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C3400n User’s Guide 2 Copyright Information Copyright © 2007 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved Document Info rmation _________ __________ _____________ C3400n User ’s Guide P/N 59381601, Revisi on 1.2 February, 2007 Disclaimer ______ ____________ __________ ___________ ___ Every effort has been made to ensure th at the information in this docum[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 3 Contents Copyright Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Document Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trademark Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 4 Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Color menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 System configur ation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 USB menu . .[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 5 Notes, Cautions and Warnings NOTE A note provides additional information t o supplement th e main text which may help you to use and understand the product. CAUTION! A caution pro vides addition al information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage. WARNING! A warning provides additional information[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 6 Introduction Congratulations on buying this Oki color printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant color prints and crisp blac k and white pages at high speed on a range of office print media. Your printer includes these features: > Multi-level technology produces subtle tones an[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 7 Printer overview Front view printer parts_Fig1_03. jpg 1. Printer co ver . 2. Operati on Panel . Status LEDs and operato r buttons. 3. Multi Purpose Feeder T ray Rele ase . (when cl osed, pre ss to open) . 4. Multi Purpose T ray (shown open). Used for manual duplex, feed ing heavier paper sto cks, envelop es and other specia[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 8 Rear view This view shows the connecti on panel and the rear output stacker. P orts rear position_F12_3 v11. jpg When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through the rear of the printer an d is stacked face up. The rear stacker is mainly used for hea vy print media. When used in conjunction with the Multi Pu r[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 9 Inside your printer Inside printer_Fig1_04.eps.jpg Press the Cover Open Release (7 ) to open the printer cover and look inside the printer. 13. Fuser unit. The Fuser unit contain s a heated roller that fixes toner to t he print media (paper or card). 14. Fuser lever . The lever has a lock ed position for when the toner cartr[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 10 The Operation Panel The Operation Panel allows operator intervention and indicates both when the printer is oper ating normally and when it requires attention. Detailed printer status is provided by the Status Monitor in Wind ows or Printer Driver in Mac . ( See “Using the Status Monitor” on page 61. ) op panel_F8_03. j[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 11 Switches Operation There are two switches on the operation panel labelled ON LINE and CANCEL. Each has four modes of operation as follows: MODE OF OPERATION DESCRIPTION Momentary pr ess (Press 1) Press the switch an d release it within 2 seconds of pressing it. On rele asing th e switch, oper ation starts. 2-second press (P[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 12 Function The results of operating the swit ches in different contexts are summarised below: *1: The Menu Map (or Status Page) prov ides details of printer settings and status information. *2: Shifts to ON LINE after pri nting has started. *3: Cancels job 2 secon ds after start of switc h operation (even if t he switch is he[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 13 LED displays General Printer status (as indicated by the LEDs) can be broadly categorised as foll ows: 1. Normal status (Green): the printer is operating normally e.g. it is ON LINE or processing. 2. W arning status (Amber): you can continue to use the prin ter without intervention but an error ma y result. 3. Error status [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 14 Illumination and meaning T o b e a b l e t o i n d i c a t e a l a r g e n u m b e r o f s t a t u s s i t u a t i o n s b o t h individually and in combination, the LEDs are illuminated as follows: The Status Monitor in Windows provides a readable description of the printer status correspondi ng to the indications of the L[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 15 Service call error When a service call error occu rs, all LEDs blink rapidly and simultaneously at 120ms intervals.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 16 Paper recommendations Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, including envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obtained when using standard 20~ 24 lb. (75~90 g/m²) paper desi[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 17 Cassette Tray The Cassette Tray can handle paper in weights of 17 to 47 lb. (64 g/m² to 176 g/m²). The Cassette Tray is id eal for printing Letter size documents of mo re t han 1 page in length. TRAY WEIGHT SIZE DIMENSIONS Cassette Tr a y Light: 17-20 lb. 64-74 g/m² Medium: 20-24 lb. 75-90 g/m² Heavy: 24-47 lb. 91-176 g[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 18 Multi Purpose Tray The Multi Purpose Tray can handle the same sizes as the Cassette Tray but in weights up to 54 lb. ( 203 g/m²). For very heavy paper stock, always us e the face up (rear) paper stacker. This ensures that the paper path through the printer is almost straight. The Multi Purp ose Tray can feed paper widths a[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 19 TRAY WEIGHT SIZE DIMENSIONS Multi Purpose Tr a y Light: 17-20 lb . 64-74 g/m² Medium: 20-24 lb . 75-90 g/m² Heavy: 24-32 lb . 91-120 g/m² Ultra hea vy: 32-47 lb . 