Oki 62427202 User Manual

Oki 62427202 Manual

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    B4400/B4600 Series User's Guide
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    drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solutions website: www.okiprintingsolutions.com Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved. Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki feature described in this guide is only available in some countries. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Preface > 2
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    FIRST AID Take care with toner powder: If swallowed, induce Oki Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions) Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    8 Using your printer 9 About this manual 10 Online usage 10 Printing Pages 11 Abbreviations used 12 Printer components 13 Operator panels 16 B4400, B4400n 16 Operator panel 16 LED indicators 16 Online button 18 Status Monitor 20 Menu functions 23 Printing menu settings 31 B4600, B4600n
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    to replace the toner cartridge 82 B4400, B4400n 82 B4600, B4600n, B4600PS, B4600nPS 82 Replacing the toner cartridge 82 Image drum life 83 When to replace the image drum 83 B4400, B4400n 83 B4600, B4600n, B4600PS, B4600nPS 84 Replacing the image drum 84 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Preface
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    or exit jam 89 Print quality problems 91 Software problems 93 Hardware problems 93 Installing options 95 Installation procedure 96 Specifications 97 General 97 Paper and tray information 99 Notes/symbols/terms 100 Index 101 Oki contact details 103 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Preface > 6
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    caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage. WARNING! A warning appears in this manual like this. A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Preface > 7
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    your printer driver screen (but not illustrated in this guide) to a dedicated web site specific to the exact model you are using. This is where you'll find all the advice, assistance and support you could need to help you get the best possible results from your Oki printer. B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    "Installing Options" for full details.) USING YOUR PRINTER To help you get the most from your printer, the manufacturer has provided a variety of supporting materials. A summary of these materials and their purposes is given in the following chapter. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Introduction > 9
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    ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is the user's guide (check the Oki Printing Solutions website, www.okiprintingsolutions.com, for the most up-to-date version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below: > Quick Set-up Guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and power up
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    is: 1. From the toolbar, select File > 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
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    RAM SIDM MEANING Control dots per inch Dual In-line Memory Module network card installed Light Emitting Diode Network Interface Card Printer Control Language PostScript (emulation) PostScript Emulation Random Access Memory Serial Impact Dot Matrix B4400/B4600 User's Guide - About this manual > 12
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    ) 3. Top cover release button 4. Output Stacker extension 5. Output Stacker extension paper guide 6. Paper Tray content indicator 7. ON/OFF switch 8. Rear Output Stacker (50 sheets, face up) 9. Rear Output Stacker paper guide 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Printer components > 13
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    10. LED array 11. Image drum 12. Manual Feed Tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position) 13. Paper Tray (250 sheets) 14. Toner cartridge 15. Fuser unit 16. Top cover 16 10 11 15 14 12 13 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Printer components > 14
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    22. Network card (standard on B4400n, B4600n, B4600nPS and optional on B4400, B4600, and B4600PS) 23. RS232 serial interface card (optional on B4400, B4600 and B4600PS) 24. Optional Multi Purpose Tray connection 17 18 24 23 22 21 20 19 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Printer components > 15
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    menu control panel on the B4600, B4600n, B4600PS, B4600nPS. (See "Printer Drivers" for installation of the indicate Power On, Ready, Manual feed and Error. LED INDICATORS The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 16
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    ) Flash 1 - x slow blink MANUAL FEED LED (AMBER) ERROR LED (AMBER) MEANING The printer is data processing when printing has been suspended. x The image drum requires changing, toner is low or paper tray is empty but no job is processing. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 17
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    is processing. x x There is a minor error with the printer, for example, toner is low and the image drum needs to be changed. x x There is a major error with the printer, requiring a service call, for example, a hardware problem. ONLINE BUTTON The primary functions of the Online
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    NOTE To reset the printer to the default settings of the manufacturer, the Online button is pressed and held down while the printer is switched on with the main power switch. The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the default settings. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 19
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    Status Monitor Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows: Click on Start > All Programs > Okidata > Status Monitor and select the Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 20
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    button, which, when selected, enables you to: > Select which printer to connect to via the Select Printer button. > Configure the printer settings via the Open Configuration button. At all stages, detailed on-line help is provided via the Help button. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 21
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    the Status Monitor appears. The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. toner low. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 22
