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- Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 1
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herein. The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web site: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 3
Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 32 Auto Switching 33 Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed 35 Paper Exit Paths 38 Face Down (Top Exit 38 Face Up (Rear Exit 38 Duplex Unit 40 Loading Paper 41 Trays 1 and 2 41 Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray 45 Consumables 48 Life Expectancy 48 C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 4
48 Replace a Toner Cartridge 49 Replace an Image Drum 57 Replace the Fuser 66 Replace the Belt Unit 71 Printer Settings (Menu Settings 77 Print a list of the current settings 77 Changing Settings 78 Reset to Factory Defaults 80 Lists of Available Settings by Menu 81 Menu Defaults 95 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 5
Toner Saving 215 Watermarks 219 Utilities 223 Overview 223 Descriptions of Utilities 224 Installing the Utilities 226 Color Correction Utility 228 Color Swatch Utility 243 Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR 247 Display Language Utility 249 Network Setup Utility 250 C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 6
like this. An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems. CAUTION! A caution appears like this. A caution provides additional information information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury. C5500n User's Guide Notes, Cautions, etc. • 6 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 7
Pass Color Digital LED technology. • Hiper-C emulation. • 10 Base-T and 100 Base-TX network connection. Options • Additional Memory: see page 100 64 MB or 256 MB • Duplex Unit: see page 101 for automatic two-sided printing • Second Paper Tray: see page 102. capacity 530 sheets 20-lb. paper C5500n - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 8
3. Paper Tray Standard paper tray. Holds up to 300 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m²) paper. 4. Multi-Purpose Tray Used for feeding transparencies, heavier paper stocks, envelopes and other special media. Also for manual feeding of single sheets when required. C5500n User's Guide Parts of the Printer • 8 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 9
Duplex Unit 6. Rear Stacker (face up) Capacity 100 sheets When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits the printer through the rear of the printer and is stacked face up. This is used for labels, heavy print media, envelopes and custom paper sizes. When used with the Multi-Purpose Tray - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 10
(print media) you want to use with your printer: • Type • Weight • Size The type, weight, and size of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tray can be used Choices are multipurpose tray (MP Tray/manual feed) or Trays 1 - 2 • which paper exit path can be used Choices are face-down - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 11
your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the Setup tab, under Weights, make your selection. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. C5500n User's Guide Paper - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 12
to select one of the thicker settings to get proper fusion of the toner to the page and to prevent possible damage to the printer. Select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a -203 g/m2) 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Paper Weights • 12 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 13
use double sided (duplex) printing Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing. These settings can be made in the printer menu or in the printer driver. Application settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. C5500n User's Guide Paper, US Bond • 13 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 14
The best performance is obtained when using paper designed for use in copiers and laser printers. Suitable types include: • Hammermill® Laser Printer Radiant White, 24 lb. US Bond (90 g/m²) • Xerox® 4024, 20 lb.US Bond (75 g/m²) • Oki® 52206101 Bright White Proofing Paper, 32 lb. US Bond (120 g/m2) - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 15
use double sided (duplex) printing Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing. These settings can be made in the printer menu or in the printer driver. Application settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. C5500n User's Guide Paper, Index • 15 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 16
The best performance is obtained when using paper designed for use in copiers and laser printers. Suitable types include: • Hammermill® Laser Printer Radiant White, 24 lb. US Bond (90 g/m²) • Xerox® 4024, 20 lb.US Bond (75 g/m²) • Oki® 52206101 Bright White Proofing Paper, 32 lb. US Bond (120 g/m2) - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 17
laid or textured paper • the life of the image drum is seriously shortened • print quality may deteriorate • change the media setting to 'Ultra Heavy'. This will improve print quality. When using 'Ultra Heavy': • print speed slows • duplexing cannot be used. C5500n User's Guide Letterhead • 17 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 18
to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2 second. Only use letterhead designed for color laser printers and photocopiers. Don't use very smooth, shiny or glossy paper. Don't use heavily embossed headed paper, very rough paper or paper that has a large grain difference between the two sides. • Check www - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 19
Loading Trays 1 and 2 Long edge feed Face down, top toward the back of the printer. Letr_lef.bmp Short edge feed face down, top to the right ltrhd_se.jpg C5500n User's Guide Letterhead • 19 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 20
Loading Manual Feed (MP Tray) Long edge feed Face up, top to the back of the printer manl_le.jpg Short edge feed Face up, top to the left manl_se.jp C5500n User's Guide Letterhead • 20 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 21
only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray. Envelopes can only exit the printer face-up. Recommendations CAUTION Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2 second. Envelopes.jpg 1. Use only recommended envelopes. Oki 52206301 and 52206302: For more information, see - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 22
• damp, damaged or curled paper envelopes Loading Trays 1 - 2 Envelopes cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2. Multi-purpose Tray Face up (flap side down), top to the left (into the printer) C96_LoadPaperMPTray_Envelopes_crop.JPG C5500n User's Guide Envelopes • 22 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 23
for color laser printers and photocopiers. • Labels must cover the entire carrier sheet. • The carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer. Loading Trays 1 - 2 Labels cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2. Manual Feed (MP Tray) Face up (print side up) C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 24
Default = long edge feed. C96_LoadPaperMPTray_Labels_crop.JPG Windows NOTE Recommended labels for best print results: Avery 5161 White Laser Label (Letter size); Avery 7162, 7664, 7666 White Laser Labels (size A4). C5500n User's Guide Labels • 24 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 25
Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. At Media Weight, make your selection. Labels1: For labels 0.1 to 0.169 mm thick. Labels2: For labels 0.17 to 0.2 mm thick. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Labels • 25 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 26
Only use transparencies designed for color laser printers and photocopiers. 2. Only use recommended transparencies Oki 52205701 3M CG3720 3. Avoid office transparencies designed for use by hand with marker pens. These will melt in the fuser and cause damage. C5500n User's Guide Transparencies • 26 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 27
cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 5. Manual Feed (MP Tray) Face up (print side up) Default = long edge feed. C96_LoadPaperMPTray.jpg Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 28
(3M CG3720, Oki 52205701). 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. At Media Weight, select Transparency. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Transparencies • 28 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 29
. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Paper Source. 4. Make your selection. Auto The printer automatically selects the paper tray. Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2 Tray 2 appears only if an optional tray is installed. Select a specific paper tray. C5500n User's Guide Paper Trays • 29 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 30
For example: You are printing a job on special media (letterhead). Place the media in the Multi Purpose Tray. Select the Multi Purpose Tray here (in the driver) when printing the job. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Paper Trays • 30 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 31
. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. Make your selection for Paper size check. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Paper Size Check • 31 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 32
) only for paper up to 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m2). b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) when you are printing paper heavier than 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/ m2). c. S = Simplex; D = Duplex (printing on both sides) C5500n User's Guide Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 • 32 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 33
