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Oki C7300dxn User Manual

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    Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manuf...

  • Page 3: Contents

    3 contents contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 model summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    4 printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . .120 printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . ...

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    5 windows me/98/95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 which printer driver to use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 ebabling insta...

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    6 proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327 secure printing (printing confidential documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . .330 store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 printing overlays...

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    7 fx emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414 parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 usb menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 ne...

  • Page 8: Notes, Cautions, Etc.

    8 notes, cautions, etc. Note a note appears like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which helps you to use and understand the product. Caution! A caution appears like this. A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malf...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    C7100/c7300/c7500 introduction • 8 introduction congratulations on purchasing this color printer! In this chapter you will find a summary of the main features of your printer followed by some advice on how to use this user’s guide to get the most from your printer. Model summary model resolution pri...

  • Page 10: Features

    C7100/c7300/c7500 introduction • 9 features • single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and reliability. • duplex printing for fast two-sided output (standard on c7300dxn and c7500dxn, optional on other models). • high capacity 10gb hard disk drive (standard on dxn models, optional on o...

  • Page 11: How to Use This Manual

    C7100/c7300/c7500 introduction • 10 how to use this manual this manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setup and operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its many advanced features. It also includes: • troubleshooting information • maintenance guidelines • instruc...

  • Page 12: Printing Pages

    C7100/c7300/c7500 introduction • 11 printing pages the whole book, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure for printing from acrobat reader is: 1. From the toolbar, select file , then print (or press the ctrl + p keys). 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: a. All pages for th...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 12 getting started unpacking after unpacking the printer and choosing a suitable place to put it, check that all the necessary parts are available to continue. 1. The printer. 2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black). 3. Power cable 4. Cd-rom disks....

  • Page 14: Cd-Rom Disk Contents

    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 13 cd-rom disk contents the cd-rom disks supplied with your printer contain the following software: cd1 - drivers, software utilities cd2 - manuals.

  • Page 15: Printer Location

    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 14 printer location place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. There must be sufficient space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance. 20cm 7.875in 40cm 15.75in 20cm 7.875...

  • Page 16: Printer Components

    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 15 printer components 1. Top cover 2. Control panel 3. Top cover release catch 4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support extension 6. Paper guides 7. Front cover 8. Paper tray 9. Paper level indicator 10.Power switch.

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 16 11.Led heads (4) 12.Discharge roller) 13.Fuser unit 14.Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan) 15.Image drum and toner cartridge (magenta) 16.Image drum and toner cartridge (yellow) 17.Image drum and toner cartridge (black).

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 getting started • 17 18.Power connector 19.Rear exit paper tray 20.Interfaces and option card slott 21.Usb interface connector 22.Parallel interface connector 23.Network interface card (optional on c7100).

  • Page 19: Setting Up

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 18 setting up before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the toner cartridges must be installed and paper inserted in the paper tray. Packaging and protective sheet removal 1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer. 2. Using the rel...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 19 3. Remove the led head restrainer from behind the led heads in the top cover..

  • Page 21: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 20 4. Remove the four image drums and place them on a level surface. Caution! • never expose image drums to light for more than 5 minutes. • always hold image drum by the ends. • never expose image drums to direct sunlight. • never touch the green surface of the drum..

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 21 5. Remove the protective sheets from each of the four image drums. 6. Replace the four image drums into the printer making sure each image drum is installed in its correct color location. 7. Push the tab (1) inwards and remove the blanking plate from each of the ima...

  • Page 23: Toner Cartridge Installation

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 22 toner cartridge installation 1. Remove the black toner cartridge from the package. 2. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times then, holding it horizontally, remove the tape. Warning! Take extreme care when handling toner. • toner can be harmful if inh...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 23 3. Remove the locking piece from behind the colored toner release lever. 4. Insert the toner cartridge into the black image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. Make sure the colors of the toner cartridge and imag...

  • Page 25: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 24 5. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. 6. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum. Caution! The lever should go back easily....

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 25 7. Repeat the process for each color toner cartridge, being careful to match the color toner to the color image drum. 8. Close the top cover..

  • Page 27: Loading Paper

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 26 loading paper 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer..

  • Page 28: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 27 2. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper being used.: caution! To prevent paper jams • don’t leave space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper. • don’t overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper and the ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 28 3. If installed, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tray inserted above it. (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 8.

  • Page 30: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 29 4. For face down printing, make sure the rear paper exit is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Paper is stacked in printed order and the paper tray capacity is approximately 500 sheets, depending on paper weight. 5. For face up printing, make sure...

  • Page 31: Manual Feed

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 30 manual feed 1. Open the multi-purpose tray and extend the paper feed guides. 2. Load the media face up, and adjust the paper guides to the size of the media being used. Note • don’t exceed the paper full line (about 100 sheets depending on paper weight, 50 transpare...

  • Page 32: Power Connection

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 31 power connection 1. Connect the power cable (1) into the power socket on the printer, then into a grounded power supply outlet. 2. Switch the printer on using the main power switch (2). The printer will go through its initialization and warm up sequence. When the pr...

  • Page 33: Control Panel

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 32 control panel 1. Attention indicator (red). On indicates that attention is required, but printing will continue. Flashing indicates that attention is required, but printing will stop. 2. Ready indicator (green). On - ready to receive data. Flashing indicates process...

  • Page 34: Control Panel (Continued)

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 33 control panel (continued) 1. Menu button. Press briefly to enter the menu mode. Press briefly again to select the next menu. Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus. 2. Item( +) button. Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu ite...

  • Page 35: Menu Settings

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 34 menu settings changing the display language carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed on the printer’s lcd. 1. Press the online button to put the printer offline. 2. Press the menu button repeatedly until system config menu is dis...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 35 printing the menumap print a list of menu settings to confirm that the printer is correctly configured. 1. Make sure there is paper in the paper tray. 2. Press the menu button until the information menu is displayed, then press the select button. 3. Confirm that pri...

  • Page 37: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 36 media settings selecting paper feed 1. Press the online button to place the printer offline. 2. Press the menu button repeatedly until print menu is displayed, then press the select button. 3. Press the item button until paper feed is displayed. 4. Press the value b...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 37 selecting the paper size 1. Press the online button to place the printer offline. 2. Press the menu button until print menu is displayed, then press select button. 3. Press either item (+) or (–) button repeatedly until edit size is displayed. 4. Press either value ...

  • Page 39: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 38 selecting the media type and weight your printer automatically detects paper type and weight. You have the option, however, to override these settings as follows: 1. Press the online button to place the printer offline. 2. Press the menu button until media menu is d...

  • Page 40: Media Recommendations

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 39 media recommendations we recommend the following guidelines when selecting media for use in this printer: paper • for recommended papers see your “c7100/c7300/c7500 handy reference guide” or check http://my.Okidata.Com. • paper should be stored flat and away from mo...

  • Page 41: Envelopes

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 40 envelopes • use only recommended envelopes (oki 52206301 and 52206302: see page 409). • envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources. • don’t use envelopes with windows or metal clasps. • don’t use envelopes with self seal...

  • Page 42: Paper Feed And Exit

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 41 paper feed and exit selection of which paper feed and which paper exit to use for printing and whether simplex (single sided) or duplex (double sided) printing is available, depends upon the paper size, media weight and media type that is used. Please refer to the f...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 42 paper weights and media settings feed exit media weight tray 1 tray 2/ tray 3 mp tray (manual) rear (face up) top (face down) paper, us bond (metric) 17 lb. (64 g/m 2 ) light s a s a s a s a s a 18 to 19 lb. (68-71 g/m 2 ) medium light s a s a s a s a s a 20 to 24 l...

  • Page 44: Printer Settings

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 43 printer settings confirming current settings current menu settings can be confirmed by printing the menumap: see “printing the menumap” on page 35. Changing the settings 1. Press the menu button until the required menu is displayed, then press the select button. 2. ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 44 list of user menu settings listed in the following tables are the available printer settings. The default settings for the printer are in bold text. Print jobs menu this menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. Item value description enter password ***...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 45 . Test print menu item value description print id check pattern execute prints id check pattern to detect bad id. Displayed only if "test print menu" of the system maintenance menu is set to enable. Shutdown menu item value description shutdown start execute printer...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 46 mp tray usage normal tray; high priority tray; feed when mismatching; do not use specifies mp tray usage. Normal tray: (tray select/switch) use as a normal tray. High priority tray: (valid with tray select only). If there is paper in the mp tray and duplex is not sp...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 47 . Orientation portrait; landscape sets page orientation for printing. Line per page 5 to 128. Default = 60. Sets the number of lines that can be printed on a standard letter-size page. Invalid in postscript mode. Edit size cassette size; letter; executive; legal 14;...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 48 tray3 mediaweight auto; light; medium light; medium; medium heavy; heavy; ultra heavy sets the paper weight for optional tray. 3. (only displayed if installed) mp tray papersize a4; a5; a6; b5; legal 14; legal 13.5; legal 13; letter; executive; custom; com-9 envelop...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 49 color menu the default settings are bold . Item value description auto density mode auto; manual select whether density adjustment and toner response curve (trc) compensation is automatic. Auto: density adjustment is automatically run under specified conditions, and...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 50 cyan, magenta, yellow or black darkness 0+1+2+3-4-3-2-1 adjusts cyan, magenta, yellow or black engine density. Please do not change this setting. Adjust registration execute when this menu is selected, the printer performs an auto adjust registration. Must be execut...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 51 system configuration menu the default settings are bold . Item value description power save delay time 5 min; 15 min; 30 min; 60 min; 240 min. Sets the time before printer enters power save mode. Personality auto emulation; pcl; ibm ppr iii xl; epson fx; adobe posts...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 52 low toner continue; stop if set to continue, allows printing to continue when low toner is displayed. If stop is selected - when low toner is displayed, the printer goes off line. Jam recovery on; off sets whether or not printing will continue after a paper jam has ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 53 pcl emulation menu the default settings are bold . Item value description font source resident; dimm0; downloaded selects location of the pcl font used. Dimm0 is displayed only when font dimm rom exists in the slot. Downloaded only appears if fonts have been down lo...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 54 symbol set pc-8, pc-8 dan/nor, pc-8 tk, pc-775, pc-850, pc-852, pc-855, pc-857 tk, pc-858, pc-866, pc-869, pc-1004, pi font, plska mazvia, ps math, ps text, roman-8, roman-9, roman ext, serbo croat1, serbo croat2, spanish, ukrainian, vn int'l, vn math, vn us, win 3....

