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Summary of Contents for C7300

Page 1: ...C7100 C7300 C7500 USER S GUIDE WINDOWS 2000 l ...

Page 2: ...anuals are available from the Oki Europe website http www okieurope com Copyright 2002 All rights reserved Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Hewlett Packard HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered tra...

Page 3: ...nd protective sheet removal 19 Toner cartridge installation 24 Loading paper 27 Manual feed 31 Power connection 33 Control panel 34 Menu settings 35 Changing the display language 35 Confirmation printout 36 Paper feed size and media 36 Paper envelope types transparencies and adhesive labels 40 Paper feed and exit 41 Paper Sizes 41 Paper weights and media settings 42 Printer settings 43 Confirming ...

Page 4: ...Photographic Images 89 Matching Specific Colours 90 Printing Vivid Colours 90 PCL Driver 91 Colour Matching Options 91 Colour Swatch 92 PostScript Driver 93 Colour Matching Options 93 Oki Colour Matching 93 PostScript Colour Matching 94 CMYK Ink Simulation 95 Windows ICM Colour Matching 95 Using ICC Profiles 96 Multiple pages on one sheet 104 Custom page sizes 107 Print resolution 111 Duplex print...

Page 5: ...r belt 161 Changing the fuser unit 165 Cleaning the LED head 167 Transporting the printer 169 Troubleshooting 171 LCD messages 171 Paper jams 174 In the paper tray 174 Behind the front cover 175 On the transfer belt 176 Behind the rear cover 177 In the fuser unit 178 In the duplex unit 180 In any additional paper trays 182 Parallel transmission mode 183 Problem solving 184 Paper feed problems 184 ...

Page 6: ...er makes a strange noise 191 Printer takes a long time to start printing 192 Toner rubs off when you rub the printed surface 192 Accessories 193 Network interface card 193 Additional memory 194 Internal hard disk 197 Duplex unit 199 Additional paper trays 200 C7000 CCS 203 Specifications 204 External dimensions 206 Consumables 207 Factory Default Settings 208 Print menu 208 Media menu 208 Colour m...

Page 7: ...CONTENTS 7 Disk Maintenance menu 212 System Adjust menu 212 Maintenance menu 213 Index 214 Oki contact details 216 ...

Page 8: ...ch 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 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 ...

Page 9: ...nute colour 24 page per minute monochrome Booklet printing Single pass digital technology for high quality speed and reliability True 1200 dpi resolution C7500 or 600 x 1200 dpi resolution for very high quality output Duplex printing for fast reliable two sided output standard on C7300dn and C7500hdn optional on all other models High speed bi directional parallel interface IEEE 1284 and USB interf...

Page 10: ...cally performs a colour check when the machine is switched on when the top cover is opened and then closed and adjusts the colour balance automatically It can even be set to adjust the colour balance during long print runs Auto media detect detects the weight of the media being fed through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing temperature speed if necessary and transfer voltage to ensu...

Page 11: ... new printer This information is compiled in the logical sequence required to result in a successful installation ONLINE USAGE This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat Reader Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat You can access specific information in two ways In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen click on the topic of interest t...

Page 12: ...dure is 1 From the toolbar select File then Print or press the Ctrl P keys 2 Choose which pages you wish to print a All pages for the entire manual b Current page for the page at which you are looking c Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers 3 Click on OK ...

Page 13: ...agenta yellow and black 3 CD ROM disks containing printer drivers network software and documentation see following page for contents 4 LED lens cleaner not illustrated 5 Light proof plastic bags not illustrated 6 2 Power cables UK and European 7 Setup Guide not illustrated Retain all packing materials to faciliate transport WARNING This printer has a weight of 48 kg 2 people are required to lift t...

Page 14: ...er Drivers all languages The software utilities are described briefly in the Help facility on the CD and can be installed as required They each have extensive on line Help facilities CD2 MANUALS Printer User s Guide Networking User s Guide CD3 NETWORK PrintSuperVision NDPS Net Installer Oki LPR CD Install Web Jet Admin Oki Template Manager Storage Device Manager PDF Direct Printing Networking User...

Page 15: ...tware PRINTER LOCATION Place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer There must be sufficient space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance 20cm 40cm 20cm 60cm 60cm 48kg 48 Kg ...

Page 16: ... 16 PRINTER COMPONENTS 1 Top cover 2 Control panel 3 Top cover release catch 4 Multi purpose tray manual feed 5 Paper support extension 6 Paper guides 7 Front cover 8 Paper tray 9 Paper level indicator 10 Power switch ...

Page 17: ...D 17 11 LED heads 4 12 Discharge roller 13 Fuser unit 14 Image drum and toner cartridge cyan 15 Image drum and toner cartridge magenta 16 Image drum and toner cartridge yellow 17 Image drum and toner cartridge black ...

Page 18: ...GETTING STARTED 18 18 Power connector 19 Rear exit paper tray 20 Interfaces and option card slot 21 USB interface connector 22 Parallel interface connector 23 Network interface card optional on C7100 ...

Page 19: ...ter to a computer and power supply the toner cartridges must be installed and paper inserted in the paper tray PACKAGING AND PROTECTIVE SHEET REMOVAL 1 Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer 2 Using the release handle open the top cover ...

Page 20: ...SETTING UP 20 3 Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in the top cover ...

Page 21: ... image drums and place them on a level surface CAUTION Never expose image drums to light for more than 5 minutes Always hold image drum by the ends Never expose image drums to direct sunlight Never touch the green surface of the drum ...

Page 22: ...SETTING UP 22 5 Remove the protective sheets from each of the four image drums ...

Page 23: ...P 23 6 Replace the four image drums into the printer making sure each image drum is installed in its correct colour location 7 Push the tab 1 inwards and remove the blanking plate from each of the image drums 1 ...

Page 24: ...r cartridge horizontally remove the tape Remove the locking piece from behind the coloured toner release lever 3 Insert each toner cartridge into the image drum left side first engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in its toner WARNING Take extreme care when handling toner Toner can be harmful if inhaled swallowed or if it gets in the eyes Toner can also stain hands and clothing ...

Page 25: ...SETTING UP 25 cartridge Make sure the colours of the toner cartridge and image drum correspond 4 Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum ...

Page 26: ...SETTING UP 26 5 Gently push the coloured lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops This releases the toner into the image drum 6 Close the top cover ...

Page 27: ...SETTING UP 27 LOADING PAPER 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer ...

Page 28: ...space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper Don t overfill the paper tray Capacity depends on the type of paper and the paper weight Don t load damaged paper Don t load paper of different sizes paper quality or thickness at the same time Don t remove the paper tray during printing Close the paper tray gently ...

Page 29: ...SETTING UP 29 4 If fitted a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tray inserted above it 1 2 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...6 For face up printing make sure the rear paper exit is open and the paper support is extended Paper is stacked in reverse order and tray capacity is approximately 100 sheets depending on paper weight 7 Load letter headed paper face down as shown for both portrait and landscape CAUTION Don t open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam NOTE Always use the rear s...

