Konica Minolta Konica Print Utility KP, User Reference Manual

Page 1: ...User s Reference Guide Konica Print Utility ...

Page 2: ...se of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice All product names referenced herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged as such MANUAL PART NUMBER OP KP 01 Web Site Address http www konicabt com CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence regarding this manual may be mailed to the address shown below KONICA B...

Page 3: ...on 9 Chapter Four Configuration 10 kpconfig Command 11 Sample Configuration 12 Printer Choice 13 PPD Files 13 Ctrl D 14 Configuration Options 14 Completing Configuration 15 Chapter Five Printing with KP 16 kp Command 17 Printer Options 19 Chapter Six Using KP Alias 36 Overview 37 Creating a KP Alias 37 Printing with KP Alias 43 Chapter Eight Using KP Pop Up 44 Overview 45 Printing with KPP 45 Inde...

Page 4: ...Chapter O One Introduction ...

Page 5: ... KP An interactive command line utility KPALIAS A version of KP that allows you to select your desired printing options and save them as a single command for later use KPP A version of KP that appears within a pop up window when invoked by an application Konica Print Utility allows you to print PostScript and text based files With PostScript files KP allows you to use any of the finishing options ...

Page 6: ...the number of lines per page for text documents Prints text documents in portrait or landscape orientation Allows you to save often used print settings for repeated use KPALIAS Allows supported applications to invoke KP instead of lp KPP Konica Print Utility 3 Sun Solaris 7 8 Intel Sparc SCO Open Server 5 0x IBM AIX 4 3 5 0 HP UX 10 2 11 x PA RISC HP UX 11 2 Itanium Digital Unix 4 x Compaq Tru64 5...

Page 7: ...Chapter T Two Installing K KP ...

Page 8: ...ion pertaining specifically to your individual distribution of KP that cannot be found in this manual Installation information will vary based upon the distribution of KP that you are installing All the information necessary to install your KP distribution is contained in the readme txt file To view the readme txt file use one of the following commands vi cat more Konica Print Utility 5 ...

Page 9: ...Chapter T Three Before Y You Configure K KP ...

Page 10: ...se The configuration in this manual is intended solely as a guide from which you may learn the basis of configuration The configuration in this manual is based upon a Konica 7065 Workgroup Document System with an FS 106 Finisher an LT 352 large capacity tray 32 MB ERDH RAM and an IP 303 with 64 MB of RAM The Konica 7065 has many popular features that are available on other Konica Workgroup Documen...

Page 11: ...Printing System 7033 US ppd IP 402 7033 Printing System 7033 INT ppd IP 402 7033 Printing System IP 411 7033 Printing System 7040 US ppd IP 402 7033 Printing System 7040 INT ppd IP 402 7033 Printing System IP 411 7033 Printing System 70502 US ppd IP 302 7050 Printing System 70502 INT ppd IP 302 7050 Printing System IP 302 Force50 Printing System IP 302 Force50 Printing System 7060 US ppd IP 302 70...

Page 12: ...roller not ERDH Finisher What type of finisher you have installed on your Konica Printing System Sheet Feeder What type of sheet feeder you have installed on your Konica Printing System Large Capacity Tray What type of large capacity tray LCT you have on your Konica Printing System Tandem Whether your system is tandem enabled It is important that you have this information available before you atte...

Page 13: ...Chapter F Four Configuring K KP ...

Page 14: ... just added 3 You will be asked to pick a PPD file that matches your printer The list of PPD files installed is displayed 4 You will be asked whether you want a Ctrl D appended to each print job Ctrl D is the end of job command and it is not harmful to always send it It is optional as there are rare cases in which it may cause problems You should choose to append Ctrl D unless you have a reason no...

Page 15: ...rs IMPORTANT This sample is intended solely as a guide from which you may learn the basis for configuration The configuration in this sample is based upon a Konica 7065 Workgroup Document System with an FS 106 Finisher an LT 352 large capacity tray 32 MB ERDH and an IP 303 Print Controller with 64 MB of RAM IMPORTANT At any point during your use of KP or kpconfig you may type Ctrl C to cancel the ...

Page 16: ... list refer to the readme txt file for your specific Unix Linux distribution for instructions on how to add a system printer 3 The following list of available PPD files will appear Please refer to page 8 for a complete list of the available kp PPD files Installed PPD files 1 etc lp ppd 7033 INT ppd 2 etc lp ppd 7033 US ppd 3 etc lp ppd 7040 INT ppd 4 etc lp ppd 7040 US ppd 5 etc lp ppd 70502 US pp...

Page 17: ...ment System 5 Memory You will be asked to input your amount of available memory This value should be the amount of memory you have in your IP Print Controller not your ERDH Memory Memory Configuration choices 1 32MB RAM default 2 64MB RAM 3 96MB RAM 4 128MB RAM 5 144MB RAM 6 160MB RAM 7 192MB 224MB RAM 8 256MB 512MB RAM Enter selection number for Memory Configuration 1 2 In this case we have an IP...