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 55 white page skip off; on change this setting to on if you do not wish to print blank pages; pcl mode. Cr function cr; cr+lf sets functionality on receipt of cr code in pcl mode. Lf function lf; lf+cr sets functionality on receipt of lf code in pcl mode. Print margin ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 56 ppr emulation menu the default settings are bold . Item value description pen width adjust on; off in pcl, when switched on, emphasizes the pen width to improve the appearance of lines specified with minimum width. Character pitch 10 cpi; 12 cpi; 17 cpi; 20 cpi; pro...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 57 symbol set pc-8, pc-8 dan/nor, pc-8 tk, pc-775, pc-850, pc-852, pc-855, pc-857 tk, pc-858, pc-866, pc-869, pc-1004, pi font, plska mazvia, ps math, ps text, roman-8, roman-9, roman ext, serbo croat1, serbo croat2, spanish, ukrainian, vn int'l, vn math, vn us, win 3....

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 58 white page skip off; on change this setting to on if you do not wish to print blank pages. Not available for duplex printing. Cr function cr; cr+lf sets functionality on receipt of cr code. Lf function lf; lf+cr sets functionality on receipt of lf code. Line length ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 59 fx emulation menu the default settings are bold . Item value description character pitch 10 cpi; 12 cpi; 17 cpi; 20 cpi; proportional specifies character pitch in this emulation. Character set set 2; set 1 specifies which epson character set is used. Symbol set pc-8...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 60 letter 0 style disable; enable specifies the style that replaces 9b hex with letter o and 9d hex with a zero zero character normal; slashed sets the zero to be slashed or unslashed. Line pitch 6 lpi; 8 lpi specifies the line spacing (lines per inch). White page skip...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 61 parallel menu the default settings are bold . Item value description parallel enable; disable selects parallel (centronics) interface. Bi-direction enable; disable selects bi-directional communication. Ecp enable; disable selects ecp mode. Ack width narrow; medium; ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 62 usb menu the default settings are bold . Item value description usb enable; disable selects usb interface. Soft reset enable; disable enables/disables soft reset command. Offline receive enable; disable enable = maintains reception without changing the interface sig...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 63 memory menu the default settings are bold . Item value description receive buff size auto; 0.5 mb; 1 mb; 2 mb; 4 mb; 8 mb; 16 mb; 32 mb sets the size of the receive buffer and depends on the amount of memory installed in the printer. Resource save auto; off; 0.5 mb;...

  • Page 65: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 64 caution! The disk maintenance menu can be used to initialize the printer's internal hard disk drive, to reassign the partition contents, or to reformat the partitions. Unless you know what you are doing, please avoid this section of the menu. It is recommended that ...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 65 system adjust menu the default settings are bold . Item value description x adjust 0.00 mm; range +0.25 to +2.0 mm and – 2.0 to – 0.25 mm in 0.25 mm increments adjusts overall print position horizontally in 0.20 increments. Y adjust 0.00 mm; range +0.25 to +2.0 mm a...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 66 hex dump execute press select to switch the printer to the hexadecimal dump mode in which all data received is printed in both hexadecimal and ascii format. To return to normal print mode, switch the printer off then on again. Maintenance menu the default settings a...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 67 usage menu the default settings are bold . Item value description total page count nnnnnn shows total number of pages printed. Tray 1 page count nnnnnn shows number of pages printed from tray 1. Tray 2 page count nnnnnn shows number of pages printed from tray 2. Dis...

  • Page 69: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 68 list of administrator menu settings to enter this menu, turn on the printer while holding down the item+ button. Note only system administrators have access to this menu. Op menu the default settings are bold . Item value description all category enable, disable ena...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 69 ppr emulation menu enable, disable enable/disable ppr emulation menu. Set to disable, ppr emulation menu is not displayed. Fx emulation menu enable, disable enable/disable fx emulation menu. Set to disable, fx emulation menu is not displayed. Parallel menu enable, d...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 70 color menu the default settings are bold . Item value description reset c gamma filter execute reset the stored trc data (retained for tracking). For example, correct values could not be taken due to “out of order” situation. This is mainly for maintenance purposes ...

  • Page 72: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 71 setting color tuning from the front panel you can use the printer’s menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the highlight, mid-tone and dark (shadows) color tuning patterns. • to increase the color intensity, use a higher positive settin...

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 72 1. Print the color tuning pattern: a. Make sure letter size paper is loaded in the tray. B. Press the menu button one or more times, until color menu displays. C. Press the item button one or more times, until color tuning displays. D. Press select. The color tuning...

  • Page 74: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 73 3. Adjust the magenta mid-tone color: a. Press the item button one or more times, until magenta mid-tone nn appears. B. Press the value button one or more times, until the new value you wish to use displays (e.G., nn = +3). C. Press the select button. An asterisk (*...

  • Page 75: Switching Off

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 74 switching off in normal circumstances the power save facility should be used to avoid having to switch the printer off. However if you do wish to switch the printer off manually, please carry out the following procedure: 1. Press the menu button until shutdown menu ...

  • Page 76: Interfaces

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 75 interfaces your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel – for direct connection to a pc. This port requires a bi-directional (ieee 1384 compliant) parallel cable. 2. Usb – for connection to a pc running windows 98 or above (not windows 9...

  • Page 77

    C7100/c7300/c7500 setting up • 76 see your printed software installation guide for information on: • making the interface connections • installing the printer drivers • installing network software,. You can also go to http://my.Okidata.Com to see/download a copy of the software installation guide or...

  • Page 78: Windows Xp

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 77 windows xp printer drivers see your printed software installation guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.Okidata.Com to view and/or download a copy of the software installation guide or for the latest inform...

  • Page 79

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 78 enabling installed options in the driver certain options such as additional memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You only ne...

  • Page 80

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 79 for the internal hard disk drive postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. 4. Under installable options , make sure the setting ...

  • Page 81

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 80 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click printer hard disk . 4. Click ok and close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 82

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 81 for additional paper trays postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , click available trays , then se...

  • Page 83

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 82 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the multi-purpose tray). 4. Click ok and clo...

  • Page 84

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 83 for the duplex unit postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , click duplex and select installed in t...

  • Page 85

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 84 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device option tab, click duplex option unit . 4. Click ok and close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 86: Media In The Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 85 changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver the normal default for these items is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and...

  • Page 87: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 86 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . Important! If you will be using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, make sure you open the rear exit before printing:.

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 87 3. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select the paper feed in the paper source drop-down list. 4. Click the advanced button..

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    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 88 5. Under paper/output , select the media size in the paper size drop-down list. 6. Under document options ® printer features , click media type and select the media from the drop-down list. 7. Click ok twice and close the printers and faxes dialog bo...

  • Page 90

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 89 pcl drivers 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes . 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. On the setup tab, under media , select the required paper size in the size drop-down list..

  • Page 91: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 90 4. Select the required paper feed under source . Note if a paper tray is selected the weight field becomes visible..

  • Page 92: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 91 5. Select the required paper type under weight . 6. Click the paper feed options button and make any other selections then click ok . 7. Click ok twice and close the printers and faxes dialog box. Note if printer setting is selected, make sure the pr...

  • Page 93: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows xp printer drivers • 92 network printer status utility • 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, you will see the following changes to the printer drive...

  • Page 94: Windows Xp

    Operation • 93 windows xp operation this section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features including: • n-up printing (see page 111) • custom page sizes (see page 113) • selecting print resolution (see page 119) • duplex printing (see page 120) • watermarks (see pag...

  • Page 95

    Operation • 94 factors that affect color printing the pcl and postscript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own color sett...

  • Page 96: Note

    Operation • 95 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 fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings the dri...

  • Page 97

    Operation • 96 how your software application displays color some graphics applications such as coreldraw ® or adobe ® photoshop ® may display color differently from "office" applications such as microsoft ® word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more information. Paper ty...

  • Page 98: Note

    Operation • 97 choosing a color matching method 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 following guidelines may help in achievin...

  • Page 99

    Operation • 98 rgb or cmyk if you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as adobe photoshop, you may be able to use soft-proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the icc-profiles provided by oki (see “windows icm color matching” on pa...

  • Page 100

    Operation • 99 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 103), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 105) with the saturation option..

  • Page 101: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    Operation • 100 color matching: pcl driver color matching options the color matching options in the pcl driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor. To manually set the color matching options in the pcl driver: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and f...

  • Page 102

    Operation • 101 a. Click manual color under color mode , then click natural under color setting . 4. Select the method you wish to use: monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. Monitor (6500k) vivid optimized for printing b...

  • Page 103: Note

    Operation • 102 without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. 5. Set any other required parameters using the on-line help for guidance. 6. When you are done, click ok and close the printing preferences dialog box. The print color swatch utility for us...

  • Page 104

    Operation • 103 color matching: postscript driver color matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the postscript driver: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes. 2. Righ...

  • Page 105

    Operation • 104 select the type to be used from the drop-down list under color setting : • monitor (6500k) auto optimized for printing general documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. • monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a...

  • Page 106

    Operation • 105 • srgb optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. B. Color control = postscript color matching this uses p...

  • Page 107

    Operation • 106 – perceptual best choice for printing photographs. Compresses the source gamut into the printer's gamut while maintaining the overall appearance of an image. – saturation best choice for printing bright and saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. T...

  • Page 108: Postscript Driver Only

    Operation • 107 oki “using icc profiles” feature: postscript driver only • affects rgb data only. This provides a method of matching rgb colors similar to windows icm matching. The main advantage it has over windows icm color matching is that it provides a method of printing using both input and out...

  • Page 109

    Operation • 108 to set up icc profiles: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes. 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the color tab. 4. Under color mode , select using icc profile in the color control method drop-down list..

  • Page 110

    Operation • 109 5. Click the new button. 6. Select the input profile and output profile in the drop-down lists under select icc profile . 7. Select the desired rendering intent and type in a name for the profile and click ok . The new name will appear in the setting name drop-down list under icc pro...

  • Page 111: Windows Icm Color Matching

    Operation • 110 windows icm color matching • icm is the color management system built into windows. • affects rgb data only. • can be associated with either the pcl or ps driver windows icm uses icc profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles describe the colors that your device is capable...

  • Page 112: (N-Up Printing)

    Operation • 111 printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) n-up printing using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 ps driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 3...

  • Page 113

    Operation • 112 n-up printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 3. On the setup tab, under finishing mode , select the requi...

  • Page 114: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    Operation • 113 printing custom page sizes custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The printer media size for the multi purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use (range 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] wide x 5 to 14 inches [127 to 3...

  • Page 115

    Operation • 114 4. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select multi-purpose tray in the paper source drop-down list. 1. Click the advanced button. Under paper/output , select postscript custom page size in the paper size drop-down list..