Page 31: ...oad the paper and adjust the paper guides to the size of paper being used 3 Load the paper into the multi purpose tray with the print face upward for single sided printing and print face downward for duplex printing 4 Don t exceed the Paper Full line about 100 sheets depending on paper weight ...

Page 32: ...G UP 32 5 Load envelopes or letter headed paper face up as shown for both portrait and landscape printing CAUTION Don t open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam ABC ABC ...

Page 33: ...equence When the printer is ready the READY indicator comes on and stays on green and the LCD indicates ONLINE WARNING Ensure both the printer power switch and the AC supply are switched OFF before connecting the power cable NOTE After installing the new toner cartridges the message TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER may appear on the display If this message does not disappear after a few pages have been p...

Page 34: ...ss briefly again to select the next menu Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus 5 Item button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item 6 Value button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item 7 Select button Press briefly to select the menu item or value indicated on the LCD 8 Cancel button Press to cancel a print job 9 V...

Page 35: ...AGE is displayed 5 Press the Value button repeatedly until the required language is displayed 6 Press the Select button An asterisk appears next to the selected language 7 Press the Online button when you have finished setting the display language NOTE When pressed in Menu mode returns the printer to ONLINE status When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed it forces the printer to print out the rema...

Page 36: ...verride these settings as follows Using the control panel on your printer you can choose which paper to use the size of the paper you wish to use the weight of the paper thickness the type of paper NOTE If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on your computer the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message The following printer settings are given as a guide o...

Page 37: ...Select Select button 3 Press the Item button until PAPER FEED is displayed 4 Press the Value button until the required paper feed is displayed then press the Select Select Select Select button An asterisk appears next to the selected paper feed NOTE When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray provi...

Page 38: ...sterisk appears next to the selected paper size 5 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 NOTE When using paper trays standard paper sizes are recognised automatically with CASSETTE SIZE default setting selected Paper size need only be set for custom paper sizes When using the Multi Purpose MP...

Page 39: ...he required tray is displayed 4 Press the Value or button until the required paper type or weight is displayed then press the Select button An asterisk appears next to the selected paper type or weight 5 Press the Online button to return the printer back to online status Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file CAUTION If media type or media weight are not c...

Page 40: ...t speed and prevent the use of the duplex option 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 Don t use paper with perforations cut outs or ragged edges Don t use envelopes with windows or metal clasps Don t use envelopes with self sealing flaps Don t use damp damaged or curled ...

Page 41: ...plex Duplex Simplex DuplexDuplex A5 Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex A6 Simplex Simplex Simplex B5 Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Letter Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Legal 13in Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Legal 14in Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Sim...

Page 42: ...uplex 91 to 104 g m Medium heavy Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Simplex Duplex Simplex Duplex 105 to 122 g m Heavy Simplex Simplex Simplex 123 to 203 g m Ultra heavy Simplex Simplex Transparencies Simplex Simplex Simplex Labels 1 0 1 to 0 17 mm thickness Simplex Simplex Labels 2 0 17 to 0 2 mm thickness Simplex Simplex NOTE Recycled paper is slightly thicker than the paper weight ream weigh...

Page 43: ...printer will return to online status when the menu map is printed CHANGING THE SETTINGS 1 Press the Menu button until the required menu is displayed then press the Select button 2 Press the Item or button until the required item is displayed 3 Press the Value or button until the required value is displayed 4 Press the Select button Selection of the value will be confirmed by an asterisk appearing ...

Page 44: ... All jobs File name 1 to nn Selects printing job for secure printing This item is also displayed even when OP MENU ALL CATEGORY is set to DISABLE in the Admin menu Item Value Description PRINT MENU MAP Execute Prints menu list PRINT FILE LIST Execute Prints job file list PRINT PCL FONT Execute Prints PCL font list PRINT PS FONT Execute Prints PostScript font list PRINT EPSON FX FONT Execute Prints...

Page 45: ... any loss of data Item Value Description COPIES 1 to 999 Sets the number of copies DUPLEX On Off Specifies two sided duplex printing if the optional duplex unit is installed BINDING Long edge Short edge Sets binding for duplex printing Only displayed if duplex is ON PAPER FEED Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 MP Tray Selects source of paper feed Tray 2 and 3 only displayed if fitted AUTO TRAY SWITCH On Off Au...

Page 46: ...atching of paper size to that of the tray Only standard sizes are checked TRANSPARENCY CHECK OHP Auto Disable Enable Disable the transparency auto detect function Used for cutting if the sensor wrongly detects RESOLUTION C7100 600 dpi C7300 600 dpi 1200 dpi Fast 1200 dpi C7500 1200 dpi Selects print resolution TONER SAVE MODE ON OFF ON Enables Toner Save mode OFF Disables Toner Save mode MONO PRIN...

Page 47: ...10 envelope Monarch envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope C4 Envelope Cassette size is selected when using standard sized paper in the paper tray Edit size is only used when printing one page size onto a different paper size e g A6 onto A4 edit size would be set to A6 but actual paper in paper tray is A4 Item Value Description ...

Page 48: ...RSIZE A4 A5 A6 B5 Legal 14 Legal 13 5 Legal 13 Letter Executive Custom Com 9 envelope Com 10 envelope Monarch envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope C4 Envelope Sets the paper size for the multipurpose paper tray MP TRAY MEDIA TYPE Plain Letterhead Transparency Labels Bond Recycled Card stock Rough User type 1 to 5 Selects the paper type for multipurpose paper tray User type 1 to 5 are only displayed if...

Page 49: ... is automatically adjusted to the recommended levels through density adjustment and TRC compensation This function permits TRC adjustment to your requirement by using the adjustment menu of HIGHLIGHT MID TONE and DARK for each of CMYK Adjustment results will be reflected as offset values addition to the corrections made through the Adjust Density TRC Compensation function CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW OR BL...

Page 50: ...orizontal direction The adjustment is reflected as an offset addition value to the corrections through Auto Colour Registration Correction Values are adjusted in increments of 026 mm Example if the paper movement is upward if a value is increased it means the image moves downward in relation to it MAGENTA REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 YELLOW REGISTRATION FINE ADJUST 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 INK SIMU...

Page 51: ...fore printer enters power save mode PERSONALITY Auto emulation PCL IBM PPR III XL Epson FX Adobe PostScript HP GL2 Selects the printer emulation language Note the only printer languages that can be selected are those enabled in the Personality section of the Maintenance menu USB PS PROTOCOL ASCII RAW Specifies PostScript PS communication protocol mode of data from USB In RAW mode Ctrl T is invalid...

Page 52: ...te of data and the page being automatically ejected Only works in PCL mode In PS mode the job will be cancelled LOW TONER Continue Stop If set to CONTINUE allows printing to continue when Low toner is displayed If STOP is selected when Low toner is displayed the printer goes off line JAM RECOVERY ON OFF Sets whether or not printing will continue after a paper jam has been cleared If set to OFF the...

