Oki C6100 User Manual

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C6100 Series User’s Guide

P/N 59381701, Revision 1.0

April, 2006

Disclaimer__________________________________________

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 .

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The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web site:

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Trademark Information _______________________________

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

Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc.

ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors.

Regulatory Information _______________________________

As an ENERGY STAR® Program Participant, the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

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

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Document Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Trademark Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Notes, Cautions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Parts of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Paper (Print Media). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Paper, US Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Paper, Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Paper Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Select in the driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Paper Size, Feed, and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray)

[Manual Feed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Auto Tray Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Auto Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Paper Size Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Paper Exit Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Face Down (Top Exit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Face Up (Rear Exit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Trays 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Multi-purpose Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Consumables and Replacement Supplies . . . . . . . . . 72

Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Replace a Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Replace an Image Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Replace the Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Replace the Belt Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Printer Settings

(Menu Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Print a list of the current settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Changing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Reset to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Lists of Available Settings by Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Menu Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Additional Memory (RAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Second Paper Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Display Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Application error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

General Protection Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Paper Size Change Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Printer does not go online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Printer makes a strange noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Printer takes a long time to start printing . . . . . . . . . 158

Printing cancels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Printing does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Printing is slow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Cleaning Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Change Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Save Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

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Check to see if saved Driver Settings are used . . . . . 167

Restore Default Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Black Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Black Overprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Black Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Booklets (Binding Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Collating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Custom Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

N-Up Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Print Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Save as File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Toner Saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Descriptions of Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Installing the Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Color Correction Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Display Language Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Network Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

PS Gamma Adjuster Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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Notes, Cautions, etc.

Illustrations ______________________

Illustrations and components are representative only. Your unit may differ slightly from those pictured in this document.

NOTE

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Important!

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CAUTION!

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WARNING!

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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 26 pages per minute full color.

• Up to 32 pages per minute in black and white.

• 600 x 1200 dpi (dots per inch) print resolution.

• Single Pass Color Digital LED technology.

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

Options __________________________

• Additional Memory: see page 118

256 MB or 512 MB

• Duplex Unit: see page 119

for automatic two-sided printing

• Hard disk drive: see page 120

allows you to use secure (confidential) printing, spool print jobs, and store print jobs for later use

• Second Paper Tray: see page 121.

capacity 530 sheets 20-lb. paper

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Parts of the Printer

Front____________________________

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1. Output Stacker, face down Standard printed copy delivery point.

Holds up to 250 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m²) paper.

2. Operator Panel Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel

3. Paper Tray Standard paper tray.

Holds up to 300 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m²) paper.

4. Multi-Purpose Tray Used for feeding transparencies, heavier paper stocks,

envelopes and other special media.

Also for manual feeding of single sheets when required.

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Rear ____________________________

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1. On/Off Switch

2. Socket for Power Cord

3. USB Interface

4. Network Interface

5. Duplex Unit

6. Rear Stacker (face up)

Capacity 100 sheets

When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits the printer through the rear of the printer and is stacked face up.

This is used for labels, heavy print media, envelopes and custom paper sizes.

When used with the Multi-Purpose Tray, the paper path through the printer is essentially straight. This avoids bending the print media around curves in the paper path and makes paper feeding more reliable.

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Paper (Print Media)

General Information _____________________

CAUTION!

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

You need to know three characteristics about any paper (print media) you want to use with your printer:

• Type

• Weight

• Size

The type, weight, and size of the paper (print media) determine:

• which paper feed tray can be used

Choices are multipurpose tray (MP Tray/manual feed) or Trays 1 - 2

• which paper exit path can be used

Choices are face-down or face-up (straight-through)

• whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing

For type, see

• Paper: US Bond (Metric): see page 18

• Paper: Index: see page 20

• Letterhead: see page 22

• Envelopes: see page 26

• Transparencies: see page 31

• Labels: see page 29

For weight, refer to the correct paper type. Each paper type has a table (matrix) of paper size, paper weight, paper feed, paper exit, simplex/duplex correlations.

For general information on paper sizes, see “Paper Size, Feed, and Exit” on page 37.

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Driver Settings ____________________

General Information

Select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print results. This setting overrides the setting in the printer menu.

If you are printing on a thick media such as card stock, be sure to select one of the thicker settings (Heavy, Ultra Heavy, Labels1, Labels 2) to get proper fusion of the toner to the page and to prevent possible damage to the printer.

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the Label settings.

The default printer menu setting is Medium.

Choices are: Printer Setting, Light, Medium, Heavy, Ultra Heavy, Labels1, Labels2, Transparency, Glossy, User Type 1, User Type 2, User Type 3, User Type 4, and User Type 5.

