Cisco Systems CF 911 P manual

4119-7704-02 Operator’s Manual CF 911 P[...]

i T o ensure the optimum performance of the pr inter , follo w the precautions listed belo w . • Ne ver place a hea vy object on the printer . • Ne ver subject the printer to shocks. • Ne ver open an y door s or turn the printer off while the printer is making printings. • Ne ver bring an y magne tized object near the printer . • Ne ver u[...]

ii Using the Printer Prop erly • Always use the correct po wer v oltage, as improper voltage can cause a fire or electr ical shock. • Ne ver use a multiple outlet adapter , as a f ire or electrical shock c an result. • Should the po wer cord become damaged, immediately turn the printer of f, unplug the po w er cord and ca ll your technical re[...]

iii Safe ty Informat ion SAFETY INFORMATION This color printer is a digital printer which operates by means of a laser . There is no possibility o f danger from the laser , pro vided the printer is operated according to the instructions in this manual. Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protectiv e housing, the laser[...]

iv Safety Information F or Euro pean Users: WA R N I N G Use of co ntr ols, adju stments or performance of pr ocedur es oth er than those specif ied in this man ual may r esult i n haza rdou s radiati on e xposur e. This is a s emiconductor laser . Th e maximum po wer of the laser diode is 26.79 µ W and the wav elen gth is 780nm. F or Denmark User[...]

v Safety Information Laser Safety Labels [Label on printer surface] A laser safety label is attached to the ou tside of the printer as shown belo w . The Manufacturer’ s Name Plate is af fixed at the position illustrated above. Please write do wn the Model Name and Serial No. of you r printer here, if n ecessary . Model: Serial No.: C4119O009AA M[...]

vi Regula try In f ormat ion WA R N I N G This equi pment has been tested and found t o comply w ith the limi ts for a Cl ass A di gital de vice, pursua nt to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference when th e equipment is operated in a commercial en vironment. This equ ipm[...]

vii Regulatr y Inform ation Thank you for cho osing Minol ta. This operator’ s manu al explains ho w to operate the color prin ter and replenish its supplies. It also gi ves some troub leshooting tips as well as general pr ecautions to be o bserved when operating the color printer . T o ensure the best performan ce and ef fecti ve use of you r co[...]

viii T echnica l Supp ort Thank you for choosing Minolta quality . For o ver 30 years Minolta has been a leader on the forefront of of fice equipmen t technolog y and serv ice. Our desi re has al ways been to brin g you highl y reliabl e product s. W e pledge to cont inue to pr ovi de you, our customer , with our state o f the art equipment, as wel[...]

ix T erms and Symbo ls for the T ype of P rinte r Paper A fe w special terms and symbols ar e used in this manual t o designate the types of print er paper . F eeding Dir ection (p rinter paper path ) In this system, pri nter paper is ta ken up from th e left-hand side of the unit and fed through the unit to ward the right-hand side, face-do wn ont[...]

x Contents Organizati on Chapter s 1 through 3 contain th e basic info rmation for making pri nts. Be sure to read t hese chapters b efore attempting to use yo ur printer. Using the Printer Properly ......... ............................ ............................. .............. i Safety Information ............... ............................. [...]

xi Contents Contents Chapter 4 Setup Menu S ettings ................ ............. ............. ................... ............. ... 4-1 1. Setup Menu Summary ................ ................. ........... ................. ........... ......... 4- 2 Possible Setting Items in the Setup Menu ......... ................. ................. ......... [...]

xii Contents[...]

1-1 Safety Notes Chap ter 1 Chapter 1 Safety Notes[...]

1-2 Safety Notes Chap ter 1 1. Inst alling th e Printer Installation Site T o ensure o ptimal safety and prev en t possible malfunctions of the unit, install the printer in a location which meets the following requirements. P ower Sour ce The po wer source voltage requ irements are as follo ws. ◆ Use a power source with little v oltage fluctuatio[...]

1-3 Safety Notes Chap ter 1 2. Pr ecauti ons f or Use Operating En viro nment The operating en vironmental req uirements of the prin ter are as follo ws. T emperature : 10°C to 30°C (50 °F to 86°F) wit h a fluctuati on of 10° C (50°F) p er hour . Humidit y : 25% to 85% with a fl uctuati on of 20% per hour . Using the Unit Proper ly T o ensure[...]

1-4 2. Precauti ons for Use Safety Notes Chap ter 1 Storage of Prints • If prints are to be kept for a long time, keep them in a place which is not ex posed to light to pre vent fad- ing. • If an a dhesi ve containi ng solv ent (e.g., spray glue) is u sed to past pr intings, the toner on the pr ints can melt. • T he color prints have a toner [...]

