Oki LPR C7500, LPR C7300, LPR C7100, C7300dxn, C7300n User Manual

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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer 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 Data website http://www.okidata.com and http://my.okidata.com.

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.

Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd.

NERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the United States Environmental Protection

Agency.

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Contents

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Model Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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

How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Printer components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Toner cartridge installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Media recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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

Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

List of user menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

List of administrator menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Setting color tuning from the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Enabling installed options in the driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver. . . . .85

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature: PostScript driver only . . . . . . .107

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Printing Multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing). . . . . . . . . . . .111

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Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . .120

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Secure printing (printing confidential documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver. . . .157

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Color matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature: PostScript driver only . . . . . . .176

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . .188

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Secure printing (printing confidential documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

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Windows Me/98 /95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Ebabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver. . . .222

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Windows ICM color matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

OKI “Using ICC Profiles” feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . .250

Printing booklets: PCL Only, Windows Me only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Font substitution: PostScript only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Secure printing (printing confidential documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

Printing posters: PCL only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Which printer driver to use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Enabling installed options in the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media in the driver. . . .289

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

Factors that affect color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Choosing a color matching method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Color matching: PCL driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Color matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Printing multiple pages on one sheet (n-up printing) . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Printing custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Changing the resolution for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper) . . . . . . . . . . .319

Printing booklets: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Printing watermarks: PCL driver only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

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Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Secure printing (printing confidential documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Printing overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

Printing posters: PCL driver only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Changing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Changing the image drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

Changing the transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

Changing the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Cleaning the LED heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369

Paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Problems printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Problems with poor quality printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386

Miscellaneous problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

OkiLAN 6200e Plus network Print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391

Additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Fuser Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

Transfer Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

OKI Print Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

Color menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

PCL Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

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FX Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Disk Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

Software Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419

Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420

PDF Direct Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423

Storage Device Manager for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426

Print Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

PrintSupervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477

Oki LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480

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NOTES, CAUTIONS, ETC.

NOTE

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CAUTION!

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WARNING!

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Important!

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C7100/C7300/C7500 Introduction • 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

Network card

Duplex Unit

Memory

Hard disk

C7100 600 dpi

16 ppm color

a. 24 ppm monochrome

Option

b. Requires additional memory

64 Mb Option

C7100n 600 dpi

16 ppm color

Standard

Option

64 Mb Option

C7300 600 x 1200

dpi

20 ppm color

Option

64 Mb Option

C7300n 600 x 1200

dpi

20 ppm color

Standard

Option

64 Mb Option

C7300dxn 600 x 1200

dpi

20 ppm color

Standard Standard 128 Mb Standard

C7500n 1200 dpi

20 ppm color

Standard

Option

128 Mb Option

C7500dxn 1200 dpi

20 ppm color

Standard Standard 128 Mb Standard

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C7100/C7300/C7500 Introduction • 9

FEATURES

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

• Duplex printing for fast two-sided output (standard on C7300dxn and C7500dxn, optional on other models).

• High capacity 10Gb hard disk drive (standard on dxn models, optional on others).

• 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

• High capacity 10Gb hard disk drive (standard on dxn models, optional on others).

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

interface card (optional on models C7100 and C7300)

• 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

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.

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.

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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

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.

WARNING

This printer weighs of 106 lbs. (48 kg). 2 people are required to lift the printer safely.

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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.

20cm

7.875in

40cm

15.75in 20cm

7.875in

60cm

23.62

60cm

23.62in

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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11.LED heads (4)

12.Discharge roller)

13.Fuser unit

14.Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan)

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

22.Parallel interface connector

23.Network interface card (optional on C7100)

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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 each

image drum is installed in its correct color location.

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

(1)

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TONER CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION

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.

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.

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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 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 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 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.:

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.

(1)

(2)

(1)

(2)

(1)

(2)

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4. 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 the paper tray capacity is approximately 500 sheets, depending on paper weight.

5. For face up printing, make sure the rear paper exit is open and the paper supports are extended. Paper is stacked in reverse order and tray capacity is approximately 100 sheets, depending on paper weight.

6. Load letterhead paper face down as shown for both portrait and landscape:

CAUTION!

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

NOTE

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

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MANUAL FEED

1. Open the Multi-purpose tray and extend the paper feed guides.

2. Load the media face up, and adjust the paper guides to the size

of the media being used.

NOTE

• Don’t exceed the Paper Full line (about 100 sheets depending on paper weight, 50 transparencies or 10 envelopes).

• Load envelopes face up (flap down) and letterhead stationery face up as shown for both portrait and landscape printing.

CAUTION!

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

ABC

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POWER CONNECTION

1. Connect the power cable (1) into the power socket on the printer, then into a grounded power supply outlet.

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

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

WARNING!

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

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

1. Attention indicator (red). ON indicates that attention is required, but printing will continue. FLASHING indicates that attention is required, but printing will stop.

2. Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error.

3. Liquid crystal display. (LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 24 alphanumeric characters displaying print status, menu items in menu mode and error messages.

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CONTROL PANEL (CONTINUED)

1. 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.

2. Item( +) button. Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item.

3. Value (+) button. Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item.

4. Select button. Press briefly to select the menu, item or value indicated on the LCD.

5. Online button. Switches between online and offline status

– When pressed in Menu mode, it returns the printer to on line

status.

– When pressed with

DATA PRESENT displayed, it forces the printer

to print out the remaining data in the printer.