121-176 g/m² A6 4.13 x 5.83 in. 105 x 148mm A5 5.83 x 8.27 in 148 x 210mm B5 7.17 x 10.1 2 in 182 x 257mm Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in 184.2 x 266.7mm A4 8.27 x 1[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 20 Face Down Stacker The Face Down Stacker on t he top of the printer can hold up to 150 sheets of 20 lb. (80g/m²) s tandard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 32 lb (120g/m²). Pages printed i n reading order (page 1 first) will be s orted in reading orde r (last page on top, facing down). Face Up Stacker The Face Up S[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 21 Loading Paper Cassette Tray 1. Remo ve the Cassette T ray from the printer . cassette tr ay empty_Fig1_1 6.jpg 2. F an the pape r to be loaded at the edges (1 ) and in the middle (2) to ensure that all sheets are properly separated, then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to mak e it flush again.(3). Fa n P a p e [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 22 Cassette T ray pape r guides_F7_ 01.jpg 4. Load the paper (1). Use the level indicators (2) as a guide. F or letter headed paper , load face down with top edge tow ards the front of the printer . paper load_Fig1_17 v11 .jpg To prevent paper jams: • Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper . •[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 23 Cassette T ra y wPaper_c lose_Fig1_22.jpg 6. For face do wn printing, make sure the F ace Up (rear) Stacker is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 150 sheets, depending on paper weight. 7. For face up printing, make sure the F ace Up (rear) Stacker is open and the paper s[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 24 Multi Purpose Tray 1. Open the Multi Purpose T ray and press gently down on the P aper Platform (2) to ensure it is latched down. mpt tr ay_F7_05.jpg 2. Adjust the Paper Guides (1) to the size of paper you are going to print on, using the markings on the P aper Platform. 3. Position a sheet of paper on the P aper Platform s[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 25 Printing from Windows Your printe r’s menus provide access to many options. See “Using the printer software” on page 61 for more information. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Wh ere items in th e printer driver are the same as those in the menus, and you print documents from W[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 26 Printing prefer ences in Windows applications When you choose to print yo ur document from a Windows application program a Print dialog box appears. This dialog usually specifies the name of the printer on which you wi ll print your document. Next to the printer name is a Properties button. When you click Properties a new w[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 27 Setup tab When you click the Properties button from your application’s Print dialog, the driver wind ow opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for the current document. 1. Size Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wi sh to scale the printout to fit another size), and[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 28 page 46 . The Duplex Help button also off ers guidelines on how to carry out manual dupl ex printing. 7. Driver Settings If you have changed some pr inting preferen ces before and saved them as a set under a specific name, you can recall them under driver sett ings. Saving driver settings means that you can avoid having to [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 29 Job Options tab 1. Print Resolution The output resolution of t he printed page can be set as follows. • The High Quality setting prints at 600 x 600dpi multi-level. This setting requires the most printer memory and tak es the longest to print. It is the best option for printing photogr aphs and reproducing color details. [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 30 9. Advance d Clicking the Advanced button gives you access to further settings. For example, you c a n elect to have black areas printed using 100%K toner (a more matt e appearance). 10. Default Click the Default button t o restore the default printer settings.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 31 Color tab 1. Color Matching: Auto or Manual Control over the color output of your printer may be performed automatically, or for advanced control , by manual adjustment. The au tomatic setting wil l be appropriate in most cases. The other opti ons in this window only become visible when you select a choice other than Auto. [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 32 Setting from Wind ows Control Panel When you open the driver prop erties window directly from Windows, rather than from with in an appl ication program, a somewhat more extensive range of setti ngs is provided. Changes made here will genera lly affect all documents you print from Windows appl ications, and will be remembere[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 33 This spec ifies that printing s hould not star t until the l ast page has been spooled. If your application program needs a lot of time for f urther computation in the middle of printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a short period, the printer cou ld prematurely a ssume that the document has fini shed. Sele[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 34 printing again from the application program. If you use this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk space on your computer. 10. Enable advanced printing features Specifies whether advanced features, such as page order and pages per sheet, are available, depend ing on your printer. For normal printing keep t[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 35 Printing From Mac Mac OS 9 Choosing Printing Options Use the print dialog to choose yo ur printer and select options for how you want your d ocument to print. 1. Open the document you w ant to print. 