Oki 8c Plus manual

User’ s Guide[...]

2 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Every ef fort 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 error s 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 af fec[...]

User’ s Guide 3 English Contents Safety ....................................................................................... 4 Symbols in this Book .............................................................. 5 Operator Panel Menus ............................................................. 6 V iewing and Using Menu 1 & Menu 2 ........[...]

4 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Safety Y our Oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable performance . As with all electrical equipment, howe v er , there are a few basic precautions you should take to av oid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • Read the Setup Guide carefully. Be sure to save it for future reference. ?[...]

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 you may cause damage requiring extensive rep[...]

6 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Operator Panel Menus The keys on the operator panel and the LCD display provide a means of controlling the operation of your printer . There are two main menus: Menu 1 and Menu 2. Each menu is organised into three le v els: Categories , Items and Settings . Categories di vide the menus items up into related groups, or topics. Th[...]

User’ s Guide 7 English T o cycle through the av aila ble settings when a menu item is displayed, press the ← ← ← ← ← or → → → → → ke ys to mov e through the available settings in either direction. T o choose the currently displayed setting and make it activ e, press the ENTER key . An asterisk (*) c haracter will appear next [...]

8 OKIP A GE 8c CA TEGOR Y PERSONALITY TRA Y SELECT EDIT SIZE P APER SIZE ITEM EMULA TION P APER FEED A UT O TRA Y SWITCH EDIT SIZE FRONT SETTING AUTO* PCL5c ADOBE POSTSCRIPT TRA Y1* TRA Y2 FRONT OFF* ON CASSETTE SIZE* LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE* A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE E[...]

User’ s Guide 9 English CA TEGOR Y MEDIA TYPE P APER SIZE CHECK COPIES EURO SIGN FONTS & SYMBOLS (PCL emulation only) ITEM TRA Y1 TRA Y2 FRONT P APER SIZE CHECK COPIES EURO SIGN FONT SOURCE SETTING LIGHT (59-66 g/m 2 ) MEDIUM LIGHT (67-73 g/m 2 ) MEDIUM* (74-88 g/m 2 ) MEDIUM HEA VY (89-104 g/m 2 ) HEA VY (105-122 g/m 2 ) LIGHT (59-66 g/m 2 )[...]

10 OKIP A GE 8c ITEM FONT No. FONT PITCH SYMBOL SET A4 PRINT WIDTH WHITE P A GE SKIP CR FUNCTION LF FUNCTION CA TEGOR Y FONTS & SYMBOLS (Cont) P A GE LA Y OUT 1 (PCL emulation only) SETTING I000* 10.00 CPI* Roman-8* 78 COLUMN* 80 COLUMN OFF* ON CR* CR + LF LF* LF + CR EXPLANA TION Selects the appropriate font from the internal font set to use f[...]

User’ s Guide 11 English ITEM TR UE BLA CK ORIENT A TION LINES PER P A GE P ARALLEL HSP SETTING OFF* ON POR TRAIT* LANDSCAPE 64 LINES* ENABLE* DISABLE ENABLE* DISABLE EXPLANA TION Deter mines whether black image areas print using a mixture of primar y colours (OFF) or only black toner (ON). The OFF setting results in glossy blac k, the ON setting[...]

12 OKIP A GE 8c Menu 2 CA TEGOR Y COLOR REG ADJUST COLOR BALANCE ENGINE CNT RESET SETTING ITEM COLOR REG ADJUST COLOR BALANCE CY AN DRMCNT RESET MAGENT A DRMCNT RESET YELLOW DRMCNT RESET BLACK DRMCNT RESET FUSER COUNT RESET BEL T COUNT RESET OIL ROLLER CNT RESET SETTING EXECUTE -1, -2, 0, +1, +2 EXPLANA TION This item enters the colour registration[...]

User’ s Guide 13 English SETTING A UT O CONTINUE W AIT TIME OUT MANU AL TIME OUT POWER SA VING LOW T ONER CLEARABL WRNINGS ERROR REPOR T SETTING OFF* ON OFF* 5-90*-300 SECONDS OFF 30 SEC 60 SEC* 0 SEC 8 MIN* DISABLE ON* OFF ON* JOB OFF* ON CA TEGOR Y A UT O OPERA TION POWER SA VING LO W T ONER CLEARABL WRNINGS EXPLANA TION The printer can recover[...]