  • Page 116: Note

    Operation • 115 2. Enter the width and height for the custom paper and select the paper feed direction . 3. Click ok three times. 4. Click print . Note • long edge first = media feeds in long edge first • short edge first = media feeds in short edge first • long edge first (flipped) = reserved for f...

  • Page 117: Note

    Operation • 116 printing custom pages using the pcl driver 1. Make sure the rear exit path is open: 2. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 3. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. Note up to 32 custom pa...

  • Page 118: Note

    Operation • 117 4. On the setup tab, under media , select user defined size in the size drop-down list. The set free size dialog box appears.. 5. Select the unit , then enter the width and length measurements and click ok . Note you may see a warning dialog box indicating a conflict. If you do, clic...

  • Page 119: Note

    Operation • 118 6. User defined size appears in the size list on the setup tab. 7. Click ok , then click print . Note to save the setting for future use: • click paper feed options , then click custom size . • select the unit, then enter the relevant information for width and height and give your cu...

  • Page 120: Note

    Operation • 119 changing the resolution for a print job 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 1. Click the job options tab. 2. Select the required printi...

  • Page 121: Duplex Printing

    Operation • 120 duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) • standard paper sizes only. • paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. Us bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • paper must be loaded print side up. • only tray 1, optional trays 2 and 3, and the high capacity feeder trays can be used for duplex prin...

  • Page 122

    Operation • 121 3. On the layout tab, under print on both sides , select flip on long edge or flip on short edge . 4. Click ok , then click print ..

  • Page 123

    Operation • 122 duplex printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 3. On the setup tab, under 2-sided printing , select long edge or shor...

  • Page 124: Printing Booklets

    Operation • 123 printing booklets printing booklets using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 ps driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. Notes • you must have the duplex unit instal...

  • Page 125

    Operation • 124 3. On the layout tab, under pages per sheet , select booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Click ok , then click print ..

  • Page 126

    Operation • 125 printing booklets using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 3. On the setup tab, under finishing mode , select booklet in the dr...

  • Page 127

    Operation • 126 printing watermarks: pcl driver only 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the preferences button. 3. On the job options tab, click watermark . 4. Select a name from the...

  • Page 128: Note

    Operation • 127 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select first page only . 6. Click ok twice. 7. Click print . Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edit button. • enter the text for the watermark and select the f...

  • Page 129: Collating

    Operation • 128 collating collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in your application and...

  • Page 130: Proof And Print

    Operation • 129 proof and print proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a document for checking before printing multiple copies of the same document. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 driver on the g...

  • Page 131

    Operation • 130 3. Under job type , select proof and print . A. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok 4. Enter the number of copies and,...

  • Page 132: Note

    Operation • 131 printing copies 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu , then press the select button. 2. Enter your personal id number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name is displayed. 4. Press the select ...

  • Page 133: Secure Printing

    Operation • 132 secure printing (printing confidential documents) secure printing or printing with passwords allows the printing of confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click th...

  • Page 134

    Operation • 133 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 4. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select collate . 5. Click ok , then c...

  • Page 135: Note

    Operation • 134 printing a confidential document from the front panel 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the requ...

  • Page 136: Store to Hard Disk

    Operation • 135 store to hard disk store to hard disk (job spooling) allows print jobs to be prepared and stored on the hard disk for printing on demand. This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print ...

  • Page 137

    Operation • 136 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under j ob name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 4. Select the number of copies and click collate if applicable. 5. Click ok , t...

  • Page 138: Note

    Operation • 137 to print a stored document 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name is displ...

  • Page 139: Printing Overlays

    Operation • 138 printing overlays what are overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (supplied on some models, optional on others), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to the watermark featu...

  • Page 140: Note

    Operation • 139 once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. Creating documents to use as overlays an overlay can be created in any software application that can handle logo...

  • Page 141: Important

    Operation • 140 5. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Don't use n-up, duplex, finisher options, etc. When creating an overlay. These can be added when printing the document that includes the overlay. 6. Click ok to close the printing preferences dialog box. 7. Click print . Instead of sendin...

  • Page 142: Important!

    Operation • 141 the storage device manager software is included with the original software cds that were supplied with your printer. 1. Launch storage device manager and allow the program to discover (locate) the printer. 2. Click project then new project . 3. Select add file to project from the pro...

  • Page 143

    Operation • 142 defining overlays: postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes. 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the overlay tab. 4. Click the overlay button. 5. Click the new button..

  • Page 144: Note

    Operation • 143 6. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay nam e list, and select the pages on which it is to be printed. 7. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down list under form setting , then click add. 8. Click ok . 9. If required, continue to add files to the overlay by repeatin...

  • Page 145

    Operation • 144 select more than one overlay, hold the ctrl key while clicking on each name). 11. Select use overlay from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog box, then click ok . 12. Close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 146

    Operation • 145 defining overlays: pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers and faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the job options tab. 4. Click the overlay... Button. 5. To define an overlay, click the define overlays button..

  • Page 147: Note

    Operation • 146 6. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay name list. 7. Enter the id of the file in id values . Please refer to the instructions for the storage device manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from print on pages or use custom pages to select ...

  • Page 148

    Operation • 147 printing posters: pcl driver only this option allows you to configure and print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces which print enlarged on separate sheets. Then the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the pcl printer ...

  • Page 149

    Operation • 148 4. Click options... And enter the configuration details 5. Click ok twice. 6. Click print ..

  • Page 150: Windows 2000

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 149 windows 2000 printer drivers see your printed software installation guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.Okidata.Com to view and/or download a copy of the software installation guide or for the latest i...

  • Page 151

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 150 enabling installed options in the drivers certain options such as additional memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You onl...

  • Page 152

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 151 for the internal hard disk drive postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. 4. Under installable options , make sure hard disk is set to...

  • Page 153

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 152 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click printer hard disk . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 154

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 153 for additional paper trays postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , click available trays , then select th...

  • Page 155

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 154 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the multi purpose tray). 4. Click ok and close the ...

  • Page 156

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 155 for the duplex unit postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , make sure duplex is set to installed . 4. Cli...

  • Page 157

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 156 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device option tab, click duplex option unit . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 158: Media In The Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 157 changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver the normal default for these items is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size ...

  • Page 159

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 158 3. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select the paper feed in the paper source drop-down list. 4. Click the advanced button. 5. Under paper/output , select the media size in the paper size drop-down list..

  • Page 160

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 159 6. Under document options ® printer features , click media type and select the media from the drop-down list. 7. Click ok twice and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 161: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 160 pcl drivers 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. In the setup tab, under media , select the required paper size in the size drop-down list. 4. Select the required paper feed und...

  • Page 162: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 161 6. Click paper feed options and make any other selections, then click ok . 7. Click ok twice and close the printing preferences dialog box. Network printer status utility • available on tcp/ip network connection only. The network printer status ut...

  • Page 163: Windows 2000

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 162 windows 2000 operation this section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features including: • n-up printing (see page 180) • custom page sizes (see page 182) • selecting print resolution (see page 187) • duplex printing (see page 188) ...

  • Page 164

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 163 factors that affect color printing the pcl and postscript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents. Many applications have t...

  • Page 165: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 164 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 fluorescent lighting. Printer driver col...

  • Page 166

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 165 how your software application displays color some graphics applications such as coreldraw ® or adobe ® photoshop ® may display color differently from "office" applications such as microsoft ® word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more in...

  • Page 167: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 166 choosing a color matching method there is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and it's printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following guidelines ...

  • Page 168

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 167 rgb or cmyk if you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as adobe photoshop, you may be able to use soft-proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the icc-profiles provided by oki (see “windows icm co...

  • Page 169

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 168 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 172), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 174) with the saturation option..

  • Page 170: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 169 color matching: pcl driver color matching options the color matching options in the pcl driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor. To manually set the color matching options in the pcl driver: 1. Click start ® setting...

  • Page 171

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 170 a. Click manual color under color mode , then click natural under color setting . 4. Select the method you wish to use: monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. Monitor (6500k) vivid optimi...

  • Page 172: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 171 without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. 5. Set any other required parameters using the on-line help for guidance. 6. When you are done, click ok and close the printing preferences dialog box. The print color swa...

  • Page 173

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 172 color matching: postscript driver color matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the postscript driver: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers ...

  • Page 174

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 173 select the type to be used from the drop-down list under color setting : • monitor (6500k) auto optimized for printing general documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. • monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when usin...

  • Page 175

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 174 • srgb optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. B. Color control = postscript color ma...

  • Page 176

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 175 – perceptual best choice for printing photographs. Compresses the source gamut into the printer's gamut whilst maintaining the overall appearance of an image. This may change the overall appearance of an image as all the colors are shifted together. – saturation bes...

  • Page 177: Postscript Driver Only

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 176 oki “using icc profiles” feature: postscript driver only • affects rgb data only. This provides a method of matching rgb colors similar to windows icm matching. The main advantage it has over windows icm color matching is that it provides a method of printing using ...

  • Page 178

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 177 to set up icc profiles: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the color tab. 4. Under color mode , select using icc profile in the color control method drop-down list..

  • Page 179

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 178 5. Click the new button. A. Select the input profile and output profile in the drop-down lists under select icc profile . B. Select the desired rendering intent and type in a name for the profile, then click ok . The new name will appear in the setting name drop-dow...

  • Page 180: Windows Icm Color Matching

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 179 windows icm color matching • icm is the color management system built into windows. • affects rgb data only. • can be associated with either the pcl or ps driver windows icm uses icc profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles describe the colors that your...

  • Page 181: (N-Up Printing)

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 180 printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) n-up printing using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 ps driver on the general tab, then click the layout tab. 3. ...

  • Page 182

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 181 n-up printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the setup tab. 3. Under finishing mode , select the required number of pages p...

  • Page 183: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 182 printing custom page sizes custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The printer media size for the multi purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use (range 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] wide x 5 to 1...

  • Page 184: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 183 3. Under tray selection , select multi-purpose tray in the paper source drop-down list. 4. Click the advanced button. Under paper/output , select postscript custom page size in the paper size drop-down list. Note • long edge first = media feeds in long edge first • ...

  • Page 185

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 184 5. Enter the width and height for the custom paper and select the paper feed direction , then click ok . 6. Click ok . 7. Click print ..

  • Page 186: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 185 printing custom pages using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the setup tab. 1. Under media , select user defined in the size drop-d...

  • Page 187: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 186 2. Select the unit, then enter the width and length measurements and click ok . 3. Check that user defined now appears in the size box on the setup tab. 4. Click ok . 5. Click print . Note to save the setting for future use: • click paper feed options , then click c...

  • Page 188: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 187 changing the resolution for a print job 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 driver on the general tab. 1. Click the job options tab. 2. Select the required printing resolution und...

