Minolta Magicolor 2300 DL, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...magicolor 2300 DL NIC Reference Guide 1800684 001B ...

Page 2: ... 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 Notice MINOLTA QMS Inc reserves the right to make changes to this guide and to the equipment described herein without notice Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this guide is free of inaccuracies and omissions Howev...

Page 3: ...Environments 1 3 Making the Connection 1 3 Parallel Interface 1 3 USB Connection 1 4 Network Connection 1 5 Theory 1 5 Supported Environments 1 5 Making the Connection 1 5 Ethernet Interface 1 5 2 Understanding the Network Configuration Menus 2 1 Introduction 2 2 Network Menu 2 2 Location within the Configuration Menu 2 2 Accessing the Network Menu 2 2 ...

Page 4: ...Current Status 3 6 User Mode 3 6 Administrator Mode 3 6 Viewing Printer Status 3 7 System Page 3 7 Summary shown above 3 7 Details 3 9 Counter 3 11 Online Assistance 3 12 Job 3 13 Active Job shown above 3 13 Print 3 14 Test Print shown above 3 14 Configuring the Printer 3 15 System Page 3 15 User Choice shown above 3 16 Password 3 17 Browser 3 18 Online Assistance Page 3 19 Network 3 20 Configurat...

Page 5: ... Expand 5 4 Printer Information 5 5 Supplies Status 5 5 Help Menu 5 5 Contents 5 5 About 5 5 Closing the Status Display 5 5 6 Network Printing 6 1 Introduction 6 2 BOOTP 6 2 DHCP 6 2 HTTP 6 2 IPP 6 3 LPD LPR 6 3 SLP 6 3 Unicast Multicast and Broadcast 6 3 SNMP 6 4 TCP IP 6 4 Printing via IPP Internet Printing Protocol 6 5 Windows XP 2000 6 5 Adding an IPP Port 6 5 Windows Me 98 95 6 8 Printing via...

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Page 7: ...1 Installing Your Printer in Windows Environments ...

Page 8: ...onnecting the Ethernet port on the printer to a 10BaseT 100BaseTX network connection USB Port Use a USB 1 1 cable Type B when connecting the USB port on the printer to the USB port on your computer Parallel Port Use a Centronics IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel cable when connecting the parallel port on the printer to the parallel port on your computer Local Connections Theory A local connection i...

Page 9: ...nnect your printer to your PC with a parallel cable The cable must not be longer than 6 5 feet 2 meters 2 Turn on the PC and the printer 3 When the message window displays IDLE MAGICOLOR 2300DL insert the Utilities and Documentation CD ROM in your PC s CD ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to install the printer driver and utilities 4 When you have finished remove the CD ROM and s...

Page 10: ...d lists USB Device The Add New Hardware Wizard listing MINOLTA QMS Printing Support appears 5 Choose Next 6 Make sure that Search for the Best Device Recommended is selected and then choose Next 7 Choose Specify A Location 8 Choose Browse 9 On the Utilities Documentation CD ROM browse to Drivers Language and choose Next For example Drivers English 10 Choose Next and then choose Finish 11 When you ...

Page 11: ...nfiguration requirements Supported Environments Making the Connection Ethernet Interface The standard Ethernet interface is an RJ45 type of connector capable of transmission speeds from 10 to 100 megabits per second Mbit s When connecting your printer to an Ethernet network the tasks you perform depend on how you plan to set the printer s IP Internet Protocol address Printers are shipped with a pr...

Page 12: ...he DHCP server when your turn on the printer Refer to chapter 6 Network Printing for a descrip tion of DHCP If your printer is not automatically assigned an IP address verify that DHCP is enabled on the printer Special Pages Print Config Page If it is not enabled you can enable it in the Network DHCP BOOTP menu 1 Connect your printer to the network Attach your printer to the network by plugging th...

Page 13: ...toInstaller automatically starts 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to set the printer s IP address and then install the printer driver and utilities 5 When you have finished remove the CD ROM and store it in a safe place 6 Customize the driver settings for your printer s configuration Refer to the printer driver s online help Setting the Internet Address Manually You may also manually change...

