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- Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 1
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and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this Guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention herein. The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Data website http://www.okidata.com and http:// my.okidata.com. Copyright © 2002. All - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 3
11 Getting started 13 Unpacking 13 CD-ROM disk contents 14 Printer location 15 Printer components 16 Setting up 19 Packaging and protective sheet removal 19 Toner cartridge installation 22 Loading paper 25 Manual feed 28 Power connection 29 Control panel 30 Menu settings 32 Media - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 4
: PCL driver only 149 Windows 2000 151 Printer Drivers 151 Which printer driver to use 151 Enabling Installed options in the drivers 152 Changing 172 Color matching: PCL Driver 175 Color matching: PostScript driver 178 OKI "Using ICC Profiles" feature: PostScript driver only 182 Windows ICM - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 5
PCL driver only 221 Windows Me/98/95 222 Printer Drivers 222 Which printer driver to use 222 ENnabling Installed options in the drivers 223 method 236 Color matching: PCL Driver 239 Color matching: PostScript Driver 242 Windows ICM color matching 247 OKI "Using ICC Profiles" feature - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 6
341 Printing posters: PCL driver only 350 Maintenance 351 Adding Paper 351 Changing the toner cartridge 353 Changing the image drum 358 Changing the transfer belt 361 Changing the fuser unit 363 Cleaning the LED heads 366 Transporting the printer 367 Troubleshooting 369 LCD messages 369 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 7
(HCF 406 Finisher 409 Specifications 410 Consumables 414 Toner 414 Drums 414 Fuser units 415 Transfer belt 415 OKI® print media 416 Factory default settings 418 Print 460 PrintSupervision 483 Network Printer Status utility 485 Oki LPR Utility 488 Index 489 C9300/C9300 Contents • 7 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 8
ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury. Important! An important message appears like this. An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems. C9300/C9300 Contents • 8 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 9
! In this chapter you will find a summary of the main features of your printer followed by some advice on how to use this User's Guide to get the most from your printer. MODEL SUMMARY Network Duplex Hard Model Resolution Print speed card Unit Memory disk C9300 600 x 1200 dpi C9300n 600 x 1200 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 10
the advanced power save mode minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and drum design cuts down on waste. • Automatic color balance media detect: detects the weight of the media being fed through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing temperature, speed (if necessary) and - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 11
use of its many advanced features. It also includes: • troubleshooting information • maintenance guidelines • instructions for adding optional accessories as your needs evolve NOTES This User's Guide has been written using one printer as a model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this. The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 12
is: 1. From the toolbar, select File, then Print (or press the Ctrl + P keys). 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: a. All pages for the entire manual. b. Current page for the page at which you are looking. c. Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 13
to continue: 1. The printer. 2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black). 3. Power cable 4. CD-ROM disks. 5. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated). 6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated). 7. Documentation (not illustrated): Setup Guide, Software Installation Guide, Warranty booklet - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 14
Retain all packing materials to facilitate transport. CD-ROM DISK CONTENTS The CD-ROM disks supplied with your printer contain the following software: CD1 - Drivers, Software Utilities CD2 - Manuals C9300/C9500 Getting started • 14 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 15
on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. There must be sufficient space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance. 23.6inches 60cm 27.6inches 70cm 160lbs(72kg) or 172lbs(78kg) with duplexer installed 7.9inches 20cm 39 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 16
PRINTER COMPONENTS 1. Top cover 2. Control panel 3. Top cover release catch 4. Multi-purpose (MP) tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support extension 6. Paper guides 7. Right side cover 8. Paper tray 9. Paper level indicator 10.Power switch C9300/C9500 Getting started • 16 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 17
11.LED heads (4) 12.Discharge roller 13.Fuser unit 14.Image drum (cyan) 15.Image drum (magenta) 16.Image drum (yellow) 17.Image drum (black) C9300/C9500 Getting started • 17 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 18
18.Power connector 19.Straight-through exit paper tray 20.Interfaces and card slot 21.USB interface connector 22.Parallel interface connector 23.Network interface card C9300/C9500 Getting started • 18 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 19
Setting up Before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the toner cartridges must be installed and paper must be inserted in the paper tray. PACKAGING AND PROTECTIVE SHEET REMOVAL 1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer. 2. Using the release handle, open the top - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 20
4. Remove the black image drum and place it on a level surface. CAUTION! • Never expose image drums to light for more than 5 minutes. • Always hold image drum by the ends. • Never expose image drums to direct sunlight. • Never touch the green surface of the drum. 5. Remove the protective sheet. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 21
6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1), then push the tab (2) inwards and remove the blanking plate from the drum. 2 1 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each color drum C9300/C9500 Setting up • 21 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 22
can be harmful if inhaled, swallowed or if it gets in the eyes. • Toner can also stain hands and clothing. 1. For each color toner cartridge: a. Remove the cartridge from its package. b. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times, then holding it horizontally, remove the tape, and then - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 23
c. Insert the toner cartridge in its image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. d. Gently push the toner cartridge down, engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 23 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 24
e. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum. CAUTION! The lever should go back easily. If you meet any resistance, stop and push down on the cartridge to be - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 25
LOADING PAPER 1. Pull out the paper tray. 2. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper being used. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 25 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 26
3. Close the paper tray gently. Important! To prevent paper jams: • Don't leave space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper. • Don't overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper and the paper weight (max. 550 sheets of 20-lb. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 27
top of the printer), make sure the rear paper exit is closed: - Paper is stacked in printed order - Paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depending on paper weight. 5. For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the straight-through paper exit is open and the paper support is extended - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 28
MANUAL FEED 1. Open the Multi-purpose tray and extend the paper feed guides. 2. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides to the size of the paper being used. - Load the paper into the Multi-purpose tray tray with the print face upward. - Don't exceed the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 29
go through its initialization and warm up sequence. When the printer is ready, the READY indicator comes on and stays on (green) and the LCD indicates ONLINE. NOTE After installing the new toner cartridges, the message TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER may appear on the display. If this message does not - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 30
continue. FLASHING indicates that attention is required, but printing will stop. 2. Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error. 3. Liquid crystal display. (LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 24 alphanumeric characters displaying print status, menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 31
between online and offline status - When pressed in Menu mode, it returns the printer to on line status. - When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed, it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer. - When there is an error message indicating wrong paper size, pressing the ONLINE - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 32
MENU SETTINGS Changing the display language Ready Attention Menu Item Value Select Online Cancel 1. Press the ONLINE button to return the printer to offline status. 2. Press the MENU button repeatedly until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU is displayed. 3. Then press the SELECT button. 4. Press the ITEM - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 33
Printing the MenuMap Print a list of menu settings to confirm that the printer is correctly configured. Ready Attention Menu Item Value Select Online Cancel 1. Make sure there is paper in the paper tray. 2. Press the MENU button until - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 34
will not print and the LCD will display an error message. • The following printer settings are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the application (page setup). Selecting paper feed Ready - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 35
Multi-Purpose (MP) tray (manual feed), the paper size has to be selected. 1. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline. 2. Press the MENU the ONLINE button to return the printer to ONLINE status. 6. Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file. C9300/ - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 36
is displayed, then press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper type or weight. 5. Press the ONLINE button to return the printer back to online status. Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 36 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 37
guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in this printer: CAUTION Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2 second. Paper • For recommended papers see your "C9300/C9500 Handy Reference Guide" or check http://my.okidata.com. • Paper should be stored flat and away from - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 38
Envelopes • Use only recommended envelopes (OKI 52206301 and 52206302): see page 417. • Envelopes should be labels see your "C9300/C9500 Handy Reference Guide" or check http://my.okidata.com. • Use only labels designed for use in color laser printers and photocopiers. • Labels should cover entire - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 39
A3 Outsize/Nobi S, Da Tabloid S, Da Tabloid Extra S, Da Envelopes b Customc b MP Tray Straight-Thr Top Manual u (Face down) (Face up) Sa S, Da Sa S, Da Sa S, Da Sa Sa Sa S, Da 127 to 1200 mm). Must be defined in the printer driver before printing. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 39 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 40
Paper weights and media settings Feed Exit Media weight MP Tray Straight- Top Trays 1, 2, 3 (Manual) Thru (face (face up) down) Paper, US Bond (Metric) 17 lb. (64 g/m2) Light Sa Sa 18 to 19 lb. Medium Sa Sa (68-71 g/ - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 41
Attention Menu Item Value Select Online Cancel 1. Make sure that paper is loaded into the paper tray. 2. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline. 3. Press the MENU button until the INFORMATION MENU is available. 4. Press the SELECT button until the display prompts you to print the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 42
LIST OF MENU SETTINGS Listed in the following tables are the available printer settings. The default settings for the printer are in bold text. Print Jobs Menu This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. The default settings are bold. Item ENTER - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 43
"TEST PRINT MENU" of the System Maintenance Menu is set to ENABLE. Item SHUTDOWN START Shutdown menu Value Execute Description Shut down sequence for the printer, and is recommended to be used when the hard disk is installed to prevent any loss of - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 44
MP tray and Duplex is not specified, the printer uses the MP tray. Feed when mismatching. When a paper mismatch data is for Duplex print, a specified tray is used instead of the MP tray. Do not use. Even if auto switching, MP Tray will not be used. If MP Tray is designated in Paper Feed, printer - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 45
Portrait; Landscape 5 to 128. Default = 60. Description Sets whether the printer checks the matching of paper size to that of the tray. Only standard sizes detect function. Selects print resolution. ON: Enables Toner Save mode. OFF: Disables Toner Save mode. Selects monochrome printing speed. Auto: - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 46
Item EDIT SIZE Print Menu (continued) The default settings are bold. Value Cassette size; Letter Short Edge; Letter Long Edge; Executive; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal 13; Tabloid Extra; Tabloid; A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3; A4 Short Edge; A4 Long Edge; A5; A6; B4; B5 Short Edge; B5 Long Edge; Custom; Com - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 47
Item TRAY 1 MEDIATYPE TRAY 1 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY 2 MEDIATYPE TRAY 2 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY 3 MEDIATYPE TRAY 3 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY 4 MEDIATYPE TRAY 4 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY 5 MEDIATYPE TRAY 5 MEDIAWEIGHT Media Menu The default settings are bold. Value Plain; Letterhead; Transparency; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 48
Item MP TRAY PAPER SIZE MP TRAY MEDIA TYPE MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT UNIT OF MEASURE X DIMENSION (INCH) Y DIMENSION (INCH) Media Menu (continued) The default settings are bold. Value A3 Nobi; A3 Wide; A3; A4 Short Edge; A4 Long Edge; A5; A6; B4; B5 Short Edge; B5 Long Edge; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 49
adjustment and Toner Response Curve (TRC) compensation is automatic. Auto: Density adjustment is automatically run under specified conditions, and reflected in the TRC compensation. Manual: Density adjustment is done manually (see page 73). If EXECUTE is selected, the printer will immediately - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 50
be reflected as offset values (additions) to the corrections through the Adjust Density/TRC Compensation function. When this menu is selected, the printer performs an Auto Adjust Registration. Must be executed in the idle state (Auto Registration OFF). Makes a fine adjustment to image registration - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 51
has its own process simulation generator which simulates standard colors in the printer. This function is enabled only with Postscript language jobs. Selects the limit of the toner layer thickness. If paper curl occurs in DARK printing, selecting MEDIUM or LIGHT sometimes helps reduce curl. Selects - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 52
NETWORK PS PROTOCOL CLEARABLE WARNING AUTO CONTINUE MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT LOW TONER Value ASCII RAW ASCII RAW ON; job regardless of setting. Sets the printer to recover automatically after a memory the time between receiving the last byte of data and the page being automatically ejected. Only - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 53
after the jam has been cleared. When set to ON, prints an error report when internal error occurs. Only works in PostScript mode. Selects the printer display language. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 53 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 54
the PCL font number. I = internal (resident font); I000 = Courier. C = Font stored in the printer's Flash memory. S = downloaded soft font, stored on the printer's internal hard disk drive. Applies only to printers with a hard disk drive installed. Sets the font width in characters per inch. Only - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 55
