Minolta PageWorks 25 Quick Manual

Brand: Minolta

Model: PageWorks 25

Category: Laser/LED printers

Type: Quick Manual

This manual is also suitable for

PageWorks Pro 25

Minolta PageWorks 25 is a high-performance printer designed for both personal and professional use. With its advanced features and capabilities, it offers users a wide range of printing options and applications. The printer boasts fast printing speeds, delivering crisp and clear documents, graphics, and images. It also features versatile paper handling, supporting various paper sizes and types, including envelopes and custom-sized media.

Quick Guide for Installation and Reference

PageWorks 25

Step 1

Unpacking the Printer ..................... 1

Reference 1

Printer Parts..................................... 4

Reference 2

PageWorks 25 Overview ................. 5

Reference 3

Control Panel ................................... 6

Step 2

Installing the Imaging Cartridge ....8

Step 3

Loading Paper................................ 10

Step 4

Connecting the Power Cord ......... 13

Step 5

Turning the Power On/Off ............. 13

Step 6

Printing a Test Page ...................... 14

Step 7

Connecting the Printer to the

Computer (Local Connection)......16

Step 8

Installing the Printer Driver .......... 17

Reference 4

Printer Menus................................. 19

Reference 5

Troubleshooting............................. 23

Contents

Before operating your printer, read this Quick Guide carefully

from cover to cover. Use this guide for reference.

Take the items and accessories shown above out of the carton.

Note

Remove the plastic bag and peel off the shipping tape from the printer.

After unpacking, keep all packing materials out of the reach of children.

Unpacking the Printer

Step 1

1.Printer

2.Accessories

User’s Manual

Printer Driver

User’s Manual

for Windows 3.1

Quick Guide

CD-ROM

Floppy Diskette

Power cord

Paper Size Label

Warranty card

Registration card

3.Imaging Cartridge

Pull out Tray 1 and remove the cushion from Tray 1.

Close Tray 1.

Pull out Tray 2 and remove the cushion from Tray 2.

Close Tray 2.

Step 1

Pull the side cover release lever and open the side cover.

Peel off the protective sheet from the image transfer roller.

Close the side cover.

Step 1

Printer Parts

Reference 1

Control

panel

Power

switch

Tray 1

(multipurpose

tray)

Tray 2

(500-sheet

tray)

Side cover

release lever

Paper size

selection dial

Parallel inter-

face connector

Power cord

socket

Imaging

cartridge

Note

The duplex unit, manual feed tray, 500-sheet paper feed unit, 250-sheet paper feed

unit, 2500 sheet tray, 5-bin mail-bin, 10-bin mail-bin (including the horizontal transport

unit and upper attachment), SIMM and NIC (Network Interface Card) are all available

options for your printer. For more information, please refer to the User’s Manual.

PageWorks 25 Overview

Reference 2

Upper attachment (option) 5-bin Mail-bin (option)

Horizontal

transport unit (option)

Printer

Duplex unit

(option)

10-bin Mail-bin

(option)

2500 sheet tray (LCC) (option)

Manual feed unit

(option)

Tray 3/4/5

(250-sheet paper

feed unit) (option)

(500-sheet paper

feed unit) (option)

The control panel consists of a display panel (LCD), three indicator lights

and eight function keys.

Indicator Lights

There are three indicator lights that the printer uses to alert you to the

following situations:

Indicator On Off Blinking

On Line The printer is ready

to receive data.

The printer cannot

receive data.

Going off-line.

Data Data is being stored

in the printer memo-

ry.

No data is stored in

the printer memory.

The printer is re-

ceiving and pro-

cessing data.

Message Engine error.

The printer requires

service.

No error. Recoverable error,

such as paper emp-

ty, paper misfeed,

etc.

Control Panel

Reference 3

Data Message

On Line

Proceed

Tray 1 Paper

Shift

Job Cancel

Item Select

Enter

Data indicator

Message indicator

On Line indicator

On Line key

Proceed key

Tray1 Paper key

Shift key

Enter/Job Cancel key

Select key

Item key

Menu key

LCD

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Key Functions

Note

Press this key to switch between online and offline modes. The printer

must be online in order to receive data.

Press this key to resume printing after one of the following situations has

occurred:

- when a Paper Size Error occurs.

- when a Memory Overflow or Job Too Complex error occurs.

- when the LOAD XX message appears due to a paper size error.

Press this key in order to enter the mode for setting the paper size (when

the dial on the Tray1 is set to

User set

) and media type for Tray1. You can

only enter this mode when the printer is off-line.

The shift key performs various functions when pressed in combination with

the following other keys:

Menu key

: each menu will be displayed and rotated in reverse order.

Item key

: each item will be displayed and rotated in reverse order.

Select key

: each user selection value is displayed and rotated in reverse

order.

Press this key to enter the Menu mode when the printer is off-line. Press

this key repeatedly to display the Menu group in order.

Press this key to enter the Item mode when the printer is in the Menu

mode. Press this key repeatedly to display the items in order.

Press this key to enter the User Selection mode when the printer is in either

the Item mode or the Tray1 Paper Menu mode. Press this key repeatedly

to view the user selection values in order. Press and hold the

Select

key

in order to increase the value at high speed.

