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Manual is about: C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows

Summary of C9300 Series

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    Preface • 2 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...

  • Page 3: Contents

    C9300/c9300 contents • 3 contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 model summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    C9300/c9300 contents • 4 windows icm color matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    C9300/c9300 contents • 5 (printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    C9300/c9300 contents • 6 factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306 color matching: pcl driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 color ma...

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    C9300/c9300 contents • 7 duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 high capacity feeder (hcf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 8: Notes, Cautions, Etc.

    C9300/c9300 contents • 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 r...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction • 9 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 print speed network c...

  • Page 10: Features

    Introduction • 10 features • single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and reliability. • duplex printing for fast reliable two-sided output (standard on c9300dxn and c9500dxn, optional on other models). • high capacity 10gb hard disk drive (standard on dxn models, optional on others). ...

  • Page 11: How to Use This Manual

    Introduction • 11 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 • instructions for adding o...

  • Page 12: Printing Pages

    Introduction • 12 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 the entire manual. B...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    C9300/c9500 getting started • 13 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. 5. Le...

  • Page 14: Cd-Rom Disk Contents

    C9300/c9500 getting started • 14 retain all packing materials to facilitate transport. 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

    C9300/c9500 getting started • 15 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. 39.4inches 100cm 23.6inches 60cm 7.9inches...

  • Page 16: Printer Components

    C9300/c9500 getting started • 16 printer components 1. Top cover 2. Control panel 3. Top cover release catch 4. Multi-purpose (mp) tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support extension 6. Paper guides 7. Right side cover 8. Paper tray 9. Paper level indicator 10.Power switch.

  • Page 17

    C9300/c9500 getting started • 17 11.Led heads (4) 12.Discharge roller 13.Fuser unit 14.Image drum (cyan) 15.Image drum (magenta) 16.Image drum (yellow) 17.Image drum (black).

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    C9300/c9500 getting started • 18 18.Power connector 19.Straight-through exit paper tray 20.Interfaces and card slot 21.Usb interface connector 22.Parallel interface connector 23.Network interface card.

  • Page 19: Setting Up

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 19 setting up before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the toner cartridges must be installed and paper must be inserted in the paper tray. Packaging and protective sheet removal 1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer. 2. Using the r...

  • Page 20: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 20 4. Remove the black image drum and place it on a level surface. 5. Remove the protective sheet. 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 gre...

  • Page 21

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 21 6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1), then push the tab (2) inwards and remove the blanking plate from the drum. 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each color drum 1 2.

  • Page 22: Toner Cartridge Installation

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 22 toner cartridge installation 1. For each color toner cartridge: a. Remove the cartridge from its package. B. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times, then holding it horizontally, remove the tape, and then remove the plastic clip from behind the colored lev...

  • Page 23

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 23 c. Insert the toner cartridge in its image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. D. Gently push the toner cartridge down, engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum..

  • Page 24: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 24 e. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum. 2. Close the top cover. Caution! The lever should go back easily. If you meet any resistance, stop and push down on the cartridge to be sure that i...

  • Page 25: Loading Paper

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 25 loading paper 1. Pull out the paper tray. 2. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper being used..

  • Page 26: Important!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 26 3. Close the paper tray gently. Important! 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 paper weight (max. 550 sheets of 20-lb. Us bond—75...

  • Page 27: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 27 4. For face down printing (to the top of the printer), make sure the rear paper exit is closed: – paper is stacked in printed order – paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depending on paper weight. 5. For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the straigh...

  • Page 28: Manual Feed

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 28 manual feed 1. Open the multi-purpose tray and extend the paper feed guides. 2. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides to the size of the paper being used. – load the paper into the multi-purpose tray tray with the print face upward. – don’t exceed the paper full line...

  • Page 29: Power Connection

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 29 power connection 1. Connect the power cable (1) to the power socket on the printer, then to 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 printer is r...

  • Page 30: Control Panel

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 30 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 processing da...

  • Page 31: Control Panel (Continued)

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 31 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 item. 3. ...

  • Page 32: Menu Settings

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 32 menu settings changing the display language 1. Press the online button to return the printer to offline status. 2. Press the menu button repeatedly until system config menu is displayed. 3. Then press the select button. 4. Press the item button repeatedly until language i...

  • Page 33: Printing The Menumap

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 33 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 print men...

  • Page 34: Note

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 34 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 button ...

  • Page 35: Note

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 35 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 preset select. 3. Press either item (+) or (–) button repeatedly until edit size is displayed. 4. Press either value (+) or (–) b...

  • Page 36: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 36 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 display...

  • Page 37: Media Recommendations

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 37 media recommendations we recommend the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in this printer: paper • for recommended papers see your “c9300/c9500 handy reference guide” or check http://my.Okidata.Com. • paper should be stored flat and away from ...

  • Page 38: Envelopes

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 38 envelopes • use only recommended envelopes (oki 52206301 and 52206302): see page 417. • 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 sealing fl...

  • Page 39: Paper Feed And Exit

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 39 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 followi...

  • Page 40

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 40 paper weights and media settings feed exit media weight trays 1, 2, 3 mp tray (manual) straight- thru (face up) top (face down) paper, us bond (metric) 17 lb. (64 g/m 2 ) light 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 20 to 24 lb. (75-90 g/...

  • Page 41: Printer Settings

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 41 printer settings confirming current settings current menu settings can be confirmed by printing the menumap: see “printing the menumap” on page 33. Changing the settings . 1. Make sure that paper is loaded into the paper tray. 2. Press the online button to place the print...

  • Page 42: List Of Menu Settings

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 42 list of 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. The default settings are bold . Item value descripti...

  • Page 43

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 43 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 shut down seque...

  • Page 44

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 44 print menu the default settings are bold . Item value description copies 1 to 999 sets the number of copies. Duplex on; off specifies two-sided (duplex) printing if the optional duplex unit is installed. Binding long edge; short edge sets binding for duplex printing. Only...

  • Page 45

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 45 media check enable; disable sets whether the printer checks the matching of paper size to that of the tray. Only standard sizes are checked. Transparency detect auto; disable enable/disable the transparency auto detect function. Resolution c9300 - 600 x 1200 dpi; 600 dpi ...

  • Page 46

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 46 edit size cassette size; letter short edge; letter long edge; executive; legal 14; legal 13.5; legal 13; tabloid extra; tabloid; a3 nobi; a3 wide; a3; a4 short edge; a4 long edge; a5; a6; b4; b5 short edge; b5 long edge; custom; com-9* envelope; com-10* envelope; monarch*...

