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The subtractive primaries are Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow (CMY). Printing processes use subtractive primaries. With subtractive primaries, we start with a white background (usually paper ) and add translucent inks of cyan, magenta and yellow to subtract certain wavelengths of light. For example, cyan ink on a page appears as cyan because the ink removes components of red light and reflects green and blue, which we perceive as cyan. In theory, a combination of the three subtractive primaries should produce black. In practice, pigments used in toner are not perfect and the combination usually gives rise to a dark green/brown instead of black. For this reason, in many color output devices, a separate black toner is used to produce grays and black (in shadows and black text for example). This is the CMYK (Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black) model and is the method most widely used in the color printing and printer industry. The OKI® C9000 Series Printers use separate cyan, magenta, yellow and black toner cartridges to generate high definition color images. Color Adjustments Certain images such as bitmaps sometimes print with a strong hint of a particular color. Images that look fine when viewed on a monitor may not necessarily print that way. The color that appears to dominate the picture will vary depending on factors such as The scanner or other input device having a bias towards a particular color. The monitor's inability to represent certain colors on-screen. Color Adjustment Using the Software Application Many software packages provide a way to reduce the amount of any of the process colors put on the page in relation to the others. Example You find that all of your graphics have a tendency to contain too much blue. To compensate for this, reduce the amount of cyan or magenta, which combine to produce blue (if you do this, bear in mind that other colors containing cyan or magenta will also be affected). An alternative would be to increase the amount of yellow. This has the advantage of increasing 334

