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Setting-Up Chapter 2

To print with the infrared port

1. Make sure that the printer’s READY indicator is lit, which means

that the printer is ready to print.

2. Align the laptop computer within two or three feet (one meter),

and 30 degrees of the printer’s infrared port.

This example will be described using a laptop computer, but any

device equipped with an IrDA-compliant infrared port can be used.

3. Perform the necessary procedure on the laptop computer to start

sending data through its infrared port and printing.

Note

• Once you start printing, the status light above the printer’s infrared port

will turn on to indicate that data is being received. Printing a very

complex document or using a software spooler on the laptop may delay

the time it takes for the status light to turn on.

• If the status light fails to come on, try realigning the laptop’s port with

the printer’s port and try printing again.

• If you have to move the printer (to add paper, etc.) or the laptop, make

sure you keep the two pieces of equipment close enough to maintain the

connection.

• The printer’s infrared port status light turns off if the connection is

broken before the print job is complete. If this happens, you have

anywhere from three to 40 seconds to re-establish the connection

(indicated when the status light comes back on) and continue the job.

• Separating the printer and laptop too far or allowing the path between

the two pieces of equipment to be broken (by paper, objects, or even

direct sunlight) for too long can cause the connection to be broken

completely. If this happens, restart the print job.

• When you use this printer with the second paper cassette unit attached,

place the laptop computer horizontally across from the printer’s infrared

port.

• If infrared port printing fails completely, check to make sure that the

device you are printing from is IrDA-compliant, that it is installed with

proper software, and that its proper port is selected for printing.

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Contents

Main Page i Safety Information Laser Safety Internal Laser Radiation Laser Safety CDRH Regulations Page iii USER INSTRUCTIONS (For U.S.A. Users) FCC PART 15 - RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES WARNING iv v vi Welcome Trademark Acknowledgements vii Customer Support viii CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Setting-Up ix x Chapter 3: Using the Printer Chapter 4: Printer Driver xi xii Chapter 5: Using MLT PageWorks 8 Tools xiii Chapter 6: Maintenance Chapter 7: Troubleshooting xiv Page Page Page Page 1-1 Feat ure s Features Features: hardware Features: software 1-2 Printer Parts and Accessories Printer Parts and Accessories 1-3 Printer Parts and Accessories 1-4 Control Panel Indicator Lights 1-5 1-6 1-7 Control Panel Button 1-8 Page Page 2-1 Installation Precautions 2-2 Installation Precautions Power Source Grounding 2-3 Installation Precautions Space Requirements 2-4 Operational Precautions Operational Precautions Operating Environment Printer 2-5 Operational Precautions 2-6 2-7 Setting-Up Page 2-9 Second Paper Cassette Unit Page 2-11 Face-Up Tray 2-12 Page Page Page 2-16 2-17 2-18 2-19 2-20 2-21 Options SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module) Warnin g 2-22 2-23 2-24 IrDA Unit 2-25 2-26 2-27 Page Page Page 3-1 PageWorks.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 21, 1998 3:55 PM Printing Paper Using the Printer Chapter 3 Printing Paper Caution Type * Does not support Legal L size Thick Paper. L: Lengthwise Size Standard size Loading Paper Loading Paper onto Tray 1 3-3 3-4 3-5 Page 3-7 Page Page Page 3-11 Printing on Envelopes 3-12 Page Page 4-1 Introduction Introduction System Requirements 4-2 Installing the PageWorks 8e Printer Driver Under Windows 95 Installing the PageWorks 8e Printer Driver 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 Installing the PageWorks 8e Printer Driver Under Windows 3.1 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 Installing the Printer Driver Under Windows NT4.0 4-19 4-20 4-21 4-22 Page 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-27 Page Page 4-30 4-31 4-32 4-33 4-34 4-35 Page 4-37 Page 4-39 4-40 4-41 4-42 4-43 4-44 4-45 Installing the Printer Driver Under Windows NT3.51 4-46 4-47 4-48 4-49 Page 4-51 4-52 4-53 4-54 4-55 Page 4-57 4-58 Page Page 4-61 4-62 4-63 4-64 Page 4-66 Using the Minolta PageWorks 8e Printer Driver Under Windows 4-67 Using the PageWorks 8e Driver Setup Dialog 4-68 4-69 4-70 4-71 Custom Paper Size Dialog 4-72 4-73 4-74 4-75 4-76 Page 4-78 Using the PageWorks 8e Enhanced Driver Setup Dialog 4-79 Page Page 4-82 Watermark Dialog Page 4-84 4-85 4-86 DOS Printing Utilities Installing DOS Printing Utilities 4-87 Loading and Unloading the Status Display To load the Status Display from the DOS prompt 4-88 To remove the Status Display from memory Accessing the Printer Control Panel To access the Printer Control Panel 4-89 4-90 Using the Printer Control Panel Getting Around in the Printer Control Panel 4-91 4-92 To open a profile 4-93 To print a test page or demo page To change the printer port 4-94 Printer Control Panel Screens Common Buttons 4-95 Setup Screen 4-96 4-97 4-98 Output Quality Screen 4-99 Counter Screen 4-100 4-101 Other Screen 4-102 4-103 Using the Status Display To display the Status Display 4-104 Status Display Screen 4-105 4-106 Installation from a Floppy Diskette Installation from a Floppy Diskette Page Page 5-1 Introduction Introduction Starting Up the Status Display 5-2 Starting Up the Status Display To start up the Status Display under Windows 95 Page 5-4 Using the Status Display 5-5 To expand the size of the Status Display 5-6 To turn Popup Error Messages On and Off 5-7 To specify popup message conditions 5-8 Starting Up the Control Panel 5-9 Starting Up the Control Panel To start up the Control Panel under Windows 95 Page 5-11 Using the Control Panel 5-12 Common Buttons 5-13 Paper Paper Time Out 5-14 Priority Feed Tray 1 Setting 5-15 Printer Setting Power Sa ve Detect Size Error 5-16 Test Print 5-17 Counter 5-18 Configuration Page Page 6-1 Replacing the Toner Cartridge To replace the toner cartridge Caution 6-2 6-3 Page 6-5 To reset the counter of the toner cartridge 6-6 Replacing the Drum Cartridge 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-10 Replacing the Drum Cartridge To reset the counter of the drum cartridge 6-11 Cleaning the Printer 6-12 Page Page Page Page 7-1 Customer Support 7-2 Clearing a Paper Misfeed 7-3 Page Page 7-6 Clearing a Paper Misfeed Page Page 7-9 Print Quality Problems Blank pages Black pages 7-10 Printout too light Printout too dark 7-11 Blurred background Uneven print density Irregularities 7-12 White or black line Toner smudges 7-13 No output Page Page Page 8-1 PageWorks 8e Printer PageWorks 8e Printer 8-2 PageWorks 8e Printer Second Paper Cassette Unit 8-3 Second Paper Cassette Unit 8-4 Interface Connector and Cable Interface Connector and Cable 8-5 SIMM (Option) SIMM (Option) Page Page Page A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 Page Page B-1 A B C D E M N O P Q S B-3 T U W