  • Page 47

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 47 media menu the default settings are bold . Item value description tray 1 mediatype plain; letterhead; transparency; bond; recycled; card stock; rough. Selects the paper type for tray 1. Tray 1 mediaweight auto; light; medium light; medium; medium heavy; heavy; ultra heavy...

  • Page 48

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 48 mp tray paper size a3 nobi; a3 wide; a3; a4 short edge; a4 long edge; a5; a6; b4; b5 short edge; b5 long edge; legal 14; legal 13.5; legal 13; tabloid extra; tabloid; letter short edge; letter long edge; executive; custom; com-9 envelope lef; com- 10 envelope lef; monarch...

  • Page 49

    C9300/c9500 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 refl...

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    C9300/c9500 setting up • 50 cyan, magenta, yellow or black mid-tone 0+1+2+3-3-2-1 adjusts mid-tone of cyan, magenta, yellow or black trc. Plus indicates adjustment toward a darker level and minus toward lighter. Cyan, magenta, yellow or black dark 0+1+2+3-3-2-1 adjusts dark of cyan, magenta, yellow ...

  • Page 51

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 51 ink simulation off; swop the printer has its own process simulation generator which simulates standard colors in the printer. This function is enabled only with postscript language jobs. Ink limit dark; medium; light selects the limit of the toner layer thickness. If pape...

  • Page 52

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 52 usb ps-protocol ascii raw specifies postscript (ps) communication protocol mode of data from usb. (in raw mode, ctrl-t is invalid.) network ps protocol ascii raw specifies ps communication protocol mode of data from okilan 6200e plus. (in raw mode, ctrl-t is invalid.) cle...

  • Page 53

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 53 jam recovery on; off sets whether or not printing will continue after a paper jam has been cleared. If set to off, the print job that was being printed when the paper jam occurred will be cancelled after clearing the paper jam. When set to on, the print job will continue ...

  • Page 54

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 54 pcl emulation 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 downloaded to the ...

  • Page 55

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 55 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 3.0, wi...

  • Page 56

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 56 a4 print width 78 column; 80 column if you are printing a letter size document on an a4 size sheet, select 80 column. This condenses the print to fit on the slightly narrower a4 sheet, without changing the line breaks. White page skip off; on selects whether or not to pri...

  • Page 57

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 57 ppr 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 ibm ppr emulation. Font condense 12cpi to 20cpi; 12cpi to 12cpi specifies 12cpi pitch for condense mode. Cha...

  • Page 58

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 58 letter 0 style disable; enable specifies the style that replaces 9bh with o and 9dh 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. White page skip off; on specifies whether or not t...

  • Page 59

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 59 fx emulation 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 1; set 2 specifies a character set. Symbol set pc-8, pc-8 dan/nor, pc-8 tk, pc-77...

  • Page 60

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 60 zero character normal; slashed sets the zero to be slashed or unslashed. Line pitch 6 lpi; 8 lpi specifies the line spacing. White page skip off; on specifies whether or not the printer ejects a blank sheet. Not available with duplex operation. Cr function cr; cr+lf sets ...

  • Page 61

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 61 parallel menu the defaults 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; wide) sets ack ...

  • Page 62

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 62 offline receive enable; disable when set to enable, this function maintains reception without changing the interface signal, even if an alarm occurs. The interface stays open even if the on line button is pressed. The interface issues a busy signal only when the receive b...

  • Page 63

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 63 memory menu the default settings are bold. Item value description receive buff size auto; off; 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; 1...

  • Page 64: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 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 disk m...

  • Page 65

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 65 system adjust menu the default settings are bold. Item value description x adjust 0.00 mm; r ange +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; r ange +0.25 to +2.0 mm and – 2...

  • Page 66

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 66 tray 5 legal 14 legal 14; legal 13.5 sets tray 5 legal paper size. (only displayed if tray 5 is installed) pcl tray 2 id# 1 to 59; default = 5 sets tray 2 number for pcl emulation. Pcl tray 3 id# 1 – 59; default = 20 sets tray 3 number for pcl emulation. Pcl tray 4 id# 1 ...

  • Page 67

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 67 maintenance menu the default settings are bold. Item value description eeprom reset execute initializes eeprom for each unit. Save menu execute saves the current menu settings. Restore menu execute reverts to stored menu settings. (only displayed if there are saved menu s...

  • Page 68

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 68 tray 4 page count nnnnnn shows number of pages printed from tray 4. Displayed if optional tray 4 is installed. Tray 5 page count nnnnnn shows number of pages printed from tray 5. Displayed if optional tray 5 is installed. Mp tray page count nnnnnn shows number of pages pr...

  • Page 69: Note

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 69 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 enable/dis...

  • Page 70

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 70 pcl emulation menu enable, disable enable/disable pcl emulation menu. Set to disable, pcl emulation menu is not displayed. Ppr emulation menu enable, disable enable/disable ppr emulation menu. Set to disable, ppr emulation menu is not displayed. Fx emulation menu enable, ...

  • Page 71

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 71 maintenance menu enable, disable enable/disable maintenance menu. Set to disable, maintenance menu is not displayed. Usage menu enable, disable enable/disable usage menu. Set to disable, usage menu is not displayed. Color menu item value description reset c gamma filter e...

  • Page 72

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 72 peak power control menu the default settings are bold . Item value description peak power control normal, low sets peak power control..

  • Page 73: Important!

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 73 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 setting (def...

  • Page 74: Note

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 74 for example, to adjust the intensity of the magenta portion: 1. Print the color tuning pattern: a. Make sure letter size paper is loaded in the tray. B. Press the menu button repeatedly until color menu displays. C. Press the item button repeatedly until color tuning disp...

  • Page 75: Note

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 75 2. Adjust the magenta highlight color. A. Press the item button repeatedly until magenta highlight nn displays. B. Press the value button repeatedly until the new value you wish to use displays (e.G., +3). C. Press the select button. An asterisk (*) appears at the right o...

  • Page 76: Switching Off

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 76 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 the shutdown menu is...

  • Page 77: Interfaces

    C9300/c9500 setting up • 77 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 1284 compliant) parallel cable. 2. Usb – for connection to a pc running windows 98 or above (not windows 95 upgr...

  • Page 78: Windows Xp

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 78 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 information ...

  • Page 79

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 79 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 only need to...

  • Page 80

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 80 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 in the...

  • Page 81

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 81 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

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 82 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 select t...

  • Page 83

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 83 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 close the...

  • Page 84

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 84 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 the dro...

  • Page 85

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 85 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

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 86 for the high capacity feeder 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 tray , then select ...