Page 18: ...e tandem configuration installed on your Konica system Tandem configuration refers to the connection of two or more Konica printing systems to increase speed and provide job redundancy Tandem Configuration choices 1 Not Installed default 2 Installed Enter selection number for Tandem Configuration 1 1 In this case we do not have tandem installed so the proper entry is 1 Konica Print Utility 15 Comp...

Page 19: ...Chapter F Five Printing w with K KP ...

Page 20: ...on type kp at the shell prompt kp Konica Print Utility 1 5 Copyright c 2001 Konica Business Technologies Inc 2 You are asked to choose the printer to which you want to print Enter the number corre sponding to the Konica Workgroup Document System to which you want your print jobs sent Printer choices 1 Konica7050 2 k7065 Enter selection number for Printer 2 In this case we are printing to the Konic...

Page 21: ...ty Normal 5 Media Type Plain Paper 6 Duplex Mode Long Edge Binding 7 Job Offset On 8 Collate Sort 9 Special Modes Off 10 Fold Stitch Off 11 Stapling Off 12 Wait Mode Off 13 Front Cover Off 14 Front Cover Tray None 15 Back Cover Off 16 Back Cover Tray None 17 Output Bin Lower 18 Tandem Printing Normal Mode Auto Select 19 InputSlot Default 20 Manual Feed False 21 PageSize Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in 22 Ori...

Page 22: ...ets before the prompt and denoted in parentheses after the description Press Return at a section s prompt to retain defaults in the section and return to the Printer Options List 1 Resolution To access your choices for the Resolution feature enter 1 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Resolution choices 1 400dpi default 2 600dpi Enter selection number for Resolution...

Page 23: ... Printer Options List You can select various image quality modes to produce various levels of grayscale The following table shows the available image quality modes and the grayscale levels they produce For more information about Print Quality settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica Workgroup Document System Konica Print Utility 20 Print Mode Print Engine Print Contro...

Page 24: ...nica Workgroup Document System 4 Print Density To access your choices for the Print Density feature enter 4 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Print Density choices 1 Normal default 2 Toner Save 3 Draft Enter selection number for Print Density 1 To change the setting press the number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Use ...

Page 25: ...ation about Media Type settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica Workgroup Document System 6 Duplex Mode To access your choices for the Duplex Mode feature enter 6 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Duplex Mode choices 1 Off default 2 Long Edge Binding 3 Short Edge Binding Enter selection number for Duplex Mode 1 To change the setting p...

Page 26: ...r of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Offset On will allow you to sort or group your output prints as shown in the examples in number 8 Offset off will output your prints on top of each other in the normal fashion Refer to the figures in the following section for Offset On options Offset Off For more information about Job Offset settings refer to the User ...

Page 27: ...number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Changing this setting alters the way that your offset prints are out put If you do not want your prints offset ensure that Job Offset is set to Off For more information about Collate settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica Workgroup Document System Konica Print Utility 24 Sort Group ...

Page 28: ...ill take you back to the Printer Options List 2 in 1 Mode prints two pages on the same side of one sheet of paper Refer to the diagram below Use the Booklet with trays 1 2 3 or 4 or the Multi sheet bypass tray to make a multiple page signature booklet on both sides of ledger legal 8 5 x11 R or 5 5 x8 5 R paper Original images are automati cally arranged in booklet format in correct order For more ...

Page 29: ...ion does not have Fold Stitch capabilities Therefore no options are available in this section To change the setting press the number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Fold and Stitch Mode when available allows you to fold your booklets and bind them with staples Refer to the dia gram below For more information about Fold Stitch settings refer to the User...

Page 30: ...Double Top Landscape Enter selection number for Stapling 1 To change the setting press the number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Staple positions are explained in the diagrams below 2 3 Single Portrait Single Landscape 4 5 Double Side Portrait Double Side Landscape 6 7 Double Top Portrait Double Top Landscape For more information about Stapling choice...

Page 31: ...ing your entire run For more information about Wait Mode settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica IP Print Controller 13 Front Cover To access your choices for the Front Cover feature enter 13 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Front Cover choices 1 Off default 2 Printed 3 Blank Enter selection number for Front Cover 1 To change the se...

Page 32: ...more information about Front Cover Tray settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica Workgroup Document System 15 Back Cover To access your choices for the Back Cover feature enter 15 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Back Cover choices 1 Off default 2 Printed 3 Blank Enter selection number for Front Cover 1 To change the setting press th...

Page 33: ...6 Tray 3 7 Tray 4 8 Tray 5 Enter selection number for Back Cover Tray 1 To change the setting press the number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List Use this mode to select the tray from which you would like the back cover of your document to print For more information about Back Cover Tray settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Koni...

Page 34: ...em Printing feature enter 18 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Tandem Printing choices 1 Normal Mode Auto Select default Enter selection number for Tandem Printing 1 The printer that we configured in the sample configuration does not have tandem printing options Therefore no options are available in this section To change the setting press the number of your choic...

Page 35: ...rint er to the tray in which that paper type is contained For more information about Input Slot settings refer to the User s Reference Guide includ ed with your Konica Workgroup Document System 20 Manual Feed To access your choices for the Manual Feed feature enter 20 at the Printer Options List The choices you will see are as follows Manual Feed choices 1 True 2 False default Enter selection numb...