If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, optional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper. This is called Auto Switching. This feature is enabled either through the printer menu or the printer driver. Application settings - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 34
. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. At Auto tray switch, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Auto Switching • 34 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 35
rear exit (Face Up Stacker), best for general use top exit (Face Down Stacker), with restrictions See "Paper Sizes and Exit Paths" on page 37 duplex (printing on both sides), with restrictions See "Duplexing Restrictions" on page 36 C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed] • 35 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 36
Important! You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m2 metric You cannot duplex • labels • envelopes • transparencies • paper weights above 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m2 metric C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed] • 36 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 37
Use the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. b. Use the Top Exit (Face Down Stacker) only for paper up to 47 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index Face Up Stacker) only - Feed one sheet at a time. C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed] • 37 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 38
c53_72_rear3.jpg Open the face up stacker at the rear of the printer and pull out the tray extension. When the face up stacker is open, paper exits via this path, regardless of driver settings. • Capacity up to 100 sheets of standard paper 20 lb. US Bond C5500n User's Guide Face Down (Top Exit) • 38 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 39
lb. US Bond 113 lb. Index 203 g/m² metric • Print Sequence Papers are printed face up. For multi-page documents, Select "Reverse order printing" in your application Print dialog box (Click File → Print). This puts the printed stack in the correct order. C5500n User's Guide Face Up (Rear Exit) • 39 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 40
Duplex Unit General Information The Duplex Unit enables your printer to print on both sides of the page. See "Duplex Printing" on page 195. C5500n User's Guide Duplex Unit • 40 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 41
out the 2nd (lower) tray and reload it while the printer is printing. • If you are printing from the 2nd (lower) tray, do not pull out the 1st (upper) tray while printing. This will cause a paper jam. 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer. c53_11_opntra.jpg C5500n User's Guide Loading Paper • 41 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 42
2. Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the middle (2). Then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again (3). Fan Paper.eps C5500n User's Guide Loading Paper • 42 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 43
3. Load paper print side down. Make sure the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) are snug against the paper. c53_13_instlpapr.jpg NOTE Load letterhead paper face down. The top edge is aimed towards the front of the printer. c53_76_trayabc.jpg C5500n User's Guide Loading Paper • 43 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 44
overfill the paper tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper stock. • Do not load damaged paper. • Do not load paper of different sizes or types at the same time. • Do not pull the paper tray out during printing (except as described above for the 2nd tray). C5500n User's Guide Loading Paper • 44 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 45
• a stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high • about 10 envelopes • about 50 transparencies. Do not exceed the 3/8'' (10 mm) media stack height. 1. Open the MP Tray. c53_40_mptrayopen1_crop.jpg, c53_41_mptrayopen2_crop.jpg, c53_42_mptrayopen3_crop.jpg C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray • 45 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 46
.jpg Letterhead: Single-sided printing load with pre-printed side up and the top edge into the printer. Double-sided printing (duplex) load with pre-printed side down and top edge away from the printer. (Optional duplex unit must be installed.) C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray • 46 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 47
Envelopes Load print side up (flap down) with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer. You cannot duplex envelopes. 4. Press the blue tray latch (1) toward the paper stack to lift the paper platform into the feed position. c53_86_mptraylevercolr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Multi-Purpose (MP - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 48
Capacity 43324401 Black, standard Cyan, standard Magenta, standard Yellow, standard 43381904 43381903 43381902 43381901 Image Drum Type C8 Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 43381704 43381703 43381702 43381701 Fuser 120 V 230V 43363201 43363202 Belt Belt 43363401 C5500n User's Guide Consumables • 48 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 49
Replace a Toner Cartridge ___________ c53_30_tonergroup.jpg REPLACE TONER nnn: zzzz TONER EMPTY nnn: ZZZZ = 410: YELLOW 411: MAGENTA 412: CYAN 413: BLACK C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 49 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 50
1. Press the cover release. Open the printer's top cover fully. c53_02_opencvr.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it. C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 50 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 51
cartridges: Cyan (1), Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4). c53_09_lidup.jpg 3. Pull the colored toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer. Shown: replacement of the black toner cartridge c53_74_tonerlvropen.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 52
4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge. Then, pull the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end. Remove the toner cartridge. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations. c53_80_tonrout.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 52 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 53
.jpg 6. Remove the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge. CAUTION! Do not touch the toner release lever until the toner cartridge is installed in the image drum. If you do, it will open the toner release slot and spill toner. C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 53 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 54
7. Hold the cartridge by its top center with the colored release lever to the right. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum. Push it firmly against the spring on the drum unit. c53_80_tonrout.jpg and c53_73_tonerdrum.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 54 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 55
STOP! Push down on the toner cartridge to be sure that it is properly seated in the image drum. Press back on the lever again. To avoid toner spillage, DO NOT open the toner release lever until the toner cartridge is firmly seated in the image drum. C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 55 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 56
9. Use the provided LED lens cleaner. Gently wipe the LED. c5x_ledarray_bw.jpg 10. Close and latch the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace a Toner Cartridge • 56 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 57
IMAGE DRUM nnn: ZZZZ DRUM LIFE nnn: ZZZZ = 350: YELLOW 351: MAGENTA 352: CYAN 353: BLACK Important! You must replace the toner cartridge when you replace the image drum. The life expectancy of the cartridge will be reduced as the toner charges the new drum. C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 58
cover fully. c53_02_opencvr.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it. 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan (1), Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4). c53_09_lidup.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 58 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 59
3. Lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, out of the printer. Discard it in accordance with your local regulations. c53_53_drumremove.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 59 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 60
4. Unpack the new image drum. CAUTION! Image drum handling The image drum contains toner. To avoid spilling toner, be careful to keep it upright. c53_31_drum.jpg, Checkmark.bmp, c53_79_drumtilt_3.jpg, c53_78_drumtilt_2.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 60 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 61
out of the printer for longer than 5 minutes, place the image drum inside a black plastic bag or carefully place it in a drawer or cabinet to keep it away from light. 5. Grasp the white tape tab and peel the tape off the drum. c53_28_removedrumtape.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 61 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 62
6. Remove the paper sheet. Then, remove the clear plastic film. c53_26removepaper.jpg, c53_25_removeclearsheet.jpg 7. If present, remove the silica gel pack. c53_24_removejell.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 62 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 63
8. Place the image drum in the printer. c53_84_removedrumwithorange.jpg 9. Remove the orange drum seal. c53_83_removeorangething.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 63 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 64
