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Oki B 4350N User Manual

Summary of B 4350N

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    > 2 every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other m...

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    > 3 contents notes, cautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 about this manua...

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    > 4 memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 system adjustment menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    > 5 setting from windows control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 pcl emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ps emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 printer settings in macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    > 6 specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 overall dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 paper and tray i...

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    > 7 notes, cautions and warnings note a note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product. Caution! A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution provides additional information which...

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    Introduction > 8 introduction congratulations on purchasing this oki monochrome page printer. Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media. For your information, a summary of the main features of y...

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    About this manual > 9 about this manual this manual is your user’s guide for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below: > quick setup guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and power up your printer. > software installation guide: to guide you through installing printer...

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    About this manual > 10 printing pages the whole manual, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure is: 1. From the toolbar, select [file], then [print] (or press the ctrl + p keys). 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: (a) [all pages], for the entire manual. (b) [current page]fo...

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    About this manual > 11 abbreviations used the following abbreviations are used in this manual: abbreviation meaning ctrl control dpi dots per inch dimm dual in-line memory module n network card installed led light emitting diode mft manual feed tray mpt multi-purpose tray nic network interface card ...

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    Printer components > 12 printer components apart from the operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the b4100, b4250, b4350 and b4350n printers look similar from the outside. The important components are identified in the representations below. 1. Operator panel (b4350, and b4350n sh...

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    Printer components > 13 10. Led array 11. Image drum 12. Manual feed tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position) 13. Paper feed tray (250 sheets) 14. Toner cartridge 15. Fuser unit 16. Top cover.

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    Printer components > 14 17. Power cable connection 18. Cooling fan 19. Usb interface connection 20. Parallel interface connection (not available on b4100) 21. Second paper tray (optional) connection (not available on b4100) 22. Network card (optional on b4350 only) 23. Rs232 serial interface card (o...

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    Operator panels > 15 operator panels this chapter describes the function of the operator panels. It is useful to describe the status monitor software at this point as it provides the b4100 and b4250 status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the b4350 and b4350n. (see “printe...

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    Operator panels > 16 b4100, b4250 operator panel the b4100 and b4250 operator panel consists of 4 led indicators and a control button. From left to right, the leds indicate power on, ready, manual feed and error. Led indicators the led indicators show the status of the printer and have five operatin...

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    Operator panels > 17 the meaning of the indicator leds when they flash (x) is summarized as follows: control button the primary functions of the control button are activated by pressing the switch momentarily and releasing. The primary functions are as follows: > turning the printer off-line. > turn...

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    Operator panels > 18 > printing the demo and menu pages. > printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been cancelled. The other functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least five seconds before releasin...

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    Operator panels > 19 1. Click[start], [programs] and selectthe status monitor. The current printer status is shown. 2. Click on the window maximize button and the view expands to include the printer setup and preferences tabs. Printer setup tab selecting this tab provides access to the printer menu ...

  • Page 20: Via The Help Button.

    Operator panels > 20 described in outline below. At all stages, detailed on-line help is provided via the help button. 1. Paper: set paper size for standard tray, secondary tray (if installed), and manual feed, tray sequence and default number of copies. 2. Layout: set paper cassette size, printer e...

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    Operator panels > 21 preferences tab selecting this tab lets you choose the information displayed by the status monitor and how/when the status monitor appears. The default alert view setting ensures that the status monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention, e.G. Tone...

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    Operator panels > 22 apply to the b4100 printer, and the network menu does not apply to the b4100 or b4250 printer. Changing the display language carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the status monitor. 1. Start the status monitor. 2. Select the printer se...

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    Operator panels > 23 b4350, b4350n operator panel the b4350 and b4350n operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel, an lcd display and a led indicator. Panel elements 1. Ready indicator (green). On - ready to receive data. Flashing indicates processing data or error. 2. Liquid crystal dis...

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    Operator panels > 24 9. Item (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item. 10. Online button. Press to switch between online and offline status. Menu functions this section summarizes the menus accessed via the menu control panel and displayed in the lcd panel. The printer ...

