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1. 00 0 43 Interfaces ic o zyebeRek oque dee epe eee eggs d s 45 Printer drivers 0 cece cece cece eee EEEREN 46 Windows operating systems eee 46 Install the Status Monitor for B4100 and B4250 printers 47 Installed options 0 2 0 cee ee eee 47 Macintosh OS 9 1 PCL driver for B4350 only 47 Install the Drivers ii o ke RR ee lice 47 Adding the Printer for USB 0 47 Macintosh OS X 1 PCL driver for B4350 only 48 Install the Driver eee ERR 48 Adding the Printer for USB ooooo oooooooo o 48 Adding the Printer for a Network o o o o o o 48 A eR ee ete ee mq rre cmm scere 49 Printer settings in Windows oooooooococoocoroo o 49 Printing preferences in Windows applications 49 PCLemulation 00 0 0 0 eee eee 50 PS emulation cosita 55 24 Setting from Windows Control Panel 59 PCE emulation cui emen 59 PS emulation s essa eg 64 Printer settings in Macintosh oooooococooooo ooo 65 Consumables and maintenance eee 66 Consumable order detallS ooo oooooooooo oo 66 Toner cartridge life llle eee ee 66 When to replace the toner cartridge 67 B4100 B4250 33 isi ie Bo SA cb see ee 67 B4350 B435 0th cco bese ened iii 67 Replacing the toner cartridge ooooooooomooooo 67 Image drum life 69 When to replace the image drum
2. 69 B4100 B4250 eka essed bRER ERES RES 69 B4350 B4350n coins RE a 69 Replacing the image drum 0000 69 Resetting the drum counter 000 70 B4100 B425 Mitos a 70 B4350 B4350n seii hs ha eh e aos 70 Generating a cleaning page 0000 71 B4100 B4250 o oo pe ees Be dd DU RR 71 Using the printer Status Monitor 71 Using the Control button ooooooooooo o 71 B4350 B4350nl col Deme sde 71 Cleaning the LED array oooooooccoocococoro o 72 Troubleshooting cece cece reece nn 73 Status and error messages sls eese 73 B4100 B4250 Sue bis obe en beo xd eges 73 B4350 B4500 sicut pR BRE EROR Abts pES 73 Paper Jams ita RE dae ee UR da 74 TIPUS A EBEN ERU EIN 75 Feed jam or exit jam 2 eee leen 75 Print quality problems 0 0 0 0 00 00000 76 Software problems 0 0 0 0 eee eee ee eee TI Hardware problems slslele esee 78 Installing options eeeeeeeee nnn 80 Installation procedure 0 0 00 80 gt 5 Specifications 0 0 0 ccc cece cece cree rh 81 General 5 to bet ee e od RE EHE S VN 81 Overall dimensions 0 00 eese 82 Paper and tray information o ooooooocoococoro 83 Notes symbols terms 00 00000 0005 84 Index coi EE AS rh TEE VS I S cn a 85 Oki contact details o oooooooooomomoo P292 o
3. boe ae 1 You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays 2 You can make a variety of font settings depending on your application 3 You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing Options OPERATION gt 64 PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD and the online help provided in the driver software OPERATION 65 CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS Item Life Order No Toner B4100 B4250 2 500 letter 9 596 42103001 Toner B4350 B4350n 6 000 letter 9 596 42102901 Image drum 25 000 letter pages 42102801 typical for continuous printing Please always use genuine Oki consumables TONER CARTRIDGE LIFE How long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print coverage the percentage of the page that prints black A typical letter has 3 to 5 print coverage graphics usually have higher coverage Higher print density means toner is used up faster At 596 print coverage a standard toner cartridge will print an average of 2500 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
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5. This chapter describes the function of the operator panels It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as it provides the B4100 and B4250 status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B4350 and B4350n See Printer Drivers for installation of the Status Monitor OPERATOR PANELS 15 B4100 B4250 OPERATOR PANEL The B4100 and B4250 operator panel consists of 4 LED indicators and a control 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 gt Indicator off gt Indicator on gt Flash 1 slow blink 1 long flash every 4 seconds gt Flash 2 blink 1 flash per second gt Flash 3 rapid blink 4 flashes per second All four LED indicators come on momentarily when power is turned on Power on LED green This indicator comes on and stays on when the printer is turned on Ready LED green gt Indicator on the printer is on line and ready to receive data gt Indicator off the printer is off line and cannot receive data OPERATOR PANELS gt 16 The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash x is summarized as follows Ready Manual feed Error Meaning LED LED LED Green Amber Amber Flash 1 The printer is processing data when slow blink printing has been suspended x The image drum r
6. User s Oki Network Solutions for a Global Society Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein Copyright O 2004 All rights reserved Oki and OkiLAN 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 trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors As an Energy Star Program Participant the manufacturer has determined C that this product meets the Ener
7. O operator panel B4100 B4250 sss 16 B4350 eec ette dedos 23 options installing rettet 80 P Page orientation setting in Windows 52 55 Paper Envelope types 34 Exit Jali ss oto 75 Fed JM ii sop 75 feed Sequence eects 38 Input jam Install ceniceros Label types e 35 Paper types cere t trenes 34 size setting in Windows 50 Transparencies 35 tray selection in Windows 50 Paper and envelope types 34 paper and trays wo eee 83 Paper jams eene 74 paper using legal size 37 Power on LED B4100 B4250 sss 16 Preferences Menu 21 Print order face down printing 37 face up printing eee 37 Print quality problems 76 Print settings how to save sess 51 printer components ess 12 Printer default settings Windows defaults 59 printer features sees 8 Printing Cardstock 3 iE 39 Envelopes een 38 Heavyweight paper 39 Label types ettet 35 Paper amp envelope types 34 Quality problems 76 INDEX gt 86 Transparencies e 40 Transparency types 35 Priority print
8. ccc eee 25 Print menu ee eee eee 25 Media Menu cece es 26 System configuration menu 26 PCL emulation serre 0 0 000 cc cece eee eee 27 PPR Emulation 0 0 0 0 ccc eee eee eee 27 FX Emulation 0 00 0c cece eee 28 Parallel menu 1 eee 28 RS232C menu 0 eee eee 29 USB menu eee 30 Network menu 0 0 0 0 cc ees 30 gt 3 Memory menu RR RR RR RR RR RR 31 System adjustment menu 004 31 Maintenance menu 000 2 eee eee 31 Usage menu eee ue ene et 32 Changing the display language 32 Printing menu settings 00000 32 Paper recommendations cece eee ee ces eeees 34 Paper and envelope types 0 0 0 0 0 0b 34 Transparencies and adhesive labels 35 Installing paper 0 0 eee eee 36 Face up and face down printing 0 37 Automatic feed sequence 0 0 00 00 0000 38 Printing envelopes 0 0 0 eee eee eee eee 38 Heavyweight paper or cardstock o ooo ooooooo 39 Paper feed size and media setting 40 B41 00 B4250 cede erm oat t eee BASIE 40 Printing transparencies 00 40 B4350 B435 0M 2 55 0 echt ee eh ic 42 Paper feed selection 0 0 e eee eee eee 42 Paper SIze i ta yeh te uie Dem Dee GS 43 Media type and weight
9. 2 PCL TIID 1 PCL T2ID 5 Only when Tray 2 is installed PLACE PG CENTER Maintenance menu This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions MAINTENANCE MENU Ttem Default Remarks EEPROM RESET DRUM COUNT RESET PWR SAVE ENABLE SETTINGS 0 DARKNESS 0 CLEANING PAGE OPERATOR PANELS gt 31 Usage menu This menu is for information only and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them USAGE MENU Default Remarks REMAINING TONER 6K 2 5K CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed on the printer s LCD panel 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 25 Press the Menu button repeatedly until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU is displayed 3 Press the Select button 4 Press the Item button repeatedly until LANGUAGE is displayed 5 Press the Value button repeatedly until the required language is displayed 6 Press the Select button A plus appears next to the selected language T Press the Online button when you have finished setting the display language PRINTING MENU SETTINGS Current menu settings can be confirmed by printing a Menu Map 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline
