Minolta Magicolor 2300 DL Reference guide

Brand: Minolta

Model: Magicolor 2300 DL

Type: Reference guide

magicolor 2300 DL

NIC Reference Guide

1800684-001B

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MINOLTA-QMS logo, and magicolor.

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guide may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This product uses Software Developer Kit of Peerless Systems Corporation.

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The digitally encoded software included with your printer is Copyrighted

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.

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. 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 guide. MINOLTA-QMS, Inc. assumes no responsibility for, or liability for, errors

contained in this guide or for incidental, special, or consequential damages arising

out of the furnishing of this guide, or the use of this guide in operating the equipment,

or in connection with the performance of the equipment when so operated.

Registering the Printer

Mail

—Fill out and send in the registration card enclosed in your shipment or

downloaded from www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/

Internet

—Follow the instructions on www.onlineregister.com/minolta-qms/

Software Utilities

CD-ROM

—Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.

Contents

1 Installing Your Printer in Windows Environments ......................... 1-1

Introduction 1-2

About the Interface Panel 1-2

Local Connections 1-2

Theory 1-2

Supported 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

Contentsii

Using the Network Menu Options 2-3

IP Address 2-3

Subnet Mask 2-3

Gateway 2-4

HW Address 2-4

DHCP/BOOTP 2-4

HTTP 2-5

SNMP 2-5

3 Using PageScope Light .....................................................................3-1

Introduction 3-2

Requirements 3-2

Setting Up the Printer Web Page 3-3

Determining the Printer Name 3-3

Setting Up Your Browser Software 3-3

Understanding the PageScope Light Window 3-5

Navigation 3-5

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

Configuration 3-21

4 Using Print Monitor ...........................................................................4-1

Introduction 4-2

Installation Notes 4-2

Windows XP 4-2

Windows 2000 4-2

Windows Me/98/95 4-2

Windows NT 4 4-2

Crown Print Monitor 4-2

Contents

iii

5 Using theStatus Display ................................................................... 5-1

Introduction 5-2

Environment 5-2

Opening the Status Display 5-2

Understanding the Status Display Window 5-3

Using the Menus 5-4

File Menu 5-4

Exit 5-4

Display Menu 5-4

Select Popup Message 5-4

Status (Reduce) 5-4

Status (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 IPP if the Printer Driver is Already Installed 6-11

Index.......................................................................................................... I-1

Installing Your

Printer in

Windows

Environments

Introduction1-2

Introduction

This chapter guides you through the installation of your printer in Windows

environments. There are two ways to connect your printer to a PC: through a

network connection (Ethernet interface) or through a local connection

(parallel or USB interface).

About the Interface Panel

Ethernet Port

Use a twisted-pair

(RJ45) Ethernet

cable when

connecting 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

is accomplished by

connecting the PC

and the printer

directly by means

of a parallel or USB

interface. These

interfaces support

only a one-to-one

Local connection

Local Connections

1-3

connection, which means that the workstation exclusively “owns” the connec-

tion to the printer.

Some network environments

provide access to a printer

locally attached to one of the

PCs. Although all users on this

network may use the printer,

the (print) data flow to that

particular PC may affect its

normal use. In most of these

cases, this PC is exclusively

needed as a print server and

cannot be used as a normal

PC anymore.

Supported Environments

Making the Connection

Parallel Interface

Connect your printer to your PC with a parallel cable.

The cable must not be longer than 6.5 feet (2 meters).

Turn on the PC and the printer.

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.

When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.

Customize the printer driver settings for your printer’s configuration. Refer

to the printer driver’s online help.

IEEE 1284 Parallel USB

Windows XP $$

Windows Me $$

Windows 2000 $$

Windows 98 SE $$

Windows 98 $

Windows 95 $

Windows NT 4.0 $

$ Supported

Not supported

Local connection—shared over network

Local Connections1-4

USB Connection

Make sure your operating system supports USB and that USB

drivers are already installed (Start>Settings>Control Panel>

System, Device Manager tab). These drivers are provided on your Windows

CD-ROM, not on the magicolor 2300 DL

Utilities & Documentation

CD-ROM.

