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User’s Guide

B4400/B4600 Series

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Page 1: ...User s Guide B4400 B4600 Series Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 2: ...rintingsolutions com Copyright 2007 All rights reserved Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Hewlett Packard HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Apple Macintosh Ma...

Page 3: ... gets into the eyes flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes keeping eyelids open Seek medical attention Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing IMPORTER TO THE EU Oki Europe Limited trading as OKI Printing Solutions Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom For all sales support and general enquiries c...

Page 4: ...20 Menu functions 23 Printing menu settings 31 B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln B4600PS B4600LPS B4600nPS B4600LnPS 32 Operator panel 32 Panel elements 32 Menu functions 33 Printing menu settings 40 Paper recommendations 41 Paper and envelope types 41 Transparencies and adhesive labels 42 Installing paper 43 Face up and face down printing 44 Automatic feed sequence 45 Printing envelopes 45 Heavyweight ...

Page 5: ...re overlays and macros 71 Creating PostScript overlays 71 Creating the overlay image 72 Create and download the project 73 Test printing the overlay 74 Defining overlays 74 Printing with PostScript overlays 75 Creating PCL Overlays 76 Creating the overlay image 76 Create and download macros 77 Test printing the macro 78 Defining overlays 78 Printing with PCL overlays 80 Consumables and maintenance...

Page 6: ...PS B4600LPS B4600nPS B4600LnPS 87 Cleaning the LED array 87 Troubleshooting 88 Status and error messages 88 B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln 88 B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln B4600PS B4600LPS B4600nPS B4600LnPS 88 Paper Jams 88 Input jam 89 Feed jam or exit jam 89 Print quality problems 91 Software problems 93 Hardware problems 93 Installing options 95 Installing options order numbers 96 Installation proc...

Page 7: ... 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 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 8: ... B4600nPS B4600LnPS nPS denotes Network Interface Card and PostScript PS Level 3 emulation DIMM included Memory 32MB High speed printing 24 26 pages per minute Resolution 1200 x 600 dpi Paper handling 250 sheets 80g m Emulation Printer Control Language PCL5e Epson FX IBM ProPrinter Barcodes embedded for SIDM emulations 8MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes USB 2 0 an...

Page 9: ... 100 sheets 80g m or 50 envelopes One of the following can be added 8MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln 16MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln PostScript PS level 3 DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B46...

Page 10: ... them Online 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 this What you see will be appropriate to the model you are using ONLINE USAGE This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader Use the navigation and viewing tools ...

Page 11: ...rocedure is 1 From the toolbar select File Print or press the Ctrl P keys 2 Choose which pages you wish to print a All pages for the entire manual b Current page for the page at which you are looking c Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers 3 Click on OK Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 12: ...BREVIATION MEANING Ctrl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In line Memory Module n network card installed LED Light Emitting Diode NIC Network Interface Card PCL Printer Control Language PS PostScript emulation PSE PostScript Emulation RAM Random Access Memory SIDM Serial Impact Dot Matrix Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 13: ...S printers look similar from the outside The important components are identified in the representations below 1 Operator panel B4400 shown 2 Output Stacker 150 sheets face down 3 Top cover release button 4 Output Stacker extension 5 Output Stacker extension paper guide 6 Paper Tray content indicator 7 ON OFF switch 8 Rear Output Stacker 50 sheets face up 9 Rear Output Stacker paper guide 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 14: ...Printer components 14 10 LED array 11 Image drum 12 Manual Feed Tray single sheet shown in closed position 13 Paper Tray 250 sheets 14 Toner cartridge 15 Fuser unit 16 Top cover 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 15: ...nd paper tray optional connection 22 Network card standard on B4400n B4400Ln B4600n B4600Ln B4600nPS B4600LnPS and optional on B4400 B4400L B4600 B4600L and B4600PS B4600LPS 23 RS232 serial interface card optional on B4400 B4400L B4600 B4600L and B4600PS B4600LPS 24 Optional Multi Purpose Tray connection 24 23 18 19 20 21 22 17 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 16: ...f the Status Monitor B4400 B4400L B4400N B4400LN OPERATOR PANEL The B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln operator panel consists of 4 indicating LEDs and an Online button From left to right the LEDs indicate Power On Ready Manual feed and Error LED INDICATORS The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows Indicator off Indicator on Flash 1 slow blink 1 long ...