10. Blank sheets printed Image drum cartridge not properly installed Reinstall image drum cartridge Empty or missing toner cartridge Install new toner cartridge Entire page prints faintly Empty toner cartridge Pages get fainter when toner is used up Install new toner cartridge LED array is dirty Clean LED array Page has grey Static electricity Change paper to a smoother laser bond or background generally from dry use a humidifier environments causes toner to stick to background 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 caused by using paper exposed to high humidity Change paper stocks check paper storage environment or use a dehumidifier check toner level TROUBLESHOOTING gt 76 Symptom Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page Problem Toner is low and does not distribute properly or the drum is worn out Solution Replace toner cartridge Check drum and replace the drum if necessary Contact service LED array is dirty Clean LED array Vertical black lines Hardware problem Contact service Fuzzy print LE
11. Remarks PITCH 10 CPI CONDENSE 12 to 20 CHAR SET SET 2 SYMBOL IBM 437 LETTER O DISABLE ZERO CHR NORMAL LN PITCH 6 LPI BLNKSKIP OFF CR FUNC CR LF FUNC LF OPERATOR PANELS gt 27 PPR MENU Item LINELENG FORMLENG TOF POS L MRGN FIT2LTR TEXT HGT FX Emulation Default Remarks 80 COL A4 0 0 INCH 0 0 INCH DISABLE SAME This menu controls the printer s FX emulation FX EMULATION Item PITCH CHAR SET SYMBOL LETTER O ZERO CHR LN PITCH BLNKSKIP CR FUNC LINELENG FORMLENG TOF POS L MRGN FIT2LTR TEXT HGT Parallel menu Default Remarks 10 CPI SET 2 IBM 437 DISABLE NORMAL 6 LPI OFF CR 80 COL LETTER 0 0 INCH 0 0 INCH DISABLE SAME This menu controls the operation of the printer s parallel data interface PARALLEL MENU Item PARALLEL BI DIRCT ECP Default Remarks ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE OPERATOR PANELS 28 PARALLEL MENU Item Default Remarks ACKWIDTH NARROW ACK BUSY IN PRIME DISABLE OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed RS232C menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s RS232C data interface Default Remarks RS232C ENABLE Only when RS232C is installed FLOW CTL DTR HI Only when RS232C is installed BAUDRATE 9600 Only when RS232C is installed DATABITS 8 BITS Only when RS232C is installed PARITY NONE Only when RS232C is installed MIN BUSY 200mSEC Only when RS232C is installed OFF REC DISABLE Only when both RS232C and
12. Setup tab Printer Menu button Test Print tab Cleaning button 3 Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides then click the OK button 4 The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page 5 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge Using the Control button 1 Press the Control button to take the printer off line 2 Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides 3 Press and hold down the Control button for at least five seconds 4 The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page 5 Return the printer on line by pressing the Control button 6 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge B4350 B4350n 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status 2 Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE gt 71 3 Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed then press the Select button Press the Item button until CLEANING PAGE is displayed Press the Select button The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button eo 9 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge CLEANING THE LED AR
13. WARNING The fuser area will be hot This area is clearly marked Do not touch it 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 3 Carefully lift out the image drum complete with the toner cartridge Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum surface 4 Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path 5 Re install the image drum complete with toner cartridge ensuring that it correctly locates into the slots on each side of the printer 6 Close the top cover and press down to latch it closed TROUBLESHOOTING gt 75 7 The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted If the edge of the jammed paper protrudes or can be seen from the exit reinstall the image drum close the top cover and switch the printer on Remove the jammed paper from the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few seconds after switching on However if the jammed paper cannot be removed contact a service representative PRINT QUALITY PROBLEMS Before consulting a service representative regarding a print quality problem check the table below to see if there is a solution or something you might have overlooked Symptom Problem Solution
14. at Printer Setting or select as required 3 A variety of document finishing options can be selected such as normal one page per sheet or N up where N can be 2 or 4 for printing scaled down pages at more than one page per sheet OPERATION 50 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 A single on screen button restores the default settings OPERATION 51 Job Options tab Setup Job Options image Print Mode C Vector 4 Raster Tone save Noe C Medum 1 9 C Light 1 fiom Copie C Fast i 19989 5 6 ation 2 Pots Scale C Landscape I 180 A 100 3 25400 7 3 Waemak Advanced Delauk e 8 Lue oo on 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows gt The highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print gt The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications gt The fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 Page orientation can be set to either portrait tall or landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 3 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for marking docu
15. deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged E Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status 2 Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed then press the Select button 3 Press the Item or gt button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS gt 43 5 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 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 PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS gt 44 INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces 1 Parallel not available on the B4100 For direct connection to a PC This port requires a bi directional IEEE 1384 compliant parallel cable USB For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above not Windows 95 upgraded 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 HRA a 2 e 3 etc These numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on each printer Serial for direct con
16. normally produces about 1 000 pages after installation CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE gt 66 WHEN TO REPLACE THE TONER CARTRIDGE B4100 B4250 Replace the toner cartridge after Toner Low displays in the printer Status Monitor Also the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when toner is low After Toner Low displays the printer will print about 100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed B4350 B4350n When the toner is running low TONER LOW is displayed in the operator panel LCD If printing continues without replacing the toner cartridge CHANGE TONER is displayed and printing is cancelled Printing will resume after a new 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 responsibly inside the pack that the new one came in Follow any regulations recommendations etc which may be in force concerning waste recycling If you do spill any toner powder lightly brush it off If this is not enough use a cool damp cloth to remove any residue Do not use hot water and never use solvents of any kind T
17. queue and does not print until the printer setup is changed and the document restarted from the print queue Mismatched documents in the queue will not prevent correctly matched documents from printing Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which have completed spooling when deciding which document to print next even if completed documents are lower priority than documents which are still spooling If no documents have completed spooling the spooler will choose larger spooling documents over shorter ones Use this option if you want to maximize printer efficiency When this option is disabled the spooler chooses documents based only on their priority settings 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 the application program If you use this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk space on your computer Specifies whether advanced features such as pages per sheet are available depending on your printer For normal printing keep this option enabled If compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature However these advanced options may then not be available even though the hardware might support them This button provides access to the same setup windows as when printing from applications Changes made via the Windows Control Panel become the Windows default s
