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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specs at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Target Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Powerful Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Excellent, Accurate Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Imageable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Supported Media Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Advanced Document Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Special Media Density Adjustment . . . .
Introduction The magicolor 7450 produces large-format output with photorealistic quality. When image is everything and performance counts, rely on the extraordinary image quality and robust processing power of the largeformat KONICA MINOLTA magicolor® 7450. Perfect for all design and business printing needs, the magicolor 7450 has a 733 MHz G4 CPU and custom acceleration hardware for fast document processing.
Specs at a Glance An overview of the features of the magicolor 7450. Print Method Processor Print Speed Resolution Duty Cycle Memory Standard Interfaces Large-format, photorealistic quality color laser Electrophotographic color laser PowerPC, 733 MHz G4 Up to 24.5 ppm color and black & white (letter/A4) Up to 9600 x 600 dpi-class Up to 120,000 letter/A4 prints/month 256 MB DDR SDRAM std., 1024 MB max. Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BaseTX), USB 2.0, Parallel, USB 1.
Target Markets A robust performer for business and design applications. Designed to support the powerful graphics applications used by creative professionals, the magicolor 7450 is also a high-performance printer for large volume applications.
Key Features This performance powerhouse has a built-in productivity pack. Powerful Performance Emperon Controller Technology With state-of-the-art Emperon controller technology, the magicolor 7450 is built for productivity. When the printer is installed in a demanding environment, the Emperon controller provides greater document processing efficiency with minimal network impact.
733 MHz G4 PowerPC processor: When a file is sent to the magicolor 7450, it’s this powerful CPU, working in conjunction with the Emperon-based controller, that processes the document for quick delivery. Acceleration ASIC chip: The magicolor 7450 includes an ASIC chip that offers processing acceleration through hardware assistance for complex operations such as contone screening, color transformations, and image processing.
Management Tool Driver Intended User Function General User Provides a graphical method for selecting general and advanced print options Front Keypad / Control Panel Network Admin General User Reveals at-a-glance supply levels; provides an easy-to-follow menu for viewing and changing printer options PageScope Web Connection Network Admin General User Supplies real-time printer information from the convenience of your desktop via a web browser PageScope Direct Print General User Enables y
Simitri Polymerized Toner The magicolor 7450 features KONICA MINOLTA’s Simitri Polymerized Toner technology, which uses tiny, uniform-size particles that are encapsulated in a proprietary compound to improve fusing on most media—even coarse, recycled paper. As a result, prints are more durable, with images and text that don’t smear or fade. In fact, the output for KONICA MINOLTA color laser printers has been tested for longevity up to 100 years.
Printer management with desktop convenience: Don’t leave your desk to check the status of your print job or to see if there’s enough supplies to handle a large print run. Rely on PageScope Web Connection to view this information. Simply use your web browser and the printer’s IP address to access real-time printer data. PageScope Web Connection lets you view real-time printer data. Another desktop management tool included with the magicolor 7450 is the Status Monitor.
Toll-Free Technical Support With KONICA MINOLTA US-based Technical Support, you never have to wait to have your questions answered. Average response time is less than 1 minute during normal business hours. Technical support is tollfree for 5 years. Technical support is available in three different ways: “The communication skills, attitude, and demeanor of your Technical Support personnel put me at ease immediately. I knew within the first ten seconds that I was going to get the help that I needed.
Engine Production-level performance for non-stop business printing. Type The magicolor 7450 is based on a KONICA MINOLTA single-pass laser printer engine that uses a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) printing system to produce full-color output—fast! Duty Cycle 120,000 prints (letter/A4 size) per month maximum. Print Speeds by Page Size and Media Type Page Size Letter Legal A4 A5 B5 11 x 17 The magicolor 7450 offers the power to keep pace with demanding business printing. Simplex (ppm) 24.5 14.8 25.