Page 17: ...ive data Indicator off the printer is off line and cannot receive data The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash x is summarised as follows FLASH TYPE READY LED GREEN MANUAL FEED LED AMBER ERROR LED AMBER MEANING Flash 1 slow blink x The printer is data processing when printing has been suspended x The image drum requires changing toner is low or paper tray is empty but no job is processin...

Page 18: ...link x The printer is receiving and processing data during printing or the printer is resetting x The printer is requesting that a Manual Feed Tray is used for paper feed x There is a printing error for example a problem with paper the cover is open or the paper tray is empty while a job is processing x x x There is a minor error with the printer for example toner is low and the image drum needs t...

Page 19: ...nter off line then pressing and holding the switch for seven seconds before releasing The other functions are as follows Printing a cleaning page Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has been cancelled NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor NOTE A cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor NOTE To reset the prin...

Page 20: ...eing used See the chapter entitled Printer Drivers This Status Monitor is also used to control and change the various 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 Click on Start All Programs Okidata Status Monitor and select the Status Monitor The current printer status is shown Downloade...

Page 21: ...ides access to the Printer Menu button which when selected enables you to Select which printer to connect to via the Select Printer button Configure the printer settings via the Open Configuration button At all stages detailed on line help is provided via the Help button Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 22: ...ides the means to choose the information displayed by the Status Monitor and how when the Status Monitor appears The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e g toner low Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 23: ... menus such as Information Menu or Print Menu Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer driver or application software The settings that you can change using this software act as the printer s defaults These can be overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application For example if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one this will b...

Page 24: ... FILE LIST Apply PRINT PCL FONT Apply PRINT PSE FONT Apply When PSE is installed PRINT IBM PPR FONT Apply PRINT EPSON FX FONT Apply PRINT DEMO 1 Apply PRINT MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS COPIES 1 MANUAL FEED MODE OFF PAPER SOURCE TRAY1 AUTO TRAY CHANGE OFF ON No optional tray installed When Tray2 or MPF is installed AUTO TRAY SEQUENCE DOWN PAPER SIZE CHECK ENABLE RESOLUTION 600 TONER SAVE DISABLE ORIE...

Page 25: ...stalled MPF MEDIA SIZE DL ENV When MPF is installed MPF MEDIATYPE PLAIN When MPF is installed MPF MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM When MPF is installed MANUAL TRAY MEDIA SIZE A4 SIZE MANUAL TRAY MEDIA TYPE PLAIN MANUAL TRAY MEDIA WEIGHT MEDIUM CUSTOM PAPER SIZE UNIT mm CUSTOM PAPER WIDTH 210 mm CUSTOM PAPER LENGTH 297 mm SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS POWER SAVE 10 MIN EMULATION AUTO PARA PORT ...

Page 26: ...ed in default setup SYMBOL SET PC 8 A4 WIDTH 78 COL WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF UNPRINTABLE AREA NORMAL PEN ADJUST ON PPR MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS FONT PITCH 10 CPI FONT PITCH IN CONDENSE MODE 12 to 20 CHARACTER 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 ...

Page 27: ...ER 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 LINE LENGTH 80 COL FORM LENGTH A4 TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME PARALLEL PORT MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS PARALLEL PORT ENABLE BI DIRECTIONAL ENABLE ECP MODE ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW BUSY ACK OUTPUT SEQUENCE IN I PRIME DIS...

Page 28: ...DTR HI Only when RS232C is installed BAUD RATE 9600 Only when RS232C is installed DATA BITS 8 BITS Only when RS232C is installed PARITY NONE Only when RS232C is installed MIN BUSY TIME 200mSEC Only when RS232C is installed OFF REC DISABLE Only when both RS232C and PSE are installed USB MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USB ENABLE SOFTWARE RESET DISABLE OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed SERIAL NUM...

Page 29: ...nly when NIC is installed GATEWAY ADDRESS Only when NIC is installed INITIALIZE NIC Only when NIC is installed WEB IPP ENABLE Only when NIC is installed TELNET ENABLE Only when NIC is installed FTP ENABLE Only when NIC is installed SNMP ENABLE Only when NIC is installed LAN NORMAL Only when NIC is installed HUB LINK SETTING AUTO NEGOTIATE Only when NIC is installed MEMORY MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS...