Page 53: ...T HEIGHT 4 00 pt to 999 75 pt 12 00 pt Sets the font point size Only displayed if the font is a relative spacing outline font SYMBOL SET PC 8 Selects a PCL character symbol set A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 column 80 column Selects the number of characters in a line before automatic return A4paper PCL mode WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF ON Selects whether or not to print pages that contain no data white pages PCL mode C...

Page 54: ...ifies the line spacing WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF ON Specifies whether or not the printer ejects a blank sheet Not available on duplex operation CR FUNCTION CR CR LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR code LF FUNCTION LF LF CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF code LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN 136 COLUMN Specifies the number of characters per line FORM LENGTH 11 INCH 11 7 INCH 12 INCH Specifies the length of...

Page 55: ...vailable on duplex operation CR FUNCTION CR CR LF Sets functionality on receipt of CR code LF FUNCTION LF LF CR Sets functionality on receipt of LF code LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN 136 COLUMN Specifies the number of characters per line FORM LENGTH 11 inch 11 7 inch 12 inch Specifies the length of paper TOF POSITION 0 0 inch 1 0 inch Specifies the distance of print from the top edge of the paper LEFT MAR...

Page 56: ...in PCL PEN 0 15 COLOUR 0 0 12 0 mm Pen 0 0 Pen 1 1 Pen 2 2 Pen 3 3 Pen 4 4 Pen 5 5 Pen 6 6 Pen 7 7 Pen 8 8 Pen 9 12 Pen 10 19 Pen 11 27 mm Pen 12 35 mm Pen 13 68 mm Pen 14 100mm Pen 15 255 mm Specifies the colour of Pen 0 15 for the menu palette to be used in GL 2 drawings The specified colour is invalid if PALETTE is not selected as PALETTE SOURCE This will not affect GL 2 mode in PCL ORIGIN Corn...

Page 57: ...cifies the method to determine the paper size in GL 2 drawings EDITSIZE selected the paper appropriate for the Edit Size in the menu will be selected PLOTSIZE selected the paper whose size is larger than and closest to the specified Plot Size value will be selected from all the useable paper all or those loaded in the printer equip This will not affect GL 2 mode in PCL Item Value Description ...

Page 58: ...al OFFLINE RECEIVE Enable Disable When set to Enable this function maintains reception without changing the interface signal even though an alarm occurs The interface stays open even if the operator panel Off line switch is pressed The interface issues a BUSY signal only when the receive buffer is full or when a service call occurs Item Value Description USB Enable Disable Selects USB interface SO...

Page 59: ...nable Disable Selects EtherTalk protocol NETBEUI Enable Disable Selects NetBEUI protocol FRAME TYPE Auto 802 2 802 3 Ether II snap Selects Ethernet frame type DHCP BOOTP Enable Disable Selects whether selection of DHCP BOOTP is automatic RARP Enable Disable Selects whether selection of RARP is automatic IP ADDRESS xxx xxx xxx xxx Configures IP address of 12 alphanumeric characters SUBNET MASK xxx ...

Page 60: ...memory installed in the printer FLASH INITIALIZE Execute Initialises flash memory if fitted PS FLASH RESIZE 1Mb 0 5Mb 1 5Mb 0Mb Changes the size of the flash memory area NOTE Special data is stored in the Flash Memory therefore you cannot specify 100 Item Value Description HDD INITIALIZE Execute Partitions hard disk and formats each partition PARTITION 1 Common PCL PS Sets usage of partition numbe...

Page 61: ...n 0 20 increments DUPLEX Y ADJUST 0 00 mm 0 25 to 2 0 mm 2 0 to 0 25 mm Adjusts overall print position of print face vertically in 0 20 increments TRAY 1 LEGAL 14 Legal 14 Legal 13 5 Sets tray 1 legal paper size TRAY 2 LEGAL 14 Legal 14 Legal 13 5 Sets tray 2 legal paper size TRAY 3 LEGAL 14 Legal 14 Legal 13 5 Sets tray 3 legal paper size PCL TRAY 2 ID 1 59 5 Sets tray 2 number for PCL emulation ...

Page 62: ...able Selects power save mode when no input is received for a specified time See also System adjust menu PAPER BLACK SETTING 0 1 2 2 1 Adjusts printing to compensate for quality deterioration resulting from temperature differences when printing on paper PAPER COLOUR SETTING 0 1 2 2 1 TRANSPR BLACK SETTING 0 1 2 2 1 Adjusts printing to compensate for quality deterioration resulting from temperature ...

Page 63: ...LACK DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn Displays the remaining life of the black image drum as a percentage CYAN DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn Displays the remaining life of the cyan image drum as a percentage MAGENTA DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn Displays the remaining life of the magenta image drum as a percentage YELLOW DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn Displays the remaining life of the yellow image drum as a percentage BELT ...

Page 64: ...NU Enable Disable Enable Disable SHUTDOWN MENU Set to Disable SHUTDOWN MENU is not displayed PRINT MENU Enable Disable Enable Disable PRINT MENU Set to Disable PRINT MENU is not displayed MEDIA MENU Enable Disable Enable Disable MEDIA MENU Set to Disable MEDIA MENU is not displayed COLOUR MENU Enable Disable Enable Disable COLOUR MENU Set to Disable COLOUR MENU is not displayed SYSTEM CONFIG MENU ...

Page 65: ...able Enable Disable SYSTEM ADJUST MENU Set to Disable SYSTEM ADJUST MENU is not displayed MAINTENANCE MENU Enable Disable Enable Disable MAINTENANCE MENU Set to Disable MAINTENANCE MENU is not displayed USAGE MENU Enable Disable Enable Disable USAGE MENU Set to Disable USAGE MENU is not displayed COLOUR MENU Execute This is the menu to reset the TRC data that had been stored retained for tracking ...

Page 66: ...turn the printer off using the power switch CAUTION NEVER turn the printer off while it is printing If the optional hard disk has been fitted The following procedure MUST BE FOLLOWED before turning off to protect any data that is stored on the hard disk It is recommended that you follow this shutdown procedure each time the printer is switched off for any reason After switching the printer OFF wai...

Page 67: ...ed to Windows 98 or Macintosh This port requires a cable conforming to USB version 1 1 or above The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB compatible device is connected concurrently with other USB compatible machines When connecting multiple printers of the same type they appear as 2 3 etc These numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on each printer 3 Ethernet For network ca...

Page 68: ... If your printer is to be installed as a network printer please refer to the relevant section in the User s 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 using a network connection ...

Page 69: ...their best quality If your applications vary so much that neither driver seems to cover all your needs you could choose to install both Then select the one you plan to use most of the time to be your Windows default driver Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialogue so you can print using the alternative driver whenever you need to If you install both d...

Page 70: ...perating correctly 4 Click on Driver Installation then Install Printer Driver and follow the on screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation NOTE Take time to note the facilities available on the CD For example the Help facility briefly describes each of the Software Utilities Network connection provides Printer driver tabs additional to those for Local connection ...

