Oki C8800 User Manual 3
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Copyright © 2007 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved
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C8800 User’s Guide
P/N 59297701, Revision 1.0
June, 2007
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Contents
Copyright Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Document Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Trademark Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Need Help? Visit our Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes, Cautions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Illustrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Parts of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Paper (Print Media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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
Multi-purpose Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Consumables and Replacement Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replace a Toner Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Replace an Image Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Replace the Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Replace the Belt Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Printer Settings
(Menu Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Print a list of the current settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reset to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lists of Available Settings by Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Additional Memory (RAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Second Paper Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Image Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Display Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Application error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
General Protection Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Paper Size Change Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Printer does not go online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Printer makes a strange noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Printer takes a long time to start printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Printing cancels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Printing does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Printing is slow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Change Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Save Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Check to see if saved Driver Settings are used . . . . . . . . . 157
Restore Default Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Black Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8
Black Overprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Black Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Booklets (Binding Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Color Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cover Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Custom Page Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Fine Lines Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
N-Up Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Print Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Save as File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Scale to page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Toner Saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Descriptions of Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Installing the Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Color Correction Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Display Language Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Network Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
PS Gamma Adjuster Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
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Need Help? Visit our Website
For personalized, web-based support on the products you own,
including the latest, up-t o- the-minute information, v is i t your
personal solutions center
my.okidata.com
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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: A note appears like this. A note provides additional
information to supplement the main text which helps you to use
and understand the product.
Important! An important message appears like this. An
important message provides supplemental information which
can prevent potential problems.
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.
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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 me d i a.
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 117
256 MB or 512 MB
• Duplex Unit: see page 118
for automatic two-sided printing
• Hard disk drive: see page 119
allows you to use secure (confidential) printing, spool
print jobs, and store print jobs for later use
• Second Paper Tray: see page 120
capacity 530 sheets 20-lb. paper
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Parts of the Printer
Front _________________________________
Printer Front-Right.eps
1
8
8
7
2
7
6
4
3
9
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.
5. On/Off Switch
6. Front cover release lever
7. Multi-purpose tray release leve r
8. Top cover release button
9. Paper Size
5
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Rear__________________________________
Printer Rear-Right Tray Open.eps
4
3
1
7
2
5
1. On/Off Switch
2. Socket for Power Cord
3. Network Interface
The Network Interface has a protective “plug” which must
be removed before connection can be made.
4. USB 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.
6
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.
7. Parallel port
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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 whic h 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, Ligh t, Med i um , Heav y, U lt ra
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, Ligh t, Med i um , Heav y, U lt ra
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
c
33-54 lb. US Bond
121-200 g/m²
104 - 172 Kg
Feed Tray
Tray 1
Tray 2
Tray 1
Tray 2
MP Tray
Tray 1
Tray 2
MP Tray
d
Tray 2
MP Tray
Exit Tray
Duplexer?
No
Yes Top
Yes (restricted
to 28 lb.
maximum)
No Rear Only
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
a
b
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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.
F9_15.eps
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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
Type.
7. Use the drop down list to make your selection.
See “Driver Settings” on page 12.
See “Face up / Str aight through / Rear Exit” on page 15.
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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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 12.
See “Face up / Str aight through / Rear Exit” on page 15.
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 U S B ond 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.
2
2
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
2
)
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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 16
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 U S B ond 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
®
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
2
2
Laser Printer Radiant White, 24 lb. US
2
)
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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 16
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 te xtured 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 16
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17
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Trays 1 and 2
Long edge feed
Face down, top toward the back of the printer.
Letr_lef.jpg
Short edge feed
face down, top to the right
ltrhd_se.jpg
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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
• damp, damaged or curled paper envelopes
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Driver Settings
To select a paper type in the driver, see:
Windows: page 16
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 edge to the left, and short edge
into the printer.
Fig1_008_env.eps
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.
F9_15.eps
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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 16
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17
Loading
Trays 1 - 2
Labels cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.
Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed)
Face up (print side up)
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Default = long edge feed.
Fig1_008_labls.eps
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.
F9_15.eps
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