Weights and Dimensions Packaging Width Depth Height 42.05" (1068 mm) 28.35" (720 mm) 30" (762 mm) Width Depth Height 25.5" (648 mm) 23.6" (606 mm) 18.7" (477 mm) Printer Weight Shipping (printer) 190.96 lbs (86.6 kg) Shipping (lower feeder unit) 46.4 lbs (21.2 kg) Shipping (duplex option) 10.78 lbs (4.9 kg) Printer only with consumables 133.4 lbs (60.5 kg) Printer only without consumables 114.
Controller Emperon is the controller architecture that gives this printer its mighty performance. Type The magicolor 7450 uses KONICA MINOLTA’s next-generation Emperon controller technology designed for the company’s laser printers and MFP product lines.
The printer has a 256 MB SDRAM DIMM occupying one of two available memory slots on the controller. This memory is sufficient for printing all supported page sizes (simplex and duplex) at its standard 9600 x 600 dpi-class resolution. One slot is available for upgrading printer memory up to 1024 MB. Additional memory can improve the printer’s performance, especially in a busy network environment and when printing complex, graphics-filled files.
Traditional Halftone Cell 1 bit/pixel Resolution and PhotoART 600 dpi (High Quality) (also called 9600 x 600 dpi-class) 1 bit/pixel means the 600 dpi dot can be only one size and either “on” or “off” for 2 gray or color levels. Contone Cell 4 bits/pixel The magicolor 7450’s high-quality resolution generates photo-quality output with great detail and character in fine lines and halftones by printing 600 x 600 x 4 dpi resolution (600 x 600 dots per inch with 4 bits per pixel).
Languages The magicolor 7450 supports the most popular industry PDLs (Page Description Languages) for seamless, error-free printing: PostScript 3 PCL 6 (w/ PJL) PDF v 1.4 JPEG / TIFF For today’s common business and graphics applications, the magicolor 7450 includes a standard PostScript 3 emulation, complete with 137 resident fonts. The printer’s PCL 6 emulation includes PCL 5e, 5c, and XL and is designed to emulate the HP LaserJet 4650 (5e, 5c) and 4550 (XL).
The parallel interface supports IEEE 1284 communication from Windows Server 2003, XP, 2000, Me, and 98SE; and Linux Red Hat 9, and SuSE 8.2 operating systems. This interface is “Plug and Play” compatible. A USB 1.1 Host Port is included for Camera Direct Photo Printing. The magicolor 7450 also includes a side-access USB 1.1 Host Port that is used for Camera Direct Photo Printing. This feature is explained in detail in the next section.
Camera Direct Photo Print Print directly from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera—no PC or special software required. USB Host Port with PictBridge Compatibility Using the USB 1.1 Host Port, conveniently located on the front of the magicolor 7450, you can print photographs directly from many PictBridge-enabled digital cameras with no PC or special software required.
Media Handling The magicolor 7450 has hearty media handling to handle heavy print traffic. Standard Media Handling 100-sheet Manual Feed Tray 250-sheet Multipurpose Cassette 250-Sheet Multipurpose Cassette 100-Sheet Manual Feed Tray The magicolor 7450 includes a 250-sheet multipurpose cassette and a 100-sheet manual feed tray for 350 sheets of input out of the box. The printer’s multipurpose cassette accommodates all supported page sizes up to 12" x 18".
Print Media The magicolor 7450 supports a range of print media to handle a variety of applications. For a complete list of approved media, refer to printer.konicaminolta.com.
Imageable Area Guaranteed print width—Up to 8.5" (215.9 mm) Guaranteed print length—Up to 13.7" (348 mm) Non-printable area—0.16"/4 mm from all page edges “X” Supported Media Sizes 250-Sheet Multipurpose Cassette (Standard) “Y” The table at the right refers to X and Y dimensions of the media as diagrammed above.
