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Oki MPS420b User Manual

Other manuals for MPS420b: Maintenance Manual, Material Safety Data Sheet

Summary of MPS420b

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    User’s guide 59319301 my.Okidata.Com mps420b.

  • Page 2: Copyright Information

    > 2 copyright information copyright © 2009 by oki data. All rights reserved document information ___________________________________________________ mps420b user’s guide p/n 59319301, revision 1.0 august, 2009 disclaimer _________________________________________ ________________________ every effort...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents > 3 notes, cautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    > 4 changing the length of time before entering power save mode . . . . . . . .38 disabling power save mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 2-sided (duplex) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 auto duplex printing . . . ...

  • Page 5: Notes, Cautions and Warnings

    Notes, cautions and warnings > 5 notes, cautions and warnings for the protection of your product, and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full functionality, this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner cartridges. Any other toner cartridge may not operate at all...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction > 6 introduction p rinter features • memory: 64 mb • high speed printing: 30 ppm letter, 28 ppm a4 • resolution: 2400 x 600 dpi • paper handling: 530 sheets 20 lb. Us bond (75 g/m²) • emulation: standard printer control language pcl6, epson fx, and ibm proprinter • barcodes: embedded fo...

  • Page 7: Printer Components

    Printer components > 7 printer components f ront v iew 1 operator panel 2 output stacker (150 sheets, face down) 3 output stacker extension 4 top cover release button 5 multi purpose tray (show in open position): takes 50 sheets of 20-lb us bond (75 g/m2) paper 6 multi purpose tray extension 7 paper...

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    Printer components > 8 b ack v iew 11 power cable connection 12 duplex unit 13 parallel interface connection 14 usb interface connection 15 lan interface connection (only for xxxxxdn) 16 test button (only for xxxxxdn) 17 memory panel (to upgrade your printer’s memory ram dimm).

  • Page 9: The Printer Operator Panel

    The printer operator panel > 9 the printer operator panel the operator panel consists of an lcd display, a menu-driven control panel and two led indicators. P anel elements 1 liquid crystal display (lcd) panel • two rows of up to 16 alphanumeric digits. • displays print status, menu items in menu mo...

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    The printer operator panel > 10 7 ready indicator (green). • on indicates ready to receive data. • flashing indicates processing data. • off indicates offline. 8 attention indicator (red). • on indicates a warning (e.G. Low toner). • flashing indicates an error, (e.G. Toner empty). • off indicates n...

  • Page 11: Menu Functions

    Menu functions > 11 menu functions the printer menu allows you to view and change the printer’s internal settings. The settings are grouped into categories or “menus” such as information menu or print menu. Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer driver or application softw...

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    Menu functions > 12 p rint menum m edia m enu item default remarks copies 1 duplex off paper feed tray1 auto tray switch on tray sequence down mp tray usage do not use media check enable resolution 1200dpi toner save mode disable orientation portrait lines per page 64 lines edit size cassette size i...

  • Page 13: Pcl

    Menu functions > 13 s ystem configuration menu pcl emulation item default remarks pow save time 1 min personality auto emulation para ps-protocol ascii usb ps-protocol raw clrable warning online auto continue off manual timeout 60 sec timeout injob 40 sec timeout local 40 sec timeout net 90 sec low ...

  • Page 14: Ppr E

    Menu functions > 14 ppr e mulation fx e mulation item default remarks character pitch 10 cpi font condense 12 cpi to 20 cpi character set set-2 symbol set ibm-437 letter o style disable zero character normal line pitch 6 lpi white page skip off cr function cr lf function lf line length 80 column for...

  • Page 15: Usb

    Menu functions > 15 p arallel menu usb menu item default remarks parallel enable bi-direction enable ecp enable ack width narrow ack/busy timing ack in busy i-prime disable offline receive disable item default remarks usb enable soft reset disable speed 480mbps offline receive disable serial number ...

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    Menu functions > 16 n etwork menu p rint s tatistics menu this menu provides information on the number of letter/a4 pages printed and allows you to reset the counter. Item default remarks tcp/ip enable ip version ipv4 netbeui enable netware enable ethertalk enable frametype auto ip address set auto ...

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    Menu functions > 17 m aintenance menu this menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. U sage menu this menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do ...

