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Contents

Color Print Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents . . . . . . .6

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Printing Vivid Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Macintosh OS 9x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

General Printing Directions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Multiple Pages on One Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Duplex (Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Storage Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Admin Setup Utility for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storage Device Manager (SDM) Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Open Storage Device Manager (SDM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
SDM Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
SDM Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Admin Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Open Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Summary of Contents for ES1624n MFP

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Page 2: ...curacy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from http my okidata com Copyright 2004 All rights reserved As an ENERGY STAR Program P...

Page 3: ...cintosh OS 9x 11 Printer Drivers 11 Operation 12 Driver Options 12 Color Option 12 Job Option List 20 Job Accounting 21 Job Type 23 Setting Up a Secure Print Job 25 Proof and Print 28 General Printing...

Page 4: ...s 64 Feature Sets Quality 65 General Printing Directions 66 Collating 67 Multiple Pages on One Sheet 68 Duplex Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet 69 Paper Feed Type Select 70 Utilities 72 Apple Color...

Page 5: ...derstand the product Important An important message appears like this An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems NOTE The screen shots in this manual a...

Page 6: ...f the most important factors are listed below Range of Colors Monitors Versus Printers Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye Each...

Page 7: ...en These options are explained in subsequent sections To access the color matching options in the driver discussed below 1 Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from any application us...

Page 8: ...vin a measurement of temperature How Your Software Application Displays Color Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Photoshop may display color differently from office applications suc...

Page 9: ...ed 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 color mode assume that it i...

Page 10: ...tion Use the Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application s color picker RGB or CMYK If you are printing from a graphics application such a...

Page 11: ...ee your printed Computer Connections Software Installation Guide for information on installing printer drivers You can also go to http my okidata com to see and or download a copy of the Computer Conn...

Page 12: ...her driver operations Driver Options This section discusses only the driver selections supplied with your printer Color Option and Job Option as well as the plug ins Job Accounting and Job Type if ava...

Page 13: ...ictionaries built in to the printer and affects both RGB and CMYK data No Color Matching No color correction occurs when selected This option is beneficial when other matching regimens are used specif...

Page 14: ...ce prints with lighter and brighter colors For some photographs other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken Vivid or Digital Camera settings p...

Page 15: ...the usually paper white i e unlike Absolute Colorimetric this attempts to take the paper white into account Absolute Colorimetric Best for printing solid colors and tints such as company logos etc Mat...

Page 16: ...is better Glossy This option uses more CMYK and less black producing a shinier black Matte This option uses more black and less CMYK producing a flatter black Separations This option affects output on...

Page 17: ...rint This option prevents registration errors and only works for 100 black text Click on the checkbox to enable the option Printer Halftone This option prevents the halftone of a high end graphics app...

Page 18: ...e Print 2 Then open the drop down menu directly underneath Printer and select Job Option Quality A straightforward selection of the print quality desired Fine the default high resolution slower speed...

Page 19: ...dia Type Many options are available for selecting the thickness of the paper type Normally Printer Setting is sufficient Select your desired Media Type Any option other than Printer Setting will overr...

Page 20: ...size in the tray Only standard sizes are checked MP tray is handled as manual feed Selecting this will cause the MP tray to be used in manual feed situations NOTE If the software application being us...

Page 21: ...o print color as well Account ID The Account ID is the number utilized to identify the users Before you can log in you must be set up as a user in the Administration Utility Activating Job Accounting...

Page 22: ...u 2 Ensure that your printer model is selected then open the drop down menu directly underneath Printer and select Job Accounting 3 Enter your User Name and Password and press the Print button to proc...

Page 23: ...t 2 Open the drop down menu directly underneath Printer and select Job Type Each option on the Job Type screen is detailed below NOTES If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data DISK...

Page 24: ...elect Job Spool Secure This feature allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment The confidential document is sent to the printer an...

Page 25: ...document is processed as a print file and stored on the printer s hard disk 5 Walk up to the printer to print out the document using the front panel see below Printing a Secure Document at the Printe...

Page 26: ...nd line of the display then press ENTER The document prints and is deleted from the hard disk drive Deleting a Confidential Document Before Printing It 1 Press to enter the menu mode PRINT JOBS MENU 2...

Page 27: ...B Y ENTER N CANCEL 6 Press ENTER to delete the job then press ON LINE NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the document is to use the Storage Device Manager if you are on an AppleTalk ne...

