OKI C9300, C9500 User Guide

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C9300/C9500

USER’S GUIDE — WINDOWS NT4

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Ev ery ef for t ha s be en m ade to e nsu re tha t th e in for mat io n in thi s do cum ent is c om ple te, accurate, and up-to-date. The ma nufacturer 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.

While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.

The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website:

http://www.okieurope.com

Copyright © 2005. All rights reserved. Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard

Company. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc. Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of

their proprietors.

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) and 73/23/EEC (LVD) as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage.

Warning: This product complies with EN55022 Class B. However, when fitted with the optional Finisher and/or Scancopier, compliance to EN55022 is Class A. In a domestic environment this configuration may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CD1 - Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CD2 - Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CD3 - Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

CD4 - Print Control Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Toner cartridge installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Confirmation printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Paper, envelope types, transparencies

and adhesive labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Paper feed and exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Paper weights and media settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Confirming current settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Changing the settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

List of menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Printer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Which printer driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installed options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

High capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Paper feed, size and media - defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Printer driver network extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Colour Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Factors that affect the appearance of prints . . . . . . . . . 88

Choosing a Colour Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Matching Specific Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Printing Vivid Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Colour Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Colour Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

PostScript Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Colour Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Oki Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

PostScript Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

CMYK Ink Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Windows ICM Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using ICC Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Multiple pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Print resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Printing booklets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Printing the font list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Confidential printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Deleting confidential print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Store to hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Overlay printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Creating documents to use as overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . 130

Defining overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Printing posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Adding Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Changing the toner cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Changing the image drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Changing the transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Changing the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Cleaning the LED head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

LCD messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

In the paper tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Behind the right side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

On the transfer belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Behind the left side cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

In the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

In the duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

In any additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Paper feed problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does

not print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Printing from Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Cannot configure for parallel connection. . . . . . . . . . .170

Cannot configure for USB connection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Printout is garbled or incorrect

with parallel connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Cannot print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Application error or general protection fault

is displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Insufficient memory.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Printing is slow.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Printer requests paper size change to

continue printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Unclear printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

The power is on, but the printer does not

go online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Print processing does not start.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Print processing cancels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Printer makes a strange noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

It takes a long time to start printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Toner rubs off when you rub the printed

surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

High capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Copier unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

External dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

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Factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Print menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Colour menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

PCL Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

FX Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Network menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Disk Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Oki contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

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NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS

NOTE

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

CAUTION!

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

WARNING!

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

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing this colour printer! In this chapter you will find a summary of the main features of your

printer followed by some advice on how to use this User’s Guide to get the most from your printer.

FEATURES

Five different models to choose from: C9300n, C9300dn,

C9300hdn, C9500dn, C9500hdn.

C9300hdn, C9500dn, C9500hdn.C9300hdn, C9500dn, C9500hdn. High speed printing:

A4: 30 pages per minute (PPM) LED colour, 37 pages per minute LED monochrome.

A3: 16 pages per minute LED colour, 20 pages per minute LED monochrome.

Booklet printing.

Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and

reliability. True 1200 dpi resolution (C9500) or 600 x 1200 dpi resolution

(C9300) for very high quality output. Duplex printing for fast reliable two sided output (standard on

C9300dn, C9300hdn, C9500dn and C9500hdn, optional on all other models).

High speed, bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284) and

USB interface . Industry standard network connectivity via internal network

interface card. Automatic interface switching between USB, parallel and

network interfaces. High capacity 10 Gb hard disk drive (standard on hdn models,

optional on others). PCL5c emulation and genuine Adobe PostScript 3 with

automatic switching. Versatile paper handling with standard 550 sheet (approx.)

paper tray and 100 sheet (approx.) multi purpose tray.

C9300n, C9300dn,

C9300n, C9300dn, C9300n, C9300dn,

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Optional 2nd and 3rd paper trays each with a capacity of 550

sheets (approx.) and an optional high capacity feeder (instead of 3rd tray) that can provide a feed of 1650 sheets (approx.) giving a maximum capacity of 2850 sheets (approx.).

Paper weight capacity of 64 g/m² to 203 g/m².

Standard multi purpose tray for card stock, envelopes etc.

500 sheet output tray (face down) and 100 sheet face up tray

for continuous smooth running output. Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode

minimises power consumption and the separate toner and drum design cuts down on waste.

Automatic colour balance adjustment: in order to ensure

consistent output at all times, the machine automatically performs a colour check when the machine is switched on, when the top cover is opened and then closed, and adjusts the colour balance automatically. It can even be set to adjust the colour balance during long print runs.

Auto media detect: detects the weight of the media being fed

through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing temperature, speed (if necessary) and transfer voltage to ensure correct fusing and print quality.

Your printer is one of the C9300/C9500 family of colour

printers, configured as in the following table:

Model Network

card

C9300n Standard Option (may require

C9300dn Standard Standard. 192Mb Option Option C9300hdn Standard Standard 192Mb Standard Option C9500dn Standard Standard 320Mb Option Option C9500hdn Standard Standard 320Mb Standard option

Duplex Unit Memory Hard

disK

128Mb Option Option

additional memory).

Additional Trays

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USING THIS MANUAL

This manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setting up and operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its many advanced features. Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that it continues to perform at its best. Instructions are provided for adding optional accessories as your needs evolve.

The User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a

model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this. What you see will be appropriate to the model you are installing.

The User’s Guide has been designed to provide you with a

clear presentation on the installation and maintenance of your new printer. This information is compiled in the logical sequence required to result in a successful installation.

NOTE

The information in this manual is supplemented by the extensive online help facility associated with the printer driver software.

ONLINE USAGE

This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.

You can access specific information in two ways:

In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your

screen, click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.)

In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the Index. (If

the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to the page containing the subject.

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PRINTING PAGES

The whole manual, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure is:

From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the

Ctrl + P keys). Choose which pages you wish to print:

[All pages], for the entire manual

(a)

[Current page] for the page at which you are looking

(b)

[Pages from] and [to] for the range of pages you specify

(c)

by entering their page numbers.

Click on [OK]....

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GETTING STARTED

UNPACKING

WARNING!

This printer has a weight of 72 kg. 3 people are required to lift the printer safely.

After unpacking the printer and choosing a suitable place to put it, check that all the necessary parts are available to continue:

The printer.

4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).

CD-ROM disks containing printer drivers,network software and

documentation (see following page for contents). LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).

Light proof plastic bags (not illustrated).

2 Power cables (UK and European).

Setup Guide (not illustrated).

Retain all packing materials to faciliate transport.

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CD-ROM DISK CONTENTS

The CD-ROM disks supplied with your printer contain the following software:

CD1 - DRIVERS

Oki LPR

CD Install

Oki Template

Storage Device Manager

PDF Direct Printing

Printer Drivers (all languages)

The software utilities are described briefly in the Help facility on the CD and can be installed as required. They each have extensive on-line Help facilities.

CD2 - MANUALS

Printer User’s Guide

Networking User’s Guide

CD3 - NETWORK

PrintSuperVision

NDPS

Net Installer

Oki LPR

CD Install

Web Jet Admin

Oki Template Manager

Storage Device Manager

PDF Direct Printing

Networking User’s Guide

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CD4 - PRINT CONTROL SOFTWARE

Print Control software

PRINTER LOCATION

Place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. There must be sufficient space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance.

60cm

100cm

70cm

72 Kg.

20cm

60cm

72kg

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PRINTER COMPONENTS

Top cover

Control panel

Top cover release catch

Multi purpose tray (manual feed)

Paper support extension

Paper guides

Right side cover

Paper tray

Paper level indicator

Power switch

10.

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LED heads (4)

11.

Discharge roller

12.

Fuser unit

13.

Image drum (cyan)

14.

Image drum (magenta)

15.

Image drum (yellow)

16.

Image drum (black)

17.

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Power connector

18.

Side exit paper tray

19.

Interfaces and card slot

20.

USB interface connector

21.

Parallel interface connector

22.

Network interface card

23.

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SETTING UP

Before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the toner cartridges must be installed and paper inserted in the paper tray.

PACKAGING AND PROTECTIVE SHEET REMOVAL

Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer.

Using the release handle, open the top cover.

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Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in

the top cover.

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Remove the four image drums and place them on a level

surface.

CAUTION!

> Never expose image drums to light for more than 5 minutes. > Always hold image drum by the ends. > Never expose image drums to direct sunlight. > Never touch the green surface of the drum.

