MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2300 DL User guide

magicolor 2300 DL User’s Guide

1800687-001A

Thank You

Thank you for purchasing a MINOLTA-QMS printer.

Trademarks

The following are registered trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.: QMS, the MINOLTA-QMS logo, and magicolor.

Minolta is a trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Other product names mentioned in this guide may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Proprietary Statement

The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted © 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.

This guide is Copyrighted © 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc., One Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618. All Rights Reserved. This document may not be copied, in whole or part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without written permission of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.

Notice

MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this guide and to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this guide is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to this guide. MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. assumes no responsibility for, or liability for, errors contained in this guide or for incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the furnishing of this guide, or the use of this guide in operating the equipment, or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.

Registering the Printer

Mail—Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your shipment or downloaded from www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/

Internet—Follow the instructions on www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/

Software Utilities CD-ROM—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

1 Software Installation ............................................................................ 1

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM 2

Drivers and Utilities 2

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software 3

System Requirements 3 Windows 4 Selecting Driver Options/Defaults 5 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 7

2 Using Media .......................................................................................... 9

Introduction 10 Media Specifications 11 Media Types 12

Plain Paper 12

Thick Stock 13

Envelopes 14

Labels 15

Letterhead and Memo Media 16

Postcards 16

Transparencies 17

What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area? 18 Page Margins 19

Loading Media 20

Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 20

Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray) 23 Duplexing 24 Output Tray 26 Media Storage 26 Additional Assistance 27

3 Working with the Printer .................................................................... 29

About the Control Panel 30

Control Panel Indicators and Keys 30 Cancelling Print Jobs 31 Configuration Menu Overview 32

MENU/ENGINE Submenus 33 Selecting a Message Window Language 34

Special Pages Menu 34

Engine Menu 34

Service Menu 35

Network Menu 36

Consumables Menu 36

4 Working with the Printer Driver ......................................................... 37

Displaying Printer Driver Settings 38

Displaying Settings in Windows 2000/XP 38

Displaying Settings in Windows NT 4.0 38

Displaying Settings in Windows Me/98/95 38

Common Settings for All Tabs 39

Common Buttons 40 Setup Tab 41 Paper Tab 42 Quality Tab 43 Device Options Setting Tab 44

5 Working with the Status Display ....................................................... 45

Working with the Status Display 46

Environment 46

Opening the Status Display and Showing Supplies Status 46 Using the Status Display 47 Altering the Size of the Status Display Window 48 Closing the Status Display 48

6 Replacing Consumables .................................................................... 49

Consumable Life Expectancies 50

Contentsii

Plain Paper 50 Special Media 51 Auto-Image Density Control (AIDC) 51 Toner Cartridge Life 52

Replacing Consumables 52

Refilled Toner Cartridges 53 Replacing a Toner Cartridge 53 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle 58 Replacing the OPC Drum Cartridge 59

Ordering Consumables 62

7 Maintaining the Printer ....................................................................... 63

Maintaining the Printer 64 Cleaning the Printer 66

Exterior 66 Interior 67 Media Rollers 67 Printer Interior and Laser Lens Cover 72

8 Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 75

Introduction 76 Printing a Configuration Page 76 Preventing Media Jams 77 Understanding the Media Path 78

Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 78 Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit with 500-sheet Media Tray) 78 Duplex Option 78

Clearing Media Jams 79

Handling Media Jams by Location 79 Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray) 79 Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray) 80 Inside the Printer 82 Duplex Option 84

Output Tray 85 Solving Problems with Media Jams 86 Solving Other Problems 89 Solving Problems with Printing Quality 94 Status, Error, and Service Messages 101

Standard Status Messages 101

Error Messages 102

Service Messages 106 Additional Assistance 107

9 Installing Accessories ...................................................................... 109

Introduction 110 Antistatic Protection 111

Contents

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Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 111

Improved Performance or High Coverage 112 Duplex Option 115 Optional Lower Feeder Unit and Tray 2 119

10 Repacking the Printer ....................................................................... 123

Storing the Printer 124 Relocating Your Printer 124 Repacking the Printer 125 Reinstalling the Printer 135

Reinstalling a Transfer Belt Unit 136

A Technical Specifications ..............................................................................137