18. status 2 Press the Menu button until the INFORMATION MENU is available OPERATOR PANELS 32 Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map Press the Select button to print the menu map Press the Online button to return the printer to online status when the menu map is printed OPERATOR PANELS 33 PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS For guidance on the media you can use with your printer which input tray and which ejection method to use see the section entitled Paper and tray information in the Specifications chapter PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your printer gt Paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture direct sunlight and 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 affect the life of the image drum Do not use very smooth shiny glossy paper Do not use heavily embossed letterhead paper Avoid printing on both sides and putting paper through the printer twice Avoid using paper with perforations cut outs and ragged edges Do not use envelopes with windows or metal clasps Do not use envelopes with self sea
19. 1 Insert the printer driver CD ROM supplied with your printer into your CD ROM drive The CD will autorun If it doesn t click Start Run Browse Browse to your CD ROM driver and double click Install exe click OK 2 The Licence Agreement appears Click Next if you accept the terms 3 Select your language 4 Select the printer model Click Continue 5 The Software Installation screen appears Click the Printer Driver Installer button 6 Follow the on screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation PRINTER DRIVERS gt 46 INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR FOR B4100 AND B4250 PRINTERS l 2 Click the Status Monitor button on the Menu Installer Screen Follow the instructions to complete the installation INSTALLED OPTIONS Certain options may have been installed in your printer For those that are installed check that they appear enabled on the Menu Map See Confirming current settings in Operator Panels Ensure that your options are set up in the printer driver s by making the appropriate settings on the Device Options tab PCL emulation and or Device Settings tab PS emulation described in the Operation chapter MACINTOSH OS 9 14 INSTALL THE DRIVER 1 Turn on the printer then turn on the computer 2 Place the Drivers CD supplied with the printer in the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD icon that appears on the desktop 4 Open the MAC folder Double click PCLDR 5 Do
20. B4100 B4250 When the drum reaches 90 of its life a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the printer Status Monitor Also the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when the image drum requires changing Change the image drum when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate B4350 B4350n When the drum reaches 90 of its life a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the operator panel LCD Change the image drum when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate REPLACING THE IMAGE DRUM It is recommended that you change the toner cartridge and clean the LED array at the same time as you change the image drum 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 drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or very bright room lighting Always hold the image drum unit by the ends or from the top CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE 69 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labeled Do not touch 6 Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new
21. D array is dirty Clean LED array Distorted print Paper path lamp Generate cleaning page assembly or fusing unit Contact service problem Faded print Toner cartridge is not Install toner cartridge correctly Smeared or blotched print correctly installed Toner low Dirty rollers toner dropped inside printer or image drum problem Replace toner cartridge Replace image drum and toner Contact service Printed page is light blurred Bold characters and dark lines are smeared Is toner low Replace toner cartridge Is paper meant for laser printers LED array is dirty Toner is low Use recommended paper Clean LED array 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 package Install paper print side down in tray Moisture in paper Improper storage Avoid storing paper in areas of excessive temperature and humidity Store paper in protective wrapping High humidity Recommended operating humidity 20 8096 SOFTWARE PROBLEMS Your software operating environment applications and printer drivers controls the printing process Make sure you have selected the right driver TROUBLESHOOTING 77 for use with your printer See your software documentation for more i
22. DATIONS gt 40 3 Start the Status Monitor 4 Click on Printer Setup tab Printer Menu button Paper tab Manual Feed button Adjust the media type to Transparency and the paper size to the size of the transparency being used 5 Click on the Apply button Close button then OK button to set the printer for transparencies NOTE Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing transparencies PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS gt 41 B4350 B4350n Using the control panel on your printer you can choose gt gt gt gt gt which paper to use the size of the paper you wish to use the weight of the paper thickness the type of paper Tf 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 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 it is recommended that when filling a tray with media you manually set the printer to match the media as described here Paper feed selection The paper feed paper size paper weight and media type can be set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows 1 2 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline sta
23. EQ DOWN SIZE CHK ENABLE DPI MODE 600 TNR SAVE DISABLE ORIENT PORTRT LINES PG 64LNS EDT SIZE CASSETT OPERATOR PANELS gt 25 Media Menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media MEDIA MENU Item Default Remarks TI SIZE TI TYPE PLAIN T1 WEIGHT MEDIUM T2 SIZE LETTER When tray 2 is installed T2 TYPE PLAIN When tray 2 is installed T2 WEIGHT MEDIUM When tray 2 is installed MN SIZE LETTER MN TYPE PLAIN MN WEIGHT MEDIUM MEASURE INCH X DIM 8 5 Y DIM 11 0 System configuration menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Item Default Remarks PWR SAVE EMULATE AUTO PARA PROT ASCII When PSE is installed USB PROT RAW When PSE is installed NW PROT RAW When both NIC and PSE are installed RS PROT ASCII When both RS232 and PSE are installed CLR WRNG ON AUTOCONT OFF MAN TIME 60 SEC WAIT TIME 40 SEC LOW TNR CONT JAM RCVR ON OPERATOR PANELS gt 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Item Default Remarks ERR REP OFF LANGUAGE ENGLISH PCL emulation This menu controls the printer s PCL emulation PCL MENU Item Default Remarks FONT SRC RESDENT FONT No 1000 FONT CPI 10 00 FONT HGT 12 00 Not displayed in default setup SYMBOL PC 8 A4 WIDTH 78 COL BLNKSKIP OFF CR FUNC CR LF FUNC LF PR MGN NORMAL PEN ADJ ON PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer s PPR emulation PPR MENU Item Default
24. PSE are installed OPERATOR PANELS 29 USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s USB data interface USB MENU Item Default Remarks USB ENABLE SOFT RST DISABLE SPEED 480Mbps OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed Network menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s 10Base T 100Base TX network interface 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 Only 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 Only when NIC is installed NEGOTIATE OPERATOR PANELS 30 Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used MEMORY MENU Item Default Remarks REC BUF RSRC SAV OFF System adjustment menu This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0 25mm SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU Item Default Remarks X ADJUST 0 00 inch Y ADJUST 0 00 inch PCL MNID