10. Install the new toner cartridge in the image drum. See "Install a Toner Cartridge" on page 53. C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 64 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 65
11. Use the provided LED lens cleaner. Gently wipe the LED. c5x_ledarray_bw.jpg 12. Close and latch the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace an Image Drum • 65 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 66
clearly labelled. Do not touch it. Handle the fuser with extreme care. Hold it only by its handle, which is only mildly warm to the touch. If in doubt, switch the printer off. Wait at least 10 minutes for the fuser to cool before opening the printer cover. C5500n User's Guide Replace the Fuser • 66 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 67
1. Press the cover release. Fully open the printer's top cover. c53_02_opencvr.jpg 2. Pull the two blue fuser lock levers (1) towards the front of the printer. c53_59_fuser1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Fuser • 67 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 68
letting the fuser cool down, discard it. c53_60_fuser2.jpg 4. Remove the new fuser from its packaging. Remove any packing tape. 5. Push the orange transport lock to the left to release it. You'll hear it snap. Remove it. c53_104_fuser_transport_loc.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Fuser • 68 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 69
the new fuser by the handle. The fuser pressure release lever (1) should be on the right. Lower the fuser into the printer. c53_60a_fuser2.jpg 7. Push the two blue retaining levers (1) toward the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. c53_61a_fuser3.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Fuser - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 70
8. Close and latch the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Fuser • 70 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 71
Belt Unit REPLACE BELT 355: BELT LIFE The belt unit is located under the four image drums. 1. Press the cover release and open the top cover fully. c53_02_opencvr.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser is HOT. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 72
expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes. • If the image drum must be out of the printer for longer than 5 minutes, place the image drum inside a black plastic bag or carefully place it in a drawer or cabinet to keep it away from light. C5500n User's Guide Replace the Belt Unit • 72 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 73
4. Locate the two blue locks (1) and the handle (2). c53_48_belt1.jpg 5. Turn the two locks about 45° counterclockwise to release the belt. c53_49_belt2.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Belt Unit • 73 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 74
7. Unpack the new belt unit. Hold it with the blue handle toward the front of the printer. 8. Place the drive gear at the back of the belt unit in the gear at the left rear corner of the printer. Lower the belt unit into the printer. c53_51_belt4.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Belt Unit • 74 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 75
45° clockwise to secure the belt unit in place. c53_48_belt1.jpg 10. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer (1 = Cyan, 2 = Magenta, 3 = Yellow, 4 = Black). It is essential that they go back in the correct order! c53_09_lidup.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Belt Unit • 75 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 76
11. Close and latch the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Replace the Belt Unit • 76 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 77
's operator panel and displayed in the LCD window. Many of these settings can be overridden by settings in the printer driver. However, several of the driver settings can be left at "Printer Setting," which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus Print a list of the current - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 78
the display. NOTE The menus and their various listings vary depending on which options you have installed on your printer. 3. Press ENTER to enter the menu. 4. Use +/ - to move up and menu, press BACK again, then follow steps 2 through 7. C5500n User's Guide Printer Settings (Menu Settings) • 78 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 79
TIME 240 MIN 6. Press ENTER to select the new setting: An asterisk appears on the second line of the display. POW SAVE TIME 240 MIN * 7. Press ON LINE to engage the new setting and to exit the menu. The printer returns to standby mode. C5500n User's Guide Printer Settings (Menu Settings) • 79 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 80
indicated. To reset the printer menu to its original default settings: 1. Press + to enter the Menu mode. 2. Press + ... MAINTENANCE MENU 3. Press ENTER. MENU RESET Execute 4. Press ENTER. 5. The printer resets and returns to the on-line state. C5500n User's Guide Printer Settings (Menu Settings - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 81
Item PRINT MENU MAP DEMO1 Action EXECUTE EXECUTE Explanation Prints the MenuMap (menu listing) with current settings shown. Information about your printer is also shown at the top of each MenuMap page. Prints the built-in Demo page. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings by Menu • 81 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 82
to be printed. DUPLEX† ON OFF Enables or disables duplex printing. † PAPER FEED TRAY1 TRAY2† MP TRAY Selects the default tray for paper feed. AUTO TRAY ON SWITCH OFF If two trays contain identical print media, the printer can switch to an alternate tray when the current tray runs out in - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 83
documents, switch to MONO 24PPM. AUTO SPEED sets the speed of printing based on whether the first page is color or monochrome. If you are printing a document with a color cover followed by mostly monochrome pages, use MIXED SPEED. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings by Menu • 83 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 84
the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in optional Tray 2. LETTER, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL14, LEGAL13.5, LEGAL13, A4, A5, A6, B5, CUSTOM, COM-9 ENVELOPE, COM-10 ENVELOPE, MONARCH ENV, DL ENVELOPE, C5 ENVELOPE Defines the size of paper to be fed from the Multi-Purpose Tray. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 85
Tray so that the printer can adjust its internal parameters for the media. MEDIUM, HEAVY, ULTRA HEAVY Defines the media weight to be fed from the Multi-Purpose Tray. MILLIMETER INCH Defines the unit of measure for the next two items. 3 to 8.5 INCH Default = 8.5 INCH Defines the width of paper - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 86
adjusted: • at power on • when a new image drum or toner cartridge is installed • at intervals of 100, 300 and 500 drum counts Auto adjustment takes up to 55 seconds. Switch to manual only if you wish to initiate Density Control manually using the printer menu. ADJUST DENSITY [EXECUTE] Selecting - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 87
jam recovery after a paper jam has occurred. If ON, the printer will attempt to print again any pages lost due to a paper jam once the jam has been cleared. Change this to ON if you wish the printer to print the error details when an error occurs. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 88
DISABLE 480Mbps 12Mbps ENABLE DISABLE Explanation Enables or disables the SOFT RESET command. Sets the maximum transfer speed for the USB interface. ENABLE allows your computer to identify the printer by its USB interface serial number. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings by Menu • 88 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 89
MANUAL IP ADDRESS xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Default = 198.168.100.100 SUBNET MASK GATEWAY ADDRESS INITIALIZE NIC? WEB/IPP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Default = 255.255.255.000 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Default to increment 1st octet. • Press ENTER to register the new address. Current assigned subnet mask. To change, proceed as - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 90
protocol. NORMAL SMALL Normal = Global network Small = Local network AUTO NEGOTIATE 100BASE-TX FUL 100BASE-TX HALF 10BASE-T FULL 10BASE-T HALF Sets full or half duplex for communication via a network hub. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings by Menu • 90 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 91
Memory Menu Note: Factory default settings are shown in bold. Item Settings RECEIVE BUF The following message displays: EXECUTE NOW? YES=ENTER/NO=CANCEL Press ENTER, then turn the printer off. The request to execute FLASH initialization is put into the memory and initialization is executed when - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 92
menu and temporarily change this setting to ON, then send a one page print job. This will cause an extra blank sheet to print, cleaning the drum prior to printing. Careful! Leaving this set to ON will reduce the image drum life. C5500n User's Guide Lists of Available Settings by Menu • 92 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 93
shown in bold. Item MENU RESET SAVE MENU POWER SAVE PAPER BLACK SETTING PAPER COLOR SETTING TRANSPR BLACK SETTING TRANSPR COLOR SETTING Settings Explanation [EXECUTE] Resets menus to the default settings. [EXECUTE] Saves current menu settings as default values. At confirmation prompt, press - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 94
M DRUM LIFE Y DRUM LIFE BELT LIFE FUSER LIFE K TONER C TONER M TONER Y TONER Explanation The total number of pages printed. The total number of pages fed from Tray 1. The total number of pages fed from optional Tray 2. Appears only if the optional Second Paper Tray is installed. See "Second Paper - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 95
