Oki C5300 User Manual

User’s Guide:

Windows

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Contents

Introduction........................................................................................... 6

Printer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Changing the display language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Media Recommendations................................................................ 11

Media Weight Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Media: Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Media Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Auto Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Media: Multi-Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Media Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Top Exit (Face Down Stacker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Optional Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

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

Trays 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Postscript Emulation Driver............................................................. 27

Windows 98/M

Windows 2000 and XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

PCL Emulation Driver ........................................................................ 98

Windows 98/M

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Color Printing ....................................................................................158

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents . . . .158

Differences between the Range of Colors a Monitor or Printer Can

Reproduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

How Your Software Application Displays Color . . . . . . . . . . . .160

e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

e/XP/NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

C5300 User’s Guide: Contents • 3

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo): RGB only . .162

Printing Vivid Colors: RGB Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Color matching: Postscript emulation driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Color Matching Options: Windows Me and 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Color Matching Options: Windows 2000, XP and NT 4.0 . . . . .166

Color Matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

The Print Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Menu Functions................................................................................174

How To Make Changes in The Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Summary of Menu Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Printer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Setting Color Tuning from The Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Replacing Consumables .................................................................220

Toner Cartridge Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Image Drum Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Belt Unit Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Fuser Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Options ...............................................................................................247

RAM Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Second Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Hard Disk Drive ...............................................................................250

Clearing Paper Jams ........................................................................251

Jam 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Jam 381 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Jam 372 and 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Jam 370, 373 and 383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Jam 371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Jam 391 and 392 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Jam 390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

Troubleshooting ...............................................................................272

LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Parallel Transmission Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Problems Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Computer Interface Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

C5300 User’s Guide: Contents • 4

Specifications....................................................................................289

Software Utilities..............................................................................291

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Installing the Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Opening the Color Swatch utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Using the Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Storage Device Manager Utility for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Installing Storage Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Opening Storage Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Using Storage Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

PrintSuperVision Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Installing PrintSuperVision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Installing The Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

To Open The Network Printer Status Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Print Job Accounting Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

User Name Versus Account ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Using the Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Using the Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

Known Problems/Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Uninstalling the Job Accounting Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Checking the Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348

Oki LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

How to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

LPR Status box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

C5300 User’s Guide: Contents • 5

Introduction

Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you
clear, vibrant color printing and crisp black and white pages at high
speed on a range of print media.

Features:

• Up to 12 pages per minute in full color.

• Up to 20 pages per minute in black and white.

• 600 dpi (dots per inch) print resolution.

• Single Pass Color Digital LED technology.

• Postscript emulation; PCL 5C and Epson FX emulations.

• 10 Base-T and 100 Base-TX network connection.

• Secure Print feature for printing confidential documents over the

network

• Proof and Print feature which allows you to proof out one copy of
your document before printing multiple copies. If the proof is okay,
you can print the balance of the copies immediately without
having to reprocess the document.

Options:

• Duplex Unit for automatic two-sided printing: Oki 42158401—see
page 249.

• Additional Memory—see page 247.

– 64 MB (Oki 70043001)
– 128 MB (Oki 70043101)
– 256 MB (Oki 70043201).

• Internal 10 GB Hard Disk Drive for storage of overlays, macros
and downloadable fonts, etc.: Oki 70043501—see page 250.

• Second Paper Tray, capacity 530 sheets 20-lb. paper:Oki
42158501—see page 248.

C5300 Introduction • 6

PRINTER OVERVIEW

Front View

Output Stacker, face down

Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets of
20-lb. US Bond (75 g/m²) paper.

Operator Panel

Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel (can be
changed to show different languages: see page 10).

PaperTray

Standard blank paper tray. Holds up to 300 sheets of 20-lb. US
Bond (75 g/m²) paper.

Multi-Purpose Tray

Used for feeding heavier paper stocks, envelopes and other
special media. Also for manual feeding of single sheets when
required.

C5300 Introduction • 7

Rear View

On/Off Switch

Socket for Power Cord

Parallel Interface

USB Interface

Network Interface

Optional Duplex Unit

Rear Stacker (face up), Capacity100 sheets 20-lb. US Bond (75

g/m²) paper

When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits the printer
through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up. This 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 and makes paper feeding more reliable.

C5300 Introduction • 8

NOTES, CAUTIONS, ETC.

