Thursday, September 27, 2012

Installing OSX Drivers for a Konica Minolta Bizhub C452

Download OSX Drivers: Unzip Archive
Install Driver
Set Up Basic Printer Settings
  • Go to the Apple Menu and choose System Preferences
  • Click on the Print & Fax preference icon near the end of the second row
  • Click on the lock at the bottom and supply your admin login and password to unlock the preferences
  • Click on the + icon below the printer list to add a printer
  • In the Add Printer window do the following:
    • Click on the IP tab at the top
    • Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
    • Address: Put in the full DNS name of the printer (listed below in Setting the Printer Hardware Options)
    • Queue: Leave this blank
    • Name: Put in whatever makes sense to you
    • Location: Put in the room number of the printer (which is in the DNS name below)
    • Print Using: change this to Select Printer Software:
      • Choose KONICA MINOLTA C452 PS from the list and then click on the OK button
    • Click on the Add button
Configure Driver Settings
  • Go to the Apple menu and choose System Preferences
  • Click on Print & Fax
  • Double-click on the printer in the list
  • In the resulting window, click on the Printer Setup icon at the top right
  • In the resulting window, click on the Driver tab at the top
  • Set the Function Version, Paper Source Unit, Finisher and Punch Unit, using the info below for each printer:
    • Function Version: 3
    • Paper Source Unit:  LU-204
    • Finisher: FS-S27 + JS-603
    • Punch Unit: PK-517 (2/3-Hole)
    • Check: Hard Disk
    • Uncheck: Secure Print Only
Reference: https://computing.si.umich.edu/confluence/display/SIC/BizHub+C452+Installation+on+Mac+OS+X


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Adobe Acrobat X Pro (10) won't start or launch - Windows

  1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
  2. Launch a regular  CS6 product other than Acrobat or Flash Builder (for example: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, InDesign, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.)
  3. Click on Help->Deactivate .
  4. Deactivate the application. Quit application.
  5. Launch a regular  CS6 product other than Acrobat or Flash Builder (for example: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, InDesign, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.)
  6. Accept Eula.
  7. Register trial by signing in. Let the app launch.
  8. Quit and relaunch the app. Wait for UI to come.
  9. Click on License This Software button on the UI.
  10. Click on Sign in .
  11. Serial number screen will come
  12. Enter the serial number in the serial number screen and click Next.
  13. Quit app and relaunch the app while connected on the internet .

After this if you launch Acrobat it will launch and run forever without trouble. In case you still face a problem, try relaunching the other CS6 app once more and then launch Acrobat. 

Originally from: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4491141