Section	Page
Print Media	26
Printer Driver Media Weight Settings	26
Print Media Sizes	26
English Media	26
Metric Media	26
Envelopes	27
Print Media Specifications	27
Print Media Specifications: Tray 1	27
Paper	27
Transparencies	27
Print Media Specifications: Multi-Purpose Tray	27
Print Media Specifications: Duplex Unit	28
Print Media Specifications: Auxiliary Trays	29
Print Media Specifications: High Capacity Feeder	30
Long Edge versus Short Edge	30
Paper	31
Standard Paper	31
Recommended Standard Paper	31
Letter Size	31
Legal Size	32
Tabloid Size	32
Standard Paper Specifications	32
Weight	32
Sizes	32
Standard Paper Print Path	32
Feed Paths	32
Exit Paths	32
Matte Photo Paper	32
Matte Photo Paper Specifications	33
Weight	33
Sizes	33
Matte Photo Paper Print Path	33
Feed Paths	33
Exit Paths	33
Recycled Paper	33
Recommended (Letter Size)	33
Recycled Paper Specifications	33
Weight	34
Sizes	34
Recycled Paper Print Path	34
Feed Paths	34
Exit Paths	34
Storing Paper	34
Transparencies	35
Recommended Transparencies	35
Transparency Print Path	35
Driver Settings: Individual Print Jobs	35
Menu Settings: Transparencies as the Default	35
To set transparencies as the default for Tray 1:	35
To set transparencies as the default for the Multi-Purpose Tray:	36
Printing Transparencies	36
Printing Transparencies Using the Windows PCL Driver	36
Printing Transparencies Using the Windows PostScript Driver	38
Printing Transparencies Using the Macintosh	40
Labels	42
Label Recommendations	42
Label Print Path	42
Label Specifications	42
Driver Settings: Individual Print Jobs	43
Menu Settings: Labels as the Default for the Multi-Purpose Tray	43
Printing Labels	43
Printing Labels Using the Windows PCL Driver	43
Printing Labels Using the Windows Postscript Driver	45
Printing Labels Using the Macintosh	46
Thick Paper (Index, Cards)	48
Recommended Thick Papers	48
Letter Size	48
Tabloid Size	49
Thick Paper Specifications	49
Weight	49
Sizes	49
Thick Paper Print Path	49
Thick Paper Driver Settings: Individual Print Jobs	49
Menu Settings: Thick Paper as the Default	50
Printing Thick Paper	50
Printing Thick Paper Using the Windows PCL Driver	50
Printing Thick Paper Using the Windows Postscript Driver	52
Printing Thick Paper Using the Macintosh	53
Envelopes	55
Envelope Recommendations	55
Envelope Print Path	56
Envelope Driver Settings: Individual Print Jobs	56
Menu Settings: Envelopes as the Default	56
Printing Envelopes	57
Printing Envelopes Using the Windows PCL Driver	57
Printing Envelopes Using the Windows PostScript Driver	58
Printing Envelopes Using the Macintosh	59
Loading Print Media	61
Loading Print Media in Tray 1, Auxiliary Trays & High Capacity Feeder	61
Loading Print Media in the Multi-Purpose Tray	64
Print Paths	67
Feed Paths	67
Tray 1	69
Tray 1 Usable Media Sizes	69
The Paper Tray Gauge	69
The Paper Tray Media Indicator	70
Multi-Purpose Tray	71
Multi-Purpose Tray Usable Media Sizes	71
Auxiliary Trays (Optional)	72
Auxiliary Tray Usable Media Sizes	72
The Auxiliary Tray Gauge	72
Paper Tray Media Indicator	72
High Capacity Feeder (HCF)	73
HCF Usable Media Sizes	74
The Paper Tray Gauge	74
The Paper Tray Media Indicator	74
Automatic Tray Switching	75
To turn automatic tray switching off:	76
Changing The Default Feed Path	76
Changing the Default Feed Path: Windows 2000	76
PCL Driver	76
PostScript Driver (factory default = Automatically Select)	76
Changing the Default Feed Path: Windows Me	77
PCL Driver	77
PostScript Driver (factory default = AutoSelect)	77
Changing the Default Feed Path: Windows 98 & 95	77
PCL Driver	77
PostScript Driver (factory default = AutoSelect)	77
Changing the Default Feed Path: Windows NT 4.0	78
PCL Driver	78
PostScript Driver	78
Changing the Default Feed Path: Macintosh	78
Changing the Default Feed Path in the Printer Menu	79
Exit Paths	79
Top Exit Path	79
Straight-Through Exit Path	80
Opening the Straight-Through Exit Path	80
Selecting the Straight-Through Exit Path in the Driver	81
Windows Systems	81
Macintosh	81
Changing the Default Exit Path	82
Using the Printer Menu	82
Using the Driver	82
Windows 2000 PCL Driver	82
Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	82
Windows Me PCL Driver	83
Windows Me PostScript Driver	83
Windows 98/95 PCL Driver	83
Windows 98/95 PostScript Driver	83
Windows NT 4.0 PCL Driver	83
Windows NT 4.0 PostScript Driver	84
Macintosh	84
Changing Media Settings in the Menu	84
Changing Media Settings in the Menu: Tray 1	84
Transparencies	84
Other Print Media (Non-Transparencies)	85
Changing Media Settings in the Menu: Multi-Purpose (MP) Tray	85
Transparencies	85
First, set the Media Size:	85
Next, set the Media Type	85
Exit the Menu	86
Other Print Media (Non-Transparencies)	86
First, set the Media Size:	86
Next, set the Media Weight	86
Exit the Menu	86
Changing Media Weight in the Menu: Auxiliary Trays	86
Changing Media Weight in the Menu: High Capacity Feeder	87
Printable Area	87
Printable Area: PCL	87
Letter	87
Legal 13\	88
Legal 13.5\	88
Legal 14\	88
Tabloid	89
Tabloid Extra	89
Executive	89
A3	90
A3 Nobi	90
A3Wide	90
A4	91
A5	91
A6	92
B4	92
B5	92
Monarch	93