Page 28: ...demand by entering the password through the printer s front panel Once the document is printed it is deleted from the hard drive If you wish to retain the document on the hard disk drive after printi...

Page 29: ...a print file and stored on the printer s hard disk One copy prints 5 Check over the proof then either print the remaining copies or delete the document Printing Additional Copies of a Proof and Print...

Page 30: ...eted from the hard disk drive Deleting a Document Before Printing Multiple Copies If the proof is not ready for printing delete the job from the printer 1 Press to enter the menu mode PRINT JOBS MENU...

Page 31: ...B Y ENTER N CANCEL 6 Press ENTER to delete the job then press ON LINE NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the document is to use the Storage Device Manager if you are on an AppleTalk ne...

Page 32: ...four digit personal ID Number 0000 to 9999 4 Click Print to proceed with your print job The document will be stored on the printer s hard disk NOTES If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the sp...

Page 33: ...mber for the first digit of the password then press ENTER to engage the number and move to the next digit ENTER PASSWORD 5 4 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining digits in the password SELECT JOB A...

Page 34: ...o enter the menu mode PRINT JOBS MENU 2 Press ENTER ENTER PASSWORD 3 Use to set the number for the first digit of the password then press ENTER to engage the number and move to the next digit ENTER PA...

Page 35: ...rinter to automatically clean itself before printing If you are experiencing reduced print quality such as too much graininess use this to improve the print quality NOTE An alternative method of print...

Page 36: ...to cover all the options that might occur but rather the typical printing operations that can benefit from detailed descriptions You can also refer to your Macintosh online help or manual for further...

Page 37: ...t screen select the options desired a For Multiple Pages access Pages per sheet b Select the desired direction c Select a border between the sheets if desired 4 Click Print to print or Save Settings t...

Page 38: ...plex unit must be installed in the printer and enabled before duplex printing can be carried out 1 Select your desired printer from an application using File Print 2 Open the drop down menu directly u...

Page 39: ...ck Print to print or Save Settings to save and close the printer dialog box NOTE Duplex printing can only be carried out on standard paper sizes and paper weights between 20 and 28 lb 75 and 105 g m S...

Page 40: ...inting i e collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver 1 Select your desired printer from an application using File Print 2 The General dialog box should already be displa...

Page 41: ...This utility will only work over a network and is not compatible with USB connections Admin Setup Utility for Macintosh This utility adjusts the printer s network parameters Job Accounting This plug...

Page 42: ...le click the CD icon that appears on the desktop 3 Open the MAC folder and double click the Mac Installer icon 4 Click Continue and accept the license agreement 5 Select Custom Install to access the U...

Page 43: ...es the setting changes you have made Note This button is grayed out and disabled if no change has been made to the settings in this dialog box Important When attempting to open the application ensure...

Page 44: ...button displays the Option dialog box where printer options can be set For further description see SDM Options below Closing the Option dialog box returns you to the Main dialog box Help button Clicki...

Page 45: ...er to be inserted after a request After that interval the job is cancelled Media Check Sets whether or not the printer checks to see if the media loaded in the tray matches that selected Only standard...

Page 46: ...PPD file Menu Item Value Description CHANGE PRINTER NAME ZONE EXECUTE Only available if printer is on an AppleTalk network DOWNLOAD FILE EXECUTE Allows a file to be loaded into the printer DISPLAY FO...

Page 47: ...t is stored in the Postscript interpreter in the printer However this will not change the name displayed in the Chooser only the Admin Setup utility has that ability 1 Click Utilities Change Printer N...

Page 48: ...ing The printer will automatically print the PS PDF files unless they are specified to be stored in the hard disk 1 Click Utilities Download File 2 Select the file you wish to load into the printer 3...

Page 49: ...rrently available click Utilities Display Font List Initialise Disk Utilities Menu Item To initialize the hard disk drive Careful This will erase the contents of the hard disk click Utilities Initiali...

Page 50: ...ut or toner density The Gamma Curve profile is sent to the printer with the print job To open PS Gamma Adjuster click Utilities PS Gamma Adjuster 1 Because Gamma Curve profiles are tied to the display...

Page 51: ...or later use highlight it in the PPD FIle list box and click the Remove button Creating Editing a Gamma Curve Profile 1 To create a new Gamma Curve press the New button To edit an existing Gamma Curve...

