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    C3400n user’s guide 2 copyright information copyright © 2007 by oki data. All rights reserved document information ________________________________ c3400n user’s guide p/n 59381601, revision 1.2 february, 2007 disclaimer__________________________________________ every effort has been made to ensure ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 3 contents copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 document information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 trademark information...

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    C3400n user’s guide 4 print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 media menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 color menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 system configuration menu . . . . . . ....

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    C3400n user’s guide 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 damage. Warnin...

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    C3400n user’s guide 6 introduction congratulations on buying this oki color printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant color prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of office print media. Your printer includes these features: > mul...

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    C3400n user’s guide 7 printer overview front view printer parts_fig1_03.Jpg 1. Printer cover. 2. Operation panel. Status leds and operator buttons. 3. Multi purpose feeder tray release. (when closed, press to open). 4. Multi purpose tray (shown open). Used for manual duplex, feeding heavier paper st...

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    C3400n user’s guide 8 rear view this view shows the connection panel and the rear output stacker. Ports rear position_f12_3 v11.Jpg when the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through the rear of the printer and is stacked face up. The rear stacker is mainly used for heavy print media. W...

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    C3400n user’s guide 9 inside your printer inside printer_fig1_04.Eps.Jpg press the cover open release (7) to open the printer cover and look inside the printer. 13. Fuser unit. The fuser unit contains a heated roller that fixes toner to the print media (paper or card). 14. Fuser lever. The lever has...

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    C3400n user’s guide 10 the operation panel the operation 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 in windows or printer driver in mac. ( see “using the status...

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    C3400n user’s guide 11 switches operation there are two switches on the operation panel labelled on line and cancel. Each has four modes of operation as follows: mode of operation description momentary press (press 1) press the switch and release it within 2 seconds of pressing it. On releasing the ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 12 function the results of operating the switches in different contexts are summarised below: *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:cancels job 2 seconds after start of swi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 13 led displays general printer status (as indicated by the leds) can be broadly categorised as follows: 1. Normal status (green): the printer is operating normally e.G. It is on line or processing. 2. Warning status (amber): you can continue to use the printer without interventi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 14 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: the status monitor in windows provides a readable description of the printer status corresponding to the indications o...

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    C3400n user’s guide 15 service call error when a service call error occurs, all leds blink rapidly and simultaneously at 120ms intervals..

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    C3400n user’s guide 16 paper recommendations your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, including envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obtained when us...

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    C3400n user’s guide 17 cassette tray the cassette tray can handle paper in weights of 17 to 47 lb. (64 g/m² to 176 g/m²). The cassette tray is ideal for printing letter size documents of more than 1 page in length. Tray weight size dimensions cassette tray light: 17-20 lb. 64-74 g/m² medium: 20-24 l...

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    C3400n user’s guide 18 multi purpose tray the multi purpose tray can handle the same sizes as the cassette tray but in weights up to 54 lb. (203 g/m²). For very heavy paper stock, always use the face up (rear) paper stacker. This ensures that the paper path through the printer is almost straight. Th...

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    C3400n user’s guide 19 tray weight size dimensions multi purpose tray light: 17-20 lb. 64-74 g/m² medium: 20-24 lb. 75-90 g/m² heavy: 24-32 lb. 91-120 g/m² ultra heavy: 32-47 lb. 121-176 g/m² a6 4.13 x 5.83 in. 105 x 148mm a5 5.83 x 8.27 in 148 x 210mm b5 7.17 x 10.12 in 182 x 257mm executive 7.25 x...

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    C3400n user’s guide 20 face down stacker the face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 150 sheets of 20 lb. (80g/m²) standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 32 lb (120g/m²). Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, fa...

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    C3400n user’s guide 21 loading paper cassette tray 1. Remove the cassette tray from the printer. Cassette tray empty_fig1_16.Jpg 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...

