OKI C9300 Finisher, C9500 Finisher User Guide

PREFACE

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07043201 First edition 05/2003.

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WARNING!

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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CONTENTS

Preface .......................................................................... 2

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

How to use this Guide..................................................... 8

Identifying component items .......................................... 9

Finisher .................................................................... 9

Overall configuration............................................... 10

Using the Finisher ........................................................ 12

Before you begin ..................................................... 12

General.............................................................. 12

Stacker summary information............................. 12

Punching information ......................................... 13

Stapling information ..........................................15

Job offset information......................................... 17

Printing and “finishing” a document ........................ 18

Printer control panel settings.............................. 18

Setting your printer driver .................................. 19

Windows drivers ................................................ 21

Macintosh drivers .............................................. 33

Troubleshooting........................................................... 39

Counteracting paper curl ......................................... 39

Clearing a paper jam ............................................... 41

Removing jammed staples....................................... 48

Maintaining the Finisher...............................................52

Replenishing the staple cartridge unit...................... 53

Removing the punch chips....................................... 58

Appendix A - Specification............................................ 61

Main characteristics................................................ 61

Configuration diagram ....................................... 62

Appendix B - Paper feed and ejection details................. 63

Printer paper feed details........................................ 63

Paper ejection details.............................................. 65

Finisher Face Up stacker..................................... 65

Finisher Face Down stacker................................. 67

Printer Face Down stacker .................................. 68

Appendix C - Error and warning messages..................... 70

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Appendix D - Consumables ........................................... 71

Staples ................................................................... 71

Oki Contact Details....................................................... 73

Index ........................................................................... 75

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NOTES, CAUTIONS & 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.

Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non Oki Original products may damage your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty. Specifications subject to change without notice. All trademarks acknowledged.

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INTRODUCTION

The C9300/C9500 Finisher option adds document production functionality to the C9300/C9500 colour printers by providing:

l on-line stapling

l on-line punching

l paper position offset capability for job and copy unit (collated

printing) separation

For use with the Finisher, the printer requires a total of five paper trays and the Finisher is positioned on a Finisher Cabinet so that it aligns with the printer paper output path.

NOTE

This document assumes that the Finisher has been mechanically installed.

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This User’s Guide describes the C9300/C9500 Finisher. The printer and Finisher Cabinet are described in separate documents.

The contents of this Guide are arranged to take you through the following steps to make the best use of the Finisher:

l Being aware of safety issues

l Setting up the printer driver

l Using the Finisher

l Troubleshooting the Finisher

l Maintaining the Finisher

You are advised to read the sections of this document in the order in which they are presented. Once you are familiar with the equipment you can refer to specific sections in isolation via the Table of Contents or Index.

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IDENTIFYING COMPONENT ITEMS

FINISHER

The component parts of the Finisher identified in the following diagram are referred to as:

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Face Down Stacker

Face Up Stacker

Finisher Cover

Decurler Lever

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Release Lever

Finisher Guide

Finisher Entry Plate

Chip Box (to catch the small circular paper punchings

produced when the paper is punched)

Staple Unit

Staple Cover

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OVERALL CONFIGURATION

l For compatibility with the Finisher, the printer requires both a

second tray and an additional high capacity feed paper tray

unit. A Finisher Cabinet is required to support the Finisher.

CAUTION!

To avoid possible damage to the Finisher as the Face Down Stacker (1) moves upwards or downwards, do not place any objects in the shaded area (2) at any time.

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When carrying out troubleshooting or maintenance work on the

Finisher, it can be detached from the printer.

l Paper trays are numbered from top to bottom:

Trays 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (where Tray 1 is the original tray supplied

with the printer, Tray 2 is the additional second tray and Trays

3 through 5 are part of the additional high capacity feed paper

tray unit).

NOTE

For simplicity, many of the illustrations in this manual do not show the Finisher Cabinet.

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USING THE FINISHER

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The Finisher can handle only certain sizes, weights and types of media in its punching, stapling and offsetting operations. Refer to the following summary information to help you ensure that you make correct use of the Finisher.

For detailed information, see “Appendix A - Specification” and “Appendix B - Paper feed and ejection details”.

GENERAL

When the Finisher is being used:

l Custom width is 100 to 297mm and length is 149 to 1200mm.

