MREADM03.TXT Driver File Contents (2430DL64_en.exe)

 
                 KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2430 DL
                   KONICA MINOLTA Windows Driver
                           ReadMe V2.1
                  

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I.   INTRODUCTION

     This Readme file contains special information relating
     to the following items:

     - Application Notes
     - Connectivity
     - Error Messages
     - PageScope Web Connection
     - Printer Driver
     - Status Display
     - Status Monitor
     - Operation Control Panel
     - Direct Print
     - Printer Driver and Controller Firmware Compatibility
     - Client-Server Installation (Point and Print)

     Please note, unless otherwise noted, the information
     contained in this ReadMe file applies to both 32-bit and
     64-bit KONICA MINOLTA Windows Drivers except for the
     following:
     - The 64-bit driver is not supported in the Windows
       98SE/Me/2000/NT environments.
     - References to Windows XP and 2003 Server also applies
       to Windows XP and 2003 Server x64 Edition respectively.
     - Some applications referenced in this Readme file may not
       work in the Windows x64 Edition environment.  As such, they
       only apply to the Windows 32-bit environment.

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II.  APPLICATION NOTES

     1. CorelDRAW--When printing a file to letter-size
        media, select Fit to Paper in the Output Paper
        Size section on the Paper tab. If you do not 
        select Fit to Paper, the image will be cut off
        on one side. 

     2. DOS--The DOS copy and print commands are not
        supported.

     3. MS Word--Word does not allow users to print a 
	saved document in a different paper size because
	it passes its default paper size to the printer 
	driver. Take the following steps to print a 
	document in a specified paper size:

  	  i. In Word go to File/Page Setup and make 
	     sure that the specified paper size is 
	     selected under Paper Size. 
  	 ii. In Word go to File/Print and click the
	     Properties button of the magicolor 2430 DL.
 	iii. Select the Paper tab.  Check "Fit to Paper" 
	     and select the specified paper size from the
	     Output Paper Size drop-down list. 

     4. MS Internet Explorer 5.0--A SPOOL32 crash may be
        experienced when printing web pages containing java
        related data. Printing cannot be continued although
	the document can be saved.  You must restart the 
	printer to resume the printing job.  Recommend to
	upgrade IE 5.0 to IE 5.5 or higher to avoid this
	problem. 

     5. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0--Dashed lines may not be
        imaged when printing pdf files. Recommend to upgrade
        to Acrobat Reader 5.0 to resolve this problem.

     6. Adobe PageMaker 6.5--The color separation (C,M,Y,K)
	function may not function correctly depending on 
	image data. 
	when the K plane prints in color, please use the
	"B/W" setting instead of the "Color" setting on 
	the Quality tab.

     7. Lotus Approach 9.6.1--When Print Properties is 
	opened, the layout of the driver preferences 
	collapses.

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III. CONNECTIVITY

     1. Network--IPP protocol runs over HTTP. Therefore, if 
        you disable HTTP (Network/HTTP menu), IPP is 
        automatically disabled, too.

     2. Network--If you make any changes in the Network/HTTP
        or Network/SNMP menus, you must restart the printer 
        for the changes to take effect.

     3. Windows XP--When setting up the printer on a
        network, use the Standard TCP/IP port and then 
        select either Generic or Minolta-QMS Printer as the
        device type. Then use the Microsoft Print Monitor
	in this environment.

     4. Windows 2000--When setting up the printer on a
        network, use the Standard TCP/IP port and then
        select either Generic or Minolta Printer as the 
	device type. Then use the Microsoft Print Monitor
	in this environment.
 
     5. Windows 98SE/Me--When setting up the printer on a 
        network, use the magicolor TCP/IP port. Then use the
        accompanying Print Monitor.

     6. Windows NT--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 
        second text box. Use the accompanying Print Monitor.

     7.	Large Print Job--When printing over 50 pages, it is
	recommended to use the standard TCP/IP port instead
	of IPP. 

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IV.  ERROR MESSAGES

     1. Media Jam--Be sure to empty the printer's output
        tray regularly, especially if you print lengthy jobs.
        If the output tray fills up (approximately 200 sheets
	of media), the message window displays a media jam
	message, and printing stops.

     2. Duplex Jam--A duplex media jam may occur when
        printing with a paper size mismatch. This is in
        combination with AUTOCONTINUE=ON. Replace the tray
        with the correct paper size specified in the driver.
	
     3. Invalid Printer Name--An error message may be
        displayed when installing the printer driver. Please
        remove any preceding and following spaces from the
	printer name text string to resolve this problem.