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    C3400n user’s guide 22 cassette tray paper guides_f7_01.Jpg 4. Load the paper (1). Use the level indicators (2) as a guide. For letter headed paper, load face down with top edge towards the front of the printer. Paper load_fig1_17 v11.Jpg to prevent paper jams: • do not leave space between the paper...

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    C3400n user’s guide 23 cassette tray wpaper_close_fig1_22.Jpg 6. For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 150 sheets, depending on paper weight. 7. For face up printing, make sure the face...

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    C3400n user’s guide 24 multi purpose tray 1. Open the multi purpose tray and press gently down on the paper platform (2) to ensure it is latched down. Mpt tray_f7_05.Jpg 2. Adjust the paper guides (1) to the size of paper you are going to print on, using the markings on the paper platform. 3. Positi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 25 printing from windows your printer’s menus provide access to many options. See “using the printer software” on page 61 for more information. The windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in th...

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    C3400n user’s guide 26 printing preferences in windows applications when you choose to print your document from a windows application program a print dialog box appears. This dialog usually specifies the name of the printer on which you will print your document. Next to the printer name is a propert...

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    C3400n user’s guide 27 setup tab when you click the properties button from your application’s print dialog, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for the current document. 1. Size paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish to ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 28 page 46 . The duplex help button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual duplex printing. 7. Driver settings if you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set under a specific name, you can recall them under driver settings. Saving driver s...

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    C3400n user’s guide 29 job options tab 1. Print resolution the output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. • the high quality setting prints at 600 x 600dpi multi-level. This setting requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. It is the best option for printing ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 30 9. Advanced clicking the advanced button gives you access to further settings. For example, you can elect to have black areas printed using 100%k toner (a more matte appearance). 10. Default click the default button to restore the default printer settings..

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    C3400n user’s guide 31 color tab 1. Color matching: auto or manual control over the color 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 options in this window only become visibl...

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    C3400n user’s guide 32 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 wi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 33 this specifies that printing should not start until the last page has been spooled. If your application program needs a lot of time for further computation in the middle of printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a short period, the printer could prematurely ass...

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    C3400n user’s guide 34 printing again from the application program. If you use this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk space on your computer. 10. Enable advanced printing features specifies whether advanced features, such as page order and pages per sheet, are available, depend...

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    C3400n user’s guide 35 printing from mac mac os 9 choosing printing options use the print dialog to choose your printer and select options for how you want your document to print. 1. Open the document you want to print. 2. If you wish to change the paper size or page orientation, choose file > page ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 36 selects either portrait (tall) or landscape (wide). If using landscape, you can flip the orientation 180 degrees. Reduce or enlarge documents can be scaled up or down to fit on different paper sizes. Page setup options - layout multiple pages can be shrunk and printed on a sin...

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    C3400n user’s guide 37 cannot be used together with the high quality print quality setting. Toner saving toner saving uses less toner when printing your document. This is best suited to draft text documents as it lightens the print significantly. Print options - print control if you are using the wi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 38 black finish controls the way black is printed in color documents. Composite black (cmyk): uses all 4 toner colors to represent black. Recommended for color photos. True black (k): uses 100% black toner to represent black. Recommended for text and business graphics. Brightness...

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    C3400n user’s guide 39 a warning message is displayed and printing continues when you load the correct paper and press online. When this option is switched off, the printer uses the paper loaded in the selected tray regardless of the document size. Feed manually from multi purpose tray select this i...

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    C3400n user’s guide 40 mac os x the information in this section is based on mac os x tiger (10.4). Other versions such as panther (10.3) and jaguar(10.2) versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same. Setting printing options you can choose your printer and select options f...

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    C3400n user’s guide 41 2. Click the print & fax icon. 3. Select your printer in the “selected printer in print dialog” drop- down menu. 4. Select your required paper size in the “default size in page setup” drop-down menu. Page setup options this section provides a description of the page setup opti...

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    C3400n user’s guide 42 layout pages per sheet you can shrink multiple pages and print them on a single sheet of paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of your document's pages across a single sheet of paper. You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and also choose to surr...

