Summary of 8p/8w
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User’s guide 8pwugb.P65 03/09/98, 13:27 1.
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2 okipage 8p/8w notice every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufact...
Page 3: Contents
User’s guide 3 english contents safety instructions .................................................................. 4 important wiring instructions ................................................ 6 choosing print media ............................................................. 7 paper ..........
Page 4: Safety Instructions
4 okipage 8p/8w safety instructions your oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • read the set up instruct...
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User’s guide 5 english • aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards. Always contact your local dealer. • do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the handbook. ...
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6 okipage 8p/8w important wiring instructions the wires in the power cable are coloured in accordance with the following code: green and yellow — earth blue — neutral brown — live if the colours of the wires in the power cable of this printer do not correspond with the markings of the terminals of y...
Page 7: Choosing Print Media
User’s guide 7 english choosing print media paper • for best results, use paper that is smooth and of high quality, like copier type paper or paper with a sheffield rating of 100-250. • store paper in its ream wrapper until you are ready to use it. Keep it away from moisture or other conditions that...
Page 8: Paper Sizes
8 okipage 8p/8w paper sizes paper format width × length letter 8½" × 11" legal 13 8½" × 13" legal 14 8½" × 14" executive 7¼" × 10½" a4 210mm × 297mm a5 148mm × 210mm b5 176mm × 250mm a6 105mm × 148mm free size (min) 76.2mm × 216.0mm (max) 127.0mm × 355.6mm paper weight minimum – maximum automatic fe...
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User’s guide 9 english 3 adjust the right paper guide to fit against the edge of the paper. Do not move the left guide again as this may cause the paper to skew as it is fed in. Manual feed use manual feed for printing envelopes, transparencies, heavyweight and odd size paper. Insert envelopes with ...
Page 10: Toner Cartridge
10 okipage 8p/8w toner cartridge toner cartridge life toner cartridge life depends on the page density, the percentage of each page that is printed black. The higher the print density, the more toner is used. On average, a toner cartridge will produce approximately 1500 sheets at 5% print density. T...
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User’s guide 11 english cleaning the led array clean the led array… • whenever you install a new toner cartridge. • if you see faded vertical areas or light printing down a page. • if printing is fuzzy or blurred. Wipe the led array gently using a clean, lint–free cloth. 3 unwrap the new cartridge. ...
Page 12: Image Drum Cartridge
12 okipage 8p/8w image drum cartridge image drum cartridge life the life of an image drum depends on a number of factors, including temperature, humidity, the type of paper you use, and the number of pages per job. The image drum cartridge should last about 10,000 pages for continuous printing, up t...
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User’s guide 13 english resetting the drum counter 1 enter the printer status monitor. 2 click on the printer setup tab. 3 click on the printer menu button. 4 click on the maintenance tab. 5 click the reset button next to “drum counter reset”. 2 unwrap the new image drum cartridge and remove the pro...
Page 14: Fonts
14 okipage 8p/8w fonts what is a font? Strictly speaking, a font refers to a set of printable characters in a particular typeface of a specific size (e.G. 12 point) and style (e.G. Roman, bold or bold italic). In computer printing however, this term has been used in a wider context to refer to all s...
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User’s guide 15 english front panel indication (okipage 8p) as well as error indication on the host pc, the okipage 8p has a set of leds that inform the user of certain conditions. Each of the leds can be in any one of five states: r on l off © blinking (slow) repeats – on(2secs)/off(2secs) « blinki...
Page 16: Viewing and Using The Menus
16 okipage 8p/8w state before press short press 2 sec. Press 5 sec. Press power turned on. Receiving, printing or processing data. Data in buffer. Cancelling data process. Page/receive buffer or print overflow. Paper; out, jam or size error. Off-line low toner ready — data process is cancelled. Data...
Page 17: Printer Maintenance
User’s guide 17 english printer maintenance transporting your printer if you need to transport your printer to another location, including return for service, be sure to take the following precautions: 1 seal the toner cartridge and the image drum cartridge in the black, light–proof bag provided. 2 ...
Page 18: Basic Troubleshooting
18 okipage 8p/8w basic troubleshooting paper jams 1 open the cover. The fuser unit at the back of the printer is hot. 2 lift out the image drum. 3 remove the jammed paper. 4 replace the image drum. 5 close the cover. 8pwugb.P65 03/09/98, 13:27 18.
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User’s guide 19 english print quality problems problem printed page is blank. Entire page prints faintly. Printed page is fuzzy or blurred. Page prints all black. Page has a grey background. Vertical black lines on printed page. Solution the toner cartridge is missing or empty. Install a new toner c...
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20 okipage 8p/8w problem vertical white line or streaking on printed page. Page has repetitive marks. Smeared or blotched print. Solution toner is low and does not distribute properly. Carefully remove image drum and shake side to side a few times to redistribute toner. Damaged image drum causes rep...
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User’s guide 21 english hardware problems problem when you try to print nothing happens. Printing is garbled. Printer freezes, or an error message displays when computer is restarted. Odours are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit. Printer is on but must “warm up” bef...
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22 okipage 8p/8w solution heat from the toner fusing process removes moisture from the paper and may cause curling. If the curling is severe... A turn the paper over in the paper feeder. Put paper in feeder with print facing the back of the printer, look on the package for an arrow or other indicato...
Page 23: Specifications
User’s guide 23 english specifications category printing process physical print speed print start resolution (8p,8w) cpu (8p, 8w) ram (8p, 8w) rom (8p, 8w) electrical power consumption specification led array imaging to organic photo–conductive drum. 2 64 × 324 × 346 mm (170 × 324 × 207 mm without p...
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24 okipage 8p/8w category paper handling paper size media support temperature (°c) humidity (%) item input tray manual feed output tray input tray manual feed media support operating non–operating storage transit operating non–operating storage transit specification approx. 100 sheets standard paper...
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User’s guide 25 english scategory life & duty cycle service & reliability consumable life emulation (okipage 8p only) acoustic noise approvals item printer life mtbf mttr toner image drum standard optional operating standby — specification 30 000 pages, 5 years @ max: 2 500 pages/month, av: 500 page...
Page 26: Index
26 okipage 8p/8w index b button front panel (okipage 8p) ..................... 15 c cleaning the led array ............................ 11 d drum cartridge. See image drum cartridge drum counter resetting ............................................... 13 e energy star .................................
Page 27: User Notes
User’s guide 27 english user notes 8pwugb.P65 03/09/98, 13:27 27.
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28 okipage 8p/8w oki systems (uk) ltd. 550 dundee road slough sl1 4le tel: 44 (0) 1753 819819 fax: 44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.Oki.Co.Uk oki systems (ireland) ltd. The square industrial complex tallaght dublin 24 tel: 01 459 8666 fax: 01 459 8840 http://www.Oki.Ie hawthorn business centre adelaide...