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KONICA MINOLTRA 362/282/222 Series Printer Driver
Printer Software Document

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This document contains information about the software of this printer.
In addition, the problems that may happen when this printer is used 
and the solutions are mentioned.
Read through this document before you use this printer.

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Readme File Contents

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1. Printer Driver Installer
2. Attentions and Restrictions



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1. Printer Driver Installer
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This section describes following information about the Printer Driver Installer.

1. Version Information
2. System Requirements
3. Attention
4. File Composition
5. Installing the Software
6. How to check the Version

1. Version Information
  This section explains the installer with the following version.

  KONICA MINOLTA Printer Installer Ver.8.0.1.0
  (For Windows Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2/Windows 8/Server 2012)

2. Attention
  Please read the following notes before use.
 2-1. When you start the installer by Windows Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2/
      Windows 8/Server 2012 and install the printer,
      it is necessary to log in by the user who has the administrator power
      to the installing computer. Power Users can not install it.

3. System Requirements
System Requirements
  Support OS: 
    Windows Vista Home Basic*
    Windows Vista Home Premium*
    Windows Vista Ultimate*
    Windows Vista Business*
    Windows Vista Enterprise*
    Windows Server 2008 Standard*
    Windows Server 2008 Enterprise*
    Windows 7 Home Basic
    Windows 7 Home Premium*
    Windows 7 Ultimate*
    Windows 7 Professional*
    Windows 7 Enterprise*
    Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
    Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
    Windows 8*
    Windows 8 Pro*
    Windows 8 Enterprise*
    Windows Server 2012 Standard
    Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
    * 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions of Windows are supported.

4. File Composition
  [Driver_Vista]Folder
    |-[Driver]
        |-[PCL]
           |- [DE]               VXL Driver for German
           |- [EN]               VXL Driver for English
           |- [ES]               VXL Driver for Spanish
           |- [FR]               VXL Driver for French
           |- [IT]               VXL Driver for Italian
           |- [JA]               VXL Driver for Japanese
           |- [KO]               VXL Driver for Korean
           |- [ZH-CN]            VXL Driver for Simplified Chinese
           |- [ZH-TW]            VXL Driver for Traditional Chinese
    |-[Lang]Folder               Various Setting for each language / Help files
    |-[Bmp]Folder                Bitmap file used in installer
    |-[Readme]Folder
           |- [Readme.txt]       Readme file for English (This file)
    |-[setupsub]Folder           Subdirectory for this installer
    |-[Setup64.exe]              Printer Driver Installer
    |-[Setup.exe]                Printer Driver Installer

5. Installing the Software
  Double click the Setup.exe and perform the installation according to 
  the Wizard of screen.

6. How to check the Version
  The version can be checked at the title bar of the installer's main screen.

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2. Attentions and Restrictions when using this printer
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  This printer offers many convenient functions.
  Depending on the application, similar functions are realized by itself.
  In such a case, please be careful of the setting method etc.

  Attentions and Restrictions of each functions are shown below.

(1)Paper Size Setting  
  1)When not printing as paper size setting
    - Paper size can be set by the printer property, but it may become invalid 
      the paper size that is specified on the printer property according to 
      the application to use.
      ==> Please set the paper size on the Print menu of the application.

(2)Paper Tray Setting
  1)Cannot set Paper Tray.
    - To set an optional tray for the Paper Tray, the optional Paper Source unit
      is necessary.  Also, you need to select the Paper Source unit in the Device 
      Option setting of the printer driver.
      ==> Please check the existence of Paper Source unit and the Device Option 
          setting.
    - Paper Tray may have restriction depending on the specified paper size.
  2)When Paper Tray setting doesn't work as specified.
    - Paper Tray can be set by the printer property, but it may become invalid 
      the Paper Tray that is specified on the printer property according to 
      the application to use.
      ==> Please set the Paper Tray on the Print menu of the application.
    - Paper may be fed from the tray other than the specified one depending on 
      the paper size set up on the printer.

(3)Original Orientation Setting
  1)Original Orientation setting doesn't work as specified.
    - Original Orientation can be set by the printer property, but it may become 
      invalid the Original Orientation that is specified on the printer property 
      depending on the application to use.
      ==> Please set Original Orientation in the application.

(4)Collate Functions
  1)Collate doesn't work as specified.
    Collate is able to be set by the printer property, but the following situation
    may occur depending on the application to use if you specify Collate on the
    Print menu.

