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Oki C5300n User Manual - Usage Menu
MENU FUNCTIONS > 155
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 you will need
them.
USAGE MENU
Item
Explanation
TOTAL PAGE COUNT
The total number of prints output by the printer.
TRAYn PAGE COUNT
The total number of pages fed from tray n.
MPT PAGE COUNT
The total number of pages fed from the multipurpose tray.
COLOR PAGE COUNT
The total number of pages printed in colour.
MONO PAGE COUNT
The total number of pages printed in monochrome.
K DRUM LIFE REMAINING
C DRUM LIFE REMAINING
M DRUM LIFE REMAINING
Y DRUM LIFE REMAINING
Percentage of life remaining in these consumable items.
BELT LIFE REMAINING
Percentage of belt life remaining.
FUSER LIFE REMAINING
Percentage of fuser life remaining.
K TONER
C TONER
M TONER
Y TONER
Cartridge size and current toner level.
Summary of C5300n
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User’s guide c5300n.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents > 4 proof and print feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 sending the document to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 store to hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 sending the document to print . . . . . . . ...
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Contents > 5 rgb or cmyk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 matching photographic images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 matching specific colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 printing vivid colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Contents > 6 matching photographic images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 matching specific colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 printing vivid colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 oki driver options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents > 7 maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 overlays and macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 what are overlays and macros? ...
Page 8: Note
Notes, cautions and warnings > 8 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...
Page 9: Introduction
Introduction > 9 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 print media for the office. Your printer includes these features: > ...
Page 10: Printer Overview
Introduction > 10 printer overview front view the lcd display language can be changed to show any of 12 different languages. (see “changing the display language” on page 12.) 1. Output stacker, face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Operator panel. Menu...
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Introduction > 11 rear view this view shows the connection panel, the rear output stacker and the location of the optional duplex (two-sided printing) unit. * the network interface has a protective “plug” which must be removed before connection can be made. When the rear paper stacker is folded down...
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Introduction > 12 changing the display language the language used by your printer for display messages and for report printing can be changed quickly and easily as follows: 1. Press the + key repeatedly to access the system configuration menu. 2. Press the enter key to enter the system configuration...
Page 13: Paper Recommendations
Paper recommendations > 13 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 14: Cassette Trays
Paper recommendations > 14 cassette trays if you have identical paper stock loaded in another tray (2nd tray if you have one, or multipurpose 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 f...
Page 15: Face Down Stacker
Paper recommendations > 15 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 176g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down). F...
Page 16: Loading Paper
Loading paper > 16 loading paper cassette trays 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 > 17 3. Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the front of the printer, as shown. 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: > do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper. > do n...
Page 18: Caution!
Loading paper > 18 6. 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. 7. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the ...
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Loading paper > 19 multipurpose 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. > for single sided printing on headed paper load the paper into the mul...
Page 20: Pcl Or Postscript
Printer settings in windows > 20 printer settings in windows your printer’s operator panel menus 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 the operator panel menus, and you pri...
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Printer settings in windows > 21 postscript emulation 1. Page orientation sets portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) page orientation. The “rotated” rotates the paper through 90 degrees anti- clockwise. 2. When printing double sided pages (duplex unit required). You can flip the paper either on its lo...
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Printer settings in windows > 22 pcl emulation when you click the properties button from your application’s print dialogue, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for this document. 1. Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish...
Page 23: Secure Printing Feature
Printer settings in windows > 23 secure printing feature with this feature you can send confidential documents to print and have them stored in the printer until you are ready to print them. Documents sent in this way are protected by a pin (personal identification number), which must be entered bef...
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Printer settings in windows > 24 printing secure documents secure documents stored on the printer’s hard disk may be printed in either of two ways: > from the printer’s operator panel; or… > from your pc desktop, using the storage device manager utility supplied on cd1 (drivers and utilities) with t...
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Printer settings in windows > 25 printing from your pc desktop if you have installed the storage device manager software from the supplied cd, you can also print secure documents directly from your pc desktop. You might do this, perhaps, when the office is empty and your confidential documents can s...
Page 26: Proof And Print Feature
Printer settings in windows > 26 proof and print feature this feature allows you to send multiple copies of a document to print but only print the first copy so that you can check the output quality before printing the rest. Sending the document to print 1. From your application’s print dialogue, se...
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Printer settings in windows > 27 printing the remaining copies documents stored on the printer’s hard disk may be printed in either of two ways: > from the printer’s operator panel; or… > from your pc desktop, using the storage device manager utility supplied on cd1 (drivers and utilities) with the ...
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Printer settings in windows > 28 1. From the windows start menu, run storage device manager. 2. If necessary, use the sdm printer discovery window to find all available printers on your network or connected to your computer. 3. Select the icon for the printer holding your secure documents. 4. From t...
Page 29: Permanent Print Documents
Printer settings in windows > 29 permanent print documents with this feature you can create standard documents that you often need to print and store them on your printer’s internal hard disk. You can then print them at any time without having to send them again from your computer. Sending the docum...
