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:
Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.
Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.
Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their proprietors.
As an Energy Star Program Participant, the manufacturer has
determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for
energy efficiency.
(C3300 only)
This product complies with the requirements of the Council
Directives 2004/108/EC (EMC), 2006/95/EC (LVD) and 1999/5/EC
(R&TTE), as amended where applicable, on the approximation of the
laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility,
Low Voltage and Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment..
Preface> 2
E
MERGENCY FIRST AID
Take care with toner powder:
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 f resh 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.
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to
help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing.
M
ANUFACTURER
Oki Data Corporation,
4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 108-8551,
Japan
I
MPORTER TO THE
Oki Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions)
Blays House
Wicks Road
Egham
Surrey, TW20 0HJ
United Kingdom
For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local
distributor.
NOTE
A note provides additional information to supplement the
main text which may help you to use and understand the
product.
W
ARNINGS
CAUTION!
A caution provides additional information which, if
ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or
damage.
WARNING!
A warning provides additional information which, if
ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury.
Notes, Cautions and Warnings> 7
I
NTRODUCTION
Congratulations on buying this Oki colour printer. Your new
printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear,
vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high
speed on a range of office print media.
and smooth gradations of colour to lend photographic
quality to your documents.
> The C3400n model prints up to 16ppm (pages per minute)
and the C3300 prints up to 12ppm in full colour for fast
printing of high impact colour presentations and other
documents.
> The C3400n model prints up to 20ppm (pages per minute)
and the C3300 prints up to 16ppm in black and white for
fast and efficient printing of all general purpose
documents not requiring colour.
> 600 x 600dpi (dots per inch), 1200 x 600dpi and 600 x
600dpi x 2bit print resolution for high quality image
production showing the finest detail (ProQ2400).
> Single Pass Colour Digital LED technology for high speed
processing of your printed pages.
> 10Base-T and 100Base-TX network connection lets you
share this valuable resource among users on your office
network.
> High speed USB 2.0 interface (C3400n) and Full Speed
USB 2.0 interface (C3300).
> “Ask Oki” (Windows only) – a user-friendly function that
gives a direct link from your printer driver screen (but not
always illustrated in this guide) to a dedicated web site
specific to the exact model you are using. This is where
you’ll find all the advice, assistance and support you could
need to help you get the best possible results from your
Oki printer.
Introduction> 8
Additionally, the following optional feature is available (C3400n
model only):
> Additional memory, to allow printing of more complex
pages.
P
RINTER OVERVIEW
F
RONT VIEW
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
1. Printer cover.
2. Operation Panel.
Status LEDs and operator
buttons.
3. Multi Purpose Feeder Tray
Release.
(when closed, press to open).
4. Multi Purpose Tray (shown open).
Used for manual duplex, feeding
heavier paper stocks, envelopes
and other special media. Also for
manual feeding of single sheets
when required.
Introduction> 9
5. Cassette Tray.
Standard blank paper tray.
Holds up to 250 sheets of
80g/m² paper.
6. Printer Cover Open
Release (push to open).
7. Front Cover Open Release
(press to open)
8. ON/OFF switch.
R
EAR VIEW
This view shows the connection panel and the rear output
stacker.
9
9. Output stacker, face down.
Standard printed copy delivery
point. Holds up to 150 sheets at
80g/m².
10. Rear Stacker, face up.
Can hold up to 10 sheets of 80g/
m² standard paper and can
handle paper stocks of up to
203g/m².
10
11
LAN
11. AC Power Socket.
12. USB interface and LAN Port
USB cable must be of length 2m
maximum for reliable Status
Monitor operation.
TEST
12
When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through
the rear of the printer and is stacked face up. The rear stacker is
mainly used for heavy print media. When used in conjunction
with the Multi Purpose Tray, the paper path through the printer
is essentially straight. This avoids bending the paper around
curves in the paper path inside the printer and enables feeding of
up to 203g/m² media.
Introduction> 10
I
NSIDE YOUR PRINTER
17
16
13
14
15
13. Fuser unit.
The Fuser unit contains a heated
roller that fixes toner to the print
media (paper or card).
14. Fuser lever.
The lever has a locked position for
when the toner cartridge is in
place and an unlocked position for
removal and changing.
15. Toner cartridges and toner
cartridge levers.
The 4 toner cartridges hold dry
powdered ink. The lever locks the
toner cartridge into place on the
image drum or releases it for
changing.
16. Image drum units.
The toner from the toner
cartridges adheres to the outer
plate of the image drum. The
image drum then transfers the
toner to the print media as it
passes through the printer.
17. LED Heads.
4 LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Heads direct light onto the 4
image drums.
Press the Cover Open Release (7) to open the printer cover and
look inside the printer.
Introduction> 11
THE O
PERATION PANEL
The Operation Panel allows operator intervention and indicates
both when the printer is operating normally and when it requires
attention. Detailed printer status is provided by the Status
Monitor in Windows or Printer Driver in Mac. (See “Using the
Status Monitor” on page 84.)
The Operation Panel incorporates 3 LEDs and 2 push-button
switches as follows (from left to right):
1.Power (Ready) LED (green)
2.Paper LED (amber)
3.Alarm LED (amber)
4.ON LINE switch
5.CANCEL switch
The switches enable printer operation while the LEDs display the
status of the printer operation.
Introduction> 12
S
WITCHES
Operation
There are two switches on the operation panel labelled ON LINE
and CANCEL. Each has four modes of operation as follows:
MODE OF
OPERATION
Momentary press
(Press 1)
2-second press
(Press 2)
5-second press
(Press 5)
Press at Power OnAt Power On, press the switch
DESCRIPTION
Press the switch and release it within 2 seconds of
pressing it. On releasing the switch, operation starts.
Press the switch and hold for between 2 and 5
seconds after pressing it. On releasing the switch,
operation starts (except in the case of a job
cancellation).
Press the switch and hold it for 5 seconds or more.
The operation starts 5 seconds after pressing the
switch, even if you hold it pressed for more than 5
seconds.
Function
The results of operating the switches in different contexts are
summarised below:
STATUS
BEFORE
PRESSING
ON LINE
(idling
mode)
OFF LINE
(idling
mode)
ON LINE
(data being
received,
processing
or printing)
ONLINE SWITCHCANCEL SWITCH
PRESS1PRESS 2PRESS 5PRESS1PRESS 2PRESS
Shifts to
OFF LINE
Shifts to
ON LINE
Shifts to
OFF LINE
Prints
Menu
Map
(*1)
Prints
Menu
Map
(*2)
Prints
Demo
Print
Prints
Demo
Print
(*2)
–– –Cancels
–––
–––
job
(*3)
5
–
Introduction> 13
STATUS
BEFORE
PRESSING
Requesting
manual
feed
Paper is set
in Multi
Purpose
Tray (n o
ONLINE SWITCHCANCEL SWITCH
PRESS1PRESS 2PRESS 5PRESS1PRESS 2PRESS
Loads
paper from
Cassette
Tra y
Shifts to
OFF LINE
–––Cancels
job
(*3)
Prints
Menu
Map
Prints
Demo
Print
Forcefully
ejects
paper
(*1)
print job)
No paper in
Cassette
Tray or
Cassette
---–Cancels
job
(*3)
Tray op e n
Memory
overflow or
invalid data
Recovers
from the
error and
shifts to ON
Prints
Menu
Map
(*1)
Prints
Demo
Print
–––
LINE
Paper jam––––––
*1:The Menu Map (or Status Page) provides details of printer
settings and status information.
*2:Shifts to ON LINE after printing has started.
*3:Cancels job 2 seconds after start of switch operation (even if
the switch is held down longer).
5
–
–
Introduction> 14
LED
DISPLAYS
General
Printer status (as indicated by the LEDs) can be broadly
categorised as follows:
1.Normal status (Green): the printer is operating normally
e.g. it is ON LINE or processing.
