Oki 5300n manual

USER’S GUIDE C5300n[...]

PREF ACE > 2 PR EF AC E E v e r y e f f o r t h a s b e e n m a d e t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h i s d o c u m e n t i s c o m p l e t e , accurate, an d up-to-date. The manufacture r assumes no responsibi lity for the r esults of error s beyond its control. Th e manufacture r also cann ot guarant ee that ch anges [...]

CONTENTS > 3 CO N T E N T S Prefa ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intr oduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Print er overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front Vie w . . . . . . . . .[...]

CONTENTS > 4 Proof and pr int fe ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Sending t he documen t to prin t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Store to Har d Dis k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sending t he documen t to prin t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Colo ur Pr[...]

CONTENTS > 5 RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Match ing Phot ographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Match ing Spec ific Colo urs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Printing V ivid Colou rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Oki Driv er Opt ions[...]

CONTENTS > 6 Match ing Phot ographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Match ing Spec ific Colo urs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Printing V ivid Colou rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Oki Driv er Opt ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 OKI P rint er Fea[...]

CONTENTS > 7 Maint enance me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4 Usa ge menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Overlay s and Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Wha t are ov erlays and ma cros? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

NOTES, CAU TIONS AND WARNI NGS > 8 NOT ES, C AUTIONS AND W ARNINGS NOTE A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additio nal informatio n to supplemen t the main text which may he lp you to use an d understand the product. CAU TI ON ! A caution ap pear s in this m anual lik e this. A caut ion pro vide s addition al inform ation w[...]

INTRODUCTION > 9 INTR ODUC TION Congratulations o n buying an Oki colour printer. Your new pr inter is designed w ith advanc ed features to give you clear, vibra nt colour prints and crisp b lack and white pages at high speed o n a range of print media for the office. Your printer include s these features: > Up to 12 p a g e s p er m i n u t [...]

INTRODUCTION > 10 PRINT ER OVERVIEW FRON T V IEW The LCD dis play language can be changed to show any o f 12 differen t languages. (See “Changing the display language” on page 12.) 1. Output stac k er, fac e down. Standard printed cop y delive ry point. Ho lds up t o 250 she ets at 80g/ m². 2. Operator panel. Menu driv en opera tor controls[...]

INTRODUCTION > 11 REAR VIEW This view s hows the co nnection pane l, the rear out put stacker and the location of t he opti onal dup lex (tw o-side d print ing) un it. * Th e Ne twork Inte rface has a prote ctive “plu g” wh ich m ust b e removed b efo re connection can be made. When the rear paper stacker is folde d down paper exits the prin[...]

INTRODUCTION > 12 CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The language used by your printer for display messages and for rep ort printing can be changed quickly and easily as follows: 1. Press the + k ey repeatedly to acces s the System Co nfiguratio n Menu. 2. Press the ENTER key to e nter t he System Configuration Me nu. 3. Press the – k ey to mov e d[...]

PAPER RECO MMENDATIONS > 13 PA PER REC OMMENDATION S Your printer will handle a variet y of print media, includ ing a range of paper weights and sizes, transparenci es and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each ty pe. The best performance will be obtained when using standard 75~90g/m ² p[...]

PAPER RECO MMENDATIONS > 14 CASS E T TE T R AY S I f y o u h a v e i d e n t i c a l p a p e r s t o c k l o a d e d i n a n o t h e r t r a y ( 2 n d t r a y i f y o u have one, or m ultipurpo se tray) you c an have the pri nter autom atically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper. When printing f rom Window s applica[...]

PAPER RECO MMENDATIONS > 15 FACE D OW N ST A CKER The f ace down stack er on th e top of the p rinte r can hol d up t o 250 sheet s of 8 0g/m ² standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 176g/m ² . Pages pr inted in reading ord er (page 1 first) will be sort ed in reading order (last page on top, facing down) . FAC E UP ST AC K ER The f[...]

LOADI NG P APER > 16 LOA DING P APER CASS E T TE T R AY S 1. Remove the paper tr ay from the printer. 2. Fan the pa per to be loa ded at th e edg es (1) and in the midd le (2) to en sure that all sheets are properly sep arate d, then tap the edges of the st ac k on a flat surface to mak e it flush again (3). 12 3[...]

LOADI NG P APER > 17 3. Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards t he fr ont of t he pri nter , a s sh own. 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the siz e of paper being used. To prevent paper jam s: > Do not leave space be tween t he paper and t he guides and rear stopper . > Do no t ov erfil l the paper t[...]

LOADI NG P APER > 18 6. For f a ce d o w n p r i nt i ng , ma ke s ur e t he fa ce u p ( rea r ) st a cker ( 3) is closed (the paper exits from the top o f the printer). Stacking capac ity is appro ximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight . 7. For f ace up printing, ma ke sure the f ace up (rear) stack er (3) is open and the paper suppor t[...]

LOADI NG P APER > 19 MULTIPURPOSE TRAY 1. Open the multi purpose tray and press gently down on the pap er plat for m (1 ) to ensu re i t is la tched dow n. 2. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. > For single sided printing on headed paper load the paper into the multipurpose tray with pre-printed si[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 20 PRINT ER SETTINGS IN WI NDOWS Your pr inte r ’ s oper ator pane l me nus p rovi de ac cess to ma ny op tions . The Windo ws printer driver also co ntains setting s for many of thes e items. Where item s in the printe r driver are th e same as those in th e operato r panel menus, and you print documents from Win[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 21 POSTSCRIPT EMULATION 1. Page orientation sets portrait (tal l) or landscape (wide) page orientation. The “ rotated ” rotates the paper through 90 degrees anti- clockwise. 2. When p rinting double sided pages (duplex unit required). Y ou can flip the paper either on its long e dge or shor t edge. 3. Pages c an[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 22 PCL EMUL ATION When you c lick th e Properties button from your application ’ s Print dial ogue, th e dri ver wi ndow o pens to allow you to spec ify yo ur printing pre ferences for this document. 1. Paper size sh ould b e the same as the page siz e of your document (u nle ss you w ish to scale the pr into ut t[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 23 SECURE PRINTING FE ATUR E With this featur e you can se nd confidential docu ments to p rint and have t hem st ored i n the printer until you ar e read y to pr int t hem. Document s sent in this way are pro tecte d by a PIN (pers onal identificatio n number), wh ich must be entered be fore they wi ll print. This [...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 24 PRINTING SEC URE DOCUMENTS Secure documents stored on t he printer ’ s hard dis k may be printe d in eithe r of two wa ys: > From the printe r ’ s oper ator pan el; or… > From your PC desktop, using the Storag e Device Manager utility supplied on CD1 (Drivers and Utilities) with th e printe r. Printin[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 25 Printing from y our PC desktop If you have installed th e Storag e Device Mana ger softw are from th e supplied CD, you can also print secure documents dir ectly from your P C d e sk t op . Y o u m i g ht d o t hi s , p e r h a p s, w h e n t h e o f f i c e i s e m p t y a n d your conf ide ntial doc umen ts ca [...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 26 PROOF AND PRINT FE ATURE This featur e allows you to send multiple c opies of a d ocument t o print but only print the first copy so that you can check the output quality befo re pri nting th e res t. SENDING THE DOC UMENT TO PRINT 1. From y our applicat ion ’ s Print dialogue , select the number of copies you [...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 27 PRINTING THE REMAINING C OPIES Docu ments stored on the p rint er ’ s h ard di sk may be prin ted in eithe r of two ways: > From the printe r ’ s oper ator pan el; or… > From your PC desktop, using the Storag e Device Manager utility supplied on CD1 (Drivers and Utilities) with th e printe r. Printing[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 28 1. From the Windows Star t menu, run Storage Device Manage r. 2. If necess ary, use the SDM Printer Discovery wind ow to find all ava il abl e print ers on you r netw ork or c onnected to y our computer . 3. Select the icon for the printer holding your secure docum ents. 4. From the Printers menu, choose H DD Pri[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 29 PE RM AN E N T P R IN T D O CU M E N TS With this featur e you can create standard document s that you often need to prin t and sto re them on your printer ’ s interna l har d disk. Yo u can then pr int them at any time without having t o send them again from your computer. SENDING THE DOC UMENT TO PRINT 1. Fro[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 30 PRI NT ING STORE D DO CU MENT S Docu ments stored on the p rint er ’ s h ard di sk may be prin ted in eithe r of two ways: > From the printe r ’ s oper ator pan el; or… > From your PC desktop, using the Storag e Device Manager utility supplied on CD1 (Drivers and Utilities) with th e printe r. Printin[...]

PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 31 Printing from y our PC desktop If you have installed th e Storag e Device Mana ger softw are from th e supplied CD , you can also print permanently stor ed documents dire ctl y fr om you r P C des ktop. 1. From the Windows Star t menu, run Storage Device Manage r. 2. If necess ary, use the SDM Printer Discovery w[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 32 WINDOW S 9X DIFFER ENCE S Screen presentatio ns of Window s 9x, toge ther with some proc edures, are significantly differ ent than other versions of Windows (2000/XP etc.). This Chap ter deals mainly with these variations . If necessary, referenc e should be made to the re levant subject or online help for mor e info [...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 33 When you click Properties a new windo w opens which contai ns a short list of the printer se ttings available in th e driver, which you can choose for t his document. The w indo w whi ch open s wh en you clic k Properties depe nds on whi ch printer drive r has been installed. Th e PostScript drive r offers different c[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 34 PCL Emulation When you c lick th e Properties button from your application ’ s Print dial ogue, th e dri ver wi ndow o pens to allow you to spec ify yo ur printing pre ferences for this document. 1. Paper size sh ould b e the same as the page siz e of your document (u nle ss you w ish to scale the pr into ut to f it[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 35 SECURE PRINTING FE ATUR E With this featur e you can se nd confidential docu ments to p rint and have t hem st ored i n the printer until you ar e read y to pr int t hem. Document s sent in this way are pro tecte d by a PIN (pers onal identificatio n number), wh ich must be entered be fore they wi ll print. This is us[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 36 PostScript Emulation 1. In the driver win dow, on the D evice Opti ons tab, select Sec ure Print (1). 2. In Printer Features, select Pas s word 1 and select a number fr om 0 - 9 in th e Chan ge Settin g for: drop- down box . Repe at for pa ss word s 2 - 4. 3. C lick OK again to close the driver window, and again to cl[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 37 Proof and print feature This feature allows you to send multiple copies of a docum ent to prin t but o nly pr int t he firs t c opy so t hat y ou can c hec k the outp u t qu ality befo re p rint ing th e rest. SENDING THE DOC UMENT TO PRINT From your application ’ s Print dialogue, se lect the number of copies you n[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 38 STORE TO HARD DI SK With this featur e you can create standard document s that you often need to prin t and sto re them on your printer ’ s interna l har d disk. Yo u can then pr int them at any time without having t o send them again from your computer. SENDING THE DOC UMENT TO PRINT From your application ’ s Pr [...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 39 PostScript Emulation 1. I n t h e d r iv e r w i n d o w , o n t h e D e vi c e O p t i o ns t a b , se le ct St o re t o HDD (1). 2. In Printe r Fe atur es, select Pas s wor d 1 (1 abov e ) and sel ect a number from 0 - 9 in the Change Setting for: drop-dow n box (2 above). Repeat for passwor ds 2 - 4. 3. C lick OK a[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 40 CO L O U R P R I N T I N G CHOOSING A COLOUR MATCHING METHOD There is no correct w ay to achie ve a good matc h betwee n the document dis played on your mon itor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many fa ctors involve d in achieving accura te and reproducible colour . The following guidelines may help in achievi[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 41 RGB or CM YK If you are printi ng photographic images from a graphics applicatio n such as Adobe Phot oshop, you may be abl e to u se Soft -Proo fing to simulate the prin ted image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Pr ofiles provided by Oki, and then print us ing the ICC profiles as the Print S pace (or[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 42 PCL DRIVER ACC ESS ING THE CO LOUR MATC HING OPTIONS The Colo ur M atchi ng op tio ns in t he pr int er dri ver c an b e use d to he lp match your print ed colours to the ones displayed on your monito r or from some o ther source , such as a digital camera. The PCL dr iver ’ s c olour options ar e only designed to w[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 43 SE TTING THE COLO UR MATCHING OPTI ONS 1. On the Co l o u r tab se lect Manu al fo r Colo ur Match ing . 2. Choose f rom the available options: (a) Monitor (6500k ) Perceptual Optimise d for printing daylight ph otogr aphs. (b) Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimised for printing brig ht colours. Good for office graphics. (c)[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 44 USING THE COLOUR SWATC H FEATURE The Colour Swatch function prints charts w hich contain a range of s ample colours . Note that th is is no t the f ull ran ge of colo urs th at the p rinter can p r o d u ce . L i s t e d o n e a c h s a m p l e c o l o u r are the c orres pond ing R GB (R ed, Green, Blue) values. This[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 45 POSTSCRIPT DRIVER C OLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The P ostScript d river offers sev eral different method s of controlling the colour o utput of the printer. Some of the colo ur match ing opti ons only w ork on certain t ypes of data. Th e table below summaris es the vario us options a vailable, an d what t ypes of data th [...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 46 Digit al C amera Optimised for printing photographs t aken with a digital cam era. This tends to pro duce prints with lighter an d brighter colours. For some photograph s, other settings may be bett er dependin g on the subjects and th e cond itions under wh ich th ey wer e take n. sRGB Optimised for match ing specifi[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 47 > Absolute Colorimetric Best fo r printing solid co lours and t ints, suc h as Com pany log os etc. Matche s colo urs co mmon to both devic es exa ctly, and cl ips the “ out of gamut ” colours to their nea rest pri nted equivalent. Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white of a monitor is often ve[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 48 2. Right-click the printer name and choose Properties . 3. C lick the C olour Management tab. 4. Under “ Co lour Profiles currently associated w ith this printer ” , you should see the names of profiles that matc h your printer model. If you do not se e any profiles asso ciated with the driver, clic k “ Add …?[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 49 OVERL AYS AND M ACR OS CREATING P CL OVERLAYS Three steps are required t o create an ove rlay: 1. Cre ate the form data using y our own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with you r prin ter to create a “ proj ect fil e, ” i[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 50 6. Cl i ck OK , and when prompted for a print file na me, enter a meaningful name with the extension .PRN. 7. C lose your applicat ion. Ste p 2: Cre ate and down load ma cr os 1. From the Windows Star t/ Progra ms / Okidat a menu, start Storage Devic e Manager (SDM) and allow SDM to discover the printer. 2. Choose Pro[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 51 7. The project wind ow will displa y one .BI N file for eac h printer file added. Make a careful note of the na me and ID nu mber for eac h of the fi les. Y ou wil l nee d them la ter . If you wish to edit the names or ID numbe rs, double-c lick the file entry and edit th e details. Volu me details are as follows: 0 =[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 52 2. Right-click on the relevant PCL printer icon and c h oose Printing Prefer ence s from the pop-up men u. 3. On the Job Options tab, click the Overlay butto n. 4. In the Overlay window, Clic k the Define Overlays butto n (1). 5. In the De fine Overlay s window , enter the nam e (a) a nd ID (b) of the required overlay[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 53 INSTA LLING UPGRADES ADJUSTING WIND OWS PRINTER DRIVER S Once your new upgrade has been installed, you may ne ed to update the Windows printer driver so that the additional fe atures are available to your Windows applicat ions. Remember that if your printe r is shared betwe en users on differ ent compu ter s, th e dri[...]