Com-9	93
Com-10	93
DL	94
C4	94
C5	94
Printable Area: PostScript	95
Letter	95
Legal 13\	95
Legal 13.5\	95
Legal 14\	96
Tabloid	96
Tabloid Extra	97
Executive	97
A3	97
A3 Nobi	98
A3Wide	98
A4	98
A5	99
A6	99
B4	99
B5	100
Monarch	100
Com-9	100
Com-10	101
DL	101
C4	101
C5	102
Control Panel Description & Walk-up Functions	103
Description	103
Control Panel Buttons	103
Menu Button	103
ON LINE Button	103
ITEM + Button	104
ITEM - Button	104
VALUE + Button	105
VALUE - Button	105
SELECT Button	106
CANCEL Button	106
Control Panel Lights	106
READY Light	107
ATTENTION Light	107
Walk-up Functions	107
Printing a Demo Page	107
Printing a PCL Font List	108
Printing a PostScript Typeface List	108
Printing Out the MenuMap (List of Current Menu Settings)	109
Printing Confidential (Secure) Documents	109
Printing a Confidential Document	109
Deleting a Confidential Document before Printing It	110
Printing the File List	110
Setting the Color Balance	111
Setting Power Save Mode (Time to Print)	112
Setting the Power Save Interval	113
Disabling/Enabling Power Save	113
Setting a Specific Emulation	113
Turning the Duplex Unit On in the Menu	114
Control Panel Display Language	114
Printer Menus	116
How to Use the Menu	116
Resetting the Printer's Menu to the Factory Defaults	116
Printer Menu Entries (in alphabetical sequence)	117
Color Menu	117
Process Mode	117
Disk Maintenance Menu	118
Information Menu	118
Print Menu Map	119
Print File List	119
Print PCL Font	119
Print PS Font	119
Print Demo	119
Print Error Log	119
Maintenance Menu	120
EEPROM Reset	120
Power Save	120
Paper Black Setting	120
Paper Color Setting	120
Transpr Black Setting	121
Transpr Color Setting	121
Media Menu	121
TRAY1 MEDIATYPE	122
TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT	122
MP TRAY PAPERSIZE	123
MP TRAY MEDIATYPE	123
MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT	123
UNIT OF MEASURE	123
X DIMENSION	123
Y DIMENSION	123
Memory Menu	123
RECEIVE BUFF SIZE	124
RESOURCE SAVE	124
FLASH INITIALIZE	124
PS FLASH RESIZE	124
Network Menu	125
TCP/IP	126
NETWARE	126
ETHERTALK	126
NETBEUI	126
FRAME TYPE	126
DHCP/BOOTP	126
RARP	127
IP ADDRESS	127
SUBNET MASK	127
GATEWAY ADDRESS	127
INITIALIZE	127
PRINT SETTINGS	127
Parallel Menu	127
PARALLEL	128
BI-DIRECTION	128
ECP	128
ACK WIDTH	128
ACK/BUSY TIMING	128
I-PRIME	128
PCL Emulation Menu	128
FONT SOURCE	129
FONT No.	129
FONT PITCH	129
FONT HEIGHT	130
SYMBOL SET	130
A4 PRINT WIDTH	130
WHITE PAGE SKIP	130
CR FUNCTION	130
LF FUNCTION	130
PRINT MARGIN	130
TRUE BLACK	130
Print Menu	131
COPIES	132
DUPLEX	132
BINDING	132
JOB OFFSET	132
PAPER FEED	132
OUTPUT BIN	133
AUTO TRAY SWITCH	133
PAPER SIZE CHECK	133
PRIORITY TRAY	133
RESOLUTION	133
MONO-PRINT SPEED	133
ORIENTATION	133
LINE PER PAGE	134
EDIT SIZE	134
System Adjust Menu	134
X ADJUST	135
Y ADJUST	135
DUPLEX X ADJUST	135
DUPLEX Y ADJUST	136
TRAY1 NOBI PAPER	136
TRAY1 LEGAL 14 PAPER	136
PCL TRAY2 ID#	136
PCL TRAY3 ID#	136
PCL TRAY4 ID#	137
PCL TRAY5 ID#	137
PCL MP TRAY ID#	137
HEX DUMP	137
System Configuration Menu	137
POWER SAVE DELAY TIME	138
PERSONALITY	138
CONTROL-T	138
CLEARABLE WARNING	138
AUTO CONTINUE	138
MANUAL TIMEOUT	138
WAIT TIMEOUT	139
PCL Mode	139
PostScript Mode	139
LOW TONER	139
JAM RECOVERY	139
ERROR REPORT	139
LANGUAGE	139
Usage Menu	139
TOTAL PAGE COUNT	140
TRAY1 PAGE COUNT	140
MP TRAY PAGE COUNT	141
BLACK DRUM USAGE	141
CYAN DRUM USAGE	141
MAGENTA DRUM USAGE	141
YELLOW DRUM USAGE	141
BELT USAGE	141
FUSER USAGE	141
BLACK TONER	141
CYAN TONER	142
MAGENTA TONER	142
YELLOW TONER	142
USB Menu	142
USB	142
SOFT RESET	142
Using Print Features	143
(see also Proof & Print, Secure Documents and Overlays)	143
Macintosh	143
Collating: Macintosh	143
General Information	143
Using Collating: Macintosh	143
Custom Page Sizes: Macintosh	144
General Information	144
Creating & Saving a Custom Page Size: Macintosh	144
Printing Using a Custom Page Size: Macintosh	145
Modifying a Custom Page Size: Macintosh	145
Deleting a Custom Page Size: Macintosh	146
Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides): Macintosh	146
General Information	146
Duplex Printing from a Software Application: Macintosh	147
Setting Duplex Printing as the Printer Default: Macintosh	147
N-Up (Multiple Pages on One Sheet): Macintosh	148
General Information	148
N-Up Printing: Macintosh	149
Print Resolution: Macintosh	149
Models C9200, C9200n & C9200dxn	149
Model C9400dxn	149
Setting the Print Resolution: Macintosh	150
Windows 2000	150
Collating: Windows 2000	150
General Information	150
Collating: Windows 2000 PCL Driver	151
Printing using Collating: Windows 2000 PCL	151
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows 2000 PCL	151
Collating: Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	151
Printing using Collating: Windows 2000 PS	151
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows 2000 PS	151
Custom Page Sizes: Windows 2000	152
General Information	152
Custom Page Sizes: Windows 2000 PCL Driver	152
Creating and Storing a Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PCL	152
Printing Using a Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PCL	152