  • Page 189: Duplex Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 188 duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) • standard paper sizes only. • paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. Us bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • paper must be loaded print side up. • only tray 1, optional trays 2 and 3, and the high capacity feeder trays can be us...

  • Page 190

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 189 3. Under print on both sides(duplex) tab, select flip on long edge or flip on short edge . 4. Click print ..

  • Page 191

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 190 duplex printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the setup tab. 3. Under 2-sided printing , select long edge or short edge . ...

  • Page 192: Printing Booklets

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 191 printing booklets printing booklets using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the layout tab. Notes • you must have the duplex ...

  • Page 193

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 192 3. Under pages per sheet , select booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Under print on both sides(duplex) , select flip on short edge . 5. Click print ..

  • Page 194

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 193 printing booklets using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 ps driver on the general tab, then click the setup tab. 3. Under finishing mode , select booklet in the drop-down li...

  • Page 195

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 194 printing watermarks: pcl driver only 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the oki c9x00 pcl driver on the general tab, then click the job options tab. 3. Click the watermark button. 4. Select a name from th...

  • Page 196: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 195 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select first page only . 6. Click ok . 7. Click print . Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edit button. • enter the text for the watermark and...

  • Page 197: Collating

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 196 collating collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in yo...

  • Page 198: Proof And Print

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 197 proof and print proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a document for checking before printing multiple copies of the same document. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x...

  • Page 199

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 198 3. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select collate . A. Under job type , select proof and print . B. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . C. Type in a four digit per...

  • Page 200: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 199 printing copies 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu , then press the select button. 2. Enter your personal id number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name is displayed. 4....

  • Page 201: Secure Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 200 secure printing (printing confidential documents) secure printing or printing with passwords allows the printing of confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print di...

  • Page 202

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 201 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name , and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 4. Enter the number of copies and, if required, check the collate...

  • Page 203: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 202 printing a confidential document from the front panel 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until al...

  • Page 204: Store to Hard Disk

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 203 store to hard disk store to hard disk (job spooling) allows print jobs to be prepared and stored on the hard disk for printing on demand. This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print ...

  • Page 205

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 204 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under j ob name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 4. Click print . The document will be stored on the hard disk...

  • Page 206: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 205 to print the stored document 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the requir...

  • Page 207: Printing Overlays

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 206 printing overlays what are overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (supplied on some models, optional on others), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to t...

  • Page 208: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 207 once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. Creating documents to use as overlays an overlay can be created in any software application th...

  • Page 209: Important

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 208 5. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Don't use n-up, duplex, finisher options, etc. When creating an overlay. These can be added when printing the document that includes the overlay. 6. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 7. Click print . Instead o...

  • Page 210: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 209 the storage device manager software is included with the original software cds that were supplied with your printer. 1. Launch storage device manager and allow the program to discover (locate) the printer. 2. Click project then new project . 3. Select add file to pr...

  • Page 211

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 210 defining overlays: postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the overlay tab. 4. Click the overlay button. 5. Click the new button..

  • Page 212: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 211 6. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay nam e box, and select the pages on which it is to be printed. 7. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down list under form setting , then click add. 8. Click ok . 9. If required, continue to add files to the ov...

  • Page 213

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 212 10. Highlight the overlay name(s) under defined overlay and click add to add the overlay(s) to the list under active overlay (to select more than one overlay, hold the ctrl key while clicking on each name). 11. Select use overlay from the drop-down list at the top o...

  • Page 214

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 213 defining overlays: pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click printing preferences . 3. Click the job options tab. 4. Click the overlay... Button. 5. To define an overlay, click the define overlays button..

  • Page 215: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 214 6. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay name box. 7. Enter the id of the file in id values . Please refer to the instructions for the storage device manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from print on pages or use custom...

  • Page 216

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 215 printing posters: pcl driver only this option allows you to configure and print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces which print enlarged on separate sheets. Then the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available wit...

  • Page 217: Windows Me/98/95

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 216 windows me/98/95 printer drivers see your printed software installation guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.Okidata.Com to view and/or download a copy of the software installation guide or for the ...

  • Page 218

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 217 ebabling installed options in the drivers certain options such as additional memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You...

  • Page 219

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 218 5. To specify usable printer memory size, click the memory... Button. The driver automatically adjusts font cache size according to the memory option selected under installed . 6. Click ok twice..

  • Page 220

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 219 for the internal hard disk drive postscript or pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device options tab, check printer hard disk . 4. Click ok . Postscript dr...

  • Page 221

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 220 for additional paper trays postscript or pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device options tab, select the number of trays installed (not including the mul...

  • Page 222

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 221 for the duplex unit postscript or pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device options tab, check duplex option unit . 4. Click ok . Postscript driver pcl ...

  • Page 223: Media In The Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 222 changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver the normal default for these items is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, s...

  • Page 224: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 223 5. Select the required paper feed under source . 6. Select the required paper type under type (postscript) or weight (pcl). 7. Click paper feed options and make any other selections then click ok . 8. Click ok to close the printer dialog box. ...

  • Page 225: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 224 network printer status utility • 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, you will see the following changes to the printe...

  • Page 226: Windows Me/98/95

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 225 windows me/98/95 operation this section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features including: • n-up printing (see page 243) • custom page sizes (see page 245) • selecting print resolution (see page 249) • duplex printing (see page 2...

  • Page 227

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 226 factors that affect color printing the pcl and postscript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents. Many applications have t...

  • Page 228: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 227 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 fluorescent lighting. Printer driver col...

  • Page 229

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 228 how your software application displays color some graphics applications such as coreldraw ® or adobe ® photoshop ® may display color differently from "office" applications such as microsoft ® word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more in...

  • Page 230: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 229 choosing a color matching method there is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and it's printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following guidelines ...

  • Page 231

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 230 rgb or cmyk if you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as adobe photoshop, you may be able to use soft-proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the icc-profiles provided by oki (see “windows icm co...

  • Page 232

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 231 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 236), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 239) with the saturation option..

  • Page 233: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 232 color matching: pcl driver color matching options the color matching options in the pcl driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor. To manually set the color matching options in the pcl driver: 1. Click start ® setting...

  • Page 234

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 233 a. Click manual color under color mode , then click natural under color setting . 4. Select the method you wish to use: monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. Monitor (6500k) vivid optimi...

  • Page 235: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 234 srgb optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. 5. Set any other required parameters usi...

  • Page 236

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 235 color matching: postscript driver color matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Some of the color matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarizes the vari...

  • Page 237

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 236 3. Click the color tab. 4. Select the method to use from the color control drop-down list box under color mode : a. Color control = oki color matching this is oki’s proprietary color matching system, and affects rgb data only..

  • Page 238

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 237 select the type to be used from the drop-down list box under color setting : • monitor (6500k) auto optimized for printing general documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. • monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when ...

  • Page 239

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 238 depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. • srgb optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside...

  • Page 240

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 239 b. Color control = postscript color matching this uses postscript color rendering dictionaries built-in to the printer, and affects both rgb and cmyk data. Select the rendering type from the rendering intent drop-down list box. • rendering intents when a document is...

  • Page 241

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 240 overall appearance of an image as all the colors are shifted together. – saturation best choice for printing bright & saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. M...

  • Page 242: Windows Icm Color Matching

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 241 windows icm color matching • icm is the color management system built into windows. • affects rgb data only. • can be associated with either the pcl or ps driver windows icm uses icc profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles describe the colors that your...

  • Page 243: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 242 oki “using icc profiles” feature • affects rgb data only. This provides a method of matching rgb colors similar to windows icm matching. The main advantage it has over windows icm color matching is that it provides a method of printing using both input and output pr...

  • Page 244: (N-Up Printing)

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 243 printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) n-up printing using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or ...

  • Page 245

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 244 n-up printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the setup tab, under ...

  • Page 246: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 245 printing custom page sizes custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The printer media size for the multi purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use (range 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] wide x 5 to 1...

  • Page 247

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 246 4. Click the custom size button. 5. Type in the name you wish to use for the custom paper size in the paper name box. Enter the width and length for the custom paper and select transverse if you wish to rotate the image by 90 degrees. 6. Click ok . 7. Check that the...

  • Page 248: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 247 printing custom pages using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. Click the setup ...

  • Page 249: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 248 5. Click ok to close the properties dialog box 6. Print the document. Note to save the setting for future use: • click paper feed options , then click custom size . • enter the relevant information in width and height and give your document size a name under name . ...

  • Page 250: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 249 changing the resolution for a print job 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 1. Click the job options t...

  • Page 251: Duplex Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 250 duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) • standard paper sizes only. • paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. Us bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • paper must be loaded print side up. • only tray 1, optional trays 2 and 3, and the high capacity feeder trays can be us...

  • Page 252

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 251 1. On the setup tab, from 2-sided printing select long edge binding or short edge binding . 2. Click ok and print the document. Postscript driver pcl driver.

  • Page 253: Printing Booklets:

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 252 printing booklets: pcl only, windows me only 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). Notes • available...

  • Page 254

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 253 3. On the setup tab, under finishing mode , select booklet in the drop-down box. 4. Click options and set signature , 2pages , right to left and bind margin as required, then click ok . 5. Click ok and print the document..

  • Page 255: Printing Watermarks

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 254 printing watermarks printing watermarks using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivale...

  • Page 256: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 255 4. Select your choices as to how the watermark will print under print watermark . 5. Click ok twice and print the document. Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edit button. • enter the text for the watermark and select th...

  • Page 257

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 256 printing watermarks using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. Click the job opti...

  • Page 258: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 257 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select first page only . 6. Click ok twice and print the document. Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edit button. • enter the text for the wa...

  • Page 259: Collating

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 258 collating collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in yo...

  • Page 260

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 259 font substitution: postscript only 1. Click start ® settings ® printer . 2. Right click the appropriate oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. Click the fonts tab, and select the type of font substitution from th...

  • Page 261: Proof And Print

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 260 proof and print proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a document for checking before printing multiple copies of the same document. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x...

  • Page 262

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 261 3. Click the job options tab, enter the number of copies and, if required, select collate . A. Under job type , select proof and print . B. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . ...

  • Page 263

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 262 c. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 4. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 5. Print the document. The document is stored on the hard disk drive, and one copy is printed for checking. 6. After checking the proof, you...

  • Page 264: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 263 printing copies 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu , then press the select button. 2. Enter your personal id number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name is displayed. 4....

  • Page 265: Secure Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 264 secure printing (printing confidential documents) secure printing or printing with passwords allows the printing of confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print di...