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Choices

Choices are: Printer Setting, Light, Medium, Heavy, Ultra Heavy, Labels1, Labels2, Transparency, Glossy, User Type 1, User Type 2, User Type 3, User Type 4, and User Type 5.

Light

16-19 lb. US Bond (64-74 g/m2)

Medium

20-27 lb. US Bond (75-104 g/m2)

Heavy

28-32 lb. US Bond (105-120 g/m2)

58-67 lb. Index

Ultra Heavy

33-54 lb. US Bond (124-203 g/m2)

68-113 lb. Index

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the Label settings.

Labels1

For labels 0.1 to 0.169 mm thick.

Labels2

For labels 0.17 to 0.2 mm thick.

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Matrix: Driver Setting, Actual Weight, Paper

Tray, Duplex Option, and Paper Exit

Driver Setting

Light 16-19 lb. US Bond

Medium 20-27 lb. US Bond

Heavy 28-32 lb. US Bond

Ultra Heavy

Actual Weight

64-74 g/m² 55-64 Kg

75-104 g/m² 65 - 89 Kg

(105-120 g/m²) 90 - 103 Kg

33-54 lb. US Bond 121-200 g/m² 104 - 172 Kg

Feed Tray Duplexer?

Tra y 1 Tra y 2

Tra y 1 Tra y 2 MP Tray

Tra y 2 MP Tray

Yes Top

Yes (restricted to 28 lb. maximum)

No Rear Only

Exit Tray

Top Rear

Rear

Rear Only

a. Face Down Stacker b. Face Up Stacker c. If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion,

you can try the Label settings.

d. 47 lb. (177 g/m²) maximum for Tray 2

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Face up / Straight through / Rear Exit

If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.

For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended.

• Paper is stacked in reverse order.

• Tray capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity

depends on paper weight.

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Windows

The normal default for these items is automatic detection.

CAUTION!

1. If type and weight are not correctly set,

• print quality deteriorates

• the fuser roller may be damaged.

2. If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on your computer, the printer does not print. An error message displays.

3. The following printer settings are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the application (page setup).

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Under Layout, click Advanced.

6. Under Document Options, Printer Features, click Media

Typ e .

7. Use the drop down list to make your selection.

See “Driver Settings” on page 11.

See “Face up / Straight through / Rear Exit” on page 14.

8. Change any other settings as desired.

9. Click OK.

10. The Layout tab screen appears.

11. Change any other settings as desired.

12. Click OK.

13. The main Print screen appears.

14. Change any other settings as desired.

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15. Click OK.

16. The document prints.

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Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3

CAUTION!

1. If type and weight are not correctly set,

• print quality deteriorates

• the fuser roller may be damaged.

2. If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on your computer, the printer does not print. An error message displays.

3. The following printer settings are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the application (page setup).

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer

Option.

4. At Media Weight, make your selection.

See “Driver Settings” on page 11.

See “Face up / Straight through / Rear Exit” on page 14.

5. Change any other settings as desired.

6. Click Print.

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Paper, US Bond____________________

General Information

NOTE

To determine if a paper weight is US Bond or Index, check the metric equivalent.

35 lb US Bond = 132 g/m 35 lb Index = 64 g/m

For more information, go to www.paper-paper.com/ weight.html

The size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine:

• which paper feed tray can be used

• which paper exit path can be used

• whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing

Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.

These settings can be made in the printer menu or in the printer driver.

Application settings override driver settings.

Driver settings override printer menu settings.

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

4024, 20 lb.US Bond (75 g/m²)

52206101 Bright White Proofing Paper, 32 lb. US

Bond (120 g/m

)

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Recommendations

• Check www.okiprintingsolutions.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.

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the Label settings.

• 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.

Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

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Paper, Index ______________________

General Information

NOTE

To determine if a paper weight is US Bond or Index, check the metric equivalent.

• 35 lb US Bond = 132 g/m

• 35 lb Index = 64 g/m

For more information, go to www.paper-paper.com/ weight.html

The size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine:

• which paper feed tray can be used

• which paper exit path can be used

• whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing

Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.

These settings can be made in the printer menu or in the printer driver.

Application settings override driver settings.

Driver settings override printer menu settings.

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

4024, 20 lb.US Bond (75 g/m²)

52206101 Bright White Proofing Paper, 32 lb. US

Bond (120 g/m

)

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Recommendations

• Check www.okiprintingsolutions.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.

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the Label settings.

• 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.

Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

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Letterhead _______________________

General Information

The size, weight, and type of the paper (print media) determine:

• which paper feed tray can be used

• which paper exit path can be used

• whether you can use double sided (duplex) printing

Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.

These settings can be made in the printer menu or in the printer driver.