Page 30: ...ve a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS RESET MENU RESET DRUM COUNT POWER SAVE MODE ENABLE TRANSFER SETTING 0 DARKNESS 0 PRINT CLEANING PAGE USAGE MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TOTAL SHEETS REMAINING The total number of sheets the printer has printed DRUM LIFE REMAINING An indication of how soon you will ne...

Page 31: ... four seconds but less than seven seconds 3 The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo print page Using the Status Monitor 1 Select Start All Programs Okidata Status Monitor 2 Select the Printer Setup Tab 3 Click on the Open Configuration button The Printer Menu is displayed 4 Expand the Information Menu 5 To print a demo page or Menu Map select either Print Demo1 or Print Menu Map ...

Page 32: ...t status menu items in menu mode and error messages 2 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 3 Item button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item 4 Value button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item 5 Select button Press bri...

Page 33: ...plication For example if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one this will be overridden if you select three copies of your document in the printer driver Factory default settings are shown in the following tables Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer NOTE When pressed in Menu mode the Online button retur...

Page 34: ...OWN PAPER SIZE CHECK ENABLE RESOLUTION 600 DPI TONER SAVE MODE DISABLE ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LINES PER PAGE 64 LINES EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE MEDIA MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TRAY1 PAPERSIZE A4 TRAY1 MEDIATYPE PLAIN TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM TRAY2 PAPERSIZE A4 When tray 2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIATYPE PLAIN When tray 2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM When tray 2 is installed MPF PAPERSIZE DL ENV ...

Page 35: ... MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS POWER SAVE DELAY TIME 10 MIN EMULATION AUTO EMULATION PARA PORT ASCII USB PORT RAW NW PORT RAW When NIC is installed RS PORT ASCII When RS232 is installed CLEARABLE WARNING ON AUTO CONTINUE ON MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC WAIT TIMEOUT 40 SEC TONER LOW CONTINUE JAM RECOVERY ON ERROR REPORT OFF LANGUAGE ENGLISH PCL MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS FONT SOURCE RESDENT FONT No I000 FONT P...

Page 36: ...FAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI FONT CONDENSE 12 CPI to 20 CPI CHARACTER 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 COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH A4 TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME FX MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI ...

Page 37: ...COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH A4 TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME PARALLEL MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS PARALLEL ENABLE BI DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK BUSY TIMING ACK IN BUSY I PRIME 3 MICRO SEC OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed RS232C MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS RS232C ENABLE Only when RS232C is installed FLOW CTL DTR HI Onl...

Page 38: ...SABLE Only when PSE is installed SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE NETWORK MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TCP IP ENABLE 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 IP ADDRESS SET AUTO Only when NIC is installed IP ADDRESS Only when NIC is installed SUBNET MASK Onl...

Page 39: ...Only when NIC is installed LAN NORMAL Only when NIC is installed HUB 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 00 mm PCL MANUAL ID 2 PCL TRAY1 ID 1 PCL TRAY2 ID 5 PCL MP ID 6 PLACE PAGE CENTER MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS EEPROM RESET DR...

Page 40: ...m PRINTING MENU SETTINGS Current menu settings can be confirmed by printing a Menu Map 1 Press the Menu button until the Information Menu is available 2 Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map 3 Press the Select button to print the menu map CLEANING PAGE MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USAGE MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS DRUM LIFE REMAINING An indication of how ...

Page 41: ... heat sources 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 Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously impact on the life of the image drum Do not use very smooth shiny glossy paper Do not use heavily embossed headed paper...

Page 42: ...printer Always manually feed single sheets using a Manual Feed Tray Always use rear output Media must be designed for use in laser printers or photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200 C for 0 1 sec Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers and photocopiers Labels should cover entire carrier sheet Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer Downlo...

Page 43: ...the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads 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 the paper you removed This ensures that the oldest paper is used first to help prevent paper jams 1 2 3 4 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 44: ...ted 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 top facing down For face up printing make sure the face up Rear Output Stacker is open and the paper guide is extended if required In this condition paper will exit via this path regardless of driver settings Paper is stacked in reverse order capacity 50...