Page 52: ...rogram by accessing Local Hard Drive OKI Tools Setup Utility The utility will automatically search the network for available printers and present the results Printer Access 1 Highlight with your mouse...

Page 53: ...STATUS OPENS STATUS WINDOW Indicates the network status and protocols utilized Menu Item Value Description OKI DEVICE SETUP OPENS SETUP WINDOW Allows changing network parameters for selected printer R...

Page 54: ...stalling printer drivers You can also go to http my okidata com to see and or download a copy of the Computer Connections Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on printer drivers A...

Page 55: ...om within the document print dialog box Refer to the manufacturer s guidelines for information on other driver operations Printer Features 1 To access Printer Features open your print driver from with...

Page 56: ...KI s proprietary color matching system and affects RGB data only This is the default setting and provides the fastest best color matching for your printer Postscript Color Matching This uses Postscrip...

Page 57: ...Monitor 6500k Auto The default setting that selects the best options for your printer This selection works best for office situations Monitor 6500k Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when u...

Page 58: ...s color gamut are printed without any modification and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified Rendering Intent When a document is printed a conversion takes place from the doc...

Page 59: ...Colorimetric Best for printing solid colors and tints such as company logos etc Matches colors common to both devices exactly and clips the out of gamut colors to their nearest printed equivalent Trie...

Page 60: ...n 60 Separations This option affects output only allowing you to print all colors or separate splates NOTE You must select a non generic PostScript Printer Description PPD file for a printer that supp...

Page 61: ...Macintosh OS X Operation 61 Feature Sets Job Options...

Page 62: ...e This option is useful when printing multiple copies of large documents and you want to print them in sequence NOTE If your software application has a collate option use it instead of the collate opt...

Page 63: ...Macintosh OS X Operation 63 Toner Saving Checking this will enable toner saving but reduce print quality Page Rotate Checking this will rotate the printed material on the page 180 degrees...

Page 64: ...tching of paper size to that of the tray Only standard sizes are checked Media Type Many options are available for selecting the thickness of the paper type Normally the Printer Setting is sufficient...

Page 65: ...ity Quality A straightforward selection of the print quality desired Fast low resolution fast speed choose this for quick proofing of drafts Fine the default high resolution slower speed Provides opti...

Page 66: ...ter black Black Overprint This option prevents registration errors and only works for 100 black text General Printing Directions What follows are descriptions of common printing issues common to the M...

Page 67: ...tion to prevent any conflicts in printing i e collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver 1 Select your desired printer from an application using File Print 2 The Copies P...

Page 68: ...er from an application using File Print 2 Open the drop down menu at the left and select Layout 3 From the Layout screen select the options desired a For Multiple Pages access Pages per sheet b Select...

Page 69: ...e Binding This determines the orientation of the printing on the second side of the sheet relative to the first side NOTES Duplex printing can only be carried out on standard paper sizes and paper wei...

Page 70: ...ction of different types of paper or trays The options selected affect only the current document being printed 1 Select your desired printer from an application using File Print 2 Open the drop down m...

Page 71: ...he printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper Paper Options Plain Paper Letterhead etc When you select a paper type option the printer automatically accesse...

Page 72: ...Display profile will attempt to calibrate the display to more closely match the printer s output However merely selecting the profile will not automatically produce perfect results as many factors wil...

Page 73: ...Utilities 73 2 Click the arrow next to Displays and select your monitor In the Current Profile area click the arrow and select Other to access the Color Profile 3 Click the desired ICC Profile and th...

Page 74: ...Macintosh OS X Utilities 74 Setting the Printer Profile 1 Navigate to the utility by accessing your Local Hard Drive Applications Utilities ColorSync Utility Devices...

Page 75: ...lities 75 2 Click the arrow next to Printers and select your printer then click Color sRGB Under Current Profile click the arrow and select Other to access the Color Profile 3 Click the desired profil...

Page 76: ...Installing PS Gamma Adjuster If you chose not to install the PS Gamma Adjuster utility when you installed the printer driver 1 Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD ROM drive 2 Dou...

Page 77: ...djuster double click your local hard drive icon and select Okidata PS Gamma Adjust then double click PS Gamma Adjuster 1 Because Gamma Curve profiles are tied to the displayed PPD file you must select...

Page 78: ...he New button To edit an existing Gamma Curve highlight the profile and press the Edit button 2 Select either All or an individual color deselect All first 3 To modify a curve click on a point on the...

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