  • Page 266

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 265 3. On the job options tab, enter the number of copies and, if required, check the collate box. A. Under job type select secure print . B. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name , and, if required, select request job name for each print job . 4. Type ...

  • Page 267: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 266 printing a confidential document from the front panel 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until al...

  • Page 268: Store to Hard Disk

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 267 store to hard disk store to hard disk (job spooling) allows print jobs to be temporarily stored on the hard disk before printing. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate oki c9x00 driver, then ...

  • Page 269

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 268 4. On the job options tab. A. Under job type select store to hdd , enter the number of required copies and, if required, check the collate box. B. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under j ob name setting and, if required, select request job name for each prin...

  • Page 270: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 269 printing copies 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name i...

  • Page 271: Printing Overlays

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 270 printing overlays what are overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (supplied on some models, optional on others), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to t...

  • Page 272: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 271 once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. Creating documents to use as overlays an overlay can be created in any software application th...

  • Page 273: Important

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 272 5. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Don't use n-up, duplex, finisher options, etc. When creating an overlay. These can be added when printing the document that includes the overlay. 6. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 7. Click print . Instead o...

  • Page 274: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 273 the storage device manager software is included with the original software cds that were supplied with your printer. 1. Launch storage device manager and allow the program to discover (locate) the printer. 2. Click project then new project . 3. Select add file to pr...

  • Page 275

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 274 defining overlays: postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the job options tab, then click the overlay button.. 4. Click the new button..

  • Page 276: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 275 5. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay nam e box, and select the pages on which it is to be printed. 6. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down box under form setting , then click add. . 7. Click ok . 8. If required, continue to add files to the o...

  • Page 277

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 276 select more than one overlay, hold the ctrl key while clicking on each name).. 10. Select use overlay from the drop-down list, then click ok . 11. Click ok to close the properties dialog box...

  • Page 278

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 277 defining overlays: pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the job options tab, then click the overlay... Button. 4. To define an overlay, click the define overlays button..

  • Page 279: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 278 5. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay name box. 6. Enter the id of the file in id values . Please refer to the instructions for the storage device manager utility. 7. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from print on pages or use custom...

  • Page 280

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 279 printing posters: pcl only this option allows you to configure and print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces which print enlarged on separate sheets. Then the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the p...

  • Page 281

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 280 4. Click options... And enter the configuration details 5. Click ok twice. 6. Click ok and print the document..

  • Page 282: Windows Nt 4.0

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 281 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers see your printed software installation guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.Okidata.Com to view and/or download a copy of the software installation guide or for the late...

  • Page 283

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 282 enabling installed options in the drivers certain options such as additional memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You o...

  • Page 284

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 283 for the internal hard disk drive postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. 4. Under installable options , make sure hard disk is set ...

  • Page 285

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 284 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click printer hard disk . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 286

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 285 for additional paper trays postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , click available trays , then select ...

  • Page 287

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 286 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the multi-purpose tray). 4. Click ok and close th...

  • Page 288

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 287 for the duplex unit postscript driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. Click the device settings tab. Under installable options , make sure that duplex is set to installed ....

  • Page 289

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 288 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click duplex option unit . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 290: Media In The Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 289 changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver the normal default for these items is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, siz...

  • Page 291

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 290 3. On the advanced tab, under document options ® paper/ output : a. Click paper source and select the paper feed in the change ‘paper source’ setting list. B. Click paper size and select the size in the change ‘paper size’ setting list..

  • Page 292

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 291 c. Click media type and select the media from the change ‘media type’ setting list. 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 293

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 292 pcl drivers 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click document defaults . 3. On the setup tab, under media , select the required paper size in the size drop-down list..

  • Page 294: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 293 4. Select the required paper feed under source . Note if a paper tray is selected the weight field becomes visible..

  • Page 295: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 294 5. Select the required paper type under weight . Note • if printer setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. • if a warning dialog box appears indicating a setting conflict, click ok and the driver will a...

  • Page 296

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 295 6. Click the paper feed options button and make any other selections then click ok . 7. Click ok twice and close the default dialog box..

  • Page 297: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 296 network printer status utility • 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, you will see the following changes to the printer ...

  • Page 298: Windows Nt 4.0

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 297 windows nt 4.0 operation this section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features including: • n-up printing (see page 310) • custom page sizes (see page 312) • selecting print resolution (see page 318) • duplex printing—printing on b...

  • Page 299

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 298 factors that affect color printing the pcl and postscript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents. Many applications have t...

  • Page 300: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 299 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 fluorescent lighting. Printer driver col...

  • Page 301

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 300 how your software application displays color some graphics applications such as coreldraw ® or adobe ® photoshop ® may display color differently from "office" applications such as microsoft ® word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more in...

  • Page 302: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 301 choosing a color matching method 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 following guidelines m...

  • Page 303

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 302 matching specific colors (e.G., a company logo) rgb only • oki color matching (see page 306), and the srgb setting: pcl or ps driver. • postscript color matching using the absolute colorimetric option (see page 308). • use the color swatch utility to print out a cha...

  • Page 304: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 303 color matching: pcl driver color matching options the color matching options in the pcl driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor. To manually set the color matching options in the pcl driver: 1. Click start ® setting...

  • Page 305

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 304 a. Click manual color under color mode , then click natural under color setting . 4. Select the method you wish to use: monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. Monitor (6500k) vivid optimi...

  • Page 306: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 305 without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. 5. Set any other required parameters using the on-line help for guidance. 6. When you are done, click ok and close the default dialog box. The print color swatch utility f...

  • Page 307

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 306 color matching: postscript driver color matching options the postscript driver offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the postscript driver: 1. Click start ® settings ® printers ...

  • Page 308

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 307 select the type to be used from the drop-down list under color setting : • monitor (6500k) perceptual optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500k. • monitor (6500k) vivid optimized for printing bright colors when using a...

  • Page 309

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 308 • srgb optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. B. Color control = postscript color ma...

  • Page 310

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 309 – auto best choice for printing general documents. – perceptual best choice for printing photographs. Compresses the source gamut into the printer's gamut while maintaining the overall appearance of an image. – saturation best choice for printing bright and saturate...

  • Page 311: (N-Up Printing)

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 310 printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) n-up printing using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or your applic...

  • Page 312

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 311 n-up printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the setup tab, under finishing m...

  • Page 313: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 312 printing custom page sizes custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi-purpose tray. The printer media size for the multi-purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use (range 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] wide x 5 to 1...

  • Page 314

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 313 4. On the advanced tab, under document options ® paper/ output : a. Click paper source and select multi-purpose tray in the change ‘paper source’ setting list. B. Click paper size and select postscript custom page size in the change ‘paper size’ setting list..

  • Page 315: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 314 5. Click the edit of custom paper button. 6. Enter the width and height for the custom paper and select the paper feed direction . 7. Click ok twice, then print the document. Note • long edge first = media feeds in long edge first • short edge first = media feeds in...

  • Page 316: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 315 printing custom pages using the pcl driver 1. Make sure the rear exit is open. 2. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 3. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equival...

  • Page 317: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 316 4. On the setup tab, under media , select user defined size in the size list. The set free size dialog box appears. 5. Select the unit , then enter the width and length measurements to use, then click ok . Note you may see a warning dialog box indicating a conflict....

  • Page 318: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 317 6. User defined size appears in the size list on the setup tab. 7. Click ok and print the document. Note to save the setting for future use: • click paper feed options , then click custom size . • select the unit, then enter the relevant information for width and he...

  • Page 319: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 318 changing the resolution for a print job 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the appropriate oki c9x00 driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 1. Click the job options ...

  • Page 320: Duplex Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 319 duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) • standard paper sizes only. • paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. Us bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • paper must be loaded print side up. • only tray 1, optional trays 2 and 3, and the high capacity feeder trays can be us...

  • Page 321

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 320 duplex printing using the postscript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the advanced tab, under ...

  • Page 322

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 321 duplex printing using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the setup tab, under 2-sided p...

  • Page 323: Notes

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 322 printing booklets: pcl driver only printing booklets using the pcl driver 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 ps driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). ...

  • Page 324

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 323 4. Click the options button and set signature , 2pages , right to left and bind margin as required, then click ok . 5. Click ok and print the document..

  • Page 325

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 324 printing watermarks: pcl driver only 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the oki c9x00 pcl driver, then click properties (or setup , or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the job options tab, click the...

  • Page 326: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 325 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select first page only . 6. Click ok twice and print the document. Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edit button. • enter the text for the wa...

  • Page 327: Collating

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 326 collating collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the appro...

  • Page 328: Proof And Print

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 327 proof and print proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a document for checking before printing multiple copies of the same document. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print dialog box, select the appropriate oki c9...

  • Page 329

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 328 5. On the job options tab, under job type , select proof and print . A. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then c...

  • Page 330: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 329 printing copies 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu , then press the select button. 2. Enter your personal id number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the required job name is displayed. 4....

  • Page 331: Secure Printing

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 330 secure printing (printing confidential documents) secure printing or printing with passwords allows the printing of confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print . 2. In the print di...

  • Page 332

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 331 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under job name , and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type in a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 6. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select collate . ...

  • Page 333: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 332 printing a confidential document from the front panel 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until al...

  • Page 334: Store to Hard Disk

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 333 store to hard disk store to hard disk (job spooling) allows print jobs to be prepared and stored on the hard disk for printing on demand. This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in your application and select file ® print ...

  • Page 335

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 334 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under j ob name setting and, if required, select request job name for each print job . B. Type a four digit personal id number from 0000 to 7777, then click ok . 6. Click ok and print the document. A print file of the docum...

  • Page 336: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 335 to print the stored document 1. Press the menu button to access the print jobs menu and press the select button. 2. Enter the personal id number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the value button until all jobs or the requir...

  • Page 337: Printing Overlays

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 336 printing overlays what are overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (supplied on some models, optional on others), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to t...

  • Page 338: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 337 once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. Creating documents to use as overlays an overlay can be created in any software application th...

  • Page 339: Important

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 338 5. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Don't use n-up, duplex, finisher options, etc. When creating an overlay. These can be added when printing the document that includes the overlay. 6. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 7. Print the document. Ins...

  • Page 340: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 339 the storage device manager software is included with the original software cds that were supplied with your printer. 1. Launch storage device manager and allow the program to discover (locate) the printer. 2. Click project then new project . 3. Select add file to pr...

  • Page 341

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 340 defining overlays: postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click document defaults . 3. On the job options tab, click the overlay button. 4. Click the new button..

  • Page 342: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 341 5. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay nam e list, and select the pages on which it is to be printed. 6. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down list under form setting , then click add. 7. Click ok . 8. If required, continue to add files to the o...

