Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8p Plus Oki
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Setup Guide.
2 OKIP A GE 8p Plus 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.
Setup Guide 3 English Contents Safety instructions .................................................................. 4 Printer Features ........................................................................ 6 Check ing the con tents ...............
4 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Safety instructions Y our Oki printer has been carefully designed to gi ve 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.
Setup 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 Plus Printer Features Congratulations! Y ou have selected a pr inter with fast output, excellent print quality , and easy operation. Y our printer’ s featur es inc lude: • 8 page pe.
Setup Guide 7 English Checking the contents Carefully remove all the contents from the box and unpack your printer . In addition to the printer manual(s) you should have the following items: • Print.
8 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Printer Components Paper feed/exit tray Manual feed slot Control panel LED array Image drum cartridge T oner cartridge Power switch Power cable receptacle Parallel interface connec.
Setup Guide 9 English Setting up your printer Choose a location that is clean, dry , well ventilated and out of direct sunlight. The area should be free of electromagnetic interference and not suffer from extremes or drastic changes in temperature or humidity .
10 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Removing the image drum protection sheet 1 Open the cover. 2 Remove the image drum cartridge. 3 Remove the protective sheet. Keep the image drum as level as possible to avoid toner spillage. (Some toner is added during the test phase.
Setup Guide 11 English Installing toner 1 Remove the tape and shipping insert from the image drum cartridge. 2 Shake the toner cartridge to evenly distribute toner. 3 Unwrap the toner cartridge. 4 Remove the tape. 5 Insert the toner cartridge. 6 Push the lock lever forward.
12 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Loading paper For best results, use standard laser or copier paper with a Sheffield rating of 100–250 such as Xerox 4200 (75g/m² or 20lb).
Setup Guide 13 English Connecting the data cable The printer comes with a standard high speed bidirectional IBM Centronics compatible parallel data interface as standard. This requires a IEEE1284 compliant parallel printer cable, not more than 1.8m in length.
14 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Connecting power to your printer A suitable AC po wer cable is supplied with your printer , terminated with the appropriate plug for connection to a standard A C wall outlet. 1 Ensure the printer on/off switch (1) is off. 2 1 2 Connect the cable to the power socket (2) on the rear of the printer.
Setup Guide 15 English Installing a Windows™ printer driver A printer driver is a software program which runs on your PC. It passes data from your applications suitably formatted for the printer , and also controls a number of printer functions. Y our printer comes with printer dri vers for W indo ws 3.
16 OKIP A GE 8p Plus Windows 95/98 and Windows NT4 Y our CD-R OM dri ve is assumed to be driv e D. If this is not the case, substitute the correct drive letter for your system. 1 Ensure that all documents are saved and all Windows applications are closed.
Setup Guide 17 English 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Other Items on the CD The CD supplied with your printer also contains this manual and the User’ s Guide in Adobe Acrobat f ormat. Y ou ma y f ind this more con venient than ha ving printed manuals to look after .
18 OKIP A GE 8p Plus 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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