Paper size must be set to Portrait.

l Envelope 1 (Portrait No 3), Envelope 2 (Portrait No 4), Envelope

3 (Landscape No 4), Com-9, Com-10, DL, C4 and Monarch

envelopes cannot be used.

l Error and warning messages that appear on the printer control

panel display are given in “Appendix C - Error and warning

messages”.

STACKER SUMMARY INFORMATION

TACKER

Face up (upper stacker)

Face down (lower stacker)

EATURES

Capacity: 100 sheets (at 80g/m Size: A6 to A3 Punching, short or long side

Capacity: 1000 sheets (at 80g/m2) Size: A4, Letter Punching, long side Stapling Offsetting for job or copy unit separation

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PUNCHING INFORMATION

Allowable paper sizes

For long-side binding:

l A4 (landscape) - 2-hole or 4-hole

l Letter (landscape) - 2-hole or 4-hole

l B5 (landscape) - 2-hole or 4-hole

For short side binding:

l A4 (portrait) - 2-hole

l Letter (portrait) - 2-hole

l B5 (portrait) - 2-hole

l Custom (width: 100 to 297mm, length: 149 to 1200mm)

(portrait) - 2-hole or 4-hole

l A3 (portrait) - 2-hole or 4-hole

l A5 (portrait) - 2-hole

l A6 (portrait) - 2-hole

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l B4 (portrait) - 2-hole or 4-hole

l Legal (13in, 13.5in, 14in) (portrait) 2-hole

l Executive (portrait) - 2-hole

l Tabloid (portrait) - 2-hole or 4-hole

Allowable paper weight

l Upper tray (face up): 64 to 200g/m

104g/m

can be punched).

l Lower tray (face down): 64 to 104g/m

(only paper weights up to

, can be punched and

stapled.

l Post card, Envelope, Label stationery and OHP sheets cannot

be punched.

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Hole positions

The Finisher is supplied with either 2-hole or 4-hole punching capability.

The hole positions are shown below for 2-hole long-side binding (1) and short-side binding (2):

f6+/-0.5mm

80+/-0.5mm

10.5+/-1mm

f6+/-0.5mm

80+/-0.5mm

10.5+/-1mm

l For 4-hole punching, two additional holes of the same

diameter are added, spaced 80+/-5mm on either side of the 2-

hole punching holes.

l Although punching always takes place at the same position on

the paper, by selecting paper orientation (portrait, landscape

or landscape with 180 deg rotation of printed data) in the

printer driver, the holes can effectively be placed at the left

side of a document for portrait use or at the top side or bottom

side of a document for landscape use.

Punching procedure

l Each sheet is punched individually.

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STAPLING INFORMATION

Allowable paper sizes

l A4 (landscape)

l Letter (landscape)

Allowable paper weight

l Only normal paper of weight 64 to 104g/m

l Post card, Envelope, Label stationery and OHP sheets cannot

be stapled.

l Maximum paper per staple is 30 sheets or 3mm total

thickness. The number of sheets that can be stapled for

different paper weights is:

can be used.

APER WEIGHT

64 to 74g/m

75 to 90g/m

91 to 104g/m

UMBER OF SHEETS

l Face Down stacker full detection occurs when a maximum

number of stapled sets is reached (for example, 50 sets at 10

sheets per set). The printer control panel message is:

COULD NOT STAPLE. TOO MUCH PAPER

(See “Appendix C - Error and warning messages”.)

l Paper of weight greater than

104g/m2 is ejected without being

stapled.

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Staple position

The staple (1) position is shown below:

6+/-2mm

l Although stapling always takes place at the same position on

the paper, by selecting paper orientation (portrait, landscape

or landscape with 180 deg rotation of printed data) in the

printer driver, the staple can effectively be placed at top left of

a document for portrait use or top right or bottom left of a

document for landscape use.

Stapling procedure

l Stapling is by print job or by copy unit.

l When stapling is enabled, single-sheet print jobs or copy units

are stapled.

l If paper sizes of A4 (landscape) and Letter (landscape) are

mixed in one print job, stapling will take place. Any other

paper size mixes will not be stapled and the paper will be

ejected to another stacker.

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JOB OFFSET INFORMATION

Allowable paper sizes

l A4 (landscape)

l Letter (landscape)

Job offset position

Successive jobs are offset from each other by nominally 23mm (in a direction orthogonal to paper travel).