  • Page 343

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 342 select more than one overlay, hold the ctrl key while clicking on each name). 10. Select use overlay from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog box, then click ok . 11. Click ok to close the default dialog box..

  • Page 344

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 343 defining overlays: pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click document defaults . 3. Click the job options tab. 4. Click the overlay... Button. 5. To define an overlay, click the define overlays button..

  • Page 345: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 344 6. Enter the file name of the overlay in the overlay name box. 7. Enter the id of the file in id values . Please refer to the instructions for the storage device manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from print on pages or use custom...

  • Page 346

    C7100/c7300/c7500 operation • 345 printing posters: pcl driver only this option allows you to configure and print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces which print enlarged on separate sheets. Then the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available wit...

  • Page 347: Maintenance

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 346 maintenance adding paper the display indicates when the number of sheets of paper in any paper tray falls below 30. 1. Remove the paper tray. 2. Remove the remaining sheets of paper. 3. Refill the tray with up to a ream (500 sheets) of paper, then replace the shee...

  • Page 348: Important!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 347 4. Check that the paper guides and rear stopper are correct for the size of paper being used. 5. Close the paper tray gently. Important! To prevent jams: • make sure there is no space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper. • don’t overfill the pa...

  • Page 349

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 348 6. If installed, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tray inserted above it. (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 8.

  • Page 350: Warning!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 349 changing the toner cartridge when the toner is running low, *** toner low is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color name). If printing continues without replacing the toner cartridge, change *** toner is displayed and printing is cancelled. Depending on ...

  • Page 351: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 350 2. Check the color label of the toner cartridge to be changed. 3. Move the colored lever (1) on the right of the toner cartridge in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go then remove the toner cartridge (2), lifting the lever end of the cartridge first to...

  • Page 352

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 351 5. Shake the new toner cartridge back and forth several times. Then holding the toner cartridge horizontally, remove the tape. 6. Insert the new toner cartridge into the image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge...

  • Page 353

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 352 7. Gently push the toner cartridge down, engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. 8. Gently push the colored lever forward until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum..

  • Page 354: Caution

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 353 9. Gently wipe the led head surface with led lens cleaner or a soft tissue. 10.Close the top cover. Caution do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the led head otherwise damage to the lens surface will occur..

  • Page 355: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 354 note after installing the new toner cartridge, the message on the display toner low or change toner should disappear. However, this sometimes does not disappear until printing has been carried out. If it still does not disappear, reinstall the toner cartridge..

  • Page 356: Changing The Image Drum

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 355 changing the image drum when the image drum reaches the end of its product life, *** change drum is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color name). If printing continues without replacing the image drum, change *** image drum is displayed and printing is c...

  • Page 357

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 356 2. Remove the appropriate image drum/toner cartridge from the printer. 3. Make sure the replacement image drum is the correct color and remove it from the packaging. 4. Remove the protective sheet from the new image drum..

  • Page 358

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 357 5. Install the new image drum in the printer. 6. Push the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate from the image drum. 7. Install a new toner cartridge: see “changing the toner cartridge” on page 349. 8. Close the top cover..

  • Page 359: Changing The Transfer Belt

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 358 changing the transfer belt when the transfer belt reaches the end of its product life, change belt unit is displayed in the control panel. Transfer belt life depends on the number of sheets per print job. When single sheets are printed, transfer belt life is reduc...

  • Page 360

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 359 3. Press back the lock lever (1) and, using the handles (2 and 3), remove the old transfer belt from the printer. 4. Remove the new transfer belt unit from its packaging..

  • Page 361

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 360 5. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert the new transfer belt into the printer. 6. Move the lock lever (1) toward the front of the printer and ensure it locks the transfer belt into place..

  • Page 362

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 361 7. Reinstall the cradle complete with the four image drums and toner cartridges in the printer. 8. Close the top cover..

  • Page 363: Changing The Fuser Unit

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 362 changing the fuser unit when the fuser unit reaches the end of its product life, change fuser unit is displayed in the control panel. Fuser unit life is approximately 60 000 a4 sheets. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Warning! The fuser unit is ve...

  • Page 364

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 363 2. Move the two locking levers (1) to the rear of the machine to release the fuser unit, then use the handle to remove the fuser from the printer. 3. Using the handle (2), remove the fuser unit from the printer. 4. Remove the new fuser unit from its packaging and ...

  • Page 365

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 364 5. Using the handle (2), install the new fuser unit into the printer. Make sure the two spring loaded locking levers (1) lock the fuser unit into place. 6. Close the top cover.S.

  • Page 366: Cleaning The Led Heads

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 365 cleaning the led heads clean the led heads when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Caution! Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the led head otherwise damage to ...

  • Page 367

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 366 2. Gently wipe the led head surface with led lens cleaner or soft tissue. 3. Close the top cover..

  • Page 368: Transporting The Printer

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 367 transporting the printer this printer is a precision machine. If it is transported without its protective packaging it may be prone to mechanical damage. To prepare the printer for transportation: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Disconnect the power cable and printer ...

  • Page 369

    C7100/c7300/c7500 maintenance • 368 4. Seal the aperture on each image drum and its toner cartridge with plastic adhesive tape (1) to prevent any toner spillage during transportation. 5. Place the four image drums complete with their toner cartridges back into the printer. 6. Using the original pack...

  • Page 370: Troubleshooting

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 369 troubleshooting lcd messages the liquid crystal display (lcd) on the control panel indicates the printer status and if there is a problem with the printer. Status and error messages are listed below together with an explanation of what each message means: lcd ...

  • Page 371

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 370 check fuser unit check the fuser unit for paper jam, correct installation, etc. Check image drum check the image drum for correct installation, etc. Color will be indicated. Collate fail collating of multiple copies has failed. Color adjusting adjusting head s...

  • Page 372

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 371 invalid data data is incorrect. Load load correct paper size/type. Size/type will be indicated. Media mismatch paper type set via menu does not match that sent via driver. Network error network error. Offline shows off line status. Online shows on line status....

  • Page 373

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 372 shutdown starts the shutdown procedure to protect the file system on hard disk. Size mismatch change paper to correct size/type. Press on- line to continue. Stacker full stacker is full. Remove the paper. Unsuitable size indicates wrong paper size. Usb i/f err...

  • Page 374: Paper Jams

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 373 paper jams paper jams are indicated by an error message on the display. Paper jams are cleared as follows: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. Note do not close the top cover completely (until it latches) during this process. If the top cover is closed too s...

  • Page 375

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 374 2. Check the paper tray: pull out the paper tray and remove any jammed paper from the printer, then gently push the paper tray back in. 3. Check behind the front cover. Open the front cover and remove any jammed paper, then close the front cover..

  • Page 376: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 375 4. Check the transfer belt. A. Remove all four image drums as one unit in their cradle. And place the cradle on a flat surface to prevent damage to the shiny green surface on the bottom of the drums. B. Carefully remove any jammed paper from the transfer belt ...

  • Page 377: Warning!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 376 5. Check behind the rear cover: open the rear cover and remove any jammed paper, then close the rear cover. 6. Check the fuser unit: warning! The fuser unit is very hot after printing. Always use the handle when lifting it..

  • Page 378

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 377 a. If necessary, lift out the toner/drum cradle to access the jammed page. A. Release the fuser roller lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. B. Re-lock the levers at either end of the fuser..

  • Page 379

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 378 7. Check the duplex unit. A. Open the front cover, then slide out the duplex unit. B. Open the duplex top cover and remove any jammed paper..

  • Page 380

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 379 c. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex unit back into the printer. D. Close the front cover. 8. Check any additional paper trays: if any optional paper tray(s) are installed, pull them out and check that no paper is jammed along the various parts o...

  • Page 381: Parallel Transmission Mode

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 380 parallel transmission mode the parallel port supports ieee-1284 and ecp mode. If your computer's parallel port is not compatible with one of these modes, the printer may not print at all or it may print corrupted data. To correct for this, enter the printer's ...

  • Page 382: Problem Solving

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 381 problem solving paper feed problems. If paper jams are frequent: • more than one sheet feeds at a time. • paper curls. • paper feeds at an angle. Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does not print. Possible cause remedy the printer is not horizontal. Place...

  • Page 383

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 382 problems printing from windows cannot configure for parallel connection. Possible cause remedy the computer does not support bi-directional parallel interface. There is no fix for this problem. You should only use a computer that does support a bi-directional ...

  • Page 384: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 383 cannot configure for usb connection. Note • windows 95 does not support usb. • windows 98 upgraded from windows 95 may not support usb. • windows 98 original installation and windows me, 2000, nt and xp all support usb. Possible cause remedy computer does not ...

  • Page 385

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 384 printout is garbled or incorrect with parallel connection. Cannot print. • lpt write error is displayed. • prnusbx write error is displayed. Possible cause remedy possible mismatch on parallel connection between computer and printer. Change parallel transmissi...

  • Page 386

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 385 application error or general protection fault is displayed. Printing is slow. Possible cause remedy application is not suitable for windows version. Upgrade the application. Memory is insufficient for number of applications running. Close all other application...

  • Page 387

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 386 printer requests paper size change to continue printing. Problems with poor quality printing longitudinal white stripes longitudinal fading possible cause remedy paper loaded in tray is different size from that formatted in software application. Either change ...

  • Page 388

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 387 faint printing fading in patches longitudinal black stripes possible cause remedy the toner cartridge is incorrectly installed. Reinstall the toner cartridge. Toner is low. Change toner cartridge. The paper is moist. Store paper within specified temperature an...

  • Page 389

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 388 faint shading on unprinted sections blurred letter edges possible cause remedy paper has been affected by static electricity. Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels. Paper is too thick. Use recommended paper. Toner is low. Change toner ca...

  • Page 390: Miscellaneous Problems

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 389 miscellaneous problems the power is on, but the printer does not go online. Print processing does not start. Print processing cancels. Printer makes a strange noise. Possible cause remedy bad connection switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable. Re...

  • Page 391

    C7100/c7300/c7500 troubleshooting • 390 an asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving across the first line then the second. Printer takes a long time to start printing. Toner rubs off when you rub the printed surface. Possible cause remedy the main board is not properly seated in...

  • Page 392: Accessories

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 391 accessories depending on the configuration of your printer, you may wish to add one or more of the following options as your needs evolve: • okilan 6200e plus network print server: see below • additional memory: see page 392 • hard disk drive: see page 396 • duple...

  • Page 393: Additional Memory

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 392 4. Connect the power cable and switch on the printer. 5. Print a menumap as follows to confirm the network interface card is correctly installed. A. Press the menu button twice to access the information menu . B. Press the select button and confirm that print menu...