25. R FEED SIZE AND MEDIA SETTING The process used to fuse fix the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in transparencies Too little heat will cause the image not to fuse fully into heavyweight paper Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs when filling a tray with media it is recommended that you manually set the printer to match the media as described here B4100 B4250 The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by changing the media type as follows 1 Start the Status Monitor 2 Click on Printer Setup tab Printer Menu button Paper tab Click on the button for the paper tray being used Adjust the media type to the required setting and if necessary the paper size to the size of the paper being used 3 Click on the Apply button Close button then OK button to set the printer to the new media type and printing quality Printing transparencies When printing transparencies the manual feed must be used and the media type changed to transparencies as follows CAUTION Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect setting is used when printing transparencies 1 Open the manual feed on the printer and place the transparency face up between the paper guides 2 Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency PAPER RECOMMEN
26. RAY Clean the LED array whenever a new toner cartridge is installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page Wipe the LED array gently with the cleaning pad that came with the new toner cartridge or use an anti static cleaning pad that is generally available for computer cleaning CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE gt 72 TROUBLESHOOTING STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES Your printer has been designed to give you helpful status feedback not only during normal operation but also if a printing problem occurs so that you can take appropriate corrective action B4100 B4250 Both status and error messages are displayed in your chosen language in the Status Monitor error messages being accompanied by the appropriate flashing of the Error indicator You can set the Status Monitor to pop up on your computer screen when an alert condition occurs from the Preferences tab in the Status Monitor B4350 B4350n The LCD on the printer operator panel provides the self explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language The Ready indicator goes out when an error message appears TROUBLESHOOTING 73 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 section explains how to clear them quickly and simply Jams can oc
27. a the Help button x Memory Maintenancel Maintenance2 About Paper Layout Quality Economy Test Print Paper Source m Paper Standard Tray Second Tray Manual Feed Manual Feed Auto Tray Switch Custom Paper Size Tray Seguence Down IV Paper Size Check C MPF Copies 1 Help Cancel Apply 1 Paper set paper size for standard tray secondary tray if installed and manual feed tray sequence and default number of copies 2 Layout set paper cassette size printer emulation lines per page and paper orientation 3 Quality set resolution dpi smoothing and darkness 4 Economy set power save delay toner save auto eject time manual timeout low toner action and jam recovery 5 Test Print print demo page printer menu setting list a list of available fonts and clean the printer 6 Memory set raster buffer normally set to auto and confirm buffer size 7 Maintenance 1 configure printer serial and parallel interfaces clearable warning timing and reset drum counter and menu 8 Maintenance 2 adjust print and page positions settings language power save setting enable disable and select to print an error report set tray ID 9 About about this printer OPERATOR PANELS gt 20 Preferences Tab Selecting this tab lets you choose the information displayed by the Status Monitor and how when the Status Monitor appears The defaul
28. ace Card to make the B4350 network compatible gt 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB RAM DIMM to extend the main memory of your B4250 B4350 and B4350n printer and speed up the processing of large files gt RS232 Card to provide serial interface capability for the B4250 B4350 and B4350n Note cannot be combined with the Network Interface card gt Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets gt PostScript level 3 DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B4350 and B4350n INTRODUCTION gt 8 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is your user s guide for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below gt Quick Setup Guide to describe how to unpack connect and power up your printer Software Installation Guide to guide you through installing printer drivers and additional software This User s Guide to help you to operate your printer and make the best use of its many features Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that it performs at its best Additionally information is provided for adding optional accessories as your printing needs evolve Installation Guides accompany consumable items and optional accessories to describe how to install them Online Help online information associated with the printer driver software See my okidata com This manual has been written using more than one printer as a model and the i
29. anies the option INSTALLING OPTIONS gt 80 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL A summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in the table below Item Dimensions Weight Printing method Print color Print speed Resolution Emulations Interfaces Processor Memory Paper sizes Paper feed Paper feed capacity at 20 Ib 80g n Paper output Paper output capacity at 20 Ib 80g n Printer life Consumables Specification See the following section entitled Overall Dimensions 20 lbs 9 kg approximately Electro photographic printing using LEDs as light source Monochrome B4100 19 pages per minute maximum B4250 B4350 B4350n 23 pages per minute maximum 600 x1200 dots per inch B4100 GDI B4250 B4350 B4350n PCL5 PCL6 Epson FX IBM ProPrinter PS emulation optional for B4350 B4350n USB 2 0 full speed Parallel port not available on the B4100 model in compliance with TEEE 1284 1994 Standard 100BASE TX 10Base T Standard on B4350n option for B4350 Optional RS232 Serial interface for B4250 B4350 B4350n 200 MHz PowerPC 8 MB B4100 16 MB B4250 B4350 B4350n expandable to 272MB A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal 13 Legal 14 Executive Custom Envelopes 5 types Automatic feeding via paper trays Manual feeding of single sheets Tray 1 250 sheets Optional Tray 2 500 sheets not available for B4100 model Face up Face down depending on paper size type and thi
30. ckness Face up 50 sheets Face down 150 sheets 5 years or 180 000 pages average 3 000 pages month Toner cartridge Image drum SPECIFICATIONS 81 OVERALL DIMENSIONS 14 0 355mm 24 3 607 5mm 15 6 395mm SPECIFICATIONS 82 PAPER AND TRAY INFORMATION Feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type size and thickness of medium used Use the chart below and the notes symbols terms on the following page for initial guidance Minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup and environmental conditions Feed Ejection Cassette Method Weight T1 T2 MPF MF FU Plain paper A4 L ML M A5 MH H x x o o o x BS Letter Executive Legal 13 L ML M Legal 14 MH H A6 L ML M MH H Custom L ML M W 90 216 MH H L 148 356 Envelopes Com 9 x x o o o x Com 10 DL C5 Monarch Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 Labels A4 x x o o o x Letter x OO KK OO KX Oo O eK w KR o o Eol o ES o fS o ojojojo o lo mrinmrxixrxio o oj joj o n x Transpar A4 x x o o o x encies Letter SPECIFICATIONS gt 83 NOTES SYMBOLS TERMS Notes 1 When an optional second paper tray is used the original tray is referred to as Tray 1 and the optional tray as Tray 2 25 It is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS driver 3 Tray 2 ca
31. cur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point on the paper path through the printer When a jam occurs the printer immediately stops and the operator panel informs you of the event If printing multiple pages or copies do not assume that having cleared an obvious sheet that others will not also be stopped somewhere along the path These must also be removed in order to clear the jam fully and restore normal operation The printer may experience a paper jam in one of three areas gt INPUT JAM paper has failed to leave the selected feed tray and enter the internal paper path of the printer A typical message indicates a paper jam and identifies the tray to check gt FEED JAM paper has entered the printer but failed to reach the exit A typical message indicates a paper jam and advises you to open the top cover for access gt EXIT 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 TROUBLESHOOTING gt 74 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 the printer should continue printing FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM 1 Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above 2 Open the top cover
32. eavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS 37 AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE With no optional feed trays installed the Autotray function in the Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Tray sequence function is set to DOWN Ensure that the Autotray function is set to ON default when you have either or both optional feed trays installed In this way if a tray runs out of paper automatic feed will take place in the order Tray 1 Tray 2 if installed provided that these trays are set up for identical media PRINTING ENVELOPES 1 Pull out the rear paper exit tray 1 until 1t 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 and to the left until the printer grips it 4 Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your software then issue the print command PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS 38 HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output stack involves two complete U turns This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed Use the manual feed multi purpose tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit to collect printed output This gives a nearly straight paper path through the machine and may prove more reliable in this type of application PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS 39 PAPE
33. efore releasing The other functions are as follows gt Printing a cleaning page NOTE A cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor gt Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has been cancelled To reset the printer to the factory default settings press the control button and hold it down while the printer is turned on The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the default settings STATUS MONITOR After installing the printer driver software the Status Monitor is then installed to indicate what is happening to the printer when it is being 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 OPERATOR PANELS 18 1 Click Start Programs and select the Status Monitor The current printer status is shown 2 Click on the window maximize button and the view expands to include the Printer Setup and Preferences tabs Printer is ready Printer Setup Tab Selecting this tab provides access to the Printer Menu button which when selected enables configuration of the printer settings via a series of tabs OPERATOR PANELS gt 19 described in outline below At all stages detailed on line help is provided vi
34. equires changing or toner is low Flash 2 x The printer is receiving and blink processing data during printing or the printer is resetting itself x The printer is requesting manual paper feed x There is a printing error problem with paper or a cover open x X x There is a minor error with the printer Flash 3 x x x There is a major error with the rapid blink printer CONTROL BUTTON The primary functions of the control button are activated by pressing the switch momentarily and releasing The primary functions are as follows gt Turning the printer off line gt Turning the printer on line ready gt Resuming printing after a paper error paper jam print overrun page overflow or receiving buffer overflow gt Interrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and processing data gt Resuming data processing The secondary functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least two seconds before releasing The secondary functions are as follows OPERATOR PANELS gt 17 gt Printing the demo and menu pages NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor gt Printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been cancelled The other functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least five seconds b
35. ettings OPERATION 62 10 You can design and specify a separator page that prints between documents This is particularly useful on a shared printer to help each user find their own documents in the output stack NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems Device Options tab Color Management Security Device Option Avalable Opbons MESE 1 T Muti Purpose Feeder lt cot In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing Options OPERATION gt 63 PS emulation For B4350 and B4350n printers with the PostScript 3 option installed 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 Device Settings tab General Sharing Ports Advanced Security Device Settings AB OKXPS Device Settings Tray 1 A4 Tray 2 1 Multi Purpose Feeder ManualFeed A4 MHAI Font Substitution Table Available PostScript Memory 3843 KB Output Protocol TBCP Send CTRL D Before Each Job No Send CTRL D After Each Job Yes Job Timeout 0 seconde Wak Timeout 200 seconds Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline 100 pocel s Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap 600 pixel s RD Installable Options Second tray Not Installed Multi Purpose Feeder Not Installed
36. gt Applications Utilities gt Print Center Click Printer from the menu bar Click Add Printer Select OKI TCP IP from the drop down menu Enter the IP Address Highlight your printer model Click Add Close the Print Center PRINTER DRIVERS gt 48 OPERATION This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment In the Windows environment PCL emulation is available on the B4250 B4350 and B4350n printer models PS is available as on option an the B4350 and B4350n models PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS The illustrations in this guide relate to Windows 2000 PCL and PS emulations other operating system windows may appear slightly different but the principles are the same The operator panel controlled menus and Status Monitor controlled menus described in the chapter entitled Operator panels provide access to many options The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus and you print documents from Windows the settings in the Windows printer 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 pri
37. gy Star guidelines for energy efficiency This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 x 336 EEC EMC and 73 23 EEC LVD as amended where applicable on lonse the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage 59363001 Rev 1 0 22 CONTENTS Notes Cautions and Warnings 200 e ee eee 7 Introduction 2 uento is 8 Printer feat tes J A ERR RU CR RR 8 About this manual oo ooooooooooooocomo moro 9 Online Usage 5 4 biomasa gs 9 Printing Paves coria nt REG 10 Abbreviations used nnaou anana ce eee 11 Printer components 2 cee cece eee cece eee eees 12 Operator panels veses oa 15 B4100 B4250 eR es Re RE e ER 16 Operator panel esi cedere ee 16 LED indicators 20 0 0 cee eee 16 Power on LED green 0 000 ee eens 16 Control button 1 eee eee 17 Status Monitor 0 0 eee 18 Using the Printer Status Monitor 18 Printer Setup Tab oooooooooooococoooooo 19 Preferences Tab ooooooooooooo momo 21 Menu functions 0 0 0 0 ccc eee eee 21 Changing the display language 22 Printing menu settings 22 B4350 B4350n 1 ce eens 23 Operator panel 0 0 cee eee eee ee 23 Panel elements 00 0 cece eee eee eee 23 Menu functions 00 eee eee 24 Information Menu 0 0 00
38. he size of paper you are using by gripping the lugs 3 tilting and sliding the support forwards or backwards as necessary 3 Adjust the paper guides 1 It is important to adjust the paper guides correctly to ensure that the paper is not skewed in the print process Paper jams may occur if this operation is not carried out correctly 4 Replace the tray in the printer The paper level indicator 4 provides a visual indication of how much paper is left in the tray If you have the optional second paper tray Tray 2 and you are printing from the first upper tray Tray 1 you can pull out the second lower tray to reload it However if printing from the second lower tray do not pull out the first upper tray as this will result in a paper jam FACE UP AND FACE DOWN PRINTING For face down printing make sure the rear paper exit tray is closed the paper exits from the top of the printer The paper exit bin on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down capacity 150 sheets of 20 Ib paper 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 paper exit tray 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 sheets of 20 Ib paper Always use this tray and the manual feed tray for h