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    Operator panels > 25 information menu this menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. Print menu this menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions. Information menu item action print menu map execute print file list execute print pcl font exec...

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    Operator panels > 26 media menu this menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. System configuration menu this menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. Media menu item default remarks t1 size letter t1 type plain t1 weight medium t2 size letter whe...

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    Operator panels > 27 pcl emulation this menu controls the printer’s pcl emulation. Ppr emulation this menu controls the printer’s ppr emulation. Err rep off language english pcl menu item default remarks font src resdent font no. I000 font cpi 10.00 font hgt 12.00 not displayed in default setup symb...

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    Operator panels > 28 fx emulation this menu controls the printer’s fx emulation. Parallel menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data interface. Lineleng 80 col formleng a4 tof pos 0.0 inch l mrgn 0.0 inch fit2ltr disable text hgt same fx emulation item default remarks pitch...

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    Operator panels > 29 rs232c menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s rs232c data interface. Ackwidth narrow ack/busy in i-prime disable off rec disable only when pse is installed rs232c menu item default remarks rs232c enable only when rs232c is installed flow ctl dtr hi only when rs23...

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    Operator panels > 30 usb menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s usb data interface. Network menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10base-t/100base-tx network interface. Usb menu item default remarks usb enable soft rst disable speed 480mbps off rec disable only when ...

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    Operator panels > 31 memory menu this menu determines how printer memory is used. System adjustment menu this menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm. Maintenance menu this menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. Memory menu item ...

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    Operator panels > 32 usage menu this menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon y...

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    Operator panels > 33 3. Press the item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map. 4. Press the select button to print the menu map. 5. Press the online button to return the printer to online status when the menu map is printed..

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    Paper recommendations > 34 paper recommendations for guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which input tray and which ejection method to use, see the section entitled “paper and tray information” in the “specifications” chapter. Paper and envelope types the manufacturer of this printe...

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    Paper recommendations > 35 transparencies and adhesive labels the manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for use in your printer: > always use manual feed. > always use rear output. > media must be designed for use in laser ...

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    Paper recommendations > 36 installing paper 1. Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides (1) note if you are topping up the paper in a paper tray, it is recom...

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    Paper recommendations > 37 2. Adjust the rear paper support (2) to the size of paper you are using by gripping the lugs (3), tilting and sliding the support forwards or backwards as necessary 3. Adjust the paper guides (1). It is important to adjust the paper guides correctly to ensure that the pape...

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    Paper recommendations > 38 automatic feed sequence with no optional feed trays installed, the autotray function in the print menu is set by default to off and the tray sequence function is set to down. Ensure that the autotray function is set to on (default) when you have either or both optional fee...

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    Paper recommendations > 39 heavyweight paper or cardstock the normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output stack involves two complete u-turns. This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed. Use the manual feed (multi-purpose) tray to feed this type of ...

  • Page 40: Start The Status Monitor.

    Paper recommendations > 40 paper feed, size and media setting the process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl, and corrugations in transparencies. Too little heat will cause the image ...

  • Page 41: Start The Status Monitor.

    Paper recommendations > 41 3. Start the status monitor. 4. Click on [printer setup] tab - [printer menu] button - [paper tab] - [manual feed] button. Adjust the media type to transparency and the paper size to the size of the transparency being used. 5. Click on the [apply] button, [close] button th...

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    Paper recommendations > 42 b4350, b4350n using the control panel on your printer, you can choose: > which paper to use > the size of the paper you wish to use > the weight of the paper (thickness) > the type of paper paper feed selection the paper feed, paper size, paper weight and media type can be...

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    Paper recommendations > 43 paper size set the paper size as follows. 1. Press the online button to return the printer to offline status. 2. Press the menu button until print menu is displayed, then press the select button. 3. Press either item (+) or (–) button repeatedly until edit size is displaye...

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    Paper recommendations > 44 4. Press the value (+) or (–) button until the required paper type or weight is displayed, then press the select button. A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper type or weight. 5. Press the online button to return the printer back to online status. Select the correct...

