OKI C3450 User Manual

C3450

User’s Guide

C3450n

C3000

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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer.

While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.

The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website:

http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com

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.

This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC (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.

Please note that Microsoft Windows XP was used to produce all screenshots in this manual. These screenshots may vary if you are using any other operating system, but the principle is the same.

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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 fresh air. Seek medical attention.

If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek medical attention.

Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing.

ANUFACTURER

Oki Data Corporation, 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan

MPORTER TO THE

Oki Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions)

Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom

For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.

EU/A

UTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

NVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

LED displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Paper recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cassette Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Multi Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Face Down Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Face Up Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cassette Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Multi Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing preferences in Windows applications . . . . . . . 25

Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Job Options tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Color tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting from Windows Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Advanced tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Printing From Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Saving Printing Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the default printer and paper size . . . . . 36

Page setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Print options - Copies & pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Printer setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Printer options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Test printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Print a demo page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Print a status page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

2-sided printing (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Manual duplex printing using the cassette tray . . . 50 Manual duplex printing using the

Multi Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printing on different media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Printing on legal paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Printing on envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Setting other printing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Fit to page printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Printing multiple pages to one sheet. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Printing color documents in black and white . . . . . 56

Cancelling a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Colour Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Factors that affect the appearance of prints . . . . . . . . 58

Tips for printing in colour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Printing photographic images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Printing from Microsoft Office applications . . . . . . . 60

Printing specific colours (e.g. a company logo) . . . 60

Adjusting the brightness or intensity of a print. . . . 60

Accessing the colour matching options . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the colour matching options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Colour Swatch feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the Colour Correct Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Status Monitor (Windows only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using the Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Printer State tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Printer Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Preferences tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Printer functions (User Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

User Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Printer Menu utility (Mac only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Printer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Shut down menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Media menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Colour menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

System configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

System adjustment menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Printing settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Replacing consumable items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Toner cartridge replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Image drum replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Replacing the belt unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Fuser replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Cleaning the LED head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Installing additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Order codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Memory upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Oki contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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OTES

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AUTIONS AND

NOTE A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product.

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

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.

> This model prints up to 16ppm (pages per minute) in full

colour for fast printing of high impact colour presentations

and other documents, and up to 20ppm (pages per

minute) 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.

> “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.

Additionally, the following optional feature is available :

> Additional memory, to allow printing of more complex

pages.

Introduction > 8

RINTER OVERVIEW

RONT VIEW

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.

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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.

EAR VIEW

This view shows the connection panel and the rear output stacker.

LAN

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.

11. AC Power Socket.

12. USB interface and LAN Port USB cable must be of length 2m maximum for reliable Status Monitor operation.

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.

TEST

Introduction > 10

NSIDE YOUR PRINTER

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.

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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 67.)

The Operation Panel incorporates 3 LEDs and 2 push-button switches as follows (from left to right):

> Power (Ready) LED (green)

> Paper LED (amber)

> Alarm LED (amber)

> ON LINE switch

> CANCEL switch

The switches enable printer operation while the LEDs display the status of the printer operation.

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 On At 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.

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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)

Requesting manual feed

Paper is set in Multi Purpose Tray (no print job)

No paper in Cassette Tray or Cassette Tra y o p e n

Memory overflow or invalid data

Paper jam – – – – – –

ONLINE SWITCH CANCEL SWITCH

PRESS 1

Shifts to OFF LINE

Shifts to ON LINE

Shifts to OFF LINE

Loads paper from Cassette Tray

Shifts to OFF LINE

- - - – Cancels

Recovers from the error and shifts to ON LINE

PRESS 2PRESS 5PRESS

PRESS 2PRESS

Prints Menu Map (*1)

Prints Menu Map (*2)

––– Cancels

– – – Cancels

Prints Menu Map (*1)

Prints Demo Print

Prints Demo Print (*2)

Prints Demo Print

–––

– – –

job

(*3)

job

(*3)

Forcefully ejects paper

job

(*3)

–––

*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).

–

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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) Green (static) Indicates POWER ON, ON LINE, OFF LINE, power

Paper Green (static)

Consumable Green (static)

Alarm Green (static)

and Amber (blinking)

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

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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

Power (Ready)

Green

Paper, Consumable, Alarm

(Amber)

OFF Power OFF

ON ON LINE (idle)

Blinking 1 (2S cycle) OFF LINE (this blinking pattern

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 (printing

Blinking 1 (2S cycle) An error has occurred but printing

Blinking 2 (500mS cycle) An error has occurred. You need to

Blinking 3 (120mS cycle) A serious error has occurred.

always takes place while an error is occurring)

warming up, density adjustment/ temperature adjustment in progress

Power saving mode

possible)

can continue if you press the ON LINE or CANCEL switch.

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 66 for more information.

Service call error

When a service call error occurs, all LEDs blink rapidly and simultaneously at 120ms intervals.

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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 f r e e fr o m tw i st , c u rl o r ot h e r d e f or m a ti 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);

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ASSETTE TRAY

TRAY WEIGHT (G/M²) SIZE DIMENSIONS

A6 105 x 148mm

A5 148 x 210mm

Cassette

Tra y

Light: 64-74g/m²

Medium: 75-90g/m²

Heavy: 91-120g/m²

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

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.

ULTI PURPOSE TRAY

The Multi Purpose Tray can handle the same sizes as the Cassette Tray but in weights 75 - 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.

Paper recommendations > 17

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

Tra y

ACE DOWN STACKER

Medium: 75-90g/m²

Heavy: 91-120g/m²

Ultra heavy: 121-

203g/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 98.4 x 225.4mm

COM-10 Envelope 104.7 x 241.3mm

Monarch Envelope

C5 162 x 229mm

Banner 210 x 900

Banner 215 x 900

Banner 215 x 1200

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).

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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OADING PAPER

ASSETTE TRAY

1. Remove the Cassette Tray from the printer.

Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the 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).

Loading Paper > 19

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.

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.

Loading Paper > 20

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.

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.

Loading Paper > 21

8. Always use the Face Up (rear) Stacker for heavy paper (card stock etc.).

CAUTION!

Do not open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam.

Loading Paper > 22

ULTI PURPOSE TRAY

1. Open the Multi Purpose Tray and press gently down on the

Paper Platform (2) to ensure it is latched down.

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 70.)

Loading Paper > 23

RINTING FROM

Your printer’s menus provide access to many options. See “Using

the printer software” on page 66 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.

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.

INDOWS

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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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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 50. 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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PTIONS TAB

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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.

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.

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OLOR 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 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.

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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.

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.

ENERAL TAB

1. This area lists some of the main features of your printer.

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