39. hey will make stains permanent If you inhale any toner or get it in your eyes drink a little water or bathe your eyes liberally in cold water Seek medical attention immediately CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE 67 Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover 1 Press the top cover release button and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Pull the colored lever on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge 3 Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new cartridge 4 Gently wipe the LED array surface with the LED lens cleaner that came with the new toner cartridge or soft tissue 5 Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE gt 68 IMAGE DRUM LIFE The life of an image drum depends on a number of 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
40. image drum to install the new image drum Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner cartridge Gently wipe the LED array surface with the LED lens cleaner that came with the new toner cartridge or wipe with a soft tissue Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed RESETTING THE DRUM COUNTER After replacing the image drum reset the drum counter to keep a correct count of the number of pages printed on the image drum B4100 B4250 TE Start the Status Monitor for the printer 2 Click on Printer Setup tab Printer Menu button Maintenance 1 tab 3 Click the Reset button next to Drum Counter then click on the OK button to reset the drum counter B4350 B4350n l Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed then press the Select button 3 Press the Item button until DRUM COUNT RESET is displayed 4 Press the Select button and the Drum Counter is reset CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE gt 70 5 Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button GENERATING A CLEANING PAGE If the printed page shows signs of fading streaking or erratic marks the problem may be cleared by generating a drum cleaning page as follows B4100 B4250 Using the printer Status Monitor 1 Start the Status Monitor for the printer 2 Click on Printer
41. led LED Light Emitting Diode MFT Manual Feed Tray MPT Multi purpose Tray NIC Network Interface Card PCL Printer Control Language PS PostScript emulation PSE PostScript Emulation RAM Random Access Memory SIDM Serial Impact Dot Matrix ABOUT THIS MANUAL gt 11 PRINTER COMPONENTS Apart from the Operator panels which are described in the next chapter the B4100 B4250 B4350 and B4350n printers look similar from the outside The important components are identified in the representations below 1 Operator panel B4350 and B4350n shown Top paper exit bin 150 sheets face down Top cover release button Top paper exit bin extension Top paper exit bin extension paper guide Paper tray content indicator ON OFF switch Rear paper exit tray 50 sheets face up E O E E ues CS Rear paper exit tray paper guide PRINTER COMPONENTS gt 12 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LED array Image drum Manual feed tray single sheet shown in closed position Paper feed tray 250 sheets Toner cartridge Fuser unit Top cover PRINTER COMPONENTS 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Power cable connection Cooling fan USB interface connection Parallel interface connection not available on B4100 Second paper tray optional connection not available on B4100 Network card optional on B4350 only RS232 serial interface card optional on B4250 B4350 B4350n PRINTER COMPONENTS 14 OPERATOR PANELS
42. ling flaps Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS gt 34 TRANSPARENCIES AND ADHESIVE LABELS The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for use in your printer gt gt gt Always use manual feed Always use rear output Media must be designed for use in laser printers or photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200 C 390 F for 0 1 sec Do not use media designed for use in color laser printers and photocopiers Labels should cover entire carrier sheet Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS 35 INSTALLING PAPER 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 15 Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper in the tray keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides 1 NOTE Load letterhead paper face down and top edge towards the front of the paper tray PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS gt 36 NOTE If you are installing legal size paper open out the paper tray extender located at the rear of the paper tray 2 Adjust the rear paper support 2 to t
43. llustrations 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 provided in Acrobat You can access specific information in two ways gt In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic If the bookmarks are not available use the Table of Contents In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the Index If the bookmarks are not available use the Table of Contents Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to the page containing the subject ABOUT THIS MANUAL gt 9 PRINTING PAGES The whole manual Individual pages or sections may be printed The procedure 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 ABOUT THIS MANUAL gt 10 ABBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual Abbreviation Meaning Ctrl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In line Memory Module n network card instal
44. ments as draft confidential etc 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 large In Vector mode file sizes may be smaller and so transmission over a network for example may be faster These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing OPERATION 52 You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively although you will need to reload the paper tray during such a long print run Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery A single on screen button restores the default settings OPERATION 53 Image tab Setup Job Options Image q 22 4 Le 45 Coma m me 1 Dithering produces an intermediate greyscale by adjusting the combination of dots used in printing Selecting a setting determines the degree of detail with which a graphics image will be printed Mesh determines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art determines that an array of lines is used for dithering 2 Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in the halftone screen 3 Set this control to print greyscale effects in black without dithering 4 You can manually adjust lightness the higher the setting the lighter the print and contrast the higher the setti
45. n accommodate paper with width of 5 83 to 8 5 inches 148 to 216mm and length of 8 26 to 12 4 inches 210 to 316mm 4 Paper less than 8 inches 210mm long should be ejected face up Symbol Term Meaning Tl Paper Tray 1 T2 Paper Tray 2 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 16 lb 60g m ML Medium Light paper weight 18 191b 67 71g m M Medium paper weight 20 241b 75 90g m MH Medium Heavy paper weight 25 271b 94 101g m H Heavy paper weight 28 321b 105 120g m o Can be used x Cannot be used SPECIFICATIONS gt 84 INDEX A Adhesive labels 35 Advanced features enabling or disabling 62 C Changing display language B4100 B4250 B4350 B4350n 32 Cleaning page B4100 B4250 B4350 B4350n 71 control button B4100 B4250 sss 17 D Display language B4100 B4250 BAJO ninia lisina Drum counter eese E Envelopes A A nen 38 Typ6S erit ttes 34 Exit paper jani cnet 75 F Feed jam or exit jam 75 Feed paper jam cece 75 G Generating a cleaning page B4100 B4250 71 BA nissan H Heavyweight paper or cardstock 39 I Image drum Replacing Resetting coun
46. nds but less than five seconds 3 The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo print page NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor OPERATOR PANELS gt 22 B4350 B4350n OPERATOR PANEL The B4350 and B4350n operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel an LCD display and a LED indicator MENU ITEM VALUE SELECT BON UNE CANCEL PANEL ELEMENTS 1 Ready indicator green ON ready to receive data FLASHING indicates processing data or error 2 Liquid crystal display LCD panel Two rows of up to 8 alphanumeric digits displaying print status menu items in menu mode and error messages 3 Menu button Press briefly to enter the MENU mode Press briefly again to select the next menu Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus 4 Item button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item 2 Value 4 button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item 6 Select button Press briefly to select the menu item or value indicated on the LCD panel T Cancel button Press to cancel a print job 8 Value button Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous value setting for each menu item OPERATOR PANELS 23 9 Item button Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item 10 Online button Press to switch between online and offline status When p