Page 14: ...ENU LANGUAGE MENU NETWORK IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 2 IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 2 Use the and keys to move to each of the four number triplets Leading zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed for example 001 displays as 1 Use the and keys to increase or decrease each number IP ADDRESS xxx xxx xxx xxx Press this key until the message window displays SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 Use the a...

Page 15: ...this key until the message window displays GATEWAY 192 168 1 1 GATEWAY 192 168 1 1 Use the and keys to move to each of the four number triplets Leading zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed for example 001 displays as 1 Use the and keys to increase or decrease each number GATEWAY xxx xxx xxx xxx Press this key until the message window displays Press the Up key twice to return to IDLE ...

Page 16: ...D ROM drive The CD ROM AutoInstaller automatically starts 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the printer driver and utilities 9 When you have finished remove the CD ROM and store it in a safe place 10 Customize the driver settings for your printer s configuration Refer to the printer driver s online help SPECIAL PAGES PRINT CONFIG PAGE ...

Page 17: ...2 Understanding the Network Configuration Menus ...

Page 18: ...e Network menu options on your printer This menu provides access to all of the config urable network items Press this key until the message window reads IDLE MAGICOLOR 2300DL MENU LANGUAGE MENU NETWORK IDLE MAGICOLOR 2300DL MENU LANGUAGE MENU SPECIAL PAGES MENU ENGINE MENU NETWORK MENU CONSUMABLE USAGE IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY HW ADDRESS DHCP BOOTP HTTP SNMP IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK and GATEWA...

Page 19: ...2 168 1 2 Notes Leading zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed for example 001 displays as 1 Purpose Sets the subnet mask value of the network The subnet mask allows you to limit access to your printer for example according to departmental divisions Range 0 255 for each xxx triplet Use the Up and Down keys to increase or decrease each number use the Left and Right keys to move between ...

Page 20: ... triplets Default 192 168 1 1 Notes Leading zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed for example 001 displays as 1 Purpose Displays the Ethernet hardware address for this printer It cannot be changed Options None Default Printer dependent Purpose If there is a DHCP or BOOTP server on the network specifies whether the IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP or BOOTP server and ot...

Page 21: ...Notes You must turn the printer off and then on again before these settings take effect Purpose Enables or disables SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol a scalable distributed management suite for managing small to large size networks Options SNMP Set Off SNMP Set On Default SNMP Set On Notes You must turn the printer off and then on again before these settings take effect ...

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Page 23: ...3 Using PageScope Light ...

Page 24: ...ving your PC Users who are not given passwords by the administrator can still view the configuration settings and options but are not able to save or apply changes Requirements To use PageScope Light the following is required Windows XP 2000 Me 98 95 NT 4 0 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or later OR Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later You do not need an Internet connection TCP IP comm...

Page 25: ...IP address The IP address of your printer is a unique number and therefore may be the preferred identification to enter especially if you have more printers active in your network The printer s IP address is listed on the configuration page Location of the Configuration Page in the Printer s Configuration Menu Special Pages Print Config Page menu Setting Up Your Browser Software Since your printer...

Page 26: ... three times to return to the main browser window 8 Enter the printer s IP address in the URL Address box to access the printer home page Netscape Navigator version 6 2 1 Start Netscape Navigator 2 From the Edit menu choose Preferences 3 Select the Advanced Proxies directory from the left pane of the dialog box 4 Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button 5 In the No Proxy For text box typ...

Page 27: ...ick on the current setting and then select from the available choices or enter the new value Many configuration items do not allow typed entries and must be changed by selecting a value from a drop down list that appears when you click on the current setting The correct password must be entered in the box to the left of the con figuration area in order to apply and save any changes made to the con...

Page 28: ...in Administrator Mode you can change this in the System Password window 2 Choose the Log in button If you type an incorrect password the following message displays Invalid Password Please log in again with a correct password Go back to the previous page Choose the browser s Back button and then retype the password Icon Status Description Examples Ready The printer is online and either ready to pri...

Page 29: ...web pages Summary shown above The System Summary window provides the following information All of the information displayed on the System Summary page is read only Item Description Printer Name Status Shows the name assigned to your printer and dis plays the current status of the printer just as it s displayed on the printer s control panel message window The status display allows you to remotely ...