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Printer settings in windows > 30 printing stored documents documents stored on the printer’s hard disk may be printed in either of two ways: > from the printer’s operator panel; or… > from your pc desktop, using the storage device manager utility supplied on cd1 (drivers and utilities) with the prin...
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Printer settings in windows > 31 printing from your pc desktop if you have installed the storage device manager software from the supplied cd, you can also print permanently stored documents directly from your pc desktop. 1. From the windows start menu, run storage device manager. 2. If necessary, u...
Page 32: Windows 9X Differences
Windows 9x differences > 32 windows 9x differences screen presentations of windows 9x, together with some procedures, are significantly different than other versions of windows (2000/xp etc.). This chapter deals mainly with these variations. If necessary, reference should be made to the relevant sub...
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Windows 9x differences > 33 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 window which opens when you click properties depends on which printer driver has been installed. The posts...
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Windows 9x differences > 34 pcl emulation when you click the properties button from your application’s print dialogue, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for this document. 1. Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish to s...
Page 35: Secure Printing Feature
Windows 9x differences > 35 secure printing feature with this feature you can send confidential documents to print and have them stored in the printer until you are ready to print them. Documents sent in this way are protected by a pin (personal identification number), which must be entered before t...
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Windows 9x differences > 36 postscript emulation 1. In the driver window, on the device options tab, select secure print (1). 2. In printer features, select password 1 and select a number from 0 - 9 in the change setting for: drop-down box. Repeat for passwords 2 - 4. 3. Click ok again to close the ...
Page 37: Note
Windows 9x differences > 37 proof and print feature this feature allows you to send multiple copies of a document to print but only print the first copy so that you can check the output quality before printing the rest. Sending the document to print from your application’s print dialogue, select the...
Page 38: Store To Hard Disk
Windows 9x differences > 38 store to hard disk with this feature you can create standard documents that you often need to print and store them on your printer’s internal hard disk. You can then print them at any time without having to send them again from your computer. Sending the document to print...
Page 39: Note
Windows 9x differences > 39 postscript emulation 1. In the driver window, on the device options tab, select store to hdd (1). 2. In printer features, select password 1 (1 above) and select a number from 0 - 9 in the change setting for: drop-down box (2 above). Repeat for passwords 2 - 4. 3. Click ok...
Page 40: Colour Printing
Windows 9x differences > 40 colour printing choosing a colour matching method there is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible colour. The following guide...
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Windows 9x differences > 41 rgb or cmyk if you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as adobe photoshop, you may be able to use soft-proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the icc-profiles provided by oki, and then print using the ...
Page 42: Pcl Driver
Windows 9x differences > 42 pcl driver accessing the colour matching options the colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera. The pcl driver’s colour options are...
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Windows 9x differences > 43 setting the colour matching options 1. On the colour tab select manual for colour matching. 2. Choose from the available options: (a) monitor (6500k) perceptual optimised for printing daylight photographs. (b) monitor (6500k) vivid optimised for printing bright colours. G...
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Windows 9x differences > 44 using the colour swatch feature the colour swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are the corresponding rgb (red, green, blue) values...
Page 45: Postscript Driver
Windows 9x differences > 45 postscript driver colour matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the colour output of the printer. Some of the colour matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarises the various options availab...
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Windows 9x differences > 46 digital camera optimised for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colours. For some photographs, other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. Srgb...
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Windows 9x differences > 47 > absolute colorimetric best for printing solid colours and tints, such as company logos etc. Matches colours common to both devices exactly, and clips the “out of gamut” colours to their nearest printed equivalent. Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white ...
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Windows 9x differences > 48 2. Right-click the printer name and choose properties. 3. Click the colour management tab. 4. Under “colour profiles currently associated with this printer”, you should see the names of profiles that match your printer model. If you do not see any profiles associated with...
Page 49: Overlays And Macros
Windows 9x differences > 49 overlays and macros creating pcl overlays three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.Prn) file. 2. Use the storage device manager utility software supplied on cd with your printer ...
Page 50: Note
Windows 9x differences > 50 6. Click ok, and when prompted for a print file name, enter a meaningful name with the extension .Prn. 7. Close your application. Step 2: create and download macros 1. From the windows start/programs/okidata menu, start storage device manager (sdm) and allow sdm to discov...
Page 51: Note
Windows 9x differences > 51 7. The project window will display one .Bin file for each printer file added. Make a careful note of the name and id number for each of the files. You will need them later. If you wish to edit the names or id numbers, double-click the file entry and edit the details. Volu...
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Windows 9x differences > 52 2. Right-click on the relevant pcl printer icon and choose printing preferences from the pop-up menu. 3. On the job options tab, click the overlay button. 4. In the overlay window, click the define overlays button (1). 5. In the define overlays window, enter the name (a) ...