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    can be overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application. For example, if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one, this will be overridden if you select three copies of your document in the printer driver. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 23
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    AUTO TRAY CHANGE AUTO TRAY SEQUENCE PAPER SIZE CHECK RESOLUTION TONER SAVE ORIENTATION LINES PER PAGE EDIT SIZE DEFAULT 1 OFF TRAY1 OFF ON DOWN ENABLE 600 DISABLE PORTRT 64LNS CASSETT REMARKS No optional tray installed When Tray2 or MPF is installed B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 24
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    MEDIAWEIGHT MANUAL TRAY MEDIA SIZE MANUAL TRAY MEDIA TYPE MANUAL TRAY installed System configuration menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to CLEAR ALARMS CLEAR ERRORS MANUAL FEED TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT PRINT CONFIGURATION AT TONER LOW JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT
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    OFF CR LF NORMAL ON REMARKS Not displayed in default setup PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer's PPR emulation. PPR MENU ITEM FONT PITCH FONT PITCH IN CONDENSE MODE CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET LETTER LPI OFF CR LF 80 COL A4 0.0 INCH REMARKS B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 26
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    0.0 INCH DISABLE SAME REMARKS FX Emulation This menu controls the printer's FX emulation. FX MENU ITEM FONT PITCH CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SAME REMARKS Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer's parallel data interface. PARALLEL PORT MENU ITEM PARALLEL PORT BI-DIRECTIONAL ECP
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    the operation of the printer's USB data interface. USB MENU printer's 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX network interface. NETWORK MENU ITEM TCP/IP NETBEUI NETWARE DEFAULT ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE REMARKS Only when NIC is installed Only when NIC is installed Only when NIC is installed B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    Only when NIC is installed Only when NIC is installed Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used. MEMORY MENU ITEM RECEIVE BUFFER SIZE RSRC SAV DEFAULT AUTO OFF REMARKS ID PLACE PAGE DEFAULT 0.00 mm 0.00 mm CENTER REMARKS B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 29
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    SHEETS DRUM LIFE TONER LIFE DEFAULT REMAINING REMAINING% 6K=% 2.5K=% REMARKS The total number of sheets the printer has printed. An indication of how soon you will need to replace the drum. An indication of how much toner is left in the cartridge. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 30
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    . 2. Select the Printer Setup Tab. 3. Click on the Open Configuration button. The Printer Menu is displayed. 4. Expand the Information Menu. 5. To print a demo page or Menu Map, select either "Print Demo1" or "Print Menu Map" and click on the Apply button. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels
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    ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error. 1. Liquid crystal display. (LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 8 alphanumeric digits displaying print status, menu items backward to the previous value setting for each menu item. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 32
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    tables. Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. INFORMATION MENU ITEM MENU MAP PCL FONT PSE FONT IBM PPR FONT EPSON FX FONT ACTION Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply When PSE is installed B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 33
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    functions. PRINT MENU ITEM COPIES MANUAL FEED PAPER FEED AUTO TRAY SWITCH TRAY SEQUENCE PAPER SIZE CHECK RESOLUTION TONER SAVE MODE ORIENTATION LINES PER TRAY2 MEDIATYPE TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT MPF PAPERSIZE MPF MEDIATYPE MPF MEDIAWEIGHT MANUAL PAPERSIZE DEFAULT A4 PLAIN MEDIUM A4 PLAIN MEDIUM DL ENV
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    menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU ITEM POWER SAVE DELAY TIME EMULATION PARA PORT USB PORT NW PORT RS PORT CLEARABLE WARNING AUTO CONTINUE MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT TONER LOW JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT LANGUAGE
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    OFF CR LF NORMAL ON REMARKS PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer's PPR emulation. PPR MENU ITEM CHARACTER PITCH FONT CONDENSE CHARACTER SAME REMARKS FX Emulation This menu controls the printer's FX emulation. FX MENU ITEM CHARACTER PITCH CHARACTER SET SYMBOL SET DEFAULT 10 CPI
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    SAME REMARKS Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer's parallel data interface. PARALLEL MENU ITEM PARALLEL BI-DIRECTION ECP ACK WIDTH installed RS232C menu This menu controls the operation of the printer's RS232C data interface. RS232C MENU ITEM RS232C FLOW CTL BAUD RATE
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    when both RS232C and PSE are installed USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer's USB data interface. USB MENU ITEM USB SOFT RESET OFF REC SERIAL NUMBER DEFAULT ENABLE DISABLE DISABLE when NIC is installed Only when NIC is installed B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 38
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    Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used. MEMORY MENU ITEM 25mm. SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU ITEM X ADJUST Y ADJUST PCL MANUAL ID PCL TRAY1 ID PCL TRAY2 ID PCL MP ID menu This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM EEPROM RESET
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    only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This you will need to replace the drum. An indication of how much toner is left in the cartridge. PRINTING MENU SETTINGS Current menu settings B4600 User's Guide - Operator panels > 40
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    printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your printer > Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers. > The use of heavily laid or textured on both sides and putting paper through the printer twice. > Avoid using paper with perforations,
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    must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1 sec. > Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers and photocopiers. > Labels should cover entire carrier sheet. > Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Paper recommendations > 42