     4. Print Outside Printable Area (Windows 98SE)--Attempting
	to print a document with margins set outside printable
	area will prompt the warning message dialog box: "The
	margins of section 1 are set outside the printable
	area of the page. Do you want to continue?". Please
	take the following steps:

	. If selecting "No" prompts an error message dialog
	  box and the print queue shows an error status, 
	  please click "OK" in the error message dialog box.
	  You should be able to cancel and clear the print 
	  job in the print queue. 

	. If selecting "No" does not prompt the error message
	  dialog box, you cannot cancel nor print the job 
	  and the print queue will show an error status. Please
	  reboot your PC and remove the job in the print 
	  queue manually by clicking "Purge Print Documents" 
	  from the [File] menu while selecting the magicolor
	  2430 DL printer icon in the [Prints]folder. You 
	  should be able to cancel and clear the print job
	  in the print queue.  

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V.   PAGESCOPE WEB CONNECTION

     1. Job Page--The Job Owner field is always blank
        unless a name is specified in the User Name text 
        box on the Device Options Setting tab in the 
	Printing Preference.

     2. URL--When entering a URL in the System/Online 
	Assistance field, type in 'http:// URL'. PageScope
        Web Connection does not support 'https'.

     3. WINS/NetBIOS--After changing the WINS/NetBIOS
        setting, the printer must be powered off/on.

     4. Job Page--Currently "Number of Pages" column
	incorrectly shows a figure of a total number of
	pages of a print job, and "Number of Copies"
	always shows 1 regardless of the actual number
	of the copies.  For example, for a job with 3
	copies of 2-page document, "Number of Pages" 
	and "Number of Copies" show 6 and 1 respectively.

     5. Job Page--For a duplex job which has an odd number
	of pages, the last blank page is counted and added
	to the total number of pages.  Coupled with the above
	note on the Job Page, for example, a job with 2 
	copies of 7-page duplex document would show 16 in the
	"Number of Pages" column.

     6. Administrator Log-in--If you login with a correct
        Administrator password and still received an error
        message "Please log in again with a correct 
	password", please check the Security and Privacy 
	setting of your browser. In Internet Explorer, please
	ensure that you have Medium security (or lower) and
	Medium High privacy (or lower) settings. In Netscape,
	please ensure that cookies are allowed.

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VI.  PRINTER DRIVER
     
     1. Collation--In order to collate multiple copies of a
        duplex print job with Booklet Left Binding or 
        Booklet Right Binding selected as the Duplex/Booklet
        option on the Setup tab, select collation in the
        printer driver only. Do not select collation in the
        application. This will cause the pages to print out
        of order. Similar effects will occur when printing
        with Watermark or with Form Overlays in WORD. Failing
	to set collation in the printer driver will cause 
	the Watermark to print only on the first page of the
	first copy.

     2. Defaults--When adding or removing an option on the
	"Device Options Setting" tab, all the print driver
	configuration settings except for the "Copies" and
	"Scaling" settings are automatically reset to their
	default settings.

     3. Installation (Windows XP)--Due to a Windows limitation,
        when a second magicolor 2430 DL printer driver is
        installed, the printer name in the Printers folder is
        identified as (Copy 1) rather than (Copy 2).

     4. Installation (Windows 98SE/Me)--When upgrading to a 
	newer version of the driver, you need to first uninstall
        the older version before installing the new version.

     5. Installation (Windows 98SE/Me)--During the driver 
	installation from the Installer CD, the "Invalid 
	Printer Name" dialog box appears after entering the
	existing printer name in the "Friendly Name" text field.	
	The suffix "Copy 1" will be automatically appended 
	to the new printer name to avoid duplicate names. You
	can change it to another unique name in the text 
	field or can change it from the Printer folder after
	instillation.
 
     6. Installation (Windows 98SE/NT)--The "Print A Test Page"
	option selected in the "Print Options" dialog box during
	the driver installation from the Installer CD may print
	incorrect outputs. This does not reflect the print
	qualities obtained from normal printing operation.

     7. Installation (Windows 98SE)--When selecting USB 
	connection type during the driver installation from
	the Installer CD, if the "Finish" button does not 
	appear in the final "Add New Hardware wizard" dialog 
	box and you are unable to continue the installation, 
	please proceed as follows to complete the installation:

	- In the "To install a printer" dialog box, click the
	  "Next" button.
	- Follow the succeeding steps to install the driver.
	- Once the driver is installed, the "Finish" button will
	  appear in the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. 
	- Click the "Finish" button to close and exit the 
	  "Add New Hardware Wizard". 
	- The installation process is now completed. The KONICA
	  MINOLTA "Main Menu" dialog box will remain open for
	  you to make other selections.    

     8. Installation (Windows NT4.0)--Before installing the
 	driver from the Installer CD, please install Internet
	Explorer 6.0 or later.  Otherwise, you may experience
	difficulty completing the installation.