  • Page 87

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 87 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 number of trays installed (4 or 5). 4. Click ok and close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 88

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 88 for the finisher 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 finisher , then select installed in the d...

  • Page 89

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 89 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 finisher . 4. Click ok and close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 90: Media In The Driver

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 90 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 media...

  • Page 91

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 91 3. If you will be using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, click the job options tab and set the output bin under finisher to stacker(face-up) . 4. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select the paper feed in the paper source...

  • Page 92

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 92 6. Under paper/output , select the media size in the paper size drop-down list. 7. Under document options ® printer features , click media type and select the media from the drop-down list. 8. Click ok twice and close the printers and faxes dialog box..

  • Page 93: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 93 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. 4. Select the required paper feed un...

  • Page 94: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 94 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 printer ...

  • Page 95: Important!

    C9300/c9500 windows xp printer drivers • 95 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 driver prop...

  • Page 96: Windows Xp

    C9300/c9500 operation • 96 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 114) • custom page sizes (see page 116) • selecting print resolution (see page 121) • duplex printing (see page 122) • waterma...

  • Page 97

    C9300/c9500 operation • 97 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 ow...

  • Page 98: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 98 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 sett...

  • Page 99

    C9300/c9500 operation • 99 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 informati...

  • Page 100: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 100 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 hel...

  • Page 101

    C9300/c9500 operation • 101 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 ma...

  • Page 102

    C9300/c9500 operation • 102 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 106), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 108) with the saturation option..

  • Page 103: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C9300/c9500 operation • 103 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 ® pr...

  • Page 104

    C9300/c9500 operation • 104 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 fo...

  • Page 105: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 105 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 ut...

  • Page 106

    C9300/c9500 operation • 106 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 fa...

  • Page 107

    C9300/c9500 operation • 107 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 monit...

  • Page 108

    C9300/c9500 operation • 108 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 postscript color rendering dictionaries built into the printer, an...

  • Page 109

    C9300/c9500 operation • 109 – saturation best choice for printing bright and saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colors in the source gamut to fully saturated colors in...

  • Page 110: Postscript Driver Only

    C9300/c9500 operation • 110 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 i...

  • Page 111

    C9300/c9500 operation • 111 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 112

    C9300/c9500 operation • 112 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 u...

  • Page 113: Windows Icm Color Matching

    C9300/c9500 operation • 113 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 devic...

  • Page 114: (N-Up Printing)

    C9300/c9500 operation • 114 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 preferenc...

  • Page 115

    C9300/c9500 operation • 115 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 , sele...

  • Page 116: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C9300/c9500 operation • 116 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 inch...

  • Page 117: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 117 4. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select multi-purpose tray in the paper source drop-down list. 5. Click the advanced button. Under paper/output , select postscript custom page size in the paper size drop-down list. 6. Enter the width and height for t...

  • Page 118: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 118 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 preferences button. 3. On the job options tab, under finisher , set the ...

  • Page 119: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 119 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 yo...

  • Page 120: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 120 6. Check that user defined now appears in the size list on the setup tab. 7. Click ok twice. 8. 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 an...

  • Page 121: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 121 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 req...

  • Page 122: Duplex Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 122 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...

  • Page 123

    C9300/c9500 operation • 123 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 124

    C9300/c9500 operation • 124 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 ...

  • Page 125: Printing Booklets

    C9300/c9500 operation • 125 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...

  • Page 126

    C9300/c9500 operation • 126 3. On the layout tab, under pages per sheet , select booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Click ok , then click print ..

  • Page 127

    C9300/c9500 operation • 127 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 bookl...

  • Page 128

    C9300/c9500 operation • 128 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 n...

  • Page 129: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 129 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 ...

  • Page 130: Collating

    C9300/c9500 operation • 130 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 app...

  • Page 131: Proof And Print

    C9300/c9500 operation • 131 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 dri...

  • Page 132

    C9300/c9500 operation • 132 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 personal ...

  • Page 133: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 133 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...

  • Page 134: Secure Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 134 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 b...

  • Page 135

    C9300/c9500 operation • 135 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...

  • Page 136: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 136 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...

  • Page 137: Store to Hard Disk

    C9300/c9500 operation • 137 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. I...

  • Page 138

    C9300/c9500 operation • 138 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 ok , then click print . The document will be stored on the...

  • Page 139: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 139 to delete a stored document from the hard disk drive 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 ...

  • Page 140: Printing Overlays

    C9300/c9500 operation • 140 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 wat...

  • Page 141: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 141 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...

  • Page 142: Important

    C9300/c9500 operation • 142 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 . Inste...

  • Page 143: Important!

    C9300/c9500 operation • 143 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 ...

  • Page 144

    C9300/c9500 operation • 144 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 145: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 145 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...

  • Page 146

    C9300/c9500 operation • 146 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 147

    C9300/c9500 operation • 147 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 148: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 148 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 page...

  • Page 149

    C9300/c9500 operation • 149 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 ...

  • Page 150

    C9300/c9500 operation • 150 4. Click options... And enter the configuration details 5. Click ok twice. 6. Click print ..

  • Page 151: Windows 2000

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 151 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 informa...

  • Page 152

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 152 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 only need...

  • Page 153

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 153 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 , change the setting for the hard dis...

  • Page 154

    C9300/c9500 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 options tab, click printer hard disk . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 155

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 155 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 the appr...

  • Page 156

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 156 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 printe...

  • Page 157

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 157 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 , click duplex and select installed in the drop-down ...

  • Page 158

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 158 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 159

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 159 for the high capacity feeder 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 tray , then select the app...

  • Page 160

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 160 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 number of trays installed (4 or 5). 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 161

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 161 for the finisher 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 finisher , then select installed in the drop-dow...

  • Page 162

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 162 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click finisher . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 163: Media In The Driver

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 163 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 me...

  • Page 164

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 164 4. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select the paper feed in the paper source drop-down box. 5. Click the advanced button. 6. Under paper/output , select the media size in the paper size drop-down box..

  • Page 165

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 165 7. Under document options ® printer features , click media type and select the media from the drop-down box. 8. Click ok twice and close the printing preferences dialog box..

  • Page 166: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 166 pcl driver 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 box. 4. Select the required paper feed under sourc...

  • Page 167: Important!

    C9300/c9500 windows 2000 printer drivers • 167 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 utility ...

  • Page 168: Windows 2000

    C9300/c9500 operation • 168 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 186) • custom page sizes (see page 188) • selecting print resolution (see page 193) • duplex printing (see page 194) • wate...

  • Page 169

    C9300/c9500 operation • 169 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 o...

  • Page 170: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 170 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 set...

  • Page 171

    C9300/c9500 operation • 171 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 informat...

