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    C6100 series user’s guide 2 copyright information copyright © 2006 by oki data. All rights reserved document information ________________________________ c6100 series user’s guide p/n 59381701, revision 1.0 april, 2006 disclaimer__________________________________________ every effort has been made t...

  • Page 3: Contents

    C6100 series user’s guide 3 contents copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 document information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 trademark information . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 4: Printer Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 4 multi-purpose tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 consumables and replacement supplies . . . . . . . . .72 life expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    C6100 series user’s guide 5 check to see if saved driver settings are used . . . . . 167 restore default driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 6: Notes, Cautions, Etc.

    C6100 series user’s guide 6 notes, cautions, etc. Illustrations ______________________ illustrations and components are representative only. Your unit may differ slightly from those pictured in this document. Note a note appears like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the mai...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    C6100 series user’s guide 7 introduction your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant color printing and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media. Features _________________________ • up to 26 pages per minute full color. • up to 32 pages ...

  • Page 8: Parts of The Printer

    C6100 series user’s guide 8 parts of the printer front____________________________ c53_01_printerfull.Jpg 1. Output stacker, face down standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m²) paper. 2. Operator panel menu driven operator controls and lcd display panel 3. Pape...

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    C6100 series user’s guide 9 rear ____________________________ c51_01_backview.Jpg 1. On/off switch 2. Socket for power cord 3. Usb interface 4. Network interface 5. Duplex unit 6. Rear stacker (face up) capacity 100 sheets when the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits the printer through t...

  • Page 10: Paper (Print Media)

    C6100 series user’s guide 10 paper (print media) general information _____________________ you need to know three characteristics about any paper (print media) you want to use with your printer: • type • weight • size the type, weight, and size of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper fee...

  • Page 11: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 11 driver settings ____________________ general information select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print results. This setting overrides the setting in the printer menu. If you are printing on a thick media such as ...

  • Page 12: Choices

    C6100 series user’s guide 12 choices choices are: printer setting, light, medium, heavy, ultra heavy, labels1, labels2, transparency, glossy, user type 1, user type 2, user type 3, user type 4, and user type 5. Light 16-19 lb. Us bond (64-74 g/m 2 ) medium 20-27 lb. Us bond (75-104 g/m 2 ) heavy 28-...

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    C6100 series user’s guide 13 matrix: driver setting, actual weight, paper tray, duplex option, and paper exit driver setting actual weight feed tray duplexer? Exit tray light 16-19 lb. Us bond 64-74 g/m² 55-64 kg tray 1 tray 2 no top a rear b a. Face down stacker b. Face up stacker medium 20-27 lb. ...

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    C6100 series user’s guide 14 face up / straight through / rear exit if you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended. ...

  • Page 15: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 15 windows the normal default for these items is automatic detection. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Under layout, click advanced. 6. Under document options, printer features, click media type. 7. U...

  • Page 16: 15. Click Ok.

    C6100 series user’s guide 16 15. Click ok. 16. The document prints..

  • Page 17: Macintosh Os 10.2 and 10.3

    C6100 series user’s guide 17 macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select printer option. 4. At media weight, make your selection. See “driver settings” on page 11. See “face up / straight through / rear exit” ...

  • Page 18: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 18 paper, us bond____________________ general information the size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tray can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing single sided printing is a...

  • Page 19: Recommendations

    C6100 series user’s guide 19 recommendations • check www.Okiprintingsolutions.Com for the latest information on recommended papers for your printer. • paper should be stored flat, away from moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources. • the use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously affect ...

  • Page 20: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 20 paper, index ______________________ general information the size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tray can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing single sided printing is ...

  • Page 21: Recommendations

    C6100 series user’s guide 21 recommendations • check www.Okiprintingsolutions.Com for the latest information on recommended papers for your printer. • paper should be stored flat, away from moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources. • the use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously affect ...

  • Page 22: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 22 letterhead _______________________ general information the size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tray can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing single sided printing is a...

  • Page 23: Recommendations

    C6100 series user’s guide 23 recommendations only use letterhead designed for color laser printers and photocopiers. Don’t use very smooth, shiny or glossy paper. Don’t use heavily embossed headed paper, very rough paper or paper that has a large grain difference between the two sides. • check www.O...

  • Page 24: Driver Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 24 driver settings to select a paper type in the driver, see: windows: page 15 macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3: page 17 loading trays 1 and 2 long edge feed face down, top toward the back of the printer. Letr_lef.Bmp short edge feed face down, top to the right ltrhd_se.Jpg.

  • Page 25: Loading

    C6100 series user’s guide 25 loading multi-purpose tray (manual feed) long edge feed face up, top to the back of the printer manl_le.Jpg short edge feed face up, top to the left manl_se.Jp.

  • Page 26: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 26 envelopes ________________________ general information envelopes can only be fed from the multi-purpose (mp / manual feed) tray. Envelopes can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit). Recommendations envelopes.Jpg 1. Use only recommended envelopes. Ok...

  • Page 27: Driver Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 27 • damp, damaged or curled paper envelopes driver settings to select a paper type in the driver, see: windows: page 15 macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3: page 17 loading trays 1 - 2 envelopes cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2. Multi-purpose tray (manual feed) face up (flap si...

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    C6100 series user’s guide 28 • tray capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity depends on paper weight. C53_72_rear3.Jpg.

  • Page 29: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 29 labels ___________________________ general information labels can only be fed from the multi-purpose (mp / manual feed) tray. Labels can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit). Avery 5161 white laser labels (letter size) work well with your printer. ...

  • Page 30: Paper Exit

    C6100 series user’s guide 30 multi-purpose tray (manual feed) face up (print side up) default = long edge feed. C96_loadpapermptray_labels_crop.Jpg paper exit if you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. For face up printing (...

  • Page 31: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 31 transparencies ____________________ general information transparencies can only be fed from the multi-purpose (mp / manual feed) tray. Transparencies can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit). Recommendations 1. Only use transparencies designed for ...

  • Page 32: Paper Exit

    C6100 series user’s guide 32 multi-purpose tray (manual feed) face up (print side up) default = long edge feed. C96_loadpapermptray.Jpg paper exit if you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straight-thr...

  • Page 33: Paper Trays

    C6100 series user’s guide 33 paper trays general information ________________ you can select • the paper tray used by your print job • if the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the selected tray matches that required for the document being printed (paper size check) • if the printer aut...

  • Page 34: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 34 select in the driver _________________ windows postscript 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the paper/quality tab. 6. Under tray selection, at paper source, click on the arrow to open the drop...

  • Page 35: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 35 windows pcl 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the setup tab. 6. Under source, click on the arrow to open the drop down list. Make your selection. Choices are: automatically select, multi-purpo...

  • Page 36: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 36 macintosh 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select paper source. 4. Make your selection. Auto the printer automatically selects the paper tray. Multi purpose tray / tray1 / tray 2 tray 2 appears only if a...

  • Page 37: Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2

    C6100 series user’s guide 37 paper size, feed, and exit ___________ tray 1 and optional tray 2 feed exit paper size tray 1 tray 2 top a a. Use the top exit (face down stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. Us bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Rear b b. Switch to the rear exit (face up stacker) when you...

  • Page 38: Multi-Purpose Tray

    C6100 series user’s guide 38 multi-purpose tray paper size feed mp tray exit rear a a. Use the rear exit (face up stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. Exit top b b. Use the top exit (face down stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. Us bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Letter...

  • Page 39: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 39 tray 1 ___________________________ general information use tray 1 for regular paper, standard sizes, standard weights. If a paper tray (tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (mp tray, optional tray 2) loaded with the same ...

  • Page 40: Duplexing Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 40 duplexing restrictions important! You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric you cannot duplex • labels • envelopes • transparencies • paper weights above 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric.

  • Page 41: Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

    C6100 series user’s guide 41 paper sizes and exit paths feed exit paper size tray 1 tray 2 top a a. Use the top exit (face down stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. Us bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Rear b b. Switch to the rear exit (face up stacker) when you are print- ing paper heavier than 47 l...

  • Page 42: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 42 tray 2 ___________________________ general information use tray 2 for regular paper, standard sizes, standard weights. If a paper tray (tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (mp tray, optional tray 2) loaded with the same ...

  • Page 43: Duplexing Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 43 duplexing restrictions important! You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric you cannot duplex • labels • envelopes • transparencies • paper weights above 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric.

  • Page 44: Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

    C6100 series user’s guide 44 paper sizes and exit paths feed exit paper size tray 1 tray 2 top a a. Use the top exit (face down stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. Us bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Rear b b. Switch to the rear exit (face up stacker) when you are print- ing paper heavier than 47 l...

  • Page 45: Multi-Purpose Tray (Mp Tray)

    C6100 series user’s guide 45 multi-purpose tray (mp tray) [manual feed] ____________________ general information this tray is also called the manual feed tray. Use the multi-purpose tray (mp tray) for printing card stock, labels, envelopes and transparencies. If a paper tray (tray 1) runs out of pap...

  • Page 46: Duplexing Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 46 duplexing restrictions important! You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric you cannot duplex • labels • envelopes • transparencies • paper weights above 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric.

  • Page 47: Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

    C6100 series user’s guide 47 paper sizes and exit paths paper size feed mp tray exit rear a a. Use the rear exit (face up stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. Exit top b b. Use the top exit (face down stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. Us bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 )...