WINDOWS 9X DIFFERENCES > 54 PostScript driv er This driver must be adjust ed for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the Printers window via the Start Menu or from t he Windows C o ntrol Panel. 2. Right-click t he printer icon for this printer, and c hoose Properties from the pop-up menu. 3. On the Dev ic e Settin gs t ab, se lect th e upgra de [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 55 MA C OS 9. X / CLASSI C PRIN T ER DRIVER S CD1 cont ains the prin ter dr ivers . Ple ase refe r to the readme file o n this CD for the latest inform ation on printer drive r installation. If th e sett ings se lected manual ly in th e pr inter di ffer from th ose selecte d in the p rinter d river, th e printe r will not[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 56 Restart your computer if pro mpted to do so. 1. In the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2. In the left-hand side of the Chooser window, s elec t the LaserWriter pr inter dr iver that you use. 3. If yo u are on a netw ork with multiple Appl eT alk zones, s elect the appropriate zone for th e printer in the bo ttom lef t sid[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 57 To setup the printer using a TC P/IP network connection: (a) If you have not already done s o, run the installer program to ins tall the softw are. (b) Restart your computer if prompted to do so. 1. Laun ch th e Desktop . 2. Select Printer (LPR) and clic k OK . 3. In the PostS cript Printer Description (PPD) File secti[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 58 USB C ONNECTI ON This installation pro cedure uses Apple's D esktop Printer Utility to connect the printer to your Mac. You can not connect to a PostScript printer ov er USB using the Choo ser. To set up the pri nter usin g a USB connectio n: (a) If you have not already done s o, run the installer program to ins t[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 59 INSTA LLED OPTIO NS C ONFIGURING INST ALL ED H ARDW ARE OP TION S If you have added optional hardware t o your printer, these must be enabled in the printer driver. Examples of additional hardware that can be added to your printer include : > Additional paper trays > Printer hard disk > Additional printer m em[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 60 3. If yo u are on a netw ork with multiple Appl eT alk zones, s elect the appropriate zone for th e printer in the bo ttom lef t side of the Chooser (if your n etwork do es not have multiple AppleT alk zones, this option will not be visib le). 4. Select the name of your printer in the r ight-hand side of the Chooser . [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 61 If you select a medi a type ( e.g. Plai n), th e prin ter ta kes pap er fro m a tray that co ntains that t ype of media. To ass ign media types to specific pa per trays, you need to use the print er ’ s op erator pane l. If you choo se Auto Select , the pri nter a utoma tica lly cho oses a tray in the pri nter th at [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 62 OPER ATION This sect ion explains h ow to change the p rinter ’ s operation f or specific print jobs when re quired. The Pos tScript pr inter driv ers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing the colour output of your printer. Generally, using th e default settings will suffice, produ cing goo[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 63 CO L O U R M A T C H I N G FACTOR S THAT AFFECT THE APPE ARANC E OF PRINTS If you wish to m anually adjust the colour s ettings in your prin ter driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and th ere ar e many factor s to tak e into cons iderat ion. Some o f the most i mportan t fact ors ar e l[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 64 3. Monito r settings The brig htness and co ntrast co ntrols on your monito r can change how your documen t looks on- screen. Additi onally, your mon itor colour temperat ure influences h ow “ warm ” or “ co ol ” the colours look. There are sever al settings foun d on a typical monit or: > 5000k Warmest; yel[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 65 CHOOSING A COLOUR MATCHING METHOD There is no correct w ay to achie ve a good matc h betwee n the document dis played on your mon itor, and it's prin ted equivalent. There are many fa ctors involve d in achieving accura te and reproducible colour . However, the following guidelines may help in achieving go od colo[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 66 MATC HING S PEC IFIC C OLOUR S (Fo r inst anc e, a C ompan y l ogo.) RGB on ly > Oki C olour Matching, and the sRGB setting. > PostScript C olour Matching us ing the Relative C olorimetric option . > Use the C olour Swatc h Utility to print out a c hart of RGB swatc h es and enter your desired RGB values in y [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 67 OKI DRIVER OPTIONS This section references only the OKI-spe cific driver selections . OKI PRINTER FE ATURES 1. From within your applic ation, select Fil e then Print . 2. Then open th e drop-down me nu at left and select Printer Features. Featur e Set 1 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Quality A straight[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 68 2. Collate Colla ting can be car rie d out with or w ithout a ha rd dis k dri ve installed. Howeve r, printers with a hard di sk drive will pro vide greater performa nce. This option is useful when prin ting multiple copies of large documents and you w ant to print them in sequence. Click to enable collation of your do[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 69 5. Black Overprint This op tion prevent s registra tion er rors and on ly works for 100% blac k text . Click on th e checkb ox to ena ble the optio n. Featur e Set 2 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Colour Matching No Colour Matching No colour correction occurs whe n selected . This o ption is beneficial[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 70 2. Blac k Finish This setting de termines Black Toner us age only. Auto This option is best for an office environment, with the printer determining which style i s better. Matte This option produces a True Black (K only). Gloss This optio n uses CM Y to produce a Composite B lack. 3. Oki Colour Match Options These opt [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 71 Monitor (6500k) Auto The d efau lt sett ing that s elects the best o ptions for your printer. This se lection works best for office graphics. Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for print ing photograph s when using a mo nitor with a col our tem peratu re of 65 00K. Th is is b est for printi ng phot ograp hic image s.[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 72 Rendering Intents are only use d when “ Postscript Colour Match ing ” is selected. When a documen t is printed, a convers ion takes place from the docu ment's col our spac e to the prin ter colou r space. The ren dering intent s are esse ntially a set of rul es tha t determine how this colour conver sion take [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 73 5. Alwa ys use Prin ter Halfto ne This op tion prevent s the halfton e of a high-en d graphi c application from printi ng by using the printer ’ s halftone pattern inst ead of the applic ation ’ s on e. Click on the checkbox t o enable th e option. Featur e Set 3 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Ink [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 74 This option simulates how the output will look on a printing press using the ink types S WOP, Euroscale or Japan. If using CMYK Ink Sim ulation, it is recommended th at you switch off all other Print er Colour Mat ching by selecting the N o Colour Match ing opti on under t he “ Colour Match U sing ” op ti o n i n t[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 75 C OLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The P ostScript d river offers sev eral different method s of controlling the colour o utput of the printer. Some of the colo ur match ing opti ons only w ork on certain t ypes of data. T he table below summarise s the various c olour-matc hing options available in the PostScri pt driver, and w[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 76 OKI COLOUR MATCHING This is Oki ’ s propr ietary colour matching system, and affects RGB data only . > Perc eptual settings are best for printing photog raphic images. > Viv id or Digital Camera settings pro duce the brightest colours. > sRGB is the best choice for matc hing specific colours (such as printin[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 77 POSTSCRIPT C OL OUR MATC HING This uses Post Script Colour Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CM YK data. Rendering Intents When a docum ent is printed , a convers ion takes place from the docume nt ’ s colour space to the printer colo ur space. The rendering intent s are e ssenti[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 78 > Relative Colorimetric Best for prin ting so lid col ours and t ints, such a s compa ny logos etc. Goo d for proofing CM YK colour images on a deskto p printer. Much like Absolute C olorimetric, except that it scales the sourc e white to th e (usually) paper white; i. e. unlike Abso lute C olorime tric, t his atte [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 79 SEPARATIONS This option affects output only, allowing you to print all colors or separate plates. Select th e optio n desired . If an application does not have a colour s eparation feature, you can still print four colour separations (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and B lack) w ith th e prin ter dr iver. Each colour separation[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 80 PRINTER JOB OPTION To access Printer Jo b Options: Select File then Print . 1. Select the relevant prin ter 2. Open the drop down Menu and selec t Printer Job Options. 3. Sele ct the opti on requi red. Quali ty A st raig htfo rwa rd se lec tion of t he pr int q uali ty desi red. > Best = high resolut ion, slow er sp[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 81 1. Sele ct yo ur de sire d Medi a T ype. An y opti on, othe r than P rinte r Sett ing, wil l ov errid e the sett ing at the pr int er . Collate 1. Colla ting can be car rie d out with or w ithout a ha rd dis k dri ve installed. Howeve r, printers with a hard di sk drive will pro vide greater performa nce. This option i[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 82 Toner Saving Checking th is will enable toner s aving. T O ENAB LE THE JOB T YPE PLUG-IN 1. On the Des ktop, clic k the i con of t he pri nter y ou wish to enabl e the printing plug-i n for . 2. From the Printing men u, select Set Defaul t Printe r. 3. Select File → P rint D eskto p. 4. Select Plug-In Pref erences fr[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 83 6. Select JobType . 7. Cl i ck Save Set tings. and the n Cancel to retur n to the Des ktop. JOB T YPE This plug-in allo ws you to utilis e the options of the built- in hard drive of the prin ter. 1. T o access Job T ype, fi rst selec t your d esired printer from an applic ation using File → Print . 2. Then open th e [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 84 Each option o n the Job T ype screen is de tailed below. Normal This is the defau lt setting for which no furth er action is required. Job Spool If you wish to s pool your print j ob to the printer ’ s hard dr ive, selec t Job Spool . Secur e Print Se tup This option allow s you to print confiden tial documents on pr[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 85 Once the document is printed, it is deleted from the hard drive. If you wish to ret ain the docum ent on the hard disk drive after printing it, use the Sto re to Hard Disk fea ture. 1. Sel ect Pr oof and Prin t. 2. Enter a j ob n ame of up to 16 charact ers u nder Job Name Sett ing an d a f our-d igit pe rson al ID num[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 86 2. Press ENT ER . ENTER PA SSWORD **** ....will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to set th e numb er for the first digit o f the pas sword, then press ENTER to ente r the numb er and move to the next digit: ENTER PA SSWORD 5*** ....will be displayed (showing first digit selection). 4. Repeat step 3 for eac h of th[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 87 SELECT J OB ALL JOBS ....will be displayed when all d igits have b een selected. 5. Press CANCEL . DELETE TH E JOB Y = ENTER/N = CANCEL ...will be displayed. 6. Press ENT ER to delete the job, then p ress ON LI NE . Stor e to Har d Dis k S to r e t o HD D ( j ob s po o l in g ) a l l o ws p ri n t jo b s t o be t e mp [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 88 Printing the Stored document from the print er Front Panel. 1. Press + to enter the menu mo de. PRI NT JOBS M ENU ....will appear on the display. 2. Press ENT ER . ENTER PA SSWORD **** ....will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to s et the numbe r for the fir st digit of the pa ssword, then press ENTER to ente r th[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 89 2. Press ENT ER . ENTER PA SSWORD **** ....will appear on the display. 3. Use + / – to s et the numbe r for the fir st digit of the pa ssword, then press ENTER to ente r the numb er and move to the next digit: ENTER PA SSWORD 5*** ....will be displayed (showing first digit selection). 4. Repeat step 3 for eac h of th[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 90 MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE SHEET The printer driver allows yo u to print multiple pag es in one s heet, with each page image reduced in size. Th is is somet imes known as “ n-up ” printing. 1. From the File menu, select Print . 2. From the pop-up menu, se lect Layout . (a) Enter t he numbe r of sheet s you w ant to prin[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 91 DUPLEX PRINTING Duplex Printing is printing on both sides of the paper . To carry out Duplex printing: 1. From the File menu, select Print . 2. From the pop-up menu, se lect Layout . 3. From the Layout scree n, select the desired options: (a) Select Print o n Both Sides to enable D uplex printin g. (b) Choose wh ich si[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 92 CUSTOM PAG E SIZES The printer driver allows yo u to create your own custom paper sizes. Once defined , these appear at the bott om of the Paper menu in t he Page Setup sectio n of the printer driver. 1. From the File menu, choose Pag e Setup. 2. Sele ct C ustom P ag e Siz es from th e menu . 3. Define your custom page[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 93 PRINT RESOLUTION The pri nt re soluti on affe cts t he quali ty of y our pri ntouts. Select the highes t print reso lution to get th e opti mum q uality . 1. From the File menu, select Print . 2. From the pop-up menu select Printer Job Options . 3. Under the Resoluti on sett ing, ch oose fr om either : Best - The highe[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 94 T o setup c ollate: 1. Fro m the File me nu, choo se Print . The General dialogue box s hould be displayed. If not , select General from the menu. 2. Type the num ber of Copies you w ish to print. 3. Fro m the p op-up menu, s elect Job Opt ions . 4. Sel ect th e Collate option . 5. Cli ck Print . Why are there sever al[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 95 BAC KGROUND PRI NTING Background printing allows you to print document s and continue to use your Mac at the same time. It does this by saving a te mporary print file to you r hard dis k , and then sendin g it to the pri nter. This has the advantage of freein g up your computer much more quickly, enabling you to do oth[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 96 specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB valu es. An exampl e of us ing the C olour Swat ch Utility Suppose you wished to print a log o in a particular shade of red. Here are the steps you would follow to accomplish a good colour match using the Colour Swat ch utility. 1. Print a colou r s[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 97 4. Us ing your application program ’ s c olo ur pick er, enter these same RGB values (from Step 3) and c hange the logo to that col o ur. 5. Print your document using the same driver settings as you originally used (see Step 1). OKI POSTSCRIPT UTILITY The Oki PostScript Utility works with printers connecte d via USB [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 98 Once a custo m ga mma a djus tment ha s been made , the set tin gs c an be save d to the pr inter ’ s PPD (Pos tScrip t Printer Descrip tion) fi le, and can be selec ted from th e Printe r Driver Colou r option s. Cre a ting a Gamm a Adjustment, S tep-by -st ep Ensure that your Oki printer is s elected as default on [...]

