartridge (#3): When a file is sent to the

printer, the OPC drum is first evenly charged with high voltage by the charge wire on the OPC drum cartridge.

• Laser Unit (#4): The OPC drum surface is then

exposed to the laser beam which creates an electrostatic latent image as dictated by the file.

• Developing Area (#5): Within the developing area,

toner is transferred to the electrostatic latent image on the OPC drum.

• Image Transfer Belt (#6): The toner image from the

OPC drum is next transferred to the image transfer belt. This process will happen four times for a 4-color image, leaving a full 4-color image on the transfer belt. It will then be transferred from the belt to the paper as it passes through.

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• Feed Trays (#1 / #2): The paper transport system now

moves the paper through the system from the specified input feed tray to the transfer area and to the fusing unit.

• Fusing Unit (#7): The fusing unit ensures the toner

image is melted and fused onto the paper as it is passed between its heated rollers.

• Paper Exit Tray (#8): The printed page then exits the

printer via the paper exit tray.

EIGHT AND

IMENSIONS

The magicolor 2210’s smaller size means it can be placed in practically any space—on a desktop or a central tabletop.

UTYCYCLE

With productivity being key to users of the magicolor 2210, its duty cycle accommodates heavier usage patterns.

•Maximum: up to 35,000 pages per month (50/50 mix of color and monochrome)

•Average: 8,000 pages per month

Figures based on a letter/A4-size page.

COMPONENT WEIGHT WEIGHT DIMENSIONS

UNPACKED AS SHIPPED (W X D X H)

2210 GN 103.4 lb.(47 kg) 117 lb.(53.18 kg) 18.2" x 21.3" x 20.1"

463 x 542 x 511 mm

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PERATING

ONDITIONS

For optimum printer performance, the following operating conditions should be maintained.

•Clearance:

Left side - 4" (10 cm) or greater Right side - 20" (50 cm) or greater Front - 28" (70 cm) or greater Rear - 8" (20 cm) or greater

•Power requirements:

100 V model - 100 VAC, ± 10%, 50/60 Hz, ±3% 120 V model - 120 VAC, ± 10%, 50/60 Hz, ±3% 220/240 V model - 220-240 VAC, ± 10%, 50/60 Hz, ±3%

•Power consumption:

100/120 V model - maximum 1,000 W 220/240 V model - maximum 1,100 W

•Temperature:

Operating: 50º to 95º F (10º to 35º C) Non-operating: 32º to 95º F (0º to 35º C)

•Humidity:

Operating: 15 to 85% RH, non-condensing Non-operating: 10 to 85% RH, non-condensing

•Noise level:

Operating: less than 55 dBA Non-operating: less than 41 dBA

•Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF):

3,000 hours

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HECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

—

ONFIGURATIONS

, S

PECS AT AGLANCE

, E

NGINE

Match a specification from the answer box with each question. Write the letter indicating your choice in the blank provided.

_____1. What is the maximum monochrome print speed of the

magicolor 2210?

_____2. What is the standard RAM configuration of the

magicolor 2210 printer?

_____3. Name three printer languages standard on the

magicolor 2210.

_____4. The magicolor 2210 uses a print engine developed by

what company?

_____5. What is the magicolor 2210’s maximum monthly duty

cycle?

_____6. When not operating, what is the minimum temperature

in which the magicolor 2210 can be stored?

_____7. The magicolor 2210 has standard automatic

duplexing? True or False?

_____9. How many printer-resident PostScript fonts are

included with the magicolor 2210?

_____10. What is the maximum print speed when printing

4-color on thick stock?

ANSWER BOX

A. True N. HP-GL, PDF, XES AA. 7.6 ppm B. 8,000 pages O. 50,000 pages BB. Neither C. PostScript, CGM, PCL P. 136 CC. 5 ppm D. 50 F, 9 5 C Q. 3 2 F, 0 C DD. 4 5 E. 5.6 ppm R. Not available EE. Serial F. 256 MB S. Color and monochrome FF. QMS G. 35,000 pages T. 20 ppm GG. 1 0 F, 35 C H. Hitachi U. Ethernet HH. PostScript 3, PCL, PDF I. False V. 137 II. 24 ppm J. Crown II W. 2.4 ppm K. 128 MB X. 384 MB L. Parallel Y. Both M. Minolta Z. Essential

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YPE

The magicolor 2210 uses MINOLTA-QMS Crown®III controller architecture to ensure maximum print speed and provide useful features for simple and efficient printing.

Crown III controller architecture uses both hardware and software to make printing productivity and convenience of utmost importance. Some of these features include:

•PostScript 3

•Multitasking system

•Simultaneous interfacing

•Compile-ahead processing

•Automatic jam recovery

•Intuitive printer management resources

ROCESSOR

Acting in conjunction with the Crown III controller is a very fast 64-bit, IDT RISC processor operating at 200 MHz. These two components work hand-in-hand to speed document processing and printing.

