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Preface> 2 P REFACE Every effort has been made to ensu re that the information in this document is comple te, accurate, and up-to-date. Th e manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the resu lts of errors beyond its control.
Emergency First Aid> 3 E MERGENC Y F IRST A ID Take care with toner powder: If swallowed, induce vomiting and seek medical attention. Never attempt to induce vomiting if person is unconscious. I f i n h a l e d , m o v e t h e p e r s o n t o a n o p e n a r e a f o r f r e s h a i r .
Contents> 4 C ONTENTS Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Emergency First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Importer to the EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Environmental Information .
Contents> 5 Colour matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 What this guide de scribes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Printer colour management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 About RGB and CMYK colou r . . . . .
Contents> 6 Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Maintenance men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Job Log M enu . . . . . . . . . .
Notes, Cautions and Warn ings> 7 N OTES , C AUTIONS AND W ARNINGS NOTE: A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additional information to su pplem ent the main text which may help you to use and unders tand the product. CAUTION! A caution appea rs in this manual like this.
Introduction> 8 I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying this Oki Printing Solutions colour printer. Your new printer is desi gned with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media for the office.
Introduction> 9 > “W ebPrint Interne t Explorer plugin” - another brand new function for Windows that enables you to print web pages properly; > Internal hard disk drive (standard on “h.
Introduction> 10 P RINTER OVERVIEW F RONT VIEW The LCD display lan guage can be chan ged to show different languages. (see “Changing the display language” on page 12). 1. Output stacker , face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m².
Introduction> 11 R EAR VIEW This view shows the connection panel, the rear output stacker and the location of the optional duplex (two-sided printing) unit. * The Network Interface h as a protective “plug” which must be removed before connection can be made.
Introduction> 12 C HANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The default language used by yo ur printer for display messages and for report printing is English. If required, this can be changed to: German Danis.
Paper recommendations> 13 P APER RECOMMEND ATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type.
Paper recommendations> 14 C ASSETTE TRAYS If you have identical paper stock lo aded in another tray (2nd tray if you have one, or multi purpose tray) you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the curr ent tray runs out of paper.
Paper recommendations> 15 F ACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of th e printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 176g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down).
Loading paper > 16 L OADING PAPER C ASSETTE TRAYS 1. Remo ve the paper tr ay from the printer . 2. F an the paper to be loaded at the edge s (1) and in the middle ( 2) to ensure that all shee ts are properly separ ated, then tap the edg es of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again (3).
Loading paper > 17 3. Load letter headed pape r face down and top edge towards the front of the printer , as shown. 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: • Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper .
Loading paper > 18 6. For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper we ight. 7. For face up pr inting, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the paper support (4) is extended.
Loading paper > 19 M ULTI PURPOSE TRAY 1. Open the multi purpose tra y (1). 2. Fold out the paper supports (2). 3. Press gently down on the paper platform (3) to ensure it is latched down. 4. Load the paper and adj ust the paper guides (4) to the size of paper being used.
Loading paper > 20 •F o r t w o - sided (duplex) printing on headed paper load the paper with pre-printed side down and top edge away from the printer . (Optional duplex unit must be installed for this function.) • Envelopes sh ould be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer .
Printer settings in Windows> 21 P RINTER SETTINGS IN W INDOWS Your printer’s operator panel menus provide access to many options. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items.
Printer settings in Windows> 22 P OST S CRIPT EMULATION 1. Page orientation sets portrait (tall) o r landscape (wide) page orientation. The “rotated” rotates the paper through 90 degrees anti-clockwise. 2. When printing do uble sided pages (duplex unit required).
Printer settings in Windows> 23 PCL EMULATION When you click the Properties button from your application’s Print dialogue, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for this document.
Printer settings in Windows> 24 S ECURE PRINTI NG Secure printing allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment. The document does not print until a PIN (Personal Identification Number) is entered through the Printer Control Panel.
Printer settings in Windows> 25 3. The Job PIN (Personal Identification Number) window opens. 4. If the PIN window does not open, click the [PIN] button. 5. In the Job PIN window , enter a [name] for this print job. 6. The name may be up to 16 alpha-numeric char acters.
Printer settings in Windows> 26 Mac OS 9 If you use the Apple LaserWriter driv er, the printing plug-in for secure printing must first be enabled in the printer driver. This step is not necessary for the Adobe PostScript driver. To enable the LaserWriter plug-in: 1.
Printer settings in Windows> 27 P RINTING THE DOCUMENT Your secure print job is printed using the Printer Control Panel on the front of the printer. 1. When the printer is idle (“ONLINE” indicated in the display), use the +/- buttons to select the PRINT JOB menu, then press [ENTER].
