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Setup Guide 8pwsgb.P65 24/08/98, 21:50 1[...]
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2 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Notice Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not aff[...]
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Setup Guide 3 English Contents Safety instructions .................................................................. 4 Printer Features ........................................................................ 6 Additional feature s for OKIP A GE 8p ................................. 6 Check ing th e cont ents .......................................[...]
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4 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Safety instructions Y our Oki printer has been carefully designed to gi ve you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, ho wev er , there are a fe w basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • Read the set up instructions in this handbook carefully. Be sure[...]
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Setup Guide 5 English • Aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards. Always contact your local dealer. • Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the handbook. You may cause damage requiring extensive repair[...]
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6 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Printer Features Congratulations! Y ou have selected a printer with fast output, excellent print quality , and easy operation. Y our printer’ s fe atures include: • 8 page per minute (ppm) output • 100 sheet universal paper feeder, plus manual feed for envelopes and special documents • Outstanding print quality utilising a[...]
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Setup Guide 7 English Checking the contents Carefully remove all the contents from the box and unpack your printer . In ad dition to the printer manual(s) you should have the following items: • Printer • Toner cartridge • Paper input tray • Image drum cartridge (shipped inside printer but not ready for use) Other items in the box: • drive[...]
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8 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Printer Components Printer Components Paper feed/exit tray Manual feed slot Control panel (8p) LED array Image drum cartridge T oner cartridge Power switch Power cable receptacle Parallel interface connector Printer cover 8pwsgb.P65 24/08/98, 21:50 8[...]
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Setup Guide 9 English Setting up your printer Choose a location that is clean, dry , well v entilated and out of direct sunlight. The area should be free of electromagnetic interference and not suffer from extremes or drastic changes in temperature or humidity . The printer should be placed on a surface which is not be subject to shock or vibration[...]
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10 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Removing the image drum protection sheet 1 Open the cover. 2 Remove the image drum cartridge. 3 Remove the protective sheet. Keep the image drum as level as possible to avoid toner spillage. (Some toner is added during the test phase.) Do not expose the image drum to strong light. Do not touch the image drum’ s g reen surface. [...]
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Setup Guide 11 English Installing toner 1 Remove the tape and shipping insert from the image drum cartridge. 2 Shake the toner cartridge to evenly distribute toner. 3 Unwrap the toner cartridge. 4 Remove the tape. 5 Insert the toner cartridge. 6 Push the lock lever forward. 7 Close the printer cover. 8pwsgb.P65 24/08/98, 21:50 11[...]
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12 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Loading paper For best results, use standard laser or copier paper with a Sheffield rating of 100–250 such as Xerox 4200 (75g/m² or 20lb). The paper input tray can stack up to 100 sheets of standard paper . 1 Set the left paper guide to the marker for the required paper size and move the right guide to a position slightly wide[...]
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Setup Guide 13 English Connecting the data cable The printer comes with a standard high speed bidirectional IBM Centronics compatible parallel data interface as standard. This requires a IEEE1284 compliant parallel printer cable, not more than 1.8m in length. 1 Connect one end of the parallel data cable (36-pin Centronics) to the printer’s data i[...]
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14 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Installing a Windows™ printer driver A printer driver is a software program which runs on your PC. It passes data from your applications suitably formatted for the printer , and also controls a number of printer functions. Y our printer comes with printer dri vers for W indo ws 3.1x, W indo ws 95/98 and W indo ws NT4. If using [...]
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Setup Guide 15 English Windows 3.1x The dri ver for W indo ws 3.1x is supplied on CD–R OM and floppy disk (use the CD–R OM if possible). Some countr ies may have several floppy disks. In this case the appropriate W indo ws driv er disk will be clearly labelled. Y our floppy disk dr i ve is assumed to be dr iv e A and your CD-R OM dri v e is ass[...]
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16 OKIP A GE 8p/8w Oki Systems (UK) Ltd. 550 Dundee Road Slough SL1 4LE T el : 44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax: 44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www .oki.co.uk Oki Systems (Ireland) Ltd. The Square Industrial Complex T allaght Dublin 24 T el : 01 459 8666 Fax: 01 459 8840 http://www .oki.ie Hawthorn Business Centre Adelaide Industrial Estate Belfast, BT12 6HP T el[...]