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    is used first to help prevent paper jams. 1. Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides (1). 1 3 4 2 B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Paper recommendations > 43
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    the printer). The Output Stacker on the top of the printer driver settings. Paper is stacked in reverse order, capacity 50 sheets of weight 80 g/m². Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray for heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams. B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    Pull down the Manual Feed Tray (3) and adjust the paper guides to the width of the envelope. 3. Insert the envelope, flap down and to the left, until the printer grips it. 4. Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your software, then issue the print command. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Paper
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    can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs, when filling a tray with media it is recommended that you manually set the printer to match the media as described then OK button to set the printer to the new media type and printing quality. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Paper recommendations > 46
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    the transparency face up between the paper guides. 2. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency. 3. Start the Status Monitor. 4. Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer Menu button. 5. Select the Paper tab and click on the Manual Feed button. Adjust the media type to
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    a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the application (page setup). > Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs, it is recommended that when filling a tray with media you manually set
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    Press the Online button to return the printer to ONLINE status. 6. Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file. Media type printer to offline status. 2. Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, then press the Select button. B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    then press the Select button. A plus (+) 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. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Paper recommendations > 50
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    printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces Guide for the network interface card for further details on how to configure the network connection before installing the printer drivers. NOTE Administrator's authority is required when installing a network connection. B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    Choose your preferred operating language. INSTALLED OPTIONS Certain options may have been installed in your printer. For those that are installed, check that they appear enabled on the Menu Map (See "Confirming current settings" in "Operator panels".) B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Printer drivers > 52
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    that any installed options are enabled in the printer driver. CHOOSING A MAC DRIVER The B4400, B4400n, B4600, B4600n models allow you to use a PCL Mac driver. The B4600PS, B4600nPS models must always use a PS driver on Macintosh operating systems. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Printer drivers > 53
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    and is optional on the B4600 and B4600n models. PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS NOTE The illustrations in this guide relate to Windows 2000 PCL and and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those settings in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus
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    You can leave the setting at Printer Setting or select as required. 3. A variety of document finishing options can be selected, such as normal one page per sheet, or N-up (where N can be 2 or 4) for printing scaled down pages at more than one page per sheet. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 55
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    printer allows you to carry out manual duplex printing, meaning you must pass the paper through the printer twice. For more information, see "2sided printing (Windows only)" on page 69. The Duplex Help button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual the most printer memory and
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    that contain mainly text. You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some print jobs. 2. Page orientation can manual duplex printing. 4. In Raster (bitmap) mode, processing of the page image is done in the computer leaving little processing for the printer B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 57
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    in black without dithering. Select the check-box to disable greyscale printing or de-select the check-box to enable greyscale printing. 4. You can manually adjust lightness (the higher the setting the lighter the print) and contrast (the higher the setting the greater the contrast). PS emulation The
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    be set as front to back or back to front of the document. 3. Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 59
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    the required printed paper size. 2. You can substitute another font for TrueType Font. 3. You can set other document options as required, including PostScript options and printer features. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 60
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    Paper/Quality tab You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 61
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    setting prints at 2400 x 600dpi. This setting requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. It is the best option is suitable for most printing jobs. You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some print jobs 2. You can print watermark text B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 62
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    Overlays button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual duplex printing. 3. You can select up to 999 settings. SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL When you open the driver properties window directly from Windows, rather than from within an Tab. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 63