Printer settings in Windows> 28 D ELETING A SECURE PRINT DOCUMENT If you change your mind about printing a secure document, you can delete it from the printer’s hard disk without printing it first. 1. Follow steps 1 to 4 in the above procedure for printing the document.
Printer settings in Windows> 29 S ENDING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section “Sending the document” on page 24 for sending a secure document, except that on the [Job Options] tab in step 2, click [Store to HDD].
A Guide to printing> 30 A G UIDE TO PRINTING This Chapter provides a convenient on-screen reference to the many features of the driver software supplied with your printer. H OW TO ACCESS THE DRIVER SCREENS Most of the features described are accessed via the printer driver screens.
A Guide to printing> 31 C HANGING THE DRIVER DEFAULTS W INDO WS XP/2000/S ERVER 2003 1. Click [Start] → [Printers and F axes] to open the Printers and F axes window . 2. In the Printers and F axes window, right -click on the appropriate printer driver icon, and choose [Printing Preferences] from the context menu.
A Guide to printing> 32 Rather than repeat the procedure throughout this manual, it is described here. S AVING A SET OF DRIVER SETTINGS 1. Make any ch anges to the driver settings you w ant, as described in the relevant section of this manual. 2. In the driver’s [Setup] tab , click [Sav e…].
A Guide to printing> 33 This procedure is essential if you subsequently add extra hardware features to your printer after the drivers have been installed and set up. W INDO WS 1. Access the driver’s [Properties] window . (See “Changing the driver defaults” on page 31.
A Guide to printing> 34 3. In the [Change] menu, select the hardw are item(s) that you have installed, and change the [T o] values as appropriate. 4. Click [OK] to save y our settings. C ONFIGURI NG HARDWARE OPTIONS FROM CHOOSER (A PPLE T ALK ONLY ) Use this method if you do not use Desktop Printing.
A Guide to printing> 35 3. Select your printer driver on the left -hand pane of Chooser (for example “LaserW riter 8”). 4. Select your printer model in the right-hand pane of Chooser . 5. Click [Setup…]. 6. Click [Auto Setup]. 7. The printer is queried and additional hardware options are automatically detected.
A Guide to printing> 36 B LACKS AND G REYS B LACK OVERPRINT Black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the coloured background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background colour.
A Guide to printing> 37 Mac OS 9 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Colour Options] (2) . 4. Select the [Black Overprint] checkbox (3) . Mac OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model.
A Guide to printing> 38 B LACK PRINTING ( BLACK GENERATION ) To use Black Generation, Office Colour or Graphic Pro must be th e selected Print Mode. Your printer prints the colour black in one of two ways: Composite Black or True Black . C OMPOSITE BLACK The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black.
A Guide to printing> 39 2. On [Black Finish] (2) , make your selection: [Auto] (allow printer to choose the best method depending on page content), [T rue Black] or [Composite Black]. Windows (Graphic Pro) 1. On the driver’s [Colour] tab , sele ct [Graphic Pro] (1) and click the [Options] button.
A Guide to printing> 40 Mac OS 9 (Graphic Pro) 1. From the [File] menu, select [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) select your printer . 3. In the next menu (2) , select [Colour – Gr aphic Pro 2]. 4. For [Black Finish] menu (3) , choose your preferred setting.
A Guide to printing> 41 Mac OS X (Graphic Pro) 1. From the [File] menu, select [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer . 3. In the next menu (2) , select [Printer F eatures]. 4. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 3].
A Guide to printing> 42 F INE LINES ENHANCEMENT This feature can be used to emphasize the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width). With some software applications, if this feature is turned ON, the spaces in bar codes may become too narrow.
A Guide to printing> 43 G REYSCALE PRINTING If you select Greyscale, the printer converts all colours into shades of grey, and prints using only black toner. Use Greyscale to speed up printing of proof copies or when you do not need to print a colour document in colour.
A Guide to printing> 44 3. If using the PS driver , on the [Colour] tab , click [Greyscale], and then click [Advanced] if you want to adjust brightness and contrast. M AC OS 9 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer .
A Guide to printing> 45 This ensures best quality when using greyscale. 6. From the menu below [Printer] (5) , select [Job Options]. 7. Select the [Use optimised gr eyscale halftones] checkbox (6) . This may slow down printing slightly, but will produce superior results.
A Guide to printing> 46 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Greyscale]. 6. Select [Always Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (5) . This ensures best quality when using greyscale. 7. Select the [Use optimized greyscale halftones] checkbox (6) .
Colour matching> 47 C OLOUR MATCHING B ASICS There are three methods by which your document’s colour can be managed and adjusted: 1. Application Colour Management (1) . Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress have their own built-in colour management systems.