14 OKIP A GE 8c CA TEGOR Y P ARALLEL I/F OKI HSP LANGU A GE ITEM P ARALLEL SPEED BI-DIRECTION I-PRIME Refer Explanation LANGU A GE LANDESSPRACHE LANGAGE LINGUAGGIO IDIOMA SPR Å K MENYSPR Å K SPROG T AAL LiSAN LINGUA GEM JĘZYK SETTING HIGH* MEDIUM ENABLE* DISABLE OFF* ON Refer Explanation ENGLISH* DEUTSCH FRANCAIS IT ALIANO CASTELLANO SVENSKA NOR[...]

User’ s Guide 15 English User Maintenance Menu ITEM MENU HEX DUMP RECEIVE BUFFER OP MENU X ADJUST Y ADJUST SETTING / A CTION RESET — A UT O*, 8KB-1MB ENABLE DISABLE -2.00 ~ +2.00 -2.00 ~ +2.00 EXPLANA TION Resets all Menu 1 settings to factory defaults. Prints received data in ASCII HEX format (e.g. “ A ” is printed as “ 41 ” , “ B ?[...]

16 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Adjusting Colour Registration Each of the four image drums is responsible for producing that part of the printed image corresponding to its particular colour . The three primary colours and black are mixed in various proportions to obtain other colours. Of course, it is essential that each image drum cartridge produces its part[...]

User’ s Guide 17 English Although this page at first appears complicated, upon examination you will see that it actually has 9 areas which are virtually identical. There are three adjustments for each colour, and these adjustments are simply repeated. The whole process should take no more than about 10 minutes. Each area shows boxed sections, mos[...]

18 OKIP A GE 8c Plus When you have completed the 9th setting and pressed the MENU 1 / Menu 2 key to move on, the display will read PRINT EXECUTE. 6. Press the ENTER key to print a new test pattern and compare the results. You may need to repeat the 9 adjustments 2 or 3 times to achieve accurate alignment, since they are interdependent. However, the[...]

User ’ s Guide 19 English 5. Examine each of the coloured circles carefully to determine which one is most closely matched in colour to the large area A, then make adjustments as described in the next step. 6. Each primary colour and its current setting is displayed in turn. Use the ← or → keys to increase or decrease the setting if required,[...]

20 OKIP A GE 8c Plus 7. Press the MENU 1 / Menu 2 key to move forward to the next primary colour. When you have completed the last setting and pressed the MENU 1 / Menu 2 key to move on, the display will read PRINT EXECUTE. 8. Press the ENTER key to print a new test pattern and compare the results. You may need to repeat these adjustments 2 or 3 ti[...]

User ’ s Guide 21 English Fonts Y our pr inter supports both bitmapped and scalable fonts in a wide range of character sets for use in a number of European languages. Y ou can see a list and printed examples of all the fonts resident in the printer by printing a font list . T o print the font list: 1. Press the ON LINE key to take the printer OFF[...]

22 OKIP A GE 8c HP Emulation (PCL) Symbol Sets & Fonts The follo wing tables indicate which f onts are av ailable for each symbol set in HP LJ5 Emulation mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Roma21n-8 ISO-8859/1 Latin1(ECMA-94) PC-8 PC-8 Danish/Norwegian PC-850 Legal ISO-2 IR V ISO-4 United Kingdom ISO-6 US ASCII ISO-1[...]

User ’ s Guide 23 English HP Emulation (PCL) Symbol Sets & Fonts (continued) T ypeface CG Times Courier Letter Arial / Symbols Wingdings LinePrinter USPS ZIP OCR-A,B Other / Univers Gothic TimesNew Fonts # Symbol set LCD Indication ID MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype T ru eT ype Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap MicroT ype 23 24 25 2[...]