Page 45: ... of paper automatic feed will take place in the order Tray 1 Tray 2 if fitted optional Multi Purpose Tray if fitted provided that these trays are set up for identical media PRINTING ENVELOPES 1 Pull out the Rear Output Stacker 1 until it locks and lift out the paper guide 2 2 Pull down the Manual Feed Tray 3 and adjust the paper guides to the width of the envelope 3 Insert the envelope flap down a...

Page 46: ...url and corrugations in transparencies Too little heat will cause the image not to fuse fully into heavyweight paper B4400 B4400L B4400N B4400LN The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by changing the media type as follows 1 Start the Status Monitor 2 Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer Menu button 3 Select the Paper tab Click on the button for the paper tray b...

Page 47: ... Paper tab and click on the Manual Feed button Adjust the media type to Transparency and the paper size to the size of the transparency being used 6 Click on the Apply button Close button then OK button to set the printer for transparencies B4600 B4600L B4600N B4600LN B4600PS B4600LPS B4600NPS B4600LNPS Using the control panel on your printer you can choose which paper to use the size of the paper...

Page 48: ...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 only Some software applications require the paper feed size and media settings to be selected from within the application page setup Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs...

Page 49: ...nter to ONLINE status 6 Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file Media type and weight Set media type and weight as follows 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed then press the Select button NOTE When using paper trays standard paper sizes are recognised automatically with CASS...

Page 50: ...4 Press the Value or button until the required paper type or weight is displayed then press the Select button A plus appears next to the selected paper type or weight 5 Press the Online button to return the printer back to online status Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 51: ...irect connection to a device that uses serial printing available as an option 4 Ethernet For network cable connection This port is standard on the B4400n B4400Ln B4600n B4600Ln and B4600nPS B4600LnPS and optional on the B4400 B4400L B4600 B4600L B4600PS B4600LPS If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone computer proceed to the chapter entitled Printer Drivers If your printer is ...

Page 52: ... E is your CD ROM drive in the Open field 3 Click on OK 4 Select your printer model 5 Click on Driver Installation Install Printer Driver and follow the on screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation 6 For the B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln only once the driver has been installed the Status Monitor is then automatically installed 7 For the B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln B4600PS B4600LPS ...

Page 53: ...PCL emulation and or Device Settings tab PS emulation described in the chapter entitled Operation 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 printer driver CHOOSING A MAC DRIVER The B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln models ...

Page 54: ...inter driver 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 Print dialogue box appears This dialogue usually specifies the name of the printer on which you will print your document Next to the printer name is a Properties button When you click Proper...

Page 55: ...y be Tray 1 the standard paper tray Manual Feed Tray Tray 2 if you have the optional second paper tray installed or the optional Multi Purpose feeder You can also click on the appropriate part of the screen graphic to select your preferred tray If you select manual the Weight selection box becomes visible You can leave the setting at Printer Setting or select as required 3 A variety of document fi...

Page 56: ... out manual duplex printing 5 If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them 6 A single on screen button restores the default settings Job Options tab 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows The ProQ1200 setting prints at 2400 x 600dpi This setting requires t...

Page 57: ...ad but do not want to use pre printed stationery you can create your own using Overlays For more information on Overlays and Macros Windows only on page 71 The Overlays button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual duplex printing 4 In Raster bitmap mode processing of the page image is done in the computer leaving little processing for the printer to do although the file size may be lar...

Page 58: ...used for dithering 2 Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in the halftone screen 3 Set this control to print greyscale effects in black without dithering Select the check box to disable greyscale printing or de select the check box to enable greyscale printing 4 You can manually adjust lightness the higher the setting the lighter the print and contrast the higher the setting t...

Page 59: ...tation 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 front of the document 3 Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet 1 2 3 4 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 60: ...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 PostScript options and printer features 1 2 3 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 61: ...tion 61 Paper Quality tab You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 62: ...rinting vector objects such as graphics and text The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is suitable for most printing jobs You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some print jobs 2 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for marking documents as draft confidential etc If you would like to print on special stationery such as forms and letterhead but do no...