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Remove the protective sheets from each of the four image

drums.

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Replace the four image drums into the printer making sure

each image drum is installed in its correct colour location.

Push the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate from each

of the image drums.

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TONER CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION

WARNING!

Take extreme care when handling toner. > Toner can be harmful if inhaled, swallowed or if it gets in the eyes.

> Toner can also stain hands and clothing.

Remove the four colour toner cartridges from their packages.

Shake the toner cartridges back and forth several times, then

holding each toner cartridge horizontally, remove the tape, and then remove the plastic clip rom behind the coloured lever.

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Insert each toner cartridge into its image drum, left side first,

engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in its toner cartridge. Make sure the colours of the toner cartridge and image drum correspond.

Gently

push the toner cartridge down, engaging the locking

pin into the groove on the image drum.

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Gently

push the coloured lever toward the rear of the machine

until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum.

Close the top cover.

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LOADING PAPER

Remove the paper tray from the printer.

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Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper

being used.

To prevent paper jams:

Don’t leave space between the paper and the paper guides

and rear stopper. Don’t overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of

paper and the paper weight. Don’t load damaged paper.

Don’t load paper of different sizes, paper quality or thickness

at the same time. Don’t remove the paper tray during printing.

Close the paper tray

gently

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Always load large sizes of paper into the printer longitudinally

or portrait orientation. Smaller paper sizes (e.g. A4, A5, B5) can be loaded in either portrait or landscape orientation.

If fitted, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is

no paper tray inserted above it. For face down printing, make sure the rear paper exit is closed

(the paper exits from the top of the printer). Paper is stacked in printed order and paper tray capacity is approximately 500 sheets, depending on paper weight.

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For face up printing, make sure the rear paper exit is open and

the paper support is extended. Paper is stacked in reverse order and tray capacity is approximately 100 sheets,

depending on paper weight.

CAUTION!

Don’t open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam.

NOTE

Always use the rear stacker for thick paper (card stock etc.)

Load letter headed paper face down as shown for both portrait

and landscape printing:

abc

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MANUAL FEED

Open the multi purpose tray and extend the paper feed

guides. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides to the size of the

paper being used. Load the paper into the multi purpose tray with the print face

upward for single sided printing and print face downward for duplex printing.

Don’t exceed the Paper Full line (about 100 sheets depending

on paper weight).

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Load envelopes or letterheaded paper face up as shown for

both portrait and landscape printing

ABC

CAUTION!

Don’t open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam.

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POWER CONNECTION

WARNING!

Ensure both the printer power switch and the AC supply are switched OFF before connecting the power cable.

Connect the power cable (1) into the power socket on the

printer, then into a grounded power supply outlet.

Switch the printer ON using the main power switch (2).

The printer will go through its initialisation and warm up sequence. When the printer is ready, the READY indicator comes on and stays on (green) and the LCD indicates ONLINE.

NOTE

After installing the new toner cartridges, the message TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER may appear on the display. If this message does not disappear after a few pages have been printed, reinstall the appropriate toner cartridge.

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CONTROL PANEL

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Cancel

1. Attention indicator (red) required attention is required

, but printing will continue. FLASHING indicates that

, but printing will stop.

2. Ready indicator (green)

. ON indicates that

. ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING

10 9 8

attention is

indicates processing data or error.

3. Liquid crystal display.

(LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 24 alphanumeric digits displaying print status, menu items in menu mode and error messages.

4. Menu button

. Press briefly to enter the MENU mode. Press briefly again to select the next menu. Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus.

5. Item( +) button

. Press briefly to scroll forward to the next

menu item.

6. Value (+) button

. Press briefly to scroll forward to the next

value setting for each menu item.

7. Select button

. Press briefly to select the menu, item or value

indicated on the LCD.

8. Cancel button

9. Value (–) button

. Press to cancel a print job.

. Press briefly to scroll backward to the next

value setting for each menu item.

10. Item (–) button

menu item.

. Press briefly to scroll backward to the next

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11. Online button.

Switches between online and offline status.

NOTE

When pressed in Menu mode, returns the printer to ONLINE status. When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed, it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer. Also when there is an error indicating wrong paper size, pressing the

button forces the printer to print.

Online

MENU SETTINGS

CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE

Item

Online

Item

Ready

Attention

Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed on the printer’s LCD.

Value

Select

Cancel

Press the

is displayed. Then press the

Press the

is displayed. Press the

selected language. Press the

display language.

button to return the printer to offline status.

Online

button repeatedly until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU

button.

Select

button repeatedly until LANGUAGE is displayed.

Item

button repeatedly until the required language

Value

button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the

Select

button when you have finished setting the

Online

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CONFIRMATION PRINTOUT

Print a list of menu settings to confirm that the printer is correctly configured.

Item

Ready

Attention

Make sure there is A4 size paper in the paper tray.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Cancel

Press the

displayed, then press the Confirm that PRINT MENU MAP is displayed on the LCD.

Press the

button until the INFORMATION MENU is

button.

Select

button to print the menu map.

Select

PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA

Using the control panel on your printer, you can set:

which paper feed to use

the size of the paper you wish to use

the weight of the paper (thickness)

the type of paper

NOTE

> If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on your

computer, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message.

> 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).

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Paper feed selection

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Cancel

Item

The paper feed, paper size, paper weight and media type can be set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows.

Press the

displayed, then press the Select Press the

Press the

displayed, then press the

button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is

Select button.

Select Select

button until PAPER FEED is displayed.

Item

button until the required paper feed is

Value

button. An asterisk (*)

Select

appears next to the selected paper feed.

NOTE

When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing.

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Paper size

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Cancel

Item

NOTE

> When using paper trays, standard paper sizes are recognised

automatically with CASSETTE SIZE (default setting) selected. Paper size need only be set for A3 Wide, A3 outsize/Nobi, Tabloid Extra and custom paper sizes.

> When using the Multi-Purpose (MP) tray (manual feed), the paper

size has to be selected.

Press the Press the

button to return the printer to offline status.

Online

button until PRINT MENU is displayed, then

preset Select button.

Press either

Item (+)

button repeatedly until EDIT SIZE is

(–)

displayed. Press either

Value (+)

size is displayed, then press the

button until the required paper

(–)

button. An asterisk (*)

Select

appears next to the selected paper size. Press the

Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before

button to return the printer to ONLINE status.

Online

printing the file.

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Media type and weight

Your printer automatically detects paper type and weight. You have the option, however, to override these settings as follows:

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Cancel

Item

CAUTION!

If media type or media weight are not correctly set, print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged.

Press the Press the

button to return the printer to offline status.

Online

button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, then

press the Select button.

Press the

Item (+)

button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA

(–)

WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed. Press the

Value (+)

or weight is displayed, then press the

button until the required paper type

(–)

button. An

Select

asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper type or weight.

Press the

button to return the printer back to online

Online

status.

Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file.

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Paper, envelope types, transparencies and adhesive labels

We recommend the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in this printer:

All paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from

moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources. Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers.

The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously impact

on 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.

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.

Don’t use paper with perforations, cut-outs or ragged edges.

Don’t use envelopes with windows or metal clasps.

Don’t use envelopes with self sealing flaps.

Don’t use damp, damaged or curled paper and envelopes.

Don’t use carbon paper, NCR paper, photosensitive paper,

pressure sensitive paper or thermal transfer paper. Media must be designed for use in colour laser printers and

photocopiers. Must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1 sec.

Labels should cover entire carrier sheet.

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

the printer.