Menu Defaults Information, Print, and Media Menus Note: Menus/Items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu INFORMATION MENU PRINT MENU MEDIA MENU Item PRINT MENU MAP DEMO1 COPIES DUPLEX† PAPER FEED AUTO TRAY SWITCH TRAY SEQUENCE MP TRAY USAGE MEDIA CHECK - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 96
is installed. Menu COLOR MENU SYS CONFIG MENU USB MENU Item DENSITY CONTROL ADJUST DENSITY AJST REGSTRATION C REG FINE AJST M REG FINE AJST Y REG FINE AJST POW SAVE TIME CLRABLE WARNING MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT LOW TONER JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT LANGUAGE SOFT RESET SPEED Default Setting - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 97
Items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Menu NETWORK MENU MEMORY MENU† Item TCP/IP NETBEUI IP NIC? WEB/IPP TELNET FTP SNMP LAN HUB LINK SETTING RECEIVE BUF SIZE FLASH INITIALIZE Default Setting ENABLE DISABLE AUTO 192.168.100.100 255.255.255.000 192.168.100 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 98
when the appropriate option is installed. Menu SYS ADJUST MENU MAINTENANCE MENU Item X ADJUST Y ADJUST DUPLEX X ADJUST† DUPLEX Y ADJUST† DRUM CLEANING MENU RESET SAVE MENU POWER SAVE PAPER BLACK SET PAPER COLOR SET TRNSPR BLACK SET TRANSPR COLOR SET Default Setting 0.00 MILLIMETER 0.00 MILLIMETER - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 99
MENU Item TOTAL PAGE COUNT TRAY1 PAGE COUNT TRAY2 PAGE COUNT† MPT PAGE COUNT COLOR PAGE COUNT MONO PAGE COUNT K DRUM LIFE C DRUM LIFE M DRUM LIFE Y DRUM LIFE BELT LIFE FUSER LIFE K TONER C TONER M TONER Y TONER Default Setting nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn REMAINING nn% REMAINING nn% REMAINING nn - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 100
The following options are available for your printer: • Additional RAM memory (see below) • Duplex Unit (see page 101) • Second Paper Tray (see page 102) Instructions for installing these options are found in the packaging with the option. RAM Memory Oki 70042801, 70042901 c53_82_ram.jpg The basic - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 101
Duplex Unit Oki 43347501 The Duplex Unit enables your printer to print on both sides of the page. See "Duplex Printing" on page 195. C5500n User's Guide Options • 101 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 102
Second Paper Tray Oki 43347601 c53_43_opttray2.jpg The second paper tray takes: • Up to 530 sheets of 20-lb. paper. • All the same size media as Tray 1 except A6. • Paper weight range 16 to 57 lbs. (60 to 203 g/m2). C5500n User's Guide Options • 102 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 103
Optional Tray 2: 17 to 47 lb. (64 to 177 g/m²) Multi-Purpose Tray: 20 to 54 lb. (75 to 203 g/m²) Top Exit (Face Down Stacker): 250 sheets 20-lb. 75 g/m² paper Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker): 100 sheets 20-lb. 75 g/m² 420,000 pages or 5 years, whichever comes first C5500n User's Guide Specifications - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 104
Toner life Standard cartridge: approximately 2,000 pages at 5% coverage High-capacity cartridge: approximately 5,000 pages at 5% coverage Image drum life 20,000 pages at 3 pages per job Belt life 60,000 letter-size pages Fuser life 60,000 letter-size pages C5500n User's Guide Specifications - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 105
that may arise when using the printer. Troubleshooting is divided into the following sections: • "Display Panel Messages" see page 106 • "Paper Jams" see page 110 • "Print Quality Problems" see page 132 • "USB Problems" see page 136 • "Application error" see page 138 • "General Protection Fault - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 106
. The belt unit is not properly installed. Open the top cover and lift out the black (K) and Yellow (Y) image drums, placing them on a flat surface. Check to be sure that the belt unit latches are fully in the latched position: c53_48_belt1.jpg then reinstall the image drums. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 107
What to Do The fuser unit is not properly installed. Open the top cover and check to be sure that the fuser unit is properly seated in the printer and that the lock levers are pushed all the way toward the back of the printer: CHECK MP TRAY 390: PAPER JAM CLOSE COVER 316: DUPLEX COVER OPEN - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 108
of the display to indicate that consumable xxx (e.g., belt, fuser, toner, image drum) is nearing end of life. Make sure you have a replacement unit on hand. POWER ON/OFF 300: NETWORK ERROR An error has occurred involving the network. Shut the printer off, then turn it back on. If the message - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 109
xxx (e.g., belt, fuser, image drum) will need to be replaced soon. Replace the indicated item. An error has occurred which requires service. YYYY = the general cause. nnn = error number. Try turning off the printer then turning it back on. If this does not remedy the problem, write down - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 110
Jams General Information Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point along the paper path. When a jam occurs, the printer immediately stops. The control panel displays an error message. This message tells you where the first sheet is jammed. All jammed sheets must - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 111
levels. See "Specifications" on page 103. Remove the creased / wrinkled paper from the feed tray. Adjust tray or manual feed guides. Correct paper feed selection in the Properties Setup tab in the printer driver. Jam is cleared, but printer does not print. Possible cause Remedy The top cover has - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 112
Jam 370, 373 and 383 OPEN DUPLEX COVER nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 370, 373, 383 1. Press the duplex cover release. Open the duplexer cover. c53_54_duplex1.jpg 2. Remove any jammed sheets. c53_65a_jamduplex1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 112 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 113
c53_99a_jam37x.jpg c53_88a_jam.jpg 3. Close the duplex unit cover. c53_95a_duplexjam.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 113 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 114
Jam 371 OPEN DUPLEX COVER 371: Paper Jam 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Pull out the duplexer. c53_96_jam371a.jpg 3. Pull the duplexer lid to unlock it. c53_97_jam371b.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 114 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 115
4. Open the lid. Remove the jammed sheet. c53_98_jam371c.jpg 5. Close the lid. Push it back to lock it in place. c53_97_jam371b.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 115 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 116
6. Push the duplexer back into the printer. c53_96_jam371a.jpg 7. Turn on the printer. C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 116 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 117
Jam 372 and 380 OPEN FRONT COVER nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 372 or 380. 1. Lift the front cover release. Pull open the front cover. c53_58_frcvropen.jpg 2. Remove any jammed sheets. c53_66_jamfront.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 117 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 118
3. Close the front cover. c53_57_frcvrclose.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 118 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 119
COVER 381: Paper Jam 1. Press the cover release. Fully open the printer's top cover. c53_02_opencvr.jpg 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan (1), Magenta (2), Yellow (3), Black (4). It is essential that they go back in the correct order! c53_09_lidup.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 120
powered on, the fuser is hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch it. 3. Lift each of the image drum/toner cartridge units out of the printer. Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. c53_53_drumremove.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 120 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 121
more than 5 minutes. • If the image drum must be out of the printer for longer than 5 minutes, place the image drum inside a black plastic bag or carefully place it in a drawer or cabinet to keep it away from light. 4. Remove any sheets of paper on the belt unit. c53_63_jambelt1.jpg CAUTION! Do not - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 122
See step 4 under "Jam 382" . To remove a sheet trapped in the fuser: 1. Grasp the edge of the sheet. 2. Push the fuser pressure release lever (1) towards the front and down. 3. Lift out the sheet. 4. Let go of the fuser pressure release lever. c53_64_jambelt2.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 122 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 123
5. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer. Be sure to place them in the proper sequence (1 = Cyan, 2 = Magenta, 3 = Yellow, 4 = Black). c53_09_lidup.jpg 6. Close the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 123 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 124
Jam 382 OPEN TOP COVER 382: Paper Jam 1. Open the top cover. c53_02_opencvr.jpg 2. Gently pull the sheet out. • If the sheet does not come out easily, go to the next step. • If the sheet does come out, close the cover. c53_68_jamtop_crop.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 124 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 125
3. Lower the rear exit tray. c53_70a_rear1.jpg 4. Pull out the jammed sheet. c53_67a_jamrear.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 125 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 126