Setting a Custom Page Size as the Default: Windows 2000 PCL	153
Modifying a Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PCL	154
Deleting a Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PCL	154
Custom Page Sizes: Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	155
Creating the Default Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PS	155
Printing Using a Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PS	156
Modifying the Default Custom Page Size: Windows 2000 PS	157
Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides): Windows 2000	157
General Information	157
Duplex Printing from a Software Application: Windows 2000	158
Duplex Printing: Windows 2000 PCL Driver	158
Duplex Printing: Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	158
Duplex Printing as the Printer Default: Windows 2000	159
Setting Duplex Printing as the Default: Windows 2000 PCL	159
Setting Duplex Printing as the Default: Windows 2000 PS	159
N-Up: Windows 2000	160
General Information	160
N-Up Printing: Windows 2000 PCL	160
N-Up Printing: Windows 2000 PS	160
Print Resolution: Windows 2000	161
Models C9200, C9200n & C9200dxn: PCL & PostScript Modes	161
Model C9400dxn: PCL Mode	161
Model C9400dxn: PostScript Mode	161
Setting the Default Print Resolution: Windows 2000 PCL Driver	161
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job: Windows 2000 PCL Driver	162
Setting the Default Print Resolution: Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	163
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job: Windows 2000 PostScript Driver	163
Watermarks: Windows 2000	164
General Information	164
Creating & Storing a Watermark: Windows 2000 PCL	164
Printing Using a Watermark: Windows 2000 PCL	165
Modifying a Watermark: Windows 2000 PCL	166
Deleting a Watermark: Windows 2000 PCL	166
Fit to Page: Windows 2000, PCL Only	166
Using Fit to Page:	166
Windows Me	167
Booklets (Signature Printing): Windows Me PCL Driver	167
General Information	167
Booklets, Individual Print Jobs: Windows Me PCL	168
Setting Booklets as the Printer Default: Windows Me PCL	169
Collating: Windows Me	169
General Information	169
Collating: Windows Me PCL Driver	169
Printing using Collating: Windows Me PCL	170
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows Me PCL	170
Collating: Windows Me PostScript Driver	170
Printing using Collating: Windows Me PS	170
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows Me PS	171
Custom Page Sizes: Windows Me	171
General Information	171
Custom Page Sizes: Windows Me PCL Driver	171
Setting Up a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PCL	171
Printing Using a Custom Page Size: Winodws Me PCL	172
Modifying a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PCL	173
Deleting a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PCL	174
Custom Page Sizes: Windows Me PostScript Driver	174
Setting Up a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PS	174
Printing Using a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PS	175
Modifying a Custom Page Size: Windows Me PS	176
Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides): Windows Me	176
General Information	176
Duplex Printing from a Software Application: Windows Me	177
Duplex Printing: Windows Me PCL	177
Duplex Printing: Windows Me PS	177
Duplex Printing Set as Default: Windows Me	178
Setting Duplex Printing as the Default: Windows Me PCL	178
Setting Duplex Printing as the Default: Windows Me PS	178
N-Up: Windows Me	178
General Information	178
N-Up Printing: Windows Me PCL	179
N-Up Printing: Windows Me PS	179
Print Resolution: Windows Me	180
General Information	180
Models C9200, C9200n & C9200dxn: PCL & PostScript Modes	180
Model C9400dxn: PCL Mode	180
Model C9400dxn: PostScript Mode	180
Setting the Default Print Resolution: Windows Me PCL	180
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job: Windows Me PCL	181
Setting the Default Print Resolution: Windows Me PS	182
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job: Windows Me PS	182
Watermarks: Windows Me	183
General Information	183
Watermarks: Windows Me PCL	183
Creating & Storing Watermarks: Windows Me PCL	183
Printing Using a Watermark: Windows Me PCL	183
Modifying a Watermark: Windows Me PCL	184
Deleting a Watermark: Windows Me PCL	184
Watermarks: Windows Me PS	184
Creating & Storing Watermarks: Windows Me PS	184
Printing Using a Watermark; Windows Me PS	185
Modifying a Watermark: Windows Me PS	185
Deleting a Watermark: Windows Me PS	186
Windows 98 & 95	186
Booklets (Signature Printing): Windows 98/95 PCL Driver	186
General Information	186
Booklets, Individual Print Jobs: Windows 98 & 95 PCL	187
Setting Booklets as the Printer Default: Windows 98 & 95 PCL	188
Collating: Windows 98 & 95	188
General Information	188
Collating: Windows 98/95 PCL Driver	189
Printing using Collating: Windows 98/95 PCL	189
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows 98/95 PCL	189
Collating: Windows 98/95Post Script Driver	189
Printing using Collating: Windows 98/95 PS	189
Setting Collate as the Default: Windows 98/95 PS	190

