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Oki C3100 User Manual

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Summary of C3100

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    C3100 user's guide.

  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface > 2 preface 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...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents > 3 contents preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Contents > 4 the status monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 using the status monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 printer state tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 printer setup tab . . . . . . ....

  • Page 5: Note

    Notes, cautions and warnings > 5 notes, cautions and warnings note a note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product. Caution! A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or dam...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction > 6 introduction congratulations on buying an oki colour printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of office print media. Your printer includes these features: l up to 12...

  • Page 7: Printer Overview

    Introduction > 7 printer overview front view 1. Output stacker, face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Multi purpose feeder release (2) (press). 3. Status panel. Status leds and operator buttons. 4. Front cover release (lift). 5. Paper tray. Standard bl...

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    Introduction > 8 rear view this view shows the connection panel and the rear output stacker. When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up. This is mainly used for heavy print media. When used in conjunction with the multi purpose...

  • Page 9: The Status Panel

    Introduction > 9 the status panel the status panel allows operator intervention and indicates both when the printer is operating normally and when it requires attention. Detailed printer status is provided by the status monitor. ( see “using the status monitor” on page 35. ) the status panel incorpo...

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    Introduction > 10 switches operation the switches are labelled on line and cancel and each has three modes of operation as follows: function the results of operating the switches in different contexts are summarised below. Mode of operation description momentary press (press 1) press the switch and ...

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    Introduction > 11 *1: the menu map (or status page) provides details of printer settings and status information. *2: shifts to on line after printing has started. *3: executes job cancellation 2 seconds after start of switch operation (even if the switch is held down longer). Led displays general pr...

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    Introduction > 12 function a summary of the functions of each led is given below: illumination and meaning to be able to indicate a large number of status situations both individually and in combination, the leds are illuminated as follows: led function power (ready) indicates power on, on line, off...

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    Introduction > 13 the status monitor provides a readable description of the printer status corresponding to the indications of the leds. If you have the status monitor preferences set to pop up on alerts, this readable message will be presented on screen whenever an abnormal condition occurs. Paper,...

  • Page 14: Paper Recommendations

    Paper recommendations > 14 paper recommendations your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obt...

  • Page 15: Cassette Tray

    Paper recommendations > 15 cassette tray if you have identical paper stock loaded in the multi purpose tray, you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper. When printing from windows applications, this function is enabled in the driver settin...

  • Page 16: Face Down Stacker

    Paper recommendations > 16 face down stacker the face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper and can handle paper stocks up to 120g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down). Fa...

  • Page 17: Loading Paper

    Loading paper > 17 loading paper cassette tray 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer. 2. Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the middle (2) to ensure that all sheets are properly separated, then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again (3). 1 2 3.

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    Loading paper > 18 3. Load the paper (for letter headed paper load face down with top edge towards the front of the printer). 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: l do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear sto...

  • Page 19: Caution!

    Loading paper > 19 5. For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight. 6. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the ...

  • Page 20: Multi Purpose Tray

    Loading paper > 20 multi purpose tray 1. Open the multi purpose tray and press gently down on the paper platform (1) to ensure it is latched down. 2. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. L when printing on headed paper load the paper into the multi purpose ...

  • Page 21: Printer Driver Settings

    Printer settings in windows > 21 printer settings in windows your printer’s menus (accessed via the “the status monitor” on page 35 ) provide access to many options. The windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in ...

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    Printer settings in windows > 22 when you click properties a new window opens which contains a short list of the printer settings available in the driver, which you can choose for this document. The settings available from within your application are only those which you may want to change for speci...

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    Printer settings in windows > 23 6. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. Job options tab 1. The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. L the highest quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest t...

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    Printer settings in windows > 24 7. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. Colour tab 1. Control over the colour output of your printer may be performed automatically, or for advanced control, by manual adjustment. The automatic setting will be appropriate in most cases. The other ...

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    Printer settings in windows > 25 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 pri...

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    Printer settings in windows > 26 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 fi...

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    Printer settings in windows > 27 document restarted from the print queue. Mismatched documents in the queue will not prevent correctly matched documents from printing. 8. Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which have completed spooling when deciding which document to print next, even...

  • Page 28: Colour Printing

    Colour printing > 28 colour printing the printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the colour output. For general use the automatic settings will suffice, providing reasonable default settings that will produce good results for most documents. Many applications...

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    Colour printing > 29 viewing conditions a print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colours in a print may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver colou...

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    Colour printing > 30 tips for printing in colour the following guidelines may help you to achieve good colour output from your printer. Printing photographic images use the monitor (6500k) perceptual setting. If the colours look too dull, try the monitor (6500k) vivid or digital camera settings. Pri...