Item SYMBOL SET PCL emulation (continued) The default settings are bold. Value PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor, PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS Text, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, Spanish, - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 56
the line breaks. Selects whether or not to print pages that contain no data (white pages), PCL mode. Sets functionality on receipt of CR code in (CMYK mixed) or Pure Black (K only) for the black (100%) in image data. OFF: Mode using Composite Black. ON: Mode using Pure Black (not valid with - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 57
Item CHARACTER PITCH FONT CONDENSE CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET PPR Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Value 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL 12CPI TO 20CPI; 12CPI TO 12CPI Set 1; Set 2 Description Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR emulation. Specifies 12CPI pitch for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 58
or unslashed. Specifies the line spacing. Specifies whether or not the printer ejects a blank sheet. Not available with duplex operation. Sets functionality hand edge of the paper. Sets the printing mode that can fit print data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 59
Item CHARACTER PITCH CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER 0 STYLE FX emulation The default settings are bold. Value 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL Set 1; Set 2 Description Specifies character pitch in this emulation. Specifies a character set. PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor, PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 60
or unslashed. Specifies the line spacing. Specifies whether or not the printer ejects a blank sheet. Not available with duplex operation. Sets left hand edge of the paper. Sets the printing mode that can fit print data, equivalent to 11 inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 61
stays open even if the ON LINE button is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or when a service call occurs. Item USB SOFT RESET USB menu The default settings are bold. Value Enable; Disable Enable; Disable Description Selects USB interface. Selects - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 62
stays open even if the ON LINE button is pressed. The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or when a service call occurs. Network menu Only appears if the network card is installed. The default settings are bold. Item TCP/IP NETWARE ETHERTALK NETBEUI FRAME TYPE - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 63
the font cache area and depends on the amount of memory installed in the printer. Initializes flash memory if installed. Changes the size of the flash memory area. "n.n" indicates the actual size in MB. Note: Special data is stored in the Flash Memory, therefore you cannot specify 100%. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 64
Disk Maintenance Menu can be used to initialize the printer's internal hard disk drive, to reassign the partition section of the Menu. It is recommended that disk maintenance be done through the OKI Storage Device Manager software by the System Administrator, or by someone who is knowledgeable - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 65
System adjust menu The default settings are bold. Item X ADJUST Y ADJUST DUPLEX X ADJUST DUPLEX Y ADJUST TRAY 1 A3 NOBI PAPER TRAY 1 LEGAL 14 TRAY 2 A3 NOBI PAPER TRAY 2 LEGAL 14 TRAY 3 A3 NOBI TRAY 3 LEGAL 14 TRAY 4 A3 NOBI TRAY 4 LEGAL 14 TRAY 5 A3 NOBI Value 0.00 MM; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 66
. Sets whether to rotate the drum in idle mode before printing to reduce horizontal white lines effect. This will shorten image drum life. Prints out data received from the host PC in a hexadecimal dump. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 66 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 67
Item EEPROM RESET SAVE MENU RESTORE MENU POWER SAVE PAPER BLACK SETTING PAPER COLOR SETTING TRANSPR BLACK SETTING TRANSPR COLOR SETTING Maintenance menu The default settings are bold. Value Execute Execute Execute Enable; Disable 0; +1; +2; -2; -1 Description Initializes EEPROM for each unit. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 68
MAGENTA DRUM LIFE nnnnnn nnnnnn nnnnnn Remaining nnn% Remaining nnn% Remaining nnn% YELLOW DRUM LIFE BELT LIFE FUSER LIFE BLACK TONER CYAN TONER MAGENTA TONER YELLOW TONER Remaining nnn% Remaining nnn% Remaining nnn% 15K = xxx%; 7.5K =yyy% 15K = xxx%; 7.5K = yyy% 15K = xxx%; 7.5K = yyy% 15K = xxx - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 69
LIST OF ADMINISTRATOR MENU SETTINGS NOTE Only system administrators have access to this menu. To enter this menu, turn on the printer while holding down the ITEM+ button. OP menu The default settings are bold. Item ALL CATEGORY Value Enable, Disable PRINT JOBS MENU Enable, Disable INFORMATION - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 70
OP menu (continued) The default settings are bold. Item PCL EMULATION MENU Value Enable, Disable PPR EMULATION Enable, MENU Disable FX EMULATION MENU Enable, Disable PARALLEL MENU Enable, Disable USB MENU Enable, Disable IEEE 1394 MENU Enable, Disable NETWORK MENU Enable, Disable - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 71
FILTER RESET M GAMMA FILTER RESET Y GAMMA FILTER RESET K GAMMA FILTER Color Menu Value EXECUTE EXECUTE EXECUTE EXECUTE Description Reset the stored TRC data (retained for tracking). For example, correct values could not be taken due to "out of order" situation. This is mainly for maintenance - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 72
Item PEAK POWER CONTROL Peak Power Control Menu The default settings are bold. Value NORMAL, LOW Description Sets Peak Power Control. C9300/C9500 Setting up • 72 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 73
and change them. • To return the settings to the defaults, use the steps below to set each value back to 0 (zero). You can use the printer's menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE and DARK (shadows) Color Tuning Patterns. • To increase the color - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 74
For example, to adjust the intensity of the magenta portion: NOTE When using the Print Job Accounting utility, you cannot print when "Local Print" is set to "No printing" or "No color printing." 1. Print the Color Tuning Pattern: a. Make sure letter size paper is loaded in the tray. b. Press the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 75
SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears at the right of the number. 5. Press the ON LINE button to save the new setting and return the printer to online status 6. Print from your application. Repeat the above steps until you get the desired magenta color intensity. NOTE To adjust these settings for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 76
manually, please carry out the following procedure: Ready Attention Menu Item Value Select Online Cancel CAUTION! • NEVER turn the printer off while it is printing. • If the optional hard disk has been installed, The following procedure MUST BE FOLLOWED before turning off to protect any data - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 77
INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel - For direct connection to a PC. This Installation Guide for information on: • Making the interface connections • Installing the printer drivers • Installing network software.You can also go to http:// my.okidata. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 78
for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. WHICH PRINTER DRIVER TO USE? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 79
may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. For additional memory: PostScript driver only If you have additional memory in your printer, use these instructions to update the Windows PostScript - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 80
For the internal hard disk drive PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. 4. Under Installable Options, make sure the setting in the Hard Disk drop-down list - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 81
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Printer Hard Disk. 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 81 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 82
For additional paper trays PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 83
® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi-purpose tray). 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 83 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 84
® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Duplex and select Installed in the drop-down list. 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 85
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Option tab, click Duplex Option Unit. 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 85 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 86
For the high capacity feeder PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Tray, then select the appropriate setting (4 or 5) in the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 87
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, select the number of trays installed (4 or 5). 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 87 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 88
Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Finisher, then select Installed in the drop-down list. 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 89
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Finisher. 4. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 89 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 90
detection. NOTE If the defaults set manually in the printer menu differ from those you set in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 91
Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, select the paper feed in the Paper Source drop-down list. 5. Click the Advanced button. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 91 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 92
6. Under Paper/Output, select the media size in the Paper Size drop-down list. 7. Under Document Options ® Printer Features, click Media Type and select the media from the drop-down list. 8. Click OK twice and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 92 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 93
the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. On the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in the Size drop-down list. 4. Select the required paper feed under Source. NOTE If a paper tray is selected the Weight field becomes visible. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 93 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 94
Weight. NOTE If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button and make any other selections then click OK. 7. Click OK twice and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows XP Printer Drivers • 94 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 95
assigned to them. • total size and percentage used of disk/memory. • percentage of toner remaining. Important! If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver will automatically ping the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 96
Windows XP Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer's features including: • N-up printing (see page 114) • Custom page sizes (see page 116) • Selecting print resolution (see page 121) • Duplex printing (see page 122) • Watermarks ( - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 97
management functions. If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction as intense reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 98
when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 99
or Adobe® Photoshop® may display color differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft® Word. Please see your application's online help or user manual for more information. Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 100
Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (see - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 101
ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 106), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 108). • Use the Color Swatch Utility - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 102
Printing Vivid Colors RGB only • Use Oki Color Matching (see page 106), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK • Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 108) with the Saturation option. C9300/C9500 Operation • 102 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 103
are only designed to work with RGB data. If you are printing CMYK data, we recommend you use the PostScript driver. To manually set the color matching options in the PCL driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the appropriate printer name and click Printing Preferences - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 104
a. Click Manual Color under Color Mode, then click Natural under Color Setting. 4. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor were taken. sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed C9300/C9500 Operation • 104 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 105
function: You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Click the Color Swatch button to print the color swatch samples - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 106
offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the PostScript driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Select the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 107
Select the type to be used from the drop-down list under Color Setting : • Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. • Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color temperature - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 108
uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. Select the rendering type from the Rendering Intent this color conversion takes place. The rendering intents that the printer driver provides are listed below: - Auto Best choice for printing - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 109
a method of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matching. See "OKI "Using ICC Profiles" feature: PostScript driver only" on page 110. d. Color Control = No Color Matching Use this option to switch off all printer color matching. e. Color Control = Print in Grayscale This option prints all - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 110
OKI "USING ICC PROFILES" FEATURE: POSTSCRIPT DRIVER ONLY • Affects RGB data only. This provides a method of capture or display the image data. For example, an input device could be a scanner, digital camera, or monitor. Output Profiles (e.g., the C9300 printer) provide information about the device - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 111
To set up ICC profiles: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Under Color mode, select Using ICC Profile in the Color Control Method drop-down list. C9300/C9500 Operation • 111 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 112
the Setting Name drop-down list under ICC Profile Setting. 8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each ICC profile you wish to define. 9. Click OK and close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 112 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 113
Affects RGB data only. • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles performed can be controlled via the ICM Intent control in the printer driver NOTE Oki also provides an alternative to Windows ICM with the Color Match - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 114
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PS driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Layout tab, under Pages Per Sheet, select the required number of pages. 4. Click OK, - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 115
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mode, select the required number of pages per sheet. 4. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 116
only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The printer media size for the multi purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use (range ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PS driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 117
4. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, select Multi-Purpose Tray in the Paper Source drop-down list. 5. Click the Advanced button. Under Paper/Output, select Postscript Custom page Size in the Paper Size drop-down list. 6. Enter the Width and Height for the custom paper and select the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 118
be defined in the PCL driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Job Options tab, under Finisher, set the Output Bin to Printer Face Up. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 119
User Defined Size in the Size drop-down list. NOTE You may see a Warning dialog box indicating a conflict. If you do, click OK and the driver will automatically make the needed changes to correct for the conflict. The Set Free Size dialog box appears. 5. Select the unit, then enter the width - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 120
6. Check that User Defined now appears in the Size list on the Setup tab. NOTE To save the setting for future use: • Click Paper Feed Options, then click Custom Size. • Select the unit, then enter the relevant information for Width and Height and give your custom size a name under Name. • Click Add. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 121