2. If you wish to change the paper size or page orientation, choose File > P age Setup. 3. Select File > Print. 4. Sele[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 36 Selects either portrait (tall) or landscape (wide). If using landscape, you can flip the orientation 180 degrees. Reduce or Enlarge Documents can be scaled up or down to fit on different paper sizes. Page Setup Options - Layout Multiple pages can be shrunk and printed on a single sheet of paper. For example, choosing 4-up w[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 37 cannot be used together with the High Quality print quality setting. Toner Saving Toner saving uses less toner when printing your document. This is best suited to draft text documents as it lightens the print significantly. Print Options - Print Control If you are using the Wi ndows Print Control Server software to manage p[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 38 Black Finish Controls the way black is printed in color documents. Composite Black (CMYK): Uses all 4 toner colors to represent black. Recommended for color photos. True Black (K): Uses 100% black toner to represent black. Recommended for text and business graphics. Brightness / Saturation Increase Brightness for a lighter [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 39 A warning message is displayed and printing continues when you load the correct paper and press ONLINE. When this option is switched off, the printer uses the paper loaded in the selected tray regardless of the document size. Feed Manually from Multi Purpose Tray Select this if you want the printer to wait until you pr ess [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 40 Mac OS X The inform ation in this se ction is ba sed on Mac OS X Ti ger (10.4). Other versions such as Panther (10.3) and Jaguar(10.2) versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same. Setting Printing Options You can choose your printer an d select options for how you want your documents t o prin t f[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 41 2. Click the Print & F ax icon. 3. Select your printer in the “Selected Printer in Print Dialog” drop- down menu. 4. Select your required paper size in the “Default Size in P age Setup” drop-down menu. Page setup options This section provid es a description of the page setup opti ons available to you. Page Attri[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 42 Layout Pages per sheet You can shrink multiple pages and print the m on a single sheet of paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of your document's pages across a single sheet of paper. You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and also choose to surround each document page with a border. Sch[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 43 Cover page Choosing a cove r page may he lp you to identi fy your printe d document in a large pile of paper. This is useful in a busy office with many people sharing the printer. Paper source This option allows you to select which paper tray to us e for your print job. Print quality Print quality Use this option to selects[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 44 Black Finish Use this option to control the way black is printed in color documents. Select Composite Black (CMYK) to use all 4 toner colors to represent black. This option is recommended for color photos. Select True Black (K) to use 100% black toner to represent black. This option is recommen ded for text and business gra[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 45 Paper size check Select Paper Size check if you want the printer to warn you when the document paper size is di ffer ent from the paper in the printer. A warning message is displayed and printing continues when you load the correct paper in the tray and press ON LINE. When this option is deselected, the printer uses the pap[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 46 Printing This chapter describes how to carry out bas ic printing tasks using your printer. Test printing Print a demo page Switch on the printer and allow it to warm up. Press the ON LINE button on your printer and hold down for 5 seconds. A demo page should print. Print a status page Switch on the printer and allow it to w[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 47 Manual duplex printing using the cassette tray 1. Ensure that there is enough paper in the cassette tr ay to carry out the print job. 2. Select File -> Print and click the Properties button. In the 2- sided printing drop down menu, select either “Long Edge” or “Short Edge” according to your printing preferen ces.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 48 1-4_P_paper in.jpg 6. Close the Cassette T ray and press the ON LINE button as directed in the status message. The message window should disappear from your screen and the document finishes printing the remaining pages of your document. 1-5_P _pr ess online .jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 49 Manual duplex printing using the Multi Purpose Tray NOTE: When using the Mult i Purpose Tray, feed pages one sheet at a t ime. 1. Position the paper guides on the Multi Purpose T r ay according to the paper size. 2. Place paper one sheet at a time in the Multi Purpose T ray . The paper is automatically gripped in position. [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 50 2-3_P_m pt_inse rt paper_a.jpg 7. Press the ON LINE button. The remaining pages of your document print on the blank side of the paper .