Requirements 138

Space Requirements 138

Location Requirements 140 Interface Panel 141

Power Requirements 142

ENERGY STAR Compliance 143 Engine and Controller Specifications 144

Engine 144

Print Speed—Simplex 144

Print Speed—Autoduplex 144

General 145

Controller 145

Electrical 146

Hazardous Chemical Substance Reporting 148

Physical 148 Consumable Life Expectancies 149

Plain Paper 149

Special Media 149 Regulatory Compliance 151 Safety Information 152

For Norway Users 154

For Finland, Sweden Users 155

Warning and Precaution Symbols 156

Meaning of Symbols 156 Working Safely with Your Laser Printer 159

Index......................................................................................................................161

Contentsiv

Software

Installation

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM

Drivers and Utilities

Drivers

Drivers/Location Use/Benefit

Printer Driver for Windows Me/98/95 These drivers give you access to all of Printer Driver for Windows XP/2000 Printer Driver for Windows NT 4.0

Utilities

Utilities Use/Benefit

Print Monitor magicolor TCP/IP port in Windows

Status Display See also “Working with the Status

the printer features, including finishing and advanced layout. See also “Working with the Printer Driver” on page 37.

Me/98/95 environments

Microsoft Print Monitor in Windows XP/2000/NT environments

Display” on page 45.

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM2

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software

System Requirements

 PC with a clock speed of 200 MHz or more (300 MHz recommended) Intel

Pentium/Celeron series, AMD K6/Athron/Duron family, or compatible processor

 Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0

Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition/ Professional

 Free hard disk space

– Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and

status display

– Approximately 16 MB of free hard disk space for image processing

 Memory capacity

– Windows 95/98/98SE/NT 4.0 Workstation:

At least 32 MB of RAM

– Windows Me:

At least 32 MB of RAM

– Windows 2000 Professional:

At least 64 MB of RAM

– Windows XP Home Edition/Professional:

At least 128 MB of RAM

 CD-ROM drive

 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet interface port, IEEE 1284 compliant type B

parallel port, or USB Revision 1.1 compliant port

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software

Windows

Insert the magicolor 2300 DL Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM in your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM installer program starts automatically (if not, browse with the Windows Explorer to the CD-ROM location and double-click on setup.exe).

2 Choose Printer Setup.

3 Follow the instructions on the

screen to install printer drivers, printer management utilities, and latest printer system software.

 Note: If your printer’s system software is newer than the version

on the CD-ROM, an error page will print. The installation program will not install an older version of system software over a newer version.

4 When you have finished installing drivers and software, choose Main

Menu.

5 If you want to register your printer, review the driver or utility

documentation, or purchase supplies online, do that now.

6 Choose Exit.

7 Remove the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM from your PC’s

CD-ROM drive and store it in a safe place.

Windows4

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults

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.

1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:

– (Windows Me/98/95)

From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display the Printers directory. Right-click the magicolor 2300 DL printer icon and choose Properties. Choose the --> 32-bit Driver Setup tab.

– (Windows 2000/XP)

From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display the Printers directory. Right-click the magicolor 2300 DL printer icon and choose Properties. Choose Printing Preferences.

– (Windows NT 4.0)

From the Start menu, choose Settings and then Printers to display the Printers directory. Right-click the magicolor 2300 DL printer icon and choose Document Defaults.

2 Choose the Paper tab. Select the

default settings for your printer, such as the default media format you use.

3 Click on Apply. 4 If you have installed available

options, proceed with the next step. Otherwise, proceed with step 8.

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults

5 Select the

Device Options Setting tab.

6 Select an

option (one at a time) and click Add. The option moves to the Installed Options list.

 If you accidentally select an uninstalled option, select the option in the

Installed Options list and then click Remove.

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 Click OK to exit from the properties (preferences) dialog box.

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults6

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

This section describes how to uninstall the magicolor 2300 DL Printer Driver if necessary.

1 From the Window’s taskbar, select Start/Programs/magicolor 2300DL

uninstall.

2 In the Uninstall

window, select the magicolor 2300 DL. Then click on Uninstall.

3 The magicolor 2300 DL driver

will be uninstalled from your computer.

4 Restart your computer.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

Using Media

Introduction

This chapter provides information on handling, selecting, loading, and storing

media.