2.Warning status (Amber): you can continue to use the
printer without intervention but an error may result.
3.Error status (Amber, blinking): you cannot continue to use
the printer. Intervention is required to recover from the
error. Fatal errors are irrecoverable and require a service
call.
When several different status situations occur concurrently, only
the status with the highest priority is displayed on the LEDs.
Warning status combined with the highest-priority normal status
is displayed on the LEDs.
Function
A summary of the functions of each LED is given below:
LEDCOLOURFUNCTION
Power
(Ready)
PaperGreen
Consumable Green
AlarmGreen
Green
(static)
(static) and
Amber
(blinking)
(static) and
Amber
(blinking)
(static) and
Amber
(blinking)
Indicates POWER ON, ON LINE, OFF LINE,
power saving, data receiving, printing, job
cancelling, warming up, density
adjustment/temperature adjustment in
progress
Indicates paper out warning/alarm,
manual feed request
Indicates consumables life warning/alarm,
consumables installation error
Indicates paper jam, cover open error
Introduction> 15
Illumination and meaning
To be able to indicate a large number of status situations both
individually and in combination, the LEDs are illuminated as
follows:
LEDILLUMINATIONSTATUS
OFFPower OFF
ONON LINE (idle)
Blinking 1 (2S cycle)OFF LINE (this blinking pattern
always takes place while an
Power
(Ready)
Green
Paper,
Consumable,
Alarm
(Amber)
Blinking 2 (500mS cycle) Data being received, printing,
Blinking 3 (120mS cycle) Job cancelling in progress
Blinking 4 (4.5S ON and
500mS OFF)
OFFON LINE
ONA warning is indicated
Blinking 1 (2S cycle)An error has occurred but
Blinking 2 (500mS cycle) An error has occurred. You
Blinking 3 (120mS cycle) A serious error has occurred.
error is occurring)
warming up, density
adjustment/temperature
adjustment in progress
Power saving mode
(printing possible)
printing can continue if you
press the ON LINE or CANCEL
switch.
need to replace consumables
or remove jammed paper, for
example. The printer then
recovers from the error and
printing becomes possible
again.
rebooting or a service call is
required.
The Status Monitor in Windows provides a readable description of
the printer status corresponding to the indications of the LEDs. In
Mac, the printer driver provides status information once you have
sent a document to print. In Windows, if you have the Status
Monitor Preferences set to Pop up on alerts, this readable
message will be presented on screen whenever an abnormal
condition occurs. See “Using the printer software” on page 83 for
more information.
Introduction> 16
Service call error
When a service call error occurs, all LEDs blink rapidly and
simultaneously at 120ms intervals.
Introduction> 17
P
APER RECOMMENDATIONS
Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range
of paper weights and sizes, including envelopes. This section
provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to
use each type.
The best performance will be obtained when using standard
75~90g/m² paper designed for use in copiers and laser printers.
Suitable types are:
• Arjo Wiggins Conqueror Colour Solutions 90g/m²;
• Colour Copy by Neusiedler.
Use of heavily embossed or very rough textured paper is not
recommended.
Pre-printed stationery can be used, but the ink must not offset
when exposed to the high fuser temperatures used in the printing
process.
Envelopes shoul d b e free f r o m twi s t , curl o r o ther d e f o rmati o n s.
They should also be of the rectangular flap type, with glue that
remains intact when subjected to hot roll pressure fusing used in
this type of printer. Window envelopes are not suitable.
Labels should also be of the type recommended for use in
copiers and laser printers, in which the base carrier page is
entirely covered by labels. Other types of label stock may
damage the printer due to the labels peeling off during the
printing process. Suitable types are:
• Avery White Laser Label types 7162, 7664, 7666 (A4),
or 5161 (Letter);
• Kokuyo A693X series (A4) or A650 (B5).
Paper recommendations> 18
C
ASSETTE TRAY
TRAYWEIGHT (G/M²)SIZEDIMENSIONS
A6105 x 148mm
A5148 x 210mm
B5182 x 257mm
Executive184.2 x 266.7mm
A4210 x 297mm
Letter215.9 x 279.4mm
Legal 13in.216 x 330mm
Legal 13.5in.216 x 343mm
Legal 14in.216 x 356mm
Cassette
Tray
Light: 64-74g/m²
Medium: 75-90g/m²
Heavy: 91-120g/m²
The Cassette Tray can handle paper in weights of 64g/m² to
120g/m². The Cassette Tray is ideal for printing A4 documents of
more than 1 page in length.
M
ULTI PURPOSE TRAY
The Multi Purpose Tray can handle the same sizes as the Cassette
Tray but in weights up to 203g/m². For very heavy paper stock,
always use the face up (rear) paper stacker. This ensures that the
paper path through the printer is almost straight.
The Multi Purpose Tray can feed paper widths as small as 100mm
and lengths up to 1200mm (banner printing)*. For paper lengths
exceeding 356mm (Legal 14in.) use paper stock between
90g/m² and 128g/m² and the face up (rear) paper stacker.
When using the Multi Purpose Tray, feed each sheet of paper or
envelope one-by-one, rather than stacking them. This helps to
avoid paper jams.
*(C3400 only)
Paper recommendations> 19
Watermarked or Headed paper should be loaded print side up and
top edge into the printer.
TRAYWEIGHT (G/M²)SIZEDIMENSIONS
A6105 x 148mm
A5148 x 210mm
B5182 x 257mm
Executive184.2 x 266.7mm
A4210 x 297mm
Letter215.9 x 279.4mm
Light: 64-74g/m²
Multi
Purpose
Tray
F
ACE DOWN STACKER
Medium: 75-90g/m²
Heavy: 91-120g/m²
Ultra heavy: 121-
176g/m²
Legal 13in.216 x 330mm
Legal 13.5in.216 x 343mm
Legal 14in.216 x 356mm
Custom sizes216 x 356mm
Letterhead216 x 279
COM-9
Envelope
COM-10
Envelope
Monarch
Envelope
C5162 x 229mm
98.4 x 225.4mm
104.7 x 241.3mm
98.4 x 190.5mm
The Face Down Stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to
150 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle paper
stocks up to 120g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1
first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing
down).
F
ACE UP STACKER
The Face Up Stacker at the rear of the printer should be opened
and the paper support extended when required for use. In this
condition paper will exit via this path, regardless of driver
settings.
The Face Up Stacker can hold up to 10 sheets of 80g/m² standard
paper and can handle stocks up to 203g/m².
Always use the Face Up Stacker and the Multi Purpose Tray for
paper stocks heavier than 176g/m².
Paper recommendations> 20
L
OADING PAPER
C
ASSETTE TRAY
1.Remove the Cassette Tray from the printer.
Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the
2.
middle (2) to ensure that all sheets are properly separated,
then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it
flush again.(3).
123
Loading Paper> 21
3.Adjust the Rear Stopper (1) and Paper Guides (2) to the
size of paper being used. Use the markings on the printer
as a guide.
1
2
4.Load the paper (1). Use the level indicators (2) as a guide.
For letter headed paper, load face down with top edge
towards the front of the printer.
1
2
Loading Paper> 22
To prevent paper jams:
• Do not leave space between the paper and the guides
and rear stopper.
• Do not overfill the Cassette Tray. Capacity depends on
the type of paper stock.
• Do not load damaged paper.
• Do not load paper of different sizes or types at the
same time.
• Do not pull the Cassette Tray out during printing.
5.Close the Cassette Tray gently.
Loading Paper> 23
6.For face down printing, make sure the Face Up (rear)
Stacker is closed (the paper exits from the top of the
printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 150 sheets,
depending on paper weight.
7.For face up printing, make sure the Face Up (rear) Stacker
is open and the paper support (1) is extended. Paper is
stacked in reverse order and tray capacity is
approximately 10 A4 sheets, depending on paper weight,
or 1 envelope or 1 sheet of heavier media.