Page 63: ... the facility to set mirror image printing or negative image printing 6 A single on screen button restores the default settings SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL When you open the driver properties window 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 ...

Page 64: ...earlier for items which can be set from within application programs Changes you make here however will become the new default settings for all Windows applications 3 This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working 1 2 3 NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manual...

Page 65: ...re quickly Options follow This specifies that printing should not start until the last page has been spooled If your application program needs a lot of time for further computation in the middle of printing causing the print job to pause for more than a short period the printer could prematurely assume that the document has finished Selecting this option would prevent that situation but printing w...

Page 66: ...will favour larger spooling documents over shorter ones Use this option if you want to maximise printer efficiency When this option is disabled the spooler chooses documents based only on their priority settings 7 Specifies that the spooler should not delete documents after they are completed This allows documents to be re submitted to the printer from the spooler instead of printing again from th...

Page 67: ...es are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing options PS emulation The main tabs are the General Tab Advanced Tab and Device Settings Tab The General and Advanced tabs are the same as for PCL emulation described earlier NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manua...

Page 68: ...u can make a variety of font settings depending on your application 3 You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing options PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD CD1 and the online help provided in the driver software 1 2 3 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Manuals ...

Page 69: ... PAPER TRAY 1 Ensure that there is enough paper in the Paper Tray to carry out the print job 2 Select File Print and click the Preferences button In the 2 sided printing drop down menu select either Long Edge or Short Edge according to your printing preferences If you require further information click the Duplex Help button Then Click the Print button 3 Every second page of your document is printe...

Page 70: ...Print to display the Print dialog box 4 Click the Preferences button On the 2 sided printing drop down menu select either Long Edge or Short Edge according to your printing preferences If you require further information click the Duplex Help button 5 When every second page has printed take the paper from the output stacker 6 Set the paper one page at a time in the Manual Feed Tray with the printed...

Page 71: ...ages or just the pages that you specify CREATING POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay 1 Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer PRN file 2 Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file s and download the generated filter HST file to the printer The...

Page 72: ...inter name 1 is that of your PostScript printer driver 4 Select the Print To File 2 option 5 Click the Properties button 3 to open the Document Properties window 6 On the Overlay tab choose Create Form from the drop down list 4 7 Click OK to close the Document Properties window 8 Click OK again to close the Print dialogue 9 When prompted for a print file name enter a meaningful name with the exten...

Page 73: ...ng that a filter file has been created click OK to clear the message 8 The project window will display one HST file for each printer file added Make a careful note of each of these names Ensure that you note them exactly as they appear they are case sensitive and you will need them later 9 Choose Projects Save Project and enter a meaningful name e g Letter Stationery so that you can recognise it l...

Page 74: ...indows XP window via the Start menu or the Windows Control Panel 2 Right click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from the pop up menu 3 On the Overlay tab click the New button 4 In the Define Overlays window enter a suitable name 2 for this overlay and choose which page s 3 of your documents will use this overlay 5 Enter the name of the overlay file 4 exactly ...

Page 75: ... overlays for business letters The first prints on just the top page and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages 1 Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software Remember if necessary to format the document so that it will fit within the appropriate space 2 Open your application s Print dialogue and choose any options you will require ensuring that the target ...

Page 76: ...Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file and download the generated filter BIN files to the printer 3 Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any future document When printing files to disk do not select any special features such as two sided printing or multiple copies These are not appropriate to macros they app...

Page 77: ... the Files of Type drop down list to PRN Files prn 5 Navigate to the folder where the overlay PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set You can have more than one macro file in a project For example one for top pages and another for continuation pages Use standard Windows techniques Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to ...

Page 78: ...D number and click OK After a short pause the printer will print the macro 3 When each macro has been tested click Exit 4 Click the standard Windows Close X button or choose Projects Exit to close Storage Device Manager DEFINING OVERLAYS This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use 1 Open the Printers called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP window via the Start menu or the Wind...

Page 79: ... Remember that names and IDs of overlay files must be entered exactly as they appeared in the Storage Device Manager project window Remember also that names are case sensitive If you forgot to note the overlay name or ID when you created them you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file or the printer s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there T...