Envelopes Monarch Com 10 DL B5 (ISO) C5 C6 Chou 3 Chou 4 You 0 You 2 You 4 You 6 3.875" 4.1" 110 mm 176 mm 162 mm 114 mm 120 mm 90 mm 197 mm 7.5" 9.5" 220 mm 250mm 229 mm 162 mm 235 mm 205 mm 136 mm 235 mm 190 mm 105 mm 98 mm Manual Feed Tray (Standard) Media Type x-Dimension Same as Multipurpose Cassette plus: Banner 3.55" (min) 12.25" (max) y-Dimension 5.50" (min) 47.
Automatic Duplexer (Optional) Media Type Letter Legal 11 x 17 12 x 18 Executive Statement Folio SP Folio Foolscap UK Quarto Letter Plus Government Letter Government Legal A3 A4 A5 B4 (JIS) B5 (JIS) B5 (ISO) D8K 16K Kai 16 Custom x-Dimension 8.5" 8.5" 11" 12" 7.25" 5.5" 210 mm 8.5" 8" 8" 8.5" 8.5” 8.5" 11.7" 210 mm 148 mm 257 mm 182 mm 176 mm 270 mm 195 mm 185 mm 3.54" (min) 12.25" (max) y-Dimension 11" 14" 17" 18" 10.5" 8.5" 330 mm 12.7" 13" 10" 12.7" 10” 13" 16.
N-up printing The printer driver’s n-up option allows you to print a 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages of a multi-page document on a single sheet of media. Add a border line and select the flow of the pages across the sheet using easy-to-understand settings. N-up printing Form overlays A form overlay is an image that is printed either on the first page or on all pages of a document. Watermarks A watermark is a word or phrase that is repeated on each printed page.
Consumables magicolor 7450 consumables are intelligent, easy to monitor, and easy to replace. User-Replaceable Supplies Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) toner cartridges Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) imaging units Waste toner box The magicolor 7450’s four (CMYK) self-contained toner cartridges are each color-coded and keyed for error-free installation and replacement, and feature an intelligent chip that stores information on toner levels for accurate supplies monitoring.
Consumable Yields Consumable yields are expressed as an average number of letter/A4 pages at 5% coverage. However, actual consumable life depends on such variables as page coverage, page size, media type, continuous or intermittent printing, number of color planes, ambient temperature, and humidity. Optimal consumable life is achieved with continuous printing (three or more pages per job). Intermittent printing (one page per job) reduces consumable life.
Supplies Monitoring You have many options for viewing remaining consumable supply levels: Printer control panel—Message window Printer control panel—Statistics page Status Monitor—Consumables tab Printer driver—Configure tab PageScope Web Connection—System tab Printer Control Panel The message window in the printer’s control panel clearly shows toner levels with a gas gauge style display. View the printer’s supplies status through the control panel window.
Printer Driver You can view supply levels by viewing the magicolor 7450 printer driver from your computer’s Control Panel. Select “Printers and Faxes” from the “Settings” menu. Right-click on the magicolor 7450 and select “Properties”. The “Configure” tab has a convenient link to view consumables. PageScope Web Connection PageScope Web Connection—Supplies Status PageScope Web Connection, a printer-resident web page offers a graphic supplies status view.
PageScope Net Care PageScope Net Care is the printer management solution for administrators of small and large business networks. It includes a graphical user interface that allows you to view or set the configurations of a printer. By selecting the “System” sub-menu, and clicking on the “Supply” tab, you can view the status of the consumables in your magicolor 7450.
Printer Management Comprehensive management tools for printer users and network administrators. Convenient Printer Management Tools You can manage the printer through the convenient and extensive printer management tools built into the printer and included on the printer’s auto-install / auto-network detection Software Utilities CD-ROM. Many management functions are also accessible through the printer’s control panel.
The magicolor 7450 Windows PostScript and PCL drivers features a tabbed layout that conforms to Microsoft standards, making them very simple to use. The drivers offer a graphical, straight-forward method for making output selections, including n-up, watermark, and separator page features. PPDs make the printer’s extensive document handling and control features available to Macintosh and Linux users.