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    Interfaces > 45 interfaces your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel – (not available on the b4100) for direct connection to a pc. This port requires a bi-directional (ieee 1384 compliant) parallel cable. 2. Usb – for connection to a pc running windows 98 or above (no...

  • Page 46: Installer Button.

    Printer drivers > 46 printer drivers this chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system – windows, and macintosh (b4350 models only). The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver cd-rom. Please refer to the readme file on this cd for the latest inf...

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    Printer drivers > 47 install the status monitor for b4100 and b4250 printers 1. Click the status monitor button on the menu installer screen. 2. Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Installed options certain options may have been installed in your printer. For those that are install...

  • Page 48: Left Corner. Click Install.

    Printer drivers > 48 macintosh os x.1+ install the driver 1. Turn on the printer, then turn on the computer. 2. Place the drivers cd supplied with the printer in the cd-rom drive. 3. Double-click the cd icon that appears on the desktop. 4. Open the mac folder. Double-click pcldrv. 5. Double-click yo...

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    Operation > 49 operation this chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer from either a windows or a macintosh environment. In the windows environment, pcl emulation is available on the b4250, b4350 and b4350n printer models. Ps is available as on option an the b4350 and b4350n m...

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    Operation > 50 pcl emulation the tabs available are the setup tab, the job options tab and the image tab. Setup tab. 1. Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit another size), and should also be the same as the size of paper you wi...

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    Operation > 51 4. If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set, you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them. 5. A single on-screen button restores the default settings..

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    Operation > 52 job options tab 1. The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > the highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > the normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all b...

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    Operation > 53 5. You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs. 6. You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively, although you will need to reload the paper tray during such a long print run. 7. Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery. 8. A sin...

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    Operation > 54 image tab 1. Dithering produces an intermediate greyscale by adjusting the combination of dots used in printing. Selecting a setting determines the degree of detail with which a graphics image will be printed. Mesh determines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while line art ...

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    Operation > 55 ps emulation for b4350 and b4350n printers with the postscript 3 option installed. The tabs available are the layout tab, the paper/quality tab and the job options tab. Layout tab 1. Page orientation can be set to portrait (tall), landscape (wide) or landscape rotated by 180 degrees. ...

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    Operation > 56 4. Click the advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows: 1. Select the required printed paper size. 2. You can substitute another font for truetype font. 3. You can set other document options as required, including postscript options and printer features..

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    Operation > 57 paper/quality tab you can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the layout tab..

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    Operation > 58 job options tab 1. The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > the highest fine setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > the normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but ...

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    Operation > 59 setting from windows control panel when you open the driver properties window directly from windows, rather than from within an application program, a somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided. Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from windows ap...

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    Operation > 60 3. This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. Note the above features are provided by the windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems..

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    Operation > 61 advanced tab 1. You can specify which times of day your printer will be available. 2. Indicates current priority, from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest). Highest priority documents will print first. 3. Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a special print file) before being p...

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    Operation > 62 further use until the print job is complete. This requires less disk space on your computer, since there is no spool file. 5. Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the document to print. If a mismatch is detected, the document...

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    Operation > 63 10. You can design and specify a separator page that prints between documents. This is particularly useful on a shared printer to help each user find their own documents in the output stack. Device options tab in this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your...

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    Operation > 64 ps emulation for b4350 and b4350n printers with the postscript 3 option installed. The main tabs are the general tab, advanced tab and device settings tab. The general and advanced tabs are the same as for pcl emulation described earlier. Device settings tab 1. You can set the desired...

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    Operation > 65 printer settings in macintosh refer to the readme file on the drivers cd, and the online help provided in the driver software..

