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1. Click Add Add the printer for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier Select Rendezvous for Mac OS X 10 3 or earlier Select the printer name in Printer Types and select a printer name to be used for Mac OS X 10 3 or earlier Click Add A printer name is OKI B4500n plus the last 6 digits of the MAC address 10 Make sure that the printer name is shown in the Printer List Close the Printer Setting Utility B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 63 Setup for Mac OS X via USB Connection Requirements A Macintosh computer Rev 8 1 to 9 2 2 and Mac OSX Connecting a Cable A printer cable is not supplied with the printer You will need a USB 2 0 cable 1 Turn off the Macintosh and the printer 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB interface connector of the Macintosh Setup 1 Turn ON the printer Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive Click the OKI CD ROM icon Open the Driver folder Double click Installer for Mac OS X in the Driver folder Input administrator s name and click OK Ou RUN B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 64 7 Follow the on screen instructions to install Setup in the Printer Setting Utility 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 Select Applications on the hard disk Utilities folder and double click Printer Setting Utility in the folder double click Printer Center in the Utilities folde
2. again If this does not clear rapid blink rapid blink rapid blink rapid blink the error call for service OnLine button The primary functions of the OnLine button are activated by pressing the switch momentarily and releasing The primary functions are as follows Turning the printer off line Turning the printer on line ready Resuming printing after a paper error paper jam print overrun page overflow or receiving buffer overflow B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 25 nterrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and processing data Resuming data processing The secondary functions of the OnLine 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 Printing the demo and menu pages NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor Printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been cancelled The other functions of the OnLine button are activated after turning the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least five seconds before releasing The other functions are as follows Printing a cleaning page NOTE A Cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has been cancelled NOTE To reset the printer to the fa
3. Uu RUN Insert the supplied CD ROM in the Macintosh CD ROM drive Open the Driver folder Double click Installer for Mac OS X Input the administrator name and click OK Follow the onscreen instructions to install Add the Printer 1 N au RU N On the hard disk select Applications gt Utilities folder and double click Printer Setting Utility For Mac OS X 10 2 or earlier select the Print Center Click Add Add the printer for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier Click Other Printers Select OKI TCP IP Select the printer name and click Add Make sure that the printer name is shown in the Printer List Close the Printer Setting Utility B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 62 Bonjour Rendezvous Protocol 1 Uu BRUN Turn on the printer Start the Macintosh Choose System Environment Network Select Views Network port Setting Select Views Network Port Setting Network Port in operation for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier Make sure Internal Ethernet is checked Install the Printer Driver 1 Uu RUN Insert the supplied CD ROM in the Macintosh CD ROM drive Open the Driver folder Double click Installer for Mac OS X Input the administrator name and click OK Follow the onscreen instructions to install Add the Printer 6 11 On the hard disk select Applications Utilities folder and double click Printer Setting Utility For Mac OS X 10 2 or earlier select the Print Center
4. printer matching the arrows B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 22 Insert the other end into the Multi purpose feeder matching the arrows Turn ON the printer Print the Menu Map to confirm that the Multi purpose feeder is correctly installed Check that MPF is displayed in the Media Menu Refer to Printing menu settings on page 31 for details Set the feeder unit in the printer driver Windows 1 2 3 Select Start gt Settings gt Printers and Fax for Windows XP and Start gt Setting gt Printers for Windows 2k NT 4 0 Me 98 Right click your OKI printer icon to select Properties Check Multi purpose feeder in Available Devices in the Device Options tab and click OK NOTE When connecting to a network by TCP IP it is automatically set when you click Obtain printer information Macintosh 1 Select Selector in the Apple menu 2 Select the OKI printer USB icon 3 Select Printer Name and click Set 4 Click Print Dialog 5 Select Multi purpose Feeder on the Options panel click Set 6 Click Save to close the selector B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 23 Operator panels 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 B4400 with status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B4500 B4550 and B4600 See Printer Drivers for installation of the Status Monitor B
5. 80g m NOTE Do not install paper over the PAPER FULL mark a B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 17 I nstalling Optional Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose Feeder tray you must select these devices in the device options tab in the printer driver Second Paper Feeder The optional second paper tray provide 500 additional pages for a total of 750 pages of continuous printing with the standard paper cassette 1 Turn OFF the power and detach the power cord and printer cable POWER ON Tal OFF 6 2 Prepare the feeder pull the front cover then move the sheet guide in the direction of the arrow until it stops 3 Open the manual tray B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 18 NOTE The manual tray must remain open when the feeder unit is installed Set the projections on the feeder unit to the slots at the bottom of the printer 4 Place the printer on the feeder unit 5 Close the feeder s front cover 6 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 19 7 Insert the connecting cord attached to the feeder unit into the printer matching the arrow marks Attach the power cord and the printer cable and turn ON the power Print the Menu Map to confirm that the feeder unit is correctly installed Check that TRAY2 is displayed in the Media Menu Refer to Printing menu settings on page 31 for details Set the feeder unit in the prin
6. CTRL D Before Each Job No Send CTRL D After Each Job Yes Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray No Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray No Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts Yes Job Timeout 0 seconds Wait Timeout 300 seconds Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline 100 pixel s Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap 600 pixel s Iz a Installable Options Second tray v Multi Purpose Feeder Not Installed Memory Configuration 16 MB RAM 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 Printer settings in Macintosh Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD and the online help provided in the driver software B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 88 Consumables and maintenance This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance Consumable order details Item Order No Toner 4400 B4500 B4550 B4600 43502301 Toner B4550 and B4600 only Higher 43502001 Yield Image drum 43501901 Always use genuine OKI consumables When to replace the toner cartridge B4400 Replace the toner cartridge after Toner Low displays in the printer Status Monitor Also the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when toner
7. Power cable connection Cooling fan B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 19 Multi function tray optional connection 20 Second paper tray optional connection 21 Parallel interface connection 22 USB interface connection Network card optional on non network models 23 Network interface connector 24 Status lamp 25 10M lamp 26 100M lamp 27 Test switch 20 21 22 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 12 I nstallation Operation Environment A firm surface such as a table or desktop Space to open the cover and pull out the paper tray and the rear paper output extender Air circulation around the printer to prevent overheating A nearby power source Room temperature of 50 to 90 F 10 to 32 C Relative Humidity of 20 8096 No direct sunlight Unpacking NOTE Save packing materials including the black light shield bag for storing the image drum in the event that you need to repack the printer for shipment Check contents pmo mmm Printer Power cord Toner cartridge Black light shield bag Quick Installation Guide CD ROM Printer installation User Guide pdf Safety and Warranty booklet Registration card Remove shipping tape 1 desiccant agent 2 and film 3 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 13 Prepare the I mage Drum CAUTI ON The green image drum surface is very delicate and light sensitive Do not touch it and do not expose it to sunlight or room light for more t
8. T Saua Purta Memory Color Managed On pintar Piana Aaonced e Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify 3 by entering their page numbers Click on OK Abbreviations used The following abbreviations are used in this manual Ctrl dpi DIMM LED MFT MPF NIC PCL PS PSE RAM SIDM Control dots per inch Dual In line Memory Module network card installed Light Emitting Diode Manual Feed Tray Multi purpose Feeder Tray Network Interface Card Printer Control Language PostScript emulation PostScript Emulation Random Access Memory Serial Impact Dot Matrix B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 9 Printer components Apart from the Operator panels which are described in the next chapter the B4400 B4500 B4550 and B4600 printers look similar from the outside The important components are identified in the representations below 10 11 12 o Um DES Operator panel B4500 B4550 B4600 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 Rear paper exit tray paper guide LED array Image drum Manual feed tray single sheet shown in closed position B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 Paper feed tray 250 sheets Toner cartridge Fuser unit Top cover