  • Page 172: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 172 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 hel...

  • Page 173

    C9300/c9500 operation • 173 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 ma...

  • Page 174

    C9300/c9500 operation • 174 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 178), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 180) with the saturation option..

  • Page 175: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C9300/c9500 operation • 175 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 ® pr...

  • Page 176

    C9300/c9500 operation • 176 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 fo...

  • Page 177: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 177 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 ut...

  • Page 178

    C9300/c9500 operation • 178 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 . 2. R...

  • Page 179

    C9300/c9500 operation • 179 select the type to be used from the drop-down list box 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 m...

  • Page 180

    C9300/c9500 operation • 180 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 postscript color rendering dictionaries built into the printer, an...

  • Page 181

    C9300/c9500 operation • 181 – saturation best choice for printing bright and saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colors in the source gamut to fully saturated colors in...

  • Page 182: Postscript Driver Only

    C9300/c9500 operation • 182 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 i...

  • Page 183

    C9300/c9500 operation • 183 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 box..

  • Page 184

    C9300/c9500 operation • 184 5. Click the new button. 6. Select the input profile and output profile in the drop-down boxes under select icc profile . 7. 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-down box ...

  • Page 185: Windows Icm Color Matching

    C9300/c9500 operation • 185 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 devi...

  • Page 186: (N-Up Printing)

    C9300/c9500 operation • 186 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. Under ...

  • Page 187

    C9300/c9500 operation • 187 3. Under finishing mode , select the required number of pages per sheet. 4. Click options and select the page borders , page layout and bind margin , then click ok . 5. Click print ..

  • Page 188: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C9300/c9500 operation • 188 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 inch...

  • Page 189

    C9300/c9500 operation • 189 4. Click the paper/quality tab. Under tray selection , select multi-purpose tray in the paper source drop-down box. 5. Click the advanced button. Under paper/output , select postscript custom page size in the paper size drop-down box..

  • Page 190: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 190 6. Click the edit custom page size button . 7. Enter the width and height for the custom paper and select the paper feed direction . 8. Click ok twice. 9. Click print . Note • long edge first = media feeds in long edge first • short edge first = media feeds in short edge ...

  • Page 191: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 191 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-down bo...

  • Page 192: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 192 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 custom ...

  • Page 193: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 193 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 under qua...

  • Page 194: Duplex Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 194 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...

  • Page 195

    C9300/c9500 operation • 195 3. Under print on both sides(duplex) tab, select flip on long edge or flip on short edge . 4. Click print . 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 th...

  • Page 196

    C9300/c9500 operation • 196 3. Under 2-sided printing , select long edge or short edge . 4. Click print ..

  • Page 197: Printing Booklets

    C9300/c9500 operation • 197 printing booklets notes • you must have the duplex unit installed and enabled in order to print booklets. • not available on some network connections: see the help file. • some software applications may not support booklet printing. • the right-to-left setting allows a bo...

  • Page 198: Important!

    C9300/c9500 operation • 198 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. 3. Under pages per sheet , select booklet in the drop-dow...

  • Page 199

    C9300/c9500 operation • 199 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 box. 4. ...

  • Page 200

    C9300/c9500 operation • 200 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 the wate...

  • Page 201: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 201 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 selec...

  • Page 202: Collating

    C9300/c9500 operation • 202 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 app...

  • Page 203: Proof And Print

    C9300/c9500 operation • 203 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 dri...

  • Page 204

    C9300/c9500 operation • 204 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 personal ...

  • Page 205: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 205 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...

  • Page 206: Secure Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 206 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 b...

  • Page 207

    C9300/c9500 operation • 207 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 box. ...

  • Page 208: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 208 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...

  • Page 209: Store to Hard Disk

    C9300/c9500 operation • 209 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. I...

  • Page 210

    C9300/c9500 operation • 210 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 and c...

  • Page 211: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 211 4. Press the cancel button to delete the remaining copies of the document. 5. When the deletion confirmation message appears, confirm by pressing the select button. Note an alternative method of printing or deleting the stored document is to use the oki storage device man...

  • Page 212: Printing Overlays

    C9300/c9500 operation • 212 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 wat...

  • Page 213: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 213 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...

  • Page 214: Important

    C9300/c9500 operation • 214 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 of send...

  • Page 215: Important!

    C9300/c9500 operation • 215 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 ...

  • Page 216

    C9300/c9500 operation • 216 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 217: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 217 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 box under form setting , then click add. 8. Click ok . 9. If required, continue to add files to the overlay b...

  • Page 218

    C9300/c9500 operation • 218 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 of the ...

  • Page 219

    C9300/c9500 operation • 219 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 220: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 220 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 pages...

  • Page 221

    C9300/c9500 operation • 221 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 ...

  • Page 222: Windows Me/98/95

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 222 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 latest...

  • Page 223

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 223 ennabling 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 only...

  • Page 224

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 224 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 225

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 225 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 driver p...

  • Page 226

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 226 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 multi-pur...

  • Page 227

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 227 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 driver.

  • Page 228

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 228 for the high capacity feeder 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. 4. Click ok . Pcl driver ...

  • Page 229: Media In The Driver

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 229 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 an...

  • Page 230: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 230 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. Note i...

  • Page 231: Important!

    C9300/c9500 windows me/98/95 printer drivers • 231 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 driv...

  • Page 232: Windows Me/98/95

    C9300/c9500 operation • 232 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 249) • custom page sizes (see page 251) • selecting print resolution (see page 255) • duplex printing (see page 256) • ...

  • Page 233

    C9300/c9500 operation • 233 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 o...

  • Page 234: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 234 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 set...

  • Page 235

    C9300/c9500 operation • 235 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 informat...

  • Page 236: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 236 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 hel...

  • Page 237

    C9300/c9500 operation • 237 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 ma...

  • Page 238

    C9300/c9500 operation • 238 printing vivid colors rgb only • use oki color matching (see page 243), with the monitor 6500k vivid, srgb or digital camera settings (pcl or ps). Rgb or cmyk • use postscript color matching (see page 245) with the saturation option..

  • Page 239: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C9300/c9500 operation • 239 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 ® pr...

  • Page 240

    C9300/c9500 operation • 240 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 fo...

  • Page 241: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 241 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 to close the properties dialog box. The print color swatch utility for u...

  • Page 242

    C9300/c9500 operation • 242 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 various co...

  • Page 243

    C9300/c9500 operation • 243 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. Select the type to be used from the drop-down list box under color se...

  • Page 244

    C9300/c9500 operation • 244 • 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..