     9. Installation (Windows XP SP2)--When installing the 
	driver from the Installer CD, you may encounter a 
	"Windows Security Alert" message appearing on your
	screen.  Please	select to "Unblock" the Installer
	program from the WinXP SP2 firewall.

    10.	Installation--When installing the driver from the 
	Installer CD, it is possible that a message will
	be displayed indicating that some Java Virtual 
	Machine (JVM) files may get overwritten.  Please 
	select "YES" to allow the files to be overwritten. 
	(When selecting "NO", InstallShield Wizard will 
	appear. Click "OK" to stop and cancel the 
	installation automatically.)    

    11. Features (Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003)--It is possible
	that you may have some driver features unavailable
	such as Edit Custom Paper Size, Edit Form Overlay, 
	Edit Watermark and Easy Set Save.  These features
	are available when the user is logged in as 
	Administrator.

    12. IPP Port (Windows 2000)--Due to problems associated
	with the Windows spooler, for printers printing through
	the IPP port, selecting "Keep printed documents" in
	the Properties page of the printer will not keep the
        printed jobs in the queue. Additionally, displaying the
        Help menu items in the Printer Queue window will cause
        an error message to display.

    13. IPP/SMB Port (Windows XP x64 Edition)--It is possible
        when the printer uses the IPP or SMB port, some driver
        features such as setting border lines or watermarks
        will not print.  This is due to limitations of the
        Windows x64 OS.

    14. Overlays--Overlay files are created as color documents.
	Therefore, even if you select monochrome printing
	(B/W on the Quality tab), the overlay prints in color.
	If you want a monochrome overlay file, you must create
	it selecting B/W printing and save it as an overlay
	file (Edit Form Overlay button on the Paper tab).

    15. Overlays--Overlay files must be printed at the same
        resolution at which they were created. In other 
        words, if you create an overlay file at 600 dpi, any
        documents with which you use this overlay should 
        also be printed at 600 dpi. If you print the overlay
        at a different resolution, it is automatically
        resized and, therefore, placed incorrectly on the
        printed pages.

    16. Overlays--Overlay files (*.prn) must be created with
        the magicolor 2430 DL driver. If you try to
        use an overlay file created with another driver,
        the file may not print.

    17. Overlays--Printing a file with an overlay uses twice
        the virtual memory of regular printing. Therefore, it
        is recommended that you increase your PC's virtual
        memory.

    18. Sharing--If you uninstall a printer driver for a
        shared printer under Windows 98SE/Me and then
        reinstall the printer driver, the new printer driver
        is automatically shared. If you do not want to share
        this printer driver, you must go in and manually
        unshare it.

    19. Uninstallation (Windows 98SE/Me)--If you uninstall the 
	printer driver, you must restart the PC to complete
	the uninstallation. Otherwise, some files are locked
	by the Windows operating system and therefore cannot
	be deleted.

    20. Uninstallation (Windows 98SE/Me)--If you uninstall
        "KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2430 DL Printer Driver 
	Software" from Add/Remove Program Properties, you must
	temporarily disable any anti virus scan or anti virus
	real time protection programs.

    21. Uninstallation (Windows Me)--When using Windows Me,
        restart the computer after uninstalling the printer 
	driver.

    22. Mixed Paper Sizes--When printing a document with mixed 
	paper sizes, the job may print with unpredictable 
	results. For example, a conflict will occur if a duplex
	document were specified such that the odd-numbered page
	is Letter size (front side) and the even-numbered page
	(back side) is Legal size paper. Booklet or N-Up 
	applications that employ scaling may experience missing
	data or page shifting due to different aspect ratios
	used for different paper sizes. An application may use
	mixed paper sizes when the following occurs:
        (a) AUTO CONTINUE is set to ON
        (b) TRAY CHAINING is set to ON
        (c) Tray 1 and Tray 2 have different sized paper
        (d) Paper Source is set to Auto
        (e) Paper sizes specified on the front and back side
            are the same

    23.	Page Orientation--When a Word document with mixed page 
	orientation is printed by Booklet, the second page 
	rotates by 180 degrees.  For example, a 3-page document
	with Landscape, Portrait and Landscape orientation set
	for the first, second and third page respectively would
	have the second page rotated.
   
    24.	Upgrading Driver--Remove the original driver before
	upgrading. From Start->Programs->KONICA MINOLTA program
	group, select "Uninstall", or from Start->Settings->
	Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs, remove only 
	"KONICA MINOLTA	magicolor 2430DL". 
	"KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2430DL Printer Driver 
	Software" listed in the "Add or Remove Programs" will
	be needed when removing the upgraded driver. If it 
	has been removed by mistake, Please re-install the 
	driver from the Installer CD.

    25.	Upgrading Driver--An error message may appear while
 	installing an upgraded driver. However, please  
	continue to complete the installation.