8.Always use the Face Up (rear) Stacker for heavy paper
(card stock etc.).
1
CAUTION!
Do not open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it
may result in a paper jam.
Loading Paper> 24
M
ULTI PURPOSE TRAY
1.Open the Multi Purpose Tray and press gently down on the
Paper Platform (2) to ensure it is latched down.
1
2
2.Adjust the Paper Guides (1) to the size of paper you are
going to print on, using the markings on the Paper
Platform.
3.Position a sheet of paper on the Paper Platform so that it
is gripped in place.
• Load your chosen media one sheet at a time.
• When printing on headed paper load the paper into the
Multi Purpose Tray with pre-printed side up and top
edge into the printer.
• An envelope should be loaded face up with top edge to
the left and short edge facing into the printer.
Set the correct paper size for the Multi Purpose Tray in the Media
Menu. (See “Printer functions (User Settings)” on page 87.)
Loading Paper> 25
P
RINTING FROM
Your printer’s menus provide access to many options. See “Using
the printer software” on page 83 for more information.
The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of
these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as
those in the menus, and you print documents from Windows, the
settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in
the menus.
The illustrations in this chapter show the C3400n printer in
Windows XP/2000. However, the options shown for the C3400n
are the same when using the C3300 model. Other Windows
versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the
same.
P
RINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
A printer driver is a software program that controls a printer. The
printer driver feeds data about printing requirements for a
document to the printer.
You can make printer driver settings either from Windows
Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP) or
from within a Windows application. The driver settings you make
from the Windows “Printing Preferences” dialog box are
essentially default settings and will be remembered from one
Windows session to the next. The driver settings you make from
within a Windows application, e.g. in the File -> Print dialog box
in Microsoft Word, are those required for a particular job and will
not be remembered the next time you open this application. In
both cases, you can save and name (on the Setup tab) specific
sets of driver settings which can be recalled for future use.
W
INDOWS
Printing from Windows> 26
P
RINTING PREFERENCES IN WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
When you choose to print your document from a Windows
application program a Print dialog box appears. This dialog
usually specifies the name of the printer on which you will print
your document. Next to the printer name is a Properties button.
When you click Properties a new window opens which contains
a short list of the printer settings available in the driver, which
you can choose for this document. The settings available from
within your application are only those which you may want to
change for specific applications or documents. Settings you
change here will usually only last for as long as the particular
application program is running.
Printing from Windows> 27
S
ETUP TAB
When you click the Properties button from your application’s
Print dialog, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your
printing preferences for the current document.
1.Paper size should be the same as the page size of your
document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit
another size), and should also be the same as the size of
paper you will feed into the printer.
2.You can choose the source of the paper to feed, which
may be Tray 1 (the Cassette Tray) or the Multi Purpose
Tray. You can either select the tray from the dropdown list
or you can click on the appropriate part of the printer
graphic to select your preferred tray.
3.The setting for paper weight should match the type of
paper on which you intend to print.
4.Click on the Paper Feed Options button to modify your
document to fit to paper of a different size and to access
advanced Cassette Tray and Multi Purpose tray settings.
Printing from Windows> 28
5.A variety of document finishing options can be selected,
such as normal one page per sheet, or N-up (where N can
be a maximum of 16) for printing scaled down pages at
more than one page per sheet.
Select the Poster printing option to print large pages as
tiles spread over multiple sheets.
6.You can choose to print on one side of a sheet only or to
use 2-sided printing (duplex printing). Your printer allows
you to carry out manual duplex printing, meaning you
must pass the paper through the printer twice. For more
information, see “2-sided printing (Windows only)” on
page 66. The Duplex Help button also offers guidelines
on how to carry out manual duplex printing.
7.If you have changed some printing preferences before and
saved them as a set under a specific name, you can recall
them under driver settings. Saving driver settings means
that you can avoid having to set printing preferences
individually each time you need them.
8.Click the Default button to restore the default printer
settings.
Printing from Windows> 29
JOB O
PTIONS TAB
1.The output resolution of the printed page can be set as
follows.
• The ProQ2400 setting prints at 600 x 600dpi multi-
level. This setting requires the most printer memory
and takes the longest to print. It is the best option for
printing photographs and reproducing colour details.
• The Fine/Detail setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi is the
best option for printing vector objects such as graphics
and text.
• The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is
suitable for most printing jobs.
2.Select this option to improve the quality of photographic
images.
3.Select to help save your toner.
4.Select this option to avoid printing out any blank pages
that are in your document.
5.You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively,
although you will need to top up the Cassette Tray during
such a long print run.
Printing from Windows> 30
6.Page orientation can be set to either portrait (tall) or
landscape (wide).
7.Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller
stationery.
8.You can print watermark text behind the main page
image. This is useful for marking documents as draft,
confidential, etc.
9.Clicking the Advanced button gives you access to further
settings. For example, you can elect to have black areas
printed using 100%K toner (a more matte appearance).
10.Click the Default button to restore the default printer
settings.
C
OLOUR TAB
1.Control over the colour output of your printer may be
performed automatically, or for advanced control, by
manual adjustment. The automatic setting will be
appropriate in most cases. The other options in this
window only become visible when you select a choice
Printing from Windows> 31
other than Auto. For grayscale printing, the printer runs at
the fastest print speed (approx. 20ppm) and all pages are
printed in black and white.
2.You can choose from a range of colour matching options,
depending on the image source for your document. For
example, a photograph taken on a digital camera might
require different colour matching from a business graphic
created in a spreadsheet application. Again, for most
general purpose use, Auto is the best choice.
3.Printed output may be made lighter or darker, or the
colours made more saturated and vibrant as required.
4.Black areas may be printed using 100% cyan, magenta
and yellow, giving a more glossy appearance (composite
black), or using only black toner (true black), giving a
more matte appearance. Choosing the Auto setting allows
the driver to make the most appropriate choice based on
image content.
5.Click the Default button to restore the default printer
settings.
Printing from Windows> 32
S
ETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL
When you open the driver properties window directly from
Windows, rather than from within an application program, a
somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided. Changes
made here will generally affect all documents you print from
Windows applications, and will be remembered from one
Windows session to the next.
G
ENERAL TAB
1
2
3
1.This area lists some of the main features of your printer.
2.This button opens the same windows for items which can
be set from within application programs, as described
earlier in “Printing preferences in Windows applications”
on page 27. Changes you make here, however, will
become the new default settings for all Windows
applications.
3.This button prints a test page to check that your printer is
working.
Printing from Windows> 33
A
DVANCED TAB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1.You can specify which times of day your printer will be
available.
2.Indicates current priority, from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest).
Highest priority documents will print first.
3.Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a
special print file) before being printed. The document is
then printed in the background, allowing your application
program to become available more quickly.
4.This specifies that printing should not start until the last
page has been spooled. If your application program needs
a lot of time for further computation in the middle of
printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a
short period, the printer could prematurely assume that
the document has finished. Selecting this option would
prevent that situation, but printing will be completed a
little later, as the start is delayed.
Printing from Windows> 34
5.This is the opposite choice to the one above. Printing
starts as soon as possible after the document begins
spooling.
6.This specifies that the document should not be spooled,
but printed directly. Your application will not normally be
ready for further use until the print job is complete. This
requires less disk space on your computer, since there is
no spool file.
7.Directs the spooler to check the document setup and
match it to the printer setup before sending the document
to print. If a mismatch is detected, the document is held
in the print queue and does not print until the printer
setup is changed and the document restarted from the
print queue. Mismatched documents in the queue will not
prevent correctly matched documents from printing.
8.Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which
have completed spooling when deciding which document
to print next, even if completed documents are lower
priority than documents which are still spooling. If no
documents have completed spooling, the spooler will
favour larger spooling documents over shorter ones. Use
this option if you want to maximise printer efficiency.
When this option is disabled the spooler chooses
documents based only on their priority settings.