Page 53: Installing Upgrades
Windows 9x differences > 53 installing upgrades adjusting windows printer drivers once your new upgrade has been installed, you may need to update the windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your windows applications. Remember that if your printer is shared between us...
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Windows 9x differences > 54 postscript driver this driver must be adjusted for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the printers window via the start menu or from the windows control panel. 2. Right-click the printer icon for this printer, and choose properties from the pop-up menu. 3. On the device ...
Page 55: Mac Os 9.X / Classic
Mac os 9.X / classic > 55 mac os 9.X / classic printer drivers cd1 contains the printer drivers. Please refer to the readme file on this cd for the latest information on printer driver installation. If the settings selected manually in the printer differ from those selected in the printer driver, th...
Page 56: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 56 restart your computer if prompted to do so. 1. In the apple menu, select chooser. 2. In the left-hand side of the chooser window, select the laserwriter printer driver that you use. 3. If you are on a network with multiple appletalk zones, select the appropriate zone for th...
Page 57: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 57 to setup the printer using a tcp/ip network connection: (a) if you have not already done so, run the installer program to install the software. (b) restart your computer if prompted to do so. 1. Launch the desktop. 2. Select printer (lpr) and click ok. 3. In the postscript ...
Page 58: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 58 usb connection this installation procedure uses apple's desktop printer utility to connect the printer to your mac. You cannot connect to a postscript printer over usb using the chooser. To set up the printer using a usb connection: (a) if you have not already done so, run ...
Page 59: Installed Options
Mac os 9.X / classic > 59 installed options configuring installed hardware options if you have added optional hardware to your printer, these must be enabled in the printer driver. Examples of additional hardware that can be added to your printer include: > additional paper trays > printer hard disk...
Page 60: Paper Feed, Size And Media
Mac os 9.X / classic > 60 3. If you are on a network with multiple appletalk zones, select the appropriate zone for the printer in the bottom left side of the chooser (if your network does not have multiple appletalk zones, this option will not be visible). 4. Select the name of your printer in the ...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 61 if you select a media type (e.G. Plain), the printer takes paper from a tray that contains that type of media. To assign media types to specific paper trays, you need to use the printer’ s operator panel. If you choose auto select, the printer automatically chooses a tray i...
Page 62: Operation
Mac os 9.X / classic > 62 operation this section explains how to change the printer’s operation for specific print jobs when required. The postscript printer drivers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing the colour output of your printer. Generally, using the default setti...
Page 63: Colour Matching
Mac os 9.X / classic > 63 colour matching factors that affect the appearance of prints if you wish to manually adjust the colour settings in your printer driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most impor...
Page 64: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 64 3. Monitor settings the brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor colour temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” the colours look. There are several settings found on a typical monitor: > 50...
Page 65: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 65 choosing a colour matching method there is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and it's printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible colour. However, the following guidelines ma...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 66 matching specific colours (for instance, a company logo.) rgb only > oki colour matching, and the srgb setting. > postscript colour matching using the relative colorimetric option. > use the colour swatch utility to print out a chart of rgb swatches and enter your desired r...
Page 67: Oki Driver Options
Mac os 9.X / classic > 67 oki driver options this section references only the oki-specific driver selections. Oki printer features 1. From within your application, select file then print. 2. Then open the drop-down menu at left and select printer features. Feature set 1 the tab’s features are explai...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 68 2. Collate collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. This option is useful when printing multiple copies of large documents and you want to print them in sequence. Cli...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 69 5. Black overprint this option prevents registration errors and only works for 100% black text. Click on the checkbox to enable the option. Feature set 2 the tab’s features are explained below. 1. Colour matching no colour matching no colour correction occurs when selected....
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 70 2. Black finish this setting determines black toner usage only. Auto this option is best for an office environment, with the printer determining which style is better. Matte this option produces a true black (k only). Gloss this option uses cmy to produce a composite black....
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 71 monitor (6500k) auto the default setting that selects the best options for your printer. This selection works best for office graphics. Monitor (6500k) perceptual optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500k. This is best for pr...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 72 rendering intents are only used when “postscript colour matching” is selected. When a document is printed, a conversion takes place from the document's colour space to the printer colour space. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine how this col...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 73 5. Always use printer halftone this option prevents the halftone of a high-end graphic application from printing by using the printer’s halftone pattern instead of the application’s one. Click on the checkbox to enable the option. Feature set 3 the tab’s features are explai...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 74 this option simulates how the output will look on a printing press using the ink types swop, euroscale or japan. If using cmyk ink simulation, it is recommended that you switch off all other printer colour matching by selecting the no colour matching option under the “colou...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 75 colour matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the colour output of the printer. Some of the colour matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarises the various colour-matching options available i...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 76 oki colour matching this is oki’s proprietary colour matching system, and affects rgb data only. > perceptual settings are best for printing photographic images. > vivid or digital camera settings produce the brightest colours. > srgb is the best choice for matching specifi...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 77 postscript colour matching this uses postscript colour rendering dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both rgb and cmyk data. Rendering intents when a document is printed, a conversion takes place from the document’s colour space to the printer colour space. The...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 78 > relative colorimetric best for printing solid colours and tints, such as company logos etc. Good for proofing cmyk colour images on a desktop printer. Much like absolute colorimetric, except that it scales the source white to the (usually) paper white; i.E. Unlike absolut...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 79 separations this option affects output only, allowing you to print all colors or separate plates. Select the option desired. If an application does not have a colour separation feature, you can still print four colour separations (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) with the p...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 80 printer job option to access printer job options: select file then print. 1. Select the relevant printer 2. Open the drop down menu and select printer job options. 3. Select the option required. Quality a straightforward selection of the print quality desired. > best = high...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 81 1. Select your desired media type. Any option, other than printer setting, will override the setting at the printer. Collate 1. Collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performanc...