Controller

Proven Crown controller technology runs the magicolor 2210 with efficiency.

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EMORY

The magicolor 2210’s controller has three DIMM (Dual InLine Memory) connectors available for system RAM. Memory is configured as follows:

•128 MB RAM

The magicolor 2210 has a maximum memory capacity of 384 MB RAM, achieved using 32, 64, and 128 MB DIMM modules. These are industry-standard 168-pin, PC100 compliant, unbuffered DIMMs.

The memory on the magicolor 2210 is user-configurable and can be allocated to individual memory clients according to specific printing needs. For example, increasing the memory allotted to the input and spool buffers enhances the printer’s job spooling capabilities. RAM can be configured through the printer’s front panel.

Like most MINOLTA-QMS Crown III printers, the magicolor 2210 uses Flash memory for system software storage, making updates to the system code an easy task. Resident on the controller board, this memory can be updated by downloading new code from the host system with no physical access to the controller board required.

The magicolor 2210 can be equipped with a hard disk to support additional memory functions. The printer can access up to 2.2 GB of an installed hard disk.

For more storage and memory functionality, the magicolor 2210 can be configured with external SCSI hard disks, including Iomega Zip and Jaz drives. Up to four SCSIs are supported, with the printer able to access up to 2.2 GB of each.

OPEN

128 MB

OPEN

Configure RAM through the front panel.

ESOLUTION

• 1200 x 1200 dpi

The magicolor 2210 supports 1200 dpi out of the box. At this resolution, photographic images, text, and graphic elements are produced with fine detail, clarity and realistic color. This makes the 2210 perfect for the production of practically any document, including corporate newsletters, marketing presentations, and real estate property flyers.

Along those same lines, the magicolor 2210 offers a 600 dpi printing mode for general business documents and draft copies, and a 300 dpi printing mode used to support of the optional LN03+, CGM, and imaging emulations

The chart that follows shows the RAM used for simplex and duplex printing at 1200 dpi.

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Extend printer memory functions with the addition of a hard disk.

INTERNAL

HARD DISK

FUNCTIONS

Storage Store fonts, forms, overlays, macros, and emulations Job Spooling Move files from input buffers and RAM onto the hard disk

for temporary storage Virtual Memory Use hard disk space to simulate RAM Print Server Use as printer-resident print server, eliminating additional

network hardware requirements Document Processing Enhance booklet printing, background printing, and

printer-based electronic collation Job Accounting Store job accounting information used to determine printer

usage and resource allocation

At 1200 dpi, the printer offers great output for all types of business documents.

1200 DPI - SIMPLEX 1200 DPI - DUPLEX

Monochrome Four Color Monochrome Four Color

Letter/A4 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 160 MB Legal 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 192 MB

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ANGUAGE

MULATIONS

Today’s business workgroups are often as diverse in operating systems and applications as they are in individual personalities! For this reason, the magicolor 2210 was designed as a versatile network color laser printer that supports common page description languages, as well as languages needed for more specialized applications.

To interpret the language used by a file’s data stream, the printer uses one of the “productivity” features of Crown III technology called ESP (Emulation Sensing Processor). This auto-sensing feature enables users to switch between software applications without reconfiguring the printer for a specific language.

TANDARDEMULATIONS

•PostScript 3

•PCL 6

•PDF v 1.2

•HP-GL 7475A/7550/DraftMaster

•Line printer

The PostScript language that first gained popularity almost two decades ago in the graphic arts market has now become a primary language in all markets. The magicolor 2210 uses a resident PostScript 3 emulation that supports 600 and 1200 dpi and includes 137 resident fonts.

The printer’s PCL 6 (v. 2) emulation is actually a combina- tion of several PCL versions, including PCL XL, 5e, and 5c. MINOLTA-QMS’ PCL 6 emulation, which supports both 600 and 1200 dpi, is designed to imitate the HP LaserJet 4000, and LaserJet 4500. Included with the PCL 6 emulation are 76 fonts.

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The Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) has fast arisen as one of the most popular document formats, primarily used for electronic document distribution. The magicolor 2210 offers its own PDF emulation, supporting version 1.2 files. A significant benefit of this printer-resident emulation is it allows users to directly print this file type without having access to the source application. A hard disk is recommended but not required.

Another HP printer language resident on the magicolor 2210 is HP-GL 7475A/7550/DraftMaster. Commonly associated with the HP plotter series, this emulation supports 600 dpi and includes 40 printer-resident fonts.

The last resident emulation found on the magicolor 2210 is line printer. This language allows ASCII data to print with definable page margins, line spacing, line termination, default fonts, orientation, and lines per page. It includes ASCII, EBCDIC, PC US ASCII, and PC Multilingual character sets.

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PTIONALEMULATIONS

•LN03+ (monochrome only)

•ImageServer (monochrome only)

•CGM (color and monochrome)

For organizations with specialty printing applications, the magicolor 2210 offers the aforementioned optional languages to support their requirements. These emulations do require an internal hard disk for operation.