[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 51 Printing on different media This section describes how to print on material other than normal Letter/A4 paper. Printing on legal paper When printing on legal pap er you need to change the media settings for the printer software to g et the best results. You can either set a default driv er for each type of media or you can [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 52 Setting other printing options This sections briefly describes how to set printing opt ions for your particular print job. Fit to page printing You can choose to print your document on larger or smaller sized paper depending on the size of print media available to you. 1. Insert paper in the Cassette T ray or Multi Purpose [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 53 Cancelling a print job You can cancel a print job from your software application, from the print queue or by using the CANCEL button on your printer. PRINTIN G STATE HOW TO CANCEL Document has not started printing T ry to cancel printing job within software application Document i s waiting in a print queue Delete print job [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 54 Color Printing The printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the colo r output. For general use the automatic settings will suf fice, providing reasonable default settings that will p roduce good results for most documents. Many applications hav e their own color settings, and these ma[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 55 Viewing conditions A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors in a print may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look un der standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 56 Tips for printing in color The following guidelines may help you to achieve good color output from your printer. Printing photographic images Use the Monitor (6500k) Percept ual setting. If the colors look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings. Printing from Microsoft Office applications Use the[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 57 Accessing the color matching options The Color Matching options in the print er driver can be used to help match your printed colors to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera. To open color matching options from the Windows Control Panel: 1. Open the Printers window (called ?[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 58 The printer will try to reproduce the sRGB color space. This may be useful if color matching from an sRGB input device such as a scanner or digital camera.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 59 Using the Color Swatch feature To use the Col or Swatch feature, you must install the Color Swatch Utility. This is suppl ied on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your printer. The Color Swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colors. Note that this is not the full range of colors that the printer can [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 60 Using the Color Correct Uti lity The Oki Co lor Correct Ut ility is prov ided on your printer driv er CD-ROM. You must install it separately since it is not installed along with the printer driver. The Color Correct utility has the following features: > Microsoft Office palette colors can be individually adjusted. This i[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 61 Using the printer software Status Monitor (Windows only) The Status Monitor software i s distinct from and installed separately from the driver software. The Status Monitor provides a readable indication of the printer status as displayed on the indicator LEDs on the Operation P anel ( see “The Operation Panel” on page [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 62 Printer Setup tab Selecting this tab provi des access to the Select Printer button, which, when s elected, allows you to monitor the status any printer con figured for use with your computer. The Printer Menu button enables you to access the printer menu settings. From the printer menu, you can confi gure your printer setti[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 63 To save your changes, click the “Appl y the changed settings” icon (as shown below), in the top left hand corner. To undo a change, click the Und o changed settings icon. It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings made in the printer drivers. However, several of the driv[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 64 Printer menus Information menu This menu provides a quick me thod of listing various items stored within the printer. Shut down menu This menu provides an option to ensure that your printer c an be safely switched off. INFORMATION MENU ITEM ACTION EXPLANATION PRINT MENU MAP / ST A T US P AGE PRINT EXECUTE Prints complete me[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 65 Print menu This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions. PRINT MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION COPIES 1 -999 Enter the number of copies of a document to be printed from 1 to 999. MANUAL F EED (Multi Purpose Tr a y ) ON /OFF Selects th e default tr ay for paper feed, Cassette T ray or Multi Purpose T r[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 66 Media menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. MEDIA MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION TRA Y - MEDIA SIZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 LEGAL13.5 CUSTOM Selects the siz e of paper loaded in T ray 1. F or CUSTOM setting see X -DIMENSION and Y -DIMENSION later in this table. TR[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 67 MANUAL ( Multi Purpose T ray) - PAP ER SIZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5/ LETTER EXECUTIVE LEGAL14 LEGAL13 LEGAL13.5 CUSTOM COM-9 ENVELOPE COM-10 ENVELOPE MONARCH ENV DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVELOPE Selects the si ze of paper to be fed from the Multi Purpose T ray . For CUSTOM setting see X - DIMENSION and Y -DIMENSION later in this table. MA[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 68 Color menu The printer automatically adjusts colo r balance and density at appropriate intervals, opti mising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditi ons. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default sett ings for special or particul arly difficult p rint jobs. Settings[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 69 System configuration menu This men u adjusts g eneral prin te r settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU ITEMS SETTINGS EXPLANATION ST A TUS PAGE AUTO PRINT ENABLED DISABLED Automatical ly prints sta tus on power up. TIME TO POWER SAVE MODE 5 MIN 15 MIN 30 MIN 60 MIN 240 MIN Adjusts the idling [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 70 LANGUA GE English , German, French, Itali an, Spanish, Swe dis h, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, T urkish, Por t ug u es e , Pol i sh , Ru ss i an , Greek Sets the language used for the Status Monitor and printed reports. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU ITEMS SETTINGS EXPLANATION[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 71 USB menu This menu controls the operat ion of the printer’s USB data interface . System adjustment menu This menu provides access t o USB settings for your printer. USB MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION SOFTWARE RESET ENABLED / DISABLED Enables or disables the SOFT RESET command. (Only available on Windows 98 and W indows Me[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 72 Maintenance me nu This men u provides acce ss to various printer ma intenan ce functions. MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION MENU RESET EXECUTE Re sets menus to default settings. POWER SA VE MODE ON/OFF Enables or disables automatic power save mode. Del ay before entering this mode is set in the system configuration[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 73 Usage menu This menu is for information on ly, and pr ovides an ind ication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in i ts consumable items. This is particul arly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them. USAGE MEN U ITEM EXPLA[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 74 Printing settings To print a list of the printer settings: 1. Start the Status Monitor . 2. Select the Printer Setup tab. 3. Click on the Printer Sett ings button on the Printer Setup tab. 4. Click on the Information menu and then select Print Menu Map. 5. Click on the Printer Menu button to print a Menu Map of printer sett[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 75 Part Numbers Life Expectancy See “Specifications” on page 108. Toner Black, High Capacity 43459304 Cyan, High Capacity 43459303 Magenta, High Capacity 43459302 Yellow, High Capacity 43459301 Black, standard 43459404 Cyan, standard 43459403 Magenta, standard 43459402 Yellow, standard 43459401 Image Drum Black 43460204 Cy[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 76 Toner cartridge replacement The toner use d in this printe r is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper handy s o that you have somewhere t o place the used cartridge while you i nstall the new one. Dispose of the old cartridge respon si[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 77 cov er open button_F5_23.jpg 2. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. ID P ositions_Fig1_04.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been po wered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labe lled. Do not touch this area. 1. Cyan cartridge 2 . Magenta cartridge 3. Y ellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 78 3. Carry out one of the following: (a) If you are replacing a toner ca rtridge th at has been su pplied with your printer (release lever has 3 positions), pull the colored toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer, in the direction of the arrow, but stop at the central (upright) po[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 79 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking y our furniture. 6. Remo ve the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment. 7. Gently shake the new cartridge fr om end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartri[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 80 9. Holding the cartridge by its top center with the colored lever to the right, lower it into the printer o ver the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was remov ed. 10. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first, pushing it against the spring on the drum unit, then lower the rig[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 81 toner in positon_ lock_Fig1_15.jpg 12. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly so that the cover latches closed. cov er close_F5_22.jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 82 Image drum replacement Switch off the printer and allo w the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top co ver fully . cover open but ton_F5_23.jpg 2. Note the positions of the 4 [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 83 ID P ositions_Fig1_04.jpg 3. Holding it by its top center , lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printer . ID going out_Fig1_12.jpg 4. Put the old unit down gently onto a piece of paper to prev ent toner from marking y our furniture. 5. T ake the new image drum unit, complete with to[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 84 6. Remo ve the protective sheets from the image drum unit. K eep it the same way round as the old unit. P ack the old ID unit inside the packaging material for disposal. T oner_remove paper _ Fig1_24.jpg 7. Holding the complete assembly by its top center , lower it into place in the printer , locating the pegs at each end ([...]

C3400n User’s Guide 85 ID_going in_Fig1_14 .jpg 8. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. NOTE I f y o u n e e d t o r e t u r n o r t r a n s p ort your printer for any reason, please make sure you remo ve the image drum unit beforehand and place in the bag provided. This is to avoid t[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 86 Fuser replacement The fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units. Switch off the printer and allo w the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top co ver fully . cover open button_F5_23.jpg 2. Identify the fuser handle ([...]