– When there is an error message indicating wrong paper size,

pressing the ONLINE button forces the printer to print.

6. Item (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item.

7. Value (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous value setting for each menu item.

8. Cancel button. Press to cancel a print job.

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MENU SETTINGS

Changing the display language

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

1. Press the ONLINE button to put the printer offline.

2. Press the MENU button repeatedly until

SYSTEM CONFIG MENU is

displayed.

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Press the ITEM button repeatedly until

LANGUAGE is displayed.

5. Press the VALUE button repeatedly until the required language is

displayed.

6. Press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected language.

7. Press the ONLINE button when you have finished setting the display language.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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Printing the MenuMap

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

1. Make sure there is paper in the paper tray.

2. Press the MENU button until the

INFORMATION MENU is displayed,

then press the SELECT button.

3. Confirm that

PRINT MENU MAP is displayed on the LCD.

4. Press the SELECT button to print the menu map.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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Media settings

Selecting paper feed

1. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline.

2. Press the MENU button repeatedly until

PRINT MENU is displayed,

then press the SELECT button.

3. Press the ITEM button until

PAPER FEED is displayed.

4. Press the VALUE button until the required paper feed is

displayed, then press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper feed.

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).

NOTE

When AUTO TRAYSWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is installed, paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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Selecting the paper size

1. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline.

2. Press the MENU button until

PRINT MENU is displayed, then press

SELECT button.

3. Press either ITEM (+) or (–) button repeatedly until

EDIT SIZE is

displayed.

4. Press either VALUE (+) or (–) button until the required paper size is displayed, then press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper size.

5. Press the ONLINE button to return the printer to online status.

6. Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before

printing the file.

NOTE

• When using paper trays, standard paper sizes are recognized automatically with CASSETTE SIZE (default setting) selected. Paper size need only be set for custom paper sizes.

• When using the Multi-Purpose (MP) tray (manual feed), the paper size has to be selected.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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Selecting the media type and weight

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

1. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline.

2. Press the MENU button until

MEDIA MENU is displayed, then

press the SELECT button.

3. Press the ITEM (+) or (–) button until

MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA

WEIGHT

for the required tray is displayed.

4. Press the VALUE (+) or (–) button until the required paper type or weight is displayed, then press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper type or weight.

5. Press the ONLINE button to return the printer back to online status.

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

CAUTION!

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

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS

We recommend the following guidelines when selecting media for use in this printer:

Paper

• For recommended papers see your “C7100/C7300/C7500 Handy

Reference Guide” or check http://my.okidata.com.

• Paper should be stored flat and away from moisture, direct

sunlight and heat sources.

• Don’t use damp, damaged or curled paper.

• The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously affect

the life of the image drum and give poor print quality. Print

quality can be improved by changing the media setting to ‘Ultra Heavy.’ However, this will reduce the output speed and prevent the use of the duplex option.

• 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 carbon paper, NCR paper, photosensitive paper,

pressure sensitive paper or thermal transfer paper.

• Don’t use recycled paper.

CAUTION

Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2 second.

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Envelopes

• Use only recommended envelopes (OKI 52206301 and

52206302: see page 409).

• Envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture, direct

sunlight and heat sources.

• 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 envelopes.

Labels

• For recommended labels see your “C7100/C7300/C7500 Handy

Reference Guide” or check http://my.okidata.com.

• Use only labels designed for use in color laser printers and

photocopiers.

• 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

Feed Exit

Paper size Tray 1 Tray 2/Tray 3

MP Tray Manual

Rear (Face up)

Top (Face down)

S, D

a. S = Simplex; D = Duplex (printing on both sides of the paper).

S, D

Letter

S, D

Legal (13in)

S, D

Legal (14in)

S, D

Executive

S, D

Envelopes

b. Not Usable.

Custom (width

76.2 to

215.9mm; height 127.0 to

355.6mm)

b b

a b

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Paper weights and media settings

Feed Exit

Media weight

Tray 1

Tray 2/ Tray 3

MP Tray (Manual)

Rear (face up)

Top (face down)

Paper, US Bond (Metric)

17 lb. (64 g/m2)

Light

18 to 19 lb. (68-71 g/m

)

Medium light

20 to 24 lb. (75-90 g/m

)

Medium

S, D

a. S = Simplex; D = Duplex (printing on both sides of the paper).

S, D

25 to 27 lb. (91-104 g/m

)

Medium heavy

S, D

28 to 32 lb. (105-122 g/m

)

Heavy

b. Not Usable.

33 to 54 lb. (123-203 g/m

)

Ultra heavy

bbSa

Transaprencies: Media Weight Ignored

Set MediaType = Transparency

Labels

0.1 to 0.17 mm thick

Medium Heavy

bbSa

0.17 to 0.2 mm thick

Ultra Heavy

b b

a b

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PRINTER SETTINGS

Confirming current settings

Current menu settings can be confirmed by printing the MenuMap: see “Printing the MenuMap” on page 35.

Changing the settings

1. Press the MENU button until the required menu is displayed, then press the SELECT button.

2. Press the ITEM (+) or (–) button until the required item is displayed.

3. Press the VALUE (+) or (–) button until the required value is displayed.

4. Press the SELECT button. Selection of the value will be confirmed by an asterisk (*) appearing to the right of it.

5. Press the ONLINE button to return the printer to online status.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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LIST OF USER MENU SETTINGS

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

Print Jobs Menu

This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed.