2-1 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Y our Printer[...]

2-2 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 1. Sy stem Overview 1139O0020A 1144O184AA 1144O003AB Sorter S-105/Staple Sorter ST -103 <O ption> Permits automati c sorting or grouping of prints in to 10 print sets or stacks. In addition, the Staple Sorter automatically staples the printed sets or stacks that are s orted or grou ped. Duplex U ni[...]

2-3 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 2. Pri nter P art s and Acc essorie s Outside the Uni t Exit T ray: Holds the prints ejected from the unit. Manual By pass T ray: Use for manual feeding of printer pa per into the unit. Upper/Lower T ray: Hold s up to 500 sheets o f paper . ☞ p. 6-2 Middle T ray (Universal): Hold s up to 250 sheets o f[...]

2-4 2. Printer Pa rts and Accessori es Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 Inside the Uni t T oner Hopper Lid: Open when addin g toner . ☞ p. 6-4 ~ : Operate these parts to clear misfed sheets of paper . ☞ p. 6-8 Conn ecto r Layout IEEE12 84: This is con nected to the printer port o f the computer b y a parallel interface cable. Ether net [...]

2-5 2. Printer Parts and Accessorie s Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 Options Sort er / Staple Sorter Stapler Door: Open to replace the Staple C artridge. ☞ p. 6-6 Sort Bins: Holds s orted or grouped pr ints. Lar ge Cap acity C assette Cassette Release Lever : Use to release the cassette from the unit when it is necessary to clear a misf[...]

2-6 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 3. Op eratio n Panel Operation P anel Names and Functions O C 1234567890123456 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP C4119O023AA Online key ON: Printer is connected to the host PC. OFF: The printer is not conn ected. Re ady L ED ON: The printer is idle (normal state). Blinkin g: The print er is pr ocessing or print- ing a jo[...]

2-7 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 4. Comput er Connectio n Parallel Connection Use a parallel interf ace cable when conne cting this unit to the printer p ort of a computer . Network Connection Use a netw ork cable of 10Base- T or 100Bas e-T when con necting this unit to a comp uter b y a netw ork. C4119O007AA C4119O008AA[...]

2-8 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 5. T urning ON a nd OFF T urning ON a nd OFF • T urning the prin ter ON Press the Power Switch to the (ON) position. • T urning the prin ter OFF Press the Power Switch to the (OFF) position. When the unit i s tur ned ON The operation p anel changes as fo llo ws when the po wer is turned ON. (1) The p[...]

2-9 5. Turnin g ON and OFF Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2 Continuous Printing Pr ecautions The printing operation stops for the f ollowing interv als and the transfer drum cleaning operation i s performed for approximately 40 seco nds to maintain optimal perfor mance of the color printer . W ait a moment when this condition occur s. Full-[...]

2-10 Getting to Know Y our Printer Chapt er 2[...]

Printing Procedures Chapt er 3 3-1 Chapter 3 Printing Procedures[...]

3-2 Printing Procedures Chapt er 3 1. Pr intin g Printing Pr eparations The printer dri ver for this unit must be installed in advance in the computer to perform the printing operations. Refer to the separate Getting Started ma nual for a d escription o f the printer driv er installatio n procedures. P erf orming Printing The softwa re application [...]

3-3 Printing Procedures Chapt er 3 2. Fun ction Setting s A pplication Specif ication The size and co lor of the document can be set b y the software app lication of the document. C heck the functions which can be set in the operat ion manual of the software application. Printer Dri ver Specif icatio n Special functions of this printer such as the [...]

3-4 Printing Procedures Chapt er 3[...]

4-1 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 Chapter 4 Setup Menu Setting s[...]

4-2 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 1. Se tup Men u Sum mary P o ssible Set ting Items in the Setup Menu The connecti on port, network settings, print jo b management and other i tems in the s etup menu set the conditions when printing is performed . The main me nu contains the follo wing selections . There are lo wer-p osition sub- menus depending[...]

4-3 1. Se tup Me nu Su mmary Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 Setup Menu Hier ar chy The setu p menu contains a number of le vel s of submenus under the mai n menu th at were ex plained in the chart on the prev ious page. A submenu is sep arated into four lev els . The lo west lev els ar e [ Network Setup] , [Protoco l S etup] , [IPX/ SPX Setup] and[...]

4-4 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 2. Se tup Men u Procedures Start ing the Setup Menu. The Setup menu is made av ailab le when the printer is started. (1) T urn on the po wer . (2) Press an y key ( i.e. the menu key ) when the f ollo wing messag e is displa yed. This messag e is displa yed for ap proximately 5 seconds. If no operation is performe[...]

