Oki C 130n User Manual
C130n
User’s Guide
59318601 my.okidata.com
Copyright © 2009 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved
C130n User’s Guide
P/N 59318601, Revision 1.0
May, 2009
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
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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
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Take Care with Toner Powder
Emergency First Aid
! If swallowed, give small amounts of cold water and seek medical
attention. DO NOT attempt to induce vomiting.
! If inhaled, move the person to an open area for fresh air. Seek medical
attention.
! If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15
minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek medical attention.
Spillage
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of
staining skin or clothing.
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Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer...................................................... 9
Space Requirements ......................................................................... 9
Printer Parts......................................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .. 11
Printer CD .................... ................................................... .... ... ... ............13
PostScript Drivers ............................................................................ 13
PCL Drivers......................................................................................13
PPD Files...... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................................... .. 13
Utilities .............................................................................................14
System Requirements...........................................................................15
2 Using the Windows Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults.........................................................17
Uninstalling the Printer Driver ............ .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .. 18
Displaying Printer Driver Settings ......................................................... 19
Using the Postscript
Favorite Setting Button .................................................................... 20
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only) ............................... 21
Basic Tab......... .... ................................................... ... .... ... ... ............22
Layout Tab....................................................................................... 22
Cover Page Tab............................................................................... 22
Watermark/Overlay Tab................................................................... 23
Quality Tab................. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............................................ 23
Other Tab.........................................................................................24
Limitations on printer driver functions installed with Point and Print 24
®
and PCL® Printer Drivers...................................20
3 Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Working with the Status Monitor .......................................................... 26
Introduction......................................................................................26
Operating Environment. .................................................... ... ... .... ... .. 26
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Opening the Status Monitor............................................................. 26
Using the Status Monitor.................................................................. 26
Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts...................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .. 27
Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert................................................27
Closing the Status Monitor....................................................................28
4 Printer Control Panel & Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
About the Control Panel........................................................................ 30
Control Panel Indicators and Keys................................................... 30
Toner Supply Indicators...................................................................32
Configuration Menu Overview ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .. 32
PRINT MENU...................................................................................32
LANGUAGE MENU ......................................................................... 51
5 Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Print Media............................................................................................53
Specifications ............................... ................................................. ..53
Media Types................................. ... ... .... ............................................... 54
Plain Paper ... ... .... ... ................................................... .... ... ... ............54
Thick Stock ......................................................................................55
Labels .............................................................................................. 56
Letterhead Stationery................. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............................ 57
Postcards......................................................................................... 57
Printable Area .......................................................................................59
Page Margins................................................................................... 59
Loading Media.................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .........60
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray)............................................................... 60
Other Media..................................................................................... 63
Tray 2...............................................................................................65
Duplexing.............................................................................................. 68
Duplex Printing..................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .........................68
Output Tray........................................................................................... 70
Media Storage.... ... .... ... ... ... .................................................... ... ... .... ... .. 71
6 Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Toner Cartridges................................................................................... 73
General Information ............................. ... ... ...................................... 73
Storing and Handling Toner Cartridges ........................................... 73
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Replacing a Toner Cartridge............................................................75
Replacing All Toner Cartridges at the Same Time...........................82
Imaging Cartridges....... ... ... ... .... ....................................................... ... .. 84
Replacing the Imaging Cartridge ..................................................... 84
The Fuser Unit ......................................................................................87
Replacing the Fuser Unit ........ .........................................................87
7 Maintaining the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Maintaining the Printer.......................................................................... 95
Cleaning the Printer ..............................................................................98
Cleaning the Exterior .... ... .... ... ....................................................... .. 98
Cleaning the Interior................... ... .... ... ... ......................................... 99
8 T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Introduction ......................................................................................... 121
Printing a Configuration Page................................................... ... .... ... 122
Preventing Media Misfeeds.................................................................123
Understanding the Media Path............................................................ 124
Clearing Media Misfeeds .................................................................... 125
Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures ..................... 126
Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds............................................... 140
Solving Other Problems...................................................................... 142
Solving Problems with Printing Quality ...............................................146
Status, Error, and Service Messages..................................................152
Standard Status Messages............................................................ 152
Error Messages: Warning ............................................................. 153
Error Messages (Operator Call)..................................................... 154
Service Messages......... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ................................ 156
9 Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Introduction ......................................................................................... 158
Tray 2.................................................................................................. 158
Installing Tray 2.................... ... ... ... ................................................. 158
Duplex Option .....................................................................................162
Installing the Duplexing Attachment............................................... 162
Installing the Duplexer .. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................................... 165
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10Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Printer Specifications ............... ... ... ... .... ............................................. 169
Consumable Life Expectancy Chart....................................................172
User-Replaceable Consumables...................................................172
Service-Replaceable Consumables ..............................................172
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Introduction
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Space Requirements
To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance,
adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.