  • Page 18: Printing Menu Settings

    Printing menu settings (the menu map) > 18 printing menu settings (the menu map) current menu settings can be confirmed by printing a menu map, using the control panel. 1 press the up or down arrow button until information menu appears on the display, then press the enter button. 2 press the up or d...

  • Page 19: Paper Recommendations

    Paper recommendations > 19 paper recommendations for guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which input tray and which exit path to use, see the section entitled “paper and tray information” in the “specifications” chapter. P aper and envelope types recommended guidelines when selectin...

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    Paper recommendations > 20 p ostcards recommended guidelines when selecting postcards for use in your printer: • always manually feed single postcards using the multi puprose tray. • use unfolded double postcards. • use postcards designed for use in laser type printers • do not use postcards used fo...

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    Loading tray 1 and optional tray 2 > 21 loading tray 1 and optional tray 2 1. Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper (1) in the tray, keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the paper full guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides (2). For loading a4 or ...

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    Loading tray 1 and optional tray 2 > 22 2. Adjust the rear paper support (5) to the size of paper you are using by gripping the lugs, tilting and sliding the support forward or backward as necessary. 3. Adjust the side paper guides (6). It is important to adjust the paper guides (5) correctly to ens...

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    Loadimg the multi purpose tray > 23 loadimg the multi purpose tray 1. Open the multi puropse tray: (a) pull down the tray (1). (b) flip out the inner support section (2). (c) swing out the paper support (3). (d) adjust the paper guides (4) to the width of the print media. 2. Load the paper into the ...

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    Loadimg the multi purpose tray > 24 3. Ensure that the paper is loaded below the arrow level to avoid paper jam. Media loading tips • for single-sided printing on headed paper load the paper with the pre-printed side up and top edge into the printer. • for two-sided (duplex) printing on letterhead p...

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    Paper feed, size and media setting > 25 paper feed, size and media setting the process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in transparencies. Too little heat will caus...

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    Paper feed, size and media setting > 26 4. Press the cancel, online or back button repeatedly to exit the menu mode . P aper size set the paper size as follows. 1. Press the up or down arrow button until print menu displays, then press the enter buttos 2. Press either the up or down button repeatedl...

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    Paper feed, size and media setting > 27 m edia type and weight set media type and weight as follows: 1. Press the up or down arrow button until media menu displays, then press the enter button. 2. Press the up or down arrow button until media typeor media weight for the required tray is displayed, t...

  • Page 28: Selecting A Paper Exit Path

    Selecting a paper exit path > 28 selecting a paper exit path f ace down printing (t op e xit p ath ) for face down printing, make sure the rear cover is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). • the output stacker on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down. • capacity 150...

  • Page 29: Automatic Feed Sequence

    Automatic feed sequence > 29 automatic feed sequence with no optional feed trays installed, the autotray function in the print menu is set by default to on and the tray sequence function is set to down. In this way, if a tray runs out of paper, automatic feed will take place in the order tray 1, tra...

  • Page 30: Interfaces

    Interfaces > 30 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 2000 or later or mac os x or later. This por...

  • Page 31: Printer Drivers

    Printer drivers > 31 printer drivers this chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system – windows and macintosh. The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver cd-rom (cd1). Please refer to the readme file on this cd for the latest information on pri...

  • Page 32: Operation

    Operation > 32 operation this chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer in the pcl emulation from either a windows or a macintosh environment. P rinter settings in w indows the operator panel controlled menus provide access to many options. The windows printer driver also conta...

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    Operation > 33 2. You can choose the source of the paper to feed, which may be tray 1 (the standard paper tray), tray 2 (if you have the optional second paper tray installed) or the multi purpose tray. You can also click on the appropriate part of the screen graphic to select your preferred tray. 3....

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    Operation > 34 in vector mode, file sizes may be smaller and so transmission over a network, for example, may be faster. These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing. 5. You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively, although you will need to top up the pap...

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    Operation > 35 g eneral tab 1. This area lists some of the main features of your printer, including optional items. 2. This button opens the same windows as described earlier for items which can be set from within application programs. Changes you make here, however, will become the new default sett...

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    Operation > 36 3. Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a special print file) before being printed. The document is then printed in the background, allowing your application program to become available more quickly. Options follow: this specifies that printing should not start until ...