jammed in the fuser. To get it out, reach around the top cover and press down on the fuser pressure release lever (1) before pulling the sheet out. Then let go of the fuser pressure release lever. c53_91_jam382_3.jpg 5. Close the rear exit. c53_70a_rear1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 126 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 127
6. Close the top cover. c53_45_latchcvr.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 127 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 128
390 CHECK MP TRAY 390: Paper Jam Sheet has just entered the printer 1. Gently pull the sheet out of the printer. c53_81_jammptray.jpg Sheet can't easily be pulled out from the front 1. Lift the front cover release. Pull open the front cover. c53_102_jam390.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 128 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 129
2. Remove any jammed sheets. c53_94_jam390.jpg 3. Close the front cover. c53_102_jam390.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 129 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 130
Jam 391 and 392 OPEN FRONT COVER nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 391 or 392 1. Pull out the appropriate tray. 391 = Tray 1 392 = Optional Tray 2. 2. Remove any sheet jammed as it exited the tray. c53_101a_jam392.jpg, c53_100a_jam391.jpg 391 392 C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 130 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 131
3. Open the front cover. c53_58_frcvropen.jpg 4. Remove any jammed sheets. c53_66_jamfront_crop.jpg 5. Close the front cover. c53_57a_frcvrclose.jpg C5500n User's Guide Paper Jams • 131 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 132
Print Quality Problems Blurred print (letter edges) Possible cause Remedy LED is dirty. Clean LED with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Cannot print desired Replace toner cartridge. See "Replace a Toner color because toner Cartridge" on page 49. is low. Blurred print (one side of page) Possible - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 133
"Replace a Toner Cartridge" on page 49. The paper is moist. Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels. See "Specifications" on page 103. Paper is unsuitable for Use recommended paper. See "Paper (Print printer. Media)" on page 10. C5500n User's Guide Print Quality Problems - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 134
it in a dark place for several hours. If this does not work, replace the image drum. See "Replace an Image Drum" on page 57. Lines, White (Vertical) Remedy Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. Change toner cartridge. Change image drum. C5500n User's Guide Print Quality Problems • 134 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 135
→ YYY MEDIA WEIGHT). Packing materials were left on the fuser when it was installed. Careful! Fuser my be HOT! Open the top cover and check to be sure that all the packing materials were removed from the fuser. See "Replace the Fuser" on page 66. C5500n User's Guide Print Quality Problems • 135 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 136
A USB hub is being used. The printer cannot be used with a USB hub. Connect the printer and computer directly. The USB cable is installed in the Ethernet port. Make sure the USB cable is plugged into the black USB port (1) on the printer: c52_usb_2_crop.jpg C5500n User's Guide USB Problems • 136 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 137
cable is connected. Printer is not selected in the printer driver. Select the printer or set to default printer. Incorrect printer Delete this printer driver and install correct driver is being used. printer driver from the CD supplied with your printer. C5500n User's Guide USB Problems • 137 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 138
is corrupted. Memory is insufficient for application. Printer driver is incorrectly configured. Remedy Upgrade the application. Close all other applications. Correct or recreate the file. Increase computer's memory. Correctly configure printer driver. C5500n User's Guide Application error • 138 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 139
on a stable, level surface. There are scraps of Check the inside of the printer and remove paper or other foreign any such objects. matter inside the printer. The top cover is not firmly shut. Press the left and right sides of the top cover. C5500n User's Guide Paper Size Change Request • 139 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 140
TIME). The image drum carries out a cleaning process to ensure print quality, which takes time. Wait until this process has been completed. The fuser unit adjusts temperature, which takes time. Wait until this process has been completed. The printer is processing data from another interface - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 141
the problem. Printing is slow Possible cause Remedy Print processing is carried out by the computer. Print resolution is set high. Data is too complex. Use a computer with a faster processor. Set lower print resolution in the printer driver Job Options tab. Simplify data. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 142
Cleaning Cleaning Page Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 Use this to generate a cleaning page which runs through the printer before the job is Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. Select "Run maintenance cycle before printing". If the box has a check mark, - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 143
my.okidata.com to see/download a copy of the Setup Guide or for the latest information on printer drivers. For more information about working with your printer driver, refer to the appropriate operating system. • "Macintosh" see page 144 Summary Presets Scheduler Paper Handling C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 144
jobs in the print queue. See "Scheduler" on page 146. Paper Handling Macintosh OS 10.3 only "Paper Handling" allows you to determine how the pages in your print job for heavy paper, labels, envelopes and transparencies. See "Paper Handling" on page 147. C5500n User's Guide Printer Drivers • 144 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 145
change is selected in the Preset box. 2. Make any needed changes in the printer settings. 3. Review the Summary screen to confirm that the settings are what you want. 4. Open the drop-down list. Select Save. The revised settings are saved under that Preset. C5500n User's Guide Printer Drivers • 145 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 146
Preset box. 2. Open the drop-down list. Select Delete. The Preset is deleted from the list. Scheduler Macintosh OS 10.3 only 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop- setting determines the printing priority of your job. C5500n User's Guide Printer Drivers • 146 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 147
when you are printing to the straight-through, rear (face up) exit required for heavy paper, labels, envelopes and transparencies. Print All Pages Odd numbered pages Even numbered pages Use this to print only the odd or only the even pages in your document. C5500n User's Guide Printer Drivers • 147 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 148
Duplex Printing: see page 195 Grayscale: see page 201 N Up (multiple pages on one sheet): see page 202 Photographs: see page 205 Posters: see page 208 Print Resolution: see page 210 Save as File: see page 214 Toner Saving: see page 215 Watermarks: see page 219 C5500n User's Guide Printer Features - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 149
Tray) [Manual Feed], on page 35 Face Up (Rear Exit), on page 38 Specifications • Length: up to 47'' (1.2 m) • Width Range = 8¼ to 8½'' (210 to 215.9 mm) • Weight Range = 28 to 34 lb. US Bond (105 to 128 g/m2) • Path = Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) only • Feed one sheet at a time. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 150
, on page 149. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 For important information about printing banners, see General Information, on page 149. Before you print a banner, you must set Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed to ON in the printer driver. The default is OFF. The printer operator panel will prompt you - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 151
printer prints the color black in one of two ways: • Composite Black • True Black Composite Black The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black. Use composite black when printing photographs. Composite Black can appear as a brownish-black. True Black Only black - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 152
set the printer to use only black toner (True Black). Individual Print Jobs 1. When you print a job, click on the driver's Color tab 2. Click in the box next to Grayscale. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. All Print Jobs (Default) 1. Click Start - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 153
Windows Black Finish Individual Print Jobs NOTE The driver's color options are only designed to work with RGB data. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Click on the Color tab. 4. At Advanced Color, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 154
Select Properties. Click Printing Preferences. Windows NT 4.0: Select Document Defaults. 4. Click on the Color tab. 5. At Advanced Color, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 6. Below Black Finish, make your selection. Choices - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 155
. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. At "Always create 100% Black(K) Toner", make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 156
