Konica Minolta PagePro 9100 User manual

PagePro 9100

User’s Guide

1800731-001B

Thank You

Thank you for purchasing a KONICA MINOLTA printer. You have made an excellent

choice.

Trademarks

KONICA MINOLTA and the KONICA MINOLTA logo are trademarks or registered

trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. PagePro is a trademark or

registered trademark of KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Crown

and CrownView are trademarks or registered trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA

PRINTING SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC. All other trademarks are the property of their

respective owners.

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.

Contents

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

Software Utilities CD-ROM 2

Drivers, PPDs, and Utilities 2

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Auto-loading Installation 5

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Windows Environments—Manual

Installation 5

Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities, Macintosh Environments 6

Some Notes to Consider 6

Macintosh OS 9—PPDs and Utilities Installation 6

Macintosh OS X—PPDs and Utilities Installation 8

UNIX, NetWare, and NDPS 10

Linux 10

2Replacing Consumables ................................................................................ 11

Introduction 12

Consumable Life Expectancies 12

Consumables Life Expectancies Chart 14

Replacing the Toner Cartridge 15

Replacing the Exhaust Filter 21

Contentsiv

Replacing Rollers 22

Replacing the Transfer Roller 27

3Using Media .....................................................................................................31

Introduction 32

Media Storage and Handling 32

Page Margins 40

Image Alignment 40

Output Tray 40

Media 40

Loading Media 42

Using Media Other Than Plain Paper 48

Duplexing 52

4Maintaining the Printer ....................................................................................55

Introduction 56

Cleaning 57

Cleaning the Printer Exterior 57

Cleaning the Printer Interior 58

Media Tray Pickup Rollers 58

5Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................63

Introduction 64

Printing a Status Page 64

PDF File Printing 64

Adjusting Memory Clients for PDF Printing 65

Printing Preformatted Files Using CrownView 65

Troubleshooting PDF Direct Printing from CrownView 65

Preventing Media Jams 66

Automatic Jam Recovery 67

Understanding the Media Path 67

Printer 67

Printer, Optional Tray(s), Duplexer, and 4-bin Mailbox 68

Understanding Media Jam Status Messages 69

Clearing Media Input Jams 69

Clearing Internal Jams 73

Clearing Output Jams 80

Solving Problems 81

Other Problems 85

Printing Quality 89

Status, Error, and Service Messages 93

Service Messages 99

HP-GL Error Codes and PCL Error Codes 100

PostScript Errors 101

Additional Assistance 101

Contents v

6Installing Accessories .................................................................................. 103

Introduction 104

Antistatic Protection 106

4-bin Mailbox 106

Installing the 4-bin Mailbox 107

Dual In-Line Memory Modules (DIMMs) 110

Installing DIMMs 112

Duplexer 114

Installing a Duplexer 114

Fonts and Forms 116

Font & Form Center 116

Optional Fonts 116

CID Fonts 116

Kanji Font Internal IDE Hard Disk 117

PlanetPress 118

Internal IDE Hard Disk Drive 119

Optional Media Feeder(s) 121

Installing an Optional Media Feeder 122

Time-of-Day Clock 124

Installing a Time-of-Day Clock 124

Using the Time-of-Day Clock 125

7Storing, Deinstalling, Relocating, Repacking, and Shipping .................... 127

Introduction 128

Storing the Printer 128

Deinstalling Accessories 129

Relocating the Printer 133

Repacking the Printer 134

Shipping the Printer 138

ATechnical Specifications .............................................................................. 139

Requirements 140

Space Requirements 140

Location Requirements 142

Power Requirements 143

ENERGY STAR Compliance 144

Engine and Controller Specifications 145

Print Speed 145

Engine 145

Controller 147

Electrical 149

Physical 151

Consumable Life Expectancies 151

IPP 153

Document Option Commands 155

Header/Trailer Page Commands 155

Contentsvi

HP-GL Emulation Commands 155

HP PCL 5e Emulation Commands 155

Lineprinter Emulation Commands 156

PostScript Emulation Command 156

Document Formatting 156

Job and Subjob Boundary Commands 157

157

Menus 158

Configuration Chart Conventions 158

Security Menu 158

Operator Control Menu 159

Administration Menu 160

Administration/Communications/Optional NIC/CrownNet Menu 161

Index......................................................................................................................167

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 the AutoInstaller

begins the installation process.