Getting Started

What types and sizes of media can I load? page 11

What Is the guaranteed imageable (printable) area? page 18

Other Information

How do I load media? page 20

How do I duplex? page 24

How do I store media? page 26

Where can I order MINOLTA-QMS-approved media or get more information?

 All media is fed short edge first, face up.

 There is a 0.157" (4 mm) non-print border for all edges on all media

types. Refer to page 18 for paper longer than 11.7" (297 mm).

 See your application documentation for specific information on formatting

data and printing.

 Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement.

 Only plain paper, 16–24 lb (60–90 g/m

“Media Specifications” for supported sizes.

) can be autoduplexed. See

page 27

Attention

Use only MINOLTA-QMS-approved media. Using unsupported media

such as inkjet paper will result in damaging the printer and in voiding

your warranty.

Introduction10

Media Specifications

What types and sizes of media can I load?

Media Media Size Tray* Duplex Mode Weight

Inches Millimeters

A4 8.2 x 11.7 210.0 x 297.0 1 or 2 Yes

A5 5.9 x 8.3 148.0 x 210.0 1 No

B5 (JIS) 7.2 x 10.1 182.0 x 257.0 1 No

Custom, Minimum 3.6 x 8.3 92.0 x 210.0 1 No

Custom, Maximum 8.5 x 14.0 216.0 x 356.0 1 No

Executive 7.25 x 10.5 184.0 x 267.0 1 No

Folio 8.3 x 13.0 210.0 x 330.0 1 Yes

Foolscap 8.0 x 13.0 203.2 x 330.2 1 Yes

Government Legal 8.5 x 13.0 216.0 x 330.0 1 Yes

Kai 16 7.3 x 10.2 185.0 x 260.0 1 No

Kai 32 5.1 x 7.3 130.0 x 185.0 1 No

Legal 8.5 x 14.0 215.9 x 355.6 1 Yes

Letter 8.5 x 11.0 215.9 x 279.4 1 or 2 Yes

Letter Plus 8.5 x 12.7 215.9 x 322.3 1 Yes

Statement 5.5 x 8.5 140.0 x 216.0 1 No

UK Quarto 8.0 x 10.0 203.2 x 254.0 1 No

A4 Transparency 8.2 x 11.7 210.0 x 297.0 1 No

Letter Transparency 8.5 x 11.0 215.9 x 279.4 1 No

Japanese Postcard 3.9 x 5.8 100.0 x 148.0 1 No

Envelope B5 (ISO) 6.9 x 9.8 176.0 x 250.0 1 No

Envelope C5 6.4 x 9.0 162.0 x 229.0 1 No

Envelope C6 4.5 x 6.4 114.0 x 162.0 1 No

Envelope Commercial #10

Envelope International DL

Envelope Monarch 3.9 x 7.5 99.0 x 190.5 1 No

Envelope Chokei #3 4.7 x 9.2 120.0 x 235.0 1 No

Envelope Chokei #4 3.5 x 8.1 90.0 x 205.0 1 No

Thick Stock—Only supported for letter, A4, or smaller media.

Custom, Minimum 3.6 x 5.8 92.0 x 148.0 1 No

Custom, Maximum 8.5 x 11.7 216.0.0 x

Notes: *Tray 1 = Multipurpose Tray (MPT),

Tray 2 = Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray (letter or A4 media only)

4.1 x 9.5 104.1 x 241.3 1 No

4.3 x 8.7 110.0 x 220.0 1 No

297.0

Plain Paper

Transparency

Postcard

Envelope

Thick Stock

16–24 lb bond (60–90 g/m²)

Use only approved media

25–90 lbs (91–163 g/m²)

Media Specifications

Media Types

Before purchasing a large quantity of special media, do a trial printing

with the same media and check print quality. Check our web site

www.minolta-qms.com for a list of currently approved media.

Keep media on a flat, level surface in its original wrapper until it is time to

load it.

Plain Paper

Capacity Tray 1

(multipurpose tray)

Tray 2 (optiona l lower feeder unit media tray)

Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Driver Mode

Weight 16–24 lb bond (60–90 g/m²) Duplexing See page 11 for supported sizes.