the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 1. Click the Job Options tab. 2. Select the required printing resolution under Quality.. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 3. Select Toner Saving if appropriate. 4. Click OK, then click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 122
be used for duplex printing. NOTE These instructions explain how to change the settings as ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. • Right click the appropriate printer name, then driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PS driver - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 123
3. On the Layout tab, under Print on Both Sides, select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge. 4. Click OK, then click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 123 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 124
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Setup tab, under 2-Sided Printing, select Long Edge or Short Edge. 4. Click OK, then - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 125
some network connections: see the Help file. • Some software applications may not support booklet printing. • The right-to-left setting allows a booklet to be In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PS driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 125 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 126
3. On the Layout tab, under Pages Per Sheet, select Booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Click OK, then click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 126 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 127
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mode, select Booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Click the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 128
ONLY 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Job Options tab, click Watermark. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C9300/C9500 Operation • - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 129
NOTE To create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. • Enter the text for the watermark and select the font, size, angle, etc., to be used. • Click OK. The new watermark appears in the Watermark list. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 130
. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Job Options tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 131
• The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled, to allow for spooling of the print If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy is the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 132
3. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. PostScript Driver PCL Driver a. Under Job Type, select Proof and Print. b. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under Job Name Setting and, if required, select Request Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 133
MENU, then press the SELECT button. 2. Enter your personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the On-line help for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 134
the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. Under Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 135
click OK. 4. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 5. Click OK, then click Print. The document will be stored on the printer's hard disk. 6. Go to the printer and print out the document using the front panel (see below). C9300/C9500 Operation - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 136
Enter the personal ID number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job from the printer. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 137
disk must be installed in the printer and enabled. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 138
digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Click OK, then click Print. The document will be stored on the Enter the personal ID number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 139
the SELECT button. 2. Enter the personal ID number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed the stored document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the On-line Help for the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 140
. To create overlays: 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (print file) using the printer driver. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable file format, and download it to the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 141
the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click the Preferences button. This should open the printer driver settings. Important Please ensure that you are using the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 142
on in your application's Print dialog box. 3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. 4. Select the Job Options tab, and click the Overlays... button. 5. Choose Create Form from the menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 143
case sensitive. NOTE For PCL and PS: this is important because you need to use this ID number or name when creating overlays in the printer driver. Therefore, it is recommended you change the ID number or name from the default value and note it for later use. 4. Make sure the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 144
Defining Overlays: PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. RIght click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Overlay tab. 4. Click the Overlay button. 5. Click the New button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 144 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 145
same as the file name you made a noted of in the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers' hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 7. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down list under Form setting, then click Add. NOTE The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 146
select more than one overlay, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each name). 11. Select Use Overlay from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog box, then click OK. 12. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 146 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 147
Defining Overlays: PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Job Options tab. 4. Click the Overlay... button. 5. To define an overlay, click the Define Overlays button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 147 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 148
the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer's hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 7. Enter the ID of the file in ID Values. Please refer to the instructions for the Storage Device Manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 149
the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the PCL printer driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Preferences button. 3. On the Setup tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 150
4. Click Options... and enter the configuration details 5. Click OK twice. 6. Click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 150 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 151
for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. WHICH PRINTER DRIVER TO USE? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 152
. For additional memory If you have additional memory in your printer, use these instructions to update the Windows PostScript driver so that it recognizes the additional memory: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 153
For the internal hard disk drive PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. 4. Under Installable Options, change the setting for the Hard Disk drop-down box to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 154
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Options tab, click Printer Hard Disk. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 154 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 155
For additional paper trays PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 156
Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi Purpose tray). 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 156 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 157
duplex unit PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Duplex and select Installed in the drop-down box. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 158
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Option tab, click Duplex Option Unit. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 158 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 159
For the high capacity feeder PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Tray, then select the appropriate setting (4 or 5) in the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 160
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, select the number of trays installed (4 or 5). 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 160 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 161
® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Finisher, then select Installed in the drop-down box. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 161 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 162
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Finisher. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 162 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 163
detection. NOTE If the defaults set manually in the printer menu differ from those you set in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 164
4. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, select the paper feed in the Paper Source drop-down box. 5. Click the Advanced button. 6. Under Paper/Output, select the media size in the Paper Size drop-down box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 164 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 165
7. Under Document Options ® Printer Features, click Media Type and select the media from the drop-down box. 8. Click OK twice and close the Printing Preferences dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 165 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 166
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. In the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in the Size drop-down box. 4. Select the required - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 167
assigned to them. • total size and percentage used of disk/memory. • percentage of toner remaining. Important! If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver will automatically ping the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 168
Windows 2000 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer's features including: • N-up printing (see page 186) • Custom page sizes (see page 188) • Selecting print resolution (see page 193) • Duplex printing (see page 194) • Watermarks ( - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 169
management functions. If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction as intense reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 170
when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 171
or Adobe® Photoshop® may display color differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft® Word. Please see your application's online help or user manual for more information. Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 172
Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (see - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 173
ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 178), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 180). • Use the Color Swatch Utility - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 174
Printing Vivid Colors RGB only • Use Oki Color Matching (see page 178), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK • Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 180) with the Saturation option. C9300/C9500 Operation • 174 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 175
are only designed to work with RGB data. If you are printing CMYK data, we recommend you use the PostScript driver. To manually set the color matching options in the PCL driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the appropriate printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 176
a. Click Manual Color under Color Mode, then click Natural under Color Setting. 4. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor were taken. sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed C9300/C9500 Operation • 176 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 177
function: You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Click the Color Swatch button to print the color swatch samples. 5. Select - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 178
offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the PostScript driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Select the method - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 179
Select the type to be used from the drop-down list box under Color Setting: • Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. • Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 180
uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. Select the rendering type from the Rendering Intent this color conversion takes place. The rendering intents that the printer driver provides are listed below: - Auto Best choice for printing - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 181
a method of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matching. See "OKI "Using ICC Profiles" feature: PostScript driver only" on page 182. d. Color Control = No Color Matching Use this option to switch off all printer color matching. e. Color Control = Print in Grayscale This option prints all - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 182
OKI "USING ICC PROFILES" FEATURE: POSTSCRIPT DRIVER ONLY • Affects RGB data only. This provides a method of capture or display the image data. For example, an input device could be a scanner, digital camera, or monitor. Output Profiles (e.g., the C9300 printer) provide information about the device - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 183
To set up ICC profiles: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Under Color mode, select Using ICC Profile in the Color Control Method drop-down box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 183 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 184
5. Click the New button. 6. Select the Input profile and Output profile in the drop-down boxes under Select ICC profile. 7. Select the desired Rendering Intent and type in a name for the profile, then click OK. The new name will appear in the Setting Name drop-down box under ICC Profile Setting. 8. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 185
Affects RGB data only. • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver. Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles can be controlled via the ICM Intent control in the printer driver NOTE Oki also provides an alternative to Windows ICM with the Color Match - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 186
Pages Per Sheet, select the required number of pages. 4. Click Print. N-Up printing using the PCL driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Setup tab. C9300/C9500 Operation • 186 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 187
3. Under Finishing Mode, select the required number of pages per sheet. 4. Click Options and select the Page Borders, Page Layout and Bind Margin, then click OK. 5. Click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 187 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 188
printed from the Multi-purpose tray. The printer media size for the Multi-purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use PostScript driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PS driver on - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 189
4. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, select Multi-Purpose Tray in the Paper Source drop-down box. 5. Click the Advanced button. Under Paper/Output, select Postscript Custom Page Size in the Paper Size drop-down box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 189 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 190
6. Click the Edit Custom Page Size button. 7. Enter the width and height for the custom paper and select the Paper Feed Direction. NOTE • Long Edge First = media feeds in long edge first • Short Edge First = media feeds in short edge first • Long Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. • - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 191
select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Setup tab. 1. Under Media box indicating a conflict. If you do, click OK and the driver will automatically make the needed changes to correct for the conflict. The Set Free Size - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 192
2. Select the unit, then enter the width and length measurements and click OK. 3. Check that User Defined now appears in the Size box on the Setup tab. NOTE To save the setting for future use: • Click Paper Feed Options, then click Custom Size. • Select the unit, then enter the relevant information - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 193
® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab. 1. Click the Job Options tab. 2. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 3. Select Toner Saving if appropriate. 4. Click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 193 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 194
printer name, then select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. Note that the Properties screen for setting defaults will have more tabs. Duplex printing using the PostScript driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 195
tab, select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge. 4. Click Print. Duplex printing using the PCL driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Setup tab. C9300/C9500 Operation • 195 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 196
3. Under 2-Sided Printing, select Long Edge or Short Edge. 4. Click Print. C9300/C9500 Operation • 196 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 197
unit installed and enabled in order to print booklets. • Not available on some network connections: see the Help file. • Some software applications may not support booklet printing. • The right-to-left setting allows a booklet to be printed for right to left reading, which is used in some languages - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 198
inch document on 11 x 17 inch paper). 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Layout tab. 3. Under Pages Per Sheet, select Booklet in the drop-down list. 4. Click Print. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 199
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PS driver on the General tab, then click the Setup tab. 3. Under Finishing Mode, select Booklet in the drop-down box. 4. Click the Options button and set - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 200
PRINTING WATERMARKS: PCL DRIVER ONLY 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Job Options tab. 3. Click the Watermark button. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 201
NOTE To create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. • Enter the text for the watermark and select the font, size, angle, etc., to be used. • Click OK. The new watermark appears in the Watermark list box. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 202
. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Job Options tab. 3. Under Job Type, enter the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 203
• The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled, to allow for spooling of the print job If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy is the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Job Options tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 204
3. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. PostScript Driver PCL Driver a. Under Job Type, select Proof and Print. b. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under Job Name Setting and, if required, select Request Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 205
MENU, then press the SELECT button. 2. Enter your personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the On-line help for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 206
the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Job Options tab. 3. Under - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 207
ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Enter the number of copies and, if required, check the Collate box. 5. Click Print. The document will be stored on the printer's hard disk. 6. Go to the printer and print out the document using the front panel (see below - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 208
Enter the personal ID number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job from the printer. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 209
hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver on the General tab, then click the Job Options tab. 3. Enter - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 210
button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Enter the personal ID number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button to print the document. To - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 211
deletion confirmation message appears, confirm by pressing the SELECT button. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the stored document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the On-line Help for the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 212
. To create overlays: 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (print file) using the printer driver. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable file format, and download it to the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 213
the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. Important Please ensure that you are using the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 214
on in your application's Print dialog box. 3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. 4. Select the Job Options tab, and click the Overlays... button. 5. Choose Create Form from the menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 215
case sensitive. NOTE For PCL and PS: this is important because you need to use this ID number or name when creating overlays in the printer driver. Therefore, it is recommended you change the ID number or name from the default value and note it for later use. 4. Make sure the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 216
Defining Overlays: PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Overlay tab. 4. Click the Overlay button. 5. Click the New button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 216 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 217
same as the file name you made a noted of in the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers' hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 7. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down box under Form setting, then click Add. NOTE The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 218
10. Highlight the overlay name(s) under Defined Overlay and click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay (to select more than one overlay, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each name). 11. Select Use Overlay from the drop-down list at the top of the box, then click OK. 12. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 219
Defining Overlays: PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click Printing Preferences. 3. Click the Job Options tab. 4. Click the Overlay... button. 5. To define an overlay, click the Define Overlays button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 219 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 220
the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer's hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 7. Enter the ID of the file in ID Values. Please refer to the instructions for the Storage Device Manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 221
separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the PCL printer driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click the OKI C9x00 PCL driver on the General tab, then click the Setup tab. 3. Under Finishing Mode, select - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 222
for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. WHICH PRINTER DRIVER TO USE? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 223
. For additional memory If you have additional memory in your printer, use these instructions to update the Windows PostScript driver so that it recognizes the additional memory: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 224
5. To specify usable printer memory size, click the Memory... button. The driver automatically adjusts font cache size according to the memory option selected under Installed. 6. Click OK twice. C9300/C9500 Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 224 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 225
hard disk drive PostScript or PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Options tab, check Printer Hard Disk. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Click OK. C9300/C9500 Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 225 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 226
paper trays PostScript or PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Options tab, select the number of trays installed (not including the Multi-purpose tray). PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Click OK. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 227
For the duplex unit PostScript or PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Options tab, check Duplex Option Unit. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Click OK. C9300/C9500 Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 227 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 228
For the high capacity feeder PostScript or PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Options tab, select the number of trays installed. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 4. Click OK. C9300/C9500 Windows Me/98/95 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 229
detection. NOTE If the defaults set manually in the printer menu differ from those you set in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 230
selected the Type or Weight field becomes visible. 6. Select the required paper type under Type (PostScript) or Weight (PCL). NOTE If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. 7. Click Paper Feed Options and make any other selections then click OK - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 231
assigned to them. • total size and percentage used of disk/memory. • percentage of toner remaining. Important! If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver will automatically ping the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 232
Windows Me/98/95 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer's features including: • N-up printing (see page 249) • Custom page sizes (see page 251) • Selecting print resolution (see page 255) • Duplex printing (see page 256) • Watermarks ( - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 233
management functions. If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction as intense reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 234
when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 235
or Adobe® Photoshop® may display color differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft® Word. Please see your application's online help or user manual for more information. Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 236
Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (see - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 237
ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Matching Specific Colors (e.g., a Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 243), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 245). • Use the Color Swatch Utility - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 238
Printing Vivid Colors RGB only • Use Oki Color Matching (see page 243), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK • Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 245) with the Saturation option. C9300/C9500 Operation • 238 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 239
are only designed to work with RGB data. If you are printing CMYK data, we recommend you use the PostScript driver. To manually set the color matching options in the PCL driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the appropriate printer name and click File, then Properties. 3. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 240
a. Click Manual Color under Color Mode, then click Natural under Color Setting. 4. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor were taken. sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed C9300/C9500 Operation • 240 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 241
Swatch function: You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File, then Properties. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Click Color Swatch to print the color swatch samples. 5. Select the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 242
Option RGB data Oki Color Matching Yes PostScript Color Matching Yes Windows ICM Matchinga Yes Using ICC Profiles Yes a. Not Windows NT 4.0 CMYK data No Yes No No To manually set the color matching options in the PostScript driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 243
4. Select the method to use from the Color Control drop-down list box under Color Mode: a. Color Control = OKI Color Matching This is OKI's proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. Select the type to be used from the drop-down list box under Color Setting : • Monitor (6500K) - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 244
• sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. C9300/C9500 Operation • 244 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 245
This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. Select the rendering type from the Rendering Intent this color conversion takes place. The rendering intents that the printer driver provides are listed below: - Auto Best choice for printing - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 246
option provides a method of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matching. See "OKI "Using ICC Profiles" feature" on page 248. e. Color Control = No Color Matching Use this option to switch off all printer color matching. f. Color Control = Print in greyscale This option prints all documents - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 247
Affects RGB data only. • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver. Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer; these profiles can be controlled via the ICM Intent control in the printer driver NOTE Oki also provides an alternative to Windows ICM with the Color Match - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 248
OKI "USING ICC PROFILES" FEATURE • Affects RGB data only. This provides a method of matching RGB used to capture or display the image data. For example, an input device could be a scanner, digital camera, or monitor. Output Profiles (e.g., the C9300 printer) provide information about the device to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 249
Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab, under N-up, select the required number of pages per sheet. 4. Click Unprintable - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 250
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mode, select the required number of pages per sheet. 4. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 251
from the Multi-purpose tray. The printer media size for the Multi-purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 252
4. Click Custom Size. 5. Type in the name you wish to use for the custom paper size in the Paper name box. Enter the width and length for the custom paper and select Transverse if you wish to rotate the image by 90 degrees. 6. Click OK. 7. Check that the name of the custom paper size appears in the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 253
. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 1. Click the Setup tab, then select User Defined, in the Size. box under Media. NOTE You - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 254
2. Enter the width and length measurements then click OK. 3. Check that User Defined now appears in the Size box on the Setup tab.. NOTE To save the setting for future use: • Click Paper Feed Options, then click Custom Size. • Enter the relevant information in Width and Height and give your document - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 255
print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 1. Click the Job Options tab. 2. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 3. Select Toner Saving if appropriate. 4. Click OK to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 256
tray cannot be used for duplex printing. NOTE These instructions explain how to change the settings as you are • Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. • Right click the appropriate printer name, then select Properties. • the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 257
1. On the Setup tab, from 2-sided Printing select Long Edge binding or Short Edge binding. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 2. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 3. Print the document. C9300/C9500 Operation • 257 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 258
Windows Me Operating System (not available for Windows 98 or 95). • Available in the PCL printer driver only (but not on some network connections; see the Help file). • Some software applications may not support booklet printing. • The right-to-left setting allows a booklet to be printed for right - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 259
4. Click Options and set Signature, 2Pages, Right to Left and Bind Margin as required, then click OK. 5. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 6. Print the document. C9300/C9500 Operation • 259 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 260
PRINTING WATERMARKS 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. Click the Job Options tab, then click Watermark. The Watermark dialog box - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 261
NOTE To create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. • Enter the text for the watermark and select the font, size, angle, etc., to be used. • Click OK. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only. 6. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 262