47. nection to a device that uses serial printing available as an option only on the B4350 and B4350n Note cannot be used with the Ethernet card Ethernet For network cable connection standard on the B4350n available as an option on the B4350 If you are connecting your printer directly to a standalone computer proceed to the chapter entitled Printer Drivers If your printer is to be installed as a network printer please refer to 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 a network connection INTERFACES 45 PRINTER DRIVERS This chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system Windows and Macintosh B4350 models only The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD ROM Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation For information specific to a network installation see the Network User Guide on the CD ROM supplied with your printer Click the Documentation Network User s Guide buttons in the Menu Installer NOTE For step by step instructions see the Software Installation Guide included with your printer WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS gt Install the printer driver using The Menu Installer on the CD ROM included with your printer
48. nformation Symptom Problem Solution Printing is garbled Incorrect driver is Install an appropriate driver installed Printer s output is Much of the printing For maximum speed use text in your below rated speed delays will be caused by document and use a printer resident font your application Sometimes purely text documents will print slowly depending on the selected fonts and how they are transferred to the printer Size of top margin 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 HARDWARE PROBLEMS Symptom Graphic image prints partly on one page partly on the next Problem Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution Solution Change the resolution reduce the image size or install more memory in your printer When you try to print nothing happens but printer indicates it is ready to receive data Configuration error Check cable connection If more than one printer is available make sure your printer has been selected Garbage prints Incorrect cable configuration Also see Software Problems Check cable configuration continuity and length Printe
49. ng the greater the contrast OPERATION 54 PS emulation For B4350 and B4350n printers with the PostScript 3 option installed The tabs available are the Layout Tab the Paper Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab Layout tab Layout Pape Qusity Job Opson Page Order 2 Front toBack F Back to Front 3 Poges Pes Sheet 1 Adyanced 4 Le emm PA l Page orientation can be set to portrait tall landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 2 Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document 3 Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet OPERATION 55 4 Click the Advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font 3 amp da Document Options Advanced Printing Features Enabled E PostScript Options PostScript Output Option Optimize For Speed TrueType Font Download Option Automatic PostScript Language Level 3 Send PostScript Error Handler Yes Printer Features Paper Type Printer Setting Tray Seich On Media Check On Page Rotate Normal Em 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 OPERATION 56 Paper Quality tab You can set the paper source or leave it a
50. nter on which you will print your document Next to the printer name is a Properties button When you click Properties a new window opens which contains a short list of the printer settings available in the driver which you can choose for this document The settings available from within your application are only those which you may want to change for specific applications or documents Settings you change here will usually only last for as long as the particular application program is running OPERATION 49 PCL emulation The tabs available are the Setup Tab the Job Options Tab and the Image Tab Setup tab Setup Job Options Image Meda 1 see fs 210 237mm 2 Weight Printer Setting Paper Feed Option Finishing Mode 3 Standard 7 N up Driver Settings 4 Uniled z Add emove A4 210 x 297mm Aba D LU B5 Cox c n 1 Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document unless you wish to scale the printout to fit another size and should also be the same as the size of paper you will feed into the printer 2 You can choose the source of the paper to feed which may be Tray 1 the standard paper tray Manual Feed or Tray 2 if you have the optional second paper tray installed 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
51. om 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 Windows applications and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next PCL emulation The main tabs are the General Tab Advanced Tab and Device Options Tab General tab 1 This area lists some of the main features of your printer including optional items 2 This button opens the same windows as described 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 OPERATION 59 3 This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems OPERATION 60 Advanced tab Color Management Security Device Option l General Shang Pot Advanced 1 C Ajwa avadable Avalable from 2 I 3 Diver c _NewDriver 3 Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster Start printing alter last page iz spooled i Stat printing mmedalely Al Point directly to the printer 6 Hold mismatched documents E Pent spooled documents fast Keep printed documents V Enable advanced printing features 8 A Pining Delati Pint Proce
52. queue priority 61 R Ready LED B4100 B4250 sss 16 B4350 B4350n 23 Resolution setting in Windows 52 58 S Separator page separating print jobs on a shared printer ene eed 63 Software problems 78 specifications general ette ete e ens 81 paper and trays eee 83 Spooling Windows settings 61 status amp error messages B4100 B4250 sss 73 B4350 B4350n 73 status monitor 18 support materials 9 T Toner Cartridge life eee 66 how to replace s 67 Replacing eoo Pere 67 Troubleshooting Hardware problems 78 Paper Jams eene 74 Print quality problems 76 Software problems TI U user s guide printing viewing W Watermark printing in Windows 52 58 INDEX gt 87 OKI CONTACT DETAILS If you need further assistance or have questions See our web site http my okidata com In the U S and Canada call 1 800 OKI DATA 1 800 654 3282 24 hours a day 7 days a week Si vous avez besoin d une assistance plus approfondie ou si vous avez des questions Consultez notre site Web http www okidata com Aux tats Unis et au Canada appelez le 1 800 OKI DATA 1 800 654 3282
53. r o 88 26 NOTES CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS A note appears in this manual like this A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product CAUTION A caution appears in this manual like this A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment 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 gt 7 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this OKI monochrome page printer Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media For your information a summary of the main features of your printer is given below PRINTER FEATURES gt Four models to choose from B4100 B4250 B4350 B4350n gt Memory B4100 8MB B4250 B4350 B4350n 16MB gt High speed printing 19 pages per minute B4100 23 pages per minute B4250 B4350 B4350n gt Resolution 600 x1200 dpi gt Paper handling 250 sheets Single Sheet Manual Feed gt Emulation B4100 GDI B4250 B4350 B4350n PCL6 PCLS Epson FX IBM ProPrinter gt Barcodes embedded for SIDM emulations Additionally the following options are available for the B4250 B4350 and B4350n printers only gt 10 100 BASE TX Network Interf
54. r freezes or displays error message when computer is rebooted Booting the computer while the printer is on can cause communications error Turn printer off before rebooting computer Odors 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 TROUBLESHOOTING 78 Problem Solution Printer is on but must Power Save mode is set To eliminate warm up delay change Power warm up before a job on to conserve energy Save setting is printed The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job TROUBLESHOOTING 79 INSTALLING OPTIONS The following options are available for the B4250 B4350 and B4350n only to extend the performance of these printer models 10 100 BASE TX Network Interface Card to make the B4350 gt network compatible gt 16MB 32MB 128MB 256MB RAM DIMM to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files gt RS232 Board to provide serial interface capability Note cannot be used with the Network Interface card gt Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets gt PostScript 3 emulation DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B4350 and B4350n INSTALLATION PROCEDURE To install any of the above options follow the detailed installation sheet that accomp