  • Page 245

    C9300/c9500 operation • 245 b. Color control = postscript color matching this uses postscript color rendering dictionaries built into 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 printe...

  • Page 246

    C9300/c9500 operation • 246 – saturation best choice for printing bright and saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colors in the source gamut to fully saturated colors in...

  • Page 247: Windows Icm Color Matching

    C9300/c9500 operation • 247 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 devi...

  • Page 248: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 248 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 profiles...

  • Page 249: (N-Up Printing)

    C9300/c9500 operation • 249 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 your a...

  • Page 250

    C9300/c9500 operation • 250 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 finish...

  • Page 251: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C9300/c9500 operation • 251 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 inch...

  • Page 252

    C9300/c9500 operation • 252 4. Click custom size . 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 name of the cus...

  • Page 253: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 253 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). 1. Click the setup tab, t...

  • Page 254: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 254 2. Enter the width and length measurements then click ok . 3. Check that user defined now appears in the size box on the setup tab.. 4. Click ok . The custom page size is added to the bottom of the paper size list. 5. Click ok to close the properties dialog box 6. Print t...

  • Page 255: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 255 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 tab. 2....

  • Page 256: Duplex Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 256 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...

  • Page 257

    C9300/c9500 operation • 257 1. On the setup tab, from 2-sided printing select long edge binding or short edge binding . 2. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 3. Print the document. Postscript driver pcl driver.

  • Page 258: Printing Booklets:

    C9300/c9500 operation • 258 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). 3. On the setup tab, un...

  • Page 259

    C9300/c9500 operation • 259 4. Click options and set signature , 2pages , right to left and bind margin as required, then click ok . 5. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 6. Print the document..

  • Page 260: Printing Watermarks

    C9300/c9500 operation • 260 printing watermarks 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 options tab, then click waterma...

  • Page 261: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 261 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 ok to close the properties dialog box. 8. Print the document. Note to create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • click the new or edi...

  • Page 262: Collating

    C9300/c9500 operation • 262 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 app...

  • Page 263

    C9300/c9500 operation • 263 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 the vari...

  • Page 264: Proof And Print

    C9300/c9500 operation • 264 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 dri...

  • Page 265

    C9300/c9500 operation • 265 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 . C. Typ...

  • Page 266: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 266 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...

  • Page 267: Secure Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 267 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 b...

  • Page 268

    C9300/c9500 operation • 268 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 in a f...

  • Page 269: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 269 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...

  • Page 270: Store to Hard Disk

    C9300/c9500 operation • 270 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 click ...

  • Page 271

    C9300/c9500 operation • 271 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 print job ...

  • Page 272: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 272 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 is disp...

  • Page 273: Printing Overlays

    C9300/c9500 operation • 273 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 wat...

  • Page 274: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 274 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...

  • Page 275: Important

    C9300/c9500 operation • 275 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 of send...

  • Page 276: Important!

    C9300/c9500 operation • 276 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 ...

  • Page 277

    C9300/c9500 operation • 277 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 278: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 278 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 overlay ...

  • Page 279

    C9300/c9500 operation • 279 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 280

    C9300/c9500 operation • 280 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 281: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 281 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 pages...

  • Page 282

    C9300/c9500 operation • 282 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 pcl pri...

  • Page 283

    C9300/c9500 operation • 283 4. Click options... And enter the configuration details. 5. Click ok twice. 6. Click ok to close the properties dialog box. 7. Print the document..

  • Page 284: Windows Nt 4.0

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 284 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 latest inf...

  • Page 285

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 285 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 only ne...

  • Page 286

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 286 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 ins...

  • Page 287

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 287 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 288

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 288 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 the ap...

  • Page 289

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 289 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 prin...

  • Page 290

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 290 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 in the ...

  • Page 291

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 291 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 292

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 292 for the high capacity feeder 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 tray , then select the a...

  • Page 293

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 293 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, under available options , select the number of trays installed (4 or 5) in the available tray list. 4. Click ...

  • Page 294

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 294 for the finisher 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 finisher , then select installed in the change...

  • Page 295

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 295 pcl driver 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Highlight the printer name and click file then properties . 3. On the device option tab, click finisher . 4. Click ok and close the printers dialog box..

  • Page 296: Media In The Driver

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 296 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 297

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 297 4. Click 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 298

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 298 c. Click media type and select the media from the change ‘media type’ setting list. 5. Click ok twice and close the default dialog box..

  • Page 299: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 299 pcl drivers 1. Click start ® settings ® printers . 2. Right click the printer name and click document defaults . 3. In the setup tab, under media , select the required paper size in the size drop-down list. 4. Select the required paper feed under sour...

  • Page 300: Note

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 300 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 automat...

  • Page 301: Important!

    C9300/c9500 windows nt 4.0 printer drivers • 301 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. Network printer status utility • available on tcp/ip network connection only. The network printer status utility i...

  • Page 302: Windows Nt 4.0

    C9300/c9500 operation • 302 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 315) • custom page sizes (see page 317) • selecting print resolution (see page 323) • duplex printing (see page 324) • wa...

  • Page 303

    C9300/c9500 operation • 303 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 o...

  • Page 304: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 304 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 set...

  • Page 305

    C9300/c9500 operation • 305 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 informat...

  • Page 306: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 306 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 hel...

  • Page 307

    C9300/c9500 operation • 307 matching specific colors (e.G., a company logo) rgb only • oki color matching (see page 311), and the srgb setting: pcl or ps driver. • postscript color matching using the absolute colorimetric option (see page 313). • use the color swatch utility to print out a chart of ...

  • Page 308: Color Matching: Pcl Driver

    C9300/c9500 operation • 308 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 ® pr...

  • Page 309

    C9300/c9500 operation • 309 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 fo...

  • Page 310: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 310 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 for use...

  • Page 311

    C9300/c9500 operation • 311 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 . 2. R...

  • Page 312

    C9300/c9500 operation • 312 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 monit...

  • Page 313

    C9300/c9500 operation • 313 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 postscript color rendering dictionaries built into the printer, an...

  • Page 314

    C9300/c9500 operation • 314 – 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 c...

  • Page 315: (N-Up Printing)

    C9300/c9500 operation • 315 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 application’...

  • Page 316

    C9300/c9500 operation • 316 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 mode , ...

  • Page 317: Printing Custom Page Sizes

    C9300/c9500 operation • 317 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 inch...

  • Page 318

    C9300/c9500 operation • 318 4. Click the advanced tab. Under document options ® tray source : 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 319: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 319 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 short...

  • Page 320: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 320 printing custom pages 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 job options tab, under fin...

  • Page 321: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 321 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. If you...

  • Page 322: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 322 6. Check that user defined now 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 an...