Page 82: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 82 toner saving checking this will enable toner saving. To enable the job type plug-in 1. On the desktop, click the icon of the printer you wish to enable the printing plug-in for. 2. From the printing menu, select set default printer. 3. Select file →print desktop. 4. Select ...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 83 6. Select jobtype. 7. Click save settings. And then cancel to return to the desktop. Job type this plug-in allows you to utilise the options of the built-in hard drive of the printer. 1. To access job type, first select your desired printer from an application using file →p...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 84 each option on the job type screen is detailed below. Normal this is the default setting for which no further action is required. Job spool if you wish to spool your print job to the printer’s hard drive, select job spool. Secure print setup this option allows you to print ...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 85 once the document is printed, it is deleted from the hard drive. If you wish to retain the document on the hard disk drive after printing it, use the store to hard disk feature. 1. Select proof and print. 2. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name setting and...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 86 2. Press enter. Enter password **** ....Will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to set the number for the first digit of the password, then press enter to enter the number and move to the next digit: enter password 5*** ....Will be displayed (showing first digit selection)...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 87 select job all jobs ....Will be displayed when all digits have been selected. 5. Press cancel. Delete the job y = enter/n = cancel ...Will be displayed. 6. Press enter to delete the job, then press on line. Store to hard disk store to hdd (job spooling) allows print jobs to...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 88 printing the stored document from the printer front panel. 1. Press + to enter the menu mode. Print jobs menu ....Will appear on the display. 2. Press enter. Enter password **** ....Will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to set the number for the first digit of the passwo...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 89 2. Press enter. Enter password **** ....Will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to set the number for the first digit of the password, then press enter to enter the number and move to the next digit: enter password 5*** ....Will be displayed (showing first digit selection)...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 90 multiple pages on one sheet the printer driver allows you to print multiple pages in one sheet, with each page image reduced in size. This is sometimes known as “n-up” printing. 1. From the file menu, select print. 2. From the pop-up menu, select layout. (a) enter the numbe...
Page 91: Duplex Printing
Mac os 9.X / classic > 91 duplex printing duplex printing is printing on both sides of the paper. To carry out duplex printing: 1. From the file menu, select print. 2. From the pop-up menu, select layout. 3. From the layout screen, select the desired options: (a) select print on both sides to enable...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 92 custom page sizes the printer driver allows you to create your own custom paper sizes. Once defined, these appear at the bottom of the paper menu in the page setup section of the printer driver. 1. From the file menu, choose page setup. 2. Select custom page sizes from the ...
Page 93: Collating
Mac os 9.X / classic > 93 print resolution the print resolution affects the quality of your printouts. Select the highest print resolution to get the optimum quality. 1. From the file menu, select print. 2. From the pop-up menu select printer job options. 3. Under the resolution setting, choose from...
Page 94: Note
Mac os 9.X / classic > 94 to setup collate: 1. From the file menu, choose print. The general dialogue box should be displayed. If not, select general from the menu. 2. Type the number of copies you wish to print. 3. From the pop-up menu, select job options. 4. Select the collate option. 5. Click pri...
Page 95: Utilities
Mac os 9.X / classic > 95 background printing background printing allows you to print documents and continue to use your mac at the same time. It does this by saving a temporary print file to your hard disk, and then sending it to the printer. This has the advantage of freeing up your computer much ...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 96 specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own rgb values. An example of using the colour swatch utility suppose you wished to print a logo in a particular shade of red. Here are the steps you would follow to accomplish a good colour match using the colo...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 97 4. Using your application program’s colour picker, enter these same rgb values (from step 3) and change the logo to that colour. 5. Print your document using the same driver settings as you originally used (see step 1). Oki postscript utility the oki postscript utility work...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 98 once a custom gamma adjustment has been made, the settings can be saved to the printer’s ppd (postscript printer description) file, and can be selected from the printer driver colour options. Creating a gamma adjustment, step-by-step ensure that your oki printer is selected...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 99 4. Click the new button. 5. The printer’s gamma can be adjusted globally (all cmyk values together), or each separate primary printer colour can be adjusted individually. The gamma curves plot the input values (%) on the x axis against the output values (%) on the y axis. T...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 100 tips on adjusting colour to adjust the entire image using a particular colour as a reference, manually enter the desired values in the text fields. For example, if you print a red colour composed of the following values: 10% cyan, 90% magenta, 80% yellow and 5% black. You ...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 101 gamma adjustments are stored in the printer’s ppd (postscript printer description) file. Ensure that the correct ppd file for your printer is selected - if not, you may select it manually by clicking the select… button. 6. Click add-> to add your custom gamma adjustment to...