  • Page 394: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 393 installing additional memory 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 2. Loosen the two screws (1) and remove the main board. Note if the maximum amount of memory is being installed in the printer (three 256 mb modules)...

  • Page 395: Caution!

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 394 3. Insert the memory modules the slots as follows: a. Push out the white tabs at either end of the socket. B. Align the module with the narrow strip (1) on its metallic contact edge to the right (toward the slot identifier numbers ) of the control board. C. Carefu...

  • Page 396: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 395 board engage the connector, then make sure the white tabs come up to lock the module in place. 4. Replace the main board and secure it with the two screws. 5. Reconnect the printer interface cable and power cable, then switch on the printer. 6. Print a menumap (se...

  • Page 397: Internal Hard Disk

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 396 internal hard disk the optional internal hard disk is used for proof and print, password or secure printing. Installing the hard disk drive 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 2. Loosen the two screws (1) and remov...

  • Page 398

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 397 3. Hold the hard disk drive by the locking handle (1). 4. Insert the handle locating lugs (2) and four locating feet (3) into the holes in the main board making sure the hard disk connector (4) starts to engage with the socket on the control board. 5. Gently push ...

  • Page 399: Note

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 398 reseat the hard disk drive. Turn the printer on again and reprint the menumap. 9. In the printer driver(s), change the installed memory to match the new value: – for windows xp: see page 79 – for windows 2000: see page 151 – for windows me/98/95 (postscript driver...

  • Page 400: Duplex Unit

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 399 duplex unit installation 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Open the front cover (1). 3. Insert the duplex unit (2) into the printer engaging the sides of the duplex unit in the slots in the printer. 4. Gently slide the duplex unit (2) fu...

  • Page 401: Additional Paper Trays

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 400 additional paper trays two additional paper trays can be installed and, when combined with the standard paper tray, paper capacity increases to approximately 1590 sheets. Installation 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface c...

  • Page 402

    C7100/c7300/c7500 accessories • 401 2. Lower the printer gently on to the additional paper tray aligning the holes and connection socket on the base of the printer with the locating pegs and connector on the additional paper tray unit. 3. Connect the printer interface cable and power cable, then swi...

  • Page 403: Specifications

    C7100/c7300/c7500 specifications • 402 specifications print method. Led exposed light source electronic photographic memory resolution c7100 - 600 x 1200dpi c7300 - 600 x 1200 dpi c7500 - 1200 x 1200dpi .Colors cyan, magenta, yellow, black (cmyk) cpu power pc 750 processor, 32 bit risc cpu, 450 mhz,...

  • Page 404

    C7100/c7300/c7500 specifications • 403 interface level low+0.0 – 0.8v high+2.4 – 5.0v universal serial bus (usb) interface usb specification version 1.1 connections usb type b cable usb specification version 1.1 cable (shielded) transmission mode: full speed (12 mbps + 0.25% maximum) power control s...

  • Page 405

    C7100/c7300/c7500 specifications • 404 paper capacity (depending on paper weight) paper tray: 530 sheets approx. Manual feed: 100 sheets approx. Exit capacity (depending on paper weight) face up: 100 sheets approx. Face down: 500 sheets approx. Print margin ¼-inch (6.4 mm) minimum print accuracy sta...

  • Page 406

    C7100/c7300/c7500 specifications • 405 dimensions width: 16.9 inches (430 mm) depth: 24.4 inches (620 mm) height: 16.9 inches (430 mm) weight 106 lbs. (48 kg) not including optional accessories and paper.

  • Page 407: Consumables

    C7100/c7300/c7500 consumables • 406 consumables toner description ................................... Order no. Black toner ..................................... 41963004 cyan toner ..................................... 41963003 magenta toner................................ 41963002 yellow toner ......

  • Page 408: Fuser Units

    C7100/c7300/c7500 consumables • 407 fuser units description ................................... Order no. Fuser unit, 120v ............................. 41945601 fuser unit, 230v ............................. 41945607 transfer belt description ................................... Order no. Transfer b...

  • Page 409: Oki Print Media

    C7100/c7300/c7500 consumables • 408 oki print media oki ® synflex™: waterproof and tear proof order no. White, 8½ x 11''. 100 sheets ............................................52205901 oki bright white proofing paper order no. 32-lb. Us bond, 8½ x 11''. 500 sheets .............................52206...

  • Page 410: Oki Print Media (Continued)

    C7100/c7300/c7500 consumables • 409 oki print media (continued) oki premium envelopes: security tint, redi-strip seal order no. White, com-10. Box 100 .................................................52206301 white, com-10. Box 500 .................................................52206302.

  • Page 411: Factory Default Settings

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 410 factory default settings print menu media menu item factory default setting copies 1 duplex off binding long edge paper feed tray1 auto tray switch on tray sequence down mp tray usage feed when mismatching media check enable transparency detect auto r...

  • Page 412

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 411 mp tray media plain mp tray mediaweight auto unit of measure inch x dimension 8.5 inch y dimension 11 inch item factory default setting.

  • Page 413: Color Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 412 color menu item factory default setting auto density mode auto adjust density [execute] color tuning [print pattern] cyan high-light 0 cyan mid-tone 0 can dark 0 magenta high-light 0 magenta mid-tone 0 magenta dark 0 yellow high-light 0 yellow mid-ton...

  • Page 414: System Config Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 413 system config menu pcl emulation menu item factory default setting power save delay time 60 mins. Usb ps-protocol raw network ps-protocol raw personality auto emulation clearable warning on auto continue off manual timeout 60 sec. Wait timeout 40 sec....

  • Page 415: Ppr Emulation Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 414 ppr emulation menu fx emulation menu item factory default setting character pitch 10 cpi font condense 10 cpi to 12 cpi character set set - 2 symbol set ibm-437 letter 0 style disable zero character normal line pitch 6 lpi white page skip off cr funct...

  • Page 416: Parallel Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 415 parallel menu usb menu network menu fit to letter enable item factory default setting parallel enable bi-direction enable ecp enable ack width narrow ack/busy timing ack-in-busy i-prime disable offline receive disable item factory default setting usb ...

  • Page 417

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 416 initialize off item factory default setting.

  • Page 418: Memory Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 417 memory menu disk maintenance menu system adjust menu item factory default setting receive buff size auto resource save off flash initialize execute ps flash resize 0.5mb item factory default setting partition #1 pcl partition #2 common partition #3 ps...

  • Page 419: Maintenance Menu

    C7100/c7300/c7500 factory default settings • 418 maintenance menu item factory default setting eeprom reset execute power save enable paper black setting 0 paper color setting 0 transpr black setting 0 transpr color setting 0

  • Page 420: Software Utilities

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 419 software utilities overview included with your printer is a selection of software utility programs designed to help you get the most out of your printer. Load these programs from the menu installer located on cd1. Utilities included: • color utility – color swatc...

  • Page 421: Color Swatch Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 420 color swatch utility color swatch samples the color swatch utility allows you to print color samples or swatches on your oki color printer. The swatches are used with your software program to select and reproduce color accurately. The swatches represent selected ...

  • Page 422

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 421 selecting colors when you load the utility, a swatch page displays commonly used colors. Select print to print sample pages. Color samples use the color blocks to pick the specific colors that you want to appear in your printed document. Color values each color b...

  • Page 423: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 422 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 ...

  • Page 424: Pdf Direct Print Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 423 pdf direct print utility pdf direct print allows you to send a selected pdf file directly to the printer, a faster and easier process than using adobe acrobat separately before printing. Pdf direct print also lets you set paper source, copies, 2-sided printing, p...

  • Page 425

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 424 2. Click pdf direct print , then click print . The start screen provides the following features: • select print • paper source • copies • 2-sided printing • binding • collate • fit to page • print page range • restore default • save settings • print • cancel • he...

  • Page 426: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 425 pdf version check the version level of pdf files supported is version 1.3 or below. A “warning” dialog displays for any pdf file whose version is not supported. For additional information, see the pdf print direct help file in the pdf direct print utility. Note i...

  • Page 427: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 426 storage device manager for windows this utility lets you manage the printer’s hard disk and flash memory, and download fonts, macros and firmware. Install the utility from cd1 using the oki menu installer. Getting help the oki storage device manager software cont...

  • Page 428: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 427 summary of storage device manager functions • create or modify a project. • download files to a printer. • add or remove printers being administered. • reboot the printer. • manage the proof & print and secure print spooler queues on the internal hard drive. • de...

  • Page 429: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 428 • establish 4-digit pin numbers for each client, using any four numbers from 0 through 7 (8 and 9 cannot be used). • reboot the printer. • delete files (show resources is preferable). • format the internal hard drive. Note if preferred, clients can choose their o...

  • Page 430

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 429 using storage device manager opening the program 1. Click start ® programs ® oki ® oki storage device manager ® oki storage device manager . The sdm - printer discovery dialog box opens. 2. Select the appropriate computer connection(s), then click start . The pri...

  • Page 431: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 430 setting up an administrative password 1. With the storage device manager program open, click administrator functions in the printers menu. 2. Type in the default password (p1xs7d0m) under enter password , then click change password . 3. Type the 8-digit, alpha-nu...

  • Page 432: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 431 creating postscript forms creating & downloading a postscript project step 1: create the forms in your software application 1. Create the document in your software application. 2. Click file ® print and make sure the oki postscript driver is selected. 3. Select p...

  • Page 433: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 432 step 2:create a new project 1. Open storage device manager. 2. Click projects ® new project . The project dialog box opens. 3. Click projects ® save project , enter the path/name for storing the project on your hard drive or your network, then click save . Step 3...

  • Page 434: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 433 1. Double-click the file name in the project window. The edit component name and id dialog box appears. 2. Under volume , type in%flash0%, then click ok . Step 5: save the project and download it to the printer 1. Click projects ® save project . 2. Click projects...

  • Page 435: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 434 a: creating and downloading a pcl project step 1: create the forms in your software application 1. Create the document in your software application. 2. Click file ® print and make sure the oki pcl driver is selected. 3. Print the document to a file using the exte...

  • Page 436: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 435 3. Click ok . The open dialog box appears. 4. Make sure print spool files (*.Prn) is selected in the file of type drop-down list. 5. Under look in , go to the folder where the files are saved and double-click the file name. The file is saved as a bin file. Filter...

  • Page 437

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 436 step 5: check.Bin file settings and save the project 1. To check the settings for the bin files, double-click the file name. The edit component name and id dialog box appears. 2. Here you can edit the • file name • id number (the number you need to enter in the p...

  • Page 438: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 437 printing the file list to print out a list of files in the printer’s memory: 1. With storage device manager open, click printers ® print file listing . Command issued appears. 2. Click ok and wait for the file list to print. Note you can also print the file list ...

