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OPERATION > 52

PS emulation

The tabs available are the

Layout Tab

, the

Paper/Quality Tab

and the

Job Options Tab

Layout tab

Page orientation can be set to portrait (tall), landscape (wide)
or landscape rotated by 180 degrees.

Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front
of the document.

Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet.

Summary of Contents for B4250 Series

Page 1: ...B4250 B4350 user s guide...

Page 2: ...okieurope com http www okieurope com http www okieurope com Copyright 2004 All rights reserved Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Energy Star is a tradem...

Page 3: ...unctions 22 Printing menu settings 22 B4350 B4350n B4350nPS 23 Operator panel 23 Panel elements 23 Menu functions 24 Changing the display language 31 Printing menu settings 32 Paper recommendations 33...

Page 4: ...o replace the toner cartridge 64 B4250 B4250n 64 B4350 B4350n B4350nPS 64 Replacing the toner cartridge 64 Image drum life 66 When to replace the image drum 66 B4250 B4250n 66 B4350 B4350n B4350nPS 66...

Page 5: ...5 Hardware problems 77 Installing options 78 Installation procedure 79 Specifications 80 General 80 Overall dimensions 81 Paper and tray information 82 Notes symbols terms 83 Index 84 Oki contact det...

Page 6: ...text which may help you to use and understand the product CAUTION A caution appears in this manual like this A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment malfunc...

Page 7: ...Memory 16MB l High speed printing 22 pages per minute l Resolution 1200 x 600 dpi l Paper handling 250 sheets 80g m l Emulation Printer Control Language PCL6 PCL5e Epson FX IBM ProPrinter l Barcodes e...

Page 8: ...d a 8MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4250 B4250n B4350 B4350n b 16MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4250 B4250n...

Page 9: ...ine Help online information associated with the printer driver and Status Monitor software This manual has been written using more than one printer as a model and the illustrations screenshots reflect...

Page 10: ...ocedure is 1 From the toolbar select File then Print or press the Ctrl P keys 2 Choose which pages you wish to print a All pages for the entire manual b Current page for the page at which you are look...

Page 11: ...rl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In line Memory Module n network card installed LED Light Emitting Diode MFT Manual Feed Tray MPT Multi purpose Tray NIC Network Interface Card PCL Printer Contro...

Page 12: ...The important components are identified in the representations below 1 Operator panel B4350 shown 2 Top paper exit bin 150 sheets face down 3 Top cover release button 4 Top paper exit bin extension 5...

Page 13: ...INTER COMPONENTS 13 10 LED array 11 Image drum 12 Manual feed tray single sheet shown in closed position 13 Paper feed tray 250 sheets 14 Toner cartridge 15 Fuser unit 16 Top cover 10 11 12 13 14 15 1...

Page 14: ...nnection 20 Parallel interface connection 21 Second paper tray optional connection 22 Network card standard on B4250n B4350n B4350nPS and optional on B4250 B4350 23 RS232 serial interface card optiona...

Page 15: ...erator panel on your printer It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as it provides the B4250 B4250n status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B...

Page 16: ...he status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows l Indicator off l Indicator on l Flash 1 slow blink 1 long flash every 4 seconds l Flash 2 blink 1 flash per second l Flash 3 rap...

Page 17: ...ing printing after a paper error paper jam print overrun page overflow or receiving buffer overflow l Interrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and processing data Flash type Ready LE...

Page 18: ...rinter off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least five seconds before releasing The other functions are as follows l Printing a cleaning page l Resetting the printer and clearing the b...

Page 19: ...printer settings Using the Printer Status Monitor Viewing the status of the printer and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows 1 Click on Start Programs and select the St...

Page 20: ...tte size printer emulation lines per page and paper orientation 3 Quality Quality Quality Quality set resolution dpi smoothing and darkness 4 Economy Economy Economy Economy set power save delay toner...

Page 21: ...print an error report set tray ID 9 About About About About about this printer Preferences Tab Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information displayed by the Status Monitor and how...

Page 22: ...ns in the following information about the B4350 B4350n B4350nPS printers Changing the display language Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the Status Monit...

Page 23: ...s in menu mode and error messages 3 Menu button Press briefly to enter the MENU mode Press briefly again to select the next menu Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus 4 I...

Page 24: ...gs can be left at Printer Setting which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus Factory default settings are shown in the following tables Information Menu This menu provides...

Page 25: ...ONER SAVE MODE DISABLE ORIENTATION PORTRT LINES PER PAGE 64LNS EDIT SIZE CASSETT MEDIA MENU Item Default Remarks TRAY1 PAPERSIZE A4 SIZE TRAY1 MEDIATYPE PLAIN TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM TRAY2 PAPERSIZE...

