Oki C 5300n User Manual

User’s Guide: Mac

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NERGY STAR

Program Participant, the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the E

NERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89/336/EEC (EMC) and 73/23/EEC (LVD) as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage.

Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd.

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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

Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2.2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Color Print Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents . . . . .27

Differences between the Range of Colors a Monitor or Printer Can

Reproduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

How Your Software Application Displays Color . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Oki Driver Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Color Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Job Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Job Option List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Job Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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General Printing Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Multiple Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Macintosh OS 10.2 Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Adjusting options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Macintosh OS 10.2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Color Print Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Factors that affect the appearance of prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

ICC Color Profile Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Default Color Profile Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Monitor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Oki Driver Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

OKI Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

General Printing Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Multiple Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Paper Feed/Type Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

How To Make Changes in The Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

For Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Summary of Menu Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Printer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Setting Color Tuning from The Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Toner Cartridge Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Image Drum Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Belt Unit Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Fuser Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

RAM Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Second Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Hard Disk Drive ...............................................................................160

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Clearing Paper Jams ........................................................................161

Jam 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Jam 381 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Jam 372 and 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Jam 370, 373 and 383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Jam 371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Jam 391 and 392 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Jam 390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Problems Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Problems Printing from Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Miscellaneous problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Storage Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Storage Device Manager Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Open SDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

SDM Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

SDM Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Admin Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Open Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Mac OS 10.2 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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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.

• 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 159.

• Additional Memory—see page 157.

– 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 160.

• Second Paper Tray, capacity 530 sheets 20-lb. paper:Oki 42158501—see page 158.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

OLN INE

CANCEL

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

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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 2 MP Tray

Yes

Yes (restricted to 28 lb. maximum)

To p Rear

Rear Only

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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

)

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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.

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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

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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

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]

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)

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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.

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

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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

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.

)

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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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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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Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2.2 Operation

The printer driver supplied provides several controls for altering the color output of your printer. For general use, the Auto settings will suffice, providing reasonable default settings that will produce good results for most documents.

Many applications have their own color settings and these may override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the documentation for your software application for details on how that particular program’s color management functions.

This section will only detail options as they apply to the LaserWriter 8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other driver operations, for example the AdobePS driver.

COLOR PRINT MATCHING

Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents

If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factors are listed below.

Differences between the Range of Colors a Monitor or Printer Can Reproduce

• Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full

range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.

• Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. A

monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or LCDs), a printer uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK) toner or ink.

• A monitor can display very vivid colors such as intense reds and

blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately

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on a monitor. This disparity between monitors and printers is often the main reason that printed colors do not match the colors displayed on screen.

Viewing conditions

A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors in a print may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting.

Printer driver color settings

The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a print. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections of the User Manual.

To access the color matching options in the driver discussed below:

1. Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from any application (usually accessed via File — Print).

2. Click on the General drop down menu and select Color Option.

Monitor settings

The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor’s color temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” the colors look.

NOTE

Several of the Color Matching options make reference to your monitor’s Color Temperature. Many modern monitors allow the color temperature to be adjusted using the monitor’s control panel.

There are several settings found on a typical monitor:

• 5000k*

Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics arts environments.

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• 6500k

Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.

• 9300k

Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets.

*k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature

How Your Software Application Displays Color

Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW® or Adobe® Photoshop such as Microsoft

may display color differently from "office" applications

Word. Please see your application’s on-line help

or user manual for more information.

Paper Type

The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper.

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CHOOSING A COLOR MATCHING METHOD

There is no one correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.

The following guidelines may help in achieving good color output from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending on the type of document you are printing.

NOTE

These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning.

RGB or CMYK?

The guidelines for choosing a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).

Generally, most documents you print will be in RGB format. This is the most common, and if you do not know your document’s color mode, assume that it is RGB.

Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications.

Matching Photographic Images

RGB only

Oki Color Matching (found in the printer driver under Color Control) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor.

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