Item Value Description

ENTER PASSWORD

**** Sets password using a four-digit

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

SELECT JOB

No jobs; All jobs; File name 1 to nn

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

Information Menu

Item Value Description

PRINT MENU MAP

Execute Prints list of current menu settings.

PRINT FILE LIST

Execute Prints job file list.

PRINT PCL FONT

Execute Prints PCL font list.

PRINT PS FONT

Execute Prints PostScript font list.

PRINT EPSON FX FONT

Execute Prints an Epson FX font list.

DEMO1

Execute Prints demo page.

PRINT ERROR LOG

Execute Prints error log.

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Test 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 Printer shut down sequence which

prevents loss of data from the hard disk drive. Appears only when the

hard disk drive is installed.

Print Menu

The default settings are bold face.

Item Value Description

COPIES

1 to 999 Sets the number of copies.

DUPLEX

On; Off Specifies two-sided (duplex) printing

if the optional duplex unit is installed.

BINDING

Long edge; Short edge

Sets binding for duplex printing. Only displayed if duplex is ON.

PAPER FEED

Tray 1; Tray 2; Tray 3; MP Tray

Selects source of paper feed. Tray 2 and 3 only displayed if installed.

AUTO TRAY SWITCH

On; Off Automatic switching to next tray

when tray in use empties.

TRAY SEQUENCE

Down; Up; Paper feed tray

Specifies selection order priority for switching Auto Tray Select/Auto Tray Switch.

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MP TRAY USAGE

Normal tray; High priority tray; Feed when mismatching; Do not use

Specifies MP tray usage. Normal tray

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

: (Valid with Tray select only). If there is paper in the MP tray and Duplex is not specified, the printer uses the MP tray. 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

. Even if auto switching, MP Tray will not be used. If MP Tray is designated in Paper Feed, printer behaves as though Normal Tray is selected.

MEDIA CHECK

Enable; Disable Sets whether the printer checks the

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

TRANSPARENCY CHECK OHP

Auto; Disable Enable/Disable the transparency

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

RESOLUTION

C7100 - 600 x 1200 dpi; 600 dpi C7300

- 600 dpi x

1200 dpi

C7500

-1200 dpi, Fast 1200 dpi, 600 dpi

Selects print resolution.

TONER SAVE MODE

ON; OFF ON: Enables Toner Save mode.

OFF: Disables Toner Save mode.

MONO-PRINT SPEED

Auto; color speed; Normal speed

Selects monochrome printing speed. Auto

: prints at the most appropriate

speed for page process.

Color

: prints always at the color print speed. Normal

: Always prints at the

monochrome print speed.

Print Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold face.

Item Value Description

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ORIENTATION

Portrait; Landscape Sets page orientation for printing.

LINE PER PAGE

5 to 128. Default = 60. Sets the number of lines that can be

printed on a standard letter-size page. Invalid in PostScript mode.

EDIT SIZE

Cassette size; Letter; Executive; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal 13; A4; A5; A6; B5; Custom; Com-9* envelope; Com-10* envelope; Monarch* envelope; DL* Envelope; C5* Envelope *Use short edge feed.

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. Invalid in PostScript mode.

Media Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

TRAY1 MEDIATYPE

Plain; Letterhead; Transparency; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough.

Selects the media type for Tray 1.

TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT

AUTO, Light, Medium light, Medium, Medium Heavy, Heavy, Ultra Heavy

Sets the media weight for Tray 1.

TRAY2 MEDIATYPE

Plain; Letterhead; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough.

Sets the media type for optional Tray 2. (Only displayed if installed)

TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT

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

Selects the media WEIGHT for optional Tray2. (Only displayed if installed)

TRAY3 MEDIATYPE

Plain; Letterhead; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough.

Selects the media type for optional Tray3. (Only displayed if installed)

Print Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold face.

Item Value Description

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TRAY3 MEDIAWEIGHT

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

Sets the paper weight for optional Tray. 3. (Only displayed if installed)

MP TRAY PAPERSIZE

A4; A5; A6; B5; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal 13; Letter; Executive; Custom; Com-9 envelope; Com-10 envelope; Monarch envelope; DL Envelope; C5 Envelope

Sets the media size for the multipurpose tray.

MP TRAY MEDIATYPE

Plain; Letterhead; Transparency; Labels; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough

Selects the paper type for multipurpose tray.

MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT

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

Sets the paper weight for the multipurpose tray.

UNIT OF MEASURE

Inch; Millimeters Sets the units of measurement for

custom paper size.

X DIMENSION

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

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

Y DIMENSION

5 inches to 47.2 inches; default = 11 inches (127 mm to 1200 mm)

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

Media Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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Color Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

AUTO DENSITY MODE

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

: Density adjustment is done

manually (see page 71).

ADJUST DENSITY

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 idle. It may become invalid if executed in any other state.

COLOR TUNING

Print pattern Prints the pattern for the user to

manually adjust TRC. Ordinarily this function is not needed because TRC is automatically adjusted. This function permits TRC adjustment to your requirement by using the adjustment menu of HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE, and DARK for each of CMYK. See page 71.

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK HIGHLIGHT

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.

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK MID-TONE

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.

CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK DARK

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

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

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CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK DARKNESS

0+1+2+3-4-3-2-1 Adjusts

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or

Black

engine density.

Please do not change this setting.

ADJUST REGISTRATION

Execute When this menu is selected, the

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

CYAN REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST

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

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 .026 mm. Example: if the paper movement is upward - if a value is increased (+) it means the image moves downward in relation to it.