C3400n User’s Guide 87 fuser_out_F5_10 .jpg 3. Pull the two fuser retaining levers (2) towards th e front of the printer so that they are fully upright. 4. Holding the fuser by its handle (1 ), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer . If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat. 5. Remo ve t[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 88 fuser going in_F8_12.jpg 8. Push the two retaining levers (1) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. 9. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 89 Replacing the belt unit The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 50,000 pag es. Switch off the printer and allo w the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top co ver fully . cov er open [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 90 3. Lift each of the image drum units (1), starting from the rear , out of the printer and place them in a safe place a way from direct sources of heat and light (2). IDs _ all out_c over_F8_19.jpg 4. Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2) at the front end. CAUTION! The green image [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 91 unlock belt_F5 _08.jpg 5. T urn the two fasteners (1) 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis. 6. Pull the lifting bar (2) upwards so that belt tilts up tow ards the front, and withdraw the belt unit from the printer . belt coming out _Fig1_33.jpg 7. Lower the new belt unit into place, with the[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 92 drive gear into the gear inside th e printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer . belt_roll in _ F5_09. jpg 8. T urn the two fasteners (1) 90° to the right until they lock. This will secure the belt unit in place. belt_lock_F5 _09_1.jpg 9. Replace the 4 image drums, complet[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 93 ID P ositions_Fig1_04.jpg 10. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Y ellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 94 Cleaning the LED head Clean the LED head w hen printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switch off the prin ter and open the top cov er . 2. Gently wipe th e LED head surfac e (1) with LED lens cle aner or soft tissue. Cleaning LED Head_F5_04.jpg 3. Close the top cover . CAUTION! Do no[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 95 Installing additional memory This section explains how to instal l additional RAM memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. Part Numbers See “Part Numbers” on page 75. Memory upgrade The basic printer model comes equipped with 32MB of main memory. This can be upgraded with an additi onal memory board containing 64MB[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 96 3. Remo ve each image drum units, starting with the front. Cov er the image drum units to protect them from direct light IDs _ all out _cover_F8_19. jpg 4. Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2) at the front end. unlock belt_F5 _08.jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 97 5. Unlock the fasteners and remove the belt as shown. belt coming out _Fig1_33.jpg 6. Carefully remove the new m emory board from its wrapping. T ry to handle the board only by its sh ort edges, avoiding contact with any metal parts as far as possible. In particular , avoid touching the edge connector . 7. Notice that the m[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 98 8. Identify the RAM expansion slot in the printer . Unclip the plastic cover to open this slot. Memory slot_Fi g1_34.jpg 9. If the RAM expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board, that board will have to be removed before you can install the new one. T o remove it proceed as follows, otherwise skip to step 10. (a[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 99 11. Gently push the board into the RAM expansion slot until it latches in and will not go any further . Memory card In_Fig1_3 5.jpg 12. Close the RAM expansion slot. 13. Replace the belt and image drum units. See “Image drum replacement” on page 82. See “Replacing the belt unit” on page 89. 14. Close the top cover o[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 100 Troubleshooting Clearing paper jams Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prio r to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 101 3. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. ID P ositions_Fig1_04.jpg It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top center , lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printer . ID going out_Fig1_12.jpg 1. Cyan cartridge[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 102 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking y our furniture and to avoid damaging th e green drum surface. 6. Repeat this remov al procedure for each of the remaining image drum units. Cover the image drum units to protect them from direct light. IDs _ all out_co ver_2_F8_19.jpg 7. [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 103 forwards into the internal dru m cavity and withdra w the sheet. paper jam belt_F8_07.jpg • T o remove a sheet from the central area of the belt, carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdr aw the sheet. P aper Jam fuser In_F8_08.jpg • T o remove a sheet just enteri ng the fuser , separ ate the traili[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 104 through the drum cavity area. Then allow the pressure re lease lever to rise again. 9. Starting with the cyan image dru m unit nearest the fuser , replace the four image drums into the drum cavity , making sure to locate them in the correct order . ID P ositions_Fig1_04.jpg • Holding the complete assembly by its top cent[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 105 11. Open the rear stacker and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area. P aper Jam Back_F8_09.jpg • Pull out an y sheets found in this area. • If the sheet is low down in this area and difficult to remove, it is probably still gripped by the fuser . In this case raise the top cover , reach around and press down[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 106 13. Press the front cover release and pull open the front cover . front cove r open release_F7_04.jpg 14. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the co ver . P aper Jam_front co ver_F8_05_1.jpg 15. Pull out the Cassette T ray and ensure that all paper is stacked properly , i[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 107 16. Finally , close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. front cover close_ F7_04_a.jpg When the jam has been cleare d, if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due t o paper jams.