Turn on the PC and the printer.

When the printer’s message window displays

IDLE/MAGICOLOR 2300DL, insert the

Utilities and Documentation

CD-ROM in your

PC’s CD-ROM drive.

The CD-ROM AutoInstaller automatically

starts.

Close the CD-ROM AutoInstaller.

Plug one end of the USB cable into the PC’s

USB port and the other end into the printer’s

USB port.

The operating system displays

New Hardware Found,

and lists

USB

Device

The

Add New Hardware Wizard

listing

MINOLTA-QMS Printing

Support

appears.

Choose

Make sure that Search for the Best Device, Recommended is

selected, and then choose

Choose

Specify A Location:

Choose

Browse

On the Utilities & Documentation CD-ROM, browse to

\Drivers\

Language, and choose

. For example, Drivers\English.

Choose

, and then choose

Finish

When you’re prompted Please insert disk labeled xxx, choose

, browse back to the directory selected in step 7, and then choose

Some Windows operating systems may require you to repeat

step 9 as Plug and Play driver files are installed.

Choose

Finish

The Plug and Play installation is completed.

When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.

Customize the printer driver settings for your printer’s configuration. Refer

to the printer driver’s online help.

To PC To Printer

Network Connection

1-5

Network Connection

Theory

To connect your printer in a

TCP/IP network environment, you

must make sure that the internal

network addresses in the printer

have been set.

In many cases, you have

to enter only a unique IP

address. However, you

may also have to enter a

subnet mask and/or a

gateway (router) address,

depending on your

network configuration

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 preset IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

TCP/IP

Windows XP $

Windows Me $

Windows 2000 $

Windows 98 SE $

Windows 98 $

Windows 95 $

Windows NT 4.0 $

$ Supported

Not supported

Network Connection1-6

(

IP Address—A unique identifier for each device on a TCP/IP network.

(

Subnet Mask—A filter used to determine what subnet an IP address

belongs to.

(

Gateway—A node on a network that serves as an entrance to another

network.

Since the IP address for each PC and printer on your network must be

unique, you usually need to modify this preset address so it doesn’t conflict

with any other IP address or your network or any attached network. You can

do this in one of three ways. Each is explained in detail in the following

sections.

(

Using DHCP

(

Not using DHCP (using the CD-ROM AutoInstaller)

(

Setting the address manually

Using DHCP

If your network supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), the

printer’s IP address will be automatically assigned by the 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.

Connect your printer to the network.

Attach your printer to the network by plugging the network RJ45 connec-

tor into the RJ45 receptacle on the interface panel of your printer.

Turn on your PC and printer.

When the printer’s message window displays

IDLE/MAGICOLOR

2300DL

, insert the

Utilities and Documentation

CD-ROM in your PC’s

CD-ROM drive.

The CD-ROM AutoInstaller automatically starts.

Follow the instructions on the screen to install the printer driver and

utilities.

When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.

Customize the driver settings for your printer’s configuration. Refer to the

printer driver’s online help.

Network Connection

1-7

Not Using DHCP (Using the CD-ROM AutoInstaller)

If you’re not using DHCP, the

Documentation and Utilities

CD-ROM’s

AutoInstaller provides a way to set the printer’s IP address.

Caution

You should always notify your network’s administrator before changing

the printer’s IP address.

Connect your printer to the network.

Attach your printer to the network by plugging the network RJ45 connec-

tor into the RJ45 receptacle on the interface panel of your printer.

Turn on your PC and printer.

When the printer’s message window displays IDLE/MAGICOLOR

2300DL

, insert the

Utilities and Documentation

CD-ROM in your PC’s

CD-ROM drive.

The CD-ROM AutoInstaller automatically starts.

Follow the instructions on the screen to set the printer’s IP address, and

then install the printer driver and utilities.