Page 71: ...rinter has an automatic driver configuration program However for both PostScript PS and or Printer Control Language PCL you can also manually set the following options ADDITIONAL MEMORY Memory size in the Windows PostScript printer driver has to be changed as follows PostScript 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Cl...

Page 72: ...PRINTER DRIVERS 72 4 In Installable Options adjust the amount of memory to be the same as that now installed in the printer as shown in the Menu Map 5 Click on OK ...

Page 73: ...stScript 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Settings tab 4 In Installable Options click on Hard Disk and set it to Installed 5 Click on OK ...

Page 74: ...R DRIVERS 74 PCL 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Options tab 4 Check Printer Hard Disk 5 Click on OK ...

Page 75: ...tScript 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Settings tab 4 In Installed Options click on Duplex and set it to Installed 5 Click on OK ...

Page 76: ...R DRIVERS 76 PCL 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Options tab 4 Check Duplex Option Unit 5 Click on OK ...

Page 77: ...1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Settings tab 4 In Installable Options click on Available Tray and select the number of trays installed 5 Click on OK ...

Page 78: ...inter settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the Device Options tab 4 Increase the number of Installed Paper Trays to the number of paper trays now installed 5 Click on OK ...

Page 79: ...will not print and the LCD will display an error message The following printer driver instructions are given as a guide only Some software applications require the paper feed size and media settings to be selected from within the software Page Setup PostScript 1 Access the printer settings page via the Start menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the General...

Page 80: ...k on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Paper Quality tab 4 Select required paper feed from Paper Source NOTE If Automatically Select is selected the correct paper tray is automatically selected as the paper feed ...

Page 81: ...PRINTER DRIVERS 81 5 Click on the Advanced button then click on Media Type and select the required type NOTE If Printer Setting is selected make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type ...

Page 82: ...PRINTER DRIVERS 82 6 Click on Paper Size and set the required paper size 7 Click on OK three times ...

Page 83: ...a the Start Menu 2 Highlight the printer name and click on File then Properties 3 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Setup tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Setup tab 4 Select the required paper size from Size ...

Page 84: ...ther selections required then click on OK 8 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box NOTE If Auto is selected the correct paper tray is automatically selected as the paper feed If Multi Purpose Tray is selected the Weight field becomes visible NOTE If Printer Setting is selected make sure that the printer has been set to the correct media type ...

Page 85: ...rogram on the drivers CD On selecting Get Printer Settings it queries the printer driver for the installed hardware options and enables the appropriate settings The printer driver network extension allows you to view but not change the status of the following on the Status or Device Options tabs paper trays installed and the media assigned to them total size and percentage used of disk memory perc...

Page 86: ...cument print dialogue COLOUR PRINTING The PCL and PostScript printer drivers supplied with this machine provide several controls for changing the colour output of your printer For general use the Auto settings will suffice providing reasonable default settings that will produce good results for most documents Many applications have their own colour settings and these may override the settings in t...

Page 87: ...ly produced on any printer using toner or ink Similarly there are certain colours some yellows for example that can be printed but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor This disparity between monitors and printers is often the main reason that printed colours do not match the colours displayed onscreen Viewing conditions A print can look very different under different lighting conditions For...

Page 88: ...evision sets k degrees Kelvin a measurement of temperature How your software application displays colour Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop may display colour differently from office applications such as Microsoft Word Please see your application s online help or user manual for more information Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the print...

Page 89: ...s distinctions between Red Green Blue RGB and Cyan Magenta Yellow Black CMYK Generally most documents you print will be in RGB format This is the most common and if you do not know your document s colour mode assume that it is RGB Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications MATCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES RGB only Oki Colour Matching is a g...

Page 90: ...olour Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application s colour picker PS only 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 To do this you can use the ICC Profiles provided by Oki and then print using the ICC profiles as ...

Page 91: ...ct Manual for Colour Matching 5 Choose from the following options Monitor 6500k Perceptual Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K Monitor 6500k Vivid Optimised for printing bright colours when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K Ideal for office graphics Monitor 9300k Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a c...

Page 92: ... colours Listed below each sample colour are the corresponding RGB Red Green Blue values This can be used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB values An example of using the Print Colour Swatch function You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red The steps you would follow are 1 Print a colour swatch then select the shade of red that best suits y...

Page 93: ...is Oki s proprietary colour matching system and affects RGB data only Perceptual settings are best for printing photographic images Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colours sRGB is the best choice for matching specific colours such as printing logos Monitor 6500k Perceptual Optimised for printing photographs when using a monitor with a colour temperature of 6500K Colour Matching ...

Page 94: ...colours such as a company logo colour The colours within the printer s colour gamut are printed without any modification and only colours that fall outwith the printable colours are modified POSTSCRIPT COLOUR MATCHING This uses PostScript Colour Rendering Dictionaries built in to the printer and affects both RGB and CMYK data Rendering Intents When a document is printed a conversion takes place fr...

Page 95: ... is often very different from paper white so this may result in colour casts especially in the lighter areas of an image Relative Colorimetric Good for proofing CMYK colour images on a desktop printer Much like Absolute Colorimetric except that it scales the source white to the usually paper white i e unlike Absolute Colorimetric this attempts to take the paper white into account CMYK INK SIMULATI...

Page 96: ...you do not see any profiles associated with the driver click Add and locate the ICC profiles for your printer Windows ICM uses the information in these profiles to convert colours in your documents to colours that the printer can reproduce The way in which this conversion is performed can be controlled via the ICM Intent control in the printer driver USING ICC PROFILES Affects RGB data only RGB da...

Page 97: ...ofile input profile input profile input profile e g digital camera and an output profile output profile output profile output profile e g the C7300 printer to be selected It uses both these profiles to generate a CRD Colour Rendering Dictionary and this is used to match the colours as closely as possible NOTE This feature may not work for all application programs However many professional graphics...

Page 98: ...OPERATION 98 1 Click on the Colour Management tab 2 Select Automatic or Manual setting for colour matching ...

Page 99: ...OPERATION 99 3 If using Manual setting click on the Add button and select the required colour profile from the list Click on Add then Apply ...

Page 100: ...TION 100 PostScript printer driver a Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab b Click on the Advanced button ...

Page 101: ...OPERATION 101 c Select the required image colour management from Graphic d Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 102: ...printer driver a Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Colour tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Colour tab b Select the required printing and colour mode from Colour Mode ...

Page 103: ...OPERATION 103 c To set the colour matching manually set Manual Colour in Colour Mode d To print a colour sample use the Colour Swatch button e Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 104: ...ick on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab 2 Select the number of pages per sheet from Pages per Sheet 16 pages per sheet max 3 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 105: ...er 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Setup tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Setup tab 2 Select the required number of pages per sheet from Finishing Mode 16 pages per sheet max ...

Page 106: ...OPERATION 106 3 Click on Options and select the required page border layout and margins 4 Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 107: ...ly set to custom paper size before use Width of a custom page size can be from 76 2 to 216 mm and length from 127 to 900 mm PostScript printer driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab 2 Click on the Advanced button 3 In Paper Size select PostScript Custom Page Size ...