9.Specifies that the spooler should not delete documents
after they are completed. This allows documents to be resubmitted to the printer from the spooler instead of
printing again from the application program. If you use
this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk
space on your computer.
10.Specifies whether advanced features, such as page order
and pages per sheet, are available, depending on your
printer. For normal printing keep this option enabled. If
compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature.
However, these advanced options may then not be
available, even though the hardware might support them.
11.This button provides access to the same setup windows as
when printing from applications. Changes made via the
Windows Control Panel become the Windows default
settings.
Printing from Windows> 35
12.You can design and specify a separator page that prints
between documents. (This is particularly useful on a
shared printer to help each user find their own documents
in the output stack.)
Printing from Windows> 36
P
RINTING FROM
M
AC
MAC OS 9
C
HOOSING PRINTING OPTIONS
Use the print dialog to choose your printer and select options for
how you want your document to print.
1.Open the document you want to print.
2.If you wish to change the paper size or page orientation,
choose File > Page Setup.
3.Select File > Print.
4.Select your printer from the Printer pop-up menu.
5.If you wish to change any printer driver settings, select
the necessary options in the print dialog. You can select
more options from the Copies & Pages menu. “Changing
the default print settings” describes how to set printer
driver options.
6.Click Print
C
HANGING THE DEFAULT PRINT SETTINGS
If you print a document and change the printer driver settings,
these changes are only remembered for that particular
document. To change the printer driver settings for all future
print jobs:
1.Select Apple menu > Chooser.
2.Select your printer driver in the left-hand panel of the
Chooser window.
3.Select your printer model in the right-hand panel of
Chooser.
Printing From Mac> 37
4.Click Print Preferences.
5.Change Page Setup Preferences or Print Preferences as
required.
These new settings will be saved as the printer driver
defaults.
P
AGE SETUP OPTIONS
- G
ENERAL
Paper
Choose the paper size that matches your document and
the paper loaded in the printer. The paper margin is 1/6
inch (4.2 mm) at all edges.
Orientation
Selects either portrait (tall) or landscape (wide).
If using landscape, you can flip the orientation 180
degrees.
Printing From Mac> 38
Reduce or Enlarge
Documents can be scaled up or down to fit on different
paper sizes.
P
AGE SETUP OPTIONS
- L
AYOUT
Multiple pages can be shrunk and printed on a single sheet of
paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of your
document's pages across a single sheet of paper.
You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and
also choose to surround each document page with a border.
Printing From Mac> 39
P
AGE SETUP OPTIONS
- C
USTOM PAPER SIZE
You can create and edit custom paper sizes. These appear in the
paper size menu and can be selected just like any other paper
size.
P
RINT OPTIONS
- G
ENERAL
Copies
Enter the number of copies to print.
If Collate is selected, all the pages of the document print
before the next copy prints.
Printing From Mac> 40
Pages
Choose whether to print all the pages of your document or
just a section of it.
Paper Source
Selects which paper tray to use for your print job.
Quality
Selects the print resolution.
The ProQ2400 setting produces the best graphic images
but it can take longer to print.
Photo Enhance
Use Photo Enhance to significantly improve quality when
printing images. The printer driver analyses any
photographic images and processes them to improve the
overall appearance. This setting cannot be used together
with the ProQ2400 print quality setting.
Toner Saving
Toner saving uses less toner when printing your document.
This is best suited to draft text documents as it lightens the
print significantly.
Printing From Mac> 41
P
RINT OPTIONS
- P
RINT CONTROL
If you are using the Windows Print Control Server software to
manage printers, enter your assigned user name and ID. This
information is sent along with your print job and is recorded by
the printer.
Printing From Mac> 42
P
RINT OPTIONS
Color mode
- C
OLOR
COLOR MODEDESCRIPTION
Auto ColorThe driver selects the most
appropriate color settings.
Advanced Color Allows you to manually adjust color
GrayscaleConvert all colors to shades of grey.
and black and white settings or select.
Color matching
COLORDESCRIPTION
Monitor (6500K)
Perceptual
Printing From Mac> 43
Optimised for printing photos. Colors
are printed with emphasis on
saturation.
COLORDESCRIPTION
Monitor (6500K) VividOptimised for printing photos, but
with even more saturated colors.
Monitor (9300K)Optimised for printing graphics from
applications such as Microsoft Office.
Colors are printed with emphasis on
Lightness.
Digital CameraResults will vary depending on the
subject and conditions the image
was taken.
sRGBThe printer reproduces the sRGB
color space. This might be useful if
color matching from an sRGB input
device such as a scanner or digital
camera.
Black Finish
Controls the way black is printed in color documents.
Composite Black (CMYK): Uses all 4 toner colors to
represent black. Recommended for color photos.
True Black (K): Uses 100% black toner to represent black.
Recommended for text and business graphics.
Brightness / Saturation
Increase Brightness for a lighter print. Modify saturation to
change the strength (or purity) of color.
If the printed colors are too strong, reduce saturation and
increase brightness. As a general rule, the saturation
should be stepped down an equal amount to the increased
brightness. For example, if you reduce saturation by 10,
increase brightness by 10 to compensate.
Printing From Mac> 44
P
RINT OPTIONS
- L
AYOUT
Multiple pages can be shrunk and printed on a single sheet of
paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of your
document's pages across a single sheet of paper.
You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and
also choose to surround each document page with a border.
Printing From Mac> 45
P
RINT OPTIONS
- O
PTIONS
Media Weight
Select the thickness/type of paper in the printer.
It's important to set this correctly as it affects the
temperature at which the toner is fused to the paper. For
example, if you are printing on regular paper, don't select
Labels as this may cause toner smearing and paper jams.
Paper Size Check
Select Paper Size check if you want the printer to warn you
when the document paper size is different from the paper
in the printer.
A warning message is displayed and printing continues
when you load the correct paper and press ONLINE.
When this option is switched off, the printer uses the paper
loaded in the selected tray regardless of the document
size.
Feed Manually from Multi Purpose Tray
Select this if you want the printer to wait until you press
the ON LINE button when feeding from the Multi Purpose
Tray.
This can be useful if printing on envelopes.
Printing From Mac> 46
Always Create 100% Black (K) Toner
Select this if you want the printer to always use only black
(K) toner when printing pure black (RGB = 0,0,0).
This is effective even when Composite Black (CMYK) is
selected in the color options.
Run Maintenance Cycle Before Printing
Depending on printing habits and usage patterns, running
the maintenance cycle before printing may ensure the best
possible print quality.
This feature uses the printer's image drums and transfer
belt; the life of these printer parts may be shortened if the
maintenance cycle is run frequently.
Adjust Character Spacing
Select this if you are having problems with the spacing
between characters when printing text. For example,
spacing is too wide or characters appear printed over the
top of each other.
This feature can slow down printing, so only use it if you
are having problems.
Printing From Mac> 47
P
RINT OPTIONS
- W
ATERMARK
A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a
printed document. This can be used to indicate that the
document is "Draft" or perhaps "Confidential".
You can create watermarks in the printer driver. Select a font and
modify the watermark size, position, color, brightness and angle.
Printing From Mac> 48
P
RINT OPTIONS
- I
NFORMATION
Displays a summary of the current printer settings. The driver
version is also displayed. This may be useful if you want to check
the Oki website for a newer printer driver.
Printing From Mac> 49
MAC OS X
The information in this section is based on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4).
Other versions such as Panther (10.3) and Jaguar(10.2) versions
may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same.
S
ETTING PRINTING OPTIONS
You can choose your printer and select options for how you want
your documents to print from the Print dialog box.
To set your printer options:
1.Open the document you want to print.
2.To change the paper size or page orientation, select File >
Page Setup.
3.Close the Page Setup dialog box.
4.Select File > Print.
5.Select your printer from the Printer drop-down menu.
6.To change any printer driver settings, select the required
options from the “Settings” drop-down menu. You can
select more options from the Copies & Pages menu. For a
Printing From Mac> 50
description of these options, see “Print options - Copies &
pages” .