a document like a brochure or greeting card. Both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed and enabled in the driver before using booklet printing. Some applications do not support booklet printing. Please read the Notes (below). C5500n User's Guide Booklets (Binding Print) • 156 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 157
Booklet Printing Restrictions NOTES Both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed and enabled in the driver before using booklet printing. Not available on some network connections: see the Help file. Some software applications may not support booklet printing. The right-to-left - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 158
Windows NOTES Before booklet printing can be carried out, both the duplex unit and additional memory must be • installed • enabled in the driver. Not available on some network connections: see the Help file. Some software applications may not support booklet printing. The right-to-left setting - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 159
Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: . Windows XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 8. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP: click Print. Windows 2000: click Print. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 This feature is not available in these operating systems. C5500n User's Guide Booklets - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 160
of the collate option in the printer driver. This prevents any conflicts between the software application and the printer driver. NOTE Most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed from page print before the copies of the subsequent page(s) print. C5500n User's Guide Collating • 160 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 161
settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 162
list below Presets. Select Copies & Pages. 4. At Collated, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print C5500n User's Guide Collating • 162 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 163
. Application settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. Color reproduction is a complex color matching. See page 164. • how-to information The how-to information explains how to perform color matching with your printer. See page 180. C5500n User's Guide Color - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 164
the document print dialog box. Application settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. Color reproduction is a complex topic. This background information explains the factors that affect color matching. Background information is divided into these sections - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 165
167. • color settings in your software application. See page 168. • how your software application displays colo.r See page 168. • color settings in your printer driver. See page 169. • viewing (lighting) conditions. See page 170. • paper type. See page 170. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 165 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 166
certain colors (for example, some yellows), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor. These differences between monitor colors and printer colors are the main reasons why printed colors do not always match the colors displayed on screen. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 167
conditions. 9300k * Cool The default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 You can calibrate your monitor's color regimen in System Preferences → Displays → Color. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 167 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 168
displays color Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW®, Adobe® Photoshop®, or Macromedia Freehand® may display color differently from "office" applications such as Microsoft® Word. For more information, please see your application's online help or user manual. C5500n User's Guide Color - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 169
For Windows The printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. The default driver settings produce good results for most documents. For Macintosh The install utility provides • a color matching profile for your printer and • a Color Option utility - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 170
window compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Paper Type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 171
printing. Some applications override, without warning, any color matching settings in the printer driver. There is no one way to achieve images. See page 174. • specific colors (i.e., a company logo). See page 175. • printing vivid colors. See page 176. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 172
only if you are comfortable with color matching concepts! See "Advanced Color" on page 183. Grayscale This option prints all documents as monochrome. No color prints. The printer interprets all colors as a variation of grays. See "Grayscale" on page 185. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 172 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 173
Publishing and Graphics applications. Windows and Macintosh 10.2 and 10.3 The driver and Color Swatch Utility supplied with your printer support only RBG. If you wish to use CMYK, you might be able to use the software application's Soft Proofing feature. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 173 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 174
method appropriate to your monitor. See "Color Settings" on page 177. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 174 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 175
the values in your application's color picker See "Color Swatch Utility" on page 243. RGB or CMYK If you are printing from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 175 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 176
Windows See "Color Settings" on page 177. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 See "Color Settings" on page 177. RGB or CMYK Windows Auto is a generally a good choice. See "Auto Color" on page 181. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 Auto is a generally a good choice. See "Auto Color" on page 181. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 177
according to your computer platform, operating system, color production method, and printer driver type. You can modify these settings by selecting Advanced Color, then Natural. See "Advanced Color" on page 183. Monitor (6500k) Auto The default setting (in Macintosh) that selects the best options - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 178
colors. sRGB This option attempts to simulate RGB color. Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification. Only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. C5500n User's Guide Color - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 179
of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from, mixture with white. Windows and Macintosh 10.3 Saturation can be adjusted when using the Advanced Color or Gray Scale color modes (color matching methods). Advanced Color: see page 183 Gray Scale: see page 185 C5500n User's Guide Color Matching - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 180
your computer platform, operating system, color production method, and printer driver type. To change these settings in your printer driver, refer to the appropriate section. • Auto Color: see page 181 • Advanced Color: see page 183 • Grayscale: see page 185 C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 180 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 181
Auto Color Your printer automatically uses the best method to match color, depending on the type of document you are printing. Windows Individual Print Jobs NOTE The driver's color options are only designed to work with RGB data. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Click on - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 182
File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Color. 4. Below Color Mode, at Auto Color, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Click Print. 6. The document prints. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 182 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 183
Windows Individual Print Jobs NOTE The driver's color options are only designed to work with RGB data. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Click on the Color tab. 4. At Advanced Color, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 184
below Presets. Select Color. 4. Below Color Mode, at Advanced Color, make your selection. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. 7. The document prints. C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 184 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 185
Grayscale This option prints all documents as monochrome. No color prints. The printer interprets all colors as a variation of grays. Windows Individual Print Jobs NOTE The driver's color options are only designed to work with RGB data. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 186
Click Print. 8. The document prints. NOTE Once Grayscale is set as the default, you must select either Auto Color or Manual Color on the Color tab when you print color documents. See "List of Color Matching Methods" on page 180. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 187
Macintosh OS 10.3 1. To access the print features, open your print driver from within an application by selecting File → Print. 2. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Color Synch. 3. At Color Conversion, select Standard. 4. At Quartz Filter, make your selection. Choices are: None, Black - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 188
Color Matching Color Synch Macintosh OS 10.3 Filters None The default. No filters are applied to the document. C32_Mac_10.3_11a.jpg Black & White Converts the document to black and white, with no gray shades. C32_Mac_10.3_11b.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 188 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 189