	If the "Language Version Conflict..." error dialog box
	appears, click the "Yes" button.  If the "Setup could
	not replace..." error dialog box appears, click the 
	"Ignore" button'. You should be able to
	install the upgraded driver.

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VII. STATUS DISPLAY
     
     1. Printer Status--The Printer Status may display an 
	error message such as "Power Off/Communications" or
	"Port Busy" while the print job is spooling. The 
	correct	printer status should be updated once the
	job has cleared	the spooler.

     2.	Supplies Status Popup--Once the remaining toner amount
	has reached the percentage set in the "Notify when
	Supplies Reach" spin box, the "Supplies Status"	window
	will pop up. This window will keep popping up every 5
	minutes until the empty toner cartridge is replaced. 
	Setting the percentage to 0 (zero) can prevent the 
	Supplies Status window from popping up.

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VIII.STATUS MONITOR
     
     1. Status Monitor Center--The network printers may not
	display	in the main screen when it is opened. If this
	happens, please refresh the screen by selecting "Update
	Printers" from the "Action" menu.

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IX.  OPERATION CONTROL PANEL

     1. PROCESSING--Changing the print settings while 
	'PROCESSING' displays on the panel will affect the
	printing process. Wait till 'PROCESSING' is changed
        to 'READY' before changing the print settings. 

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X.   DIRECT PRINT

     1. Media Jam--If a paper jam is not cleared before data
	transfer timeout occurs between the digital still
	camera and the printer, all the pages of the print
	job sent from the camera will not print out even
	after the printer recovers from the paper jam.
	Please re-send the print job to print all the pages.
 
     2.	Canceling Print Job--After canceling a print job from
	a digital still camera, the next print job sent from
	the digital still camera may not be received by the
	printer. If this happens, please unplug and reconnect
	the USB cable to the printer, and send the print job
	from the camera	again. 

     3. PictBridge Support--With 32MB of on-board memory or 
	32MB of on-board memory and 64MB DIMM, the magicolor 
	2430 DL will support 600X600 printing in DRAFT mode. 
	It will not be able to support index printing. The 
	Digital Still Camera and the operation control panel 
	will not show other selections. With 128MB DIMM or more,
	all functions are supported. Futhermore,the magicolor
	2430 DL supports 640X480 (and above) image sizes.

     4. Recommended Media--For the most current recommended
	media for Letter, 2-up, 4x6 photo paper (LTR 2-UP 4X6),
	please refer to the following URL:

        http://printer.konicaminolta.net/products/color/
	mc2430DL/media.asp

        For the most current recommended media for A4, 2-up,
        10x15 photo paper (A4 2-UP 10X15), please refer to the
        following URL:

        http://printer.konicaminoltaeurope.com/Q-shop_europe

        You should always be able to find the most up-to-date
	recommended media for your KONICA MINOLTA magicolor
	2430 DL printer at the aforementioned URL.

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XI.  PRINTER DRIVER AND CONTROLLER FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY

     1. Upgrading Printer Driver and Controller Firmware--If you
	upgrade your printer driver to version 2.0.524.0 or 
	later, it is recommended that you also upgrade your
	printer's controller firmware to version 2.09 or later.
	You can check the version of your controller firmware by
	printing the "Config Page" from the printer controlpanel.
	You may encounter printer processing errors if you have
	the latest version of printer driver with an earlier
	version of the controller firmware (or vice-versa).

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XII. CLIENT-SERVER INSTALLATION (Point and Print)

     1. Printer Properties (Windows XP SP2)--When installing
        the driver with SP2, new security features allow for
        greater protection but less flexibility in a Client/Server
        environment.  When the "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)"
        box is checked, SP2 forces the user to go into
        "Forceguest" mode even if the user has Administration
        rights to the server.  As such, it is possible that driver
        settings performed at the client side may not be saved
        at the server because the user does not have the proper
        security rights.  Additionally, some driver settings
        at the client side may not be available.

        The "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)" check box can
        be accessed by going to "My Computer", then to "Tools",
        "Folder Options" and select the "View" tab.

     2. Printer Names--Windows supports the use of long printer
        names.  It allows you to create printer names that contain
        spaces and special characters.  However, if you share a printer
        over a network, some clients will not recognize or correctly
        handle the long names and you may experience problems printing.
        To prevent printing problems due to long names, you need to
        ensure that the printer's entire qualified name (including
        the server name, \\PRINTER2\PSCRIPT, for example) must be
        less than 32 characters.  Additionally, do not include
        spaces or special characters in these names. 
        
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TRADEMARKS
KONICA MINOLTA is a trademark or a registered trademark of
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
magicolor is a trademark or a registered trademark of
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright (c) 2005 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
All rights reserved.
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  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

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