7.Click the Print button.
S
AVING PRINTING OPTIONS
You can save a set of printer driver options to use for future
documents.
1.Open the document you want to print.
2.To change the paper size or page orientation, select File >
Page Setup.
Printing From Mac> 51
3.Select Save As Default from the Settings drop-down
menu.
4.To save the current printer driver settings as a preset,
select Save As from the Preset menu.
5.Enter a name for your preset and click OK.
C
HANGING THE DEFAULT PRINTER AND PAPER SIZE
The following steps describe how to change your default printer
and the paper size options.
1.Select Apple menu > System Preferences.
2.Click the Print & Fax icon.
3.Select your printer in the “Selected Printer in Print Dialog”
drop-down menu.
4.Select your required paper size in the “Default Size in
Page Setup” drop-down menu.
P
AGE SETUP OPTIONS
This section provides a description of the page setup options
available to you.
Printing From Mac> 52
Page Attributes
You can select “Save As Default” to use the current Page
Setup settings as a standard for all documents.
Format for
Allows you to select your printer model before changing
options such as Paper size and Orientation.
Paper Size
Select a paper size to match your document and the paper
loaded in the printer. The paper margin is 4.2mm at all
edges. To specify your own paper sizes, select “Manage
Custom Sizes...”
Scale
You can scale documents up or down to fit onto different
paper sizes. To fit your document on a specific paper size,
select Options in the Paper Handling drop-down menu in
the Print Options dialog box.
Orientation
You can select a portrait or landscape option. When using
landscape, you can rotate the document 180 degrees.
Printing From Mac> 53
P
RINT OPTIONS
- C
OPIES
&
PAGES
Copies
This option allows you to enter the number of copies to
print. If you select Collate, all pages of the document will
print before the next copy prints.
Pages
You can select whether to print all pages of a document or
just a section of it.
Printing From Mac> 54
Layout
Pages per sheet
You can shrink multiple pages and print them on a single
sheet of paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of
your document's pages across a single sheet of paper.
You can control the order in which the documents are tiled
and also choose to surround each document page with a
border.
Printing From Mac> 55
Scheduler
This option lets you choose whether to print your document
immediately, or defer printing until later. You can also assign a
priority to a print job.
These features are useful if you are printing large documents that
take a long time to print.
Printing From Mac> 56
Paper handling
Page order
You can choose to print your document in the normal page
order (1,2,3..) or reverse order (..3,2,1).
Print
This option allows you to choose whether to print only odd
or even numbered pages. This is useful if you are using
manual duplex for which you first print all odd pages, reinsert the paper in the printer and then print all even
pages.
Destination paper size
Scale documents to fit on the size of paper in your printer.
For example, you can take a document formatted for A3
and print it on A4 paper using an A4 printer.
Printing From Mac> 57
ColorSync
Color conversion
For Color Conversion, Standard is the only option available
for your printer model.
Quartz Filter
Choose a Quartz filter if you wish to apply a special effect
to your print job, such as Sepia or Blue Tone. This is only
available on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) or later versions.
Printing From Mac> 58
Cover page
Choosing a cover page may help you to identify your printed
document in a large pile of paper. This is useful in a busy office
with many people sharing the printer.
Paper source
This option allows you to select which paper tray to use for your
print job.
Printing From Mac> 59
Print quality
Print quality
Use this option to selects the print resolution. The
ProQ2400 setting produces the best graphic images, but
these images can take longer to print.
Photo Enhance
Use Photo Enhance to significantly improve quality when
printing images. The printer driver analyses any
photographic images and processes them to improve the
overall appearance. This setting cannot be used together
with the ProQ2400 print quality setting.
Toner Saving
Toner saving uses less toner when printing your document.
This is best suited to draft text documents as it lightens the
print significantly.
Printing From Mac> 60
Color
Color mode
COLOR MODEDESCRIPTION
Auto ColorThe driver selects the most
appropriate color settings.
Advanced ColorAllows you to manually adjust color
GrayscaleConvert all colors to shades of grey.
Printing From Mac> 61
and black and white settings or select.
Color matching
COLORDESCRIPTION
Monitor (6500K)
Perceptual
Monitor (6500K)
Vivid
Monitor (9300K)Optimised for printing graphics from
Digital CameraResults will vary depending on the
sRGBThe printer reproduces the sRGB color
Optimised for printing photos. Colors are
printed with emphasis on saturation.
Optimised for printing photos, but with
even more saturated colors.
applications such as Microsoft Office.
Colors are printed with emphasis on
Lightness.
subject and conditions the image was
taken.
space. This might be useful if color
matching from an sRGB input device
such as a scanner or digital camera.
Black Finish
Use this option to control the way black is printed in color
documents. Select Composite Black (CMYK) to use all 4
toner colors to represent black. This option is
recommended for color photos. Select True Black (K) to
use 100% black toner to represent black. This option is
recommended for text and business graphics.
Brightness / Saturation
This option allows you to increase brightness for a lighter
print. Modify saturation to change the strength (or purity)
of a color.
If the printed colors are too strong, reduce saturation and
increase brightness. As a general rule, reduce saturation
by the same amount as you increase brightness. For
example, if you reduce saturation by 10, increase
brightness by 10 to compensate.
Printing From Mac> 62
P
RINTER SETUP OPTIONS
P
RINTER OPTIONS
Media weight
Select the thickness or type of paper in the printer. It is
important to set this correctly as it affects the temperature
at which the toner is fused to the paper. For example, if
you are printing on normal A4 paper, do not select Labels
as this may cause toner smearing and paper jams.
Paper size check
Select Paper Size check if you want the printer to warn you
when the document paper size is different from the paper
in the printer.
A warning message is displayed and printing continues
when you load the correct paper in the tray and press ON
LINE. When this option is deselected, the printer uses the
paper loaded in the selected tray regardless of the
document size.
Feed manually from Multi Purpose Tray
Select this option if you want the printer to wait until you
press the ON LINE button when feeding from the Multi
Purpose Tray. This can be useful if printing on envelopes.
Printing From Mac> 63
Always create 100% black (K) toner
Select this option if you want the printer to always use only
black (K) toner when printing pure black (RGB = 0,0,0).
This is effective even when Composite Black (CMYK) is
selected in the color options.
Run maintenance cycle before printing
Depending on printing habits and usage patterns, running
the maintenance cycle before printing may ensure the best
possible print quality. This feature uses the printer's image
drums and transfer belt. The life of these printer
consumables may be shortened if the printer runs a
maintenance cycle frequently.
Print control
If you are using the Windows Print Control Server software to
manage printers, enter your assigned user name and ID. This
information is sent to the printer with your print job and is
recorded by the printer.
Printing From Mac> 64
Summary
This option displays a summary of all selected print options for
the current job.
Printing From Mac> 65
P
RINTING
This chapter describes how to carry out basic printing tasks using
your printer.
T
EST PRINTING
P
RINT A DEMO PAGE
Switch on the printer and allow it to warm up. Press the ON LINE
button on your printer and hold down for 5 seconds. A demo page
should print.
P
RINT A STATUS PAGE
Switch on the printer and allow it to warm up. To print a status
page, hold down the ON LINE button on your printer for 2
seconds. A status page should print.
2-
SIDED PRINTING
To carry out 2-sided, or Manual Duplex Printing you must pass
paper through the printer twice. You can carry out 2-sided
printing using the Cassette Tray or the Multi Purpose Tray.
2-sided Printing is supported on Windows operating systems
only.
(W
INDOWS ONLY
)
Printing> 66
M
ANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE CASSETTE TRAY
1.Ensure that there is enough paper in the cassette tray to
carry out the print job.
2.Select File -> Print and click the Properties button. In
the 2-sided printing drop down menu, select either “Long
Edge” or “Short Edge” according to your printing
preferences. If you require further information, click the
Duplex Help button. Then, Click the Print button.