Page 80: ...river in which the overlays have been defined 3 Click the Properties button to open the Printing Preferences window 4 On the Overlay tab check the Use active overlays checkbox 1 5 In the Defined Overlays list click on the first overlay 2 you wish to use and click the Add button 3 to add it to the Active Overlays list If you want a reminder of how this overlay looks click the Test Print button 6 If...

Page 81: ... faster At 5 print density a standard toner cartridge will print an average of 3 000 pages Remember this is only an average actual results may vary The first toner cartridge installed in a new printer has to fill the image drum reservoir and saturate the developing roller with toner The first standard toner cartridge normally produces about 1 000 pages after installation ITEM LIFE ORDER NO Toner s...

Page 82: ...w toner cartridge has been installed 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 contained in the toner cartridge Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one Dispose of the old cartridge res...

Page 83: ...factors including temperature and humidity the type of paper used and the number of pages per job The image drum should last approximately 25 000 pages continuous printing This number is approximate because different numbers of pages are printed each time and the environmental conditions and the paper type used may vary WHEN TO REPLACE THE IMAGE DRUM B4400 B4400L B4400N B4400LN When the drum reach...

Page 84: ...inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum 4 Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner cartridge CAUTION The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes If the dru...

Page 85: ...itor for the printer 2 Select the Printer Setup tab click on the Printer Menu button and then select the Maintenance Menu 3 Select Reset Drum Count and click on the Apply button to reset the drum counter B4600 B4600L B4600N B4600LN B4600PS B4600LPS B4600NPS B4600LNPS 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displ...

Page 86: ...nd insert a sheet of A4 plain paper between the paper guides then click the OK button 5 The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page 6 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge Using the Online button 1 Press the Online button to take the printer off line 2 Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain paper between the paper guides 3 Pre...

Page 87: ...ayed then press the Select button 3 Press the Item button until CLEANING PAGE is displayed 4 Press the Select button 5 The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page 6 Press Cancel to exit the menu The printer should now be on line 7 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge CLEANING THE LED ARRAY Clean the LED array whenever a new toner cartridge is ...

Page 88: ...rovides the self explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language Error messages are accompanied by the Ready indicator being extinguished PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media and you keep the media in good condition prior to use your printer should give years of reliable service However paper jams occasionally do occur and this s...

Page 89: ...XIT JAM paper has reached the exit but has failed to exit completely from the printer A typical message indicates an exit jam and advises you to open the top cover for access INPUT JAM 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer 2 Remove any crumpled or folded paper 3 Remove any paper from the underside of the printer 4 Replace the paper tray After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper th...

Page 90: ...page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted CAUTION Never expose the image drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Never expose the image drum unit to direct sunlight Always hold the image drum unit by the ends or from the top Never touch the surface of the green drum inside the image drum unit NOTE If the edge of the jammed paper protrudes or can be seen from the exit reinstall the im...

Page 91: ...oner to stick to background Change paper to a smoother laser bond or use a humidifier Page prints all black Hardware problem Contact service Page has repetitive marks Damaged image drum cartridge causes repetitive marks every 1 6 inches 4 06 cm due to surface nicks and scratches Generate a cleaning page repetitive marks may be temporary Oblong area of faint print appears on each page Drop out caus...

Page 92: ...ed Is toner low Replace toner cartridge Is paper meant for laser printers Use recommended paper LED array is dirty Clean LED array Bold characters and dark lines are smeared Toner is low Install new toner cartridge Print is darker than usual Darkness setting is too high Change darkness setting Pages curl excessively Printing on wrong side of paper Turn paper over in tray Note arrow on paper packag...

Page 93: ...rgin increases with each page printed Creeping text Number of lines per page in software is not equal to number of lines per page of printer Many software packages assume 66 lines per page but your printer s default is 64 Adjust software accordingly or set LINES Per PAGE in the soft control panel to equal lines per page in your software SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION Graphic image prints partly on one p...

Page 94: ...urs Gases are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating and provide adequate ventilation Printer is on but must warm up before a job is printed Power Save mode is set on to conserve energy The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job To eliminate warm up delay change Power Save setting SYMPTOM PROBLEM ...

Page 95: ...wing can be added a 8MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln b 16MB Flash DIMM to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln c PostScript PS level 3 DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B4600 B4600L or B4600n B4600Ln Cannot be added ...