Page 36: ...gal 8 1 2 x 14 in 4 Tabloid 11 x 17 in 5 A3 6 A4 7 A5 8 B4 9 B5 10 B6 11 F4 Enter selection number for PageSize 2 To change the setting press the number of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List This mode changes the size of paper you are using to print your document For more information about Page Size settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with ...

Page 37: ...ion settings refer to the User s Reference Guide included with your Konica Workgroup Document System 23 Font To access your choices for the Font feature enter 23 at the Printer Options List You will see the following prompt Enter Text Font Helvetica To change the setting type the Font of your choice Pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List NOTE The font must be typed exactly ...

Page 38: ...ons List This option allows you to change the amount of characters per line on your printed page 26 Text Lines Per Page To access your choices for the Text Lines Per Page feature enter 26 at the Printer Options List Enter Text Lines Per Page 66 To change the setting enter the Text Lines Per Page of your choice pressing Return will take you back to the Printer Options List This option allows you to...

Page 39: ...Chapter S Six Using K KP A Alias ...

Page 40: ... a weekly generated report with the following parameters Printed on 8 5 x11 paper 12 copies Duplexed along the long edge Single stapled Text is landscaped Text is printed using Times Roman font 1 At your initial prompt type kpalias rather than kp kpalias Konica Print Alias 1 5 Copyright c 2001 Konica Business Technologies Inc 2 You are asked which printer you would like to use Select the printer t...

Page 41: ... alias for this weekly report type weeklyreport at the Enter alias name prompt Enter alias name weeklyreport If you wish to create the alias in a directory other than your current working direc tory include the full path i e path to weeklyreport 4 You are asked how many copies you would like to print The number you enter here will become part of your print parameters Each time weeklyreport execute...

Page 42: ...exed along the long edge so enter 6 to change this parameter Printer Options Current Value 1 Resolution 400dpi 2 Print Quality Text 3 Edge Smoothing Off 4 Print Density Normal 5 Media Type Plain Paper 6 Duplex Mode Off 7 Job Offset On 8 Collate Sort 9 Special Modes Off 10 Fold Stitch True Enter option number S to save or RETURN for more options 6 Enter 2 to select Long Edge Binding Duplex Mode cho...

Page 43: ...Back Cover Tray None 17 Output Bin Lower 18 Tandem Printing Normal Mode Auto Select 19 InputSlot default 20 Manual Feed False Enter option number S to save or RETURN for more options 11 Since the report s orientation will be landscaped enter 3 at this prompt Stapling choices 1 Off default 2 Single Portrait 3 Single Landscape 4 Double Side Portrait 5 Double Side Landscape 6 Double Top Portrait 7 Do...

Page 44: ...2 to select Landscape Orientation choices 1 Portrait default 2 Landscape Enter selection number for Orientation 1 2 NOTE Orientation must be changed before Font Font setting will return to default if Orientation is changed afterwards 8 To change the font select 23 Printer Options Current Value 21 PageSize Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in 22 Orientation Landscape 23 Text Font Helvetica 24 Text Font Size 10 25 ...

Page 45: ...eSize Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in 22 Orientation Landscape 23 Text Font Times Roman 24 Text Font Size 10 25 Text Line Width 132 26 Text Lines Per Page 50 27 Text Tab Size 8 Enter option number S to save or RETURN for more options S When you press s to save your parameters you will be returned to the shell prompt Your KP alias has been created and saved and is now ready for your use Konica Print Utility 4...

Page 46: ...nd weeklyreport 09 22 02report txt In this case weeklyreport is the alias name and 09 22 02report txt is the name of the file containing the text that we will print with the parameters contained in the alias The KP alias weeklyreport will use the parameters established in the previous chapter s example to create a printed document with its pages duplexed along the long edge and sin gle stapled and...

Page 47: ...Chapter E Eight Using K KP P Pop U Up ...

Page 48: ...llows you to pop up kp from within an application Printing with KPP 1 Open your application For demonstration purposes we are using Netscape 2 From the File menu select print When the print box pops up make sure that kpp is your print command Konica Print Utility 45 ...

Page 49: ...int 4 From this window you may access all features and options of Konica Print Utility in just the same way you would from the command line Refer to page 17 Printing with KP for detailed instructions on printing with this utility Konica Print Utility 46 ...

Page 50: ...Appendix Index ...

Page 51: ...Offset 23 K KP Alias 37 kp Command 17 KP Pop Up 45 kpalias Comman 37 kpconfig Command 11 13 M Manual Feed 32 Media Type 22 O Orientation 34 Output Bin 31 P Page Size 33 PostScript Printer Definition PPD Files 8 Print Density 21 Print Quality 20 Printer Options List 18 Printing with KP 17 Printing with KP Alias 43 Printing with KPP 45 R Readme File 5 7 Resolution 19 S Sample Configuration 12 Saving...

Page 52: ...tp www konicabt com CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence regarding this manual may be mailed to the address shown below KONICA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INC System Engineering Center 550 Marshall Phelps Rd Windsor CT 06095 2002 Konica Business Technologies Inc ...