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Copyright Information
Copyright © 2008 by Océ Imagistics Inc. All Rights Reserved
VarioLink 3550p Series User’s Guide
P/N 59306601, Revision 1.1, July, 2008
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this
document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer
assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control.
The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software
and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this
guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention
of software products manufactured by other companies does not
necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer .
While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document
as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind,
expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the
information contained herein.
The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web
site: http://www.oceusa.com
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Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or
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Precautions
Caution
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other
than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation
exposure. This product contains a continuous non pulsed laser with
maximum power output of 5.0 mW.
Data Loss in Hard Disk/ Compact Flash Disk
Saved data may be lost if the hard disk/compact flash in the machine
breaks down due to external shocks or if the power is accidentally cut
off in a manner not following the methods listed in manuals or other
documentation. Océ is not responsible for such data loss and any
consequence caused by such data loss.
Damage related to computer virus
Océ is not responsible for any breakdown of machines due to infection
of computer virus.
Important
Never attempt any procedure on the machine that is not specifically
described in this manual. Unauthorized operation can cause faults or
accidents. Océ is not liable for any problems resulting from
unauthorized operation of the equipment.
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Preface
Thank you for choosing this printer. This is a guide on operating this
printer and the important points to note. To understand the features
fully and to use the printer correctly and effectively, please read this
guide before using it.
Keep this guide handy for a quick reference on using the printer.
This guide is written with the assumption that you are familiar with
the basic knowledge and way of operating your computer
environment and the network environment.
In this manual, safety instructions are described with the following
symbol:
Always read and follow these instructions before performing the
required procedure.
This product is a “Class I Laser System” that does not emit dangerous
laser beam. Operate the machine according to the instructions in the
manual. Do not carry out any operation not mentioned in the manual.
Otherwise, it may lead to unforeseen accident or machine breakdown.
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Conventions
1. In this guide, “computer” refers to both the personal computer
and workstation.
2. The following headers are used in this guide:
Important Indicates important information which you should
read.
Note Indicates additional information on operations or
features.
Refer to Indicates reference sources.
3. The following conventions are used in this guide:
Refer to “xxx” The cross-reference is within this guide.
Refer to YYY The cross-reference is not within this guide.
[ ] Indicates items displayed on the computer and the
printer control panel. Also indicates the title of
printed reports/lists from the printer.
< > Indicates items such as hard buttons and indicators
on the keyboard and printer.
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Illegal Copies and Printouts
Copying or printing certain documents may be illegal in your country.
Penalties of fines or imprisonment may be imposed on those found
guilty. The following are examples of items that may be illegal to copy
or print in your country.
• Currency
• Banknotes and checks
• Bank and government bonds and securities
• Passports and identification cards
• Copyright material or trademarks without the consent of the
owner
• Postage stamps and other negotiable instruments
This list is not inclusive and no liability is assumed for either its
completeness or accuracy. In case of doubt, contact your legal
counsel.
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Illegal Copies and Printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Main Components and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching On and Off the Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching On the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching Off the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Saver Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cancelling/Checking Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Displaying Optional Accessory Configuration
and Paper Tray Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printing From the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printing on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing on Transparencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing on Custom Size Paper/Long Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Print Confidential Document - Secure Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Proof Print - Print After Checking Printing Result . . . . . . . . . 27
Print at a Specified Time - Timed Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Direct Printing of PDF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Printing via Electronic Mail - E-mail Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
About Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
About Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting Custom Paper Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Settings on the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
About this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Control Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Print Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Information Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Print Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Media Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sys Config Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PCL Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
FX Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Parallel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Serial Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
USB Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sys Adjust Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Date/Time Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Usage Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Flash Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Comp FLASH Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Job Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Spooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
When Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
When Problems Occur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
When the Print Quality is Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Network Related Troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Mail Related Troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Daily Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replacing the Drum/Toner Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Printing Reports/Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Checking/Managing the Printer Status on the
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Checking Printer Status via E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Checking Printed Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
When Moving the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
PCL Emulation Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
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Basic Operations
Main Components and Their Functions
Standard Configuration
No. Name Description
1 Center output
tray
Print jobs are output here with the printed side facing
down.