MAC OS 9.X / CL ASSIC > 99 4. C lick the New button. 5. The pr inter ’ s ga m m a ca n be ad j u s t e d g l o b a ll y ( a ll C MY K v a l u e s together), or each separate primary printer colour can be adjusted individually. The gamma cur ves plot the input values (%) on t he X axi s ag ainst the output values (%) on th e Y axi s. The curves[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CLAS SIC > 100 Tips on Ad jus tin g C olo ur To adjust the entire image using a particular colour as a reference, manu ally enter the de sired values in the text field s. For example, if you prin t a red colour compose d of the following values: 10% cya n, 90% ma genta, 80 % yell ow and 5% bl ack. You decide that it needs 5% mor e m[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CLAS SIC > 101 Gamma adjust ments are stored in the pr inter ’ s PPD (PostScr ipt Printe r Descri pti on) fi le. E n s u r e t h a t t h e c or r e c t P P D fi l e f o r y o u r p r i n t e r i s se l e c t e d - i f n o t , y o u may select it manually by clicking the Select … button . 6. Cl i ck Add- > to add your C usto m[...]

MAC OS 9.X / CLAS SIC > 102 2. From the printer driver ’ s pop-up me nu, c hoose Printer Co lour Optio ns. 3. Under the Custom Gamma Adjustmen t selection, choose the gamma adjustment you crea ted. YOUR PRINTER[...]

MAC OS X > 103 MAC OS X PRIN T ER DRIVER S CD1 cont ains the prin ter dr ivers . Ple ase refe r to the readme file o n this CD for the latest inform ation on printer drive r installation. If th e sett ings se lected manual ly in th e pr inter di ffer from th ose selecte d in the p rinter d river, th e printe r will not prin t and the LC D will d[...]