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    Colour printing > 31 to open colour matching options from the windows control panel: 1. Open the printers window (called “printers and faxes” in windows xp). 2. Right-click the printer name and choose properties. 3. Click the printing preferences button (1). To open colour matching options from with...

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    Colour printing > 32 2. Choose the manual colour setting (2) and select from the following options: (a) monitor (6500k) perceptual optimised for printing photographs. Colours are printed with emphasis on saturation. (b) monitor (6500k) vivid optimised for printing photographs, but with even more sat...

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    Colour printing > 33 using the colour swatch feature to use the colour swatch feature, you must install the colour swatch utility. This is supplied on the cd-rom that was supplied with your printer. The colour swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours. Note that this is n...

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    Colour printing > 34 reproduce colour. Here, it is unimportant since your primary objective is to print the required colour. Using the colour correct utility the oki colour correct utility is provided on your printer driver cd- rom. You must install it separately since it is not installed along with...

  • Page 35: The Status Monitor

    The status monitor > 35 the status monitor the status monitor software is distinct from and installed separately from the driver software. The status monitor provides a readable indication of the printer status as displayed on the indicator leds on the status panel ( see “the status panel” on page 9...

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    The status monitor > 36 2. Click on the window maximise button and the view will expand to include the printer state, printer setup and preferences tabs. Printer state tab this tab is visible by default on opening the status monitor and displays detailed information about the status of the printer. ...

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    The status monitor > 37 user settings this tab is intended to be used for normal day-to-day use by any user. The user settings tab has the menu items on the left and allows you to configure a selected setting on the right. Click the save button to save the new setting or the undo button to undo the ...

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    The status monitor > 39 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 (pop up on alerts) ensures that the status monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that...

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    The status monitor > 40 printer functions (user settings) the printer settings made from the status monitor can be seen collectively on a printed menu map (or status page). (for details of how to print such a map, see the next section.) it should be noted that many of these settings can be, and ofte...

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    The status monitor > 41 media menu this menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. Mp tray usage do not use when mismatch if a document to be printed demands a paper size not installed in the selected tray, the printer can automatically feed from the multi purpose tray instead. If...

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    The status monitor > 42 tray1 mediaweight light (64-74g/m²) medium (75-90g/m²) heavy (91-120g/m²) adjusts the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in this tray. Mpt papersize a4 / a5 / a6 / b5 legal14 legal13.5 legal13 letter executive custom com-9 envelope com-10 envelope monarch env dl env...

  • Page 43

    The status monitor > 43 colour menu the printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for special o...

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    The status monitor > 44 system configuration menu this menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. System configuration menu items settings explanation pow save time 5 min 15 min 30 min 60 min 240 min adjusts the idling time before the printer automatically switches int...

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    The status monitor > 45 usb menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s usb data interface. Memory menu this menu determines how printer memory is used. Language english, german, french, italian, spanish, swedish, norwegian, danish, dutch, turkish, portuguese, polish, russian, greek sets ...

  • Page 46

    The status monitor > 46 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. Usage menu this menu is for information only, and provides an indication of...

  • Page 47: Note

    The status monitor > 47 this is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them. Printing settings to print a list of the printer settings: 1. Start the status monitor. 2. Select the printer setup tab. 3. Click on ...

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    The status monitor > 48 changing the display language if required, 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 setup tab. 3. Click on the printer settings button on the printer setup tab. 4. I...

  • Page 49: Replacing Consumable Items

    Replacing consumable items > 49 replacing consumable items this section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: l toner — 3,000 a4 pages at 5% coverage, which means that 5% of the addressable print area is printed with this colour. Toner ...

  • Page 50: Consumable Order Details

    Replacing consumable items > 50 consumable order details * average life: 20% pages at continuous print, 50% pages at 3 pages per job and 30% pages at 1 page per job. Only use genuine oki original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non oki original products may...

  • Page 51: Toner Cartridge Replacement

    Replacing consumable items > 51 toner cartridge replacement the toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install...

  • Page 52: Warning!

    Replacing consumable items > 52 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. Warning! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch..

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    Replacing consumable items > 53 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 3. Carry out one of the following: (a) if you are replacing a toner cartridge that has been supplied with your printer (release lever has 3 positions), pull the coloured toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced ...

  • Page 54

    Replacing consumable items > 54 in the direction of the arrow, but stop at the central (upright) position (1). (b) if you are replacing any other toner cartridge (lever has 2 positions), pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer....

  • Page 55: Caution!

    Replacing consumable items > 55 4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge from the printer. 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your fur...

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    Replacing consumable items > 56 7. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 8. Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge. 9. Holding the cartridge by its top cent...