2 Control panel Consists of the essential operation buttons, indicators
and display.
3 Ventilation hole Releases heat to prevent the interior of the printer
from heating up.
4 Paper meter A meter to check the amount of remaining paper.
Attached to the 550 tray.
5 Tray 1 Sets the 150 tray.
6 Tray 2 Sets the 550 tray.
7 Power switch Switches the power of the printer on and off. Pressing
the switch to the <|> position switches it on and
pressing it to the <0> position switches it off.
8 Paper stopper Raise this when printing on paper larger than Letter/A4
size.
9 Duplex unit
connector
For connecting the optional duplex unit.
1
2
8
7
3
6
5
4
13
12
11
3
3
9
10
14
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10 Power cord
connector
For connecting the power cord.
11 Parallel
connector
For connecting the parallel cable.
12 Network
connector
For connecting the network cable when connecting this
printer to the network for use.
13 USB connector For connecting the USB cable.
14 Serial connector For connecting the serial cable.
No. Name Description
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With Optional Accessories
No. Name Description
1 Offset catch tray
(optional)
Allows you to stagger the output position for each
print job (offset output).
2Cover D
(optional)
Open this when paper is jammed inside the offset
catch tray.
3Rear tray
(optional)
Use this tray if you want to reduce curling of paper
when printing heavyweight paper. Print jobs are
output here with the printed side facing up.
4 Duplex unit
(Cover C)
Enables 2 sided printing. When paper is ja mmed
inside the duplex unit, it is described as cover C.
5 Rear output tray
lever
When the rear tray has been installed, the paper
output location can be switched between it and the
center output tray. Raise the lever to output to the
rear tray and lower the lever to output to the center
output tray.
6 A4 universal tray Can install up to two levels of an Letter/A4
universal tray (550) to this printer.
7 Right detachable
cover
Remove this when installing optional accessories
such as hard disk and additional memory.
1
2
4
5
3
6
7
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Internal View
no. Name Description
1 Paper stopper Raise this when printing on paper larger than A4 size.
2 Drum/toner
cartridge
Contains the toner and the photosensitive drum.
3 Cover A Open this when replacing the drum/toner cartridge
and removing jammed paper.
4 Fuser unit Fixes the toner on the paper. Do not touch this when
using the printer as it is hot.
5 Transfer roll
cartridge
Transfers the toner image on the surface of the
photosensitive drum to the paper.
6 Cover B Open this when removing jammed paper.
5
32
1
46
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Control Panel
No. Name Description
1 <MENU> button Press to move to menu operation.
2 <INFO> button Press to print the menu map. The menu map (2pages)
will print with all the current printer settings.
3<READY>
indicator
When the light is on, the printer is ready to receive
data from the computer.
4 LCD display Displays the setting items, machine status, and
messages.
5 <ATTENTION>
indicator
When the light is on, there is a malfunction in the
printer.
6 <On-Line>
button
Press to enter the off-line status. When in the off-line
status, the machine cannot receive data or process
printing. Press again to exit the off-line status and
enter the on-line status (where the machine can
receive data from the computer).
7<CANCEL>
button
Press to cancel printing.
Press to exit Menu Mode.
8 <Select> button Press to select the currently displayed menu on
setting.
9
<> <>
<> <>
buttons
Press these to move to the required menu, item and
candidate value on the display.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Display
There are two types of screens shown: Print screen (for displaying
printer status) and Menu screen (for setting configuration).
NOTE
The message displayed differs according to the options installed
and setting status.
Print Screen
The Print screen appears when the machine is printing or waiting for
data. The following contents are shown on the screen.
Menu Screen
Screen for configuring settings related to the printer.
This screen appears when you press the <MENU> button. The initial
Menu screen displayed is as follows.