MAC OS X > 104 Choos e the connec tion me thod mos t suitable for you r needs. NETWORK C ONNECTION USIN G APPLET ALK 1. Launch the Prin t Center utility. This is located in the Applications/Utilities folder. 2. Cl i ck Add Printe r... 3. From the pop-up menu, choose AppleTalk . 4. Choose a printer to connect to. 5. Cl i ck Add . 6. From the Prin[...]

MAC OS X > 105 3. From the pop-up menu, choose LPR Printers using IP . 4. Enter the p rinter ’ s IP address. You ca n find ou t the prin ter ’ s IP address as fol lows: (a) Pr ess the Men u+ button repeatedly until the display shows INFORMATION MENU . (b) Pres s the Ent er button. Th e printer displa y reads PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE (c) Press [...]

MAC OS X > 106 C ON FIGUR ING IN ST A LL ED HAR DW ARE OP TION S When you set up a printer us ing AppleTalk or USB, the printer ’ s installed hardw are options are normally detecte d and automati cally configured. How ever, if you are setting up a printer us ing TCP/IP, or have added any additional hardware optio ns since sett ing up the print[...]

MAC OS X > 107 4. From the menu, se lect Installable Options . 5. Select all the relev ant hardware options that are installe d in your p rin ter.[...]

MAC OS X > 108 6. Cl i ck Apply Changes . 7. From the Print Center menu, choose Quit Print Cent er . OPER ATION This sect ion explains h ow to change the p rinter ’ s operation f or specific print jobs when re quired. The Pos tScript pr inter driv ers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing the colour output of your pr[...]

MAC OS X > 109 CO L O U R M A T C H I N G FACTOR S THAT AFFECT THE APPE ARANC E OF PRINTS If you wish to m anually adjust the colour s ettings in your prin ter driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and th ere ar e many factor s to tak e into cons iderat ion. Some o f the most i mportan t fact ors ar e li sted be lo[...]

MAC OS X > 110 3. Monito r settings The brig htness and co ntrast co ntrols on your monito r can change how your documen t looks on- screen. Additi onally, your mon itor colour temperat ure influences h ow “ warm ” or “ co ol ” the colours look. There are sever al settings foun d on a typical monit or: > 5000k Warmest; yellowish light[...]

MAC OS X > 111 CHOOSING A COLOUR MATCHING METHOD There is no correct w ay to achie ve a good matc h betwee n the document dis played on your mon itor, and it ’ s printed equivalent. There are many fa ctors involve d in achieving accura te and reproducible colour . However, the following guidelines may help in achieving go od colour output from[...]

MAC OS X > 112 MATC HING S PEC IFIC C OLOUR S (Fo r inst anc e, a C ompan y l ogo.) RGB on ly > Oki C olour Matching, and the sRGB setting. > PostScript C olour Matching us ing the Relative C olorimetric option . > Use the C olour Swatc h Utility to print out a c hart of RGB swatc h es and enter your desired RGB values in y our applic a[...]

MAC OS X > 113 OKI DRIVER OPTIONS This section references only the Oki-specific drive r selections. OKI PRINTER FE ATURES 1. From within your applic ation, select Fil e → Pr i nt . 2. Then open th e drop-down me nu at left and select Printer Features. Featur e Set 1 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Quality A straightforw ard sel[...]

MAC OS X > 114 2. Collate Colla ting can be car rie d out with or w ithout a ha rd dis k dri ve installed. Howeve r, printers with a hard di sk drive will pro vide greater performa nce. This option is useful when prin ting multiple copies of large documents and you w ant to print them in sequence. Click to enable collation of your doc uments. 3.[...]

MAC OS X > 115 5. Black Overprint This op tion prevent s registra tion er rors and on ly works for 100% blac k text . Click on th e checkb ox to ena ble the optio n. Featur e Set 2 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Colour Matching No Colour Matching No colour correction occurs whe n selected . This o ption is beneficial when othe r[...]

MAC OS X > 116 2. Blac k Finish This setting de termines Black Toner us age only. Auto This option is best for an office environment, with the printer determining which style i s better. Matte This option produces a True Black (K only). Gloss This optio n uses CM Y to produce a Composite B lack. 3. Oki Colour Match Options These opt ions a re av[...]

MAC OS X > 117 Monitor (6500k) Auto The d efau lt sett ing that s elects the best o ptions for your printer. This se lection works best for office graphics. Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for print ing photograph s when using a mo nitor with a col our tem peratu re of 65 00K. Th is is b est for printi ng phot ograp hic image s. Monitor (65[...]

MAC OS X > 118 4. Rend e ring Intent Rendering Intents are only use d when “ Postscript Colour Match ing ” is selected. When a documen t is printed, a convers ion takes place from the document ’ s colou r space to th e printe r ’ s colour spac e. The ren dering intent s are esse ntially a set of rul es tha t determine how this colour con[...]

MAC OS X > 119 Rela tive Colo rimetr ic Good for proofing CMYK colour images on a desktop printer. Best for solid colo urs and tints. Much like Absolute Colorime tric, except that it scales the source white to the (usually) paper white ; i.e. unlike Absolute Colo rimetr ic, th is atte mpts to take the pap er wh ite in to account . Satur ation Be[...]

MAC OS X > 120 Featur e Set 3 The tab ’ s features are explaine d below. 1. Ink Simulat ion Affects CMYK output only and is usually used in offset printer environments o nly. This option simul ates w hat the outp ut will look o n a pri nting press using the ink types S WOP, Euroscale or Japan. If using CMYK Ink Sim ulation, it is recommended t[...]

MAC OS X > 121 5. Pa ge Rotate Checking t his will rotat e the prin ted ma teria l on the pa ge 180 degrees. 5 YOUR PRINTER[...]

MAC OS X > 122 OPER ATION S This section deals w ith pr inting o ptions . It doe s not att empt to cover all th e optio ns that might oc cur, but rather, t he typi cal pri nting operatio ns that can ben efit from detailed descriptions. The sett ings selected he re are docu ment specific only; meaning, the s etting selected will apply only to the[...]

MAC OS X > 123 2. From the Lay out scre en, se lect th e opti ons desi red. (a) For Multiple Pages, access Pages per sheet. (b) Select the de sired Layout Direction . (c) Select a Border betwee n the sheet s, if desired. DUPLEX To access, fir st select your desired printer from an application us ing File → Print.. 1. Open the drop-down me nu a[...]

MAC OS X > 124 2. Fro m the D uple x sc reen, select the optio ns de sir e d. (a) For Duplexing (printing on both sides of t he sheet), selec t Print o n Both Sides. (b) Select whic h Binding you prefer. No rmally, the firs t option is the default . PAPER FEED/T YPE SEL ECT The Pap er Fee d option allows the sel ection of diff eren t types of pa[...]