Page 30: ...DIMM If an optional DIMM is installed in the printer dis plays the size of the DIMM 128 MBytes or 256 MBytes If no optional DIMM is installed in the printer dis plays 0 MBytes Input Port Lists the installed printer interfaces Ethernet 10 100BaseT USB and parallel Duplex Unit Identifies whether the duplex option is Installed or Not Installed Tray2 Identifies whether an optional lower feeder unit Tr...

Page 31: ...ernet Protocol address of the Ethernet interface Default 192 168 1 2 Network I F Subnet Mask Identifies the subnet mask address of the Ethernet interface Default 0 0 0 0 Network I F Gateway Address Identifies the gateway address of the Ethernet interface Default 192 168 1 1 Network I F MAC Address Identifies the Media Access Control MAC address of the Ethernet interface Default Printer specific Lo...

Page 32: ...ndow provides the following information Item Description Consumable items Identifies the type of consumable that is being monitored Max Life Identifies the maximum life expectancy of the con sumable in sheets of media Remaining Describes the remaining life of the consumable ...

Page 33: ... Printer Status 3 11 Counter The System Counter window provides the following information Item Description Total Faces Printed Identifies the total number of faces one side of a sheet of media printed to date ...

Page 34: ...Identifies the organization that provides assistance with the printer Contact Number Identifies the web address for assistance Product Help URL Identifies the web address for assistance Corporate URL Identifies the MINOLTA QMS web address Supplies and Accessories Identifies the web address where you can order printer supplies and accessories ...

Page 35: ...s is assigned a unique identification number Job Owner If known displays the owner of the print job Status Displays the current status of the print job Printing Print Error or Waiting Job Type Displays the type of print job Normal Print or IPP Print For more information on IPP Internet Printing Protocol see chapter 6 Network Printing Job Name Displays the name of the print job Number of Pages Disp...

Page 36: ... jobs are queued to print moves you from the first to the second Active Jobs page Previous button If more than five print jobs are queued to print moves you from the second to the first Active Jobs page Delete Selected Job button Deletes the print job s whose check boxes in column 1 are checked Item Description Configuration Page Allows you to print a printer configuration page which lists the pri...

Page 37: ...ge 3 6 for instructions on logging into Administrator Mode System Page The System page allows you to configure several user and printer specific items Demo Page Allows you to print a printer demonstration page if one is stored in ROM Menu Map Allows you to print a printer menu map which displays the printer s configuration menus Print button Sends the page to the printer Item Description ...

Page 38: ...nu Equivalent Engine Chaining Tray This option is available only if the optional lower feeder unit Tray 2 is installed Energy Saver Sets the amount of time in minutes the printer waits between print jobs before activating the Energy Saver feature Values 120 and OFF display only on products for North America Choices 15 30 60 120 OFF Default 30 Configuration Menu Equivalent Engine Energy Saver Resto...

Page 39: ...haracters in length Retype Password Verifies the new password typed in the New Password text box If the password typed in both text boxes doesn t match the following message displays when you choose the Apply button Update unsuccessful Please check your password Go back to the previous page Choose the browser s Back button and then retype the passwords in both text boxes Apply button Applies the c...

Page 40: ...d Range 30 7200 0 5 12 minutes Default 30 If the number typed in the text box is smaller than 30 or larger than 7200 the following message displays when you choose the Apply button Update unsuccessful The refresh rate is outside the range Please go back to the previous page Choose the browser s Back button and then type an appropriate number Language Sets the language used to display the text in t...

Page 41: ...gs for this window to their factory defaults Log out button Logs out of Administrator Mode and returns to User Mode Item Description Contact Sets the name of the person or organization responsible for providing assistance with the printer Range Up to 63 characters Default MINOLTA QMS Customer Support Contact Number Sets the telephone number for printer assistance Range Up to 127 characters Default...

Page 42: ...fault http www minolta qms com Corporate URL Sets the MINOLTA QMS corporate web site address Range Up to 127 characters Default http www minolta qms com Supplies and Accessories Sets the web address where you can purchase printer supplies and accessories Range Up to 127 characters Default http www q shop com Apply button Applies the configuration settings for this window Clear button Resets all co...