Page 96: ...y has 128MB installed total memory is therefore 128 16 144MB will fit only the PS DIMM and will then have 128MB of RAM left for printing INSTALLING OPTIONS ORDER NUMBERS INSTALLATION PROCEDURE To install any of the above options follow the detailed installation sheet that accompanies the option 10 100 BASE TX Network Interface Card NIC 42264115 16MB RAM DIMM 42160903 32MB RAM DIMM 42160906 64MB RA...

Page 97: ...per inch Emulations PCL6 PCL5e PCLXL Epson FX IBM ProPrinter Mac OS9 Mac OS X for B4400 B4400L B4400n B4400Ln B4600 B4600L B4600n B4600Ln PCL6 PCL5e Epson FX IBM ProPrinter Mac OS9 Mac OS X PS for B4600PS B4600LPS B4600nPS B4600LnPS Interfaces Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284 1994 standard USB 2 0 full speed 100BASE TX 10Base T for B4400n B4400Ln B4600n B4600Ln B4600nPS B4600LnPS Optiona...

Page 98: ...per output capacity at 80g m Face up 50 sheets Face down 150 sheets Monthly duty cycle 3 000 pages Consumables Toner cartridge Image drum Power cable Approximately 1 8 m max length not provided Noise level Operation 53 dB A Standby mode 30dB A Power saving mode Background level Environmental conditions Operation 10 32 C 20 80 RH Storage 14 110 C 10 90 RH When the printer is stored it should be in ...

Page 99: ...er setup and environmental conditions FEED CASSETTE EJECTION 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 14 L ML M o o x o o o MH H x x x o o x A6 L ML M o x o o o x MH H x x o o o x Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 L ML M o o o o o o MH H x x o o o x Env elopes Com 9 Com 10 DL C5 Monarch Custom W 90 216 L 148 3...

Page 100: ... 316mm 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 Multi Purpose Tray optional MF Manual Feed Tray FU Face Up printing from the rear of the printer FD Face Down printing from the top of the printer W L Width Length in mm L Light paper weight 59 66g m ML Medium Light paper weight 67 73g m M Medium paper ...

Page 101: ...nstalling paper 43 installing status monitor 52 interface network 51 parallel 51 serial 51 USB 51 L Labels 42 LCD B4600 B4600L 32 LED array 87 LED indicators B4400 B4400L 16 M Macros 71 Maintenance Cleaning LED array 87 Cleaning page B4400 B4400L 86 Manual Duplex Multi Purpose Tray 70 Paper Tray 69 Manual Duplex printing 69 media settings B4400 B4400L 46 B4600 B4600L 47 menu functions B4400 B4400L...

Page 102: ...ypes 42 Paper types 41 size setting in Windows 55 Transparencies 42 tray selection in Windows 55 Paper and envelope types 41 paper and trays 99 Paper jams 89 Power on LED B4400 B4400L 17 Preferences Menu 22 Print order face down printing 44 face up printing 44 Print quality problems 91 Print settings how to save 56 printer components 13 Printer default settings Windows defaults 63 printer features...

Page 103: ... trays 99 Spooling Windows settings 65 status error messages B4400 B4400L 88 B4600 B4600L 88 status monitor 20 support materials 10 T Toner Cartridge life 81 how to replace 82 Replacing 82 Troubleshooting Hardware problems 93 Paper jams 89 Print quality problems 91 Software problems 93 U user s guide printing 11 viewing 10 W Watermark printing in Windows 57 62 Downloaded From ManualsPrinter com Ma...

Page 104: ...ku Tokyo 108 8551 Japan Tel 81 3 5445 6158 Fax 81 3 5445 6189 http www okidata co jp Oki Data Singapore Pte Ltd 78 Shenton Way 09 01 Singapore 079120 Tel 65 221 3722 Fax 65 421 1688 http www okidata com sg Oki Systems Thailand Ltd 956 Udomvidhya Building 6th Floor Rama IV Rd Bangkok 10500 Thailand Tel 662 636 2535 Fax 662 636 2536 http www okisysthai com Oki Hong Kong Limited Suite 1909 Tower3 Chi...

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