9. a paper jam ERROR REPORT OFF ON Sets whether to print an error report when internal errors occur B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 36 PCL emulation This menu controls the printer s PCL emulation FONT SOURCE FONT NO FONT PITCH FONT SIZE SYMBOL SET A4 PRINT WIDTH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTI ON LF FUNCTION PRINT MARGIN PEN WI DTH ADJUST FONT 1000 to S001 4 00 10 00 99 99 4 00 12 00 999 75 WI N3 1 PC 8PC 8 78 COL 80 COL OFF ON CR CR LF LF LF CR NORMAL 1 5 inch 1 6 inch ON OFF RESIDENT DLL Sets a locations for a font to be used DLL FONT is displayed when a font is downloaded in RAM Selects a font Sets the font width characters per inch Displayed when the font selected Font No is a fixed space outline font Selects the font height Point size Displayed when the font selected Font No is an outline font with proportional spacing Selects a symbol set Sets the number of columns in Auto LF for A4 size paper Selects whether or not to skip a blank space Sets operation when a CR code is received Sets operation when a LF code is received Sets the unprintable area of paper NORMAL is 1 4 inch With PEN WIDTH ADJUST set to ON Adjusts a thin line to be more visible When set to OFF the line will appear as specified B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 37 PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer s PP
10. how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system Windows and Macintosh The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD ROM Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation NOTE 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 Install the printer driver using The Menu Installer on the CD ROM included with your printer 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 I nstall exe click OK 2 Select your language 3 Select the printer model 4 Accept the License Agreement 5 The Installer screen appears 6 Click Install Driver B4400 Install Driver and Status Monitor 7 Follow the on screen prompts to complete your printer driver 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
11. 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 1 Carefully lift out the image drum complete with the toner cartridge Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum surface Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path Re install the image drum complete with toner cartridge ensuring that it correctly locates into the slots on each side of the printer Close the top cover and press down to latch it closed The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 95 NOTE 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 Blank sheets printed Image drum cartridge not properly installed Reinstall image drum cartridge Empty or missing toner cartridge Install new toner car
12. paper weight 18 19lb 67 71g m M Medium paper weight 20 24lb 75 90g m MH Medium Heavy paper weight 25 27lb 94 1019 m H Heavy paper weight 28 32lb 105 120g m o Can be used x Cannot be used B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 104 Service and support 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 Service et soutien Si vous avez besoin d une assistance plus approfondie ou si vous avez des questions Visitez notre site Web multilingue http www okiprintingsolutions com 1 800 OKI DATA 1 800 654 3282 24 heures par jour 7 jours sur 7 Assistencia T cnica y Soporte Si necesita m s asistencia o tiene preguntas Visite nuestro sitio web http www okiprintingsolutions com En los Estados Unidos Y Canad llame al 1 856 222 7496 1 800 654 3282 las 24 horas del d a los 7 d as de la semana Mexico llame al 525 263 8780 Assist ncia T nica e Suporte Visite nosso site multiling e na Web www okiprintingsolutions com Ligue para 5511 3444 3500 Grande Sao Paulo ou 0800 11 55 77 central de atendimento e mail okidata okidata com br B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 105 Oki Data Americas Inc 2000 Bishops Gate Blvd Mt Laurel NJ 08054 4620 Tel 1 800 654 3282 856 222 5320 http www okiprintingsolutions com 59388905
13. trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors Regulatory I nformation the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC EMC and 73 23 EEC LVD as amended where applicable on electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 2 Copyright Information e 2 Document Information llle 2 Discl imeE uu us gere UR e deci e 2 Trademark Information 0 0 00 eee 2 Regulatory Information 0 000 eae 2 Notes Cautions and Warnings lle 6 Introduction ias ren Ia Ra TT ee ee COT 7 About this manual eere 8 Online usage 1 llle 8 Printing Pages csi yeqoIWyReEXSG RE Sale es 8 Abbreviations used aasa aaa 9 Printer components essen 10 Installation 5 4 ELE EPA 3E 13 Operation Environment llle 13 Unpacking is s we cg Rye po Rx 13 Prepare the Image Drum 4 14 Installing the Toner Cartridge 15 Installing paper 2 000022 a eee 16 Installing Optional Accessories 18 Second Paper Feeder 0 000 ee
14. y Set the IP address etc in Windows y Set the IP Address etc in the printer y Install the printer driver and OKI LPR Utilities from the Printer Software CD ROM supplied with the printer Setup for Windows NOTE The following setup instructions are for Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 The setup procedure for Windows ME 98 NT4 0 are similar An IP address must be set in the computer and the printer when the printer is used on a network If there is no DHOP B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 48 BOOTP or RARP server in the network the IP address must be set manually Also a company network administrator may specify an IP address which must be set manually The printer supports Network Plug amp Play When all connected computers are Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 or connected routers support Network Plug amp Play the IP address is automatically set on the network 1 2 Turn ON the printer and computer Set the IP Address etc in Windows NOTE Proceed to Step 3 if the IP address has been already set or has been obtained automatically 1 2 6 Start Windows Choose Start gt Settings gt Network Connection for Windows XP Select Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connection for Windows Server 2003 Select Start gt Settings gt Network and Dialup Connection for Windows 2000 Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties 4 5 Select Internet Proto
15. 0 2 or earlier select the Print Center Click Add Add the printer for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier Click Other Printers Select AppleTalk Select the printer name and click Add Make sure that the printer name is shown in the Printer List Close the Printer Setting Utility TCP IP Protocol 1 2 3 4 5 Turn on the printer Start the Macintosh Choose System Environment gt Network Select Views gt Network port Setting and make sure Internal Ethernet is checked Select Views Internal Ethernet on the TCP IP tab Input the IP address subnet mask etc and click Apply now NOTE Select Refer to DHCP Server if IP Address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server Set the IP Address in the printer B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 61 NOTE Proceed to Install the Printer Driver if the IP address has been set in Windows or obtained automatically 1 2 3 9 Turn on the printer Press the Menu button several time to display NETWORK Press the Item or Item several times to display TCP IP ENABLE Press the Select to set TCP ENABLE an appears to the right Press Item or Item to indicate IP1 4 Press Value or Value to display the first digit value of the IP address Press Select to add to the value Repeat steps 3 to 5 to set IP 2 4 to IP 4 4 MASK 1 4 to Mask 4 4 Subnet mask Gate 1 4 to Gate 4 4 Gateway address Press On line Install the Printer Driver 1
16. 4400 Operator panel NOTE The easiest way to check the status of the B4400 is to use the online Status Monitor We ll tell you more about the Status Monitor on page 26 The B4400 operator panel consists of 4 LED indicators and an OnLine button From left to right the LEDs indicate Power On Ready Manual feed and Error B4400 o LED indicators The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows ndicator off e Indicator on e Flash 1 slow blink 1 long flash every 4 seconds e Flash 2 blink 1 flash per second e 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 24 Ready LED green Indicator on the printer is on line and ready to receive data Indicator off the printer is off line and cannot receive data The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash x is summarized as follows X X On Line X Off Line X X Printer is warming up Flash 1 processing printing slow blink X X No paper in the tray Flash 1 slow blink X x Paper Jam Flash 2 blink X X Toner low Drum near end of Flash 2 life blink X X Drum Cartridge at end of life Flash 3 rapid blink X X X X Turn the printer off and on Flash 3 Flash 3 Flash 3 Flash 3
17. 58 SOUP iene dicto exo er IRE PES E Ay SC RT DA RR des 58 Setup for Mac OSX via Network Connection 60 Connecting a Cable ce ee ee 60 Setup eu ues Sete Bala hea ia baa URL y oe 60 Setup for Mac OS X via USB Connection 64 Connecting a Cable l llis 64 Setup y Farka tes tes eade Ute di RUE rare hee ides a d 3 64 Paper recommendations es 66 Paper and envelope types 000 66 Transparencies and adhesive labels 66 Installing paper 2 000022 eee 67 Face up and face down printing 68 Automatic feed sequence 0000 eee 68 Printing envelopes 0002 ee eee 69 Heavyweight paper or cardstock 69 Paper feed size and media setting 69 B4500 B4550 B4600 2008 70 Interfaces a a a a E E a ex iR 74 Printer DriverS eere 75 Windows operating systems LL 75 Macintosh puo exc oe e ene ace EAD 76 Operation seu lor rona Roa ene ee CUR RISUS 77 Printer settings in Windows 77 Printer settings in Macintosh 88 Consumables and maintenance 89 Consumable order details 4 89 When to replace the toner cartridge 89 Replacing the toner cartridge ll 89 When to replace the image drum 90 Replacing the image drum 00005 91 B4400 4500 4550 4600