3.Every second page of your document is printed first.
When this is complete, the following a message appears
on screen prompting you to take the paper, flip it and
replace it in the Cassette Tray.
Printing> 67
4.Open the Cassette Tray.
5.Take the printed paper from the Output Stacker and place
it in the Cassette Tray with the printed side facing up and
the bottom of the page facing into the printer.
Printing> 68
6.Close the Cassette Tray and press the ON LINE button as
directed in the status message. The message window
should disappear from your screen and the document
finishes printing the remaining pages of your document.
M
ANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE MULTI PURPOSE TRAY
NOTE:
When using the Multi Purpose Tray, feed pages one sheet at
a time.
1.Position the paper guides on the Multi Purpose Tray
according to the paper size.
Printing> 69
2.Place paper one sheet at a time in the Multi Purpose Tray.
The paper is automatically gripped in position.
3.Select File -> Print to display the Print dialog box.
4.Click the Properties button. On the 2-sided printing drop
down menu, select either “Long Edge” or “Short Edge”
according to your printing preferences. If you require
further information, click the Duplex Help button
5.When every second page has printed, take the paper from
the output stacker..
6.Set the paper one page at a time in the Multi Purpose Tray
with the printed side facing up and the bottom of the page
Printing> 70
facing into the printer. Ensure that the paper is gripped in
place.
7.Press the ON LINE button. The remaining pages of your
document print on the blank side of the paper.
P
RINTING ON DIFFERENT MEDIA
This section describes how to print on material other than normal
A4 paper.
P
RINTING ON LEGAL PAPER
When printing on legal paper you need to change the media
settings for the printer software to get the best results.
You can either set a default driver for each type of media or you
can change the print media settings through your Windows
printer properties or Mac Print options any time you print on
different media.
P
RINTING ON ENVELOPES
NOTE:
Do not use envelopes with clear windows. Use paper
envelopes only.
Printing> 71
1.In either the cassette tray or the Multi Purpose Tray,
adjust the paper guides using the indicators marked on
the printer.
2.Place your envelopes in the tray, face up with the short
edge facing into the printer and the flap to the right. Do
not add more than 10 envelopes at a time.
3.From your operating system, access the print media menu
and select your envelope size.
4.Print in the usual manner for your operating system
software.
Printing> 72
S
ETTING OTHER PRINTING OPTIONS
This sections briefly describes how to set printing options for your
particular print job.
FIT TO
PAGE PRINTING
You can choose to print your document on larger or smaller sized
paper depending on the size of print media available to you.
1.Insert paper in the Cassette Tray or Multi Purpose Tray in
the usual manner.
2.Select File -> Print and click the Properties button. Then
click the Paper Feed Options button. Under Fit to Page,
select the page size from the Conversion drop down list.
P
RINTING MULTIPLE PAGES TO ONE SHEET
In Windows, open the Printing Preferences Setup Tab. Under
Finishing Mode, select the number of document pages that you
want to print per sheet of paper from the drop down list.
P
RINTING COLOR DOCUMENTS IN BLACK AND WHITE
You can save both time and toner by printing color documents in
black and white. Access the Color tab in printing properties and
select the “Monochrome” option in Windows or the Grayscale
option in Mac before printing your document.
Printing> 73
C
ANCELLING A PRINT JOB
You can cancel a print job from your software application, from
the print queue or by using the CANCEL button on your printer.
PRINTING STATEHOW TO CANCEL
Document has not
started printing
Document is waiting
in a print queue
Document has
started printing
Try to cancel printing job within software
application
Delete print job from Print Queue. You can
access the print queue from the System Tray
in Windows or the Print Center Queue in Mac.
Press the CANCEL button on your printer.
Any pages that are already moving through
the printer will be printed. You will need to
press CANCEL for each print job you wish to
stop.
Printing> 74
C
OLOUR PRINTING
The printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several
controls for changing the colour output. For general use the
automatic settings will suffice, providing reasonable default
settings that will produce good results for most documents.
Many applications have their own colour settings, and these may
override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the
documentation for your software application for details on how
that particular program’s colour management functions.
F
ACTORS THAT AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF PRINTS
If you wish to manually adjust the colour settings in your printer
driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex
topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.
Some of the most important factors are listed below.
Differences between the range of colours
a monitor or printer can reproduce
> Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing
the full range of colours visible to the human eye. Each
device is restricted to a certain range of colours. In
addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the
colours displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.
> Both devices use very different technologies to represent
colour. A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB)
phosphors (or LCDs), a printer uses Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow and Black (CMYK) toner or ink.
> A monitor can display very vivid colours such as intense
reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on
any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain
colours, (some yellows for example), that can be printed,
but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor. This
disparity between monitors and printers is often the main
reason that printed colours do not match the colours
displayed on screen.
Colour Printing> 75
Viewing conditions
A print can look very different under different lighting conditions.
For example, the colours in a print may look different when
viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they
look under standard office fluorescent lighting.
Printer driver colour settings
The driver settings for Manual colour can change the appearance
of a print. There are several options available to help match the
printed colours with those displayed on screen.
Monitor settings
The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change
how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor’s
colour temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” the colours
look.
There are several settings found on a typical monitor:
> 5000kWarmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in
graphic art environments.
> 6500kCooler; approximates daylight conditions.
> 9300kCool; the default setting for many monitors
and television sets.
(k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature.)
How your software application displays colour
Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe
Photoshop may display colour differently from “Office”
applications such as Microsoft Word. Please see your application’s
on-line help or user manual for more information.
Paper type
The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed
colour. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller
than one on specially formulated high-quality paper.
Colour Printing> 76
T
IPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR
The following guidelines may help you to achieve good colour
output from your printer.
P
RINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting.
If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or
Digital Camera settings.
P
RINTING FROM MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS
Use the Monitor (9300k) setting. This may help if you are having
problems with specific colours from applications such as Microsoft
Excel or Microsoft Powerpoint.
P
RINTING SPECIFIC COLOURS (E.G. A COMPANY LOGO
There are 2 utilities on your printer driver CD-ROM that can help
match specific colours:
Colour Correct Utility
Colour Swatch Utility
A
DJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OR INTENSITY OF A PRINT
)
If the print is too light/dark, you can use the Brightness control
to adjust it.
If the colours are too intense/not intense enough, use the
Saturation control.
Colour Printing> 77
A
CCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS
The Colour Matching options in the printer driver can be used to
help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your
monitor or from some other source, such as a digital
camera.
To open colour matching options from the Windows Control
Panel:
1.Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in
Windows XP).
2.Right-click the printer name and choose Properties.
3.Click the Printing Preferences button (1).
To open colour matching options from within a Windows
application:
1.Choose File—Print… from the application’s menu bar.
2.Click the Properties button next to the printer name.
Colour Printing> 78
S
ETTING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS
1.On the Colour tab select Advanced Colour ((1) below)
for Colour Matching.
1
2
2.Choose the Manual colour setting (2) and select from the
following options:
1
2
a
b
c
d
e
(a)Monitor (6500k) Perceptual
Optimised for printing photographs. Colours are
printed with emphasis on saturation.
Colour Printing> 79
(b)Monitor (6500k) Vivid
Optimised for printing photographs, but with even
more saturated colours than the Monitor (6500k)
Perceptual setting.
(c)Monitor (9300k)
Optimised for printing graphics from applications
such as Microsoft Office. Colours are printed with
emphasis on Lightness.
(d)Digital Camera
Optimised for printing photographs taken with a
digital camera.
Your results will vary depending on the subject and
the conditions under which the photograph was
taken.
(e)sRGB
The printer will try to reproduce the sRGB colour
space. This may be useful if colour matching from an
sRGB input device such as a scanner or digital
camera.
Colour Printing> 80
U
SING THE COLOUR SWATCH FEATURE
To use the Colour Swatch feature, you must install the Colour
Swatch Utility. This is supplied on the CD-ROM that was supplied
with your printer.