Colour matching> 48 3. Printer Colour Management (3) . When you print your document and modify settings in the printer driver, the printer performs colour adjustments. W HAT THIS GUIDE DESCRIBE S This Chapter only discusses the printer colour management system.
Colour matching> 49 P RINTER COLOUR MANAGEMENT I NTRODUCTION Your printer has two separate colour management systems – Office Colour and Graphic Pro. > Office Colour (3a) –“Office colour” on page 51 > This is a simpler colour management system designed for ease of use.
Colour matching> 50 A BOUT RGB AND CMYK COLOUR Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit documents using either RGB colour or CMYK colour. Typically, only professional graphics and desktop publishing software support CMYK colour.
Colour matching> 51 O FFICE COLOUR This section describes the features in the printer driver for “Office Colour” printer colour management. There are two different sets of options in Office Colour: Although the Office Colour options contain controls for CMYK data, it is strongly recommended that you use the Graphic Pro options instead.
Colour matching> 52 O FFICE COLOUR - RGB OPTION S Office Colour provides a collection of several different colour matching presets for RGB data. These presets each change the colour of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB colour matching options are available in all printer drivers.
Colour matching> 53 W INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] (1) and click the [Options] button. 2. Select a preset from [Colour matching options] (2).
Colour matching> 54 M AC OS 9 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Colour Options] (2) . 4. From the [Colour Mode] menu (3) , select [Office Colour]. 5. Select [Colour - Office Colour] (4) .
Colour matching> 55 M AC OS X 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options].
Colour matching> 56 6. From the [Feature Sets] menu (5) , select [Colour – Office Colour]. 7. Select the [Office Colour] Preset (6) you wish to use.
Colour matching> 57 When a job is sent to the printe r, the ICC profiles are applied to the print job on the printer. W HAT CAN YOU DO WITH GRAPHIC PRO COLOUR MATCHING ? The Graphic Pro colour matching system is both powerful an d flexible.
Colour matching> 58 T YPES OF ICC PROFILE SUPPORTED There are four classes of ICC prof ile supported by the Graphic Pro colour matching system: P ROFILE TY PE D ESCRIPTION RGB Source (RGB Input) These pr ofiles des cribe the device th at was used to captu re RGB data (e.
Colour matching> 59 G RAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW – OVERVIEW There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro colour matching system: 1. Gather or create ICC profiles (see below) 2.
Colour matching> 60 If you know the Printer’s IP address, you can enter it manually. 3. The main screen of Profile Assistant displays the profiles resident on the selected printer’s hard disk. T o download a new profile to the printer: (a) Clic k [Add].
Colour matching> 61 S TEP 3 - S ELECT ICC PROFILES IN THE PRINTER DRIVER What you select in the printer driver depends on the colour matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting ICC profile s for different colour matching tasks are shown in the next sections of this guide.
Colour matching> 62 W INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. To match the colour of an input RGB device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the printer driver: 1.
Colour matching> 63 4. Select a Printer Output Profile (4) . If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile cre ation software, select it here.
Colour matching> 64 6. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (5) , select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. 7. From the RGB Profile source, select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor , scanner or digital camera (6) .
Colour matching> 65 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Graphic Pro].
Colour matching> 66 7. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (6) , select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. 8. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (7) , select [Colour - Graphic Pro 2]. 9. From the [RGB Profile source] (8) , select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor , scanner or digital camera.
Colour matching> 67 10. From the [Feature Sets] menu, select [Colour - Gr aphic Pro 3] (9) . 11. From the [Printer Output Profile] menu, select your printer profile (10) . 12. If Auto is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used.
Colour matching> 68 S IMULATIN G ANOTHER PRINTER - RGB SOURCE DATA The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to simulate the colour output of another printer.
Colour matching> 69 W INDOWS If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Gr aphic Pro] (1) and click [Options].
Colour matching> 70 6. This profile corresponds to the printer you want to simulate. 7. If you wish to produce black and grey colours that are printed using only black toner , enable the [Preserve Black] option. Although this produces a better quality print, the black and grey colours will not be simulated accurately .
Colour matching> 71 M AC OS 9 / C LASSIC If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model.
Colour matching> 72 profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” on page 59. 8. From the [Simulation T arget Profile] menu (7) , select the profile of the device you wish to simulate.
Colour matching> 73 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (3) , [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Graphic Pro].
Colour matching> 74 8. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (7) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 2]. 9. From the [RGB Profile source] (8) , select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor , scanner or digital camera.
Colour matching> 75 11. From the [Feature Sets] menu (10) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 3]. 12. From the [Printer Output Profile] me nu (11) , select your printer profile. If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used.
