Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8p/8w HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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User’ s Guide 8pwugb.p65 03/09/98, 13:27 1.
2 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Notice Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control.
User’s Guide 3 English Contents Safety Instructions .................................................................. 4 Important W iring Instructions ................................................ 6 Choosing Print Media .........................
4 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Safety Instructions Y our Oki printer has been carefully designed to giv e you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, ho wev er , there are a fe w basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • Read the set up instructions in this handbook carefully.
User’s Guide 5 English • Aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards. Always contact your local dealer. • Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the handbook.
6 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Important Wiring Instructions The wires in the power cable are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green and Y ello w — Earth Blue — Neutral Brown — Live If the col.
User’s Guide 7 English Choosing Print Media Paper • For best results, use paper that is smooth and of high quality, like copier type paper or paper with a Sheffield rating of 100-250. • Store paper in its ream wrapper until you are ready to use it.
8 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Paper Sizes Paper format Width × Length Letter 8½" × 1 1 " Legal 13 8½" × 1 3" Legal 14 8½" × 1 4" Executive 7¼" × 10½" A4 210mm × 297mm A5 148mm × 210mm B5 176mm × 250mm A6 105mm × 148mm Free size (min) 76.
User’s Guide 9 English 3 Adjust the right paper guide to fit against the edge of the paper. Do not move the left guide again as this may cause the paper to skew as it is fed in. Manual feed Use manual feed for printing en velopes, transparencies, hea vyweight and odd size paper .
10 OKIP A GE 8p/8w T oner Cartridge T oner Cartridge Life T oner cartridge life depends on the page density , the percentage of each page that is printed black. The higher the print density , the more toner is used. On average, a toner cartridge will produce approximately 1500 sheets at 5% print density .
User’s Guide 11 English Cleaning the LED Array Clean the LED array… • Whenever you install a new toner cartridge. • If you see faded vertical areas or light printing down a page. • If printing is fuzzy or blurred. W ipe the LED array gently using a clean, lint–free cloth.
12 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Image drum Cartridge Image Drum Cartridge Life The life of an image drum depends on a number of factors, including temperature, humidity , the type of paper you use, and the number of pages per job .
User’s Guide 13 English Resetting the Drum Counter 1 Enter the printer status monitor. 2 Click on the Printer Setup tab. 3 Click on the Printer Menu button. 4 Click on the Maintenance tab. 5 Click the Reset button next to “Drum Counter Reset”. 2 Unwrap the new image drum cartridge and remove the protective sheet.
14 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Fonts What is a Font? Strictly speaking, a font refers to a set of printable characters in a particular typeface of a specific size (e.g. 12 point) and style (e.g. roman, bold or bold italic). In computer printing ho we v er , this term has been used in a wider context to refer to all sizes and styles of a particular typeface.
User’s Guide 15 English Front Panel Indication (OKIP AGE 8p) As well as error indication on the host PC, the OKIP A GE 8p has a set of LEDs that inform the user of certain conditions.
16 OKIP A GE 8p/8w State before press short press 2 sec. press 5 sec. press Power turned on. Receiving, printing or processing data. Data in buffer . Cancelling data process. Page/receive buffer or print overflow . Paper; out, jam or size error .
User’s Guide 17 English Printer Maintenance T ransporting Y our Printer If you need to transport your printer to another location, including return for service, be sure to take the following precautions: 1 Seal the toner cartridge and the image drum cartridge in the black, light–proof bag provided.
18 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Basic T roubleshooting Paper Jams 1 Open the cover. The fuser unit at the back of the printer is hot. 2 Lift out the image drum. 3 Remove the jammed paper.
User’s Guide 19 English Print Quality Problems Problem Printed page is blank. Entire page prints faintly . Printed page is fuzzy or blurred. Page prints all black. Page has a grey background. V er tical black lines on printed page. Solution The toner car tridge is missing or empty .
20 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Problem V ertical white line or streaking on printed page. Page has repetitive marks. Smeared or blotched print. Solution T oner is lo w and does not distr ibute proper ly . Carefully remov e image dr um and shake side to side a f e w times to redistribute toner .
User’s Guide 21 English Hardware Problems Problem When you try to print nothing happens. Printing is garbled. Printer freezes, or an error message displays when computer is restarted. Odours are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit.
22 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Solution Heat from the toner fusing process removes moisture from the paper and may cause curling. If the curling is severe... a T urn the paper over in the paper f eeder . Put paper in feeder with print f acing the back of the printer , look on the package f or an arrow or other indicator of the print side.
User’s Guide 23 English Specifications Category Printing Process Physical Print Speed Print Start Resolution (8p,8w) CPU (8p, 8w) RAM (8p, 8w) ROM (8p, 8w) Electrical Power Consumption Specification LED array imaging to organic photo–conductive drum.
24 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Category Paper handling Paper size Media support T emper ature (°C) Humidity (%) Item Input Tray Manual Feed Output Tray Input Tray Manual Feed Media Support Operating Non–operating Storage Transit Operating Non–operating Storage Transit Specification Approx.
User’s Guide 25 English SCategory Life & Duty cycle Service & Reliability Consumable life Emulation (Okipage 8p only) Acoustic noise Approvals Item Printer Life MTBF MTTR T oner Image Drum Standard Optional Operating Standby — Specification 3 0 000 pages, 5 years @ max: 2 500 pages/month, av: 500 pages/month.
26 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Index B Button front panel (Okipage 8p) ..................... 15 C Cleaning the LED array ............................ 11 D Drum cartridge. See Image drum cartridge Drum counter resetting ............................................
User’s Guide 27 English User Notes 8pwugb.p65 03/09/98, 13:27 27.
28 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Oki Systems (UK) Ltd. 550 Dundee Road Slough SL1 4LE T el : 44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax: 44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www .oki.co.uk Oki Systems (Ireland) Ltd. The Square Industrial Complex T allaght Dublin 24 T el : 01 459 8666 Fax: 01 459 8840 http://www .
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