MAGENTA REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST

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

YELLOW REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST

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

INK SIMULATION

Off; SWOP The printer has its own process

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

INK LIMIT

Darkk; Medium; Light

Selects the limit of the toner layer thickness. If paper curl occurs in DARK printing, select MEDIUM or LIGHT. This sometimes helps reduce curl.

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 TCR values, too, are controlled by color Matching. This function is used for special purposes; for example, to specify the color for CMYK color space in PS.

Color Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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System Configuration Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Va lue Description

POWER SAVE DELAY TIME

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

Sets the time before printer enters power save mode.

PERSONALITY

Auto emulation; PCL; IBM PPR III XL; Epson FX; Adobe PostScript

Selects the printer emulation language. Note: the only printer languages that can be selected are

those enabled in the Personality section of the Maintenance

USB PS-PROTOCOL

ASCII

RAW

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

NETWORK PS PROTOCOL

ASCII

RAW

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

CLEARABLE WARNING

On; Job PCL emulation: Sets the time before

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: Error messages are only shown during job regardless of setting.

AUTO CONTINUE

On; Off Sets the printer to automatically

recover after a memory overflow or print overrun.

MANUAL TIMEOUT

60 sec; 30 sec; Off This parameter sets the period of

time, that after requesting paper to be inserted and is not inserted, when the print job is cancelled. Only works in PostScript mode.

WAIT TIMEOUT

Off; 5 sec to 300 sec; default = 40 sec

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.

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LOW TONER

Continue; Stop If set to CONTINUE, allows printing

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

JAM RECOVERY

ON; OFF Sets whether or not printing will

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.

ERROR REPORT

ON; OFF When set to ON, prints an error

report when internal error occurs. Only works in PostScript mode.

LANGUAGE

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

Selects the printer display language.

System Configuration Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Va lue Description

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PCL Emulation Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

FONT SOURCE

Resident; DIMM0; Downloaded

Selects location of the PCL font used. DIMM0 is displayed only when font DIMM ROM exists in the slot. Downloaded only appears if fonts have been down loaded to the printer.

FONT NO.

I000, C001, S001 Sets the PCL font number.

I = internal (resident font); I000 = Courier. C = Font stored in the printer's Flash memory. S = downloaded soft font, stored on the printer's internal hard disk drive. Applies only to printers with a hard disk drive installed.

FONT PITCH

0.44 cpi to 99.99 cpi in 0.01 cpi increments Default = 10.00 cpi

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

FONT HEIGHT

4.00 to 999.75 point, in 0.25 point increments Default = 12.00 point

Sets the font point size. Applies only to fixed fonts (does not apply to proportional fonts).

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SYMBOL SET

PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor, PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC-852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS Text, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, Spanish, Ukrainian, VN Int'l, VN Math, VN US, Win 3.0, Win 3.1 Blt, Win 3.1 Cyr, Win 3.1 Grk, Win 3.1 Heb, Win 3.1 L1, Win

3.1 L2, Win 3.1 L5, Wingdings, Dingbats MS, Symbol, OCR-A, OCR-B, HP ZIP, USPSFIM, USPSSTP, USPSZIP, Bulgarian, CWI Hung, DeskTop, German, Greek-437, Greek-437 Cy, Greek-928, Hebrew NC, Hebrew OC, IBM-437, IBM-850, IBM-860, IBM-863, IBM-865, ISO Dutch, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, ISO L6, ISO L9, ISO Swedish1, ISO Swedish2, ISO Swedish3, ISO-2 IRV, ISO-4 UK, ISO-6 ASC, ISO-10 S/F, ISO-11 Swe, ISO-14 JASC, ISO-15 Ita, ISO-16 Por, ISO-17 Spa, ISO-21 Ger, ISO-25 Fre, ISO-57 Chi, ISO-60 Nor, ISO-61 Nor, ISO-69 Fre, ISO-84 Por, ISO-85 Spa, Kamenicky, Legal, Math-8, MC Text, MS Publish, PC Ext D/N, PC Ext US, PC Set1, PC Set2 D/N, PC Set2 US,

Selects a PCL character symbol set.

A4 PRINT WIDTH

78 column; 80 column If you are printing a letter size

document on an A4 size sheet, select 80 column. This condenses the print to fit on the slightly narrower A4 sheet, without changing the line breaks.

PCL Emulation Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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WHITE PAGE SKIP

OFF; ON Change this setting to ON if you do

not wish to print blank pages; PCL mode.

CR FUNCTION

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR

code in PCL mode.

LF FUNCTION

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF

code in PCL mode.

PRINT MARGIN

Normal; 1/5 inch; 1/6 inch Sets the width of the non-printed

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

TRUE BLACK

OFF, ON PCL only: Sets whether to use

Composite Black (CMYK mixed) or Pure Black (K only) for the black (100%) in image data. OFF = Composite (CMYK) Black. Provides best results when printing photographs. ON = Pure Black (black toner only). Provides best results when printing a combination of text and graphics.

PCL Emulation Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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PPR Emulation Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

PEN WIDTH ADJUST

ON; OFF IN PCL, when switched ON,

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

CHARACTER PITCH

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

Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR emulation.

FONT CONDENSE

12CPI to 20 CPI; 12CPI to 12CPI

Specifies 12CPI pitch for Condense Mode.

CHARACTER SET

Set 2; Set 1 Specifies a character set.