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    C3400n user’s guide 43 cover page choosing a cover page may help you to identify your printed document in a large pile of paper. This is useful in a busy office with many people sharing the printer. Paper source this option allows you to select which paper tray to use for your print job. Print quali...

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    C3400n user’s guide 44 black finish use this option to control the way black is printed in color documents. Select composite black (cmyk) to use all 4 toner colors to represent black. This option is recommended for color photos. Select true black (k) to use 100% black toner to represent black. This ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 45 paper size check select paper size check if you want the printer to warn you when the document paper size is different from the paper in the printer. A warning message is displayed and printing continues when you load the correct paper in the tray and press on line. When this ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 46 printing this chapter describes how to carry out basic printing tasks using your printer. Test printing print a demo page switch on the printer and allow it to warm up. Press the on line button on your printer and hold down for 5 seconds. A demo page should print. Print a stat...

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    C3400n user’s guide 47 manual duplex printing using the cassette tray 1. Ensure that there is enough paper in the cassette tray to carry out the print job. 2. Select file -> print and click the properties button. In the 2- sided printing drop down menu, select either “long edge” or “short edge” acco...

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    C3400n user’s guide 48 1-4_p_paper in.Jpg 6. Close the cassette tray and press the on line button as directed in the status message. The message window should disappear from your screen and the document finishes printing the remaining pages of your document. 1-5_p _press online.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 49 manual duplex printing using the multi purpose tray note: when using the multi purpose tray, feed pages one sheet at a time. 1. Position the paper guides on the multi purpose tray according to the paper size. 2. Place paper one sheet at a time in the multi purpose tray. The pa...

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    C3400n user’s guide 50 2-3_p_mpt_insert paper_a.Jpg 7. Press the on line button. The remaining pages of your document print on the blank side of the paper..

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    C3400n user’s guide 51 printing on different media this section describes how to print on material other than normal letter/a4 paper. Printing on legal paper when printing on legal paper you need to change the media settings for the printer software to get the best results. You can either set a defa...

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    C3400n user’s guide 52 setting other printing options this sections briefly describes how to set printing options for your particular print job. Fit to page printing you can choose to print your document on larger or smaller sized paper depending on the size of print media available to you. 1. Inser...

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    C3400n user’s guide 53 cancelling a print job you can cancel a print job from your software application, from the print queue or by using the cancel button on your printer. Printing state how to cancel document has not started printing try to cancel printing job within software application document ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 54 color printing the printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color 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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    C3400n user’s guide 55 viewing conditions a print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors 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 colo...

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    C3400n user’s guide 56 tips for printing in color the following guidelines may help you to achieve good color output from your printer. Printing photographic images use the monitor (6500k) perceptual setting. If the colors look too dull, try the monitor (6500k) vivid or digital camera settings. Prin...

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    C3400n user’s guide 57 accessing the color matching options the color matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera. To open color matching options from the windows contro...

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    C3400n user’s guide 58 the printer will try to reproduce the srgb color space. This may be useful if color matching from an srgb input device such as a scanner or digital camera..

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    C3400n user’s guide 59 using the color swatch feature to use the color swatch feature, you must install the color swatch utility. This is supplied on the cd-rom that was supplied with your printer. The color swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colors. Note that this is not ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 60 using the color correct utility the oki color correct utility is provided on your printer driver cd-rom. You must install it separately since it is not installed along with the printer driver. The color correct utility has the following features: > microsoft office palette col...

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    C3400n user’s guide 61 using the printer software status monitor (windows only) 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 operation ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 62 printer setup tab selecting this tab provides access to the select printer button, which, when selected, allows you to monitor the status any printer configured for use with your computer. The printer menu button enables you to access the printer menu settings. From the printe...

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    C3400n user’s guide 63 to save your changes, click the “apply the changed settings” icon (as shown below), in the top left hand corner. To undo a change, click the undo changed settings icon. It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings made in the pri...