. The following instructions explain how to select collating using the printer driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. Click the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 263
FONT SUBSTITUTION: POSTSCRIPT ONLY 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printer. 2. Right click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. Click the Fonts tab, and select the type of font substitution from the various options given ( - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 264
The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled, to allow for spooling of the print the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy is click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 265
3. Click the Job Options tab, enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. PostScript Driver PCL Driver a. Under Job Type, select Proof and Print. b. Enter a job name of up to 16 characters under Job Name Setting and, if required, select Request Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 266
MENU, then press the SELECT button. 2. Enter your personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the on-line Help for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 267
in the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). C9300/ - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 268
digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 5. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 6. Print the document. The document will be stored on the printer's hard disk. 7. Go to the printer and print out the document using the front panel (see below - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 269
Enter the personal ID number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job from the printer. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 270
hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 271
, if required, select Request Job Name for each print job. 5. Type a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 6. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 7. Print the document. It will be stored on the hard disk. 8. The document can then be - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 272
the SELECT button. 2. Enter the personal ID number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed the stored document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the on-line Help for the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 273
. To create overlays: 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (print file) using the printer driver. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable file format, and download it to the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 274
on the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties.... This should open the printer driver settings. Important Please ensure that you are using the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 275
on in your application's Print dialog box. 3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. 4. Select the Job Options tab, and click the Overlays... button. 5. Choose Create Form from the menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 276
case sensitive. NOTE For PCL and PS: this is important because you need to use this ID number or name when creating overlays in the printer driver. Therefore, it is recommended you change the ID number or name from the default value and note it for later use. 4. Make sure the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 277
Defining Overlays: PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Job Options tab, then click the Overlay button. 4. Click the New button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 277 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 278
same as the file name you made a noted of in the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers' hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 6. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down box under Form setting, then click Add. NOTE The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 279
select more than one overlay, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each name). 10. Select Use Overlay from the drop-down list, then click OK. 11. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 279 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 280
Defining Overlays: PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Job Options tab, then click the Overlay... button. 4. To define an overlay, click the Define Overlays button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 280 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 281
the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer's hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 6. Enter the ID of the file in ID Values. Please refer to the instructions for the Storage Device Manager utility. 7. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 282
are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the PCL printer driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. Click the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 283
4. Click Options... and enter the configuration details. 5. Click OK twice. 6. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 7. Print the document. C9300/C9500 Operation • 283 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 284
for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. WHICH PRINTER DRIVER TO USE? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 285
may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer, you must enter the printer driver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. For additional memory: PostScript driver only If you have additional memory in your printer, use these instructions to update the Windows PostScript - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 286
hard disk drive PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. 4. Under Installable Options, make sure Hard Disk is set to Installed. 5. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 287
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Printer Hard Disk. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 287 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 288
For additional paper trays PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 289
Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi-purpose tray). 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 289 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 290
For the duplex unit PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, make sure that Duplex is set to Installed in the Change ' - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 291
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Duplex Option Unit. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 291 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 292
For the high capacity feeder PostScript driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Available Tray, then select the appropriate setting (4 or 5) in the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 293
® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, under Available Options, select the number of trays installed (4 or 5) in the Available Tray list. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 293 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 294
Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. Click the Device Settings tab. Under Installable Options, click Finisher, then select Installed in the Change 'Finisher' Setting list. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 295
PCL driver 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click File then Properties. 3. On the Device Option tab, click Finisher. 4. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 295 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 296
detection. NOTE If the defaults set manually in the printer menu differ from those you set in the printer driver, the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message. The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 297
4. Click the Advanced tab. Under Document Options ® Paper/ Output: a. Click Paper Source and select the paper feed in the Change 'Paper Source' Setting list. b. Click Paper Size and select the size in the Change 'Paper Size' Setting list. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 297 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 298
c. Click Media Type and select the media from the Change 'Media Type' Setting list. 5. Click OK twice and close the Default dialog box. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 298 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 299
PCL drivers 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. In the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in the Size drop-down list. 4. Select the required - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 300
Weight. NOTE • If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. • If a Warning dialog box appears indicating a setting conflict, click OK and the driver will automatically change to correct the problem. C9300/C9500 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers • 300 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 301
assigned to them. • total size and percentage used of disk/memory. • percentage of toner remaining. Important! If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver will automatically ping the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 302
Windows NT 4.0 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer's features including: • N-up printing (see page 315) • Custom page sizes (see page 317) • Selecting print resolution (see page 323) • Duplex printing (see page 324) • Watermarks ( - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 303
management functions. If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction as intense reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 304
when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 305
or Adobe® Photoshop® may display color differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft® Word. Please see your application's online help or user manual for more information. Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 306
Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (see - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 307
a Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 311), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric setting (see page 313). Printing Vivid Colors RGB only • Use Oki Color Matching (see page 311), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 308
are only designed to work with RGB data. If you are printing CMYK data, we recommend you use the PostScript driver. To manually set the color matching options in the PCL driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the appropriate printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 309
a. Click Manual Color under Color Mode, then click Natural under Color Setting. 4. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor were taken. sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed C9300/C9500 Operation • 309 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 310
function: You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Click the Color Swatch button to print the color swatch samples. 5. Select - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 311
offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. To manually set the color matching options in the PostScript driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Select the method to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 312
Select the type to be used from the drop-down list under Color Setting : • Monitor (6500K) Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. • Monitor (6500K) Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color temperature - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 313
Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. Select the rendering type from the printer color space. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine how this color conversion takes place. The rendering intents that the printer driver - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 314
, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colors in the source gamut to fully saturated colors in the printer's gamut. - Relative Colorimetric Good for proofing CMYK color images on a desktop printer. Much like Absolute Colorimetric, except that it scales the source white to the (usually) paper white - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 315
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Advanced tab, under Document Options ® Layout, click N-UP, then select the number of pages - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 316
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mode, select the number of pages per sheet. 4. Click the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 317
printed from the Multi-purpose tray. The printer media size for the Multi-purpose tray must be manually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 318
4. Click the Advanced tab. Under Document Options ® Tray Source: a. Click Paper Source and select Multi-Purpose Tray in the Change 'Paper Source' Setting list. b. Click Paper Size and select Postscript Custom Page Size in the Change 'Paper Size' Setting list. C9300/C9500 Operation • 318 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 319
5. Click the Edit of Custom Paper button. 6. Enter the Width and Height for the custom paper and select the Paper Feed Direction. NOTE • Long Edge First = media feeds in long edge first • Short Edge First = media feeds in short edge first • Long Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. • - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 320
the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Job Options tab, under Finisher, select Printer Face Up in the Output Bin list. C9300/C9500 Operation • 320 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 321
Media, select User Defined Size in the Size list. NOTE You may see a Warning dialog box indicating a conflict. If you do, click OK and the driver will automatically make the needed changes to correct for the conflict. The Set Free Size dialog box appears. 5. Select the unit, then enter the width - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 322
6. Check that User Defined now appears in the Size list on the Setup tab. NOTE To save the setting for future use: • Click Paper Feed Options, then click Custom Size. • Select the unit, then enter the relevant information for Width and Height and give your custom size a name under Name. • Click Add. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 323
Print dialog box, select the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 1. Click the Job Options tab. 2. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 3. Select Toner Saving if appropriate. 4. Click OK - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 324
. The Multi-purpose tray cannot be used for duplex printing. NOTE These instructions explain how to change the settings as you are printing a job. If apply to all jobs: • Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. • Right click the appropriate printer name. then select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 325
1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Advanced tab, under Document Options ® Layout, click 2-Sided Printing and select Long Edge binding - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 326
Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab, under 2-Sided Printing, select Long Edge or Short Edge. 4. Click OK and - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 327
to left reading, which is used in some languages. Printing booklets using the PCL driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PS driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 328
4. Click the Options button and set Signature, 2Pages, Right to Left and Bind Margin as required, then click OK. 5. Click OK and print the document. C9300/C9500 Operation • 328 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 329
ONLY 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Job Options tab, click the Watermark button. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C9300 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 330
NOTE To create a new watermark or edit an existing watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. • Enter the text for the watermark and select the font, size, angle, etc., to be used. • Click OK. The new watermark appears in the Watermark list. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 331
has a collate option, use it instead of the collate option in the printer driver. 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Job - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 332
The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled, to allow for spooling of the the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy In the Print dialog box, select the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver. 3. Select Print to file. 4. Click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 333
in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. 6. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 7. Click OK and print the document. A print file of the document is created and stored on the hard disk drive, and one copy is printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 334