    - If Combination is specified, the last page of No. n copies
      and the first page of No. n+1 copies are printed on the same paper.
    - If 2-Sided is specified, the first page of No. n+1 copies is printed 
      on 2nd side of the last page of No. n copies.
    - If Booklet is specified, all prints are collected into one book and printed.
    - If Staple is specified, all prints are collected into one set and stapled.
    - If Secure Print is specified, the waiting documents for print for specified
      number of copies are stored in the printer.
    - If Watermark is specified only on the first page of multiple copies of 
      printing, it will be stamped only on the first page of the first copy.
    - Even if Offset is specified, it will be output without offset.
    ==> Please set No Collate on the Print menu and specify Collate on the printer
        property.

(5)Copies Setting
  1)Copies Setting doesn't work as specified.
    - Copies can be set by the printer property and the Print menu of most of 
      applications, but the priority of setting between the printer property and
      the Print menu is different depending on the application to use.
      ==> First, please set 1 for the copies on the Print menu and specify the 
          required copies by the printer property.
          If only 1 copy is printed with this setting, please specify the required
          copies on the Print menu.
  2)Proof Print and Copies
    - In Microsoft Excel, even though Proof Print function is selected and multiple 
      copies are set for print, all copies of document will be printed without 
      storing.
      *Proof Print function can not be specified with 1 copy.  Also, even if the 
       multiple copies are set in Excel, Proof Print function is cancelled because 
       all data are printed only 1 copy with number of set.
      This can be solved by un-checking [Print on copy unit].

(6)Front Cover / Back Cover
  1)Paper for Front Cover / Back Cover
    When you use Front and/or Back Cover function, it is necessary to set the correct 
    paper beforehand in the Paper Tray for Front and/or Back Cover that is specified 
    by the printer driver.

(7)User Authentication / Account Track
  1)Printing under User Authentication and Account Track
    When you use the printer that requires User Authentication / Account Track before 
    printing, print is not accepted without entering the correct User Name, Department 
    Name and Password.

(8)Booklet and Saddle Stitch
  1)Blank of Paper Center Part
    When Booklet and Saddle Stitch are specified, blank space with a width of about 
    10mm will occur in the center of paper.
    ==> Please make more than 5mm blank space of the original, then print it.

(9)OS Restrictions
    1)About Watermark printing in Windows 8 
    In some instances, the Watermark is not printed when the print is executed
    from Microsoft Word 2010 or Microsoft Excel 2010.
    - Printer Property -> [Settings]Tab - [EMF Spool] -> ON
    - Printer Property -> [Advaced]Tab - [Enable advanced printing features] -> ON

(10)Others
  1)When sending plural printing jobs to Network Port
    If multiple copies of document is sent to each port such as IPP, SMB, RAW and LPR 
    at the same time. The print out of one set of document may be separated by 
    another print job. 
    ==> In this case, select Uncollated.
  2)When the Limitation for printing  is exceeded at the Account Track
    When the Account Track mode and Limitation for printing are enabled in the printer, 
    if there is a job that stops in the middle of printing as the limit is reached, 
    any following jobs are not printed unless the stopping job is canceled.    
    Please ask your administrator to cancel the limitation to output the stopping 
    job or someone must delete the job after confirmation.  
  3)Power OFF while printing / processing
    Do not turn off the printer while it is printing / processing as a malfunction 
    may occur. If the power is turned off by mistake, and a malfunction occurs, 
    turn off the printer once and then turn on again.
  4)Copies Setting in Application
    Some applications may allow you to set copies more than the device's limitation,
    but the printer can not print as specified in the applications.
  5)Blank Page
    According to the application to use, when the data has odd number pages, it may 
    be added the blank paper if 2-Sided function is available.
    In that case, the following phenomenon will occur.
      1)The Watermark will be printed on the last blank page (in case of specifying 
        The Watermark function).
      2)The Overlay will be printed on the last blank page (in case of specifying
        The Overlay function).
  6)Registration of Custom Size
    Please perform registration of Custom Size in Windows Vista/Server 2008 
    by administrator.  
  7)Screen Font
    When printing with using screen fonts installed in your computer, some of 
    fonts or characters may not be printed correctly.
  8)Acquire Device Information
    When you installed the printer driver to a client computer by Point and Print,
    you can not use [Configure]-[Acquire Device Information] in the printer property.
    ==> Please set the composition of Device Options manually or acquire the option
        information on the server.
  9)When you selected a printer which belongs to one of computers in "WORKGROUP"
     of "My Network" and installed the printer driver, you may not open the printer 
     property of the installed printer.
     ==> In this case, please install the printer driver by its installer.
  10)When you installed the network printer by using "Browse for Printer" in "Printers 
     and Faxes" folder, you may not open the printer property of the installed printer.
     ==> In this case, please install the printer driver in the way described below.
      1) Select "Local printer" and "Create a new port" in "Select a Printer Port" 
         window.
      2) Select "Local Port" for "Type of port" and enter "\\NetBios name\service name"
         for "Port Name".
      3) After that, install the printer driver according to the Wizard.
  11)PostScript Pass through
     Depending on applications to use, some functions of printer drivers might not work
     correctly.  For example, Watermarks specified by printer drivers would be 
     printed in unexpectedly large size when printing from Adobe Photoshop.
     ==> this may be solved by setting [PostScript Pass through] to [Disable] 
         in printer drivers.
  12)About Two-way communication of Printer Driver and MFP
     This printer driver is able to acquire MFP's information via the network communication.
     Please update more than Internet Explorer 6.0 (Service pack 1) to take full
      advantage of this printer driver.
     ==> MFP's information may not be acquired depending on the Internet Explorer version.