Colour matching> 76 CMYK INK SIMULATIONS - CMYK SOURCE DATA The ICC-based colour matching system can be used to simulate the output on commercial printing presses.
Colour matching> 77 W INDOWS If you are usin g a source CMYK document, us e the followi ng printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Gr aphic Pro] (1) and click [Options]. 2. Select [ICC Profile Colour Matching] (2) .
Colour matching> 78 disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of CMYK toner, instead of just K (black) toner. 4. Select a Printer Output Profile (4) . If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used.
Colour matching> 79 6. From the [Colour Matching T ask] menu (5) , select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. From the [CMYK Input Profile source] (6) , select the CMYK Input profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as a SWOP or Euroscale Press.
Colour matching> 80 M AC OS X If you are usin g a source CMYK document, us e the followi ng printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) .
Colour matching> 81 8. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (7) , select [Colour – Graphic Pro 2]. 9. From the [CMYK Profile T y pe] menu (8) , select [CMYK Input Profile]. 10. From the [CMYK Input Profile source] (9) , select the CMYK Input profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as a SWOP or Euroscale Press.
Colour matching> 82 R ENDERING INTENTS When selecting the Printer Output Profile, if you select any other profile apart from [Auto], you can select the Rendering Inten t. The rendering intents are essentially a se t of rules that determine how colours that fall outside of th e printable colours are treated.
Colour matching> 83 P URE BLACK TEXT / GRAPHICS When your document is printed, often the pure black colours will not be printed using 100% black toner. Instead, these pure black colours are sometimes converted and printed using a mixture of CMYK toner.
Colour matching> 84 P RINTER DRIVER SETTINGS FOR ICC PROFIL E CREATIO N OR NO COLOUR MATCHING If you are creating ICC profiles using third-party software, select [Disable Colour Matching for ICC Profile Creation]. This option switches off all printer colour ma nageme nt and also prevents the printer from restricting toner layer thickness.
Colour matching> 85 M AC OS 9 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Colour Options] (2) . 4. From the [Colour Mode] menu (3) , select [Graphic Pro]. 5. Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1] (4) .
Colour matching> 86 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer F eatures] (2) . 4. From the [Featu re Sets] menu (3) , select [Colour Options]. 5. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4) , select [Graphic Pro].
Colour matching> 87 F INISHING OPTION S Your printer offers a wide sel ection of document finishing options that help you to control the final for m of your printed document. Depending on the hardware fitted, either as optional upgrades or included as standard and on which model you have, your system can offer a number of choices.
Colour matching> 88 Since this feature prints on both sides of the page, it requires a duplex unit to be installed in the printe r, and 256MB of additional memory (512MB in total). When using the PostScript driver, if you plan to print a long document, more than about 16 pages, consider printing it in sections of 8 or 16 at a time.
Colour matching> 89 W INDO WS P OST S CRIPT (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only) 1. In the driver’ s [Layout] tab , choose [Booklet] from the [Pag es P er Sheet] d rop-down list. 2. Check that the duplex option is set to [Flip on Short Edge]. NOTE: If the Booklet choice is not shown, check that the Duplex option is enabled in the dri ver.
Colour matching> 90 W INDO WS PCL 1. In the driver’ s [Setup] tab, recall an y saved [driver settings] you may wish to use. 2. Choose [Booklet] from the [Finishing Mode] drop-down list, then click [Options].
Colour matching> 91 C OLLATIN G This feature allows multiple copies of a multi-page document to be printed with the pages of each copy in sequence. Uncollated pages print like this Collated pages print like this Application collate —Some application programs have a collate feature in their print options.
Colour matching> 92 W INDO WS 1. If using the PCL driver , on the [Setup] tab first choose any saved [driver settings] that you wish to use. See “Recalling sa ved driver settings” on page 32. 2. In the [Job Options] tab, choose how man y [copies] you want to print from the scrolling list.
Colour matching> 93 M AC OS9. X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the printer menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [G ener al] (2) . 4. Enter the number of [copies] (3) you wish to print. 5. Select [Job Options] (4) . 6. Select the [Collate] checkbox (5) to enable printer collate.
Colour matching> 94 M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the printer menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Copies & P ages] (2) . The [Collate] option in the [Cop ies & Pages] dialogue is for application collate. See “Collating” on page 91.
Colour matching> 95 C OLOUR SEPARA TION The colour separation feature prints each of four primary colours as separate greyscale images. This is a proofing facility that indicates the relative densities of each of the four toner colours in your print document.
Colour matching> 96 M AC OS9 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the printer menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Colour Options] (2) . 4. From the [Separations] menu (3) , select the separ ations you wish to print. M AC OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print].
