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NERGY S TAR
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Contents
Notes, Cautions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Model summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Printing Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Printer components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Toner cartridge installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Printing the MenuMap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Media recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Paper feed and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Paper Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Paper weights and media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Confirming current settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
List of menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
List of administrator menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Setting color tuning from the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
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Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
For additional memory: PostScript driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
For the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
For additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
For the duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
For the high capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
For the finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . .102
Network Printer Status utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Differences between the range of colors
a monitor or printer can reproduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Viewing conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Printer driver color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Monitor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) . . . . . . . . . . .114
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
The Print Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature:
PostScript driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
To set up ICC profiles:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Printing multiple pages on one sheet
(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
N-Up printing using the PostScript driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
N-Up printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
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Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Printing custom pages using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . .132
Printing custom pages using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Duplex printing
(printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Duplex printing using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Duplex printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Printing booklets using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Printing booklets using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Secure printing
(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Printing a confidential document from the front panel . . . . . . . .152
Deleting the confidential document before printing it. . . . . . . . .152
Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
To print a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
To delete a stored document from the hard disk drive . . . . . . . .155
Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Defining Overlays: PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Defining Overlays: PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Enabling Installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
For additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
For the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
For additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
For the duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
For the high capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
For the finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
CHANGING defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver .184
Network Printer Status utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
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Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Factors that affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Viewing conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Printer driver color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Monitor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) . . . . . . . . . . .195
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Color matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
The Print Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature:
PostScript driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
To set up ICC profiles:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Printing multiple pages on one sheet
(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
N-Up printing using the PostScript driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
N-Up printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Printing custom pages using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . .213
Printing custom pages using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Duplex printing
(printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Duplex printing using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Duplex printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Printing booklets using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Printing booklets using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
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Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Secure printing
(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Printing a confidential document from the front panel . . . . . . . .234
Deleting the confidential document before printing it. . . . . . . . .234
Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
To print the stored document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
To delete a stored job from the hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
What are Overlays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
An example of using Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
To create overlays:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Defining Overlays: PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Defining Overlays: PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Windows Me/98/95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Enabling Installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
For additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
For the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
For additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
For the duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
For the high capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . .259
Network Printer Status utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Differences between the range of colors
a monitor or printer can reproduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Viewing conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Printer driver color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Monitor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
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Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) . . . . . . . . . . .267
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Color matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
The Print Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Color matching: PostScript Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Printing multiple pages on one sheet
(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
N-Up printing using the PostScript driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
N-Up printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Printing custom pages using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . .285
Printing custom pages using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Duplex printing
(printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Printing booklets:
PCL only, Windows Me only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Font substitution: PostScript only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Secure printing
(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Printing a confidential document from the front panel . . . . . . . .304
Deleting the confidential document before printing it. . . . . . . . .304
Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Deleting the stored job from the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
What are Overlays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
An example of using Overlays: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
To create overlays:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
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Defining Overlays: PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Defining Overlays: PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Printing posters: PCL only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
Enabling Installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
For additional memory: PostScript driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
For the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
For additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
For the duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
For the high capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
For the finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . .335
Network Printer Status utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Differences between the range of colors
a monitor or printer can reproduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Viewing conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
Printer driver color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
Monitor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) . . . . . . . . . . .347
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Color matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
The Print Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Color matching: PostScript Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Printing multiple pages on one sheet
(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
N-Up printing using the PostScript driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
N-Up printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Printing custom pages using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . .362
Printing custom pages using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
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Printing on both sides of the paper
(duplex printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Duplex printing using the PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Duplex printing using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Printing booklets: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
Printing booklets using the PCL driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Secure printing
(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Printing a confidential document from the front panel . . . . . . . .386
Deleting the confidential document before printing it. . . . . . . . .386
Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
To print the stored document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
To delete a stored document from the hard disk drive . . . . . . . .389
Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
What are Overlays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
An example of using Overlays: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
To create overlays:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
Defining Overlays: PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394
Defining Overlays: PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398
Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403
Changing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405
Changing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Changing the transfer belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414
Changing the fuser unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416
Cleaning the LED heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419
Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .422
Paper jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
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Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434
Paper feed problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434
Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does not print.. . . . . . . .434
Problems printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435
Cannot configure for parallel connection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435
Cannot configure for USB connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
Printout is garbled or incorrect with parallel connection. . . . . . .436
Cannot print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Application error or general protection fault is displayed. . . . . .438
Printing is slow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Printer requests paper size change to continue printing. . . . . . . .438
Problems with poor quality printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Longitudinal white stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Longitudinal fading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Faint printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Fading in patches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Longitudinal black stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Faint shading on unprinted sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Blurred letter edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Miscellaneous problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
The power is on, but the printer does not go online. . . . . . . . . . .441
Print processing does not start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Print processing cancels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Printer makes a strange noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
An asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving
across the first line then the second. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
It takes a long time to start printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444
Installing additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445
Internal hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
Installing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
Duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
High capacity feeder (HCF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Installing the high capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
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Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
Fuser units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
®
print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471
OKI
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Print menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
Color menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476
PCL Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476
PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477
FX Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
USB menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Memory menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
Software Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482
Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Color Swatch Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Loading the Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Selecting Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Color Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Color Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Creating Custom Swatch Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
PDF Direct Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
PDF Version Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Storage Device Manager for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491
Summary of Storage Device Manager Functions . . . . . . . . . . . .492
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
Using Storage Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
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Setting Up an Administrative Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496
Creating PostScript Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
Creating PCL Macros (Forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
Printing the File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507
Maintaining the Internal Hard Drive and Flash Memory . . . . . .508
Using Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511
Windows 2000 and XP PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
Printing Using Overlays: 2000 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514
Windows Me/98/95 PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517
Windows Me/98/95/PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
Windows NT 4.0 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524
Windows NT 4.0 PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529
PrintSupervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
Types of Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
Typical usage scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534
Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .535
To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .535
To Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .535
Checking the Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537
Oki LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .538
How to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .538
Oki LPR Status Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
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Notes, Cautions, etc.