The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range
of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours
that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are
the corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be
used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to
choose your own RGB values. Simply click the Colour Swatch
button (1) and choose from the options available.
1
An example of using the Colour Swatch function:
You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps
you would follow are:
1.Print a colour swatch, then select the shade of red that
best suits your needs.
2.Take a note of the RGB value for the particular shade that
you liked.
3.Using your program’s colour picker, enter these same RGB
values, and change the logo to that colour.
The RGB colour displayed on your monitor may not necessarily
match what was printed on the colour swatch. If this is the case,
it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor
and printer reproduce colour. Here, it is unimportant since your
primary objective is to print the required colour.
Colour Printing> 81
U
SING THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY
The Oki Colour Correct Utility is provided on your printer driver
CD-ROM. You must install it separately since it is not installed
along with the printer driver.
The Colour Correct utility has the following features:
> Microsoft Office palette colours can be individually
adjusted. This is useful if you want to change how a
specific colour is printed.
> Colours can be adjusted by changing Hue, Saturation and
Gamma. This is useful if you wish to change the overall
colour output.
Once these colour adjustments have been made, the new
settings can be selected from the printer driver Colour tab.
To select adjustments made with the Colour Correct
Utility:
1.From your application program, click File and point to
Print.
2.Click Properties. This displays the printer driver options.
3.Click the Colour tab.
4.Click Advanced Colour.
5.Click User Defined.
Select the colour adjustment you made with the Colour Correct
Utility.
Colour Printing> 82
U
SING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE
S
TATUS MONITOR
The Status Monitor software is distinct from and installed
separately from the driver software.
NOTE
For reliable operation of the Status Monitor, ensure that the
USB cable is of length 2m maximum.
The Status Monitor provides a readable indication of the printer
status as displayed on the indicator LEDs on the Operation Panel
(see “The Operation Panel” on page 12.) and allows you to access
the printer menus (listed at the end of this chapter) to set printer
parameters such as paper size etc.
NOTE
The Status Monitor is available to Windows operating systems
only. Mac OS X has a “Printer Menu” utility that allows you to
change the user settings outlined in this chapter.
(W
INDOWS ONLY
)
Using the printer software> 83
U
SING THE STATUS MONITOR
NOTE
You are advised to refer to the extensive on-line help as
required when using the Status Monitor.
Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the
printer menu settings are carried out though the Status Monitor.
Click on [Start], [All Programs] and select Okidata|OKI C3300_3400| Status Monitor. The current printer status is
shown.
P
RINTER STATE TAB
This tab is visible by default on opening the Status Monitor and
displays detailed information about the status of the printer.
P
RINTER SETUP TAB
Selecting this tab provides access to the Select Printer button,
which, when selected, allows you to monitor the status any
printer configured for use with your computer.
Using the printer software> 84
The Printer Menu button enables you to access the printer menu
settings.
From the printer menu, you can configure your printer settings.
Using the printer software> 85
P
REFERENCES TAB
Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information
displayed by the Status Monitor and how/when the Status
Monitor appears.
The default Alert view setting (Pop up on alerts) ensures that the
Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires
your attention e.g. paper out in Cassette Tray.
Using the printer software> 86
P
RINTER FUNCTIONS
The printer settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen
collectively on a printed Menu Map (or Status Page). To print a
status page, press printer ON LINE button and hold for 2
seconds.
U
SER SETTINGS
On the Status Monitor Setup tab, click Printer Menu. The User
Settings Print Menu appears. You change user settings options
from this menu.
To save your changes, click the Apply the changed settings
icon (1), in the top left hand corner. To undo a change, click the
Undo changed settings icon (2).
(U
SER SETTINGS
1
2
)
Using the printer software> 87
Administrator Settings
This menu is intended to be used only by designated staff.
On the User Settings window, select Display -> Administrator
Menu. The User Settings menu is updated to include the
Administrator menu options.
The Administrator Settings menu has the settable items,
including access to the user menus.If you disable a menu from
this tab, it does not appear on the User Settings tab.
Using the printer software> 88
To save your changes, click the “Apply the changed settings” icon
(as shown below), in the top left hand corner.
To undo a change, click the Undo changed settings icon.
1
2
NOTE
You can access the printer menu settings window direct by
clicking [Start], [All Programs] and selecting Okidata|OKI C3300_C3400n|Printer Name Printer Settings.
Using the printer software> 89
It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often
are, overridden by settings made in the printer drivers. However,
several of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting”,
which will then default to the settings entered in these printer
menus.
Factory default settings are shown in bold type in the following
tables.
P
RINTER MENU UTILITY
(MAC
ONLY
)
There is no status monitor in Mac. You can change printer user
settings through the Printer Menu utility.
You can use Windows Print Control Server Software to manage
your printer in Mac. For more information, see “Printing From
Mac” on page 37.
P
RINTER MENUS
I
NFORMATION MENU
This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored
within the printer.
INFORMATION MENU
ITEMACTIONEXPLANATION
PRINT MENU MAP
/ STATUS PAGE
PRINT
PRINT NETWORK
CONFIGURATION
DEMO PRINTEXECUTEPrints demo page.
EXECUTEPrints complete menu listing with
current settings shown.
EXECUTEPrints a page that lists the printer’s
current network settings.
S
HUT DOWN MENU
This menu provides an option to ensure that your printer can be
safely switched off.
SHUT DOWN MENU
ITEMACTIONEXPLANATION
SHUT DOWN
START
EXECUTEPrepares printer to be safely switched
off.
Using the printer software> 90
P
RINT MENU
This menu provides adjustment of various print job related
functions.
PRINT MENU
ITEMSETTINGS EXPLANATION
COPIES1-999Enter the number of copies of a
document to be printed from 1 to 999.
MANUAL FEED
(Multi Purpose
Tray)
MEDIA SIZE
CHECK
MONO-PRINT
SPEED
M
EDIA MENU
ON/OFFSelects the default tray for paper feed,
ENABLE
DISABLE
AUTO
COLOUR
NORMAL
Cassette Tray or Multi Purpose Tray.
Determines whether the printer checks
the size of paper loaded matches that
required for the document sent to print.
Selects the printer's print engine speed
for the
type of print media in use.
This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print
media.
Selects the size of paper loaded in
Tray 1. For CUSTOM setting see
X-DIMENSION and Y-DIMENSION
later in this table.
Using the printer software> 91
MEDIA MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
TRAY
- MEDIA TYPE
PLAIN
LETTERHEAD
BOND
RECYCLED
ROUGH
USERTYPE1 – 5
Selects the type of media loaded
in this tray. This will help the
printer to adjust its internal
operating parameters, such as
engine speed and fusing
temperature, to better
accommodate the media to be
fed. For example, letterhead may
benefit from a slightly lower
fusing temperature to ensure that
its ink does not offset. Usertype 1
– 5 will be displayed only when
registered from the host PC.
TRAY
- MEDIA
WEIGHT
LIGHT (64-74g/m²)
MEDIUM
(75-
90g/m²)
Adjusts the printer for the weight
of paper stock loaded in this tray.
HEAVY (91120g/m²)
MANUAL (Multi
Purpose Tray)
- PAPER SIZE
A4 / A5 / A6 /
B5LETTER
EXECUTIVE
LEGAL14
LEGAL13
Selects the size of paper to be fed
from the Multi Purpose Tray. For
CUSTOM setting see XDIMENSION and Y-DIMENSION
later in this table.
LEGAL13.5
CUSTOM
COM-9 ENVELOPE
COM-10 ENVELOPE
MONARCH ENV
DL ENVELOPE
C5 ENVELOPE
MANUAL (Multi
Purpose Tray)
- MEDIA TYPE
PLAIN
LETTERHEAD
LABELS
BOND
RECYCLED
CARD STOCK
ROUGH
USERTYPE1 – 5
Selects the type of media to be
fed from the Multi Purpose Tray
so that the printer can adjust its
internal parameters to better
accommodate the selected type
of media. Usertype 1 – 5 will be
displayed only when registered
from the host PC.