Refer to::
• Items that can be set on the Menu screen: “The Control
Panel” on page 50
Current printer status
Printing
USB
PCL
(USB, Net, LPD, etc.)
Port Receiving Data
Language
(PCL, PS, etc.)
Print Jobs Menu
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Switching On and Off the Power
Switching On the P ower
1. Press the power switch of the printer to the <|> position.
2. When the power is switched on, various screens will be
displayed on the control panel. Check that this display
changes to “Online”.
Note
When “Please wait...” is displayed, the printe r is in the process of
warming up. Printing is unavailable during this period. When the
printer is ready for printing, “Online” will be displayed.
Important:
• If error message is displayed, refer to “Message List
(alphabetical order)” on page 107 on how to fix it.
Switching Off the P ow e r
Important:
• Do not switch off the printer power when printing is in
progress. It may lead to a paper jam.
• Once the power is switched off, print data remaining in this
printer or information saved in the memory of this printer
will be deleted.
1. By checking the display on the control panel, confirm that the
printer is not processing any data. “Online” or “Power Saver
Mode” should be displayed.
Online
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2. Press the power switch to the <O> position to switch the
power off.
Power Saver Modes
This printer is equipped with a low power mode and a sleep mode to
reduce power consumption when it is left idle.
When no print data is received for 5 minutes, the printer will enter
the low power mode. When no data is received for a further 10
minutes (a total of 15 minutes lapse (default settings) since the last
received data), it will enter sleep mode. You can specify whether the
printer goes into low power mode or sleep mode. The time ranges to
specify for the printer to go into low power mode or sleep mode are
5 to 60 minutes respectively. Consumption of power during the sleep
mode is 10 W or less and the time required to exit from the sleep
mode to a print-ready status is about 10 seconds.
Note
• You can also enable either the low power mode or sleep
mode.
• Both low power mode and sleep mode cannot be
disabled at the same time.
• The sleep mode setting has precedence when both the
low power mode and sleep mode are enabled. For
example, when the sleep mode and low power mode
time have been set to 15 minutes and 45 minutes
respectively, the printer will go into sleep mode after no
data has been received for 15 minutes. It will continue
to remain in sleep mode and will not go into low power
mode after a further 30 minutes.
Exiting the Power Saver Mode
The printer automatically cancels its power save status once it
receives data from the computer.
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Cancelling/Checking Printing
Cancelling Printing
To cancel printing, you can either cancel the print job at this printer
or at the computer.
Cancelling a Print Job at the Printer
Press the <CANCEL> button then press the <ON-LINE> button on
the control panel. However, pages being printed at the moment will
continue to be printed.
Cancelling Print Jobs at the Computer
Double-click the printer icon at the bottom right of the taskbar
in Windows.
From the displayed window, click the document name that you wish
to delete and press the <Delete> key.
Checking Status of Print Data
Checking in Windows
Double-click the printer icon on the task bar at the bottom right
of the screen.
From the displayed window, check the column, [Status].
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Displaying Optional Accessory Configuration
and Paper Tray Settings
When using this printer as a network printer and with SNMP protocol
enabled, you can display on the printer driver, the optional
accessory configuration and settings configured at the control panel
such as paper type or size. These settings are displayed on the
[Options] tab. This section explains the procedure using Windows XP
as an example.
Important:
• When using USB or Parallel connection to this printer, this
feature cannot be used. Y ou hav e to manually set the items
on the printer driver.
• The rear tray information cannot be obtained. You have to
manually set the item.
• For paper size and paper type settings, you must configure
them at the control panel beforehand. Even if you change
the settings here, they will not be reflected on the printer
itself.
Note
• When using this feature, you have to activate the SNMP
port (default: [Enable]) on the printer using the control
panel.
• For Windows NT 4. 0/Windows 2000/Windows XP, only
users with administrator’s rights can change the
settings. Users without administrator’s rights can only
check the contents.
1. From the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes] and then
display the properties of the printer to be used.
2. Click the [Device Options] tab.
3. Click [Get Information from Printer].
Note
The properties of the printer can be displayed on the printer driver.