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    Consumables and maintenance > 66 consumables and maintenance this section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance. Consumable order details * typical for continuous printing please always use genuine oki consumables. Toner cartridge life how long your...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 67 when to replace the toner cartridge b4100, b4250 replace the toner cartridge after toner low displays in the printer status monitor. Also, the error led indicator slowly blinks when toner is low. After toner low displays, the printer will print about 100 more pages t...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 68 switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover. 1. Press the top cover release button and open the printer’s top cover fully. 2. Pull the colored lever on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front of...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 69 image drum life the life of an image drum depends on a number of factors, including temperature and humidity, the type of paper used, and the number of pages per job. The image drum should last approximately 25,000 pages continuous printing. This number is approximat...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 70 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. 2. Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge. 3. Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum. 4. Follow the installation ...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 71 5. Return the printer on line by pressing the online button. Generating a cleaning page if the printed page shows signs of fading, streaking or erratic marks, the problem may be cleared by generating a drum cleaning page as follows. B4100, b4250 using the printer sta...

  • Page 72: Press The Select Button.

    Consumables and maintenance > 72 3. Press the menu button repeatedly until maintenance menu is displayed, then press the select button. 4. Press the item button until cleaning page is displayed. 5. Press the select button. 6. The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page. 7. Return the prin...

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    Troubleshooting > 73 troubleshooting status and error messages your printer has been designed to give you helpful status feedback not only during normal operation, but also if a printing problem occurs so that you can take appropriate corrective action. B4100, b4250 both status and error messages ar...

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    Troubleshooting > 74 paper jams provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to cle...

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    Troubleshooting > 75 input jam 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer. 2. Remove any crumpled or folded paper. 3. Remove any paper from the underside of the printer. 4. Replace the paper tray. After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper, the printer should continue printing. Feed jam ...

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    Troubleshooting > 76 7. The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready. The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted. Print quality problems before consulting a service representative regarding a print quality problem, check the table below to see if there is a solution, or so...

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    Troubleshooting > 77 software problems your software (operating environment, applications and printer drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have selected the right driver vertical white streaking or faint areas on page. Toner is low and does not distribute properly, or the drum is wo...

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    Troubleshooting > 78 for use with your printer. See your software documentation for more information. Hardware problems symptom problem solution printing is garbled. Incorrect driver is installed. Install an appropriate driver. Printer’s output is below rated speed. Much of the printing delays will ...

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    Troubleshooting > 79 printer is on but must warm up before a job is printed. Power save mode is set on to conserve energy. The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job. To eliminate warm up delay, change power save setting symptom problem solution.

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    Installing options > 80 installing options the following options are available for the b4250, b4350, and b4350n only, to extend the performance of these printer models: > 10/100 base-tx network interface card: to make the b4350 network compatible > 16mb, 32mb, 128mb, 256mb ram dimm: to extend the ma...

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    Specifications > 81 specifications general a summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in the table below: item specification dimensions see the following section entitled “overall dimensions” weight 20 lbs (9 kg approximately) printing method electro-photographic printing using l...

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    Specifications > 82 overall dimensions 355mm 607.5mm 395mm 200mm 14.0" 15.6" 7.9" 24.3".

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    Specifications > 83 paper and tray information feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type, size and thickness of medium used. Use the chart below and the notes/symbols/terms on the following page for initial guidance. (minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup a...

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    Specifications > 84 notes/symbols/terms notes: 1. When an optional second paper tray is used, the original tray is referred to as tray 1 and the optional tray as tray 2. 2. It is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the ps driver. 3. Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 5.83 to 8.5 inch...

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    Index > 85 index a adhesive labels................................35 advanced features enabling or disabling....................62 c changing display language b4100, b4250 ..............................22 b4350, b4350n ............................32 cleaning page b4100, b4250 ..........................

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    Index > 86 media settings b4100, b4250 ..............................40 b4350, b4350n ............................42 menu functions b4100, b4250 ..............................21 b4350, b4350n ............................24 menu settings b4100, b4250 ..............................22 b4350, b4350n ......

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    Index > 87 transparencies .............................40 transparency types ......................35 priority print queue priority ......................61 r ready led b4100, b4250 ..............................16 b4350, b4350n ............................23 resolution setting in windows .............

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