4-5 2. Setup Menu Pr ocedur es Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 Operating th e Setup Menu The Setup menu is accessed in the follo wing sequence: Menu selection → Set ke y → Subme nu selection → Set ke y → Select the desired settin g menu and change the setting. Refer to the section “Setup Menu Transition Diagram” ( ☞ p. 4-11) for an il[...]

4-6 2. Setup M enu Procedure s Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 (4) Press the Set ke y . Le vel 2 of the selected submen u (Le vel 1) i s displayed. There may not be a Le vel 2 dependin g on the main menu that i s selected, and the s etting item is displayed in stead ( ☞ p. 4- 11) . This example ind icates the condition when [Protocol Setup] is se[...]

4-7 2. Setup Menu Pr ocedur es Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 (8) Press the Se t k ey . Th e first setting item of the selected su bmenu (Lev el 3 ) is displayed. The menu on Le vel 4 may be di splayed depending on the main menu that is selected ( ☞ p. 4 -11). Select the menu in the same manner . This example describes the condition when the [Et[...]

4-8 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 3. Ser ver Setu p Menu Serv er Setup Menu Hierar chy The information for the print serv er and the job processing p rocedures are set in the Serv er Setup menu. The setting items are displayed if the main menu is selected instead of the server menu. Serv er Setup Menu Setting It ems Select [Server Setup] in the m[...]

4-9 3. Se rver Set up Me nu Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 System Date Function: This sets the style of the date for the printer time (date informatio n) to Month/Day/ Y ear . Operation: Use the ▼ and ▲ ke ys to switch the display of the numeric characters. Use the ke y to shift the cursor (underlined section). Repeat this operation to s et th[...]

4-10 3. Server Se tup Menu Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 Enab le Pri nted Q ueue Function: The s etting determines if the print queue is used . Opera tion: Us e t he ▼ a nd ▲ ke y s to switch the Y es/No setting. Press the Set ke y to displa y the next ite m [Jobs to Sa ve] . If “No” is se t, [Sav e Ch ange ] is displayed i f the Set key [...]

4-11 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4 4. Se tup Men u T ransi tion Diagra m The setup menu configuration is shown in the Menu Map. Before starting the settings, verify the position and structure of the required settin g items. T o print o ut the Menu Map: Press the Menu k ey . The message “Print P ages” appears, press th e Set key . Press the do[...]

4-12 Setup Menu Setting s Chapt er 4[...]

5-1 Function Menu S ettings Cha pter 5 Chapter 5 Function M enu Settings[...]

5-2 Function Menu S ettings Cha pter 5 1. Func tion Me nu S ummary Function Menu Setti ng Items A test p attern that v erif ies the printer con ditions can be p rinted and pri nting can be suspended (tem porary stop ) and r esum ed (st art ope rati on a gain) i n th e funct ion menu . The main menu contains the follo wing selections . There are lo [...]

5-3 Function Menu S ettings Cha pter 5 2. Functi on Menu Op eration Pr ocedur es Start ing the Function Menu (1) Press the MENU k e y . The function m enu is accessed and the following screen is displayed. Function Menu K eys The follo wing key s are used to mo ve the among m enus. ▲ , ▼ ke ys: These ke ys switch between the menus, items and se[...]

5-4 Function Menu S ettings Cha pter 5 3. Funct ion Men u T r ansi tion Diagra m The funct ion menu confi guration is sho wn in the follo wing diagra m. Before st arting the s ettings , veri fy the position and structure of the re quired setting items. Main Menu Sub Menu Setting Items Functi on Print P ages Prin t P ages T est Page T est Print S et[...]

When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 6-1 Chapter 6 When a Message Appears[...]

6-2 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 1. When the Messag e “LO AD IN ANY TRA Y” is displ aye d. The message sho wn on the left is displayed when the T ray currently selected for us e runs out of p aper . The current print cycle is interrupted and you cannot start a ne w print c ycle. Load the tray with pap er by perfor ming the follo wing proc[...]

6-3 1. When the Message “LO AD IN ANY TRAY” is displayed. When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Grasp the tab of the Edge Guide and slide it to the size of the paper to b e loaded. Pressing the plastic part of the T railing Edge Stop, slide it to the size of the paper to be loaded. NO TE When load ing A3 (1 1" ×17 ") pa per : Move the T[...]

6-4 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 2. Whe n the Message “TONER NEAR EM PTY” or “NO T ONER” A ppears The message sho wn on the left appears when toner will run out soon. Y ou can still make prints, but the image density will become ligh ter and lighter . It is recommended that you replenish the toner as soon as possible for this reason. [...]