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    C3400n user’s guide 64 printer menus information menu this menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. Shut down menu this menu provides an option to ensure that your printer can be safely switched off. Information menu item action explanation print menu map / st...

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    C3400n user’s guide 65 print menu this menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions. Print menu item settings explanation copies 1 -999 enter the number of copies of a document to be printed from 1 to 999. Manual feed (multi purpose tray) on /off selects the default tray for paper...

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    C3400n user’s guide 66 media menu this menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. Media menu item settings explanation tray - media size a4 / a5 / a6 / b5 letter executive legal14 legal13 legal13.5 custom selects the size of paper loaded in tray 1. For custom setting see x-dimensi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 67 manual (multi purpose tray) - paper size a4 / a5 / a6 / b5/ letter executive legal14 legal13 legal13.5 custom com-9 envelope com-10 envelope monarch env dl envelope c5 envelope selects the size of paper to be fed from the multi purpose tray. For custom setting see x- dimension...

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    C3400n user’s guide 68 color menu the printer automatically adjusts color 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 or p...

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    C3400n user’s guide 69 system configuration menu this menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. System configuration menu items settings explanation status page auto print enabled disabled automatically prints status on power up. Time to power save mode 5 min 15 min 3...

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    C3400n user’s guide 70 language english , german, french, italian, spanish, swedish, norwegian, finnish, danish, dutch, turkish, portuguese, polish, russian, greek sets the language used for the status monitor and printed reports. System configuration menu items settings explanation.

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    C3400n user’s guide 71 usb menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s usb data interface. System adjustment menu this menu provides access to usb settings for your printer. Usb menu item settings explanation software reset enabled / disabled enables or disables the soft reset command. (o...

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    C3400n user’s guide 72 maintenance menu this menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. Maintenance menu item settings explanation menu reset execute resets menus to default settings. Power save mode on/off enables or disables automatic power save mode. Delay before entering this...

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    C3400n user’s guide 73 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...

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    C3400n user’s guide 74 printing settings to print a list of the printer settings: 1. Start the status monitor. 2. Select the printer setup tab. 3. Click on the printer settings button on the printer setup tab. 4. Click on the information menu and then select print menu map. 5. Click on the printer m...

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    C3400n user’s guide 75 part numbers life expectancy see “specifications” on page 108. Toner black, high capacity 43459304 cyan, high capacity 43459303 magenta, high capacity 43459302 yellow, high capacity 43459301 black, standard 43459404 cyan, standard 43459403 magenta, standard 43459402 yellow, st...

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    C3400n user’s guide 76 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 the new ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 77 cover open button_f5_23.Jpg 2. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. Id positions_fig1_04.Jpg warning! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch this area. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 78 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 colored toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer, in the direction of th...

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    C3400n user’s guide 79 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture. 6. Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment. 7. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to loosen and ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 80 9. Holding the cartridge by its top center with the colored lever to the right, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed. 10. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first, pushing it against t...

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    C3400n user’s guide 81 toner in positon_lock_fig1_15.Jpg 12. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly so that the cover latches closed. Cover close_f5_22.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 82 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. Cover open button...

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    C3400n user’s guide 83 id positions_fig1_04.Jpg 3. Holding it by its top center, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printer. Id going out_fig1_12.Jpg 4. Put the old unit down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture. 5. Take...

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    C3400n user’s guide 84 6. Remove the protective sheets from the image drum unit. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old id unit inside the packaging material for disposal. Toner_remove paper _fig1_24.Jpg 7. Holding the complete assembly by its top center, lower it into place in the...

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    C3400n user’s guide 85 id_going in_fig1_14.Jpg 8. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. Note if you need to return or transport your printer for any reason, please make sure you remove the image drum unit beforehand and place in the bag pr...

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    C3400n user’s guide 86 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. Cover open butt...

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    C3400n user’s guide 87 fuser_out_f5_10.Jpg 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 fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface whi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 88 fuser going in_f8_12.Jpg 8. Push the two retaining levers (1) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. 9. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed..