  • Page 48: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 48 auto tray select ___________________ general information your printer can automatically match the printer job’s paper size to a paper tray (1-5 and manual feed [multipurpose tray]). For more information, windows, postscript: see page 49 windows, pcl: see page 50 macintos...

  • Page 49: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 49 windows postscript for more information, see “general information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the layout tab. 6. Next: windows 98 / me : on settings, next to paper source, c...

  • Page 50: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 50 windows pcl for more information, see “general information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. On setup, under media, beside source, click automatically select. 6. Change any other settin...

  • Page 51: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 51 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. On general controls, under paper feed tray, select automatic selection. Macintosh os 10.1 & 10.2 for more information, see “general ...

  • Page 52: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 52 auto switching ____________________ general information if a paper tray (tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (mp tray, optional tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper. This is called auto switching. This feature is e...

  • Page 53: Printer Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 53 macintosh os 9.X: see page 56 macintosh os 10.1 & 10.2: see page 56 macintosh os 10.3: see page 56 printer menu this function is enabled in the print menu. The factory default is on. To change the setting: c53_panel.Eps 1. Press menu + repeatedly until you see print menu...

  • Page 54: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 54 windows postscript for more information, see “general information” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the layout tab. 6. Click advanced. 7. Under document options, printer features,...

  • Page 55: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 55 windows pcl for more information, see “general information” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the setup tab. 6. Click paper feed options. 7. Click in the box next to media check. I...

  • Page 56: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 56 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. On general controls, under paper feed tray, select automatic selection. Macintosh os 10.1 & 10.2 for more information, see “general ...

  • Page 57: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 57 paper size check __________________ general information if paper size check is turned on (enabled), the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the selected tray matches that required for the document being printed. For more information, windows, postscript: see ...

  • Page 58: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 58 windows postscript 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the layout tab. 6. Click advanced. 7. Under document options, printer features, click media check. 8. Change any other settings as desired....

  • Page 59: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 59 windows pcl 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the setup tab. 6. Click paper feed options. 7. Click in the box next to media check. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on. If the box is...

  • Page 60: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 60 macintosh 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select printer option. 4. Make your selection for paper size check. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on. If the box is empty, the feature is off. 5. ...

  • Page 61: Paper Exit Paths

    C6100 series user’s guide 61 paper exit paths face down (top exit) _______________ • capacity up to 250 sheets of standard paper 20-lb. Us bond 42 lb. Index, 75 g/m² metric • paper weights up to 47 lb. Us bond 98 lb. Index, 176 g/m² metric • print sequence pages are printed in reading order page 1 f...

  • Page 62: •

    C6100 series user’s guide 62 face up (rear exit) ________________ c53_72_rear3.Jpg open the face up stacker at the rear of the printer and pull out the tray extension. When the face up stacker is open, paper exits via this path, regardless of driver settings. • capacity up to 100 sheets of standard ...

  • Page 63: •

    C6100 series user’s guide 63 • paper weights up to 54 lb. Us bond 113 lb. Index 203 g/m² metric • print sequence papers are printed face up. For multi-page documents, select “reverse print order” in your application print dialog box (click file → print → options). This puts the printed stack in the ...

  • Page 64: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 64 duplex unit_______________________ general information the duplex unit enables your printer to print on both sides of the page. See “duplex printing” on page 269..

  • Page 65: Loading Paper

    C6100 series user’s guide 65 loading paper trays 1 and 2 _____________________ 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer. C53_11_opntra.Jpg 2. Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges ( 1 ) and in the middle ( 2 ). Then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again ( 3 ). Fan pa...

  • Page 66: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 66 3. Load paper print side down. Make sure the rear stopper ( 1 ) and paper guides ( 2 ) are snug against the paper. C53_13_instlpapr.Jpg note load letterhead paper face down. The top edge is aimed towards the front of the printer. C53_76_trayabc.Jpg.

  • Page 67: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 67 4. Gently close the paper tray. C53_16_closetray.Jpg note to prevent paper jams: • do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper. • do not overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper stock. • do not load damaged paper. • do not l...

  • Page 68: (Mp Tray/manual Feed)

    C6100 series user’s guide 68 multi-purpose tray _________________ (mp tray/manual feed) 1. Open the mp tray. C53_40_mptrayopen1_crop.Jpg c53_41_mptrayopen2_crop.Jpg note the mp tray will take • a stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high • about 10 envelopes • about 50 transparencies. Do not exceed th...

  • Page 69

    C6100 series user’s guide 69 c53_42_mptrayopen3_crop.Jpg 2. Press down on the loading platform. C53_87a_mptrayplatformdwn.Jpg.

  • Page 70: Letterhead

    C6100 series user’s guide 70 3. Load the print media. Adjust the guides ( 1 ) to the size media being used. C53_39_mptrayload.Jpg letterhead single-sided printing load with pre-printed side up and the top edge into the printer. Double-sided printing (duplex) load with pre-printed side down and top e...

  • Page 71

    C6100 series user’s guide 71 4. Press the blue tray latch ( 1 ) toward the paper stack to lift the paper platform into the feed position. C53_86_mptraylevercolr.Jpg.

  • Page 72: Consumables and Replacement

    C6100 series user’s guide 72 consumables and replacement supplies life expectancy _________________________ see “specifications” on page 122 part numbers __________________________ toner black 43324420 cyan 43324419 magenta 43324418 yellow 43324417 image drum black 43381720 cyan 43381719 magenta 433...

  • Page 73

    C6100 series user’s guide 73 replace a toner cartridge ___________ c53_30_tonergroup.Jpg replace toner nnn: zzzz toner empty nnn: zzzz = 410: yellow 411: magenta 412: cyan 413: black 1. Press the cover release. Open the printer’s top cover fully. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg.

  • Page 74: Warning!

    C6100 series user’s guide 74 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges: cyan ( 1 ), magenta ( 2 ), yellow ( 3 ), black ( 4 ). C53_09_lidup.Jpg 3. Pull the colored toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer. Shown: replacement of the black toner cartridge ...

  • Page 75: Install A Toner Cartridge

    C6100 series user’s guide 75 4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge. Then, pull the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end. Remove the toner cartridge. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations. C53_80_tonrout.Jpg install a toner cartridge 5. Unpack the new toner cartrid...

  • Page 76: Caution!

    C6100 series user’s guide 76 6. Remove the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge. 7. Hold the cartridge by its top center with the colored release lever to the right. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum. Push it firmly against the spring on the drum unit. ...

  • Page 77

    C6100 series user’s guide 77 c53_73_tonerdrum.Jpg 8. Lower the right end of the cartridge into the image drum unit. Press it firmly down in place. Then, push the colored lock lever back to open the toner slot and lock it in place. C53_75_tonrlvrclose.Jpg.

  • Page 78: 10. Close and Latch The

    C6100 series user’s guide 78 9. Use the provided led lens cleaner. Gently wipe the led. C5x_ledarray_bw.Jpg 10. Close and latch the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jp g important! The lever should move easily. If it does not, stop! Push down on the toner cartridge to be sure that it is properly seated in...

  • Page 79: Important!

    C6100 series user’s guide 79 replace an image drum _____________ c53_31_drumrev.Jpg and c53_30_single_toner.Jpg replace image drum nnn: zzzz drum life nnn: zzzz = 350: yellow 351: magenta 352: cyan 353: black 1. Press the cover release and open the top cover fully. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg important! You ...

  • Page 80: Warning!

    C6100 series user’s guide 80 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: cyan ( 1 ), magenta ( 2 ), yellow ( 3 ), black ( 4 ). C53_09_lidup.Jpg 3. Lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, out of the printer. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations. C53_53_drumremove.Jp...

  • Page 81: Caution!

    C6100 series user’s guide 81 4. Unpack the new image drum. Caution! Image drum handling the image drum contains toner. To avoid spilling toner, be careful to keep it upright. C53_31_drum.Jpg, checkmark.Bmp c53_79_drumtilt_3.Jpg c53_78_drumtilt_2.Jpg.

  • Page 82: Caution!

    C6100 series user’s guide 82 5. Grasp the white tape tab and peel the tape off the drum. C53_28_removedrumtape.Jpg 6. Remove the paper sheet. C53_26removepaper.Jpg caution! The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive. • do not touch the green surface. • neve...

  • Page 83

    C6100 series user’s guide 83 7. Remove the clear plastic film. C53_25_removeclearsheet.Jpg 8. If present, remove the silica gel pack. C53_24_removejell.Jpg.

  • Page 84

    C6100 series user’s guide 84 9. Place the image drum in the printer. C53_84_removedrumwithorange.Jpg 10. Remove the orange drum seal. C53_83_removeorangething.Jpg.

  • Page 85

    C6100 series user’s guide 85 11. Install the new toner cartridge in the image drum. See “install a toner cartridge” on page 75. C53_04_shk_tnr_crop.Jpg c53_05_remv_tape_crop.Jpg c53_80_tonrout_crop.Jpg c53_75crop_tonrlvrclose.Jpg.

  • Page 86

    C6100 series user’s guide 86 12. Use the provided led lens cleaner. Gently wipe the led. C5x_ledarray_bw.Jpg 13. Close and latch the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jpg.

  • Page 87: Warning!