Using the printer software> 92
MEDIA MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
MANUAL (Multi
Purpose Tray)
- MEDIA
WEIGHT
MEDIUM (7590g/m²)
HEAVY (91120g/m²)
Selects the media weight to be
fed from the Multi Purpose Tray.
ULTRA HEAVY
(121-203g/m²)
CUSTOM PAPER
SIZE
MILLIMETRE
INCH
Selects the unit of measure for
the next two items.
- MEDIA SIZE
UNIT
CUSTOM PAPER
SIZE
- MEDIA WIDTH
CUSTOM PAPER
SIZE
- MEDIA
LENGTH
64-210-216
MILLIMETRE
148-297-1200
MILLIMETRE
Selects the width of paper defined
by the “CUSTOM” settings
referred to in the foregoing PAPER
SIZE settings.
Selects the length of paper
defined by the “Custom” settings
referred to in the foregoing PAPER
SIZE settings. Note that media of
up to 1200mm in length can be
fed from the Multi Purpose Tray
for banner printing.
Using the printer software> 93
C
OLOUR MENU
The printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at
appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright
white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on
this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for
special or particularly difficult print jobs. Settings revert to their
default values when the next print job is complete.
COLOUR MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
DENSITY
ADJUSTMENT
MODE
DENSITY
ADJUSTMENT
COLOR
REGISTRATION
ADJUSTMENT
POSITION REG
FINE
ADJUSTMENT
C REG FINE
ADJUST
M REG FINE
ADJUST
Y REG FINE
ADJUST
AUTO
MANUAL
EXECUTESelecting this will perform the auto
EXECUTEPerforms automatic colour
-3~0~+3
-3~0~+3
-3~0~+3
If set to AUTO, image density will be
automatically adjusted at power on,
when a new image drum or toner
cartridge is installed, and at intervals
of 100, 300 and 500 drum counts. If
a 500 drum count interval occurs
during a print job it will occur at the
end of that job, and will take up to
55 seconds. If set to MANUAL, this
adjustment will only be performed
when initiated by the next menu
item.
density set up immediately.
registration adjustment. Normally
this is done on power on and when
the top cover is opened and then
closed. This process accurately
aligns the cyan, magenta and yellow
images to the black image.
Performs fine adjustment of image
timing in relation to the black image
component.
Using the printer software> 94
S
YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you
prefer to work.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
ITEMSSETTINGSEXPLANATION
STATUS PAGE
AUTO PRINT
TIME TO POWER
SAVE MODE
CLEAR ALARMS ON
MANUAL FEED
(Multi Purpose
Tray) T I M E OU T
PRINT TIMEOUT OFF
PRINT
CONTINUATION
AT TO NER
SHORTAGE
(LOW TONER)
ENABLED
DISABLED
5 MIN
15 MIN
30 MIN
60 MIN
240 MIN
JOB
OFF
30~90~300
SEC
5~90~300
CONTINUE
CANCEL
Automatically prints status on power
up.
Adjusts the idling time before the
printer automatically switches into
power saving mode. In this mode
power consumption is reduced to a
low level required to just keep the
printer operating and ready to
receive data. When a job is sent the
printer will require a warm-up time
of up t o 1 m inut e be fore pri ntin g ca n
begin.
When ON, non-critical warnings,
such as requests for a different
paper size, can be cleared by
pressing the ON LINE button. When
set to JOB, they are cleared when
the print job resumes.
Specifies how many seconds the
printer will wait for paper to be fed
in manual feed mode before
cancelling the job.
Specifies how many seconds the
printer will wait when received data
pauses before forcing a page eject.
In PostScript Emulation mode the
job will be cancelled if timeout
occurs.
Specifies whether the printer should
continue printing even after a low
toner condition is detected.
Specifies whether the printer should
perform jam recovery after a paper
jam has occurred. If ON, the printer
will attempt to print again any pages
lost due to a paper jam once the jam
has been cleared.
Specifies whether to print an error
report when an internal error occurs.
Sets the language used for the
Status Monitor and printed reports.
This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data
interface.
USB MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
SOFTWARE
RESET
MAXIMUM
SPEED
SERIAL NUMBER ENABLED /
ENABLED /
DISABLED
12MBPS
480MBPS
DISABLED
Using the printer software> 96
Enables or disables the SOFT RESET
command. (Only available on
Windows 98 and Windows Me.)
Specifies the maximum transfer
speed.
Specifies the USB serial number to
differentiate between USB devices
connected to the PC. If ENABLED,
the serial number is transmitted. If
DISABLED, the serial number is not
transmitted.
S
YSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU
This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the
printed page in steps of 0.25mm.
SYS ADJUST MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
X ADJUST-2.00 ~ 0 ~
+2.00
Y ADJUST-2.00 ~ 0 ~
DUPLEX X
ADJUST
DUPLEX Y
ADJUST
DRUM
CLEANING
POWER SAVEON
+2.00
-2.00 ~ 0 ~
+2.00
-2.00 ~ 0 ~
+2.00
ON
OFF
OFF
Horizontal position.
Vertical position.
Horizontal position.
Vertical position.
ON rotates the drum (without
printing) prior to printing to reduce
any horizontal white line effect on
the print.
Enables or disables automatic power
save mode. Delay before entering
this mode is set in the system
configuration menu.
Using the printer software> 97
M
AINTENANCE MENU
This menu provides access to various printer maintenance
functions.
MAINTENANCE MENU
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
MENU RESETEXECUTEResets menus to default settings.
POWER SAVE
MODE
PAPER BLACK
SET
PLAIN PAPER
COLOUR SET
ON/OFFEnables or disables automatic power
save mode. Delay before entering
this mode is set in the system
configuration menu.
–2~0~+2Used for small adjustment when you
experience faded print or light
specks / streaking in monochrome
printing on white paper. Select a
higher value to reduce fading, or a
lower value to reduce specks or
streaking in high density print areas.
–2~0~+2As above, but for colour printing.
Using the printer software> 98
U
SAGE MENU
This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of
total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its
consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a
full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to
know how soon you will need them.
USAGE MENU
ITEMEXPLANATION
SHEETS
- TOTAL
- TRAY
- MANUAL TRAY
(MPT)
- COLOUR PAGE
- MONO
CONSUMABLE LIFE
- BLACK (K) DRUM
- C DRUM
- M DRUM
- Y DRUM
- BELT
- FUSER
TONER LIFE
- BLACK (K)
- CYAN (C)
- MAGENTA (M)
- YELLOW (Y)
The total number of prints output by the printer.
The total number of pages fed from Tray.
The total number of pages fed from the Multi
Purpose Tray.
The total number of pages printed in colour.
The total number of pages printed in
monochrome.
Percentage of life remaining in these consumable
items.
Current toner level.
Using the printer software> 99
P
RINTING SETTINGS
To print a list of the printer settings:
1.Start the Status Monitor.
2.Select the Printer Setup tab.
3.Click on the Printer Settings button on the Printer Setup
tab.
4.Click on the Information menu and then select Print Menu
Map.
5.Click on the Printer Menu button to print a Menu Map of
printer settings.
NOTE
A menu map of printer settings can also be printed from the
Status Panel by holding down the ON LINE button for 2
seconds.
C
HANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE
If required, carry out the following instructions to change the
language that is displayed in the Status Monitor.
1.Start the Status Monitor.
2.Select the Printer Setup tab.
3.Click on the Printer Settings button on the Printer Setup
tab.
4.In the System Configuration menu, select the required
language.
5.Click on the Save button.
Using the printer software> 100
Loading...
+ hidden pages
You need points to download manuals.
1 point = 1 manual.
You can buy points or you can get point for every manual you upload.