Page 108: ...OPERATION 108 4 Enter the width and height measurements in Custom Page Size Definition then select Paper Feed Direction if necessary 5 Click on OK repeatedly to return to the main driver window ...

Page 109: ...then select the multi purpose tray in Paper Source 7 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box PCL printer driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Setup tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Setup tab 2 Select User Defined in Size ...

Page 110: ...r later use 1 On the Setup tab select Paper Feed Options then the Custom Size button 2 Enter the relevant information in Width and Height and give your document size a name in Name 3 Click on Add to add this format to the list 4 Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box NOTE The Custom Page Size is added to the bottom of the Paper Size list Up to 32 Custom Page Sizes can be define...

Page 111: ...ons tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Job Options tab 2 Select the required printing resolution from Print Quality 3 Set Toner Save if required 4 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box NOTE Changing print resolution is only applicable to the OKI C7500 model ...

Page 112: ...unit must be fitted to the printer and enabled before duplex printing can be carried out Paper must be loaded into the paper tray with the print side facing upwards The multi purpose tray cannot be used for duplex printing PostScript printer driver 1 Click on the Device Settings tab 2 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR ...

Page 113: ...ON 113 Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab 3 Select Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge from Print on Both Sides Duplex 4 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 114: ...inter driver 1 Click on the Device Options tab 2 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Setup tab 3 Select long or short edge from 2 Sided printing 4 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 115: ...ostScript printer driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab NOTE Some software applications may not support booklet printing The right to left setting allows a booklet to be printed for right to left reading which is used in some languages ...

Page 116: ...OPERATION 116 2 Select Booklet from Pages per Sheet 3 Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 117: ...OPERATION 117 PCL printer driver 1 Click on the Device Options tab 2 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button Setup tab 3 Select Booklet from Finishing Mode ...

Page 118: ...OPERATION 118 4 Click on Options and set Signature 2Pages Right to Left and Bind Margin as required then click on OK 5 Click on OK twice to close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 119: ...ter driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button Job Options tab then Watermark button OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button Job Options tab then Watermark button 2 Select a watermark from the list in Watermark ...

Page 120: ...button 4 Type in the required text and select size and angle in Text 5 Select Font Colour Trim and Position of the new watermark then click on OK 6 Check First Page Only if the watermark is to be printed on the first page of the document 7 Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 121: ...vent any conflicts in printing i e collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver The following instructions explain how to select collating using a printer driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Job Options tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Job Options tab 2 In Job Type enter the number of required copies and check...

Page 122: ... using Windows PostScript drivers 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Layout tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Layout tab 2 Click on the Advanced button 3 Select substitution or downloading a soft font from True Type Font ...

Page 123: ...OPERATION 123 4 Expand Postscript Options and select the required download option from True Type Font Download Option 5 Click on the OK button twice ...

Page 124: ...he printer dialogue box PRINTING THE FONT LIST 1 Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the Select Select Select Select button 2 Press the Item button until PRINT PCL FONT or PRINT PS FONT is displayed 3 Press the Select button to print the font list The printer returns to online status when the font list has printed ...

Page 125: ...n Job Options tab a In Job Type select Proof and Print NOTE The internal hard disk must be fitted to the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy printed If the software application being used has a collate print option this must be turned OFF for proof and ...

Page 126: ...py of the document is printed for checking 4 After checking the remaining copies can then be printed or deleted if incorrect using the procedures given below PRINTING COPIES To print the remaining copies of the document after checking carry out the following on the printer 1 Press the Menu button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the Select Select Select Select button 2 Enter the personal ID...

Page 127: ...ing the buttons on the printer control panel 3 Press the Value button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed 4 Press the Cancel button to delete the remaining copies of the document 5 When the deletion confirmation message appears confirm by pressing the Select button NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Dev...

Page 128: ... then Job Options tab a In Job Type select Secure Print NOTE The internal hard disk must be fitted to the printer and enabled to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy printed If the software application being used has a collate print option this must be turned OFF for secure pr...

Page 129: ...to spool the print job on the printer s hard disk 4 The print job can then be printed and deleted using the procedures given below CONFIDENTIAL PRINTING To print out the confidential document carry out the following on the printer 1 Press the Menu button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the Select button 2 Enter the personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel 3 Press t...

Page 130: ...g the buttons on the printer control panel 3 Press the Value button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed 4 Press the Cancel button to select the print job and delete it from the printer NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager Please refer to the On line help for the Oki Storage Device Manager w...

Page 131: ... the number of required copies and if required check the Collate box NOTES The internal hard disk must be fitted to the printer to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data DISK DISK DISK DISK FULL FULL FULL FULL is displayed and only one copy printed If the software application being used has a collate print option this ...

Page 132: ...n the hard disk 4 The document can then be printed or deleted using the procedures given below PRINTING COPIES To print the remaining copies of the document after checking carry out the following on the printer 1 Press the Menu button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the Select button 2 Enter the personal ID number using the buttons on the printer control panel 3 Press the Value button unti...

Page 133: ...Value button until ALL JOBS or the required job name is displayed 4 Press the Cancel button to delete the remaining copies of the document 5 When the deletion confirmation message appears confirm by pressing the Select button NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Oki Storage Device Manager Please refer to the On line for the Oki Stora...

Page 134: ... feature allows these items to be printed in various combinations depending on your requirements For example you could create an Overlay consisting of a single item such as the file that prints the logo this could add the company logo to every document that you print You could create an Overlay that combines all 3 files the logo address and the mission statement and this would allow all 3 items to...

Page 135: ...print PRN file 1 From inside your application program choose File then Print 2 Ensure that the Print To File option is switched on in your application s Print dialogue box 3 Depending on the application you may need to select your OKI printer model and then click Properties This should open the printer driver settings NOTE The internal hard disk must be fitted to the printer to allow for spooling ...

Page 136: ...ript 1 From inside your application program choose File then Print 2 Ensure that the Print To File option is switched on in your application s Print dialogue box 3 Depending on the application you may need to select your OKI printer model and then click Properties This should open the printer driver settings 4 Select the Job Options tab and click the Overlays button 5 Choose Create Form from the m...

Page 137: ... file BIN file is assigned an ID number You can change this ID number by double clicking it and entering a new one in the ID field PostScript This automatically generates a PostScript hst file Note the name that the file is assigned in the Storage Device Manager Names are case sensitive 4 Make sure the printer being used is highlighted in the lower window of the Storage Device Manager 5 Select the...

Page 138: ...OPERATION 138 DEFINING OVERLAYS Postscript printer driver a Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Overlays tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Overlays tab ...

Page 139: ...nter a name for the overlay in Overlay Name and select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from Print on Pages NOTE The Form Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you made a note of in the previous section This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer s hard disk drive It is case sensitive NOTE The Overlay Name is a random name of your selection ...

Page 140: ...K g Highlight the overlay name in Defined Overlays and click on the Add button to add the overlay to the list in Active Overlays h Select Use Overlay from the drop down list i Click on OK twice and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 141: ...ION 141 PCL printer driver a Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Job Options tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Job Options tab b Click on the Overlay button ...