MAC OS X > 125 Auto Se lect If you have identical paper st ock loaded in the Multi-Purpo se Tray or the op tiona l Seco nd Pa per Tray, you can have the p rinte r automat ically switch to the other tray w hen the current tray ru ns out of paper. Paper Options When yo u sel ect a pap er-type o ptio n, the pri nte r automa tical ly acce sses th e [...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 126 CO L O U R P R I N T I N G The prin ter drivers s upplied with yo ur printer pr ovide several contro ls for chan ging th e colo ur outp ut. For gener al use t he auto matic s etting s will suffice, providing reasonable default settings that will produce good res ults for most documents. Many applications h ave their own co [...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 127 Viewing co nditions A print ca n look very diffe rent under d ifferent lighting c onditions. F or exam ple, the colo urs i n a p rint may look differe nt when viewe d standing next to a sunlit windo w, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer dri v er co lour settings The driver sett ing[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 128 Paper type The type of paper used can also sign ificantly affect the printed colour. For examp le, a printout on r ecycled paper can look du ller than one o n specially formulated glossy paper. CHO OSING A C OLOUR MA TC HING METH OD There is no correct w ay to achie ve a good matc h betwee n the document dis played on your [...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 129 RGB or CM YK If you are printi ng photographic images from a graphics applicatio n such as Adobe Phot oshop, you may be abl e to u se Soft -Proo fing to simulate the prin ted image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Pr ofiles provided by Oki, and then print us ing the ICC profiles as the Print S pace (or Outpu[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 130 PCL DRIVER ACC ESS ING THE CO LOUR MATC HING OPTIONS The Colo ur M atchi ng op tio ns in t he pr int er dri ver c an b e use d to he lp match your print ed colours to the ones displayed on your monito r or from some o ther source , such as a digital camera. The PCL dr iver ’ s c olour options ar e only designed to wor k w[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 131 SE TTING THE COLO UR MATCHING OPTI ONS 1. On the Co l o u r tab se lect Ma nual fo r Col ou r Ma tching . 2. Choose f rom the available op tions: (a) Monitor (650 0k) Percept ual Optimised for pr inting dayligh t photograp hs. (b) Monit or (6 500k ) Viv id Optimised for printing brig ht colours. Good for office graphics. (c[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 132 USING THE COLOUR SWATC H FEATURE The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a rang e of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the printer c an produce . Listed on eac h sample colou r are the correspo nding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. Th is can be used to pick specific colours i[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 133 POSTSCRIPT DRIVER C OLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The P ostScript d river offers sev eral different method s of controlling the colour o utput of the printer. Some of the colo ur match ing opti ons only w ork on certain t ypes of data. Th e table below summaris es the vario us options a vailable, an d what t ypes of data th ey af [...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 134 Monitor (9300k) Optimised for print ing photographs when us ing a monitor with a colour te mperatur e of 9300K. Digit al C amera Optimised for printing photographs t aken with a digital cam era. This tends to pro duce prints with lighter an d brighter colours. For some photograph s, other settings may be bett er dependin g [...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 135 > Saturation Best choice for print ing bright and sat urated colours, but less accurately m atched. This makes it the rec ommended choice fo r graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully s aturated colours in the sou rce gamut to ful ly satur ated colour s in the pr inter ’ s gamut. > Absolute C olorimetric Best fo r p[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 136 reproducing. ICC profiles can be associated with your pr inter via the Colo ur Ma nage ment tab of t he print er driv er. Depending on how you have installed the prin ter driver, t he colour profiles may already be associate d with the driver. To asso ciate ICC Co lour Pro files with th e printer driver: 1. Acc ess the p ri[...]

COLOUR PRINTING > 137 Rendering Di ctiona ry), and this is used to match the colours as closely as possible. This feature may no t work for all application progra ms. However, many professional graphics applications offe r a similar feature in their print se ttings, with the ability to choose a source (input ) colour space, and a print (output) [...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 138 MENU FU NCTIONS This sectio ns lists th e menus accessed via the co ntrols on t he printer ’ s operato r panel and displayed in the LCD windo w. It shou ld be noted th at many of these setting s can be, and often are, overridde n by settings in the Windows printer drivers. However , sever al of the dri ver set tings can[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 139 PRINT JOB S MENU This menu only appears wh en the hard disk drive is installed. It is used for prin ting of docu ments stored on the inter nal hard disk. Th ese will be st ored using e ither th e secure pr inting feat ure or the proof and print featu re. Pleas e refer to the se features elsewhere in t his manu al for inst[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 140 SHUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard dis k drive is installed. This item s h o u l d a l w a y s b e s e l e c t e d b e f o r e s w i tc h i n g t h e pr i n t e r o f f , t o e n s u r e that no hard disk data i s lost. SHUT DOWN MENU Item Set tin gs Explan ation SHUTDOWN ST ART EXE CUTE Perfor ms cont rolle[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 141 PRINT MENU This menu provides adjustm ent of various print job related function s. PRINT MENU Item Set tin gs Explan ation CO P I E S 1 - 999 Ente r th e nu mber of co pi es of a doc ume nt to be printed from 1 to 999. DUPLEX ON/ OFF T urns th e duplex (2-s ided) printi ng functio n on or off if this feat ure is ins talle[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 142 LINES PER PAGE 5- 64 -1 28 Sets the number of li nes of text per page when ra w text i s rece ived from sy stems oth er th an Wi ndows . Th e de faul t for A4 por trait is 65, and for Letter is 60. EDIT SI ZE CASSETT E S IZE LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL13 A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 CUSTO M CO M - 9 E N V E LO PE C OM-1[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 143 MEDIA MENU This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. MEDIA MENU Item Set tin gs Expl anat ion TRAY1 P AP ERSIZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 LEGAL14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL13 LETTER EXECUTIVE CUSTO M Selec ts th e size of paper l oaded in Tray 1 (uppe r tray if both trays installe d). For CUST OM setting s ee X-DIME[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 144 MPT P APERSIZE LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL13 A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 CUSTO M CO M - 9 E N V E LO PE C OM-10 E NVEL OPE MONARCH EN V DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVELO PE Selec ts t he siz e of p aper t o be fed f rom th e multi purpo se tray. For CUSTOM sett ing see X-DIM ENSION and Y -DIMENSION later in this tabl e. MPT P APER[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 145 CO L O R M E N U The printer automat ically adjusts colour balance and dens ity at appropriate inter vals, optimising the pr inted output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. T he items on this menu provide a means of changing t he default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs.[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 146 AUTO REGIST RA TION EXECUTE Perfo rms automat ic colour re gistrati on adjustm ent. N ormally this is done o n power on and when the to p co ver is open ed and then c losed . This pro cess accurately align s the cyan, magenta and yellow images to the black image. C REG FINE ADJUST M REG FINE ADJUST Y REG FINE ADJUST -3~0~[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 147 SYSTEM CONF IG URA TION M ENU This menu adjust s general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work . SY ST EM C ONFIGURATION M ENU Items Set tin gs Expl anat ion POW S AVE TIME 5 15 30 60 240 Adjusts the idling time before the pri nter automatically switches into power saving mode. In this mode power consumption[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 148 JAM REC OVERY ON OFF Spec ifies wh ether th e printer s hould perform jam reco very af ter a paper jam has occurred. If ON, the pri nter will attempt to prin t ag ain any p ages lo st due to a paper jam once t he jam has b een c leared. ERROR REPORT ON OFF If ON, the p rinter will print e rror de tails when a Pos tScript [...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 149 PCL EMULATION This menu controls settings effective when the print er is operating in PCL e mulati on mode . PCL EMULATION Item Set tin gs Explanat ion Fon t So ur ce RESIDENT / DIMM0 / DIMM1 / DOWNLOADED Specifies the location of the PCL de fault font. Normally t his will b e INTE RNAL unless addit ional f onts ar e inst[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 150 SYMBO L SET PC -8 / PC -8 Dan/Nor / PC -8 TK / PC -775 / PC -8 50 / PC -852 / PC -855 / PC -85 7 TK / PC -8 58 / PC -866 / PC -8 69 / PC -1004 / Pi Font / Pl ska Mazvia / PS Math / PS T ext / Roman-8 / Roman-9 / Roman Ext / Serbo Croat1 / Serbo C roat2 / Spanish / Ukrainian / VN Int'l / VN Math / VN US / Wi n 3.0 / W[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 151 SYMBO L SET (co ntinued) Math-8 / MC Text / MS Publish / PC Ext D/N / PC Ext US / P C Set1 / PC Set2 D/N / PC Set2 US / USPS ZIP / Bulg arian / CWI Hun g / DeskT op / Ge rman / Greek-437 / Gree k- 437 Cy / Greek-928 / Hebre w NC / Hebrew OC / IBM-437 / I BM- 850 / IB M-860 / IBM-863 / IBM-865 / ISO Dut ch / I SO L1 / ISO [...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 152 PAR ALL EL ME N U This menu controls the ope ration of the pr inter ’ s Ce ntron ics compatib le (IE EE-1284) data i nterfac e. USB MENU This menu controls the ope ration of the pr inter ’ s USB da ta inte rface. PARALLE L ME NU Item Set tin gs Expl anat ion PAR A L L E L ENABLE / DISABLE Enable s or dis ables oper at[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 153 NETWORK MENU This menu con trols the op eration of t he printer ’ s 10Base-T/10 0Base- TX ne twork interface. NETWORK MENU Item Settings Expl anat ion TCP/ IP ENABLE / DI SABLE Enables or disable s this n et work protocol . NETBEUI ENABLE / DIS ABLE En ables or disables t his n etwor k proto col. NETWARE ENABLE / DISABL[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 154 MAINTENANC E MEN U This menu provides access to various print er mainten ance functions . MAINTEN ANCE MENU Item Set tin gs Explanat ion MENU RE SE T EXECUTE R esets menus t o def ault se tting s. SAVE M E NU EXECUTE Saves c urren t men u sett ings as d efault values. At c onfirmation prompt, pres s ENTER to confirm save,[...]