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PAPER FEED AND EXIT

Selection of which paper feed and which paper exit to use for printing and whether simplex (single sided) or duplex (double sided) printing is available, depends upon the paper size, media weight and media type that is used. Please refer to the following tables:

PAPER SIZES

Pape r size Feed Exit

Tray 1 Tray 2/Tray 5 Manual Rear

(Face up)

A3 Simplex/

A4 Simplex/

A5 Simplex/

A6 Simplex * Simplex Simplex * B4 Simplex/

B5 Simplex/

Letter Simplex/

Legal (13in) Simplex/

Legal (14in) Simplex/

Executive Simplex/

A3 Wide Simplex/

A3 Outsize/ Nobi

Tab loi d Si mpl ex/

Tabloid Extra Simplex/

duplex

Duplex

Duplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex Simplex/

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex/Duplex Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Top

(Face down)

Simplex/ Duplex

Duplex Simplex/

Duplex

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Pape r size Feed Exit

Envelopes (Com 9; Com 10; C5; C4; DL; Monarch

Custom (width

76.2 to 328mm; height

127.0 to 1200mm)

* Not available

Tray 1 Tray 2/Tray 5 Manual Rear

(Face up)

** SimplexSimplex*

* * Simplex Simplex *

Top

(Face down)

PAPER WEIGHTS AND MEDIA SETTINGS

Pape r weight

64 to 67 g/m² Light Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex 68 to 74 g/m² Medium

75 to 90 g/m² Medium Simplex/

91 to 104 g/m² Medium

105 to 120 g/m² Heavy Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex 121 to 203 g/m² Ultra

Transparencies * Simplex * Simplex Simplex * Labels 1 0.1 to 0.17

Labels 2 0.17 to 0.2

Media weight

light

heavy

mm thickness

Feed Exit

Tray 1 Tray 2/

Tray 5

Manual Rear

(face up)

Top (face down)

Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex Simplex

Simplex/

Duplex Simplex/

Duplex

Duplex Simplex/

Duplex

* *

* * Simplex Simplex *

**SimplexSimplex*

Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex Simplex/

Duplex

Simplex Simplex *

Simplex/ Duplex

* Not available

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NOTE

Recycled paper is slightly thicker than the paper weight (ream weight) indicated on the wrapper. To ensure that toner is fused correctly on such paper, make sure that the MEDIA TYPE is set to RECYCLED and MEDIA WEIGHT is set to AUTO.

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PRINTER SETTINGS

CONFIRMING CURRENT SETTINGS

Current MENU settings can be confirmed by printing a menu map.

Item

Value

Ready

Attention

Make sure that A4 size paper is loaded into the paper tray.

Online

Value

Select

Cancel

Press the Press the

button to return the printer to offline status.

Online

button until the INFORMATION MENU is

available.

Press the

button until the display prompts you to print

Select

the menu map.

Press the

button to print the menu map. The printer will

Select

return to online status when the menu map is printed.

CHANGING THE SETTINGS

Press the

then press the Select button. Press the

displayed. Press the

confirmed by an asterisk (*) appearing to the right of it. Press the

button until the required menu is displayed,

Item (+)

Value (+)

button. Selection of the value will be

Select

button to return the printer to online status.

Online

button until the required item is

(–)

button until the required value is

(–)

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LIST OF MENU SETTINGS

Listed in the following tables are the available printer settings. The default settings for the printer are in bold italic text.

Print jobs menu

(Only displayed if a hard disk is fitted.)

Item Value Description

ENTER PASSWORD

SELECT JOB

Information menu

Item Value Description

PRINT MENU MAP PRINT FILE LIST PRINT PCL FONT PRINT PS FONT PRINT IBM PPR

FONT PRINT EPSON FX

FONT PRINT GL/2

PALETTE GL/2 PRINT DEMO1 TO

32 PRINT ERROR LOG

**** Sets password using a four–digit

No jobs; All jobs; File name 1 to nn

Execute Prints menu list. Execute Prints job file list. Execute Prints PCL font list. Execute Prints PostScript font list Execute Prints an IBM PPR font list.

Execute Prints an Epson FX font list.

Execute Prints a colour sample of the Menu

Execute Prints demonstration page

Execute Prints error log.

number (0~9). This item is also displayed even when OP MENU “ALL CATEGORY” is set to DISABLE in the Admin. menu.

Selects printing job for secure printing This item is also displayed even when OP MENU “ALL CATEGORY” is set to DISABLE in the Admin. menu.

select pen (only when HP-GL2 is valid)

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Tes t Print menu

Item Value Description

PRINT ID CHECK PATTERN

Execute Prints ID check pattern to detect bad ID.

Displayed only if "TEST PRINT MENU" of the System Maintenance Menu is set to ENABLE.

Shutdown menu

Item Value Description

SHUTDOWN START

Execute Shut down sequence for the printer,

and is recommended to be used when the hard disk is fitted to prevent any loss of data.

Print Menu

Item Value Description

COPIES DUPLEX

BINDING

OUTPUT BIN JOB OFFSET PAPER FEED

AUTO TRAY SWITCH

TRAY SEQUENCE

1 to 999 Sets the number of copies. On; Off Specifies two-sided (duplex) printing

if the optional duplex unit is installed.

Long edge; Short edge Sets binding for duplex printing. Only

Face Up; Face Down On

On; Off Sets job offset on or off.

OnOn Tray 1; Tray 2; Tray 3;

Tray 4; Tray 5; MP Tray

On; Off Automatic switching to next tray when

Down; Up; Paper feed

tray

Face Down Specifies output bin.

Face DownFace Down

displayed if duplex is ON.

Selects source of paper feed. Tray 2 to 5 only displayed if fitted.

tray in use empties. Specifies selection order priority for

switching Auto Tray Select/Auto Tray Switch.

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Item Value Description

MULTI-PURPOSE (MP) TRAY USAGE

Media check

TRANSPARENCY DETECT OHP

RESOLUTION

TONER SAVE MOD E

MONO-PRINT SPEED

ORIENTATION LINE PER PAGE

Normal tray; High priority tray; Feed

when mismatching; Do not use

Enable; Disable Sets whether the printer checks the

Auto; Disable Enable/Disable the transparency auto

C9300 - 600 dpi C9500 -1200 dpi

ON; OFF ON: Enables Toner Save mode.

Auto; Colour speed; Normal speed

Portrait; Landscape Sets page orientation for printing. 5 to 128 (64) Sets the number of lines that can be

Specifies MP tray usage. As normal tray: (Tray select/switch)

As normal tray: (Tray select/switch)

As normal tray: (Tray select/switch)As normal tray: (Tray select/switch) Use as a normal tray. High priority tray: (Valid with Tray

High priority tray: (Valid with Tray

High priority tray: (Valid with Tray High priority tray: (Valid with Tray select only).

select only).

select only).select only). If paper exists in the MP tray and Duplex is not specified, the printer prints on paper from MP tray. Feed when mismatching:

Feed when mismatching:

Feed when mismatching:Feed when mismatching: When a paper mismatch occurs (i.e. the tray's paper size/media type does not match the print data), a paper request is issued to the MP Tray. If the data is for Duplex print, a specified tray is used instead of the MP tray. DO NOT USE

DO NOT USE:

DO NOT USEDO NOT USE Both Auto Tray Select and Auto Tray Switch do not permit the use of the MP Tray. However, if "MP TRAY" is specified in “PAPER FEED," the printer behaves as if a "NORMAL TRAY" is selected even though "DO NOT USE" is selected. (MP Tray can be selected as Auto Tray.)

matching of paper size to that of the tray. Only standard sizes are checked.

detect function. (Used for cutting if the sensor wrongly detects).

Selects print resolution.

OFF: Disables Toner Save mode. Selects monochrome printing speed.

Auto

Auto: prints at the most appropriate

AutoAuto speed for page process. Colour

Colour: prints always at the colour

ColourColour print speed. Normal

Normal: Prints always at the

NormalNormal monochrome print speed.

printed on a page.

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Item Value Description

EDIT SIZE

Cassette size; Letter; Executive; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal 13; Tabloid Extra; Tabloid; A3; A4; A5; A6; B4; B5; Custom; Com-9 envelope; Com-10 envelope; Monarch envelope; C4, C5, DL Envelopes; Postcard; Return Postcard; Envelope 1; Envelope 2; Envelope 3; Envelope 4

Cassette size is selected when using standard sized paper in the paper tray. Edit size is only used when printing one page size onto a different paper size, e.g. A6 onto A4, edit size would be set to A6, but actual paper in paper tray is A4.

Media menu

Item Value Description

TRAY 1 MEDIA TYPE

TRAY 2, 3, 4 ,5 MEDIA TYPE

TRAY 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 MEDIA WEIGHT

Plain; Letterhead; Transparency; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough. User type 1 - 5

Plain; Letterhead; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough; User type 1 - 5

Auto; Light; Medium light; Medium; Medium heavy; Heavy; Ultra heavy

Selects the paper type for Tray 1. User type 1 - 5 are displayed only if registered in the host PC. If Media character strings are specified, these will be displayed instead.

Selects the paper type for the selected paper tray. Tray 2 to Tray 5 only displayed if fitted. User type 1 - 5 are displayed only if registered in the host PC. If the host PC specifies the character strings for media types, they will be displayed instead.