Press this key to save User Selection settings. This key can be pressed in

combination with the

Shift

key to cancel a job that is currently being pro-

cessed and to clear the data for a job from the printer’s memory. A job can

only be cancelled by using the

Enter/Job Cancel

key in combination with

the

Shift

key when the printer is off-line and when the Data indicator is ei-

ther on or blinking.

In order to cancel a job using the

Enter/Job Cancel

key through the proce-

dure described above, the printer must be off-line. You can force the printer

to go off-line by pressing the

On Line

key while printing.

Reference 3

On Line

Proceed

Tray 1 Paper

Shift

Item

Select

Job Cancel

Enter

Installing the Imaging Cartridge

Step 2

Pull the side cover release lever

and open the side cover.

Take the imaging cartridge out of

the carton.

Holding it with both hands, shake

it left and right, forward and

back.

Carefully remove the packing tape that is adhered to the grips by pulling

from the bottom up.

Align the green guides on the imaging cartridge with the slot bearing the

green seal located inside of the printer.

Step 2

Insert the imaging cartridge as

far as it will go inside of the

printer.

Close the side cover.

Loading Paper onto Tray1

Loading Paper

Step 3

Slide open Tray 1.

Press down on the paper lifting

plate located inside of tray 1 until

it clicks into place.

Adjust the green clip to the

appropriate paper size by

squeezing its sides and sliding it

through the runner at the bottom

of the tray.

Press the green button located

near the outer edge of the tray to

adjust the paper guides.

Step 3

Load the proper size of paper

within the guides. The stack of

paper that is loaded onto the tray

should not exceed the maximum

level indicator (see illustration).

Close Tray1 and set the size of

paper loaded in the tray on the

dial.

Note

• Before setting the paper size, set the media type for Tray 1 through the

Tray 1 Paper Mode on the control panel.

• When printing on envelopes and custom sized paper, it is necessary to set

the dial to

User Set

and then specify the paper size in the Tray1 paper

menu through the Control Panel.

Loading Paper onto Tray2

Slide open Tray 2.

Press down on the paper lifting

plate located inside of tray 2 until

it clicks into place.

If necessary, adjust the paper braces to the size of the paper to be loaded.

Use a phillip’s screwdriver to remove the braces from the tray. Be sure to

secure the braces into their new position using the screwdriver before pro-

ceeding to step 4.

Step 3

Load the proper size of paper

within the braces. The stack of

paper that is loaded onto the tray

should not exceed the maximum

level indicator (see illustration).

Set the size of paper loaded in

the tray on the dial, and close

Tray 2.

Connecting the Power Cord

Step 4

Make sure that the printer’s

power switch is in the

(Off)

position.

Connect one end of the power

cord that comes with the printer

to the power cord socket. Plug

the other end into a power outlet.

Turning the power OFF

Press the power switch to the

(Off) position to turn the printer off.

Note

DO NOT turn the power OFF while:

•printing

• the printer is receiving data from the computer (the indicator on the con-

trol panel is blinking)

• resetting the printer

Turning the Power On/Off

Step 5

Turning the power ON

After connecting the printer to a

power outlet, press the power

switch to the

(On) position.

In about 60 seconds, the READY

message is shown on the LCD

display, indicating that the printer

is ready to print.

Printing a Test Page

Step 6

Turn the printer on.

Make sure that Letter-size paper

is loaded into the printer’s feeding

tray.

Make sure that the

READY

mes-

sage is shown on the LCD display.

Press the

On Line

key to take

the printer off-line.

Press the

key repeatedly

until the

TEST MENU

is found.

Press the

Item

key once.

CON-

FIG PRINT

appears on the LCD

display.

On Line

Job Cancel

Enter

Press the

Enter

key to start printing the test page.

Menu Item

Sample

Step 6

Turn the printer and the computer off.

Connect one end of the interface cable to the parallel port of the computer.

Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel connector on the back of

the printer. Secure the cable using the two clips on the parallel connector.

Connecting the Printer to

the Computer (Local Connection)

Step 7

Install the printer driver to control printing from your computer.

You can install the printer driver for Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows

NT 4.0 from the Minolta PageWorks 25 Printer Drivers CD-ROM.

Follow the instructions described below and for more details, see the

User’s Manual that comes with your printer.

Windows 95/98

Installing from CD-ROM (Auto Run)

1. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95/98.

2. Insert the

Minolta PageWorks 25 Printer Drivers

CD-ROM into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

3. The opening window automatically appears on the screen.

Click

PCL Driver

and follow the instructions.

After installing the printer driver, the

Minolta PageWorks/Pro 25

printer

icon appears in the

Printers

folder.

Note

Plug and Play installation

Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer with the parallel

interface cable.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95/98.

3. At the

Update Device Driver Wizard

Add New Hardware Wizard

dia-

log box, make sure your printer name is displayed and click the

but-

ton.

(If the Update Device Driver Wizard or Add New Hardware Wizard dialog

box does not appear, see “Auto Run”.)

If the auto run does not perform, double-click the

Install.exe

from the CD-

ROM. The opening window appears on the screen. Click

PCL Driver

and fol-

low the instructions that appear on your computer screen to complete the in-

stallation.

Installing the Printer Driver

Step 8

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Minolta PageWorks 25 Quick Manual

Brand: Minolta

Model: PageWorks 25

Category: Laser/LED printers

Type: Quick Manual

This manual is also suitable for

PageWorks Pro 25

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