Purchasing and Transporting an MFP (Konica Minolta c224e)

[pml@lohrgeospatial.com]

I didn't post this in the Konica Minolta forum since it includes a general question about transporting an MFP. Feel free to move the post.

There is a used Konica Minolta c224e that I'm thinking of buying. I am not a service technician but have a background in IT and working with mechanical things.

This MFP looks great. It is probably 11-12 years old (year on manual is 2013).

Any problems to look for? Can I run diagnostic tests, or is there an admin password required?

Will I be locked out of anything due to a password?

The seller will let me plug it in and test it with a laptop. Can I connect to it with a USB cable, install drivers on the laptop and try to print? Or do I need an ethernet cable and router?

Or would a crossover ethernet cable? USB seems easier if it will work.

There was a posting about a fellow having replaced the c224e backup battery, which ended up requiring a good bit more work.

Do I need to transport the MFP in the upright position? I'm a bit leery of laying it down on its back.

Thanks for your time.

[Larhal]

Post this on the Konica Minolta forum. A lot of good tech there and the will assist you.

DO NOT LAY DOWN THE UNIT, transport it upright.

[kingarthur]

Definitely don't lay it down. Can't remember if you need a crossover to connect to a laptop. But if you can connect to a laptop, then set the IP of the device, and your laptop with 1 number apart, i.e. 192.168.1.12/192.168.1.13, then you can connect to the pagescope webpage, by typing the IP into your browser, you can use "direct print" to send a test page to double check the quality - this saves you having to install print drivers, as this bypasses the need for that. I usually use that to check a network/print drivers .Also, if you're at the device, select "Utility" , "User settings", "Printer settings", "Print Reports", "Demo Page" - this prints out a colour demo page, which helps to determine the print quality. you can also, check the consumables by selecting that, instead of "Demo Page", - if it hasn't been hidden. Depends on how much you're paying for it - you might be better off looking for a later model, maybe an 8 series. We haven't serviced that model for years. Also bear in mind, that OAuth (2 factor authentication) is coming in, and as far as I know, that device will never work, if you're going to be scanning to email - depending on how you're going to be doing it, with Gmail, you can probably get away with using an app password, with 365, I'm not sure you can

[ThisPete]

Definitely don't lay it down. Can't remember if you need a crossover to connect to a laptop. But if you can connect to a laptop, then set the IP of the device, and your laptop with 1 number apart, i.e. 192.168.1.12/192.168.1.13, then you can connect to the pagescope webpage, by typing the IP into your browser, you can use "direct print" to send a test page to double check the quality - this saves you having to install print drivers, as this bypasses the need for that. I usually use that to check a network/print drivers .Also, if you're at the device, select "Utility" , "User settings", "Printer settings", "Print Reports", "Demo Page" - this prints out a colour demo page, which helps to determine the print quality. you can also, check the consumables by selecting that, instead of "Demo Page", - if it hasn't been hidden. Depends on how much you're paying for it - you might be better off looking for a later model, maybe an 8 series. We haven't serviced that model for years. Also bear in mind, that OAuth (2 factor authentication) is coming in, and as far as I know, that device will never work, if you're going to be scanning to email - depending on how you're going to be doing it, with Gmail, you can probably get away with using an app password, with 365, I'm not sure you can

I had a customer once who lay a CF900/910(?) on it's back for transport.. without removing the (full on silicone oil) fuser.. Whoops, cue one written of machine... 😀

[kingarthur]

I had a customer once who lay a CF900/910(?) on it's back for transport.. without removing the (full on silicone oil) fuser.. Whoops, cue one written of machine... 😀

we had a removals company collecting an old C451 for us. it can all in one and was heavy, as they were trying to manoeuvre it around the u- bend on a tight stairway, it fell onto it's back, with a hell of a crash - they had to get extra people into move it, as they couldn't lift it, it was there for over an hour, also, being the only stairway, the staff had to go up and down, they all ended up walking across the copier. When they eventually got it back to the office, I plugged it in - just to see, we had it working fine in our office for the next 3 years...