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    							PagePro  1200W
    User’s Guide 
    ®
    1800691-001B
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    Trademarks
    The following are registered trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.: QMS and the 
    MINOLTA-QMS logo. Minolta, Fine-ART, and PagePro are trademarks of Minolta 
    Co., Ltd. Other product names mentioned in this guide may also be trademarks or 
    registered trademarks of their respective owners.
    Proprietary Statement
    The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted © 2002 
    by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This 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 MINOLTA-
    QMS, Inc.
    Copyright Notice
    This manual is Copyrighted © 2002 by MINOLTA-QMS, Inc., One Magnum Pass, 
    Mobile, AL 36618. 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 MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
    Manual Notice
    MINOLTA-QMS, 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, MINOLTA-
    QMS, 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. MINOLTA-QMS, 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.
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    Contents
    Contents
    1 Introduction
    1.1 Welcome ........................................................................................ 1-1
    1.2 Roadmap of this manual .............................................................. 1-2
    Brief explanation of special type styles and method of 
    presentation .................................................................................... 1-3
    2 Installing and setting up the printer
    2.1 Overview of the printer ................................................................. 2-1
    External features ............................................................................. 2-1
    Inside the printer ............................................................................. 2-2
    Optional accessories ....................................................................... 2-3
    Printer control panel ........................................................................ 2-4
    2.2 Installing your laser printer .......................................................... 2-5
    Place of installation ......................................................................... 2-5
    Storage of consumables and accessories ...................................... 2-5
    Ambient conditions .......................................................................... 2-5
    Space requirements ........................................................................ 2-6
    2.3 Setting up your laser printer ........................................................ 2-7
    Turning the printer on and off ........................................................ 2-11
    Connecting the printer to a computer ............................................ 2-12
    3 Installing the printer driver
    3.1 Minimum system requirements ................................................... 3-1
    3.2 Notes on installing the printer driver .......................................... 3-1
    General information on the printer driver ........................................ 3-1
    Information on installation using “Add Printer” ............................... 3-2
    3.3 Installing the USB device driver and printer driver under 
    Windows XP................................................................................... 3-2
    3.4 Installing the USB device driver and printer driver under 
    Windows Me ................................................................................ 3-11
    3.5 Installing the USB device driver and printer driver under 
    Windows 2000 ............................................................................. 3-15
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    iv3.6 Installing the USB device driver and printer driver under 
    Windows 98 ................................................................................. 3-21
    3.7 Installing the printer driver under Windows 95 ....................... 3-26
    3.8 Installing the printer driver under Windows NT 4.0 ................ 3-29
    3.9 Uninstalling the printer driver and USB device driver ............ 3-31
    4 Working with the printer driver
    4.1 Displaying printer driver settings ............................................... 4-1
    4.2 Setup tab ....................................................................................... 4-4
    4.3 Paper tab ....................................................................................... 4-5
    4.4 Quality tab ..................................................................................... 4-6
    4.5 Device Options Setting tab .......................................................... 4-7
    5 Working with the Status Display
    5.1 Environment.................................................................................. 5-1
    5.2 Opening the Status Display ......................................................... 5-2
    5.3 Using the Status Display ............................................................. 5-4
    5.4 Closing the Status Display .......................................................... 5-5
    6 Working with the printer
    6.1 Please note the following points: ............................................... 6-1
    What should I watch out for when loading paper?.......................... 6-1
    What should I watch out for when loading envelopes? .................. 6-1
    Which sizes of paper can I use?..................................................... 6-2
    What types of paper can I use? ...................................................... 6-3
    Printable area ................................................................................. 6-3
    6.2 Using the panel button................................................................. 6-4
    6.3 Loading media .............................................................................. 6-5
    6.4 Determining the direction printed sheets .................................. 6-7
    7 Installing printer options
    7.1 Installing the lower feeder unit (Tray 2) ..................................... 7-1
    7.2 Installing the face-up tray  ........................................................... 7-3
    8 Maintaining the printer
    8.1 Replacing the toner cartridge...................................................... 8-2
    8.2 Replacing the drum cartridge ..................................................... 8-6
    8.3 Cleaning the printer.................................................................... 8-10
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    9 Troubleshooting
    9.1 Clearing media jams ..................................................................... 9-1
    9.2 General printing problems ........................................................... 9-8