Page 26: ...SB PROT RAW When PSE is installed NW PROT RAW When both NIC and PSE are installed RS PROT ASCII When both RS232 and PSE are installed CLEARABLE WARNING ON AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC WAIT...

Page 27: ...R SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF LINE LENGTH 80 COL FORM LENGTH A4 TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH L...

Page 28: ...TEXT HEIGHT SAME PARALLEL MENU Item Default Remarks PARALLEL ENABLE BI DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK BUSY TIMING IN I PRIME DISABLE OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed RS232C...

Page 29: ...LE Only when NIC is installed NETBEUI ENABLE Only when NIC is installed NETWARE ENABLE Only when NIC is installed ETHERTALK ENABLE Only when NIC is installed FRAME TYPE AUTO Only when NIC is installed...

Page 30: ...UB LINK SETTING AUTO NEGOTIATE Only when NIC is installed MEMORY MENU Item Default Remarks RECEIVE BUFF SIZE AUTO RSRC SAV OFF SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU Item Default Remarks X ADJUST 0 00 mm Y ADJUST 0 0...

Page 31: ...s displayed on the printer s LCD panel 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU is displayed 3 Press the Select but...

Page 32: ...ton to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button until the INFORMATION MENU is available 3 Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map 4 Press the Sele...

Page 33: ...urces l Use a smooth finished paper such as copier or laser type paper with a Sheffield smoothness rating of 250 or less If in doubt please ask your paper supplier l Use envelopes designed for use in...

Page 34: ...printer l Always use manual feed l Always use rear output l Media must be designed for use in laser printers or photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200 C for 0 1 sec l Do not use media designed...

Page 35: ...eads shown on the paper guides 1 NOTE If you are topping up the paper in a paper tray it is recommended that you remove the remaining paper from the tray first then add the new paper stock followed by...

Page 36: ...paper exit bin on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down capacity 150 sheets of weight 80 g m Pages printed in reading order page 1 first will be sorted in reading order last page on t...

Page 37: ...out of paper automatic feed will take place in the order Tray 1 Tray 2 if fitted Multipurpose feed tray if fitted provided that these trays are set up for identical media PRINTING ENVELOPES 1 Pull out...

Page 38: ...two complete U turns This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed Use the manual feed multi purpose tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit to collec...

Page 39: ...st the media type to the required setting and if necessary the paper size to the size of the paper being used 3 Click on the Apply button Close button then OK button to set the printer to the new medi...

Page 40: ...ou wish to use l the weight of the paper thickness l the type of paper NOTE Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing transparencies NOTE l If the settings in the printer differ fr...

Page 41: ...e button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed then preset Select button 3 Press either Item or button repeatedly until EDIT SIZE is displayed 4...

Page 42: ...ress the Select button 3 Press the Item or button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed 4 Press the Value or button until the required paper type or weight is displayed t...

Page 43: ...each printer 3 Serial for direct connection to a device that uses serial printing available as an option 4 Ethernet For network cable connection This port is standard on the B4250n B4350n and B4350nP...

Page 44: ...how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system Windows and Macintosh The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD ROM CD1 Please refer to the readme file on this CD...

Page 45: ...ng the driver s click on Software Utilities select and install the Status Monitor INSTALLED OPTIONS Certain options may have been installed in your printer For those that are installed check that they...

Page 46: ...46 MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEMS Please refer to the readme file on CD1 for details on installing the appropriate Macintosh drivers INSTALLED OPTIONS Ensure that any installed options are enabled in the...

Page 47: ...will override those settings in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus PRINTING PREFERENCES IN WINDOWS APPLICATIONS When you choose to print your document from a Windows application program a Pr...

Page 48: ...ch may be Tray 1 the standard paper tray Manual Feed Tray 2 if you have the optional second paper tray installed or the optional multipurpose feeder You can also click on the appropriate part of the s...

Page 49: ...1200 x 600dpi This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print l The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications l Th...

Page 50: ...network for example may be faster These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing 5 You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs 6 You can select up t...

Page 51: ...rmines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art determines that an array of lines is used for dithering 2 Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in the halftone sc...

Page 52: ...ab and the Job Options Tab Layout tab 1 Page orientation can be set to portrait tall landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 2 Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to fron...

Page 53: ...able to set further document options as follows 1 Select the required printed paper size 2 You can substitute another font for TrueType Font 3 You can set other document options as required including...

Page 54: ...ATION 54 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...

Page 55: ...ons l The Fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for mark...

Page 56: ...w directly from Windows rather than from within an application program a somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Wind...