18. 92 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 93 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 B4400 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 B4500 B4550 B4600 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 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 occur 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 an
19. 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 2 OKI B4600 PCL Properties PRX Color Management Securit ity Device Options General l Sharing Ports Advance d Sa OKI B4600 PCL Model OK B4600 PCL Color Yes Paper available Double sided Yes Staple No Speed 26 ppm Maximum resolution Unknown Printing Preferences Print Test Page 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 84 3 become the new default settings for all Windows applications 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 Advanced tab 1 oxi B4600 PCL Properties Color Management Security Device Options General Sharing Ports Advanced Always available CO Available from Driver OKI B4600 PCL Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster Priority 1 Start printing after last page is spooled Start p
20. FX emulation PITCH 10 CPI Specifies character pitch 12 CPI 17 CPI 20 CPI PROP CHAR SET SET 2 Specifies character set SET 1 SYMBOL IBM 437 Specifies a symbol set LETTER O DISABLE Specifies the style that replaces f 9B ENABLE and 9D with f ou and O zero ZERO CHR NORMAL Specifies the style of O zero SLASHED LN PITCH 6 LPI Sets line space 8 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF Set to eject a blank sheet Available only ON when simplex is set CR FUNC CR Sets operation when CR code is CR LF received LINE LENG 80 COL Sets operation when LF code is 136 COL received FORM LENG LETTER Specifies the number of characters per A4 line 12 INCH TOF POS 0 0 INCH Specifies the length of paper 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH L MRGN 0 0 INCH Sets the amount to shift the horizontal 0 1 INCH print start position to the right 1 0 INCH FIT TO LTR DISABLE Sets the printing mode that can fit print ENABLE data equivalent to 11 inches 66 lines in the LETTER size printable area TEXT HGT SAME Sets height of a character DIFF SAME Regardless of CPI same height DIFF According to CPI character heights vary B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 39 Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s parallel data interface PARALLEL ENABLE Sets parallel Interface DISABLE BI DIRECTION ENABLE Sets bi directional parallel interface DISABLE ECP ENABLE Sets ECP mode DISABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW Sets ACK width in comp
21. 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 102 guidance Minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup and environmental conditions Plain A4 L ML M o o o o o o paper A5 MH H x x o o o B5 Letter Executive Legal 13 L ML M Legal 14 MH H A6 L ML M MH H Custom L ML M W 90 MH H x OX O x o x O x X Xx o o O00 x Xx o pa o pa o pS o pa o po o po x O x X x o Envelopes Com 9 x x o o o x Monarch Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 Labels A4 x x o o o x Letter Transpar A4 x X o o o x encies Letter Notes symbols terms NOTE 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 2 lt is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS driver B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 103 3 Tray 2 can 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 T2 Paper Tray 2 optional MFT Manual Feed Tray MPF Multi purpose Feeder 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 Ib 60g m ML Medium Light
22. KI printer icon 3 Click Properties Devise options tab 4 Check the options you have installed 5 Click Apply Click OK Uninstalling the printer driver 1 Select Start Control Panel Printers Select Start Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 2 Right click the OKI printer icon 3 Follow the on screen instructions and select Delete NOTE Steps 4 and 5 are from Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 4 Select File gt Server Properties in the Printer and FAX folder 5 Select the model name at the Drivers tab and click Delete B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 51 Setup for Windows via USB Connection Requirements Windows Server 2003 e Windows XP Windows ME 98 Windows 2000 Connecting a Cable A printer cable is not supplied with the printer You will need a USB 2 0 cable 1 Turn off the printer and Computer 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB connector of the computer Setup NOTE Install the printer driver before connecting the USB cable to the printer 4 Turn the printer OFF 1 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive The CD will autorun 2 Select the language 3 Accept the license agreement B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 52 NO Ul fh Click Install Driver and Status Monitor for the B4400 Select local printer Follow the on screen i
23. 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 B4500 B4550 and B4600 printers Printing menu settings The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows From the Operator Panel 1 Press the OnLine button to take the printer off line 2 Press and hold down the OnLine button for at least two seconds but less than five seconds 3 The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo print page From the Status Monitor 1 Select the Printer Setup tab 2 Click the Open Configuration button The Printer Menu displays 3 Click Information Menu 4 Click Print Menu Map 5 Click Apply Click OK B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 31 B4500 B4550 B4600 Operator panel The B4500 B4550 and B4600 operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel an LCD display and a LED indicator Panel elements Ready indicator green ON ready to receive data FLASHING indicates processing data or error Liquid crystal display LCD panel Two rows of up to 8 alphanumeri
24. OKI B4400 B4500 B4550 B4600 Users Guide 59388905 my okidata com Copyright I nformation Copyright 2007 by Oki Data All Rights Reserved Document I nformation B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide st lt SS i O O P N 59388905 Revision 1 0 June 2007 Disclaimer J 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 The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the web site http my okidata com Trademark Information J M Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc Hewlett Packard HP and Laser et are registered
25. R emulation PITCH CONDENSE CHAR SET SYMBOL LETTER O ZERO CHR LN PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNC LF FUNC LINE LENG FORM LENG TOF POS L MRGN FIT TO LTR TEXT HGT PROP 12 to 20 12 to 12 SET 2 SET 1 IBM 437 DISABLE ENABLE NORMAL SLASHED 6 LPI 8 LPI OFF ON CR CR LF LF LF CR 80 COL 136 COL LETTER A4 12 INCH 0 0 INCH 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH 0 0 INCH 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH DISABLE ENABLE SAME DIFF 10 CPI 12 CPI 17 CPI 20 CPI Specifies character pitch Specifies 12 CPI pitch for Condense Mode Specified character set Specifies symbol set Specifies the style that replaces f 9B and Y 9D with f ou and O zero Specifies the style of 0 zero Sets line space Set to eject a blank sheet Available only when simplex is set Sets operation when CR code is received Sets operation when LF code is received Specifies the number of characters per line Specifies the length of paper Sets the position from the top edge of paper Sets the amount to shift the horizontal print start position to the right Sets the printing mode that can fit print data equivalent to 11 inches 66 lines in the LETTER size printable area Sets height of a character SAME Regardless of CPI same height DIFF According to CPI character heights vary B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide FX Emulation This menu controls the printer s
26. User s Guide 4 Generating a cleaning page 91 Cleaning the LED array llle 93 Troubleshooting lle rn 94 Status and error messages 00 94 Paper JanS i e Be BT xe dee ees 94 Input ari i e ces xor dex SP ERE YER 95 Feed jam or exit jam 02 200005 95 Print quality problems 22 00005 96 Software problems ee eee eens 97 Hardware problems eee neues 98 Installing options 00 000 ee 100 Specifications 0 00 eee ee 101 General ce eee sk RD Rak E eb E x Rae eR Ek x 101 Overall dimensions 2 0000505 102 Paper and tray information 102 Service and support 0 00 0 cee eee 105 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 5 Notes Cautions and Warnings NOTE 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 CAUTI ON A caution appears in this manual like this A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment malfunction or damage WARNI NG A warning appears in this manual like this A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of personal injury B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 6 I ntroduction Congratulations on purchasing this OKI monochrome page printer Your new printer is designed with a