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    C3400n user’s guide 89 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 and open t...

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    C3400n user’s guide 90 3. Lift each of the image drum units (1), starting from the rear, out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light (2). Ids _ all out_cover_f8_19.Jpg 4. Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2...

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    C3400n user’s guide 91 unlock belt_f5_08.Jpg 5. Turn the two fasteners (1) 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis. 6. Pull the lifting bar (2) upwards so that belt tilts up towards the front, and withdraw the belt unit from the printer. Belt coming out_fig1_33.Jpg 7. Lo...

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    C3400n user’s guide 92 drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer. Belt_roll in _ f5_09.Jpg 8. Turn the two fasteners (1) 90° to the right until they lock. This will secure the belt unit in place. Belt_lock_f5_09_1...

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    C3400n user’s guide 93 id positions_fig1_04.Jpg 10. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge.

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    C3400n user’s guide 94 cleaning the led head clean the led head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. 2. Gently wipe the led head surface (1) with led lens cleaner or soft tissue. Cleaning led head_f5_04.Jp...

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    C3400n user’s guide 95 installing additional memory this section explains how to install additional ram memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. Part numbers see “part numbers” on page 75. Memory upgrade the basic printer model comes equipped with 32mb of main memory. This can be upgraded with ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 96 3. Remove each image drum units, starting with the front. Cover the image drum units to protect them from direct light ids _ all out_cover_f8_19.Jpg 4. Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2) at the front end. Unlock belt_f5_08.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 97 5. Unlock the fasteners and remove the belt as shown. Belt coming out_fig1_33.Jpg 6. Carefully remove the new memory board from its wrapping. Try to handle the board only by its short edges, avoiding contact with any metal parts as far as possible. In particular, avoid touchin...

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    C3400n user’s guide 98 8. Identify the ram expansion slot in the printer. Unclip the plastic cover to open this slot. Memory slot_fig1_34.Jpg 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 proc...

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    C3400n user’s guide 99 11. Gently push the board into the ram expansion slot until it latches in and will not go any further. Memory card in_fig1_35.Jpg 12. Close the ram expansion slot. 13. Replace the belt and image drum units. See “image drum replacement” on page 82. See “replacing the belt unit”...

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    C3400n user’s guide 100 troubleshooting 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...

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    C3400n user’s guide 101 3. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. Id positions_fig1_04.Jpg it will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top center, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printe...

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    C3400n user’s guide 102 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. Cover the image drum units to protect them from direc...

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    C3400n user’s guide 103 forwards into the internal drum cavity and withdraw the sheet. Paper jam belt_f8_07.Jpg • to remove a sheet from the central area of the belt, carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. Paper jam fuser in_f8_08.Jpg • to remove a sheet just ente...

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    C3400n user’s guide 104 through the drum cavity area. Then allow the pressure release lever to rise again. 9. 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. Id positions_fig1_04.Jpg • holdi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 105 11. Open the rear stacker and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area. Paper jam back_f8_09.Jpg • pull out any sheets found in this area. • if the sheet is low down in this area and difficult to remove, it is probably still gripped by the fuser. In this case raise th...

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    C3400n user’s guide 106 13. Press the front cover release and pull open the front cover. Front cover open release_f7_04.Jpg 14. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover. Paper jam_front cover_f8_05_1.Jpg 15. Pull out the cassette tray and ensu...

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    C3400n user’s guide 107 16. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. Front cover close_f7_04_a.Jpg when the jam has been cleared, if jam recovery is set to on in the system configuration menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages los...

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    C3400n user’s guide 108 specifications item specification dimensions 14.8 x 18.86'' x 11.42'' (w x d x h) 376 x 479 x 290mm (w x d x h) weight 46.3 lbs. (21 kg) approximately print speeds 16 pages per minute color 20 pages per minute monochrome resolution 600 x 600dpi 1200 x 600dpi 600 x 600dpi x 2b...