Provided on diskette, the LN03+ emulation enhances document printing from DEC

environments. It includes 15 typefaces and prints at 300 dpi in monochrome. Businesses that purchase the optional Crown for DECnet-TCP/IP interface will receive the LN03+ emulation at no extra cost.

Users can install ImageServer

software onto the magicolor 2210 for monochrome, 300 dpi printing of compressed image files. ImageServer software supports a number of image file formats including TIFF, CCITT, Group 3 and Group 4, and CALS Raster.

For direct printing of ATA and CALS CGM file formats, the magicolor 2210 can be equipped with the CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) emulation. It aids in printing complex color and monochrome CGM graphics files, generating output at optimal speeds.

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ONTROLPANEL

To clearly convey printer status information and provide an easy method for selecting printer configurations and options, the magicolor 2210 has a simple-to-navigate control panel.

The panel offers a two-line by 16 character LCD (liquid crystal display) message window, along with seven selection keys and three LEDs (light-emitting diodes).

The LCD window displays a status message indicating the current state of the printer (such as any error condition that requires attention) or a printer idle status. This display also shows users their options when reviewing or altering settings through the printer’s control panel menu.

Messages can be displayed in ten different languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Czech, Japanese, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese.

ONLINE

DATA

MESSAGE

1 ACTIVE JOB

MP SIZE

SELECT

ONLINE

CANCEL

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The seven keys on the front panel enable users to review and change printer settings.

•Menu: used to enter the menu system to view and change configuration settings.

•

Select: used to select a specific menu option. A selected item is denoted with an asterisk.

•

Í: used to scroll through the entries in a menu in reverse order. The menu is designed to wrap around when the end has been reached.

•

Î: scrolls forward through the menu options.

•

Online: toggles the printer between an online and offline status. The printer must be offline and idle before the menu system can be accessed.

•

MP Size: allows user to select media size being used in the multipurpose tray.

•

Cancel: cancels the current print job.

The three LEDs provide visual indication of the following:

•Message: lights amber to indicate the presence of an LCD message generally referring to an offline condition.

•Online: lights green to indicate the printer is ready to accept and process jobs. The LED will extinguish when the printer is taken offline or an error condition exists.

•Data: luminates flashing green when the printer is receiving data from one or more of the interfaces.

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HECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

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ONTROLLER

Please provide a short answer to each question.

1. What is the name of the controller technology utilized by the magicolor 2210?

2. How many DIMM slots are available on the magicolor 2210 for inserting RAM?

3. Name two functions an internal hard disk can serve.

4. What is the minimum RAM required to print a letter/A4size, 4-color duplexed page at 1200 dpi?

5. What printer-resident emulation supports files created using a format popular today for electronic file distribution?

6. What emulation supports TIFF files?

7. What key on the control panel is used to select the media size used in the printer’s multipurpose tray?

8. What is the magicolor 2210’s maximum print resolution?

9. What feature of Crown III technology is used by the magicolor 2210 to detect the printer language used by a file’s data stream?

10. Name two functions of the printer’s control panel.

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TANDARDINTERFACES

•IEEE 1284 parallel

•CrownNet for Ethernet (10/100BaseTX)

The magicolor 2210 includes an IEEE 1284 parallel interface with a 1284 connector for a high-speed communications link to PCs or UNIX workstations. It is “Plug and Play” compatible for quick set up and operation in the Windows environment. This same interface port is used when adding the SC-210 digital copier/scanner or the BuzzBox auditory/ visual communications device.

The magicolor 2210 is called a “network” printer for good reason. Its auto-sensing, resident CrownNet for Ethernet (10/100BaseTX) interface gives all users —regardless of location or job protocol—immediate and equal access to the printer. Using another Crown III productivity feature called Simultaneous Interface Operation, the magicolor 2210 can accept a host of different jobs from a variety of users, working efficiently to speed document throughput.

The CrownNet for Ethernet interface has an RJ-45 adapter with 10/100BaseTX capabilities to transport data from the network to the printer. Companies that have migrated to a Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) network will find the printer ready for immediate installation. The same holds true for businesses currently using a traditional 10 Mbps network.

Connectivity

Business workgroups can easily share this robust network printer.

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The

magicolor 2210’s

CrownNet for Ethernet interface simultaneously supports NetWare IPX/SPX; IPP; TCP/IP; AppleTalk (EtherTalk); OS/2 LAN Manager/LAN Server (NetBEUI/NetBIOS); and Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP (NetBEUI/NetBIOS) protocols.

The magicolor 2210 supports practically any network configuration with its selection of interfaces.

Parallel

Etherne t (10/100BaseTX)

Optional

SCSI

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Minolta 2210 User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Configuration

Specs at a Glance

Engine

Controller

Connectivity