    C6100 series user’s guide 87 replace the fuser __________________ c53_104_fuser_transport_loc.Jpg replace fuser 354: fuser life 1. Press the cover release. Fully open the printer’s top cover. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg warning! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is hot. This area is clearly label...

  • Page 88

    C6100 series user’s guide 88 2. Pull the two blue fuser lock levers ( 1 ) towards the front of the printer. C53_59_fuser1.Jpg 3. Hold the fuser by its handle. Lift the fuser out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat. After letting th...

  • Page 89

    C6100 series user’s guide 89 4. Remove the new fuser from its packaging. Remove any packing tape. 5. Push the orange transport lock to the left to release it. You’ll hear it snap. Remove it. C53_104_fuser_transport_loc.Jpg 6. Hold the new fuser by the handle. The fuser pressure release lever ( 1 ) s...

  • Page 90

    C6100 series user’s guide 90 7. Push the two blue retaining levers ( 1 ) toward the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. C53_61a_fuser3.Jpg 8. Close and latch the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jpg.

  • Page 91: ). It Is Essential That

    C6100 series user’s guide 91 replace the belt unit _______________ replace belt 355: belt life the belt unit is located under the four image drums. 1. Press the cover release and open the top cover fully. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: cyan ( 1 ), magenta ( 2 ), ye...

  • Page 92: Caution!

    C6100 series user’s guide 92 3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer. Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. 4. Locate the two blue locks ( 1 ) and the handle ( 2 ). C53_48_belt1.Jpg caution! The green surface at the base of each imag...

  • Page 93

    C6100 series user’s guide 93 5. Turn the two locks about 45° counterclockwise to release the belt. C53_49_belt2.Jpg 6. Pull up the handle and lift the belt unit out of the printer. C53_50_belt3.Jpg 7. Unpack the new belt unit. Hold it with the blue handle toward the front of the printer..

  • Page 94

    C6100 series user’s guide 94 8. Place the drive gear at the back of the belt unit in the gear at the left rear corner of the printer. Lower the belt unit into the printer. C53_51_belt4.Jpg 9. Turn the two belt locks about 45° clockwise to secure the belt unit in place. C53_48_belt1.Jpg.

  • Page 95: Order!

    C6100 series user’s guide 95 10. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer ( 1 = cyan, 2 = magenta, 3 = yellow, 4 = black). It is essential that they go back in the correct order! C53_09_lidup.Jpg 11. Close and latch the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jpg.

  • Page 96: Printer Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 96 printer settings (menu settings) this section lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the lcd window. Many of these settings can be overridden by settings in the printer driver. However, several of the driver settings ca...

  • Page 97: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 97 changing settings _________________ c53_panel.Eps 1. Press + to enter the menu mode. 2. Press +/ – to scan through the available menus until the menu you wish to enter appears on the display. 3. Press enter to enter the menu. 4. Use +/ – to move up and down through the i...

  • Page 98: Example: Power Save Time

    C6100 series user’s guide 98 example: power save time to change the time interval for the printer to wait before going into power save mode (default setting is 60 min): 1. Press + to enter the menu mode. 2. Press + and/or – repeatedly until you see sys config menu 3. Press enter to go into the sys c...

  • Page 99: Press + …

    C6100 series user’s guide 99 reset to factory defaults ____________ to reset the printer menu to its original default settings: 1. Press + to enter the menu mode. 2. Press + … maintenance menu 3. Press enter. Menu reset execute 4. Press enter. 5. The printer resets and returns to the on-line state. ...

  • Page 100: Information Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 100 lists of available settings by menu ____ information menu item action explanation print menu map execute prints the menumap (menu listing) with current settings shown. Information about your printer is also shown at the top of each menumap page. Demo1 execute prints the...

  • Page 101: Print Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 101 print menu notes: factory default settings are shown in bold. Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item settings explanation copies 1 to 999 enter the number of copies of a document to be printed. Duplex † on off enables or di...

  • Page 102: Media Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 102 media menu notes: • factory default settings are shown in bold. • items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item settings explanation tray1 papersize a4, a5, a6, b5, legal14, legal13.5, legal13, letter, executive, custom defines the s...

  • Page 103

    C6100 series user’s guide 103 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 defines the size of paper to be fed from the multi-purpose tray. Mpt papertype plain, letterhead, transparency, l...

  • Page 104: Color Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 104 color menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. The printer automatically adjusts color balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimizing the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide ...

  • Page 105: System Configuration Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 105 system configuration menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. Items settings explanation pow save time 5 15 30 60 240 adjusts the time before the printer automatically switches into power saving mode. In this mode power consumption is reduced, but when a j...

  • Page 106: Usb Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 106 usb menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. Item settings explanation soft reset enable disable enables or disables the soft reset command. Speed 480mbps 12mbps sets the maximum transfer speed for the usb interface. Serial number enable disable enable all...

  • Page 107: Network Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 107 network menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. Item settings explanation tcp/ip enable disable enables or disables this network protocol. Netbeui enable disable enables or disables this network protocol. Ip address set auto manual change this to manual t...

  • Page 108

    C6100 series user’s guide 108 telnet enable disable enables or disables telnet config. Facility. This item will not appear in the menu if tcp/ip is set to disable. Ftp enable disable enables or disables communication via ftp. This item will not appear in the menu if tcp/ip is set to disable. Snmp en...

  • Page 109: Memory Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 109 memory menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. Item settings explanation receive buf size auto 0.5mb 1mb 2mb 4mb 8mb 16mb sets the size of the receive buffer..

  • Page 110: System Adjust Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 110 system adjust menu notes: • factory default settings are shown in bold. • items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item settings explanation x adjust -2.00millimeter to +2.00millimeter default = 0.00 adjusts overall print position ho...

  • Page 111: Maintenance Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 111 maintenance menu note: factory default settings are shown in bold. Item settings explanation menu reset [execute] resets menus to the default settings. Save menu [execute] saves current menu settings as default values. At confirmation prompt, press enter to confirm save...

  • Page 112: Usage Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 112 usage menu this menu is for information only. It 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 on hand and you need to know ho...

  • Page 113

    C6100 series user’s guide 113 menu defaults_____________________ information, print, and media menus note: menus/items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu item default setting information menu print menu map [execute] demo1 [execute] print menu copies 1 duple...

  • Page 114

    C6100 series user’s guide 114 color, system configuration, and usb menus note: menus/items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu item default setting color menu density control auto adjust density [execute] ajst regstration [execute] c reg fine ajst 0 m reg fin...

  • Page 115: Network and Memory Menus

    C6100 series user’s guide 115 network and memory menus note: menus/items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu item default setting network menu tcp/ip enable netbeui disable ip address set auto ip address 192.168.100.100 subnet mask 255.255.255.000 gateway add...

  • Page 116

    C6100 series user’s guide 116 system adjust and maintenance menus note: menus/items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu item default setting sys adjust menu x adjust 0.00 millimeter y adjust 0.00 millimeter duplex x adjust† 0.00 millimeter duplex y adjust† 0....

  • Page 117: Usage Menu

    C6100 series user’s guide 117 usage menu menu item default setting usage menu total page count nnnn tray1 page count nnnn tray2 page count† nnnn mpt page count nnnn color page count nnnn mono page count nnnn k drum life remaining nn% c drum life remaining nn% m drum life remaining nn% y drum life re...

  • Page 118: Options

    C6100 series user’s guide 118 options the following options are available for your printer: • additional memory (fam) (see below) • duplex unit (see page 119) • hard disk drive (see page 120) • second paper tray (see page 121) instructions for installing these options are found in the packaging with...

  • Page 119: Oki 43347501

    C6100 series user’s guide 119 duplex unit_______________________ oki 43347501 the duplex unit enables your printer to print on both sides of the page. See “duplex printing” on page 269..

  • Page 120: Oki 70043502

    C6100 series user’s guide 120 hard disk drive ___________________ oki 70043502 the hard disk drive enables • spooled printing • verified printing.

  • Page 121: Oki 43347601

    C6100 series user’s guide 121 second paper tray _________________ c53_43_opttray2.Jpg oki 43347601 the second paper tray takes: • up to 530 sheets of 20-lb. Paper. • all the same size media as tray 1 except a6. • paper weight range 16 to 57 lbs. (60 to 203 g/m 2 )..

  • Page 122: Specifications

    C6100 series user’s guide 122 specifications item specification dimensions 17.13'' w x 24.45'' d x 15.73'' h (435 mm w x 621 mm d x 399.5 mm h) net weight 63.3 lbs. (28.7 kg) print speeds • 26 pages per minute (ppm) color • 32 ppm monochrome • for transparencies: 9 ppm color, 10 ppm monochrome resol...

  • Page 123

    C6100 series user’s guide 123 duty cycle maximum: 60,000 pages per month at 5% coverage (equivalent to an average business letter) average: 6,000 pages per month toner life approximately 5,000 pages at 5% coverage image drum life 20,000 pages at 3 pages per job belt life 60,000 letter-size pages fus...

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting

    C6100 series user’s guide 124 troubleshooting general information ________________ this section provides information to help you deal with problems that may arise when using the printer. Troubleshooting is divided into the following sections: • “display panel messages” see page 125 • “paper jams” se...

  • Page 125

    C6100 series user’s guide 125 display panel messages _____________ message meaning what to do * toner sensor error flashes across the second line of the display: the indicated color toner (*) is missing from the printer. Open the top cover and make sure the indicated toner is there and properly seat...