24 OKIP A GE 8c HP Emulation (PCL) Symbol Sets & Fonts (continued) T ypeface CG Times Courier Letter Arial / Symbols Wingdings LinePrinter USPS ZIP OCR-A,B Other / Univers Gothic TimesNew Fonts # Symbol set LCD Indication ID MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype T ru eT ype Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap MicroT ype 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 5[...]

User ’ s Guide 25 English HP Emulation (PCL) Symbol Sets & Fonts (continued) T ypeface CG Times Courier Letter Arial / Symbols Wingdings LinePrinter USPS ZIP OCR-A,B Other / Univers Gothic TimesNew Fonts # Symbol set LCD Indication ID MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype MicroT ype T ru eT ype Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap MicroT ype 69 70 71 7[...]

26 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Paper & Other Print Media Y our printer is capable of high quality output on various media types. For most general purpose of fice applications normal 80g/ m² copier paper is adequate. Howe ver , f or better print quality a high grade paper recommended for laser printing will gi ve better image definition and contrast, as [...]

User ’ s Guide 27 English Standard Paper Path The illustration (looking into the left-hand side of the printer) here shows the paper path through the printer . Paper is normally fed from the paper tray (1), thr ough the paper entry pinch rollers (2), and onto the transfer belt (3). It is held against the transfer belt by an electrostatic charge. [...]

28 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Clearing a Paper Input Jam A paper input jam indication means paper has jammed between the tray and the first image drum cartridge. 1. Open the front feeder (1) by lifting the latch (2) and pulling the cover out and downwards. 2. Remove any paper visible in this area. If paper has adv anced up to the first image drum and resist[...]

User ’ s Guide 29 English Put the drum cartridges wher e they will not be scratched and not exposed to strong light. 3. Inspect the paper path for sheets of paper. Carefully remove any sheets (2) you find. Paper jammed under the f irst image drum should be pulled forwards through the paper path if possible, not backwards, to a void spillage of un[...]

30 OKIP A GE 8c Plus 4. Pull out the sheet of paper from between the fuser rollers. 5. Lower the fuser back into the printer, press down firmly to locate, then pull on the two latch levers to ensure the fuser is locked in position. 6. Open the rear exit stacker (3). 8. Close the rear exit stacker (unless you intend to use it for the remainder of th[...]

User ’ s Guide 31 English Replacing T oner Car tridg es Y our printer uses four toner car tridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. If purchasing less than a complete set, ensure you are purchasing the colour y ou require. This is clearly indicated on the box. Always use genuine OKI consumables with your printer . These come in the f[...]

32 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Replacing a T oner Cartridge 1. Press the OPEN button and raise the top cover to its fully upright position. 2. Identify by the coloured label (1) which toner cartridge you intend to remove. 3. Unlock the cartridge by pulling the coloured lever (2) at the right-hand end towards you. 4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge a[...]

User ’ s Guide 33 English 8. Push the coloured locking lever (3) away from you (towards the back of the printer) to lock the cartridge home and release the toner supply. Replacing Image Drums There are four image drums in the pr inter , one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. If purchasing less than a complete set, ensure you are purchasing[...]

34 OKIP A GE 8c Plus It is essential that each drum be installed in its correct position in the printer , corresponding with the appropriate colour ed label inside the printer . Each drum assembly is marked with a similar coloured label for ease of identification. When to Change a Drum Car tridge The printer will display a message when any drum car[...]

User ’ s Guide 35 English 5. Unpack the new drum cartridge and pull out the protective sheet of paper. Pull the sheet straight downwards to avoid tearing. 6. Hold the new cartridge above its intended position and lower it gently all the way in. Locating slots (1) at each side of the printer help you to correctly position the drum cartridge. 7. Re[...]

36 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Replacing W aste T oner Bo x The waste toner box should be replaced after approximatel y 25,000 pages. When the waste toner box needs replacing a message to that eff ect will appear on the operator panel display . 1. Lift the catch and open the left-hand side panel. 4. Locate the bottom of the waste toner box into position near[...]

User ’ s Guide 37 English Replacing T ransfer Belt The transfer belt assemby must be replaced after approximately 50,000 pages. When the belt needs replacing you will see a message to this effect on the operator panel display . 1. Press the OPEN button and lift the top cover to its fully upright position. This allows the drums to rise clear of th[...]