NOTE
A note appears like this. A note provides additional
information to supplement the main text which helps you to
use and understand the product.
CAUTION!
A caution appears like this. A caution provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in equipment
malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning appears like this. A warning provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of
personal injury.
Important!
An important message appears like this. An important message
provides supplemental information which can prevent potential
problems.
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Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing this OKI Executive Series 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
ES 3037 600 x 1200
dpi
ES 3037e 1200 dpi Letter:
Letter :
30 ppm color
37 ppm mono
Tabloid :
16 ppm color
20 ppm mono
30 ppm color
37 ppm mono
Tabloid :
16 ppm color
20 ppm mono
Network
card
Option Option
Standard Standard 320 Mb Standard
Duplex
Unit
(Requires
additional
memory
Hard
Memory
128 Mb Option
disk
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FEATURES
• Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and
reliability.
• Duplex printing for fast reliable two-sided output (standard
on ES 3037e, optional on ES 3037).
• High capacity 10Gb hard disk drive (standard on ES
3037e, optional on ES 3037).
• Versatile paper handling:
– Standard 550-sheet (20-lb. paper) paper tray
– Standard 100-sheet (20-lb. paper) multi-purpose tray for
paper, card stock, envelopes, labels, etc.
– Optional 550-sheet paper trays: up to two can be added to
expand the paper capacity to 1690 sheets.
– Optional High Capacity Feeder, mounted on casters, with
three 550-sheet trays expanding printer capacity by 1650
sheets (approx.).
•
Flexible interfaces with automatic switching:
–USB
– High-speed, bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284)
– Industry standard network connectivity via internal network
interface card.
•
Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode
minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and
drum design cuts down on waste.
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• Automatic color balance adjustment: in order to ensure
consistent output at all times, the machine automatically
performs a color check when the machine is switched on,
when the top cover is opened and then closed, and adjusts
the color balance automatically. It can even be set to adjust
the color balance during long print runs.
• Auto media detect: detects the weight of the media being
fed through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing
temperature, speed (if necessary) and transfer voltage to
ensure correct fusing and print quality.
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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 optional accessories as your needs
evolve
NOTES
This User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a
model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this.
The information in this manual is supplemented by the
extensive online help facility associated with the printer
driver software.
Online usage
This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
•
In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your
screen, click the topic of interest to jump to the required
topic. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of
Contents.)
• In the list of bookmarks click Index to jump to the Index. (If
the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of
Contents.) Find the term of interest in the alphabetically
arranged index and click the associated page number to
jump to the page containing the subject.
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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. Current page for the page at which you are looking.
c. Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by
entering their page numbers.
3. Click OK .
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Getting started
UNPACKING
WARNING!
The printer weighs 160 lbs. ( 72 kg) without the duplex
unit; 172 lbs. (78 kg) with the duplex unit installed (dxn
models).
Three (3) people are required to lift the printer safely.
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. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).
6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated).
7. Documentation (not illustrated): Setup Guide, Software
Installation Guide, Warranty booklet.
Retain all packing materials to facilitate transport.
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CD-ROM DISK CONTENTS
The CD-ROM disks supplied with your printer contain the following
software:
• CD1 - Drivers, Software Utilities
• CD2 - Manuals
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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.
27.6inches
70cm
160lbs(72kg)
or 172lbs(78kg)
23.6inches
60cm
7.9inches
20cm
with duplexer
installed
39.4inches
100cm
23.6inches
60cm
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
1. Top cover
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2. Control panel
3. Top cover release catch
4. Multi-purpose (MP) tray (manual feed)
5. Paper support extensionPaper guides
6. Right side cover
7. Paper tray
8. Paper level indicator
9. Power switch
10. LED heads (4)
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PRINTER COMPONENTS (CONTINUED)
11. Discharge roller
12. Fuser unit
13. Image drum (cyan)
14. Image drum (magenta)
15. Image drum (yellow)
16. Image drum (black)
17. Power connector
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PRINTER COMPONENTS (CONTINUED)
18. Straight-through exit paper tray
19. Interfaces and card slot
20. USB interface connector
21. Parallel interface connector
22. Network interface card
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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 release handle, open the top cover.
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3. Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in
the top cover.
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4. Remove the black image drum and place it on a level surface.
CAUTION!
• Never expose image drums to light for more than 5
minutes.
• Always hold image drum by the ends.
• Never expose image drums to direct sunlight.
• Never touch the green surface of the drum.
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5. Remove the protective sheet.
6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1), then push
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the tab (2) inwards and remove the blanking plate from the
drum.
2
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7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each color drum
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TONER CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION
WARNING!
Take extreme care when handling toner.
• Toner can be harmful if inhaled, swallowed or if it gets
in the eyes.
• Toner can also stain hands and clothing.
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 lever.
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c. Insert the toner cartridge in its image drum, left side first,
engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner
cartridge.
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