Sets the paper weight for the selected paper tray. Tray 2 to Tray 5 only displayed if fitted.

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Item Value Description

MP TRAY PAPER SIZE

MP TRAY MEDIA TYPE

MP TRAY MEDIA WEIGHT

UNIT OF MEASURE

X DIMENSION

Y DIMENSION

A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3; A4 Short Edge; A4 Long Edge; A5; A6; B4; B5 Short Edge; B5 Long Edge; Legal 14; Legal

13.5; Legal 13; Tabloid Extra; Tabloid; Letter Short Edge; Letter Long Edge; Executive; Custom; Com-9 envelope LEF; Com-10 envelope LEF; Monarch envelope LEF; C4, C5, DL Envelope LEF; Postcard; Return postcard; Envelope 1 LEF; Envelope 2 LEF; Envelope 3 LEF; Envelope 4 LEF

Plain; Letterhead; Transparency; Labels; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough; User type 1 to 5

Auto; Light; Medium light; Medium; Medium heavy; Heavy; Ultra heavy

inches; millimetres Sets the units of measurement for

3 inches to 8.5 inches 76 mm to 216 mm (210 mm)

5 inches to 47.2 inches (11 inches) 127 mm to 1200 mm (297 mm)

Sets the paper size for the multipurpose paper tray.

Selects the paper type for multipurpose paper tray. User type 1 to 5 are only displayed if they have been registered.

Sets the paper weight for the multipurpose (MP) paper tray.

custom paper size. Sets the dimensions of custom

paper. For these dimensions to work, the MP t ray paper size must be set custom.

Sets the dimensions of custom paper. For these dimensions to work, the MP t ray paper size must be set to custom.

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Colour menu

Item Value Description

AUTO DENSITY MODE

ADJUST DENSITY

COLOUR TUNING

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK HIGHLIGHT

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK MID-TONE

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK DARK

Auto; Manual. Select whether density adjustment

and Toner Response Curve (TRC) compensation is automatic. Auto: Density adjustment is automatically run under specified conditions, and reflected in the TRC compensation. Manual: The printer does not automatically run density adjustment.

Execute If EXECUTE is selected, the printer will

immediately adjust density and reflect it in the TRC compensation. Density adjustment must be executed when the printer is idling. It may become invalid if executed in any other state.

Print pattern Prints the pattern for the user to adjust

TRC. Ordinarily this function is not needed because TRC is automatically adjusted to the recommended levels through density adjustment and TRC compensation. This function permits TRC adjustment to your requirement by using the adjustment menu of HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE, and DARK for each of CMYK. Adjustment results will be reflected as offset values (additions) to the corrections made through the Adjust Density/TRC Compensation function.

0+1+2+3-3-2-1 Adjusts HIGHLIGHT (light area) of

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black TRC. Plus indicates adjustment toward a darker level and minus toward lighter.

0+1+2+3-3-2-1 Adjusts MID-TONE of Cyan, Magenta,

Yellow or BlackTRC. Plus indicates adjustment toward a darker level and minus toward lighter

0+1+2+3-3-2-1 Adjusts DARK of Cyan, Magenta,

Yellow or BlackTRC. Plus indicates adjustment toward a darker level and minus toward lighter

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Item Value Description

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK DARKNESS

ADJUST REGISTRATION

CYAN REGI STRA TIO N

- FINE ADJUST MAGENTA

REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST

YELLOW REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST

INK SIMULATION

INK LIMIT

0+1+2+3-4-3-2-1 Adjusts Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or

Execute When this menu is selected, the

0+1+2+3-3-2-1 Makes a fine adjustment to image

0+1+2+3-3-2-1

Off; Euroscale The printer has its own process

Dark; Medium; Light Selects the limit of the toner layer

Black

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engine density. The Darkness settings for each of CMYK will be reflected as offset values (additions) to the corrections through the Adjust Density/TRC Compensation function.

printer performs an Auto Adjust Registration. Must be executed in the idle state (Auto Registration OFF).

registration in Cyan, Magenta or Yellow against Black in the horizontal direction. The adjustment is reflected as an offset (addition) value to the corrections through Auto Color Registration Correction. Values are adjusted in increments of 1/1200th of an inch. Example: if the paper movement is upward - if a value is increased (+) then it means the image moves downward in relation to it.

simulation generator which simulates standard colours in the printer. This function is enabled only with Postscript language jobs.

thickness. If paper curl occurs in DARK printing, selecting MEDIUM or LIGHT sometimes helps reduce curl.

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Item Value Description

CMY 100% DENSITY

Disable; enable Selects enable/disable 100% output

against the CMY100% TRC compensation. Ordinarily, the TRC compensation function controls the appropriate print density; thus, 100% output is not always enabled. Selecting ENABLE will allow 100% output. In actual printing, the TRC values, too, are controlled by Color Matching. This function is used for special purposes; for example, to specify the color for CMYK colour space in PS.

System configuration menu

Item Value Description

POWER SAVE DELAY TIME

PERSONALITY

USB PS-PROTOCOL

!EEE 1394 PS PROTOCOL

NETWORK PS PROTOCOL

CLEARABLE WARNING

5 min; 15 min; 30 min; 60 min; 240 min

Auto emulation; PCL; IBM PPR III XL; Epson FX; AdobePostScript; HP-GL2

ASCII RAW

ON; Job PCL emulation

Sets the time before printer enters power save mode.

Selects the printer emulation language. Note: the only printer languages that can be selected are those enabled in the Personality section of the Maintenance menu.

Specifies PostScript (PS) communication protocol mode of data from USB. (In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid.)

Displayed only when IEEE1394 option board is installed. Specifies PS communication mode of data from IEEE1394. (In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid.)

Specifies PS communication protocol mode of data from OkiLAN 7300e. (In RAW mode, Ctrl-T is invalid.)

PCL emulation: Sets the time before

PCL emulationPCL emulation deleting error messages. If On, press Error Delete switch to display error. If Job, error remains displayed until next print job is received. PS emulation

PS emulation: Error messages are

PS emulationPS emulation only shown during job regardless of setting.

Personality

PersonalityPersonality

Maintenance menu.

Maintenance menu.Maintenance menu.

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Item Value Description

AUTO CONTINUE

MANUAL TIMEOUT

WAIT TIMEOUT

LOW TONER

JAM RECOVERY

ERROR REPORT

LANGUAGE

On; Off Sets the printer to recover

60 sec; 30 sec; Off Sets the time between requesting that

Off; 5 sec to 300 sec (90 sec)

Cont inue; Stop If set to CONTINUE, allows printing to

ON; OFF Sets whether or not printing will

ON; Off When set to ON, prints an error report

English; German;

French; Italian; Spanish; Swedish; Norwegian; Danish; Dutch; Turkish; Portuguese; Polish

automatically after a memory overflow or print overrun.

paper is inserted and when the print job is cancelled should paper not be inserted. Only works in PostScript mode.

Sets the time between receiving the last byte of data and the page being automatically ejected. Only works in PCL mode. In PS mode the job will be cancelled.

continue when Low toner is displayed. If STOP is selected - when Low toner is displayed, the printer goes off line.

continue after a paper jam has been cleared. If set to OFF, the print job that was being printed when the paper jam occurred will be cancelled after clearing the paper jam. When set to ON, the print job will continue after the jam has been cleared.

when internal error occurs. Only works in PostScript mode.

Selects the printer display language.

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PCL emulation

Item Value Description

FONT SOURCE

FONT NO.

FONT PITCH

FONT HEIGHT

SYMBOL SET A4 PRINT WIDTH

WHITE PAGE SKIP

CR FUNCTION

LF FUNCTION

PRINT MARGIN

TRUE BLACK

Resident; Dimmo; Downloaded

I000 to 1083 Sets the PCL font number.

0.44 cpi to 99.99 cpi (10.00 cpi)

4.00 pt to 999.75 pt (12.00 pt)

PC-8 Selects a PCL character symbol set

78 column; 80 column Selects the number of characters in a

OFF; ON Selects whether or not to print pages

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF

Normal; 1/5 inch; 1/6

inch

ON; OFF PCL: Sets whether to use Composite

Selects location of the PCL font used. Dimmo

Dimmo is displayed only when font

DimmoDimmo DIMM ROM exists in the slot. Downloaded

Downloaded only appears if fonts

DownloadedDownloaded have been down loaded to the printer.