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Mac os 9.X / classic > 102 2. From the printer driver’s pop-up menu, choose printer colour options. 3. Under the custom gamma adjustment selection, choose the gamma adjustment you created. Your printer.
Page 103: Mac Os X
Mac os x > 103 mac os x printer drivers cd1 contains the printer drivers. Please refer to the readme file on this cd for the latest information on printer driver installation. If the settings selected manually in the printer differ from those selected in the printer driver, the printer will not prin...
Page 104: Note
Mac os x > 104 choose the connection method most suitable for your needs. Network connection using appletalk 1. Launch the print center utility. This is located in the applications/utilities folder. 2. Click add printer... 3. From the pop-up menu, choose appletalk. 4. Choose a printer to connect to....
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Mac os x > 105 3. From the pop-up menu, choose lpr printers using ip. 4. Enter the printer’s ip address. You can find out the printer’s ip address as follows: (a) press the menu+ button repeatedly until the display shows information menu. (b) press the enter button. The printer display reads print m...
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Mac os x > 106 configuring installed hardware options when you set up a printer using appletalk or usb, the printer’s installed hardware options are normally detected and automatically configured. However, if you are setting up a printer using tcp/ip, or have added any additional hardware options si...
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Mac os x > 107 4. From the menu, select installable options. 5. Select all the relevant hardware options that are installed in your printer..
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Mac os x > 108 6. Click apply changes. 7. From the print center menu, choose quit print center. Operation this section explains how to change the printer’s operation for specific print jobs when required. The postscript printer drivers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing...
Page 109: Colour Matching
Mac os x > 109 colour matching factors that affect the appearance of prints if you wish to manually adjust the colour settings in your printer driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factor...
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Mac os x > 110 3. Monitor settings the brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor colour temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” the colours look. There are several settings found on a typical monitor: > 5000k warmest...
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Mac os x > 111 choosing a colour matching method there is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and it’s printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible colour. However, the following guidelines may help in a...
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Mac os x > 112 matching specific colours (for instance, a company logo.) rgb only > oki colour matching, and the srgb setting. > postscript colour matching using the relative colorimetric option. > use the colour swatch utility to print out a chart of rgb swatches and enter your desired rgb values i...
Page 113: Oki Driver Options
Mac os x > 113 oki driver options this section references only the oki-specific driver selections. Oki printer features 1. From within your application, select file →print. 2. Then open the drop-down menu at left and select printer features. Feature set 1 the tab’s features are explained below. 1. Q...
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Mac os x > 114 2. Collate collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. This option is useful when printing multiple copies of large documents and you want to print them in sequence. Click to enabl...
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Mac os x > 115 5. Black overprint this option prevents registration errors and only works for 100% black text. Click on the checkbox to enable the option. Feature set 2 the tab’s features are explained below. 1. Colour matching no colour matching no colour correction occurs when selected. This optio...
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Mac os x > 116 2. Black finish this setting determines black toner usage only. Auto this option is best for an office environment, with the printer determining which style is better. Matte this option produces a true black (k only). Gloss this option uses cmy to produce a composite black. 3. Oki col...
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Mac os x > 117 monitor (6500k) auto the default setting that selects the best options for your printer. This selection works best for office graphics. Monitor (6500k) perceptual optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500k. This is best for printing phot...
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Mac os x > 118 4. Rendering intent rendering intents are only used when “postscript colour matching” is selected. When a document is printed, a conversion takes place from the document’s colour space to the printer’s colour space. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine h...
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Mac os x > 119 relative colorimetric good for proofing cmyk colour images on a desktop printer. Best for solid colours and tints. Much like absolute colorimetric, except that it scales the source white to the (usually) paper white; i.E. Unlike absolute colorimetric, this attempts to take the paper w...
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Mac os x > 120 feature set 3 the tab’s features are explained below. 1. Ink simulation affects cmyk output only and is usually used in offset printer environments only. This option simulates what the output will look on a printing press using the ink types swop, euroscale or japan. If using cmyk ink...
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Mac os x > 121 5. Page rotate checking this will rotate the printed material on the page 180 degrees. 5 your printer.
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Mac os x > 122 operations this section deals with printing options. It does not attempt to cover all the options that might occur, but rather, the typical printing operations that can benefit from detailed descriptions. The settings selected here are document specific only; meaning, the setting sele...