NOTE

A note appears like this. A note provides additional
information to supplement the main text which helps you to
use and understand the product.

CAUTION!

A caution appears like this. A caution provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in equipment
malfunction or damage.

WARNING!

A warning appears like this. A warning provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of
personal injury.

Important!

An important message appears like this. An important message
provides supplemental information which can prevent potential
problems.

C5300 Introduction • 9

CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE

READY

ATTENTION

BACK ENTER

1. Press MENU + repeatedly until you see

SYSTEM CONFIG MENU
POWER SAVE DELAY TIME

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press MENU

+ repeatedly until you see

SYSTEM CONFIG MENU
LANGUAGE

4. Press ENTER.

5. Press MENU

+ and/or MENU – repeatedly until you see the

language you wish to select.

6. Press ENTER to select this language.

MENU

OLN INE

CANCEL

7. Press ON LINE to exit the menu and return the printer to standby.

C5300 Introduction • 10

Media Recommendations

Your printer can handle a variety of print media, including a range of
paper weights and sizes, transparencies, labels and envelopes. This
section provides general advice on choice and use of media.

CAUTION!

Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2
second.

MEDIA WEIGHT DESIGNATIONS

Weight
Designation

Weight Feed Tray Duplexer? Exit Tray

Light

Medium

Heavy

Ultra Heavy

a. Face Down Stacker
b. Face Up Stacker
c. 47 lb. (177 g/m²) maximum for Tray 2

16-19 lb. US Bond
(60-71 g/m²)

20-27 lb. US Bond
(75-101 g/m²)

28-32 lb. US Bond
(105-120 g/m²)

33-54 lb. US Bond
(124-203 g/m²)

Tray 1
Tray 2

Tray 1
Tray 2
MP Tray

Tray 1
Tray 2
MP Tray

c

Tray 2
MP Tray

No

Yes

Yes (restricted
to 28 lb.
maximum)

No

To p
Rear

To p
Rear

Rear
Only

Rear
Only

a

b

C5300 Media Recommendations • 11

MEDIA TYPES

Paper

The best performance is obtained when using paper designed for use
in copiers and laser printers. Suitable types include:

• Hammermill® Laser Printer Radiant White, 24 lb. US Bond (90
g/m²)

• Xerox

• Oki

Recommendations

• Check http://my.okidata.com for the latest information on
recommended papers for your printer.

• Paper should be stored flat, away from moisture, direct sunlight
and heat sources.

• The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously affect
the life of the image drum and give poor print quality. Print

quality can be improved by changing the media setting to ‘Ultra
Heavy.’ However, this will reduce the output speed and prevent
the use of the duplex option.

• Avoid:
– Damp, damaged or curled paper.
– Very smooth, shiny or glossy paper.
– Heavily embossed letterhead paper, very rough paper or paper

that has a large grain difference between the two sides.
– Paper with perforations, cut-outs or ragged edges.
– Carbon paper, recycled paper, NCR paper, photosensitive

paper, pressure sensitive paper or thermal transfer paper.

®

4024, 20 lb.US Bond (75 g/m²)

®

52206101 Bright White Proofing Paper, 32 lb. US Bond

(120 g/m

2

)

C5300 Media Recommendations • 12

Envelopes

Yes No

• Use only recommended envelopes (Oki 52206301 and 52206302:

see “Selecting/Using OKI Print Media“ in your C5300 Handy
Reference Guide for more information).

• Envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture, direct
sunlight and heat sources.

• Don’t use envelopes with windows or metal clasps.

• Don’t use damp, damaged or curled envelopes.

CAUTION

Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2
second.

Transparencies

• Use only recommended transparencies (3M CG3720, Oki

52205701).

• Avoid office transparencies designed for use by hand with marker
pens. These will melt in the fuser and cause damage.

C5300 Media Recommendations • 13

Labels

• Avery 5161 White Laser Labels (letter size) work well with your
printer. Check http://my.okidata.com for the latest information on
media for your printer.

• Use only labels designed for use in color laser printers and
photocopiers.

CAUTION!

• Labels should cover the entire carrier sheet.

• Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any
part of the printer

C5300 Media Recommendations • 14

MEDIA: TRAY 1 AND OPTIONAL TRAY 2

Media Sizes: Trays 1 & 2

Feed Exit

Paper size Tray 1 Tray 2

Letter (8½ x 11'')

Legal-14
(8½ x 14'')

Legal-13.5
(8½ x 13.5'')

Legal-13
(8½ x 13'')

Executive
(7¼ x 10½'')

S, D

c

S, D S, D S, D

S, D S, D S, D S, D

S, DS, DS, D S, D

S, D S, D S, D S, D

S, DS, DS, D S, D

Topa

Rearb

A4 (210 x 297 mm) S, D S, D S, D S, D

A5 (145 x 210 mm) S, D S, D S, D S, D

A6 (105 x 148 mm) S Not Usable. Not Usable. S

B5 (182 x 257 mm) S, D S, D S, D S, D

Custom

S: min. 3.94
x 5.83'' [100
x 148 mm],
max. 8.5 x
14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

S: min. 3.94
x 8.27'' [100
x 210 mm],
max. 8.5 x
14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

S

Not
Usable.

a. Use the Top Exit (Face Down Stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. US Bond

(98 lb. Index, 177 g/m

b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) when you are printing paper

heavier than 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m

c. S = Simplex; D = Duplex (printing on both sides)

2

).

C5300 Media Recommendations • 15

2

).

Auto Switching

If you have identical paper stock loaded in the Multi-Purpose Tray or
the optional Second Paper Tray, you can have the printer
automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of
paper. This function is enabled in the Print Menu. (See page 187.)

MEDIA: MULTI-PURPOSE TRAY

Use the Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray for printing card stock, labels,
envelopes and transparencies. Or load a stack of letterhead
stationery to switch to as needed.

• A stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high can be loaded into the
MP Tray, equivalent to about 10 envelopes or 50 transparencies.

• Media should be loaded print side up, top edge facing into the
printer.

• Generally, the rear exit (Face Up Stacker) is used with the MP
Tray.

Important!

The duplex unit can be used for paper only, at weights up to 28
lb. US Bond (105 g/m
duplex (two-sided printing) function for labels, envelopes,
transparencies, or paper heavier than 28 lb. US Bond.

2

metric, 58 lb. Index). Do not use the

C5300 Media Recommendations • 16

Media Sizes: Multi-Purpose Tray

Feed Exit

Paper size MP Tray

Reara

Topb

Letter (8½ x 11'') Yes Yes Yes

Legal-14 (8½ x 14'') Yes Yes Yes

Legal-13.5
(8½ x 13.5'')

Yes Yes Yes

Legal-13 (8½ x 13'') Ye s Ye s Ye s

Executive
(7¼ x 10½'')

Yes Yes Yes

A4 (210 x 297 mm) Yes Yes Yes

A5 (145 x 210 mm) Yes Yes Yes

B5 (182 x 257 mm) Yes Yes Yes

Envelopes
(COM-10)

Yes Yes No

Custom: min.

3.94 to 5.83'' [100 x
148 mm]; max. 8½ x

Yes Yes No

14'' [216 x 356 mm],
or banner

c

a. Use the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies,

envelopes, and labels.

b. Use the Top Exit (Face Down Stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. US

Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m

c. Banner specifications:

– Length: up to 47¼'' (1.2 m)
– Width Range = 8¼ to 8½'' (210 to 215.9 mm)
– Weight Range = 28 to 34 lb. US Bond (105 to 128 g/m
– Path = Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) only
– Feed one sheet at a time.

2

).

2

)

C5300 Media Recommendations • 17

TOP EXIT (FACE DOWN STACKER)

• Holds up to 250 sheets of 20-lb. US Bond (42 lb. Index, 75 g/m²
metric) standard paper.

• Handles paper stocks up to 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 176 g/m²
metric).

• Pages are printed in reading order (page 1 first; last page on top,
facing down).

REAR EXIT (FACE UP STACKER)

The face up stacker at the rear of the printer should be opened and
the tray extension pulled out 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 100 sheets of 20-lb. US Bond
(42 lb. Index, 75 g/m²) standard paper.

• Handles stocks up to 54 lb. US Bond (113 lb. Index, 113 lb. Index,
203 g/m² metric).

• Papers are printed face up: for multi-page documents, select
reverse order printing in your application Print dialog box so that
the stack is in correct order.

