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Oki B4300n User Manual
Summary of B4300n
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User’s guide l b4200 / b4300
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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...
Page 3: Contents
> 3 contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 using your printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 about this ...
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> 4 printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 windows operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 macintosh operating systems . . . . . . ...
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> 5 hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 specifications. . . . . . . . . . ....
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> 6 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...
Page 7: Introduction
Introduction > 7 introduction congratulations on purchasing this 18 pages per minute 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 ma...
Page 8: Using Your Printer
Introduction > 8 > second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²) > multi-purpose tray: to extend the range of media your printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²) or 50 envelopes) > one of the following can be added: (a) 8mb flash dimm: to a...
Page 9: About This Manual
About this manual > 9 about this manual this manual is your user’s guide (check the oki europe website, www.Okieurope.Com, for the most up-to-date version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below: > quick set-up guide : to describe how to unpack, connect and power up...
Page 10: Printing Pages
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] f...
Page 11: Abbreviations Used
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 ...
Page 12: Printer Components
Printer components > 12 printer components apart from the operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the b4200, b4300, b4300n and b4300nps printers look similar from the outside. The important components are identified in the representations below. 1. Operator panel (b4300 shown) 2. T...
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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 · ¯ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16.
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Printer components > 14 17. Power cable connection 18. Cooling fan 19. Usb interface connection 20. Parallel interface connection 21. Second paper tray (optional) connection 22. Network card (not available on b4200, standard on b4300n, b4300nps and optional on b4300) 23. Rs232 serial interface card ...
Page 15: Operator Panels
Operator panels > 15 operator panels this chapter describes the function of the operator panels on the b4200 and b4300, b4300n, b4300nps printers. It is useful to describe the status monitor software at this point as it provides the b4200 status information and the equivalent of the menu control pan...
Page 16: B4200
Operator panels > 16 b4200 operator panel the b4200 operator panel consists of 4 indicating leds 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 operating conditions as ...
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Operator panels > 17 > indicator off off off off - the printer is off-line off-line off-line off-line and cannot receive data. The meaning of the indicator leds when they flash (x) is summarised as follows: control button the primary functions of the control button are activated by pressing the swit...
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Operator panels > 18 the secondary functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line, then pressing and holding the switch for at least two seconds before releasing. The secondary functions are as follows: > printing the demo and menu pages. > printing any data held in...
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Operator panels > 19 using the printer status monitor viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows: 1. Click on [start], [programs] and select the status monito status monito status monito status monitor. The current printer status is sho...
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Operator panels > 20 series of tabs described in outline below. At all stages, detailed on- line help is provided via the help help help help button. 1. Paper paper paper paper: set paper size for standard tray, secondary tray, mpf and manual feed, tray sequence and default number of copies. 2. Layo...
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Operator panels > 21 preferences tab selecting this tab provides the means to 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 attenti...
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Operator panels > 22 information about the b4300, b4300n, b4300nps printers. Note, however, that the rs232 menu and network menu are not relevant to the b4200 printer. Changing the display language carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the status monitor. 1...
Page 23: B4300, B4300N, B4300Nps
Operator panels > 23 b4300, b4300n, b4300nps operator panel the b4300, b4300n, b4300nps 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. ...
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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 summarises the menus accessed via the menu control panel and displayed in the lcd panel. The printe...
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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 a4 size t1 type plain t1 weight medium t2 size a4 size w...
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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. Wait time 40 sec low tnr cont jam rcvr on err rep off language english pcl menu item default remarks font src resdent font no. I000 font cpi 10.00 font hgt...
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Operator panels > 28 fx emulation this menu controls the printer’s fx emulation. Blnkskip off cr func cr lf func lf lineleng 80 col formleng a4 tof pos 0.0 inch l mrgn 0.0 inch fit2ltr disable text hgt same ppr menu item default remarks pitch 10 cpi char set set-2 symbol ibm-437 letter o disable zer...
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Operator panels > 29 parallel menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data interface. Rs232c menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s rs232c data interface. Parallel menu item default remarks parallel enable bi-dirct enable ecp enable ackwidth narrow ack/busy in...
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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..
Page 34: Paper Recommendations
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 ...
Page 36: Installing Paper
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 reco...
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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 pap...
Page 38: Automatic Feed Sequence
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 traysequence function is set to down. Ensure that the autotray function is set to on (default) when you have either or both optional feed...
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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 ...
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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 n...
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Paper recommendations > 41 3. Start the status monitor status monitor status monitor 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. C...
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Paper recommendations > 42 b4300, b4300n, b4300nps 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 t...
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Paper recommendations > 43 4. Press the select select select select button. A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper feed. 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 p...
Page 44: Caution!
Paper recommendations > 44 media type and weight set media type and weight as follows: 1. Press the online button to return the printer to offline status. 2. Press the menu button until media menu is displayed, then press the select button. 3. Press the item (+) or (–) button until media type or med...