Front View
496 mm (19.5")
396 mm (15.6")
100 mm
(3.9")
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Side View
(9.6")
245 mm
520 mm (20.5")
275 mm (10.8")
127 mm
(5.0")
100 mm
(3.9")
380 mm (14.9")
707 mm (27.8")
100 mm
(3.9")
Side View with Options (Second Tray & Duplpexer)
(9.6")
245 mm
392 mm (15.4")
100 mm
(3.9")
130 mm
(5.1")
435 mm (17.1")
922 mm (36.3")
157 mm
(6.2")
100 mm
(3.9")
Note The option appears shaded in th e above illustrations.
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637 mm (25.0")
Printer Parts
The following drawings illustrate the parts of your printer referred to
throughout this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with
them.
Front View
1
1—Output tray
2—Control panel
3—Front cover
4—Dust cover
5—Tray 1 (Multipurpose tray)
6—Top cover
7—Fuser unit
8—Fuser separator levers
9—Fuser cover lever
10—Imaging cartridge
1 1—Toner cartridge
7
10
6
2
3
4
5
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
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Rear View
2
1—Power switch
2—Power connection
3—USB port
4—10Base-T/100Base-TX
(IEEE 802.3) Ethernet
Interface port
3
4
1
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Printer CD
PostScript Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
2003/2000
Server
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003 for 64bit
Note A specific PPD file has been prepared for applications (such as
PageMaker and Corel Draw) which require that a PPD file be specified
when printing.
When specifying a PPD file while printing on Windows Server 2008,
Vista, XP, Server 2003 and 2000, use the specific PPD file provided
on the Printer CD.
PCL Drivers
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003/2000
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003 for 64bit
These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings” on
page 19.
These drivers give you access to all of
the printer features. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings” on
page 19.
PPD Files
Operating System Use/Benefit
Macintosh OS X (10.2.8/10.3/10.4/
10.5)
Macintosh OS X Server (10.2/10.3/
10.4/10.5)
Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
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These files are required in order to
use the printer driver for each
operating system.
Utilities
Utility Use/Benefit
Status Monitor (Windows only) The current status of the printer in
addition to the status of consumables
and error information can be viewed.
For details, refer to See “Using the
Status Monitor” on page 26..
Documentation
Documentation Use/Benefit
User’s Guide (this manual) This manual provides details on
general daily operations, such as
using the drivers and control panel
and replacing consumables.
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System Requirements
" Personal computer
– Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended)
– Po wer Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)
– Maci ntosh equipped with an Intel processor
" Operating System
— Microsoft Windows
! Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise
! Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise x64 Edition,
! Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/
Enterprise,
! Windows Vista Home Basic /Home Premium /Ultimate/Busi-
ness /Enterprise x64 Edition,
! Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or
later; Service Pack 2 or later is recommended),
! Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,
! Windows Server 2003,
! Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition,
! Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
— Mac OS X (10.2 or later; We recommend installing the newest
patch), Mac OS X Server (10.2 or later)
— Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
" Free hard disk space
– Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and St a-
tus Monitor
– Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for image processing
" RAM
128 MB or more
" CD/DVD-ROM drive
" I/O interface
– 10Base-T/100Base-TX (IEEE 802.3) Ethernet interface port
– U SB Revi sion 2.0 and USB Revision 1.1 compliant port.
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Using the
Windows Printer
Drivers
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Selecting Driver Options/Defaults
Before you start working with your printer, you need to verify/change the
default driver settings. Also, if you have options installed, you should activate
them in the driver.
1 Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
– W indows Server 2008/Vista
From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Printers to open the Printers directory. Right-click the icon for this
printer, and then click Properties.
– Windows XP/Server 2003
From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the
Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the icon for this printer and
choose Properties.
– Windows 2000
From the Start menu, choose Settings > Printers to display the
Printers directory. Right-click the icon for this printer and choose
Properties.
2 If you have installed options, proceed with the next step. Otherwise, skip
to step 9.
3 Select the Configure tab.
4 Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 8.
5 Click Refresh to automatically configure installed options.
Note The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is
available with the printer; otherwise it is grayed out.
6 From the Device Options list, select an option, then select Enable or
Disable from the Settings menu.
