Minolta PagePro 8 User manual
Step 1
Unpacking the Printer.....................2
Reference 1
Printer Parts.....................................4
Reference 2
Control Panel...................................5
Step 2
Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1.........................................6
Step 3
Loading Paper .................................7
Step 4
Connecting the Power Cord...........8
Step 5
Turning the Power On/Off...............8
Step 6
Printing a Test Page........................9
Step 7
Connecting the Printer to the
Computer (Local Connection)...... 10
Step 8
Installing the Printer Driver .......... 11
Reference 3
Troubleshooting ............................13
Contents
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Before operating your printer, read the Set-Up Instructions
carefully from cover to cover. Use this guide for reference.
1.
Take the items and accessories shown above out of the carton.
2.
Remove the plastic bag and peel off the shipping tape from the printer.
Unpacking the Printer
Step 1
4
13
2
1.Face-down tray
2.Printer
3.Tray 1
4.Accessories
User Kit including:
• Quick Guide
• User’s Manual
• CD-ROM
Power cord
Peeling off the shipping tapes from
the printer
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3.
Pull out the cushion from the paper feed inlet.
4.
Pull out the cushion from the manual feed inlet.
Step 1
Peeling off the shipping tapes from
the printer
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Note
• The face-up tray, second paper cassette unit (with Tray 2) and SIMM are all avail-
able options for your printer. For more information, please refer to the User’s Man-
ual.
Printer Parts
Reference 1
Face-up tray (option)
Face-down tray
Control panel
Paper size guide
Manual feed tray
Tray cover
Tray 1
Tray 2 cover (option)
Tray 2 (500-sheet second
cassette) (option)
Second paper
cassette unit (option)
Paper size guide
Paper support
Top cover release button
Power switch
Power cord socket
Parallel interface connector
Toner cartridge
Drum cartridge
Face-up/face-
down selection switch
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The control panel has three indicator lights and one button.
Printer is online
(ready). • Receiving data via
parallel interface.
• Printing the test
page.
Printer is off.
Printer is standing
by waiting for man-
ual paper feed.
(Blinking slowly)
Power save mode. • Out of paper. Load
more paper to con-
tinue printing.
• Paper misfeed.
Clear to continue
printing.
Paper misfeed.
Clear the paper
misfeed and con-
tinue printing.
Cover open. Close
the cover. Print job is too com-
plex.
Control Panel
Reference 2
Panel button
PAPER indicator (amber)
ERROR indicator (red)
READY indicator (green)
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1.
Insert the 3 tabs of the face-down tray into the catch holes located along the
top ofthe printer unit. Set the hooksthat are locatedon both sides of the tray
into the coordinating holes of the printer unit as shown in the illustration.
2.
Using the left and right slots in the printer as guides, gently push Tray 1 until
it cannot be inserted any further.
3.
Attach the cover onto Tray 1.
Attaching the Face-Down Tray
and Tray 1
Step 2
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1.
Remove the cover from Tray 1.
Loading Paper
Step 3
2.
Open the paper size guides.
3.
Place several pages of paper in
Tray 1 and adjust the paper size
guides.
4.
Replace the tray cover.
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Connecting the Power Cord
Step 4
1.
Make sure that the printer’spower
switch is in the O(Off) position.
2.
Connect one end of the power
cord that comes with the printer to
the power cord socket. Plug the
other end into a power outlet.
Turning the power OFF
Press the power switch to the O(Off) position to turn the printer off.
Note
DO NOT turn the power OFF while:
•printing
• the printer is receiving the data from the computer (the indicator on the
control panel is blinking)
• resetting the printer
Turning the Power On/Off
Step 5
Turning the power ON
After connecting the printer to a
power outlet, press the power
switch to the I(On) position.
Turning on the printer causes all
of the indicators on the control
panel to light, which indicates that
the printer is warming up. In about
20 seconds, only the READY indi
-
cator remains lit, indicating that
the printer is ready to print.
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1.
Turn the printer on.
2.
Make sure that paper is loaded into the printer’s feeding tray.
3.
Make sure that both the PAPER and ERROR indicators are off, and the
READY indicator is on.
4.
Briefly press the panel button to start the print Self-Test Page operation.
Sample
Printing a Test Page
Step 6
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1.
Turn the printer and the computer off.
2.
Connect one end of the interface cable to the parallel port of the computer.
3.
Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel connector on the back of
the printer. Secure the cable using the two clips on the parallel connector.
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Step 7
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