Page 45: Interfaces
Interfaces > 45 interfaces your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel – 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 (not windows 95 upgraded to wind...
Page 46: Printer Drivers
Printer drivers > 46 printer drivers this chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system – windows and macintosh. The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver cd-rom (cd1). Please refer to the readme file on this cd for the latest information on pri...
Page 47: Windows Operating Systems
Printer drivers > 47 windows operating systems 1. With windows running, insert the printer driver cd-rom (cd1) into your cd-rom drive. 2. If the cd does not run automatically, use [start]-[run...] and enter e:\setup (where e is your cd-rom drive) in the open field. 3. Click on [ok]. 4. Click on [dri...
Page 48: Macintosh Operating Systems
Printer drivers > 48 macintosh operating systems please refer to the readme file on cd1 for details on installing the appropriate macintosh drivers. Installed options ensure that any installed options are enabled in the printer driver..
Page 49: Operation
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 former, while pcl emulation is available on all printer models, ps emulation is standard only on the b4300nps model and is optional on the b4300 and ...
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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...
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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 example, may be faster. These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing. 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 top up the paper tray during ...
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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 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. 2. Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front o...
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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. 1 ...
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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 6. Using the advanced button gives you access to the facility to set mirror image printing or negative image printing. 7. A single on-screen button restores the default settings..
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Operation > 60 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 > 61 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 > 62 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 > 63 4. This specifies that the document should not be spooled, but printed directly. Your application will not normally be ready for 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 t...
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Operation > 64 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 printer. See the chapter entitled “installing options”. Note the above features are provided by the windows 2000 opera...
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Operation > 65 ps emulation 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 paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays. 2. You can m...
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Operation > 66 printer settings in macintosh refer to the readme file on the drivers cd, cd1, and the online help provided in the driver software..
Page 67: Consumables and Maintenance
Consumables and maintenance > 67 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...
Page 68: Warning!
Consumables and maintenance > 68 when to replace the toner cartridge b4200 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 then dis...
Page 69: Warning!
Consumables and maintenance > 69 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 coloured lever on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front o...
Page 70: Image Drum Life
Consumables and maintenance > 70 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...
Page 71: Resetting The Drum Counter
Consumables and maintenance > 71 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 > 72 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. B4200 using the printer status mon...
Page 73: Cleaning The Led Array
Consumables and maintenance > 73 2. Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of a4 plain paper between the paper guides. 3. Press the menu button repeatedly until maintenance menu is displayed, then press the select select select select button. 4. Press the item button until cleaning page is dis...
Page 74: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting > 74 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. B4200 both status and error messages are displa...
Page 75: Paper Jams
Troubleshooting > 75 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...
Page 76: Input Jam
Troubleshooting > 76 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 ...
Page 77: Print Quality Problems
Troubleshooting > 77 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 > 78 vertical white streaking or faint areas on page. Toner is low and does not distribute properly, or the drum is worn out. Replace toner cartridge. Check drum and replace the drum, if necessary. Contact service. Led array is dirty. Clean led array. Vertical black lines. Hardware p...
Page 79: Software Problems
Troubleshooting > 79 software problems your software (operating environment, applications and printer drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have selected the right driver for use with your printer. See your software documentation for more information. Symptom problem solution printin...
Page 80: Hardware Problems
Troubleshooting > 80 hardware problems symptom problem solution graphic image prints partly on one page, partly on the next. Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution. Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer. When you try to print noth...
Page 81: Installing Options
Installing options > 81 installing options the following options are available to extend the performance of your printer: > 10/100 base-tx network interface card: to make the b4300 network compatible > 16mb ram dimm: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large file...
Page 82: Specifications
Specifications > 82 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 9 kg approximately printing method electro-photographic printing using leds as li...
Page 83: Overall Dimensions
Specifications > 83 overall dimensions 355mm 607.5mm 395mm 200mm.
Page 84: Paper and Tray Information
Specifications > 84 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 ...
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Specifications > 85 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 emulation driver. 3. Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 148 to...
Page 86: Index
> 86 index a adhesive labels ..........................35 advanced features enabling or disabling...............63 c changing display language b4200.....................................22 b4300.....................................32 cleaning page b4200.....................................72 b4300......
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> 87 cleaning led array...................73 cleaning page b4200 ..............72 cleaning page b4300 ..............72 media settings b4200.....................................40 b4300.....................................42 menu functions b4200.....................................21 b4300..............
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> 88 paper & envelope types ...........34 quality problems .....................77 transparencies........................40 transparency types .................35 priority print queue priority..................62 r ready led b4200.....................................16 b4300............................
Page 89: Oki Contact Details
> 89 oki contact details oki systems (uk) limited 550 dundee road slough trading estate slough, sl1 4le tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.Oki.Co.Uk oki systems ireland limited the square industrial complex tallaght, dublin 24, ireland tel:+353 1 4049590 fax:+353 1 4049591 http...