Step-by-Step
Before you begin, you will need to know your computer’s operating system. To find this information, click the Apple menu, then About this Mac.
Setting up a new printer is a three-step process: download the driver, install it, then configure the printer.
Download the Driver
Go to http://onyxweb.mykonicaminolta.com/OneStopProductSupport/
Select the model number of your copier (i.e. Bizhub c458). Note: Searching without the letter-suffix on the model will sometimes yield better results (e.g., searching for "458U" will not find a driver but "458" will).
- Choose drivers from the list
- Choose your operating system
- If there is a choice, be sure to download drivers for "A4"
Install the Driver
- Double click the downloaded file. It will unzip to your downloads folder.
- Double click the .pkg installer and accept the defaults.
- Enter your computer’s password when prompted.
Configure the Printer
When the driver is installed, you will need to install and configure the printer.
- Click the Apple menu then System preferences then Printers & Scanners or Printers & Faxes
- Unlock the screen, if required by clicking the lock in the lower left and entering the computer’s password
- To add the new printer, click the + sign
- Choose the IP tab:
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- In the Address field, type the printer’s full name (i.e. departmentname.dartmouth.edu). Leave everything else blank.
- In the Protocol field choose Line Printer Daemon - LPD
- In the Queue field type print
- The drivers may or may not fill in. If they don’t, click the box next to Use and choose Select Software.
- Scroll to find your printer model, highlight it and click OK. It will fill in the driver name.
- Next to Use, click Add.
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- If you know what they are, choose the printer’s install-able options. Then click OK to complete setup.
Setup Printing Presets
Setup printing presets to quickly enable printing features such as double-sided printing, color printing, etc. The printer defaults to color printing. Do the following to set a preset and then to set as the default for black and white printing:
- Open Adobe
- Click File > Print to open the print window
- Select Printer... in the bottom right-hand corner of the dialog box
- Choose the Konica Minolta copier next to Printer
- Select Output Method from the dropdown list
- Click the checkbox for Secure Print and input your copier code on the first line. (Leave the second line blank). Be sure check "save" before pressing OK.
- Click the checkbox for Authentication and leave inputted settings. Be sure check "save" before pressing OK.
- Click the checkbox for Account Track and input your copier code in the second line (Leave the first line blank). Be sure check "save" before pressing OK.
- To print single sided, go to the Copies & Pages menu and choose Layout/Finish.
- Click next to Presets and choose Save Current Settings as Preset…
- Name the Preset Color then click OK.
- Click Copies & Pages – choose Quality from the list
- Under Select Color, change the setting to Gray scale
- Click next to Presets and choose Save Current Settings as Preset…
- Name the Preset B&W then click OK.
- Print a page using that preset.
- Click Cancel, then return to the Print menu (click File > Print).
- Choose the Color or B&W printing preset from the list Option + Click. This should save this setting as the default. (You may need to set the printer as the default printer first.)