Page 43: ...ddress is outside the range the following message displays when you choose the Apply button Update unsuccessful The address entry is incorrect Please go back to the previous page Choose the browser s Back button and then type an appropriate number Configuration Menu Equivalent Network IP Address Subnet Mask Sets the printer s subnet mask address Range 0 255 for each xxx triplet Default 0 0 0 0 If ...

Page 44: ...the browser s Back button and then type an appropriate number Configuration Menu Equivalent Network Gateway RAW Port Number Identifies the number of the printer s RAW port Choices Non configurable Default 9100 Apply button Applies the configuration settings for this window Clear button Resets all configuration settings for this window to their factory defaults Log out button Logs out of Administra...

Page 45: ...ios is performed Set NetBios Name Domain Workgroup and Primary WINS NetBios Name Enter using up to 15 alphanumeric characters Spaces are not allowed Domain Work group Enter the 2300DL domain name and workgroup name Use DHCP for WINS If the check box is selected the WINS Server address setting is received from the DHCP Server In this case the Primary WINS and Secondary WINS settings are void Primar...

Page 46: ...to 127 characters Default magicolor 2300 DL Printer Location Sets the printer s location Range Up to 127 characters Default Blank Printer Make and Model Specifies the printer make and model Choices Non configurable Default MINOLTA QMS magicolor 2300 DL Printer URI Specifies the printer s Uniform Resource Identifier URI authentication and security Range Non configurable Defaults http 192 168 1 2 80...

Page 47: ... Print Job Validate Job Cancel Job Get Job Attributes Get Jobs Get Printer Attributes Apply button Applies the configuration settings for this window Clear button Resets all configuration settings for this window to their factory defaults Log out button Logs out of Administrator Mode and returns to User Mode Item Description ...

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Page 49: ...4 Using Print Monitor ...

Page 50: ...n select either Generic or Minolta Network Printer as the device type Then use the Microsoft Print Monitor in this environment Windows Me 98 95 When setting up the printer on a network use the magicolor TCP IP port Then use the accompanying Print Monitor Windows NT 4 When setting up the printer on a network use the LPR port Then type the printer s IP address in the first text box and LP in the sec...

Page 51: ...5 Using the Status Display ...

Page 52: ...e Status Display always looks for the default printer Therefore if the printer is not set up as the default printer you receive a Printer not attached error message even if the printer is connected and turned on In addition the Status Display supports only local ports parallel and USB not Ethernet ports in the following Windows operating systems Opening the Status Display Choose Start Programs mag...

Page 53: ...ob is printing normally When the background of the printer graphic is red there is an error and the job has been interrupted Printer Status Displays text messages that describe the current operational status of the printer How to recover Provides you with explanations of what you need to do to correct problems and recover from error conditions Warning Status Displays text messages that warn you of...

Page 54: ... printer Activating a Message To activate a message for automatic notification select the appropriate mes sage in the Inactivate Popup list and choose the Add button Deactivating a Message To remove a pop up message from automatic notification select the message in the Activate Popup list and choose the Delete button Status Reduce Choose Display Status Reduce to decrease the size of the window Sta...

Page 55: ...nu Contents Choose Help Contents to display online help for the Status Display About Choose Help About to display general information about the Status Display including the version number and copyright information Closing the Status Display To completely shut down the Status Display choose File Exit To close the Status Display but allow it to remain available at the right end of the task bar click...

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Page 57: ...6 Network Printing ...

Page 58: ...have a different IP address every time it connects to the network In some systems the device s IP address can even change while it is still connected DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task This means that a new computer...

Page 59: ...strative problems However SLP Service Location Protocol simplifies the discovery and use of network resources such as printers by automating a number of network ser vices It provides a framework that allows networking applications to discover the existence location and configuration of networked services With SLP users no longer need to know the names of network hosts Instead they need to know onl...

Page 60: ...interested in receiving the multicast for that group SNMP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is actually a set of protocols for managing complex networks SNMP works by sending messages to differ ent parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requesters TCP IP Most networks combine TC...