MENU, then press the SELECT button. 2. Enter your personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the on-line Help for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 335
the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver. 3. Select Print to file. 4. Click Properties (or Setup, or - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 336
PCL Driver 6. Enter the number of copies and, if required, select Collate. 7. Click OK and print the document. A print file of the document is created and stored on the hard disk drive. 8. Go to the printer and print out the document using the front panel (see below). C9300/C9500 Operation • 336 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 337
Enter the personal ID number you set above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job from the printer. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 338
hard disk must be installed in the printer and enabled. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the appropriate OKI C9x00 driver. 3. Select Print to file. 4. Click Properties (or Setup, or - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 339
, if required, select Request Job Name for each print job. b. Type a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777, then click OK. PostScript Driver PCL Driver 6. Click OK and print the document. A print file of the document is created and stored on the hard disk drive and can then be printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 340
the SELECT button. 2. Enter the personal ID number you selected above using the buttons on the printer control panel. 3. Press the VALUE button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed. the stored document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the On-line Help for the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 341
: 1. In your application, create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (print file) using the printer driver. 2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable file format, and download it to the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 342
the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. Important Please ensure that you are using the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 343
on in your application's Print dialog box. 3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your OKI printer model, and then click Properties... This should open the printer driver settings. 4. Select the Job Options tab, and click the Overlays... button. 5. Choose Create Form from the menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 344
case sensitive. NOTE For PCL and PS: this is important because you need to use this ID number or name when creating overlays in the printer driver. Therefore, it is recommended you change the ID number or name from the default value and note it for later use. 4. Make sure the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 345
Defining Overlays: PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. On the Job Options tab, click the Overlay button. 4. Click the New button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 345 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 346
same as the file name you made a noted of in the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers' hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 6. Enter or select a form name in the drop-down list under Form setting, then click Add. NOTE The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 347
select more than one overlay, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each name). 10. Select Use Overlay from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog box, then click OK. 11. Click OK to close the Default dialog box. C9300/C9500 Operation • 347 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 348
Defining Overlays: PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name and click Document Defaults. 3. Click the Job Options tab. 4. Click the Overlay... button. 5. To define an overlay, click the Define Overlays button. C9300/C9500 Operation • 348 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 349
the previous section. This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer's hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. 7. Enter the ID of the file in ID Values. Please refer to the instructions for the Storage Device Manager utility. 8. Select which pages the overlay is to be printed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 350
sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only available with the PCL printer driver 1. Open the file in your application and select File ® Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, select the OKI C9x00 PCL driver, then click Properties (or Setup, or your application's equivalent). 3. On the Setup tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 351
the sheets removed in Step 2 on top (this ensures that the oldest paper is used first, to help prevent paper jams). 4. Check that the paper guides and rear stopper are correct for the size of paper being used. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 351 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 352
5. Close the paper tray gently. Important! To prevent paper jams: • Don't leave space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper. • Don't overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper and the paper weight (max. 550 sheets of 20-lb. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 353
WARNING! Take extreme care when handling toner. • Toner can be harmful if inhaled, swallowed or if it gets in the eyes. • Toner can also stain hands and clothing. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. 2. Check the color label of the toner cartridge to be changed. C9300/C9500 Maintenance - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 354
lifting the lever end of the cartridge first to disengage the locating peg on the image drum from the toner cartridge. CAUTION! Dispose of the toner cartridge in accordance with local legislation. 4. Unpack the new toner cartridge and remove the orange shipping clip. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 354 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 355
5. Shake the new toner cartridge back and forth several times. Then, holding the toner cartridge horizontally, remove the tape. 6. Insert the new toner cartridge into the image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 355 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 356
7. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. 8. Gently push the lever in the direction STOP and push down on the cartridge to be sure it is firmly in place, then proceed. This releases the toner into the image drum. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 356 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 357
LED head otherwise damage to the lens surface will occur. 10.Close the top cover. NOTE After installing the new toner cartridge, the message on the display TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER should disappear. However, this sometimes does not disappear until printing has been carried out. If it still does not - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 358
the image drum, CHANGE *** IMAGE DRUM is displayed and printing is cancelled. Change the toner cartridge and clean the LED head at the same time as changing the image drum. Image drum inside the image drum unit. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 358 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 359
2. Remove the appropriate image drum/toner cartridge from the printer. 3. Remove the new image drum from the packaging. 4. Remove the protective sheet and film from the new image drum. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 359 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 360
the new image drum in the printer. 1 6. Push the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate (2) from the image drum. 2 7. Install a new toner cartridge of the corresponding color: see "Changing the toner cartridge" on page 353. WARNING! Take extreme care when handling toner. • Toner can be harmful if - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 361
job of three sheets. If single sheets are printed, transfer belt life is reduced. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. 2. Remove all four image drums/toner cartridges from the printer and place them on a flat surface (to prevent damage to the shiny green drum surface), then cover them - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 362
the new transfer belt unit from its packaging. 5. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert the new transfer belt in the printer. 6. Move the lock lever (1) forward and lock the transfer belt into place. 7. Reinstall the four image drums and - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 363
product life, CHANGE FUSER UNIT is displayed in the control panel. Fuser unit life is approximately 80,000 letter-size sheets. 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. WARNING! The fuser unit is very hot after printing. Always use the handle when lifting it. C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 363 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 364
the two locking levers (1) to the rear of the machine to release the fuser unit, then use the handle to remove the fuser from the printer. 3. Remove the new fuser unit from its packaging and lift off the shipping tape (1) holding the levers at either end of the fuser. As you - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 365
4. Using the handle (1), lower the new fuser unit into the printer and push down firmly to lock it in place. 5. Make sure the two spring loaded locking levers lock the fuser unit into place. 6. Close the top cover.zzz C9300/C9500 Maintenance • 365 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 366
CLEANING THE LED HEADS Clean the LED heads when • printing is unclear • printing has white lines • when text is blurred 1. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. CAUTION! Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the LED head: these will damage the lens surface. 2. Gently - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 367
drums. 4. Seal the aperture on each image drum and its toner cartridge with plastic adhesive tape (1) to prevent any toner spillage during transportation. 5. Place the four image drums complete with their toner cartridges back into the printer. 6. Place the LED packing array strips behind the LED - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 368
(dxn models). Three (3) people are required to lift the printer safely. 8. Place the bottom styrofoam packing piece on the skid and lower printer onto it. Then place the remaining styrofoam packing pieces around the printer. 9. Place the box over the printer on the skid and secure it in place with - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 369
Troubleshooting LCD MESSAGES The liquid crystal display (LCD) on the control panel indicates the printer status and if there is a problem with the printer paper tray). Toner is low (***** indicates color). Error with the toner sensor (***** indicates color). Call for service. Transfer belt - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 370
yet. DATA PRESENT Un-printed data remains in buffer. Waiting for data to follow. DISK FILE OPERATION FAILED Error with hard disk operations. DISK FILESYSTEM IS FULL Hard disk/flash memory full. DISK FULL The internal hard drive is full. EEPROM INITIALIZE ERROR Call for service. EMPTY - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 371
that sent via driver. Network error. Shows off line status. Shows on line status. Open the upper cover. Indicates there is a paper jam. Indicates wrong paper size. Printer must be switched off after disk/flash initialization. The printer is in power save mode. Data is being printed. Data is being - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 372
paper to correct size/type. Press Online to continue. Stacker is full. Remove the paper. Indicates wrong paper size. USB interface error has occurred. The printer is warming up. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 372 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 373
on the display. Paper jams are cleared as follows: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. NOTE Do not close the top cover completely (until it latches) during this process. If tray and remove any jammed paper from the printer, then gently push the paper tray back in. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 373 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 374
a flat surface so that nothing contacts the shiny green surface in the bottom of the drum. • Keep the image drums away from light. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 374 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 375
b. Carefully remove any jammed paper from the transfer belt and top paper exit. c. Open the right side cover and remove any jammed paper, then close the right side cover. d. Put all four image drums back into the printer. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 375 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 376
4. Check the straight-through exit paper tray: remove any jammed paper from the side exit tray (if necessary, open the tray and remove any jammed paper, then close it). C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 376 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 377
lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. b. Relock the levers at either end of the fuser. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 377 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 378
6. Check the paper separator: a. Release and lift the separator (1). b. Remove any jammed paper from the printer. c. Replace the separator. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 378 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 379
. b. Lift the duplex top cover and remove any jammed paper. c. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex unit/paper tray back into the printer. d. Close the small front cover. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 379 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 380
no paper is jammed along the various parts of the exit path. 9. Close the top cover, pressing down to latch it in place. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 380 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 381
supports IEEE-1284 and ECP mode. If your computer's parallel port is not compatible with one of these modes, the printer may not print at all or it may print corrupted data. To correct for this, enter the printer ONLINE button to return the printer to online status. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 381 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 382
feed problems Paper jams are frequent. • More than one sheet feeds at a time. • Paper curls. • Paper feeds at an angle. Possible cause The printer tray or manual feed guides. Correct paper feed selection in the printer driver. Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does not Troubleshooting • 382 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 383
cable is being used. Remedy There is no fix for this problem. You should only use a computer that does support a bi-directional parallel interface. Use a bi-directional parallel cable or try another cable. Test by connecting printer and computer directly. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 383 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 384
USB. • Windows 98 original installation and Windows Me, 2000, NT and XP all support USB. • The printer cannot be used with a USB hub. Possible cause Computer does not support USB interface. USB cable does not meet specifications. Interface is disabled. Configuration procedure was not correctly - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 385
. Insufficient free space on hard disk. Printer driver is incorrectly configured. Remedy Upgrade the application. Close all other applications. Correct or recreate the file. Increase computer's memory. Delete unnecessary files. Correctly configure printer driver. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 385 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 386
Use a computer with a faster processor. Set lower print resolution in the printer driver Simplify data. Printer requests paper size change to continue printing. Possible cause Paper loaded in tray is or continue printing on existing paper by pressing ONLINE. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 386 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 387
. Use recommended paper. Faint printing Possible cause The toner cartridge is incorrectly installed. Toner is low. The paper is moist. Paper is unsuitable for printer. Remedy Reinstall the toner cartridge. Change toner cartridge. Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 388
Possible cause LED is dirty. Cannot print desired color because toner is low. Black formation method does not match application. Remedy Clean LED with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Replace toner cartridge. Open the printer driver and set black formation to CMYK. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 388 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 389
does not clear the fault, call for service. Print processing does not start. Possible cause Printer error. Remedy Check the control panel. If an error message is displayed, correct the problem. Print processing cancels. Possible cause The printer interface cable is faulty. The time out setting - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 390