  • Page 439: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 438 maintaining the internal hard drive and flash memory hdd print jobs the hdd print jobs feature allows you to view and delete the proof & print and secure print files stored on the printer’s internal hard drive. 1. Open storage device manager and click the icon fo...

  • Page 440

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 439 • click print job(s) to print the files out before they are auto- matically deleted. Show resources use the show resources feature to delete files from the internal hard drive and flash memory. 1. Open storage device manager and click the icon for the printer who...

  • Page 441: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 440 using overlays before overlays can be printed, they must be created in a software application and saved as a print file, then downloaded to the printer’s internal hard disk drive or flash memory using storage device manager. General information to use overlays, t...

  • Page 442

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 441 • if the software application has a collate print option, it must be turned off before you print overlays. • overlay printing cannot be done using the windows 2000 postscript driver or the macintosh driver. Windows 2000 and xp pcl in windows 2000, overlays can on...

  • Page 443

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 442 • to print a sample of an overlay to see what it looks like, click the name under defined overlays , then click test print . • if you wish to add more overlays to the list, click define overlays , then fill in the appropriate information in the define overlays di...

  • Page 444

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 443 windows me/98/95 pcl defining overlays: me/98/95 pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki pcl printer icon, then click properties . The oki properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the job options tab, click the overlay button. 4. Click de...

  • Page 445

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 444 • if you wish to add more overlays to the list, click define overlays , then fill in the appropriate information in the define overlays dialog box and click close . 6. Click print using active overlays , then click ok and print the document. Editing defined overl...

  • Page 446

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 445 windows me/98/95/postscript defining overlays: me/98/95 postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki postscript printer icon, then click properties . The oki properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the job optionstab. Click the overlay...

  • Page 447

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 446 3. Make sure the oki postscript printer is selected, then click properties (or your application’s equivalent). The oki properties dialog box appears. 4. Click the overlay tab. 5. Click enable overlay in the drop-down list. 6. Click up to four groups under defined...

  • Page 448

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 447 windows nt 4.0 pcl defining overlays: nt 4.0 pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki pcl printer icon, then click document defaults . The oki default dialog box appears. 3. Click the job options tab. Click the overlay button. 4. Click de...

  • Page 449: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 448 5. Click print using active overlays , then click ok and print the document. Editing defined overlays: nt 4.0 pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki pcl printer icon, then click document defaults . The oki defaults dialog box appears. 3...

  • Page 450

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 449 6. Click remove , then close . 7. Click ok and close the printers dialog box. Defining overlays: nt 4.0 pcl 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki postscript printer icon, then click document defaults . The oki default dialog box appears. 3...

  • Page 451

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 450 windows nt 4.0 postscript defining overlays: nt 4.0 postscript 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the oki postscript printer icon, then click document defaults . The oki default dialog box appears. 3. Click the job options , and click overlay ....

  • Page 452

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 451 5. Select the overlay group(s) you wish to print, then click add . The group will appear in the active overlay groups list. 6. Click ok twice and print the document. Editing defined overlays: nt 4.0 postscript 7. Click start ® settings ® printers . 8. Right click...

  • Page 453: Print Job Accounting

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 452 print job accounting introduction oki print job accounting software, designed specifically for oki printers, provides job accounting features that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify user access. Main features managing print up...

  • Page 454: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 453 adding up print logs • you can add up printed pages and so forth for each printer user. Main items subject to print log are the date, user name, printer name, document name, color/monochrome printed pages, paper size, simplex/duplex printing, and so forth. • you ...

  • Page 455: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 454 overview configuration this system is configured from the following three software packages. 1. Oki print job accounting this is a management tool geared towards a system manager. It registers printers and users and sets print limits. Even when it is not running,...

  • Page 456

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 455 basically, this software needs to be installed in all print client pcs. In this document, this software is referred to as “job account printer driver.” 3. Oki print job accounting client this is the software that is used to set up the job account printer driver. ...

  • Page 457

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 456 all account ids must be set in the server pc and all of the client pcs. Examples of assigning account id to permit only some users to print in this case, you need not necessarily assign an account id to each and every user. You assign it only to those users who a...

  • Page 458

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 457 further details of how to use the server s/w, please see “using server s/w”. Setting account id on client pc start up the client s/w first on the client pc, and then set job account mode. There are four job account modes; tab, popup, hide, and not supported. Deci...

  • Page 459

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 458 tab mode in this mode, the tab for setting the user name and job account id will be displayed under job account printer driver property. This setting can be made by any print user as well. Popup mode in this mode, the dialogue box for entering the user name and j...

  • Page 460: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 459 this id file describes the information on each and every user in one line, using the following format. Use the extension “.Csv” to save the file. [not supported] mode in this mode, all jobs to be printed will be recognized as unregistered id(0). Login user name u...

  • Page 461

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 460 installation what you will need server pc the server s/w must be run under windows2000/windowsxp or nt4.0 (sp5 or later), with the latest service packs installed. A connection to the printer which will be managed is also required, this can be a direct connection ...

  • Page 462: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 461 client pc install instructions install the job account printer driver in the client pc first, and then the client s/w. To install the job account printer driver: 1. Install the job account printer driver using add printer wizard. 2. Click on the have disk... Butt...

  • Page 463: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 462 uninstalling the software server pc uninstall instructions to uninstall the server s/w, delete all printers that have been registered in the server s/w. To delete a printer: 1. Select a printer in the left pane of server s/w. 2. Select start/end log from the prin...

  • Page 464

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 463 client pc uninstall instructions uninstall the client s/w first. Then, delete the job account printer driver if you do not need it. To uninstall the client s/w: click start ® programs ® okidata ® oki print job accounting client ® delete oki print job accounting c...

  • Page 465

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 464 log display logs(*2) changes the display from total to logs. Displays logs(*2) changes the display from total to logs. Display total(*2) changes the display to total per printer, account id or month. Export logs(*2) exports logs in the csv file. Export total(*2) ...

  • Page 466: Notes

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 465 help notes server id displays server id. Version info displays version information . Notes *1.Before running this menu, select the subject printer from the “printer tree” on the select pane (left side of screen). *2.Before running this menu, select the subject it...

  • Page 467

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 466 how to add a printer to use this system, you need to register printers in the server s/w. Check that the printers to be managed by this system are powered up and properly connected, and then register them by following the procedure below. 1. Select add a printer ...

  • Page 468

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 467 select the printer you want to register from the list of printers searched and click on the next button. 3. Set the printer at the following screen. Acquire logs you can designate time to acquire logs by an interval or time. If this value exceeds 24 hours, it is ...

  • Page 469

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 468 operation at log full you can select an operation that a printer performs when the buffer for log storing becomes full and cannot store any more logs from the combo box. There are the following three options. Inhibit the initialization of hdd set inhibit the init...

  • Page 470

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 469 how to set up fees clicking on the define fees button will display the screen for setting up/selecting fees. Clicking on the add or property button will display the following screen. Simple settings (fee charged per sheet) you can set a fee to be charged per shee...

  • Page 471

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 470 selection pane (left side of screen) and then property from the printer menu; the following screen displays. How to change account id settings to change the settings of an already registered account id, double-click the user listed in the “account id” list box; t...

  • Page 472

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 471 usage limits you can set usage limits for a job account id. When “printing not permitted” is selected, other settings cannot be changed. Printing not permitted: all printing is cancelled. Inhibit color printing: color data printing is cancelled. Limit you can set...

  • Page 473

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 472 how to read the log the items that are displayed as print logs are as follows: column description log no. The id of the job account id user account id user user name document name e document name total sheets number of sheets of paper pages number of printed side...

  • Page 474: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 473 troubleshooting q. The printer i selected is not shown in the “printer - add a printer” menu. A. If it is offline, the printer will not be shown. Check to see that the printer is not offline. There are times the printer is not shown during printing. Wait for a wh...

  • Page 475

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 474 q. The following message was displayed in the “printer - acquire a log” menu. “this processing cannot do between acquisition of a log.” a. Print log is already being acquired from the printer at this time. Known problems/solutions 1. When using ps duplex printing...

  • Page 476: Printsupervision

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 475 printsupervision printsupervision is a web-based application for managing printing devices connected to a network. Printsupervision provides access to networked printer data for monitoring, reporting and managing networked printers. It provides a full range of ma...

  • Page 477

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 476 typical usage scenarios • the network administrator in a large organization can get customized daily reports of the status of all printers including usage reports. User accounts can be configured so that a person in each department can manage their local printers...

  • Page 478

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 477 network printer status utility this utility creates an additional tab (status) in the postscript and pcl drivers that allows the client to monitor the selected printer’s status. To install 1. Insert the oki cd1 into the cd-rom drive. (if cd does not autoplay, cli...

  • Page 479: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 478 click on an item to see this information: checking the printer status click the web setting button. The following screen displays: trays: paper type, weight duplex: installed/not installed disk/memory: ram size and % used; flash memory size and % used toner remai...

  • Page 480

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 479 click on the items listed on the left to see: • network summary • login for administrators • job login • printer menu to see real-time printer status, click the update status button..

  • Page 481: Oki Lpr Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 480 oki lpr utility oki lpr utility allows you to print directly to a printer on the network without a print server. It creates an oki printer port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can monitor printer status. Oki lpr operates in windows me/98/95, windows nt 4...

  • Page 482: Index

    Index • 483 index a additional memory 392 windows 2000 150 windows me/98/95 217 windows nt 4.0 282 windows xp 78 additional paper trays 400 b booklets 191 windows 2000 191 windows me/98/95 252 windows nt 4.0 322 windows xp 123 c changing defaults windows 2000 157 windows me/98/95 222 windows nt 4.0 ...

  • Page 483

    Index • 484 e envelope types 39 envelopes 409 error messages 369 f factors that affect color printing windows 2000 163 windows me/98/95 226 windows nt 4.0 298 windows xp 94 font substitution windows me/98/95 259 fuser unit 362 h hard disk 396 hard disk drive windows 2000 151 windows me/98/95 219 win...

  • Page 484

    Index • 485 options additional memory 392 additional paper trays 400 duplex unit 399 internal hard disk 396 network interface card 391 overlays windows 2000 206 windows me/98/95 270 windows nt 4.0 336 windows xp 138 p paper feed 36 loading 26 manual feed 30 sizes 37 types 39 paper feed default windo...

  • Page 485

    Index • 486 r rendering intents windows 2000 174 windows me/98/95 239 windows nt 4.0 308 windows xp 105 resolution windows 2000 187 windows me/98/95 249 windows nt 4.0 318 windows xp 119 s secure print windows nt 4.0 330 secure printing windows 2000 200 windows me/98/95 264 windows xp 132 setting up...