Drivers, PPDs, and Utilities

The printer drivers, PPDs, and additional software on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM can be installed on PC, Macintosh, and other computers using any

of the following:

Drivers and PPDs

 Manual installation instructions and additional information are included

in the Crown Books (in PDF on the Documentation CD-ROM) in case

you need them.

Windows Me

Windows 98/95

Windows XP

Windows 2000

Windows NT4

Macintosh OS 9 or X (version 10.1

or higher)

UNIX/Linux

NetWare (Versions 5 and 6)

NDPS

Drivers Use/Benefit Installation Instructions

PostScript

Drivers

Windows

XP/2000

Windows

Me/98/95

Windows NT4

These drivers give you

access to all of the

printer features,

including finishing and

advanced layout

“Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities,

Windows Environments—Auto-loading

Installation” on page 5.

PCL6 Drivers

Windows XP

(1200 dpi)

Windows

Me/98/95

PCL6 allows access to

most of the features on

the printer.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Software Utilities CD-ROM 3

PCL5e Drivers

Windows XP

Windows 2000

Windows

Me/98/95

Windows NT4

PCL5e allows limited

access to features on

the printer.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

You cannot install a PCL5e driver for

Windows 9x or Windows NT4 without a

Windows CD-ROM. This CD-ROM is

required so you can supply the

following files when prompted:

For PCL5 9x—ICONLIB.DDL,

UNIDRV.DLL, and UNIDRV.HLP

For PCL5 NT4—RASDD.DLL,

RASDDUI.DLL, and RASDDUI.HLP.

If you install the driver and skip these

files, an error message displays at the

end of the process.

Macintosh PPDs PostScript Printer

Description (PPD) files

allow you to configure

options such as

memory and informs

the computer what

options and features

are available.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Windows PPDs These PPD files allow

you to install the printer

for a variety of

platforms, drivers, and

applications.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Linux PPDs These PPDs can be

used with third-party

Linux print filters that

use PPDs.

Readme on the Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Drivers Use/Benefit Installation Instructions

Software Utilities CD-ROM4

Utilities

Utilities Use/Benefit Installation

Instructions

Crown Print

Monitor+ for

Windows

This Windows utility provides an efficient

method for transporting print jobs

directly to a KONICA MINOLTA printer

via the TCP/IP protocol.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Download

Manager for

Windows

This utility provides the ability to

download fonts and overlays to the

printer’s hard disk. It also allows you to

download fonts to printer memory.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

Macintosh

Installer

This installer automatically places all

needed print-related components, such

as a PostScript Printer Description

(PPD) file, color profiles, and screen

fonts, in the correct locations on your

system and allows you to use your

printer with Macintosh OS 9 or X

(version 10.1 or higher).

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

PageScope Net

Care

This utility, designed with administrators

in mind, is a powerful tool allowing

centralized management of network

printers. It is available for Windows and

UNIX platforms. Refer to the

PageScope Net Care chapter in the

Reference Guide or PageScope Net

Care Administrator’s Manual, both in

PDF format on the Documentation CD-

ROM.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

UNIX Host

Software

UNIX Host Software, compatible with a

variety of UNIX platforms, allows for the

customization of UNIX-based queues

and filters for the specific features of the

Crown printer.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

KONICA

MINOLTA

Gateway

This interface allows NetWare users to

manage printers from a central location.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

PageScope

Network Setup

Utility

This utility provides basic configuration

functions for network printers using

TCP/IP and IPX protocols.

Readme on the

Software Utilities

CD-ROM.

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