Oki C7000 User Manual

®®

OKI

C7000 Series

Setup Guide

Installation Checklist:

Please cut this page out and use it as a guide when installing your printer .

1 Install the Printer

Select a Location (see p. 3)

Unpack (see p. 3)

Check Components (see p. 4)

Record the Serial No. (see p. 4)

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Remove Shipping Materials (see p. 5)

Prepare Image Drums (see p. 5)

Install Toner Cartridges (see p. 6)

Load Paper (see p. 7)

Connect to Power (see p. 7)

2 Make the Computer Connection &

Install the Software

Windows

• Network Install (see pp. 8-13)

• USB Install (see p.p. 14-15)

• Parallel Install (see p. 16)

Macintosh

• Network Install (see pp. 17-18)

• USB Install (see pp. 19-20)

Complete

3 Finish the Setup

Set Color Balance (see p. 21)

Check Media Settings (see pp. 22-25)

Check the Printer Settings (see p. 26)

Print the Demo Page (see p. 7)

Print a Sample File (see p. 27)

Install the Handy Reference (see p. 27)

Congratulations!

This completes the installation of your OKI C7000 Series Printer. Now it’s time to let your imagination run free and enjoy some colorful printing!

For more information, see the documents listed on the back of this checklist.

Documentation

rinted n-Line

Setup Guide

The document you’re holding: gets you up and running.

OKI® C7000 Series Desktop User’s Guide

• Print Media • Managing Hard Drive

Handy Reference

For help with day-to-day operation, including:

• Loading Print Media

• Usable Print Media

• Walk-up Functions (Proof & Print, Secure Print, etc.)

• Operator Panel

• Clearing Paper Jams, etc.

Attaches to the printer with Velcro

fasteners.

• Control Panel • Managing Flash SIMM

• Printer Menus • Print Resolution

• Working with Color • Problem Solving

• Document Handling • Maintenance

• Downloaded Fonts • Service & Support

• Overlays • Accessories

• Proof & Print • Specifications

• Secure Print • etc.

Warranty, Certifications, etc.

• Warranties

• Safety Information

• FCC/IC/CE

• Material Safety Data Sheets, etc.

OkiLAN® 6200e Network User’s Guide

• 6200e Print Server Information

• Network Software Instructions

Installation

Select a location

• Firm, level surface capable of supporting at least 110 lbs (50 kg).

• Clearance:

- Left & Right: 8 inches (20 cm)

- Front: 24 inches (60 cm)

- Back: 16 inches (40 cm)

- Top: 24 inches (60 cm)

• Nearby power source

• Room temperature: – Ideal: 62.6 to 80.6ºF (17 to 27ºC): – Maximum Permissible: 50 to 89.6ºF (10 to 32ºC)

• Relative humidity: – Ideal: 50 to 70% RH – Maximum Permissible: 20 to 80% RH

• Away from direct sunlight

Unpack

CAUTION! The printer weighs 106 pounds. Use more than

one person to lift the printer. Use appropriate lifting techniques.

It’s a good idea to save all the packing materials in case you

ever need to ship the printer.

□ Remove the hand holds.

□ Remove the top shipping

cushions.

□ Lift the shipping container off

the printer.

□ Remove the printer from the

shipping tray and place it on a suitable support.

□ Lift off the accessory tray and

set it aside.

□ Remove the printer from the

plastic bag.

Check Components

CAUTION!

The printer weighs 106 pounds. Use more than one person to lift the printer. Use appropriate lifting techniques.

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black

Toner Cartridges with LED Lens Cleaners

Printer

Record the Serial Number

□ Before proceeding, locate the silver ratings plate on

the back of the printer. Record the serial number you find there on the last page of the Handy Reference.

You’ll need this number to register your printer and to take advantage of Oki Data’s myokidata.com service.

Light-Shield Bags

(Used to protect image

drums

from light when they are

removed from printer.)

CD(s)

With Drivers &

On-Line User’s Guides

Documentation

(Not illustrated):

Setup Guide

Handy Reference

W arranties, Certifications, etc.

Power Cord

* English Only.

Personalized, web-based support* for the OKI products you own: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—no waiting!

Log on and check for

• Product News

• What’s Changed?

You can

• Register your OKI products

• Keep track of your warranty eligibility

• Download or view manuals online

• Get automatic email notification of new drivers and key product updates

• … and more!

Just point your browser to go to

www.okidata.com and click on Support.

my.okidata.com, or

Remove the Shipping Materials

□ Remove any shipping tape and

packaging.

Prepare the Image Drums

□ Pull up on the release latch (1)

and open the cover.

□ Remove the cardboard shipping

restraint (1) from behind the LED heads.

□ Pull forward on the blue lever (2),

remove the orange transport lock (3) from the end of the fuser, then push the lever (2) toward the back of the printer.

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

□ Lift out the four image drums

and place them on a flat surface.

□ Remove the protective sheet (1). Push the

tab (2) in the direction of the arrow and remove the blanking plate (3) from each drum.

□ Place the drums back in

the printer, being car eful

to match them to the correct color position.

Install the Toner Cartridges

□ Unpack the black toner cartridge

and shake it back and forth.

□ Hold the cartridge in a

horizontal position and remove the tape.

□ Hold the cartridge in the vertical

position, with the port (1) on the left and the blue lock lever (2) on the right.