Use media that is

Suitable for plain-paper laser printers, such as standard or recycled office

paper.

Plain paper

200 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m capacity for other weights varies accordingly.

500 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m2) paper (letter/A4 only); capacity for other weights varies accordingly.

) paper;

Attention

Do not use the media types listed below. These could cause poor print

quality, media jams, or damage to the printer.

Do not use media that is

 Coated with a processed surface (such as carbon paper, digitally gloss-

coated media, colored paper that has been treated)

 Carbon backed

 Unapproved iron-on transfer media (heat-sensitive paper, heat-pressure

paper, heat-press transfer paper)

Media Types12

 Cold-water-transfer paper

 Pressure sensitive

 Designed specifically for inkjet printers (superfine paper, glossy paper,

glossy film, postcards, etc.)

 Already been printed on by another printer, copier, or fax machine

 Dusty

 Wet (or damp)

 Keep media between 35% to 85% relative humidity. Toner does

not adhere well to moist or wet paper .

 Layered

 Adhesive

 Folded, creased, curled, embossed, warped, or wrinkled

 Perforated, three-hole punched, or torn

 Too slick, too coarse, too textured

 Different in texture (roughness) on the front and back

 Too thin or too thick

 Stuck together with static electricity

 Composed of foil or gilt; too luminous

 Heat sensitive or cannot withstand the fusing temperature (356° F/180° C)

 Irregularly shaped (not rectangular or not cut at right angles)

 Attached with glue, tape, paper clips, staples, ribbons, hooks, or buttons

 Acidic

 Any other media that is not approved

Thick Stock

Paper thicker than 24 lb (90 g/m2) bond is referred to as thick stock. Test all thick stock to ensure acceptable performance and to ensure that the image does not shift.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 thick stock sheets, depending on their

thickness. Thick stock is supported only in letter, A4, or smaller media sizes.

Tray 2 Not supported Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Media Types

Driver Mode

Weight 25–43 lb bond (91–163 g/m²) Duplexing Not supported Notes 43 lb (163 g/m²) bond is also referred to as 90 lb index stock.

Do not use thick stock that is

Thick stock

 Mixed with any other media in the media trays (as this will cause printer

jamming)

Envelopes

Print on the front (address) side only. Some parts of the envelope consist of three layers of paper—the front, back, and flap. Anything printed in these layered regions may be lost or faded.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 envelopes, depending on their thickness

Tray 2 Not supported Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Driver Mode

Weight 25–43 lb bond (91–163 g/m²) Duplexing Not supported

Envelope

Use envelopes that are

 Common office envelopes approved for laser printing with diagonal joints,

sharp folds and edges, and ordinary gummed flaps

 Because the envelopes pass through heated rollers, the gummed

area on the flaps may seal. Using envelopes with emulsion-based glue avoids this problem.

 Approved for laser printing

 Dry

 Printed on the front address side only

Do not use envelopes that have

 Sticky flaps

 Tape seals, metal clasps, paper clips, fasteners, or peel-off strips for

sealing

Media Types14

 Transparent windows

 Too rough of a surface

 Material that will melt, vaporize, offset discolor, or emit dangerous fumes

 Been presealed

Labels

A sheet of labels consists of a face sheet (the printing surface), adhesive, and a carrier sheet:

 The face sheet must follow the plain paper specification.

 The face sheet surface must cover the entire carrier sheet, and no

adhesive should come through on the surface.

You can print continuously with label paper. However, this could affect the media feed, depending on the media quality and printing environment. If problems occur, stop the continuous printing and print one sheet at a time.

Format label data within your application. Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement. Check your application documentation for other information on printing labels.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 label sheets, depending on their thickness

Tray 2 Not supported Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Driver Mode

Weight 16–90 lb (60–163 g/m²) Duplexing Not supported

Labels

Use label sheets that are

 Recommended for laser printers

 Letter or A4 size (adhesive label stock)

Do not use label sheets that

 Have labels that easily peel off

 Have the backing sheets that have peeled away or have exposed

adhesive

Labels may stick to the fuser, causing them to peel off and media jams to occur.