  • Page 323: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 323 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 tab. 2...

  • Page 324: (Duplex Printing)

    C9300/c9500 operation • 324 printing on both sides of the paper (duplex printing) • 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...

  • Page 325

    C9300/c9500 operation • 325 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 docume...

  • Page 326

    C9300/c9500 operation • 326 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 printin...

  • Page 327: Notes

    C9300/c9500 operation • 327 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). 3. On ...

  • Page 328

    C9300/c9500 operation • 328 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 329

    C9300/c9500 operation • 329 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 water...

  • Page 330: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 330 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 watermar...

  • Page 331: Collating

    C9300/c9500 operation • 331 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 appropriate...

  • Page 332: Proof And Print

    C9300/c9500 operation • 332 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 c9x00 dr...

  • Page 333

    C9300/c9500 operation • 333 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 click o...

  • Page 334: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 334 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...

  • Page 335: Secure Printing

    C9300/c9500 operation • 335 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 b...

  • Page 336

    C9300/c9500 operation • 336 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 . 7. Cli...

  • Page 337: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 337 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...

  • Page 338: Store to Hard Disk

    C9300/c9500 operation • 338 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. ...

  • Page 339

    C9300/c9500 operation • 339 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 document is...

  • Page 340: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 340 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 required job...

  • Page 341: Printing Overlays

    C9300/c9500 operation • 341 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 wat...

  • Page 342: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 342 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...

  • Page 343: Important

    C9300/c9500 operation • 343 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. Instead o...

  • Page 344: Important!

    C9300/c9500 operation • 344 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 ...

  • Page 345

    C9300/c9500 operation • 345 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 346: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 346 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 overlay...

  • Page 347

    C9300/c9500 operation • 347 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 348

    C9300/c9500 operation • 348 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 349: Note

    C9300/c9500 operation • 349 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 pages...

  • Page 350

    C9300/c9500 operation • 350 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 ...

  • Page 351: Maintenance

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 351 maintenance adding paper the lcd display indicates when the number of sheets of paper in any paper tray falls below 30. 1. Pull out the paper tray. 2. Remove any remaining sheets of paper. 3. Refill the tray with up to a ream (500 sheets) of paper, then place the sheets...

  • Page 352: Important!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 352 5. Close the paper tray gently. Important! 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 paper weight (max. 550 sheets of 20-lb. Us bond—...

  • Page 353: Warning!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 353 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 the op...

  • Page 354: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 354 3. Move the lever (1) on the end 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 disengage the locating peg on the image drum from the toner cartridge. 4. Unp...

  • Page 355

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 355 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 356

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 356 7. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. 8. Gently push the lever in the direction of the arrow until it stops. If you meet any resistance when pushing the lever, stop and push down on the cartridge to be sure i...

  • Page 357: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 357 9. Gently wipe the corresponding led head surface with the led lens cleaner supplied with the toner cartridge. 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. Note after instal...

  • Page 358: Changing The Image Drum

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 358 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 cancell...

  • Page 359

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 359 2. Remove the appropriate image drum/toner cartridge from the printer. 3. Remove the new image drum from the packaging. 4. Remove the protective sheet and film from the new image drum..

  • Page 360: Warning!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 360 5. Install the new image drum in the printer. 6. Push the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate (2) from the image drum. 7. Install a new toner cartridge of the corresponding color: see “changing the toner cartridge” on page 353. 8. Close the top cover. Warning! Tak...

  • Page 361: Changing The Transfer Belt

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 361 changing the transfer belt when the transfer belt reaches the end of its life, change belt unit is displayed in the control panel. The transfer belt life is approximately 80,000 sheets, letter long edge feed. However, this assumes a standard print job of three sheets. I...

  • Page 362

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 362 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. 5. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert t...

  • Page 363: Changing The Fuser Unit

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 363 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 80,000 letter-size sheets. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Warning! The fuser unit is...

  • Page 364

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 364 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. Remove the new fuser unit from its packaging and lift off the shipping tape (1) holding the levers at either end of the ...

  • Page 365

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 365 4. Using the handle (1), lower the new fuser unit into the printer and push down firmly to lock it in place. 5. Make sure the two spring loaded locking levers lock the fuser unit into place. 6. Close the top cover.Zzz.

  • Page 366: Cleaning The Led Heads

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 366 cleaning the led heads clean the led heads when • printing is unclear • printing has white lines • when text is blurred 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. 2. Gently wipe each led head surface with the led lens cleaner or a soft tissue. 3. Close the top co...

  • Page 367: Transporting The Printer

    C9300/c9500 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 interf...

  • Page 368: Warning!

    C9300/c9500 maintenance • 368 7. Secure the cover with packing tape. 8. Place the bottom styrofoam packing piece on the skid and lower printer onto it. Then place the remaining styrofoam packing pieces around the printer. 9. Place the box over the printer on the skid and secure it in place with the ...

  • Page 369: Troubleshooting

    C9300/c9500 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 messag...

  • Page 370

    C9300/c9500 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 so that...

  • Page 371

    C9300/c9500 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. Open ...

  • Page 372

    C9300/c9500 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 error usb...

  • Page 373: Paper Jams

    C9300/c9500 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. 2. Check the paper tray: pull out the paper tray and remove any jammed paper from the printer, then gently push the paper...

  • Page 374: Caution!

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 374 3. Check the transfer belt and right side cover a. Remove all four image drums and place them on a flat surface away from light. Caution! To avoid damage to the drums: • be careful to place the drums on a flat surface so that nothing contacts the shiny green surface...

  • Page 375

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 375 b. Carefully remove any jammed paper from the transfer belt and top paper exit. C. Open the right side cover and remove any jammed paper, then close the right side cover. D. Put all four image drums back into the printer..

  • Page 376

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 376 4. Check the straight-through exit paper tray: remove any jammed paper from the side exit tray (if necessary, open the tray and remove any jammed paper, then close it)..

  • Page 377: Warning!

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 377 5. Check the fuser unit: a. Release the fuser roller lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. B. Relock the levers at either end of the fuser. Warning! The fuser unit is very hot after printing. Always use the handle when lifting it...

  • Page 378

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 378 6. Check the paper separator: a. Release and lift the separator (1). B. Remove any jammed paper from the printer. C. Replace the separator..

  • Page 379

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 379 7. Check the duplex unit a. Open the small front cover and pull on the blue handle to slide the duplex unit and paper tray out. B. Lift the duplex top cover and remove any jammed paper. C. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex unit/paper tray back into the...