Lower the left end of the cartridge into the image drum closest to the front of the printer, so that the tube (1) on the drum slides into the port (2) on the toner cartridge.

Press the cartridge toward the left slightly , then lower the right end, aligning the white tab (3) with the groove (4) in the drum.

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

□ Repeat the process for each toner

cartridge, being careful to match the

toner color to the drum color.

Before closing the cover, check to be

sure all the toner cartridge lock

levers (blue) are pushed back as far as they will go.

□ Close the cover.

Push the lock lever (5) toward the back of the printer until it stops.

To avoid damage to the printheads, be sure to

push the lock lever (5) back as far as it will

go.

Load Paper

For information on usable print media, see the Handy Reference Guide.

Paper Gauge:

Indicates the amount of paper left in the tray.

□ Pull the paper tray out of the

printer and adjust the paper guides (1) and rear paper stopper (2) for the size paper you are using.

Connect to Power

□ Attach the power cord to

the back of the printer.

□ Fan the paper (max.

530 sheets 20-lb. paper) and load it. Keep it below the “PAPER FULL” mark.

□ Connect to grounded

power socket.

□ If necessary, lift out

the paper media indicator and reinsert it with the proper media size showing

□ Turn the printer on and wait for it to warm up.

The display will read

ONLINE .AUTO TRAY1

□ Push the tray back in.

Print the Demo Page

□ Print out the Demo page:

a Press Menu repeatedly until

appears.

b Press ITEM - repeatedly until c Press Select.

The Demo page prints and the printer goes back on line.

INFORMATION MENU

DEMO1 displays.

Network Install: Windows & Novell

Windows & Novell Network

□ Click the Network and Admin Software button. □ Click the Network Documentation button.

Install Summary

The On-Line Network User’s Guide...........................8

Network Connection ........................................................ 8

Software Assessment

Network Software: What’s Available ....................... 9

What Network Administration Software to Install ... 1 0

Network Administration Software

TCP/IP: Windows 2000 & NT 4.0 ......................... 11

Novell Setup ............................................................. 12

Client Computers

Installing the Drivers on Client Computers ........... 13

Printing Directly from a Windows Workstation .... 13

Activating the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard

Drive in the Printer Driver .................................... 13

The On-Line Network

User’s Guide

□ Click your choice:

Install Network User’s Guide

(follow the on-screen instructions.)

View Network User’s Guide.

Viewing the Installed Network User’s Guide

To view the Network User’s Guide once it is installed on your computer, click Start ® Programs ® OKI

C Series Network User’s Guide ® Network User’s Guide.

Network Connection

No Ethernet® cable is supplied with the printer. Use an Ethernet cable with two twisted wire pairs

and an RJ45 plug.

The on-line OkiLAN® 6200e Network User’s Guide contains instructions for setting up the printer on various network systems.

Minimum requirements: i486™ processor, 16 MB RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.

You can either view the Network User’s Guide from the CD or install it on your computer:

□ Insert the OKI C7000/C9000 Series CD in the

CD-ROM drive.

□ Click Start ® Run, then browse to the main

directory on the CD and double-click install.exe.

□ Click OK. □ Select the printer model, then click Continue.

= Test Button = Status Light

□ Turn the printer off. □ Connect your Ethernet cable to the network port

on the print server (3).

□ Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the

network port (4).

□ Turn the printer on and wait for the print server

status light to stop blinking.

□ Press the Test button on the print server.

An OkiLAN 6200e Configuration Sheet prints. This sheet contains information you need to set up the printer on your network.

Network Install: Windows & Novell (cont.)

Network Software:

What’s Available

The following software is available for installation.

See the diagram on the next page for information on which network software should be installed for your particular network system:

Network Utilities, including:

OkiNet Utilities

Recommended for quick discovery and configuration of the printer server. Includes:

- NetWare and TCP/IP configuration utilities

- Port monitors for IP, IPX and DLC

- Printer alert monitoring in IP and IPX

- W eb-based configuration utility

OkiView32 Utility

Network printer management tool. OkiView32 lets you

- Discover OKI and non-OKI print servers on your network

- View the status of network printers

- View and modify OkiLAN settings

- View and modify OKI printer menu settings

- Manage print job queues

print server

OKI Storage Device Manager

For remote management of the printer’s internal hard disk drive (optional on all but C7400dxn) and flash memory (all models).

Workstation Drivers/Software

Printer Drivers

• Adobe® PostScript

• PCL

On-Line Documentation

• Minimum requirements: i486® processor, 16 MB RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.

• Can also be viewed directly from the CD

C7000 Series Desktop User’s Guide

Contains information on the printer.

OkiLAN 6200e Network User’s Guide

Contains instructions for setting up the printer on various network systems.

Color Swatch Utility

Provides a printout of color samples with RGB settings. You can use the RGB value settings in application software to match a sample color in print, regardless of what the color looks like on the screen.

Requires:

- DHCP for discovering new print servers in TCP/IP environments

- Novell’s Client for NetWare NetWare settings

Direct Network Printing

Installs OkiNet Connect port monitors for IP, IPX, or DLC, providing point-to-point direct printing from a Windows workstation to the network printer.

Web Configuration Utility

This OkiNet Java® applet discovers OkiLAN 6200e print servers and lets you modify the settings of the print server and the printer menu through a browser.

You can also use this utility in Linux

UNIX Machine installed.

environments with a Java Virtual

to configure

and

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