Application settings override driver settings.

Driver settings override printer menu settings.

When using heavily laid or textured paper

• the life of the image drum is seriously shortened

• print quality may deteriorate

• change the media setting to ‘Ultra Heavy’.

This will improve print quality.

When using ‘Ultra Heavy’:

• print speed slows

• duplexing cannot be used.

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner

fusion, you can try the Label settings.

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Recommendations

CAUTION

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

Only use letterhead designed for color laser printers and photocopiers.

Don’t use very smooth, shiny or glossy paper.

Don’t use heavily embossed headed paper, very rough paper or paper that has a large grain difference between the two sides.

• Check www.okiprintingsolutions.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.

If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the Label settings.

• 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.

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Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

Loading

Trays 1 and 2

Long edge feed

Face down, top toward the back of the printer.

Letr_lef.bmp

Short edge feed

face down, top to the right

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Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Long edge feed

Face up, top to the back of the printer

manl_le.jpg

Short edge feed

Face up, top to the left

manl_se.jp

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Envelopes ________________________

General Information

Envelopes can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray.

Envelopes can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit).

Recommendations

CAUTION

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

Envelopes.jpg

1. Use only recommended envelopes. Oki 52206301 and 52206302

For more information, see “Print Media, Oki“ in your Handy Reference Guide or www.okiprintingsolutions.com.

2. Store envelopes flat and away from

• moisture

• direct sunlight

• heat sources

3. Don’t use envelopes with

• windows

• metal clasps

• self-sealing flaps

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• damp, damaged or curled paper envelopes

Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

Loading

Trays 1 - 2

Envelopes cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.

Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Face up (flap side down), top to the left (into the printer)

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Paper Exit

If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.

For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended.

• Paper is stacked in reverse order.

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• Tray capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity

depends on paper weight.

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Labels ___________________________

General Information

Labels can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray.

Labels can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit).

Avery 5161 White Laser Labels (letter size) work well with your printer.

Check www.okiprintingsolutions.com for the latest information on media for your printer.

Recommendations

CAUTION

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

• Only use labels designed for color laser printers and

photocopiers.

• Labels must cover the entire carrier sheet.

• The carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to

any part of the printer.

Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

Loading

Trays 1 - 2

Labels cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.

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Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Face up (print side up)

Default = long edge feed.

C96_LoadPaperMPTray_Labels_crop.JPG

Paper Exit

If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.

For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended.

• Paper is stacked in reverse order.

• Tray capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity

depends on paper weight.

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Transparencies ____________________

General Information

Transparencies can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray.

Transparencies can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit).

Recommendations

CAUTION

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

1. Only use transparencies designed for color laser printers

and photocopiers.

2. Only use recommended transparencies Oki 52205701

3M CG3720

3. Avoid office transparencies designed for use by hand with marker pens.

These will melt in the fuser and cause damage.

Driver Settings

To select a paper type in the driver, see:

Windows: page 15

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17

Loading

Trays 1 - 2

Transparencies cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.

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Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Face up (print side up)

Default = long edge feed.

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Paper Exit

If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.

For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended.

• Paper is stacked in reverse order.

• Tray capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity depends

on paper weight.

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Paper Trays

General Information ________________

You can select

• the paper tray used by your print job

• if the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the

selected tray matches that required for the document being printed (Paper Size Check)

• if the printer automatically matches the printer job’s paper size to a paper tray (Auto Select)

• if a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, optional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper (Auto Switching).

The settings for Paper Feed (Paper Tray/Source), Paper Size, Paper Exit, and Paper Weight interact. For more information, see “Paper Size, Feed, and Exit” on page 37.

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Select in the driver _________________

Windows PostScript

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

6. Under Tray Selection, at Paper Source, click on the arrow

to open the drop down list. Make your selection. Choices are: Automatically select, Multi-purpose tray,

Tray 1, Tray 2, Plain Paper, Letterhead, Transparency, Labels, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Card Stock, Rough Paper, Envelopes.

Automatically select

The printer automatically selects the paper tray.

Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2

Tray 2 appears only if an optional tray is installed.

Select a specific paper tray.

For example:

You are printing a job on special media (letterhead).

Place the media in the Multi Purpose Tray.

Select the Multi Purpose Tray here (in the driver) when printing the job.

7. Change any other settings as desired.

8. Click OK.

9. The main Print screen appears.

10. Change any other settings as desired.

11. Click OK.

12. The document prints.

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Windows PCL

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Setup tab.

6. Under Source, click on the arrow to open the drop down

list. Make your selection. Choices are: Automatically select, Multi-purpose tray, Tray 1, Tray 2, Plain, Recycled, Letterhead, Bond, Card Stock, Rough, Labels, Transparency

Automatically select

The printer automatically selects the paper tray.

Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2

Tray 2 appears only if an optional tray is installed.

Select a specific paper tray.

For example:

You are printing a job on special media (letterhead).

Place the media in the Multi Purpose Tray.

Select the Multi Purpose Tray here (in the driver) when printing the job.

7. Change any other settings as desired.

8. Click OK.

9. The main Print screen appears.

10. Change any other settings as desired.

11. Click OK.

12. The document prints.

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Macintosh

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Paper

Source.

4. Make your selection.

Auto

The printer automatically selects the paper tray.

Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2

Tray 2 appears only if an optional tray is installed.

Select a specific paper tray.

For example:

You are printing a job on special media (letterhead).

Place the media in the Multi Purpose Tray.

Select the Multi Purpose Tray here (in the driver) when printing the job.

5. Change any other settings as desired.

6. Click Print.

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Paper Size, Feed, and Exit ___________

Tray 1 and Optional Tray 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'')

A4 (210 x 297 mm)

A5 (145 x 210 mm)

A6 (105 x 148 mm)

B5 (182 x 257 mm)

Custom S: min. 3.94 x

S, D

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

SNot UsableNot

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

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

S, D S, D S, D

S: min. 3.94 x

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

Top

Usable

S, D Not

Rearb

Usable.

a. Use the Top Ex it (Face D own Stack er) only f or paper u p to 47

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

b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) when you are print-

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

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

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Multi-Purpose Tray

Paper size Feed

MP Tray

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''

A4 210 x 297 mm

A5 145 x 210 mm

B5 182 x 257 mm

Envelopes COM-10

Custom Minimum

3.94 to 5.83'' 100 x 148 mm Maximum 8½ x 14'' 216 x 356 mm

Banner

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes No

Exit Rear

Exit

Top

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 47'' (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/m2) – Path = Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) only – Feed one sheet at a time.

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Tray 1 ___________________________

General Information

Use Tray 1 for regular paper, standard sizes, standard weights.

If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, optional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper. This is called Auto Switching. See “Auto Switching” on page 52.

• Capacity

about 300 sheets (20-lb. [75 g/m²] paper)

• Loading

See Loading Paper, “Trays 1 and 2” on page 65.

• Exit path

top exit (Face Down Stacker), best for general use

rear exit (Face Up Stacker)

See “Paper Sizes and Exit Paths” on page 41

duplex (printing on both sides), with restrictions

See “Duplexing Restrictions” on page 40

Choose in the driver

See Paper Trays, “Select in the driver” on page 34.

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Duplexing Restrictions

Important!

You can duplex

•paper

•paper weights up to 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

You cannot duplex

•labels

• envelopes

• transparencies

• paper weights above 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

metric

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Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

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'')

A4 (210 x 297 mm)

A5 (145 x 210 mm)

A6 (105 x 148 mm)

B5 (182 x 257 mm)

Custom S: min. 3.94 x

S, D

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

SNot UsableNot

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

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

S, D S, D S, D

S: min. 3.94 x

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

Topa

Usable

S, D Not

Rearb

Usable.

a. Use the Top Ex it (Face D own Stack er) only f or paper u p to 47

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

b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) when you are print-

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

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

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Tray 2 ___________________________

General Information

Use Tray 2 for regular paper, standard sizes, standard weights.

• Capacity

about 530 sheets (20-lb. [75 g/m²] paper)

• Loading

See Loading Paper, “Trays 1 and 2” on page 65.

• Exit path

top exit (Face Down Stacker), best for general use

rear exit (Face Up Stacker)

See “Paper Sizes and Exit Paths” on page 44

duplex (printing on both sides), with restrictions

See “Duplexing Restrictions” on page 43

Choose in the driver

See Paper Trays, “Select in the driver” on page 34.

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Duplexing Restrictions

Important!

You can duplex

•paper

•paper weights up to 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

You cannot duplex

•labels

• envelopes

• transparencies

• paper weights above 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

metric

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Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

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'')

A4 (210 x 297 mm)

A5 (145 x 210 mm)

A6 (105 x 148 mm)

B5 (182 x 257 mm)

Custom S: min. 3.94 x

S, D

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

SNot UsableNot

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

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

S, D S, D S, D

S: min. 3.94 x

5.83'' [100 x 148 mm], D: min. 5.8 x

8.25'' [148 x 210 mm] S, D: max. 8.5 x 14'' [215.9 x

355.6 mm]

Topa

Usable

S, D Not

Rearb

Usable.

a. Use the Top Ex it (Face D own Stack er) only f or paper u p to 47

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

b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) when you are print-

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

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

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Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray)

[Manual Feed] ____________________

General Information

This tray is also called the manual feed tray.