6-5 2. When the Message “T ONER NEA R EMPTY” or “NO TONER” Appears When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Remov e the bottle cap and peel off th e seal. Open the T oner Hopp er Lid. NO TE Make absolutely certain that th e color of the toner matches the color of the T oner Hopper Lid. Align the tab on the Bottle wit h the cutout on the T oner Re[...]

6-6 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 3. When the Messag e “NO ST APLE” A ppears The message sho wn on the left appears when the staples are ru nning out. Replace the Staple Cartridge with a n ew one by followi ng the procedu re given bel ow. Replacing th e Staple Cartridge While holding the Lock Release Le ver , slide the Staple Sorter aw ay [...]

6-7 3. When t he Message “NO STAPL E” App ears When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Place a sheet of paper into the 2nd Bin of the Staple Sorter . T est Print from software application. Then, the Staple Sorter test-staples th e paper se veral times automatically . Setup th e PDD opt ions Appl ication Menu print , click “prope rty”, click “F[...]

6-8 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 4. When “Misf eedin g Occur s.” If a paper m isfeed occurs dur ing a print c y cle, the message sho wn on the left is displayed and that particular print cycle is stopped in the middle of operation. Clear the misfed sheet of paper accor d ing to the proced ure given below. Misfeed Locati on Dif f erent pro[...]

6-9 4. W hen “Mis feeding Occurs .” When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Open the Left Door . Pull out the sheet of paper from the T ransport Section. Raise the Guide Plate , turn Knob and pull out the s heet of paper . Press do wn Guide Plate and pull out the sheet of paper . Close the Left Doo r . Open the Front Door . T urn Lev er to the left.[...]

6-10 4. When “Misfeed ing Occurs.” When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Grasp the Fus ing Unit Lev er and open the Fus ing U nit . While turning Kno b , pull out the sheet of paper and cl ose the Fusin g Unit. Pull out the sh eet of paper from the Up per Area of the T ransfer/Fusing Unit. While turning Knob , remove the sheet of paper . If the p [...]

6-11 4. W hen “Mis feed ing Oc curs .” When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Open the Left Door and pull out the sheet of paper fro m the T ransport Section. Close the Left Door . Slide the T ray out. Unload the paper s tack from the T ray . Fan the paper thoroughly and relo ad it in the Tra y . Slide the T ray back in. Open the Front Door and the[...]

6-12 4. When “Misfeed ing Occurs.” When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Press the Paper Descent K ey . Grasping the Door Lock Release Le ver , open the Cassette Door and remov e the sheet of paper . Close the Cassette Door . Slide the cassette away from the main unit. Remov e the sheet of paper . Slide the Cassette back against the printer . Lar [...]

6-13 4. W hen “Mis feed ing Oc curs .” When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 Grasping the Lock R elease Le ver , open the Duple x Unit. Open the Misfeed Remo val Guide and remov e the sheet of paper . Close the Duplex Unit. While holding the Lock Release Lev er , slide the Sorter aw ay from the unit. Pull out th e sheet of paper from t he T ranspo[...]

6-14 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 5. When the Me ssage “Fuser Oil Ne ar E mpty” A pp ears The message sho wn on the left appears when the Fu ser Oil is running out. Y ou can still make printings, bu t it is recommended that yo u replenish the Fuser Oil as soon as pos sible. When Fuser Oil has run out, the message sho wn on the left appear[...]

6-15 When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 7. What Does Each Message Mean? What Does Each Message Mean? Mess age Cau se Act ion “A l e r t ” “Service Code” The unit malfunctioned an d is unable to produce prints. Press the ▼ key . Call and inform your T echnical Representati ve of the trouble code message on the displa y . “Check tone r ho[...]

6-16 7. What Does Eac h Message Mea n? When a Mess age Appear s Chapter 6 NO TE • When initiating a print cycle fr om the PC and the pr eheat function of th e CF911P is set to ON, an err or is d isplayed. This error is automatically r e set in 3-4 seconds a nd printing be gins. • All other messag es see the section Ap pendix C: T r oubleshootin[...]

T r ouble sho otin g Chapter 7 7-1 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting[...]

7-2 T r ouble sho otin g Chapter 7 1. When This T yp e of Pr int i s Produced When there is a pr oblem in the print imag e quantity , ch eck both the print si ze and printer dri ver . Print Image Condit ion Possible Cause Action The print image is too light or the color i s light. Is the printer driv er set on the lighter si de? Check the pr inter [...]