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    1. This area lists some of the main features of your printer, including optional items. 2. This button opens the same windows all Windows applications. 3. This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system
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    middle of printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a short period, the printer could prematurely assume that the document has finished. Selecting this option would prevent that situation, but soon as possible after the document begins spooling. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 65
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    , depending on your printer. For normal printing keep this option enabled. If compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature. However, these advanced options may then not be available, even though the hardware might support B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 66
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    system and will vary with other operating systems. Device Options tab In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled "Installing options". PS emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Settings Tab. The General
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    . 3. You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled "Installing options". PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD, CD1, and the online help provided in the driver software. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Operation > 68
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    Manual Duplex Printing you must pass paper through the printer twice. You can carry out 2-sided printing using the Paper Tray or the Manual Feed Tray. 2-sided Printing is supported on Windows operating systems only. MANUAL Paper Tray. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - 2-sided printing (Windows only) > 69
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    the page facing into the printer. Ensure that the paper is gripped in place. 7. Press the Online button. The remaining pages of your document print on the blank side of the paper, one sheet at a time as you feed it into the Manual Feed Tray. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - 2-sided printing (Windows only
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    store it in the printer for use whenever you need it. If you have chosen to install the PCL driver, macros perform a similar overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 71
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    Print... 1 3 dialogue. 2 3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is that of your PostScript printer driver. 4. Select the Print To File (2) option. 5. Click the with the extension.PRN. 10. Close your application. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 72
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    , click OK to clear the message. 8. The project window will display one.HST file for each printer file added. Make a careful note of each of these names. Ensure that you note them exactly is complete, click OK to clear the message. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 73
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    There will be a short pause while the printer processes the form, and then it will . 1. Open the Printers (called "Printers and Faxes" in Right-click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from project file, or the printer's Information Menu to print a file
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    and choose any options you will require, ensuring that the target printer is your PostScript printer driver in which the overlays have been defined. 3. Click the 2 the Cover Page overlay. Then click the Add 4 button (3). B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 75
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    an overlay: 1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer (.PRN) file. 2. Use the Storage that the 2 selected printer name (1) is that of your PCL printer driver. 4. Select the Print To File (2) option. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros
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    maintain the oval shape, turn off (deselect) the "Configure Image Data," "Palette ID" and "Palette Control" filters. 4. Set the The project window will display one .BIN file for each printer file added. Make a careful note of the name and B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 77
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    Printer to download the project to the printer . 10. When the message "Command Issued" appears confirming that the download is complete, click OK to clear the message. TEST PRINTING THE MACRO 1. Choose Printers the printer will Printers (called "Printers Relevant PostScript printer icon and
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    them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file, or the printer's Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there. The new overlays will now appear in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties window. 6. When done, click OK to close the printing preferences
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    dialogue and choose any options you will require, ensuring that the target printer is your PCL printer driver in which the overlays have been defined. 3. Click the Properties button 's Print dialogue to begin printing your document. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Overlays and Macros (Windows only) > 80
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    may vary. The first toner cartridge installed in a new printer has to fill the image drum reservoir and saturate the developing roller with toner. The first standard toner cartridge normally produces about 1,000 pages after installation. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Consumables and maintenance > 81
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    toner is low. After Toner Low displays, the printer will print about 100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing. Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed. B4600, B4600N, B4600PS, B4600NPS When the toner is running low, TONER do spill any toner powder, lightly
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    printer's top cover fully. WARNING! If the printer has toner cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge. 3. Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner is displayed in the printer Status Monitor. Also,