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Mac os x > 123 2. From the layout screen, select the options desired. (a) for multiple pages, access pages per sheet. (b) select the desired layout direction. (c) select a border between the sheets, if desired. Duplex to access, first select your desired printer from an application using file →print...
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Mac os x > 124 2. From the duplex screen, select the options desired. (a) for duplexing (printing on both sides of the sheet), select print on both sides. (b) select which binding you prefer. Normally, the first option is the default. Paper feed/type select the paper feed option allows the selection...
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Mac os x > 125 auto select if you have identical paper stock loaded in the multi-purpose tray or the optional second paper tray, you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper. Paper options when you select a paper-type option, the printer aut...
Page 126: Colour Printing
Colour printing > 126 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 application...
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Colour printing > 127 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 colo...
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Colour printing > 128 paper type the type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed colour. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Choosing a colour matching method there is no correct way to achieve a good match between...
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Colour printing > 129 rgb or cmyk if you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as adobe photoshop, you may be able to use soft-proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the icc-profiles provided by oki, and then print using the icc pr...
Page 130: Pcl Driver
Colour printing > 130 pcl driver accessing the colour matching options the colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera. The pcl driver’s colour options are only ...
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Colour printing > 131 setting the colour matching options 1. On the colour tab select manual for colour matching. 2. Choose from the available options: (a) monitor (6500k) perceptual optimised for printing daylight photographs. (b) monitor (6500k) vivid optimised for printing bright colours. Good fo...
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Colour printing > 132 using the colour swatch feature the colour swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are the corresponding rgb (red, green, blue) values. This...
Page 133: Postscript Driver
Colour printing > 133 postscript driver colour matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the colour output of the printer. Some of the colour matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarises the various options available, an...
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Colour printing > 134 monitor (9300k) optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 9300k. Digital camera optimised for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colours. For some photographs, other...
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Colour printing > 135 > saturation best choice for printing bright and saturated colours, but less accurately matched. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colours in the source gamut to fully saturated colours in the printer’s gamut. > absolute...
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Colour printing > 136 reproducing. Icc profiles can be associated with your printer via the colour management tab of the printer driver. Depending on how you have installed the printer driver, the colour profiles may already be associated with the driver. To associate icc colour profiles with the pr...
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Colour printing > 137 rendering dictionary), and this is used to match the colours as closely as possible. This feature may not work for all application programs. However, many professional graphics applications offer a similar feature in their print settings, with the ability to choose a source (in...
Page 138: Menu Functions
Menu functions > 138 menu functions this sections lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the lcd window. It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings in the windows printer drivers. However, several o...
Page 139: Print Jobs Menu
Menu functions > 139 print jobs menu this menu only appears when the hard disk drive is installed. It is used for printing of documents stored on the internal hard disk. These will be stored using either the secure printing feature or the proof and print feature. Please refer to these features elsew...
Page 140: Shutdown Menu
Menu functions > 140 shutdown menu this menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This item should always be selected before switching the printer off, to ensure that no hard disk data is lost. Shutdown menu item settings explanation shutdown start execute performs controlled shutdown o...
Page 141: Print Menu
Menu functions > 141 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. Duplex on/ off turns the duplex (2-sided) printing function on or off if this ...
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Menu functions > 142 lines per page 5- 64-128 sets the number of lines of text per page when raw text is received from systems other than windows. The default for a4 portrait is 65, and for letter is 60. Edit size cassette size letter executive legal14 legal13.5 legal13 a4 / a5 / a6 / b5 custom com-...
Page 143: Media Menu
Menu functions > 143 media menu this menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. Media menu item settings explanation tray1 papersize a4 / a5 / a6 / b5 legal14 legal13.5 legal13 letter executive custom selects the size of paper loaded in tray 1 (upper tray if both trays installed)....
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Menu functions > 144 mpt papersize letter executive legal14 legal13.5 legal13 a4 / a5 / a6 / b5 custom com-9 envelope com-10 envelope monarch env dl envelope c5 envelope selects the size of paper to be fed from the multipurpose tray. For custom setting see x-dimension and y-dimension later in this t...
Page 145: Color Menu
Menu functions > 145 color 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 or pa...
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Menu functions > 146 auto registration execute performs automatic colour registration adjustment. Normally this is done on power on and when the top cover is opened and then closed. This process accurately aligns the cyan, magenta and yellow images to the black image. C reg fine adjust m reg fine ad...
Page 147: System Configuration Menu
Menu functions > 147 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 15 30 60 240 adjusts the idling time before the printer automatically switches into power saving mode. In...
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Menu functions > 148 jam recovery on off specifies whether the printer should perform jam recovery after a paper jam has occurred. If on, the printer will attempt to print again any pages lost due to a paper jam once the jam has been cleared. Error report on off if on, the printer will print error d...