The range of this variable changes depending on the FONT SOURCE setting at the time. If the default font is set for FONT SOURCE, the number starts at 0. If it is not, the number starts at 1. The maximum value is equal to the number of fonts installed in FONT SOURCE.

Sets the font width in characters per inch. Only displayed if the font is a fixed spacing outline font.

Sets the font point size. Only displayed if the font is a relative spacing outline font.

line before automatic return (A4 paper), PCL mode.

that contain no data (white pages), PCL mode.

code in PCL mode.

code in PCL mode. Sets unprintable paper area (margin).

Normal: PCL emulation compatible 1/5 inch: domestic model emulation. 1/6 inch: HIPER-W emulation.

Black (CMYK mixed) or Pure Black (K only) for the black (100%) in image data. OFF: Mode using Composite Black ON: Mode using Pure Black (not valid with PostScript).

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PPR Emulation

Item Value Description

PEN WIDTH ADJUST

CHARACTER PITCH

FONT CONDENSE

CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER 0 STYLE

ZERO CHARACTER

LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP

CR FUNCTION

LF FUNCTION

LINE LENGTH

FORM LENGTH

TOF POSITION

LEFT MARGIN

FIT TO LETTER

TEXT HEIGHT

CONT PAPER MODE

ON; OFF IN PCL, when switched ON,

10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL

12CPI - 20CPI; 12CPI 12CPI

Set 1; Set 2 Specifies a character set. IBM 437 Specifies a symbol set.

Disable; Enable Specifies the style that replaces 9BH

Normal; Slashed Sets the zero to be slashed or

6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing. OFF; ON Specifies whether or not the printer

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF

80 COLUMN; 136

COLUMN 11 INCH; 11.7 INCH;

12 INCH

0.0 INCH - 1.0 INCH Specifies the distance of print from

Disable; Enable Sets the printing mode that can fit

Same; Diff Sets the height of a character.

Off

Off; On Sets the edit direction of paper to

OffOff

emphasises the pen width to improve the appearance of lines specified with minimum width.

Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR emulation.

Specifies 12CPI pitch for Condense Mode.

with o and 9DH with a zero.

unslashed.

ejects a blank sheet. Not available on duplex operation.

code.

code. Specifies the number of characters

per line. Specifies the length of paper.

the top edge of the paper.

the left hand edge of the paper.

print data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area.

SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height. DIFF: As CPI, character heights vary.

landscape.

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FX Emulation

Item Value Description

CHARACTER PITCH

CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER 0 STYLE

ZERO CHARACTER

LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP

CR FUNCTION

LF FUNCTION

LINE LENGTH

FORM LENGTH

TOF POSITION

LEFT MARGIN

FIT TO LETTER

TEXT HEIGHT

CONT PAPER MODE

10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL

Set 1; Set 2 Specifies a character set. IBM 437 Specifies a symbol set.

Disable; Enable Specifies the style that replaces 9BH

Normal; Slashed Sets the zero to be slashed or

6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing. OFF; ON Specifies whether or not the printer

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF

80 COLUMN; 136

COLUMN 11 inch; 11.7 inch;

12 inch

0.0 inch - 1.0 inch Specifies the distance of print from

Disable; Enable Sets the printing mode that can fit

Same; Diff Sets the height of a character.

Off; On Sets edit direction of paper to

Specifies character pitch in this emulation.

with o and 9DH with a zero.

unslashed.

ejects a blank sheet. Not available on duplex operation.

code.

code. Specifies the number of characters

per line. Specifies the length of paper.

the top edge of the paper.

the left hand edge of the paper.

print data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area.

SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height. DIFF: As CPI, character heights vary.

landscape.

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HP-GL/2 Emulation

Item Value Description

ROTATE

AUTO ROTATE

AUTO SCALE

MERGE

PALETTE SOURCE

PEN 0 - 15 WIDTH

0; 90; 180; 270 Specifies the rotation for GL/2

OFF; ON Automatically rotates the print

OFF; ON Automatically enlarges/reduces the

OFF; ON Stipulates the default setting for

SOFTWARE; PALETTE Sets whether to use Menu Palette

0.0 - 12.0 mm Pen 0: 0.13 mm Pen 1: 0.18 mm Pen 2: 0.25 mm Pen 3: 0.35 mm Pen 4: 0.50 mm Pen 5: 0.65 mm Pen 6: 0.70 mm Pen 7: 0.80 mm Pen 8: 0.90 mm Pen 9: 1.0 mm Pen 10: 1.4 mm Pen 11: 2.0 mm Pen 12: 3.0 mm Pen 13: 5.0 mm Pen 14: 8.0 mm Pen 15: 12.0 mm

drawings.

orientation according to the specified plot size in GL/2 drawings.

print area (determined by the specified plot size in GL/2 drawings) to the paper size.

logical operations in GL/2 drawings. OFF - overwrite; ON - OR write.

which defines the width and colour of pen used in GL/2 drawings. When PALETTE is selected, the pen width and colour specified by the command is invalid.

Specifies the width of Pen 0 - 15 for the menu palette to be used in GL/2 drawings. The specified width is invalid if PALETTE is not selected as PALETTE SOURCE, and the default pen width in this case is 0.35mm. This will not affect GL/2 mode in PCL.

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Item Value Description

PEN 0 - 15 COLOUR

ORIGIN

PEN 0 FUNCTION

CHARACTER PITCH

SELECT PAPER

0 - 255 Pen 0: 0 Pen 1: 1 Pen 2: 2 Pen 3: 3 Pen 4: 4 Pen 5: 5 Pen 6: 6 Pen 7: 7 Pen 8: 8 Pen 9: 12 Pen 10: 19 Pen 11: 27 Pen 12: 35 Pen 13: 68 Pen 14: 100 Pen 15: 110

Corner Center

White pen End plot

6 CPI; 9 CPI Specifies the default size of characters

Edit size; Plotsize all;

Plotsize equip

Specifies the colour of Pen 0 - 15 for the menu palette to be used in GL/2 drawings. The specified colour is invalid if PALETTE is not selected as PALETTE SOURCE. This will not affect GL/2 mode in PCL.

Specifies the origin in GL/2 drawings. This will not affect GL/2 in PCL. (The origin in GL/2 mode in PCL is in the lower-left corner.)

Specifies the designation of Pen 0 in GL/2 drawings. If END PLOT is set, the command to select PEN 0 will prompt printing, then ejecting. This will not affect GL/2 mode in PCL.

in GL/2 drawings. This will not affect GL/2 mode in PCL.

Specifies the method to determine the paper size in GL/2 drawings. EDITSIZE selected - the paper appropriate for the Edit Size in the menu will be selected. PLOTSIZE selected - the paper whose size is larger than, and closest to, the specified Plot Size value will be selected from all the usable paper (all) or those loaded in the printer (equip). This will not affect GL/2 mode in PCL.

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Parallel menu

Item Value Description

PARALLEL BI-DIRECTION ECP ACK WIDTH

ACK/BUSY TIMING

I-PRIME

OFFLINE RECEIVE

Enable; Disable Selects parallel (Centronics) interface. Enable; Disable Selects bi-directional communication. Enable; Disable Selects ECP mode. Narrow (0.5µs);

Medium (1.0µs); Wide (3.0µs)

ACK-in-Busy; ACKwhile-Busy

3 micro-sec; 50 microsec; Disable

Enable; Disable When set to Enable, this function

Sets ACK width for compatible reception.

Sets output order for ACK and BUSY during reception. ACK IN BUSY: BUSY=LOW to the end of the ACK pulse ACK WHILE BUSY: BUSY=LOW to the centre of the ACK pulse.

Sets or disables the i-Prime signal

maintains reception without changing the interface signal, even though an alarm occurs. The interface stays open even if the operator panel Off-line switch is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or when a service call occurs.

USB menu

Item Value Description

USB SOFT RESET OFFLINE RECEIVE

Enable; Disable Selects USB interface. Enable; Disable Selects use of soft reset command.

Enable; Disable When set to Enable, this function

maintains reception without changing the interface signal, even if an alarm occurs. The interface stays open even if the operator panel Off-line switch is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or when a service call occurs.

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IEEE1394 menu

(only displayed if IEEE 1394 is installed)

Item Value Description

SPEED

SBP2

S100; S200; S400 Sets the upper limit of transfer speed

in communication layer. (S400: 400MB/Sec. or less) Display is in English only.

Enable; Disable Enables/disables SBP2 protocol.