27. age Models B4500 B4550 B4600 The default language for the printer operator panel display is English To choose an alternate language for the printer display 1 First make sure the printer driver is installed before using this utility Load the install CD and select the language you want Select Optional Utilities Click Change the Printer Display Follow the on screen instructions When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off and On to reset au RUN Enable Printer Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in the printer driver 1 Select Start gt Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start gt Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 Right click the OKI printer icon Click Properties Devise options tab Check the options you have installed Click Apply Click OK 2 pwn Uninstalling the printer driver 1 Select Start Control Panel gt Printers Select Start Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start gt Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 Me 98 2 Right click the OKI printer icon 3 Follow the on screen instructions and select Delete B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 56 4 Steps 4 and 5 are fro Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 5 Select File gt Server Properties in the Printer and FAX folder 6 Select the model name at the Drivers tab and click Delet
28. ality Job Options Quality Toner Save None C Medium C Light Copies H C Fine i ee Normal Scale C Fast io f 141000 Watermark Advanced OKI Default 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows e The highest Fine setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications The Fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 83 5 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 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
29. alues set in the printer driver take priority over values set from the operator panel This table defines the setting values of media weight and type Regular paper Ream weight 16 19 Ib LIGHT 55 64kg 64 74kg m Ream weight 18 19 Ib MEDIUM LIGHT 55 64kg 64 74g m Ream weight 20 23 Ib MEDIUM 65 75kg 75 1049 m Ream weight 24 27 Ib MEDIUM HEAVY 76 89kg 88 104g m feed from MP Tray rear exit only Ream weight 28 32 Ib HEAVY 90 103 kg 105 120g m Postcard Feed from MP Tray Rear exit only HEAVY Label LABELS Transparency Transparency B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 72 CAUTI ON If media type or media weight are not correctly set print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged Set media type and weight on the printer as follows 1 2 5 Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed then press the Select button Press the Item or button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 73 Interfaces Your printer i
30. are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 79 5 You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs 6 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 7 Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery 8 Asingle on screen button restores the default settings I mage tab OKI B4600 PCL Properties O Line Art Ped O Normal O Coarse OK Cancel Help 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 setting the greater the contrast B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 80 PS emulation For B4500 B4550 and B4600 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 Paper Quali
31. ate 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 printer 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 PCL emulation The tabs available are the Setup Tab the Job Options Tab and the Image Tab B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Gu
32. atible receiving MEDIUM WIDE ACK BUSY TIMING IN Sets the output order of BUSY and ACK WHILE signals in compatible receiving ACK IN BUSY BUSY LOW the end of ACK pulse ACK WHILE BUSY BUSY LOW center of ACK pulse I PRIME DISABLE Sets time to enable disable the I PRIME 3u SEC signal 50u SEC RS232C menu NOTE This menu displays only when the optional RS232C card is installed This menu controls the operation of the printer s optional RS232C data interface RS232C ENABLE Sets RS 232C I F DISABLE FLOW CONTROL DTR HI Selects BUSY Control Protocol DTR LO XONXOFF RBST XON B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 40 BAUDRATE 9600 300 Selects communication speed with 600 1200 RS 232C I F 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 76800 115200 DATABITS 8 BITS Selects the number of data bits with 7 BITS RS 232C I F PARITY NONE Selects method to ad parity bit with EVEN RS 232C I F ODD MINUTES BUSY 200mSEC Selects BUSY clearing time with RS 1 SEC 232C I F USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s USB data interface USB ENABLE Sets USB I F DISABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE Sets Soft Reset Command ENABLE USB S N ENABLE Sets USB Serial Number DISABLE OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed Network menu NOTE This menu displays only when the optional Network card is installed B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 41 This menu controls the operation of the printer s 10Ba
33. c digits displaying print status menu items in menu mode and error messages 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 I tem button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item Value button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item Select button Press briefly to select the menu item or value indicated on the LCD panel Cancel button Press to cancel a print job Value button Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous value setting for each menu item Item button Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item Online button Press to switch between online and offline status NOTE When pressed in Menu mode the Online button returns the printer to online status When pressed with DATA B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 32 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 Using the Printer Menu 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 page 45 It should be noted that ma
34. ce 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 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNI NG If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labeled Do not touch 2 Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge 3 Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum 4 Gently wipe the LED array surface with the LED lens cleaner that came with the new toner cartridge or wipe with a soft tissue 5 Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed 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 B4400 Using the printer Status Monitor 6 Start the Status Monitor for the printer 7 Click on Printer Setup tab Printer Menu button Test Print tab Cleaning button B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 91 9 10 Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size pla
35. ck 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 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 B4500 B4550 B4600 Using the control panel on your printer you can choose which paper to use e the size of the paper you wish to use B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 70 the weight of the paper thickness the type of paper NOTE 1 If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on your computer the printer will not print and the LCD will display an error message 2 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 3 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 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is displayed then
36. col TCP IP and click Properties Input the IP address subnet mask default gateway and DNS server and click OK Close NOTE IP Address is not necessary if obtained automatically If default gateway or DNS server is not used input is not necessary 3 Set the IP address etc in the printer 1 Turn on the printer 2 Press the Menu button several time to display NETWORK 3 Press the Item or Item several times to display TCP IP ENABLE 4 Press the Select to set TCP ENABLE an appears to the right 5 Press Item or Item to indicate P1 4 6 Press Value or Value to display the first digit value of the IP address 7 Press Select to add to the value B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 49 4 8 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to set IP 2 4 to IP 4 4 MASK 1 4 to Mask 4 4 Subnet mask Gate 1 4 to Gate 4 4 Gateway address 9 Press On line Install the printer driver 1 Insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive It will autorun Select the language Accept the License Agreement Select Driver Setup from the menu bar Click Install Driver Select Install Driver and Status Monitor if your printer is a B4400 Select Network Printer Select TCP IP protocol Enter the IP address that was entered in the printer Select Subnet to be searched and click Next when the IP address of the printer is automatically obtained or the IP address can not be found 10 Select the OKI printer model and cl
37. 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 When to replace the image drum B4400 When the drum reaches 9096 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 B4500 B4550 B4600 When the drum reaches 9096 of its life a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the operator panel LCD Change the B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 90 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 CAUTI ON The green image drum surfa
38. cter Line Pitch White Page Skip CR Function LF Function Line Length Form Length TOF Position Left Margin Fit to Letter Character Height FX Menu Font Pitch Character Set Symbol Set Letter O Style Zero Character Line Pitch White Page Skip CR Function Line Length Form Length TOF Position Left Margin Fit to Letter Character Height Parallel Port Menu Parallel Port Bi directional ECP Mode ACK Width Busy Ack Output Sequence I Prime USB Menu USB Software Reset Serial Number Memory Menu Receive Butter Size System Adjust Menu X Adjust Y Adjust Tray ID Place Page Maintenance Menu Reset Menu Reset Drum Count Power Save Transfer Setting Darkness Print Cleaning Page Usage Menu Total Sheets Drum Life Toner Life Preferences Tab B ONLINE Printer State Printer Setup Preferences Minimized View Display Status Panel O Display icon only Alert View v Pop up on alerts Consumable Warnings Limit consumable warnings to once a day Selecting this tab lets you choose the information displayed by the Status Monitor and how when the Status Monitor appears B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 30 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 Menu functions The printer menu settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed
39. ctory default settings press the OnLine button and hold it down while the printer is turned on The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the default settings B4400 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 26 1 Click Start2 Programs OkiData B4400 Status Monitor and select Status Monitor The current printer status is shown on the minimized screen NOTE To open the Status Monitor quickly click on the printer icon on the Windows Task Bar 2 Click on the window maximize button a and the view expands to include the Printer Setup and Preferences tabs E OKI B4400 Hak Status ONLINE E P Printer State Printer Setup Preferences So OKI Ready to Print B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 27 Printer Setup Tab Select this tab to access to the Open Configuration button Status _ ONONE 8 50 p eel Printer State Printer Setup Preferences Select Printer Changes the printer to connect to Select Printer Printer Se
40. d speed Much of the printing delays will be caused by your application Sometimes purely text documents will print slowly depending on the selected fonts and how they are transferred to the printer For maximum speed use text in your document and use a printer resident font 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 Graphic image prints partly on one page partly on the next Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 98 Printer freezes or displays error message when Booting the computer while the printer is on can Turn prin
41. d 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 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 94 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 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 I nput 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 2 Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above Open the top cover WARNING The fuser area will be hot This area is clearly marked Do not touch it CAUTI ON Never expose the image drum unit to light for
42. djustment menu This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0 25mm X ADJUST 0 00 mm Adjust position of print 0 25 mm image in a horizontal 2 00 mm direction An image over 2 00 mm the printable area is not 0 25 mm printed Y ADJUST 0 00 mm Adjust position of print 0 25 mm image in a longitudinal 2 00 mm direction An image over 2 00 mm the printable area is not 0 25 mm printed PCL MANUAL ID 1 Sets the to specify 2 Manual Feed for the media 59 source command ESC amp 3t H in PCL5e emulation PCL TRAY 0 ID 1 Sets the to specify Tray 0 4 multi purpose tray for the 59 media source command ESC amp H in PCL5e emulation Displays only when the Multi purpose feeder tray is installed PCL TRAY 1 ID 1 Sets the to specify Tray 1 59 for the media source command ESC amp I H in PCL5e emulation B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 43 PCL TRAY 2 ID 1 5 59 PLACE PG CENTER LEFT HEX DUMP EXECUTE Maintenance menu Sets the to specify Tray 2 for the media source command ESC amp I H in PCL5e emulation Displays only when Tray 2 is installed Sets the paper position This is the reference base used in printing paper narrower than Edit Size from the manual feeder without specifying Paper Size The paper s base point in LANDSCAPE is not the point set in the MENU rather the lower left position to which a print image
43. e Troubleshooting Setup Failure via Parallel Connection Symptom Resolution The computer does not support bidirectional parallel interface Use a computer supporting bi directional parallel interface The parallel cable may not match the port Use a IEEEstd1284 1994 compliant bidirectional parallel interface cable Interface is set to DISABLE B4500 B4550 B4600 Set Centronics to ENABLE on the printer menu See page PARALLEL MENU on page 40 B4400 Open the Status Monitor On the Printer Setup Tab click the Open Configuration button Click Parallel Menu Parallel Enable A parallel cable is disconnected Connect the parallel cable B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 57 Setup for Macintosh With USB Connection Requirements A Macintosh computer Rev 8 1 to 9 2 2 and Mac OSX Connecting a Cable A printer cable is not supplied with the printer You will need a USB 2 0 cable 1 Turn off the Macintosh and the printer 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB interface connector of the Macintosh Setup 1 Turn ON the printer 2 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive 3 Click the OKI CD ROM icon 4 Open the Driver folder B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 58 Double click Installer for Mac OS Select the language Accept the license agreement Follow the on screen instructions Select a p
44. e eeue 18 Multi purpose Feeder 0000000 e eee 21 Operator panels leeren 24 B44007 nod Uh EG ERR a es a eee ee e 24 B4400 Status Monitor llle 26 B4500 B4550 B4600 2008 32 Using the Printer MenU ssssssssssnssnsnnen 33 Menu functions 0 0 00 eee ee ees 33 Printing menu settings 2000 45 Changing the Printer Menu Language 46 Network Connection Setup via Windows 47 Checking the Ethernet Address 47 Connecting a Cable l llle 48 Setup Flow seres 48 Setup for Windows 00 ce eee eee 48 Change the Printer Display Language Models B4500 B4550 B4600 llle 51 Enable Printer Accessories 2000005 51 Uninstalling the printer driver 51 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 3 Setup for Windows via USB Connection 52 Connecting a Cable ce ee ee 52 Change the Printer Display Language Models B4500 B4550 B4600 llle 53 Enable Printer Accessories 2050005 53 Setup for Windows via Parallel Connection 55 Connecting a Cable 2 ee een 55 Change the Printer Display Language Models B4500 B4550 B4600 llle 56 Enable Printer Accessories 000005 56 Uninstalling the printer driver 56 Setup for Macintosh With USB Connection 58 Connecting a Cable llle
45. ether to check a paper size Sets dpi dots per inch When printing with V2400 print time doubles Sets whether to save toner amount Set print orientation Sets the number of lines per page This value is automatically adjusted when print orientation is changed Sets paper size when not specified by the computer If Cassette is selected paper size in tray is selected B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 34 Media Menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media TRAY 1 PAPER SIZE LETTER EXEC STATEMENT CUSTOM A4 B5 LEGAL 14 LEGAL 13 TRAY 1 MEDIA TYPE PLAIN LETTERHEAD Sets media type for Tray 1 BOND THICK RECYCLE Sets paper size for Tray 1 CARD ROUGH TRAY 1 MEDIA MEDIUM M HEAVY Sets media weight for Tray 1 WEIGHT HEAVY LIGHT M LIGHT TRAY 2 PAPER SIZE LETTER When tray 2 is installed TRAY 2 MEDIA TYPE PLAIN When tray 2 is installed TRAY 2 MEDIA MEDIUM When tray 2 is installed WEIGHT MFP PAPER SIZE LETTER When multi purpose feeder is installed MFP MEDIA TYPE LETTER When multi purpose feeder is installed MFP MEDIA WEIGHT MEDIUM When multi purpose feeder is installed MANUAL PAPER SIZE LETTER Set paper size for manual tray MANUAL MEDIA TYPE PLAIN LETTERHEAD Set paper type for manual tray TRANSPARENCY LABEL BOND RECYCLED CARD ROUGH MANUAL MEDIA MEDIUM Set paper type for manual tray WEIGHT UNIT OF MEASURE INCH mm Set measu
46. firmed by printing a Menu Map B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 45 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button until the INFORMATION MENU displays 3 Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map 4 Press the Select button to print the menu map 5 Press the Online button to return the printer to online status when the menu map is printed Model B4400 1 Open the Status Monitor 2 Click the Printer Setup Tab 3 Click the Open Configuration button 4 Click the Information Menu 5 Click Print Menu Map NOTE You can also print the Menu Map on the B4400 by turning the printer off line and pressing and holding the OnLine button for at least two seconds before releasing Changing the Printer Menu Language Model B4400 No UU RUN H Open the on line Status Monitor Click the Printer Setup Tab Click Open Configuration Double click the System Configuration Menu Click Status Display Language Select a language from the pull down menu Click Printer gt Reload Settings Models B4500 B4550 B4600 Change the Printer Display and Menu Language using the Printer Display Language Utility on the Software Installation CD Run the CD selecting the language you want Select Optional Utilities2 Change the Printer Display Language Follow the on screen instructions When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off On to rese
47. 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 NOTE Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs when filling a tray with media it is B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 69 recommended that you manually set the printer to match the media as described here B4400 The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by changing the media type as follows 1 2 Start the Status Monitor 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 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 Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect setting is used when printing transparencies 1 2 3 4 5 Open the manual feed on the printer and place the transparency face up between the paper guides Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency Start the Status Monitor Cli