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SYMBOL SET

3.1 L2, Win 3.1 L5, ISO Swedish1, ISO Swedish2, ISO Swedish3, ISO-2 IRV, ISO-4 UK, ISO-6 ASC, ISO-10 S/F, ISO-11 Swe, ISO-14 JASC, ISO-15 Ita, ISO-16 Por, ISO-17 Spa, ISO-21 Ger, ISO-25 Fre, ISO-57 Chi, ISO-60 Nor, ISO-61 Nor, ISO-69 Fre, ISO-84 Por, ISO-85 Spa, Kamenicky, Legal, Math-8, MC Text, MS Publish, PC Ext D/N, PC Ext US, PC Set1, PC Set2 D/N, PC Set2 US, Bulgarian, CWI Hung, DeskTop, German, Greek-437, Greek-437 Cy, Greek-928, Hebrew NC, Hebrew OC, IBM-437, IBM-850, IBM-860, IBM-863, IBM-865, ISO Dutch, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, ISO L6, ISO L9

Specifies a symbol set.

LETTER 0 STYLE

Disable; Enable Specifies the style that

replaces 9B Hex with the letter o and 9D Hex with a zero

ZERO CHARACTER

Normal; Slashed Sets the zero to be slashed or

unslashed.

LINE PITCH

6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing

(lines per inch).

PPR Emulation Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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WHITE PAGE SKIP

OFF; ON Change this setting to ON if

you do not wish to print blank pages. Not available for duplex printing.

CR FUNCTION

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of

CR code.

LF FUNCTION

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of

LF code.

LINE LENGTH

80 COLUMN; 136 COLUMN Specifies the number of

characters per line.

FORM LENGTH

11 INCH; 11.7 INCH; 12 INCH

Specifies the length of paper.

TOF POSITION

0.0 to 1.0 INCH, in 0.1-inch increments

Specifies the distance of print from the top edge of the paper.

LEFT MARGIN

0.0 to 1.0 INCH, in 0.1-inch increments

Specifies the distance of print from the left hand edge of the paper.

FIT TO LETTER

Disable; Enable Fits print data, equivalent to 11

inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area.

TEXT HEIGHT

Same; Diff Sets the height of a character.

SAME: Same height regardless of CPI. DIFF: Height varies depending on CPI.

PPR Emulation Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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FX Emulation Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

CHARACTER PITCH

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

Specifies character pitch in this emulation.

CHARACTER SET

Set 2; Set 1 Specifies which Epson

character set is used.

SYMBOL SET

Specifies a symbol set.

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LETTER 0 STYLE

DISABLE; ENABLE Specifies the style that

replaces 9B Hex with letter o and 9D Hex with a zero

ZERO CHARACTER

NORMAL; SLASHED Sets the zero to be slashed or

unslashed.

LINE PITCH

6 LPI; 8 LPI Specifies the line spacing

(lines per inch).

WHITE PAGE SKIP

OFF; ON Change this setting to ON if

you do not wish to print blank pages Not available for duplex printing.

CR FUNCTION

CR; CR+LF Sets functionality on receipt of

CR code.

LF FUNCTION

LF; LF+CR Sets functionality on receipt of

LF code.

LINE LENGTH

80 COLUMN; 136 COLUMN Specifies the number of

columns that will print on a page (characters per line).

FORM LENGTH

11 inch; 11.7 inch; 12 inch

Specifies the length of print media.

TOF POSITION

0.0 to 1.0 inch in 0.01-inch increments

Specifies the distance of print from the top edge of the paper.

LEFT MARGIN

0.0 to 1.0 inch in 0.01-inch increments

Specifies the distance of print from the left hand edge of the paper.

FIT TO LETTER

DISABLE; ENABLE Sets the printing mode that

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

TEXT HEIGHT

SAME; DIFF Sets the height of a character.

SAME: Same height regardless of CPI. DIFF: Height varies depending on CPI.

FX Emulation Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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Parallel Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

PARALLEL

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects parallel (Centronics)

interface.

BI-DIRECTION

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects bi-directional

communication.

ECP

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects ECP mode.

ACK WIDTH

NARROW; MEDIUM; WIDE

Sets ACK width for compatible reception: Narrow = 0.5 µS Medium = 1.0 µS Wide = 3.0 µS

ACK/BUSY TIMING

ACK-IN-BUSY; ACK-WHILE-BUSY

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 center of the ACK pulse.

I-PRIME

3 MICRO SEC; 50 MICRO SEC;

DISABLE

Sets or disables the i-Prime signal.

OFFLINE RECEIVE

ENABLE; DISABLE Enable = maintains reception

without changing the interface signal, even though an alarm occurs. The interface stays open even if the ON LINE button is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full.

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USB Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

USB

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects USB interface.

SOFT RESET

ENABLE; DISABLE Enables/Disables soft reset

command.

OFFLINE RECEIVE

ENABLE; DISABLE Enable = maintains reception without

changing the interface signal, even if an alarm occurs. The interface stays open even if the ON LINE button is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full.

Network Menu

This menu only appears if a network card is installed.

The default settings are

bold.

Item Value Description

TCP/IP

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects TCP/IP protocol.

NETWARE

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects Netware protocol.

ETHERTALK

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects EtherTalk protocol.

NETBEUI

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects NetBEUI protocol.

FRAME TYPE

AUTO; 802.2; 802.3 ETHER-II; SNAP

Selects Ethernet frame type.

DHCP/BOOTP

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects whether selection of DHCP/

BOOTP is automatic.

RARP

ENABLE; DISABLE Selects whether selection of RARP is

automatic.