When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.

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 the printer’s IP address, subnet mask, and

gateway by using the following instructions. (See chapter 2, “Understanding

the Network Configuration Menus,” for more information.)

When manually setting the IP address, turn off DHCP and BOOTP

first.

Caution

You should always notify your network’s administrator before changing

the printer’s IP address.

IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, and GATEWAY are displayed only when both

DHCP and BOOTP are set to off.

Turn on your PC and printer.

Network Connection1-8

When the printer’s message window displays

IDLE/MAGICOLOR

2300DL

, set the IP address.

If you don’t want to set the subnet mask or gateway, go to step 5.

If you don’t want to set the subnet mask, but you do want to set the gate-

way, go to step 4.

If you want to set the subnet mask, follow these steps.

Press this

key . . .

(until) the message window displays . . .

IDLE

MAGICOLOR 2300DL

LANGUAGE

NETWORK

IP ADDRESS

192.168.1.2

IP ADDRESS

92.168.1.2

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

Press this

key . . .

(until) the message window displays . . .

SUBNET MASK

0.0.0.0

SUBNET MASK

.0.0.0

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.

Network Connection

1-9

If you don’t want to set the gateway, go to step 5.

If you want to set the gateway, follow these steps.

Save your configuration changes and make the printer ready for printing

again.

Print a configuration page to verify that the correct IP address, subnet

mask, and gateway have been set.

SUBNET MASK

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Press this

key...

(until) the message window displays . . .

GATEWAY

192.168.1.1

GATEWAY

92.168.1.1

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

MAGICOLOR 2300DL

Press this

key...

(until) the message window displays . . .

NETWORK

SPECIAL PAGES

Press this

key...

(until) the message window displays . . .

Network Connection1-10

When the printer’s message window displays

IDLE/MAGICOLOR

2300DL

, insert the

Utilities and Documentation

CD-ROM in your PC’s

CD-ROM drive.

The CD-ROM AutoInstaller automatically starts.

Follow the instructions on the screen to install the printer driver and

utilities.

When you have finished, remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place.

Customize the driver settings for your printer’s configuration. Refer to the

printer driver’s online help.

SPECIAL PAGES

PRINT CONFIG PAGE

Understanding

the Network

Configuration

Menus

Introduction2-2

Introduction

This chapter provides detailed information on each of the items in the

Network menu.

Network Menu

Location within the Configuration Menu

Accessing the Network Menu

Use the following series of keystrokes at the printer to access the 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

LANGUAGE

NETWORK

IDLE

MAGICOLOR 2300DL

LANGUAGE

SPECIAL PAGES

ENGINE

NETWORK

CONSUMABLE USAGE

IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY HW ADDRESS DHCP

BOOTP

HTTP SNMP

IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, and

GATEWAY are displayed only when

both DHCP and BOOTP are set to off.

Network Menu

2-3

Using the Network Menu Options

If the printer is connected to a network, the following settings should be

specified. For details about each setting, contact your network administrator.

When manually setting the IP address, turn off DHCP and BOOTP

first.

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Purpose

Sets the IP address of this printer on the network.

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

triplets.

Default

192.168.1.2

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

triplets.

Default

0.0.0.0

Notes

Leading zeros of each triplet are automatically suppressed;

for example, “.000” displays as “.0”

Examples

255.255.255.

xxx

Only users (PCs) having a subnet mask

of 255.255.255.xxx have access to the

printer (the last triplet of the address

xxx, doesn’t affect access and can be

any value).

Network Menu2-4

Gateway

HW Address

DHCP/BOOTP

Purpose

Sets the address of the router/gateway if a router/gateway

is used on your network and you allow users outside your

network environment to print on your printer.

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

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 other network

information is loaded.

Options

DHCP Set: On

BOOTP Set: Off

DHCP Set: Off

BOOTP Set: On

DHCP Set: Off

BOOTP Set: Off

Default

DHCP Set: On, BOOTP Set: Off

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