Network menu

Item Value Description

TCP/IP NETWARE ETHERTALK NETBEUI FRAME TYPE

DHCP/BOOTP

RARP

IP ADDRESS

SUBNET MASK

GATEWAY ADDRESS

PRINT SETTINGS INITIALISE

Enable; Disable Selects TCP/IP protocol. Enable; Disable Selects Netware protocol. Enable; Disable Selects EtherTalk protocol. Enable; Disable Selects NetBEUI protocol. Auto; 802.2; 802.3

Ether-II; snap

Enable; Disable Selects whether selection of DHCP/

Enable; Disable Selects whether selection of RARP is

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures IP address of 12

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures subnet mask of 12

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures gateway address of 12

ON; OFF Selects printing of network menu map. ON; OFF Selects network initialisation.

Selects Ethernet frame type.

BOOP is automatic.

automatic.

alphanumeric characters.

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Memory menu

Item Value Description

RECEIVE BUFF SIZE

RESOURCE SAVE

FLASH INITIALIZE PS FLASH RESIZE

Auto; 0.5 Mb; 1 Mb; 2 Mb; 4 Mb; 8 Mb; 16 Mb; 32 Mb

Auto; Off; 0.5 Mb; 1 Mb; 2 Mb; 4 Mb; 8 Mb; 16 Mb; 32 Mb

Execute Initialises flash memory if fitted. 1Mb; 0.5Mb; 1.5Mb;

0Mb

Sets the size of the receive buffer and will depend on the amount of memory installed in the printer.

Set the size of the font cache area and will depend on the amount of memory installed in the printer.

Changes the size of the flash memory area. NOTE: Special data is stored in the Flash Memory, therefore you cannot specify 100%.

Disk maintenance

(Only appears if a hard disk is fitted.)

Item Value Description

HDD INITIALIZE

PARTITION #1 PARTITION #2 PARTITION #3 HDD FORMATTING

Execute Partitions hard disk and formats

each partition.

Common; PCL; PS Sets usage of partition number 1.

Comm on; PCL; PS Sets usage of partition number 2. Comm on; PCL; PS Sets usage of partition number 3. Partition 1; Partition

2; Partition 3

Formats specified partition.

System adjust menu

Item Value Description

X ADJUST

Y ADJUST

DUPLEX X ADJUST

DUPLEX Y ADJUST

TRAY 1 A3 NOBI

0.00 mm; +0.25 to +2.0 mm; – 2.0 to –0.25 mm

A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3

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Adjusts overall print position horizontally in 0.20 increments.

Adjusts overall print position vertically in 0.20 increments.

Adjusts overall print position of print face horizontally in 0.20 increments.

Adjusts overall print position of print face vertically in 0.20 increments.

Sets Tray 1 large paper size.

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Item Value Description

TRAY 1 LEGAL 14 TRAY 2 A3 NOBI

TRAY 2 LEGAL 14 TRAY 3 A3 NOBI

TRAY 3 LEGAL 14 TRAY 4 A3 NOBI

TRAY 4 LEGAL 14 TRAY 5 A3 NOBI

TRAY 5 LEGAL 14

PCL TRAY 2 ID#

PCL TRAY 3 ID#

PCL TRAY 4 ID#

PCL TRAY 5 ID#

PCL MP TRAY ID#

DRUM CLEANING

HEX DUMP

Legal 14; Legal 13.5 Sets Tray 1 legal paper size. A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3

Tab loi d ex tra Legal 14; Legal 13.5 Sets Tray 2 legal paper size.

A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3 Tab loi d ex tra

Legal 14; Legal 13.5 Sets Tray 3 legal paper size. A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3

Tab loi d ex tra Legal 14; Legal 13.5 Sets Tray 4 legal paper size.

A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3 Tab loi d ex tra

Legal 14; Legal 13.5 Sets Tray 5 legal paper size.

1 – 59 (5) Sets Tray 2 number for PCL

1 – 59 (20) Sets Tray 3 number for PCL

1 – 59 (21) Sets Tray 4 number for PCL

1 – 59 (22) Sets Tray 5 number for PCL

1 – 59 (4) Sets MP Tray number for PCL

OFF; ON Sets whether to rotate the drum in

Execute Prints out data received from the

Sets Tray 2 large paper size.

Sets Tray 3 large paper size.

Sets Tray 4 large paper size.

Sets Tray 5 large paper size.

(Only displayed if Tray 5 is fitted)

emulation.

idle mode before printing to reduce horizontal white lines effect. This will shorten image drum life.

host PC in a hexadecimal dump.

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Maintenance menu

Item Value Description

EEPROM RESET SAVE MENU RESTORE

POWER SAVE

PAPER BLACK SETTING

PAPER COLOUR SETTING

TRANSPR BLACK SETTING

TRANSPR COLOUR SETTING

Execute Initialises EEPROM for each unit. Execute Saves the current menu settings. Execute Reverts to stored menu settings.

Enable; Disable Selects power save mode when no

0; +1; +2; –2; –1

0; +1; +2; –2; –1 Adjusts printing to compensate for

0; +1; +2; –2; –1

(Only displayed if there are saved menu settings).

input is received for a specified time. See also System adjust menu.

Adjusts printing to compensate for quality deterioration resulting from temperature differences when printing on paper.

quality deterioration resulting from temperature differences when printing on transparencies.

Usage menu

Item Value Description

TOTAL PA GE COUNT TRAY 1 PAGE COUNT TRAY 2 PAGE COUNT

TRAY 3 PAGE COUNT

TRAY 4 PAGE COUNT

TRAY 5 PAGE COUNT

MP TRAY PAGE COUNT

COLOUR PAGE COUNT

MONOCHROME PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows total number of pages printed. nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from Tray 1. nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from Tray 2.

Displayed if optional Tray 2 is installed.

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from Tray 3.

Displayed if optional Tray 3 is installed.

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from Tray 4.

Displayed if optional Tray 4 is installed.

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from Tray 5.

Displayed if optional Tray 5 is installed.

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from

Multipurpose Paper Tray.

nnnnnn Number of pages printed in colour.

nnnnnn Number of pages printed in monochrome.

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Item Value Description

BLACK DRUM LIFE

CYAN DRUM LIFE

MAGENTA DRUM LIFE

YELLOW DRUM LIFE

BELT LIFE

FUSER LIFE

BLACK TONER

CYAN TONER

MAGENTA TONER

YELLOW TONER

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the black

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the cyan

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the magenta

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the yellow

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the belt as a

Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the fuser roller

15K = xxx%;

7.5K = xxx% 15K = xxx%;

7.5K = xxx%

image drum as a percentage.

percentage.

as a percentage. Displays black toner remaining.

Displays cyan toner remaining.

Displays magenta toner remaining.

Displays yellow toner remaining.

Administrator menu.

(Only system administrators have access to this menu.) In order to enter this menu, turn on the printer while holding down the Item +

buttons.

Item +/Item –

Item +Item +

Item –

Item –Item –

Item Value Description

ALL CATEGORY

PRINT JOBS MENU

INFORMATION MENU

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable all categories of User Menu.

Set to Disable, no user menu is shown except the PRINT JOB MENU. Panel Lock is still available.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable PRINT JOBS MENU.

Set to Disable, PRINT JOBS MENU is not displayed. (PRINT JOB MENU is displayed when this MENU setting is set to ENABLE even though ALL CATEGORY is set to DISABLE.)

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable INFORMATION MENU.

Set to Disable, INFORMATION MENU is not displayed.

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Item Value Description

SHUTDOWN MENU

PRINT MENU

MEDIA MENU

COLOUR MENU

SYSTEM CONFIG MENU

PCL EMULATION MENU

PPR EMULATION MENU

FX EMULATION MENU

PARALLEL MENU

USB MENU

IEEE 1394 MENU

NETWORK MENU

MEMORY MENU

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable SHUTDOWN MENU.

Set to Disable, SHUTDOWN MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable PRINT MENU.

Set to Disable, PRINT MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable MEDIA MENU.

Set to Disable, MEDIA MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable COLOUR MENU.

Set to Disable, COLOUR MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable SYSTEM MENU.

Set to Disable, SYSTEM MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable PCL EMULATION MENU.

Set to Disable, PCL EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable PPR EMULATION MENU.

Set to Disable, PPR EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable FX EMULATION MENU.

Set to Disable, FX EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable PARALLEL MENU.