  • Page 126

    C6100 series user’s guide 126 check fuser 320: fuser missing the fuser unit is not properly installed. Open the top cover and check to be sure that the fuser unit is properly seated in the printer and that the lock levers are pushed all the way toward the back of the printer: c53_61a_fuser3.Jpg chec...

  • Page 127

    C6100 series user’s guide 127 load mmm and press online switch 490: mp tray empty print job from mp tray has been received and the mp tray is empty. Load the requested media (mmm) in the mp tray and press on-line. Load mmm nnn: tttt empty a print job has been received and the indicated paper tray is...

  • Page 128

    C6100 series user’s guide 128 press online sw invalid data the printer has received invalid data. Press on-line. Reprocess and resend the print job. Replace toner nnn: * toner empty the indicated toner needs replacement. Replace the indicated toner: 410: y = yellow 411 m = magenta 412: c = cyan 413:...

  • Page 129: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 129 paper jams _______________________ general information jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point along the paper path. When a jam occurs, the printer immediately stops. The control panel displays an error message. This message tells you wh...

  • Page 130: If Paper Jams Are Frequent

    C6100 series user’s guide 130 if paper jams are frequent • more than one sheet feeds at a time. • paper curls. • paper feeds at an angle. Jam is cleared, but printer does not print. Possible cause remedy the printer is not horizontal. Place the printer on a stable, level surface. The paper is too th...

  • Page 131: Jam 370, 373 and 383

    C6100 series user’s guide 131 jam 370, 373 and 383 open duplex cover nnn: paper jam nnn = 370, 373, 383 1. Press the duplex cover release. Open the duplexer cover. C53_54_duplex1.Jpg 2. Remove any jammed sheets. C53_65a_jamduplex1.Jpg.

  • Page 132

    C6100 series user’s guide 132 c53_99a_jam37x.Jpg c53_88a_jam.Jpg 3. Close the duplex unit cover. C53_95a_duplexjam.Jpg.

  • Page 133: Jam 371

    C6100 series user’s guide 133 jam 371 open duplex cover 371: paper jam 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Pull out the duplexer. C53_96_jam371a.Jpg 3. Pull the duplexer lid to unlock it. C53_97_jam371b.Jpg.

  • Page 134

    C6100 series user’s guide 134 4. Open the lid. Remove the jammed sheet. C53_98_jam371c.Jpg 5. Close the lid. Push it back to lock it in place. C53_97_jam371b.Jpg 6. Push the duplexer back into the printer. C53_96_jam371a.Jpg 7. Turn on the printer..

  • Page 135: Jam 372 and 380

    C6100 series user’s guide 135 jam 372 and 380 open front cover nnn: paper jam nnn = 372 or 380. 1. Lift the front cover release. Pull open the front cover. C53_58_frcvropen.Jpg 2. Remove any jammed sheets. C53_66_jamfront.Jpg.

  • Page 136

    C6100 series user’s guide 136 3. Close the front cover. C53_57_frcvrclose.Jpg.

  • Page 137: Jam 381

    C6100 series user’s guide 137 jam 381 open top cover 381: paper jam 1. Press the cover release. Fully open the printer’s top cover. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: cyan ( 1 ), magenta ( 2 ), yellow ( 3 ), black ( 4 ). It is essential that they go back in the correct...

  • Page 138: Warning!

    C6100 series user’s guide 138 3. Lift each of the image drum/toner cartridge units out of the printer. Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. C53_53_drumremove.Jpg warning! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is hot. This area is clearly la...

  • Page 139: Caution!

    C6100 series user’s guide 139 4. Remove any sheets of paper on the belt unit. C53_63_jambelt1.Jpg caution! The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive. • do not touch the green surface. • never expose the drum to direct sunlight or to very bright room lighti...

  • Page 140: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 140 note warning! If the printer has been printing, the fuser will be hot! If the sheet is well advanced into the fuser (only a short length is still visible), do not attempt to pull it back. See step 4 under “jam 382” . To remove a sheet trapped in the fuser: 1. Grasp the ...

  • Page 141

    C6100 series user’s guide 141 5. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer. Be sure to place them in the proper sequence ( 1 = cyan, 2 = magenta, 3 = yellow, 4 = black). C53_09_lidup.Jpg 6. Close the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jpg.

  • Page 142: Jam 382

    C6100 series user’s guide 142 jam 382 open top cover 382: paper jam 1. Open the top cover. C53_02_opencvr.Jpg 2. Gently pull the sheet out. • if the sheet does not come out easily, go to the next step. • if the sheet does come out, close the cover. C53_68_jamtop_crop.Jpg.

  • Page 143

    C6100 series user’s guide 143 3. Lower the rear exit tray. C53_70a_rear1.Jpg 4. Pull out the jammed sheet. C53_67a_jamrear.Jpg.

  • Page 144: Important!

    C6100 series user’s guide 144 5. Close the rear exit. C53_70a_rear1.Jpg important! Warning! The fuser may be hot! If the sheet is difficult to remove, it is partially jammed in the fuser. To get it out, reach around the top cover and press down on the fuser pressure release lever ( 1 ) before pullin...

  • Page 145

    C6100 series user’s guide 145 6. Close the top cover. C53_45_latchcvr.Jpg.

  • Page 146: Jam 390

    C6100 series user’s guide 146 jam 390 check mp tray 390: paper jam sheet has just entered the printer 1. Gently pull the sheet out of the printer. C53_81_jammptray.Jpg sheet can’t easily be pulled out from the front 1. Lift the front cover release. Pull open the front cover. C53_102_jam390.Jpg.

  • Page 147

    C6100 series user’s guide 147 2. Remove any jammed sheets. C53_94_jam390.Jpg 3. Close the front cover. C53_102_jam390.Jpg.

  • Page 148: Jam 391 and 392

    C6100 series user’s guide 148 jam 391 and 392 open front cover nnn: paper jam nnn = 391 or 392 1. Pull out the appropriate tray. 391 = tray 1 392 = optional tray 2. 2. Remove any sheet jammed as it exited the tray. C53_101a_jam392.Jpg, c53_100a_jam391.Jpg 392 391.

  • Page 149

    C6100 series user’s guide 149 3. Open the front cover. C53_58_frcvropen.Jpg 4. Remove any jammed sheets. C53_66_jamfront_crop.Jpg 5. Close the front cover. C53_57a_frcvrclose.Jpg.

  • Page 150: Blurred Print (Letter Edges)

    C6100 series user’s guide 150 print quality problems ______________ blurred print (letter edges) blurred print (one side of page) fading (in patches) possible cause remedy led is dirty. Clean led with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Cannot print desired color because toner is low. Replace toner cartrid...

  • Page 151: Fading (Vertical)

    C6100 series user’s guide 151 fading (vertical) light print possible cause remedy led head is dirty. Clean led head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Toner is low. Change toner cartridge. Paper is unsuitable for printer. Use recommended paper. Possible cause remedy the toner cartridge is incorrectly...

  • Page 152: Lines, Black (Vertical)

    C6100 series user’s guide 152 lines, black (vertical) lines, white (vertical) possible cause remedy image drum is damaged. Replace image drum. See “replace an image drum” on page 79. Toner is low. Change toner cartridge. See “replace a toner cartridge” on page 73. Periodic black lateral lines or spo...

  • Page 153: Surface.

    C6100 series user’s guide 153 shading on unprinted sections toner rubs off when you rub the printed surface. Ultra heavy if the ultra heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the label settings. Possible cause remedy paper has been affected by static electricity. Store paper with...

  • Page 154: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 154 usb problems _____________________ cannot configure for usb connection note windows nt 4.0 does not support usb. Windows 98 upgraded from windows 95 may not support usb. Possible cause remedy usb cable does not meet specifications. Use usb cable to specification ver.2.0...

  • Page 155: Cannot Print

    C6100 series user’s guide 155 cannot print • prnusbx write error is displayed. Possible cause remedy interface is disabled. In the printer menu settings, enable the usb interface (usb menu → usb → enable). Printer is switched off. Turn on the printer. Printer interface cable is disconnected. Reconne...

  • Page 156

    C6100 series user’s guide 156 application error___________________ or general protection fault_____________ possible cause remedy application is not suitable for the operating system. Upgrade the application. Memory is insufficient for number of applications running. Close all other applications. Pr...

  • Page 157

    C6100 series user’s guide 157 paper size change request __________ printer does not go online ___________ printer makes a strange noise ________ possible cause remedy paper loaded in tray is different size from that formatted in software application. Either change paper in tray to match size formatt...

  • Page 158

    C6100 series user’s guide 158 printer takes a long time to start printing printing cancels ___________________ possible cause remedy the printer has to warm up returning from power save mode. In the printer menu settings, set power save to a higher value to increase the length of time before enterin...

  • Page 159

    C6100 series user’s guide 159 printing does not start ______________ printing is slow____________________ possible cause remedy printer error check the control panel. If an error message is displayed, correct the problem. Possible cause remedy print processing is carried out by the computer. Use a c...

  • Page 160: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 160 cleaning page _____________________ general information use this to generate a cleaning page which runs through the printer before the job is printed. This should eliminate any fading, streaking or erratic marks from the printed pages. For more information, windows: see...

