Konica Minolta magicolor 2550DN User Manual

Software Utilities CD-ROM 7 PPD Files
!For details on the installation of the Windows printer drivers, refer to 
the magicolor 2550 Installation Guide on the Documentation 
CD-ROM.
Utilities
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Me/98SE These PPD files allow you to install 
the printer for a variety of platforms, 
drivers, and applications.
Macintosh OS 9/X These files are required in order to 
use the printer driver for each operat-
ing system. 
For details of the Macintosh and Linux 
printer drivers,...

Software Utilities CD-ROM 8
PageScope Net Care Printer management functions such as 
status monitoring and network settings 
can be accessed. 
For details, refer to the PageScope 
Net Care Quick Guide on the Docu-
mentation CD-ROM.
PageScope Web Connection With a Web browser, the status of 
printers can be checked, and the vari-
ous settings can be changed. 
For details, refer to the magicolor 
2550 Reference Guide on the Docu-
mentation CD-ROM.
PageScope Network Setup Using the TCP/IP and IPX protocols,...

System Requirements 9
System Requirements
#Personal computer
–Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended)
–Power Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)
#Operating System
–Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or 
later), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), 
Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 or 
later)
!The 64-bit driver supports x64 operating systems running on AMD64 
or Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T...

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows) 10
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults 
(for Windows)
Before you start working with your printer, you are advised to verify/change 
the default driver settings. Also, in case you have options installed, you 
should “declare” the options in the driver.
Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0
1Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
–(Windows XP/Server 2003)
From the Start
 menu, choose Printers and Faxes
 to display the 
Printers and Faxes
 directory....

Selecting Driver Options/Defaults (for Windows) 11
!With Windows NT 4.0, right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 
PCL6 printer icon or the KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 PS printer 
icon in the Printers directory, and then click Document Defaults
. 
Skip to step 10.
8Select the General
 tab.
9Click Printing Preferences
.
The Printing Preference dialog box appears.
10Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media for-
mat you use, on the appropriate tabs.
11Click Apply
.
12Click OK
 to exit...

Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows) 12
Windows Me/98SE (KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 PPD)
1Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
–From the Start
 menu, choose Settings
 and then Printers
 to display 
the Printers
 directory. Right-click the KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 
PPD printer icon and choose Properties
.
2Select the Device Options
 tab.
3Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with 
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 6.
4From the Installable options
 list,...

Displaying Printer Driver Settings (for Windows) 13
5(Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Select File / Server Properties
 from the 
menu.
6(Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Go to the Driver
 tab and select KONICA 
MINOLTA mc2550 PCL6 or KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 PS driver and 
then click on Remove
.
7(Windows XP/Server2003/2000) Click Ye s
 to verify the driver removal.
8Restart your computer.
9The KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 printer driver will be uninstalled from your 
computer.
Displaying Printer Driver Settings 
(for...

Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver 14
Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver
!When using the KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 PCL6 printer driver on 
Windows Me/98SE, a tab for specifying printer settings appears in the 
dialog box.
For details on using KONICA MINOLTA mc2550 PPD on Windows 
Me/98SE, refer to “Using the Windows Me/98SE PPD File” on page 
19.
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
Cancel
Click...

Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver 15
Easy Set
To save the current settings, enter a name, and then click Save
. Afterward, 
the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To change the 
registered setting, click Edit
.
Select Defaults
 from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to 
their default values.
#Name:
 Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
#Comment:
 Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
#Sharing:
 Specify whether or not the settings to...

Using the PostScript and PCL Printer Driver 16
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only)
The Advanced Tab allows you to
#Specify the PostScript output method
#Specify whether or not the error messages of a print job are printed
#Print a mirror image
#Specify whether or not the application can directly output PostScript data
Basic Tab
The Basic Tab allows you to
#Specify the orientation of the media
#Specify the size of the original document
#Select the output media size
#Zoom (expand/reduce)...