Use the Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) for printing card stock, labels, envelopes and transparencies.

• Capacity

stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high

about 10 envelopes

50 transparencies

• Loading

print side up, top edge facing into the printer.

See Loading Paper, “Multi-purpose Tray” on page 68.

• Exit path

rear exit (Face Up Stacker), best for general use

top exit (Face Down Stacker), with restrictions

See “Paper Sizes and Exit Paths” on page 47

duplex (printing on both sides), with restrictions

See “Duplexing Restrictions” on page 46

Choose in the driver

See Paper Trays, “Select in the driver” on page 34.

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Duplexing Restrictions

Important!

You can duplex

•paper

•paper weights up to 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

You cannot duplex

•labels

• envelopes

• transparencies

• paper weights above 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m

metric

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Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

Paper size Feed

MP Tray

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''

A4 210 x 297 mm

A5 145 x 210 mm

B5 182 x 257 mm

Envelopes COM-10

Custom Minimum

3.94 to 5.83'' 100 x 148 mm Maximum 8½ x 14'' 216 x 356 mm

Banner

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes No

Exit Rear

Exit

Top

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 47'' (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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Auto Tray Select ___________________

General Information

Your printer can automatically match the printer job’s paper size to a paper tray (1-5 and Manual Feed [Multipurpose Tray]).

NOTE

The Paper Size for Manual Feed (Multipurpose Tray) must be set through the operator panel for Auto Tray Select to work.

For more information,

Windows, PostScript: see page 49

Windows, PCL: see page 50

Macintosh OS 9.x: see page 51

Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2: see page 51

Macintosh OS 10.3: see page 51

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Windows PostScript

For more information, see “General Information” on page 48.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Layout tab.

6. Next:

Windows 98 / Me : On Settings, next to Paper Source, click Automatically Select.

Windows NT: On Advanced, next to Paper Source, click Automatically Select.

Windows XP/2000: On Paper Quality, next to Paper Source, click Automatically Select.

7. Change any other settings as desired.

8. Click OK.

9. The main Print screen appears.

10. Change any other settings as desired.

11. Click OK.

12. The document prints.

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Windows PCL

For more information, see “General Information” on page 48.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. On Setup, under Media, beside Source, click

Automatically Select.

6. Change any other settings as desired.

7. Click OK.

8. The main Print screen appears.

9. Change any other settings as desired.

10. Click OK.

11. The document prints.

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Macintosh OS 9.x

For more information, see “General Information” on page 48.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. On General Controls, under Paper Feed Tray, select

Automatic Selection.

Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2

For more information, see “General Information” on page 48.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. On the Paper Feed panel, select All Pages.

4. Select Automatic Selection.

Macintosh OS 10.3

For more information, see “General Information” on page 48.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. On the Paper Feed panel, select All Pages.

4. Select Automatic Selection.

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Auto Switching ____________________

General Information

NOTE

When a paper tray runs out of paper, the printer automatically switches to the next available paper tray when

• more than one paper tray is installed and

• AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON.

This setting is in the Tray Configuration Sub Menu of the top level menu Menus.

Refer to “Printer Menu” on page 53.

If you use the Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray, you must set a paper size for the MP Tray through the control panel. See “Changing Settings” on page 97. In the menu, if “Media Type” is set to anything other than “Regular Paper”, you must select a specific “Tray”. You cannot use Automatic Selection.

If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, optional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper. This is called Auto Switching.

This feature is enabled either through the printer menu or the printer driver.

Application settings override driver settings.

Driver settings override printer menu settings.

For more information,

Printer Menu: see page 53

Windows, PostScript: see page 54

Windows, PCL: see page 55

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Macintosh OS 9.x: see page 56

Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2: see page 56

Macintosh OS 10.3: see page 56

Printer Menu

This function is enabled in the Print Menu.

The factory default is ON.

To change the setting:

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1. Press MENU + repeatedly until you see

PRINT MENU AUTO TRAY SWITCH

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press MENU + repeatedly until you see

PRINT MENU AUTO TRAY SWITCH

4. Press ENTER.

5. Press MENU + and/or MENU – repeatedly until you see the

desired setting (ON or OFF).

6. Press ENTER to select the new setting.

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

standby.

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Windows PostScript

For more information, see “General Information” on page 52.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Layout tab.

6. Click Advanced.

7. Under Document Options, Printer Features, next to Tray

Switch, select ON.

8. Change any other settings as desired.

9. Click OK.

10. The main Print screen appears.

11. Change any other settings as desired.

12. Click OK.

13. The document prints.

→ Print.