Job offset procedure

l Job offset cannot be done along with stapling.

l Job offset is by print job or by copy unit.

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PRINTING AND “FINISHING” A DOCUMENT

NOTE

This section deals only with additional settings required for Finisher usage. Refer to your printer User’s Manual for other control panel and printer driver settings such as paper source, type and size.

PRINTER CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS

For details on making settings at the printer control panel, refer to your printer User’s Manual.

The additional functions associated with the Finisher that are available on the printer control panel are accessed via:

l The PRINT MENU

l The LIFE SPAN MENU

PRINT MENU options

NOTE

Settings made from an application via the printer driver override the following settings.

Output bin

Output bin: Set to define where to eject paper

Output binOutput bin

Standard bin

Standard bin: ejects to printer face down stacker at the top of

Standard binStandard bin

the printer (default setting)

Option bin 1

Option bin 1: ejects to Finisher face up stacker

Option bin 1Option bin 1

Option bin 2

Option bin 2: ejects to Finisher face down stacker

Option bin 2Option bin 2

Punching

Punching: Set to enable or disable punching

PunchingPunching

Off

Off: disables punching (default setting)

OffOff

On: enables punching

OnOn

Stapling

Stapling: Set to enable or disable stapling

StaplingStapling

Off

Off: disables stapling (default setting)

OffOff

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On: enables stapling

OnOn

LIFE SPAN MENU options

Stapling count

Stapling count: displays the number of staples used in the format

Stapling countStapling count nnnnnn (a 6-digit number)

Punching count

Punching count: displays the number of punch operations made in

Punching countPunching count the format nnnnnn (a 6-digit number)

Finisher count

Finisher count: displays the number of sheets ejected to the Finisher

Finisher countFinisher count in the format nnnnnn (a 6-digit number)

SETTING YOUR PRINTER DRIVER

The operating systems supported are as follows:

PostScript printing: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT4, XP, Macintosh

PCL printing: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT4, XP.

NOTE

The following instructions explain the driver settings involved to use the Finisher. Other settings are explained in your printer User’s Manual.

Finisher-related settings

The settings you have to make for the Finisher are to:

Define that the Finisher is installed.

Define the number of paper trays installed (a total of 5, i.e. 1

original tray, 1 additional tray and 1 high capacity feed unit).

Define the paper orientation (Portrait, Landscape or

Landscape with 180 deg rotation of printed data) to suit your

punching and/or stapling requirements.

ROTATION

Portrait Staple top left

Punch left hand side

Landscape Staple top right

Punch top side

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DEG ROTATION

180

Not applicable

Staple bottom left Punch bottom side

Define the punching and/or stapling requirements (None,

Staple, Staple + Punch (Long Edge), Punch (Long Edge), Punch

(Short Edge)).

NOTE

A graphic on some driver windows illustrates where punching and/or stapling is located on the finished document to assist you in making these settings.

Define where the finished documents are ejected:

Stacker (Face-down)

Stacker (Face-down): paper is ejected at the top of the

Stacker (Face-down)Stacker (Face-down) printer

Finisher (Face-up)

Finisher (Face-up): paper is ejected to the upper

Finisher (Face-up)Finisher (Face-up) stacker of the Finisher

Finisher (Face-down)

Finisher (Face-down): paper is ejected to the lower

Finisher (Face-down)Finisher (Face-down) stacker of the Finisher.

NOTE

An error message is displayed if an inappropriate combination of paper size, stapling, punching, output destination has been selected.

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WINDOWS DRIVERS

Windows 95/98/Me

Use [Start]-[Settings]-[Printers] to show the [Printers] window.

Right click on the required printer and click [Properties] in the

pop-up menu to show the Properties window.

For PostScript printer driver:

Click on the [Device Options] tab.

(a)

In [Additional Trays] select your tray configuration.

(b)

Check the [Finisher] checkbox then click [Apply].

(c)

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Click the [Job Options] tab, select the required [Output

(d)

bin], paper [Orientation] and stapling/punching arrangement then click [Apply].

Click [OK] to close the driver user interface.

(e)

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For PCL printer driver:

(a)

(b)

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Click on the [Device Options] tab.

Set the number of [Installed Paper Trays], check the [Finisher] checkbox then click [Apply].

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