OKI C3300, C3300N, C3400, C3400N User Guide
C3300/C3400
User’s Guide
C3300n/C3400n
C3000
P
REFACE
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:
http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com
Copyright © 2008 Oki Europe Ltd. All rights reserved.
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.
EU/
AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE
E
NVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Emergency First Aid> 3
CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Emergency First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Importer to the EU/authorised representative . . . 3
Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notes, Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Printer overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Inside your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
LED displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Paper recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cassette Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Multi Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Face Down Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Face Up Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cassette Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Multi Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing from Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Printing preferences in Windows applications . . . . . 27
Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Job Options tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Colour tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting from Windows Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . 33
General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Advanced tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Printing From Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choosing Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the default print settings . . . . . . . . . 37
Page Setup Options - General . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Page Setup Options - Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Page Setup Options - Custom Paper Size . . . . . 40
Contents> 4
Print Options - General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Print Options - Print Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Print Options - Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Print Options - Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Print Options - Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Print Options - Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Print Options - Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Saving Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing the default printer and paper size . . . 52
Page setup options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Print options - Copies & pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Printer setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Printer options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Test printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Print a demo page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Print a status page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
2-sided printing (Windows only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Manual duplex printing using the cassette
tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Manual duplex printing using the Multi Purpose
Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Printing on different media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Printing on legal paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Printing on envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting other printing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fit to page printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Printing multiple pages to one sheet . . . . . . . . 73
Printing color documents in black and white . . . 73
Cancelling a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Colour Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Factors that affect the appearance of prints. . . . . . 75
Tips for printing in colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printing photographic images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printing from Microsoft Office applications. . . . . 77
Printing specific colours (e.g. a company
logo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adjusting the brightness or intensity of a
print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessing the colour matching options . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting the colour matching options . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Contents> 5
Using the Colour Swatch feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using the Colour Correct Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Status Monitor (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using the Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Printer State tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Printer Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Preferences tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Printer functions (User Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
User Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Printer Menu utility (Mac only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Printer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Shut down menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Colour menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
System configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
System adjustment menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Printing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Replacing consumable items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Toner cartridge replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Image drum replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Replacing the belt unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Fuser replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Cleaning the LED head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Installing additional memory (C3400n only) . . . 122
Order codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Memory upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oki contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Contents> 6
N
OTES
, C
AUTIONS AND
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.
Your printer includes these features:
> ProQ2400 Multi-level technology produces subtle tones
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 SWITCH CANCEL 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 SWITCH CANCEL 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:
LED COLOUR FUNCTION
Power
(Ready)
Paper Green
Consumable Green
Alarm Green
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:
LED ILLUMINATION STATUS
OFF Power OFF
ON ON 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)
OFF ON LINE
ON A 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
TRAY WEIGHT (G/M²) SIZE DIMENSIONS
A6 105 x 148mm
A5 148 x 210mm
B5 182 x 257mm
Executive 184.2 x 266.7mm
A4 210 x 297mm
Letter 215.9 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.
TRAY WEIGHT (G/M²) SIZE DIMENSIONS
A6 105 x 148mm
A5 148 x 210mm
B5 182 x 257mm
Executive 184.2 x 266.7mm
A4 210 x 297mm
Letter 215.9 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 sizes 216 x 356mm
Letterhead 216 x 279
COM-9
Envelope
COM-10
Envelope
Monarch
Envelope
C5 162 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.
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.).
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CAUTION!
Do not open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it
may result in a paper jam.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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INDOWS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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