Konica Minolta magicolor 1600W User Manual

							Getting Acquainted with Your Printer 1-2
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Space Requirements
To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance, 
adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.
Side View Front View
496 mm (19.5)
100 mm  
(3.9) 396 mm (15.6)
707 mm (27.8)100 mm  
(3.9) 380 mm (14.9)
520 mm (20.5)
127 mm 
(5.0)
245 mm 
(9.6) 275 mm (10.8)
100 mm 
(3.9)
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							Getting Acquainted with Your Printer1-3
Printer Parts
The following drawings illustrate the parts of your printer referred to through-
out this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with them.
Front View
1—Output tray
2—Control panel
3—Front cover
4—Tray 1 (Multipurpose tray)
5—Top cover
6—Fuser unit
7—Fuser separator levers
8—Fuser cover lever
9—Imaging cartridge
10—Toner cartridge
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Rear View
1—Power switch
2—Power connection
2—USB port
Front View with 
Option
1—Dust cover
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							About the Control Panel1-5
About the Control Panel
1—Ready indicator
2—Error indicator
3—Rotate Toner key
4—Toner indicators
5—Clear key 
 
About the Indicators
The indicators use five types of signals:
„Off
„On
„Slow blinking—1 blink every 2 seconds
„Blinking—1 blink per second
„Rapid blinking—2 blinks per second
Each of the indicators has the following basic meaning.
„Ready indicator
When lit, printing can be performed.
„Error indicator
When lit or blinking, an error has occurred or there is a warning.
„Toner indicators
When blinking, the toner for the corresponding color is about to run out.
When lit, the toner in the corresponding color is empty.
In addition, printer warnings and errors may be indicated by combinations of 
the various types of signals used by the indicators in the control panel (indica
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tor messages).
For details on these indicator messages, refer to “Indicator Messages” on 
page 7-5.
The Remote Panel Utility can also be used to check the printer status. For 
details, refer to 
“Working with the Remote Panel Utility” on page 3-2.
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Ready
Rotate
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							About the Control Panel 1-6
About the Rotate Toner KEY
The Rotate Toner key allows you to switch the printer from normal operation 
mode to Change Toner mode, Eject All Toner mode or Print Head Cleanup 
mode.
The mode that the printer enters depends on how long the Rotate Toner key 
is held down.
When the printer is switched to any of these operation modes, the 
magenta toner indicator lights up.
The Rotate Toner key is used in the following situations.
„When replacing a toner cartridge
„When replacing all toner cartridges at the same time
„When cleaning the print head window
When replacing a toner cartridge
Press the Rotate Toner key.
The printer enters Change Toner mode.
For details on replacing a toner cartridge, refer to “Replacing a Toner 
Cartridge” on page 5-5.
To return to normal operation mode from Change Toner mode, press 
the Clear key.
Length of time that 
the Rotate Toner key 
is held downMode that the printer 
entersIndicators on the 
control panel
Less than 5 secondsChange Toner mode-
5 to 10 secondsPrint Head Cleanup 
modeAll indicators blink once 
after the key has been 
held down for 5 sec
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onds.
More than 10 secondsEject All Toner modeAll indicators flash once 
after the key has been 
held down for 10 sec
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onds.
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When cleaning the print head window
Hold down the Rotate Toner key for 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
The printer enters Print Head Cleanup mode.
For details on cleaning the print head window, refer to “Cleaning the 
Print Head Window” on page 6-8.
To return to normal operation mode from Print Head Cleanup mode, 
refer to 
“Cleaning the Print Head Window” on page 6-8.
Print Head Cleanup mode is a mode that allows the user to clean the 
print head window more easily. The print head window is not cleaned 
automatically.
When replacing all toner cartridges at the same time
Hold down the Rotate Toner key more than 10 seconds.
The printer enters Eject All Toner mode.
For details on replacing all toner cartridges at the same time, refer to 
“Replacing All Toner Cartridges at the Same Time” on page 5-11.
To return to normal operation mode from Eject All Toner mode, press 
the Clear key.
About the Clear KEY
The Clear key allows you to:
„Continue a print job after addressing an error message
„Cancel a print job
„Reset the printer after a toner cartridge is replaced
For details on resetting the printer after replacing a toner cartridge, 
refer to 
“Replacing a Toner Cartridge” on page 5-5.
Continuing a Print Job after an Error Message
You can continue a print job after correcting the following types of errors:
„No more media in the tray
„Media other than that set in the printer driver was fed into the printer
For details on the error messages, refer to “Indicator Messages” on 
page 7-5.
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							About the Control Panel 1-8
If any of the errors listed above occur, press the Clear key to continue the 
print job.
Cancelling a Print Job
You can cancel a print job that is currently being processed.
While data is being processed or printed (the green Ready indicator is blink-
ing), hold down the Clear key for more than 5 seconds to cancel the print job.
Both the Ready and Error indicators blink when the print job is cancelled.
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							About the Printer Driver and Utility CD/DVD1-9
About the Printer Driver and Utility CD/DVD
For details on the installation of the drivers, refer to the Installation 
Guide.
DriversUse/Benefit
Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003/
2000These drivers give you access to all of 
the printer features. For details, refer 
to
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings” 
on page 2-3.Windows Vista/XP/Server 2003 for 
64bit 
UtilitiesUse/Benefit
Remote Panel UtilityFrom the Remote Panel Utility, the 
current status of this printer can be 
checked.
For details, refer to “Working with the 
Remote Panel Utility” on page 3-2.
DocumentationUse/Benefit
Installation GuideThis manual provides details on the 
initial operations that must be per
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formed in order to use this printer, 
such as setting up the printer and 
installing the drivers.
User’s Guide (this manual)This manual provides details on gen-
eral daily operations, such as using 
the drivers and control panel and 
replacing consumables.
Service & Support GuideThe Need Assistance sheet provides 
information on product support and 
servicing.
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							System Requirements 1-10
System Requirements
„Personal computer 
Pentium II: 400MHz or higher
„Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/
Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/ Ultimate/Busi
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ness/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional 
(Service Pack 2 or later), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows 
Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000 (Service 
Pack 4 or later)
„Free hard disk space  
256 MB or more
„RAM 
128 MB or more
„CD/DVD drive
„I/O interface
USB Revision 2.0 and USB Revision 1.1 compliant port
The USB cable is not included with the machine.
This printer cannot be used as a shared printer.
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							Using the Printer 
Driver
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