    9.3 Print quality problems .................................................................. 9-8
    9.4 Printer messages ........................................................................ 9-11
    Indicator functions .........................................................................9-11
    Status message ............................................................................ 9-12
    Error messages ............................................................................. 9-12
    Service message........................................................................... 9-13
    10 Appendix
    10.1 Safety specifications .................................................................. 10-1
    10.2 Technical specifications............................................................. 10-1
    Printer............................................................................................ 10-1
    Lower feeder unit (option) ............................................................. 10-3
    Parallel interface connectors and cable ........................................10-3
    USB interface connectors and cable .............................................10-3
    10.3 Our concern for environmental protection ............................... 10-4
    What is an ENERGY STAR product? ........................................... 10-4
    10.4 CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity) ................................... 10-4
    For European users ...................................................................... 10-4
    10.5 CISPR 22 and local rules ............................................................ 10-4
    10.6 Acoustic Noise ............................................................................ 10-4
    10.7 Safety Information....................................................................... 10-5
    Warning and precaution symbols .................................................. 10-5
    Meaning of symbols ...................................................................... 10-5
    10.8 Working safely with your laser printer ...................................... 10-8
    Notes on your safety and operating safety.................................... 10-8
    Laser safety................................................................................. 10-10
    Internal laser radiation................................................................. 10-10
    Laser caution label ...................................................................... 10-10
    Laser safety label ........................................................................ 10-11
    For United States users .............................................................. 10-11
    For users in all countries ............................................................. 10-12
    For Denmark users ..................................................................... 10-12
    For Norway users ........................................................................ 10-12
    For Finland, Sweden ssers ......................................................... 10-12
    Ozone release .............................................................................10-13
    Dégagement d’ozone ..................................................................10-13
    11 Index
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    							Introduction1
    1-1
    1 Introduction
    1.1 Welcome
    Thank you for purchasing a PagePro 1200W.
    So you can use your new laser printer effectively and achieve the best 
    possible results, this manual provides you with information on the follow-
    ing topics:
    Installing the printer driver
    Working with the printer driver and Status Display
    Working with the printer
    Caring for and maintaining the printer
    Troubleshooting
    Read this manual carefully before operating your printer for the first time, 
    and always keep the manual within easy reach.
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    1-2
    1.2 Roadmap of this manual
    The following table is designed to help you find the information you need. 
    Alternatively, to find information on a specific problem quickly and precise-
    ly, refer to the index at the end of this manual.
    No.Title of chapterContent of chapter
    1 Introduction Overview of this manual.
    2 Setting up the  printer Information on how to set up the printer as well as an 
    introduction to its features.
    3 Installing a printer driver A step-by-step explanation of the procedure for 
    installing a printer driver. 
    4 Working with the printer 
    driverOverview of the Windows printer drivers.
    5 Working with the Status 
    DisplayDetails of how to use the Status Display.
    6 Working with the printer General information on how to use your printer, 
    including supported media sizes and types, loading 
    media, monitoring print jobs, and canceling print jobs.
    7 Installing printer options Detailed instructions on installing printer options: 
    lower feeder unit and face-up tray.
    8 Maintaining the printer Information on how to replace consumables and 
    clean the printer.
    9 Troubleshooting Information on identifying and solving printer 
    problems.
    10 Specifications Technical specifications, safety information, and 
    regulatory information.
    Index Index of the contents of this manual.
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    							Introduction1
    1-3 Brief explanation of special type styles and method of presentation
    Special type styles and methods of presentation are used in this manual 
    to highlight various circumstances. The following examples will help you 
    recognize and deal with the most important of these.
    CAUTION OR WARNING
    This is a caution or warning!
    A caution alerts you to damage that could result to the printer by treating 
    it improperly while a warning alerts you to the potential for bodily harm.
    ➜The arrow refers you to safety measures that must be taken to prevent 
    the hazard.
    If you’re using the Acrobat PDF version of this guide, click this icon 
    to play a QuickTime video clip of the procedure described in 
    the text. Acrobat Reader and a download link to QuickTime 
    are provided on the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM.
    [MENU] button on the printer driver with the description “Menu”
    ➜Single action to be performed (there are no other steps)
    1Step 1 of a series of actions
    2Step 2 of a series of actions.
    ?Help is available here.
    ➜The approach that is suggested 
    here is sure to get you to your 
    desired result.
    ✎
    This is a helpful tip
    Text passages that are identified in this manner provide you with tips 
    and tricks that make it even easier to work with the printer.
    Here you can see what has to be done.
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