  • Page 380

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 380 8. Check any additional paper trays: if any additional paper trays (1) or the high capacity feeder (2) are installed, pull out the paper trays and check that no paper is jammed along the various parts of the exit path. 9. Close the top cover, pressing down to latch ...

  • Page 381: Parallel Transmission Mode

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 381 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 parall...

  • Page 382: Problem Solving

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 382 problem solving paper feed problems 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 the print...

  • Page 383

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 383 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 parall...

  • Page 384: Notes

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 384 cannot configure for usb connection. Printout is garbled or incorrect with parallel connection. Notes • 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...

  • Page 385

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 385 cannot print. • lpt write error displayed. • prnusbx write error is displayed. Application error or general protection fault is displayed. Possible cause remedy interface is disabled. In the printer menu settings, enable parallel or usb interface. Printer is switche...

  • Page 386

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 386 printing is slow. Printer requests paper size change to continue printing. Possible cause remedy print processing is carried out by the computer. Use a computer with a faster processor. Set lower print resolution in the printer driver data is too complex. Simplify d...

  • Page 387

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 387 problems with poor quality printing longitudinal white stripes longitudinal fading faint printing fading in patches possible cause remedy led head is dirty. Clean led head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Toner is low. Change toner cartridge. Image drum damaged. Ch...

  • Page 388

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 388 longitudinal black stripes faint shading on unprinted sections blurred letter edges possible cause remedy image drum is damaged. Replace image drum. Toner is low. Change toner cartridge. Periodic black lateral lines or spots. • if the lines or spots occur at interva...

  • Page 389: Miscellaneous Problems

    C9300/c9500 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. Reconnec...

  • Page 390

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 390 an asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving across the first line then the second. It takes a long time to start printing. Possible cause remedy the main board is not properly seated in the printer. Turn the printer off, then reseat the main boa...

  • Page 391

    C9300/c9500 troubleshooting • 391 toner rubs off the printed surface. Possible cause remedy media weight and media type settings may not be appropriate. Set the value of media weight to the next heaviest one. Packing materials left on the fuser when it was installed. Careful! Fuser may be hot! Open ...

  • Page 392: Accessories

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 392 accessories introduction depending on the configuration of your printer, you may wish to add one or more of the following options as your needs evolve: • additional memory: see page 393 • hard disk drive (hdd): see page 397 • duplex unit: see page 400 • paper trays: see...

  • Page 393: Additional Memory

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 393 additional memory additional memory increases the printer’s capacity to process complex data: • recommended for duplex printing or if error messages appear when printing complex data. • used for graphic-intensive applications on networks. Additional memory is available ...

  • Page 394: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 394 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. 3. Insert the memory modules the slots as follows: push out the white tabs at either end of the soc...

  • Page 395: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 395 a. 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. B. Carefully insert the module in the socket, placing the ends into the slot in the lock tabs. Press down firmly, until yo...

  • Page 396

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 396 6. Print a menumap (see “printing the menumap” on page 33) and check that the total memory size shown at the top of the menumap matches the memory now installed in the printer. If it doesn’t, turn the printer off and pull out the main board and check to be sure that the...

  • Page 397: Internal Hard Disk Drive

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 397 internal hard disk drive the optional internal hard disk is used to store documents 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 s...

  • Page 398

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 398 3. Hold the hard disk drive by the locking handle (1), then 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. 4. Gently push down...

  • Page 399: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 399 4. Switch the printer on again (the printer has to be switched off and back on again to initialize the hard disk before use). 5. In the printer driver(s), change the settings to include the new hard disk drive: – for windows xp: see page 80 – for windows 2000: see page ...

  • Page 400: Duplex Unit

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 400 duplex unit installation 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Remove the paper tray (1): slide it out until it reaches its stop, then lift up to remove the tray completely from the printer. 3. Remove the front cover (2) by lifting it at both ends...

  • Page 401: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 401 4. Place the duplex unit on top of the paper tray so that they are aligned flush, then open the small cover on the duplex unit and pull the blue handle gently until the duplex unit and paper tray are locked together. 5. Slide the duplex unit and paper tray as a complete...

  • Page 402

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 402 removing the duplex unit the duplex unit may be removed from the printer as follows. 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Open the small front cover and pull the colored handle (1) to slide the duplex unit/paper tray out of the printer as a compl...

  • Page 403: Additional Paper Trays

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 403 additional paper trays two additional paper trays can be installed and, when combined with the standard paper tray, paper capacity increases to approximately 1650 sheets. Installation 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. ...

  • Page 404: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 404 2. Lower the printer gently on to the additional paper tray unit 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. Load paper in each tray, using the same procedure you use for ...

  • Page 405

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 405 4. Fold the tray media size identifier sheet to expose the appropriate media size, then insert it in the holder at the right end of the tray. 5. Place the appropriate self-adhesive tray number identifier label (2 or 3) supplied with the optional tray on the lower rectan...

  • Page 406: High Capacity Feeder (Hcf)

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 406 high capacity feeder (hcf) the high capacity feeder consists of three paper trays together as one unit, mounted on casters. Each tray holds approximately 550 sheets, depending on paper weight, increasing the total printer capacity to about 2200 sheets. This high capacit...

  • Page 407: Note

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 407 2. Lower the printer gently on to the high capacity feeder aligning the holes and connection socket on the base of the printer with the pins and connector plug on the high capacity feeder. 3. Load paper in each tray, using the same procedure you use for loading paper in...

  • Page 408

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 408 4. Fold the tray media size identifier sheets supplied with the high capacity feeder to expose the appropriate media size, then insert them in the holder at the right end of each tray. 5. Place the appropriate self-adhesive tray number identifier labels supplied with th...

  • Page 409: Finisher

    C9300/c9500 accessories • 409 finisher the finisher allows you to staple, punch and offset the printed documents emerging from your printer. The accessories available are: • c9300/c9500 finisher with 2 hole punching • c9300/c9500 finisher with 4 hole punching • finisher interface kit • finisher stan...

  • Page 410: Specifications

    C9300/c9500 specifications • 410 specifications print method led exposed light source electronic photographic memory resolution c9300 - 600x1200 dpi c9500 - 1200x1200 dpi colors cyan, magenta, yellow, black (cmyk) processor speed c9300: 450 mhz, c9500: 600 mhz memory c9300 - 128 mb standard (extra m...

  • Page 411

    C9300/c9500 specifications • 411 parallel interface designation: ieee-1284 connection: 36-pin, ieee 1284-compliant required cable: standard bi-directional ieee-1284 compatible cable of up to 6 ft. (1.8 meters). Must comply with fcc regulations, must be shielded with twisted pair conductors, and must...