IP ADDRESS

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures IP address.

SUBNET MASK

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures subnet mask.

GATEWAY ADDRESS

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configures gateway address.

PRINT SETTINGS

ON; OFF Selects printing of network menu

map. ON = When printer exits the menu mode it will print the network MenuMap showing results of self-diagnosis and settings.

INITIALIZE

ON; OFF Selects network initialization.

ON = network initializes as the printer exits the menu.

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Memory Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

RECEIVE BUFF SIZE

AUTO; 0.5 MB; 1 MB; 2 MB; 4 MB; 8 MB; 16 MB; 32 MB

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

RESOURCE SAVE

AUTO; OFF; 0.5 MB; 1 MB; 2 MB; 4 MB; 8 MB; 16 MB; 32 MB

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

FLASH INITIALIZE

EXECUTE Initializes flash memory if installed.

PS FLASH RESIZE

0% [n.n MB] TO 90% [n.n MB], in 10% increments

Changes the size of the flash memory area. “n.n” indicates the actual size in MB. Note: Special data is stored in the Flash Memory, therefore you cannot specify 100%.

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CAUTION!

The Disk Maintenance Menu can be used to initialize the printer's internal hard disk drive, to reassign the partition contents, or to reformat the partitions.

Unless you know what you are doing, please avoid this section of the Menu.

It is recommended that disk maintenance be done through the OKI Storage Device Manager software by the System Administrator, or by someone who is knowledgeable in this area.

Disk Maintenance Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Val ue Description

HDD INITIALIZE

EXECUTE Partitions hard disk and formats

each partition. Appears only if hard disk drive is installed.

PARTITION SIZE

nnn% / mmm% / xxx%

Sets usage of hard disk drive partitions: nnn = Common mmm = PCL xxx = PS Range for each partition: 1 to 98% in 1% increments. nnn + mmm + xxx = 100%.

HDD FORMATTING

PCL, COMMON, PS Formats specified partition.

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System Adjust Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

X ADJUST

0.00 MM; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO –

0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments

Adjusts overall print position horizontally in 0.20 increments.

Y ADJUST

0.00 MM; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO –

0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments

Adjusts overall print position vertically in 0.20 increments.

DUPLEX X ADJUST

0.00 MM; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO –

0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments

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

DUPLEX Y ADJUST

0.00 MM; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO –

0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments

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

TRAY 1 LEGAL 14

LEGAL 14; LEGAL

13.5

Sets Tray 1 legal paper size.

TRAY 2 LEGAL 14

LEGAL 14; LEGAL

13.5

Sets Tray 2 legal paper size. Appears only if optional Tray 2 is installed.

TRAY 3 LEGAL 14

LEGAL 14; LEGAL

13.5

Sets Tray 3 legal paper size. Appears only if optional Tray 3 is installed.

PCL TRAY 2 ID#

1 to 59; default = 5 Sets Tray 2 number for PCL

emulation. Appears only if optional Tray 3 is installed.

PCL TRAY 3 ID#

1 – 59; default = 20 Sets Tray 3 number for PCL

emulation. Appears only if optional Tray 3 is installed.

PCL MP TRAY ID#

1 – 59; default = 4 Sets MP tray number for PCL

emulation.

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HEX DUMP

EXECUTE Press SELECT to switch the

printer to the Hexadecimal Dump mode in which all data received is printed in both Hexadecimal and ASCII format. To return to normal print mode, switch the printer off then on again.

Maintenance Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

EEPROM RESET

EXECUTE Initializes EEPROM for each unit.

SAVE MENU

EXECUTE Saves the current menu settings.

RESTORE

EXECUTE Reverts to stored menu settings.

(Only displayed if there are saved menu settings).

POWER SAVE

ENABLE; DISABLE When no input is received for a

specified time, the printer will enter Power Save Mode. See also “Power Save Delay Time” under the System configuration menu on page 51.

PAPER BLACK SETTING

0; +1; +2; –2; –1 Not normally used.

PAPER COLOR SETTING

0; +1; +2; –2; –1 Not normally used.

TRANSPR BLACK SETTING

0; +1; +2; –2; –1 Not normally used.

TRANSPR COLOR SETTING

0; +1; +2; –2; –1 Not normally used.

System Adjust Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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Usage Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

TOTAL PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows total number of pages printed.

TRAY 1 PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from tray

TRAY 2 PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from tray

2. Displayed if optional tray 2 is installed.

TRAY 3 PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from tray

3. Displayed if optional tray 3 is installed.

MP TRAY PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from

multipurpose paper tray.

COLOR PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Number of pages printed in color.

MONOCHROME PAGE COUNT

nnnnnn Number of pages printed in monochrome.

BLACK DRUM LIFE

REMAINING nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the black image drum as a percentage.

CYAN DRUM LIFE

REMAINING nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the cyan image drum as a percentage.

MAGENTA DRUM LIFE

REMAINING nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the magenta image drum as a percentage.

YELLOW DRUM LIFE

REMAINING nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the yellow image drum as a percentage.

BELT LIFE

REMAINING nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the belt as a percentage.

FUSER LIFE

Remaining nnn%

Displays the remaining life of the fuser roller as a percentage.

BLACK TONER

15K = xxx%; 5K = xxx%

Displays black toner remaining.

CYAN TONER

15K = xxx%; 5K = xxx%

Displays cyan toner remaining.

MAGENTA TONER

15K = xxx%; 5K = xxx%

Displays magenta toner remaining.