Page 142: ...s Please refer to the user guide for the storage manager f Select which pages the overlay is to be printed on from Print on Pages then click on Add followed by Close NOTE The Overlay Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you made a note of in the previous section This is the name under which the file is stored on the printer s hard disk drive It is case sensitive ...

Page 143: ...ghlight the overlay name in Defined Overlays and click on the Add button to add the overlay to the list in Active Overlays h Check Print Using Active Overlays i Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 144: ...you to configure and print posters It is only available with a PCL driver 1 Click on the General tab Printing Preferences button then Setup tab OR Click on the Advanced tab Printing Defaults button then Setup tab 2 In Finishing Mode select Poster Print ...

Page 145: ...OPERATION 145 3 Click on Options and enter the poster configuration details 4 Click on OK three times and close the printer dialogue box ...

Page 146: ...ING PAPER The LCD display will indicate when the number of sheets of paper in any paper tray falls below 30 At this time it is advisable to replenish the tray as follows 1 Remove the paper tray 2 Remove the remaining sheets of paper ...

Page 147: ... and rear stopper are correct for the size of paper being used To prevent paper jams Don t leave space between the paper and the paper guides and rear stopper Don t overfill the paper tray Capacity depends on the type of paper and the paper weight max 530 sheets of 80gm Don t load damaged paper Don t mix paper of different sizes paper quality or thickness Don t remove the paper tray during printin...

Page 148: ...MAINTENANCE 148 5 If fitted a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tray inserted above it 1 2 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 149: ...t this stage remove the toner cartridge and check whether it is empty if so the toner cartridge needs to be replaced Cartridge life is approximately 10 000 A4 pages at 5 print density The first toner cartridge installed in a new image drum needs to be replaced after less than this amount because the toner cartridge has to fill a new image drum 1 Switch off the printer and open the top cover WARNIN...

Page 150: ...e direction of the arrow as far as it will go 4 Remove the toner cartridge 2 lifting the right side of the cartridge first to disengage the locating peg on the image drum from the toner cartridge 5 Make sure the colours of the new toner cartridge and image drum correspond CAUTION Dispose of the toner cartridge in accordance with local legislation ...

Page 151: ...MAINTENANCE 151 6 Shake the new toner cartridge back and forth several times Then holding the toner cartridge horizontally remove the tape ...

Page 152: ...t the new toner cartridge into the image drum left side first engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge 8 Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum ...

Page 153: ...ward until it stops This releases the toner into the image drum 10 Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or a soft tissue CAUTION Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the LED head otherwise damage to the lens surface will occur ...

Page 154: ...ter installing the new toner cartridge the message on the display TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER should disappear However this sometimes does not disappear until printing has been carried out If it still does not disappear reinstall the toner cartridge ...

Page 155: ...lean the LED head at the same time as changing the image drum Image drum life is approximately 23 000 sheets of A4 This assumes a typical office environment where 20 of print jobs are one page emails 30 are 3 page word documents and 50 are print runs of 15 pages or more 1 Switch off the printer and open the top cover CAUTION Never expose the image drum to light for more than 5 minutes and never ex...

Page 156: ...efully remove the toner cartridge 2 lifting the right side of the cartridge first to disengage the locating peg on the image drum from the toner cartridge c Carefully put the toner cartridge in a safe place to avoid spillage WARNING Take extreme care when handling toner Toner can be harmful if inhaled swallowed or if it gets in the eyes Toner can also stain hands and clothing ...

Page 157: ...MAINTENANCE 157 3 Remove the image drum 4 Make sure the replacement image drum is the correct colour and remove it from the packaging ...

Page 158: ...MAINTENANCE 158 5 Remove the protective sheet from the new image drum ...

Page 159: ...MAINTENANCE 159 6 Install the new image drum into its correct colour location in the printer 1 ...

Page 160: ...the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate from the image drum 8 Re install the toner cartridge or replace it with a new toner cartridge of the corresponding colour See Changing toner cartridge above 9 Close the top cover ...

Page 161: ... control panel Transfer belt life is approximately 60000 sheets A4 long edge feed However this assumes a standard print job of three sheets If single sheets are printed transfer belt life is reduced 1 Switch off the printer and open the top cover 2 Remove the cradle complete with the four image drums and toner cartridges from the printer ...

Page 162: ...MAINTENANCE 162 3 Press back the lock lever 1 and using the handles 2 and 3 remove the old transfer belt from the printer 4 Remove the new transfer belt unit from its packaging ...

Page 163: ...the handles 2 and 3 align the pins 4 with the grooves 5 on the printer and insert the new transfer belt into the printer 6 Move the lock lever 1 toward the front of the printer and ensure it locks the transfer belt into place ...

Page 164: ...MAINTENANCE 164 7 Install the cradle complete with the four image drums and toner cartridges back into the printer 8 Close the top cover ...

Page 165: ...NG THE FUSER UNIT When the fuser unit reaches the end of its product life CHANGE FUSER UNIT is displayed in the control panel Fuser unit life is approximately 60 000 A4 sheets 1 Switch off the printer and open the top cover ...

Page 166: ...fuser unit from its packaging 5 Using the handle 2 install the new fuser unit into the printer 6 Make sure the two spring loaded locking levers 1 lock the fuser unit into place 7 Remove the retaining tape from the coloured spring loaded lever 3 on top of the fuser unit 8 Close the top cover WARNING The fuser unit is very hot after printing Always use the handle when lifting it ...

Page 167: ...ED head when printing does not come out clearly has white lines or when text is blurred 1 Switch off the printer and open the top cover CAUTION Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the LED head otherwise damage to the lens surface will occur ...

Page 168: ...MAINTENANCE 168 2 Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue 3 Close the top cover ...

Page 169: ... it is transported without its protective packaging it may be prone to mechanical damage 1 Turn off the printer 2 Disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable from the printer and remove any paper from the paper trays 3 Open the top cover and remove the four image drums ...

Page 170: ...cartridge with plastic adhesive tape 1 to prevent any toner spillage during transportation 5 Replace the four image drums complete with their toner cartridges back into the printer 6 Using the original packaging material place the printer inside its box and seal the box ...

Page 171: ...lt CHANGE FUSER UNIT Change the fuser unit CHANGE PAPER TO Paper must be changed to correct paper size and or media type indicates size or media type CHECK BELT UNIT Check the transfer belt for paper jam correct installation etc CHECK DUPLEX Check the duplex unit for paper jam correct installation etc CHECK FUSER UNIT Check the fuser unit for paper jam correct installation etc CHECK IMAGE DRUM Che...

Page 172: ...ALID DATA Data is incorrect LOAD Load correct paper size type Size type will be indicated MEDIA MISMATCH Paper type set via menu does not match that sent via driver NEAR END The paper in the selected is nearly finished indicates paper tray NETWORK ERROR Network error OFFLINE Shows off line status ONLINE Shows on line status OPEN UPPER COVER Open the upper cover PLEASE POWER OFF Printer must be swi...