Set to Disable, PARALLEL MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable USB MENU.

Set to Disable, USB MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Displayed only when the IEEE 1394 board is

fitted. Enable/Disable IEEE 1394 MENU. Set to Disable, IEEE 1394 MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Displayed only when the Network Interface

Card is fitted. Enable/Disable NETWORK MENU. Set to Disable, NETWORK MENU is not displayed.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable MEMORY MENU.

Set to Disable, MEMORY MENU is not displayed.

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Item Value Description

DISK MAINTENANCE

SYSTEM ADJUST MENU

MAINTENANCE MENU

USAGE MENU

COLOUR MENU

BLOCK DEVICE MENU

PEAK POWER CONTROL

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable DISK MAINTENANCE MENU.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable SYSTEM ADJUST MENU.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable MAINTENANCE MENU.

Enable/Disable Enable/Disable USAGE MENU.

Execute This is the menu to reset the TRC data that

Initialise lock YES NO

Normal/Low Sets PEAK POWER CONTROL.

Set to Disable, DISK MAINTENANCE MENU is not displayed.

Set to Disable, SYSTEM ADJUST MENU is not displayed.

Set to Disable, MAINTENANCE MENU is not displayed.

Set to Disable, USAGE MENU is not displayed.

had been stored (retained for tracking). For example, correct values could not be taken due to “out of order” situation. This is mainly for maintenance purposes and not ordinarily used.

Enable/Disable setting changes that involve Block device (HDD, FLASH) initialisation. If set to YES, the operator panel does not show FLASH INITIALISE ITEM and PS FLASH RESIZE ITEM in DISK MAINTENANCE and MEMORY MENU.

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SWITCHING OFF

In normal circumstances the power save facility should be used to avoid having to switch the printer off. However if you do wish to switch the printer off manually, please carry out the following procedure:

Item

Online

Item

Ready

Attention

CAUTION!

> NEVER turn the printer off while it is printing. > If the optional hard disk has been fitted, The following procedure

MUST BE FOLLOWED before turning off to protect any data that is stored on the hard disk.

> It is recommended that you follow this shutdown procedure each

time the printer is switched off for any reason.

> After switching the printer OFF, wait at least 10 seconds before

switching it ON again. This allows the internal power levels to drop. Switching on too soon could cause the printer to malfunction.

Value

Select

Cancel

Press the

displayed, then press the Press the

button until the SHUTDOWN MENU is

button.

Select

button again to EXECUTE the shutdown

Select

sequence. When PLEASE POWER OFF SHUTDOWN COMPLETED is

displayed on the LCD, turn the printer off using the power switch.

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INTERFACES

Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces:

1. Parallel

– For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a

bi-directional (IEEE 1384 compliant) parallel cable.

2. USB

– For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above (not Windows 95 upgraded to Windows 98) or Macintosh. This port requires a cable conforming to USB version 1.1 or above.

The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB compatible device is connected concurrently with other USB-compatible machines.

When connecting multiple printers of the same type, they appear as *****, ***** (2), ***** (3), etc. These numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on each printer.

3. Ethernet

– For network cable connection. This port is standard

on all “n” models, optional on others.

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If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone

computer proceed to the Chapter headed “Printer Drivers”. If your printer is to be installed as a network printer, please

refer to the relevant section in the User’s Guide for the network interface card for further details on how to configure the network connection, before installing the printer drivers.

NOTE

Administrator’s authority is required when installing using a network connection.

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PRINTER DRIVERS

CD1 contains the printer drivers. Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation.

WHICH PRINTER DRIVER?

Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and PostScript (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish. Which driver you choose depends on your application.

If you use TrueType fonts and you do not print PostScript

(including “.eps” files) graphics, choose the PCL driver. This will be more efficient and give good results.

If you use PostScript fonts or you will be printing PostScript

graphics, choose the PostScript driver. In this situation performance will be faster and graphics will be printed at their

best quality.

NOTE

The line art graphics in this manual are PostScript. So if you plan to print parts of this manual choose the PostScript driver. Otherwise the line art graphics will only print at low resolution.

If your applications vary so much that neither driver seems to cover all your needs, you could choose to install both. Then select the one you plan to use most of the time to be your Windows default driver. Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialogue, so you can print using the alternative driver whenever you need to. If you install both drivers, simply select the same printer port (LPT1 or Network Port) during the installation.

With Windows running, insert the printer driver CD-ROM (CD1)

into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD does not run automatically, use [Start]-[Run...] and

enter E:\setup (where E is your CD-ROM drive) in the Open field.

Click on [OK].

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The setup program will give you a number of options, such as changing the printer operator panel language and making a test print to ensure that your printer is operating correctly.

Click on [Driver Installation] then [Install Printer Driver] and

follow the on-screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation.

NOTE

> Take time to note the facilities available on the CD. For example, the

Help facility briefly describes each of the Software Utilities.

> Network connection provides Printer driver tabs additional to those

for Local connection.

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INSTALLED OPTIONS

Certain options may have been installed in this printer. For those that are installed, please check that they appear enabled on the Menu Map (see “Confirming current settings” in “Setting up”).

This printer has an automatic driver configuration program. However, for both PostScript (PS) and/or Printer Control Language (PCL), you can also manually set the following options:

ADDITIONAL MEMORY

Memory size in the Windows PostScript printer driver has to be changed as follows:

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

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In [Installable Options], adjust the amount of memory to be the

same as that now installed in the printer, as shown in the Menu Map.

Click on [OK].

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INTERNAL HARD DISK

PostScript

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

In [Installable Options], click on [Hard Disk], and set it to

Installed.

Click on [OK].

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PCL

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Options] tab.

Check [Printer Hard Disk].

Click on [OK].

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DUPLEX UNIT

PostScript

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

In [Installable Options], click on [Duplex] and set it to Installed.

Click on [OK].

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PCL

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Options] tab.

Check [Duplex Option Unit].

Click on [OK].

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ADDITIONAL PAPER TRAYS

PostScript

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

In [Installable Options], click on [Installed Trays] and select the

number of trays installed. Click on [OK].

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PCL

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Options] tab.

Increase the number of [Installed Paper Trays] to the number of

paper trays now installed. Click on [OK].

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HIGH CAPACITY FEEDER

PostScript

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

In [Installable Options], click on [Installed Trays] and select the

high capacity feeder option required. Click on [OK].

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PCL

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Options] tab.

Increase the number of [Installed Paper Trays] to the number of

paper trays now installed. Click on [OK].

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PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA - DEFAULTS

The preferred setting for these items is Automatic. However, they can be set manually, as follows. If the settings selected manually in the printer differ from those

selected in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message.

The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the software (Page Setup).

PostScript

Click on [Start] - [Settings] - [Printers].

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click on the [Device Settings] tab.

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Highlight the required paper feed in [Form To Tray Assignment]

and select the paper size from the list.

Click on [OK] and close the printer dialogue box.

Open the software application to be used.

Click on [File] - [Print], then click on the [Properties] button.

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Select the required paper settings for [Paper Size], [Paper

Source] and [Media Type].

Click [OK] twice to print the document.

NOTE

> If [Automatically Select] is selected for paper source, the correct

paper tray is automatically selected as the paper feed.

> If [Use Printer Setting] is selected for media type, make sure the

printer has been set to the correct media type.

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PCL

Open the software application to be used.

Click on [File] - [Print], then click on the [Properties] button.

Click on the [Setup] tab.

Select the required paper size from [Size].

Select the required paper feed from [Source].

NOTE

> If [Auto] is selected, the correct paper tray is automatically selected

as the paper feed.

> If [Multi Purpose Tray] is selected, the Weight field becomes visible.

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Select the required paper weight from [Weight].

NOTE

If [Printer Setting] is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type.

Click on [Paper Feed Options...] and make any other selections

required then click on [OK].

Click on [OK] and close the printer dialogue box.

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PRINTER DRIVER NETWORK EXTENSION

Available on TCP/IP network connection only. The printer driver network extension facility is only available if your

printer has been installed using the driver installer program on the drivers CD.

On selecting [Get Printer Settings], it queries the printer driver for the installed hardware options and enables the appropriate settings.

The printer driver network extension allows you to view (but not change) the status of the following on the Status or Device Options tabs:

paper trays installed and the media assigned to them.

total size and percentage used of disk/memory.

percentage of toner remaining.

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OPERATION

The preceding section on Printer Drivers explained how to set up the default operation of the various features. These were accessed via the Windows program.

