Oki ES2024 SETUP GUIDE

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document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer
assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control.
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and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this
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Copyright © 2003. All rights reserved.

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NERGY STAR

®

Program Participant, the
manufacturer has determined that this product meets
the E

NERGY 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.

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ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the United States Environmental

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Contents

Notes, Cautions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Model Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

Toner cartridge installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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

Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2

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

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4

Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Media recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Paper feed and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

List of user menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 6

List of administrator menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Setting color tuning from the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Enabling installed options in the driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . . .91

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature:

PostScript driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

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Printing Multiple pages on one sheet

(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Duplex printing

(printing on both sides of the pape r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Secure printing

(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver. . . .168

Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Color matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature:

PostScript driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Printing multiple pages on one sheet

(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Duplex printing

(printing on both sides of the pape r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Secure printing

(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

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Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Windows Me/98/95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . .242

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Printing multiple pages on one sheet

(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Printing custom page sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Duplex printing

(printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Printing booklets:

PCL Only, Windows Me only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Collating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Font substitution: PostScript only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Secure printing

(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Printing posters: PCL only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver . . . .315

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

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Printing multiple pages on one sheet

(n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344

Duplex printing

(printing on both sides of the pape r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Printing booklets: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354

Secure printing

(printing confidential documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Changing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

Changing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385

Changing the transfer belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388

Changing the fuser unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Cleaning the LED heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Paper jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402

Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

Problems printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Problems with poor quality printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Miscellaneous problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420

OkiLAN 6200e Plus network Print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421

Additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .422

Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426

Duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

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Toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437

Drums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437

Fuser Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

Transfer Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

®

OKI

Print Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439

Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441

Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442

Color menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443

System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

PCL Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445

FX Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Disk Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Software Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

PDF Direct Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454

Storage Device Manager for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458

PrintSupervision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503

Oki LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

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Notes, Cautions, etc.

NOTE

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information to supplement the main text which helps you to
use and understand the product.

CAUTION!

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information which, if ignored, may result in equipment
malfunction or damage.

WARNING!

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information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of
personal injury.

Important!

An important message appears like this. An important message
provides supplemental information which can prevent potential
problems.

8

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing this color 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.

MODEL SUMMARY

Model Resolution Print speed

Executive
Series
2024

Executive
Series
2024e

600 x 1200

dpi

1200 dpi 20 ppm color

20 ppm color
24 ppm mono

24 ppm mono

Network
card

Option Option

Standard Option

Duplex
Unit

(requires
additonal
memory)

(requires
additonal
memory)

Hard

Memory

64 Mb Option

128 Mb Option

disk

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FEATURES

• Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and
reliability.

• Optional duplex printing for fast two-sided output.

• Optional high capacity 10Gb hard disk drive.

• Versatile paper handling:

– Standard 530-sheet paper tray
– Standard 100-sheet multi purpose tray for card stock,

envelopes, labels, etc.

– Optional 530-sheet paper trays providing up to a maximum of

1690-sheet capacity

• Flexible interfaces with automatic switching:
–USB
– High-speed, bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284)
– Industry standard network connectivity via internal network

interface card (optional on ES 2024).

• Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode
minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and drum
design cuts down on waste.

• Automatic color balance adjustment: in order to ensure
consistent output at all times, the machine automatically
performs a color check when the machine is switched on, when
the top cover is opened and then closed, and adjusts the color
balance automatically. It can even be set to adjust the color
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.

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setup and
operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its many
advanced features.

It also includes:

• troubleshooting information

• maintenance guidelines

• instructions for adding optional accessories as your needs evolve

NOTES

This User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a
model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this.

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 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 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 the
associated page number to jump to the page containing the
subject.

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Printing Pages

The whole book, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The
procedure for printing from Acrobat Reader is:

1. From the toolbar, select File, then Print (or press the
Ctrl + P keys).

2. Choose which pages you wish to print:

a. All pages for the entire manual.

b. Current page for the page at which you are looking.

c. Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by

entering their page numbers.

3. Click OK.

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Getting Started

UNPACKING

WARNING

This printer weighs of 106 lbs. (48 kg). 2 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.

1. The printer.

2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).

3. Power cable

4. CD-ROM disks.

5. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).

6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated).

7. Documentation (not illustrated): Setup Guide, Software

Installation Guide, Warranty booklet.

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, Software Utilities

CD2 - Manuals

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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

23.62in

40cm

15.75in
20cm

7.875in

20cm

7.875in
60cm

23.62

48kg

106lbs

48Kg

106lbs

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PRINTER COMPONENTS

1. Top cover

2. Control panel

3. Top cover release catch

4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed)

5. Paper support extension

6. Paper guides

7. Front cover

8. Paper tray

9. Paper level indicator

10. Power switch

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printer components 1K.eps

11. LED heads (4)

12. Discharge roller

13. Fuser unit

14. Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan)

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15. Image drum and toner cartridge (magenta)

16. Image drum and toner cartridge (yellow)

17. Image drum and toner cartridge (black)

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18. Power connector

19. Rear exit paper tray

20. Interfaces and option card slott

21. USB interface connector

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22. Parallel interface connector

23. Network interface card (optional on ES 2024)

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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

1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer.

2. Using the release handle, open the top cover.

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3. Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in
the top cover.

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4. 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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5. Remove the protective sheets from each of the four image

drums.

6. Replace the four image drums into the printer making sure

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each image drum is installed in its correct color location.

(1)

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7. Push the tab (1) inwards and remove the blanking plate from
each of the image drums.

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.

See the Material Safety Data Sheets in your Warranty,
Regulatory and Safety Information booklet for more
information.

1. Remove the black toner cartridge from the package.

2. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times then,

holding it horizontally, remove the tape.

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3. Remove the locking piece from behind the colored toner

release lever.

4. Insert the toner cartridge into the black image drum, left side

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first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner
cartridge. Make sure the colors of the toner cartridge and
image drum correspond.

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5. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin
into the groove on the image drum.

6. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine

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

CAUTION!

The lever should go back easily. If the lever resists moving,
stop and press down on the toner cartridge to be sure it is
firmly in place before proceeding.

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7. Repeat the process for each color toner cartridge, being

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careful to match the color toner to the color image drum.

8. Close the top cover.

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LOADING PAPER

1. Remove the paper tray from the printer.

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2. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper
being used.

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CAUTION!

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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3. If installed, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is

no paper tray inserted above it.

9

(1)

(2)

9

(1)

(2)

(2)

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(1)