Colour matching> 97 S EPARATING QUEUED PRINT JOBS When you share a printer with other users it can be useful to print a special page between print jobs to help locate each user’s job in a paper stack at the printer. In Windows this page is called a “separator page”.
Colour matching> 98 M AC OS 9 COVER PAGE The cover page is accessed from your application’s print dialogue. 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Cover P age] (2) . 4. Select the required options for the cover page (3) .
Colour matching> 99 C OVER PRINT Cover print is when the first page (cover) of a print job is fed from one paper tray, and the remaining pages of the print job are fed from another paper tray. This feature is not available in the Windows PostScript Drivers.
Colour matching> 100 M AC OS9. X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [G ener al] (2) . 4. From [Paper Source] (3) , select the trays o r paper types you wish to use for the first page and remaining pages.
Colour matching> 101 C USTOM PAGE SIZE This feature enables printing on non-standard sized print media. The multipurpose tray is used for feeding non-standard media sizes. Print media width can be from approximately 76mm to 328mm, and its length can be from 90mm to 1200mm.
Colour matching> 102 3. In the PostScript Custom Page Siz e Definition window , Choose your [paper feed direction] from the drop-down list. The available choices are: Notice that the size ranges available swap places when you change the paper feed direction between a portrait and a landscape choice.
Colour matching> 103 7. In the driver’s window , choose the [Multipurpose T ray] as the [Paper Sou rce]. W INDO WS PCL 1. In the driver’s [Setup] tab , select any previously sav ed settings you wish to use. 2. Click the [Paper F eed Options] button.
Colour matching> 104 6. Click [OK] to accept your chosen siz e and close the Custom Size window . 7. I f t h i s i s t h e s i z e o f y o u r d o c u m e n t b u t y o u w a n t t o s c a l e i t .
Colour matching> 105 M AC OS X 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [P age Setup]. 2. Select [Custom P age Size] (1) . 3. Click the [New] button (2) to define a new paper size and enter a name for the paper siz e. 4. Enter the [Width] and [Height] (3) of your paper .
Colour matching> 106 D UPLEX ( DOUBLE - SIDED ) PRINTING If your printer has a duplex unit installed you can print on both sides of the paper, to save paper, weight, bulk and cost. > Only paper can be used for duplex printing, not transparencies or other media.
Colour matching> 107 W INDO WS PCL 1. In the driver’ s Setup tab, under [2- Sided Printing], select the binding edge you want. For portrait (tall) page layout the usual choice is [Long Edge]. For landscape (wide) p a ge layout the usual choice is [Short Edge].
Colour matching> 108 5. Select the binding edge (4) that you want. The graphic shows how you pape r will be flipped, either on the short or the long edge. Which choice you make will usually depend on whether your page format is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide), and how you plan to turn the paper over to read the second side.
Colour matching> 109 P RINTING MULTIP LE PAGES ON ONE SHEET (N- UP ) This feature scales the page size of your document for printing and reproduces several pages per she et. This is useful when you simply want to proof your page layout, or distribute your document in a more compact format.
Colour matching> 110 W INDO WS PCL 1. In the driver’s Layout tab (Windows XP) or Setup tab (Windows 98), choose the number of pages (“N-up”) you want to print on each sheet. 1-up is normal, 16-up is maximum. 2. Click [Options] to choose from the av ailable options for this feature.
Colour matching> 111 4. From the [Pages per Sheet] menu (3) , select the number of pages you want to fit onto a single sheet of paper . 5. If required, change the direction (4) the document pages are laid out on each sheet of p aper . M AC OS X 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [Print].
Colour matching> 112 P OSTER PRINTING This option allows you to print posters by dividing a single document page into multiple pi eces (sometimes called “tiles”). Each piece prints, enlarged, on a sep arate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster.
Colour matching> 113 S CALE TO PAGE Scale to Page allows you to print d ata formatted for one size page onto a different size page, without modifying the print data. This feature is only available with the Windows PCL drivers. 1. In the driver’ s Setup tab, click th e [Options] button.
Colour matching> 114 W ATERM ARKS A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a printed document. This can used to indicate that the document is “Draft”, or perhaps “Confidential”. This feature is not available on Mac OS X. The illustration below shows the Windows PostScript driver.
Colour matching> 115 To create a new watermark 1. In the W atermarks window, click [New …]. 2. Enter the text you want for your watermark. 3. Adjust your watermark’ s font, size, colour , angle, position and border (trim) as required. 4. Click [OK] to accept your changes.