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    Operation > 37 d evice options tab in this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled “installing options”. P rinter settings in m acintosh refer to the readme file on the driver cd and the online help provided in the driver software..

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    Operation > 38 p ower s ave m ode power saving sets how long the printer waits before going into standby mode. In standby mode your printer’s energy consumption is reduced. You can specify the length of time before a printer enters power saving mode by setting a larger value. Changing the length of ...

  • Page 39: 2-Sided (Duplex) Printing

    2-sided (duplex) printing > 39 2-sided (duplex) printing the duplex unit adds the function of two-sided printing, using less paper and making large documents easier to handle. It also enables booklet printing, which uses even less paper. This printer has the option of auto duplex and manual duplex p...

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    2-sided (duplex) printing > 40 m anual duplex printing using the paper tray (w indows only ) to carry out 2-sided, or manual duplex printing you must pass paper through the printer twice. 1. Ensure that there is enough paper in the paper tray to carry out the print job. 2. Select file > print and cl...

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    2-sided (duplex) printing > 41 9. Close the paper tray and press the online button. The message window should disappear from your screen and the printer finishes printing the remaining pages of your document. Note you must press the online button to start the printing for the other side. The default...

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    2-sided (duplex) printing > 42 m anual duplex printing using the m ulti -p urpose t ray 1. Position the paper guides on the multi-purpose tray according to the paper size. 2. Place up to 50 sheets of paper in the multi-purpose tray. 3. Select file -> print to display the print dialogg box. 4. Click ...

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    2-sided (duplex) printing > 43 s hort e dge . 9. Press the online button. The remaining page(s) of your document print on the blank side of the stack of pages from the multi-purpose feeder..

  • Page 44: Pcl O

    Overlays and macros (windows only) > 44 overlays and macros (windows only) w hat are overlays and macros ? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced features. You can cre...

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    Overlays and macros (windows only) > 45 4. Set the files of type drop-down list to prn files(*.Prn). 5. Navigate to the folder where the overlay .Prn files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set. You can have more than one macro file in a project. For example, one ...

  • Page 46: Pcl

    Overlays and macros (windows only) > 46 5. In the define overlays window, enter the name (a) and id (b) of the required overlay, and define which page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay. Then click the add button (3) to add this overlay to the list of defined overlays. Repeat for any oth...

  • Page 47: Consumables and Maintenance

    Consumables and maintenance > 47 consumables and maintenance this section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance. T oner cartridge life how long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print density; the percentage of the page that prints black. A ...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 48 1. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover. 2. Press the top cover release button and open the printer’s top cover fully. 3. Pull the colored lever (1) on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the f...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 49 7. Gently shake the cartridge (3) from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 8. Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge (4). 9. Holding the cartridge by its top...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 50 11. Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, push the colored lever towards the rear of the printer (8). Push the lever all the way forward until the pointers on the drum and the toner are aligned (8a). This will lock the cartridge in...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 51 i mage drum life the life of an image drum depends on a number of factors, including temperature and humidity, the type of paper used, and the number of pages per job. The image drum should last approximately 25,000 pages continuous printing. This number is approxima...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 52 2. Holding it by its top centre, lift the used image drum and toner cartridge, out of the printer. 3. Put the assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 4. With the colored ton...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 53 9. Holding the complete assembly by its top center, lower it into place in the printer locating the pegs (1 & 2) at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity (3). 10. Gently wipe the led array surface with a soft tissue. 3 1 2.

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    Consumables and maintenance > 54 11. Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed. G enerating a cleaning page if the printed page shows signs of fading, streaking or erratic marks, the problem may be cleared by generating a drum cleaning page as follows. 1. Pull down the multi purpose t...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 55 2. Insert a sheet of letter/a4 plain paper between the paper guides and push the colored set button to engage the tray. 3. Press the up or down arrow button repeatedly until maintenance menu displays, then press the enter button. 4. Press the up or down arrow button ...

  • Page 56: Led

    Consumables and maintenance > 56 c leaning the led array clean the led array whenever a new toner cartridge is installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. 2. Wipe the led array gently with a soft tis...

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    Consumables and maintenance > 57 3. Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed..

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting > 58 troubleshooting s tatus and error messages the lcd on the printer operator panel provides the self-explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language. Error messages are accompanied by the ready indicator going out. P aper j ams provided that you follow the recommenda...