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Windows PCL

For more information, see “General Information” on page 52.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Setup tab.

6. Click Paper Feed Options.

7. Click in the box next to Media Check.

If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON.

If the box is empty, the feature is OFF.

8. Change any other settings as desired.

9. Click OK.

10. The Setup tab screen appears.

11. Change any other settings as desired.

12. Click OK.

13. The main Print screen appears.

14. Change any other settings as desired.

15. Click OK.

16. The document prints.

→ Print.

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Macintosh OS 9.x

For more information, see “General Information” on page 52.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File

3. On General Controls, under Paper Feed Tray, select Automatic

Selection.

→ Print.

Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2

For more information, see “General Information” on page 52.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File

3. On the Paper Feed panel, select All Pages.

4. Select Automatic Selection.

→ Print.

Macintosh OS 10.3

For more information, see “General Information” on page 52.

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File

3. O pe n t h e dr op -d ow n l i s t b el ow Pr es e t s. Se le ct Pr i n te r O pt io n.

4. At Auto tray switch, make your selection.

If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON.

→ Print.

If the box is empty, the feature is OFF.

5. Change any other settings as desired.

6. Click Print.

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Paper Size Check __________________

General Information

If Paper Size Check is turned on (enabled), the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the selected tray matches that required for the document being printed.

For more information,

Windows, PostScript: see page 58

Windows, PCL: see page 59

Macintosh: see page 60

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Windows PostScript

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Layout tab.

6. Click Advanced.

7. Under Document Options, Printer Features, click Media

Check.

8. Change any other settings as desired.

9. Click OK.

10. The Layout tab screen appears.

11. Change any other settings as desired.

12. Click OK.

13. The main Print screen appears.

14. Change any other settings as desired.

15. Click OK.

16. The document prints.

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Windows PCL

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Select your printer.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click the Setup tab.

6. Click Paper Feed Options.

7. Click in the box next to Media Check.

If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON.

If the box is empty, the feature is OFF.

8. Change any other settings as desired.

9. Click OK.

10. The Setup tab screen appears.

11. Change any other settings as desired.

12. Click OK.

13. The main Print screen appears.

14. Change any other settings as desired.

15. Click OK.

16. The document prints.

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Macintosh

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File → Print.

3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer

Option.

4. Make your selection for Paper size check.

If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON.

If the box is empty, the feature is OFF.

5. Change any other settings as desired.

6. Click Print.

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Paper Exit Paths

Face Down (Top Exit) _______________

CAUTION!

Don’t open or close the rear paper exit while printing.

If you do, it may cause a paper jam. Always use the face up (rear) stacker [straight

through exit path] for thick paper (card stock etc.).

• Capacity

up to 250 sheets of standard paper

20-lb. US Bond

42 lb. Index, 75 g/m² metric

• Paper Weights

up to 47 lb. US Bond

98 lb. Index, 176 g/m² metric

• Print Sequence

Pages are printed in reading order

Page 1 first; last page on top, facing down

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Face Up (Rear Exit) ________________

CAUTION!

Don’t open or close the rear paper exit while printing.

If you do, it may cause a paper jam. Always use the face up (rear) stacker [straight

through exit path] for thick paper (card stock etc.).

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Open the face up stacker at the rear of the printer and pull out the tray extension.

When the face up stacker is open, paper exits via this path, regardless of driver settings.

• Capacity

up to 100 sheets of standard paper

20 lb. US Bond

42 lb. Index, 75 g/m²

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• Paper Weights up to

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).

54 lb. US Bond

113 lb. Index

203 g/m² metric

• Print Sequence

Papers are printed face up.

For multi-page documents,

Select “Reverse print order” in your application Print dialog box (Click File → Print → Options).

This puts the printed stack in the correct order.

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Duplex Unit_______________________

General Information

The Duplex Unit enables your printer to print on both sides of the page.

See “Duplex Printing” on page 269.

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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 (3).

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

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NOTE

Load letterhead paper face down. The top edge is aimed towards the front of the printer.

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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 Tray _________________

(MP Tray/Manual Feed)

NOTE

The MP Tray will take

• a stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high

• about 10 envelopes

• about 50 transparencies. Do not exceed the 3/8'' (10 mm) media stack height.

1. Open the MP Tray.

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2. Press down on the loading platform.

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3. Load the print media. Adjust the guides (1) to the size media being used.

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Letterhead

Single-sided printing

load with pre-printed side up and the top edge into the printer.

Double-sided printing (duplex)

load with pre-printed side down and top edge away from the printer (duplex unit must be installed).

Envelopes

Load print side up (flap down) with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer.