48. han 5 minutes If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer please wrap it inside the provided black plastic bag to keep it away from light 1 Press the button on the right to open the top cover 2 Open the manual tray and lift the blue tape 3 Carefully lift the drum cartridge and remove the tape with the protective film B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 14 4 Return the image drum cartridge Make sure it is seated correctly I nstalling the Toner Cartridge 1 Remove the toner cartridge from the packaging 2 Shake it from side to side a few times to distribute the toner 3 Carefully turn the cartridge over and remove the tape 4 Turn the cartridge right side up with the blue lever on the right B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 15 5 Insert the cartridge into the image drum left side first as shown 6 Lower the right side making sure the cartridge is seated securely 7 Hold the cartridge down in place then push the blue lever to the back of the printer as far as it will go NOTE If TONER LOW displays on the operator panel or the online Status Monitor after installing a toner cartridge reinstall it I nstalling paper 1 Pull the paper cassette out B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 16 2 Set the paper stopper at the back to the paper size you are using 3 Set each side s paper guide until it clicks 4 Place paper in the cassette maximum 250 sheets at 20 Ib
49. has been horizontally shifted Prints in hexadecimal dump Turn OFF the power to end hexadecimal dump printing This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions EEPROM RESET EXECUTE DRUM COUNT RESET EXECUTE POWER SAVE ENABLE DISABLE Reset EEPROM Reset Drum Count Sets Power Save Mode When enabled time to change to Power Save mode is changed in POWER SAVE DELAY TIME in the SYS CONF MENU B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 44 SETTING 0 Used for micro adjustment 1 when very visible faded 2 print or light specks appear 2 in print quality 1 Decrease value light specks or streaks or snow flake like print results in high density print areas Increase value if faded print occurs DARKNESS 0 Sets print darkness 1 2 2 1 CLEANING PAGE PRINT Print drum cleaning page 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 DRUM LIFE REMAINING Shows the image drum consumption TONER 7K 96 Shows the installed toner 3K cartridge capacity and the remaining toner level 7K High capacity cartridge B4550 B4600 only 3k Standard cartridge Printing menu settings Models B4500 B4550 4600 Current menu settings can be con
50. ick Next if you entered an IP address in step 9 11 When Subnet to be searched is selected in Step 9 a searched printer list is displayed Then select your OKI printer and click Next 12 Enter a printer name check Set the default printer and click Next 13 Select Share or Do Not share the printer Click Next 14 Click Continue 15 The printer driver standard TCP IP and NEtwork Extension are installed 16 If Restart is shown click Finish and restart the computer The setup is complete when a printer icon displays in the Printer folder Uu RUN o ON OA B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 50 Change the Printer Display Language Models B4500 B4550 B4600 The default language for the printer operator panel display is English To choose an alternate language for the printer display 1 First make sure the printer driver is installed before using this utility Load the install CD and select the language you want Select Optional Utilities Click Change the Printer Display Follow the on screen instructions When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off and On to reset OU RUN Enable Printer Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in the printer driver 1 Select Start gt Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start gt Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 2 Right click the O
51. ide 77 Setup tab OKI B4600 PCL Properties _ _ Setup Job Options Image Media Size Letter 8 5 x 11 in Source Auto Weight Printer Setting Paper Feed Options Finishing Mode Standard Y Options 2 Sided Printing Duplex None Duplex Help Driver Settings Ja Default Y Save Letter 8 5 x 11 in About J Default J PRINTING SOLUTIONS OK Cancel Help 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 3 If you select manual the Weight selection box becomes visible You can leave the setting at Printer Setting or select as required 4 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 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 butto
52. in paper between the paper guides then click the OK button The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge Using the OnLine button 1 2 Ql Press the OnLine button to take the printer off line Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides Press and hold down the OnLine button for at least five seconds The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page Return the printer on line by pressing the OnLine button If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge B4500 B4550 B4600 1 2 ONO Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides 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 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 installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide
53. 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 B4500 B4550 B4600 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 89 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 They will make stains permanent WARNING 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 Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to
54. k 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 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 favor 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 op
55. n restores the default settings B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 78 Job Options tab OKI B4600 PCL Properties Setup Job Options mage Print Quality Print Mode a O Vector Raster Copies 1 E 1 999 Q High Quality Scale Fine Detail 1 O Fine Detail 600x1200 100 25400x Normal 600x600 Draft 300x300 C Save Toner Disabled Orientation Portrait 180 A O Landscape 180 Watermarks PRINTING SOLUTIONS 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows e The highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications 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 documents 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
56. nstructions When prompted connect the USB cable and switch the printer ON Change the Printer Display Language Models B4500 B4550 B4600 The default language for the printer operator panel display is English To choose an alternate language for the printer display 1 au Rh WN First make sure the printer driver is installed before using this utility Load the install CD and select the language you want Select Optional Utilities Click Change the Printer Display Follow the on screen instructions When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off and On to reset Enable Printer Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in the printer driver 1 Uu RUN Select Start Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start gt Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 Right click the OKI printer icon Click Properties gt Devise options tab Check the options you have installed Click Apply Click OK B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 53 Troubleshooting Setup Failure via USB Symptom Resolution Cannot setup in Windows 95 NT 40 USB connection is available for Windows Me 98 2000 XP Server 2003 only Windows Me 98 upgraded from No guarantee of proper operation Windows 95 3 1 is used Use a computer with a clean installation of Windows Me 98 The computer doe
57. ny 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 I nformation Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer PRINT MENU MAP Execute PRINT FILE LIST Execute PRINT PCL FONT Execute PRINT PSE FONT Execute If PostScript Emulation kit is installed PRINT IBM PPR FONT Execute PRINT EPSON FX FONT Execute DEMO1 Execute B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 33 Print menu This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions COPIES MANUAL PAPER IN AUTOTRAY TRAY SEQ SIZE CHK RESOLUTION TONER SAVE ORI ENTATION LINES PG EDT SIZE 1 to 999 OFF ON TRAY1 TRAY2 MPF ON OFF DOWN UP PAPER FEED TRAY ENABLE DISABLE 600 V1200 V2400 DI SABLE ENABLE PORTRT LANDSCAPE 5 LNS 60 LNS to 128 LNS CASSETTE LETTER EXEC STATEMENT LEGAL 14 LEGAL 13 A4 A5 A6 B5 CUSTOM COM 9 COM 10 MONARCH DL ENV C5 ENV Set the number of copies Sets printing from manual tray Specifies a paper feed tray Displays installed trays only OFF No optional tray installed ON Tray2 or multi purpose feeder is installed Specifies a selection order in Auto tray Sets wh
58. press the Select button 3 Press the I tem button until the required paper feed is displayed 4 Press the Select button A plus appears next to the selected paper feed NOTE When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is installed paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray providing non stop printing Paper size Set the paper size as follows NOTE 1 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 71 2 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 Specifying Media type and weight You can set media weight in the Printer Menu Media Weight using the Operator Panel B4500 B4550 B4600 You can also set values in the printer driver NOTE V
59. r settings Paper is stacked in reverse order capacity 50 sheets of 20 Ib paper Always use this tray and the manual feed tray for heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams Automatic feed sequence 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 68 Printing envelopes 1 Pull out the rear paper exit tray 1 until it locks and lift out the paper guide 2 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 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 feed size and media setting The process used to fuse
60. r of Applications for Mac OS x 10 2 or earlier version Click Add Add the printer for Mac OSx 10 2 or earlier version Click Add at No available Printer screen when a new printer is added When a printer name is displayed select it and click Delete Click Other Printers Select OKI USB Select USB for Mac OS 10 1 5 or earlier version Select OKI Data USB Printer displayed in Types Check that the printer name added in Printer List is displayed and close Printer Setting Utilities B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 65 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 We recommends the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your printer 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 prin