Page 173: ...parity error Check configuration of serial card SERVICE CALL A serious error has occurred Call for service SHUTDOWN Starts the shutdown procedure to protect file system on hard disk SIZE MISMATCH Change paper to correct size type STACKER FULL Stacker is full Remove paper UNSUITABLE SIZE Indicates wrong paper size USB I F ERROR USB interface error WARMING UP The printer is warming up LCD Message Me...

Page 174: ...cover of the printer IN THE PAPER TRAY Remove the paper tray and any jammed paper from the printer then re install the paper tray NOTE The top cover of the printer must remain open FOR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 MINS until all checks for paper jams have been carried out If the top cover is closed too soon the paper jam error will not be cleared ...

Page 175: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 175 BEHIND THE FRONT COVER Open the front cover and remove any jammed paper then close the front cover ...

Page 176: ...76 ON THE TRANSFER BELT a Remove all four image drums as one unit in their cradle b Carefully remove any jammed paper from the transfer belt and top paper exit c Replace all four image drums as one unit into the printer ...

Page 177: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 177 BEHIND THE REAR COVER Open the rear cover and remove any jammed paper then close the rear cover ...

Page 178: ...ove the two coloured locking levers 1 either side of the fuser unit toward the rear of the machine they are spring loaded toward the front b Remove the fuser unit holding the unit by the handle and place it on a flat table WARNING The fuser unit is very hot after printing Always use the handle when lifting it 1 1 ...

Page 179: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 179 c With the coloured lever on the fuser unit to your right move it toward you Slowly remove any jammed paper d Replace the fuser unit into the printer ...

Page 180: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 180 IN THE DUPLEX UNIT If there is any paper jammed in the Duplex unit carry out the following a Open the front cover and slide out the duplex unit ...

Page 181: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 181 b Open the duplex top cover and remove any jammed paper c Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex unit back into the printer d Close the front cover ...

Page 182: ...DDITIONAL PAPER TRAYS If any additional paper tray s are installed remove the paper trays and check that no paper is jammed along the various parts of the exit path Finally When all paper jams have been cleared close the top cover ...

Page 183: ...MENU is displayed then press the Select button 2 Press the Item button until the required setting is displayed 3 Press the Value button to display ENABLE or DISABLE as required 4 Press the Select button to select the setting An asterisk appears to the right of the selected setting 5 Press the Online button to return the printer to online status Online Menu Item Value Select Ready Attention Online ...

Page 184: ...zontal Place the printer on a stable level surface The paper is too thin Use the correct type of paper see Specifications The paper is moist or affected by static Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels The paper is creased or wrinkled As above The paper is not aligned correctly Adjust tray or manual feed guides Paper doesn t feed Correct paper feed selection in the printer dr...

Page 185: ...e There is no cure for this problem You should only use a computer that does Parallel cable does not meet specifications Use a bi directional parallel cable to IEEE 1284 1994 standard The interface is disabled Check that the parallel interface is set to enable Configuration procedure was not correctly followed or cancelled Configure again from the beginning Parallel cable is disconnected or faulty...

Page 186: ... meet specifications Use USB cable to specification Ver 1 1 Interface is disabled Check that USB interface is set to Enable Configuration procedure was not correctly followed or cancelled Configure again from the beginning USB cable is disconnected or faulty Reconnect or try another cable A USB hub is being used Test by connecting the printer and computer directly ...

Page 187: ...nu settings enable Parallel or USB interface Printer is switched OFF Switch ON Printer interface cable is disconnected Reconnect the printer interface cable A converter buffer extension cable or USB hub is being used Test by connecting the printer and computer directly Printer driver output port is incorrect Set correct output port to which the printer interface cable is connected Printer is not s...

Page 188: ...the file Memory is insufficient for application Increase computer s memory Insufficient free space on hard disk Delete unnecessary files Printer driver is incorrectly configured Correctly configure printer driver Possible cause Remedy Memory is insufficient for number of applications running Close all other applications Possible cause Remedy Print processing is carried out by the computer Use a co...

Page 189: ...LINE Possible cause Remedy LED head is dirty Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue Toner is low Change toner cartridge Image drum damaged Change image drum Possible cause Remedy LED head is dirty Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue Toner is low Change toner cartridge Paper is unsuitable for printer Use recommended paper Possible cause Remedy The toner cartridge is incorrectly...

Page 190: ...s not work replace the image drum If the lines or spots occur at intervals of approximately 113 mm the fuser roller is damaged Change the fuser unit The image drum has been exposed to light Remove the image drum from the printer and store it in a dark place for several hours If this does not work replace the image drum Possible cause Remedy Paper has been affected by static electricity Store paper...

Page 191: ...se Remedy Check the control panel If an error message is displayed correct the problem Possible cause Remedy The printer interface cable is faulty Replace the printer interface cable The time out setting is too short Reset time out to a higher value Possible cause Remedy The printer is not horizontal Place the printer on a stable level surface There are scraps of paper or other foreign matter insi...

Page 192: ...me before entering power save mode 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 Wait until this data is processed Possible cause Remedy Media Weight and Media Type se...

Page 193: ...MP NDS and NetBEUI protocols It can be connected using 10 100BASE TX 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable 2 Loosen the two screws and remove the cover 1 from the lower option slot 3 Insert the network interface card 2 into the option slot and secure with the two thumbscrews 3 4 Connect the power cable and switch on the printer ...

Page 194: ... if error messages appear when printing complex data Also used for graphic intensive applications on Networks Additional memory is available in 64Mb 128Mb 256Mb and 512Mb modules Due to the design of the memory modules it is very important that the modules are installed according to the part number capacity printed on the module Please refer to the example below The module with the highest part nu...

Page 195: ...r cable and printer interface cable 2 Loosen the two screws 1 and remove the mother board 3 Insert the memory modules into one of the three SDRAM slots as follows CAUTION The printer may not operate correctly if memory modules are not fitted correctly and IN THE CORRECT SEQUENCE ...

Page 196: ...rface cable and power cable then switch on the printer 6 Print a Menu Map as follows to confirm the additional memory is correctly installed a Press the Menu button twice to access the INFORMATION MENU b Press the Select button and confirm that PRINT MENU MAP is displayed on the LCD c Press the Select button to print the menu map d Check that the Total Memory Size is the same as the memory now ins...

Page 197: ...isk is used for proof and print password or secure printing Installation 1 Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable 2 Loosen the two screws 1 and remove the mother board 3 Hold the internal hard disk by the locking handle 1 ...

Page 198: ... that PRINT MENU MAP is displayed on the LCD c Press the Select button to print the menu map d Check that HDD now shows as being installed in the printer The printer will automatically configure to include this option However you can manually set it as follows 1 Press the Menu button until DISK MAINTENANCE is displayed then press the Select button 2 When HDD INITIALISE is displayed press the Selec...

Page 199: ... front cover 1 6 Connect the power cable and switch the printer on The printer will automatically configure to include this option However you can manually set it as follows 1 Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the Select button 2 Press the Item button until DUPLEX is displayed 3 Press the Value button until ON is displayed then press the Select button An asterisk appea...