7 Click Apply.
8 Select the General tab.
9 Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preference dialog box appears.
10 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media
format you use, on the appropriate tabs.
11 Click Apply.
12 Click OK twice.
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Uninstalling the Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
1 Close all applications.
2 Choose the Uninstall Program as follows:
– Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/Server 2003
From the Start—All Programs menu, choose the item that contains
the printer utilities, and then click Uninstall Printer Driver.
– Windows 2000
From the Start—Programs menu, choose the item that contains the
printer utilities, and then click Uninstall Printer Driver.
3 When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the name of the driver to be
deleted, and then click the Uninstall button.
4 Click Uninstall.
5 Click OK, and restart your computer.
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Displaying Printer Driver Settings
Windows Server 2008/Vista
1 From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Printers to open the Printers directory.
2 Right-click the icon for this printer, and then click Printing Preferences.
Windows XP/Server 2003
1 From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers
and Faxes directory.
2 Right-click the icon for this printer and choose Printing Preferences.
Windows 2000
1 From the Start menu, point to Settings > Printers to display the Printers
directory.
2 Right-click the icon for this printer and choose Printing Preferences.
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Using the Postscript® and PCL® Printer Drivers
Favorite Setting Button
This button appears on each tab. It allows the current settings to be saved.
To save the current settings, specify the desired settings, and then click Add.
Specify the settings described below, and then click OK.
" Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
" Icon: Select an icon from the icon list to easily identify the settings.
The selected icon appears in the drop-down list.
" Sharing: Specify whether or not the settings to be saved can be used by
other users logged onto the computer.
" Comment: Add a simple comment.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To
change a registered setting, click Edit.
In addition, predefined settings "2-up", "Photo" and "Grayscale" can be
selected.
Select Defaults from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to
their default values.
Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Paper View button (when a tab
other than the Quality tab is selected) or the Quality Vi ew button (when the
Quality tab is selected).
Note This button does not appear on the Advanced tab.
Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note This button does not appear on the Quality tab.
Quality View
Click the button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality tab.
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When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note This button appears only when the Quality tab is selected.
Default
Click the button to reset the settings to their defaults.
Note This button does not appear on the Advanced tab.
Note When this button is clicked, the settings in the displayed dialog box
are reset to their defaults. The settings on other tabs are not changed.
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only)
The Advanced Tab allows you to
" Select whether to enable or disable the settings for advanced printing
functions (such as booklet printing)
" Specify the PostScript output method
" Specify whether or not the error messages of a print job are printed
" Print a mirror image
" Specify whether or not the application can directly output PostScript data
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Basic Tab
The Basic Tab allows you to
" Specify the orientation of the media
" Specify the size of the original document
" Select the output media size
" Zoom (expand/reduce) documents
" Specify the paper source
" Specify the type of media
" Specify the number of copies
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab allows you to
" Print several pages of a document on the same page (N-up printing)
" Print a single copy for enlargement and print several pages (PCL printer
driver only)
" Specify booklet printing (when the duplex option is installed)
" Rotate the print image 180 degrees
" Specify whether or not blank pages are printed (PCL printer driver only)
" Specify duplex (double-sided) printing (when the duplex option is
installed)
" Adjust the binding margin
" Adjust the printing position (PCL printer driver only)
Cover Page Tab
The Cover Page Tab allows you to
" Print front and back cover pages and separator pages
" Specify the paper tray that contains the paper for the front and back cover
pages and separator pages
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Watermark/Overlay Tab
Important!
Be sure to use overlays with print jobs with a paper size and
orientation that matches the overlay form.
In addition, if settings have been specified for “N-up” or “Booklet”
in the printer driver, the overlay form cannot be adjusted to match
the specified settings.
The settings in the "Watermark" function of the Watermark/Overlay tab allows
you to
" Select the watermark to be used
" Create, edit or delete watermarks
" Print a frame around watermarks
" Print transparent (shaded) watermarks
" Print the watermark on only the first page
" Print the watermark repeatedly throughout the all pages
The settings in the "Overlay" function of the Watermark/Overlay tab allows
you to
" Select the form to use
" Add or delete overlay files
" Create a form (PCL printer driver only)
" Specify that the document and form are printed overlapping (PCL printer
driver only)
" Display the form information (PCL printer driver only)
" Print the form on All Pages, First Page, Even Pages and Odd Pages
" Place the form in back of the document or in front on the printed
document (PCL printer driver only)
Quality Tab
The Quality Tab allows you to
" Switch between color and grayscale printing
" Specify the printer color settings (Quick Color)
" Specify the resolution for the printout
" Specify the amount of details in graphic patterns (PCL printer driver only)
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" Specify the image compression method (PCL printer driver only)
" Select whether or not economy printing is used
" Specify the format of fonts that are to be downloaded
" Print using the printer's fonts
Other Tab
The Other Tab allows you to
" Select that Microsoft Excel sheets are not to be divided when printing
" Select that the white background of Microsoft PowerPoint data does not
hide overlay files (PCL printer driver only)
" Send a notification by e-mail when printing is finished
" Shows the version information for the printer driver
Limitations on printer driver functions installed with Point and Print
If Point and Print is performed with the following server and client
combinations, there are limitations on some printer driver functions.