  • Page 161: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 161 macintosh 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select printer option. 4. Select “run maintenance cycle before printing”. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on. If the box is empty, the feature is o...

  • Page 162: Printer Drivers

    C6100 series user’s guide 162 printer drivers general information ________________ the printer drivers allow you to adjust the settings for your print job. Driver settings can interact with each other. For example, the paper type, weight, and size you use restricts many of your job settings. Changes...

  • Page 163: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 163 which printer driver to use? _________ windows your printer comes with drivers for • pcl • adobe ® postscript ® (ps). You can install only one driver, or all of these drivers. Your choice depends upon your printing requirements. Pcl choose this if you use truetype fonts...

  • Page 164: All Print Jobs (Default)

    C6100 series user’s guide 164 change driver settings______________ when you change driver settings, you can apply the changes to: all print jobs (default) or a single print job all print jobs (default) to change the driver settings and apply the changes to all print jobs, 1. Click start → settings →...

  • Page 165

    C6100 series user’s guide 165 save driver settings ________________ there are two ways to save your changes to the settings in the printer driver. 1. You can make changes to the driver settings and save them as the new default settings. Or 2. You can make changes to the driver settings and save them...

  • Page 166: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 166 windows postscript you cannot make changes to the driver settings and save them under a named driver. Pcl 1. Next: windows xp: click start → settings →control panel → printer and other hardware → printers & faxes. Windows me/nt/xp/98/2000: click start → settings → print...

  • Page 167

    C6100 series user’s guide 167 check to see if saved driver settings are used____________________________ you can make changes to the driver settings and save them (under a named driver) for later use. You can do this if you are using pcl and/or mac drivers. Before making changes to driver settings, ...

  • Page 168: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 168 restore default driver settings _______ windows single print jobs when working in the drivers, many of the screens have a default button. Click default to restore the driver settings to the factory defaults..

  • Page 169: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 169 macintosh ________________________ general information summary macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 the “summary” lists all the printer settings currently made for your print job. See “summary” on page 170. Presets macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 “presets” allow you to save a group of...

  • Page 170: Summary

    C6100 series user’s guide 170 summary macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 the “summary” lists all the printer settings currently made for your print job. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select summary. Presets macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 use...

  • Page 171: Delete A Preset

    C6100 series user’s guide 171 the revised settings are saved under that preset. Delete a preset 1. Make sure the preset you wish to change is selected in the preset box. 2. Open the drop-down list. Select delete. The preset is deleted from the list. Scheduler macintosh os 10.3 only 1. Open the file ...

  • Page 172: Paper Handling

    C6100 series user’s guide 172 paper handling macintosh os 10.3 only 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select paper handling. Reverse page order select this to print the last page of the document first. This is useful when you are pri...

  • Page 173: Printer Features

    C6100 series user’s guide 173 printer features overview ________________________ banners: see page 174 black finish: see page 178 black overprint: see page 181 black printing: see page 184 booklets: see page 191 collating: see page 196 color matching: see page 200 custom page size: see page 260 dupl...

  • Page 174: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 174 banners _________________________ general information a banner is a document printed on an exta-long sheet of paper. To print a banner, you must: • use an application that supports banners notes: word does not support banners. Word limits page length to 22 inches (558.8...

  • Page 175: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 175 windows postscript for important information about printing banners, see general information, on page 174. Before you print a banner, you must set multi purpose tray is manual feed to on in the printer driver. The default is off. The printer operator panel will prompt y...

  • Page 176: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 176 windows pcl for important information about printing banners, see general information, on page 174. Before you print a banner, you must set multi purpose tray is manual feed to on in the printer driver. The default is off. The printer operator panel will prompt you to l...

  • Page 177: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 177 macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 for important information about printing banners, see general information, on page 174. Before you print a banner, you must set multi purpose tray is manual feed to on in the printer driver. The default is off. The printer operator panel will ...

  • Page 178: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 178 black finish ______________________ general information your printer can print black with either a glossy (shiny) finish or a matte (dull/flat finish). Windows: individual print jobs 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Click on the color tab. 4...

  • Page 179: Gloss

    C6100 series user’s guide 179 windows: all print jobs (default) 1. Click start → settings → printers [printers and faxes in windows xp]. 2. Right-click the printer name. 3. Next windows 98/me: select properties. Click printer properties. Windows 2000/xp: select properties. Click printing preferences...

  • Page 180: Macintosh Os 10.2 and 10.3

    C6100 series user’s guide 180 macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. 4. Under color mode, select advanced color. 5. Choose the type of black finish. Gloss this option produces printing with a more glossy finish....

  • Page 181: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 181 black overprint____________________ general information black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the colored background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background color. Restrictions 1. Black o...

  • Page 182: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 182 windows postscript for more information, see “general information” on page 181. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows xp: click advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next step. Windows me/98/nt: click properties....

  • Page 183: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 183 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 181. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer. 5. In color options, select black overprint. Clic...

  • Page 184: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 184 black printing _____________________ general information your printer prints the color black in one of two ways: • composite black • true black composite black the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black. Use composite black when p...

  • Page 185: Windows, Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 185 windows, postscript office color 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 98 / me / nt4.0: click properties. Windows xp: click properties. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. Click the color tab. 6. Click offi...

  • Page 186: 11.

    C6100 series user’s guide 186 11. The color tab screen appears. 12. Change any other settings as desired. 13. Click ok. 14. The main print screen appears. 15. Change any other settings as desired. 16. Click ok. 17. The document prints..

  • Page 187: Windows, Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 187 windows, postscript graphic pro 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 98 / me / nt4.0/xp: click properties. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. Click the color tab. 6. Click graphic pro. 7. Click options. 8...

  • Page 188: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 188 windows pcl 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 98 / me / nt4.0/xp: click properties. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. Click the job options tab. 6. Click advanced. 7. At “always use k toner for 100% b...

  • Page 189: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 189 macintosh os 9.X most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed from within the document print dialog. This section will only detail options as they apply to the laserwriter ® 8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other driver operations,...

  • Page 190: Automatic

    C6100 series user’s guide 190 macintosh os 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 for more information, see “general information” on page 184. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Open the drop-down menu and select printer functions. 5. At print mode, select office col...

  • Page 191: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 191 booklets (binding print) _____________ general information f3_05.Jpg booklet printing allows you to print a document like a brochure or greeting card. Both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed and enabled in the driver before using booklet printing. S...

  • Page 192: Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 192 restrictions 1. Before booklet printing can be carried out, both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed enabled in the driver. 2. Not available on some network connections. See the help file. 3. Some software applications may not support booklet printin...

  • Page 193: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 193 windows postscript for more information, “general information”, on page 191 “restrictions”, on page 192 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 98/me/nt/xp: click the properties button. Windows 2000: go to the ...

  • Page 194: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 194 windows pcl for more information, “general information”, on page 191 “restrictions”, on page 192 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file - print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 2000: click the setup button. Windows 98/me/nt/xp: click properties (or s...

  • Page 195: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 195 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 191. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → paper setting. 3. In the page attribute panel, under paper, select the paper size the job will actually print on. 4. By orientation, select ...

  • Page 196: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 196 collating _________________________ general information f3_07.Jpg collating is printing multiple copies of a multi-page job where each copy has the pages arranged in the correct order. If you print multiple copies of a multi-page job and do not specify collating, all of...

  • Page 197: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 197 windows for more information, see “general information” on page 196. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Under copies, at collate, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on. If the box is empty,...

  • Page 198: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 198 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 196. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In the general controls box, by number of copies, select the number of copies you want to print. 4. In the print option panel, sel...

  • Page 199: 5. Click Ok.

    C6100 series user’s guide 199 macintosh os 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 for more information, see “general information” on page 196. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. By number of copies, select the number of copies you want to print. 4. In the print function panel, select collat...

  • Page 200: Overview

    C6100 series user’s guide 200 color matching ____________________ overview color reproduction is a complex topic. This topic is divided into two sections: • background information the background information explains the factors that affect color matching. See page 203. • how-to information the how-t...

  • Page 201: Basics

    C6100 series user’s guide 201 basics there are three methods by which your document’s color can be managed and adjusted: 1. Application color management (1) . Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator, and quark xpress have their own built-in color mana...

  • Page 202: What This Guide Describes

    C6100 series user’s guide 202 what this guide describes this user guide only discusses the printer color management system. If you wish to learn more about your application program or operating system color management, please see the documentation that was supplied with your application software or ...

  • Page 203: Background Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 203 color matching ____________________ background information color reproduction is a complex topic. This background information explains the factors that affect color matching. Background information is divided into these sections: 1. Factors that affect color printing: s...

  • Page 204

    C6100 series user’s guide 204 factors that affect color printing there are many factors that affect color printing. Some of the most important factors are: • the differences between the range of colors a monitor can reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer can reproduce. See page 205. • m...

  • Page 205: Printer Can Reproduce

    C6100 series user’s guide 205 factors that affect color printing monitor colors vs. Printer colors differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce neither a printer nor a monitor can reproduce the full range of colors seen by the human eye. Each device is limited to a cert...

  • Page 206: Monitor Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 206 factors that affect color printing monitor settings the brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Your monitor color temperature also influences how "warm" or "cool" the colors look. There are several settings found o...

  • Page 207: Software Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 207 factors that affect color printing software settings many software applications have their own color settings. The application settings may override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the documentation for your software application for details on how th...