Page 200: ...ined with the standard paper tray paper capacity increases to approximately 1590 sheets Installation 1 Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable WARNING The printer weighs 48 kg 2 people are required to lift the printer safely and prevent any personal injury ...

Page 201: ...f the printer with the locating pegs and plug on the additional paper tray unit 3 Connect the printer interface cable and power cable then switch on the printer NOTE If installing both additional paper trays put the two additional paper trays together as one unit first then install the printer on top of the two additional paper trays ...

Page 202: ...o print the menu map d Check that TRAY 2 and TRAY 3 if fitted appear under MEDIA MENU The printer will automatically configure to include this option However you can manually set it as follows 1 Press the Menu button until the PRINT MENU is displayed and press the Select button 2 Press the Item button until AUTO TRAY SWITCH is displayed 3 Press the Value button until ON is displayed then press the...

Page 203: ...opier unit for scanning the original s S730 ADF Automatic Document Feeder add on for the S730 unit to accommodate multi page scanning C7100 C7300 C7500 Cabinet on which to sit the printer C7100 C7300 C7500 Stand which fits to the cabinet and provides a tray on which to locate the S730 For full details of installing and using these accessories refer to the S730 Scancopier User s Guide ...

Page 204: ...c Internal font PostScript 3 PCL5c fonts Print Start First print time 10 secs mono 15 secs colour Warm up time 90 secs Parallel Interface IEEE Std 1284 1994 parallel Connections 36 pin receptacle Cable IEEE Std 1284 1994 compatible cable of up to 1 8 metres Transmission mode Compatible Nibble mode ECP Interface level Low 0 0 0 8V High 2 4 5 0V Universal Serial Bus USB interface USB specification V...

Page 205: ...00 mm Image expansion compression 1 mm 100 mm Startup time Less than 3 min from powering up 25 C Power supply AC 230 V 10 50 60 Hz 1 Hz Power consumption Operating 1350 max 500 W av 25 C Standby 1200 max 150 W av 25 C Power saving 45 W max Current 7 0A or less 25ºC Operating environment Operating 10 to 32 C 20 to 80 RH optimum 25 C wet 2 C dry Off 0 to 43 C 10 to 90 RH optimum 26 8 C wet 2 C dry P...

Page 206: ...SPECIFICATIONS 206 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS ...

Page 207: ...8 EP IMAGE DRUM CYAN 23 000 5 A4 41962807 EP IMAGE DRUM MAGENTA 23 000 5 A4 41962806 EP IMAGE DRUM YELLOW 23 000 5 A4 41962805 FUSER UNIT 230V 60 000 5 A4 41945603 TRANSFER BELT 60 000 3 pages job 41945503 NOTE A Rainbow pack consists of four high capacity toners CMYK in one box Image drum life is calculated in a typical office environment where 50 of the print jobs are one page email type documen...

Page 208: ...G AUTO TRAY SWITCH ON MEDIA CHECK ENABLE PRIORITY TRAY TRAY1 RESOLUTION 600dpi LED model 1200dpi LED model 600 dpi 1200 dpi MONO PRINT SPEED AUTO ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LINE PER PAGE 64 EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE Item Factory default setting TRAY1 TYPE WEIGHT PLAIN MEDIUM TRAY2 TYPE WEIGHT PLAIN MEDIUM TRAY3 TYPE WEIGHT PLAIN MEDIUM MP TRAY SIZE TYPE WEIGHT A4 PLAIN MEDIUM UNIT OF MEASURE MILLIMETRE X ...

Page 209: ...ns PERSONALITY AUTO EMULATION CLEARABLE WARNING ON AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 sec WAIT TIMEOUT 40 sec LOW TONER CONTINUE JAM RECOVERY ON ERROR REPORT OFF LANGUAGE ENGLISH Item Factory default setting FONT SOURCE RESIDENT FONT No I000 FONT PITCH 10 00 cpi FONT HEIGHT 12 00 point SYMBOL SET PC 8 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 column WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTUION CR LF FUNCTION LF PRINT MARGIN NORMAL ...

Page 210: ...UNCTION LR LINE LENGTH 80 column FORM LENGTH 11 7 inch TOF POSITION 0 0 inch LEFT MARGIN 0 0 inch FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME CONT PAPER MODE OFF Item Factory default setting CHARACTER PITCH 10 cpi CHARACTER SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET PC 8 LETTER 0 STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 lpi WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTUION CR LINE LENGTH 80 column FORM LENGTH 11 7 inch TOF POSITION ...

Page 211: ...IDTH NARROW ACK BUSY TIMING ACK IN BUSY I PRIME DISABLE Item Factory default setting USB ENABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE Item Factory default setting TCP IP ENABLE NETWARE ENABLE ETHERTALK ENABLE NETBEUI ENABLE FRAME TYPE AUTO DHCP BOOTP ENABLE RARP DISABLE IP ADDRESS 0 0 0 0 SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 GATEWAY ADDRESS 0 0 0 0 PRINT SETTINGS OFF INITIALIZE OFF ...

Page 212: ...NITIALIZE PS FLASH RESIZE 0 5MB Item Factory default setting PARTITION 1 PCL PARTITION 2 COMMON PARTITION 3 PS Item Factory default setting X ADJUST 0 0 mm Y ADJUST 0 0 mm DUPLEX X ADJUST 0 0 mm DUPLEX Y ADJUST 0 0 mm TRAY1 LEGAL14 PAPER LEGAL 14 TRAY2 LEGAL14 PAPER LEGAL 14 TRAY3 LEGAL14 PAPER LEGAL 14 PCL TRAY2 ID 5 PCL TRAY3 ID 20 PCL MP TRAY ID 4 HEX DUMP ...

Page 213: ...FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 213 MAINTENANCE MENU Item Factory default setting EEPROM RESET POWER SAVE ENABLE PAPER BLACK SETTING 0 PAPER COLOR SETTING 0 TRANSPR BLACK SETTING 0 TRANSPR COLOR SETTING 0 ...

Page 214: ...nit 165 H Hard disk 197 I Image drum 155 INFORMATION MENU 44 L LED head 167 Location 15 M Maintenance Cleaning LED head 167 Fuser unit 165 Image drum 155 Toner cartridge 149 Transfer belt 161 Manual feed 31 Media Menu 45 Menu settings 36 N Network interface card 193 Network Menu 58 O Options Additional memory 194 Additional paper trays 200 CCS Copier Unit 203 Duplex unit 199 Internal hard disk 197...

Page 215: ...inting Booklets 115 Creating overlays 135 Custom page sizes 107 Duplex 112 Font list 124 Proofing 125 Using passwords 128 Protective sheet removal 19 S Secure printing 128 Setting up Power cable 33 Protective sheet removal 19 Toner cartridge installation 24 Status messages 171 System Adjust Menu 61 System Config Menu 51 T Toner cartridge 149 Toner cartridge installation 24 149 Transfer belt 161 Tr...

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