Page 149: Pcl Emulation
Menu functions > 149 pcl emulation this menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in pcl emulation mode. Pcl emulation item settings explanation font source resident / dimm0 / dimm1 / downloaded specifies the location of the pcl default font. Normally this will be internal unles...
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Menu functions > 150 symbol set pc-8 / pc-8 dan/nor / pc-8 tk / pc-775 / pc-850 / pc-852 / pc-855 / pc-857 tk / pc-858 / pc-866 / pc-869 / pc-1004 / pi font / plska mazvia / ps math / ps text / roman-8 / roman-9 / roman ext / serbo croat1 / serbo croat2 / spanish / ukrainian / vn int'l / vn math / v...
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Menu functions > 151 symbol set (continued) math-8 / mc text / ms publish / pc ext d/n / pc ext us / pc set1 / pc set2 d/n / pc set2 us / uspszip / bulgarian / cwi hung / desktop / german / greek-437 / greek- 437 cy / greek-928 / hebrew nc / hebrew oc / ibm-437 / ibm- 850 / ibm-860 / ibm-863 / ibm-8...
Page 152: Parallel Menu
Menu functions > 152 parallel menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s centronics compatible (ieee-1284) data interface. Usb menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s usb data interface. Parallel menu item settings explanation parallel enable / disable enables or disables ...
Page 153: Network Menu
Menu functions > 153 network menu this menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10base-t/100base- tx network interface. Network menu item settings explanation tcp/ip enable / disable enables or disables this network protocol. Netbeui enable / disable enables or disables this network protocol. Ne...
Page 154: Maintenance Menu
Menu functions > 154 maintenance menu this menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. Maintenance menu item settings explanation menu reset execute resets menus to default settings. Save menu execute saves current menu settings as default values. At confirmation prompt, press ent...
Page 155: Usage Menu
Menu functions > 155 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...
Page 156: Overlays And Macros
Overlays and macros > 156 overlays and macros what are overlays and macros? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced features. You can use postscript overlays to generat...
Page 157: Creating Postscript Overlays
Overlays and macros > 157 creating postscript overlays three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.Prn) file. 2. Use the storage device manager utility software supplied on cd with your printer to create a “pr...
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Overlays and macros > 158 6. On the overlay tab, choose create form from the drop- down list (4). 7. Click ok to close the document properties window. 8. Click ok again to close the print dialogue. 9. When prompted for a print file name, enter a meaningful name with the extension .Prn. 10. Close you...
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Overlays and macros > 159 9. Choose projects →save project and enter a meaningful name (e.G. “letter stationery”) so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it. 10. Choose projects →send project files to printer to download the project to the printer. If you have a hard disk in the pri...
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Overlays and macros > 160 4. In the define overlays window, enter a suitable name (2) for this overlay and choose which page(s) (3) of your documents will use this overlay. 5. Enter the name of the overlay file (4) exactly as it appeared in the storage device manager project window. Remember that th...
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Overlays and macros > 161 printing with postscript overlays once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. The first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subseq...
Page 162: Creating Pcl Overlays
Overlays and macros > 162 creating pcl overlays three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.Prn) file. 2. Use the storage device manager utility software supplied on cd with your printer to create a “project f...
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Overlays and macros > 163 create and download macros 1. From the windows start menu, start storage device manager (sdm) and allow sdm to discover the printer. 2. Choose printers →new project to start a new project. 3. Choose printers →filter macro file. The filter printer patterns dialogue box appea...
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Overlays and macros > 164 note that the names are case sensitive, and will be needed later exactly as they appear in this list. 8. Choose projects →save project and enter a meaningful name (e.G. “letter stationery”) so that you can recognise it. 9. Choose projects →send project files to printer to d...
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Overlays and macros > 165 5. In the define overlays window, enter the name (a) and id (2) of the required overlay, and define which page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay. Then click the add button (3) to add this overlay to the list of defined overlays. Repeat for any other related ove...
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Overlays and macros > 166 printing with pcl overlays once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. The first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subsequent pa...
Page 167: Replacing Consumable Items
Replacing consumable items > 167 replacing consumable items this section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: > toner — 5,000 a4 pages at 5% coverage, which means that 5% of the addressable print area is printed with this colour. Toner...
Page 168: Toner Cartridge Replacement
Replacing consumable items > 168 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 instal...
Page 169: Warning!
Replacing consumable items > 169 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. Warning! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Y...
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Replacing consumable items > 170 3. Pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer. 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...
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Replacing consumable items > 171 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. Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment. 7. Gently shake the new...
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Replacing consumable items > 172 9. Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured 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 i...
Page 173: Image Drum Replacement
Replacing consumable items > 173 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 > 174 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.
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Replacing consumable items > 175 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 > 176 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 onto the new image drum cartridge as shown. Push the left end in first, and then lower the right end in. (it is not nec...
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Replacing consumable items > 177 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 ...
Page 178: Replacing The Belt Unit
Replacing consumable items > 178 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 ...
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Replacing consumable items > 179 3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. 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 ...