7-3 T r ouble sho otin g Chapter 7 2. Pr inter Malfun cti ons The printer i s malfunctionin g. If these pr ocedures do not co rrect the problem, co ntact your T echnical Representati ve. Printer Condition Check for: Action Printin g cannot be performe d ev en if data is sent fr om the computer . There is som e type of malfunction . Perform the coun[...]

7-4 T r ouble sho otin g Chapter 7[...]

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 8-1 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous[...]

8-2 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 1. Sp ecification s Specif ications Printer Main Unit T ype C onsole t ype pri nter Photo condu ctor OPC Printing System Electrostati c Dry Powdered Image T r ansfer to Plain Paper De v elopin g System Mic ro-T oning Sys tem Fusing System Lamp-Heated Roller Resolution 400 dpi Pape r T ype T ray Feedi ng : Plain pape r (6[...]

8-3 1. Speci fications Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Large Capacity Cassett e C-101 Kinds o f Pap er Plain paper (6 0 to 90g/m ²) (16 lbs. t o 24 l bs.), Rec ycled paper Pap er Size A4C, Letter C Capacity 1,000 sh eets (80g /m²) (21-1/ 4 lbs.) Po w er Sour ce Supplied fro m the print er . Power Consu mpt ion 3 0W or les s Dime nsio ns Width : 358mm ( 1[...]

8-4 1. Specifica tions Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 10 Bin Staple Sorter S T-103 No. of Bins 1 non- sort Bin Sort Bi ns: 10 ( From 2nd Bin to 11th Bi n) Modes Non-So rt Mode, Sort Mo de, Sort-and-Stapl e Mode, Manual Staple Mode Kinds of Pape r Non -Sor t Mo de: Plain pap er (60 to 90g/m²),(16 l bs. to 24 lbs.) Special paper (Thick p aper , OHP Tra nsp[...]

8-5 1. Speci fications Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Duplex Unit AD-7 Kinds o f Pa per Plain paper: 60 to 90g/m² ( 16 lbs. to 24 lbs.) Print Paper Size A3L to A5L (11" × 17"L to In voiceL) Capacity 1-sided Up to 99 printings (A4C, A5L) (LetterC, In voiceL) Up to 2 pri nti ngs ( A3L, A 4L ) (11" ×17 "L, L egalL, Lett erL) 2-sided Up[...]

8-6 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 2. Care of the U nit Cleaning T urn the Printer P ower Switch OFF when cleaning. W ipe the surface of the Housing clean with a soft cloth dampened with mild home detergent. W ipe the surface of the Operation Panel clean with a soft, dry cloth . NO TE Never use a glass cleaner or any other deter gent to avoid dama ge to t[...]

8-7 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 3. P ape r Size T abl e Name Size (Metric) Size (Inch) A3 297 mm × 420 mm 11-3/ 4" × 16 -1/2" B4 257 mm × 364 mm 10" × 14- 1/4" A4 2 10 mm × 297 mm 8-1/4" × 11 -3/4" B5 182 mm × 257 mm 7-1/4" × 10" A5 1 48 mm × 210 mm 5-3/4 " × 8-1/4" B6 128 mm × 182 mm 5"[...]

8-8 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous 4. In dex Index K e y p. 2-6 K e y p. 2-6 ▲ K e y p. 2-6 ▼ K e y p. 2-6 10/100 Base-T p. 2 -4 A AD-7 pp. 2-2, 8-5 C C-101 p . 8-3 Cancel K ey p. 2- 7 Casset te Door p. 2-5 Cassette Release Le ver p. 2-5 Cleaning p. 8-6 Computer C onnection p . 2-7 Connector p . 2-4 Crosswi se p. i x D Duple x Unit pp. 2-2, 6-8, 6-13 [...]

8-9 4. Index Chapter 8 Miscellaneous N Near T rouble p. 6- 16 Netw ork Setu p p. 4-3 No Staple p. 6-6 No T oner p. 6- 4 O Online K ey p. 2-6 Operation p. 5- 3 Operation p anel p. 2-3 , 2-6, 8 -6 Opt ions p. 2-5 Outside p. 2-3 P Paper L oadi ng p. 6-2 Paper Plate Descen t K ey p. 2-5 Pap er Size p. 8-7 Paper Tray pp. 2-3 , 6-2, 6-8, 6-1 1 Parall el [...]

8-10 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Trade mark : CF911P , Mino lta are tra demark or resisted trademark of M inolta Co., Ltd. All other product s or brands name are tr ademarks or registered tra demarks of the ir respectiv e holder s.[...]

Copyright 1998 MINOLTA CO., LTD. Printed in Japan The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice to incorporate improvements made on the product or products the manual covers. MINOLTA CO., LTD. Image Information Products Marketing Headquarters 3-13, 2-Chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8556, Japan[...]