. Remedy In the printer menu settings, set power save to a higher value to increase the length of time before entering power save mode. Wait until this process has been completed. Wait until this process has been completed. Wait until this data is processed. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 390 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 391
Toner rubs off the printed surface. Possible cause Media Weight and Media Type settings may not be appropriate. Packing materials left on the that all packing materials were removed from the fuser. To remove the fuser, see "Changing the fuser unit" on page 363. C9300/C9500 Troubleshooting • 391 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 392
Accessories INTRODUCTION Depending on the configuration of your printer, you may wish to add one or more of the following page 409 For all but the finisher, which is described in a separate manual, details of their physical installation are provided in this section. C9300/C9500 Accessories • 392 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 393
ADDITIONAL MEMORY Additional memory increases the printer's capacity to process complex data: • Recommended for duplex printing or if error messages appear when printing complex data. • Used for graphic-intensive applications on networks. Additional memory is available in 64Mb, 128Mb, and 256Mb - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 394
(three 256 MB modules), the memory modules that were originally installed must be removed. 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 2. Loosen the two screws (1) and remove the main board. 3. Insert the memory modules the slots as follows: push out the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 395
main board and secure it with the two screws. 5. Reconnect the printer interface cable and power cable, then switch on the printer. NOTE If the error message SERVICE CALL/034 appears on the LCD after switching the printer on, turn the printer off and pull the main board back out and make sure the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 396
and pull out the main board and check to be sure that the modules are all firmly seated in their connectors. 7. In the printer driver(s), change the installed memory to match the new value: - For Windows XP: see page 79 - For Windows 2000: see page 152 - For Windows Me/98/ - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 397
internal hard disk is used to store documents for proof and print, password or secure printing. Installing the hard disk drive 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 2. Loosen the two screws (1) and remove the main board. C9300/C9500 Accessories • 397 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 398
of the MenuMap. If it doesn't, pull the main board back out and reseat the HDD. The printer will automatically configure to include this option. However, you can also set the menu manually as follows: 1. Press the MENU button until DISK MAINTENANCE is displayed, then press the SELECT button. 2. When - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 399
. • The Storage Device Manager can also be used to initialize the hard disk after installation. Please refer to the User Guide for the Storage Device Manager. 5. In the printer driver(s), change the settings to include the new hard disk drive: - For Windows XP: see page 80 - For Windows 2000: see - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 400
the power cable. 2. Remove the paper tray (1): slide it out until it reaches its stop, then lift up to remove the tray completely from the printer. 3. Remove the front cover (2) by lifting it at both ends. NOTE Do not discard the front cover. If the duplex unit is removed, the front - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 401
printer. 6. Connect the power cable and switch the printer on. NOTE The printer menu will automatically configure to include this option. However, you can also set it manually Press the ONLINE button to turn the printer back on line. 7. In the printer driver(s), change the settings to include the new - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 402
: to do this, follow the steps in the NOTE on page 401 in reverse. 8. Press the ONLINE button to turn the printer back to online status. 9. Disengage the duplex option setting in the printer driver: - For Windows XP: see page 84 - For Windows 2000: see page 157 - For Windows Me/98/95 (PostScript - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 403
combined with the standard paper tray, paper capacity increases to approximately 1650 sheets. Installation 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. WARNING! The printer weighs 160 lbs. ( 72 kg) without the duplex unit; 172 lbs. (78 kg) with the duplex - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 404
If installing both additional paper trays, put the two additional paper trays together as one unit first, then install the printer on top of the two additional paper trays. 2. Lower the printer gently on to the additional paper tray unit aligning the holes and connection socket on the base of the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 405
(see "Printing the MenuMap" on page 33) and check that the newly added tray(s) now appear under the MEDIA MENU as Tray2, Tray3. 8. In the printer driver(s, change the settings to include the new trays: - For Windows XP: see page 82 - For Windows 2000: see page 155 - For Windows Me/98/95 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 406
cannot be used with more than one additional paper trays. Installing the high capacity feeder 1. Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. WARNING! The printer weighs 160 lbs. ( 72 kg) without the duplex unit; 172 lbs. (78 kg) with the duplex unit installed - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 407
high capacity feeder and one additional paper tray, put the high capacity feeder and additional paper tray together as one unit first, then install the printer on top. 2. Lower the printer gently on to the high capacity feeder aligning the holes and connection socket on the base of the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 408
, 3 and 4 if only the HCF is installed, or Tray3, 4, and 5 if the optional tray is also installed) appear under the MEDIA MENU. 8. In the printer driver(s), change the settings to include the newly added high capacity feeder trays: - For Windows XP: see page 86 - For Windows 2000: see page 159 - For - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 409
engage the printer's Automatic Tray . • Press ONLINE to place the printer back online. FINISHER The Finisher allows you to staple, punch and offset the printed documents emerging from your printer. The accessories available are: • C9300/C9500 Finisher with 2 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 410
Specifications Print method LED exposed light source electronic photographic memory Resolution C9300 - 600x1200 dpi C9500 - 1200x1200 dpi Colors Cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK) Processor speed C9300: 450 MHz, C9500: 600 MHz Memory C9300 - 128 MB standard (Extra memory may be required - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 411
= 30 ppm, tabloid = 16 ppm Monochrome: letter = 37 ppm, tabloid = 20 ppm Transparencies, color: letter = 10 ppm Paper feedb Paper tray, manual feed, optional additional paper tray(s), optional high capacity feeder Media size Trays 1 thru 5 Letter, Legal-14, Legal-13.5, Legal-13 Tabloid, Tabloid - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 412
Media size MP tray Paper capacity Media weight Paper exit capacity Print margin Print accuracy Startup time Power supply Letter, Legal-14, Legal-13.5, Legal-13, Tabloid, Tabloid Extra, Executive A3, A3 Nobi, A3 Wide, A4, A5, B4, B5, A6 Envelopes: C5, DL, C4, Com-9, Com-10, Monarch Custom (up to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 413
Power consumption Operating environment Duty cycle Noise level Product life Dimensions Weight Operating: 1600 W max.; 800 W average Standby: 1300 W max.; 250 W average Operating: • 50 to 90°F (10 to 32 °C) • 20 to 80% RH maximum wet bulb temperature 77°C (25°C) For maximum print quality • 62.6 to - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 414
Consumables TONER Description Order No. Black Toner 41963604 Cyan Toner 41963603 Magenta Toner 41963602 Yellow Toner 41963601 DRUMS Description Order No. Black Image Drum 41963404 Cyan Image Drum 41963403 Magenta Image Drum 41963402 Yellow Image Drum 41963401 C9300/C9500 Consumables • 414 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 415
FUSER UNITS Description Order No. Fuser Unit, 120V 41946101 Fuser Unit, 230V 41946103 TRANSFER BELT Description Order No. Transfer belt 41946001 C9300/C9500 Consumables • 415 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 416
Banner Paper Order No. White, 70-lb. Index, 35.4'' x 12.9''. 100 sheets 52206001 OKI SynFlex™: Waterproof and Tear proof Order No. White, 8½ x 11''. 100 sheets 52205901 OKI Bright White Proofing Paper Order No. 32-lb. US Bond, 8½ x 11''. 500 sheets 52206101 32-lb. US Bond, 11 x 17''. 500 sheets - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 417
52205601 White, 90 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets 52205602 White, 110 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets 52205603 OKI Premium Color Transparencies Order No. 8½ x 11''. 50 sheets 52205701 OKI Premium Envelopes: Security Tint, Redi-Strip Seal Order No. White, COM-10. Box 100 52206301 White, COM-10 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 418
COPIES DUPLEX BINDING OUTPUT BIN JOB OFFSET PAPER FEED AUTO TRAY SWITCH TRAY SEQUENCE MP TRAY USAGE MEDIA CHECK TRANSPARENCY DETECT RESOLUTION C9300 C9500 TONER SAVE MODE MONO-PRINT SPEED ORIENTATION LINE PER PAGE EDIT SIZE Factory default setting 1 OFF LONG EDGE FACE DOWN ON TRAY1 ON DOWN FEED - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 419
MEDIA MENU Item TRAY1 MEDIATYPE TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY2 MEDIATYPE TRAY2 MEIDIAWEIGHT TRAY3 MEDIATYPE TRAY3 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY4 MEDIATYPE TRAY4 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY5 MEDIATYPE TRAY5 MEDIAWEIGHT MP TRAY MEDIASIZE MP TRAY MEDIATYPE MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT UNIT OF MEASURE X DIMENSION Y DIMENSION Factory default - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 420
COLOR MENU Item AUTO DENSITY MODE ADJUST DENSITY COLOR TUNING CYAN HIGH-LIGHT CYAN MID-TONE CAN DARK MAGENTA HIGH-LIGHT MAGENTA MID-TONE MAGENTA DARK YELLOW HIGH-LIGHT YELLOW MID-TONE YELLOW DARK BLACK HIGH-LIGHT BLACK MID-TONE BLACK DARK CYAN DARKNESS MAGENTA DARKNESS YELLOW DARKNESS BLACK DARKNESS - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 421
SYSTEM CONFIG MENU Item POWER SAVE DELAY TIME PERSONALITY USB PS-PROTOCOL NETWORK PS PROTOCOL CLEARABLE WARNING AUTO CONTINUE MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT LOW TONER JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT LANGUAGE Factory default setting 60 MIN AUTO EMULATION RAW RAW ON OFF 60 SEC. 40 SEC. CONTINUE ON OFF - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 422
PPR EMULATION MENU Item CHARACTER PITCH FONT CONDENSE CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER 0 STYLE ZERO CHARACTER LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTUION LF FUNCTION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION LEFT MARGIN FIT TO LETTER TEXT HEIGHT CONT PAPER MODE Factory default setting 10 CPI 10 CPI TO 12 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 423
FX EMULATION MENU Item CHARACTER PITCH CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER 0 STYLE ZERO CHARACTER LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTUION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION LEFT MARGIN FIT TO LETTER TEXT HEIGHT CONT PAPER MODE PARALLEL MENU Item PARALLEL BI-DIRECTION ECP ACK WIDTH ACK/BUSY TIMING I- - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 424
USB MENU Item USB SOFT RESET OFFLINE RECEIVE NETWORK MENU Item TCP/IP NETWARE ETHERTALK NETBEUI FRAME TYPE DHCP/BOOTP RARP IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY ADDRESS PRINT SETTINGS INITIALIZE MEMORY MENU Item RECEIVE BUFF SIZE RESOURCE SAVE FLASH INITIALIZE PS FLASH RESIZE Factory default setting - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 425
SYSTEM ADJUST MENU Item X ADJUST Y ADJUST DUPLEX X ADJUST DUPLEX Y ADJUST TRAY1 A3 Nobi PAPER TRAY1 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY2 A3 Nobi PAPER TRAY2 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY3 A3 Nobi PAPER TRAY3 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY4 A3 Nobi PAPER TRAY4 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY5 A3 Nobi PAPER TRAY5 LEGAL14 PAPER PCL TRAY2 ID# PCL TRAY3 ID - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 426
MENU POWER SAVE PAPER BLACK SETTING PAPER COLOR SETTING TRANSPR BLACK SETTING TRANSPR COLOR SETTING Factory default setting [EXECUTE] [EXECUTE] [EXECUTE] ENABLE 0 0 0 0 USAGE MENU Displays printer page counts and data for printer consumables. C9300/C9500 Factory default settings • 426 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 427
software utility programs designed to help you get the most out of your printer. Load these programs from the Menu Installer located on CD1. Utilities included - Job Accounting • Network Utilities - Print SuperVision - Network Printer Status - Oki LPR Utility C9300/C9500 Software Utilities • 427 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 428
colors using the swatch information. You may need to use other matching methods. • The color swatch samples do not show all the colors your Oki Color Printer can print. • Other factors influence how you see color: the color and finish of the paper, ambient light, even the color surrounding the one - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 429
Selecting Colors When you load the utility, a swatch page displays commonly used colors. Select print to print sample pages. Color Samples Use the color blocks to pick the specific colors that you want to appear in your printed document. Color Values Each color block, or sample, is identified with - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 430
don't find the desired printed color. NOTE • The Swatch Utility does not guarantee that the printer will print the same color displayed on your monitor. Consider the displayed color as a reference. • The printer may not be able to print the exact color that you desire. For additional information - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 431
you to send a selected PDF file directly to the printer, a faster and easier process than using Adobe Acrobat separately must be installed (standard on dxn models). • 128MB or larger memory is recommended. • Supports version PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0) or below. • A font environment on your system. NOTE - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 432
2. Click PDF Direct Print, then click Print. The Start screen provides the following features: • Select Print • Paper Source • Copies • 2-sided printing • Binding • Collate • Fit to page • Print page range • Restore Default • Save Settings • Print • Cancel • Help • About C9300/C9500 Software - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 433
is version 1.3 or below. A "Warning" dialog displays for any PDF file whose version is not supported. NOTE If when attempting to PDF-direct-print a file, "ERROR:PDF to PS conversion failed" displays, the file contains an embedded font not installed on - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 434
STORAGE DEVICE MANAGER FOR WINDOWS This Utility lets you manage the printer's hard disk and flash memory, and download fonts, macros and firmware. Install the utility from CD1 using the Oki Menu Installer. Getting Help The Oki Storage Device Manager software contains an on-line Help system. To - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 435
check the display. Summary of Storage Device Manager Functions • Create or modify a project. • Download files to a printer. • Add or remove printers being administered. • Reboot the printer. • Manage the Proof & Print and Secure Print spooler queues on the internal hard drive. • Delete files from - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 436
hard drive. CAUTION! You can also use Storage Device Manager to format the partitions on the printer's hard drive, but this will wipe out all the contents of the partition and can cause serious problems. We recommend that you use the Show Resources and HDD Print Jobs features to maintain the disk - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 437
Opening the Program 1. Click Start ® Programs ® Oki ® Oki Storage Device Manager ® Oki Storage Device Manager. The SDM - Printer Discovery dialog box opens. 2. Select the appropriate computer connection(s), then click Start. The printer searches for connected printers and places icons in the window - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 438
Setting Up an Administrative Password 1. With the Storage Device Manager program open, click Administrator Functions in the Printers menu. NOTE Passwords consist of eight digits, letters or numbers, and are case sensitive. 2. Type in the default password (p1xs7d0m) under Enter Password, then click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 439