You cannot duplex 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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Consumables and Replacement

Supplies

Life Expectancy _________________________

See “Specifications” on page 122

Part Numbers __________________________

Toner

Black 43324420

Cyan 43324419

Magenta 43324418

Yellow 43324417

Image Drum

Black 43381720

Cyan 43381719

Magenta 43381718

Yellow 43381717

Fuser

Belt

120 V 43363201

230V 43363202

Belt 43363401

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Replace a Toner Cartridge ___________

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REPLACE TONER nnn: zzzz TONER EMPTY

nnn: ZZZZ =

410: YELLOW

411: MAGENTA

412: CYAN

413: BLACK

1. Press the cover release. Open the printer’s top cover fully.

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WARNING!

If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it.

2. Note the positions of the four cartridges: Cyan (1),

Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4).

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3. Pull the colored toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer.

Shown: replacement of the black toner cartridge

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4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge. Then, pull the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end. Remove the toner cartridge. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations.

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Install a Toner Cartridge

5. Unpack the new toner cartridge. Gently shake it from

side to side to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge.

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6. Remove the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge.

CAUTION!

Do not touch the toner release lever until the toner cartridge is installed in the image drum. If you do, it will open the toner release slot and spill toner.

7. Hold the cartridge by its top center with the colored

release lever to the right. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum. Push it firmly against the spring on the drum unit.

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8. Lower the right end of the cartridge into the image drum unit. Press it firmly down in place. Then, push the colored lock lever back to open the toner slot and lock it in place.

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IMPORTANT!

The lever should move easily. If it does not, STOP! Push down on the toner cartridge to be sure that it is

properly seated in the image drum. Press back on the lever again.

To avoid toner spillage, DO NOT open the toner release lever until the toner cartridge is firmly seated in the image drum.

9. Use the provided LED lens cleaner. Gently wipe the LED.

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10. Close and latch the top cover.

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Replace an Image Drum _____________

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REPLACE IMAGE DRUM nnn: ZZZZ DRUM LIFE

nnn: ZZZZ =

350: YELLOW

351: MAGENTA

352: CYAN

353: BLACK

Important!

You must replace the toner cartridge when you replace the image drum. The life expectancy of the cartridge will be reduced as the toner charges the new drum.

1. Press the cover release and open the top cover fully.

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WARNING!

If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it.

2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan (1), Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4).

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3. Lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, out of the printer. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations.

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4. Unpack the new image drum.

CAUTION!

Image drum handling The image drum contains toner. To avoid spilling

toner, be careful to keep it upright.

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CAUTION!

The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive.

• Do not touch the green surface.

• Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or to very bright room lighting.

• Do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.

• If the image drum must be out of the printer for longer than 5 minutes, place the image drum inside a black plastic bag or carefully place it in a drawer or cabinet to keep it away from light.

5. Grasp the white tape tab and peel the tape off the drum.

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6. Remove the paper sheet.

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7. Remove the clear plastic film.

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8. If present, remove the silica gel pack.

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9. Place the image drum in the printer.

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10. Remove the orange drum seal.

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11. Install the new toner cartridge in the image drum. See “Install a Toner Cartridge” on page 75.

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12. Use the provided LED lens cleaner. Gently wipe the LED.

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13. Close and latch the top cover.

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Replace the Fuser __________________

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REPLACE FUSER 354: FUSER LIFE

WARNING!

If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it.

Handle the fuser with extreme care. Hold it only by its handle, which is only mildly warm to the touch.

If in doubt, switch the printer off. Wait at least 10 minutes for the fuser to cool before opening the printer cover.

1. Press the cover release. Fully open the printer’s top

cover.

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2. Pull the two blue fuser lock levers (1) towards the front of the printer.

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3. Hold the fuser by its handle. Lift the fuser out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat. After letting the fuser cool down, discard it.

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4. Remove the new fuser from its packaging. Remove any packing tape.

5. Push the orange transport lock to the left to release it. You’ll hear it snap. Remove it.

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6. Hold the new fuser by the handle. The fuser pressure release lever (1) should be on the right. Lower the fuser into the printer.

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7. Push the two blue retaining levers (1) toward the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place.

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8. Close and latch the top cover.

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Replace the Belt Unit _______________

REPLACE BELT 355: BELT LIFE

The belt unit is located under the four image drums.

1. Press the cover release and open the top cover fully.

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WARNING!

If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it.

2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan (1), Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4). It is essential that

they go back in the correct order!

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3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer. Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light.

CAUTION!

The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive.

• Do not touch the green surface.

• Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or to very bright room lighting.

• Do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.