  • Page 208: Printer Driver Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 208 factors that affect color printing printer driver settings the color settings in your printer driver can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. See “how to” on page 218. F...

  • Page 209: Paper Type

    C6100 series user’s guide 209 factors that affect color printing lighting (viewing) conditions a document can look very different under various lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window compared to how they look under standard office...

  • Page 210: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 210 choosing a color matching method general information there is no one 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 color. However, the follow...

  • Page 211: Rgb Or Cmyk?

    C6100 series user’s guide 211 choosing a color matching method rgb or cmyk? The rgb color model is based on the three primary colors of light; red, green and blue. This model is used by scanners, digital cameras and computer monitors. The cmyk color model is based on cyan, magenta, yellow and black ...

  • Page 212: Matching Photographs

    C6100 series user’s guide 212 choosing a color matching method matching photographs rgb only select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Windows natural is generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 natural is a generally a goo...

  • Page 213: Matching Specific Colors

    C6100 series user’s guide 213 choosing a color matching method matching specific colors (example: company logo) rgb only color swatch utility use the color swatch utility to print out a chart of rgb swatches. Select your desired rgb values from the swatches. Enter the values in your application's co...

  • Page 214: Printing Vivid Colors

    C6100 series user’s guide 214 choosing a color matching method printing vivid colors rgb only choices are • monitor 6500k vivid • srgb • digital camera settings. See “color settings” on page 215. Rgb or cmyk auto is a generally a good choice. See “automatic” on page 221..

  • Page 215: Color Settings

    C6100 series user’s guide 215 color settings this is a list of all possible options. The list you see varies according to your computer platform, operating system, color production method, and printer driver type. You can modify these settings by selecting advanced color, then natural. Monitor (6500...

  • Page 216: Digital Camera

    C6100 series user’s guide 216 digital camera optimized for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colors. For some photographs, other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. Viv...

  • Page 217: Hue

    C6100 series user’s guide 217 hue, brightness, and saturation there are three main components to color: hue, brightness, and saturation. Hue the component that determines the frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the com...

  • Page 218: How to

    C6100 series user’s guide 218 color matching ____________________ how to color reproduction is a complex topic. This how-to information explains how to perform color matching with your printer. Color match precision when the printer performs color matching, it must do many calculations to convert be...

  • Page 219: Automatic

    C6100 series user’s guide 219 list of color matching methods this is a list of all possible options. The list you see varies according to your computer platform, operating system, color production method, and printer driver type. To change these settings in your printer driver, refer to the appropri...

  • Page 220: No Color Matching

    C6100 series user’s guide 220 the graphic pro color management system is recommended for users who are already familiar with icc profile-based color matching and require more control over color. See page 219 no color matching use this option to turn off all printer color matching. No color correctio...

  • Page 221: Automatic

    C6100 series user’s guide 221 automatic your printer automatically uses the best method to match color, depending on the type of document you are printing. Windows individual print jobs 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Click on the color tab. 4. At automatic, make your s...

  • Page 222: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 222 windows all print jobs (default) 1. Click start → settings → printers [printers and faxes in windows xp]. 2. Right-click the printer name. 3. Next windows 98/me: select properties. Click printer properties. Windows 2000/xp: select properties. Click printing preferences....

  • Page 223: Office Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 223 office color overview from c9600 print guide this is a simple color management system designed for ease of use. Office color is recommended for users who are not experts in color but want good results when printing from programs such as microsoft office. There are two d...

  • Page 224: Rgb Options

    C6100 series user’s guide 224 rgb options office color provides a collection of several different color matching presets for rgb data. These presets each change the color of your print in a slightly different way. These rgb color matching options are available in all printer drivers. Preset explanat...

  • Page 225: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 225 windows this information applies to the windows pcl and postscript drivers. 1. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [office color] (1) and click the [options] button. 2. Select a preset from [color matching options] (2). Mac os 9 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From...

  • Page 226: Mac Os X

    C6100 series user’s guide 226 mac os x 1. In your application program, choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu, select your printer model. 3. Select [printer features]. 4. From the [feature sets] menu, select [color options]. 5. From the [color mode] menu, select [office color]. 6. From ...

  • Page 227: Utility (Windows)

    C6100 series user’s guide 227 customising rgb office color with the color correct utility (windows) if the office color presets are not sufficient for your needs, the color correct utility provides a means of further adjustment. The color correct utility provides two methods for adjusting the office...

  • Page 228: Graphic Pro

    C6100 series user’s guide 228 graphic pro overview this section describes the color matching options available for graphic pro. The graphic pro color matching system is based around icc profiles. These profiles are downloaded to the printer using the profile assistant utility and then selected in th...

  • Page 229: Printer Simulation

    C6100 series user’s guide 229 what can you do with graphic pro? The graphic pro color matching system is both powerful and flexible. Here are some examples of how the graphic pro color matching system can be used: matching printer color to an rgb input device by using the icc profiles of a scanner, ...

  • Page 230

    C6100 series user’s guide 230 types of icc profile supported there are four classes of icc profile supported by the graphic pro color matching system: profile type description rgb source (rgb input) these profiles describe the device that was used to capture rgb data (e.G. Scanner or digital camera)...

  • Page 231

    C6100 series user’s guide 231 graphic pro workflow – overview there are three steps to using the graphic pro color matching system: 1. Gather or create icc profiles (see below) 2. Download icc profiles to the printer hard disk (page 232) 3. Select the icc profiles in the printer driver when printing...

  • Page 232: Disk

    C6100 series user’s guide 232 step 2 - downloading icc profiles to the printer hard disk you can download profiles to the printer hard disk using the profile assistant utility. Using profile assistant 1. Launch profile assistant 2. Select a printer if this is the first time you have used profile ass...

  • Page 233

    C6100 series user’s guide 233 step 3 - select icc profiles in the printer driver what you select in the printer driver depends on the color matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting icc profiles for different color matching tasks are shown in the next sections of this guide. Matc...

  • Page 234: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 234 windows this information applies to the windows pcl and postscript drivers. 1. To match the color of an input rgb device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the printer driver: 2. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [grap...

  • Page 235: Mac Os 9

    C6100 series user’s guide 235 mac os 9 1. In your application program, choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu, select your printer model. 3. Select [color options]. 4. From the [color mode] menu, select [graphic pro]. 5. Select [color – graphic pro 1]. 6. From the [color matching task] ...

  • Page 236: Mac Os X

    C6100 series user’s guide 236 mac os x 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu, select your printer model. 3. Select [printer features]. 4. From the [feature sets] menu, select [color options]. 5. From the [color mode] menu, select [graphic pro]. 6. From the [feature sets] menu, selec...

  • Page 237: • Rgb Source Profile

    C6100 series user’s guide 237 simulating another printer – rgb source data the graphic pro color matching system can be used to simulate the color output of another printer. Graphicpro-rgbmatch.Eps to simulate the output of another printer, you need to download at least 2 profiles to your printer us...

  • Page 238

    C6100 series user’s guide 238 • simulation target profile • printer output profile (optional) once the profile(s) have been downloaded, make the appropriate selections in the printer driver. These are described in the next section (windows page 239, mac os 9 page 240, mac os x page 241)..

  • Page 239: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 239 windows this information applies to the windows pcl 5c, pcl 6 and postscript drivers. If you are using a source rgb document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: 1. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [g...

  • Page 240: Mac Os 9 / Classic

    C6100 series user’s guide 240 mac os 9 / classic if you are using a source rgb document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu, select your printer model. 3. Select [color options]. 4. C...

  • Page 241: Mac Os X

    C6100 series user’s guide 241 mac os x 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu, select your printer model. 3. Select [printer features]. 4. From the [feature sets] menu, [color options]. 5. From the [color mode] menu, select [graphic pro]. 6. From the [feature sets] menu, select [colo...

  • Page 242: • Euroscale – Europe

    C6100 series user’s guide 242 cmyk ink simulations – cmyk source data the icc-based color matching system can be used to simulate the output on commercial printing presses. You can select from the ink types most commonly used in different regions of the world: • euroscale – europe • swop – north ame...

  • Page 243: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 243 windows note this information applies to the windows postscript driver only. If you are using a source cmyk document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a cmyk ink simulation: 1. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [graphic pro] (1) and click [op...

  • Page 244

    C6100 series user’s guide 244 if [auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here. If you have selected a profile other than [auto], select the [rendering int...

  • Page 245: Mac Os 9 / Classic

    C6100 series user’s guide 245 mac os 9 / classic if you are using a source cmyk document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a cmyk ink simulation: 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [color options] (2) . 4. From the [c...

  • Page 246

    C6100 series user’s guide 246 disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of cmyk toner, instead of just k (black) toner. 8. Select [color – graphic pro 2] (7) . 9. From the [printer output profile] menu (8) , select your printer profile. If [auto] is selected, the factory default p...

  • Page 247: Mac Os X

    C6100 series user’s guide 247 mac os x if you are using a source cmyk document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a cmyk ink simulation: 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [printer features] (2) . 4. From the [feature ...

  • Page 248: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 248 8. From the [feature sets] menu (7) , select [color – graphic pro 2]. 9. From the [cmyk profile type] menu (8) , select [cmyk input profile]. 10. From the [cmyk input profile source] (9) , select the cmyk input profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to ma...