MEN U FUNC TION S > 155 USAGE ME N U This menu is for info rmation only, and provide s an indication of total usage of the print er and the expe cted life left in its consuma ble items. This is particularly useful if you do not ha ve a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need t o know how soo n you will need them. USAGE ME NU Ite[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 15 6 OVERLAY S AND MAC R OS WHAT AR E OV ERLAYS AND MAC R OS? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterh ead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create yo ur own using thes e advanced fea tures. You can use P ostScript overlays to generate all your special stationery and[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 15 7 CR EATING PO STSCRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required t o create an ove rlay: 1. Cre ate the form data using y our own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with you r prin ter to create a “ proj ect fil e, ” import the .PRN [...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 15 8 6. On the Overlay t ab, choose Crea t e F or m from the drop- down list (4). 7. Cl i ck OK to close the Document Proper ti es window. 8. Cl i ck OK ag ain to clos e the Print dialogue. 9. When prompted for a print file name, en ter a meaningful name with the extensio n .PRN. 10. C lose your applicat ion. CRE ATE AND D[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 15 9 9. Choose Project s → Save Project and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “ Le tte r Sta tio ne ry ” ) so that you can recognise it later if you want to modif y it. 10. Choose Project s → Send Project Files to Print er to download the projec t to th e printe r . If you have a hard disk in the printer, SDM will auto[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 0 4. In the Defin e Overla ys window , enter a suitable n ame (2) for this overlay and c ho ose which page(s) ( 3) of your do cume nts w il l use this o verla y . 5. Enter t he name of th e overlay file ( 4) exactly as it appe ared in the Storage Device Manager project window. Remember that th is nam e is case s ensi ti[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 1 PRIN TING W ITH PO ST SCR IPT OV ERL AY S Once you have defined your overlays you are read y to use them for any docume nts you wish. The example illust rated here uses t wo overlays for bu siness letter s. T he first pri nts on j ust th e top p age, an d the second prin ts on a n y or all su bseq uent pages . 1. Prep[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 2 CR EATING PCL OVERLAYS Three steps are required t o create an ove rlay: 1. Cre ate the form data using y our own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with you r prin ter to create a “ proj ect fil e, ” import the .PRN file, an[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 3 CRE ATE AND DOWNLOAD MACR OS 1. From the Windows Star t menu, start S tora ge Devi ce Mana ger (SDM) a nd allow SD M to discover the pr inter. 2. Choose Printer s → New Project to sta rt a new pro ject. 3. Choose Printer s → Filter Macro File . The Fil ter Pr inte r Patter ns dialogue box appears . Mak e any adjus[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 4 Note t hat the names are ca se sens itive, and will b e need ed later exactly as th ey appear in this list. 8. Choose Project s → Save Project and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “ Le tte r Sta tio ne ry ” ) so that yo u can rec ognise it. 9. Choose Project s → Send Project Files to Print er to download the proj[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 5 5. In the De fine Overlay s window , enter the nam e (a) a nd ID (2 ) of the required overlay , and define which pa ge( s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay . Then click the Add but ton (3) to add this overlay to the l ist of defined overlays. Repeat for an y other re lated overlays. W hen done, click the Cl[...]

OVERLAYS AN D MACROS > 16 6 PRIN TIN G W ITH P CL O VER LA YS Once you have defined your overlays you are read y to use them for any docume nts you wish. The example illust rated here uses t wo overlays for bu siness letter s. T he first pri nts on j ust th e top p age, an d the second prin ts on a n y or all su bseq uent pages . 1. Prepare your[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 167 REPLAC ING C ONSUM ABLE ITEMS This sect ion explains how to replace co nsumable items when du e. As a guide, th e life expectancy of these items is: > To n e r — 5,000 A4 pag es at 5% co ver ag e, whic h means that 5% of the addressable print area is printed with this colour. T oner life i s directly affec[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 168 T ONER C AR TRIDGE R EPLAC EMENT The toner us ed in this printe r is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartr idges: one ea ch for cyan, magen ta, yellow and bla ck. Have a sh eet of p aper handy so that you h ave somewh ere to pla ce the used cart ridge while you in stall the new one. Disp ose of [...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 169 1. Press the cov er release an d open the printer ’ s top co ver fu ll y . 2. Note the p ositions of th e four cartri dges. WAR N I N G ! If the printer h as been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This ar ea is clearly lab eled. Do no t touch. 1. Cyan ca r tr id ge 2. Mag en ta ca r tr id ge 3. Y ello w cartr[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 170 3. Pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the car tridge to be replaced towards th e front of the pri nter. 4. Lift the right-hand en d of the cartri dge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cart ridge out of the pri nter. 1 1 2[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 171 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 6. Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in plac e for the moment . 7. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 172 9. Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the c oloured lever to th e right, l ower it int o the printer over the imag e drum uni t from which the old c ar tridge was removed. 10. Inser t the left end of the cartridge in to the top o f the i mage drum unit first, pushing it against the spring on the dr um[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 173 IMAG E DRUM RE PLAC EMENT Switch off th e prin ter and allow t h e fus er to cool for abou t 10 minutes befo re op enin g the cov er. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and bla ck. 1. Press the cov er release an d open the printer ’ s top co ver fu ll y . CAU TI ON ! Stat ic sensitiv[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 174 2. Note the p ositions of th e four cartri dges. 3. Holding it by its top centre, lift the imag e drum, complete with its toner cartrid ge, up and out of the printer. 1. Cyan ca r tr id ge 2. Mag en ta ca r tr id ge 3. Y ello w cartridg e 4. Bl ack cartridge 1 2 3 4[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 175 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 5. With the colour ed toner release lev er (1) to t he right , pull the lever towards you. T his will release t he bond between the toner cartrid ge and the image dru[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 176 plac e d. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the pac kaging material for disposal. 8. Place the toner cartridge onto th e new image drum cart ridge as shown . Pu sh the lef t end i n fir st, an d then low er th e rig ht end in. (It is not ne cessary to fit a new toner cart[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 177 10. Holding the complete as sembly by its top centre, lower it into plac e in the printe r, loc ating the pegs at eac h end into their slots in the sides o f the printe r cavity . 11. Fin all y , clo se th e to p c over and p res s down firm ly at b oth sides so that the cover latches closed.[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 178 REPLACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under t he four image drums . This unit requi res replacemen t approxim ately every 50,000 pages. Switch off th e prin ter and allow t h e fus er to cool for abou t 10 minutes befo re op enin g the cov er. 1. Press the cov er release an d open the printer ’ s t[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 179 3. Lift each of the image drum units out of th e printer and place them in a s afe pl ac e away f rom direct sourc es of heat and light. 4. Lo cate the t wo f ast eners (5) at ea c h si de of th e belt and th e lifting bar (6) at the front end. 5. T urn the tw o fast ener s 90 ° to the left. This wi ll rele as[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 180 corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer. 8. T urn the tw o fa steners (5) 90 ° to the rig ht u ntil they lo ck. Th is wil l secure the belt u nit in plac e. 9. Re pl ace the four imag e drum s, co mple te w ith their tone r cartridges, into the pr inter in the same sequence as they [...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 181 1. Press the cov er release an d open the printer ’ s top co ver fu ll y . 2. Identif y th e fuser han dle (1) o n the top of the fuse r unit. 3. Pull the two fuser reta ining leve rs (2) towards t he front o f the printer so that they are fully upright. 4. Holding the fuser by its hand le (1), lift the fuser[...]