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  Cautions and restrictions with specific applications
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(1)Microsoft Office
  1)AutoShapes Graphics Print in Office [* VPS Driver only]
    If the [Transparency] check box of [Fill] column in [Format AutoShape...]-
    [Colors and Lines]tab is ON, the paint-out part of graphics may not be
    printed correctly at the time of reduction and enlargement print.

  2)Continuous Print by Microsoft Word 2000
    If you print by pressing the print bottom continuously in Microsoft Word 2000, 
    the omission of text and object or the page may occur.  When you print continuously 
    by using the print bottom, set the [Background Printing] check box to ON in 
    [Tools]-[Options]-[Print]tab and then perform printing.
    Or perform the continuous print of same original with setting the Copies to print 
    by using the Print dialog box in [File]-[Print...].

  3)Entire workbook Print in Microsoft Excel
    When you print the Microsoft Excel document that has different binding direction 
    in each sheets with the [Entire workbook] checkbox ON, it may not be printed 
    as you specified.

  4)Duplex Print in Microsoft Word 2007
    When a document with odd number sheet is printed in duplex mode from Microsoft Word 2007, 
    white paper which is not included in original may be printed and counted. 
  
    
(2) Adobe Acrobat 
  1) When a printing is performed from Acrobat Reader or Acrobat, Printing may not 
     be performed normally. [* VPS Driver only]
     ==> Please check the [Print as image] on the Print setting of the application.

  2)Depending on the PDF file, the background may be painted with white out.
    When the topside of this image is printed during overlay print, the downside of the
    image (Original or Overlay) cannot be printed.

  3)When printing the PDF file with turning off the "Choose Paper Source by PDF page 
    size" checkbox in the "Print" dialog, the page with different direction from 
    the 1st page and following pages might not be printed with correct direction 
    since Acrobat Reader will not correctly notify the page direction of pages 
    after the 1st page to the printer driver.

  4)When printing landscape original using Acrobat Reader 9, the page will be rotated 
    first then printed. 
   [* VXL Driver only]
    This means for example that staple or punch may be made in the different position of 
    the document from the expected one.
    ==> In this case, it can be printed normally when [Auto-Rotate and Center] is specified 
    to OFF in the [Print Setting] of application.

  5)When printing landscape original using Acrobat Reader 9 on Windows XP x64 or 
    Windows Vista x64 SP2, the first page will be printed as portrait original.
    ==>In this case, it can be printed normally when [Auto-Rotate and Center] is specified
    to OFF in the [Print Setting] of application.

(3) Adobe PageMaker, Illustrator [* VPS Driver only]
  1)Depending on applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Illustrator and etc, if it 
    recognizes that it is a PostScript printer driver, the application itself may 
    output PostScript commands. In this case, it may not be printed correctly.

(4) Internet Explorer, Note Pad
  1)Check the selected printer when printing continuously by the Internet Explorer
     or Note Pad.
    Selected printer might differ from the previous selection if several same
     printer drivers have been installed, depending on the application limitation.
     ==>In this case, change the printer driver name with 
        which selection will be changed, to less than 29 characters.

(5)Word97
  1)Unable to print by Word97.
    Word2000 or more is required for the printing by the Word.

(6)Excel
  1)Check the print settings before printing 
    when you print from Excel after switching the printer driver.
    Depending on the limitation of application, 
    current printer driver setting might apply to the printer driver after switching.     
    ==>In that case, change the name of a printer driver used to within 29 characters. 


(7)PowerPoint
  1)Please do not enable the following setting when you print from PowerPoint.
     It might cause to hang PowerPoint.
    - "Popup Authentication Dialog when printing" of "Settings" tab.



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