Media Types

 Are precut or perforated

Do not use

Shiny backed paper

OK to use

Full-page labels (uncut)

Letterhead and Memo Media

Format letterhead or memo data within your application. Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 200 sheets, depending on their size and

thickness

Tray 2 Up to 500 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m2) paper

(letter/A4 only)

Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Driver Mode

Weight 16–24 lb bond (60–90 g/m²) Duplexing See page 11 for supported sizes (face up—top of page first).

Plain paper

Postcards

Format postcard data within your application. Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 postcards, depending on their thickness

Tray 2 Not supported Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Media Types16

Driver Mode

Weight 16–90 lb (60–163 g/m²) Duplexing Not supported

Use postcards that are

 Recommended for laser printers

Do not use postcards that are

 Coated

 Designed for inkjet printers

 Precut or perforated

 Wa rp ed

Postcard

 If the postcard is warped, press on the warped

area before putting it in Tray 1.Preprinted or multicolored (may result in media jams)

Transparencies

Attention

Use only the MINOLTA-QMS-approved media. Using unsupported transparencies will result in damaging your printer and in voiding your warranty. Check www.minolta-qms.com for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

 Do not fan transparencies before loading them. Resulting static

electricity may cause printing errors.

 Do not handle transparencies too much. If you touch the face of the

transparencies with your bare hands, print quality may be affected.

 Keep the media path clean. Transparencies are especially sensitive to

a dirty media path. If there are shadows on either the top or the bottom of the sheets, see chapter 7, “Maintaining the Printer.”

 Remove transparencies as soon as possible from the output tray to

avoid static buildup.

You can print continuously with transparencies. However, this could affect the media feed, depending on the media quality, static buildup, and printing environment.

Format the information to be printed on the transparencies within your

Media Types

application. Try printing your data on a plain sheet of paper first to check placement.

 If you have problems feeding 50 sheets, try loading only 1–10 sheets

at a time. Loading a large number of transparencies at a time may cause static buildup, thus causing feeding problems.

Capacity Tray 1 Up to 50 transparencies, depending on their

thickness

Tray 2 Not supported Orientation Face up Ty pe Check www.minolta-qms.com/support (click on Answer Base)

for currently approved media. To order approved media, go to www.q-shop.com.

Driver Mode

Duplexing Not supported

Use transparencies that are

 Approved by MINOLTA-QMS

Do not use transparencies that

 Have static electricity that will cause them to stick together

What Is the Guaranteed Imageable (Printable) Area?

Transparency

The printable area on all media sizes is up to 0.157" (4 mm) from the edges of the media.

Each media size has a specific imageable area, the maximum area on which the printer can print clearly and without distortion.

This area is subject to both hardware limits (the physical media size and the margins required by the printer) and software constraints (the amount of memory available for the full-page frame buffer). The guaranteed imageable (printable) area for all media sizes is the page size minus 0.157" (4 mm) from all edges of the media.

a = 0a = 0.157" (4 mm)

Printable

a = 0.157" (4 mm)

Area

Nonguaranteed Area—Media Longer Than 11.7" (297 mm)

Any media longer than 11.7" (297 mm) has an additional nonguaranteed area of 0.236" (6 mm) on the bottom of each page.

Media Types18

Color printing starts 0.157" (4 mm) from the top of the page and extends as far as 13.4" (341.6 mm). Monochrome printing starts 0.157" (4 mm) from the top of the page and extends as far as 13.7" (347.6 mm).

a = nonprintable area

(0.157"/4 mm)

b = color guaranteed

printable area = up to 13.4"/

341.6 mm

c = monochrome

guaranteed printable area = up to 13.7"/

347.6 mm

m m 6

. 1 4 3

/ "

. 3 1

= b

Imageable Area—Envelopes

m m 6

. 7 4 3

/ "

. 3 1

= c

Envelopes have a nonguaranteed flap area that varies with envelope type.

 Envelope print

orientation is determined by your application.

Nonimageable area 0.157" (4 mm)

Nonguaranteed area

Guaranteed

area

Page Margins

Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only standard page sizes and margins from which to choose. If you choose a standard format, you may lose part of your image (due to imageable area constraints). If you can custom-size your page in your application, use those sizes given for the imageable area for optimum results.

Media Types

Loading Media

How do I load media?

Take off the top and bottom sheets of a ream of paper. Holding a stack of approximately 200 sheets at a time, fan the stack to prevent static buildup for the paper before inserting it in a tray.