Page 57: ...dows applications 3 This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working Advanced tab 1 You can specify which times of day your printer will be available 2 Indicates current priority...

Page 58: ...job is complete This requires less disk space on your computer since there is no spool file 5 Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the docu...

Page 59: ...nced options may then not be available even though the hardware might support them 9 This button provides access to the same setup windows as when printing from applications Changes made via the Windo...

Page 60: ...OPERATION 60 Device Options tab In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing options...

Page 61: ...same as for PCL emulation described earlier Device Settings tab 1 You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays 2 You can make a variety of font settings depending on...

Page 62: ...OPERATION 62 PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD CD1 and the online help provided in the driver software...

Page 63: ...5 print density graphics usually have higher density Higher print density means toner is used up faster At 5 print density a standard toner cartridge will print an average of 2500 pages Remember this...

Page 64: ...nstalled REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE It is recommended that you clean the LED array at the same time as you change the toner cartridge The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder contai...

Page 65: ...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 cartridge to install the new cartr...

Page 66: ...he environmental conditions and the paper type used may vary WHEN TO REPLACE THE IMAGE DRUM B4250 B4250N When the drum reaches 90 of its life a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the printer Status M...

Page 67: ...Gently wipe the 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 down to latch it closed CAUTION The green image dr...

Page 68: ...er to offline status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed then press the Select Select Select Select button 3 Press the Item button until DRUM COUNT RESET is displaye...

Page 69: ...s a cleaning page 5 Return the printer on line by pressing the control button 6 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge B4350 B4350N B4350NPS 1 Press the Onlin...

Page 70: ...ever 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 the cleaning pad that came with the new toner cartridge or use...

Page 71: ...displayed in your chosen language in the Status Monitor error messages being accompanied by the appropriate flashing of the Error indicator You can set the Status Monitor to pop up on your computer s...

Page 72: ...sume that having cleared an obvious sheet that others will not also be stopped somewhere along the path These must also be removed in order to clear the jam fully and restore normal operation The prin...

Page 73: ...cartridge Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum surface 4 Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path 5 Re install the image drum complete with toner cartridge ensuring that it correctly...

Page 74: ...ed Image drum cartridge not properly installed Reinstall image drum cartridge Empty or missing toner cartridge Install new toner cartridge Entire page prints faintly Empty toner cartridge Pages get fa...

Page 75: ...hed print Dirty rollers toner dropped inside printer or image drum problem Replace image drum and toner Contact service Printed page is light blurred Is toner low Replace toner cartridge Is paper mean...

Page 76: ...the printing delays will be caused by your application Sometimes purely text documents will print slowly depending on the selected fonts and how they are transferred to the printer For maximum speed...

Page 77: ...ints Incorrect cable configuration Also see Software Problems Check cable configuration continuity and length Printer freezes or displays error message when computer is rebooted Booting the computer w...

Page 78: ...s 80g m or 50 envelopes l One of the following can be added a 8MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4250 B4250n B4350 B4350n b 16MB Flash DIMM to allow the stor...

Page 79: ...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 example a user who already has 128MB installed total m...

Page 80: ...erfaces Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284 1994 standard USB 2 0 full speed 100BASE TX 10Base T for B4250n B4350n B4350nPS Optional RS232C Serial interface Processor 200 MHz PowerPC Memory 16...

Page 81: ...SPECIFICATIONS 81 OVERALL DIMENSIONS 355mm 607 5mm 395mm 200mm B4250 215mm B4350...

Page 82: ...user setup and environmental conditions Feed Ejection Cassette Method Paper type Size Weight T1 T2 MPF MF FU FD Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Letter Executive L ML M o o o o o o MH H x x o o o x Legal 13 Legal...

Page 83: ...16mm 4 Paper smaller than A5 i e less than 210mm long should be ejected face up Symbol Term Meaning T1 Paper Tray 1 T2 Paper Tray 2 optional MPF Multipurpose Feed Tray optional MF Manual Feed Tray FU...

Page 84: ...jam or exit jam 73 Feed paper jam 73 G Generating a cleaning page B4250 68 B4350 69 H Heavyweight paper or cardstock 38 I Image drum Life 66 Replacing 66 Resetting counter B4250 68 Resetting counter B...

Page 85: ...System configuration menu 26 Usage menu 31 USB menu 29 O operator panel B4250 16 B4350 23 options installing 78 P Page orientation setting in Windows 49 52 Paper Envelope types 33 Exit jam 73 Feed jam...

Page 86: ...ution setting in Windows 49 55 S Separator page separating print jobs on a shared printer 59 Software problems 77 specifications general 80 paper and trays 82 Spooling Windows settings 58 status error...

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