4. Click [OK]. The contents of the [Device Options] tab will be
updated based on the data obtained from the printer.
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Printing
Printing From the Computer
This section explains the basic flow when printing from application
software in a Windows
®
environment.
(The procedure may differ according to the computer or system
configuration used.)
Important
• Do not switch off the power to the printer when printing is
in progress. It may lead to a paper jam.
Note
This section explains printing with the PCL driver as an
example.
1. From the [File] menu of the application software, select
[Print].
2. Select this printer as the printer to be used to start printing.
To use the various print features of this printer, display the
printer properties dialog box to set the necessary items.
For details on each item and how to set them, refer to the
Online Help for the printer driver.
Important:
• If the paper tray information is not correct, change the
settings on the [Set Up] tab of the printer driver before
continuing. For details on how to do the settings, refer to
the Online Help for the printer driver.
Useful Print Features In Properties Dialog Box
• The following selections are available in the [Setup] tab:
Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, Paper Destination
Paper Feed Options*, Finishing Mode**, and 2-sided Printing.
*Paper Feed Options include: Auto Resize, Covers, Auto Tray
Change, Media Check, and Skip Blank Pages, Tray 1 Settings,
and Media Type.
**Finishing Mode includes: Standard, 2-up, 4-up, 6-up , 8-up,
9-up, 16-up, PosterPrint, and Booklet.
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Note
• You can set the print features in the properties dialog
box from the printer icon by selecting [Printers and
Faxes] (or [Settings] > [Printers] depending on the OS).
Printing on Env e lopes
For details on the envelopes that can be used, refer to “Usable
Paper” on page 38. The procedure to print on envelopes is as
follows.
Loading Envelopes
You have to close the flaps of the envelopes and load them with the
address side facing up in the orientation shown in the diagram
below.
The following explains how to load the envelopes, using COM-10
envelopes as an example, in trays 1 to 4.
Important:
• The reverse side of the envelope cannot be printed on.
Note
For details on the procedure to load paper in a paper tray, refer to
“Loading Paper in a Paper Tray” on page 44.
Paper feed direction
* The flap faces down
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1. Load the envelopes in the portrait orientation so that the
flaps are turned to the right side.
2. Slide the length guide and right width guide to the size of the
loaded envelopes.
3. On the control panel, change the paper type to [Envelope].
For details, refer to “Setting Paper Types” on page 48.
4. On the control panel, change the paper size of the tray to
[COM-10 Envelope]. For details, refer to “Setting Custom
Paper Sizes” on page 47.
Printing on Envelopes
To print on envelopes, display the [Tray/Output] tab and [Basic] tab.
This section explains the procedure using WordPad on Windows XP
as an example.
Note
• The way to display the printer properties dialog box
differs according to the application software. Refer to
the manual of each application software.
1. From the [File] menu, select [Print].
2. Select this printer from the drop down list and click
[Properties].
3. Click the [Setup] tab.
4. Select the loaded paper tray from [Source] or click the
[Media Type] and then select [Com10].
5. Click [OK].
6. Click [Print] in the [Print] dialog box to start printing.
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Printing on Transparencies
Loading Transparencies
Load transparencies in trays 1 to 4.
ImportantImportant
• Transparencies with white frames or full-color
transparencies cannot be used.
The way to load transparencies in the paper tray is the same as the
way to load standard size paper. For details, refer to “ Loading Paper
in a Paper Tray” (P. 44).
You must also set paper type for the paper tray to [Transparency]
on the control panel.
Refer to “ Setting Paper Types” (P. 48) to change the setting.
Printing on Transparencies
To print on transparencies, click on [Properties] from the [File]
[Print] menu, click the [Setup] tab. This section explains the
procedure using WordPad on Windows XP as an example.
Note
• The way to display the printer properties dialog box
differs according to the application software. Refer to
the manual of your respective application software.