 Do not fan transparencies.

Attention

Although this printer was designed for printing on a wide range of media types, it is not intended to print exclusively on a single media type except plain paper. Continuous printing on media other than plain paper (such as envelopes, labels, thick stock, or transparencies) may adversely affect print quality or reduce engine life.

When refilling media, first remove any media remaining in the tray. Stack it with the new media, even the edges, then reload it.

Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray)

All supported media sizes and types can be printed from Tray 1. Letter and A4 plain paper can be printed from Tray 1 or Tray 2.

See “Media Specifications” on page 11 for more information about media.

Plain Paper

1 If you already have media in Tray 1 and wish to change it, remove the

media from Tray 1.

Loading Media20

2 Adjust the media guides to fit the appropriate

media sizes.

Squeeze the front media guide to open the media guides.

3 Load the media face up, short edge (or

letterhead) first.

Often, an arrow on the paper package label indicates the face-up (printing) side of the paper.

 A fill limit mark is provided on the

inside of the media guides on Tray 1 (the multipurpose tray). Tray 1 holds 200 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m²) paper.

4 Slide the media guides up against the

edge of the media.

Attention

Always adjust the media guides after inserting the media. A guide that is not properly adjusted can cause poor print quality, media jams, or printer damage.

Loading Media

5 In the printer driver, select the appropriate media mode. Then print

the job.

Other Media

When loading media other than plain paper, set the media mode (for example, Envelope, Label, Thick Stock, or Transparency) in the driver.

 For optimum printing results it’s important to specify the type of media

loaded into Tray 1.

Envelopes

1 Flex the envelope stack (including the edges) to remove any stiffness. 2 Place the envelopes on a flat surface, and flatten them by pressing down

the corners.

3 Correct any bent corners, and then tap the envelopes on a flat surface to

align them.

4 Place the envelope stack into Tray 1 with the flap-side underneath. If the

flap is on the short end of the envelope, insert it into the printer first.

Print a single envelope to check the orientation before printing multiple copies.

5 Adjust the media guides to the width of the envelopes.

Make sure the guides are snug enough to keep the envelopes straight, but not so tight that they buckle the envelopes.

6 In the printer driver, select Envelope mode. Then print the job. 7 Open the flap of each envelope immediately (before it cools) after the

envelope is delivered to the output tray.

Loading Media22

Tray 2 (Optional Lower Feeder Unit Media Tray)

Depending on which tray you have purchased, letter or A4 plain paper can be printed from Tray 2.

1 Slide the media tray open.

2 Push the media pressure plate down to

lock it in position.

3 Load the paper face-up, short edge (or

letterhead) toward the right of the tray.

Often, an arrow on the media package label indicates the printing-side of the media.

Do not overfill the tray.

 A fill limit mark is provided on the

inside of the tray. Tray 2 holds 500 sheets of 22 lb bond (80 g/m²) paper.

Loading Media

Make sure that the paper fits easily between the guides and the paper corners are under the left and right mediaseparating tabs and are not bent.

4 Slide the tray back into the printer.

 If you have removed the tray from the

printer, slightly tilt up the tray to insert it into the rails to slide it back in.

5 In the printer driver, select the appropriate

media mode. Then print the job.

Duplexing

How do I print back-to-back (duplex)?

Select paper with high opacity for duplex (2-sided) printing. Opacity refers to how effectively paper blocks out what is written on the opposite side of the page. If the paper has low opacity (high translucency), then the printed data from one side of the page will show through to the other side. Check your application for margin information. For best results, print a small quantity to make sure the opacity is acceptable.

Duplex (2-sided) printing can be done manually or can be done automatically with the duplex option installed and selected.

Attention

Only plain paper, 16–24 lb (60–90 g/m2) can be autoduplexed. See “Media Specifications” for supported sizes.

Duplexing custom-sized media, envelopes, labels, postcards, thick stock, or transparencies is not supported.

How do I manually duplex?

 Media jams may occur if the printed sheet(s) are not reinserted

entirely flat.

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MINOLTA-QMS magicolor 2300 DL User guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM

Installing the Printer Drivers and Software

Windows

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

Using Media

Introduction

Media Specifications

Media Types

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