Konica Minolta Magicolor 7300 User manual

magicolor 7300

User’s Guide

1800735-002A(1)

Thank You

Thank you for purchasing a magicolor 7300. You have made an excellent choice. Your

magicolor 7300 is specially designed for optimal performance in Windows, Macintosh,

and other environments.

Trademarks

KONICA MINOLTA and the KONICA MINOLTA logo are trademarks or registered

trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.

magicolor is a trademark or registered trademark of KONICA MINOLTA PRINTING

SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC.

This product uses Software Developer Kit of Peerless Systems Corporation.

NEST is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Proprietary Statement

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 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Center Building, 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan. 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 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Manual Notice

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. reserves the right to make

changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice.

Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies

and omissions. However, KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, 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 manual.

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. assumes no responsibility for,

or liability for, errors contained in this manual or for incidental, special, or

consequential damages arising out of the furnishing of this manual, or the use of this

manual in operating the equipment, or in connection with the performance of the

equipment when so operated.

Registering the Printer

Mail (Americas only)—Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your

shipment.

Internet—Go to printer.konicaminolta.net/register and follow the instructions given there.

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

Contents

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

Software Utilities CD-ROM 2

Drivers and PPDs 2

Utilities 3

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Autoloading Installation 4

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Windows Environments—

Manual Installation 5

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Macintosh Environments 5

Some Notes to Consider 5

Macintosh OS 9—PPDs and Utilities Installation 6

NetWare and NDPS 7

Linux 7

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

Introduction 10

Media Specifications 11

Media Types 15

General Considerations about Media 15

Unsupported Media 15

Contentsii

Plain or Recycled Paper, Letterhead, Memo Media 17

Envelopes 18

Labels 19

Postcards 20

Thick Stock (Also Known as Cardstock) 21

Transparencies 22

Loading Media 23

Tray 1 (Universal Media Tray) 24

Trays 2–4 28

Manual Feed Tray 31

Custom-size Media 33

Duplexing 33

Manual Duplexing 34

Autoduplexing 34

Output Tray 36

Media Storage 37

Additional Assistance 37

3. Working with the Printer .................................................................39

About the Control Panel 40

Control Panel LED Indicators 40

Control Panel Keys 42

Canceling Print Jobs 44

Printer Menu Overview 44

Menu Overview 44

Main Menu 46

Selecting a Message Window Language 46

Print Menu 47

Paper Menu 48

Quality Menu 49

Interface Menu 50

Sys Default Menu 51

Service Menu 55

More Information 55

4. Working with the Printer Driver .....................................................57

About Printer Drivers 58

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows

XP/2000 59

Displaying the Tabs 59

Using the Print Setting Tabs 59

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows Me/98 61

Displaying the Tabs 61

Using the Print Setting Tabs 61

Contents iii

Using PostScript Drivers in Windows NT 64

Displaying the Tabs 64

Using the Print Setting Tabs 64

Using Macintosh PPDs 66

Displaying the Printer Options 66

5. Working with Color ......................................................................... 69

About Color Printing 70

Printer Resolutions 70

Selecting a Resolution 70

Automatic Image Density Control (AIDC) 71

Color Matching 71

Quick Color Configuration 72

Color Options 72

Color Model 72

Halftone Screens 72

Color Profiles 72

Profiles for Host-based Color Management 73

Gray Treatment 74

Troubleshooting Color Problems 74

6. Working with the Status Monitor ...................................................77

Working with the Status Monitor 78

Introduction 78

Environment 78

Opening the Status Monitor and Showing Supplies Status 78

Altering the Size of the Status Monitor Window 78

Using the Status Monitor 78

Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts 79

Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert 79

Closing the Status Monitor 80

7. Replacing Consumables ................................................................81

Introduction 82

Consumable Life Expectancies 83

Replacing a Toner Cartridge 86

Toner Cartridge Life 86

Replacing a Toner Cartridge 87

Refilled Toner Cartridges 91

Replacing the Waste Toner Box 92

Waste Toner Box Life 92

Replacing a Waste Toner Box 92

Replacing a Print Unit Assembly 95

PrintUnitLife95

Installing a Print Unit 96

Contentsiv

Replacing the Fuser Unit 107

Fuser Life 107

Removing a Used Fuser 107

Installing a New Fuser Unit 108

Replacing Media Pickup and Separator Rollers 111

Kit Contents 111

Media Pickup Roller for Trays 1 111

Media Pickup Roller for Trays 2 114

Ordering Consumables 119

8. Maintaining the Printer .................................................................121

Introduction 122

Internal Cleaning 124

External Cleaning 125

9. Installing Accessories ..................................................................127

Introduction 128

Antistatic Protection 129

BuzzBox (Americas only) 129

What's in the Kit? 130

Installing BuzzBox 130

Using BuzzBox 131

Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) 131

Duplex Unit Kit 134

Kit Contents 134

Installing the Duplex Unit 135

Installing the Manual Feed Tray 139

Uninstalling Duplex Unit Kit 141

Internal IDE Hard Disk Drive 146

Installing the Internal Hard Disk 146

Lower Feeder Units (Trays 3 and 4) 149

Kit Contents for Each Unit 149

Installing the Lower Feeder Unit(s) 149

Printer Cabinet 165

Printer Caster Base 165

10. Troubleshooting ............................................................................167

Introduction 168

Printing a Configuration Page 168

Warmup and Calibration Time 169

Preventing Media Jams 170

Understanding the Media Path 171

Simplex Printing 171

Duplex Printing (Trays 1–4 Only) 171

Contents v

Clearing Media Jams 172

Understanding Media Jam Status Messages 172

Clearing Internal Jams 173

Clearing Media Input Jams 179

Clearing Media Jams Inside the Duplex Unit 187

Solving Problems 189

Jams and Misfeeds 189

Other Problems 192

Solving Problems—Printing Quality 197

Control Panel Messages 204

Standard Status Messages 204

Warning Status Messages 205

Service Call Messages 210

Default PostScript Error Report 210

Additional Assistance 211

A. Technical Specifications ..............................................................213

Requirements 214

General 214

Controller 215

Electrical 216

Power Requirements 217

ENERGY STAR Compliance 218

Hazardous Chemical Substance Reporting 220

Physical 220

Space Requirements 221

Location Requirements 221

Engine and Controller Specifications 223

Print Speed 223

Consumable Life Expectancies 224

Regulatory Compliance 226

Safety Information 229

Warning and Precaution Symbols 234

Meaning of Symbols 234

Working Safely with Your Laser Printer 237

Index ....................................................................................................................239

Software

Installation

Software Utilities CD-ROM2

Software Utilities CD-ROM

If you followed all the steps in the Installation Guide that came with your

printer, then the printer is properly set up, connected to your computer,

plugged in, turned on, and ready to receive the system software, drivers,

and utilities on the Software Utilities CD-ROM.

Put the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive, and click on the

AutoInstaller.

Drivers and PPDs



Manual installation instructions and additional information are included

in the magicolor 7300 Reference Guide on the Documentation

CD-ROM in case you need them.

Drivers Use/Benefit Installation Instructions

Linux PPDs These PostScript

Printer Description

(PPDs) files can be

used with third-party

Linux print filters that

use PPDs.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM

Macintosh PPDs These PPD files allow

you to configure

options such as

memory and inform the

computer what options

and features are

available.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM

PostScript 3

Drivers



Windows XP/

2000



Windows

Me/98



Windows NT4

These drivers give you

access to all of the

printer features and

advanced layout.

“Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Autoloading

Installation” on page 4

Windows PPDs



Windows XP/

2000



Windows

Me/98/95



Windows NT4

These PPD files allow

youtoinstalltheprinter

for a variety of

platforms, drivers, and

applications.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM; magicolor 7300 Reference

Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM

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