REPLACING CON SUMABLE ITEM S > 182 6. Holding the new fuser by its handle, make sure that it is the correct wa y round. The retaining levers (2) should be fully upri ght, and the tw o loc ating lugs (3) shoul d be tow ard s you . 7. Lo wer th e fus er into th e print er , loc atin g the two lu gs (3) in to their slots in the metal partit ion whi[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 183 INST AL LING UPGRADES This sect ion explains how to install optional equipment into your printer. T his includes: > duplex (two sided printing) unit; > additional RAM m emory; > 10GB hard disk drive. DUPLEX UNIT The duplex unit adds the functio n of two sided printing , using less paper and making large do cum[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 184 4. Switc h the printer on and wait for it to warm up (abo ut 1m i n u t e ) . 5. Print a menu map as follows: (a) Pr ess the + button to access th e Informa tion Men u. (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 sy[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 185 MEMOR Y UPGRADE The basic print er model comes equipp ed with 64MB of main memory. This can be upgrade d with an additional memory board cont aining 64MB, 128MB or 256MB , giving a maximu m total mem ory capac ity of 320MB. Insta llatio n takes a few minut es, and re quires a m edium size cr oss- head (philips type) sc[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 186 6. C arefully remove the new mem ory board from its wrapping. T ry to handle the board only by its shor t ed ges, avoiding c ontact with any met al parts as far as possib le. In parti cular , avoid to uc hin g the edg e conne ctor . 7. Notic e th at the memory board h as a small c utout in th e edge connector, which i [...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 187 10. Hol d the new memory boa rd by its sh ort edge s, so tha t the edge connector fac es in towards the RAM expansion slot, and the small cutou t is close r to the rear o f the pri nter. 11. Gently push the board into th e RAM expansion slot until it latches in an d will no t go any fur t he r. 12. Lo ca te th e thr ee[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 188 HARD DI SK DRIVE The optional 10GB internal h ard disk drive (HDD) enables collating of printed pages an d can be used to store overlays and macros, fonts, and secure or proof documen ts waiting to be printed. Insta llatio n takes a few minut es, and re quires a m edium size cr oss- head (philips type) scr ewdriver. 1.[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 189 6. Identif y th e six locating holes indicated in th e illustration , which will be used to lo cate the disk unit onto th e side of the printer. 7. With the compo nent si de of the disk unit facing the p rinter, and the connector cable towards the rear, lift the disk unit handle aw ay from the disk body. 8. Plug the en[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 190 15. When the printer is ready , print a men u map as f o llows: (a) Pr ess the + button to access th e Informa tion Men u. (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 . 16. Exam ine th e fir st pa ge of the m[...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 191 ADJUSTING WINDOWS PRINT ER DRIVERS Once your new upgrade has been installed, you may ne ed to update the Windows printer driver so that the additional fe atures are available to your Windows applicat ions. Remember that if your printe r is shared betwe en users on differ ent compu ter s, th e dri ver m ust b e ad just [...]

INSTALLING UPGRAD ES > 192 POSTSCRIPT DRIVER This driver must be adjust ed for any upgrade just installed. 1. Open the P rinters win dow (called “ Pri nter s and F axes ” in Windows XP) via the Start Menu or from the Windows Control Pan el . 2. Right-click the printer ic on for this pr inter, an d choose Properties from the pop-up menu. 3. O[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 193 CLE AR IN G PA P E R JA M S Provided t hat you follow the reco mmendations in this guid e on use of print media, and you k eep the media in good c ondition prior to use, your printer sh ould give years of reliable serv ice. However, paper jams occasion ally do occur , and this section e xplains how to c lear them quick[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 194 3. Note the p ositions of th e four cartri dges. It will be necess ary to remove the fo ur image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top centre, lift the imag e drum, complete with its toner cartrid ge, up and out of the printer. 1. C yan cart ridge 2. Magenta cartri dge 3. Y e llo w ca r tr id[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 195 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. 6. Repeat thi s removal procedure for eac h of the four image drum unit s. 7. Look into the prin ter to chec k whe ther any sh eets of paper are visib le on any part o f the [...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 196 > T o remove a sheet from the central area of the belt (2 ), carefully separate t he she et from th e belt sur face and wit hdraw the sh eet. > T o remove a shee t just enteri ng the fuser (3), se parate the trailing ed ge of the she et from th e belt, push the fuser pressure release lever (4) towards the front a[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 197 8. Starti ng w ith the cy an ima ge drum u nit ne arest th e fu ser, replac e the four image drums back into the drum cavity, making sure to locate th em in the correct orde r. > Holding th e complete assembly by its to p centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at eac h end into th eir slots in[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 198 9. Lo wer the top c o ver do wn but do not pres s do wn to lat ch i t closed ye t. This will protect the dru ms from excessive exposure to room ligh ting while you chec k the remaining areas for jammed sheet s. 10. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in th e rear path area ( 6) > Pull out an y[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 199 12. If your printer ha s a duplex unit inst alled, pre ss the cov er release at the centre of the unit, open th e cover and remove any sheets in this area, then close the cover 13. Lift the front co ver release and pull o pen the front cover .[...]

CLEARING P APER JAMS > 200 14. Check inside the c over for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close t he cover . 15. Pull out the pape r tray in use w hen the jam occurred and ensure that all paper is stac ked properly , is u ndamaged, and that the paper guid es are properly p ositioned against the edges of the paper stac k. [...]

SPECIFICATI ONS > 201 SPEC IFICATION S Item Spec ification Dimensions 400 x 528 x 330mm (W x D x H) Wei g h t 25Kg Print speeds 12 pages per minute col our / 20 pages per minute monochrome Reso lu ti on 600dp i or 600 x 120 0dpi Emulatio ns PostSc ript 3 PCL 5c, HP-GL, PCL XL Epson FX IBM Pro P rinter III X L Auto Fea tures Auto registrat ion Au[...]

INDEX > 202 INDEX B Belt how to replace ....................... 178 life expectancy ...................... 167 life remaining ................. ....... 155 Booklet printing PCL emulation ................ .. 22 , 34 PostScript emulation ........ 21 , 33 C Colour adjusting........ ................ ....... 145 Colour matching choos ing imag e sourc[...]

INDEX > 203 multiple p ages on one sheet .................... ....... 122 paper feed/type select ....... 124 Menus Colour menu ........... ............... 145 factory default settings .......... 138 how to use ..... ................ ....... 138 Information menu .................. 139 Maintenance menu ................ 154 Media menu .............[...]

INDEX > 204 Printing Custom page sizes.......... ......... 92 Printing confid ential documents ....................... .. 23 , 35 Proof printing ............ .......... 26 , 37 S Stan dard do cum ents printing stored documents ....... 30 storing in the prin ter ....... .. 29 , 38 Store to Hard Disk ...... ................. 38 Switching off corre[...]

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