OKI OKIOFFICE 120 User Guide
OKIOFFICE 120 Printer Module
User’s Guide
Preface
EEC compatibility
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-todate. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki 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 Oki.
Copyright 1999 by Oki. All rights reserved.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corporation.
This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89/336/
EEC and 73/23/EEC amended by 93/68/
EEC on the approximation of the laws
relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage.
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Table of contents
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
EEC compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Connecting to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Installing to Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Installing to Windows 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Select the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Setting up the printer environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Transparency film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Detail setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
B5 (Landscape) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
A5 (Landscape) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Reverse printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Print density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OHP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Switch to wide screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Printing a test pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2: Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pausing and resuming printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cancelling the printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3: Using the Print Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Status on your computer and printer . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Control option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Background printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Use spooler (jam recovery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Always watch printer status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Error message option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Status change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printer option box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Your print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 4: Just in case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing fax printer driver software . . . . . . . . . . 21
Resetting your machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
List of error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Unpacking
The following items are in the package:
1. Printer Controller Module — Includes the Printer
PCB (printed circuit board)
2. Four screws and three FG-springs*
3. Two ferrite cores*
4. Fax Printer Module operating instructions (this
book!)
5. Fax Printer driver software floppy diskette
6. Connection cable*
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* These parts may actually be used when your
authorised dealer installs the printer interface
on your fax machine. (One of the ferrite cores
may be attached to your bi-directional parallel
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interface cable, see below.)
Be sure to save the module and packing materials for
reshipment.
Connecting to your computer
Do not install the printer module on your
OKIOFFICE 120 machine. Only your authorised dealer should perform the installation.
This section explains how to connect the module to
your computer’s parallel printer port. You will need a
bidirectional parallel interface cable.
1. Make sure that both your OKIOFFICE 120 and
PC are turned off.
2. Connect the bidirectional parallel interface cable
to your Printer Controller Module’s interface
port.
3. If your cable does not have a ferrite core already
fitted, install the ferrite core included with the
printer module.
4. Snap the plug’s wire clips onto the interface
cable.
5. Connect the other end of the bi-directional parallel interface cable to your computer’s parallel
port.
6. Please see your computer’s operating instructions
if you need help.
Installing to Windows 95
Setting up your Fax Printer driver is easy and fast,
thanks to the
Add Printer Wizard
set-up program:
1. Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
2. Insert the Fax Printer driver software disk in a
floppy disk drive.
3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then
click (select) Printers.
4. Double-click Add Printer.
5. Click Next > and then follow the instructions
which appear.
6. While installing, you will see the Fax Printer
System Installation window:
, a step-by-step printer
To continue installing, click Start Installation.
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Note:
To see documents printing (or waiting to print),
and otherwise manage printing, you must use
the Fax Printer Type2 Print Manager (see later).
If, in the future, you install other Oki Fax Printer
software (such as an upgrade), use the same destination path you have chosen here.
7. When installation is complete, you will see:
To start the Fax Printer software, click Restart.
Note:
If you click
stalled but not yet running. To start the software,
restart Windows 95.
8. When you finish, the icon for the Fax Printer
appears in the Printers folder, and the Fax
Printer Type2 Print Manager button appears on
the taskbar.
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Continue
instead, the software is in-
Installing to Windows 3.1
1. If it is not already running, start Windows.
2. Insert the Fax Printer driver software disk in a
floppy disk drive.
3. Click the File menu in the Program Manager,
then click Run.
4. Type a:\setup31.exe (where a: indicates the
floppy drive), and click OK.
5. While installting, you will see the Fax Printer
System Installation window. To continue, click
Start Installation.
6. When installation is complete, you will see:
To start the Fax Printer, click Restart.
If you click Continue instead, the software is
installed but not yet running. To start the software, restart Windows.
7. When you finish, the Fax Printer Type2 Print
Manager icon will appear at the lower edge of
your screen.
Select the printer
If you have previously installed any other printer drivers in your Windows set-up, you should select the Fax
Printer as the
follows:
1. Make the Printers windows appear.
Windows 95:
a Click the Start button on the taskbar.
Default Printer
in the Printers window as
Windows 3.1:
a Double-click the Main icon in the Program
Manager window.
b Double-click the Control Panel icon in the
Main group window.
c Then double-click the Printers icon in the
Control Panel window.
2. In the Printers window, click Fax Printer
Type2.
3. Set the
Windows 95:
aOn the File menu, click Set As Default.
Windows 3.1:
a Click Set As Default Printer.
Fax Printer
as the default printer.
bPoint to Settings. Then click Printers.
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4. Close the Printers window.
Windows 95:
Either…
click File and then click Close
or…
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b Double-click the Control Panel icon in the
Main group window.
c Then double-click the Printers icon in the
Control Panel window.
2. In the Printers window, click Fax Printer
Ty pe 2.
click the button in the window’s upper-right
corner.
Windows 3.1:
Click Close.
Setting up the printer environment
You can set the printer environment to meet your needs
as follows:
1. Make the Printers windows appear.
Windows 95:
a Click the Start button on the taskbar.
bPoint to Settings. Then click Printers.
Windows 3.1:
a Double-click the Main icon in the Program
Manager window.
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3. Windows 95: On the File menu, click Properties.
4. Windows 3.1: Click Set-up, then skip to step 6.
5. Windows 95: The Fax Printer Type 2 Proper-
ties window will appear.
6. Windows 95: Click the Details tab, and then
click Set-up…
7. The Fax Printer Type2 window will appear.
8. Click OK to save any changes you have made to
the existing settings and close the Fax Printer
Settings window.
Click Cancel to close the Fax Printer Settings
window without saving any changes
Click Help for assistance. The Help window
appears.
Paper source
Selects the default paper supply source. You may
choose from either the multipurpose tray or the paper
cassettes. The Auto setting chooses the right paper supply source (Cassette 1, Cassette 2 or Cassette 3) automatically, based on the paper size settings you have
made for each cassette.
Paper size
Selects the paper size. This driver lets you select from
among 14 paper sizes:
B4 ** 257 x 364mm
A4 210 x 297mm
B5 ** 182 x 257mm
A5 148 x 210mm
A6 * 105 x 148mm
Legal * 215.9 x 355.6mm
Letter * 215.9 x 279.4mm
Half Letter R * 140 x 216mm
F4 * 210 x 330mm
Executive * 184.1 x 266.7mm
DL * 110 x 220mm
COM 10 * 104.8 x 241.3mm
Post Card * 100 x 148mm
Monarch * 98.4 x 190.5mm
These sizes of paper or envelopes cannot be used
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in the paper cassette. Please use the multipurpose tray
instead.
B4 and B5 (landscape) paper can not used in the
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multipurpose tray. Please use the paper cassette.
If you use a different paper size from this setting, the
machine will not print. So, if you load differently-sized
paper into your machine, perform this setting again.
In your computer application (such as a word processing or spreadsheet program), be sure to set the paper
size for your document to the same as this setting.
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