PageScope Printer Management Suite For robust printer management for system administrators and general users, the magicolor 7450 includes the PageScope Printer Management Suite: PageScope Web Connection PageScope Net Care PageScope Network Setup PageScope Plug and Print PageScope NDPS Gateway PageScope EMS Plug-in HP Web JetAdmin Plug-in PageScope Web Connection The magicolor 7450 includes an embedded web page, PageScope Web Connection, that allows you to retrieve real-time information about t
PageScope Net Care PageScope Net Care is the printer management solution for administrators of small and large business networks. This web-based software provides the security, support, and information-gathering capabilities that all administrators look for in device management systems. PageScope Net Care delivers these capabilities in a simple, easy-to-use form that minimizes downtime and improves network productivity.
PageScope EMS Plug-ins The PageScope EMS Plug-Ins are modules designed to integrate into third party Enterprise Management Software packages and allow KONICA MINOLTA printers to be managed and monitored. KONICA MINOLTA offers plug-ins for the following EMS packages: HP/OpenView, Tivoli/NetView, Microsoft Management Console, and CA UniCenter. HP Web JetAdmin Plug-in This plug-in allows network administrators to use HP Web JetAdmin to install, manage, and configure KONICA MINOLTA printers on their network.
Print Monitor The Print Monitor utility routes print jobs directly from a host PC to the magicolor 7450 using TCP/IP over the Ethernet interface, reducing network traffic as data travels over the network once, bypassing a dedicated print server. KONICA MINOLTA provides Print Monitors for Windows Server 2003/XP/2000/NT4 and Windows Me/98SE platforms. To communicate current job status, number of jobs in the queue, errors, and connection interruptions, a Windows graphical printer status screen is used.
The control panel features two LEDs (Ready and Error) that indicate printer status and six selection keys to navigate the printer menu and cancel print jobs. Menu/Select Button Press the Menu/Select button to enter the configuration menu system, move down within the menu structure, and select the displayed menu choice. Left and Right Buttons The Left and Right buttons allow you to move left and right within the menu structure and also scroll left and right within a list of available menu choices.
Color Control Get great color without great effort. Professional Color Tools The magicolor 7450 makes it easy to get excellent, accurate color. Featuring the KONICA MINOLTA Color Management Module, a built-in ICC color matching system that automatically adjusts color for you, the magicolor 7450 faithfully reproduces color documents with no user intervention required.
Host-Based ICC Color Matching You may prefer to use the color matching system built into your host software applications such as QuarkXPress, PhotoShop, and Illustrator. To support host-based color matching, KONICA MINOLTA provides a Windows ICM printer profile to define the printer’s color space to the software’s color matching system. To activate this function, simply select “ICM” from the printer driver then choose the preferred ICM method and rendering intent.
Custom Color Controls The magicolor 7450 has several options for adjusting color. In the printer driver, image density can be adjusted by changing the setting value of the driver. This feature can be found under the “Quality” tab. On the control panel under the “Quality” menu, by going into the “Calibration” sub-menu and selecting “CMYK Density,” the density of highlights, middle colors, and shadow colors can be adjusted.
Enhanced Automatic Image Density Control (eAIDC) From day to day, and from one consumable change to the next, toner density may change, ultimately affecting color consistency.
Options & Requirements Build it to your specifications. Duplex Option You can perform manual duplexing on the magicolor 7450 by printing on one side of a page, turning it over, and then printing on the other side. For more convenient two-sided printing, an automatic duplex option is available. It installs on the side of the printer and adds very little width to the footprint of the printer.
Memory The magicolor 7450 has two slots available for memory, with one slot occupied with a 256 MB DDR SDRAM. Memory can be upgraded to 1024 MB using 256 MB, and 512 MB SDRAM. The magicolor 7450 uses industry-standard 184-pin, unbuffered, dual-data-rate (DDR) SDRAM modules. 266 MHz / 333 MHz, PC-2100 / PC-2700 modules can be used.
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