Page 180: Fuser Replacement
Replacing consumable items > 180 corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer. 8. Turn the two fasteners (5) 90° to the right until they lock. This will secure the belt unit in place. 9. Replace the four image drums, complete with their toner cartridges, into the printer in th...
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Replacing consumable items > 181 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. 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 h...
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Replacing consumable items > 182 6. Holding the new fuser by its handle, make sure that it is the correct way round. The retaining levers (2) should be fully upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you. 7. Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots ...
Page 183: Installing Upgrades
Installing upgrades > 183 installing upgrades this section explains how to install optional equipment into your printer. This includes: > duplex (two sided printing) unit; > additional ram memory; > 10gb hard disk drive. Duplex unit the duplex unit adds the function of two sided printing, using less...
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Installing upgrades > 184 4. Switch the printer on and wait for it to warm up (about 1 minute). 5. Print a menu map as follows: (a) press the + button to access the information menu. (b) press enter once for the menu map. (c) press enter again to print the menu map. (d) when the menu map is printed,...
Page 185: Memory Upgrade
Installing upgrades > 185 memory upgrade the basic printer model comes equipped with 64mb of main memory. This can be upgraded with an additional memory board containing 64mb, 128mb or 256mb, giving a maximum total memory capacity of 320mb. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium siz...
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Installing upgrades > 186 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 touching the edge connector. 7. Notice that the memory board has a small cutout in the...
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Installing upgrades > 187 10. Hold the new memory board by its short edges, so that the edge connector faces in towards the ram expansion slot, and the small cutout is closer to the rear of the printer. 11. Gently push the board into the ram expansion slot until it latches in and will not go any fur...
Page 188: Hard Disk Drive
Installing upgrades > 188 hard disk drive the optional 10gb internal hard disk drive (hdd) enables collating of printed pages and can be used to store overlays and macros, fonts, and secure or proof documents waiting to be printed. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross- ...
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Installing upgrades > 189 6. Identify the six locating holes indicated in the illustration, which will be used to locate the disk unit onto the side of the printer. 7. With the component side of the disk unit facing the printer, and the connector cable towards the rear, lift the disk unit handle awa...
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Installing upgrades > 190 15. When the printer is ready, print a menu map as follows: (a) press the + button to access the information menu. (b) press enter once for the menu map. (c) press enter again to print the menu map. (d) when the menu map is printed, press on line to exit the menu system. 16...
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Installing upgrades > 191 adjusting windows printer drivers once your new upgrade has been installed, you may need to update the windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your windows applications. Remember that if your printer is shared between users on different compu...
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Installing upgrades > 192 postscript driver this driver must be adjusted for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the printers window (called “printers and faxes” in windows xp) via the start menu or from the windows control panel. 2. Right-click the printer icon for this printer, and choose properti...
Page 193: Clearing Paper Jams
Clearing paper jams > 193 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 expla...
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Clearing paper jams > 194 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 image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magen...
Page 195: Caution!
Clearing paper jams > 195 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 four image drum units. 7. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of ...
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Clearing paper jams > 196 > to remove a sheet from the central area of the belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. > to remove a sheet just entering the fuser (3), separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release leve...
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Clearing paper jams > 197 8. Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser, replace the four image drums back into the drum cavity, making sure to locate them in the correct order. > holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at ...
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Clearing paper jams > 198 9. Lower the top cover down 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 p...
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Clearing paper jams > 199 12. If your printer has a duplex unit installed, press the cover release at the centre of the unit, open the cover and remove any sheets in this area, then close the cover 13. Lift the front cover release and pull open the front cover..
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Clearing paper jams > 200 14. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover. 15. Pull out the paper tray in use when the jam occurred and ensure that all paper is stacked properly, is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned aga...
Page 201: Specifications
Specifications > 201 specifications item specification dimensions 400 x 528 x 330mm (w x d x h) weight 25kg print speeds 12 pages per minute colour / 20 pages per minute monochrome resolution 600dpi or 600 x 1200dpi emulations postscript 3 pcl 5c, hp-gl, pcl xl epson fx ibm pro printer iii xl auto f...
Page 202: Index
Index > 202 index b belt how to replace.......................178 life expectancy ......................167 life remaining ........................155 booklet printing pcl emulation .................. 22 , 34 postscript emulation ........ 21 , 33 c colour adjusting...............................145 ...
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Index > 203 multiple pages on one sheet...........................122 paper feed/type select .......124 menus colour menu..........................145 factory default settings ..........138 how to use ............................138 information menu ..................139 maintenance menu ..............
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Index > 204 printing custom page sizes...................92 printing confidential documents ......................... 23 , 35 proof printing ...................... 26 , 37 s standard documents printing stored documents .......30 storing in the printer......... 29 , 38 store to hard disk................
Page 205: Oki Contact Details
Oki contact details > 205 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 fa...
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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 c5300n 07038901 iss.03.