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 108 Specifications ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions 14.8 x 18.86'' x 11.42 '' (W x D x H) 376 x 479 x 290mm (W x D x H) We i g h t 46.3 lbs. (21 Kg) approximat ely Print speeds 16 pages per minute color 20 pages per minute monochrome Res ol ut io n 600 x 600dpi 1200 x 600dpi 600 x 600dpi x 2bit Emulations Wind[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 109 T oner life Standard cartridge (at 5% coverage) C,M,Y : approximately 1,000 pages B : approximately 1,500 pages High-capacity cartridge (at 5% cove rage) C,M,Y : approximately 2,000 pages B : approximately 2,500 pages Image drum life 15,000 pages at 3 pages pe r job Belt life 50,000 letter-si ze pages Fuser life 50,000 let[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 110 Utilities Overview ________________________ The following utilities are available for your printer. Color Correction Utility Color Swatch Utility Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) Network Pr int Status Utility Network Setup Utility Print Job Accounting Utility PrintSuperVision Web Driver Installer Accessing ___________[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 111 Descriptions of Utilities _____________ 1. Color Correction Utility This utility allows you to fine tune the printer’s color settings and save them for future use. See “Color Correction Util ity” on page 115. 2. Color Swatch Utility This utility allows you to print color samples or swatches on your color printer. The[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 112 6. Print Job Accounting Utility The Print Job Accounting soft ware, designed specifically for OKI printers in a network environment, provides job accounting featu res that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify ac cess available to each client (user). 7. PrintSuperVision PrintSuperVision is[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 113 Installing the Utilities _______________ Windows Utilities on the CD Load the utilities from the Menu Installer located on the CD supplied with your printer . Download Utilities Download the u tilities f rom the internet, accessed through the Menu Instal ler on the CD. Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities on the CD 1. Insert the CD [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 114 Download Utilities Download the u tilities f rom the internet, accessed through the Menu Instal ler on the CD.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 115 Color Correction Utility ______________ General Information This utility allows you to fine tune the printer’s color settings and save them for future use. The Color Correct Utility is the best choice for working with Microsoft Excel or Wo rd. You can use the Color Correct Utility to: • Change the P allete Color: see p[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 116 Change the Pallete Color General Information There are four steps in changing the Pallete Color. 1. Print the Sample Color Chart. See page 117. 2. Print the Color Adjustment Chart. See page 118. 3. Make the adjustments. Save the adjustments, using a name you select. See page 120. 4. When printing a document, select the nam[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 117 Change the Pallete Color Step 1: Print the Sa mple Color Chart 1. Click Start → Programs → All Applications. Windows XP Click Start → Programs → Okidata → Col or Correct Utility → Color Adjustment Utility . 2. Select Adjust Pallete Color . Click Next. 3. The Select Printer screen appears. Sele ct the printer yo[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 118 Change the Pallete Color Step 2: Print the Co lor Adjustment Chart First, you must perform the steps in “Step 1: Print the Sample Color Chart” see page 117. 6. Click Next. 7. The Pallete Color Matching screen appears. cadjust1.jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 119 8. Click T est print. The Color Adjustment Chart prints. Fig5-17.jpg 9. Compare the printed Color Adjustment Chart to the Pallete Color Matching screen. If the printed colors do not match the screen, perform an adjustment. You cannot adjust colors marked with an X.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 120 Change the Pallete Color Step 3: Make the ad justments and save the settings First, you must perform the steps in “Step 1: Print the Sample Color Chart” see page 117 and “Step 2: Print the Color Adjustment Chart” see page 118. When making the adjustments, you are obtain ing the best possible match between the value[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 121 11. The Enter Adjustment V alue screen appears. View the pull down menus fo r the Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) values. You are finding the available ranges for both Hue (X) and Brightness (Y). The available ranges (values) vary according to color. 12. Use the Sample Color Chart. Find the color you want to adjust. Locate the [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 122 13. On the P allete Color Matching screen, click the color you want to adjust. The Enter Adjustment Value screen appears. View the pull down menus fo r the Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) values. Adjust the values for Hue and Brightness to match t he values from Step 11. cadjust1.jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 123 14. Click OK. 15. The P allete Color Matching screen appears. cadjust1.jpg[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 124 16. Click T est Print. The Color Adjustment Chart prints. Fig5-17.jpg 17. Compare the printed Color Adjustment Chart to the P allete Color Matching screen. If you are satisfied with the comparison, go to step 17. If you are not satisfi ed, repeat steps 10 through 16. 18. If you ha ve another color you want to adjust, repea[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 125 Change the Pallete Color Step 4: Use the save d settings to print a document Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer . 4. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Properties. Click Advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the Color tab, under Color Mode[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 126 Adjust the Gamma Value and Hue General Information 1. Click Start → Programs → All Applications. 