YELLOW TONER

15K = xxx%; 5K = xxx%

Displays yellow toner remaining.

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LIST OF ADMINISTRATOR MENU SETTINGS

To enter this menu, turn on the printer while holding down the ITEM + button.

NOTE

Only system administrators have access to this menu.

OP Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

ALL CATEGORY

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable all categories of User Menu. Set to Disable, the User Menu is not shown except the PRINT JOB MENU. Panel Lock is still available.

PRINT JOBS MENU

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.)

INFORMATION MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable INFORMATION MENU. Set to Disable, INFORMATION MENU is not displayed.

SHUTDOWN MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable SHUTDOWN MENU. Set to Disable, SHUTDOWN MENU is not displayed.

PRINT MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable PRINT MENU. Set to Disable, PRINT MENU is not displayed.

MEDIA MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable MEDIA MENU. Set to Disable, MEDIA MENU is not displayed.

COLOR MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable color MENU. Set to Disable, color MENU is not displayed.

SYSTEM CONFIG MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable SYSTEM MENU. Set to Disable, SYSTEM MENU is not displayed.

PCL EMULATION MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable PCL EMULATION MENU. Set to Disable, PCL EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

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PPR EMULATION MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable PPR EMULATION MENU. Set to Disable, PPR EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

FX EMULATION MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable FX EMULATION MENU. Set to Disable, FX EMULATION MENU is not displayed.

PARALLEL MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable PARALLEL MENU. Set to Disable, PARALLEL MENU is not displayed.

USB MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable USB MENU. Set to Disable, USB MENU is not displayed.

IEEE 1394 MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Displayed only when the IEEE 1394 board is installed. Enable/Disable IEEE 1394 MENU. Set to Disable, IEEE 1394 MENU is not displayed.

NETWORK MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Displayed only when the Network Interface Card is installed. Enable/Disable NETWORK MENU. Set to Disable, NETWORK MENU is not displayed.

MEMORY MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable MEMORY MENU. Set to Disable, MEMORY MENU is not displayed.

DISK MAINTENANCE

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable DISK MAINTENANCE MENU. Set to Disable, DISK MAINTENANCE MENU is not displayed.

SYSTEM ADJUST MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable SYSTEM ADJUST MENU. Set to Disable, SYSTEM ADJUST MENU is not displayed.

MAINTENANCE MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable MAINTENANCE MENU. Set to Disable, MAINTENANCE MENU is not displayed.

USAGE MENU

ENABLE, DISABLE

Enable/Disable USAGE MENU. Set to Disable, USAGE MENU is not displayed.

PEAK POWER CONTROL

Normal/Low Sets PEAK POWER CONTROL.

OP Menu (continued)

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

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Color Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

RESET C GAMMA FILTER

EXECUTE Reset the stored TRC data (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.

RESET M GAMMA FILTER

EXECUTE

RESET Y GAMMA FILTER

EXECUTE

RESET K GAMMA FILTER

EXECUTE

Block Device Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

INITIALIZE LOCK

YES, NO Change to YES to block the operator panel

from showing FLASH INITIALISE ITEM and PS FLASH RESIZE ITEM in the Disk maintenance and Memory menus.

Peak Power Control Menu

The default settings are bold.

Item Value Description

PEAK POWER CONTROL

NORMAL, LOW

Sets Peak Power Control.

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SETTING COLOR TUNING FROM THE FRONT PANEL

You can use the printer’s menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE and DARK (shadows) Color Tuning Patterns.

• To increase the color intensity, use a higher positive setting (default = 0, maximum = +3).

• To decrease the color intensity, use a higher negative setting (default = 0, maximum = -3).

For example, to adjust the intensity of the magenta portion:

Important!

• In most cases, using Color Tuning is not necessary as the printer is optimized for color printing at its default settings.

• Once you change these settings, they remain in effect until you go back in and change them.

• To return the settings to the defaults, use the steps below to set each value back to 0 (zero).

NOTE

When using the Print Job Accounting utility, you cannot print when "Local Print" is set to "No printing" or "No color printing."

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1. Print the Color Tuning Pattern:

a. Make sure letter size paper is loaded in the tray.

b. Press the MENU button one or more times, until

COLOR MENU

displays.

c. Press the ITEM button one or more times, until

COLOR TUNING

displays.

d. Press SELECT.

The Color Tuning Pattern prints.

2. Adjust the Magenta highlight color.

a. Press the ITEM button one or more times, until

MAGENTA

HIGHLIGHT

nn displays.

b. Press the VALUE button one or more times, until the new value

you wish to use displays (e.g., +3).

c. Press the SELECT button.

An asterisk (*) appears at the right of the number.

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3. Adjust the Magenta mid-tone color:

a. Press the ITEM button one or more times, until

MAGENTA

MID-TONE

nn appears.

b. Press the VALUE button one or more times, until the new value

you wish to use displays (e.g., nn = +3).

c. Press the SELECT button.

An asterisk (*) appears at the right of the number.

4. Adjust the Magenta dark color:

a. Press the ITEM button one or more times, until

MAGENTA DARK

nn displays.

b. Press the VALUE button one or more times, until the new value

you wish to use displays (e.g., nn = +3).

c. Press the SELECT button.

An asterisk (*) appears at the right of the number.

5. Press the ON LINE button to save the new setting and return the printer to online status

6. Print from your application.

Repeat the above steps until you get the desired magenta color intensity.

NOTE

To adjust these settings for the Cyan, Yellow or Black color intensity, substitute the appropriate color name in the steps above.