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The subtractive primaries are Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow (CMY). Printing processes use

subtractive primaries.

With subtractive primaries, we start with a white background (usually paper ) and add

translucent inks of cyan, magenta and yellow to subtract certain wavelengths of light.

For example, cyan ink on a page appears as cyan because the ink removes components of red

light and reflects green and blue, which we perceive as cyan.

In theory, a combination of the three subtractive primaries should produce black. In practice,

pigments used in toner are not perfect and the combination usually gives rise to a dark

green/brown instead of black. For this reason, in many color output devices, a separate black

toner is used to produce grays and black (in shadows and black text for example). This is the

CMYK (Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black) model and is the method most widely used in the color

printing and printer industry.

The OKI

C9000 Series Printers use separate cyan, magenta, yellow and black toner cartridges

to generate high definition color images.

Color Adjustments

Certain images such as bitmaps sometimes print with a strong hint of a particular color. Images

that look fine when viewed on a monitor may not necessarily print that way.

The color that appears to dominate the picture will vary depending on factors such as

The scanner or other input device having a bias towards a particular color.

The monitor's inability to represent certain colors on-screen.

Color Adjustment Using the Software Application

Many software packages provide a way to reduce the amount of any of the process colors put

on the page in relation to the others.

Example

You find that all of your graphics have a tendency to contain too much blue. To compensate

for this, reduce the amount of cyan or magenta, which combine to produce blue (if you do

this, bear in mind that other colors containing cyan or magenta will also be affected). An

alternative would be to increase the amount of yellow. This has the advantage of increasing

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