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    C3400n user’s guide 109 toner life standard cartridge (at 5% coverage) c,m,y : approximately 1,000 pages b : approximately 1,500 pages high-capacity cartridge (at 5% coverage) c,m,y : approximately 2,000 pages b : approximately 2,500 pages image drum life 15,000 pages at 3 pages per job belt life 50...

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    C3400n user’s guide 110 utilities overview ________________________ the following utilities are available for your printer. Color correction utility color swatch utility direct network printing utility (lpr) network print status utility network setup utility print job accounting utility printsupervi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 111 descriptions of utilities _____________ 1. Color correction utility this utility allows you to fine tune the printer’s color settings and save them for future use. See “color correction utility” on page 115. 2. Color swatch utility this utility allows you to print color sampl...

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    C3400n user’s guide 112 6. Print job accounting utility the print job accounting software, designed specifically for oki printers in a network environment, provides job accounting features that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify access available to each client (u...

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    C3400n user’s guide 113 installing the utilities_______________ windows utilities on the cd load the utilities from the menu installer located on the cd supplied with your printer. Download utilities download the utilities from the internet, accessed through the menu installer on the cd. Macintosh o...

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    C3400n user’s guide 114 download utilities download the utilities from the internet, accessed through the menu installer on the cd..

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    C3400n user’s guide 115 color correction utility ______________ general information this utility allows you to fine tune the printer’s color settings and save them for future use. The color correct utility is the best choice for working with microsoft excel or word. You can use the color correct uti...

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    C3400n user’s guide 116 change the pallete color general information there are four steps in changing the pallete color. 1. Print the sample color chart. See page 117. 2. Print the color adjustment chart. See page 118. 3. Make the adjustments. Save the adjustments, using a name you select. See page ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 117 change the pallete color step 1: print the sample color chart 1. Click start → programs → all applications. Windows xp click start → programs → okidata → color correct utility → color adjustment utility. 2. Select adjust pallete color. Click next. 3. The select printer screen...

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    C3400n user’s guide 118 change the pallete color step 2: print the color adjustment chart first, you must perform the steps in “step 1: print the sample color chart” see page 117. 6. Click next. 7. The pallete color matching screen appears. Cadjust1.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 119 8. Click test print. The color adjustment chart prints. Fig5-17.Jpg 9. Compare the printed color adjustment chart to the pallete color matching screen. If the printed colors do not match the screen, perform an adjustment. You cannot adjust colors marked with an x..

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    C3400n user’s guide 120 change the pallete color step 3: make the adjustments and save the settings first, you must perform the steps in “step 1: print the sample color chart” see page 117 and “step 2: print the color adjustment chart” see page 118. When making the adjustments, you are obtaining the...

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    C3400n user’s guide 121 11. The enter adjustment value screen appears. View the pull down menus for the hue (x) and brightness (y) values. You are finding the available ranges for both hue (x) and brightness (y). The available ranges (values) vary according to color. 12. Use the sample color chart. ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 122 13. On the pallete color matching screen, click the color you want to adjust. The enter adjustment value screen appears. View the pull down menus for the hue (x) and brightness (y) values. Adjust the values for hue and brightness to match the values from step 11. Cadjust1.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 123 14. Click ok. 15. The pallete color matching screen appears. Cadjust1.Jpg.

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    C3400n user’s guide 124 16. Click test print. The color adjustment chart prints. Fig5-17.Jpg 17. Compare the printed color adjustment chart to the pallete color matching screen. If you are satisfied with the comparison, go to step 17. If you are not satisfied, repeat steps 10 through 16. 18. If you ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 125 change the pallete color step 4: use the saved settings to print a document windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In the print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: windows xp: click properties. Click advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 126 adjust the gamma value and hue general information 1. Click start → programs → all applications. 2. Your action depends on your operating system. Windows xp: click okidata → color correct utility → all applications. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 3. Select correct gamma a...