NOTE

Always use this stacker and the Multi-Purpose Tray for
paper stocks heavier than 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 176
g/m² metric).

OPTIONAL DUPLEX UNIT

This option provides automatic two-sided printing on the same range
of paper sizes as optional Tray 2 (i.e. all Tray 1 sizes except A6),
using paper from 20 to 28-lb. US Bond (42 to 58 lb. Index, 75 to 105
g/m² metric).

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Loading Paper

TRAYS 1 AND 2

NOTE

If you have the optional second paper tray installed:

• If you are printing from the 1st (upper) tray, you can pull
out the 2nd (lower) tray and reload it while the printer is
printing.

• If you are printing from the 2nd (lower) tray, do not pull
out the 1st (upper) tray while printing. This will cause a
paper jam.

1. Remove the paper tray from the printer.

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2.

Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the middle (2),
then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush
again (

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3. Load paper print side down, making sure the rear stopper (1) and
paper guides (2) are snug against the paper.

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NOTE

Load letterhead paper face down, with the top edge aimed
towards the front of the printer.

4. Gently close the paper tray.

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NOTE

To prevent paper jams:

• Do not leave space between the paper and the guides
and rear stopper.

• Do not overfill the paper 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 paper tray out during printing (except as
described above for the 2nd tray).

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MULTI-PURPOSE (MP) TRAY

NOTE

The MP Tray will take a stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm)
high, equivalent to about 10 envelopes or 50 transparencies.

Do not exceed the 3/8'' (10 mm) media stack height.

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1. Open the MP Tray.

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2. Press down on the loading platform.

3. Load the print media and adjust the guides (1) to the size media

being used.

• Letterhead stationery:

– For single-sided printing, load with pre-printed side up and

the top edge into the printer.

– For two-sided (duplex) printing, load with pre-printed side

down and top edge away from the printer. (Optional duplex
unit must be installed.)

• Envelopes: load print side up (flap down) with top edge to the
left and short edge into the printer. Do not select duplex print­ing on envelopes.

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4. Press the blue tray latch (1) toward the paper stack to lift the
paper platform into the feed position.

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Postscript Emulation Driver

The Windows Postscript emulation printer driver contains settings for
many of the same items as are found in the operator panel menus.
Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the
operator panel menus, and you print documents from Windows, the

settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the
operator panel menus.

WINDOWS 98/Me

NOTE

The illustrations in this section show the Windows Me
Operating System. The Windows 98 operating system may
appear slightly different, but the principles are the same.

• N-Up Printing: multiple pages on one sheet (see page 28)

• Custom Page Sizes (see page 29)

• Selecting Print Resolution (see page 33)

• Duplex Printing (see page 35)

• Collating (see page 37)

• Secure Print: printing confidential documents (see page 38)

• Storing Print Fles to the Hard Disk Drive (see page 42)

NOTE

Most applications allow the printer properties to be
accessed from within the document print dialog box.

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N-Up Printing (Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet)
Me and 98

You can print either 2 or 4 pages on one sheet of paper.

1. Open the file in your application and select File → Print.

2. In the Print dialog box, click the Postscript emulation printer, then

click Properties.

3. On the Paper tab, under Layout, select 2 up or 4 up printing.

4. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

5. Click OK to print the document.

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Printing Custom Page Sizes
Me and 98

Custom page sizes can be printed from Tray 1, Tray 2 or the
Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray, one-sided printing only, rear exit only.

Tray 1 and Tray 2 Custom Size Range

• minimum 3.94'' x 5.83'' [100 x 148 mm]

• maximum 8½'' x 14'' [215.9 x 355.6 mm].

MP Tray Custom Size Range

• minimum 3.94'' to 5.83'' [100 x 148 mm]

• maximum 8½'' x 14'' [216 x 356 mm]

• or banners from 8¼'' to 8½'' (210 to 215.9 mm) wide by up to 47¼''

(1.2 m) long. Banners must be fed one sheet at a time.

NOTE

Three custom paper sizes can be defined in the Postscript
emulation driver.

The printer media size must be manually set in the driver to the
custom paper size before use:

1. Open the rear exit path.

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2. Load the custom size paper in the tray you will be using. For
example, the MP Tray:

3. Open the file in your application and select File → Print.

4. In the Print dialog box, select the Postscript emulation printer,

then click Properties.

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