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    Replacing consumable items > 57 then lower the right end of the cartridge onto the image drum unit. 11. Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, push the coloured lever (1) towards the rear of the printer. This will lock the cartridge into place and release toner int...

  • Page 58: Image Drum Replacement

    Replacing consumable items > 58 image drum replacement switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. Caution!...

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    Replacing consumable items > 59 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 3. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge 1 2 3 4.

  • Page 60: Caution!

    Replacing consumable items > 60 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 5. With the coloured toner release lever (1) to the right, pull the lever towards you. This will release the bond between ...

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    Replacing consumable items > 61 7. Take the new image drum cartridge out of its packaging and place it on the piece of paper where the old cartridge was placed. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal. 8. Place the toner cartridge...

  • Page 62

    Replacing consumable items > 62 10. Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. 11. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches c...

  • Page 63: Replacing The Belt Unit

    Replacing consumable items > 63 replacing the belt unit the belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 50,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release a...

  • Page 64: Caution!

    Replacing consumable items > 64 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It is essential that they go back in the same order 3. Lift each of the image drum units, starting from the rear, out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. 1. Cyan cartri...

  • Page 65

    Replacing consumable items > 65 4. Locate the two fasteners (5) at each side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end. 5. Turn the two fasteners 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis. 6. Pull the lifting bar (6) upwards so that belt tilts up towards the fro...

  • Page 66: Fuser Replacement

    Replacing consumable items > 66 fuser replacement the fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. Warnin...

  • Page 67

    Replacing consumable items > 67 2. Identify the fuser handle (1) on the top of the fuser unit. 3. Pull the two fuser retaining levers (2) towards the front of the printer so that they are fully upright. 4. Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer. If the...

  • Page 68

    Replacing consumable items > 68 7. Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser area from the image drums. 8. Push the two retaining levers (2) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. 9. Finally, clo...

  • Page 69: Order Codes

    Installing additional memory > 69 installing additional memory this section explains how to install additional ram memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. Order codes use the following order codes for additional memory: l 64mb ram – 01110301 l 256mb ram – 01110302.

  • Page 70: Memory Upgrade

    Installing additional memory > 70 memory upgrade the basic printer model comes equipped with 32mb of main memory. This can be upgraded with an additional memory board containing 64mb or 256mb, giving a maximum total memory capacity of 288mb. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium si...

  • Page 71

    Installing additional memory > 71 4. Remove the screw securing the right-hand side cover. 5. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side. 6. C...

  • Page 72

    Installing additional memory > 72 9. If the ram expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board, that board will have to be removed before you can install the new one. To remove it proceed as follows, otherwise skip to step 10. (a) identify the locking clips (2) at each end of the ram expansi...

  • Page 73: Clearing Paper Jams

    Clearing paper jams > 73 clearing 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 explai...

  • Page 74

    Clearing paper jams > 74 3. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. M...

  • Page 75: Caution!

    Clearing paper jams > 75 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 6. Repeat this removal procedure for each of the remaining image drum units. 7. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets...

  • Page 76: Note

    Clearing paper jams > 76 l to remove a sheet from the central area of the belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. L to remove a sheet just entering the fuser (3), separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release lever...

  • Page 77

    Clearing paper jams > 77 8. Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser, replace the four image drums into the drum cavity, making sure to locate them in the correct order. L holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each e...

  • Page 78

    Clearing paper jams > 78 9. Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. 10. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path ar...

  • Page 79

    Clearing paper jams > 79 12. Lift the front cover release and pull open the front cover. 13. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover..

  • Page 80

    Clearing paper jams > 80 14. Pull out the paper tray and ensure that all paper is stacked properly, is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned against the edges of the paper stack. When satisfied, replace the tray. 15. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both s...

  • Page 81: Specifications

    Specifications > 81 specifications item specification dimensions 425 x 561 x 345mm (w x d x h) weight 26kg approximately print speeds 12 pages per minute colour/20 pages per minute monochrome resolution 600dpi or 1200 x 600dpi emulations windows gdi auto features auto registration auto density adjus...

  • Page 82: Index

    Index > 82 index a advanced features enabling or disabling...............27 b belt how to replace.........................63 life expectancy ........................49 black printing glossy or matte........................24 business cards recommended type..................14 c changing display lang...

  • Page 83

    Index > 83 p page orientation setting in windows ..................23 paper jam clearing ............................73 loading cassette tray ...............17 loading letterhead ...................18 recommended types ................14 size setting in windows ...........22 supported sheet sizes......

  • Page 84: Oki Contact Details

    Oki contact details > 84 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...

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    Central house balfour road, hounslow tw3 1hy united kingdom tel +44 (0) 20 8219 2190 fax +44 (0) 20 8219 2199 c3100 07047316 iss.01.