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    C3400n user’s guide 127 10. Change the slide bar values of gamma, hue, brightness, and saturation to adjust the color. Use primary colors of ink select this to adjusts the settings to the standard hues for the printer. The gamma slide bar adjusts total brightness. The hue/brightness slide bar adjust...

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    C3400n user’s guide 128 example: adjust the y (yellow) slide bar: move forward = + (counter-clockwise), the color becomes more green. Move backward = - (clockwise), the color becomes more red. F5_03_300.Jpg 11. Click test print. 12. The adjustment confirmation sample prints. 13. If the sample meets ...

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    C3400n user’s guide 129 adjusting the gamma value and hue use the saved settings to print a document windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In the print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: windows xp: click properties. Click advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next...

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    C3400n user’s guide 130 color swatch utility ________________ general information the color swatch utility allows you to • print color samples (swatches) on your color printer. • create custom color swatches the swatches are used with your software program to select and reproduce color accurately. T...

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    C3400n user’s guide 131 how to install load this program from the menu installer located the cd. Additional information for additional information, see the swatch utility read-me file located in the windows programs list. Printing color swatches 1. Install the utility from the cd using the menu inst...

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    C3400n user’s guide 132 color_swatch_samples.Jpg 5. Use the color blocks to pick the specific colors that you want to appear in your printed document. Each color block, or sample, is identified with information your software package needs to reproduce that color accurately. The numbers under each bl...

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    C3400n user’s guide 133 creating custom swatch colors if you don't find your desired color, you can create or customize colors: 1. Select custom swatch from the file menu. 2. On the pop-up window, there are 3 slide bars that allow you to customize swatches: • hue bar changes the hue of the swatches,...

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    C3400n user’s guide 134 direct network printing utility (lpr) ___ general information the direct network printing utility (lpr) allows you to print directly to a printer on the network without a print server. It creates a printer port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can monitor printer stat...

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    C3400n user’s guide 135 direct network printing utility (lpr) status (empty, connecting, sending, paused, checking status, not connected) • finish number of completed jobs. • queue number of jobs waiting to be printed. Additional information for help, click on help in the program..

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    C3400n user’s guide 136 network printer status utility windows • available on tcp/ip network connection only. The network printer status utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, the printer driver properties dialog box changes. • a new status tab is a...

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    C3400n user’s guide 137 general information this utility creates an additional tab (status) in the postscript and pcl drivers that allows the client to monitor the selected printer’s status. Load this program from the menu installer located on cd1. Installation 1. Insert the drivers, color, and netw...

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    C3400n user’s guide 138 using 1. Click start → settings → printers. Right-click the sharp printer icon. Click properties . 2. Click on the status tab. 3. Click the update button to see device settings. The following screen displays: netstatus2k.Jpg click on an item to see this information: trays: pa...

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    C3400n user’s guide 139 note if the automatic status check box is checked, this utility “pings” the printer every time you open the printer properties dialog in the printer driver. This severely slows opening printer properties..

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    C3400n user’s guide 140 checking the printer status click the web setting button. The following screen displays: netstatusk.Jpg click on the items listed on the left to see: • network summary • login for administrators • job login • printer menu to see real-time printer status, click the update stat...

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    C3400n user’s guide 141 network setup utility _______________ general information this utility provides an easy way to configure your printer on a network. How to install load this program from the menu installer located on the cd. Additional information see the online network user’s guide for detai...

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    C3400n user’s guide 142 index numerics 2-sided printing............................ 46 a access, user access to printer........112 accounting printer usage..........................112 adjusting color color swatch samples...............130 creating custom colors .............133 darkness...............

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    C3400n user’s guide 143 lightness, adjustment for color .....133 m mac os 9..................................... 35 color ...................................... 37 default print settings ................ 35 page setup options .................. 35 print control ............................ 37 printi...

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    C3400n user’s guide 144 priority print queue priority .................. 32 r reports color swatch sample ................131 resolution setting in windows ................... 29 rgb numbers for software applications .. 132 s sample color swatches .................131 saturation, adjustment for colo...