  • Page 249: No Color Matching

    C6100 series user’s guide 249 no color matching use this option to turn off all printer color matching. No color correction occurs when selected. Use no color matching when you are using another color matching method in your application (such color simulation). See “ink simulation” on page 313. Prin...

  • Page 250: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 250 windows 1. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [graphic pro] (1) and click [options]. 2. Select [disable color matching for profile creation] (2) if you are creating an icc profile using third-party profile creation software. Select [use application color matching...

  • Page 251: Mac Os 9

    C6100 series user’s guide 251 mac os 9 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [color options] (2) . 4. From the [color mode] menu (3) , select [graphic pro]. 5. Select [color – graphic pro 1] (4) . 6. From the [color matching task] menu (5) ...

  • Page 252: Mac Os X

    C6100 series user’s guide 252 mac os x 1. Choose [file] → [print]. 2. From the [printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [printer features] (2) . 4. From the [feature sets] menu (3) , select [color options]. 5. From the [color mode] menu (4) , select [graphic pro]. 6. From the [featu...

  • Page 253: Grayscale

    C6100 series user’s guide 253 grayscale this option prints all documents as monochrome. No color prints. The printer interprets all colors as a variation of grays. Windows individual print jobs 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Click on the color tab. 4. At grayscale, mak...

  • Page 254: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 254 8. The document prints. Macintosh os 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select color. 4. Below color mode, at gray scale, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on....

  • Page 255: Color Synch

    C6100 series user’s guide 255 color matching ____________________ color synch macintosh os 10.3 1. To access the print features, open your print driver from within an application by selecting file → print. 2. Open the drop-down list below presets. Select color synch. 3. At color conversion, select s...

  • Page 256: Color Synch

    C6100 series user’s guide 256 color matching ____________________ color synch macintosh os 10.3 filters none the default. No filters are applied to the document. C32_mac_10.3_11a.Jpg black & white converts the document to black and white, with no gray shades. C32_mac_10.3_11b.Jpg.

  • Page 257: Blue Tone

    C6100 series user’s guide 257 blue tone converts the document to shades of blue. C32_mac_10.3_11c.Jpg gray tone converts the document to shades of gray. C32_mac_10.3_11d.Jpg lightness decrease ( a ) / lightness increase ( b ) darkens or lightens the document. The middle picture below is with no filt...

  • Page 258: Reduce File Size

    C6100 series user’s guide 258 reduce file size this filters the document to reduce its file size. Sepia tone converts the document to shades of brown. C32_mac_10.3_11g.Jpg.

  • Page 259: Add Filters

    C6100 series user’s guide 259 add filters clicking this brings up a preview screen. Here you can see the effect produced by selecting any of the standard filters. To do this, click the name in the filters box. Then, click apply. You can also • add new filters of your choice • delete filters you have...

  • Page 260: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 260 custom page sizes _________________ general information custom page size allows you to setup your printer (by customizing settings in your printer driver) to work with non- standard size sheets of print media. You save the settings. Then, the saved settings can be used ...

  • Page 261: Custom Size Ranges

    C6100 series user’s guide 261 custom size ranges tray 1 and tray 2 the range varies slightly, depending on the printer driver. Printing may not work on papers longer than 18 inches (457.2 mm). Width: 2 to 12.9 inches [51 to 328 mm] length: 5 to 47.25 inches [128 to 1200 mm] mp tray the range varies ...

  • Page 262: Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 262 restrictions 1. Custom page size may not work with all software applications. 2. Custom page sizes can only be printed from the manual feed (multi purpose (mp) tray). • one-sided printing only • rear exit only. If the sheet of paper you are using is too long to be suppo...

  • Page 263: Special Print Media (Paper)

    C6100 series user’s guide 263 special print media (paper) if you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. If the ultra heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the label settings.See “driver settings” on page ...

  • Page 264: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 264 windows postscript for more information, general information: see page 260 custom size ranges: see page 261 restrictions: see page 262 special print media (paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click p...

  • Page 265: 17.

    C6100 series user’s guide 265 17. The paper quality tab screen appears. 18. Change any other settings as desired. 19. Click ok. 20. The main print screen appears. 21. Change any other settings as desired. 22. Click ok. The document prints..

  • Page 266: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 266 windows pcl for more information, general information: see page 260 restrictions: see page 262 custom size ranges: see page 261 special print media (paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properti...

  • Page 267: 13.

    C6100 series user’s guide 267 if you only want to use your settings for this single print job, go to the next step. If you want to save your settings for future use, below. 13. Change any other settings as desired. 14. Click ok. 15. The main print screen appears. 16. Change any other settings as des...

  • Page 268: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 268 macintosh os 9.X for more information, general information: see page 260 restrictions: see page 262 custom size ranges: see page 261 special print media (paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → paper setting. 3. In the custom page settin...

  • Page 269: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 269 duplex printing____________________ (printing on both sides of the paper) general information for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 paper weights: see page 269 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 27...

  • Page 270: Paper Sizes

    C6100 series user’s guide 270 paper sizes long edge vs. Short edge size inches millimeters letter 8½ x 11 215.9 x 279.4 legal-14 8½ x 14 215.9 x 355.6 legal-13.5 8½ x 13.5 215.9 x 342.9 legal-13 8½ x 13 215.9 x 330.2 executive 7¼ x 10½ 184.15 x a4 8.27 x 11.69 210 x 297 a5 5.71 x 8.27 145 x 210 b5 7...

  • Page 271: Duplexing Restrictions

    C6100 series user’s guide 271 duplexing restrictions 1. Before you can perform duplex printing, unit must be installed in the printer and enabled in the driver. 2. Paper must be loaded print side up. 3. You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. Us bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric • only ...

  • Page 272

    C6100 series user’s guide 272 windows postscript: all print jobs (default) for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 to change the settings for all print jobs: 1. C...

  • Page 273: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 273 9. Click ok. 10. The general tab screen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click ok. 13. The printers and faxes screen appears. 14. Close the screen..

  • Page 274

    C6100 series user’s guide 274 windows postscript: single job for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 to change the settings for only one print job: 1. Open the fi...

  • Page 275: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 275 10. The main print screen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click ok. 13. The document prints..

  • Page 276

    C6100 series user’s guide 276 windows pcl: all print jobs (default) for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 to change the settings for all print jobs: 1. Click st...

  • Page 277: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 277 9. Click ok. 10. The properties screen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click ok. 13. The printers and faxes screen appears. 14. Close the screen..

  • Page 278: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 278 windows pcl: single print job for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 to change the settings for only one print job: 1. Open the fil...

  • Page 279: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 279 macintosh os 9.X for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In the layout...

  • Page 280: Macintosh Os 10.1 & 10.2

    C6100 series user’s guide 280 macintosh os 10.1 & 10.2 for more information, paper types: see page 269 paper weights: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Selec...

  • Page 281: Macintosh Os 10.3

    C6100 series user’s guide 281 macintosh os 10.3 for more information, general information: see page 269 paper types: see page 269 paper sizes: see page 270 paper weights: see page 269 duplexing restrictions: see page 271 long edge vs. Short edge: see page 270 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. C...

  • Page 282

    C6100 series user’s guide 282 grayscale ________________________ this feature is described in the color matching section. See “grayscale” on page 253..

  • Page 283: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 283 n-up printing _____________________ printing multiple pages on one sheet general information n-up printing allows you to reduce several full-size pages and print them on a single sheet. Nup.Jpg for more information, windows, postscript: see page 284 windows, pcl: see pa...

  • Page 284: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 284 windows postscript for more information, see “general information” on page 283. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties (or setup, or your application’s equivalent). 5. Select the required number of pages pe...

  • Page 285: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 285 windows pcl for more information, see “general information” on page 283. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties (or setup, or your application’s equivalent). 5. Select the required number of pages per sheet...

  • Page 286: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 286 macintosh for more information, see “general information” on page 283. This section only applies to the laserwriter ® 8 driver (mac os 9.X) or oki printer driver (max os 10.X). For other drivers, refer to the guidelines provided by each driver’s manufacturer. 1. Open th...

  • Page 287: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 287 photographs ______________________ general information for the best quality when printing photographs, select photo enhance in the driver. For more information, see “print resolution” on page 291..

  • Page 288: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 288 posters __________________________ general information poster.Jpg this option allows you to print posters by dividing a single document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster....

  • Page 289: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 289 windows postscript this feature is not available in this operating system windows pcl for more information, see “general information” on page 288. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties (or setup, or your a...

  • Page 290: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 290 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 288. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer. 5. Select layout. 6. From the layout screen, sele...

  • Page 291: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 291 print resolution ___________________ general information adjusting the resolution for a print job allows you to control the print speed and print quality of a job. Adjusting the resolution also allows you to improve your toner mileage. When printing proofs or drafts, yo...

  • Page 292: Resolution Choices

    C6100 series user’s guide 292 resolution choices high quality the best quality image the printer provides. Choose this for optimum results when printing graphics. Fine/detail (600 x 1200) high resolution printing normal (600 x 600) standard resolution. The default. Image smoothing postscript only re...

  • Page 293: 10.

    C6100 series user’s guide 293 windows, all print jobs (default) for more information, see “general information” on page 291. 1. Click start → settings → printers (printers and faxes for xp). 2. Right click on your printer. 3. Click properties. 4. Click the general tab (if necessary). 5. Click printi...

