Oki ES3037 User Manual
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Contents
Notes, Cautions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Model summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Printing Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Printer components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Toner cartridge installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Printing the MenuMap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Media recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Paper feed and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Paper Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Paper weights and media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Confirming current settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
List of menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
List of administrator menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Setting color tuning from the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3
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Adjusting Printer Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Change PostScript
®
Printer Description (PPD) File . . . . . . . . . . .83
Installable Options: Available Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Installable Options: Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Installable Options: Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Installable Options: Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Installable Options: Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Color Print Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Factors that affect the appearance of prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Color Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Job Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Job Option List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Job Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
General Printing Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Multiple Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Collating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Mac OS 10.1.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Adjusting options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Color Print Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Factors that affect the appearance of prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Monitor Color Profile Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Color Profile Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
OKI Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
General Printing Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
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Multiple Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Storage Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Storage Device Manager Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Open SDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
SDM Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
SDM Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fonts Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Open Color Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Create a Custom Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
OkiNet Utility for EtherTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Rename Printer/Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Change Parse Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Print Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Check Print Server Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Configure Printer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Reset/Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Mac OS 10.1.5 Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Changing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Changing the image drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Changing the transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Changing the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Cleaning the LED heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Paper feed problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does not print.. . . . . . . .210
Problems printing from Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Cannot configure for USB connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Cannot print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
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Printing is slow.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Printer requests paper size change to continue printing. . . . . . . .212
Problems with poor quality printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Longitudinal white stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Longitudinal fading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Faint printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Fading in patches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Longitudinal black stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Faint shading on unprinted sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Blurred letter edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Miscellaneous problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
The power is on, but the printer does not go online.. . . . . . . . . .215
Print processing does not start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Print processing cancels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Printer makes a strange noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
An asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving
across the first line then the second. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
It takes a long time to start printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Toner rubs off the printed surface.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Installing additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Internal hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Installing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
High capacity feeder (HCF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Installing the high capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Finisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Fuser units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
®
OKI
print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
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Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Color menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
PCL Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
FX Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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Notes, Cautions, etc.
NOTE
A note appears like this. A note provides additional
information to supplement the main text which helps you to
use and understand the product.
CAUTION!
A caution appears like this. A caution provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in equipment
malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning appears like this. A warning provides additional
information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of
personal injury.
Important!
An important message appears like this. An important message
provides supplemental information which can prevent potential
problems.
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Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing this OKI Executive Series 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
ES 3037 600 x 1200
dpi
ES 3037e 1200 dpi Letter:
Letter:
30 ppm color
37 ppm mono
Tabloid:
16 ppm color
20 ppm mono
30 ppm color
37 ppm mono
Tabloid:
16 ppm color
20 ppm mono
Network
card
Option Option
Standard Standard 320 Mb Standard
Duplex
Unit
(Requires
additional
memory
Hard
Memory
128 Mb Option
disk
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FEATURES
• Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and
reliability.
• Duplex printing for fast reliable two-sided output (standard
on ES 3037e, optional on ES 3037).
• High capacity 10Gb hard disk drive (standard on ES
3037e, optional on ES 3037).
• Versatile paper handling:
– Standard 550-sheet (20-lb. paper) paper tray
– Standard 100-sheet (20-lb. paper) multi-purpose tray for
paper, card stock, envelopes, labels, etc.
– Optional 550-sheet paper trays: up to two can be added to
expand the paper capacity to 1690 sheets.
– Optional High Capacity Feeder, mounted on casters, with
three 550-sheet trays expanding printer capacity by 1650
sheets (approx.).
•
Flexible interfaces with automatic switching:
–USB
– High-speed, bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284)
– Industry standard network connectivity via internal network
interface card.
•
Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode
minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and
drum design cuts down on waste.
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• 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!
The printer weighs 160 lbs. ( 72 kg) without the duplex
unit; 172 lbs. (78 kg) with the duplex unit installed (dxn
models).
Three (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:
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 facilitate 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.
27.6inches
70cm
160lbs(72kg)
or 172lbs(78kg)
23.6inches
60cm
7.9inches
20cm
with duplexer
installed
39.4inches
100cm
23.6inches
60cm
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
1. Top cover
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2. Control panel
3. Top cover release catch
4. Multi-purpose (MP) tray (manual feed)
5. Paper support extensionPaper guides
6. Right side cover
7. Paper tray
8. Paper level indicator
9. Power switch
10. LED heads (4)
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PRINTER COMPONENTS (CONTINUED)
11. Discharge roller
12. Fuser unit
13. Image drum (cyan)
14. Image drum (magenta)
15. Image drum (yellow)
16. Image drum (black)
17. Power connector
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PRINTER COMPONENTS (CONTINUED)
18. Straight-through exit paper tray
19. Interfaces and card slot
20. USB interface connector
21. Parallel interface connector
22. Network interface card
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Setting up
Before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the
toner cartridges must be installed and paper must be 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 black image drum and place it 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 sheet.
6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1), then push
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the tab (2) inwards and remove the blanking plate from the
drum.
2
1
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7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each color drum
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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.
1. For each color toner cartridge:
a. Remove the cartridge from its package.
b. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times, then
holding it horizontally, remove the tape, and then remove the
plastic clip from behind the colored lever.
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c. Insert the toner cartridge in its image drum, left side first,
engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner
cartridge.
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d. Gently push the toner cartridge down, engaging the locking pin
into the groove on the image drum.
e. 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 you meet any resistance,
stop and push down on the cartridge to be sure that it is
firmly in place before attempting to push the lever back.
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2. Close the top cover.
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LOADING PAPER
1. Pull out the paper tray.
2. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper
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being used.
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3. Close the paper tray gently .
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Important!
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 (max. 550 sheets of 20-lb. US
Bond—75 g/m²—paper).
• 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.
NOTE
If installed, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there
is no paper tray inserted above it.
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4. For face down printing (to the top of the printer), make sure the
rear paper exit is closed:
– Paper is stacked in printed order
– Paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depending on paper
weight.
5. For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the
straight-through paper exit is open and the paper support is
extended:
– Paper is stacked in reverse order.
– Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper
weight.
CAUTION!
• Don’t open or close the straight-through exit path while
printing, as it may result in a paper jam.
• Always use the straight- through exit path for thick
paper (card stock etc.)
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6. Load letterhead paper face down:
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