(A) / Lightness Increase (B) Darkens or lightens the document. The middle picture below is with no filters applied. C32_Mac_10.3_11e.jpg, C32_Mac_10.3_11a.jpg, C32_Mac_10.3_11f.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 189 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 190
Reduce File Size This filters the document to reduce its file size. Sepia Tone Converts the document to shades of brown. C32_Mac_10.3_11g.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Matching • 190 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 191
. To do this, click the name in the Filters box. Then, click Apply. You can also • add New filters of your choice • Delete filters you have added to the list • set color conversion options such as Rendering Intent (Automatic, Perceptual, Relative, Saturation, Absolute), etc. C32_Mac_10.3_11.jpg - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 192
print dialog box. Application settings override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. Custom page sizes can be printed from Tray 1, Tray 2 or the Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray, one-sided printing only, rear exit only. Tray 1 and Tray 2 Custom Size Range • minimum 3.94'' x 5.83 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 193
c53_72_rear3.jpg 2. Load the custom size paper in the tray of your choice. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to the next step - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 194
Faxes for XP]. 2. Right click the printer icon. 3. Next: Windows 98/Me: select Properties. Click the Printer Properties tab. Windows XP/2000: select Properties. Click Printing Preferences. Windows NT 4.0: select Document Defaults. 4. On the Setup tab, click Paper Feed Options. 5. Click Custom Size - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 195
override driver settings. Driver settings override printer menu settings. • Paper must be loaded print side up. • Any tray (Tray 1, optional Tray 2, MP tray) can be used for duplex printing. Paper Types Paper only Cannot duplex labels envelopes transparencies C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 196
Paper Sizes Size Letter Legal-14 Legal-13.5 Legal-13 Executive A4 A5 B5 Custom Inches 8½ x 11 8½ x .2 184.15 x 210 x 297 145 x 210 182 x 257 Minimum 148 x 210 Maximum 215.9 x 355.6 Paper Weights 20 to 28-lb. US Bond 42 to 58 lb. Index 75 to 105 g/m² metric C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing • 196 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 197
! You can duplex • paper • paper weights up to 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m2 metric You cannot duplex • labels • envelopes • transparencies • paper weights above 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m2 metric Long Edge vs. Short Edge Long Edge Short Edge C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 198
2-Sided Printing, make your selection. Choices are Long Edge or Short Edge. Long Edge Short Edge 6. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: Click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 7. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing • 198 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 199
screen for setting defaults will have more tabs. 4. On the Setup tab, under 2-Sided Printing, make your selection. Choices are Long Edge or Short Edge. Long Edge Short Edge 5. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: Click OK twice. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing • 199 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 200
Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Duplex. 4. At Duplex, make your selection. Choices are: Off, Long-Edge Binding, and Short-Edge Binding. Long Edge Binding Short Edge Binding 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Duplex Printing • 200 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 201
Grayscale This feature is described in the Color Matching section. See "Grayscale" on page 185. C5500n User's Guide Grayscale • 201 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 202
. Driver settings override printer menu settings. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to the next step. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 203
one sheet, use this to print a border between the sheets, if desired. 7. Make your selections. Click OK. 8. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: Click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 9. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide N-Up Printing • 203 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 204
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select sheet, use this to print a border between the sheets, if desired. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide N-Up Printing • 204 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 205
photographs, select Photo Enhance in the driver. Windows All Print Jobs (Default) 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers [Printers and Faxes in Windows XP]. 2. Right-click the printer name. 3. Next Windows 98/Me: select Properties. Click Printer Properties. Windows XP/2000: select Properties. Click - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 206
. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the Job Options tab, select Photo Enhance. 6. Change any other settings as desired. 7. Next: Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/XP: click OK Windows 2000: go to the next step. 8. Next: Windows 98/Me/NT4.0: click OK Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 207
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Print Quality. 4. Select Photo Enhance 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Photographs • 207 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 208
box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 9. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 209
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 This feature is not available in these operating systems. C5500n User's Guide Posters • 209 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 210
the mileage of your toner and drum. Raising the print resolution can maximize the image quality of a print job. You usually do this for final versions of documents or when printing images (photographs). Windows All Print Jobs (Default) 1. Click Start →Settings →Printers [Printers and Faxes for XP - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 211
Normal standard resolution. The default. 6. Change any other settings as desired. 7. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 8. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide Print Resolution • 211 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 212
The best quality image the printer provides. Choose this for optimum results when printing graphics. Fine/Detail (600 x 1200) high resolution printing Normal standard resolution. The default. 6. Change any other settings as desired. 7. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 213
Quality The best quality image the printer provides. Choose this for optimum results when printing graphics. Fine/Detail (600 x 1200) high resolution printing Normal standard resolution. The default. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Print Resolution • 213 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 214
data to a file, without actually printing a hardcopy. Save as File captures either a PDF or a PostScript file. Windows This feature is not available in this operating system. Macintosh OS a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. At Format, make your selection. - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 215
. Images may appear lighter than normal. NOTES Toner Save does not work if you are printing 100 per cent black. Toner Save does not work if Gray Scale is the selected print mode. Toner Save does not work with applications and operating systems that create print data in CIE color space. C5500n User - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 216
mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 7. Change any other settings as desired 8. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 9. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide Toner Saving • 216 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 217
mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 7. Change any other settings as desired 8. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 9. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide Toner Saving • 217 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 218
Quality. 4. At Toner saving, make your selection. Checking this will enable toner saving, but reduce print quality. If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON. If the box is empty, the feature is OFF. 5. Change any other settings as desired. 6. Click Print. C5500n User's Guide Toner Saving • 218 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 219
mark which is made on some types of paper during its production which can only be seen if it is held against the light. Your printer can print an element that performs as a watermark Create the watermark. 2. Edit an existing watermark. 3. Print, using a watermark C5500n User's Guide Watermarks • 219 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 220
File → Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. Click on the Job Options tab. 6. Click Watermark. 7. Click New. 8. Enter the text for your watermark. 9. Select the - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 221
box, select your printer. 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click Properties. Windows XP: click Preferences. Windows 2000: go to Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 16. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 222