Create the Forms in Your Software Application 1. Create the document in your software application. 2. Click File ® Print and make sure the Oki PostScript driver is selected. 3. Select Print to file. 4. Engage the Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) output option. Windows Me/98/95: - Click Properties (or - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 440
an internal hard disk drive, the Storage Device Manager will automatically save the forms to the PostScript partition on the hard drive. • If your printer does not have an internal hard disk drive, the Storage Device Manager will automatically store the forms in the PostScript section of the Flash - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 441
. Command Issued appears. 3. Click OK. Step 6: Test Print the Form 1. With Storage Device Manager open and the appropriate printer icon highlighted, click Printers ® Test Form. The Test PostScript Form dialog box appears. 2. Click the file name for the form you wish to print (you can get this from - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 442
in your software application. 2. Click File ® Print and make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected. 3. Print the document to a file using the extension PRN. Click Projects ® Filter Macro File. The Filter Printer Patterns dialog box appears. 2. Make any adjustments in the settings. C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 443
, the black oval will print as a black rectangle when the overlay is used. To maintain the oval shape, turn off (deselect) the "Configure Image Data," "Palette ID," and "Palette Control" filters. 3. Click OK. The Open dialog box appears. 4. Make sure Print spool files (*.prn) is selected in the File - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 444
file name • ID number (the number you need to enter in the printer driver when printing overlays) • volume: 0: = printer's disk drive PCL partition 1: = printer's disk drive Common partition %disk0%: = printer's disk drive PostScript partition 2: = Flash memory PCL %Flash0% = Flash memory PostScript - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 445
File Listing. Command Issued appears. 2. Click OK and wait for the File List to print. NOTE You can also print the File List from the printer's menu: • Press MENU until INFORMATION MENU appears. • Press ITEM until PRINT FILE LIST appears. • Press SELECT. C9300/C9500 Software Utilities • 445 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 446
to view and delete the Proof & Print and Secure Print files stored on the printer's internal hard drive. 1. Open Storage Device Manager and click the icon for the printer whose contents you wish to view. 2. Click Printers ® HDD Print Jobs. The HDD Print Jobs dialog box appears. 3. Under Job Types - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 447
to delete files from the internal hard drive and flash memory. 1. Open Storage Device Manager and click the icon for the printer whose contents you wish to view. 2. Click Printers ® Show Resources. 3. Click the file(s) to be deleted (press Shift to select a span of files; press Ctrl to select - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 448
the Oki Storage Device Manager software must be installed. It is recommended that the printer be equipped with the hard disk drive (standard on all Oki dxn the printer's hard drive using Storage Device Manager before they can be used. • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 449
2000 and XP PCL In Windows 2000, overlays can only be printed using the PCL driver. Defining Overlays: 2000 PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences. The OkiPrinting Preferences dialog box appears. 3. Click the Overlay tab - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 450
using active overlays, then click Print. Editing Defined Overlays: 2000 PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences. The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box appears. 3. Click the Overlay tab. 4. Click Define overlays. The Define - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 451
PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click . 3. Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click Properties (or your application's equivalent). The Oki Properties dialog box appears. - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 452
click OK and print the document. Editing Defined Overlays: Me/98/95 PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Click Define overlays. The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 453
Windows Me/98/95/PostScript Defining Overlays: Me/98/95 PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Set up an Overlay Group: - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 454
Click OK and print the document. Editing Defined Overlays: Me/98/95 PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Under Defined - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 455
you defined will appear in the Defined overlays window. 9. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. Printing Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL 1. Click File ® Print. The Print dialog box appears. 2. Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click Properties (or your application's equivalent). The - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 456
, then click OK and print the document. Editing Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Document Defaults. The Oki Defaults dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Click Define - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 457
6. Click Remove, then Close. 7. Click OK and close the Printers dialog box. Defining Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon, then click Document Defaults. The Oki Default dialog box appears. 3. Scroll down to Layout, and click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 458
Windows NT 4.0 PostScript Defining Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon, then click Document Defaults. The Oki Default dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options, and click Overlay. 4. Click New. The Define Overlays dialog - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 459
Click OK twice and print the document. Editing Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript 7. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. 8. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon, then click Document Defaults. The Oki Defaults dialog box appears. 9. Scroll down to Layout, and click Overlay. 10.Click Setting of - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 460
Job Accounting software, designed specifically for OKI printers, provides job accounting features that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify user access. Main Features Managing print upper limits • You can set print enabled/disabled or color print enabled/disabled - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 461
a print log for print jobs sent from a client directly to a printer, bypassing the print server. • You can acquire print logs accurately even when or paper jams have occurred. Supporting the environment that mixes Windows and Macintosh • This system supports Windows/Macintosh as print client and - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 462
print server, are installed on. In this document, this software is referred to as "Server S/W." 2. Printer Driver for OKI Print Job Accounting This is a printer driver specifically for this System. This printer driver must be used for printing in order for this System to correctly acquire print logs - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 463
, this software is referred to as "Job Account Printer Driver." 3. OKI Print Job Accounting Client This is the software that is used to set up the Job Account Printer Driver. The Job Account Printer Driver will only able to function as a specific printer driver when it has been set up by this - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 464
ID to more than one. Setting Account ID on Server PC Start up the Server S/W and register printers. You can set an Account ID for each printer at this time. Even after having registered the printers, you can still add to or change them. Therefore, you need not necessarily set an Account ID - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 465
up the Client S/W first on the Client PC, and then set Job Account Mode. There are four Job Account Modes; Tab, Popup, Hide, and Not Supported. Decide which mode you wish to use. C9300/C9500 Software Utilities • 465 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 466
User Name and Job Account ID will be displayed under Job Account Printer Driver Property. This setting can be made by any print user as well Name and Job Account ID will be displayed every time printing is run. A printer user enters his/her assigned User Name and Account ID to print. Hide mode In - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 467
. User name displayed in this System. This is optional. If this is unspecified, the Login User Name will be used as the User Name. [Not supported] mode In this mode, all jobs to be printed will be recognized as Unregistered ID(0). NOTE For print jobs recognized as Unregistered ID, you can - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 468
Printers The Utility supports these printers: • OKI C7100/7300/7500 • OKI C9300/9500 Server PC Install Instructions To install the Server S/W: Run \SERVER\SETUP.EXE and follow the on-screen instructions from the Installation Wizard. To start the Server S/W: Click Start ® Programs ® Okidata ® OKI - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 469
for Windows95/98/Me \DRIVERS\NT40\PCLPCL driver for Windows NT4.0 \DRIVERS\NT40\PSPostScript driver for Windows NT4.0 \DRIVERS\WIN2000\PCLPCL driver for Windows2000 \DRIVERS\WIN2000\PSPostScript driver for Windows2000 3. Follow the Add Printer Wizard instructions. To install the Client S/W: Run - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 470
the log even after deletion of the printer, be sure to select Export Logs from the Log menu, then save them in the csv file before deleting the printer. To uninstall the Server S/W: Click Start ® Programs ® Okidata ® OKI Print Job Accounting ® Delete OKI Print Job Accounting. Note Notes C9300/C9500 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 471
uninstall Instructions Uninstall the Client S/W first. Then, delete the Job Account Printer Driver if you do not need it. To uninstall the Client S/W: Click Start ® Programs ® Okidata ® OKI Print Job Accounting Client ® Delete OKI Print Job Accounting client. To delete the Job Account Printer Driver - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 472
Settings Update to the latest status Changes the display from Total to Logs. Changes the display to Total per Printer, Account ID or month. Exports logs in the csv file. Exports totals by Printer, Account ID or month in the csv file. Deletes the selected log Switches Default display/Details display - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 473
Help Server ID Version Info Displays Server ID. Displays version information. Notes Notes *1.Before running this menu, select the subject printer from the "Printer Tree" on the Select pane (Left side of screen). *2.Before running this menu, select the subject item from the "Log Tree" on the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 474
... and click on the Next button. • To specify the address directly, select Specify the printer... and click on the Next button. 2. Searching printers will prompt the following screen to appear. Only those printers supported by this System will be searched. If no search can be made, check to see the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 475
want to register from the list of printers searched and click on the Next button. 3. Set the printer at the following screen. Acquire Logs You can designate time to acquire logs by an interval or time. If this value exceeds 24 hours, it - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 476
initialize Flash and HDD using the operation panel. Use this in order to prevent the logs stored in the printer from being deleted. Usage Limits You can set usage limits for unregistered users (data without ID) and for local print (Print from operator panel such as menu map or file list). When - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 477
of paper size, paper source tray or media type. Detailed settings You can select the Detailed settings radio button, and set fees for Pages, Finisher, Printer use time, Paper size, Tray and Media. Only the items checked under each tab are valid, and the total fee for the valid items will - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 478
Selection pane (left side of screen) and then Property from the Printer menu; the following screen displays. How to change account ID settings To change the settings of an already registered Account ID, double-click the user - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 479
Printing not permitted: All printing is cancelled. Inhibit color printing: Color data printing is cancelled. Limit You can set a limit for the Job Printer or Date in the "Log Tree", all the logs are displayed. If you select a printer name from Printers in the "Log Tree", all the logs for the printer - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 480
Number of staples used Time the log was acquired(*1) Time the log was acquired from the printer (completed) Time the log acquisition started(*1) Time the log was acquired from the printer (started) Time the process began(*1) Time the job processing started Time the process ended(*1) Time the - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 481
" menu and run "Log-Display logs." Troubleshooting Q. The printer I selected is not shown in the "Printer - Add a printer" menu. A. If it is offline, the printer will not be shown. Check to see that the printer is not offline. There are times the printer is not shown during printing. Wait for - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 482
Log." A. Print log is already being acquired from the printer at this time. Known Problems/Solutions 1. When using PS Duplex printing, if the reverse and will not be recognized as a local print job. 4. PostScript printer drivers (Macintosh) do not store document names in log. 5. In applications - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 483
printer data for monitoring, reporting and managing networked printers. It provides a full range of management functions for Oki printers, and for other brands of printers , plus Text and CSV formats. • Integrates with Oki Data's on-line web support. Types of Users • Guest users, without username, - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 484
department can manage their local printers. • The system can be set to alert the local user and the administrator of problems. The administrator can log into based on current printer usage (Oki color printers). System Requirements Server Software Pentium 75, 64MB or better with CD support running: • - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 485
in the PostScript and PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor the selected printer's status. To Install 1. Insert the Oki CD1 into the CD-ROM drive ® Network Printer Status. Follow the on-screen instructions. To Open 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. Right-click the Oki Printer icon, click - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 486
RAM size and % used; Flash Memory size and % used % toner remaining is all cartridges NOTE If the Automatic Status Check box is checked, this utility will "ping" the printer each time you open the Printer Properties dialog in the printer driver. This will severely slow down the opening of this - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 487
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. C9300/C9500 Software Utilities • 487 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 488
to your CD-ROM driver and double-click Install.exe, then click OK.) 2. Click Network Software ® Installation/Config ® LPR Utility. Follow the on-screen instructions. Oki LPR Status box The Oki LPR Utility Status Box displays the following information: • Printers: Names of added printers (You can add - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 489
Windows NT 303 Windows XP 97 Color swatch utility 428 Color swatch utility, PCL driver Windows 2000 177 Windows Me/98/95 241 Windows NT 310 Windows XP 105 Maintenance 63 Display language 32 Drivers, printer Windows 2000 151 Windows Me 222 Windows NT 284 Windows XP 78 Index • 489 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 490
Windows Me/98/95 driver....228 Windows NT driver 292 Windows XP driver 86 I Image drum 358 Information Menu 42 L LED head 366 Location 15 M Maintenance Cleaning LED head 366 Fuser unit 363 Image drum 358 Toner cartridge 353 Transfer belt 361 Maintenance Menu 67 Manual feed 28 Media Menu - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 491
OKI color matching Windows 2000 178 Windows Me/98/95 243 Windows NT 311 Windows XP 106 OKI LPR utility 488 OKI using ICC profiles Windows Me/98/95 248 OKI 44 Printer Changing display language.....32 Components 16 Control panel 30 Location 15 Menu settings 33 Unpacking 13 Printer drivers - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 492
65 System Config. Menu 51 T Toner cartridge 353 installation 22 Transfer belt 361 Transporting 367 Troubleshooting Miscellaneous problems .......389 Paper jams 373 U Unpacking 13 Usage Menu 67 Utilities Color swatch 428 Network printer status ..........485 OKI LPR 488 PDF direct print 431 - Oki C9300n | C9300/C9500 User's Guide: Windows - Page 493
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