• If the image drum must be out of the printer for longer than 5 minutes, place the image drum inside a black plastic bag or carefully place it in a drawer or cabinet to keep it away from light.

4. Locate the two blue locks (1) and the handle (2).

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5. Turn the two locks about 45° counterclockwise to release the belt.

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6. Pull up the handle and lift the belt unit out of the printer.

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7. Unpack the new belt unit. Hold it with the blue handle toward the front of the printer.

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8. Place the drive gear at the back of the belt unit in the gear at the left rear corner of the printer. Lower the belt unit into the printer.

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9. Turn the two belt locks about 45° clockwise to secure the belt unit in place.

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10. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer (1 = Cyan, 2 = Magenta, 3 = Yellow, 4 = Black).

It is essential that they go back in the correct order!

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11. Close and latch the top cover.

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Printer Settings

(Menu Settings)

This section lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window.

Many of these settings can be overridden by settings in the printer driver. However, several of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting,” which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus

Print a list of the current settings _____

Menu Map

NOTE

.. = keep pressing the button repeatedly until you see the display indicated.

To print a list of the current menu settings:

1. Press + …

INFORMATION MENU

2. Press ENTER …

PRINT MENU MAP Execute

3. Press ENTER.

4. The Menu Map prints. The printer goes back on line.

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Changing Settings _________________

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1. Press + to enter the menu mode.

2. Press +/ – to scan through the available menus until the

menu you wish to enter appears on the display.

NOTE

The menus and their various listings vary depending on which options you have installed on your printer.

3. Press ENTER to enter the menu.

4. Use +/ – to move up and down through the items in the

selected menu. When the item you want to change is displayed, press ENTER to edit that item.

5. Use +/ – to move up and down through the available settings for this item.

6. When the setting you wish to use appears on the display, press ENTER.

An asterisk (*) appears next to the setting. The setting flashes.

7. To f i ni sh : a. If you are through making settings in the menu, press

ON LINE to engage the setting and exit the menu.

b. If you wish to make additional changes in the menu,

press BACK to engage the setting. –To change another setting in the same menu, use +/

– to move through the list of menu items to the one you wish to change, then follow steps 5 though 7.

–To change the setting for an item in a different menu,

press BACK again, then follow steps 2 through 7.

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Example: Power Save Time

To change the time interval for the printer to wait before going into Power Save mode (default setting is 60 MIN):

1. Press + to enter the menu mode.

2. Press + and/or – repeatedly until you see

SYS CONFIG MENU

3. Press ENTER to go into the Sys Config Menu.

POW SAVE TIME 60 MIN *

4. Press ENTER to select the Power Save Time item.

The value on the second line of the display begins flashing.

POW SAVE TIME 60 MIN *

5. Press + repeatedly until the interval (e.g., 240 MIN) you wish to select appears on the second line.

POW SAVE TIME 240 MIN

6. Press ENTER to select the new setting:

An asterisk appears on the second line of the display.

POW SAVE TIME 240 MIN *

7. Press ON LINE to engage the new setting and to exit the menu.

The printer returns to standby mode.

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Reset to Factory Defaults ____________

NOTE

… = keep pressing the button repeatedly until

you see the display indicated.

To reset the printer menu to its original default settings:

1. Press + to enter the Menu mode.

2. Press + …

MAINTENANCE MENU

3. Press ENTER.

MENU RESET Execute

4. Press ENTER.

5. The printer resets and returns to the on-line state.

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Lists of Available Settings by Menu ____

Information Menu

Item Action Explanation

PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE Prints the MenuMap (menu listing)

with current settings shown. Information about your printer is also shown at the top of each MenuMap page.

DEMO1 EXECUTE Prints the built-in Demo page.

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Oki C6100 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Copyright Information

Contents

Notes, Cautions, etc.

Introduction

Parts of the Printer

Paper (Print Media)

General Information

Choices

Light

Medium

Heavy

Ultra Heavy

Labels1

Labels2

Face up / Straight through / Rear Exit

Windows

Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

Loading

Trays 1 and 2

Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

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Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Paper Exit

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

Loading

Labels cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.

Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Paper Exit

General Information

Recommendations

Driver Settings

Loading

Transparencies cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.

Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)

Paper Exit

Paper Trays

Windows PostScript

Windows PCL

Macintosh

Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2

Multi-Purpose Tray

General Information

Choose in the driver

Duplexing Restrictions

Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

General Information

Choose in the driver

Duplexing Restrictions

Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

General Information

Choose in the driver

Duplexing Restrictions

Paper Sizes and Exit Paths

General Information

Windows PostScript

Windows PCL

Macintosh OS 9.x

Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2

Macintosh OS 10.3

General Information

Printer Menu

Windows PostScript