10. Click OK. 11. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: click OK. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 12. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: click OK. Windows XP/2000: click Print. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 This feature is not available in these operating systems. C5500n User's Guide Watermarks • 222 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 223
Color Swatch Utility see page 243 Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) see page 247 Display Language Utility see page 249 Network Setup Utility see page 250 Here is a list of the utilities provided via download. Print Job Accounting Utility PrintSuperVision Web Driver Installer C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 224
the network without a print server. It creates a Printer Port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can monitor printer status. The Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) operates in Windows Me/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems. See "Direct Network Printing Utility - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 225
users e-mail notification of the URL that permits the downloading of printer driver installation programs for discovered printers. Administrators can use this utility to manage printers and users organized in groups, such as departments or floors. C5500n User's Guide Descriptions of Utilities • 225 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 226
the Utilities Windows Utilities on the CD Load the utilities from the Menu Installer located on the CD supplied with your printer. Download Utilities Download the utilities from the internet, accessed through the Menu Installer on the CD. C5500n User's Guide Installing the Utilities • 226 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 227
utility has been set up by your Network Administrator, it is transparent to the operation of the printer driver on your OS X system. Download Utilities Download the utilities from the internet, accessed through the Menu Installer on the CD. C5500n User's Guide Installing the Utilities • 227 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 228
to: • Change the Pallet Color: see page 229 • Adjust the Gamma Value and Hue: see page 239 How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located on the CD. Additional Information For more information, see the on-line help in the utility. C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 228 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 229
This feature is not available for Windows Me/98. This feature is not available for shared printers. When test printing, use paper larger than B5 size. There are four steps in changing the Pallet Color. 1. Print the Sample Color Chart. See page 230. 2. Print the Color Adjustment Chart. See page 231 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 230
. Windows XP Click Start → Programs → Okidata → Color Correct Utility → Color Adjustment Utility. 2. Select Adjust Pallet Color. Click Next. 3. The Select Printer screen appears. Select the printer you are using. Click Next. The Color Correct Utility starts. Installed printer drivers display - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 231
Change the Pallet Color Step 2: Print the Color Adjustment Chart First, you must perform the steps in "Step 1: Print the Sample Color Chart" see page 230. 6. Click Next. 7. The Pallet Color Matching screen appears. cadjust1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 231 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 232
Test print. The Color Adjustment Chart prints. Fig5-17.jpg 9. Compare the printed Color Adjustment Chart to the Pallet Color Matching screen. If the printed colors do not match the screen, perform an adjustment. You cannot adjust colors marked with an X. C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 233
, you are obtaining the best possible match between the values for Hue and Brightness on your Sample Color Chart and the Pallet Color Matching screen. 10. On the Pallet Color Matching screen, click the color you want to adjust. cadjust1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 233 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 234
ranges (values) vary according to color. 12. Use the Sample Color Chart. Find the color you want to adjust. Locate the desired color within the identified available ranges (values) from Step 10. Find the values for both Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 234 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 235
screen, click the color you want to adjust. The Enter Adjustment Value screen appears. View the pull down menus for the Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) values. Adjust the values for Hue and Brightness to match the values from Step 11. cadjust1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 235 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 236
14. Click OK. 15. The Pallet Color Matching screen appears. cadjust1.jpg C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 236 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 237
10 through 16. 18. If you have another color you want to adjust, repeat 10 through 16. 19. When you have finished adjusting all desired colors, click Next. 20. Enter the setting name. Remember the name for future use. 21. Click Save. 22. Click OK. C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 237 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 238
your printer. 4. Next: Windows XP: Click Properties. Click Advanced. Windows 2000: go to the next step. 5. On the Color tab, under Color Mode, under User Setting, select the Color Matching name you created using the Color Correct Utility 6. Click OK. 7. Print the document. C5500n User's Guide Color - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 239
appears. Select the printer you want to adjust. 6. Click Next. 7. The Color Correct Utility starts. The installed printer drivers display. You must setup the Color Correct Utility for each driver. 8. In the list box, select the mode. 9. Click Next. C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 239 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 240
output color. Use the printer color buttons to switch to a different color. Brightness For Brighter color, slide the Gamma bar to the left. Hue Adjustments are made relative to positions on the color wheel. Move forward = + (counter-clockwise) Move backward = - (clockwise) C5500n User's Guide Color - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 241
driver, the Color Correct Utility reloads the created Color Matching names. Make sure that the Color Matching names appear in the [Setting Selection]. Click Complete. 18. Click Complete to exit the Color Correct Utility. 19. When printing a document, select the setting name. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 242
. NOTE When you update or reinstall a printer driver, the Color Correct Utility reloads the created Color Matching names. Make sure that the Color Matching names appear in the [Setting Selection]. Click End. 6. Click OK. 7. Print the document. C5500n User's Guide Color Correction Utility • 242 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 243
other matching methods. • The color swatch samples do not show all the colors your 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 you are looking at. C5500n User's Guide Color Swatch Utility • 243 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 244
. • The printer may not be able to print the exact color that you desire. 1. Install the utility from the CD using the Menu Installer (Windows). 2. Click Start → Programs → Color Swatch → Color Swatch Utility. 3. A swatch page displays, showing commonly used colors. C5500n User's Guide Color Swatch - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 245
needs to reproduce that color accurately. The numbers under each block specify the amounts of the primary colors-red (R), green (G), and blue (B)-that mix to form each particular shade. The amounts are given as a numerical value between 0 and 255. C5500n User's Guide Color Swatch Utility • 245 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 246
6. Repeat these steps until you find the desired printed color. 7. For additional information, see the Swatch Utility Read-me file located in the Windows Programs list. The file includes: •Applying Color Value in your Application •Setting Monitor Color C5500n User's Guide Color Swatch Utility • 246 - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 247
Utilities → Install Direct Network Printing Utility. Follow the on-screen instructions. Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) Status Box LPR_status_no_Oki.bmp The Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) Status Box displays the following information: • Printers C5500n User's Guide Direct Network - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 248
30 printers) • Status Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) status (empty, connecting, sending, paused, checking status, not connected) • Finish Number of completed jobs. • Queue Number of jobs waiting to be printed. Additional Information For help, click on HELP in the program. C5500n User's Guide - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 249
panel of your printer. How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located on the CD. Follow the onscreen instructions to change the language of the messages on the front panel. Additional Information For help, click on HELP in the program. C5500n User's Guide Display Language Utility - Oki 43347501 | Guide: User's, C5500n (American English) - Page 250
your printer on a network. How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located on the CD. Additional Information See the online Network User's Guide for details on how to use this utility. The Network User's Guide is found on the CD shipped with your printer. C5500n User's Guide Network
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