• Printing transparencies continuously may lead to the
output transparencies sticking to each other. As a guide,
remove the transparencies from the output tray after
about 20 sheets and then fan them to lower their
temperatures.
1. From the [File] menu, select [Print].
2. Select this printer as the printer to be used and click
[Preferences].
3. Click the Media Type drop down box and click on
transparencies.
4. Select the loaded paper tray from Source Drop down and
click on the tray that contains the transparencies.
5. Click the Paper Size drop down.
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6. From [Paper Size], select the size of the original document.
7. Click [OK].
8. Click [Print] in the [Print] dialog box to start printing.
Printing on Custom Size Paper/Long Paper
This section explains how to print on custom size paper such as long
paper.
The paper sizes that can be set on this printer are as follows:
Loading Custom Size Paper
The way to load custom size paper with the long edge shorter than
356 mm in trays 1 to 4 is the same as loading standard size paper.
For details, refer to “ Loading Paper in a Paper Tray” (P. 44).
Long edge:
127 to 900 mm
(5 to 35.4 in.)
Long edge:
148 to 356 mm
(5.8 to 14 in.)
Short edge:
76 to 216 mm
(3 to 8.5 in.)
Short edge:
98 to 216 mm
(3.9 to 8.5 in.)
For tray 1
For trays 2 - 4
*To load long-size paper with
the long edge exceeding 356
mm, load the paper with the
edge protruding from the tray.
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To load long paper in tray 1, follow the procedure below:
1. Pull the paper tray out to its maximum.
Note
• Pull the extendable part out to its maximum. For details
on the procedure to extend the paper tray, refer to “
Loading Paper in a Paper Tray” (P. 44).
2. Load the paper with the side to be printed facing up. Curl up
the back end of the paper so that it will not fall from the tray.
3. Push the paper tray completely into the printer.
Setting Custom Paper Sizes
Before printing, set the custom size on the printer driver.
You have to configure the settings on the control panel too when
loading custom size paper in trays 1 to 4 for printing. For details on
setting the control panel, refer to “ Setting Custom Paper Sizes”
(P. 47).
Important:
• When setting the paper size on the printer driver and the
control panel, be sure to specify the same size as the actual
paper used. Setting the wrong size for printing will cause
the machine failure. This is especially true if you configure a
bigger size when using a narrow width paper.
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On the printer driver, set the custom size in the [Paper Size] dialog
box. This section explains the procedure using Windows XP as an
example.
Note
For Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XP, only users with
administrator’s rights can change the settings. Users without the
rights can only check the contents.
1. From the [File] menu, click [Print].
2. Select [Properties] then select the [Setup] tab.
3. Select Option as needed: Source, Media Type, etc.
4. You may select a previously stored custom size from the list
or you may add an additional custom size.
5. To add a new custom size:
A. Select paper feed options.
B. Select Custom Size.
C. In the Name Field, Type a name for your custom size.
D. Click on the unit of measure radio button for the units
you would like to use (mm for millimeters or inch for
inches.)
E. In the width field, enter the width of the custom size
paper.
F. In the length field, enter the length of the custom size
paper.
G. Click add to store the new custom size.
H. Click OK to close the Dialog Box.
Note
You may use the modify selection to change a previously stored
custom size.
Note
You may use the Delete Selection to delete a previously stored
custom size.
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Printing on Custom Size Paper
The procedure to print on custom size paper is as follows.
This section explains the procedure using WordPad on Windows XP
as an example.
Note
• The way to display the printer properties dialog box
differs according to the application software. Refer to
the manual of your respective application software.
1. From the [File] menu, select [Print].
2. Select this printer as the printer to be used and click
[Preferences].
3. Click the [Setup] tab.
4. Select the appropriate tray from [Source].
5. From [Paper Size], select the size of the original document.
6. From [Media Types], select the registered custom size, and
then click [OK].
7. Click [Print] in the [Print] dialog box to start printing.
Print Confidential Document - Secure Print
When the optional hard disk or compact flash has been installed, you
can use the secure print feature.