2. Y our action depends on your oper ating system. Windows XP: Click Okidata → Color Correct Utility → All Applications. Windows 2000: Go to the next step. 3. Select Correct gamma and hue. 4. Click Next. 5. The “Selec[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 127 10. Change the slide bar values of gamma, hue, brightness, and saturation to adjust the color . Use primary colors of ink Select this to adjusts the sett ings to the standar d hues for the printer. The Gamma slide bar adjusts total brightness. The Hue/Brightness sli de bar adjusts output color. Use the printer color button[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 128 Example: adjust the Y (yellow) slide ba r: Move forward = + (counter-clockwise), the color becomes more green. Move backward = - (clockwise), t he color becomes more red. F5_03_300.jpg 11. Click T est Print. 12. The Adjustment Confirmation Sample prints. 13. If the sample meets your requirements, click Set. If the sample d[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 129 Adjusting the Gamm a Value and Hue Use the saved settings to print a document Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer . 4. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Properties. Click Advanced. Windows 2000: Go to the next step. 5. On the Color tab, under Color Mod[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 130 Color Swatch Utility ________________ General Information The Color Swatch Utility allows you to • print color samples (swatches) on y our color printer . • create custom color swatches The swatches are used with your software program to select and reproduce color accurately. The swatches represent selected samples of [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 131 How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located the CD. Additional Information For additional information, see the Swatch Utility Read-me file located in the Windows Programs list. Printing Color Swatches 1. Install the utility from the CD using the Menu Installer (Windows). 2. Click Start → Programs →[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 132 color_swatch_samples.jpg 5. Use the color blocks to pick the specific colors that you want to appear in your printed document. Each color block, or sample, is identified with informati on your software package needs to reprod uce that color accurately. The numbers under each block specify the amounts of the primary colors?[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 133 Creating Custom Swatch Colors If you don't find your desired color, you can create or customize colors: 1. Select Custom Sw atch from the File menu. 2. On the pop-up window, there are 3 slide bars that allow you to customize swatches: • Hue bar changes the hue of the swatches, for example, red to green or blue to ye[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 134 Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) ___ General Information The Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) allows you to print directly to a printer on the network with out a print server. It creates a Printer Port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can monitor printer status. The Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) o[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 135 Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) st atus (empty, connecting, sending, paused, checking status, not connected) • Finish Number of completed jobs. • Queue Number of jobs waiting to be printed. Additional Information For help, click on HELP in the program.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 136 Network Printer Status Utility Windows • Av aila ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Status utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, the printe r driver Properties dialog box changes. • a new Status tab is added. • an Option button is added to t[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 137 General Information This utility creates an additional tab (STATUS) in the PostScript and PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor the selected printer’s status. Load this program from the Menu Installer located on CD1. Installation 1. Insert the Drivers, Color , and Network Utilities disk into the CD-ROM drive. If [...]

C3400n User’s Guide 138 Using 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers. Right-click the Sharp Printer icon. Click Properties . 2. Click on the ST A TUS tab. 3. Click the UPDA TE button to see device settings. The following screen displays: NetStatus2K.jpg Click on an item to see this information: Trays: Paper Type, weight Duplex: Installed/not in[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 139 NOTE If the Automatic St atus Check box is checked, thi s utility “pings” the printer every time you open the Printer Properti es dialog in the printer driver. This severely slows ope ning Printer Properties.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 140 Checking the Printer Status Click the WEB SETTING button. The following screen displays: NetStatusK .jpg Click on the items listed on the left to see: • Network Summary • Login for Administrators • Job Login • Printer Menu To see real-time printer status, click the UPDATE STATUS button.[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 141 Network Setup Utility _______________ General Information This utility provides an easy way to configure your printer on a network. How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located on the CD. Additional Information See the online Network User’s Guide for details on how to use this utility. The Network Use[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 142 Index Numerics 2-sided printing ..... ............. .......... 46 A Access, user acces s to printer........ 112 Accounting printer usage .... ............... ....... 112 Adjusting color color swatch s amples ............... 130 creating custom colors ...... ....... 133 darkness ..... ............. ............ .. 133 hue .[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 143 Lightness, adjustme nt for color ... .. 133 M Mac OS 9.... ............. ............ ........ 35 Color ........ ............... ............ ... 37 Default print settin gs . ............... 35 Page Setup Option s ... ............ ... 35 Print Contr ol .......... ............. ..... 37 Printing option s...... .............[...]

C3400n User’s Guide 144 Priority print queue pr iority .................. 32 R Reports color swatch s ample ......... ....... 131 Resolution setting in Windows ......... .......... 29 RGB numbers for software applications .. 132 S Sample color sw atches ... ............ .. 131 Saturation, adjustment for colo r .... 133 Separator page separating p[...]