Page 61: ...the Printer text box of the next dialog box enter the printer s network pathname in one of the following formats and then choose OK http ipaddress ipp cgi http ipaddress 80 ipp cgi http ipaddress 631 ipp cgi If you enter an invalid pathname the follow ing error message displays depending on your Windows operating system Windows XP Windows cannot connect to the printer Either the printer name was t...

Page 62: ... printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed If you want to install the driver on your local computer click OK The reason for this is that you do not yet have a printer driver installed Choose OK 4 If you entered a valid pathname in step 2 this dialog box displays Choose Have Disk locate the directory on the CD ROM where the printer driver files are located for example DRIVE...

Page 63: ...a printer name that was incorrect or the specified printer is no longer connected to the server Click Help for more information Choose OK to return to the previous dialog box and then type a valid pathname 3 Windows XP Go to step 4 Windows 2000 If the printer is available the following message dis plays The server on which the Minolta QMS magicolor 2300DL printer resides does not have the correct ...

Page 64: ...n the Utilities and Documentation CD ROM Unless otherwise noted all dialog boxes pictured here are taken from a Windows 98 operating system Windows Me 98 Windows 95 1 Go to http www microsoft com Windows98 downloads contents WUPreviews IPP Default asp and follow the instructions to down load WPNPINS EXE the Internet Print Services update file for Win dows 98 1 Go to http www microsoft com Windows9...

Page 65: ...e You can install the printer now but you will not be able to print to it until it comes back online or is made available Choose OK to return to the previous dialog box and then type a valid pathname 3 Windows Me 98 If the printer is available the following message dis plays The server on which the printer resides does not have a suitable printer driver installed Click on OK if you wish to install...

Page 66: ... In the second dialog box select the Network Printer radio button and then choose Next 2 In the URL field in the next dialog box enter the printer s network pathname in one of the following formats and then choose Next http ipaddress ipp cgi http ipaddress 80 ipp cgi http ipaddress 631 ipp cgi If the printer is turned off or not available the following error message displays This network printer i...

Page 67: ...are taken from a Windows 98 operating system 3 If the printer is available this dialog box displays Choose Have Disk locate the direc tory on the CD ROM where the printer driver files are located for example DRIVERS ENGLISH and then choose Next 4 Finish installing the printer The IPP port will be the default printer port Windows Me 98 Windows 95 1 Right click on the printer icon and then choose Pr...

Page 68: ... box select the Net work radio button enter the printer s network pathname in one of the follow ing formats and then choose OK to add the path http ipaddress ipp cgi http ipaddress 80 ipp cgi http ipaddress 631 ipp cgi 4 In the Properties dialog box choose OK to enable the IPP port Windows Me 98 Windows 95 ...

Page 69: ...nter via Network configuration menu 2 2 Printer via PageScope Light 3 15 Configuration page PageScope Light 3 21 Consumables PageScope Light 3 10 Counter PageScope Light 3 11 Crown Print Monitor 4 2 D Details PageScope Light 3 9 DHCP 1 6 6 2 DHCP BOOTP menu 2 4 DHCP BOOTP menu 2 4 E Ethernet interface AutoInstaller 1 7 Connecting 1 5 DHCP 1 6 Supported environments 1 5 Ethernet port 1 2 ...

Page 70: ...Network menu Accessing 2 2 DHCP BOOTP menu 2 4 Gateway menu 2 4 HTTP menu 2 5 HW Address menu 2 4 IP Address menu 2 3 Options 2 3 Overview 2 2 SNMP menu 2 5 Subnet Mask menu 2 3 Network page PageScope Light 3 20 O Online Assistance page PageScope Light 3 19 Online Assistance PageScope Light 3 12 P PageScope Light 3 2 Administrator Mode 3 6 Configuration page 3 21 Configuration printer 3 15 Details...

Page 71: ...opup message activating 5 4 Popup message deactivating 5 4 Printer Information command 5 5 Printer Status 5 3 Printer Status figure 5 3 Printing Status 5 3 Select Popup Message command 5 4 Status Expand command 5 4 Status Reduce command 5 4 Warning Status 5 3 Window 5 3 Subnet Mask Definition 1 6 Menu 2 3 Setting via AutoInstaller 1 7 Subnet mask Setting manually 1 7 Summary PageScope Light 3 7 Sy...

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