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    Troubleshooting > 59 i nput jam 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer (1). 2. Remove any crumpled or folded paper. 3. Remove any paper from the underside of the printer (2). 4. Replace the paper tray. After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper, the printer should continue printing. ...

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    Troubleshooting > 60 2. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover. 3. Carefully lift out the image drum, complete with the toner cartridge. Place the drum on a piece of paper and cover it with a piece of paper to protect it from light. Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum...

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    Troubleshooting > 61 4. Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path. 5. Re-install the image drum complete with toner cartridge, ensuring that the pegs (1 & 2) correctly locate into the slots on each side of the printer (3). 6. Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This ...

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    Troubleshooting > 62 7. Open the rear cover and check for paper in the rear path. Pull out any paper found in this area. • if the paper is low down in this area and difficult to remove, it is probably still gripped by the fuser. In this case, raise the top cover, reach around and press down on the f...

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    Troubleshooting > 63 • if the paper is difficult to remove, push the duplexer cover in the direction of the arrow on the top, then raise the cover and remove the paper. 9. Open the multi purpose tray (1) and remove any paper that you find (2). 10. Close the tray. 11. Close the top cover and press do...

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    Troubleshooting > 64 p rint quality problems before consulting a service representative regarding a print quality problem, check the table below to see if there is a solution, or something you might have overlooked. Symptom problem solution blank sheets printed. Image drum cartridge not properly ins...

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    Troubleshooting > 65 p aper feed problems bold characters and dark lines are smeared. Toner is low. Install new toner cartridge. Print is darker than usual. Darkness setting is too high. Change darkness setting. Pages curl excessively. Printing on wrong side of paper. Turn paper over in tray. (note ...

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    Troubleshooting > 66 paper is not fed into the printer. Improper setting is selected for paper source in the printer driver. Select the correct paper source from the source drop down menu. The printer menu setting is incorrect. Set the size of the paper in the setup menu of the printer. Printing doe...

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    Troubleshooting > 67 s oftware problems your software (operating environment, applications and printer drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have selected the right driver for use with your printer. See your software documentation for more information. H ardware problems symptom prob...

  • Page 68: Options

    Options > 68 options the following options are available to extend the performance of your printer: • 128 and 256mb ram dimm: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files • second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 530 sheets (75...

  • Page 69: Specifications

    Specifications > 69 specifications item specification dimensions, w x d x h 14.5 x 15.5 x 10,5 inches (369 x 395 x 268 mm) weight 22.7 lb (10.3 kg) approximately (without second tray) printing method electro-photographic printing using leds as light source print color monochrome print speed letter: ...

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    Specifications > 70 power consumption at 72°f (22°c) typical: 450w idle: 70w power save mode: 7w paper output capacity at 20-lb. Us bond (75 g/m²) face down (top exit): 150 sheets monthly duty cycle 70,000 pages consumables toner cartridge, image drum power cable approximately 6 ft. (1.8 m) max. Len...

  • Page 71: Paper and Tray Information

    Paper and tray information > 71 paper and tray information simplex printing feed tray exit path paper type size weight t1 t2 mpt top rea r plain paper letter, a4 l, ml, m, mh 0 0 0 0 0 a5, b5, executive l, ml, m, mh, h 0 0 0 0 0 legal (13) legal (14) h 0 0 0 0 0 statement l, ml, m, mh, h 0 x 0 0 0 a...

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    Paper and tray information > 72 duplex printing auto manual paper type size weight tray 1 tray 2 mpt tray 1 tray 2 mpt plain paper letter, a4 l, ml, m, mh 0 0 0 0 0 0 legal (13) legal (14) h x x x 0 0 0 a5, b5, executive l, ml, m, mh, h x x x 0 0 0 statement l, ml, m, mh, h x x x 0 x 0 a6 l, ml, m, ...

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    Paper and tray information > 73 n otes 1. Tray 1 can accommodate paper with width of 100 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm. 2. Tray 2 (optional) can accommodate paper with width of 148 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm. 3. When printing using auto duplex, paper will not be ejected face up. 4. Th...

  • Page 74: Service and Support

    Service and support > 74 service and support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • visit our multilingual web site: www.Okiprintingsolutions.Com • call 1-800-654-3282.