61. r s Guide 100 Specifications General A summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in the table below Dimensions Weight Printing method Print color Print speed Resolution Emulations Interfaces Processor Memory Paper sizes Paper feed Paper feed capacity at 20 Ib 80g m Paper output Paper output capacity at 20 Ib 80g m Consumables See the following section entitled Overall Dimensions 20 Ibs 9 kg approximately Electro photographic printing using LEDs as light source Monochrome B4400 B4600 27 pages per minute maximum B4500 B4550 24 pages per minute maximum 600 x1200 dots per inch PCL Epson FX IBM ProPrinter PS emulation optional for B4500 B4550 B4600 USB 2 0 full speed Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284 1994 Standard 100BASE TX 10Base T Standard on network models option for non network models Optional RS232 Serial interface for the B4500 B4550 and B4600 200 MHz PowerPC 32 MB expandable to 288MB 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 Face up Face down depending on paper size type and thickness Face up 50 sheets Face down 150 sheets Toner cartridge Image drum B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 101 Overall dimensions 7 9 200mm Paper and tray information
62. range of advanced features to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media C4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 7 About this manual 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 provided in Acrobat You can access specific information in two ways e n 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 e 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 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 All pages for the entire manual B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 8 Current page for the page at which you are looking PmeMethod Lenguoge Levei F Optmige tor Speed T Dosrioed Asian Fonts
63. re unit for custom paper X DIMENSION 8 5 Set paper width for custom 3 5 to 8 5 paper Value is calculated by Unit of Measure setting Y DIMENSION 11 0 Set paper length for custom 5 8 to 14 0 paper Value is calculated by Unit of Measure setting B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 35 System configuration menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work POWER SAVE DELAY TIME 15 MIN Sets time to switch to power save mode EMULATI ON AUTO PCL ESP Select a printer language P CLEARABLE WARNING ON JOB PCL sets a tome to cancel the display of the recoverable error ON an error displays until the ONLINE switch is pressed JOB an error displays until the next job is received AUTO CONTINUE ON OFF Sets whether to recover the printer automatically when overflow or an error including different paper size or type occurs MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC 30 SEC Sets time to wait for setting OFF paper in the manual printing A job is canceled if paper is not set within specified time WAIT TIMEOUT 40 SEC 5 SEC Sets time to wait for setting 300 SEC OFF paper in the manual tray A job is canceled if paper is not set within a specified time LOW TONER CONTINUE Sets whether to continue STOP printing when TONER LOW is displayed When STOP is selected the printer goes offline until ONLINE is pressed JAM RECOVERY ON OFF Sets whether to start to print with a jammed page after
64. rinter O NOU 9 Open the Chooser on the Apple Menu 10 Click the Oki Printer icon 11 Select your printer 12 Close Chooser A Desktop Printer icon is displayed on the desktop B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 59 Setup for Mac OSX via Network Connection Requirements To print from Mac OS X three methods are available e Ether Talk e TCP IP Bonjour Rendezvous for Mac OS x 10 3 or earlier Connecting a Cable An internet cable and a hub is not supplied with the printer You will need a internet cable and a hub Category 5 twisted pair cable and straight type separately DE 1 Turn OFF the Macintosh and the printer 2 Connect the printer to the Network Setup EtherTalk Protocol 1 Turn ON the printer 2 Start the Mac B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 60 4 5 Choose System Environment setting Networks Select Views Network port Setting and make sure Internal Ethernet is checked Choose the Views Internal Ethernet On the AppleTalk tab make sure AppleTalk is checked Install the Printer Driver 1 Uu RUN A N au RU 7 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the Macintosh CD ROM drive Open the Driver folder Double click Installer for Mac OS X Input the administrator name and click OK Follow the onscreen instructions to install dd the Printer On the hard disk select Applications Utilities folder and double click Printer Setting Utility For Mac OS X 1
65. rinting immediately Print directly to the printer C Hold mismatched documents v Print spooled documents first C Keep printed documents V Enable advanced printing features Printing Defaults Print Processor Separator Page You can specify which times of day your printer will be available Indicates current priority from 1 lowest to 99 highest Highest priority documents will print first 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 85 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 This specifies that the document should not be spooled but printed directly Your application will not normally be ready for further use until the print job is complete This requires less dis
66. s equipped with a selection of data interfaces 1 Parallel 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 2 0 or above The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB compatible device is connected concurrently with other USB compatible machines When connecting multiple printers of the same type they appear as 2 3 etc These numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on each printer Serial for direct connection to a device that uses serial printing available as an option for the B4500 B4550 and B4600 Note cannot be used with the Ethernet card Ethernet For network cable connection standard on network models available as an option on non network models 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 74 Printer Drivers This chapter describes
67. s not support Confirm that USB controller is USB interface shown in the device manager Interface is set to DISABLE B4500 4550 4600 Setto ENABLE in the printer menu See USB menu on page 41 B4400 Open the Status Monitor On the Printer Setup Tab click the Open Configuration button Click USB Menu USB Enable The USB cable is disconnected Connect the USB cable A USB hub is used Connect the printer directly to the computer B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 54 Setup for Windows via Parallel Connection Requirements e Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows ME 98 e Windows 2000 e Windows NT 4 0 Connecting a Cable A printer cable is not supplied with the printer You will need a Parallel IEEEstd1284 1994 compliant bi directional parallel cable 1 Turn off the printer and Computer 2 Insert a parallel cable into the parallel interface connector on the printer and press the clips 1 against the connector to secure it 3 Insert the other end of the parallel cable into the interface connector of the computer and secure it with the screws 2 Setup Turn on the printer Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive The CD will autorun Select the language Accept the license agreement PWN B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 55 5 Click Install Driver and Status Monitor for the B4400 6 Select local printer 7 Follow the on screen instructions Change the Printer Display Langu
68. se T 100Base TX network interface TCP IP NETBEUI NETWARE ETHERTALK FRAME TYPE IP ADDRESS SET IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY ADDRESS INITIALIZE NIC WEB TELNET FTP SNMP LAN HUB LINK SETTING ENABLE DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE AUTO 802 2 802 3 ETHER II SNAP AUTO MANUAL 000 to 255 EXECUTE ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE NORMAL SMALL AUTO NEGOTIATE 100 FULL 100 HALF 10 FULI 10 HALF Sets TCP IP protocol Sets NetBEUI protocol Sets Netware protocol Sets EtherTalk protocol Sets Frame Type Not displayed when NETWARE is set to DISABLE Specifies a setting method of IP address Not displayed when NETWARE is set to DISABLE Sets the IP Address Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets the subnet mask Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets the gateway address Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Specifies whether to initialize Network Menu Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets WEB Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets TELNET Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets FTP Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE Sets SNMP Sets LAN Sets HUB LINK SETTING B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used REC BUF SIZE AUTO Set the size of the Receive 0 1MB buffer 0 2MB 0 3MB System a
69. t B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 46 Network Connection Setup via Windows Requirements Network model printer or printer with network option installed Windows Server 2003 with Network interface for Ethernet Windows XP Windows ME 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 NOTE 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 Checking the Ethernet Address The Ethernet address MAC address is displayed in the Network Information printout Print the Menu Map B4500 B4550 4600 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button INFO MENU displays Press ITEM MENU MAP PRINT displays Press SELECT The Menu map prints The Mac Address appears under general Information Network Information System Information_ TA 080 Network Func RAN 81506 Firmware Version 12 86 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 47 B4400 1 Turn the printer ON 2 Press and hold the TEST button on the print server located on the back of the printer for 5 seconds 3 The Menu map prints The Mac Address appears under general Information Connecting a Cable 1 Turn off the printer and Computer 2 Insert an Ethernet cable not included into the network interface connector on the printer 3 Insert the Ethernet cable into a hub Setup Flow Turn ON the printer and computer