38 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Be careful not to touch any of the very hot surfaces around the fuser unit. These ar e clearly indicated by bright yellow warning labels. 1. Press the OPEN button and raise the top cover to its fully upright position. 2. Push the small coloured locking lever (1) away from you (towards the rear of the printer). 3. Lift the oil r[...]

User ’ s Guide 39 English 5. Lower the left-hand end of the unit into the printer and locate under the retaining lip on top of the fuser unit. 6. Lower the right-hand end of the oil roller unit down onto the fuser. 7. Pull the small coloured locking lever to the right of the oil roller unit towards you (towards the front of the printer) to lock t[...]

40 OKIP A GE 8c Plus Replacing Fuser Unit The fuser unit should be replaced after approximately 60,000 pages. When this unit needs replacing a message to that effect will appear on the operator panel display . T ak e care not to touch any of the very hot surfaces around the fuser ar ea. These ar e clearly indicated by bright yellow warning labels. [...]

User ’ s Guide 41 English Windows Printer Driver The W indows printer dri v er supplied with your printer provides on-screen control of most of the printer’ s main functions, and is presented in the form of a tabbed dialogue box. Each of the dialogues contains a Help button. Clicking on this will display detailed information to help you choose [...]

42 OKIP A GE 8c Message ON LINE BUSY D A T A PRESENT COMPLEX P A GE IMAGE APPRO XIMA TED T ONER LOW CHANGE DR UM FUSER LIFE BEL T LIFE W AITING FOR MANU AL FEED P APER EMPTY TRA Y n NO T INST ALLED CANNO T USE A6 P APER ON 2ND TRA Y 1ST TRA Y INST ALL REQUEST P APER CHANGE REQ UEST MEMOR Y O VERFLO W COMPLEX P A GE IMA GING INCOMPLETE Reason and po[...]

User ’ s Guide 43 English Status Messages and Problem Solving (continued) Message T ONER EMPTY W ASTE T ONER FULL OIL ROLLER LIFE P APER SIZE ERR OR HOPPING ERROR P APER INPUT J AM P APER FEED J AM P APER EXIT J AM BEL T NO T INST ALLED W ASTE T ONER BO X NOT INST ALLED CO VER OPEN ERROR POSTSCRIPT O THER ERROR MESSA GES Reason and possible actio[...]

44 OKIP A GE 8c CA TEGOR Y Physical Print speed Print start Resolution CPU RAM ROM Electrical Power ITEM Width Depth Height W eight Engine speed (A4) First print time W arm-up time LED head Maximum Input dpi Output dpi Core I-Cache, D-Cache Clock Bus width Resident Option Program V oltage Frequency Power save mode Idle T ypical operation P eak SPEC[...]

User ’ s Guide 45 English CA TEGOR Y Electrical power (continued) T emperature Humidity Location Environment Vibration Approvals Life & duty cycle Service & Reliability Consumables lif e (Approx.) ITEM Peak AC power cable Operating Non-operating Storage T ransit Operating Non-operating Storage T ransit Incline Altitude Impact Operation T [...]

46 OKIP A GE 8c CA TEGOR Y Acoustic noise Paper handling P aper size Minimum paper size Special paper P aper weight Operator panel Status s witches / sensors ITEM Operating Standby Power save mode Input (1st / 2nd tra y) Input (Manual / A uto) Paper size detection Output 1st tra y 2nd tra y Auto front f eeder 1st tra y 2nd tra y Auto front f eeder [...]

User ’ s Guide 47 English CA TEGOR Y Communication interface Emulation Software Fonts Upgrade options Other ITEM Standard Options I/O switch Standard Emulation switch Windows drivers Status monitor PCL Bitmap PCL Scalable PS Scalable RAM set Interface Paper Cassette Grey Scale Colour SPECIFICA TION IBM-Centro CEN36, IEEE1284Nibble Ether net 100Ba[...]

48 OKIP A GE 8c Inde x C Colour balance adjusting .............................................. 18 Colour registration adjusting .............................................. 16 test pattern .................................... 16, 19 D Display messages meaning of .......................................... 42 F Fonts bit mapped ..................[...]