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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:

1. Press the MENU button until

SHUTDOWN MENU is displayed, then

press the SELECT button.

2. Press the SELECT button again to begin the shutdown sequence.

3. When

PLEASE POWER OFF SHUTDOWN COMPLETED is displayed,

turn the printer off using the power switch.

CAUTION!

• Never turn the printer off while it is printing.

• If the optional hard disk has been installed, 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.

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Online

Item

Value

Select

Ready

Attention

Cancel

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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.

NOTE

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

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See your printed Software Installation Guide for information on:

• Making the interface connections

• Installing the printer drivers

• Installing network software,.

You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to see/download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on your printer.

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Windows XP

Printer Drivers

See your printed Software Installation Guide for information on installing printer drivers.

You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer.

WHICH PRINTER DRIVER TO USE?

Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe® 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

If neither driver seems to cover all your needs, you should install both drivers: select the same printer port (LPT1 or Network Port) for both drivers during the installation.

Set the driver 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 dialog, so you can print using the alternative driver whenever you need to.

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.

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ENABLING INSTALLED OPTIONS IN THE DRIVER

Certain options such as additional memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer.

Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once.

For additional memory: PostScript driver only

If you have additional memory in your printer, use these instructions to update the Windows PostScript driver so that it recognizes the additional memory:

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. Click the Device Settings tab.

4. Under Installable Options, click Memory Configuration, then

set the memory in the drop-down list to be the same as that now installed in the printer, as shown in the MenuMap (to generate a MenuMap printout, see “Printing the MenuMap” on page 33).

5. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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For the internal hard disk drive

PostScript driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. Click the Device Settings tab.

4. Under Installable Options, make sure the setting in the Hard

Disk drop-down list is Installed.

5. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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PCL driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. On the Device Option tab, click Printer Hard Disk.

4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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For additional paper trays

PostScript driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click

Available Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not

including the Multi-purpose tray) in the drop-down list.

4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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PCL driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. On the Device Option tab, select the appropriate number of trays

(not including the Multi-purpose tray).

4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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For the duplex unit

PostScript driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click

Duplex and select Installed in the drop-down list.

4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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PCL driver

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties.

3. Click the Device Option tab, click Duplex Option Unit.

4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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CHANGING DEFAULTS FOR PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA IN THE DRIVER

The normal default for these items is automatic detection.

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 (under Page Setup).

PostScript drivers

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

NOTE

If the defaults set manually in the printer menu differ from those you set in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message.

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2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences.

Important!

If you will be using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, make sure you open the rear exit before printing:

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3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, select the paper feed in the Paper Source drop-down list.

4. Click the Advanced button.

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5. Under Paper/Output, select the media size in the Paper Size drop-down list.

6. Under Document Options ® Printer Features, click Media

Type and select the media from the drop-down list.

7. Click OK twice and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

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PCL drivers

1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes.

2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences.

3. On the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in

the Size drop-down list.

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4. Select the required paper feed under Source.

NOTE

If a paper tray is selected the Weight field becomes visible.

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5. Select the required paper type under Weight.

6. Click the Paper Feed Options button and make any other

selections then click OK.

7. Click OK twice and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.

NOTE

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

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Network Printer Status Utility

• Available on TCP/IP network connection only.

The Network Printer Status utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, you will see the following changes to the printer driver Properties dialog box:

• a new Status tab is added.

• an Option button is added to the Device Option tab.

This utility allows you to view (but not change) the status of the following on the Status tab:

• paper trays installed and the media assigned to them.

• total size and percentage used of disk/memory.

• percentage of toner remaining.

Important!

If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver will automatically ping the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand.

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Windows XP

Operation

This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features including:

• N-up printing (see page 111)

• Custom page sizes (see page 113)

• Selecting print resolution (see page 119)

• Duplex printing (see page 120)

• Watermarks (see page 126)

• Collating (see page 128)

• Proof and Print (see page 129)

• Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 132)

• Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 135)

• Using overlays (see page 138)

• Printing posters (see page 147)

NOTE

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

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FACTORS THAT AFFECT COLOR PRINTING

The PCL and PostScript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents.

Many applications have their own color 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 color management functions.

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

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

• Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full

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

• Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. 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 colors such as intense reds and

blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (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 colors do not match the colors displayed on screen.

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Viewing conditions

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

Printer driver color settings

The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections of this User Manual.

Monitor settings

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

There are several settings found on a typical monitor:

• 5000k*

Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics arts environments.

• 6500k

Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.

• 9300k

Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets.

*k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature

NOTE

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

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How your software application displays color

Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW® or Adobe® Photoshop

may display color 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 color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper.

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CHOOSING A COLOR MATCHING METHOD

There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.

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

RGB or CMYK?

The guidelines for choosing a color 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 color 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 Color Matching (see page 103) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor.

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 color matching settings in the printer driver without warning.

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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 (see “Windows ICM color matching” on page 110), and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space).

Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo)

RGB only

• Oki Color Matching (see page 103), and the sRGB setting: PCL or

PS driver.

• PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option

(see page 105).

• Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches

and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker—PS only (see page 102).

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 (see “Windows ICM color matching” on page 110), and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space) (PS only).

• Alternatively, use PostScript Color Matching with the Absolute

Colorimetric setting (see page 105).

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Printing Vivid Colors

RGB only

• Use Oki Color Matching (see page 103), with the Monitor 6500k

Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).

RGB or CMYK

• Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 105) with the Saturation

option.