This section explains how to change the printers operation for specific print jobs when required.

This involves using the same Properties page of the printer driver, but it is accessed directly from within your Windows application program.

In this view the driver properties page may be more simplified than the illustrations here, showing only those settings that you wish to adjust.

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

COLOUR PRINTING

The PCL and PostScript printer drivers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing the colour output of your printer. For general use the reasonable default settings that will produce good results for most documents.

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

settings will suffice, providing

Auto

FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF PRINTS

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

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Differences between the range of colours a monitor or printer can reproduce

Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the

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

Both devices use very different technologies to represent

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

A monitor can display very vivid colours such as intense reds

and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colours, (some yellows for example), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor. This disparity between monitors and printers is often the main reason that printed colours do not match the colours displayed onscreen.

Viewing conditions

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

Printer driver colour settings

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

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Monitor settings

The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor colour temperature influences how "warm" or "cool" the colours look.

NOTE

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

There are several settings found on a typical monitor:

5000k

5000k Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics

5000k5000k arts environments.

6500k

6500k Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.

6500k6500k 9300k

9300k Cool; the default setting for many monitors and

9300k9300k television sets.

(k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature)

How your software application displays colour

Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop may display colour differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft Word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more information.

Paper type

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

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CHOOSING A COLOUR MATCHING METHOD

There is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and it's printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible colour.

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

NOTE

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

RGB OR CMYK?

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

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

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

MATCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES

RGB only

Oki Colour Matching is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor.

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RGB or CMYK

If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Profiles provided by Oki, and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space).

MATCHING SPECIFIC COLOURS

(For instance, a Company logo.)

RGB only

Oki Colour Matching, and the sRGB setting (PCL or PS driver).

PostScript Colour Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric

option. Use the Colour Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB

swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's colour picker (PS only).

RGB or CMYK

If you are printing from a graphics application such as Adobe

Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Profiles provided by Oki, and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space) (PS only).

Alternatively, use PostScript Colour Matching with the

Absolute Colorimetric setting.

PRINTING VIVID COLOURS

RGB only

Use Oki Colour Matching, with either the Monitor 6500k Vivid,

sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).

RGB or CMYK

Use PostScript Colour Matching with the Saturation option.

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PCL DRIVER

COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS

The Colour Matching options in the PCL driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor.

NOTE

The PCL driver’s colour options are only designed to work with RGB data. If you are printing CMYK data, we recommend you use the PostScript driver.

To use the colour matching options in the driver:

Access the printer settings page via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click the [Colour] tab.

Select [Manual] for Colour Matching.

Choose from the following options:

Monitor (6500k) Perceptual

Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K.

Monitor (6500k) Vivid

Optimised for printing bright colours when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K. Ideal for office graphics.

Monitor (9300k)

Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 9300K.

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Digital Camera

Optimised for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colours. For some photographs, other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken.

sRGB

Optimised for matching specific colours, such as a company logo colour. The colours within the printer's colour gamut are printed without any modification, and only colours that fall outside the printable colours are modified.

COLOUR SWATCH

The Print Colour Swatch function allows you to print out charts that contain a range of sample colours. Listed below each sample colour are the corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB values.

An example of using the Print Colour Swatch function:

You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are:

Print a colour swatch, then select the shade of red that best

suits your needs. Take a note of the RGB value below the particular shade that

you liked. Using your program’s colour picker, enter these same RGB

values (from step 2), and change the logo to that colour.

NOTE

The RGB colour displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the colour swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce colour.

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POSTSCRIPT DRIVER

COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS

The PostScript driver offers several different methods of controlling the colour output of the printer.

Some of the colour matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarises the various colour-matching options available in the PostScript driver, and what types of data they affect.

Colour Matching

RGB data CMYK data

Option

Oki Colour Matching Yes No PostScript Colour

Matching CMYK Ink Simulation No Yes

Windows ICM Matching Using ICC Profiles Yes No

a. Not Windows NT 4

Yes Yes

Yes No

OKI COLOUR MATCHING

This is Oki’s proprietary colour matching system, and affects RGB data only.

Perceptual settings are best for printing photographic images

Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colours.

sRGB is the best choice for matching specific colours (such as

printing logos).

Monitor (6500k) Perceptual

Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K.

Monitor (6500k) Vivid

Optimised for printing bright colours when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K. Ideal for office graphics and text.

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Monitor (9300k)

Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 9300K.

Digital Camera

sRGB

Optimised for matching specific colours, such as a company logo colour.

The colours within the printer's colour gamut are printed without any modification, and only colours that fall outwith the printable colours are modified.

POSTSCRIPT COLOUR MATCHING

This uses PostScript Colour Rendering Dictionaries built-in to the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data.

Rendering Intents

When a document is printed, a conversion takes place from the document's colour space to the printer colour space. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine how this colour conversion takes place.

The rendering intents that the printer driver provides are listed below:

Perceptual

Best choice for printing photographs. Compresses the source gamut into the printer's gamut whilst maintaining the overall appearance of an image. This may change the overall appearance of an image as all the colours are shifted together.

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Saturation

Best choice for printing bright & saturated colours if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colours are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colours in the source gamut to fully saturated colours in the printer's gamut.

Absolute Colorimetric

Best for printing solid colours and tints, such as Company logos etc. Matches colours common to both devices exactly, and clips the out of gamut colours to their nearest printed equivalent. Tries to print white as it appears onscreen. The white of a monitor is often very different from paper white, so this may result in colour casts, especially in the lighter areas of an image.

Relative Colorimetric

Good for proofing CMYK colour images on a desktop printer. Much like Absolute Colorimetric, except that it scales the source white to the (usually) paper white; i.e. unlike Absolute Colorimetric, this attempts to take the paper white into account.

CMYK INK SIMULATION

Affects CMYK data only This option simulates what the output will look on a printing press

using the ink types SWOP, Euroscale or Toyo. If using CMYK Ink Simulation, it is recommended that you switch off all other Printer Colour Matching; select the No Colour Matching option under the Colour Match option in the printer driver.

CMYK data only.

CMYK data onlyCMYK data only

WINDOWS ICM COLOUR MATCHING

Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP only.

Affects RGB data only

ICM is the colour management system built-in to Windows.

RGB data only.

RGB data onlyRGB data only

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Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles describe the colours that your device is capable of reproducing. ICC profiles can be associated with your printer via the

Colour Management

Depending on how you have installed the printer driver, the colour profiles may already be associated with the driver.

To associate ICC Colour Profiles with the printer driver:

Access the printer settings via the [Start] menu.

Highlight the printer name and click on [File] then [Properties].

Click the Colour Management tab.

Under “Colour Profiles currently associated with this printer”,

you should see the names of profiles that match your printer model. If you do not see any profiles associated with the driver, click “Add…” and locate the ICC profiles for your printer.

Windows ICM uses the information in these profiles to convert colours in your documents to colours that the printer can reproduce. The way in which this conversion is performed can be controlled via the ICM Intent control in the printer driver.

tab of the printer driver.

NOTE

Oki also provide an alternative to Windows ICM with the Colour Match using ICC Profiles

ICC Profiles feature. This is similar to Windows ICM, but offers

ICC ProfilesICC Profiles

several additional features.

Colour Match

Colour MatchColour Match

USING ICC PROFILES

Affects RGB data only This provides a method of matching RGB colours similar to Windows

ICM matching. The main advantage it has over Windows ICM colour matching is that it provides a method of printing using both input and output profiles. Windows ICM matching only allows output profiles to be chosen.

RGB data only.

RGB data onlyRGB data only

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Input profiles

provide information about the colour in the original device that was used to capture or display the image data. For example, an input device could be a scanner, digital camera, or monitor.

Output profiles

provide information about the device to which you are

printing. The Using ICC Profiles function allows both an input profile

digital camera), and an output profile

output profile (e.g. the C7300 printer) to be

output profileoutput profile

input profile (e.g.

input profileinput profile

selected. It uses both these profiles to generate a CRD (Colour Rendering Dictionary), and this is used to match the colours as closely as possible.

NOTE

This feature may not work for all application programs. However, many professional graphics applications offer a similar feature in their print settings, with the ability to choose a source (input) colour space, and a print (output) colour space.

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PostScript printer driver:

Click on the [Colour] tab and select the required settings for

colour matching.

Click on the [Advanced] button and make further settings as

required.

Click on [OK] three times to print the document.

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