Minolta PagePro 1200W User Manual

Working with the Status Display5
5-3 Altering the size of the Status Display window
➜From the Display menu choose Status (Reduce)” to decrease the size 
of the window.
➜From the Display menu choose Status (Expand) to increase the size 
of the window.
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5Working with the Status Display
5-4
5.3 Using the Status Display

When the background of the printer graphic is green, the printer is in 
Stand-by mode or a job is printing normally.

When the background to the printer graphic is red, there is an error 
and the job has been interrupted. The status of the printer and the 
error message are shown in the dialog boxes on the left.
Refer to the Status Display’s online help for information on all of its 
functions.
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5-5
5.4 Closing the Status Display
➜To close the Status Display from the File menu choose Exit.
✎
Note
If you choose [X] button in the upper-right corner of the Status Display 
window to close the window, the Status Display remains available at 
the bottom right end of the taskbar.
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Working with the printer6
6-1
6 Working with the printer
6.1 Please note the following points:
What should I watch out for when loading paper?
To avoid paper misfeeds, observe the following points:

Do not use any paper with the following features:
❍Paper that has already been used in a thermal or ink-jet printer.
❍Creased or wavy paper.
❍Paper with a surface that is too smooth, too rough or irregular.
❍Specially coated paper such as carbon paper or paper with an 
adhesive surface.
❍Paper that is not cut...

6Working with the printer
6-2Which sizes of paper can I use?
This printer is designed for use only with these media sizes.
* The optional lower feeder unit (Tray 2 is shipped with either a letter or A4 tray. Legal and 
executive/B5 JIS trays are available as optional accessories.
 Media sizeMedia source
Tray 1Tray 2*(optional)Manual feed tray
Standard sizes
Letter
8.5 x 11.0Yes Yes Yes
Legal
8.5 x 14.0Yes Yes Yes
Executive
7.25 x 10.5Yes Yes Yes
Half Letter
5.5 x 8.5Yes No Yes
A4
210 x 297 mmYes Yes Yes...

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6-3 What types of paper can I use?
This printer is designed for use with the following media types.
Printable area
 Media typeMedia source
Tray 1Tray 2 (optional)Manual feed tray
Plain paper
16–24 lbs (60–90 g/m
2)Yes Yes Yes
Thick paper/Labels
24–43.25 lbs (90–163 g/m
2)Yes No Yes
Envelopes Yes No Yes
Letterhead Yes No Yes
Postcard Yes No Yes
Transparencies Yes No Yes
Printable area 0.2 (4 mm)
0.2 (4 mm)0.2 (4 mm) 0.2 (4 mm)
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6Working with the printer
6-4
6.2 Using the panel button
The control panel has two indicators and one button.
The panel button allows you to

Continue a print job after an error message

Cancel a print job
Continuing a print job after an error message
You can continue the print job after correcting the following types of errors:
✔When the print job is too complex and the memory capacity of the 
printer is inadequate
✔When there is no more paper in the trays
✔When paper of a different format than that set...

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6-5 Cancelling a print job
You can cancel a print job that is currently being processed.
1While data is being processed or printed (the green “Ready” indicator 
is blinking), hold down the panel button for more than 5 seconds.
2Release the panel button after both indicators light up.
The current print job has now been cancelled.
6.3 Loading media
Loading media into Tray 1 
Note the following points:
✔Refill the tray only when it is completely empty.
✔Refer to the advice on...

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6-6
4Squeeze the right media guide and adjust the media guides so that  
both the left and right sides of the media are secure.
Loading media in the manual feed tray
1Open the media guides.
2Insert the piece of media as far as  
possible into the manual feed tray 
(with the side to be printed facing  
up).
?How many pieces of media can 
be fed at one time?
➜Insert only one sheet of paper or  
type of media at a time.
?How are envelopes fed in?
➜Place the envelope in the tray...