" Server and client combinations
Server: Windows Server 2008/Server 2003/XP/2000/Vista
Client: Windows Server 2008/Server 2003/XP/2000/Vista
" Functions with limitations applied
Booklet, Skip Blank Pages, Front Cover Page, Back Cover Page,
Separator Page, Create Overlay, Print Overlay, Watermark
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Using the Status
Monitor
(Windows Only)
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Working with the Status Monitor
Introduction
The Status Monitor shows information about the current status of the printer.
To install the Status Monitor:
1 Insert the CD supplied with your printer in your CD-ROM drive.
2 Select your language, then click Next.
3 Click I Agree to accept the terms of the software license agreement.
4 Under Driver Setup, click Install Status Monitor.
The OKI C130n Status Monitor InstallShield Wizard opens.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Operating Environment
The Status Monitor can be used on computers running Windows
– Server 2008
– Vista
– XP
– Server 2003, or
– 2000
connected to the printer using the Ethernet connection.
Opening the Status Monitor
Use one of the following steps to open the Status Monitor:
" Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/Server 2003
From the Start—All Programs menu, choose the item that contains
the printer utilities, and then Status Monitor. Double-click the Status
Monitor icon displayed in the taskbar.
" Windows 2000
From the Start—Programs menu, choose the item that contains the
printer utilities, and then Status Monitor. Double-click the Status Monitor
icon displayed in the task bar.
Using the Status Monitor
Status Tab
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" Select Printer—Selects the printer whose status is displayed. In addition,
the messages that appear in the message window of the selected printer
are displayed.
" Graphic—Normally, the logo is displayed. When a printer error is
detected, a graphic representation of the printer is shown, and the
location of the problem is indicated. When the background of the printer
graphic is red or yellow, there is an error and the job has been interrupted.
" Advanced Options—Click Advanced Options to display the Advanced
Options dialog box. From the Advanced Options dialog box, select
whether the Status Monitor automatically starts when the operating
system is started and whether error notifications are sent by e-mail.
" Printer Alerts—Displays text messages that alert you of conditions such
as low toner.
" Recovery Instructions—Provides you with explanations of what you
need to do in order to correct problems and recover from error conditions.
Consumables Tab
Displays the usage status (approximate percentage remaining) of each toner
consumables.
" Refresh—Rechecks the supplies and displays their status.
Note Click Help to display windows containing explanations of the Status
Monitor functions. Refer to this help for detailed information.
Note The percentages remaining for the consumables displayed using the
Status Monitor may be different from the actual amounts and should
be used only as reference.
Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts
When the Status Monitor detects a printing problem, the icon on the Windows
task bar changes from green (normal) to yellow (warning), orange or red
(error), depending on the severity of the printer problem.
Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert
When the Status Monitor notifies you of a printing problem, double-click its
icon on the Windows task bar to open the Status Monitor. The S t atus Monitor
identifies what type of error has occurred.
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Closing the Status Monitor
Click Close to close the Status Mo ni to r w in d ow. T
o exit Status Monitor, right-click the Status Monitor icon in the taskbar, and
then click Exit.
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Printer Control
Panel &
Configuration
Menu
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About the Control Panel
R
EADY
M
ENU
Enter
A
TTENTION
C
ANCEL
Ready
A
TTENTION
The control panel allows you to direct the printer’s operation. In addition, it
displays the current status of the printer, including any condition that needs
your attention.
3
EADY
MESSAGE
WINDOW
Enter
ENU
8
56
TTENTION
ANCEL
4
Control Panel Indicators and Keys
No. Indicator Off On
1 The printer is not ready to
accept data.
2 Normal. The printer requires
TTENTION
The printer is ready to
accept data.
operator attention (usually
accompanied by a status
message in the message
window.)
1
2
7
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