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    to be out of the printer for longer than this, instructions on or inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum. 4. Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner cartridge. B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    LED array surface with the LED lens cleaner that came with the new toner cartridge or soft tissue. 6. Close the top cover and press it Select button and the Drum Counter is reset. 5. Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Consumables and maintenance > 85
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    subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try replacing the toner cartridge. Using the Online button 1. Press the Online button to take the printer off line. 2. Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain paper between the paper guides. 3. Press and hold down the Online button for at
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    the LED array whenever a new toner cartridge is installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page. Wipe the LED array gently with an anti-static cleaning pad that is generally available for computer cleaning. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Consumables and maintenance > 87
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    being extinguished. PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to
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    damaged or misfed paper, the printer should continue printing. FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM 1. Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above. 2. Open the top cover. WARNING! The fuser area will be hot. This area is clearly marked. Do not touch it. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Troubleshooting > 89
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    , complete with the toner cartridge. Be careful printer on. Remove the jammed paper from the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few seconds after switching on. However, if the jammed paper cannot be removed, contact a service representative. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Troubleshooting
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    generally from dry environments, causes toner to stick to background. Hardware problem. Damaged image drum cartridge toner level. Replace toner cartridge. Check drum and replace the drum, if necessary. Contact service. Clean LED array. Contact service. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Troubleshooting
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    toner dropped inside printer or image drum problem. Is toner low? Is paper meant for laser printers? LED array is dirty. Toner is low. Clean LED array. Generate cleaning page. Contact service. Install toner cartridge correctly. Replace toner cartridge. Replace image drum and toner. Contact service
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    Problems. Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer. Check cable connection. If more than one printer is available, make sure your printer has been selected. Check cable configuration, continuity, and length. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Troubleshooting
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    The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job. Turn printer off before rebooting computer. Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating, and provide adequate ventilation. To eliminate warm up delay, change Power Save setting B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Troubleshooting > 94
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    to work, and the amount of memory available for general operation of the printer will therefore not change. It will remain at 16MB, which is the printer's base memory. (e) If you require to install a PS upgrade into a B4600 or B4600n which already has a memory upgrade installed, discard the 16MB RAM
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    only the PS DIMM. The result will be that the amount of overall memory available to the printer will decrease by 16MB as the PS code expands into 16MB of RAM currently installed. For the detailed installation sheet that accompanies the option. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Installing options > 96
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    printer 355mm x 395mm x 200mm (W x D x H) B4600 (N22106B): 355mm x 395mm x 215mm (W x IBM ProPrinter, Mac OS9, Mac OS X for B4400, B4400n, B4600, B4600n PCL6, PCL5e, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Mac OS9, optional tray and optional Multi Purpose Tray) Manual feeding of single sheets Tray 1: 250 sheets
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    Face down: 150 sheets Monthly duty cycle 30,000 pages Consumables Toner cartridge, Image drum Power cable Approximately 1.8 m max. length ( % - 90% RH When the printer is stored, it should be in its original packaging, with no moisture formation. B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Specifications > 98
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    W: 90 - 216 L: 148 - 356 Labels A4 - x Letter Transp- A4 - x arencies Letter o o x o o x x x x o x o o o x o x o x o x o o o o o o x o o o o o x o o x o o x o o o o o x o o x o o x o o x B4400/B4600 User's Guide - Specifications > 99
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    with the PS emulation driver. 3. Tray 2 printer Width, Length in mm Light paper weight: 59 - 66g/m² Medium Light paper weight: 67 - 73g/m² Medium paper weight: 74 - 88g/m² Medium Heavy paper weight: 89 - 104g/m² Heavy paper weight: 105 - 122g/m² Can be used Cannot be used B4400/B4600 User's Guide
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    B4600 85 Input paper jam 89 installed options Macintosh 53 Windows 52 Installing Paper 43 installing drivers Manual Duplex Multi Purpose Tray 70 Paper Tray 69 Manual Duplex printing 69 media settings B4400 46 B4600 47 menu functions B4400 23 B4600 33 menu settings B4400 31 B4600
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    PostScript defining in the Windows driver 74 how to create 71 printing B4600 88 status monitor 20 support materials 10 T Toner Cartridge life 81 how to replace 82 Replacing 82 Troubleshooting Hardware problems 93 Paper jams 89 Print quality problems 91 Software problems 93 U user's guide
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    [email protected] Oki Data Corporation 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan Tel: (81) 3 5445 6158 Fax: (81) 3 5445 6189 http://www.okidata.co.jp Oki Data (61) 2 9690 8200 Fax: (61) 2 9690 8300 http://www.oki.com.au Comworth Systems Ltd. 10 Constellation Drive Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New
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    Oki Europe Limited Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 208 219 2190 Fax: +44 (0) 208 219 2199 www.okiprintingsolutions.com 07083001 iss.1
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User’s Guide
B4400/B4600 Series