70. t Toner cartridge is Install toner cartridge correctly not correctly installed Replace toner cartridge Toner low Smeared or Dirty rollers toner Replace image drum and toner blotched print dropped inside printer or image drum problem Contact service Printed page is light blurred 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 Darkness setting is Change darkness setting than usual too high Pages curl Printing on wrong Turn paper over in tray Note excessively side of paper 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 97 have selected the right driver for use with your printer See your software documentation for more information Printing is garbled Incorrect driver is installed Install an appropriate driver Printer s output is below rate
71. ter driver Windows 1 2 3 Select Start gt Settings gt Printers and Fax for Windows XP and Start2 Setting Printers for Windows 2k NT 4 0 Me 98 Right click your OKI printer icon to select Properties Check Extended feeder unit in Available Devices in the Device Options tab and click OK NOTE When connecting to a network by TCP IP it is automatically set when you click Obtain printer information Macintosh 1 2 3 4 Select Selector in the Apple menu Select the OKI printer USB icon Select Printer Name and click Set Click Print Dialog B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 20 5 Select Enable in Feeder unit on the Options panel click Set 6 Click Save to close the selector Multi purpose Feeder The Multi purpose Feeder tray allow you to feed postcards envelopes labels and transparencies continuously NOTE Install the Second Paper Tray first when using with the Multi purpose feeder 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the manual tray B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 21 3 Insert the metal hook on each side of the Multi purpose feeder into the slots on each side of the printer Connect the connecting cord 4 Insert a flat blade screwdriver on the side of the connector cover and move it downward to detach the cover 5 Move the cover piece up and down repeatedly until it detaches from the printer 6 Insert the connecting cord into the connector on the
72. ter off before rebooting computer computer is cause a rebooted communications error Odors Gases are given off Make sure the forms you use can by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 99 I nstalling options The following options are available to extend the performance of your printer 10 100 BASE TX Network Interface Card to make non network models network compatible 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB RAM DI MM to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files RS232 Board to provide serial interface capability to the B4500 B4550 and B4600 Note cannot be used with the Network Interface card Multi purpose Feeder tray to give your printer the ability to handle multiple envelopes and specialty papers Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets PostScript 3 emulation DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B4500 B4550 and B4600 I nstallation procedure To install any of the above options follow the detailed installation sheet that accompanies the option B4400 4500 4550 4600 Use
73. ter 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 sealing flaps Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes Transparencies and adhesive labels The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for use in your printer 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 66 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 I nstalling paper 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 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 NOTE f you are installing legal size paper open out the paper tra
74. the printer driver s by making the appropriate settings on the Device Options tab B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 75 PCL emulation and or Device Settings tab PS emulation described in the Operation chapter Macintosh I nstall the Driver 1 2 au RU 7 Turn on the printer then turn on the computer Place the CD supplied with the printer in the CD ROM drive Double click the CD icon that appears on the desktop Open the MAC folder OSX or OS9 Double click your language Double click the OKI Mac Installer icon for your printer model The Installer displays with the driver pre selected Select any utilities you want to install Click Install Adding the Printer 1 2 3 n Run the Print Center or Print Setup Utility Click Add Click More Printers Select OKI USB OKI TCP IP or Rendezvous Bonjour from the drop down menu If you are using USB select OKI USB and disregard step 4 Enter the printer s IP address Select the printer model Click Add Quit the Print Center B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 76 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 B4400 B4500 B4550 and B4600 printer models PS is available as an option on the B4500 B4550 and B4600 models Printer settings in Windows NOTE The illustrations in this guide rel
75. tions may then not be available even though the hardware might support them B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 86 9 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 settings 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 amp oki B4600 PCL Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Device ptions Installed Options gt Tray 2 Lower o Multipurpose Feeder a PRINTING SOLUTIONS In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing Options PS emulation For B4500 B4550 and B4600 printers with the PostScript 3 option installed B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 87 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 epg wie cee m mmm mense 3 Form To Tray Assignment ae Font Substitution Table Available PostScript Memory 7220 KB Output Protocol TECP Send
76. tridge 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 background Static electricity generally from dry environments causes toner to stick to background Change paper to a smoother laser bond or use a humidifier Page prints all black Page has repetitive marks Hardware problem Damaged image drum cartridge causes repetitive marks every 1 6 inches 4 06 cm due to surface nicks and scratches Contact service 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 B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 96 Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page Toner is low and does not distribute properly or the drum is worn out 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 LED array is dirty Clean LED array Distorted print Paper path lamp assembly or fusing unit problem Generate cleaning page Contact service Faded prin
77. ttings Configure Printer Settings Open Configuration es B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 28 Configuration Menu The Configuration Menu is available to choose settings for your printer Detailed help is provided by clicking on the item then clicking Help OKI B4400 Printer View Help amp so t Ej Print Menu E Media Menu System Configuration Menu PCL Menu E PPR Menu G FX Menu 4 Parallel Port Menu W USB Menu E Memory Menu System Adjust Menu Maintenance Menu 4 Usage Menu Menu Categories I nformation Menu Print Menu Map Print File List Print PCL Font List Print IBM PPR Font List Print EPSON FX Font List Print Demo1 Print Menu Copies Manual Feed Mode Paper Source Auto Tray Change Auto Tray Sequence Paper Size Check Resolution Toner Save Orientation Lines Per Page Edit Size Media Menu Tray 1 Tray 2 if installed MPF if installed Manual Tray Custom Paper Size System Configuration Menu Power Save Emulation Clearable Warnings Clear Errors Manual Feed Timeout Wait Timeout Print Continuation at Toner Low Jam Recovery Status Display Language B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 29 PCL Menu Font Source Font Number Font Pitch Font Size Symbol Set A4 Width White Page Skip CR Function LF Function Unprintable Area Pen Adjust PPR Menu Font Pitch Font Pitch in Condense Mode Character Set Symbol Set Letter O Style Zero Chara
78. ty Job Options Orientation Portrait O Landscape O Rotated Landscape Page Order Front to Back O Back to Front Pages Per Sheet 1 v 1 Page orientation can be set to portrait tall landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 2 Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document 3 Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 81 4 Click the Advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows crs E a5 Paper Output sr Letter v Ba n Graphic TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font E ilo Document Options Advanced Printing Features Enabled g PostScript Options A Printer Features Media Type Printer Setting Tray Switch On Paper Size Check On Page Rotate Normal L m zu 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 Paper Quality tab Layout Paper Quality Job Options Tray Selection Paper Source Sf Automati Cancel B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 82 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 Job Options tab Layout Paper Qu
79. y extender located at the rear of the paper tray B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 67 2 Adjust the rear paper support 2 to the 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 NOTE 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 drive

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