Colour matching> 116 M AC OS 9 The illustrations here are for the Adobe PostScript driver. Watermarks are not featured in the Apple LaserWriter driver. 1. In your application program, choose [File] → [P age Setup]. 2. Select [W atermarks] (1) . 3.
Menu functions> 117 M ENU FUNCTIONS This sections lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window. It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers.
Menu functions> 118 P RINT JOBS MENU This menu only appears when the ha rd disk drive is installed. It is used for printing of documents stored on the internal hard disk. These will be stored using either the secure printing feature or the proof and print feature.
Menu functions> 119 S HUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This item should always be sele cted before switching the printer off, to ensure that no hard disk data is lost. P RINT MENU This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions.
Menu functions> 120 MEDIA CHE CK ENABLE DISABLE Determines whether the printer check the size of paper loaded matches that required for the document sent to prin t. RESOLUTION 600x1200DPI 600DPI Sets the default resolution for printing (dots per i nch).
Menu functions> 121 MONO-PRINT SPEED AUTO SPEED MONO 32PPM COLOR SPEED MIXED S PEED If the first page of a print job is black and white, the printer runs at 32ppm (pages per minute). When a colour page is detected the printer slows down to 20ppm (C5700) or 2 6ppm (C5900) for the rest of that job.
Menu functions> 122 ORIENT A TION PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE Selects defa ult pa ge orientation between portrait (tall) and landscape (wide). LINES PER PAGE 5- 64 -128 Sets the number of lines of text per page when raw text is received from systems other th an Windows.
Menu functions> 123 M EDIA MENU This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATI ON TRA Y1 PA PE RS I ZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 LEGAL1 4 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL1 3 LET TER EXECUTIV E CUSTOM Selects the siz e of paper loaded in T ray 1 (upper tra y if both trays installed).
Menu functions> 124 TRA Y2 MEDIA WEIG HT LIGHT (64- 74g/m²) MEDIUM (75- 90g/m²) HEAVY (91- 176g/m²) Adjusts the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in this tr ay (if installed).
Menu functions> 125 Y- D I M E N S I O N 148- 297 -1200 MILLIMETRE Selects the lengt h of paper defined by the “Custom” settings referred to in the foregoing PAPER SIZE settings. Note that media of up to 1200mm in length can be fe d from the multi purpose tra y for banner printing.
Menu functions> 126 C OLOUR MENU The printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs.
Menu functions> 127 C DARKNESS M DARKNESS Y DARKNESS K DARKNESS -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 -3~ 0 ~+3 Adjusts darkness of each colour component (cy an, magenta, yellow and black). Normal setting is 0. AJST REGISTRA TION EXECUTE Performs automati c colour registration adju stment.
Menu functions> 128 S YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. I TEMS S ETTINGS E XPLANAT ION POW SA VE TIME 5 15 30 60 240 Adjusts the idling time before the printer automatical ly switches into power saving mode.
Menu functions> 129 LOW TONER CONTINUE ST OP Specifies whether the pri nter should continue printing even after a low toner condition is detected. JAM RECOVERY ON OFF Specifies whether the pri nter should perform jam recovery after a paper jam has occurred.
Menu functions> 130 PCL EMULAT ION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PCL emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION FONT SOURCE RESIDENT / DIMM0 / DIMM 1 / DOWNLOA DED Specifies the lo cation of the PCL default font.
Menu functions> 131 TRUE BLACK OFF / ON Selects whether black image data is printed using black toner (ON) or 100% CMY (OFF). (V alid in PCL emulation mode only .
Menu functions> 132 PPR EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in PPR emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION CHARACTER PIT CH 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL Specifies char acter pitch in IBM PPR emul ation.
Menu functions> 133 TEXT HEIGHT Same ; Diff Sets the height of a character . SAME: R egardless of CPI, same height DIFF : As CPI, char acter heig hts var y .
Menu functions> 134 FX EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the printer is operating in FX emulation mode. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION CHARACTER PIT CH 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL Specifies char acter pitch in this emulation.
Menu functions> 135 USB MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. N ETWORK MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX network interface. I TEM S ETTINGS E XPLANATION SOFT RESET ENABLE / DISABLE Enables or disables the SOFT RESET command.
Menu functions> 136 M AINTENANCE MENU This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. SUBNET MASK xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Current assigned subnet mask. T o change, proceed as above. GA TEWA Y ADDRESS xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Current assigned gateway address.
Menu functions> 137 U SAGE MENU This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to han d and you need to know how soon you will need them.
Menu functions> 138 J OB L OG M ENU K TONE R C TONER M TONE R Y TONER Cartridge size and current toner level. I TEM SETTING E XPLANATION JOB LOG ENABLE/ DISABLE Prints a list of jobs carried out on this print er .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 139 O VERLAYS AND M ACROS (W INDOWS ONLY ) W HAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS ? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced features.
