How to install card reader on Konica Minolta printers

Existing installations with Printix Go Konica Minolta need to update to the released Printix Go Konica Minolta version 1.1.0.0 or higher. Limitations:

• It is not possible to detect if a card reader has been connected or disconnected. We have been unsuccessful at using OpenAPI functions for this. As a consequence:

  • The Printer properties page will not show that a card reader is connected.

  • The Sign in method in the printer's Go configuration should be set to either Card or Card or ID code. The method Select automatically will not detect the card reader.

  • The History tab on the "Print properties" page will, however, include an entry about the installed card reader driver right after a "Verify sign in profile" is performed.

    Example: Card reader driver found: HID Global, OMNIKEY 5427CK 0000000000000000 1.4.0Lx (SUCCESS)

  • It may be necessary to restart the printer whenever a card reader is connected or disconnected.

• To sign out, you should use the printer's Access button. The method of swiping a card at the printer's card reader to sign out is not recommended, because the flow cannot detect if the card belongs to perhaps an already signed in user.

• To install a card reader driver, the help of a Konica Minolta technician is required. Your printer must be able to access service mode.

If a keyboard (KBD) emulating card reader is used (and the card reader driver is Unspecified, Keyboard Emulation Card Reader) and "External keyboard" is allowed, then if copy screen is open, the Copies field will get populated with card data if during this time, the card is presented to the card reader. To resolve this, disable external keyboard.