55. ressed in Menu mode the Online button returns the printer to ONLINE status When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer Also when there is an error indicating wrong paper size pressing the Online button forces the printer to print MENU FUNCTIONS This section summarizes the menus accessed via the menu control panel and displayed in the LCD panel The printer menu settings can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map For details of how to print a Menu Map see the next section It should be noted that many of these settings can be and often are overridden by settings made in the printer drivers However several of the driver settings can be left at Printer Setting which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus Factory default settings are shown in the following tables OPERATOR PANELS 24 Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer INFORMATION MENU item Action PRINT MENU MAP Execute PRINT FILE LIST Execute PRINT PCL FONT Execute PRINT PSE FONT Execute PRINT IBM PPR FONT Execute PRINT EPSON FX FONT Execute DEMOI Execute Print menu This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions PRINT MENU item Default Remarks COPIES 1 MANUAL OFF PAPER IN TRAYI AUTOTRAY OFF OFF No optional tray installed ON ON Tray2 is installed TRAY S
56. s automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab OPERATION 57 Job Options tab s Po nee 4 1 Kea Seal C faa 100 2j 1100 IM 2 Watermark Advanced 6 Detak 7 Eo a The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows gt The highest Fine setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print gt The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications gt The Fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is Layout Paper Quaity Jab Options useful for marking documents as draft confidential etc 3 You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs 4 You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively although you will need to top up the paper tray during such a long print run X Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery 6 Using the Advanced button gives you access to the facility to set mirror image printing or negative image printing 7 A single on screen button restores the default settings OPERATION gt 58 SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL When you open the driver properties window directly fr
57. ssor Sepma Page 10 9 al pos l You can specify which times of day your printer will be available 2 Indicates current priority from 1 lowest to 99 highest Highest priority documents will print first 3 Specifies that documents should be spooled stored in a special print file before being printed The document is then printed in the background allowing your application program to become available more 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 will be completed a little later as the start is delayed This is the opposite choice to the one above Printing starts as soon as possible after the document begins spooling 4 This specifies that the document should not be spooled but printed directly Your application will not normally be ready for OPERATION 61 further use until the print job is complete This requires less disk space on your computer since there is no spool file Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the document to print If a mismatch is detected the document is held in the print
58. t Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e g toner low MENU FUNCTIONS The printer menu settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map For details of how to print such a map see the next section It should be noted that many of these settings can be and often are overridden by settings made in the printer drivers However several of the driver settings can be left at Printer Setting which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus The menu functions and their default values are summarized in the table in the section entitled Menu Functions in the following information about the B4350 printer Note however that the RS232 Menu does not OPERATOR PANELS 21 apply to the B4100 printer and the Network Menu does not apply to the B4100 or B4250 printer CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the Status Monitor li Start the Status Monitor 2 Select the Printer Setup tab 3 On the Maintenance 2 tab select the required language in the Language dropdown menu 4 Click OK PRINTING MENU SETTINGS The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows Using the control button 1 Press the control button to take the printer off line 2 Press and hold down the control button for at least two seco
59. ter B4100 B4250 70 Resetting counter B4350 B4350n 70 Input paper jam e 75 installed options WindOWS eosecseessevte e nene ern 47 Installing Paper rere 36 installing drivers WindOWSsocods iaiaicemeeceeeniers 46 Installing paper 36 interface a AA 45 parallel iio 45 salian 45 USB ooa edo 45 L Labels naro enter tpe 35 LCD B4350 B4350n 23 LED atraen oco ertet 72 LED indicators B4100 B4250 legal size paper sess M Maintenance Cleaning LED array 72 Cleaning page B4100 B4250 71 Cleaning page B4350 B4350n 71 INDEX 85 media settings B4100 B4250 sss B4350 B4350n menu functions B4100 B4250 sss 21 B4350 B4350n 24 menu settings B4100 B4250 sss 22 B4350 B4350n 32 Menus EX MENU eie Information menu Maintenance menu Media menu sss Memory menu eee Network menu sss 30 Parallel menu 28 PCE menu terrre PPR menu Print inenu eret RS232C menu s 29 System adjustment menu 31 System configuration menu 26 Usage MeNU cocconcnccnioninncaninncnnani nn 32 USB menu eere 30
60. tus Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the Select button Press the Item button until the required paper feed is displayed Press the Select button A plus appears next to the selected paper feed Wh is installed paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray providing non stop printing en the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS 42 Paper size Set the paper size as follows When using paper trays standard paper sizes are recognized automatically with CASSETTE SIZE default setting selected Paper size need only be set for custom paper sizes When using the manual feed tray the paper size has to be selected 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the Select button 3 Press either Item or button repeatedly until EDIT SIZE is displayed 4 Press either Value or button until the required paper size is displayed then press the Select button A plus 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 Media type and weight Set media type and weight as follows CAUTION If media type or media weight are not correctly set print quality
61. uble click your language 6 Double click the OKI B4350 Mac Installer icon then click Continue and accept the License agreement 7 Select Mac OS9 1 Install from the drop down menu located in the left corner Click Install 8 When the installation is complete click Quit ADDING THE PRINTER FOR USB 1 2 3 Activate Chooser from the Apple menu Select the B4350USB icon Highlight the printer model Close Chooser PRINTER DRIVERS gt 47 MACINTOSH OS X 1 INSTALL THE DRIVER 1 Turn on the printer then turn on the computer 2 Place the Drivers CD supplied with the printer in the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD icon that appears on the desktop 4 Open the MAC folder Double click PCLDRV 5 Double click your language 6 Double click the OKI B4350 Mac Installer icon then click Continue and accept the License agreement 7 Select Custom Install from the drop down menu located in the left corner Click Install 8 Check PCL Driver for MAC OS X 1 Click Install 9 When the installation is complete click Quit ADDING THE PRINTER FOR USB 1 Qn E GT p Run the Print Center Local HD gt Applications Utilities gt Print Center Click Printers from the menu bar Click Add Printer Select OKI USB from the drop down menu Highlight your printer model from the product list Click Add Close the Print Center ADDING THE PRINTER FOR A NETWORK 1 AL a SOS S Run the Print Center Local HD

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