Important
• The hard disk may be damaged and erase important data
saved in the hard disk. We recommend you back up your
data.
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About Secure Print
Secure Print is a feature that allows you to attach a password to a
print job on the computer, send it to the printer for temporary
storage, and then print the job from the printer control panel. When
the printing of a Secure Print job is complete, the job is
automatically deleted.
Stored Job
A stored job is the same as a secure print job except that it is not
deleted from the storage device after it is printed. By storing
frequently-used data in the printer, you can print the job from the
printer control panel, without sending it from the computer again
and again.
Note
• You can select whether to delete the print data after
printing. For details, refer to “ At the Control Panel”
(P. 30).
Configuring Secure Print
The procedure to configure Secure Print is as follows.
At the Computer
This section explains the procedure using WordPad on Windows XP
as an example. The procedure is the same for other OSs.
Note
• The way to display the printer properties dialog box
differs according to the application software. Refer to
the manual of your respective application software.
1. From the [File] menu, select [Print].
2. Select this printer as the printer to be used and click
[Preferences].
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3. From [Job Options] tab in the [Job Type] group, select
[Secure Print].
4. In the [Job Identification] group, enter a name at [Job
Name]. A job name must be entered. The job name will be
used at the printer to retreive the job.
5. Enter a password in the [Job Identification] group at [Job
Pin].
Enter four numeric characters.
6. Click [OK].
7. Click [Print] in the [Print] dialog box to start printing.
The document will be stored in the printer.
At the Control Panel
This section explains the procedure to print data stored in the printer
by Secure Print.
Note
• You can also delete, without printing, secure print data
stored in the printer.
Refer to:
“Print Jobs Menu” on page 55
1. Press the <Menu> button.
2. Check that [Print Jobs Menu] is displayed and then press the
<> button.
3. Press the < > or < > button until the desired digit of the
Password (PIN number) is displayed, then press the < >
button.
4. Repeat step 3 until all four digits of the password are
displayed.
5. Press the <SELECT> button.
6. Press the < > or < > button until the desired document is
displayed and then press the < > button.
7. Input the number of copies desired, then press <Select>.
8. After printing, the job is deleted.
9. Press [Cancel] to exit the menu.
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Proof Print - Print After Checking Printing
Result
When the optional hard disk or compact flash has been installed, you
can use the proof print feature.
Important
• We recommend you back up your data.
About Proof Print
Proof Print is a feature that allows you to store the print data of
multiple copies in the hard disk or compact flash, print out only the
first set to check the print result and if satisfactory, print the
remaining copies from the control panel.
Configuring Proof Print
The procedure to configure Proof Print is as follows.
At the Computer
This section explains the procedure using WordPad on Windows XP
as an example.
Note
• The way to display the printer properties dialog box
differs according to the application software. Refer to
the manual of your respective application software.
1. From the [File] menu, select [Print].
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2. Select this printer from the drop down list and click
[Properties].
Note
• [Copies] must be set to at least two before [Proof Print]
can be selected.
3. On the [Job Options] tab, set [Copies] to at least two.
4. Select [Proof and Print] from [Job Type].
5. In the [Job Identification] group, enter a name at [Job
Name]. The default job name is “blank”, if left blank the job
may fault.
6. Enter a password in the [Job Identification] group at [Job
Pin].
Enter four numeric characters.
7. Click [OK].
8. Click [Print] in the [Print] dialog box to start printing.
At the Control Panel
This section explains the procedure to print and delete data stored
in the printer by Proof Print.
Refer to:
“Print Jobs Menu” on page 55
1. Press the <Menu> button.
2. Press the < > or < > button until [Print Jobs Menu] is
displayed and then press the < > button.
3. Press the < > or < > button until the desired digit of the
Password (PIN number) is displayed, then press the < >
button.
4. Repeat step 3 until all four digits of the password are
displayed.
5. Press the <SELECT> button.
6. Press the < > or < > button until the required document is
displayed and then press the <Select> button. The proof
document will print.
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