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 140 C REATING P OST S CRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 141 6. On the Overlay tab , choose Create Form from the drop-down list (4). 7. Click OK to close the Document P roperties window . 8. Click OK again to close the Print dialogue. 9. When prompted for a print file name, enter a meaningful name with the extensio n.
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 142 9. Choose Projects → Save Projec t and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter Stationery”) so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it. 10. Choose Proj ects → Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 143 4. In the Define Overlays window , enter a suitable name (2) for this overla y and choose which page(s) (3) of your documents will use this overlay . 5. Enter the name of the overla y file (4) exactly as it appeared in the Storage Device Manager project window .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 144 P RINTING WITH P OST S CRIPT OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. Th e first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages.
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 145 C REATING PCL O VERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a “pr oject file, ” import the .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 146 C REATE AND DOWNLOA D MACROS 1. From the Windows Start menu, star t Storage Device Manager (SDM) and allow SDM to discover the printer . 2. Choose Printers → New Project to start a new project. 3. Choose Printers → Filt er Macro File .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 147 Note that the names are case sensitive, and will be needed later exactly as they appear in this list. 8. Choose Projects → Save Projec t and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter Stationery”) so that you can recognise it.
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 148 4. In the Overlay window , Click the Define Over lays button (1). 5. In the Define Overlays window , enter the name (a) and I D (b) of the required overlay , and define which page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay .
Overlays and Macros (Windows only)> 149 P RINTING WITH PCL OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish. The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters. Th e first prints on just the top page, and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages.
Replacing consumable items> 150 R EPLACING CONSUMAB LE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: > Toner : The C570.
Replacing consumable items> 151 C ONSUMABL E ORDER DETAILS * Average life: 20% pages at continuous print, 50% pages at 3 pages per job and 30% pa ges at 1 page per job.
Replacing consumable items> 152 Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non Oki Original products may adversely affect your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty. T ONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder.
Replacing consumable items> 153 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. (a) Pull the coloure d toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer. 1 2 3 4 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartri dge 3. Y ellow cartridge 4.
Replacing consumable items> 154 3. Lift the right-hand end of th e cartridge and then dra w the cartridge to the right to release the left-han d end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge o ut of the printer . 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from mark ing your furn iture.
Replacing consumable items> 155 6. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end sever al times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 7. Remov e the wr apping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge.
Replacing consumable items> 156 drum unit, then lower the right end of the cartridge down onto the image drum unit. 10. Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, push the coloured lever (1) towards the rear of the printer .
Replacing consumable items> 157 I MAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover fully .
Replacing consumable items> 158 3. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer . 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from mark ing your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface.
Replacing consumable items> 159 6. Lift the right-hand end of th e cartridge and then dra w the cartridge to the right to release the left-han d end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge. Place the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid marking y our furniture.
Replacing consumable items> 160 9. Push the coloured release lever (1) awa y from you to lock the toner cartridge onto the new image drum unit and release toner into it. 10. Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer , locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavit y .
Replacing consumable items> 161 R EPLACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 60,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover.
Replacing consumable items> 162 3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer an d place them in a safe place awa y from direct sources of heat and light. 4. Locate the two fasteners (5) at each side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end.
Replacing consumable items> 163 7. Lower the new belt unit into place, with the lifting bar at the front and the drive gear towards the rear of the printer . Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer .
Replacing consumable items> 164 F USER REPLACEMENT The fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’ s top cover fully .
Replacing consumable items> 165 5. Remo ve the new fuser from its packaging and remove the transit material. 6. Holding the new fuser by its handle, make sure that it is the correct way round. The retaining lev ers (2) should be fully upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you.
Replacing consumable items> 166 C LEANING THE LED HEAD Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover . 2. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue.
Installing upgrades> 167 I NSTALLING UPGRADES This section explains how to install optional equipment into your printer. This includes: > duplex (two-sided printing) unit; > additional RAM memory; > 40GB hard disk dri ve.
Installing upgrades> 168 5. Print a menu map as follows: (a) Press the + button to access the Information Menu. (b) Press ENTER once for the menu map. (c) Press ENTER again to print the menu map. (d) When the menu map is printed, press ON LINE to exit the menu system.
Installing upgrades> 169 M EMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 256MB of main memory. This can be upgraded wi th an additional memory board of 256MB or 512MB, giving a maximum total memory capacity of 768MB. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross-head (philips type) screwdriver.