  • Page 412

    C9300/c9500 specifications • 412 media size - mp tray letter, legal-14, legal-13.5, legal-13, tabloid, tabloid extra, executive a3, a3 nobi, a3 wide, a4, a5, b4, b5, a6 envelopes: c5, dl, c4, com-9, com-10, monarch custom (up to 1200mm length) paper capacity tray 1 • 530 sheets 20-lb.Us bond paper •...

  • Page 413

    C9300/c9500 specifications • 413 power consumption operating: 1600 w max.; 800 w average standby: 1300 w max.; 250 w average operating environment operating: • 50 to 90°f (10 to 32 °c) • 20 to 80% rh maximum wet bulb temperature 77°c (25°c) for maximum print quality • 62.6 to 80.6°f ( 17 to 27 °c) •...

  • Page 414: Consumables

    C9300/c9500 consumables • 414 consumables toner description ................................... Order no. Black toner ..................................... 41963604 cyan toner ..................................... 41963603 magenta toner................................ 41963602 yellow toner ............

  • Page 415: Fuser Units

    C9300/c9500 consumables • 415 fuser units description ................................... Order no. Fuser unit, 120v ............................. 41946101 fuser unit, 230v ............................. 41946103 transfer belt description ................................... Order no. Transfer belt......

  • Page 416: Oki

    C9300/c9500 consumables • 416 oki ® print media oki banner paper order no. White, 70-lb. Index, 35.4'' x 12.9''. 100 sheets .................52206001 oki synflex™: waterproof and tear proof order no. White, 8½ x 11''. 100 sheets ............................................52205901 oki bright white p...

  • Page 417: Oki

    C9300/c9500 consumables • 417 oki ® print media (continued) oki premium card stock order no. White, 60 lb. Cover, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets.......................52205601 white, 90 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets........................52205602 white, 110 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets..................

  • Page 418: Factory Default Settings

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 418 factory default settings print menu item factory default setting copies 1 duplex off binding long edge output bin face down job offset on paper feed tray1 auto tray switch on tray sequence down mp tray usage feed when mismatching media check enable transpar...

  • Page 419: Media Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 419 media menu item factory default setting tray1 mediatype plain tray1 mediaweight auto tray2 mediatype plain tray2 meidiaweight auto tray3 mediatype plain tray3 mediaweight auto tray4 mediatype plain tray4 mediaweight auto tray5 mediatype plain tray5 mediawei...

  • Page 420: Color Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 420 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-tone 0 ye...

  • Page 421: System Config Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 421 system config menu pcl emulation menu item factory default setting power save delay time 60 min personality auto emulation usb ps-protocol raw network ps protocol raw clearable warning on auto continue off manual timeout 60 sec. Wait timeout 40 sec. Low ton...

  • Page 422: Ppr Emulation Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 422 ppr 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 functuion cr lf function lf lin...

  • Page 423: Fx Emulation Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 423 fx emulation menu parallel menu item factory default setting character pitch 10 cpi character set ibm-457 symbol set pc - 8 letter 0 style disable zero character normal line pitch 6 lpi white page skip off cr functuion cr line length 80 column form length 1...

  • Page 424: Usb Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 424 usb menu network menu memory menu item factory default setting usb enable soft reset disable offline receive disable item factory default setting tcp/ip enable netware enable ethertalk enable netbeui enable frame type auto dhcp/bootp enable rarp disable ip ...

  • Page 425: System Adjust Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 425 system adjust menu item factory default setting x adjust 0.0 mm y adjust 0.0 mm duplex x adjust 0.0 mm duplex y adjust 0.0 mm tray1 a3 nobi paper tabloid extra tray1 legal14 paper legal 14 tray2 a3 nobi paper tabloid extra tray2 legal14 paper legal 14 tray3...

  • Page 426: Maintenance Menu

    C9300/c9500 factory default settings • 426 maintenance menu usage menu displays printer page counts and data for printer consumables. Item factory default setting eeprom reset [execute] save menu [execute] restore menu [execute] power save enable paper black setting 0 paper color setting 0 transpr b...

  • Page 427: Software Utilities

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 427 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 428: Color Swatch Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 428 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 429

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 429 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 430: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 430 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 431: Pdf Direct Print Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 431 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 432

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 432 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 433: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 433 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 434: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 434 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 435: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 435 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 436: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 436 • 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 437

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 437 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 438: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 438 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 439: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 439 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 440: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 440 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 441: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 441 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 442: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 442 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 443: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 443 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 444

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 444 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 445: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 445 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 446: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 446 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 447

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 447 • 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 448: Important!

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 448 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 449

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 449 • 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 450

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 450 • 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 451

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 451 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 452

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 452 • 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 453

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 453 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 454

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 454 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 455

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 455 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 456: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 456 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 457

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 457 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 458

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 458 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 459

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 459 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 460: Print Job Accounting

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 460 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 461: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 461 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 462: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 462 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 463

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 463 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 464

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 464 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 465

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 465 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 466

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 466 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 467: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 467 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 468

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 468 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 469: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 469 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 470: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 470 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 471

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 471 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 472

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 472 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 473: Notes

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 473 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 474

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 474 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 475

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 475 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 476

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 476 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 477

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 477 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 478

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 478 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 479

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 479 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 480

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 480 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 481: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 481 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 482

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 482 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 483: Printsupervision

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 483 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 484

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 484 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 485

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 485 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 486: Note

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 486 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 487

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 487 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 488: Oki Lpr Utility

    C9300/c9500 software utilities • 488 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 489: Index

    Index • 489 index a additional memory ..................393 windows 2000 ......................152 windows me/98/95 ..............223 windows nt.........................285 windows xp...........................79 additional paper trays ..............403 b booklets windows 2000 .........................

  • Page 490

    Index • 490 duplex printing windows 2000 ......................194 windows me/98/95 ..............256 windows nt.........................324 windows xp.........................122 duplex unit...............................400 windows 2000 ......................157 windows me/98/95 ..............227 ...

  • Page 491

    Index • 491 n-up printing windows 2000 ......................186 windows me/98/95 ..............249 windows nt.........................315 windows xp.........................114 o oki color matching windows 2000 ......................178 windows me/98/95 ..............243 windows nt....................

  • Page 492

    Index • 492 printer settings confirming..............................41 list of settings.........................42 printing menu list....................41 printer status utility windows 2000 ......................167 windows me/98/95 ..............231 windows nt.........................301 windows...

  • Page 493

    Index • 493 w watermarks windows 2000 ......................200 windows me/98/95 ..............260 windows nt.........................329 windows xp.........................128 windows icm color matching windows 2000 ......................185 windows me/98/95 ..............247 windows xp...............