  • Page 294: Windows, Single Print Job

    C6100 series user’s guide 294 windows, single print job for more information, see “general information” on page 291. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the job options tab. 6. Under quality, select the required printing re...

  • Page 295: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 295 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 291. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. On file, click print. 3. In the job option panel, under print quality, make your choice. Fast: 600 x 600 dpi fine: 600 x 1200 dpi 4. Click ok. 5. Print t...

  • Page 296: (Print To File)

    C6100 series user’s guide 296 save as file_______________________ (print to file) general information use save as file to save print data to a file, without actually printing a hardcopy. Save as file captures either a pdf or a postscript file. You can use the lpr utility to print the saved file. See...

  • Page 297: Windows, Single Print Job

    C6100 series user’s guide 297 windows, single print job for more information, see “general information” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. At print to file, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is on. If the box...

  • Page 298

    C6100 series user’s guide 298 windows, all print jobs (default) for more information, see “general information” on page 296. 1. Click start → settings → printers (printers and faxes for xp). 2. Right click on your printer. 3. Click properties. 4. On the ports tab, select file: print to file. 5. Clic...

  • Page 299: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 299 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In output tray, select file. 4. In the postscript settings panel, make your choices for this print job. Type: specify the postscri...

  • Page 300

    C6100 series user’s guide 300 macintosh os 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 for more information, see “general information” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. In output options, select save as file. 4. In formats, select postscript. 5. In the postscript settings panel, ma...

  • Page 301: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 301 toner saving______________________ general information use toner save to maximize the life of your toner cartridges. Toner save uses less toner to create the printed images. Toner save adjusts the darkness of the color halftones. Images may appear lighter than normal. P...

  • Page 302: Windows, Single Print Job

    C6100 series user’s guide 302 windows, single print job for more information, see “general information” on page 301. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the color tab. 6. At toner saving, make your selection. Print quality ...

  • Page 303

    C6100 series user’s guide 303 windows, all print jobs (default) for more information, see “general information” on page 301. 1. Click start → settings → printers (printers and faxes for xp). 2. Right click on your printer. 3. Click printing preferences. 4. Click the color tab. 5. At toner saving, ma...

  • Page 304: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 304 macintosh os 9.X for more information, see “general information” on page 301. 1. Click file → print. 2. Select your printer. 3. Open the drop-down list directly below printer. 4. Select job option. 5. At toner saving, make your selection. Print quality is reduced when t...

  • Page 305: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 305 watermarks ______________________ general information watermark.Jpg traditionally, a watermark is a mark which is made on some types of paper during its production which can only be seen if it is held against the light. Your printer can print an element that performs as...

  • Page 306: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 306 windows postscript create a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the job options tab. 6. Click watermarks. 7. Click new. 8....

  • Page 307: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 307 windows postscript edit a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the job options tab. 6. Click watermarks. 7. Select a name f...

  • Page 308: Windows Postscript

    C6100 series user’s guide 308 windows postscript print, using a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click properties. 5. Click the job options tab. 6. Click watermarks. 7. The wat...

  • Page 309: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 309 windows pcl create a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows me/98/nt/xp: click properties (or setup, or your application’s equivalent). Wi...

  • Page 310: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 310 windows pcl edit a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows 2000: click the job options tab. Windows me/98/nt/xp: click properties (or setup...

  • Page 311: Windows Pcl

    C6100 series user’s guide 311 windows pcl print, using a watermark for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows me/98/nt/xp: click properties (or setup, or your application’s equivalen...

  • Page 312: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 312 macintosh os 9.X create a watermark text for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer. 5. Select watermark. 6. S...

  • Page 313: Macintosh Os 9.X

    C6100 series user’s guide 313 2. Save the image file in the system folder as the default setting for watermark. Macintosh os 9.X print, using a watermark text for more information, see “general information” on page 305. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click file → paper setting. 3. Select a n...

  • Page 314

    C6100 series user’s guide 314 5. Click ok. 6. Print the document. Macintosh os 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 this feature is not available in these operating systems..

  • Page 315: Utilities

    C6100 series user’s guide 315 utilities overview ________________________ the following utilities are available for your printer. Color correction utility color swatch utility direct network printing utility (lpr) display language utility network print status utility network setup utility oki profil...

  • Page 316

    C6100 series user’s guide 316 accessing ________________________ you may access the utilities two ways. Via the cd shipped with the printer via a download from the internet, accesseed through the menu installer on the cd here is a list of the utilities provided on the cd shipped with your printer. C...

  • Page 317

    C6100 series user’s guide 317 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 322. 2. Color swatch utility this utility allows you to print color...

  • Page 318

    C6100 series user’s guide 318 6. Network setup utility this utility provides an easy way to configure your printer on a network. See the online network user’s guide for details on how to use this utility. See “network setup utility” on page 349. 7. Oki profile assistant this utility helps you to loa...

  • Page 319

    C6100 series user’s guide 319 • discovering printers connected to a tcp/ip network • displaying discovered printers on a web page • sending users e-mail notification of the url that permits the downloading of printer driver installation programs for discovered printers. Administrators can use this u...

  • Page 320: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 320 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..

  • Page 321: Macintosh

    C6100 series user’s guide 321 macintosh os 9.X utilities on the cd 1. Insert the cd supplied with your printer into the cd-rom drive. 2. Double-click the cd icon that appears on the desktop. 3. Open the mac folder. 4. Click psdrv → english. Double click the mac installer icon. 5. Click continue. Acc...

  • Page 322: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 322 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 corre...

  • Page 323: Change The Pallet Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 323 change the pallet color general information there are four steps in changing the pallet color. 1. Print the sample color chart. See page 324. 2. Print the color adjustment chart. See page 325. 3. Make the adjustments. Save the adjustments, using a name you select. See p...

  • Page 324: Change The Pallet Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 324 change the pallet 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 pallet color. Click next. 3. The select printer sc...

  • Page 325: Change The Pallet Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 325 change the pallet color step 2: print the color adjustment chart first, you must perform the steps in “step 1: print the sample color chart” see page 324. 6. Click next. 7. The pallet color matching screen appears. Cadjust1.Jpg.

  • Page 326

    C6100 series user’s guide 326 8. Click test print. The color adjustment chart prints. Fig5-17.Jpg 9. Compare the printed color adjustment chart to the pallet color matching screen. If the printed colors do not match the screen, perform an adjustment. You cannot adjust colors marked with an x..

  • Page 327: Change The Pallet Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 327 change the pallet 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 324 and “step 2: print the color adjustment chart” see page 325. When making the adjustments, you are obtainin...

  • Page 328

    C6100 series user’s guide 328 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 c...

  • Page 329

    C6100 series user’s guide 329 13. On the pallet 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. Cadjust...

  • Page 330

    C6100 series user’s guide 330 14. Click ok. 15. The pallet color matching screen appears. Cadjust1.Jpg.

  • Page 331

    C6100 series user’s guide 331 16. Click test print. The color adjustment chart prints. Fig5-17.Jpg 17. Compare the printed color adjustment chart to the pallet 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...

  • Page 332: Change The Pallet Color

    C6100 series user’s guide 332 change the pallet 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. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows xp: click properties. Click advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the colo...

  • Page 333: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 333 adjust the gamma value and hue general information 1. Click start → programs → all applications. 2. Next: windows xp: click okidata → color correct utility → all applications. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 3. Select correct gamma and hue. 4. Click next. 5. The “sel...

  • Page 334

    C6100 series user’s guide 334 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 ...

  • Page 335: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 335 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 ...

  • Page 336: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 336 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. Select your printer. 4. Next: windows xp: click properties. Click advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the co...

  • Page 337: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 337 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 accurat...

  • Page 338: How To Install

    C6100 series user’s guide 338 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 men...

  • Page 339

    C6100 series user’s guide 339 4. Select print to print sample pages. 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 tha...

  • Page 340: •

    C6100 series user’s guide 340 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 swa...

  • Page 341: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 341 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 printe...

  • Page 342: •

    C6100 series user’s guide 342 names of added printers (you can add up to 30 printers) • status 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...

  • Page 343: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 343 display language utility_____________ general information this utility allows you to change the language of the front panel of your printer. How to install load this program from the menu installer located on the cd. Follow the onscreen instructions to change the langua...

  • Page 344: Windows

    C6100 series user’s guide 344 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 ta...

  • Page 345: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 345 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, an...

  • Page 346: Using

    C6100 series user’s guide 346 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.Tif.

  • Page 347: Note

    C6100 series user’s guide 347 click on an item to see this information: trays: paper type, weight duplex: installed/not installed disk/memory: ram size and % used; flash memory size and % used toner remaining: % toner remaining in all cartridges note if the automatic status check box is checked, thi...

  • Page 348: Checking The Printer Status

    C6100 series user’s guide 348 checking the printer status click the web setting button. The following screen displays: netstatusk.Tif 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 updat...

  • Page 349: General Information

    C6100 series user’s guide 349 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...

  • Page 350: Ps Gamma Adjuster Utility

    C6100 series user’s guide 350 ps gamma adjuster utility general information the ps gamma adjuster utility is available in windows and mac os 10.1 or above. It only works with cmyk. The ps gamma adjuster utility allows you to customize the cmyk data curves used with your printer driver. Once you have...