Installing upgrades> 170 5. Lift the edge of the side cov er slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover aw ay from the printer at the top. Lift the cov er slightly to detach it from the printer . Place it safely to one side. 6. Carefully remove the new memory board from its wrapping.
Installing upgrades> 171 9. If the RAM expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board, that board will have to be removed before you can install the new one. T o remove it, proceed as follows, otherwise skip to step 1 0. (a) Grip the board firmly by its short ed ges and pull it out of the slot.
Installing upgrades> 172 (d) When the menu map is printed, press ON LINE to exit the menu system. 17. Examine the first page of the menu map. Near the top of the page, between the two horizontal lines, you will see the current printer configuration.
Installing upgrades> 173 H ARD DISK DRIVE The optional internal hard disk drive (HDD) enables collating of printed pages and can be used to store overlays and macros, fonts, and secure or proof documents waiting to be printed. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross-head (philips type) screwdriver.
Installing upgrades> 174 top. Lift the cov er slightly to detach it from the printer . Place it safely to one side. 6. Locate the clip (1)on the top of the disk unit into the slot (2) in the printer . 7. Plug the end of the con necting cable (3) into the disk unit connector (4) in the printer .
Installing upgrades> 175 A DDITIONAL PAPER TRAY 1. Switch the printer off an d disconnect the AC power cable. 2. Place additional paper tray on desired location. 3. Observing safety rules for lifting and, using locating guides, place printer on top of the additional paper tr ay.
Installing upgrades> 176 A DJUSTING W INDOWS PRINTER DRIVERS Once your new upgrade has been installed, you may need to update the Windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your Windows applications.
Installing upgrades> 177 P OST S CRIPT DRIVER This driver must be adjusted for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the Printers window (called “Printers and F axes” in Windows XP) via the Start Menu or from the Windows Control Panel. 2. Right-click the printer icon for this printer , and choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
Clearing paper jams> 178 C LEARING PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on the use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply.
Clearing paper jams> 179 P APER SENSOR ERROR CODES * (if fitted). 1. If a sheet is well advanced o ut of the top of th e printer , simply grip it and pull gently to dra w it fully out. If it does not remove easily , do not use excessive force. It can be removed from the rear later .
Clearing paper jams> 180 3. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top centre , lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer .
Clearing paper jams> 181 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from mark ing your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 6. Repeat this remov al procedur e for each of the remaining image drum units.
Clearing paper jams> 182 • T o remove a sheet from the central area of the belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdra w the sheet.
Clearing paper jams> 183 8. Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser , replace the four image drums into the dru m cavity , making sure to locate them in the correct order .
Clearing paper jams> 184 9. Lower the top cover bu t do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. 10. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area (6).
Clearing paper jams> 185 12. Lift the front cover release and pull open the front cov er . 13. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover .
Clearing paper jams> 186 15. Finally , c lose the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. When the jam has been cleared, if Jam Re covery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams.
Specifications> 187 S PECIFICATIONS ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions 435 x 563 x 339mm ( W x D x H) without Duplex unit We i g h t 26Kg approx. (without Duplex unit) Print method LED exposed li ght so.
Specifications> 188 Media size - MP tr ay A4, A5, A6, B5, Legal 13/13.5/14 inch, let ter , executive , custom (up to 1200mm length), com-9 env elope, com- 10 envelope, monarch env elope, DL envelop.
Specifications> 189 Pow e r consumption Operating: 1200 max.; 490 W a v . (25°C) Stand-by: 100 max.; 150 W a v . (25°C) Power sa ving: 45 W max. (20 ppm colour) Power sa ving: 70 W max. (26 ppm colour) Operating environment Operating 1 0 to 32 °C/20 to 80% RH (optimum 25 °C wet, 2 °C dry) Off: 0 to 43 °C/10 to 90% RH (optimum 26.
Index > 190 I NDEX A About RGB and CMYK colour ..... 50 B Belt how to replace .................... . 161 life expectancy .................... . 150 life remaining ...................... . 137 Black printing (b lack generation) ................... .
Index > 191 Fuser how to replace .................... . 164 life expectancy .................... . 150 life remaining ...................... . 137 G Graphic pro ............ .................... 56 Graphic pro workflow – overview ................
Index > 192 printing with overl ays .......... 144 P Page orientation portrait or landscape .............. 22 Paper jam clearing ................... ...... 178 jam codes ............... .............. 179 loading cassette trays ............ 16 loading letter head .
Oki contact details > 193 O KI CONTACT DETAILS Oki Systems (UK) Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Trading Estate Slough, SL1 4LE Tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.oki.co.uk Oki Systems Ireland Limited The Square Industrial Complex Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland Tel:+353 1 40495 90 Fax:+353 1 4049591 http://www.
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